In a courtyard of the Zeng residence.
Xiao Cui rested her chin on her hands and looked in the direction of the stone table in the courtyard. She murmured, "Xiao Zhu, do you think Li won't get tired of eating osmanthus cake like that?"
Xiao Zhu rolled her eyes at her and said, "Do you think Li is like you? Fickle and fickle. He used to like it more than anyone else. Now that he has Xu Fu Ji's candied plums, he won't touch osmanthus cake anymore …"
Xiao Cui turned around and glared at her. "That's still better than you always stealing my candied plums!"
Xiao Zhu didn't continue to pay attention to her. She rested her chin on one hand and whispered, "It's good that he doesn't get tired of it. Just like how Li likes your young mistress. He hasn't gotten tired of it even after so long …"
After that, she sighed and said, "Li met my young mistress first. At that time, he and Sister Zuimo weren't that close, but now …"
Xiao Cui glanced at her and said mysteriously, "You don't understand this."
Xiao Zhu rolled her eyes at her again. "I don't understand. Do you?"
"I don't understand?" Xiao Cui looked at her with some disdain and said, "Let me tell you, if it weren't for me, my young mistress and Li Li wouldn't be so fast …"
…
Li Yi sat at the stone table. There was a plate of osmanthus cake on the table. He looked in a certain direction, his eyes unfocused. He reached out to pick up a piece out of habit and put it into his mouth.
It was hard to say whether the important officials that he was keeping an eye on would make a move next. The key person in the case had actually disappeared. Qin Yu, that little bastard, had no other skills, but he ran pretty fast. Even the Secret Intelligence Bureau couldn't find him. They really underestimated him in the past …
Going through Qin Yu to solve this case was the simplest and most convenient method. Although it was not direct enough, sometimes being direct often meant trouble. In fact, the most direct method was to give the list to the sloppy old man. Xu's anger had not yet subsided. The wrath of a grandmaster was definitely not something that those who were used to living like princes could withstand. With a complete set of techniques to separate tendons and dislocate bones, not to mention a case, they could even confess all the bad things their ancestors had done for 18 generations.
These officials were probably the last trump card of the Cui family. If the case was handled this way, the Cui family would be isolated and helpless in the capital. Moreover, if the Cui family was really related to the case, the Chu family would be their example.
The advantage of doing this was that the Cui family had committed such a serious crime. Although they would not be exterminated, they would not be able to escape the confiscation of their properties. Thus, there was no need to use the matter of the King of Shu to deal a fatal blow to the Cui family. The matter of the King of Shu could be handled by the royal family as an internal matter.
The problem was, although this method was straightforward, it involved so many nobles and officials at the same time. It would probably cause a huge earthquake in Jingdou. The safety of the nobles could not be guaranteed. It would certainly cause panic among the people and shake the court.
Why couldn't there be a method that could satisfy both sides? What a headache, what a headache …
Wan Ruoqing walked out of the room and saw that there were only a few pieces of osmanthus cake left on the stone table. She walked into the kitchen and took out another plate to replace the empty one on the table.
Li Yi was thinking about something. When he put the thing he touched into his mouth out of habit, he found that something was wrong. Osmanthus cake … it didn't taste like this.
He came back to his senses and looked down. He found that he was holding a white and slender hand. What he put into his mouth was not osmanthus cake, but a finger as white as jade.
Wan Ruoqing stared at him in a daze. Her mind was blank, so much so that she forgot to pull her finger back.
Li Yi put down her hand and looked embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I didn't notice just now …"
"No, it's okay. I should have told you …" Wan Ruoqing said with a red face and left in a hurry.
On the other side, after listening to Xiao Cui's words, Xiao Zhu looked enlightened and murmured, "So that's how it is …"
Xiao Cui said proudly, "Of course, our young miss is a blockhead. If she had to rely on herself for this kind of thing, I don't know how long she would have to wait!"
