"Can you … call me 'mother'?"
When Third Miss Chen said these words, Li Yi saw some affection, some tenderness, and some indescribable complexity in her eyes.
"You have always been," Li Yi said softly as he tightened his grip on her hand. He revealed a smile on his face.
"Mother …"
"Ah." A faint blush appeared on her pale face. She nodded her head and responded, seemingly using all the strength in her body.
… …
It took more than two hours for Fang and Chen Chong to return.
In the end, the Qian family, Wei family, and Zhang family had all met the same fate as the Wu family. They had destroyed their own manors, resigned from their positions, and retired …
The first to jump out always received the harshest punishment, but it was not the harshest. If they left the circle of the nobility in the capital and left the court, they could still become a wealthy official. At the very least, their clans could be preserved.
After today, if there were still people who did not know the difference between life and death and jumped out, then he would not give them any leeway.
Li Yi looked at Chen Chong and said, "Make preparations. We will leave at the beginning of May."
It was no longer suitable for the Chen family to remain in the capital. Although Chen Chong did not like him and he did not like Chen Chong, he could not make his godmother sad. This time, he could count him in …
Chen Chong looked at Li Yi and asked, "Miaoyu, she …"
Li Yi waved his hand. "Later today, I will come to pick her up."
Chen Chong nodded and said no more.
Fang seemed rather excited. Using violence to solve problems was his hobby. He was the happiest person to leave the capital this time. If it were not for the fact that he still had his wife and Xiao Hong at home, he would have made countless trips back and forth between the capital and Shuzhou.
He looked in surprise at Li Yi and asked, "Son-in-law, your eyes are a little red. What's wrong? Did sand get in?"
"The wind is rather strong today …" The stone hanging in his heart finally fell. Li Yi nodded, stood, and said, "Let's go back."
…
Li Duan wasn't used to the sudden addition of an elder. He still couldn't understand some things, but he liked the sudden appearance of this "grandma". A "grandma" who would feed him delicious food and play with him was much better than his aunt who always spanked him.
Ruyi and Third Miss Chen had known each other for a long time. She often visited her with Li Yi. As for Zui Mo and Ruoqing, they were more familiar with each other. It was just that they were not used to calling each other "Mother" instead of "Mrs. Chen", and they would blush a little.
The women were talking in the inner courtyard, while Ceng Shichun and Chen Chong were drinking in a corner of the outer courtyard. When Li Yi walked out, he got up and patted him on the shoulder, saying in a low voice, "Treat Zuimo well …" There was already a hint of drunkenness in his voice.
During these few days at home, Li Yi had seen many people and drunk a lot.
Liu Dayou, Liu Yiyi, Dong Wenyun … these old acquaintances from Qing 'an Fu had all come to visit. There were also some friends he had made after coming to Jingdou. After this parting, he didn't know when he would see them again.
A young girl's clear voice came from behind him. Li Yi turned his head and saw Shouning standing behind him. She blinked at him and asked, "Sir, are you going out today?"
Shouning and Yong Ning had been at home these few days. Because there were many things to arrange before they left, they didn't have much time to spend with them.
Li Yi reached out a hand and said, "I'll take you out to play today."
"Okay!" A smile immediately appeared on her little face. "I'll go call Yong Ning."
Just as she turned to run back, Li Yi shook his head and said, "I won't call Yong Ning today."
"Ah, that's not good …" She paused and blushed slightly. She put her hand in Li Yi's hand and walked outside as she spoke with embarrassment.
It was just her and her teacher going out. Was this a date, just like last year's Lantern Festival night …
That night, it was also just her and her teacher. They had even hooked their hooks. Her teacher had also said that he would never abandon her …
After the death of the previous Emperor, according to etiquette, Jingdou was not allowed to have fun for a hundred days. During this time, the brothels, brothels, and theaters were all closed.
Now that the hundred day period had just passed, Jingdou, which had been suppressed for a long time, showed an unprecedented liveliness and prosperity.
After walking to the crowded street, Shou Ning forgot about her bashfulness and returned to the nature of a girl.
"Sugar man, sir, there's a sugar man …"
"I want to eat this puppy …"
Li Yi paid and gave her a puppy. After eating it quickly, she looked at Li Yi expectantly and asked, "Sir, can I eat another one?"
She liked to eat sweets. Usually, when Li Yi brought her and Shouning out, he only allowed her to eat two at most. Seeing her blinking expectantly at him, Li Yi took out an ingot of silver and put it on the table. He took down all the sugar men and handed them to her, saying, "They're all for you."
"Really?" Her eyes began to twinkle like little stars.
Li Yi stuffed a dozen sugar men into her hands and said, "Eat them. Eat as many as you want today."
"Thank you, sir. You're the best!" She resisted the urge to kiss Li Yi's face. She took out a sugar man and handed it to Li Yi and said, "Sir, eat one too!"
In the past few months, she had been depressed for a long time. It had been a long time since she had seen such a bustling capital.
"Sir, come quickly. A person who passed by just now said that someone is performing a sword swallowing performance in front!" After eating three sugar men, she stopped eating. She handed all the sugar men to the guards behind her, took Li Yi's hand, and ran to the place where the crowd gathered in front.
The roadside performance place had been surrounded by three layers of people. It was impossible to squeeze in. She was anxiously walking around outside. Li Yi bent down, grabbed her waist with both hands, lifted her up, and put her on his shoulder. He asked, "Can you see it now?"
"En …, yes …" The little girl blushed and answered in a low voice. She was no longer interested in the "sword swallowing" performance inside.
She used to envy Yong Ning, who could be carried by Sir and ride on his neck, but she had grown up. When a girl grew up, she should be more ladylike. How could Sir let a ladylike girl sit on his shoulder? How embarrassing …
However, although it was embarrassing, she still didn't want to get down …
After watching the performance absent-mindedly, when Li Yi put her down, the little girl's face was still red.
A moment later, in a clothing store somewhere.
Shouning was wearing a slightly mature dress. She picked up the skirt and turned it around. She looked at Li Yi and asked, "Sir, this dress is so beautiful. Do I look good in it?"
"Yes." Li Yi looked at it carefully and nodded. He turned back and said, "Wrap it up."
In a jewelry store somewhere.
"Sir, do I look good wearing this hairpin?"
"Yes."
"What about this?"
"It looks good too."
…
She tried on all the jewelry that she slightly liked in the store. As long as she asked, Li Yi would buy it regardless of the price.
Finally, her gaze landed on a woman's sword inlaid with jewels hanging in the store. She looked at Li Yi and asked tentatively, "Sir, I want to learn martial arts from Royal Sister. I'm so envious of Royal Sister and Sister Ruyi. When I become as powerful as Royal Sister, I can protect myself and Sir. This sword …"
Li Yi nodded and looked at the shopkeeper at the side. He said, "Take that sword down."
She was wearing the newly bought clothes with a sword hanging on her waist. She held a sugar figurine in each hand. Even when she reached home, the smile on her face didn't disappear.
Today's Sir was different from before. He was especially nice to her today.
Although Sir had been nice to her in the past, he wouldn't let her wear adult clothes, eat so many sugar figurines, play with dangerous things like knives and swords, and definitely wouldn't let her sit on his shoulder …
However, Sir was so nice to her. Why did she feel empty in her heart? This feeling was like the time when she lost her favorite night MIngzhu …
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