The water in the lotus pond was not deep, and the King of Shu was quickly fished out by the servants of Qin's Mansion.
When he fell down, he was not injured, but his whole body was wet. But before he fell, he sprained his ankle. It seemed to be quite serious, and he could not even stand up. He was immediately carried away by two servants, and another person hurried out of the mansion to find a doctor.
After the King of Shu disappeared, the expressions of some servants in Qin's Mansion became a little strange. Many people had seen the scene just now. A dignified prince was actually scared to this extent by a county uncle. It was really a bit too embarrassing.
Qin Xiang walked out of the hall. When he looked back from the lotus pond, the way he looked at Li Yi was completely different from before.
In the end, he did not succeed in roping him in. No matter what reason the other party found, he was still standing on the opposite side of the King of Shu.
Moreover, the scene he saw just now proved that there was probably no way to turn back the situation.
Li Yi turned back, cupped his hands to Qin Xiang, and said, "I will leave first, the soup is still boiling at home …"
Qin Xiang nodded slightly and said to the servant girl beside him, "Show the way for County Uncle Li."
"No need, remember the way." Li Yi waved his hand, turned around, and left.
Looking at his back, Qin Xiang could not hide the pity on his face. The servant girl with a scar on her face also looked up, bit her lips, and slowly left.
"Su San left Hongdong County, and came to the street. I have not spoken, but my heart is miserable. Gentlemen, listen to me. Who will go to Nanjing and pass the letter to my San Lang … "
"Fifth Lord, where are you going?" Seeing the Fifth Lord humming a tune with his hands behind his back, Wu Er asked in confusion.
The Fifth Lord sighed and said, "It's not enough, not enough, let's go out to watch the opera …"
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"I heard from Ruyi that you went to Prime Minister Qin's Mansion today?" While eating, Ruyi looked up at Li Yi and asked.
"Oh, yes." Li Yi picked up a mouthful of food and said casually, "We just chatted casually, and didn't even drink tea. The Qin family is so stingy …"
"What business does Prime Minister Qin have with you?"
Although Li Yi rarely mentioned anything about the Imperial Court or outside matters, she was actually very clear about her family's position in the Imperial Court, friends and foes, as well as some changes in the situation.
Because some of the departments in the brothel were in charge of such things.
"It's nothing much. We just casually chatted for a bit. He said that I'm going to assist the King of Shu, but he's just a pile of mud that can't be supported. What's there to support …"
Li Yi put down his chopsticks and peeled a prawn for Xiao Huan. Ruyi and Ruyi had no problem peeling prawns as they could do it with just two chopsticks. Only Xiao Huan could not learn it no matter how hard she tried and always made a mess.
Xiao Huan and he both liked to eat prawns, but the prawns had been kept in the icehouse for a long time and were not very fresh. Today's prawns were sent by the tsundere Lolita from the palace. He heard that they were the newly arrived tribute prawns.
This was the advantage of being an emperor. He could eat whatever he wanted. If there was nothing in Jingdou, he could have other places pay tribute to him. Ever since the cost of making ice had been greatly reduced, fruits shipped from distant places had become cheap.
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Xiao Huan said sweetly and focused on eating. Prime Minister Qin and the King of Shu were all bad people. Prime Minister Qin would beat up bad people. She only wanted to eat prawns.
"Then, did anything happen?" Ruyi asked again.
"No …" Li Yi shook his head and said, "They are all scholars. What can happen? Even if they really want to do something, they can't be so brazen. Besides, Fang and the others are following them, so there's no need to worry."
After saying that, he looked at Ruyi and asked, "How's the Hero Competition going? It should be coming soon, right?"
Ruyi shook her head and said, "I'm afraid it will be delayed for a few more days. Recently, there have been more and more experts coming to Jingdou. The Heaven List changes every day. Even if it is held now, I'm afraid many people will not agree."
