Compared with powerful officials of the same level, the Li family did not have many servants. This was because all the masters in the family did not have the habit of having servants serve them.
However, there were still maids who were responsible for cleaning the room and serving tea to the guests. Ever since Zuimo and Ruoqing moved in, the family seemed to be lacking in manpower.
Before Ruo Qing left, he picked a few diligent sisters from the brothel who had clean backgrounds. He knew them well and did not have to worry about anything else.
Butler Li stood in the yard and looked at the few women standing in a row. He said solemnly, "This is the Marquis of our family. Open your eyes and look carefully. Don't mistake the master in the future. I will take you to see Madam later …"
He and Ru Yi didn't usually scold the servant girls. Uncle Li was the one who played the role of the bad guy. In his words, servants should act like servants. Even if the master was benevolent, the servants couldn't know what was good for them.
The new maids needed to establish their authority. After saying this with a straight face, Uncle Li waved his hand and said, "Okay, starting from the far left, introduce yourselves one by one."
"My name is Xiao Qiu," a maid said timidly.
"My name is Xiao Rong." Another maid stood up.
"I am Xiao Rou."
"I, I am Xiao Die."
There were a total of five maids who entered the mansion this time. They would be taken to see Ruyi and Zuimo later. Li Yi's gaze swept over them and moved to the last woman in white.
The woman smiled and bowed slightly to him. "Xiao Qing greets the Marquis."
Uncle Li turned around and said with a smile, "Young Master, I will take them to see Madam and Second Madam."
"Wait, I still lack someone to grind ink in my study …" Li Yi thought for a moment and looked at the maids again. He pointed casually and said, "Xiao Qing."
Uncle Li looked at him in surprise. Young Master's study had long been taken over by the Second Miss, and the thing he usually did was bask in the sun in the courtyard. It was understandable that he lacked a servant girl to massage his shoulders and legs, but what kind of ink was he grinding for …?
However, the entire Li family was his. It was naturally not a problem to have a maid.
Uncle Li looked at her and said, "Xiao Qing, then you will follow the Marquis from now on."
The woman lowered her head and bowed again. "Yes."
…
This winter, it was likely that it would not snow at all.
As the Lantern Festival approached, the weather began to warm up. By noon, there was not much chill.
Yong Ning and Shouning took off their thick fur coats and played on the lawn. Li Yi sat to the side and leisurely roasted meat. The two finally got tired of playing and ran over to crouch beside Li Yi. They swallowed as they watched the golden oil drip onto the charcoal, making a sizzling sound.
"This is not normal. This is definitely not normal." Li Xuan stood far away and looked at this scene. The worry on his face deepened.
MIngzhu turned to look at him and asked, "How is it not normal?"
"Miss Ruoqing has disappeared for three whole days." Li Xuan counted with his fingers and looked at Li Yi. "How can he be so calm and still have the mood to sit there and roast meat, and still have the mood to feed Shouning?"
"Is this not good?" MIngzhu looked at him and asked, "Do you want him to be depressed?"
Li Xuan shook his head and said, "Have you heard of an old saying?"
"What old saying?"
MIngzhu looked at him and asked, "What old saying?"
Li Xuan said in a low voice, "If you don't explode in silence, you will perish in silence."
MIngzhu looked at him in confusion. "Which ancient person said this?"
"Lu Xun."
"Who is Lu Xun?"
"The writer, thinker, and educator that Li Yi mentioned last time … Don't worry about who Lu Xun is …" Li Xuan shook his head and said, "Don't be fooled by his smile on the surface. Maybe in his heart … In short, he is very dangerous. The calmer he appears, the more dangerous he is."
"Then what is normal for him to do?"
"Look for him!" Li Xuan said anxiously, "He should be more anxious than anyone else. He has been looking for you all over the world. It's impossible for him to be as calm as he is now. Think about it. If you are lost, what will he do?"
"When you go there later, don't mention Miss Ruoqing, and don't mention Holy Religion …" Li Xuan said and then walked quickly.
"Let me do it …"
Li Xuan snatched the iron skewer from Li Yi's hand and said, "You rest. I will roast it for a while."
He didn't expect the Crown Prince to be so diligent. Li Yi handed the iron skewer to him and took a chicken wing for himself. Just now, he was focused on feeding the two greedy cats and didn't eat much.
"Put it down and don't move!"
Li Xuan snatched the iron skewer from his hand and put the chicken wing on the plate with chopsticks. He said, "It's more convenient to eat like this."
Li Yi looked at him and suddenly asked, "Do you have something to ask of me?"
Li Xuan shook his head violently. "No."
"Really, you only have this one chance."
"I really don't …"
…
Li Yi shook his head. He didn't know what was wrong with him today. Just in case, it was better to stay away from him. After eating the chicken wing, he walked straight to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
The weather was good today. On his way back, he would catch two fish, one in soup and one in braising.
Li Xuan finished roasting the fish. When he turned around, he found that Li Yi was no longer by his side. He looked back and said in shock, "MIngzhu, stop him. He wants to jump into the lake!"
…
"This is why I changed my clothes when I came back." Li Yi explained to Ruyi, Miss.Liu, and Drunk Ink.
After all, the clothes he wore when he came back were different from when he went out. It was MIngzhu's clothes. It would indeed cause a big misunderstanding. Those who didn't know better would think that he had done something dirty.
It was just that when he was fishing, he subconsciously dodged Ming Zhu's grasp.
In the end, the fish ran away, and he fell into the lake.
The lake water at this time of year was piercingly cold. If it weren't for MIngzhu bringing him a new set of clothes from the women's college next door, he would probably be frozen sick today.
Of course, many of her clothes were gender-neutral, so he didn't look so out of place when he wore them.
Although he had changed his clothes, he still looked a little disheveled. Ruyi helped him take off his coat and said, "I've asked Xiao Huan to boil the water. Husband, go take a hot bath first."
The lake water was dirty. It was time for a good bath. Although he was wearing MIngzhu's clothes on the outside, his underwear was still wet …
Soaking comfortably in the bathtub, the water vapor rose. Li Yi closed his eyes, and the remaining chill immediately disappeared.
The door creaked and slowly closed. Someone added hot water to the bathtub. Li Yi said, "Help me massage my shoulders."
The figure who was about to walk out of the door stopped in his tracks. Not long after, a pair of soft hands were placed on his shoulders.
The hands moved slowly on his shoulders. At a certain moment, Li Yi said, "Xiao Huan, you don't need to massage here. Just massage the previous place."
"I … I don't know where Miss Xiao Huan used to massage before."
Hearing the voice behind him, Li Yi opened his eyes and turned his head. He said in surprise, "Ruo … Xiao Qing, why are you here?"
The woman behind him smiled a little embarrassedly. "Duaner was making a fuss. Xiao Huan went to comfort him and asked me to come and add water for her …"
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