Lin Yiwan didn't believe that her father would do such a thing. The most urgent thing was that she had to calm the people's emotions to prevent them from running out and causing trouble.
By then, the reputation of the entire Li Wang Mansion will be completely ruined.
She quickly removed the fox mask that was covering her face and said, "Everyone, look carefully. I am Lin Yiwan, the daughter of the current Prince Li, and the wife of the Marquis of Zhan Yi. If this underground horse farm was truly my father's property, why would I come here in person to expose their conspiracy?"
When everyone saw her face clearly, they were all stunned.
Yes, she was right. She was the daughter of King Li, so how could she mess around with her father's property?
Just as everyone was hesitating, the man in white said anxiously, "Madam Hou, Prince Li said before that he didn't want you to hear such dirty things, so he has always ordered us not to tell you. Now that this is an emergency, I have no choice but to tell you!"
Lin Yiwan shouted angrily, "How dare you! You keep saying that this underground horse farm belongs to my father. Do you have any evidence?"
The man immediately replied, "Of course there is. I have to pay tribute of silver to Prince Li's palace every month, and that silver is called private property income. You can check the accounts of Prince Li's palace to see if there is such an item."
After hearing what he said, Lin Yiwan's pupils contracted sharply.
Although she was not the housekeeper of Prince Li's Mansion, she had seen the account books of Prince Li's Mansion and found that there was indeed private income, and the amount was very large.
At that time, she asked curiously, and her father just said that it was just the income from a few private properties, and that the money would be used as consolation money to the families of the soldiers who died on the battlefield.
He didn't want others to know, so he asked the butler to do the accounting in a very secretive way.
But I didn't expect that I would be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives!
The man in white became proud when he saw that she remained silent.
He hid the coldness in his eyes and said, "Madam, please calm down. We are all working for Prince Li. If the incident gets out of hand, Prince Li will be resented by the people. He is your biological father. How can you bear to let him bear the stigma of harming the people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people angrily questioned, "Madam Hou, I heard that Prince Li dotes on his daughter like his life. He presents you with the best things in the world, and you raise your three children. Your food, clothing, and other expenses are all earned through our hard-earned money. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Seeing the crowd getting excited, Lin Ran quickly put Lin Yiwan behind him.
He said in a deep voice, "Whether the owner of this horse farm is Prince Li's has not yet been confirmed, but you are attacking the wife of Marquis Zhan Yi's mansion. Aren't you afraid of being punished?"
Everyone shouted, "We've lost our family, what are we afraid of? Let her pay, let her pay!"
I don’t know who rushed forward first, but they all rushed into the field.
Lin Ran quickly protected Lin Yiwan and retreated, while the man in white took advantage of the chaos to escape.
However, he didn't run far before he was blocked and brought back.
King Li, dressed in a black cloak, walked slowly towards them, followed by many archers holding bows and arrows. Everyone was frightened and quickly quieted down.
He swept his sharp gaze around and said, "I heard that this underground horse farm is actually my property?"
The man in white quickly knelt on the ground and saluted: "My humble servant greets the master!"
Prince Li looked at him with his eyes lowered, and suddenly sneered: "Boss? What a novel title!"
He walked slowly to the front of the man in white and stepped on his fingers.
"Ah!" The man in white immediately let out a shrill scream.
Prince Li said in a deep voice, "I spent the first half of my life galloping on the battlefield, guarding the borders of the Sheng Dynasty. In the second half of my life, I wanted to take care of my wife and daughter in peace. But I didn't expect that someone would eventually drag me into the mud!"
The man in white argued in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? How come I don't understand? You are obviously the owner of the horse farm!"
Prince Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you seen me?"
The man in white was stunned. He was silent for a moment before shaking his head. "No, you are of noble status. How can I be qualified to see you? I will only give all the profits from the horse farm to Steward Yu!"
Prince Li was surprised and asked, "Are you talking about Yu Lei?"
As he finished speaking, a lame man holding an account book quickly walked up to the man in white and said, "It's me! I'm Yu Lei, the steward of the Li Palace!"
The man in white nodded hurriedly: "Yes, it's you. I give you 300,000 taels of silver on time every month. Since this money cannot be seen in public, you haven't given me any proof!"
Yu Lei looked at Prince Li frankly: "Reporting to the prince, he said he knew me, but I don't know him!"
Prince Li glared at the man in white with a sneer, "Are you sure you handed all the money to him? Check him out again to make sure you don't mistake him for someone else!"
The man in white said confidently, "I won't be mistaken. It's him. He comes to collect the money every month, very punctually!"
Prince Li then said, "You're lying! Although he is Yu Lei, the steward of my Prince Li's palace, he is in charge of the inner courtyard. Because of his lameness and poor mobility, he never leaves the palace. As for the steward who runs outside, it's another one named Yu Guang!"
As he finished speaking, Yu Guang, the outer courtyard steward, also walked in front of everyone.
He said respectfully, "I often go to various shops in the capital. I'm sure there are people here who are familiar with me and will recognize me!"
The man in white was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected that he would recognize the wrong person because of his panic.
No, he was deceived by the cunning King Li.
He first used thunder to confuse his memory, and then invited out the real outer courtyard steward to force him to reveal his true form.
Even so, he still tried to argue: "It's my fault that I confused Butler Yu Lei with Butler Yu Guang. Anyway, I did deliver the 300,000 taels of silver to Prince Li's Mansion. If you don't believe me, take out the account book and check it!"
Prince Li spoke slowly, "Yes, my palace does have an income of three hundred thousand taels of silver every month. However, that is the harvest from the various farms. I have a total of eight farms in the suburbs of Beijing, and each of them has a good harvest. In particular, there is a hot spring farm that invites guests. It is no exaggeration to say that it makes a fortune every day!"
He paused, and saw Yu Guang pull out a few account books and said, "If anyone here doesn't believe me, you can check the accounts yourself!"
A few brave people stepped forward to look through the account book, and indeed they saw that every entry was recorded very clearly.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. Could it be that King Li was really wronged?
Someone subconsciously asked, "Your Majesty, since you took this money, why did you just transfer it away? Isn't it because this money is not to be seen in public?"
Prince Li spoke in a gloomy voice, "That's not true. The reason this money comes and goes so freely is because I want to use it to comfort the families of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield to protect the peace of the country and the people. I originally didn't want to say this, but to protect the reputation of my wife and daughter, I can only tell you!"
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