The farmers of the manor where the Viscount's Mansion was located had been very comfortable these days.
On such a hot day, they could do nothing but go to the newly built brothel in front of the manor to watch shows, listen to music, and spend a copper coin to buy a bowl of mung bean smoothie to eat. It was so comfortable.
For some reason, even though it was noon, the inside of the brothel didn't feel stuffy at all. On the contrary, it was very cool. The mung bean smoothie was sold outside for ten coppers per bowl, and the farmers in the brothel could eat to their heart's content for one copper coin. Everyone in the brothel praised this Lord Jue.
As for the farmers who helped in the brothel, they even saved a copper coin. When they went home, they could even hold a piece of ice to cool their wives and children. Ice was a rare thing on such a hot day. It was said that only the palace had it. Because of this, the farmers had received many envious gazes from the neighboring villages.
And the servants of the Li family were naturally the most comfortable.
Even the maids who cleaned the courtyard could wrap a piece of ice in a brocade handkerchief and hide it in their arms. If they were thirsty and hot, they could go to the kitchen to get free mung bean soup to drink. It was all chilled. They could sit in the corridor and chat while enjoying the cool without worrying about being scolded by the master.
As long as they were smart, diligent, and did their jobs well, even the most serious Steward Li wouldn't scold them.
Working as a servant in the Viscount's Mansion, they had more time to rest than to work every day. They had never thought that being a servant could be like this. Every minute, they felt as if they had reached the peak of their lives, and they could live like this for the rest of their lives.
Li Yi found that he might have been used to being busy in Qing 'an Prefecture. After a few days of idleness, he felt a little itchy. He prepared for classes and thought about other things at the same time.
Li Xuan threw all the account books of many shops to him. Li Yi just skimmed through them and threw them all away.
The hotter the weather was, the better the sales of perfume and Ruyi nectar were. The money was brought back by carts. Li Yi was considering whether to further expand the ice-making workshop. If he sold mung bean smoothie to civilians and ice cubes at a high price to those who were not short of money, such as the dignitaries in the capital or the emperor, he should be able to make a lot of money.
The initial construction of the brothel was going to burn a lot of money. At present, they had to make use of all possible means to earn money.
Old Man Sun and the others had already established a foothold in Jingdou, but because of a lack of manpower, they could not continue to expand. If they wanted to reach the level of prosperity of Qing An Fu, it might still take a long time.
Yong Ning's illness had always been on his mind, but there had been no progress so far. She was still very resistant to outsiders and never spoke to him.
After sorting out his thoughts, Li Yi realized that he still had a lot of things to do …
Just as Li Yi was writing those strange numbers and symbols on the paper, in the palace, Prince Jin, Li Han, was sweating profusely as he ran into a palace. He shook a prince who was taking a nap and said, "Li Xiang, have you finished your math homework?"
"Brother, what are you doing?" A seven or eight-year-old boy rubbed his sleepy eyes and said with dissatisfaction.
"Don't ask so much. Tell me, have you done your math homework?" Li Han asked anxiously.
"No …" The young man mumbled, turned around, and went back to sleep.
"That's good, that's good!"
Li Han quickly ran out and quickly rushed into another palace.
Not long after, he ran out of the palace with a smile on his chubby face. He murmured, "Sister Shouning, Li Xiang, and Li Mo didn't do it. The others didn't do it either. What do I have to be afraid of? Is he going to hit all of our hands?"
For a moment, Li Han was completely relaxed. With his hands behind his back, he swaggered towards his palace.
The weather was as hot as ever, and there was no more ice to be bestowed today. Yong Ning seemed to have a lot, but he didn't dare to rob her anymore …
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"Steward Chang, long time no see." When he saw Chang De at the palace gate, Li Yi raised his hand to greet him.
"Indeed, long time no see. County Magistrate Li, you really ran far this time," Chang De said indifferently.
Eunuchs always spoke in a strange tone, and Li Yi was already used to it. The next moment, he heard him say, "His Majesty wants to see you. Come with me."
The old Emperor summoned him at the right time. He deliberately didn't eat breakfast when he left home in the morning, so he was a little hungry now.
"Alright, no need to be so polite." When he walked into the palace, before he had time to salute, Emperor Jing waved his hand and asked, "Is there really a problem with the elixir I took?"
Jing Di leaned against the headboard of the bed. His complexion was undoubtedly much worse than the last time Li Yi saw him.
Li Yi looked at Li Xuan and MIngzhu who were standing by the bed, and then looked at Emperor Jing. He said helplessly, "That elixir is not good for His Majesty's illness."
"Alright, I understand. You can leave." A trace of imperceptible sadness appeared in Emperor Jing's eyes. He waved his hand and said.
Li Yi and the other two left the palace. Li Xuan said, "Including the Imperial Physician, several officials of the Imperial Physician Bureau have been fined half a year's salary. Since it has happened, it is impossible to hide it from Uncle Huang."
Li Yi waved his hand. This ending was already very good. Half a year's salary was better than losing their heads. The officials of the Imperial Physician Bureau might be celebrating now.
In this case, it was up to the old Emperor to decide whether to take the elixir or not. He was going to deal with Prince Jin now. He was going to teach the princes and princesses a lesson. Yesterday, he had asked MIngzhu to ask the old Emperor. Li Yi walked quickly in the direction of Bowen Hall.
At this time, in the main hall, Emperor Jing looked in a certain direction and murmured, "Is the so-called longevity really illusory?"
"Doesn't His Majesty already have the answer in his heart?" A voice came from there, and a middle-aged Taoist in a blue robe came out from behind the pillar.
The middle-aged Taoist had black hair and a ruddy complexion. There were no wrinkles, but the vicissitudes of life in his eyes were extremely inconsistent with his appearance.
"How is it?" Emperor Jing looked away and looked at him.
"I can't see clearly." The middle-aged Taoist shook his head and said.
Emperor Jing wondered, "There is someone that Taoist Yuan can't see clearly?"
The middle-aged Taoist smiled and said, "The way of heaven is unpredictable. It is already a great fortune for me to be able to see one or two out of ten thousand. What's more, since His Majesty has decided to let me see him, then what difference does it make to His Majesty whether I see him or not?"
Emperor Jing did not ask again this time. The expression on his face was thoughtful. In the main hall, there was a long silence.
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Today's Bowen Hall was not hot. After all, the Princes and Princesses enjoyed special privileges. Huge ice cubes were placed in the ice mirror, and in the four corners of the hall, there were eunuchs holding huge feather fans, sparing no effort to fan the air. The hall was naturally cool, which made the Princes feel that it was much better than the palaces they lived in.
"Today is the first class. Everyone should first hand in the homework that I left behind a few months ago." Li Yi sat in front and glanced at the Princes and Princesses.
Prince Jin Li Han sat below, the corners of his mouth twitching disdainfully.
Everyone did not take your words seriously. Let's see how you clean up later!
At this moment, Princess Shouning stood up and walked up with a thin booklet in her hand.
Then Prince Fu Li Xiang.
Prince Shou Li Mo.
Princess Chengyang.
Princess Yongtai.
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Li Han looked dumbly at his brothers and sisters who came forward to hand over the booklet in their hands to the teacher. He was instantly stunned.
"Liar, all liars!"
After a moment, his expression became angry, and when Li Yi looked at him, the anger immediately turned into fear …
"Your Royal Highness Prince Jin, what about you?"
When this demonic voice came, Prince Jin could not help but shiver. He no longer considered the problem of trust between people, because that thin booklet had been torn up by him along with the textbook a few months ago …
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