Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The person in charge of the investigation in the palace was very experienced and wrote down five pages of investigation results.

Li Yu started from the first one.

When Miss Zhen apologized that day, she said that she was from Qingzhou Prefecture. This was not false. She was indeed from Qingzhou Prefecture. Her family was in the tea and silk business and had considerable wealth.

She arrived in the capital ten days ago and lived in Qiushui Lane on Changning Street. The wife of the Minister of Rites was her aunt, and she came to visit her this time.

Apart from going to the residence of the Minister of Rites, Miss Zhen was very close to Huang Xiangru, the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue, even closer than those engaged couples.

"On the fourth day of the seventh month, Zhen and Huang Xiangru went to the Cheng River together, and Zhen gave Huang Xiangru a handkerchief.

On the sixth day of July, Zhen accepted Mrs. Huang's invitation and went to the Minister of Revenue's residence to appreciate the flowers. During that time, Zhen and Huang Xiangru were alone for two quarters of an hour.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, Zhen and Huang Xiangru watched the lanterns together, and Huang Xiangru gave Zhen a jade pendant.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Zhen and Huang Xiangru met again in Qiushui Lane, and Huang Xiangru gave Zhen a package.

On the evening of the 9th day of the seventh month, Zhen invited Huang Xiangru to meet her, but Huang Xiangru...didn't meet her! "

When he read the last two sentences, Li Yu slowed down.

*

Nanny Tian had already read the results of the investigation and said, "I have met Huang Xiangru several times. He is just like his father, Minister Huang, who values ​​profit above all else and is very good at scheming and taking advantage of others. Zhen is only from a merchant family, and Huang Xiangru should not think highly of her."

Li Yu put down the paper and asked, "Mammy, do you think Huang Xiangru has other plans?"

"Almost." Nanny Tian said, "Huang Xiangru is most likely after the Zhen family's wealth. Zhen is the only daughter in the family. When she gets married, she will definitely have a huge dowry."

Li Yu and Nanny Tian had similar thoughts on this point, but it had nothing to do with her.

What she cared about was why Miss Zhen wanted to harm her, even though they had no grudges against each other.

Li Yu stopped talking with Nanny Huang and continued reading.

For the past two days, Miss Zhen has been staying at the house in Qiu Shui Lane. During this time, the wife of the Minister of Rites sent someone to visit her once, and Huang Xiangru also sent someone to visit her once.

Before Huang Xiangru's men arrived, she sighed and was irritable. After Huang Xiangru's men arrived, she was overjoyed, like a little girl in love.

After that, there was nothing.

*

Li Yu sat on the chair.

After reading this, she suspected that Miss Zhen’s behavior was related to Huang Xiangru.

Maybe it wasn't Miss Zhen who wanted to harm her, but Huang Xiangru.

As for why Huang Xiangru wanted to kill her, perhaps it was because of his father, Shangshu Huang.

The more Li Yu thought about it, the more he felt that the ginseng and the golden wound medicine were related to the Huang family.

"Boss Li, what are you going to do?" Nanny Tian asked from the side, "Does the palace need to take further action?"

Glancing at the counter, Li Yu said, "I won't bother the palace this time. I can do it myself."

"what are you planning to do?"

Li Yu: "I plan to invite Miss Zhen to come to the store."

Nanny Tian was surprised, "You want to have a frank talk with Zhen?"

Li Yu: "No, I was just acting to test her."

She had to find out who was trying to harm her, Miss Zhen or the Huang family. She had to find the right person.

*

Li Yu wrote a letter and asked Lu Xuan to deliver it to Miss Zhen's residence in Qiushui Lane in the evening. In the letter, she told Miss Zhen not to tell anyone except her personal maid about their meeting.

After dark, Lu Xuan came back with Miss Zhen's reply.

Li Yu opened it and took a look. On it was written in beautiful hairpin-shaped small characters that said he was willing to meet her.

The first step has been taken.

Li Yu put the letter away and went out to prepare things for tomorrow.

*

The next day, the hot pot restaurant was closed.

At noon, a simple carriage stopped in front of the hot pot restaurant and Miss Zhen walked out of the carriage.

