Sitting in the carriage, Fang said worriedly, "Young Master, that Qin guy is not a good person. Do we really have to go? What if he brings people to ambush us inside? Won't we be too few?"
Sitting in the carriage, Li Yi didn't know why Prime Minister Qin invited him to Qin's Mansion. Whether it was a trap or some other purpose, he had to go and have a look after receiving the invitation from the prime minister.
And Prime Minister Qin invited him so openly, so he didn't have to worry about his safety.
If something really happened, he would be the one with a bigger headache.
In case of any accidents, he originally wanted to let Miss.Liu accompany him, but she was really busy recently, and Ruyi's identity was not very suitable. After thinking about it, he brought Fang.
The carriage stopped in front of Qin's Mansion. Li Yi got off, waved his hand and said, "Okay, find a place outside and wait. Nothing will happen."
A servant of Qin's Mansion had already come over and asked respectfully, "Are you Mr. Li?"
Li Yi handed over the invitation in his hand. After the servant saw it, he immediately said, "Mr. Li, please. Master is waiting for you inside."
The attitude of the servant of Qin's Mansion made Li Yi feel a little surprised. It seemed that today was not like what he had imagined. It did not seem to be a punitive expedition against him.
After all, he had a deep grudge with the heir to the Qin family. A few days ago, he accidentally cheated him a little. It was reasonable for the Qin family to make trouble for him because of these things.
Fang and several guards sat under a big tree opposite, glancing at Qin's Mansion from time to time.
Led by the servant, Li Yi walked through Qin's Mansion and looked around.
Qin's Mansion was not like what he had imagined. Although it was still beyond the reach of ordinary people in terms of scale and other aspects, it was still a little simple for the prime minister who was above tens of thousands of people.
There were not many maidservants on the way. They were just quietly working, looking a little lifeless. They were not like the maidservants in his family. Although they did a lot of work, they chattered all day and did not look like maidservants. They were the only ones in the capital.
"Brother Liu's words are too biased. Who said that women enjoy leisure? Men go to war at the border while women weave at home. They farm during the day and spin cotton at night. They work hard day and night …"
A voice came from the front. He didn't expect that there would be people in the Qin Manor who liked to listen to dramas. It was actually "Hua Mulan". Li Yi saw a middle-aged man who looked familiar walking over from the front. He was humming a part of the song and it was all in tune.
It was not until he saw the man coming from behind that Yi Yi that he saw him that Yi.
The man saw Li Yi and was stunned. Then, his expression quickly returned to normal. He followed behind the middle-aged man and passed by Li Yi.
The middle-aged man took a few steps and suddenly turned around. He pointed at Li Yi and asked the servant, "Who is this? Why have I never seen him before?"
The servant hurriedly replied, "Fifth Master, this is Li Yi, County Uncle Li. He is Master's guest. Master is still waiting, so we'll go over first."
The Fifth Master of the Qin Clan was stunned. The Old Master that the servant mentioned was naturally his father.
However, there were many guests in the house, but almost all of them took the initiative to visit. With his father's status, it was naturally impossible for him to visit others. However, there were very few people that he personally invited.
He was confused for a moment and then realized something else. "Li Yi, County Uncle Li?"
He was stunned for a moment and looked at the man uncertainly. He asked, "Did he just say Li Yi, County Uncle Li?"
The man nodded and said, "That's right."
"Let's go back and have a look." With an excited smile on his face, Fifth Master turned around and walked in the direction where he came from.
"Fifth Master, aren't you going to watch the play today?" The man asked doubtfully.
"Why? There are ready-made plays at home. By the way, is the King of Shu in the young master's room now … Oh, not bad. The house is lively today."
Seeing Fifth Master striding forward, the man scratched his head with a trace of doubt on his face. Then, he shook his head and quickly followed Fifth Master.
The Qin's Mansion did not seem to be very big. At least, it was much smaller than Li Xuan's mansion.
Li Yi estimated that after three or five minutes, the servant took him to a hall. He walked in and said, "Master, County Uncle Li is here."
The servant was also surprised at this time. Usually, when guests came to the mansion, they were the ones waiting for the master. Even the King of Shu was no exception. Today's situation was extremely rare.
Li Yi walked in and saw a white-haired old man sitting on the main seat. He was wearing a plain Confucian robe and looked exactly the same as Prime Minister Qin that Li Yi usually saw.
"Greetings, Prime Minister Qin." Even though the few times he met Prime Minister Qin could not be called harmonious, the necessary etiquette could not be omitted.
The reason why he called himself "junior" instead of "subordinate" was that the college was directly under the jurisdiction of the old emperor. Even the prime minister had no right to intervene. In fact, he did not have a superior and subordinate relationship with the officials of the court.
"Sit." Prime Minister Qin stretched out his hand and said straightforwardly.
There was a short table between the two chairs. Li Yi could not sit on the lower seat and shout while talking. After glancing at Prime Minister Qin, he sat on the other chair.
"You must be very surprised that I invited you here today, right?" Prime Minister Qin looked at Li Yi and spoke straightforwardly.
"It is indeed a little surprising." Li Yi nodded and said.
"Serve the tea." Prime Minister Qin gave a rare smile. He did not seem to be in a hurry to get to the main topic. After waving to the door, a servant from the Qin Residence walked in.
"This tea originated in Songzhou and was given by His Majesty. It is the best of the tributes and cannot be tasted normally." Prime Minister Qin was actually in the mood to introduce tea, which made Li Yi even more puzzled. He did not know what medicine the Prime Minister was selling.
However, he was not in a hurry. He smiled and said, "In that case, I will be in luck today."
The servant girl who poured the tea carefully handed a cup of tea to Prime Minister Qin and the other to Li Yi. Her hands were trembling slightly, causing the lid and the cup to collide with each other, making clanking sounds.
Seeing this, Li Yi immediately became vigilant. It was just pouring tea, but she was so scared. Could it be that the tea was poisoned?
He looked up at the servant and found that her face was covered with a thin veil …
Could it be … a masked assassin?
As Li Yi thought of this, he held the chair with one hand. Prime Minister Qin frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
"Master, I, I'm not feeling well." The servant said with a trembling voice.
Prime Minister Qin's face eased and said, "Since you're not feeling well, go back to your room and rest. Tell the housekeeper to get someone else."
At this time, Li Yi's face had calmed down. He stood up and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry, I suddenly have to go to the toilet, I don't know …"
In the current situation, it was not appropriate to say that directly. Prime Minister Qin had already picked up the teacup, but he put it down and said, "People have to go to the toilet, it doesn't matter …"
Then he looked at the servant and said, "You take Uncle Li to the toilet first."
Li Yi smiled apologetically and walked out slowly. The servant put down the tray and walked out behind him. She clenched her fists. Under the thin veil, her expression was indescribable.
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