Qing 'an Prefecture was the second largest city in the Jing Kingdom, second only to the capital. In the past few years, it had become increasingly prosperous.
Of course, the title of the second largest city was no longer true. Today, Qing 'an Prefecture was inferior to the capital of Shuzhou in terms of population and economy. However, it still had a high status in the hearts of the people of the Jing Kingdom.
The small Anxi County Government was even treated as a paradise by many officials.
There had once been a constable who became the Minister of Justice.
There had once been a county magistrate who was promoted to the capital magistrate.
There had once been a constable who was an assistant princess.
There had once been a county lieutenant who was conferred the title of One-Word King.
The local official positions in Qing 'an Prefecture had been tacitly accepted by the imperial court as some sort of springboard. Any official who had enough experience here would eventually rise to the top and be transferred to the capital.
Today was Anxi County Magistrate Jiang Zian's big day.
Of course, this was not the joy of a wedding, but the joy of a promotion.
Due to his outstanding performance in the past few years, Anxi County Magistrate Jiang Zian had been appointed as the capital magistrate and would be transferred to the capital in a few days.
"Congratulations, Lord Jiang!"
"Congratulations, Lord Jiang, on your promotion!"
"Lord Jiang, you will definitely rise to the top. One day, I hope Lord Jiang will guide you …"
"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. My colleagues, please take a seat …"
…
In a restaurant in Anxi County, Jiang Zian was holding a banquet with guests, his face full of smiles.
At the entrance of the restaurant, a man carrying a cloth bag looked at the young man beside him and asked, "Young master, do you want to go in and say hello?"
Li Yi smiled and shook his head, "No need, let's go."
Today was Jiang Zian's big day. If he went in to say hello, he would not be surprised, but frightened.
In the restaurant, Jiang Zian was socializing with a few officials. His eyes inadvertently swept across the entrance of the restaurant and suddenly froze. Then he put down his wine cup and quickly ran over.
He ran out of the restaurant and stood on the street. He looked around blankly, but could only see a bustling crowd.
Someone hurried out of the restaurant and asked with concern, "Lord Jiang, what's wrong?"
Jiang Zian stood on the street for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "It's nothing, go in …"
When he walked into the restaurant, there was still a look of confusion on his face.
He had clearly seen His Highness Gyeong Of Silla, but when he chased after him, there was nothing there …
"It should be a misconception …" He laughed and turned his head to the crowd. "My fellow comrades, I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"
…
Ruyi Square.
Ruyi Workshop was the most famous perfume shop in Qing 'an Prefecture. The perfume it produced was long-lasting and pleasing. It was very popular with women.
Standing at the entrance of Ruyi Workshop, Fang looked at Li Yi and smiled, "Young Master, Second Mistress was right. Ruyi Workshop sounds much better than the Six Spirits Workshop. If you insisted on calling it Six Spirits Workshop, your business wouldn't be as good as it is now."
Li Yi didn't know if the shop's business would be so good if he had insisted on calling it Six Gods Workshop. However, he was sure that he wouldn't be doing so well. After all, he couldn't afford to offend Ruyi back then.
Of course, he still couldn't afford to offend the current Ruyi.
Li Yi walked into Ruyi Workshop. Immediately, a young girl came forward and asked with a smile, "Young Master, what would you like to see?"
"Just looking around."
Li Yi smiled and walked toward the back of the house.
There was a small yard behind the shop. For a long time, Li Yi would lie under the pear tree in the yard. There would often be a head lying on the wall, listening to him tell ghost stories. At that time, Little Pearl didn't have the skills to make wine like she did now. A story about the Painted Skin could scare her so much that she fell off the wall …
At that time, Ruoqing and Zui Mo lived just a wall away …
That was probably a rare period of time in his life that was so comfortable that it was ridiculous.
As Li Yi was thinking about this, the young girl's voice gradually became clear in his ears, "Young Master, Young Master, you can't come in here …"
Seeing that the young master walked straight into the back of the house and was blocked by the big man, the young girl hurriedly ran back and said anxiously, "Shopkeeper, come out quickly …"
Soon, an old man hurriedly ran over with a slightly angry expression, "You guys …"
He only said two words before he stood still and knelt on the ground, trembling, and said loudly, "Greetings, Your Highness Gyeong Of Silla …"
The young girl was startled, her face turned pale. Her knees weakened and she was about to kneel down, but Li Yi held her in time.
He also helped the old man up and said with a smile, "No need to be so polite."
The young girl looked at him and said with a trembling voice, "Jing, Your Highness Gyeong Of Silla …"
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a tiger." Li Yi looked at her and said with a smile, "You've done well …"
He turned to look at the old man and said with a smile, "Give this young lady ten times more money this month."
"Yes …" The old man responded in a daze. Li Yi and Fang had already walked out.
When the two of them came back to their senses, they hurriedly ran over, but the figure from before had already disappeared.
The young girl's face showed a look of reverence, and she asked, "Shopkeeper, is that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla? He's so young …"
The old man's face showed a look of reminiscence, and he said, "Even though I've only seen His Highness once, I'll never forget him in this lifetime …"
The young girl thought for a moment and said tentatively, "Then what His Highness just said, ten times more money …"
The old man knocked on her head and said, "Since His Highness has already said so, you naturally won't be left out …"
…
Outside of Qing 'an Prefecture, in the Li family village.
Li Yi stopped in front of a lonely grave for a long time, and he cleaned up the few weeds on the grave.
This was the grave of his father, whom he had never met. The Jing Kingdom had a custom of not moving graves easily. These years, he hadn't done any major renovations, and he only told the old village head to keep people away from this place.
Fang stood in front of a dilapidated house, and said, "Young master, this is where you used to live. It's not much better than where we live …"
Li Yi didn't have much affection for this house in the Li family village.
But this was the beginning of his life, and its significance was naturally extraordinary. Since he was passing by this time, he decided to take a look.
"You two, what are you doing!"
A hoarse voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.
Li Yi turned his head and saw an old man with white hair and a stooped body slowly walking towards them.
A smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Old village head, long time no see …"
"What did you say?" The old man squinted his eyes, got closer to him, and said loudly, "Louder, I can't hear you!"
Obviously, the old village head didn't recognize him, and he didn't hear what he said. Li Yi got closer, and said in a slightly louder voice, "Old village head, don't you recognize me?"
"What? You're here to steal things?"
The old village head knocked his walking stick on the ground, and said angrily, "How dare you say that you're stealing things …"
He turned around, and shouted to the distance, "Dazhuang, Erzhuang, you two come here quickly. Catch these two thieves and send them to the government!"
Li Yi raised his head, and saw two strong men trotting towards him.
He was startled, and then a smile appeared on his face.
He patted Fang's shoulder, and asked, "Why aren't you running? Are you waiting to be caught?"
Old Fang stood rooted to the ground as he watched Li Yi dash off into the distance. He scratched his head in bewilderment as he followed Li Yi in a mad dash.
The old man stood there in a daze, and he murmured, "These two thieves run really fast …"
…
Li Yi ran very fast, and he ran very far. He relied entirely on his physical strength, and when he couldn't run anymore, he bent over and panted heavily.
Fang almost couldn't keep up with him. He was slightly out of breath, and he asked, "Young, young master, why are you running so fast …"
Rumble …
As soon as he finished his words, the ground under his feet suddenly shook.
A cloud of smoke rolled over from the end of their sight, and stopped a few steps in front of them.
At the forefront, on a tall horse, a woman in white clothes looked down at them.
She looked around, and then looked at Li Yi. She waved her hand, and said lightly, "Tie him up!"
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