There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 180 She has fallen out of favor

Li Shuchen lifted the carriage curtain, about to berate Li Wanbai, when he saw a dense crowd of people shoving and jostling each other to move forward.

No wonder Li Wanbai kept stopping and starting; if it wasn't its fault, she wouldn't scold it.

Li Shuchen sat back down in the car and asked...

Why are there so many people on the street?

Grape Return

"Miss, have you forgotten? Today is the day Zhu Haose will be executed. Everyone surely wants to see such a depraved person beheaded."

"They deserved it. Let's take a detour back to the inn."

"Yes, miss"

Li Shuchen disembarked from the carriage at the back gate of the inn.

Cook Wang stepped forward and said

"Miss, a brother and sister insist on seeing you and have been waiting here for two hours."

Siblings? Could it be that Liu San and Liu Ru have come looking for us?

Where are they right now?

"In a side room"

"Okay, Aunt Wang, go ahead and get busy."

Li Shuchen entered the side room.

"Flap" "Flap"

Two sounds, and the two knelt on the ground.

Liu San looked at Li Shuchen with delight and said

"My benefactor, I've finally found you! Ru'er, hurry!"

Liu San kowtowed to express his gratitude to his benefactor.

Liu Ru kowtowed to express his gratitude to his benefactor.

"What are you doing? Please get up quickly."

Li Shuchen bent down to help the two up, grabbing their arms and pulling hard. Hmm? He couldn't move them; they wouldn't get up no matter what he did. They were kneeling too firmly.

He sighed helplessly.

"I didn't tell Brother Liu his name because I didn't want your gratitude. This matter turned out this way thanks to the Prefect. You should go and thank the Prefect instead."

“My benefactor, if you hadn’t told me where my sister was and allowed me to beat the drum to appeal to the emperor, I wouldn’t have been able to appeal to the Shuntian Prefecture and rescue my sister.”

If you hadn't searched for me tirelessly all day just to tell me about my sister, I would have continued searching for her until the day I died. My sister is stubborn; if I had found her any later, she would surely have been humiliated and tortured to death by that Zhu Haoshe.

Liu San and Liu Ru's lives were given to them by their benefactor. They are willing to serve their benefactor as slaves and beg their benefactor to accept them.

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen quickly spoke up.

"Get up! Now that you've received the money, start your own business. Why should you succumb to others and become slaves?"

Liu Ru opened his mouth and said

"We have no way to repay the kindness our benefactors have shown us; we only wish to serve them for the rest of our lives."

Li Shuchen frowned as she advised.

"Oh, you all just need to live well, you don't need to serve me or work for me."

Liu San and Liu Ru remained kneeling, truly stubborn.

Li Shuchen thought for a moment and then spoke.

"How about this, my inn doesn't need many people for the time being. If we do need more, I can ask you to come and work at my inn, how about that?"

Liu San replied happily

"Yes, my benefactor. As long as you don't look down on us, we'll be content to help you. Our home is the second house inside Pingmin Alley."

Li Shuchen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; he had finally managed to fool them.

"Alright, get up now. Your legs must be numb from kneeling for so long."

Liu San and Liu Ru helped each other to their feet, and then Liu San opened a ceramic jar on the table and said...

"Our benefactor, we have nothing good to offer you, but please accept this wild honey."

Li Shuchen glanced at the two large earthenware jars on the table and knew that Liu San had been climbing the trees to collect honey quite often.

Look at the welts on his face and hands, they're almost completely covered by the stings.

Besides that, there was a large piece of pork on the table, a pile of vegetables and fruits, and some other miscellaneous items; it was clear that a considerable amount of money had been spent.

Li Shuchen said with a mixture of warmth and sadness.

"I love honey the most, thank you!"

Liu San scratched his head and said casually.

"Our benefactors, don't be so polite. If you like it, I'll get you another one."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen hurriedly waved his hand.

"No need, no need. If you keep poking, you'll get stung by bees and end up with a big pig's head."

“Pfft~hahahaha”

Liu Ru covered her mouth and laughed.

Liu San grinned foolishly.

Li Shuchen looked at the wound on Liu Ru's arm, which still had a lot of blood, and asked...

"How come Miss Ru'er's injuries are still so serious?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ru lowered her arm and pulled her sleeve to cover the wound.

"Don't worry, my benefactor, things will get better."

Liu San felt sorry for her.

"I told you to see a doctor, but you wouldn't listen to me."

"Brother, I'm fine, I'll be alright in a while."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen realized that the young lady Ru'er hadn't seen a doctor. The Xuanwei General had given them one hundred taels of silver as a consolation payment, so it couldn't be because they were short of money; it must be because of her wound, which was too embarrassing to talk about.

Ru'er was a young girl, and since most doctors in the capital were men, she was bound to be shy.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"Miss Ru'er, there's a doctor named Linglong at Qingde Medical Clinic. If you trust me, why don't you go there and have a look?"

"Thank you so much, my savior. A little medicine will do the trick."

"Dr. Linglong is a young woman; a young woman understands another young woman best, and she knows how to treat a young woman."

Liu Ru's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"In that case, Ru'er will listen to her benefactor and go to see Doctor Linglong."

Liu San said happily

"Our benefactor is truly amazing. No matter what I say at home, Ru'er won't listen, but she listens as soon as our benefactor speaks. Thank you so much, benefactor! Thank you so much, benefactor!"

"go quickly"

"Liu San takes his leave."

Liu Ru takes his leave.

Three Treasures Hall

Li Shuchen sat by the window, deep in thought. If she couldn't find Changning, she would ask her out. She refused to believe she couldn't get Changning to agree to meet her! What good excuse could she come up with?

Yes, the tenth day of the tenth lunar month is the "Perfect Ten" festival. On this day, people go to Ruyi Temple to pray for favorable weather and abundant harvests in the coming year.

She then used this as an excuse to invite Changning to visit Ruyi Temple. Changning loved playing with her, so she was sure she would go.

With this in mind, Li Shuchen began to write the invitation.

"The tenth day of the tenth lunar month is a festival of 'perfection in all things.' Li Shuchen cordially invites Princess Changning to go to Ruyi Temple to pray and celebrate the festival together. See you there!"

I also wrote a copy of the same invitation for Gu Ziying.

"Grape, deliver these two invitations to the Princess's residence and the Gu residence respectively."

"Yes, miss"

Hmph, once she sees Changning, she'll definitely interrogate her thoroughly about what she's been up to these past few days.

A day later, Grape brought the invitation and said...

"Miss, Princess Changning's reply."

Li Shuchen was extremely excited.

"Quick, let me see it. She must have agreed to visit Ruyi Temple with me."

"Li Shuchen, I have another invitation on the tenth of October, which I have already accepted. I apologize for not being able to accompany you. I will apologize to you another day."

Signed, Changning

Li Shuchen stood up abruptly after reading it.

"What, another invitation?"

Who arranged this?! Who arranged this?! Changning has a new love interest? Has she fallen out of favor?

Who exactly arranged this meeting with Changning?

With Li Shuchen out of favor, the days quickly passed until the tenth day of the tenth month.

Li Shuchen sat upright in front of the dressing table in the Sanbao Hall.

Because she wanted to pray for a bountiful harvest in the coming year, as a wealthy woman who owned three estates and grew many vegetables and fruits, she had to take it very seriously.

So she dressed herself up exceptionally beautifully, putting on her most presentable clothes and jewelry.

Li Shuchen was very satisfied with her reflection in the mirror.