Chapter 212: A Thousand Miles of Poison (Part II)
"It's not Cheng Qian's news, but it has something to do with that stinky boy." Li Er was tossed by the eldest grandson queen and had no way, but he could bow his head and admit defeat.
"No news yet...... Empress Eldest Sun sighed with some disappointment, and pondered with the lotus seed soup.
Since Li Xiaogong left Chang'an, Empress Changsun has been counting the days almost with her fingers, calculating when Li Xiaogong will be able to arrive in Shandong and when there will be news back.
Li Chengqian caused too much trouble this time, and he rolled up 78,000 yuan of money, which has completely exceeded the bottom line of Lao Li's heart, and Empress Changsun herself didn't know how to help Li Chengqian exonerate after the fact.
"Okay, Guanyin, don't worry about that stinky boy, you are heavy now, and recuperation is the main thing." Lao Li took the lotus seed soup in the eldest grandson's hand, put it on the table, and helped her sit on the couch.
Just yesterday, after the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, the eldest grandson queen has become pregnant again, although there is no change in the body now, but the pregnancy reaction is not fake.
"Second brother, don't worry, it's still early." Li Er's concern made the eldest grandson's heart warm, and he said with a smile.
"Be careful, too." Li Er emphasized in an accentuated tone that he and his eldest grandson grew up together since childhood, and their relationship naturally cannot be compared with other concubines.
"Second brother, let's talk to the concubine about the clever things, or the concubine will not worry." The eldest grandson sat on the couch, leaned on Li Er's arms, and said softly.
"Do you remember what that stinky boy said before he left Chang'an? I threw it to the royal family. As if he had done something amazing, Li Er's tone of voice seemed very happy.
"Isn't that equivalent to roasting the Wang family on the fire?" Although Empress Changsun doesn't care about political affairs, this doesn't mean that she doesn't understand political affairs, so Li Er mentioned a beginning, and Changsun immediately reacted to what would happen.
"It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Since they can impeach my sons in Zongzheng Temple, I can roast them on the fire. A hint of coldness flashed in Li Er's eyes, and his words were full of domineering.
"Hmph, what's the cow, it's not that Gao Ming has paved the way ahead." The eldest grandson in Li Er's arms snorted lightly and said.
"Do you know what nickname your precious son has been given by the family?" was lifted by the eldest grandson, Li Erlao's face turned red, and he directly diverted the topic.
"What's the nickname?" At the mention of Li Chengqian, Empress Eldest Sun immediately came to her senses, sat up straight from Lao Li's arms and asked.
"The 'cancer' prince." I don't know if it's because it's ugly, or if I think there is a problem with the level of the family's nickname, in short, Lao Li doesn't seem very satisfied with his words.
"It's so ugly, these families are really getting more and more unpleasant." After hearing this, Empress Eldest Sun pursed her lips and said.
"I'm angry, of course, and ...... And they weren't wrong. Li Er seemed to remember something funny, and laughed as he spoke.
"What's wrong? Nickname? The eldest grandson asked suspiciously.
Li Er nodded, and said with an inexplicable smile on his face: "Yes, if you know the content of your precious son's legacy when he left Chang'an, you will know what the 'cancer' prince's poison is." β
"Second brother, Gao Ming is also your child, how can you say that." Hearing that Li Er also called Li Chengqian the 'tumor' prince, the eldest grandson said with some unhappiness.
"Import and export taxes, vehicle and vessel use taxes, road maintenance fees, toll fees, market management fees, property fees...... Oh, and the shared area. You calculate how much profit you can make in the mutual market after so many taxes and fees. Li Er did not stop talking because of the eldest grandson's displeasure, but spoke more energetically.
"All of this was all thought up by Gao Ming? How could he set up a name like this, it's really ......" Empress Changsun was taken aback by the more than ten tax items that Li Er said.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that. The city was built with my money, and the road was built with my money, so why should those families enjoy it in vain? Comrade Lao Li said that he simply took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the couch, and began to brag.
"That little bastard, sure enough, is my species, this trick is good enough, ring after ring, step by step. And the 'joint development' that this kid played in Qingzhou seems to be very good, and the government doesn't have to pay money, and he can make a lot of money. β
"Your Majesty, of course Gao Ming is your species, could it be that you are doubting that your concubine will not succeed?" Li Eryi, who was excited, said for a while, and was grabbed by the eldest grandson queen, and was counted.
"Guanyin, you don't know how happy I am, that kid from Chengqian has inspired me a lot in many ways in Shandong, so don't worry about him, I don't plan to pursue the matter of 78,000 yuan, just treat it as his pocket money."
"Pocket money?" Empress Eldest Sun was shocked in her heart, and her relaxed mood tightened again when she heard that Li Er did not pursue Li Chengqian: "Second brother, this money is too much, right?" After all, he is still a child, and it is not a good thing to have too much money in his hands. β
"Then he sent it to Chang'an, if I guessed correctly, I'm afraid that this inner library will be emptied by that kid." Li Er nodded, thinking that what the eldest grandson said was very reasonable, after all, 78,000 guan is really not a small amount, how can the inner treasury that is brought back and put into the palace be used as a faΓ§ade.
I really don't know what kind of expression this old man will look like after Li Xiaogong's messenger comes back a few days and tells Lao Li that all the 78,000 guan have been exchanged for food and daily necessities by Li Chengqian.
"What kind of inner library is empty, Gao Ming didn't move the inner library at all when he left, it was the concubine who looked at him with a bitter face and gave him two hundred taels of silver." Empress Eldest Sun frowned and said, unable to guess why Li Er said that the inner library was emptied.
"You gave two hundred taels?" Li Er's eyes glared at the boss.
"You gave it all, what else do I give." Just like Li Er said, Neiku is not rich, and Empress Eldest Sun naturally won't give more money.
"But I didn't give it, didn't you say that the kid is still young, and it's up to you." His Majesty Li Er said vigorously, without the slightest guilt of forgetting to give money.
"The second brother didn't give him money?" When Empress Changsun knew that Li Er didn't give Li Chengqian a penny, the boss with a pair of phoenix eyes widened: "You let Gao Ming take two hundred taels of silver to Shandong?" β
Comrade Lao Li was a little speechless when asked by his wife, and it seems that it is indeed not a problem when he thinks about it carefully, but it is not a big deal when he thinks about it again. Anyway, that kid has already arrived in Shandong, and he has swept away 78,000 yuan.
So Comrade Lao Li waved his hand indifferently, patted the dragon robe that didn't even have a pocket, and said to Empress Changsun: "It's okay, that kid is a rich man now, 78,000 yuan, much richer than me, and no one has stopped him from spending it." β
But is it really as simple as Li Er said?
If Li Chengqian heard the old man's words, he was afraid that he would cry even worse than Dou E, because Ya was about to be driven crazy by a group of people who asked for money.