Originally, they did not consider the problem of the number of people. If any Tom, Dick, or Harry came to fight for the position of the chief of Wulin, how long would the competition last? However, if the qualification was limited to the experts on the Heaven List, the Hero List would be in an uproar. Those who wanted to keep a low profile would probably not be able to do it. Whether they could be the chief or not, they still had to fight for the qualification.
This directly led to a great increase in the number of competitions that needed to be held every day. Of course, there were many experts, and it was much more exciting than before. The daily profits also doubled. If they were allowed to compete for another two months, not only would they be able to recoup their losses, but they would also make a lot of money.
Two months could not be delayed. According to the current situation, all the preparation work should be finished in half a month at most. The only thing left was to send Miss.Liu to the top.
After talking with Ruyi and the others about the Heroes Meeting, Li Yi suddenly thought of something and said, "I saw Liu Mei at the Qin Manor today."
Xiao Huan suddenly raised her head and asked, "Son-in-law, which Liu Mei is it?"
"The one who always quarreled with you in Willow Leaf Village."
The maid was stunned for a moment, then she pouted and said, "It's her …"
Ever since she was young, she had always been bullied by Liu Mei. After what had happened, it was only natural that she did not have a good impression of her.
"Why is she in Qin Manor? Where are Third Uncle and Third Aunt?" Ruyi asked curiously. Miss.Liu also looked over.
"Third Uncle and Third Aunt …" Li Yi paused. He thought about it and told them the truth.
"Ah …"
Xiao Huan was stunned, and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground.
The expressions on Ruyi and Ruyi's faces froze. After a long time, Ruyi sighed and said, "Third Uncle is actually very honest. When they went overboard, he stood up for us. Third Aunt … She has always been very powerful, but …"
Ruyi shook her head. Even though there was some hatred in the past, death was like a lamp going out. In the end, there was still some relationship. She thought of some things when she was young and felt a little depressed.
Miss.Liu put down her chopsticks and walked out of the door.
"If it was somewhere else, I could help. But it's Qin Manor. If I show something different, it will hurt her."
Xiao Huan was not in a good mood, and so was Ruyi. Li Yi said, "But it's not impossible to ask her to leave Qin Manor … But I think she might not agree."
It was not suitable for him to ask for a maidservant from Qin Manor. Of course, the other party would not give it to him. But whether it was the Princess Royal, a tsundere Lolita, or directly asking the old emperor for a decree, although the process was a little troublesome, it was doable.
After a short contact, Li Yi could feel some of her thoughts.
She actually had some self-esteem, or else she would have asked for it herself. He thought that he knew he could not face Ruyi and the others, so he could not force himself to do something.
After a while, Li Yi walked out of the room. He decided to put the matter of Liu Mei aside for the time being.
Not long after, Ruyi also walked out of the room. She was a little annoyed.
Two maidservants were cleaning the courtyard while talking about something with great interest.
"Ah, I went out to help buy things today and heard something interesting on the street."
"What? What?"
"I heard that yesterday at Prime Minister Qin's Manor, the King of Shu was so scared that he sprained his ankle and fell into the water. Hahaha, it's so funny. I heard that the person just looked at him and the King of Shu was scared. I didn't expect him to be so timid, even more timid than Xiao Qing. The whole capital is laughing. Oh, I can't take it anymore. I'm dying of laughter …"
"Who else can scare the King? Did he bump into a ghost?"
"I just heard a few words and then followed him. I don't know what happened next …"
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"Qin Manor, the King of Shu?" Standing in the corridor, Ruyi was stunned. She looked in a certain direction and saw that Li Yi had just disappeared.
"Didn't you say that nothing happened?"
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In the King of Shu's Manor, the King of Shu was furious when he heard the servant's report. He flipped the table on the spot.
"Who is it? Who is it? Tell Qin Yu and I will find out! I will kill him! "
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In a courtyard of the Qin Manor, a light and cheerful tune could be heard.
"Brother Liu's words are too biased …"
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