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Chapter 26 Li Yan Returns Home
Li Yan sighed: "This is an offensive task. It is difficult for anyone to handle it. Fourth brother has done his best. We should not blame him anymore."

"Well, Master Shi, I will go to the Ministry of Revenue to pay the debt later." Longkodo now had money, so naturally he wanted to pay it back as soon as possible, so as not to waste it all and repeat the same mistake when the next debt collection came.

'madness! '

Li Yan cursed in his heart and glared at Longkodo sternly: "I think you are really confused!"

"Master Shi, I..."

Longkodo was shocked by Li Yan's attitude and didn't know what he had done wrong!

"You owed money before, but after a trip to Jiangnan, you were able to pay it back easily. It's only been two or three months, and you don't have a salary. Where did the money come from? It must have been embezzled."

"Before we came back, some officials kept reporting us, saying that we extorted gentry, exploited the local people, embezzled money, and engaged in corruption. I had a lot of trouble to get this matter resolved with the emperor, and now you have paid off the debt in one go. If someone reports this to the emperor and asks you where the money came from, what will you say?" Li Yan shouted sternly.

Longkodo was horrified and felt like he was walking on a knife's edge. He said hastily, "Master Shi is right. I will listen to you!"

Li Yan explained, "Of course I know that the treasury is empty, and Fourth Brother has suffered for it. But now is not the right time. Unless you can borrow a sum of money from a known source to repay the treasury, we can only owe it temporarily. Isn't there a result? Pay half this year and half next year. We just need to follow the will of the court. Don't be stupid and stand out, or people will envy us."

"Xiao Duozi, you need to keep a low profile during this period."

"Remember, all the money we have touched is disaster relief money. It has been left to Tian Wenjing for disaster relief. We have not withheld a single cent. It will remain the same as before. Don't waste it on feasting and drinking. The imperial edict will come tomorrow. If the emperor has any rewards or appointments and dismissals, you can spend your income slowly in the future. Do you understand?"

Longkodo listened to Li Yan's detailed arrangements, which were flawless, and said sincerely: "Master Shi is wise. Xiao Duozi will do everything you say. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to stand, I will never lie down."

"Okay, I'm going back home, and you don't have to accompany me. You've been away from home for so long, you should go back and have a good rest. You've worked hard during this period of time. Remember to go to court tomorrow!" Li Yan comforted.

Longkodo was secretly moved. It was good to follow the Tenth Master. He could make money, get promoted, and he would be considerate of him. If not follow such a person, who else could he follow?

Long Keduo said goodbye and left.
Li Yan walked home alone, while Aldo and the others stayed in Hangzhou and slowly returned to Beijing with the various specialties they had collected. They put the valuable ones that had never seen the light of day into their own space. If those things that everyone could see disappeared out of thin air, wouldn't it arouse suspicion? This was the duty of the followers.

Besides, if he accompanied Turichenlijing alone, it would show respect for Kangxi. If he came with a large entourage and lots of bags, it would seem too frivolous.

I arrived at the Tenth Master's residence, stood at the door, and looked at the huge mansion. I had not taken a close look at it since we parted after court last time.

The Tenth Prince's Mansion was given by Emperor Kangxi himself. It is second only to the Crown Prince's Mansion and the Fourth Prince Yong's Mansion. It is considered a luxurious mansion in Beijing and has the best location, right next to Qianmen Street. It is quiet in the midst of the hustle and bustle, and the city center is just outside the door.

The mansion has everything, including rockery, small lake, horse farm and bamboo forest, which is in no way inferior to the forest parks of later generations.

The guard at the door saw Li Yan and hurried forward to pay his respects. Another ran all the way to the mansion to report. Li Yan threw the reins on his back and walked in leisurely. He bowed to the maids and servants he met on the way.

When he passed the third threshold, a large group of women and children came to greet him. These were his own women and children, as well as his personal maids. Standing on the side were Li Wei, Gao Fu, and Cui'er. He had previously arranged for Li Wei and Cui'er to escort Wu Sidao back to the capital, and he had also asked Gao Fu to return first after he finished his work. At this moment, the two of them were also excited and looked at him eagerly.

I didn’t see Old Wu. His legs and feet are not in good condition. I guess he is resting in some yard!
The tenth old man, or rather himself, now has three wives, one principal wife and two concubines. His first wife is Abagai Borjigit, the daughter of the Prince of Wuerjin Galapu. The two concubines are Guoluoluo, the daughter of Yuanwailang Yongbao, and Wang, the daughter of Hujunxiao Lingbao.

There are two sons, one five years old and the other four years old, and two daughters, both under one year old. However, the two sons will die one next year and the year after.

Both daughters grew up.

Li Yan knew that his wife would give him a son in May next year, which meant she would be pregnant in July this year. Now it was early June, and it was during this period of time. It seemed that he had to make some effort himself.

Otherwise there will be a lack of successors.

The concubine had four sons before the wife, but none of them grew up. I don’t know whether it was because of the poor medical conditions in ancient times or because the wife was too strong, so the concubine was not allowed to give birth to a son before the wife had a son.

Even if it is born, it is not allowed to grow.

It is true that once you enter a noble family, it is like entering a deep sea!
It was not until the wife had a son that the concubine Guo Luoluo had a son and a daughter. In the end, Wang also had no son, only two daughters.

"I am waiting to see His Majesty, and we respectfully welcome His Majesty back to the palace!"

"Your servants are here to pay their respects to His Majesty. May His Majesty be blessed!"

Except for his wife Borjigit, who stood and bowed, everyone else knelt down.

The wife was also very decent, after all, she was the daughter of a prince, so her genes were definitely not bad. Although I knew that the concubine would definitely be more beautiful than the wife, otherwise why would she be taken as a concubine, and often the concubine with no background was more beautiful.

After all, there is no consideration of marriage, beauty comes first!

Although the others were looking down and couldn't see, it can be inferred that Wang's daughter was the most beautiful, Guoluo was second, and the legal wife Borjigit was last. But the tenth son must have favored Guoluo the most, because she had the most pregnancies and gave birth to the most children, and the first three sons who died in infancy were all born to her.

Li Yan is not a fool like Lao Shi. He knows that family unity is the most important thing, and what he needs to do is to put the person with the most valuable status in the most important position and let him enjoy the best treatment. This is also for the good of others.

If he had been devoted to favoring his most beautiful concubine, Wang, I'm afraid Wang would not be able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. It would have been harmful to her.

There is a hierarchy, and Li Yan can only follow the local customs.
Li Yan didn't even look at the other two people. He walked straight forward, took Borjigit's hand, and said eagerly: "Madam, just stay inside. Why do you have to go out in the sun to greet them like them? If you get sunburned, I, the prince, will feel bad."

Borjigit looked at Li Yan flattered. The Tenth Master had always ignored her before, but she didn't expect that he would be so enthusiastic towards her after not seeing her for two months.

(End of this chapter)