Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 278 Making trouble

Xiao Bao felt aggrieved: "Mr. Song, I really don't understand. You work under the Seventh Prince, why do you do these things? As far as I know, the Seventh Prince and you have no grudges."

Xiao Bao paused and said, "Also, it would be a miracle if these little tricks could succeed on someone else's territory?"

Song Wen looked at Xiao Bao coldly. That familiar look came back and he couldn't help but shiver.

"I know it's impossible to succeed, but I just don't want him to have a stable life. Why should my family be broken up and my wife and children separated, while he has a son and a daughter and a happy family?"

Xiao Bao called out softly, "Li Zong."

Ah!

Song Wen responded, and Xiao Bao was so scared that his legs went weak and he fainted.

After a long time, Xiao Bao slowly woke up and saw Song Wen staring at him with a playful smile on his face. He was so scared that he knelt on the ground: "Master Song, I don't know anything, please let me go."

Song Wen kicked him: "You just called me Li Zong, what the hell are you doing? Are you trying to scare me to death?"

Xiao Bao was a little confused when he heard this: "Are you really not possessed by the young master?"

"I'm not that idiot your young master is!"

Xiao Bao patted his chest and said, "That's great. It's just that you and Li Zong are quite similar sometimes. I always suspect that you are possessed by the young master."

Song Wen flicked his forehead with his hand: "You've read too many storybooks!"

Xiao Bao was unhappy: "Then why did you say that your wife and children were torn apart and your family was destroyed?"

"I'm speaking up for Li Zongming. Actually, Ye Youlan and I have a grudge against each other." Then Song Wen told about the incident in the restaurant where Ye Youlan and Chen Xiaoling beat him up.

Xiao Bao felt very sympathetic. All men have to save face. To be beaten by a woman in public and insulted with silver was intolerable.

"Mr. Song, I support you in your revenge. By the way, I will help my young master to take revenge."

Mr. Song's face was gloomy. "Find someone to burn down the embroidery workshop. If that burns down the entire street, I wonder what will happen to Ye Youlan and the Seventh Prince?"

Xiao Bao grinned: "Isn't this too cruel?"

"Find someone to set the fire, then give him some money and run away without anyone noticing."

Xiao Bao went down to make the arrangements, but he was worried about who to pick. These refugees were all idle scoundrels, and he had placed them in different places. They were well fed and well fed, while he lived in fear every day. If it weren't for marrying Caiwei, he really wanted to leave.

Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince to increase the number of personnel near the embroidery workshop. What happened recently was all aimed at the embroidery workshop. If the person behind the scenes fails, he will definitely come up with another plan. We have to be on guard.

The Seventh Prince called Li Zhi to make arrangements, but after calling a few times without any response, he remembered that Li Zhi had gone home. He called Li Mu and asked him to make arrangements.

Li Mu transferred twenty soldiers from the mansion and divided them into five groups. From Chenshi to Shenshi, each group patrolled for one hour near the embroidery workshop. He also arranged two secret guards to lurk on the roof.

As expected, the trap was set up, and the person who fell into it was waiting. While patrolling, the palace soldiers caught a drunkard nearby. He was holding a bald pot scrubber in his hand, and it smelled strongly of alcohol.

When the palace guards saw him, he was about to light a fire, but unfortunately his hands shook a few times and he was caught red-handed.

Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince if he thought these people looked alike?

"They were all outsiders, unemployed vagrants, and were all instructed by someone. The people who instructed them varied, some saying they were young, others old."

Ye Youlan's eyes flashed: "Do you think the person who ordered them is the same person, just in a disguise?"

The Seventh Prince pondered for a moment and said, "Let's not look for the person who gave the order yet. Let's first find the accomplices in the city and then lure them out of their hole."

"How to find it?"

"Have the City Patrol inspect all inns and restaurants in Gucheng, with a special focus on checking out the unemployed and vagrant outsiders."

Li Zhi led his men to conduct a thorough investigation and indeed caught several suspicious persons, but they had not stolen or robbed anyone, and their statements were consistent, saying that they had just come to Gucheng to have fun and look for opportunities to make a fortune. They were detained for a day and finally released.

The more Ye Youlan thought about it, the weirder it seemed. The person behind this was like a mosquito targeting a lion. Although it couldn't cause any harm, its constant buzzing was very annoying.

Ye Youlan didn't consider this matter for the time being. She looked at Li Zhi and asked about the situation of the women's academy.

"Everything is fine, but I'm a bit delicate and prone to crying during training."

Ye Youlan advised him: "Don't train them like soldiers, go easy on them."

Li Zhi said he understood.

Ye Youlan waited for Li Zhi to leave, and asked Dingxiang if the message she was asked to convey at the embroidery workshop last time had any effect.

Ding Xiang covered her mouth and smiled: "It worked. Sister Er Ni said that Qiao Ling heard that a girl liked Guard Li, so she stopped Guard Li and confessed her feelings that night."

"Did Li Zhi agree?"

"I should agree!"

Ye Youlan was confused. What did it mean to agree?

"I'm not entirely sure either. From what he said, Guard Li seemed to want Qiao Ling to think it over and not act rashly and regret it later."

Ye Youlan shook her head: "Li Zhi is just too slow. If he was as flexible as Li Yi, he would have started a family long ago."

Ding Xiang smiled: "That's because Sister Xiaomei is amazing."

Ye Youlan thought she was right. She looked at Dingxiang, who was about to reach the age of marriage.

"Next time, if you have a crush on someone, just tell me and I'll help you get him."

Dingxiang blushed, covered her face with her hands and remained silent out of shyness.

Qiao Luochuan went to the study to see the Seventh Prince. Everything in the three states and eight prefectures of his fiefdom was stable recently, except for one very strange thing. He wondered if he was worrying too much.

The Seventh Prince asked him to speak frankly.

"I checked the student list for Gucheng Official School and found that there were very few children of commoners from Linzhou and Qingzhou. Many of them were children of local officials and gentry. They took up the already limited number of places, and most importantly, their learning attitudes were not correct. I'm afraid that some children from poor families in Linzhou and Qingzhou will still not have the opportunity to study, which is contrary to our original intention."

The Seventh Prince understood that someone was secretly manipulating this situation, squeezing out the upward path for children from poor families.

"Song Wen is in charge of this matter. Have you asked him?"

Qiao Luochuan frowned. "I asked him, and he said he had checked some of the names submitted locally. Due to time constraints, it was difficult for his staff to verify them one by one. He also said that if he found any problems, he would correct them."

The Seventh Prince looked at Qiao Luochuan and asked, "Should we send someone to Linzhou and Qingzhou to investigate and see if anyone is cheating and taking advantage of this?"

"I thought so too. If we send someone from the prefecture, Song Wen would probably know about it. I'm afraid he might have a grudge, so I'd like to ask His Majesty to send someone there alone."

The Seventh Prince called Li Zhi and asked him to arrange someone to investigate.

Qiao Luochuan was about to leave, and the Seventh Prince asked him what his impression of Li Zhi was?

"Guard Li is quite good."

"He likes your niece Qiao Ling very much. The two families are interested in forming a marriage. I think since you are Qiao Ling's uncle, you should know about this. If you are dissatisfied with Li Zhi in any way, you can raise it."

When Qiao Luochuan heard that Qiao Ling was going to marry Li Zhi, he was very satisfied.

"I'm relieved that you can marry Guard Li. My elder brother and his wife will take care of the wedding. I have no objection."