I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 89 Remind Li Chengze

The news from the front yard soon spread to the back yard.

Before Xu Meng could call for help, Yuan Meng arrived with a group of people.

Long before Si Lili, Yuan Meng was the most popular courtesan in Liujing River. Needless to say, she was beautiful. She had been taken into Li Hongcheng's mansion a few years ago and was naturally familiar with Li Chengzong.

So, when she saw Li Chengzong sitting in the front yard, Yuan Meng, who was originally furious, was frightened out of her wits.

"I greet the Third Prince."

"I never thought that you would come back to the arena. Are you unhappy staying in Prince Jing's mansion?"

"Your Highness the Third Prince is joking." Yuan Meng smiled, but her smile was filled with bitterness.

She actually had no choice. If possible, she would certainly prefer to stay in Prince Jing's Mansion. Even if she had no status, it was better than being surrounded by people in Baoyue Tower.

"We are also acquaintances. I won't waste my time talking to you. You guys in Baoyue Tower didn't give me face, so I came here in person to ask for face."

Yuan Meng was so scared that she fell to her knees.

"Your Highness, please forgive me."

Yuan Meng didn't know how she had offended the Third Prince, but she knew that the right thing to do was to apologize.

Not to mention that she is just a prostitute, even Li Hongcheng and the second prince behind her have to be careful when dealing with this gentleman.

Moreover, as Li Hongcheng's woman, she knew how respectful and close Li Hongcheng was to this gentleman. This could be seen from his sentence that it was okay to offend the second prince and the crown prince, but never offend the third brother.

"You are Hongcheng's woman after all. It's not proper to kneel down. Get up first."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Watching Yuan Meng stand up, Li Chengzong pointed at Li Moyu next to him and asked, "Do you know him?"

"I don't see him."

"Five hundred taels of redemption money, suddenly became five thousand taels, is that what you mean?"

Yuan Meng was shocked and asked directly, "Please forgive me, Third Prince."

Li Chengzong understood and said calmly: "You also came from a brothel, you should know how difficult it is for brothel girls. It's not a bad thing to be kind. Change your subordinates and don't let me hear any news. Next time, I will not give face to Hongcheng. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

At this moment, Yuan Meng finally felt relieved.

"Bring people here."

"Yes, I will go and invite Miss Jin now."

Soon, Miss Jin, whom Li Moyu liked, came. She was pretty and had a good figure, but she was still far inferior to the prostitute who had been redeemed from Zuixianju a few years ago.

Just talking about temperament, it is far inferior.

Of course, this is normal. After all, Miss Jin has just sold herself to the brothel and has not been trained. Naturally, she is not as good as the courtesans who were carefully selected by the Ming family from brothels all over Jiangnan and sent to Kyoto. A farm girl can't compare to her.

"Third Prince, this is Miss Jin's indenture."

Li Chengzong took the indenture and handed it to Li Moyu, then took the silver note handed to him by Zhao Huai'en. Before he could say anything, Xu Meng on the side called him "Third Prince", the meaning of which was self-evident.

Li Chengzong nodded, glanced at the other people in the yard, and saw that no one wanted to ask him for help. He shook his head in disappointment, and then said, "How much does Miss Xu want to redeem herself?"

"Third Prince, I dare not take this money."

"Have you heard of a saying, 'Without rules, there is no order'? Everything should be done according to the rules. This is what I do, and you in Baoyue Tower should do even more. Please don't make it difficult for me."

Yuan Meng was also a smart person. She understood what Li Chengzong meant and nodded solemnly, "I understand. I will definitely follow the rules in the future. As long as they have money, they can redeem themselves."

In the end, Li Chengzong paid one thousand two taels of silver and took the two girls away.

One followed Li Moyu back to the village.

The other went to a restaurant.

After all, for someone like Xu Meng, there is no suitable position in the palace, but in a restaurant he can rely on his skills and perform to pay off his debts.

What's more important is that there are several bachelors in a restaurant, and Xu Meng has a good temperament and appearance, so it's a good opportunity for her to stay in the family.

As soon as Li Chengzong and his party left, Li Hongcheng hurried to Baoyue Tower.

He happened to see the servants of Baoyue Tower dealing with a corpse, which frightened him and his tone became extremely fierce.

"Have you offended the third brother?"

Yuan Meng was so frightened by the unprecedented harsh tone that she carefully recounted the whole cause and effect.

Li Hongcheng breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the servants carrying the corpse, and said calmly: "You should be thankful that Third Brother didn't bother with you. Just kill all those people under you and clean up the mess."

"My Lord, they..."

"Ok?"

"Yes." Yuan Meng agreed like a subordinate. "Pack up and follow me to the palace."

Just when the two were preparing to come to Prince Ding's Mansion, the second brother also got the news and hurried to Prince Ding's Mansion with Xie Bian.

Coincidentally, the two groups met in front of the palace gate.

After some polite exchanges, Li Hongcheng and Li Chengze entered the palace together.

In the hall of the palace, there were only Si Lili and the maid who took care of her, so Li Chengze was the first to greet them.

"Brothers and sisters."

As for Li Hongcheng, he smiled and said, "Should I call you Third Sister-in-law or Sister now?"

Si Lili is Li Chengzong's wife. Logically, he should call her sister-in-law, but Si Lili is his nominal sister.

"Do whatever you want." Si Lili couldn't help but smile, and then stood up to return the greeting.

