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

The wife of Duke Wei arrived, and Wan went out to greet her in person.

In a hurry, the old lady and Zhao coaxed Shen Li into the warm room in a gentle manner and asked her to wash and change her clothes.

A moment later, Mrs. Wan politely brought Mrs. Yuan in.

Zhao also hurriedly came forward with a smile, exchanged a few words of greeting, and both sides greeted each other politely.

From the old lady to the two ladies of the Shen family, no one dared to neglect the courtesy and held Mrs. Yuan's wrist, not daring to accept the gift.

Only Lan and Fang Mingwan sat in the host and guest seats, looking at everything in front of them indifferently.

Madam Yuan saw the Lan family as soon as she entered Yanshou Hall. She had heard from the Duke last night that the General's wife would come to support Shen Li, and she also knew that the Lan family was not easy to mess with.

Thinking of the Duke's warning before leaving, Madam Yuan quickly walked over to Lan, bowed, and said, "Hello, Madam General. I am honored to meet you."

Lan's eyes were indifferent, and she stood up politely to return the greeting. Fang Mingwan stood up and walked aside to avoid him.

After they sat down, Madam Yuan looked at the old lady and Lan with a guilty look on her face, and said shyly, "I have failed to educate my son well and offended the eldest daughter of the mansion. Normally, my son should come and apologize to her personally. Unfortunately, he is still ill and cannot leave the house for the time being. The Duke asked me to come here on behalf of my unworthy son. Could you please invite the eldest daughter out so that I can have a few words with her?"

The old lady and Zhao both looked at Lan.

With two great Buddhas gathered at the Shen family's house, how could they dare to make the decision?

Can you please invite Shen Li out? When can you invite Shen Li out?

They don't have the final say, the Lan family has the final say.

Madam Yuan also looked at Lan and said sincerely, "Please forgive me, Madam General. I have come here sincerely to apologize to the young lady. I hope you will be flexible."

The atmosphere in the room was a little tense, and everyone's eyes were on Lan. Lan put down the teacup, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Sincerity is not something you can just say."

Madam Yuan understood immediately and quickly called out to the maid she had brought with her, "Quick, bring up the gifts."

The old woman went out and turned around to see several servants coming in carrying two loads of things.

Even the Lan family was stunned for a moment by this scene.

Isn’t it said that there are only two shops, a farm and ten thousand taels of silver notes?

If all these things can fit in one bag, why do you need to carry them on your back?

The servant put down his burden, bowed and walked out.

Madam Yuan stepped forward and pointed to the first box, saying, "This is a gift from the Duke's Mansion to the eldest lady."

The box was opened, revealing several exquisite small boxes on the red satin.

He opened one box and found several land deeds and house deeds. He opened another box and found a thick stack of banknotes.

Madam Yuan said, "The servants were incompetent and gave the compensation to the wrong shop. The Duke was furious, but today we finally got it back. Now these two shops are located on Zhuque Street, the most prosperous street in Beijing, and have been doing business in cloth and spices. Their annual revenue is one of the highest among all the shops in the Duke's Mansion."

The ladies of the Shen family were stunned and their teeth were about to ache.

There are only a few shops on Zhuque Street owned by the entire Shen family, and Shen Li took over two of them at once.

Looking at Lan who was sitting there calmly, several people silently withdrew their resentment.

Madam Yuan pointed at the banknotes and continued, "This is to calm the young lady. Go buy whatever you like and don't put yourself in a difficult position. It's my fault for not being considerate enough to let my rebellious son go and talk to the young lady. He ended up saying something wrong and ended up making her upset. When he's better, I'll punish him severely. I'll see if he dares to talk nonsense to the young lady again."

As she spoke, the other girls in the Shen family all stared at the pile of banknotes, their hearts filled with sourness.

They can get so much compensation just by having a few unpleasant words said to them. It is such a good thing that they are willing to be criticized.

"This is a farm outside the capital," Madam Yuan said, pulling out another deed. "Exit the east gate and walk straight for eight miles. It's at the foot of Crouching Tiger Mountain. The entire west slope of the mountain is the farm. There are lush fruit trees there, and there's a hot spring. The water flows year-round. During the heavy snow in winter, a dip in it will clear away all the foul air in your body. I wouldn't trade it for anything."

She was not talking nonsense. Many people knew about this manor, and she often invited several close ladies to take a hot spring bath on snowy days.

Yesterday, when the Duke said he would give this manor to Shen Li, she was reluctant to do so and wanted to exchange it for another manor, but was scolded by the Duke.

The Duke said that this was the old Prime Minister's intention. The old Prime Minister asked their family to resolve the grievances with the General's Mansion. How could it be possible without heavy bleeding?

Because of the fame of this manor, it was given to Miss Shen. When the general learned about it, he didn't say that he would forget the grudges with a smile, but at least he would not hinder her in some matters.

The eldest prince returns today, and the Mizhou incident is about to be put on the agenda. The emperor has specifically named the general responsible. His son went to Mizhou with the second master of the Yao family. The second master of the Yao family died, but his son returned. If the general is determined to seek revenge and casually suspects his son and accuses him of a crime, he will never be able to recover.

At this point, the Duke remembered the breakup of his engagement with Shen Li and scolded her and her son again.

She didn't dare to say a word of objection and hurriedly found the deed and put it in the gift box.

That night, while applying medicine to the Duke's face, she couldn't help but ask him, "Aren't you furious after being beaten like this in public by the general? How will you command the Yuan clan from now on? How will you face your colleagues?"

The Duke said, seeing the Emperor...

At this point, the Duke suddenly stopped talking, obviously there was something he didn't want her to know.

But the Duke continued, "The court is about to fall into chaos. Now that I've been beaten, I can take this opportunity to stay home and relax. The Second Prince and his men won't be able to use me even if they want to."

She didn't understand. Wasn't it just a fight for the crown prince's position? If the Duke didn't quickly take sides, would he wait until the Second Prince succeeded before revealing himself? Wouldn't it be too late by then?

The Duke said she knew nothing, so how could she be so sure that the Second Prince would succeed?

What if it’s another prince?

What's more, the old prime minister had something against him. Before the emperor ascended the throne, the other princes had secretly approached him, unwilling to give up. He accepted their gifts, and although he didn't do anything concrete, it still gave those people hope.

Unless the emperor does not pursue the matter, if he does, the Duke's Mansion can disappear from this world in minutes.

Only the old prime minister knew about this matter, so he did whatever the old prime minister asked him to do.

Compared to the loss of face from a beating, life is obviously more important.

The old prime minister said that the fighting among the princes was their own business, and asked him to stay out of it and not make the same mistakes as he did in the past, making himself worried every day.

He listened.

But he didn't quite understand, and asked the prime minister why he was "sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight."

The Prime Minister said let’s fight. Without fighting, how can we tell who is capable and who is more suitable to be the emperor?

This old fox actually regarded the life-and-death struggle for the throne as a competition ground.

The old prime minister said that he was saved by the old Duke of Wei on the battlefield. Before his death, the old Duke of Wei told him that his son Yuan Mengxing was not very smart and could be easily be deceived, so he asked him to help take care of the Duke of Wei's mansion.

If he hadn't promised his old friend, he wouldn't care about the Yuan family's affairs.

Now the Yuan family is not allowed to interfere in the fight for the crown prince, nor to make enemies with the general. Let them avoid trouble. Everything is for the good of the Duke's Mansion.

If Yuan Mengxing dares to disobey the order, the old prime minister will no longer care about whether he lives or dies in the future if anything happens in the Duke of Wei's Mansion.