It was night, the clouds blocked the full moon, and the gentle breeze rustled the leaves in the main courtyard of Prince You's Mansion.
In order to welcome Shen Ling, Pang Qing and others, Tang Ji invited everyone to a restaurant in Dongshi for a meal, and did not return to the palace until before the curfew.
At this time, Li Yu and Tang Ji were sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.
Finally getting a chance to kill Tang Ji, Li Yu drank two more bottles of wine. Who knew he could get drunk so easily? At this time, he was holding on to the stone table, his face was red and his eyes were blinking. He shook his head and said: "Is it appropriate for you to place them in the bookstore?"
Although Tang Ji didn't drink much wine, his head was still dizzy. He dragged his head with his arms and replied: "The backyard of the bookstore has been renovated and can be occupied by people a long time ago. You can't let so many people live in your house!"
"Stay, stay, my king's palace is so big, it can accommodate hundreds of people, not to mention dozens of people!" Li Yu couldn't help but raise his voice, and after finishing speaking, he lowered his head, chewed the air in his mouth, and added: "I heard that your Jiranju is almost ready? It would be great if you just live here. It will be more lively when there are more people!"
Tang Ji shook his head and replied: "Ji Ranju is only one street away from your palace."
At this moment, Jiang Ran came over with two bowls of hangover soup, glanced at the two of them, shook his head, and walked over quickly: "Drink some soup to wake up, otherwise you will definitely have a headache when you get up tomorrow."
Li Yu picked up a bowl and giggled twice: "Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law!"
"Hey~" Jiang Ran was about to tell him that this sobering soup was filled with medicinal materials, and he might spit it out after drinking it in one gulp, but Li Yu had already poured all the sobering soup in.
Not long after, Li Yu's eyes widened, he stood up quickly, ran to a tree not far away, and vomited: "vomit~"
Seeing this, Jiang Ran shook his head, sat down at the stone table, picked up another bowl, took a small spoonful of it and handed it to Tang Ji's mouth.
Tang Ji put his hand on her jade leg, took a sip, and said with a soft smile: "Thank you, madam."
Jiang Ran glared at him and didn't reply.
After a while, Jiang Ran saw that Tang Ji had sobered up a little, so he put the remaining hangover soup back on the table.
Li Yu became more energetic as he vomited. He walked back to the stone table, picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water to drink. He looked at Tang Ji and asked, "How do you plan to deal with the Yang family?"
Tang Ji rubbed his brows and said calmly: "Since the law is no longer valid and I can't find anyone to assassinate them, let's do it step by step. What the Yang family values most is nothing more than power and profit, so I will let them Taste the feeling of losing everything, and finally send them to make amends to my mother!"
Noticing Tang Ji's fierce eyes, Li Yu couldn't help but swallowed and asked softly: "So, you plan to bring down the Yang family like you did with the Lin family in Huaizhou?"
"Absolutely." Tang Ji replied.
When he was in Huaizhou, he was still a common man, and it was actually quite difficult to deal with the Lin family. But it was different now. He only had to climb up the ladder, and when the time came, he would design a crime against the Yang family and ask the Star Guards to seize it. The Yang family has a lot of money and if it is turned over to the state treasury, Emperor Ning will definitely turn a blind eye.
However, there are still many things that he has yet to find out. For example, where did his mother go in the years after she left the Yang family? Who is his father?
Soon after, Tang Ji recovered his thoughts, suddenly remembered something, and asked instead: "Speaking of this, what is the main business of the Yang family in Kyoto?"
"Hey, during the days when you went to Jingwang County, I checked it out!" Li Yu held his head high like a goose, giggled twice, and explained: "You can't guess that half of the brothels in Kyoto are in
It is opened by the Yang family. In addition, the Yang family also has several restaurants, but the most profitable ones should be the Yang family’s bank and gambling house!"
"Don't the Yang family do business like cloth?" Tang Ji asked doubtfully.
Li Yu shook his head and replied: "The cloth, rouge and gouache in the city have all been taken over by the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, and the Yang family is too lazy to take a share of the pie. Also, it is said that the Yang family and the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce have always been incompatible!"
Tang Ji sneered lightly. As expected of the Yang family, they are both prostitutes and gamblers. He touched his chin and thought for a while, then said: "What do you think I suggest to His Majesty to crack down on pornography and catch gamblers?"
"If this can be done, the Yang family will indeed be finished. But I don't know how many families in the city and even in Ningguo will be like the Yang family. Then the world will be in chaos. My father will not agree." After Li Yu answered, he covered his mouth.
He yawned, then stood up and said: "It's getting late, I'll go back to bed first. I have to interrogate that beast Li Chonghan tomorrow. Sister Jiang, you guys should go to bed early~"
After saying that, he did not forget to laugh evilly twice, and then walked towards the yard at the back.
Tang Ji naturally knew that the "anti-pornography and gambling" campaign would touch the interests of too many people, so he casually mentioned that since the Yang family and Tianxia Chamber of Commerce were in conflict, he might as well ask Zhou Qingwan someday, maybe the other party would have something in his hands.
Is there any clue about the Yang family?
Just when his thoughts were flying, Jiang Ran was already leaning on his shoulder: "Tang Ji, what did you find out today?"
Tang Ji came back to his senses, tilted his head against hers, put his arm around her shoulders, and explained what happened during the day.
After listening, Jiang Ran straightened up suddenly: "So, my father was indeed framed? Then who took the last bamboo slips?"
Tang Ji shrugged his shoulders. This is all he has learned so far, but judging from Qin Hong's performance, the situation in the court that year can definitely give some answers. But if this matter really has something to do with Emperor Ning, how can he
Further investigation may touch the other party's bottom line.
Jiang Ran frowned slightly. She also knew that if her father's death was really related to the competition between several princes for the position of crown prince, then Tang Ji's further investigation might lead to death. Thinking of this, she grabbed his arm:
"Let's not investigate. As long as I know that my father was wrongly accused, it is enough. I am already very proud to have such a father."
Tang Ji showed a soft smile, adjusted the seat, and took her into his arms: "I promised you that I will help you find out. Moreover, our father is a hero. He should not suffer unjust injustice, let alone do this.
A victim of royal rivalry!”
"But..." Jiang Ran's eyes showed worry. He raised his head and met his very gentle eyes. He put back the words that came to his lips and murmured: "If something happens to you, I will
I won’t live alone. I owe you everything in this life, and I will pay you back in the next life!”
"Bah, bah, bah, in the next life, I want you to give me a big fat boy!" Tang Ji glared at her angrily, then reached out and pinched her nose twice.
Hearing this, Jiang Ran pinched her jade fingers, raised her eyes and said, "Tang Ji, I'm not joking with you. This matter is related to your life and your future..."
But midway through her words, she was interrupted by Tang Ji's hug.
"If I really want a future, the whole world is mine. This so-called future is nothing compared to yours!" Tang Ji put his ear close to her head, put his hands behind Jiang Ran's back, and said softly:
"Okay, I will protect myself, so I helped you find out so much information today, should I be rewarded?"
Hearing the word "reward", Jiang Ran's cheeks turned red and he was about to run away, but Tang Ji picked him up and said quickly: "You want to..." tomorrow.
"Tomorrow after tomorrow, how many tomorrows are there?"