"I … I snuck out on my own. Don't, don't tell our young miss."
The girl named Xiao Cui trotted away. Seeing her back disappear at the end of the alley, the words she said before she left rang in Li Yi's ears again.
"This woman, what the hell is she doing …" Li Yi rubbed his eyebrows and murmured.
With her personality, it was impossible for her to give up on herself. What was the point of her inaction? It was actually Xiao Cui who sneaked over that made him realize that Zeng Zuimo's situation had reached such a point.
Was it because she was thin-skinned?
However, regardless of whether what happened that night happened or not, Li Yi couldn't watch her passively accept that fate. If what Li Xuan said was right, with those things, the problem should have been solved by now, right?
But why did he still feel irritable for no reason?
"Young master, it's time to eat …"
Xiao Huan's voice faintly came from inside. Li Yi temporarily suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart, turned around, and walked back …
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The girl named Xiao Cui held the book tightly in her arms and ran out of the alley.
The crowd on the street began to thicken. She slowed down and carefully took the book out of her arms. She flipped through a few pages and saw the dense handwriting on it. A smile immediately appeared on her pretty face.
"It seems that bad guy isn't that bad after all." She murmured to herself, bought a stick of tanghulu on the street, and skipped forward.
She had been with the young miss since she was a child. Although the young miss knew nothing about zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, at least she learned words and poems from the young miss.
That bad guy was no longer a bad guy.
That young master's poems were amazing. Last time in that garden, he scared so many people. I also heard that those who wanted to compete for the top courtesan cried and begged him to write poems for them. Last time, when her mother gave Chen Miaomiao five hundred taels of silver and asked her to find that young master, she heard everything.
Hmph, what right did she, Chen Miaomiao, have to make that young master write a poem? She hadn't even ascended to become a phoenix yet. Recently, she had been saying those weird things in front of Young Miss. If it wasn't for Young Miss stopping her, she would have torn her mouth apart …
Wasn't it just because her mother wanted to make her a top courtesan? She wasn't as pretty as Miss, and her talent was far from Miss's. More importantly, had she ever let that young master see her body?
You can't compare to Miss in anything, and you still want to be the Courtesan Queen? Dream on!
There were also those people who begged him to write poems, but they couldn't. She hadn't even opened her mouth today, but she had already gotten what they dreamed of. It could be seen that the young master still cared about her Miss …
Thinking of this, Xiao Cui's heart was even happier.
She sneaked into the Jade Courtyard from the back door. Miss had just gone out to look for Sister Ruoqing, so she had a chance to sneak out. She gently pushed the door open and heard a familiar voice.
"Xiao Cui, where did you go?"
She hurriedly hid the things in her arms. If Miss found out, she would definitely ask her to return them. She grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, and said, "Miss, I just went out to buy two skewers of candied haws. I'll give you one …"
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The sky was already completely dark. Finally, there was movement from inside. Liu Yizhong spat out the dried twig in his mouth and saw the old man and the young man walking out of the house.
"Sorry for the trouble." The old man cupped his hands and said.
"Old man, did you find what you wanted?" Liu Yizhong asked curiously.
Liu Yizhong guessed that seeing how sad the old man was, he must have found what he wanted. Moreover, the result didn't seem to be very satisfactory.
The old man didn't directly answer. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Dare I ask this constable, is all the household registration of this county in here? Is there any missing?"
"I can't say that all the household registration is here, but there shouldn't be much difference." Liu Yizhong replied.
Some time ago, he had brought his brothers to check the population of each village. Except for those who hid in the mountains, the household registration of each village would be the same as the number of people. There shouldn't be any difference.
"Thank you." The old man smiled kindly. He pointed at the young man who was beaten today and was being supported by two guards. He said to Liu Yizhong, "I didn't discipline my subordinates well. He has just arrived at your mansion and has already made such a big mistake. I don't know …"
Liu Yizhong waved his hand and said, "Since you have already punished him, you can take him away. Just remember not to ride the horse in the town."
County Magistrate Liu obviously didn't want to have a deep grudge with these people. He had specially told Liu Yizhong these things during the day. He believed that the County Lieutenant wouldn't say anything.
Seeing this group of people leaving the county government, Liu Yizhong stretched his body. It was time for him to go out and patrol.
Otherwise, his subordinates would definitely take the opportunity to be lazy.
He stretched his back and back and felt a little less tired. Fortunately, there were only a few days left before the Upper Era. After the Upper Era, there would be a curfew in the town again. He wouldn't have to suffer at night anymore …
"Uncle Li, are we going to the village now?" The old man walked out of the county government with more than ten guards. The man called Li Zheng turned his head and asked.
The old man called Uncle Li looked up at the sky and said, "Let's find an inn to stay in first. We'll talk about it tomorrow morning."
He turned his head and looked at the tall gate of the county government again. His face showed a strong sadness that couldn't be melted.
Early the next morning, a group of people led horses out of the town. More than ten guards quickly got on the horses. One horse pulled the carriage and galloped in a certain direction.
An hour later, a group of strange guests came to the Li family village.
It was strange, but it was because these people were all riding tall horses, and they looked travel-worn, as if they had traveled for a long time. Outsiders came to this remote and desolate place, and most of them were poor relatives of some family in the village. When had there ever been such a scene?
"What brings you to the Li family village?" Seeing these people get off the horses, the old man of the Li family village walked over and asked with cupped hands.
He secretly winked at the Dazhuang brothers who were not far away. When they didn't know the purpose of these outsiders, it was always good to be vigilant.
"Old brother, this is the Li family village, right?"
Looking at the kind old man in front of him, who didn't seem to be looking for trouble, the village head was slightly relieved and said, "This is the Li family village."
"Old brother, do you know Li Minghan?"
"Li Minghan?"
"So they are here to find someone." The village head murmured this name. He had some impression of this name, but he couldn't think of it at the moment.
The people in the village were all uneducated boorish people. Their names were Da Zhuang, Er Zhuang, Er Gou, San Pao, and so on. Li Minghan, such an elegant name, didn't seem like something the villagers could come up with.
At this moment, another old villager murmured, "Li Minghan, is this the name of Li Xiucai?"
The village head slapped his forehead and suddenly realized something. "How could I forget about Li Xiucai?"
He turned his head to look at the old man and said, "Yes, there was such a person in the village. He moved here with his wife 20 years ago and later settled down in the village. He was the only Xiucai in the village, but he has been dead for many years. Is he the one you are looking for?"
"20 years ago, yes, yes …"
Hearing the village head's description, two lines of turbid old tears fell from the old man's eyes. He choked and said, "Young master, I'm late!"
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