Li Lingyou's princess's mansion is located in Chongrenfang on the east side of the palace, covering an area of 100 acres, and is magnificently built. It was originally the mansion of the famous prime minister of the former dynasty, which changed hands several times and was given to her by the ancestor emperor.

Li Lingyou thought that she had been with her relatives for many years, and this feng shui treasure would be occupied, but she didn't expect it to be retained, which was unexpected.

However, at present, the princess's mansion is only an empty shell, empty like a haunted mansion. The furnishings worth a little money were all removed, and the precious flowers and plants were rotting if no one took care of them.

The first thing Li Lingyu did when she returned to the princess's mansion was to ask Anar to check her dowry.

The king's own soldiers were ordered in advance to send Li Lingyou's dowry into the treasury, which filled ten houses, and half of them could not be put in, so they had to store boxes of gold and silver in the cellar where the wine was stored.

After the royal king's personal soldiers withdrew, Zongzheng Temple sent the seal ribbon of the eldest princess of Dingguo and a team of guards.

Subsequently, the inner chamberlain sent two subordinate officials and fifty palace maids and eunuchs. are all fresh faces, and you don't have to think about it to know that the eyeliner of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is indispensable.

Li Lingyou didn't bother to interrogate them, so he directly asked Anar to take out a plate of finger-thick gold bars, and each of them gave one out, which made them all red-eyed with excitement, and then warned them:

"No matter who you were before in this palace, when you enter the princess's mansion, you should abandon the past, who dares to eat inside and out, will be known by this palace, and will not be spared."

Next, he instructed Honeysuckle to tell them a way to get rich - if they find that others have misdeeds, they can report them, and if they are found to be true, they will be rewarded with a gold bar.

For a while, everyone's faces were different, and Honeysuckle saw it in their eyes and knew it in their hearts. Later, when errands were arranged, those who were happy were left to serve in front of Li Lingyu, those who were sad were sent to do dirty work, and those who were silent were sent to do inconsequential work.

In the end, Li Lingyu summoned two subordinate officials. A family order, surnamed Zheng, and a family member, surnamed Fu, are all middle-aged men over thirty years old.

When the two were young, they heard a lot about Princess Yongsi's reputation as "the first beauty in Da Liang", but they didn't have the opportunity to see it, they thought that after more than ten years, Li Lingyou was already a beauty in the twilight, and the two of them inevitably regretted it, and when they saw her in person, they were out of shape.

Li Lingyou saw the two of them looking at her with straight eyes, and she was already unhappy in her heart.

Seeing this, Anar stepped forward to block the two of them and scolded: "Bold! When you see the princess, why don't you bow down? ”

Only then did the two of them return to their places, and they knelt down in a hurry to worship: "Your Majesty is rude, ask Your Highness for forgiveness." ”

Jia Ling and Jia Cheng are equivalent to the chief and deputy head of the ordinary officials' mansions, the difference is that they have grades, one is the seventh grade, the other is the ninth grade, and they directly lead the court, and the relationship with Li Lingyou is not a master and servant, but a monarch and a minister.

However, Li Lingyou did not intend to hand over the affairs of the princess's mansion to two outsiders, especially since there were countless gold and silver treasures piled up in her private treasury, and if she was not careful, she would be touched by others.

"Now that you know your sin, go back and receive your punishment." Li Lingyou dropped a sentence and got up to leave.

The two were dumbfounded, trying to catch up with Li Lingyu to argue, but they were stopped by Anar and asked them to leave angrily.

Zheng Jialing and Fu Jiacheng were kicked out of the princess's mansion in such a daze, and they were deposed less than a day after taking office.

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The day after Li Lingyou returned to the princess's mansion, an old man came to ask to see him.

When she saw the familiar name on the prayer post, she was in a trance for a while, and hurriedly asked Honeysuckle to invite people in person.

Having said that, Li Lingyou took away two subordinate officials yesterday, and let Anar and Honeysuckle take on the errands of the family order and the family respectively, one in charge of finances and the other in charge of personnel.

After a cup of tea, Honeysuckle brought a plump woman and a cardamom girl to Li Lingyou, and the woman turned red when she saw Li Lingyou, and so did Li Lingyou.

"Your Highness!"

"Qiongniang!"

The two stepped forward quickly, holding hands and looking at each other, but I don't know who shed tears first.

He Qiong was originally a concubine in Jingyang, and she was also Li Lingyou's childhood companion, she entered the palace at the age of five and was her companion, the two have known each other for more than ten years, and they eat and sleep together for half of the time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are sisters and sisters.

When Li Lingyou was given a kiss, He Qiong cried a lot, tried to help her escape from marriage, but was noticed by Jingyanghou, arrested and locked up, until Li Lingyu came out and surrendered, and the two never met again.

"Your Highness, how have you been doing all these years?" He Qiong asked as she choked up.

