Going down the stairs, after a short walk, he came to the entrance of the water prison. The guards inside were Xu Han and Li Lai in his dream.Ji Linglan had never seen them before, but she recognized them at a glance.

Seeing the two people coming in, Xu Han hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said, "Master, Mr. Lin, why are you two here?"

Ji Linglan asked instead: "Your surname is Xu, his surname is Li, is that right?"

Xu Han was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Young Master is right, my subordinate Xu Han, his name is Li Lai, I really didn't expect that Young Master would recognize the two of us."

The trajectory of this life is different from the previous life, so Ji Linglan and Xu Han have never been in contact with each other. The reason why Xu Han knew Ji Linglan was because of a chance encounter before, and a glimpse from a distance.

Ji Linglan looked at the five-meter-long and wide water prison in the water, and could vaguely see a figure, and asked, "Then there are people imprisoned in the water prison?"

Xu Han replied with a smile: "Master, there are indeed people locked up inside."

Ji Linglan couldn't help but walked in, but was stopped by Xu Han.

Xu Han said in embarrassment: "My lord, all those locked in the water prison are felons. Without the warrant of the prince, no one is allowed to contact the prisoner, so..."

Xiao Linzi frowned when he heard this, and said: "My lord is not among anyone, you..."

"Xiao Linzi, forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't look at it."

Ji Linglan stopped Xiao Linzi who was speaking, looked in the direction of the water prison again, turned and left.Seeing this, Xiao Linzi hurriedly followed, and as soon as he reached the entrance of the water prison, he bumped into Fu Nanling who was rushing over.

Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling, who was pale and sweaty on his forehead, his eyes flickered, and then he bowed and said: "See you, my lord."

Xiao Linzi hurriedly saluted and said, "See you, my lord."

"Alan." Seeing Ji Linglan bent down towards him, Fu Nanling's heart felt as if someone had pinched it hard, and it hurt terribly.

Ji Linglan lowered her head, not looking at his face, and said: "My lord, if there is nothing wrong, Xiaomin will back down."

"Alan, you..." Fu Nanling wanted to ask, but he didn't have the courage to ask.

Ji Linglan waited for a long while, but Fu Nanling didn't finish his sentence, the disappointment in his eyes grew stronger, and he said: "Your Majesty, Xiaomin will leave."

Ji Linglan got up, bypassed Fu Nanling, and walked out of the water prison without looking back.

Looking at Ji Linglan's back, Fu Nanling felt a great pain in his heart. They used to be so close, but now they have become like this.He firmly grasped the front of his chest, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This was punishment. God punished him for failing Ji Linglan. No matter how painful it was, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

Xiao Lizi said nervously: "Master, take your medicine quickly!"

Fu Nanling took out the medicine bottle and took the medicine, turned to look at Xu Han and the two, and asked, "What did Ah Lan say?"

Xu Han replied respectfully: "Back to the prince, the young master asked if our surname was Xu He and Li, and then asked if we were imprisoned in the water prison. The young master wanted to go and see, but was stopped by his subordinates, and he didn't say anything after that." .”

Fu Nanling frowned and said, "He has seen you?"

Xu Han and Li Lai looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "My lord, I'm not sure about this subordinate, I don't think I've seen it before, but the young master said our surname right, this subordinate also finds it a bit strange."

Fu Nanling felt a 'thump' in his heart, turned around and left the water prison.

Seeing this, Xiao Lizi hurriedly followed out. Seeing Fu Nanling's ugly face, he hesitated and said, "My lord, is there any misunderstanding between you and the young master? If there is really a misunderstanding, it's better to solve it earlier. So as not to procrastinate and become more difficult to solve."

Fu Nanling didn't respond, his mind was full of thoughts, how did Ji Linglan know about the water prison?How did he know the name of the water prison guard?Could it be that Fu Nanping came into contact with Ji Linglan before he knew it, and told Ji Linglan about his previous life?

"Go and call Lu Jiu and Liu Xi over."

"Yes, the slave will go here."

Fu Nanling went straight back to the Green Bamboo Garden. Not long after he sat down, he heard Xiao Lizi's report.

"My lord, Lord Lu and Lord Liu have arrived."

"Let them in."

Lu Jiu and Liu Xi walked into the main hall one after another, bowed their heads and said, "I will see you, my lord."

"In the past few days, who has Ah Lan had contact with?"

