The householders of the village where the Viscount's mansion is located have lived very comfortably these few days.
On a hot day, when you can’t do anything, go to the newly built Goulan in front of Zhuangzi to watch plays, listen to music, and spend a copper coin to buy a bowl of mung bean smoothie, not to mention how pleasant it is.
I don't know why, even at noon, there is not much stuffy feeling in the Goulan, but it is very cool. The mung bean smoothie costs ten coppers a bowl outside, and the farmer can eat it for a penny. Speaking of this My lord, there is no one in the Zhuangzi who does not give a compliment.
And those peasant households who help in Goulan even save that copper, and even hold a piece of ice to keep their mother-in-law and children cool when they go home. Ice is a rare thing in hot weather. Only in Li, just for this point, the Zhuanghumen has received many envious looks from the neighboring villages.
And the servants of the Li family are naturally the most comfortable.
Even the maid who cleans the yard can wrap a piece of ice in a brocade handkerchief and hide it in her bosom. If she is thirsty and hot, she can go to the kitchen to get free mung bean soup. There is no need to worry about being reprimanded by the owner.
As long as your eyes are bright, your hands and feet are diligent, and you do your job well, even the most serious housekeeper Li will not say anything about you.
As a servant in the Viscount's Mansion, I spend more time resting than working every day. I never thought that being a servant could be like this. I feel like I have reached the pinnacle of my life every minute, and I can live a life like this.
Li Yi found that he might be used to being busy in Qing'an Mansion, and his hands were itchy after only a few days of leisure, and he was thinking about other things while preparing lessons.
Li Xuan threw all the ledgers of many shops to him, and Li Yi just flipped through them before throwing them all there.
The hotter the weather, the better the sales of perfume and rosary lotion, and the money is pulled back by cart by cart. Li Yi is considering whether to further expand the scale of the ice-making workshop. Sell mung bean smoothies to ordinary people, and sell ice cubes at high prices to those who are not short of money, such as the dignitaries in Beijing or the emperor. They should be able to make a lot of money. Bundle.
The initial construction of Goulan was relatively expensive, and now it is necessary to use all available means to make money.
Old man Sun and the others have initially established a firm foothold in the capital, but due to manpower, they cannot continue to expand. It may take a long time to reach the grand occasion of Qing'an Mansion.
Yongning's illness has always been on his mind, but so far there has been no encouraging progress. She is still very resistant to outsiders, and she never even said a word to him.
After sorting out his thoughts, Li Yi found that he still had a lot to do...
Just as Li Yi was writing those strange numbers and symbols on the paper, in the palace, Jin Wang Li Han ran into a palace sweating profusely, woke up a certain prince who was taking a nap, and said, "Li Xiang , have you done all your math homework?"
"Brother Huang, what are you doing?" A boy about seven or eight years old rubbed his sleepy eyes and said dissatisfied.
"Don't ask so many questions, just tell me, have you done your math homework?" Li Han asked anxiously.
"No..." the boy said vaguely, turned around and fell asleep again.
"That's good, that's good!"
Li Han ran out quickly, and soon rushed into another palace.
Not long after, he ran out of the palace, with a smile on his fat face, and murmured: "Sister Shouning, Li Xiang, and Li Mo didn't do it, and neither did anyone else, so what should I be afraid of?" , can he still hit all our hands?"
For a moment, Li Han relaxed, and with his hands behind his back, he swaggered towards his palace.
The weather is as hot as ever, and today's gift of ice has long since disappeared. There seems to be a lot in Yongning, but he never dared to grab it again...
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"Director Chang, long time no see." Li Yi raised his hand to say hello when he saw Chang De at the gate of the palace.
"It's been a long time. Li Xianzi ran far enough this time." Chang De said in a neutral tone.
The eunuch's speech is so yin and yang, Li Yi has long been used to it, and the next moment he heard him say: "Your Majesty wants to see you, come with me."
It was just the right time for the old emperor to summon him. He deliberately skipped breakfast when he came out of home in the morning, and he was really hungry now.
"Okay, there is no need to be more polite." Entering the hall, before he had time to salute, Emperor Jing waved his hand and asked, "Is there really something wrong with the elixir I take?"
Emperor Jing leaned against the head of the bed, his expression was undoubtedly much worse than when Li Yi saw him last time.
Li Yi looked at Li Xuan and Li Mingzhu who were standing by the bed, then at Emperor Jing, and said helplessly, "The elixir is not good for your majesty's condition."
"Okay, I got it, you guys go down." Emperor Jing waved his hand with an imperceptible sadness in his eyes.
The three of Li Yi left the hall, and Li Xuan said: "Including the Imperial Medical Order, several officials of the Imperial Medical Office have been fined for half a year. Now that the matter has already happened, it is impossible to hide it from Uncle Huang."
Li Yi waved his hand, this ending is already very good, half a year's salary is better than losing his head, those officials from the Imperial Medical Bureau may not know how to celebrate now.
That being the case, it is up to the old emperor to decide whether to take drugs or not. He is now going to clean up King Jin—to give lessons to the princes and princesses. He asked Li Mingzhu to ask the old emperor for instructions yesterday, and Li Yi walked quickly towards the Bowen Hall go.
At this time, in the main hall, Emperor Jing looked in a certain direction and murmured, "Is the so-called longevity really illusory?"
"Didn't Your Majesty already have the answer in his heart?" A voice came from the other side, and a middle-aged Taoist priest in a blue Taoist robe came out from behind the hall pillar.
The middle-aged Taoist priest had black hair, ruddy complexion, and no wrinkles, but the vicissitudes in his eyes did not match his appearance.
"How is it?" Emperor Jing looked back from elsewhere, looked at him and asked.
"I can't see clearly." The middle-aged Taoist shook his head and said.
Emperor Jing asked suspiciously: "Is there someone Daoist Yuan can't see clearly?"
The middle-aged Taoist smiled and said: "The way of heaven is unpredictable. If the poor Taoist can see one or two out of ten thousand things, he has already achieved great fortune. What's more, since His Majesty has decided to let the poor Taoist see him, can the poor Taoist see him?" , to His Majesty, what is the difference?"
Emperor Jing didn't ask any more questions this time, with a thoughtful expression on his face, and the hall fell into a long silence again.
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Today’s Bowen Hall is not hot. After all, the princes and princesses enjoy privileges. Huge ice cubes are placed in the ice mirror. In the four corners of the hall, there are eunuchs holding huge feather fans, and they spare no effort to fan the wind. The hall is naturally cool. Xixi, the princes felt that this place was much better than the palace they lived in.
"Today is the first time I have class. Let's hand in the homework I left a few months ago." Li Yi sat in front, glanced at the princes and princesses and said.
Jin Wang Li Han sat below, twitching the corners of his mouth in disdain.
Everyone didn't take your words seriously, let's see how you end up in a while!
At this moment, Princess Shouning stood up and walked up with a thin booklet in her hand.
Then there is Fu Wang Li Xiang.
Longevity King Li Mo.
Princess Chengyang.
Princess Yongtai.
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Li Han looked stupidly at the brothers and sisters who came forward and handed the thin book in their hands to the husband, and was momentarily stunned.
"Liars, all liars!"
After a while, his expression became angry, and when Li Yi looked at him, his anger immediately turned into panic...
"His Royal Highness, where's yours?"
When this devilish voice came, King Jin couldn't help but shivered, and he no longer considered the issue of trust between people, because that thin booklet was published a few months ago. , he tore it up together with the textbook...