Li Yi found that the maids in the mansion were a little strange these two days. They often looked at him secretly when he was not paying attention, and when he found out that they were looking at the same thing, they looked away one after another.
This is something that has never happened before.
When he was washing his face in the morning, he still looked at the reflection in the water a few more times, and he hasn't become significantly handsome recently, so there's no reason why he suddenly became so attractive
The same thing happened several times, and thinking about the incident of the king of Shu throwing himself into the lake that day, Li Yi couldn't help but doubt that the unpalatable pear he ate a few days ago didn't look like a pear at all, it was a pear. It's not a devil fruit that can enhance your charm. After eating it, you will awaken the overlord's arrogance...
"What the hell are you looking at?" When he was sitting in the yard flipping through the torn book that his second uncle gave him, he saw two maids hiding in the corner watching him, whispering while still talking. Pointing and pointing, finally couldn't help walking over to ask.
"No, it's nothing." The two servant girls lowered their heads and wiped the pillars, not daring to look at him.
Li Yi was a little baffled, and ignored them. Yesterday, his second uncle said that martial arts training was wasted during this period, and threw him a booklet with no cover and yellowed pages, so that he could think about it himself.
Lao Fang was not so lucky, he was whipped by two guards with whips, and he insisted that if he didn't get half a stick of incense, he counted, and if he got a stroke, he would start again.
"My lord, it doesn't look that scary."
"That's right, are the rumors outside false? It's not about our lord?"
"I've asked twice, and they're talking about Sir Alex, but—it really doesn't look like it!"
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The two maids were full of doubts. My lord didn't look like the kind who could make people jump into the lake just by looking at him, let alone the other party was a prince.
If it was possible for the second lady to be a handsome and kind Sir—they really couldn't imagine the scene at that time.
But in the past two days, the news has already spread in the capital. The Duke took a look at the King of Shu in the Qin Xiangfu, and the King of Shu jumped into the lake. It is said that he sprained his feet. This is really unbelievable to the maids of the Li Mansion. .
His Excellency had always been kind to them. He heard that the King of Shu had been beaten by him, and he seemed to have beaten him badly. Naturally, this was unimaginable to them, but just by taking a look at it—how could it not be so
Li Yi cast a glance at the two maids in the corner, and said, "You guys have been rubbing that pillar for half an hour, if you're lazy like this, you'll have to deduct money..."
The two maids ran away immediately, and the lord's deduction was just talking about it, but they didn't dare to talk about it anymore.
The little yellow book in his hand was too big to read, and he might not be able to handle it at his level. Seeing Ruyi walking in from the outside, Li Yi hurriedly waved, "Lady, come here..."
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In the next few days, Li Yi spent part of his time studying the little yellow book. Ruyi seemed to value it very much and would give him pointers whenever he had time.
Most of the time, he took Xiaohuan out for a stroll, went to Goulan to watch a play, went to shop inspections, there was nothing else going on in the palace, and the days were as leisurely as ever.
Sometimes I can also meet Wan Ruoqing, she is always very busy, Li Yi also felt that it is not an option to go on like this, there are too few talents with management ability, and when there are more and more shops, there are more and more things, just relying on that One person or a few people is not enough.
Wan Ruoqing nodded and said, "It's already being cultivated consciously, but it won't take a day or two. I can still take care of it for the time being."
She is always so restless. Li Yi said it a few times, but it obviously didn't work. Fortunately, Xiao Zhu was following her, so she wouldn't be as tired as before. Li Yi changed the topic and pointed to a Shed asked, "What is this for?"
When I came here just now, I noticed this thing. Several beggars were waiting outside, and they were still queuing up.
"This is a porridge shed set up here two days ago. These beggars have nothing to do on weekdays, so they are asked to clean the inside after closing the fence at night. Cleaning always takes a lot of work on weekdays. There are quite a lot of them. Saves a lot of time."
Wan Ruoqing explained: "It doesn't cost a lot of money to serve porridge twice a day, and they are willing to do so. It will be time for dinner soon, and those who have worked can receive a bowl of porridge with a ticket. A steamed bun."
