Li Yi lay on the rocking chair. The servant girl placed two peeled eggs in front of his eyes and rolled them gently.
Yesterday, he only felt a little sleepy after sitting in the courtyard until late at night. Li Yi felt that it was time to consider the matter of Ruyi and sleeping in separate rooms.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sleep in the future.
"Young master, are we going to move soon?" The servant girl put down the eggs and moved her little hand on his head. Her voice was soft.
Li Yi nodded. "Yes, pack your things for the next two days. We'll be moving to the city soon."
The servant girl nodded obediently. For her, as long as she could be with the young master and miss, it didn't matter where they moved.
"Creak …" The door of Miss.Liu's room opened. She walked out of the room. Xiao Huan looked down at the young master with dark circles under his eyes and then looked at her. She picked up the two boiled eggs and shook them. "Second Miss, do you want eggs?"
Yangliuqing was probably the outsider that Miss.Liu treated the most carefully. In fact, ever since she became Ruyi's disciple, Li Yi had never treated her as an outsider.
She left without saying goodbye. Even he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, let alone Miss.Liu.
He still wanted to figure out the ins and outs of this matter.
…
"Yangliuqing, the little disciple of your second miss?" MIngzhu ate the shrimp fried rice that Li Yi brought over and looked up at him. "What about her?"
"Help me check if there is anyone with the same name as her among the royal family or nobles of the Wu Kingdom." Li Yi said and then opened his mouth. The arrogant Lolita put a peeled shrimp into his mouth.
This was not the era of the developed internet in the future. It was easy to search for the needed information on the internet. It would be more troublesome for Li Yi to do this on his own.
The royal family always had some special channels. Of course, these weren't things that Li Yi could easily come into contact with.
MIngzhu nodded and looked at the white-haired old woman beside her. "Nanny, please make a trip."
The old woman nodded and looked at Li Yi meaningfully. Then, she turned and left.
The arrogant Lolita peeled another shrimp for Li Yi. Then, she hugged his arm and said coquettishly, "Sir, can you take us out of the palace today …"
She was already thirteen years old, almost fourteen years old, and her body had begun to develop. Naturally, she had to pay more attention to her behavior. Concubine Yan had always been strict with her etiquette education, but when she saw Li Yi, she revealed her playful nature and no longer had any royal manners.
Seeing that Li Yi was unmoved, she hurriedly winked at Yong Ning, who was chewing on the pork ribs.
Although Yong Ning was young, she had always been Shouning's little follower. She could understand her meaning with one look. She put down the pork ribs and hugged Li Yi's other arm. She blinked her big, watery eyes and looked at him pitifully.
Who could resist these two pairs of extremely cute and innocent big eyes? Li Yi sighed slightly and nodded helplessly.
"Sir is the best!"
The tsundere Lolita jumped up and kissed him on the cheek. When there were no outsiders around, she would return to this little girl's temperament.
Yong Ning also came over. Her mouth was still stained with oil. She blushed and kissed the other side of Li Yi's face.
Although she was much younger than the arrogant Lolita, she was quieter because of her experience and was far less playful.
"Yong Ning, hurry up. Let's go change!"
The arrogant Lolita pulled Yong Ning and ran out of the Morning Dew Hall. A group of palace maids followed behind in a panic and shouted, "Your Highness, slow down!"
Concubine Liang had passed away early. Yong Ning was still young and would be afraid to live alone in the palace. Li Yi suggested to the old emperor to let her live with the arrogant Lolita and be taught by Concubine Yan. Although Shouning was playful, she still took good care of this little sister.
MIngzhu put down the bowl and looked at him. She asked, "Did you see Father today?"
"No."
Li Yi shook his head. He came today mainly to ask her about Yangliuqing. He also wanted to see Yong Ning and the arrogant Lolita. He did not see the old emperor.
MIngzhu suddenly looked at him and hid the trace of hope in her eyes. She asked, "Is there really no way to cure Father's body?"
In her heart, he was still the omnipotent Li Yi who could solve anything.
Li Yi paused while peeling the prawns. The atmosphere became a little stifling.
Even in the future, the old emperor's illness was incurable. He had tried his best to change it, but he could only slow down or slightly extend his life. He was not a god, and there was nothing he could do.
Li Yi sighed and said, "If I can move out of the palace and put aside all political affairs to recuperate, the situation might be much better."
Although it was impossible to cure this illness completely, it would not kill him immediately. It was important to maintain a good mood. The palace was like a huge cage. It was too oppressive and lacked people. Even though most of the political affairs were handed over to the two prime ministers, the country was too big. As the emperor, there were too many things he had to deal with every day.
When Li Yi talked to him, he would often ignore his identity as the emperor. Occasionally, he would joke around as a form of adjustment. This was the tacit understanding they had developed over a long period of time. However, the effect was only temporary.
If the old emperor could immediately put down the burden on his shoulders and find a quiet place outside the capital with beautiful mountains and rivers, he could lie in the courtyard and bask in the sun when he had nothing to do. If he was in the mood, he could go to the brothels to play mahjong with Chang or find a few old ladies to dance in the square. He could not say that he would live to a ripe old age, but he could definitely live for a few more years.
However, Li Yi could not mention this method, and neither could the imperial physician. Even they knew it very well.
"Father, he is very tired …" MIngzhu lowered her head. Her face was a little gloomy, but then she raised her head and said seriously, "I will try to persuade father."
Li Yi nodded. She was probably the only one who could raise such matters with the old emperor.
There was a short silence between the two of them. Then, the sound of footsteps approached from afar.
The white-haired old woman came over with a thick stack of books in her arms. She put them on the table.
"These are all the information about the Wu Kingdom."
MIngzhu looked at Li Yi and said, "Take these books back and read them slowly. Remember to return them when you are done."
"It won't take much effort to find someone." Li Yi shook his head. Since these books were not for the public, it was better to leave them here to avoid bringing her unnecessary trouble.
He picked up a book and casually flipped through the pages. He was so fast that the old woman standing to the side could not see clearly.
In the time it took to take two breaths, he picked up another book and repeated what he did just now.
MIngzhu had already seen his reading speed, so she was no longer surprised.
"What are you doing?" The white-haired old woman looked at him with a face full of confusion.
Li Yi casually replied, "Reading."
"You can memorize it like this?" The old woman was puzzled.
At this speed, she could not even see the words on the pages clearly.
"I am just looking for something. There is no need to memorize it." Li Yi could not tell her that even the action of flipping the pages was unnecessary. As long as he touched these books, he would remember all the content in the book. Wouldn't he be regarded as a monster?
The white-haired old woman looked at him as if she was looking at a monster. After he flipped through several books, the sound of flipping pages finally stopped. Li Yi's eyes stopped on a certain page.
"Found it." He looked at some information recorded on it, and his eyes slightly narrowed.
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