The maids of the Li family were discussing in the yard which young master had his buttocks smashed in front of the palace gate yesterday. They didn't know whether they had eaten a bear's heart or a leopard's gall. It was fine if they bullied good people in daily life, but now they even dared to flirt with Her Royal Highness. They deserved to be beaten to death.
Xiao Huan was usually very interested in the gossips in the capital, but today, she had a bitter face. She had eaten too many melon seeds in the past two days, and her tongue was blistered and painful. In just a short while, she had already drunk two cups of fruit juice.
Li Yi was a little bored in the past two days. The Heroes Conference was approaching, and Miss.Liu was a little busy. Many real martial arts masters also came, so he took Ruyi to hold the fort. It seemed that he was determined to win the position of the chief of the Wulin League.
The two little princesses had actually run out of the palace. Although for some reason, the courtiers and censors seemed to have reached some sort of tacit agreement. No one made a big fuss about this matter. However, it was unlikely that Yong Ning and Shou Ning would be able to leave the palace in a short period of time.
These bastards. There were still a few days before Yong Ning could return to the palace. Now they suffered a big loss. He had to find a chance to talk to the old emperor and see if he could make up for it.
However, this matter had to be put off for a few days. These days, every time he thought of the old emperor, he would have an ominous premonition. It was better to see him less these days.
Today, he had to go to Miss Zeng's place to see her. She must have been frightened by what happened yesterday.
When he was about to go out, he met an unexpected person at the door.
County Magistrate Liu smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you, Lord Li. If it weren't for you yesterday, I'm afraid I would have been in danger."
Speaking of which, half a year ago, it was Li Yi who called himself this official. In less than a year, their positions had been reversed.
"Someone, bring the gift here." County Magistrate Liu waved his hand behind him, and then said to Li Yi, "It's just a small gift to show my respect."
Although it was a meager gift, considering his family's wealth, it was considered a huge loss.
Thinking back to yesterday's events, it was too dangerous. If it had been him who had led the bailiffs into the room, he would have ended up the same way as those foppish nobles. However, he did not have such a deep background in the capital, so the situation would have been even more serious.
Li Yi's advice yesterday was no less than a life-saving grace to him.
Two princesses! After receiving the exact news yesterday, he was really shocked and broke into a cold sweat.
"We're all on the same side. Lord Liu, you're treating me like an outsider." Li Yi smiled and waved his hand. After he came to this world, he had spent the first few days in Qing 'an Prefecture.
Thus, when he saw Liu Yiyi and County Magistrate Liu in Jingdou, he felt closer than other people.
What's more, County Magistrate Liu's position as the capital magistrate was beneficial to him.
County Magistrate Liu said hurriedly, "Etiquette is necessary …"
Since he said so, Li Yi naturally couldn't refuse.
When the time came, he would tell Uncle Li to send someone to visit County Magistrate Liu's mansion. The standard of the gift would be the same as this one.
Li Yi stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Lord Liu, come in and have a seat …"
County Magistrate Liu could see that Li Yi was going out. Although he wanted to go in for a cup of tea and improve their relationship, he couldn't disturb him now. He cupped his hands and said, "I only want to thank you in person for your great kindness. I won't disturb you anymore, Lord Li."
The guests who came to the Li family all had a good habit of only giving gifts but not entering the door. They didn't even invite them in, so they didn't even have to pay for a cup of tea. Li Yi couldn't help but start to think whether it was because the fengshui of this mansion was too good …
County Magistrate Liu also left in a hurry without entering the door. Li Yi shook his head and called Fang, followed by a few guards of the Li family, to the direction of the capital.
After being trained by Second Granduncle for a period of time, Fang's strength had improved by leaps and bounds. Even the carefully selected guards in the imperial palace couldn't withstand a single punch from him.
The grey-robed old man beside Yong Ning had stayed here for two months. In the beginning, he could easily defeat Fang with a wave of his sleeve. Later, he would hide from him when he saw him. Later, according to him, if it was a life-and-death fight, he could take Fang's life within 30 moves. But if it was an ordinary fight, this old man wouldn't be able to withstand a few blows from him.
His skills were getting better and better, but his character was getting more and more cowardly.
A few days ago, he was discovered by his mother-in-law for hiding some money and was not allowed to enter the mansion for two days. He became the laughingstock of the mansion.
Sitting in the carriage, Fang asked while driving, "Young Master, are you going to Miss Zeng's place again?"
Li Yi raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by again?"
Only then did Fang realize that he had asked the wrong question, so he corrected himself, "Young Master, are you going back to Miss Zeng's place today?"
…
Climbing into the carriage again, Fang sighed and leaned against the carriage. A rare trace of disappointment appeared on his face as he asked, "Young Master, have you never thought of taking a concubine?"
"Why, do you want to take Lil 'Hong back?" Li Yi looked at him and asked.
Fang shook his head and said, "There's nothing between me and Lil 'Hong."
Li Yi curled his lips. Perhaps even Fang himself didn't believe his own words.
There was nothing. There was nothing about running to the Jadeite Courtyard every two or three days. There was nothing about hiding some money to buy gifts for her. If there was nothing — how could a rough man's mind become so delicate?
Who was he trying to fool!
Fang suddenly turned his head and looked at Li Yi, asking seriously, "Young Master, have you never thought of taking Miss Zeng back? And that Miss Ruoqing, I don't believe that you can't tell that they like you."
Li Yi's expression froze.
Ruyi still had a knot in her heart that she couldn't get over. Although she said so, if he really did that, what kind of position would he put her in?
Although it was uncertain what would happen in the future, based on the current way of getting along, it was the most important — he looked up at Fang. This wasn't important. What was important was, was this guy really Fang!
Although his memory of Old Fang was no longer limited to the simple and honest man who gave them the pheasants that he had hunted with great difficulty and gave them to his family, the man in front of him looked like he had experienced the vicissitudes of life, worry, wisdom, and a certain emotion that seemed to have settled after seeing through the affairs of the world. Was this really Old Fang?
"Fang, you've changed."
Li Yi looked at him for a long time and said with a sigh.
"Young Master, people will change." Fang looked at him and said, "You will change, I will change, Eldest Miss will change, Second Miss will also change, all of us will change."
At this moment, Fang was very much like a philosopher.
Li Yi suddenly felt that he had underestimated Fang, underestimated everyone.
"Young Master …"
"Don't talk, let me be alone." Li Yi waved his hand, his voice was indescribably tired.
…
…
Li Yi always came to this small courtyard during the day, so he couldn't see Ruoqing very often. But Miss Zeng was always there. As the chief designer, she only needed to draw in the room, so she didn't have to run around.
Today, she wasn't in the room, but sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, staring at the swing under the tree in a daze.
Li Yi let out a sigh and sat opposite her.
Zeng Zuimo looked up at him and didn't say anything.
Fang, this bastard, made me think about life with just a few words, but I went to the Jade Courtyard to talk about life with Little Red …
After a moment of silence, Li Yi felt the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he looked at Miss Zeng and said, "How about … you sing a song?"
Zeng Zuimo had learned a lot of new songs these days, which were all taught by Yong Ning. Maybe she also felt the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she asked, "What do you want to sing?"
Li Yi bowed his head and thought for a moment. After a moment, he looked up at her.
"How about eighteen touches?"
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