Phi-Fic Chapter 274 Robbery
Chapter 274 Robbery
Li Zhu's wife, Erni, smiled and said, "This Guanyin statue is selling very well. This is the third batch to be made."
Li Zhi asked, "Why do I feel that this Guanyin statue looks a bit like the princess?"
When Li Zhu's wife heard this, she felt like she had found a soulmate: "At first glance, she looked like the princess too. But then I thought, isn't the princess the living Guanyin?"
Auntie Li asked Li Zhi how Qiao Ling, the girl next door, was doing. She'd been coming over a lot lately.
Li Zhi said calmly, "Mom, don't worry about my marriage. I can take care of it myself."
"Okay, okay, we won't tell you. Just keep it in your heart."
Li Zhi went into the house and took a nap, but he ended up sleeping until noon.
He woke up when Aunt Li called him to get up and eat. He picked up a steamed bun with some vegetables and walked outside, almost bumping into Qiao Ling.
Li Zhi blushed: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I have something to do and I'll leave first."
Qiao Ling's face flushed with shame. The pain of colliding with the man had not yet subsided. She stood there in a daze, staring at Li Zhijian's strong back.
Am I that terrible?
Is there something wrong that makes you leave in such a hurry?
Li Zhi returned to the palace and the doorman told him that the princess wanted to see him about something.
In the side hall, the princess was talking to Dingxiang Limu.
Li Zhi stepped forward and asked what the princess wanted to see him about.
"My Lanke Women's College has started recruiting students and will officially open in five days. You will be responsible for the physical education class." Ye Youlan handed a course schedule to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi was embarrassed: "Princess, I don't know how to be a teacher."
"Train the girls the same way you train your men, but at a lower level, just use one-tenth of the effort."
Li Zhi quickly waved his hands: "No, I can't grasp the right balance."
Ye Youlan's face was stern: "I'm not discussing with you, I'm ordering you."
Leaving the side hall, Li Mu comforted Li Zhi: "This is the benefit given to you by the princess, why don't you know how to appreciate it?"
Li Zhi was puzzled.
"You are not a child anymore. The princess has mentioned to the prince several times that they should consider your marriage, but you have not yet shown any interest. So the princess asked you to teach those girls. Maybe you will meet a woman you like."
Li Zhi curled his lips and said, "You're also single, why don't you fight for this benefit?"
Li Mu chuckled: "I'm only eighteen, so there's no rush to wait two years. But you're already twenty-three, you can't delay any longer."
Li Zhi asked if the prince had woken up.
Li Mu looked around and whispered, "He's still awake. What time did you and the prince come back yesterday? Why is the prince so tired?"
Li Zhi smiled awkwardly: "I came back at 11:00 AM. I was out running all day yesterday."
The Seventh Prince slept soundly until dark. He opened his eyes and stretched, and suddenly saw Ye Youlan lying on the couch on her side, looking at him with a smile. He quickly pulled the thin quilt over his head.
Ye Youlan came over, pulled the quilt off his face, and smiled sweetly: "Prince, are you still hungry?"
The Seventh Prince reached out and took her into his arms. He rolled over and covered her, his fingers gently caressing her lips. "I'm very satisfied with your performance last night. Will you reward me like this from now on?"
Ye Youlan was so embarrassed that she quickly covered his mouth: "Isn't your waist sore?"
"The pain will go away after a good sleep."
"But you begged for mercy yesterday?"
"I did it on purpose, because I was afraid you couldn't handle it."
"Let's rest for two days."
The Seventh Prince got up to eat. Yueyue asked him, "Father, please eat slowly. Don't choke."
"Yueyue is so good."
"Father, we had barbecued skewers yesterday. They were delicious. Mother ordered so many, and we didn't spend a penny."
The Seventh Prince said as he ate, "Are you guys eating a free meal?"
Yueyue smiled: "Someone is treating us."
The Seventh Prince stopped and looked at Ding Yu beside him, asking what was going on. Ding Yu briefly explained.
"Let Li Mu bring more guards with him when he goes out next time."
After dinner, the Seventh Prince took Yueyue for a walk in the garden to help digest the food. Yueyue wondered, "Father, why don't you let mother walk with you?"
"Your mother has something to take care of. Wouldn't it be okay for me to ask Yueyue to accompany me?"
Yueyue sighed: "I have to study during the day, take care of my brother, and walk with you. I'm so tired."
The Seventh Prince couldn't help but laugh: "If you're a little tired, your mother can rest a little longer."
After walking around the rockery five times, someone finally came to rescue Yueyue.
Ding Yu came over and shouted, "Little Princess, you need to take a bath and rest."
Yueyue felt like she had been pardoned, and quickly ran towards Ding Yu, fearing that her father would call her back.
The Seventh Prince frowned slightly. Am I so unlikable?
The next day, Master Ding had the iron plate delivered. Ye Youlan asked someone to go to the study to call Mr. Chen, Zhao Zicheng and Jinbao. Ding Xiaoshan followed them before they left the study.
Ye Youlan loudly announced that they would have teppanyaki tonight.
So under Ye Youlan's command, iron plate fried rice, fried noodles, roasted lamb, and various vegetables were served. Ye Youlan asked them to eat slowly, as there was still a iron plate roasted rice cake that had not been served yet.
The rice cake is baked until both sides are golden brown and brushed with sweet bean sauce. It is fragrant, sweet and crispy, and is the favorite of little ones.
Ye Youlan reminded that this is not easy to digest, and each person can eat up to two slices, and Yueyue is only allowed to eat one.
"Mom, I want to eat two slices."
"No, children have weak stomachs and can't digest too much food."
Ye Youlan didn't dote on Yueyue at all. She asked Ding Yu to keep an eye on Yueyue and not let her eat too much.
Mr. Chen asked if the Seventh Prince was not at home?
Ye Youlan whispered, "The prince is in the study. The children can't let him go if he comes, so they didn't let him come over."
In fact, the Seventh Prince was not in the study at this time. Someone just came to report that the goods of the embroidery workshop were robbed on the way to Qingzhou, and two people in the caravan were injured.
So the Seventh Prince advised not to tell the princess about this matter for the time being, and he would take people to investigate first.
Qiao Luochuan went to the embroidery workshop and told his father-in-law and mother-in-law not to tell the embroiderer about this matter for the time being. Everyone should go about their work as normal tomorrow, and the Seventh Prince will bring people to retrieve the goods.
Uncle Li was worried: "We spent a long time working on that batch of goods. It would be a shame to lose it."
Qiao Luochuan subconsciously asked what the goods were. There had been no problems before, so why did this batch of goods have problems?
"It's a purple Guanyin statue. The first two batches were all white Guanyin statues. Purple Guanyin statues are rare and precious. I guess the bad guys are targeting them."
"Do you have any samples?"
Uncle Li took a painting and said, "There are no samples, only this portrait of Guanyin."
Qiao Luochuan only took one look and found that the Guanyin statue's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to the princess's. He was startled. Was Song Wen doing it intentional or unintentional?
The Seventh Prince, along with a dozen guards, searched along the way and soon found the goods in a ravine. They also captured a person who was watching the goods.
There was no need for torture, and the people who were looking at the goods honestly confessed that they were a group of vagrant criminals who heard from the caravan that the goods were in great demand, so they rebelled for the money.
"What about the rest?"
The man said with a bitter face: "They said they would come to pick up the goods in a while, but they still haven't come in several hours. I don't know what's going on."
The Seventh Prince asked the guards to deliver the goods to Qingzhou first, while he took the rest of the people to guard here.