Li Yu went up to greet her personally, "Miss Zhen, I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you?"

"Okay." Miss Zhen glanced at Li Yu's hand and felt relieved when she saw that it was no longer wrapped in gauze.

She came to apologize that day, and Boss Li had gauze wrapped around his hands, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

A woman's hands are very important and must not be scarred.

Noticing Miss Zhen's gaze, Li Yu raised his hand and said, "My hand is healed now, Miss Zhen, don't worry."

Miss Zhen turned her head away a little embarrassedly, "That's good. It was our carriage and horse that day that caused trouble for Boss Li."

Li Yu said: "It's over, Miss Zhen, don't take it to heart. I invited Miss Zhen here today because I want to talk to her."

Miss Zhen nodded and entered the hot pot restaurant with Li Yu.

*

There are only a few people in the store today.

In addition to Li Yu, there were Lu Xuan, Li Yu's two apprentices, Nanny Tian, ​​and two helpers from the palace.

Li Yu led Miss Zhen to the private room on the second floor and said as they walked, "Miss Zhen has never eaten here before, right?"

Miss Zhen shook her head. "I haven't been in the capital for long. I was busy these past few days and haven't come here to eat. But when I was in Qingzhou Prefecture, I heard about Li Ji Hot Pot Restaurant in the capital. Boss Li is really amazing, he can run such a big restaurant."

Li Yu did not comment.

*

The two talked for a while, and Li Yu's apprentice brought up the hot pot and dishes. As the host, Li Yu personally served the dishes to Miss Zhen.

When the dishes were cooked, she took out two slices of beef and placed them on Miss Zhen's plate, saying, "I noticed that Miss Zhen's complexion was not very good, so I added the ginseng Miss Zhen gave me a few days ago to the soup base today. Miss Zhen must eat more."

Miss Zhen exclaimed, and looked at Li Yu in surprise: "You use ginseng to make hot pot soup base?"

"No?" Li Yu asked with a smile.

Miss Zhen frowned slightly, "It's not that I can't, but I just think it's a waste. I'm not looking good because I just caught a cold. I don't need ginseng."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Miss Zhen, the ginseng you gave me is not small. I only cut a small piece today."

Miss Zhen: "Okay, I'll try it."

After saying that, she picked up the food and put it in her mouth.

Li Yu stared at her closely.

Miss Zhen swallowed the food and saw that Li Yu didn't move. She asked, "Why don't you eat?"

"I want to see if this hot pot suits Miss Zhen's taste first?"

Miss Zhen smiled and said, "Of course it suits my taste. By the way, before I came here, there was also a hot pot restaurant in Qingzhou Prefecture, but the food was not tasty at all, and it was far inferior to what you have here."

*

In the following time, Li Yu and Miss Zhen chatted and ate.

During the dinner, Li Yu mentioned ginseng many times, but Miss Zhen did not feel guilty or show any other strange behavior.

With a rough idea in mind, after the hot pot was finished and removed, Li Yu poured a cup of tea for Miss Zhen and said slowly, "Miss Zhen, there is something I want to ask you."

Miss Zhen wiped her mouth and said, "You go ahead."

Li Yu looked at her straight in the face. "The ginseng and golden wound medicine you gave me that day were not bought from ordinary pharmacies, right?"

Miss Zhen: “…”

A trace of confusion appeared on her pretty face. After a few breaths, she said, "It should be... it's definitely not."

"No wonder. I saw a royal seal on the bottom of the ginseng box."

Miss Zhen: “…” She hadn’t even looked at the box carefully, so she didn’t know.

On the other side, Li Yu said sincerely: "Miss Zhen is willing to give me the royal reward. I don't know what to do, so I found Miss Zhen today to express my gratitude to you."

Miss Zhen suddenly became a little flustered.

She looked at Li Yu, and suddenly felt guilty, "I...I...I..."

She stuttered, unable to utter a complete sentence. Li Yu tilted her head, "What's wrong?"

Miss Zhen suddenly lowered her head and said in a self-deprecating manner, "Boss Li, you don't have to thank me. I deliberately hurt you that day."