Li Yi was walking on the street, casually flipping through the secret volume of the essay test "Leaking Questions" that he bought for five cents.
The handwriting on it was extremely blurred, and in some places the words could not be read clearly, and it was unknown how many copies were stolen. Let alone ten taels of silver, Li Yi even felt that the five cents he spent just now were not worth it.
A young man across from him was also holding a similar test paper in his hand. After glancing at him, he put the test paper in his arms like a thief, and walked away quickly.
It seems that taking advantage of the autumn wind of recruiting a son-in-law this time, there are many unscrupulous pirates in Kyoto who want to make a fortune.
Li Duan was still young when he left Kyoto, and many memories have been forgotten.
But some things have been engraved deep in his memory, and he will never forget them.
He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Father, can I go to Xiaorui now?"
Li Yi patted his head and said, "We'll go home first in two days."
No one knew about their entry into Beijing this time, neither Li Xuan nor the old lady had notified them in advance.
Instead of going directly to Prince Jing's Mansion, he went to Li's house.
In Kyoto, the cycle of a family's prominence and decline is extremely short and irregular.
Like the Chen family a few years ago, they were the princes of the state, and they have been aloof for decades, but they have fallen in one dynasty, and no one has mentioned it until now.
There are also several families that have emerged in recent years, such as the Liu family and the Zeng family. They were originally only second-rate, but in recent years, someone in the family has been promoted and ranked in the royal class, and they can be promoted to first-rate in one fell swoop.
What's more, there are ups and downs, just like the Li family, from prominence to decline, and then to prominence...
Of course, there are only a handful of families in the entire capital that are so prominent to the current position of the Li family.
In front of the Li family's gate, a young servant stepped forward, looked at the strangers in front of him, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
These few people looked travel-laden, obviously they had traveled for a long time. In the past few years, they knew that the Li family was prominent, and there were not a few rogues who came to recognize their relatives. He had to ask clearly before talking.
Before he could answer, his ass was kicked, and he fell to his knees on the ground.
"Which king..." He got up from the ground, with a look of rage on his face, but when he turned his head, it melted like ice and snow, and said with a smile: "Butler Li, why..."
"Blind your dog's eyes!" The old man kicked his ass fiercely, and quickly walked forward, with an excited expression on his face, "Master, you are finally back!"
Li Yi nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, long time no see."
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Lee's.
Li Duanduan stood upright in the hall, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the two old people a few times, and said, "Hello, grandma, hello, grandma."
"Duan'er, come here quickly, let the grandma take a good look at it!" The old lady was already so excited that she stood up from the chair before he got up, took his hand, and looked up and down.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, Duan'er has grown so big..."
The two old ladies have always been in good health, and all their attention is on Li Duan.
When he left Beijing last time, Li Duan had just learned to walk, but now he can jump on the wall and put on roof tiles.
After a long time, the old lady held Li Yi's hand and said, "When Ruyi came back two days ago, I knew that you were probably coming back too."
Li Yi looked at the old lady and asked, "Ruyi... where is she now?"
"She came back to have a look and then left." The old lady looked at him and asked, "How long will you stay in the capital this time?"
Li Yi smiled and said: "Not necessarily, but this time I come back, I plan to take grandma along with me. Shuzhou is not much worse than Kyoto now."
The old lady nodded, and said: "I want to go and have a look, to see my precious great-granddaughter, who has been in this capital all her life, and has long been bored..."
She thought for a while, and then said: "Should I send someone to notify His Majesty and the Princess?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Don't notify them yet, I will tell them personally in a few days."
Li Yi doesn't want to make such a big fanfare for the time being. Once the news of his return to Beijing is announced, he doesn't know how many people in Beijing will be unable to sleep.
And this threshold is not suitable for publication.
The matter of summoning a son-in-law this time has already caused the whole capital and even Jingguo to stir up trouble. It is impossible for Shouning to marry. The late emperor said that no one is qualified to decide her affairs except herself. Moving out of the first emperor will also lose the face of the royal family.
He could also take Shouning away directly and leave the mess to Li Xuan to deal with, anyway, he caused the matter, but this is not the best choice after all.
