Li Shiyan was sleeping soundly. Su Ziluo covered him with a light blanket and went out.
He ordered Qi 'er to close the door.
"Young Master, where are you going?"
"To the study."
"Yes."
Qi 'er pushed him to the study and poured him a cup of hot tea.
Su Ziluo liked to stay in the study. The book he had not finished reading was still on the table. Qi 'er had always taken good care of it, so the pages were laid out in the same position as before.
A delicate bookmark was placed in the middle.
All these years, it was all thanks to Qi 'er.
"Young Master, Qi 'er won't disturb you anymore. I'll wait outside."
He replied with a grunt.
After Qi 'er left, he flipped through the book in front of him, but his mind gradually drifted elsewhere.
A gentle breeze blew in through the window and gently swept across his gloomy face.
It made him feel very comfortable.
However, he could not help but sigh deeply. His thoughts were inadvertently dragged far, far away …
Five years ago, he returned to Qujiang from the land of Great Lin, covered in blood.
Li 'er's death was still the biggest knot in his heart.
He would never forget the look in Li 'er's eyes when he died. How hopeless, how painful it was. Every time he thought about it, it was as if a knife was cutting his own flesh layer by layer. It was so badly mutilated that he couldn't breathe for a long time. That kind of feeling was probably not something a normal person could bear.
But he had endured it for five years!
Apart from Qi 'er, no one knew how he had survived those five years.
The events of that year were a scar in his heart, a memory that he could never erase for the rest of his life.
The breeze outside the window suddenly turned cold, causing his body to shiver involuntarily.
His thoughts also became clear.
But unknowingly, his eyes were filled with tears.
But did he not know that the tears were cold?
Or warm?
At this moment, he was no longer in the mood to read. He closed the book and sat in his wheelchair to rest.
…
The Su residence was quiet, but the Marquis Kang's residence was in a state of panic.
The servants who went out to search for the heir had returned because their search was fruitless.
After all, Li Shiyan was riding on a horse. Where did he go? They went to the teahouses that Li Shiyan usually went to, as well as the places that some debauchee disciples liked to hang out in, but they couldn't find even a shadow.
He was also worried that Master Hou would be anxious, so he could only come back to report.
He was counting on Xiao Luzi to bring the little heir back as soon as possible.
When the housekeeper heard about it, he reprimanded them, "How did you do your job? Don't you know what day it is today? If the Crown Prince isn't here, what will happen? "
The Minister of the Board of Rites had come!
He even brought his own daughter to the blind date!
This was giving enough face to the Marquis of Kangding, but if Li Shiyan wasn't present, wouldn't this be the same as slapping the Minister of Rites in the face?
What a cold buttocks!
If news of this were to spread, wouldn't they become a laughing stock?
The butler was anxious and reprimanded him a few more times.
Finally, he asked, "Who usually works in the Heir's courtyard?"
A young man came over.
He lowered his head and replied submissively, "Butler, I'm on duty."
"Tell me, how do you do things? Why didn't you keep an eye on the Crown Prince? Yesterday, I gave the order that Lord Zhu would come to the mansion today. No matter what, we have to keep an eye on the Crown Prince. But you guys let the Crown Prince go out. Now that we haven't found him, the Marquis will punish you one by one later! "
"This has nothing to do with us. We've been keeping an eye on the courtyard, it's …"
"What is it?"
"It was Xiao Luzi who secretly helped. He said that the Crown Prince wanted to take a bath and asked us to stand guard outside. I thought … it was probably because the Crown Prince needed to dress up so he went out. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, the Crown Prince and Xiao Luzi were gone."
In the end, Xiao Luzi was the accomplice. The one who should be punished the most should be him!
When the housekeeper heard this, he was angry and anxious.
Seeing as time ticked by and the Crown Prince was nowhere to be seen, he could not punish him at this critical juncture. Finally, he said, "Alright, you guys hurry up and continue searching. No matter how long it takes, no matter what method you use, you must find him as soon as possible. Go!"
"Yes!"
The manservants were frightened and sweating profusely. They quickly called for more people to continue the search.
But just as they left, they saw Xiao Luzi returning.
When the head manservant saw him, he fiercely grabbed his clothes and refused to let go.
He loudly asked, "You still know to come back? You really caused us trouble."
If not for Xiao Luzi's help, Li Shiyan would not have had the chance to escape.
Xiao Luzi quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Didn't I follow the Crown Prince's orders? How could I dare to disobey the Master's orders? "
"Then why did you come back alone? Where is the Crown Prince? "
"The Crown Prince is currently at Teacher Su's residence!"
"At Teacher Su's residence? Then … then why didn't you bring the Crown Prince back? Don't you know that the residence is currently entertaining an important guest? What if the Crown Prince is not here? "
Xiao Luzi said with a relieved expression, "You can rest assured. Teacher Su personally said that he wanted to teach the Crown Prince some knowledge. He told me to come back and report to the Marquis."
Everyone in the residence knew that the Marquis of Kangding was eager for Su Ziluo to teach Li Shiyan some things so that he would not be ignorant about the title he would inherit in the future and lose face for the Li family.
At this moment, everyone looked at each other in dismay.
Although the Marquis was eager for Teacher Su to teach Li Shiyan, today's occasion …
Was it not appropriate?
Xiao Luzi was too lazy to continue this awkward conversation. He quickly reported the matter to the residence's housekeeper.
When the housekeeper heard this, his face stiffened for a few seconds. Then, he went to report the matter to the Marquis, who was receiving guests in the hall.
When he saw that the Marquis was chatting happily with Lord Zhu, he waited at the door.
Marquis of Kangding was a very talkative person. He often interacted with many officials in the Qujiang imperial court, so he was quite familiar with them.
However, the one he was most worried about was his own son.
He was quite popular in the court, but Li Shiyan was restless and uneducated. He was waiting to inherit the Marquis's title in the future and was a lazy parasite.
Therefore, the Marquis of Kangding had no choice but to settle Li Shiyan's marriage during the two years he still had a firm foothold in the imperial court.
After picking and choosing, he finally set his sights on the daughter of the Minister of Rites. The two families could be said to be well-matched, and the two children's ages were suitable. The Zhu family could also help his son's career in the future.
This was the best choice!
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