Liu Xi and Lu Jiu looked at each other, and said, "My lord, since Bai Huayuan came back, the young master has been staying in the yard. The only people he has been in contact with on weekdays are Xiao Linzi and Ji Xinchen, and he has never been in contact with anyone else."

Lu Jiu answered, "After leaving with the prince yesterday, my subordinates went to the banquet building with Alan. Apart from the three subordinates, Alan has never had contact with anyone else."

"Are you sure?"

Lu Jiu and Liu Xi said in unison: "Everything I said is true."

Fu Nanling frowned, completely unable to figure out what went wrong, and ordered: "Lu Jiu, I will leave it to you to protect Ah Lan in the future, and you must ensure his safety."

Lu Jiu bowed and replied, "Yes, master."

When Ji Linglan came out of the water prison, she didn't go back to the courtyard, but went straight out of the palace.Fu Nanling's performance confirmed the guess in his heart, and made him even more disappointed with Fu Nanling.He can't leave now, not only because of Fu Nanling's body, but also because he wants to unravel the truth.Instead of staying in the mansion and thinking wildly, it's better to keep yourself busy. Now that the store has been bought, you can't be idle, decorate it as soon as possible, and open it as soon as possible.With things to do, his heart can calm down, and his attention will not only focus on these children's love.

Ji Linglan and Xiao Linzi left the palace in a carriage, and after walking for about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the shop. Ji Linglan sat outside the car, and naturally saw the surrounding houses. As the shop waiter said, Each of them has a great style, but it is definitely not as good as the Wangfu.Although the streets are not as lively as in Xicheng, the clothes worn by the people passing by are obviously much richer.Especially the number of carriages coming and going.

As soon as Xiao Linzi pulled the reins, the carriage stopped, and said: "Young Master, we have arrived, it should be here."

Ji Linglan jumped out of the carriage and looked up at the three-story building in front of him. Surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect the area to be so large. The three floors add up to about six or seven hundred square meters. In modern times, it would be considered a small city , also nearly ten million.Then the 3000 taels of silver is worth the money.

The plaque on it has been taken off, and the outside paint is still very new. It can be seen that it has been renovated in the past two years. The tables, chairs and benches inside are still there. It is really rare to have such a clean back kitchen.

The more Ji Linglan looked at it, the more Ji Linglan murmured in his heart. He turned to look at Xiao Linzi, and asked, "Xiao Linzi, why did you buy this restaurant, and the price is so low. Could it be that something happened here before?"

"How is it possible?" Xiao Linzi almost blurted out.

Ji Linglan looked at Xiao Linzi seriously, and said, "Tell me the truth, are you hiding something from me?"

Xiao Linzi panicked, scolded himself for talking too much, then said with a wry smile: "My lord, it's not the slave who deliberately concealed it, it's the prince who didn't let the slave speak."

Ji Linglan was stunned, and continued to ask: "This shop originally belonged to the prince, or did the prince buy it for more than 3000 taels?"

Xiao Linzi was surprised by Ji Linglan's keenness, and said truthfully: "My lord, this shop originally belonged to the prince. That day, when the lord saw you go to the tooth shop, he deliberately asked someone to hang up the sign."

"If you buy your own shop for 3000 taels, the prince will not lose money."

"My lord, in the capital, not to mention shops, even private houses are hard to find. The prince did this to please you..."

These servants who are close to them are all very clever, they have long seen Fu Nanling's thoughts, and they also know who has the initiative in their relationship.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have thought that the ruthless prince outside would actually look like a harmless cat in front of Ji Linglan, not even a paper tiger.

Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "Don't say such nonsense in the future."

Xiao Linzi quickly said: "Yes, I know my mistake."

Ji Linglan walked around the shop and told Xiao Linzi about the areas that needed rectification.Xiao Linzi kept it in his heart carefully, and he might have misunderstood it. He asked again and again until he was sure that there was nothing wrong.

Since there is such a big place, Ji Linglan plans to open a pharmacy, not only selling medicines for typhoid fever, but also adding some medicines for treating diarrhea, anti-inflammatory, anti-virus, etc. This kind of medicine that is always in the house, if it is a pill, it will be grinded. If it is powdered or capsuled, remove the coating and try to replace it with something else.Instead of cooperating with people like in Yongping Town, patients are required to come to get medicine with their own prescriptions. In this way, there will definitely not be many tourists at first, but after a long time, people get used to it, and the flow of people will increase.

