When a woman was pregnant, her emotions would inevitably become more sensitive.
Li Yi did not feel any obvious difference from Ru Yi, but that did not mean that he could be as carefree as usual. Usually, when it came to dealing with small emotions, he would still take it seriously.
The old emperor had tacitly approved of his paternity leave and did not send any more workers over. Even the academy did not urge him. For Li Yi, not being able to see Chang's face was something to be happy about.
Miss.Liu had always been restless, but these days, she had a rare moment of peace. Perhaps it was because she was stimulated by Taoist Nun, she practiced martial arts every day and would drag him to practice from time to time. She said that she wanted to increase her combat experience. The increase in combat experience was not very obvious, but the pain in his butt became more obvious every time. Li Yi felt that she was taking revenge.
Apart from being a human sandbag, Li Yi was not busy these days. Most of the time, he cooked, chatted with her, and read some books on prenatal and postnatal care. As for the other things, he left them to Fang to handle.
One of them was to buy a house in the city. It was surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers and was good for the physical and mental health.
Although this place was not far from the capital, it was still outside the city. There were no good places to go around. It was inevitable that he would feel depressed if he stayed at home all the time. Li Yi planned to move there as soon as possible. At that time, it would be more convenient for him to do everything.
His favorite place should be Hibiscus Garden, Qujiang Garden, and a few other places with good feng shui. The environment was good, and most importantly, there were no people. However, this was not a good request. A county marquis occupied the royal garden. It would be strange if the civil and military officials did not go crazy.
These days, he often saw the sloppy old man at home. Previously, he thought that the sloppy old man had been entrusted by his second granduncle to travel thousands of miles to the Qi Kingdom. Now, it seemed that this was not the case.
He saw through it but did not say it. With a grandmaster by his side, the safety factor immediately increased. He originally thought that he could use a pile of White Rabbit Creamy Candies to deal with him. Now, he even saved these things.
Although there was nothing to do at home, the things that needed to be done were still piling up.
For example, the Wang Clan's glass business, the Eldest Princess's ready-made clothing, embroidery, military rations, and even the perfume, soap, and Ruyi nectar that he didn't need to manage. He had too many businesses under his control. Although he didn't have to do everything himself, it was still necessary for him to understand them.
Although these things had to be done sooner or later, they weren't that urgent, so Li Yi naturally pushed them off.
There were things that needed to be done, and there were naturally people that needed to be seen.
As the carriage passed through the capital once again, the sloppy old man finally understood when he saw the complicated expression that flashed across Li Yi's face. However, it was not the road that was blocked. Perhaps it was something else.
…
"Zuimo, do you still remember when you were a child, you loved to eat the Xu Ji Ji's candied plums … At that time, your mother was afraid that you would break your teeth and wouldn't let you eat it, so you secretly saved up money to sneak out. You were almost caught by a trafficker, and the whole family was scared out of their wits …"
In a small courtyard deep in Willow Lane, a middle-aged man in a blue robe stood there with a smile on his face. He said, "A few days ago, I had been looking for that shop. I ran all over the capital but couldn't find it. Only yesterday did I find out that it was the Xu Ji Ji Ji Ji, but it later changed its name …"
He placed a paper bag on the stone table, opened it, and said, "It's on Xingping Street. It's now called Fu Ji. When I came just now, I bought some along the way. Try it and see if it tastes the same as before …"
Zeng Zuimo looked at the paper bag on the table and the candied fruits inside. A trace of confusion appeared on her face, mixed with some memories from so long ago that she couldn't remember them at all.
How long ago was that?
Eleven years, twelve years, or thirteen years?
At that time, her mother was very strict with her. Being able to eat Xu Ji's candied plums was probably the happiest thing in her life …
However, this small wish was actually not very likely to come true. At that time, although her father's official position was not high, he was very strict. Even though the candied plums from the Xu Ji Worldwide Commerce were not worth much, if she really wanted to eat them to her heart's content, Second Uncle would secretly buy them for her, and she would eat them under the blanket at night …
At that time, she and her second uncle were not like this.
However, things in this world could never return to yesterday, let alone thirteen years ago.
Seeing that she was unmoved, the middle-aged man's eyes dimmed slightly, but he concealed it well and said, "Tomorrow is the Zeng family's banquet, you …"
"I have a lot of things to do tomorrow …"
Ceng Shichun was taken aback. He shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. There will be more opportunities in the future."
He looked at the sky and said, "Second Uncle still has work to do, so I'll leave first. I'll come see you tomorrow."
Only when the middle-aged man turned to leave did Zeng Zuimo look up. A hint of pain flashed through the depths of her eyes.
"It's all in the past …"
Wan Ruoqing walked out of the house and looked at her with some heartache. She placed her hand on her shoulder and said softly.
Some long-sealed memories emerged from her mind. Zeng Zuimo bit her lip, and her face was a little pale. She held Wan Ruoqing's hand tightly and nodded. "It's all in the past …"
Li Yi walked to the door of the small courtyard. He estimated that Ruoqing and Zeng Zuimo should not be there at this time. After hesitating for a moment, he still planned to knock on the door. The courtyard door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man in a blue robe walked out from inside.
Li Yi's movement paused slightly.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Ceng Shichun.
Why was he here?
When Ceng Shichun walked out of the courtyard, he probably thought that the young man outside the courtyard door was some kind of crazy bees and butterflies. These kinds of people had appeared frequently recently, and he had encountered them countless times.
His gaze did not even linger on the man's face, and he simply brushed past him.
However, after taking two steps, he seemed to think of something and turned back abruptly. At this time, the young man had already walked into the courtyard, and the courtyard door was closed.
Ceng Shichun froze in place, and then a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
Crazy bees and butterflies? If it was just crazy bees and butterflies, it was impossible to enter this courtyard. That person just now … was it him?
Li Yi walked into the courtyard, closed the door, and walked inside. When he was still thinking about why he would meet the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue here.
If he remembered correctly, the other seemed to belong to the Cui family, and was a firm supporter of the King of Shu.
Although there was no direct confrontation with him in the court, this person's status in the King of Shu's faction was not low, and he still had this impression.
What puzzled him was that without the permission of the two, it was impossible for outsiders to enter this courtyard, and Ceng Shichun was alone …
For the time being, he could not figure out these things. Thinking that Xiao Cui should know something, Li Yi passed through the moon door and saw a figure sitting at the stone table in front of him. He said, "Xiao … Zuimo?"
Xiao Cui said these two words halfway before realizing that the person sitting there was Miss Zeng. Her brain was a bit short-circuited, and she suddenly changed her words, sounding like "Xiao Zuimo".
Zeng Zuimo and Wan Ruoqing raised their heads at the same time, and the atmosphere in the courtyard began to become a bit awkward.
After Li Yi's footsteps stopped, he showed a smile that he thought was brilliant, and waved his hand, saying, "You are all here — what a coincidence!"
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