After the eunuch left, the Li Residence became a sea of joy.
Li Jingmo and his wife held the imperial edict and flipped it over and over. From time to time, they would whisper and laugh. Their joy was evident in their words. Li Zexuan estimated that if there was an ant on top of the imperial edict, Li Jingmo would be able to catch it.
"Father, have you seen enough?"
His parents had been looking at it for almost an hour. Li Zexuan couldn't take it anymore.
"What, your mother and I raised you. Now that you've finally made a name for yourself, why can't you look at it more?"
Father Li was unusually happy today. It was rare that he didn't scold Li Zexuan. When Li Zexuan said that he was going to be knighted, Father Li was excited. However, he was still worried that something might happen. Now that the imperial edict was in his hands, Father Li's heart was finally at ease. He could laugh out loud.
"Uh, no, Father, Mother, you can look as long as you want. I just want to ask, where is my fief?"
Li Zexuan scratched his head awkwardly. Who told him to not study Chinese? He didn't understand the imperial edict just now. He was at a disadvantage because of his lack of knowledge.
Father Li glared at Li Zexuan. "Ignorant and incompetent. You can't even understand the imperial edict. Didn't Liu just tell you the location of your fief? You also said that you wanted to find a teacher for Lan 'er. I think you need a teacher to teach you! "
Li Zexuan was very embarrassed.
Madam Li covered her mouth and laughed. "Xuan 'er, why are you so concerned about your fief? Coincidentally, according to His Majesty's edict, your fief is about two thousand mu of fertile farmland in Plum Village in Lantian County. It's not far from the Han Family Village. "
Ignoring his father's scolding, Li Zexuan heard his mother's words. He opened his mouth in shock and asked, "Plum Village's farmland? Didn't Liu Shiren buy it? "
Li Jingmo snorted. "He spent money to buy it, but that doesn't mean it's his. If the imperial court wants to take it back, would he dare to not hand it over? However, the imperial court will also give him some compensation. "
Li Zexuan also knew that Lan-er had been bullied in the Han Family Manor. If it wasn't for the fact that Li Zexuan had already punished Liu Haojian severely, Li Jingmo would have gotten someone to do it himself.
Li Zexuan nodded in understanding and asked, "Father, then if the imperial court wants to take away our Han Family Manor's land in the future, will it be like Liu Shiren now?"
Li Jingmo nodded. "In theory, that's true. However, Xuan 'er, you're already a Baron. As long as you don't commit any crimes, the imperial court shouldn't casually take away the Han Manor's land. As far as I know, all the civil and military officials in the court basically spend money to buy some land in other places other than their own fiefs. His Majesty usually doesn't take away their land. "
So that's how it is. In that case, I'll be in charge of two farmsteads in the future. That's more than five thousand mu of land. Hmm, I'll have to link the two farmsteads together and build a new feudal village. Haha, Li Zexuan thought happily.
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In a private room on the top floor of the Yunxi Restaurant.
A young master was holding a wine cup and sipping wine while looking down at the pedestrians on the street.
A soft sound came from the door. Then, a middle-aged scholar in black carefully walked in and respectfully said to the young master, "Second Young Master …"
"Hmm?" Without waiting for him to finish, the young master didn't even turn his head. A cold aura suddenly filled the room.
Even though the middle-aged scholar couldn't see the young master's expression, he knew that he had said something wrong. He quickly slapped himself and corrected himself. "Young Master!"
The young master then asked, "How did it go? Did Yuan Wendao's impeachment succeed? "
The middle-aged man in black didn't dare to raise his head and whispered, "Young Master, Yuan Wendao's impeachment failed. Li Zexuan was instead made a Baron by His Majesty."
"Hmph, what a piece of trash!"
The young master slammed the table and snorted angrily.
"Please forgive me, Young Master!"
The man in black immediately kept quiet out of fear and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
After a while, the young master picked up his wine cup and took a sip of wine. He said lightly, "Tell me, what happened?"
The black-clothed man then reported in full detail how Li Zexuan had rebutted Yuan Wendao and Wei Zheng's impeachment during the morning court assembly. After listening to the story, the young master closed his eyes and meditated for a long time before muttering to himself,
"Oh, I didn't expect that Li Zexuan not only escaped this disaster, but also benefited from it. It's like this kid was sent by the heavens to go against me. Half a month ago, when I was sent to take over Yunxi Restaurant, that kid pushed out the chicken he ate at Drunken Immortal Restaurant. At first, I thought he was just an ant and could easily kill him. I didn't expect that he would soon become friends with Cheng Chumo and the Crown Prince. The ant turned into a grasshopper and had the strength to fight. And now, he was unexpectedly made a Baron. This grasshopper turned into a tiger and had its own teeth. Things are getting more and more interesting, haha! "
The middle-aged man in black was ashamed. "It's my fault. Please punish me, Young Master!"
"Is there any use in punishing you? This Young Master will remember this matter. If you fail again, don't come back to see me! "
The middle-aged man in black hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Young Master. There won't be a next time!"
The young master nodded and asked, "Is Wang Erhu still unwilling to come to Yunxi Restaurant?"
"Reporting to Young Master, this subordinate offered twice the monthly salary of Drunken Immortal Restaurant, but Wang Erhu is still unwilling to come. Young Master, this person doesn't know how to appreciate favors. Should this subordinate send someone to teach him a lesson?"
The young master shook his head. "Times are different now. Now that Li Zexuan has been made a Baron, if we go overboard, it'll be easy to expose ourselves. Besides, even if we get Wang Erhu to our Yunxi Restaurant, Li Zexuan can still train a second Wang Erhu. To me, Yunxi Restaurant's business doesn't matter, but this Young Master isn't willing to lose to that person. "
The middle-aged man in black didn't dare to reply. The room fell into silence.
After a short moment, the young master spoke and asked, "How many customers have we robbed from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant?"
The middle-aged man pondered for a few breaths of time and answered, "About 30 to 40 percent, but I heard that the Drunken Immortal Restaurant has started to lower their prices."
"Then we'll lower our prices as well. That's right, did Li Zexuan explain why he bought so many chicken seedlings during the morning court assembly? "
The young master suddenly thought of something and asked.
"Reporting to Young Master, Li Zexuan said that he's raising so many chickens for the farmers to subsidize their expenses. Secondly, it's for the 128 chicken banquet that his Drunken Immortal Restaurant is going to launch next year. It's said that their new dish requires free-range chickens."
"Hmph! Do you believe that?"
The young master thought for a moment and snorted disdainfully.
"Uh, Young Master, this lowly one feels that Li Zexuan's words are quite reasonable!"
The middle-aged man scratched his head and spoke in bewilderment.
"You're a pig's head. Although I can't guess his true objective, I'm sure it's not just for this. Moreover, I don't think the Emperor will believe it. Also, what's that good big brother of mine doing recently? "
The young master first mocked the middle-aged man and then suddenly asked. He deliberately emphasized the words' good big brother '.
"Reporting to Young Master, the Eldest Young Master hasn't made any moves recently. However, the Eldest Young Master spent 500 strings of coins at the Strange Taste Pavilion yesterday to apply for a red supreme membership card. This lowly one doesn't know what the Eldest Young Master's intentions are."
The middle-aged man replied respectfully.
"Hmph! This good big brother of mine is probably interested in my sworn enemy, isn't he?"
The young master snorted coldly and the room fell into silence again.
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