This was the second person Li Lingyou heard her ask this question, and the king's scribbled face couldn't help but flash in her mind.

"I'm fine, don't you see that my appearance hasn't changed much?" Li Lingyou replied.

He Qiong sniffed and nodded again and again: "Your Highness's demeanor has not diminished back then, but I am already old, and standing with you is like two generations." ”

Li Lingyu laughed and laughed, and before she had time to scold her for talking nonsense, she heard a snort next to her.

Li Lingyou looked up, only to see the girl brought by He Qiong hurriedly covering her mouth, and on her round little face, a pair of bright eyes looked at her, full of curiosity and closeness.

"What is this?" Li Lingyou felt that the girl's eyes were a little familiar.

"Jing'er, come and meet the princess." He Qiong beckoned Youjing to step forward and said to Li Lingyou: "This is my eldest daughter, her name is Youjing, and she is thirteen years old. ”

Youjing obediently bowed to Li Lingyu.

Li Lingyu suddenly realized, no wonder she felt familiar, the way this kid looked at her just now was exactly the same as He Qiong's childhood.

"Good boy, get up, come and sit down and talk." Li Lingyou held Youjing with one hand, pulled He Qiong with the other, and came to the couch to sit down.

Seeing this, Honeysuckle stood at the door and beckoned, and a palace maid came in with a silver basin of champa tea and snacks, Li Lingyou and He Qiong wiped their faces with warm water, and then drank hot tea and chatted.

From He Qiong's mouth, Li Lingyou heard a lot about what happened after she and her relatives.

After His Royal Highness left, the first emperor dismissed the dynasty for three days, and then disregarded the opposition of his ministers, deposed a group of officials who had eaten a vegetarian meal, reduced taxes for three years, and allowed the people to recuperate...... Three years later, the imperial examination was opened, and the martial arts department was added to the liberal arts to select good talents for military combat. ”

Speaking of this, He Qiong paused and asked Li Lingyou: "Does Your Highness still remember that stinky boy from Zhan Yaofei?" ”

Youjing looked up at her mother, her face was a little strange.

"The little boy of the old Shangshu family of the military department?" Li Lingyou remembered Zhan Yaofei because he was naughty and mischievous when he was a child, obviously one year younger than them, but he often teased He Qiong and always made her cry.

He Qiong nodded and said: "He participated in the first year of martial arts, came back from the martial arts exam, and now he is working as a squire in the military department, and he is still promising." ”

Li Lingyou was not surprised, but became curious: "Zhan Yao flew into the general's door, practiced martial arts since he was a child, and was familiar with military books, but he actually took the Tanhua exam, so where is the first martial champion?" ”

He Qiong showed a complicated look: "...... It's gloomy. ”

Li Lingyou was stunned: "Yin Yu? ”

"It's the royal king," He Qiong sighed with emotion: "Your Highness didn't expect it, the nerd who was red-faced and couldn't even speak clearly when he saw you back then, actually went to take the martial arts championship exam, and led the troops to fight outside for ten years." ”

Li Lingyu's heart moved, and she couldn't help but recall Yin Yu's appearance back then, only vaguely remembering that it was a shy young man, always holding a book in his arms, and the fierce and majestic king she saw now were like two people.

Youjing listened to the elders reminiscing about the past, listened to it with relish, and couldn't help but interject: "Mother, the royal king, like his father, was he an admirer of Her Royal Highness the princess when he was young?" ”

He Qiong just took a sip of tea and choked suddenly: "cough cough cough ......"

Li Ling's face was surprised: "Qiongniang, who is Youjing's father?" ”

He Qiong looked unspeakable.

Li Lingyou narrowed his eyes, turned his head and asked Youqing: "Good Jing'er, tell this palace, what is your surname?" ”

Youjing replied with a smile: "Back to Your Highness, my surname is Zhan." ”

Li Lingyou was also choked.

Knowing that He Qiong and Zhan Yaofei became husband and wife, the feeling was like a Persian cat raised by his own family and a wild dog outside. But seeing that although He Qiong was dressed more plainly, her eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and it could be seen that Zhan Yaofei had treated her well over the years, so she was relieved.

As for the fact that Zhan Yaofei once admired her, it was not worth mentioning at all in Li Lingyu's opinion. Back then, in Kyoto, there were a few teenagers who had never had a reverie about her, but they were just confused by her skin.

"I can't think of it, I can't think of it." Li Ling quipped.

He Qiong was so embarrassed that she hurriedly changed the topic: "Does Your Highness know who lives next door to the princess's mansion?" ”

Li Lingyou didn't know it, but after she asked, she guessed: "Is it the king?" ”

He Qiong nodded and looked at Li Lingyou with a look of implied expectation.

Li Lingyou's reaction was disappointing, she just smiled faintly and didn't care.

He Qiong opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw her daughter listening with her ears pricked up, she swallowed the words back.