After cheating Li Xuan for so many years, let him go this time.
Lao Chang quietly came to his side and asked: "Tomorrow is the period for the essay test, what are your plans?"
Before his death, the first emperor gave him three orders.
These three orders are about Yongning, Shouning and Mingzhu.
Lao Chang is the supervisor of these three orders.
"What's the plan?" Li Yi thought for a while, he couldn't steal it openly, and it seemed like he couldn't steal it secretly, so he had to rely on his real skills...
Ministry of Rites.
This time, the selection of the son-in-law was supervised by the Ministry of Rites by order. All young talents who participated in the competition had to register at the Ministry of Rites first.
In the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, an official looked at the young and old people in front of him, frowned and said: "Tomorrow is the period of the literary examination. The examination papers have been printed and the examination room has been arranged. Now tell the official to register, where should you go?" gone?"
The young man looked at the official with a smile, and said, "My lord, we came from the distant Shuzhou. We were delayed for hours on the road. We just arrived today, and we missed the deadline for registration. This journey has not been easy. , I also hope that the adults can be accommodating."
"Accommodating?" The official from the Ministry of Rituals shook his head and said, "If you miss the registration date, it means that you have no destiny with Her Royal Highness. You should go back where you came from."
Li Yi took out a stack of bank notes from his sleeve, quietly handed them over, and said, "My lord, let's be more accommodating..."
The official from the Ministry of Rituals glanced at it, guessing that there were thousands of taels, his heart was shocked, and he was about to reach out, but the old man beside the young man grabbed his wrist.
The old man looked at him and said in a cold voice: "As an important member of the Ministry of Rituals, do you dare to accept bribes?"
The official from the Ministry of Rites raised his eyelids and finally realized that these two people came today to make him happy
His face darkened, and he said: "Where did you see that this official is taking bribes? You two missed the registration, so hurry up and leave, or I will ask someone to kick you out!"
Lao Chang hooked his neck and pulled him aside. When he came out again, the official from the Ministry of Rites had cold sweat on his forehead, looked at Li Yi, and said tremblingly: "Mr. Officer, I will arrange for you immediately..."
Judging by the appearance of this official from the Ministry of Rites, Li Yi knew that Lao Chang was bullying others again.
The secret spy department was created by him alone. Although he has completely let go now, there are still countless ways to make a small official in the Ministry of Rites obedient.
Of course, if Li Yi hadn't been wearing a mask today, his face would be enough to pass through all the yamen in Kyoto without hindrance.
When he came out of the Ministry of Rites, he had already obtained the number plate for tomorrow's Wen test.
This essay test took up almost all the classrooms of the academies in Kyoto. The sign Li Yi held in his hand had a test room number of more than one hundred. It can be seen that there were so many people participating in the essay test this time...
Lao Chang was not worried about this. Although King Jing never knew what shame was when he boasted, he had to admit that no one could beat him in this kind of competition, whether it was literary or martial arts.
From the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, hundreds of meters ahead is the palace wall.
Li Yi stood on the spacious street, looked at the familiar palace wall in the distance, turned back to Lao Chang and said, "You go back first, lend me the sign just now..."
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Morning Dew Hall.
Li Mingzhu was flipping through the brochures about choosing a son-in-law presented by the Ministry of Rites when a court lady came in from outside and whispered, "Your Highness, it's time for dinner..."
Li Mingzhu didn't look up, and said, "Let's put it down first."
"yes."
The maid responded, turned her head and waved, and then several maids came in and put the lunch that had just been delivered by the catering bureau on the table beside her.
She is used to finishing the work in hand before eating, but this time, when she continued to read the booklet, the movements of her hands suddenly stopped.
She sniffed lightly, and looked at the table beside her.
In addition to the usual meals, there was a plate of golden egg fried rice on the table.
She hasn't eaten fried rice with eggs for five years, but she will never forget this familiar taste.
She put down the memorial, walked over, picked up the spoon, and took a sip.
She brushed back a strand of messy hair from her temples, with a slight smile on her face.