In a densely populated place like Goulan, a lot of garbage is generated every day, and it is really troublesome to clean up, especially after the melon seeds of various flavors have become popular in Kyoto these days, the cleaning work has become more troublesome. This is a good idea, Li Yi I feel that this method is unlikely to be thought up by Wan Ruoqing. People make the best use of it and don't waste it at all. This is the style of old man Sun.
If it is a free porridge, I am afraid that it will form an inertia, so it is good, the cost is actually reduced.
Not long after, someone brought out a large pot of porridge from inside. Li Yi glanced at it, and it wasn't too thin. Those beggars who lined up all had tickets in their hands, one ticket for a bowl of porridge, one serving of pickles, and two servings of porridge. A steamed bun, for these beggars who have eaten their last meal and never finished their meal, the food is already very good.
Not far away there were beggars watching enviously. Seeing that those beggars had finished their meals and there was still a lot left, the girl in charge of serving the porridge waved her hand not far away and said, "There is still a little left today. I want to eat it." Just come here, this time is free for you, if you want to eat every day, go to other Goulan in Kyoto and ask, see if there is this willow leaf sign at the door, ask them if they are still short of people... "
When the beggars heard the words, they flocked to them immediately, shouting loudly about "great benevolent man" and "living Bodhisattva".
At the corner of the street in the distance, a beggar was about to walk towards this side, but was stopped by a person.
The beggar turned his head and said impatiently, "I don't care if the Empress Dowager you mentioned is true or not, and she can't give me porridge. If it's gone..."
"What's a bowl of porridge?" The young man next to the beggar looked at him with piercing eyes, and said, "Two months ago, like you, I didn't believe in the Queen of Heaven, but if it wasn't for the appearance of the Queen of Heaven, I would have How could you survive to this day if you starved to death?"
The beggar glanced at him again, and saw that although his clothes were not gorgeous, they were hundreds of times better than those beggars, and asked suspiciously: "Is it true, Empress Dowager? Believe she can really have porridge?"
"Hmph, Empress Dowager Tianhou has appeared twice. Everyone in the capital knows about it. You can go and ask..." He took out a painting scroll from his pocket, opened it carefully, with respect and fanaticism on his face, and said: "This is Empress Tianhou..."
"Wait a minute first..." The beggar glanced at the picture scroll and said hesitantly, "I'll go get a bowl of porridge first, there will be nothing left in a while!"
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"There are quite a few beggars in the capital city. Many people have come to ask in the past two days, and they have been asked to go to other Goulan. We are indeed short of people..."
Wan Ruoqing and Li Yi were talking about these things, when they saw a beggar approaching in the distance, they really picked up the spoon and waited for the beggar to put the bowl on the table in front of them.
The girl who gave the porridge just now went to the latrine with a stomachache, and she happened to see it, so she stayed here for a while instead of her.
The beggar put both the bowl and the ticket on the table, and just as he raised his head to tell him to give him a little more, he opened his mouth halfway, and his eyes were about to pop out.
"God, God, God... Empress Dowager!" His voice was trembling, his mind went blank, and a thought suddenly appeared in his heart, "It turns out that Empress Dowager Xintian really has porridge to drink!"
"What... Your Majesty, did you recognize the wrong person?" Wan Ruoqing shook her head in doubt, and seeing that the girl had come over, she handed over the spoon in her hand, turned around and walked into the Goulan with Li Yi.
The girl rubbed her stomach, made porridge for the beggar, and said routinely: "Tonight is still the old time, wait here, someone will take you in... Hey, hey, what's wrong with you?"
The beggar came back to his senses, looked at the girl, rubbed his eyes, and when he looked over again, a look of doubt appeared on his face.
However, he quickly realized that he picked up the bowl of porridge and even forgot to take the steamed buns, turned around and ran across the street...
At a corner of the street, the young man put away the scroll and carefully put it back in his sleeve.
At this moment, the beggar ran over quickly from the opposite side, grabbed his arm, and said in a trembling voice: "I believe, I believe, I believe in the Empress Dowager!"
When the young man wondered why he had such a change, the beggar said excitedly, "I just saw the Queen of Heaven!"
The young man's body shook, and a frenzy appeared on his face immediately. He grabbed his arm and asked, "Where is it, where is the Empress Dowager!"