Although there were some unpleasant interludes during this shopping trip, fortunately, they were all resolved satisfactorily.
Lin Wanru gave the bottle of perfume to Second Miss Liu. Beside her, Lin Yong muttered in a low voice. This two taels of perfume was extremely expensive. His wife had been talking about it for half a month. Yesterday, he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he bought her a bottle.
Lin Yong would feel uncomfortable if he didn't talk to others. He just needed to listen. Thinking of something, Li Yi turned to look at Lin Wanru and asked, "Isn't the conflict between the First Prince and the Third Prince irreconcilable? It doesn't seem to be the case. Are the rumors wrong?"
Lin Wanru looked at him and asked doubtfully, "When did you see the First Prince and the Third Prince?"
Li Yi pointed in a certain direction and said, "Just now, the young man who passed by the perfume shop was the Third Prince. Didn't you see him?"
Lin Wanru was startled and asked in surprise, "That was the Third Prince?"
Li Yi was even more surprised, "You don't know the Third Prince?"
Lin Wanru looked at him with a hint of doubt on her face and asked, "Although the Third Prince has been in Feng Province for more than ten years, he has never officially shown his face. Even some officials in Feng Province City don't know what he looks like. How do you know him?"
Li Yi was startled, then looked at him and asked doubtfully, "He has never shown his face?"
"No."
Li Yi thought for a moment and said with a smile, "The Third Prince went to the capital of the Jing Kingdom last time. I saw him from afar and he looked very similar to the young man just now. However, it might not be him. Does the Third Prince have a twin brother?"
Lin Wanru shook her head and said, "I've never heard of it."
"Then I might have seen wrongly." Li Yi turned his head and looked around. He pointed to a shop not far away and said, "There's a cloth shop over there. Let's go and see if they have any new fabrics. The weather is good today, and the clouds in the sky are so white. It's a good time to buy two bolts of fabric …"
"The weather is not bad, the clouds are so white, buying fabric …" Looking at Li Yi who was striding forward, Lin Yong scratched his head and asked in surprise, "Does this matter?"
"Let's go."
Lin Wanru said in a low voice. When she raised her head to look at the figure in front of her again, a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared. She shook her head and strode forward.
One should not be afraid of a thief stealing, but one should be afraid of a thief remembering. Of all people, it had to be Lin Wanru and Miss.Liu.
This was the Qi Kingdom, and there were many things that he could not directly intervene in. Since he already knew that Lin Wanru would face some unknown dangers in the future, he could not pretend that he did not know and just walk away.
The First Prince, right? Very busy recently, right? Then continue to be busy. It was good to be busy, to be busy …
Li Yi stood at the door of a shop and rubbed the space between his brows out of habit. As he was worrying about the feudal construction of the Qi Kingdom, an old man came up to him and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, may I disturb you for a moment?"
Li Yi looked at the old man. He was dressed in Confucian robes and had a small book in his hand. A bamboo tube hung at his waist. Other than his appearance, he looked different from the old man just now. It was as if he had come from the same production line.
Ye Futian sighed and asked, "What is it?"
The old man looked at him and said, "The First Prince has led a group of imperial censors to investigate the corrupt officials in Feng Province. There has been quite a commotion these days. I wonder what this young master thinks of this matter?"
He went straight to the point. It was the same straightforwardness, the same simple brutality.
Li Yi took a deep breath and asked, "Can I curse?"
The old man glanced at him and said with a frown, "How can a scholar speak dirty words?"
"Then I have no opinion."
Li Yi waved his hand and pointed somewhere. He said, "There is a tea stall in front. There are many people there. Do you want to go there and ask?"
"…"
…
Lin Yong walked in front with a lot of things in his arms. Li Yi and the sloppy old man followed behind Miss.Liu and Lin Wanru.
Feng Province was not peaceful these days. It was unexpected to meet two imperial censors in plain clothes on the same street. From the analysis of the situation, the relationship between the First Prince and the Third Prince was far from good enough for them to go shopping together. On the surface, it was a fake brotherly love. Who knew how they would stab each other in the back.
Li Yi turned to look at the sloppy old man and asked, "Xu, do you have anything to do tonight?"
The sloppy old man glanced at him and shook his head. "No."
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's good. Your body has not recovered yet. You need to take care of your injuries. If there is nothing important, try not to make trouble …"
The sloppy old man looked at him and asked, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "No."
"Really?" The sloppy old man asked doubtfully.
"I really didn't." Li Yi nodded.
…
In the courtyard next to Fragrant Forest Garden.
"Be careful."
Li Yi patted the sloppy old man's shoulder, put an envelope in his hand, and said.
The sloppy old man nodded. When he turned around, he asked, "Do you need me to bring back the head of the First Prince?"
"No, no." Li Yi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's good that the thing has been delivered. You don't need to bring anything back."
After all, this was the Qi Kingdom. If the First Prince's head was cut off in someone else's territory, wouldn't the entire Fengzhou City be turned upside down?
At that time, no one would be able to leave the city. The entire Fengzhou City would be turned upside down. No matter how powerful a grandmaster was, he would not be able to take him and Miss.Liu away …
"No, forget it."
When the sloppy old man's voice rang out, he had already disappeared from the courtyard.
Miss.Liu walked out of the room and asked, "Who were you talking to outside just now?"
"No one …" Li Yi waved his hand and walked into the room. As he walked, he said, "It's getting late. Go to bed early. You have to go to work tomorrow!"
…
In a heavily guarded courier station in Fengzhou City.
"Your Highness, the name list of all the people found these days is all here." An official put a thin booklet on the table. After saluting, he slowly left.
Zhao Zheng picked up the booklet and casually flipped through it while pacing in the room.
"Fifty-three people." He looked at a certain number written on the booklet and a smile appeared on his face.
Over the past few days, a total of fifty-three officials in Fengzhou had been found to have committed serious corruption.
Not to mention how many of Zhao Yi's trusted subordinates were among them, how many of his people could be placed in these fifty-three positions if he fought for them?
In this way, he would have more control over Fengzhou. In the future, no matter what Zhao Yi did, he would be able to keep an eye on it.
If he could dig deeper into this matter and strike while the iron was hot, he could completely replace Zhao Yi and become the ruler of Fengzhou and the neighboring provinces. In that case, Zhao Yi would be like an eagle without wings. How could he fight against him?
For him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whether or not he could grasp it and change the impression that the people and the court officials had of him and Zhao Yi, the following days were very important. He had to produce more results.
After reading the booklet from beginning to end, Zhao Zheng nodded and murmured, "Not bad …"
"The wine is good, but the chicken is too old." A voice suddenly came from the room.
"Who is it?"
Zhao Zheng's expression changed. He suddenly turned his head and saw an old man with messy hair and a black cloth covering his face sitting at the table. The old man pointed at a dish on the table with his chopsticks and shook his head. "Who made this poached chicken? It's such a waste of good ingredients. He deserves to be beaten!"
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