"That's all for now, you can write it down."

"Write it down, son, don't worry, the slave will definitely handle it properly."

Ji Linglan looked at the sky and said, "Let's go, accompany me around here."

The two left the shop, Xiao Linzi was locked, and walked around the surrounding area.Although Xiao Linzi didn't know the price of goods in Kyoto, he knew a lot about these big families in Dongcheng, and he could probably recognize which adult's house it was.

"You mean this is the residence of Mr. Li, the Censor of Zuodu?"

Xiao Linzi had been involved in the Liaoyuan case all along, so he was very aware of Ji Linglan's relationship with Liu Lian, so his reaction was not surprising.

"This is the ancestral home of Young Master Liu Lian, the family of Zuodu Censor Li Zhili."

Ji Linglan looked up at the plaque on the door, and said, "After three years, I don't know how Young Master Liu is doing now?"

"Mr. Liu is the only son of Mrs. Liu. In order to commend Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu for their meritorious service, the emperor specially rewarded Mr. Liu. In addition, every once in a while, the prince will send people to visit Mr. Liu. The government does not dare to neglect."

Ji Linglan nodded and said: "If this is the case, then I can feel more at ease. It's getting late, let's find a restaurant for dinner, and then return to the palace."

"My lord, the restaurants around here are all good, the nearest one is Guangxian Tower, why don't we go there and have a look?"

"Okay, let's go there."

The two were about to leave when they heard a 'squeak', the side door of Li's residence was opened, and two men came out from inside, they should be attendants of Li's residence by their attire.They glanced at Ji Linglan and the two of them, but they didn't care. They closed the side door and walked down the street.

"Oh, this motherless child is suffering. If the eldest lady is still here, why would the young master be wronged like this?"

"Say a few words less, if it reaches the young lady's ears, you will have to be punished again."

"I just can't see it. Forget it, one more thing is worse than one less thing, and we slaves can't control it."

"Let's go, let's finish our errands quickly, and come back quickly, don't let the young lady catch the wrong place, or we will suffer."

Ji Linglan frowned when she heard that, looked at Xiao Linzi, and asked, "How many young ladies are there in the Li family, the Young Master Biao they are talking about is Young Master Liu, right?"

Xiao Linzi only felt that his face was hot. He was slapped in the face by these two attendants just after he said that Liu Lian would not be treated harshly.He replied embarrassingly: "This Li Yushi only has Mrs. Liu as a daughter, and the Young Master Biao they are talking about is probably Young Master Liu."

"Then that's it, the people in the Yushi's mansion are doing everything they want? What about the old lady who follows Mr. Liu? She's not a weak person who can be bullied. If Mr. Liu is being bullied, it's impossible for her to remain silent. .”

"The old nanny fell ill and died not long after she returned to Li's residence."

"Did you get sick?" Ji Linglan turned to look at the plaque in Yushifu, and said, "Let's go, since we're here, let's go in and have a look."

Xiao Linzi naturally had no objection, he also wanted to see what kind of character this young lady of Yushifu was, who dared to lie to their lord.

Xiao Linzi went to the door and patted the knocker, and then heard the door answer, "Here we come."

The side door was opened, and a doorkeeper poked his head out, looked at the two of them, opened the door and walked out, and said with a smile: "The two of you are unfamiliar, which house are you from?"

Without saying a word, Xiao Linzi took out his ID card, flashed it in front of the attendants, and said, "It's from the Palace of the King of Mausoleum."

The servants of officials and eunuchs, especially the doorkeepers, are all trained, at least they have to know all kinds of identity cards, especially those in the palace.

The man looked at the sign in Xiao Linzi's hand, and quickly said respectfully: "It turns out that he is the father-in-law of the Mausoleum Palace. I'm sorry."

"This is Mr. Ji, the prince sent us to visit Mr. Liu."

"I have met Mr. Ji." The attendant greeted respectfully, and then said: "You two, please come to the front hall to have tea with me, and let me pass the message to the master."

"My lord, what do you think?" Xiao Linzi seemed to be asking for Ji Linglan's opinion, but he was actually telling the people in Yushi Mansion that he, the eighth-rank chief eunuch, was just a slave in front of Ji Linglan.

"I happen to be thirsty, so let's go in and have a cup of tea." Ji Linglan had a clear mind, and naturally understood Xiao Linzi's meaning, and said cooperatively.

"Okay, listen to you, then let's wait."

