Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

"I was just looking for an opportunity to calculate my mother's dowry, and now it's delivered to my door." Shen Li was also confused. "What do you think Zhao is thinking? What good will it do her to bring this up?"

Qi Luo said thoughtfully, "The general sent someone to investigate. There was a period of time between the time when the first wife was framed by the Shen family and left the Shen family, and then when she married Zhao, didn't the old lady and the second lady steal a lot of the dowry during this period? Especially the precious and rare items, there are very few left."

"After Zhao came in, she took inventory of the late Madam's dowry. The Old Madam and the Second Madam both said that the missing items were taken by the late Madam. This is known to everyone in the mansion and is easy to investigate. Zhao knew something was wrong but had no evidence, so she endured it for so many years. Now that you're back, young lady, she might be trying to use you to make the Second Madam and the others confess everything."

"That's what she said, but what they spit out doesn't belong to the Zhao family. Why did she take the initiative to ask the girl to investigate?" Banxia scratched his head, still not figuring it out.

Qili shook her head and said, "How do you know she doesn't think it belongs to her? Even though she's been quiet these past few days, she's still determined to kill you. She just came back, and with the General and the Emperor watching, she's afraid to act for the time being."

"Not only that, the ghost of the late lady also scared them. But the late lady won't stay with the girl for too long. Once she leaves, they will be impatient to take action." Zi Su frowned worriedly.

"So, Zhao has her own little scheme. She wants to use a knife to kill someone, and let our girl stir up trouble about the dowry. After the incident, the old lady and the second lady will hate the girl, and she herself will not be hurt. Then she will harm the girl and all the money will fall into her pocket." Qi Luo brushed the dust off herself and looked up to say to everyone, "She has her own plans, and we will live our own lives and let her plan fail."

Shen Li said nothing more, sat down on the recliner, and began to rock leisurely.

The secret guard said that the Shen family was going to invite a master to perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits. After pretending to be possessed by ghosts for so many days, it was time to put them aside.

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At the end of the hour of Wei, a cook was sent to the general's mansion.

The cook brought a lot of bird's nest, ginseng and other supplements.

The cook said that both Old Madam Fang and the General's wife had said that Shen Li was in poor health and needed to be well nourished.

Shen Li bent her wrist, and it did not look very strong.

"From now on I will be yours, young lady. Please feel free to tell me what you want." The cook's surname was He. She spoke in a clear and concise manner and looked like a straightforward person.

"He Gu's cooking is delicious," Qiluo and Qili were very happy to see an acquaintance. They took the cook's hand and said to Shen Li, "Everyone in the mansion loves He Gu's cooking. The old lady can send He Gu here, which shows that she holds the young lady in her heart."

"Of course not," He Gu said with a smile, "The old lady has repeatedly entrusted me with the important task of taking care of the young lady. I cannot let her down."

While chatting and laughing, everyone helped He Gu take the things to the kitchen and put them in place.

"Starting tonight, we'll start cooking in our own yard," He Gu said with a smile as she tied her apron. "Go ask the girl what she wants to eat. I have to stew her nourishing soup first. Okay, everyone, go out and keep the girl company. Dinner will be ready soon."

Everyone was driven out and came to the front yard happily.

Shen Li was basking in the sun and almost fell asleep.

After traveling through time for so many days, she finally felt like she belonged to this era.

Especially after she met her uncle, the strong family affection touched the softest part of her heart, and that attachment made her life fulfilled.

It doesn't matter if I just stay here and can't put my clothes back on.

"Miss, He Gu asked what you would like to eat tonight?"

The girls gathered around and chattered.

There were laughter and joy in the yard, but no one knew that Yanshou Hall was already covered with dark clouds.

The old lady and Zhao sat in the main hall, staring sinisterly at the secret guard kneeling on the ground.

"What did you say? She sent someone to deliver a letter to Duke Wei's mansion?"

"Yes, it was delivered yesterday. I saw it with my own eyes."

"Why did you report it today?" the old lady asked with a sullen face.

The corner of the secret guard's mouth twitched.

It wasn't that he was wasting time, but he was leaning against the tree and looking down, and he didn't recognize most of the words written by the girl.

In order to confirm it, he went to the Duke of Wei's Mansion to find out. Unexpectedly, after the Duke of Wei's Mansion received the letter, it was passed to several people and no one could understand it.

In desperation, he went to the Duke of Wei's mansion at night and copied the letter.

