"Sir Ceng, Madam Chen?"
Li Yi held the two letters, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face. If Third Miss Chen had something to say, she could just say it directly when they met here. There was no need to beat around the bush and be so mysterious … This kind of sneaky thing seemed to be Minister Chen's style.
What was written in Ceng Shichun's letter that he wanted to pass it to him through Zuimo?
Li Yi first opened Ceng Shichun's letter. There was only one piece of paper inside, and it was written in large characters, "The Cui Family wants to move, be careful of the Chu Family."
The literal meaning was that the Cui Family had been silent for so long and was about to make a move. It also told him to be careful of the Chu Family. Chu Family, Chu Family … it sounded somewhat familiar. Could the Cui Family's actions have something to do with the Chu Family?
After a closer look, he found four words at the bottom of the letter, "Burn after reading."
There was no hurry to burn it. Li Yi put the letter aside and opened the other one. The handwriting on the letter was crooked like a dog's crawl. It was definitely not written by Third Miss Chen, but it was just as he had guessed.
"Bewildered Heart, Treacherous Officials, Take care."
Although Minister Chen had written a few more words than Assistant Minister Zeng, the meaning expressed was a bit unclear.
Bewildered Heart clearly meant that the emperor had passed away. What did it have to do with treacherous officials? Could it be that Minister Chen also studied horoscopes and planned to overturn the unreliable conclusion made by the predecessors?
Besides, with the empress in charge, how could there be treacherous officials in the court? Who would dare to mess up the government?
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if there were treacherous officials, the ones who should be worried should be the treacherous officials themselves. What did it have to do with him? Why did he tell him to take care?
His gaze moved again. There were also four words at the bottom of the letter, "Burn after reading."
Both of them sent him letters at the same time. Clearly, they hadn't communicated before. It seemed that the rumors about Assistant Minister Zeng and Minister Chen in the court weren't completely groundless. This tacit understanding couldn't be matched by ordinary people.
Zeng Zuimo looked at him and asked worriedly, "Is there something important?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "It's just a small matter. Don't worry, your husband is very powerful."
"Who's worried …" Zeng Zuimo glanced at her and said in a low voice, "Whose husband are you …"
"Alright, it's getting late. We should head back." Li Yi shook his head. In the end, he didn't want to force her too much. At most, he would spend a little more time running around. Before he left, he reminded her, "By the way, remember to burn those two letters."
Zeng Zuimo nodded and watched him walk out the door. He picked up the two letters and turned to walk into the kitchen.
The next moment, Li Yi's figure appeared in front of her again. He smiled and said, "The next time we meet is next year. Don't you want to kiss me goodbye?"
…
In the end, Li Yi still took Chen Chong and Ceng Shichun's warning to heart.
The Cui family had not made any moves for a long time. This time, the Imperial Court Meeting was approaching, and officials from all over the country were coming to the capital. Even a small matter could have a great impact, so they had to be prepared.
But with just Antares Guarding the Heart, he didn't know what they were going to do and couldn't deal with them in advance. If he could have a reliable spy in the Cui family, how good would that be …
However, it was also good that the Cui family had made a move. Only with action could there be a way to deal with it. With Chen Chong and Assistant Minister Zeng, if the Cui family could still turn the tables, it would mean that the King of Shu was favored by the heavens. He might even be able to defy the heavens …
"Son-in-law."
When he walked to the side of the carriage, Fang called out.
Li Yi looked back at him and asked, "What is it?"
"Face." Fang only said one word.
Li Yi wiped his face and asked, "Anything else?"
Fang nodded and said, "We can go now."
On the last day of the third year of Jing He, Li Yi sat in the carriage and sorted out the big and small things that had happened in the past year.
The birth of the young master and young mistress of the Li family was the happiest thing in the family. After going through all the hardships, he finally got together with Drunken Mo. Although there was still some distance to the end, it was only a matter of time. Her Royal Highness was in charge of the government, and the people's hearts were in her favor. The overall situation was gradually stabilizing. Yong Ning's psychological trauma was gone, and the tsundere Lolita was one year older. Miss.Liu had also grown up, and her temperament had actually become gentler recently. Even Fang had become more sensible …
He seemed to be full of expectations for the future …
…
There were many customs on New Year's Eve, and they were very troublesome. From noon onwards, everyone in the family began to get busy.
The maids and servants cleaned the entire house, and the floor was spotless. The pillars outside could even reflect the shadows of people when they walked closer.
As for the things like putting up couplets, window flowers, and lanterns, there was no need to borrow other people's hands.
