"Second Miss, it was all my fault that day. Please don't blame the son-in-law anymore …"
Xiao Huan walked over with tears in her eyes. She hugged Miss.Liu's arm and shook it as she spoke pitifully.
This was the first time she took the initiative to approach Miss.Liu in the past two days.
Miss.Liu looked back and asked, "How did I blame him?"
"I saw it. The son-in-law cried because of you!"
The servant girl wiped her tears and said, "Second Miss, if you want to blame someone, blame me. You can beat me or scold me. I … I've never seen the son-in-law cry before …"
Miss.Liu looked back again. There was some hesitation on her pretty face.
It was just a small gift. Did he have to be moved to tears?
As she thought of this, she suddenly realized that she had never given him anything decent … It seemed like she hadn't even given him anything that was not decent.
She looked at Xiao Huan and suddenly asked, "Do I treat him badly?"
The servant girl nodded. Miss.Liu frowned slightly.
She quickly shook her head. Miss.Liu's brows relaxed slightly.
"It's not very bad. It's very, very bad …"
…
In another two days, it would be the fourth year of Jing He. This year's New Year's Eve would be very lively. Old Mistress had already said that they would spend the New Year's Eve here. This was naturally for the sake of the young master of the Li family.
In addition, because Lin Wanru had helped him and Miss.Liu, Ruyi now regarded her as half a family member. Naturally, she would participate in the reunion dinner that night.
Together with the Duan Wu family, this year's New Year's Eve was naturally different from the previous family of four.
Li Yi lay in the courtyard and basked in the sun. After two days, his mood was not affected. He began to read the contents of the notebook word by word.
Miss.Liu walked out of the room. She raised her hand and something flew over.
After Li Yi caught it, he was slightly stunned. It was an apple, and it was peeled …
He didn't quite understand what Miss.Liu meant. She gave him a peeled apple. Did she mean … to peel him?
It seemed that other than hiding that matter from her and accidentally barging into her room when she was bathing, he had not offended her in any way, right?
Miss.Liu glanced at him and said faintly, "An apple a day … is good for your health."
Li Yi stood up from the rocking chair and looked at her warily. "What's the matter? Just say it."
Miss.Liu frowned and looked at him. "What do you mean?"
"Are you alright?" Li Yi looked at her suspiciously. "Is this apple poisonous, or … did you smear laxatives on it?"
"Forget it if you don't want to eat!"
Second Miss Liu snatched the apple from his hand and took a bite. Then, she turned around and left without looking back.
Those who were unaccountably solicitous were hiding evil intentions. Especially Miss.Liu. She actually peeled an apple for him personally. He would never believe that she had no ulterior motives.
Fortunately, he had already seen through everything …
Li Yi pursed his lips, then looked up and murmured, "It should be about time."
…
Somewhere in the Capital City.
"Miss, the script that we took yesterday …"
"I've already looked through it. The parts that need to be changed have all been marked out. After the changes are made, just bring it to Old Master Sun."
"Miss, they want us to arrange more chivalrous and chivalrous plays …"
"Go and tell them that it's already being arranged."
"Old Master Wu from the north of the city accidentally fell off the stage yesterday and was slightly injured …"
"Old Master Wu has a lot of prestige in the Capital City. Go and see for yourself. Remember to get some money from the accountant, don't go empty-handed …"
…
When Wan Ruoqing walked out of the brothel, it was noon. In fact, she had formed the habit of eating at this time. She habitually glanced in a certain direction, and when she saw a figure walking over, she was slightly stunned.
"What a coincidence." Li Yi looked at her and said with a smile, "I went to a few shops in the morning. When I passed by the porridge shop, I bought some porridge and vegetables. Have you eaten? Do you want to eat together?"
"Not, not yet."
It was just a habitual action. She never thought that he would really appear from there. After Wan Ruoqing came back to her senses, she nodded slightly.
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's just right. Let's go up and eat together. When I bought it just now, I accidentally bought too much …"
In the attic on the second floor of the small building.