Thinking of the letter that was smeared with black and gray, the secret guard hesitantly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and said, "This is the letter I copied. Please take a look, Madam and Madam."

Nanny Sun took the paper, opened it and handed it to the old lady.

The old lady's brows were furrowed like a sandbag. She read it from beginning to end several times, but still couldn't understand it.

He could only hand the letter to Zhao in confusion and said, "Take a look at it and see if you can recognize what she wrote."

Zhao took it, frowned for a while, and suddenly laughed.

"My daughter-in-law couldn't understand it, but after seeing the words she wrote, she felt relieved."

"Oh? What do you mean?" the old lady asked in confusion.

"From this handwriting, we can tell that she is a real grown-up girl. Otherwise, we would have thought she was replaced."

The old lady suddenly understood.

Just looking at this handwriting, anyone can see that the author is unlearned and has no skills. I wonder who he learned these from.

This is what Shen Li should be like. She knows nothing about music, chess, calligraphy or painting, and has not learned anything a lady from a noble family should learn.

Writing words like this on paper is just embarrassing.

"Can you tell what's written on it?" asked the old lady.

Zhao took the paper again and began to read the words one by one.

"It seems to be about the shop or the house. They said it was in such bad condition... Either put up a notice and return it to the owner, or... I can't see clearly."

The old lady's expression suddenly became very solemn. She stood up abruptly, took the letter from Zhao's hand, and read it over and over again.

The letter in her hand fell to the ground, and the old lady slumped down in her chair. She pounded her chest in frustration and said bitterly, "This is a source of trouble. This is a source of trouble."

The secret guard retreated.

Zhao was confused. She looked at the old lady and then at Nanny Sun.

Nanny Sun hurriedly stroked the old lady's chest and comforted her, "Don't worry, old lady. If you have something to say, please speak slowly."

"How can I not be anxious? This bitch, she's sent a letter of challenge to the Duke of Wei's Mansion. How can I not be anxious?" The old lady said anxiously, her fingers shaking again. "The reason our family is what it is today is because of the Duke of Wei's Mansion. The two families have been on good terms for so many years. My son still relies on the Yuan family for many things in the court. This bitch, it's fine if she just keeps causing trouble in the mansion, but she actually dared to write a letter to provoke the Duke of Wei's Mansion. Will she stop until she causes us some trouble? Huh?"

Seeing the old lady so angry, Zhao picked up the letter in confusion and read it again from beginning to end. When she read to the end, her face changed.

"She's saying that the two shabby shops the Duke of Wei gave her are insulting. She's going to put up a notice so everyone can see how the Duke of Wei thanks their benefactor, and then return the shops!"

Shock filled Zhao's face. She could hardly believe what she was seeing. She lowered her head to look again, her teeth aching with hatred. "This bitch, is she back here to ruin things? Huh? She's already provoking the Duke of Wei's mansion right after she came back. What does she want?"

Recently, due to the issue of appointing a crown prince, various forces have been fighting openly and secretly, and the situation has almost reached a fever pitch.

Not long ago, the second master of the Yao family of Duke Chongguo's Mansion was killed in Mizhou, the youngest son of the Duke Weiguo's Mansion suddenly fell ill and became incontinent, the eldest prince who was driven to the imperial mausoleum was injured by a landslide, the second prince was demoted back to the mansion, and the third and fourth princes were inexplicably driven away because of a fight.

It was a time when the court struggles were turbulent and everyone was in danger, and any slight movement could arouse countless fantasies.

What will others think if this little bitch challenges the Duke of Wei's Mansion at this time?

Others only knew that she was the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and they would definitely guess that the Shen family and the Duke of Wei's Mansion were going to fall out.

And behind the Shen family is the Prime Minister's Mansion. If the Prime Minister's Mansion is also implicated...

Zhao couldn't sit still anymore.

He stood up angrily and shouted outside, "Someone come."

The secret guard fell to the ground.

"Go to the Duke of Wei's mansion and apologize. Say that the maid saw the eldest young lady writing a letter, and the maid just found an opportunity to tell me. The master is not at home, and it is not convenient for a woman like me to go and apologize. Tell them what happened recently in the mansion and ask them to believe that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with the old lady, the master, and me. It was all the eldest young lady's own doing."

Zhao narrowed her eyes, her face gloomy, and she added coldly, "It can be said that she dared to be so aggressive because she had the support of the General of the Cavalry."

"Yes."

The secret guard left immediately.