Shangguan Wan'er returned to her government office worriedly, walked into the room, and Li Zhen, who was waiting for tea, quickly stood up. He saw Shangguan Wan'er's face was worried and asked, "What happened?"

Shangguan Wan'er sat in her seat for a moment, as if she had not heard Li Zhen's questions. At this time, the maid Xiao E walked in with two cups of tea. Shangguan Wan'er slowly took a sip of tea, then sighed and said to Li Zhen: "The Lord ordered Lai Junchen to investigate the assassination case."

"Does Sheren think it's inappropriate to come to Junchen to investigate?" Li Zhen asked again.

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head slowly, "This person has always been good at taking advantage of the situation and using any means. The case he presided over the investigation will lead to unjust cases. If he was asked to investigate the assassination case, I don't know what the result will be. Maybe it will eventually turn into a bitter plan made up by myself."

"Not so!"

"What's wrong!"

Shangguan Wan'er sneered, "Xue Huaiyi was killed in the end. Although it was the decision of the emperor himself, it was my planner. I know her too well. If she regrets her a little, she will definitely take her anger on me and turn around and use this case to punish me. It is entirely possible!"

Only then did Li Zhen understand Shangguan Wan'er's worries. It turned out that Wu Zetian regretted executing Xue Huaiyi. Although it sounded a bit incredible, the saint's intention was unpredictable. Since even Shangguan Wan'er, who knew Wu Zetian best, said this must have a basis.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "I have been thinking about this just now. This matter should be extremely secret. Only the parties involved knew about it. However, this matter spread throughout the court and the country, causing a lot of controversy. In the end, even the emperor knew about it. This was obviously a person who was interested in making trouble and wanted to use this assassination to achieve some of his own goals. Now that I can participate in it again, I think the situation will become more complicated and may not necessarily turn into a bitter plan for the servants to worry about."

Shangguan Wan'er pondered for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "You are right. The water in this assassination case is very deep. I don't want to get involved easily. Just watch on the shore. However, we must also be vigilant and resolutely stop this case from developing to our disadvantage."

Shangguan Wan'er stood up and walked a few steps with her hands behind her back, then turned to look at Li Zhen and said, "If you find something, you should discuss it with me in time and never act without authorization."

Shangguan Wan'er gave up her commanding tone and changed to a negotiated tone to show respect for Li Zhen. Li Zhen was very satisfied with the change in her attitude and smiled and bowed slightly, "Li Zhen is willing to serve Shangguan's servant at any time!"

Shangguan Wan'er's face turned red, and her white teeth gently bit her plump red lips, her eyes were as charming as waves, and she glanced at him gently, but she didn't know where she was thinking?

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After leaving the palace, Li Zhen returned to his home. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the giggle of his eldest sister. A sudden surprise surged in his heart. The eldest sister was back.

At this time, a maid ran into the house to report. Li Quan came out of the room with Xiu'er in his arms, and smiled at Li Zhen from afar, "I'm back, don't you come and say hello?"

"When will Sister come back?" Li Zhen walked forward with a smile and asked.

"I came back yesterday. I heard you were out too?"

"I guard Shangguan Sheren back to his hometown to worship his ancestors and only came back this morning."

Li Zhen walked up and pinched Xiu'er's little face. During the time when the eldest sister left home, he had to tease her for a while almost every day. The little guy had already met him, spread his arms and shouted something vaguely?

Li Zhen wanted to hug her by himself. He brought the child over, kissed her red face and said with a smile: "Let's not want mother anymore, live with my uncle!"

"Go! What are you talking nonsense?"

Li Quan twisted his ear, carried the child over, and smiled and said, "Go to have lunch, I have something to discuss with you!"

Li Zhen followed his eldest sister into the back hall, and the food was placed on the table, but Cao Wen was not seen. Li Zhen had hardly seen Cao Wen during the period when Li Quan went out. It is said that he was doing his best to prepare for the imperial examination, so Li Zhen was too lazy to ask him.

"How is the situation in which my eldest sister goes to Lingzhou?" Li Zhen sat down and asked with a smile.

"You have a meal first, and I'll tell you slowly."

After Li Quan came back, he was busy and sorted out the wine shop, counted the inventory, and calculated the accounts. She had no time to consider the Lingzhou Manor. It happened that the brothers came back at noon today, and she remembered the manor's affairs and wanted to discuss the manor with Li Zhen. Although the land deed of the manor was in her hands, she had not signed and sealed it on it. After all, the Wang family gave up huge benefits. Without the consent of the brothers, she did not dare to accept this interest easily.

Li Quan handed Xiu'er over to Aunt Lin. She went back to her room to get the land deed, put it on the table and pushed it to Li Zhen, "Look at this!"

While eating, Li Zhen looked through the land deed and smiled, "Have the eldest sister bought the manor of 5,000 acres?"

"Did you see that I haven't signed the seal yet? The land deed was taken back, but you don't agree. How dare I sign it?"

"Why?"

Li Zhen put down the chopsticks strangely, picked up the deed and looked carefully, and then he realized that it was the Wang family's manor, which was transferred to Li Quan for 8,000 guan. Li Zhen frowned: "The five thousand acres of land actually cost only 8,000 guan. This is too cheap!"