Upon hearing this, the attendant said quickly, "You will open the door later, my little one."

Not to mention that Xiao Linzi belongs to the Mausoleum Palace, even if he has an official rank, he must open the front door to welcome him.The attendants were well aware of these rules and did not dare to be negligent. They entered through the side door, then opened the door, welcomed the two of them into the door, and sat down in the front hall all the way.

The attendant informed the other people in the gatehouse, and when Ji Linglan and the two entered the door, someone went to Tongbing.After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, but no one from Tong Bing came back, Xiao Linzi's expression immediately changed.

"What's the matter, did this Tong Bing go to the imperial palace, or did he leave the capital, and he hasn't come back after so long? Is this how your Imperial Palace treats guests?"

The attendant at the concierge said with a smile: "Elder-in-law calm down, maybe Tong Bing's servants couldn't find the master, or they were caught by something. You drink tea first, and the younger one will go find it."

The attendants left the front hall in a hurry, only Ji Linglan and Xiao Linzi were left for a moment.Seeing Xiao Linzi's ugly face, Ji Linglan smiled and said: "Wait for a while, wait for a while, always give others a chance, but today I have to see Mr. Liu no matter what."

Xiao Linzi said dissatisfiedly: "Master Li's reputation outside is not bad, and he is famous for being upright and upright. How can he be so confused about family affairs? Not to mention our identities, even if the guests at home are ordinary guests, it shouldn't be like this." Slack."

"Xiao Linzi, is Mr. Li's son also in the officialdom, and what is the origin of this young lady?"

Xiao Linzi thought for a while, and said: "Lord Li has two sons. The eldest son Li Mingzhen works as a thousand householder in the capital of Liaoguang. She only looks about seven or eight years old, a little younger than Young Master Liu. As for this young lady, I really don't understand."

"Away all year round? Then why doesn't this young lady stay by your husband's side?"

"I'm not sure about this, but I can roughly guess that Liaoguang belongs to the frontier fortress, and there are constant wind and sand all year round. How can it be as comfortable as this capital."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, a middle-aged man walked in, came up to him with a poignant smile, cupped his hands and said, "You two distinguished guests are rude and rude, the master has not returned from court so far, I'm afraid I can't entertain guests today. Please two Haihans."

Ji Linglan smiled and said, "I don't know who this is?"

The man quickly replied: "The villain is the steward of Yushifu, surnamed Lin."

"It turned out to be Steward Lin." Ji Linglan nodded, and said, "Master Li is busy with personnel affairs, we understand that. But we are only here to visit Young Master Liu, and there is no conflict between the two. Please also ask Steward Lin to bring Let's go to Young Master Liu's courtyard and let us hand in this errand."

"This..." Lin Butler showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and said: "Master is not here, and Master Biao is in the backyard. I'm afraid it's inconvenient."

The smile on the corner of Ji Linglan's mouth disappeared, and she said, "Then, the housekeeper Lau Lin will bring Young Master Liu to the front hall. After we confirm that Young Master Liu is safe and sound, we can go back to do business."

"Two honored guests, I'm really sorry, my young cousin has occasionally caught a cold and is currently recuperating in bed, so it's not easy to see guests."

Ji Linglan's face turned cold, and said: "Let us wait for two sticks of incense, but what we waited for was a sentence that Mr. Li is not here. The concierge will not know whether Mr. Li is here? We want to see Mr. Liu, and you are doing everything Excuse me, is this the way your Royal Envoy's Mansion treats guests? Or is it that Master Yushi is arrogant and doesn't take our Mausoleum Mansion seriously?"

Lin Steward broke out in a cold sweat when he heard the words, and explained: "My lord, please calm down. We have no intention of doing so. It is really inconvenient today. When the two adults come back tomorrow, we will definitely sweep the couch to welcome you." , I also ask the two adults to understand me."

Ji Linglan knew in her heart that something must have happened to Liu Lian, and she would not be able to see anyone for a while, so the so-called housekeeper Lin would try her best to evade it, until tomorrow, when Liu Lian was able to see people, they would be able to hide it.

"Steward Lin, Young Master Liu is the orphan of Lord Liu. The emperor has praised him, and the prince is always concerned about his situation. He should not be treated harshly in this Yushifu."

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Lin Butler's face, and he said with a smile: "Master Biao is the only heir left behind by our eldest lady. It's too late for the master and wife to be distressed, so how can they treat you harshly? You two adults can rest assured..."