"Our young miss is also a blockhead …" Xiao Zhu looked thoughtful. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Didn't you say last time that Li can't hold his liquor well?"
Speaking of this matter, Xiao Cui smiled and said, "How is it not good? He simply can't hold his liquor. Not to mention our young miss, Li can't even hold his liquor as well as I can. Last time, you didn't see him. He only drank one cup and he was dizzy. After three cups, he was unconscious …"
After the embarrassing incident just now, Li Yi was not so absorbed in thinking about things. He finally noticed a gaze that looked over from time to time.
When Xiao Zhu walked past him for the umpteenth time, Li Yi finally couldn't help but ask, "Why do you keep looking at me?"
"After eating so many osmanthus cakes, are you thirsty? Drink some grape wine." Xiao Zhu said with a smile and handed over a wine pot.
In fact, he was really coughing. Li Yi took the wine pot and poured a cup. After sniffing it, he said in surprise, "This is not grape wine, is it?"
Xiao Zhu picked up the wine pot and sniffed it. "It seems that I took the wrong one. It's all wine. It's about the same. Just make do …"
Li Yi shook his head. "I still have important things to do today. I can't drink …"
He got up and walked into the house. Third Miss Chen was teaching Zui Mo to embroider a wedding dress. A wedding dress was already more than half done and was about to be completed.
After sending Third Miss Chen out, he didn't see Chen Chong. Li Yi asked casually, "Why didn't I see Lord Chen today?"
"He went to the Cui Family's banquet." Third Miss Chen looked at him and asked, "I heard that His Majesty summoned the King of Shu back to the capital?"
Li Yi nodded and asked again, "Lord Chen went to the banquet to celebrate the return of the King of Shu?"
"From the invitation sent by the Cui Family, it should be so." Seeing his strange expression, Third Miss Chen asked again, "Is there a problem?"
Li Yi dismissed her servants and helped her into the carriage. When he put down the curtain, he said in a low voice, "When the King of Shu returns to the capital this time, many people will die. Probably … it will be among those who attended the banquet today."
Seeing that there was no movement in the carriage for a long time, a servant girl walked up and asked in a low voice, "Third Miss, are we going back?"
The curtain was lifted a little, and a voice came out, "Go to the Cui Residence and tell Second Master that I have a headache …"
"Yes." The young maid responded and hurriedly ran forward.
Capital Governor's Residence.
A servant handed over an invitation and asked, "Master, are you really not going to the invitation sent by the Cui Family?"
Ceng Shichun threw the invitation aside without looking at it and said, "I'm not going. If they ask, just say that I have a headache …"
Cui Residence.
Cui Qingming, who was already in charge of all the affairs of the Cui Family, stood at the door and personally welcomed the guests.
"Lord Qin, please come in, please come in."
"Lord Han, please go in first. We'll talk later …"
"Elder Zhao, you're here too …"
…
The guests were also full of smiles. After presenting their gifts, they cupped their hands in greeting.
"I've also heard that the King of Shu is about to return to the capital. Congratulations, Lord Cui …"
"His Majesty summoned His Highness back to the capital at this time, the meaning is self-evident. I'll congratulate Lord Cui in advance …"
Although the news of the King of Shu's return to the capital had not been widely spread, the officials in the capital naturally had channels to know. No matter how they were suppressed in the capital, as long as His Highness was still alive, their hope was still there.
Now, their hope had returned.
In front of the Cui Residence, a carriage stopped. Cui Qingming walked up and greeted with a smile, "Brother Chen …"
A servant girl ran over, panting, and whispered a few words in Chen Chong's ear. Chen Chong's expression changed, and he asked, "What did you say? Third Miss is sick?"
Cui Qingming was startled. He took another step forward and said, "Brother Chen, please …"
Chen Chong turned around and jumped back into the carriage, urging, "Hurry back to the residence!"
Cui Qingming stood where he was, watching the carriage leave in a daze. "Please come in …" The two words had just left his mouth when they dissipated in the wind.
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