"Grandpa, that Qin guy is not a good guy. We really want to go. If they lead people to ambush inside, aren't there too few of us?" Sitting in the carriage, the old Fang was a little worried. Said.
For the time being, Li Yi doesn't know why Prime Minister Qin invited him to the Qin Mansion, whether it was a Hongmen banquet, or for some other purpose. He received the invitation from the prime minister of the current dynasty, and he wanted to see it anyway.
As for Qin Xiang's aboveboard invitation, there is actually no need to worry about safety.
If something happened, I'm afraid he would be the one with more headaches.
Just in case, I originally wanted to let Miss Liu Er accompany me, but she is really busy recently, and Ruyi's identity is a bit inappropriate, so I decided to bring Lao Fang here.
The carriage stopped in front of the Qin Mansion, Li Yi got down from above, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you just find a place outside and wait, nothing will happen."
A servant from the Qin residence had already greeted him, and asked respectfully, "But County Uncle Li?"
Li Yi handed over the post in his hand, and after the servant read it, he immediately said, "Mr. Li, please, the master is waiting for you inside."
The attitude of the servants of the Qin family surprised Li Yi a little. It seems that today is not what he imagined, it seems that it is not about asking the teacher for a crime or something.
After all, the young master of the Qin family has a deep grievance with him. He accidentally tricked him a little bit by accident a few days ago. It is reasonable for the Qin family to really trouble him because of these things.
Lao Fang and several guards were sitting under a big tree opposite, their eyes glanced at the Qin residence from time to time.
Li Yi was led by that servant, walking through the Qin mansion, and also looking at everything around him.
The Qin Mansion is not what he imagined. Although it is still beyond the reach of ordinary people in terms of scale and other aspects, it still seems a bit simple for a prime minister with less than one person and more than 10,000 people.
There are not many servant girls on the road, they are just doing things silently, looking a little lifeless, not like those at home, although they do a lot of work, but they chatter all day long, which is not what a maid should have It looks like it is the only one in the city of Kyoto.
"Brother Liu's words are too biased. Who said that women enjoy leisure, men go to the border in wars, women weave in their homes, plant the land during the day, and spin cotton at night, and work hard day and night..."
There was a voice coming from the front. I didn't expect that there were people in the Qin family who liked to listen to the play. It was actually "Mulan". Li Yi saw a middle-aged man who seemed to have known him coming from the front, humming this passage, and it was all in tune In fact, I have some basic skills, and I must have listened to operas all year round.
It wasn't until he saw the man walking behind him that Li Yi remembered, "Oh, the fifth master of the Qin family."
When the man saw Li Yi, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his face quickly returned to normal. He followed behind the middle-aged man and passed Li Yi.
The middle-aged man walked a few steps, then turned around suddenly, pointed at Li Yi, and asked the man, "Who is this person, why have you never seen him before?"
The servant hurriedly replied, "Go back to Fifth Master, this is Li Yi County Uncle Li, Master's guest, Master is still waiting, we will go there first."
The fifth master of the Qin family was stunned, and the master he was talking about was naturally his father.
However, there are many guests at home on weekdays, but almost all of them take the initiative to visit. As a father, it is naturally impossible to visit others, but the ones he personally invites are actually very few.
He was puzzled for a moment, and then realized another thing, "Li Yi, Uncle Li?"
He froze for a moment, looked at the man with some doubts and asked, "He said just now, Li Yi, Uncle Li?"
The man nodded and said, "Exactly."
"Let's go, let's go back and have a look." With an excited smile on his face, the fifth master of the Qin family turned around and walked in the direction he came from.
"Fifth Lord isn't going to the theater today?" the big man asked suspiciously.
"Why don't you go out to listen to the play? Don't you have it ready-made at home? By the way, is His Royal Highness the King of Shu in the young master's room now... Oh, not bad, the house is quite lively today."
Seeing Fifth Master striding forward, the man scratched his head, a look of doubt appeared on his face, then he shook his head and followed quickly.
The Qin Mansion doesn't seem very big, at least it's much smaller than Li Xuan's Shizi Mansion.
Li Yi estimated that it took three to five minutes, and the servant took him outside a hall, walked in and said, "Master, County Bo Li is here."
This servant was also surprised at this moment, when there are guests coming to the mansion on weekdays, they are all waiting for the master, even His Highness the King of Shu is no exception, as in today's situation, it is extremely rare.
Li Yi walked in and saw a gray-haired old man sitting on the main seat, wearing a plain Confucian robe, just like the Qin Xiang he had seen in the past.
"This junior has met Prime Minister Qin." Even though the few times he met Prime Minister Qin could not be called harmonious, the proper etiquette is still indispensable.
The reason why he called himself a "junior" instead of a "lower official" was because the School of Mathematical Sciences was directly under the jurisdiction of the old emperor, and even the prime minister had no right to intervene.
"Sit." Qin Xiang stretched out his hand and said very simply.
There was a low table between the two chairs, so Li Yi couldn't sit on the bottom, yelled, and after taking a look at Qin Xiang, he sat on another chair.
"The old man invited you over today, you must be very surprised, right?" Qin Xiang looked at Li Yi, speaking straightforwardly.
"It's indeed a bit of a surprise." Li Yi nodded and said.
"Serve tea." Prime Minister Qin gave a rare smile, he didn't seem to be in a hurry to get into the subject, and after waving to the door, a servant girl from the Qin family came in from the door.
"This tea is originally produced in Songzhou, and it is a gift from His Majesty. It is the best tribute tea, and you can't taste it on weekdays." Qin Xiang was actually interested in introducing tea, which made Li Yi even more puzzled. What kind of medicine is sold here.
However, he was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "In this way, today is a lucky day."
When the maid who was pouring tea carefully brought a cup of tea to Qin Xiang and another cup to Li Yi, her hands trembled slightly, causing the lid of the cup to collide with the body of the cup, making a clanging sound.
Seeing this, Li Yi immediately felt a little vigilant in his heart. He just poured tea, but he was so frightened. Could it be that the tea is poisonous
He looked up at the maid, and found that her face was still covered with a layer of tulle...
Could it be—a masked assassin
Li Yi was thinking this way in his heart, and when he had already supported the chair with one hand, Qin Xiang frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
"Master, I, I feel unwell." The maid said with a trembling voice.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Qin's expression softened, and he said, "Since you are not feeling well, go back to your room to rest, and tell the housekeeper to ask him to come over with someone else."
At this time, Li Yi's face had returned to calm, he stood up, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry, I suddenly felt anxious, I don't know..."
In the current occasion, it might not be appropriate to directly say that matter. Qin Xiang had already raised his teacup, put it down again after hearing the words, and said: "People have three urgencies, so let's do it..."
Then he looked at the maid again and said, "Take Li Xianbo first."
Li Yi smiled apologetically, and walked out slowly. The maid put down the tray, and walked out behind him, her fists clenched tightly. Under the tulle, her complexion was indescribably complex.