There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 211 Killing Yu Ying

"Yu Ying, are you well? Today is New Year's Day. Did you eat dumplings?"

I ate dumplings! Daddy made them. They were all wrappers with no filling, like eating flatbread, but I still finished them all. Pretty impressive, huh? Yuying, you absolutely must eat dumplings with thin wrappers and lots of filling; those are the most delicious!

With the Lunar New Year approaching, Yu Ying must be most worried about Aunt Liang. Don't worry, Chang Ning and Zi Ying visit her often; Aunt Liang is doing well.

By the way, Yuying, Ziying, Changning, and I had hot pot together. It was so delicious! When you come back victorious, I'll treat you to some, okay?

The war has been going on for four months now. Yuying, are you tired? Take good care of yourself in Qingzhou. You need to eat well and stay warm so you have the strength to win the battle.

Happy New Year! I can't do anything for you, but I wish you peace, good health, and all the best.

—Li Shuchen

Li Shuchen finished writing the letter, folded it, and put it away. He would have Grape deliver it the next day.

The next day, on the other side of Weijing

"Your Majesty, Li Shuchen has written another letter to Liang Yuying."

"Bring it to me and see"

"Your Majesty, please look."

"More useless nonsense. Didn't you say Li Shuchen was seriously injured, unconscious, and about to die? How did she come back to life? And now she even has the strength to write a letter to Liang Yuying? I gave you two teams of elite troops to assist her, and what happened? Neither Princess Changning nor Li Shuchen died. A bunch of useless trash."

"The subordinate is aware of his crime."

"Is Li Shuchen really that powerful? Over a hundred men couldn't kill her?"

"I examined Li Shuchen's internal strength; although he possesses it, it is weak, clearly indicating he has only recently begun practicing martial arts."

"Then tell me, what happened?"

"Many of the princess's shadow guards and personal guards also went that day."

"Hmph, those two aren't important. What's important is Liang Yuying. Find a way to kill her in Qingzhou."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Li Shuchen stayed in bed for another ten days, finally completing a month of bed rest, and was able to walk for longer periods than before.

She put on her coat and, while Changning and Putao were both away, finished writing the poem she had long wanted to compose.

There are always heartless men in the world.

"Honeyed words and a hidden agenda are truly annoying."

"Deceiving hearts, bodies, and money"

"Only for my own bright future"

"Girl, open your eyes wide and look!"

"See if he is sincere."

Don't take things lightly.

"It depends on scarcity; we're willing to give."

If a mistake has already been made

"Turning back in time is the right thing to do."

"There are plenty of beautiful women everywhere under the sun."

Why cling to something so mediocre?

After writing it, he added the words "rich woman" as usual, folded it up, and tucked it into his sleeve, planning to go out and distribute it the next day.

The next day, the sun shone brightly, and the temperature was slightly chilly. She took several tens of thousands of taels of silver with her in her pocket, intending to go and check out the mansion. She got out of bed.

"Grape, change your clothes and go out."

"Miss, you've only just recovered, how can you go out?"

Grape quickly grabbed her coat and draped it over Li Shuchen's shoulders.

Princess Changning walked over aggressively upon hearing this.

"Li Shuchen, you've barely gotten out of bed and you already want to run around? You're not allowed to go."

Li Shuchen grabbed Princess Changning's sleeve and acted coquettishly.

"Oh dear~, Changning~, I've been cooped up inside for over a month, I'm practically moldy! I've always wanted to buy a house, and now that I have a little money, I want to go take a look~, let me go~, Changning~, will you come with me? Let's look at things together."

Princess Changning looked at Li Shuchen's rosy face and relented.

"Alright then, ride in my carriage. It's comfortable and won't tire you out."

"Okay, Changning is the best."

Li Shuchen, having dressed, took Princess Changning's arm and stepped out of the house, only to bump into the Eighth and Ninth Princes.

"We will go with you, Miss."

Li Shuchen waved his hand and said

"I'm just going to buy a house; there's no danger. You don't need to follow me."

Old Eight spoke with righteous indignation

"No, we absolutely cannot let what happened last time repeat itself. It was our dereliction of duty not to protect Miss. If it happens again, we are willing to atone with our lives."

"Oh dear, what's with all this talk of dying during the New Year? I was in such a rush last time that I didn't have time to tell you. Next time there's any event, I'll definitely invite you all, okay?"

The eighth and ninth brothers remained unmoved by these words and firmly blocked Li Shuchen's path.

Princess Changning tugged at Li Shuchen and said...

"Li Shuchen, they are highly skilled in martial arts. It's good to have them protect you. I don't want you to experience what happened last time."

"Alright, alright, you can just follow from the shadows."

The eighth and ninth brothers clasped their hands in greeting.

"Yes, miss"

Li Shuchen glanced at the eight and nine women who had climbed onto the roof, and sighed softly. It wasn't that she didn't want to bring them along, but the two of them gave off a fierce and menacing aura, and she was afraid of scaring others and affecting her performance. So, she could only let them follow her from the shadows.

After boarding Princess Changning's carriage, Li Shuchen asked...

"Does anyone in Changning know where houses are bought and sold?"

"Just come with me."

Li Shuchen followed Princess Changning into a shop, where a proprietress warmly greeted them.

"Distinguished guests, please come inside."

The proprietress served tea to the two of them with a smile and asked...

"I have land, shops, and houses here. Would you two distinguished guests like to rent or buy them?"

Li Shuchen spoke.

"Buying a two-courtyard house, does the landlady have any available?"

"Yes, esteemed guest, please wait a moment."

The proprietress turned and walked to a set of wooden boxes, quickly rummaged through them, and then placed a few contracts in front of Li Shuchen with a smile.

"Miss, please take a look at these property deeds. Is there any that you like?"

After reading it, Li Shuchen pointed to the contract in the middle and said...

“This one is pretty good.”

The proprietress immediately picked up the contract and showed it to Li Shuchen.

"Young lady, you have excellent taste. This deed is the best here; it can be bought for only twelve thousand taels of silver."

Li Shuchen frowned upon hearing this.

"Twelve thousand taels of silver? That's too expensive!"

The landlady pointed to the location of the property deed.

"Young lady, please look. This Happiness Lane is newly built, located in the heart of Weijing. It boasts beautiful scenery and convenient transportation. This price is already very reasonable."

Li Shuchen pleaded pitifully.

"Boss lady, I only have ten thousand taels of silver."

Princess Changning was about to speak when Li Shuchen knew what she wanted to say, so he secretly pinched her, and Princess Changning wisely shut her mouth.

Upon hearing this, the landlady quickly put down the property deed she was holding and picked up other property deeds.

"Ten thousand taels of silver! Miss, take a look at these; these can all be bought for under ten thousand taels of silver."

Li Shuchen shook his head and refused, pointing to the deed that the landlady had placed down.

"I don't want any of these, I only like this."

The proprietress was troubled and tentatively began to speak.

"How about I give you a discount of five hundred taels of silver, young lady?"

Li Shuchen said again

"I only have ten thousand taels of silver."

The proprietress said again

"That's a discount of one thousand taels of silver?"

Li Shuchen said, word by word

"I'll say it again, I only have ten thousand taels of silver."

The proprietress frowned slightly and said

"Young lady, I really can't lower the price any further, or I'll be losing money."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen pulled Princess Changning to her feet and said...

"Let's go check out other houses."

The two turned around and slowly walked out the door.

Seeing that they were determined to leave, the proprietress hurriedly said

"Hey girl, come back, come back! Ten thousand taels it is!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen's lips curled into a smile, and he pulled Princess Changning back.