"Sister, what happened?" Li Zhen asked carefully.

"Actually, it's nothing. After he took office, he didn't write a letter to me, but he wrote three letters to his mother. Just the day before I came back, my mother-in-law went to find her son. Like you, she didn't even leave a message, so Aunt Lin told me."

Speaking of this, Li Quan said angrily: "I don't know what I did wrong. It's just that I am a businessman. He feels embarrassed. Since that's the case, why did he disagree with me when I wanted to sell the wine shop? Why did he treat me like this?"

"Sister, it should have nothing to do with the wine shop."

"It's the problem with the wine shop, Azhen, I have sold the wine shop." Li Quan said calmly.

Li Zhen stood up in shock, "Big sister, why did you sell the wine shop? That's your hard work."

"There is no way. I want to keep my marriage. I think since the two cannot live together, I can only give up the wine shop. I have time to take care of Xiu'er. In addition, I have a manor, right?"

Li Zhen sat down slowly again. He was really sad for his eldest sister. She put in a lot of effort for the wine shop. Finally, she sold the wine shop for the sake of the affectionate man. Li Zhen didn't know what to say, but after a while he whispered: "Sister, there is something I've kept hiding from you."

"It's your brother-in-law and Lian'er's business."

Li Zhen was stunned. It turned out that the eldest sister knew that he nodded slightly, "It was this thing that I had caught them on the spot, so there was a gap between me and my brother-in-law."

Li Quan smiled bitterly and sighed, "Actually, I knew it a long time ago. Do you think I am stupid? I am actually pretending to be deaf and dumb. He always said that he had no concubine, so I asked him to marry Lian'er as his concubine. If I was right, Lian'er would be with him now. He wanted to marry a concubine and wanted to drink wine with other officials. I endured all this and thought I was a businessman, so I sold the shop, which would not affect his reputation. I did everything I should do. If he was still not satisfied, then I had no choice."

"When did Sister know?"

Li Zhen asked again: "I mean the matter between him and that maid."

Li Quan gently stroked Xiu'er who was already asleep in her arms, her eyes full of love. She raised her head and said to Li Zhen: "It was the last time he was knocked down by a leopard and was recuperating at home. I found that he secretly bought a small house for Lian'er outside Luoyang City. Lian'er's so-called visit to a relative's house in Hanzhong is a lie. She is actually in Luoyang. I know all of this. I just see when he told me clearly, but he never told me about Lian'er."

"Big sister, how is the manor now?" Li Zhen didn't want to talk about Cao Wen anymore, so he turned around.

"very nice"

When talking about the manor, Li Quan felt refreshed. She said with great enthusiasm: "The grapes are lush and green, and you will be able to harvest the first season today. This time I went to the manor with Qingyu, mainly to build a wine cellar. The secret you brought from Gaochang is really good, and it has helped me a lot."

"Sister, are you still going with Miss Wang?" Li Zhen asked with a frown.

"Hey, I'm going to talk to you again. Don't be with that girl Di all day long. Although she is good, she is better than Qingyu--, A Zhen, you are still young. Qingyu is really your good match. She is beautiful, virtuous, and has a gentle personality. She is many times stronger than the popular female Di. Just listen to the old sister's words.

"Sister, don't mention this matter." Li Zhen interrupted Li Quan impatiently.

Li Quan looked at him for a while, shook his head helplessly, stood up and smiled, "Okay, I won't talk about it today. I'll take you to see the yard you live in first. I'll make arrangements for you, and I'll make sure it's not an attic this time."

"To be honest, I'm really not familiar with this house." Li Zhen followed Li Quan to the backyard with a smile.

"Sister, how to deal with the old house? Are you keeping it?"

Li Quan smiled and said, "I plan to sell it. I like it. I said... you won't drive me out, right?"

Li Zhen stopped, and he suddenly remembered that Yao Xi asked him to buy a house, and said, "Sister, Xiaoxi is going to buy a house and ask him to come. If he sees it, it's better to sell it to him."

"Of course, if I want to buy it, I will sell it to him at the original price, and I won't make a penny. A Zhen, the price of the house has increased now, and that house will be sold at least 800 guan, which is said to be rising in the year," he said.

"Sister, I want to buy a good home in Chang'an."

"I am worthy of being my brother."

Li Quan raised his thumb and praised: "I have vision. I actually want to buy a shop in Chang'an. Wenyu introduced me to a prosperous shop. The monthly rent is enough for me to raise a beautiful woman. Now the housing prices in Chang'an are less than half of Luoyang, which is 60% lower than ten years ago. It is a good opportunity. It is better to do this. Anyway, I will go to Chang'an to buy a shop next month. Give me the money and I will help you buy a house together. I guarantee you to choose a beautiful house."

Li Zhen didn't say anything. Although the eldest sister didn't say anything, he vaguely felt that the eldest sister was already considering the worst.

At this moment, the butler, Uncle Lin, hurried over, bowed to Li Zhen, and handed an arrow to Li Zhen, "Someone came to find the young master just now and gave this arrow."

Li Zhen took the arrow and looked at it, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the person?"

"The man has left, he said the young master knows what's going on."

Li Zhen immediately said to Li Quan: "Sister, I have something to go out and come back later."

Anyefang is a famous yard near Tianjie. The reason why it is famous is that it is a gathering place for royal families. There are more than a dozen royal family mansions in the yard, including the station of Luling King Li Xian in the capital.

Like many shops in Luoyang, there is also a small wine shop near the Fangmen. The name of the wine shop is the same as the name of the shop, called Anye Wine Shop. However, the wine shop is located in a small alley, and there is only a lantern hanging at the entrance of the alley. If you are not very familiar with this wine shop, you may have ignored it.

