"This damned weather, it's so cold!"
Li Yi walked out of the courtyard with his arms crossed. It was a sunny day yesterday, but it started to drizzle in the morning. The temperature dropped instantly. He was only wearing a thin shirt, and the cold wind wrapped in the drizzle hit his body. He felt a little cold.
Old Mistress said yesterday that the "rain" was coming. It might rain in the next few days. She asked him to wear more clothes. If he didn't listen to the elders, he would suffer. He should listen to the elders in the future.
Li Yi couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the ancient people. They separated the 24 solar terms and created the most primitive meteorology. They could accurately predict the change of seasons and climate. On the "rain" day, it would rain when it was said to rain. However, it was reasonable to say that after this sunny day, the weather would gradually get warmer.
It was a chilly spring. A cold wind blew again. Li Yi tightened his clothes and decisively gave up on the plan to go out.
Everything was fine in the courtyard of the inn. High Duke Chen seemed to have settled down for the past two days. They didn't cause trouble for them anymore. The guards of the crown prince's residence were bored to death. They were eager to catch a few ignorant thieves to relieve their boredom.
This directly caused the people in the inn to take a detour when they passed by the courtyard.
Just yesterday, Li Yi had also met his only uncle. He was a middle-aged man who looked very sturdy. He was even sturdier than Old Fang. He usually worked outside to support the family. The only reason the remaining women and children of the He family had been able to survive for so many years was because of this pillar of support.
His uncle was also married in the early years. Later, they divorced for some reason. It was probably related to the pressure of the Chen family.
In this way, his mother's people were all gathered. The capital was a place of trouble. They should hide as far away as possible. Although Qing 'an Prefecture was not as big as the capital, it was still one of the top three prefectures in the Jing Kingdom. Most importantly, it was filled with his own people. They could do whatever they wanted.
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"One against three!" The little fatty threw two hard cards in his hand.
"One against five!" Li Yi took the opportunity to slip two cards.
"King Bomb!" Miss.Liu's disharmonious voice sounded.
"Another King Bomb?" Li Yi looked at Liu Ruyi suspiciously. Could it be that she had used the Shadowless Hands to cheat? No matter how lucky she was, it was too suspicious for her to win every round of Fight the Landlord!
Li Yi dispelled his suspicions when he recalled that he had dealt the cards in the previous two rounds. He gestured for her to continue.
She was using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. She threw the bomb down so quickly. Let's see how she's going to win.
Little girl, you're just a rookie who just learned how to play Landlord. You're still too inexperienced.
"Straight." Miss.Liu threw out all the cards in her hand and took two pieces of silver from Li Yi and the little fatty.
Li Yi was stunned while Little Fatty had a bitter look on his face.
He had brought mahjong and poker with him, but he couldn't play more than two rounds before he was beaten to death by these newbies. Li Yi decided to go out and cool down.
The rain outside was actually not heavy. At best, it could only be regarded as a drizzle. The whole world was shrouded in a thin layer of mist. The distant mountains were hazy, and the houses became a group of shadows. It looked quite artistic.
Originally, he just wanted to wander on the street with an umbrella to relieve the depression of losing a few taels of silver to Miss.Liu. Before he knew it, he had wandered to the front of a familiar mansion.
"Young Master, you're here to look for His Royal Highness, right? I'll bring you in now."
The gatekeeper of Li Xuan's estate had learned his lesson this time. When he saw a familiar figure in the distance, he immediately jogged over with a smile on his face. He was like a completely different person compared to his previous arrogant self.
He didn't plan to look for Li Xuan, but since he was already here and had nothing to do, he might as well go in and see how his research was progressing.
"Young Master, please wait here for a moment. I'll go inform His Royal Highness immediately." After bringing Li Yi to a spacious hall, the gatekeeper immediately retreated.
Li Yi stood at the door and admired the rain outside. There was a plum tree in the corner of the front yard. The petals had been scattered by the wind. Li Yi walked out and saw the petals all over the ground. He couldn't help but feel pity.
If these petals were collected, they would be good ingredients for making perfume. Plum scented perfume could only be made in this season. It was a pity that he was far away in the capital and didn't have time to make these things. Otherwise, he would definitely make a fortune after a while.
After a moment of regret, Li Yi turned around and walked back. A few figures walked out from the corridor on the left. Li Yi subconsciously raised his head to look, and when he saw the figures walking towards him, he stopped in his tracks.
Damn it!
He scolded in his heart.
Wasn't it better to stay at home and play landlord? Why did she come out to wander around? Why did she have to come to the crown prince's residence?
If she came, then so be it. Why did she have to come out to see plum blossoms? She wasn't Lin Daiyu. Why did she feel pity for a pile of petals …
"She can't see me, she can't see me …"
Li Yi calmed himself down and silently recited this incantation in his heart. He slowly walked forward as if nothing had happened. When one foot crossed the threshold, a voice came from behind him.
"Stop."
Li Yi turned around and looked at the beautiful woman walking towards him. He asked with a puzzled expression, "Young lady, are you talking to me?"
When he said this, his voice changed.
Before the beautiful woman could speak, a young girl beside her glanced at Li Yi and said in a bad mood, "Is there anyone else here besides you?"
Li Yi stared at the young girl. His meaning was obvious.
"Bah, you are the one who is not human!" The young girl was very smart and immediately understood Li Yi's meaning. A trace of anger appeared on her pretty face as she rebuked him.
Ignoring the arrogant young girl, Li Yi bowed to the beautiful woman politely and asked, "May I know why this young lady asked me to stop?"
"I haven't seen you for a long time and you have improved. I wonder how much you have learned in the art of changing your appearance and voice?" The woman crossed her arms and a trace of a smile appeared on her lips as she looked at Li Yi with interest.
Li Yi smiled awkwardly, "What is this young lady talking about? This one does not understand."
The woman looked at him with a smile that was not a smile. Her meaning was also very clear — pretend, continue pretending.
"Royal sister, you know her?" The young girl asked in surprise.
Li Yi sighed in his heart. Since he was so unlucky to meet her in the crown prince's residence, there was no point in continuing to pretend. He bowed deeply, "Greetings, Princess Yongle."
"And me!" The young girl glared at Li Yi.
"Greetings …" Cursing the broken rules of the royal family in his heart, Li Yi scratched his head and looked at her and asked, "What kind of princess are you?"
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The old madam said that it would rain these two days, but she did not say to look at the almanac before going out.
Li Yi felt that today's almanac must have written, "Good to play cards, avoid going out, avoid meeting friends."
Why didn't the princess stay in the palace? Why did she wander around the crown prince's residence like him? What if she encountered an assassin?
Of course, which blind assassin would dare to make her a target? It was purely because they were tired of living. A group of assassins would not be able to withstand a few slashes from her.
"What a coincidence today …" Li Xuan walked over from the front and gave Li Yi an innocent look.
Of all times, he had to bump into MIngzhu when she was about to leave. Even if he wanted to hide it, he could only blame himself.
MIngzhu glanced at Li Xuan with a rather unfriendly look.
Li Xuan knew that she was blaming him for hiding it. He smiled awkwardly and said, "It wasn't easy for us to get together. MIngzhu and Shouning will leave later. I just had someone make a Yuanyang pot. Why don't we eat hotpot today?"
"No, if we return to the palace late, Imperial Mother will blame us." The young girl shook her head repeatedly. Then she seemed to recall something and looked at Li Xuan and asked, "What is hotpot?"
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