Never underestimate a woman. If she had the identity of a grandmaster in addition to being a woman, then she should not be underestimated even more.
This was what Li Yi had learned from his own experience.
"In fact, I have long known about Miss Ruoqing's feelings for my husband." Ruyi leaned against his chest and said, "In the past few years, from Qing 'an Prefecture to the capital, such a large brothel has been taken care of by a woman. I can imagine how hard she has worked. If it were not for the fact that she already loves my husband to the bone, which woman would be willing to do this for a man?"
"She does not want to be the Empress who is respected by all. She only wants to be the Little Qing who follows my husband. How can I not see it?"
"There are not many women in the world who value affection and righteousness so much, but my husband has met all of them. Why is my husband so lucky …"
"I, I want to bite you …"
Ruoqing's identity was no longer a secret to Ruyi and the others. But in the mansion, she still called herself "Little Qing" and did all the things that a servant girl should do.
After all, her other identity was a little too shocking.
There was a bite mark of "love" on his neck in exchange for Ruyi's acknowledgment of Ruoqing. No matter how broad-minded Ruyi was, it was impossible for her to remain calm from beginning to end in this kind of thing.
So when she proposed that "good things come in pairs" and let Drunken Mo and Ruoqing enter the Li family at the same time, he did not agree.
It was better to take this matter step by step.
While eating, Miss.Liu, who was sitting next to him, glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong with your neck?"
Drunken Mo also looked over with a puzzled expression.
Li Yi looked at Ruyi. Ruyi's pretty face was slightly red. She lowered her head and bit her chopsticks, and at the same time, gave him a threatening look.
Li Yi swallowed the words he was about to say.
Ruyi's threat was much more useful than Miss.Liu's. Before Zui Mo and Ruoqing married into the Li family openly, ignoring Ruyi's threat, he could only stay alone in the room at night.
He would rather offend Miss.Liu than Ruyi.
He picked up a mouthful of food, touched the bite mark on his neck, and said casually, "Oh, you mean this? I had nothing better to do, so I bit it randomly."
Xiao Huan put down her chopsticks and twisted her head to see if she could bite her own neck.
Miss.Liu also put down her chopsticks and looked at him with her arms crossed. "Take another bite and we'll see."
Li Yi asked in surprise, "Here?"
Miss.Liu nodded. "Right here."
Li Yi thought about it and said, "Alright then."
Seeing this, Xiao Huan immediately turned her head, wanting to see how her son-in-law could do this action that she could not do.
Li Yi rinsed his mouth and then looked at Miss.Liu. To be precise, he stared at her snow-white neck and asked, "Have you washed your neck?"
…
Too many things had happened in the fourth year of Jing He. The fall of the Cui family, the loss of power of the King of Shu, and a large number of forces in the capital had suffered a bloody purge.
Some families fell, and others stood up.
The current situation in the capital and even in the Jing Kingdom had been very stable. The people's hearts and the imperial court had stabilized. Although Li Xuan had just succeeded the throne, he had a high reputation in the imperial court. With MIngzhu's assistance, he could easily stabilize the general situation.
From the moment they stepped here, the turbulent capital began to calm down.
After observing for several days, Li Xuan finally confirmed that the incident did not seem to have much effect on Li Yi.
Not only that, the entire Li family seemed to be exactly the same as before. Even the servant girl called Xiao Zhu did not seem to feel anything about her mistress's departure. When she brought the wine over, she was smiling like a flower.
This made him feel relieved, but also puzzled.
Based on his understanding of Li Yi, he could not be so calm at this time.
Li Xuan looked at him and asked suspiciously, "Did you hide Miss Ruoqing?"
Li Yi drank a cup of warm grape wine and shook his head. "No."
Li Xuan looked at the servant girl who was pouring wine for Li Yi and suddenly said in surprise, "Your servant girl looks unfamiliar. Is she new?"
He waved his hand and said, "Don't just look at the Marquis. I've run out of wine, why don't you pour it?"
"Pour what …" Li Yi slapped the table and glared at him. "If you want to drink, pour it yourself. Don't you have hands?"
Li Xuan looked at him in a daze, and then looked at the servant girl standing to the side. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
After a moment, he stared at Li Yi. "You even hid it from me?"
Li Yi poured more wine for him. "If other people knew, you would be the one in trouble."
"But your Ruoqing, is she really the Empress of the Holy Religion?" The dissatisfaction on Li Xuan's face instantly disappeared. He asked with some excitement, "Is it like what she said in the letter?"
"Correct." Li Yi nodded.
"Tell me, is there such a possibility?" Li Xuan looked at him, thought for a moment, and said, "Now there are two Empresses of the Holy Religion. If we make Taoist Nun …"
He made a throat-slitting gesture and murmured, "Then this Holy Religion can be used by us. Didn't you say that the Holy Religion has 100,000 believers in the Qi Kingdom? When the time comes, we can work together …"
That being said, Taoist Nun was a grandmaster. Even if she couldn't beat them, she could still run. Moreover, she was in the Qi Kingdom, surrounded by followers, and there were many masters among them. If they really fought force with force, the current Liu Meng would not be a match for her. It would not be easy to deal with her.
It was slightly more difficult. Li Yi did not accompany Li Xuan in his daydreaming. He asked, "How is His Majesty's health?"
The winter this year was unusually cold. The weather had been good for a few days, but it became gloomy again. It would not warm up before the Lantern Festival.
In the past, when the weather was good, he could occasionally go to the palace to get a free meal. Now it had been a long time since he was summoned.
Li Xuan drank up the wine in his cup, shook his head, and said, "Father now spends more time in sleep than when he is awake."
The old emperor's illness worsened with the seasons, and it was getting worse year by year. This winter was long and cold, and there was no sign of it warming up. He, Li Xuan, and MIngzhu had tried to avoid this topic.
"What did the imperial doctor say?"
"If he can survive this winter, there may be some relief, but if …"
Before Li Xuan finished his words, he fell into silence. Li Yi looked up at the sky. It was gloomy, as if the whole sky was about to press down, making it difficult to breathe.
"Your Highness, His Majesty summons you." A eunuch came in from outside and said respectfully, "Marquis Li, His Majesty also summons you."
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