At this time, the gate of the yard was not closed yet, a carriage stopped at the gate of Anyefang. Li Zhen came out of the carriage and handed a handful of money to the coachman, "Thank you, thank you.

"Young Master, do you need to wait for you?"

"No."

The carriage left immediately. Li Zhen walked into the gate, looked at both sides, found the orange-red lantern, and walked quickly into the alley.

When I walked into the restaurant, I saw that the restaurant was deserted and there were not many guests. The bartender warmly greeted me, "Is the young master alone?"

"I made an appointment with my friend at Qiuju House"

"Please follow me."

Li Zhen followed the bartender to the second floor. There were only four elegant rooms on the second floor, namely Chunlan, Qiuju, Dongmei, Xiahe, and Qiuju Houses were located at the innermost point. Li Zhen took out a Sogdian gold coin and gave it to the bartender, then pushed the door and entered the room.

The light in the room was very dark, and there was a person sitting behind a large table. Then a low voice came, "Is it Commander Li?"

“It’s right”

Li Zhen walked forward and saw a wide face appearing under the light. It was Li Xian's eldest son Li Chongrun. This was their appointment to meet. Li Zhen did not want Li Chongrun's carriage to always be parked at his doorstep, as it would cause unnecessary trouble.

They chose the place where they met in the Qiuju House in this tavern. This elegant room had been booked by Li Chongrun for many years. When Li Chongrun sent someone to send an arrow to Li Zhen's mansion, Li Zhen knew that Li Chongrun had something to look for him.

In fact, he knew that Li Xian must be in a hurry to find him, but he didn't expect that he was so anxious that his people arrived as soon as he returned home.

"President Li, please sit down"

Li Zhen was not polite, and sat down opposite Li Chongrun. Li Chongrun got up and poured him a glass of wine, and apologized: "I'm sorry, my father has been waiting for news from Commander Li, so after the inner guard returned to the official office, we knew about it and disturbed Commander Li's rest."

Li Zhen knew very well what Li Xian was waiting for. He took out the Xingtang League affidavit and several letters written by Li Xian to Li Yuanjia from his arms, and handed them to Li Chongrun, "What Ling Zun wants is here."

Li Chongrun quickly took the scroll and the letter. He didn't even have time to read the letter, so he slowly opened the scroll and saw his father's signature and handprints. It was exactly the same as what his father said. Li Chongrun was extremely excited. If it and the letter were retrieved, his father would not be involved in the Li Yuanjia rebellion case.

"Thank you, Commander Li"

Li Chongrun's voice was a little choked, and he respectfully bowed to Li Zhen, "We will remember the great kindness of Commander Li again. Please accept my bow."

Li Zhen quickly helped him up, "I can't bear the tribute of the eldest son. This is a little bit of power that Li Zhen has done for the Li royal family."

At this time, Li Chongrun remembered something. He took out a box from his arms, put it on the table and pushed it to Li Zhen, "This is my father's gift to you, please accept it."

Li Zhen opened the box and found a gold medal inside. The shady "Xingtang Club" on the gold medal was particularly dazzling under the light. It was exactly the same as the bronze medal he got in Fangzhou. Li Zhen picked up the gold medal, flipped over and looked carefully, and found his name engraved in the lower left corner of the back of the gold medal, but there was no name engraved on his bronze medal.

He suddenly wondered why he did not find Li Yuanjia's gold medal in Xingtang Club in the secret room. When he buried Li Yuanjia later, he did not find that Li Yuanjia had a gold medal with him. Li Zhen suddenly remembered Jiuzhi's golden armor and thought to himself, did Li Yuanjia's gold medal in Xingtang Club be won by Jiuzhi?

Li Zhen temporarily pressed this idea in his heart, and he looked at the gold medal repeatedly. Of course he knew the meaning of this gold medal, which proved that he was already a member of the Xingtang Association. Li Zhen couldn't help but smile curiously and asked, "Does there no more ceremony be held?"

Li Chongrun shook his head, "When Xingtang Association was first established, he needed to sign the alliance affidavit and press the fingerprints, but this was too risky. Later, when the members of Xingtang Association were developed, only two gold medal members needed to guarantee and recommend them to win the Xingtang Association gold or silver medal. Even if you joined Xingtang Association, this time you joined Xingtang Association was guaranteed by my father and Xiangwang, and you made an exception and gave you a gold medal."

"Why is giving me a gold medal an exception?"

Li Chongrun smiled and said, "Because only the royal family has gold medals. For example, many ministers and Guanlong nobles who joined the Xingtang Association are silver medals. For example, Su, who was executed not long ago, is indeed a member of the Xingtang Association. He is guaranteed by King Li Chong of Langya and King Li Yuanjia of Guangling, and he only has silver medals."

Li Zhen hesitated for a moment, "But although my surname is Li, I am not a royal family. Will this break the rules?"

"I don't know why, but my father is a very cautious person. Since he thinks you can win a gold medal, there are always reasons for him."

Li Zhen nodded silently. He had previously suggested that he wanted to join the Xingtang Association, but he didn't expect that he would get a joint recommendation from Li Xian and Li Dan, and he didn't expect that they would actually give him a royal family gold medal. Li Xian and Li Dan were both cautious people and would never do impulsive things, which made him puzzled.

However, Li Zhen did not continue to ask, but carefully held the gold medal. Li Chongrun said solemnly: "Commander Li, I must remind you that joining the Xingtang Association is of great importance. You must hold this gold medal carefully and keep the secret strictly. Even if you are your closest relatives, you cannot say it."
Chapter completed!