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

Li Yu hasn't seen Xie Youlan for a long time.

After the results of the imperial examination cheating case came out, the Changqing Marquis' Mansion had to keep a low profile. As a member of the Changqing Marquis' Mansion, although Xie Youlan herself had done nothing wrong, she was still implicated by her cheating cousin and brother, and her reputation was tarnished.

She was originally preparing to discuss marriage, but when the imperial examination cheating scandal came out, all the girls in the Changqing Earl's Mansion, including her, were affected, so that no one has been interested in her in recent months.

In short, the Changqing Marquis's Mansion had become a laughing stock in the capital. It was difficult to arrange marriages for his sons and it was also difficult for his daughters.

*

Li Yu first looked at the somewhat grand team, then greeted Xie Youlan.

"Xie, Miss. Long time no see. Where have you been?"

Xie Youlan glanced at the convoy calmly, "I'm going to my grandparents' house. Boss Li, I heard that the Crown Princess bought a kind of bacon mooncake in your store. The adults who attended the palace banquet yesterday all praised it and said it was delicious. Do you have any more bacon mooncakes?"

Li Yu: "It's gone. We didn't have much bacon at home, and we used it up when we cooked it the day before yesterday."

Xie Youlan: "What a pity, I couldn't buy it this year."

Li Yu: "The main reason is that we don't have bacon. Without it, we can't make it. But I will make it again next year. If Miss Xie wants to eat it, you can make an order from me early next year."

Xie Youlan nodded.

*

After they finished speaking, the two men's carriages separated and headed in opposite directions.

Li Yu sat back in the car and asked Han Zheng, "Have you heard about the Changqing Marquis' Mansion recently?"

Han Zheng shook his head. "I don't know much about what's going on in the Changqing Marquis's mansion, but a few days ago, Changqing Marquis displeased His Majesty in the court and was reprimanded."

If she had been reprimanded a few days ago, Xie Youlan should have kept a low profile when she went out today. However, Xie Youlan brought seven or eight servants with her, and the carriage she was riding in was the special carriage of the Bo's Mansion, which was extremely grand.

Something must have happened that she didn't know about.

*

Li Yu didn't know what happened until the next day.

Early in the morning, when she got up, she heard Fang's mother and Madam Mu whispering in the kitchen. When she saw her come in, Madam Mu said, "Boss, something happened in the inner city last night."

Li Yu: "What's the matter?"

Madam Mu: "At four o'clock in the morning, the Changqing Marquis's mansion caught fire."

Li Yu's eyelids twitched and he suddenly thought of Xie Youlan.

Steadying her suddenly accelerated heartbeat, she asked, "Where in their house is on fire?"

Madam Mu: "They said it was the yard of the eldest daughter of the Xie family. Because it caught fire at night, when they found it, the house where the eldest daughter lived was already surrounded by fire."

Li Yu's voice was a little tense, "Has Miss Xie been rescued?"

Madam Mu: "Not sure, we only know there was a fire, but no news has been released about the details."

Li Yu: “…”

She would have to ask.

This thing is too big.

*

Not planning to have breakfast, Li Yu left the kitchen, went back to the house to get his purse, and drove towards the Changqing Earl's Mansion.

When I walked outside Prince An’s Mansion, I saw Princess Jianing running out from the side door in a hurry.

Li Yu immediately pulled the reins and called her.

Princess Jianing's eyes were red, and she looked at Li Yu with a dazed look. Li Yu called her twice before she spoke as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"Are you busy right now? Come with me to the Changqing Marquis's residence."

"I was going there, but it's too slow to walk there. My Lord, why don't you take my carriage?"

Princess Jianing nodded and staggered to the side of the car.

Li Yu was afraid that she would fall, so he held her hand.

Only then did she realize that Princess Jianing's hands were as cold as ice, without a trace of warmth.

"Princess." She whispered to comfort him, "Miss Xie is a smart person, nothing will happen to her."

Princess Jianing got into the car and hummed softly.

Li Yu waited for her to sit down and drove away.

*

Neither of them spoke. The sound of horse hooves hit their hearts again and again, making them feel heavy.

When they were almost at the Changqing Marquis's residence, Princess Jianing suddenly said, "Although I hate her and cannot forgive what she did to me before, I have never thought of letting her die. If she is fine this time, I will not be angry with her when I see her in the future."

Li Yu: "Miss Xie, you are a lucky person, God will be with you, everything will be fine, Princess, don't worry."

Princess Jianing covered her face.

After a while, low sobbing sounds were heard from the carriage.

Li Yu sighed inwardly and sped up his driving.

*

The gate of the Changqing Marquis's mansion was already crowded with people, mostly maids and servants from various families in the inner city who had come to inquire about the news.

However, the door of Changqing Marquis's mansion was closed, and they couldn't find out anything.

Seeing Princess Jianing and Li Yu coming, these people quickly made way for them.

Li Yu helped Princess Jianing to the door and raised her hand to knock.

However, after knocking twenty or thirty times, no one came to respond.

"Go to the side door." Princess Jianing said, "That side is closer to her courtyard."

Li Yu then helped her into the carriage and turned to the side door.

There were still a lot of people at the side door. Li Yu went over and knocked dozens of times, and called out Princess Jianing's name. This time someone finally opened the door.

"Your humble servant greets you, Princess." The housekeeper of the Marquis of Changqing's residence knelt down before Princess Jianing. "There is something going on in the mansion today. Our Lord and Madam said that it is inconvenient to entertain you. Please go back first, Princess."

At this point, Princess Jianing was determined to go into the mansion and take a look. Without saying a word, she pushed the butler aside and walked straight into the mansion.

The housekeeper didn't dare let her in and tried to stop her.

Princess Jianing stared at him coldly, "How dare you touch me?"

The housekeeper broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down, saying, "I dare not, Princess, please calm down."

Princess Jianing snorted and walked quickly forward.

Li Yu quickly followed.

*

Both of them hoped that Xie Youlan was okay, but when they were still dozens of meters away from Xie Youlan's yard, Li Yu looked at the house that had been burned black and beyond recognition, and felt that their expectations might be dashed.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they heard the shouting of Mrs. Changqingbo.

"I have worked hard for more than ten years to train her to be one of the most talented women in Beijing, but now she is gone. I cannot accept this!"

Princess Jianing almost couldn't stand when she heard this.

Li Yu quickly supported her.

Princess Jianing pressed the back of Li Yu's hand, stood up straight, and moved towards the yard little by little.

Walking behind Lady Changqing, she asked, "What did you just say?"

Mrs. Changqingbo's face was covered with tears. She turned around and saw that it was Princess Jianing. She burst into tears, "Princess, my daughter Youlan had a miserable life. She was burned beyond recognition."

Princess Jianing choked up a little: "She...she didn't escape at night. Doesn't she have a personal maid?"

The wife of the Earl of Changqing cried even more sadly, "Yes, but the maid was not smart. She didn't notice the fire and was burned to death with her. I am so unfortunate. I lost my good daughter just like that."

Li Yu stood by the door, listening to the conversation between the two, and inadvertently saw a corpse lying in the corner of the yard.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she walked over.

After looking at it for a while, she felt something was wrong.