hsntnovel Chapter 2252 Wu Meiniang's Idea
Chapter 2252 Wu Meiniang's Idea
Li Shen's hand holding the letter was shaking with anger. He had never expected that his father would play hard to get.
I was wondering why there was no mention of money in the letter, and I thought his father had changed his mind.
Now it seems that not only has he not changed his nature, but he has even bigger ambitions.
When did his father learn the trick of green tea? And he used it so skillfully.
The letter from his mother was full of blame, saying that he should not take the money of those officials, and that he was corrupt and abused his power for personal gain.
She also told her the seriousness of what Li Shimin had said, and said that His Majesty was very worried about him.
Let him hand over all the property he has obtained, and only in the name of Your Majesty can his safety be guaranteed.
After seeing this, Li Shen was already furious.
"You are so amazing! You actually stole my house."
Li Shen gritted his teeth. This time he didn't steal from his own home, but from his mother's home.
My mother is the most law-abiding person. The education and feudal ideas she received since childhood have been deeply rooted in her.
In the pre-Sui Dynasty, she was a lady from a prominent family.
She attached great importance to the imperial class, which led to her wanting Li Shen to abide by the rules and fearing that Li Shen would do something wrong and be punished one day.
In fact, it’s not just Concubine Wei, basically everyone in this society is like this.
Since ancient times, there has been a strict hierarchical system, which is called etiquette.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I wonder what has made you angry?"
At this time, Wu Meiniang came over with a square plate with a bowl of medicinal soup on it.
"What else could it be? The only person in this world who can make me this angry is my father."
Li Shen sat down angrily.
"Haha, Your Highness, drink this bowl of ginseng soup first. If you have anything to say, please tell me. I can also give you some advice."
When Wu Meiniang heard that it was because of His Majesty, she smiled slightly. This kind of thing was commonplace and not surprising.
Prince Ji seems to have a conflicting horoscope with Your Majesty, and the two of them like to scheme against each other and fight with each other.
"Read it yourself." Li Shen said as he placed the letter on the table, picked up the ginseng soup and began to drink it.
Wu Meiniang first picked up Li Shimin's letter and read it, but did not find anything wrong. Although she later picked up Concubine Wei's letter,
After reading for a while, she finally understood why Li Shen was angry. From the content of the letter, it was obvious that His Majesty had gone to see Concubine Wei and made alarmist remarks.
Seeing this, Wu Meiniang couldn't help laughing. This father and son, an emperor and a prince, actually used all kinds of tricks.
Your Majesty should know that if you ask for money from Prince Ji, Prince Ji will definitely not give it to you, or he will not give it to you so readily.
Even if I gave him money, it wouldn't be much, so I played hard to get. I didn't ask for money in my letter.
Instead, Concubine Wei suggested giving the money to His Majesty. This father and son are so interesting.
"Your Highness, there's no need to be so angry about this. The Imperial Concubine is just worried and worried that you might go astray.
As long as the prince writes a letter to the imperial concubine, telling her everything that happened here, I believe the imperial concubine will understand the prince's situation."
After reading the letter, Wu Meiniang smiled and comforted Li Shen.
"I am not angry because of Mother's rebuke, nor because Mother asked me to take the money out.
I am angry that Your Majesty would do such a despicable thing. It is too shameful."
"Shh~~~"
Hearing Li Shen shouting so loudly, Wu Meiniang quickly pressed her fingers on Li Shen's mouth.
"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words, for walls may have ears.
A son should not speak of his father's faults, and a minister should not expose his sovereign's faults. Your Highness's behavior is a serious taboo. If anyone hears and reaches His Majesty, Your Highness will be punished again."
Wu Meiniang reminded softly, "This place is not like Prince Ji's Mansion. There are outsiders everywhere."
"What are you afraid of?" Li Shen suddenly stood up after taking off Wu Meiniang's finger and shouted outside:
"I want him to hear it, to know that I will not associate with such despicable means!!"
After shouting for the end, Li Shen felt refreshed and finally got rid of the depression in his heart.
It seems that it is good to shout more when there is nothing to do, and complaining is also good for physical and mental health.
It’s a pity that it’s his own father this time, otherwise Li Shen could scold him for a quarter of an hour without repeating himself.
"Your Highness, please calm down. You must not get yourself hurt by anger."
When Wu Meiniang saw Li Shen acting so crazy, she hurried forward to persuade him.
"Mei Niang, do you think I should give His Majesty some money? I did make quite a bit of money from that case, around 1.3 million strings of cash."
After calming down, Li Shen sat down again and continued to drink the soup with the bowl in his hand.
"Your Highness, I think it's a good idea to pay a little money to buy peace. Besides, besides the Xizhou case, doesn't Your Highness have other things that need your Majesty's help?
Give more this time, Your Majesty, don't ask for too much next time, right?"
After pondering for a moment, Wu Meiniang gave her own thoughts.
Li Shen was stunned at first, but then he quickly understood what Wu Meiniang meant. He happily took Wu Meiniang's hand and pulled her into his arms:
"Haha... Mei Niang, you've really thought it through. No wonder the princess asked me to bring you along.
You are truly my think tank.
You're right. Since he asked for it this time, won't he be embarrassed to ask for it next time?"
Li Shen suddenly came to his senses. He still had a big matter that his father needed to settle, which was the looting of the workshop area.
Although there is no evidence to prove that he did it this time, it does not prevent various forces from putting the blame on him.
Many things do not necessarily require evidence, as long as you know that you did it.
This time, most of the powerful people in the Tang Dynasty have been affected, and these people will definitely not let it go.
If he wants to escape unscathed, he has to rely on his father in Chang'an City. Even the prince is useless.
If you ask someone to do something for you, you must give some compensation, especially his father, he will definitely ask for a high price.
If I give more now, will I feel embarrassed to raise the price?
"How much does the prince plan to give to Your Majesty?" Wu Meiniang asked curiously.
Li Shen hesitated for a moment and said:
"What do you think of 100,000 strings of cash?"
"......" Wu Meiniang was speechless. You collected more than 1.3 million strings of cash and only gave His Majesty 100,000 strings of cash. Isn't this a deliberate provocation?
If that's the case, it's better not to give it.
Seeing Wu Meiniang's expression, Li Shen knew that his price was too low. But he felt bad if he took too much.
"Two hundred thousand strings of cash?" Li Shen asked tentatively.
Wu Meiniang shook her head slightly when she heard this and said:
"Your Majesty, since you are going to do something big, don't be so stingy. I think it would be better to give Your Majesty 500,000 strings of cash.
And tell him about the workshop as well. If His Majesty accepts the money, he might just help you with this matter.
Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?”
(The saying "When illness strikes, it's like a mountain falling" is so true. Only at this time do we realize how fragile we are.)