The couplets were written by Li Yi himself. He smeared some paste on them and moved a ladder to put them up. Xiao Huan stood in the distance and shouted, "Young Master, it's crooked, crooked, a little more to the left …" "The left is too much, a little more to the right …"
The window flowers were made by Miss.Liu. Li Yi only realized today that he had always underestimated Miss.Liu.
A pair of scissors was waved in her hand like a weapon. Her speed was so fast that even Li Yi could not see it clearly. Soon, there were all kinds of window flowers in her hand, and she distributed them to the maids to put up.
Lin Wanru could not help much. Ruyi was decorating the ancestral shrine, so she carried Li Duan in the courtyard to bask in the sun. The little guy was very familiar with her now, but when he was hungry, his hands would not behave, which occasionally made Li Yi feel a little embarrassed.
The New Year's Eve dinner was eaten by many people. In terms of atmosphere, it was naturally more lively than the previous two years. After that, they made dumplings together to celebrate the New Year. Eating dumplings on the first day of the New Year was a long-standing custom in the Jing Kingdom.
After dinner, there was still a long time before dawn. The two old madams' bodies could not last until then, so they went to bed early. Duanwu sat there for a while and dozed off, and was also taken away by her aunt.
After playing mahjong for more than an hour, Li Duan was startled awake by the sound of firecrackers outside. He cried incessantly. Ruyi hurried to comfort him, but was entangled by him and could not get away.
Li Yi saw that Lin Wanru also looked tired, so he tidied up the table and said: "Miss Lin should also go to sleep."
Lin Wanru got up and bade farewell. Li Yi felt a weight on his shoulder, Xiao Huan leaned on his shoulder and fell asleep.
With great difficulty, he carried her back to the room, covered her with the quilt, closed the door and quietly walked out. The courtyard which was bustling just now, suddenly became quiet.
The sound of firecrackers could be faintly heard from afar, flashing in the sky. That was the fireworks set off by the rich families, illuminating the entire sky from time to time.
On the stone table in the courtyard, a figure that was somewhat blurred by the flashes of the sky, looked at a certain direction of the night sky, and drank by himself.
"Still not sleeping?"
Li Yi walked over and sat opposite her.
"Noisy." Miss.Liu replied with one word. Li Yi poured himself a cup of wine, then asked: "Are you not used to so many people?"
"It's alright." Miss.Liu took a sip of wine, her eyes moved away from him.
"There is wine but no dishes …" Li Yi looked at the table, shook his head, stood up and left. Not long after, he came back again, holding a tray in his hand, on it were a few cold dishes.
Miss.Liu did not seem to be in a good mood, Li Yi passed a pair of chopsticks over and said: "It's boring to drink alone, I will drink with you."
"You?" Miss.Liu finally looked away, looked at him and asked: "How many cups can you drink?"
"Isn't it just grape wine, how many cups, you are underestimating me too much." Li Yi disdainfully glanced at the glass wine pot that he usually used to store grape wine on the table, picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp.
The spicy taste almost made his tears come out.
After covering his throat and coughing a few times, he raised his head and looked at her, widened his eyes and asked: "What degree is it?"
"You can't drink it." Miss.Liu stretched out five fingers and said: "Go to sleep."
This was looking down on him. Li Yi poured another cup and said: "Isn't it just hard liquor? I'm not even afraid of you, why would I be afraid of it?"
Miss.Liu picked up the wine cup, toasted across the table, and drank it in one gulp.
Li Yi also drank it in one gulp.
"Cough, cough …"
"Forget it, you should go to sleep."
"I, I'm telling you, don't look down on me …"
"Then, again …"
"Again, I'll do it!"
…
"Ruyi, tell me, what's bothering you?" After a moment, Li Yi hooked his arm around Miss.Liu's neck, his eyes blurred, "I can give you anything you want, what's there to worry about? Tell me, whatever you want, I can give it to you …"
Miss.Liu frowned, stood up, held his arm, and said lightly: "You're drunk, I'll send you back to your room."
"I'm not drunk …" Li Yi waved his hand, looked at her, and his eyes became serious, and said: "Do you know, in fact, the person I admire the most is you …"
"Admire me for what?" Miss.Liu frowned, held him, and asked casually as they walked to the door step by step.
"I admire you for being beautiful, good at martial arts, and so cool. The leader of the martial arts world, it sounds so majestic … Tell me, what's there to worry about?"
A hint of thought appeared on Li Yi's face, and suddenly became enlightened, and said: "I know, because you can't beat MIngzhu …"
Miss.Liu stopped in her tracks, and frowned: "I can't beat her?"
"Oh, it's okay …"
Li Yi's body swayed, and after standing up straight, he patted her chest and said: "Although you can't beat her, you're older than her. If you practice more, you'll definitely catch up to her. She will never catch up to you …"
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