"Then let Young Master Liu come out."

Lin Butler's expression froze, and he said: "My lord, my young cousin feels cold..."

"That's just right. I know medicine, so I can help Young Master Liu with diagnosis and treatment."

"Don't bother your lord with this, we have already invited a doctor."

"It seems that you want the prince to come in person, so you can see young master Liu." Ji Linglan turned to look at Xiao Linzi, and said, "Go back and invite the prince, and say that I am light-weight and can't see young master Liu." In order to be able to see him, the prince must come in person."

Xiao Linzi bowed and said, "Yes, I obey."

Butler Lin wanted to stop him, but was pushed away by Xiao Linzi. He warned, "You better be polite to the young master. If there is anything wrong with him, this matter will not be so easy."

Steward Lin looked at Ji Linglan, and hurriedly said: "My lord, my lord, I don't dare to bother my lord with such trivial facts, so I'll invite you, Young Master Biao, right now."

How could Ji Linglan not understand Lin Butler's careful thinking, and said: "Xiao Linzi, since Lin Butler is willing to invite you, then you can wait a little longer. If Lin Butler doesn't come back after a stick of incense, you can go and invite the prince again." .”

Xiao Linzi stopped in his tracks, looked at Steward Lin and smiled contemptuously, and said, "Yes, my lord, after a stick of incense, the servant will invite the prince again."

Lin Butler's heart tightened, and he didn't care about other things. After resigning with Ji Linglan, he quickly walked out of the front hall.

Butler Lin's reaction made Ji Linglan frown. The more they covered up like this, the more severe the treatment Liu Lian received. Thinking of Mrs. Liu who was implicated by him, Ji Linglan felt heavy in her heart.

The time for a stick of incense passed quickly, and Xiao Linzi was about to invite Fu Nanling, when he heard footsteps, the two of them looked at the door, and saw a group of people walking in, all of them were female relatives, the leader She is a middle-aged woman, and judging by her attire, she should be the mistress of the Imperial Palace.Judging by this posture, this family is planning to drag it out to the end.

The woman came to the front of the hall, looked at Ji Linglan and Xiao Linzi in the hall, and said with a smile: "This must be the distinguished guest of the Mausoleum Palace, I am very polite here."

Ji Linglan suppressed the anger in his heart, and politely returned the salute. In his heart, his status was second, and returning the salute was a matter of politeness.

Ji Linglan said bluntly: "I think this should be Mrs. Li. Dare I ask where Young Master Liu is?"

Mrs. Li said slightly apologetically: "Young master, I'm sorry, my grandson has been in poor health for the past two days, so it's inconvenient to see guests. When he is in better health, I will let him come to pay my respects."

Ji Linglan's patience was exhausted, he looked at Xiao Linzi, and said: "The incense stick has passed, let's go, and invite the prince."

Xiao Linzi looked at the crowd coldly and said, "Yes, Young Master."

"What do you mean? Liu Lian is now a member of our Yushifu. No matter how noble the mausoleum king is, he should not interfere in our family affairs." The woman next to Mrs. Li suddenly spoke in a sharp voice, The sharp tone is uncomfortable to hear.

Ji Linglan turned to look at the woman, with harsh eyebrows and heavy makeup. She was wearing a pink outer shirt with a rose red tube top inside and an emerald green pleated skirt on her lower body. Standing in the crowd, she looked like a touch of green among the flowers, which was unusual. conspicuous.

"Family matters? The prince was entrusted by Mrs. Liu to take care of young master Liu. Why don't we come to visit, but now you are trying to shirk it in every possible way. Could it be that young master Liu was murdered by you?" Ji Linglan thought she had a good temper. Until now, he finally couldn't suppress his anger.

Mrs. Li's face turned red, and she didn't know whether she was angry or guilty, and said angrily: "What are you talking about! Lian'er is the grandson of the old man, and it is too late for the old man to be hurt, so how could he murder him? Blood spurting."

Ji Linglan said with a strong attitude: "Whether it's bloody or not, let Young Master Liu know when he comes out. If not, even if the trouble comes to the emperor, I will never let it go!"

"Even if the trouble comes to the emperor, it's our Li family's business, and it has nothing to do with others. Don't let dogs and mice meddle in their own business!"

Ji Linglan's eyes turned cold, and she raised her voice, "Come here, bring Young Master Liu here."

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