I inherited my grandfather's Tang Dynasty assets.

Chapter 30 Visiting Wang Ji

"Very good. Although Yu'er, Wenyuan, and Wenbo are not from the same mother, they have a very good relationship. The two brothers have been very dependent on their sister since they were young."

Fan Tao glanced at Liu Boyan suspiciously, but did not ask any further questions.

It is now certain that the mute girl is the one who was playing tricks on the Hu family and poisoned them with datura pollen. Catching her is now the top priority!

Fan Tao instructed Hu Shanren to keep the news under wraps and not to tell anyone. After they left the Hu family, Fan Tao immediately ordered Ma Feng to lead a group of people to quietly enter the Immortal Cultivation Hall.

He concluded that the mute girl was definitely staying in Chang'an City, and most likely in the Jade Bright Pavilion of the Immortal Cultivation Hall, since True Person Jade Bright was the mastermind behind it all.

The only thing that worried him was that the mute girl might have been silenced by Master Yuming; if that were the case, it would be troublesome.

However, it was not appropriate to search for them openly at Yuming Tower, since the Ascension Ceremony was now being held at Xiuxianfang, and everyone in Chang'an knew about it.

Without sufficient evidence, even he cannot do anything to Master Yuming; on the contrary, he might be falsely accused by him.

"Boyan, just now at the Hu residence, I noticed you seemed particularly interested in Miss Hu, and even asked about the relationship between Hu Gong and his siblings. You wouldn't have thought...?"

Liu Boyan smiled.

"No, that's not true. Although they are not born of the same mother, according to what Master Hu said, they usually have a good relationship. However, when Brother Fan mentioned the mute girl just now, I saw that Miss Hu's expression seemed a little off."

Perhaps Ms. Liu is overthinking things, but I always felt that it would be very difficult for a servant like her to accomplish this alone.

Fan Tao nodded slightly.

"As long as we find the mute girl before the Ascension Ceremony begins tomorrow, everything will become clear."

Meanwhile, many people noticed that Crown Prince Li Chengqian seemed to have suddenly become a different person since yesterday.

There were originally many Turkic cultural items in the East Palace, including their living tents, and some Turks lived there.

But yesterday, Li Chengqian suddenly ordered that all the Turkic tents be dismantled and everything related to the Turks in the Eastern Palace be thrown away, and all the Turks be driven out of the Eastern Palace.

Since Chengxin was executed by Li Shimin, Li Chengqian seemed to be going against his father, keeping several handsome male lovers, who were also expelled from the Eastern Palace.

In short, he gave up everything he used to like and was obsessed with.

In addition, he also invited renowned scholars to come to the Eastern Palace to give him lectures. Everything happened in the blink of an eye, leaving not only the people in the Eastern Palace unprepared, but also the entire court and even Li Shimin himself astonished.

"Investigate where the Crown Prince has been these past two days."

According to the Tang Dynasty system, after a prince came of age and was granted the title of king, he should "go to his fief" or reside in a royal residence outside the palace.

However, Li Shimin had a special fondness for Li Tai and granted him permission not to reside in the palace outside the palace, but to stay in the palace for a long time, where he lived in the Wude Hall.

Although Li Tai was only 14 at the time, having grown up in such an environment, he was much more mature than his peers and already possessed considerable political understanding and influence.

Since moving into the Wude Hall, he has felt the deep love from his father, the emperor, so he felt that he could compete for Li Taijue's position.

Especially after the crown prince became lame, he became eccentric and violent, and has done many outrageous things.

Li Tai would love for him to do the most unconventional things, because only in this way would he have enough reason to depose him from his position as crown prince, and then he would become the crown prince and the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

But Li Chengqian suddenly seems to have realized his mistake and returned to the right path, which is extremely bad news for him.

Li Tai was certain that someone had said something to Li Chengqian, and he wanted to see who had such great ability to cause such a big change in Li Chengqian.

Furthermore, if such a person cannot be used for one's own purposes, they must be completely eliminated.

Chen Yue, who was far away at the Shennong Temple in Zhongnan Mountain, was unaware of all this. Inside the warm house, Chen Yue was teaching his seventh sister to read.

Five characters a day, Chen Yue would tell her how to read them, what they meant, and then teach her how to write them. Zhao Qimei studied very diligently.

Moreover, the little girl is very smart and has the potential to be a good student.

These past few days have been the happiest days of Zhao Qimei's life.

"Young master, it's too cold outside, the snow hasn't melted yet, are you really sure you want to go?"

After studying all morning, they had just finished lunch. Chen Yue wanted to leave the temple and go for a stroll outside to visit his grandfather's good friend, Wang Ji.

Chen Yue was also quite curious about this famous poet who drank heavily during the early Tang Dynasty.

He was one of his grandfather's best friends. For safety reasons, although it was inconvenient for him to go to Chang'an or travel around the Tang Dynasty, it was still possible for him to visit his grandfather's old friend in Zhongnan Mountain.

There are many hermits in Zhongnan Mountain. In a sense, they are all neighbors, so it is only right to get to know them.

"What's so cold about it? Don't you think the scenery is beautiful?"

Chen Yue smiled and put on the mink cloak, then left the Shennong Temple with Zhao Qimei.

Wang Ji's residence was not close to this place, but it wasn't very far either; it would take about an hour to walk there.

He didn't have Wang Xian's advantages, but he had been an official and had quite a bit of wealth. In addition, he had a considerable reputation in Chang'an. Although he didn't have much money, he had enough to live on.

The accommodations were a bit more modest than Qingshui Xiaozhu, consisting of two ordinary thatched huts, but the surrounding environment was very beautiful, with a sizable pond in front.

A pavilion was built over the pond, which can be accessed directly from inside the building.

In the pavilion, a slightly hunched man was fishing with a rod, and there was food and hot wine on the table next to him.

"My lord, the new Shennong Envoy has been here for several days now. Are you really not going to go and see him?"

The speaker was Wang Ji's wife.

They married at sixteen and have been together for over thirty years, always deeply in love.

Yao never complained about Wang Ji, and she wholeheartedly supported whatever decision he made.

The former Shennong Envoy had a good relationship with Wang Ji and had even visited their home for drinks several times; the two were close friends.

Now that a new Shennong envoy has arrived, Wang Ji is delaying his visit, which she finds somewhat incomprehensible.

Wang Ji took a sip of wine, his gaze still fixed on the floating objects on the water's surface.

"Wang's friend is Mr. Chen, not the current Shennong Envoy."

His tone was very harsh, and you could tell from his appearance that he was stubborn.

It's understandable, really. When one's career is not going well, how many people would be content to retire to the mountains and forests without harboring resentment?

"My husband, Fen'er wrote yesterday, saying that the child is too young and there is no one to take care of him. Why don't we go back to Shu Prefecture?"

After hesitating for a moment, Yao said softly.

The couple has only one son named Wang Fen, who is just thirty years old this year.

In the Tang Dynasty, this age was not considered young; they had already started families and established careers, and their eldest grandson was already ten years old.

However, Wang Fen disliked studying from a young age, and no matter how much Wang Ji scolded or beat him, it was no use. Instead, he was very interested in doing business.

At the age of sixteen, he had a big argument with Wang Ji over this, and then angrily left for Shu Prefecture.

Within a few years, he opened a restaurant in Shuzhou, found a woman, and got married there.

The estrangement between father and son has long since disappeared, and Wang Fen has always wanted to take them to Shuzhou to live out their retirement.

"Hey, someone's coming."

Just as Wang Ji was about to speak, Yao suddenly pointed to the northeast.

Wang Ji looked over and saw a young man and a young woman walking towards his house. They were complete strangers.