"Does County Marquis Li know what Drunk Mo likes to eat the most?"
After the two of them sat down, Ceng Shichun didn't directly say what he wanted to talk to Li Yi, but asked a question without any rhyme or reason.
"Fish." Li Yi picked up the teacup and said without hesitation.
Ceng Shichun didn't show a surprised expression on his face, and asked again, "Then does County Marquis Li know what she doesn't like to eat the most?"
Li Yi took a sip of tea, glanced at him, and said, "It's also fish."
Before Ceng Shichun asked, he explained, "She likes to eat fish, but when she was a child, she was stuck by a fishbone. Every time she eats it, she will carefully pick out the fishbone. She thinks it's very troublesome, so she likes to eat fish very much, but she doesn't eat it often."
A strange expression flashed across Ceng Shichun's face. He pursed his lips and asked again, "Then do you know what color of clothes Drunk Mo likes to wear the most?"
Li Yi glanced at him and said, "You must think that I won't say white, because she doesn't usually wear white clothes, but in fact, she likes white. She just thinks it's easy to get dirty when wearing white clothes to paint, so she's too lazy to wear it …"
Ceng Shichun coughed to cover up his embarrassment, because he did think so in his heart.
These habits of hers were cultivated since childhood. If it wasn't someone very close to her, it would be impossible to know.
Li Yi took a sip of tea and added, "In fact, not only white, she also likes pink, purple …"
Ceng Shichun looked at him and asked, "Why don't I know?"
"Of course you don't know!" Li Yi glanced at him disdainfully. If this assistant minister Zeng even knew this, did he think he could still sit here and talk to him now?
Seeing that Ceng Shichun seemed to be about to speak again, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "She likes to eat fish, and her favorite color is white. She likes to eat dumplings with lotus vegetable filling. She likes to paint, especially landscapes and three-dimensional paintings. She likes to eat osmanthus cake. She is best at playing the zither. She likes me the most, and she is most afraid of thunder and the dark …"
"Her birthday is June 7th, and … 90, 63, 91, 34C …"
At this point, Li Yi didn't plan to continue. Although he could still say a lot, it wasn't convenient to tell an outsider about the small mole above her left chest.
As Ceng Shichun listened to him speak one by one, the teacup in his hand hung in the air. After a moment, he sighed and added, "There are some things that Nannan didn't tell you. She also likes to eat Xu Ji's candied plums. It's on Dong Street, but now it's been renamed to Fu Ji. Also …"
"Nannan?" Li Yi was startled and asked: "Who is Nannan?"
Ceng Shichun glanced at him and said, "Little Darling is Drunken Mo's nickname. Don't you know?"
"Nannan … En, continue, continue …" She only said a few things about her past. Hearing this, Li Yi immediately became spirited. It seemed that this Assistant Minister Zeng wasn't completely useless after all.
"She …"
Just as Ceng Shichun opened his mouth, he thought of another thing and said in surprise, "90, 63, 91, 34 …? What is this? "
"This is her favorite number." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "This is not important. Continue, what other interesting things about her when she was a child …"
Seeing the extremely interested expression on his face, Ceng Shichun calmed down and took a sip of tea before looking at him and slowly said, "County Marquis Li is a young hero and has a great influence in the court. He is also highly regarded by His Majesty and was given the title of Minister of Honor … Now that His Majesty is ill, the Eastern Palace can't be without a ruler for a long time. I wonder which of the princes in the court is most suitable to enter the Eastern Palace?"
"Whether the Eastern Palace belongs to the Eastern Palace or not, what does it have to do with us?" Li Yi shook his head and said, "Lord Zeng, tell me about Drunken Mo … about Nannan."
Ceng Shichun shook his head and said, "County Marquis Li, you are wrong. As an official, we should share the emperor's worries. This matter concerns the future of the country, how can you say it has nothing to do with us?"
"This matter should be decided by His Majesty alone. As an official, you should know your place and don't say too much."
"His Majesty has always been wise and listens to my opinion. This matter …"
"The King of Shu definitely has no chance. Don't waste your time. Let's talk about serious matters. What other interesting things did Nannan do when she was a child?"
Ceng Shichun's hand holding the teacup trembled and he didn't wipe the tea that fell on his hand. He looked up at Li Yi and asked, "What do you mean by this, County Marquis Li? What do you mean by wasting your time?"
Li Yi knocked on the table and looked at him with a frown, saying, "Lord Zeng, I came here with you to talk about serious matters. If you continue to use these messy things to change the topic, I will leave …"
Saying this, he picked up the cup of tea in his hand.
"Messy things …" Ceng Shichun murmured. The appointment of the Eastern Palace was related to the rise and fall of the country. If he had said this in the court, he would have been drowned by the spittle of all the officials in the court.
However, at this time, he couldn't care about this.
Who could imagine that the Cui Family, the prominent Cui Family two years ago, the King of Shu who was like the sun at noon in the court, would end up like this in just two years?
Since the King of Shu had no chance, don't waste your time — Sure enough, the things that happened in the past two years were not unintentional!
Was this his attitude?
In this case, he should have a lot of backup plans?
Ceng Shichun looked solemn. Although he knew he shouldn't ask this question, he couldn't help but ask, "May I ask … County Marquis Li, who do you think is more suitable to sit in the Eastern Palace?"
Clang!
Li Yi put the teacup heavily on the table, looked at Ceng Shichun and said lightly, "Lord Zeng, you are off the topic."
Ceng Shichun stared at him for a long time, nodded and said, "Nannan … Nannan didn't tell you these things?"
Li Yi glanced at him and said, "How could she tell me?"
"Since Nannan didn't tell you." Ceng Shichun smiled and said, "Then I can't tell you …"
Pa!
Li Yi slapped the table and said angrily, "Surnamed Zeng, you fool me!"
Ceng Shichun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for doing me a favor today, County Marquis Li."
Li Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at him, asking, "Recently, the Ministry of Revenue should have some old accounts to settle, right?"
Ceng Shichun didn't know why he brought up this matter, nodded and said, "This matter is indeed my responsibility."
"Since it is Assistant Minister Zeng's responsibility, then it is easy." Li Yi nodded and said, "This account has been urgently pressed by the Imperial Court. It has already been a few days, but there has been no movement at all. Assistant Minister Zeng still has the free time to drink tea here and slack off … If there is no result before tomorrow, it is not too much to hit you, the person in charge, with dozens of planks, right?"
Ceng Shichun smiled and said, "County Marquis Li can manage the Academy, but can you manage our Ministry of Revenue?"
"Can't manage?" After smiling, Li Yi didn't say anything else and directly turned to leave.
Seeing the smile on Li Yi's face, Ceng Shichun finally realized something. His heart shook and he immediately said, "Wait, County Marquis Li, wait, wait!"
He hurried downstairs and didn't see Li Yi, but was stopped by the teahouse waiter.
"Customer, you haven't paid the bill …"
Ceng Shichun hurriedly took out his money bag and asked, "How much?"
The waiter chuckled and said, "One hundred taels of silver."
Ceng Shichun had already taken out a few pieces of silver. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at the waiter in disbelief, asking, "What? This official only wanted a pot of tea, and it cost one hundred taels of silver!"
Although the Zeng Clan was considered a wealthy clan, they weren't so extravagant as to charge one hundred taels of silver for a cup of tea. Under normal circumstances, this was the entire clan's monthly expenses.
"No, no, no. That pot of tea only costs one tael of silver." The waiter shook his head and said, "But Young Master Li said that an inch of time is an inch of gold. You've wasted a lot of his time. Seeing that we're acquaintances, the friendship price is 99 taels …"
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