Wan Ruoqing looked at the porridge on the table and asked in confusion, "Why did you buy so much?"
Li Yi was stunned for a moment. Then he looked back at Fang and said, "I bought a portion for him, but I didn't know that he had already eaten. It's too much for one person to eat."
Fang nodded and rubbed his hungry stomach. He nodded and said, "Yes, when I came here just now, I had already eaten."
"Tremella lotus seed and eight treasures porridge, which one do you want?" Li Yi picked up a small bowl and said, "The business of this porridge shop is good, and the taste is good."
"Tremella lotus seed." Wan Ruoqing nodded and said, "Yes, I remember when I was a child, there was such a porridge shop not far from my home. But at that time, I could only eat it once a month. The taste of this shop is similar to that of my childhood …"
Actually, she was used to going there to buy some porridge and vegetables in the afternoon. She had planned to do the same today. She didn't expect that … there would be such a coincidence. Coincidentally, even those few side dishes were her favorite.
"That's a coincidence." Li Yi handed her chopsticks and said, "Let's eat. I have a few ideas about the future development of the brothel. I want to discuss with you."
Smelling the fragrance of porridge, Fang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, gently closed the door, and went out.
Originally, he only planned to eat two chicken legs, but now he wanted to eat four. When he bought the porridge shop, he wanted to taste it. Was the tremella lotus seed porridge really so delicious?
…
"I really didn't expect that Lord Ceng is already the governor of the capital, but his life is still so frugal. You can eat plain porridge and pickled vegetables with such relish. I really admire you."
Ceng Shichun, who had moved into the governor's mansion, looked up and casually stretched out his hand, saying, "I'm used to living a luxurious life. Occasionally eating plain porridge and pickled vegetables is also a special flavor. You can sit anywhere you want."
After a few words of greeting, Ceng Shichun put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and asked, "Brother Cui, you came in person today. Did something big happen?"
Cui Qingming smiled and said, "Can't I come here to sit if there is nothing important?"
Ceng Shichun only smiled and didn't reply, because he knew that this second in command of the Cui family wouldn't come here so easily if there was nothing important.
As expected, Cui Qingming said, "Lord Ceng was once taught by Grandmaster Chu, so you must understand him very well. What do you think we should do to obtain Grandmaster Chu's full support?"
Ceng Shichun raised his brows, then said calmly, "To be honest, if it's Grandmaster Chu, I think it's better to stay put. Rashly roping him in would have the opposite effect …"
"Why?" Cui Qingming asked with a frown.
Ceng Shichun shook his head. "Twenty years ago, Grandmaster Chu began to travel and give lectures, no longer directly involved in the court affairs. Disturbing him now will only bring disgust. Moreover, Grandmaster Chu has always abided by the ancestral rules and hasn't alienated His Highness all these years. Once something happens, he will definitely support His Highness based on the imperial court and ancestral rules, so there is no need to rope him in."
Hearing this, Cui Qingming thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "That makes sense."
"However, even if that's the case, if we can obtain Grandmaster Chu's full support, we will be able to gain the loyalty of all the officials and regain the support of many court officials. It will be of great significance …" Then, he sighed and looked at Ceng Shichun. "In the past two years, our side has suffered heavy losses in the imperial court. Until now, only Lord Ceng and Lord Chen have been able to go against the current. It is truly rare. Otherwise, our side's morale would really plummet, and it would be difficult to recover …"
Ceng Shichun shook his head. "I was just lucky …"
"There's no need for Lord Ceng to be so modest …"
Then, the two of them discussed a few more matters. A moment later, a few figures walked out of the capital governor's residence. One of them suddenly asked Cui Qingming, "Are we really not going to the Chu residence?"
Cui Qingming shook his head. "Although Ceng Shichun's words are reasonable, we still have to go to the Chu residence. His Highness's situation is really not good, and we can't keep quiet like this …"
"In the end, you still can't hold it in?" Inside the residence, Ceng Shichun stood in front of the window and shook his head. "Prepare the sedan chair."
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