Yuan Hongwen and his companions did not return until the evening. Most of the villas in Tongzhou were built by Beijing officials and nobles so that they could come and relax from time to time. The imperial court had issued a ban on hunting in spring and summer, but autumn was the best time for hunting.
There are prey everywhere in the mountains, and it is easy to catch a lot of them.
When everyone came back they all had a great harvest, so they decided to build a fire and barbecue in the evening.
Even the inner courtyard sent a lot of roe deer meat and venison. When the Fairy Princess saw it, she laughed and said, "These people are not good at other things, but they have not lost their riding and archery skills. With so much, how long will it take to finish it?"
He also asked someone to invite Li Gui Niang to come and have a look: "Let Gui Niang come and think about whether there is anyone who likes the peeled skins. If there is, you can take them back and distribute them."
Li Gui Niang was not there. She had no time to look at these things at the moment. She asked someone to go to the front to pass on the news. She supported her chin with both hands, had a gloomy face, and did not say a word.
It was already a bit chilly in the autumn evening, and the wind made even the ankles feel cold. Li Gui Niang was still wearing a thin shirt, and she didn't wear a cloak when she came out in a hurry. The maids were all very anxious. Qiu Xin glanced at her and asked the little maids to step back a little, then she tried to coax her with kind words: "If the princess is like this, and the Sixth Young Master sees it, we servants will be scolded again. If Auntie Hou Shi finds out, it will be bad..."
Aunt Shi also went out with them this time because Princess Changying was afraid that she would do something inappropriate again. At this time, the Emperor and the Queen had just given her face. If she made some mistakes again and lost face, she would really have no future in the future.
Only after hearing this did Li Gui Niang put on the thin silk cloak that the little maids had run back to bring. She waited patiently until the servant who followed Li Shao outside brought in the news.
There was a commotion outside, and Li Shao was still confused when his sister called him in: "Originally, we said that we were just cousins, and there was nothing to be shy about, so we asked you to come out and play, such as pitching pots, ring tossing, finger-guessing, and drinking games. But cousin Jingxing said that you all invited your friends, and it would be bad for your reputation, so forget it. If you want to play, I'll take you to our own farm next time and let you have fun!"
Li Gui Niang frowned and shook her head: "I don't like these!"
Li Shao knew that she was in a very bad mood, so he sat on the stone bench and asked her, "What happened?"
Li Gui Niang's mood has been getting worse recently.
If a person has been in a low position and suffered hardships before, it would be fine. Even if he encounters an embarrassing thing, he will just be sad for a while and then it will pass. However, if a person has been on the top of the cloud since childhood and has never fallen down, then his first failure will definitely be engraved in his heart and will never be forgotten.
Wei An is the biggest thorn that Li Gui Niang has encountered since she grew up.
This nail didn't just make her fall, it made her fall from the clouds to the ground. She wasn't exactly bleeding, but it was almost the same.
This was absolutely intolerable for Li Gui Niang, who had always been arrogant.
And when Wei An took away her glory and became famous by stepping on her, her loss deepened even more.
Li Shao knew it well, so he sighed and asked her, "Did you hear any news?"
Li Gui Niang sneered: "Brother, do you know that despicable person has come to Tongzhou?"
Li Shao frowned when he heard her say something mean: "She is a princess of the same status as you. When will you be able to be a little less mean? If this gets out, it will cause another big fuss."
The more people advised her not to make trouble, the more people told her not to provoke Wei An now, the more uneasy and angry she felt. Li Gui Niang clenched her fists and clenched them. She turned her head and stared at Li Shao and said, "I heard that she followed Wei Jie out, and there are no elders in the family."
This means that he has already inquired about the news. Li Shao frowned: "Who told you this?"
Li Gui Niang turned her head and snorted coldly.
Wei Jie was also used to playing around with Yuan Hongwen. He could not be bribed, but he always had to have servants running errands around him. Li Gui Niang was familiar with the farm, so it was very easy for her to find his servants and ask them a few questions.
"Wei An said he came to clean up the farm, but actually, something happened on her farm." Li Gui Niang slowly calmed down, looking at her nose and her heart, as if she was talking about something very simple: "The head of her farm secretly doubled the rent for the tenants, and did not report the extra rent, and swallowed it all by herself.
Li Shao had drunk a lot of wine outside and originally felt his stomach was a little bloated, but when his sister said that, he felt that the wind had almost turned all the sweat into sweat. He nodded at her, motioning her to continue.
Li Gui Niang's legs swayed, and she jumped down from the stone pier, looking at her brother seriously: "I heard that a family was pushed to the limit and finally died. The man of the family died, and the woman led a bunch of children. They couldn't make ends meet in the first place, and because of the pressure, the woman also ran into her own house."
The person was not dead, but he was only breathing one breath left, and he was breathing in more than out, and it was obvious that he was dying.
Li Gui Niang was not really learning nothing. Li Shao narrowed his eyes and turned the cup in his hand: "Do you want to use this to put down Wei An's arrogance?"
Originally, the Saint was angry with Li Gui Niang and Princess Changying because Li Gui Niang said something unpleasant and revealed all the secret thoughts of the Emperor and Empress. But what if it was Wei An who caused the trouble himself
Who can be blamed for that
What's more, Wei An is already a princess.
Since she is a princess, and she caused such a big incident, it can only be said that she got carried away when she was proud of herself, and even the chickens and dogs around her became arrogant, daring to bully others and cause a death.
Li Gui Niang nodded and turned her head. Her voice was as cold as well water in winter, which had frozen thickly: "Since she is here to deal with this matter, I will not let her deal with it!"
Wei An wanted to cover it up? She refused to let him do so.
She wanted Wei An's reputation to be worse than hers.
Li Shao thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "I understand."
No one knew his sister's character better than he did. Now that he had thought of this, if he didn't agree to help her do it, she would do it herself.
But she is unreliable and a girl in the boudoir.
By then, not only will the plan fail, but someone will also catch him. After all, Wei An is not that easy to deal with. If you are not careful, you will be implicated again.