Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Wang Hongfu was already frightened by Li Shen's words. Collective punishment was a very normal thing in feudal society.

What's more, Wang Hongfu is the head manager, and he cannot escape blame for such a big incident.

One negligence is enough to convict.

In the Tang Dynasty, as the top aristocrat, Li Shen's dignity would never be violated by others.

If you execute a few servants, you only need to report it to the government and you don't have to bear any legal responsibility at all.

In a sense, slaves and fiefs are the private property of the nobles, as long as you don't kill innocent people on a large scale.

The government and the court will not pursue the matter if a few servants die.

Wang Hongfu knew this very well, and he had seen and heard of such things many times.

Not to mention the nobles, even the big merchants were like this. If a hired slave died, they would just give him some money and report it to the government.

There will be no special investigation unless you deliberately kill people and many people die.

"Please spare my life, my lord. Please spare my life. I really don't know the truth.

Please spare me for the sake of my hard work for the palace."

Wang Hongfu kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

But Li Shen was indeed unmoved. He had completely lost his mind and his mind was full of anger.

He didn't care about money. What was a million strings of cash? He could earn it again if he lost it. He could not tolerate Wang Hongfu's betrayal.

He thought, how could Wang Hongfu not know about such a big thing?

Wang Wencheng was recommended by Wang Hongfu and he is also his cousin.

"You didn't know? Have you forgotten about the gifts Wang Wencheng sent you, the rich businessman, at the New Year last year?

You must know what it is, right? White jade pendant from the Western Regions, Moon Shadow Veil from the Western Regions, Fire-Washed Cloth from the Western Regions.

Those are all tributes, you know what tribute is?"

Li Shen roared.

"this......"

Wang Hongfu was speechless. He did accept these things, but Wang Wencheng told him that he bought them cheaply from the Anxi Protectorate.

It was said that the Anxi Protectorate wiped out a group of horse bandits and found a lot of things they had intercepted from their lair.

Apart from handing over most of it to the imperial court, the rest was sold to reward the soldiers.

But he had no way to explain this. Now, anything he said would be an excuse and he had no way to defend himself.

Even if I told him, Prince Ji wouldn't believe it in his current state.

Wang Hongfu now wished that he could cut Wang Wencheng into pieces.

Now he has lost all hope, and Prince Ji is furious, and no one can stop him.

With a "squeak".

Just at this moment, Lu Dingniang pushed the door open and came in with a bowl on a wooden tray in her hand.

Apart from Li Shen himself, only Princess Lu Dingniang could enter and exit his study at will.

But Lu Dingniang never came in by herself.

"My dear, I cooked a pot of ginseng chicken soup. It's just right. Please drink it while it's hot."

Lu Dingniang came over with a smile on her face, carrying chicken soup.

Li Shen's face, which had been gloomy just now, has now turned into a smile. He didn't want to scare Lu Dingniang, after all, Lu Dingniang was still young.

"Hey, just leave it there after it's cooked. Why did you ask me to bring it here in person? Come and sit down."

Li Shen took the wooden tray and glanced at Lan Yuer who was following behind Lu Dingniang intentionally or unintentionally.

"My dear, this is what Dr. Sun told me. He said that although your blood and energy have recovered, your essence is still insufficient.

You have to drink ginseng soup once every seven days, and you said that ginseng soup doesn’t taste good, so you have to cook it with chicken.”

Lu Dingniang said gently.

As Lu Dingniang grew older, her temperament changed greatly, becoming more steady and dignified, and more like a princess.

From the moment Lu Dingniang married into Prince Ji's mansion, she understood that her destiny would be different from if she married anyone else.

The Ji Wang Mansion is a large and powerful place. As a princess, she must support the entire Ji Wang Mansion and share the worries for her husband.

She is very confident now. She gave birth to a son named Li Wei, the eldest son of Prince Ji's Mansion.

In the future, the entire Ji Wang Mansion will be inherited by his son.

As a princess, she is as stable as a rock.

So she had to protect this family business for her son, and every penny earned by Prince Ji would belong to her son in the future.

"Haha, thank you very much, come on, drink with me, this stuff is very nutritious.

When you have recovered, you can give birth to a child for me."

Li Shen laughed and pulled Lu Dingniang in front of him, touching her little hand with exceptional tenderness.

When Lu Dingniang heard what Li Shen said, her face turned red. Her husband actually said such words in front of so many people.

He hit Li Shen's hand in a reproachful manner, then took the soup bowl and fed Li Shen one spoonful at a time.

In the entire study room, no one made a sound except Lu Dingniang and Li Shen.

They had already felt the murderous intent of Prince Ji just now, which was very depressing. If Princess Ji hadn't come in,

Today, Prince Ji might kill someone on the spot.

Li Shen looked at Lu Dingniang with a smile and drank the chicken soup spoonful by spoonful.

I would look at Lan Yuer from time to time. Lan Yuer, the older sister, was not afraid at all. You look at me and I look at you.

Li Shen could only watch and didn't dare to say anything. If he told his mother, he would be scolded again.

So, he drank the soup while looking at Lan Yuer fiercely. He could see provocation in Lan Yuer's eyes.

The bowl of soup was quickly finished. Lu Dingniang took out a handkerchief and wiped Li Shen's mouth. Li Shen seemed to be unable to take care of himself.

Lu Dingniang handed the bowl to Shi Tou who was standing beside her.

He accidentally saw Wang Hongfu kneeling on the ground, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"My dear, what happened to Shopkeeper Wang? Did he make a mistake?"

“Don’t worry about it, my lady, I will handle it.

If there is nothing else, please go to the back and rest.

When I have finished discussing things, I will go to the back house to find you."

Li Shen didn't want Lu Dingniang to get involved in this matter, or in other words, he had to do the evil himself.

When Wang Hongfu saw Princess Ji, he felt like he had found a life-saving straw. He kowtowed desperately and begged:

"Princess, please save my life. Please, please, spare my life just once.

Please, my lady princess."

The constant kowtowing and pleading made Lu Dingniang a little overwhelmed.

"You bastard, you actually dared to disturb the princess. Come, drag him out and beat him to death."

It is a disaster to keep someone who is unfaithful to you around.

"Wait a minute, my dear."

Just as the guards came in, Lu Dingniang stopped them with nonsense.

"My dear, calm down. Manager Wang has made great contributions to the Ji Palace and has worked hard without complaint. Even if he made a mistake,

I also hope that you can be lenient with him and not take his life."

Lu Dingniang pleaded.

Li Shen looked at Lu Dingniang, and finally waved his hand, asking the guards to leave.

"My lady, you don't know that this traitor actually betrayed me, colluded with outsiders, and embezzled millions of taels of money from Prince Ji's palace.

You are still bullying others outside, falsely spreading my orders, bullying men and women, doing all kinds of evil, and ruining my reputation.

If I don't kill him, it will be hard to appease the hatred in my heart, and it will also serve as a warning to others."

"My Lady Princess, I really don't know anything about this matter. It has nothing to do with me.

This old servant is loyal to His Royal Highness Prince Ji and has never had any second thoughts.

Please, my lord, my princess, trust me."

Wang Hongfu knocked his head to the ground, tears streaming down his face.