"That's right! The land outside Luoyang City costs fifty guan per acre. Although Lingzhou is a little remote, it still costs eight guan per acre. The 5,000 acres of land is worth at least 40,000 guan. The Wang family sold it to me at 20%. Although I kept saying that it was cheaper to buy it from the Wang family, how dare I ask for it? Tell me, can I make this transaction?"

"Has Wang Qingyu also gone to Lingzhou with you?"

Li Quan nodded, "She said she had nothing to do, so she just went with me. Actually, I knew that when she learned that I was going to Lingzhou to buy land, she had decided to sell the Wang family's manor in Lingzhou to me. She knew that I only had 10,000 guan, so she only sold me 8,000 guan."

"Why did she do this?" Li Zhen asked in confusion.

"It's not just to repay your kindness! She said you have kindness to the Wang family in Songshan, didn't you?"

Only then did Li Zhen remember the incident in Songshan. It turned out that Wang Qingyu had not forgotten that he had borrowed his eldest sister to buy a manor in Lingzhou to repay him. Of course, Wang Qingyu did not dare to sell the five thousand land at will at a low price. It can be seen that this was also what the Wang family meant. Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a little favor with Wang Qingyu.

Li Zhen thought about it and asked again: "Does the eldest sister of that manor want it?"

"Why don't I want it?"

Li Quan sighed, "The manor is very suitable for planting grapes regardless of soil, sunshine, and irrigation, which is no less than Gaochang. I can grow the best grapes and make the best wines, but... I don't know what to say."

Li Zhen smiled and said, "If the eldest sister likes that kind of manor, she can accept it."

"But--"

Li Quan hesitated and said, "The manor of 40,000 guan is sold to me for 8,000 guan. A Zhen, this favor is too great, and I am afraid it will affect your reputation."

"I know that I will return the favor to the Wang family in the future. As for my reputation, I know in my heart and will not be affected. My eldest sister will accept it."

Li Quan was suddenly overjoyed. Of course she wanted the manor. As long as the brother agreed, she could accept it. Li Quan immediately said happily: "Since you agreed, I will sign and seal it."

Li Zhen nodded with a smile, Li Quan was extremely happy and immediately said: "You eat slowly first, and I will take a good look at the contract. If there is no problem, the deal will be completed the day after tomorrow."

The reason why Li Quan rushed back to Luoyang was not because she wanted to discuss the manor with her brothers, but because the imperial examination was about to begin, which was related to her husband's future, as well as her status and destiny.

Although I heard that my brother was promoted to a title and became an official, he was a brother after all. The title of a decree lady could not be worn on her, and it was enjoyed by her sister-in-law. If she wanted to become a prestigious official lady, she had to let her husband pass the imperial examination and become a county magistrate, governor, etc.

During this period, Cao Wen tried hard to lock himself in the room and study day and night. In addition to ensuring her husband's diet and rest, Li Quan also wanted to do something for her husband.

After thinking about it, Li Quan would rather ask for the blessing of the Bodhisattva. It is said that Manjushri Bodhisattva in Huayan Temple is more effective and is a must-see place for the imperial examination. After dinner, Li Quan did not care whether his brothers wanted or not, so he forced Li Zhen to Huayan Temple to make a wish for Manjushri Bodhisattva.

Li Zhen had nothing to do in the afternoon, but he didn't want to ask Cao Wen for any Bodhisattva to make any wishes. He had always been resentful of Cao Wen's actions. Moreover, when he suspected that his eldest sister was not in Luoyang, Cao Wen secretly went to find Xiao Lian. However, he had no evidence, so he couldn't say much?

"Big sister, I have something to do in the afternoon, so you can go by yourself!"

"You just said that it's okay in the afternoon and you have to rest at home. As soon as you say you're going out with me, you'll have something to do. Will you go?" Li Quan glared at his eyes, and reached out to pull Li Zhen's ears again.

Li Zhen had no choice but to raise his hand and said, "I'll just accompany you, but I don't want to ask for any Bodhisattva, you can worship yourself."

"If you don't bow, don't bow, but don't say it out. If you say it out, your heart will be dissatisfied. It's useless for me to kowtow a hundred more!" Li Quan complained and cleaned up, then took his brother out.

Not far from Huayan Temple, located in Jiashanfang, south of the South City, is a medium-sized temple with more than 300 monks. The most famous temple is Manjushri Bodhisattva it worships.

The temple specially built the Manjushri Temple. Every year, a large number of scholars come to burn incense and worship, asking Manjushri Bodhisattva to bless him with imperial examinations and high school. There are fireworks all year round.

Li Quan felt a little regretful as soon as he walked into the temple. He saw that people were surging in front of the Manjushri Temple. At least thousands of scholars were worshiping Manjushri Bodhisattva. Everyone was so pious that it made people feel that the Bodhisattva could not bless them.

Li Quan beat a drum in her heart. She pulled her brother aside and whispered: "A Zhen, is the Bodhisattva a little too busy and can you care about us?"

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Chapter completed!