Seeing Si Lili, who was pregnant, about to stand up and salute, Li Chengze hurriedly stopped her and said, "Sister-in-law, you are pregnant now, there is no need to be so polite. Is my third brother not at home?"

"Yes, he went to the study and told you to wait for a moment. He will be here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chengzong's voice was heard.

"I thought you would arrive a little later, but I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."

As Li Chengzong appeared, Si Lili looked at Yuan Meng in the hall.

"Miss Yuan, this is your first time in the palace. Can I show you around?"

"Thank you for your help, Princess."

From the moment Yuan Meng saw Si Lili when she entered the door, her eyes were always on Si Lili, with indescribable envy in her eyes.

Both were courtesans, both were favored by royal children, but the treatment they received was worlds apart.

Although she lived a life of luxury in Prince Jing's Mansion, she had no name or status after all, and her position was only slightly higher than that of an ordinary servant. Some of the old people in Prince Jing's Mansion would not say anything on the surface, but deep down they did not take her seriously at all.

On the other hand, Si Lili was the concubine that the Third Prince married from Prince Jing's Mansion in a sedan chair carried by eight people. Although she was called a concubine, from what she knew, she was actually the principal wife and the mistress of the palace.

Alas, it’s a pity that the Third Prince was born a few years later and she didn’t meet him.

As soon as Si Lili and Yuan Meng left, only the three Li brothers were left in the palace hall. Even Xie Bian was sent outside by the second oldest brother.

"Second brother, don't touch Jian Shu Si anymore. I'm giving you a heads up. Don't feel like it's unfair for you to be my younger brother. I helped you with Jian Shu Si's matter."

"Huh?" Li Chengze expressed confusion.

Li Chengzong suddenly realized that his second brother didn't seem to be very smart either, and said speechlessly: "Second brother, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?"

"Please tell me clearly, third brother." Li Chengze asked sincerely.

"What is the Vegetarian Inspection Department? It is the place responsible for food ingredients. The top-quality ingredients from all over the country are good things to win over officials of all ranks in Kyoto. Why didn't Eunuch Dai from the Vegetarian Inspection Department join the Crown Prince, but joined you instead?"

"Dai Quan from the Vegetarian Inspection Department was the eunuch who served my mother."

Li Chengzong chuckled, "You know what kind of personality Aunt Lin has. She probably doesn't even remember Dai Quan. Just because he once served Aunt Lin, will he join you? I don't think so. Second brother, don't forget that the Vegetarian Inspection Department is under the harem. No matter how the queen doesn't manage the affairs of the harem, she is still the master of the harem. She can execute all the eunuchs in the palace except for a few eunuchs without even notifying the old man. Do you think she and the prince will watch Dai Quan join you? Without the permission of the queen and the prince, would Dai Quan dare to bypass the queen and the prince and join you?"

The more Li Chengze listened, the more frightened he became. Finally, he said in shock, "The Vegetarian Inspection Bureau is a trap set for me by the Crown Prince and the Queen?!"

"If the matter of the Procuratorate of Vegetables is brought up at a certain point in time, what will be the result for you?"

Li Chengzong did not need the second brother to answer, and said directly: "Using the convenience of the Vegetarian Inspection Bureau to form a clique for personal gain, condoning the Vegetarian Inspection Bureau to persecute the people and exploit vegetable farmers, accepting bribes, etc. Any one of these can put you to death. It was not long ago that the eldest princess formed a clique for personal gain and was driven out of Kyoto. Second brother, you should cut ties with the Vegetarian Inspection Bureau as soon as possible."

"Thank you for the reminder, Third Brother."

Li Chengze thanked him sincerely, and said with an inexplicable look: "I underestimated the prince and the queen."

"It's not too late to know."

Li Hongcheng was also shocked. If his third brother hadn't reminded them, they would all be kept in the dark. If the day really came when the vegetable inspection department was uncovered, his second brother would be badly wounded even if he didn't die.

At this moment, he became more determined to follow Li Chengzong.

At least from this incident, it seems that the second brother is not very reliable and he doesn't even know when he has suffered a loss.

On the other hand, if you follow Li Chengzong, even if you won't be able to become a dragon follower in the future, at least you will have a stable future.

Even if the prince finally ascends the throne, Li Chengzong can use his methods to preserve the lineage of the Prince Jing's Mansion.

Of course, if possible, Li Hongcheng would prefer that his third brother would sit on the throne in the end.

In his mind, among the candidates for the future throne, the crown prince is younger than the second in command, and the second in command is younger than Li Chengzong.

Li Chengze nodded to Li Hongcheng, then looked at Li Chengzong and thanked him again: "Thanks to my third brother for reminding me."

Li Chengzong shook his head and reminded him, "Brother, you have to give up what you should give up. Don't think about taking advantage of the matter of the Vegetarian Procuratorate. Lai Mingcheng will definitely ask the censor to investigate it strictly, and the Vegetarian Procuratorate will not be able to withstand the investigation. So you should compensate those who should be compensated and send those who should be sent to jail. If it is not openly related to you, the old man will definitely turn a blind eye. It is best not to touch the government offices under the harem in the future. The queen wants the crown prince to ascend the throne and vindicate her family. It is impossible for you to control it."

For now, Emperor Qing will not give up Li Chengze, the whetstone for balancing the court.

(End of this chapter)