"Two, I wonder if there are any famous posts that I need to pass in?"
The concierge of Zeng's mansion was very reserved, but he didn't seem to want to let the two of them in or to report.
There is a big happy event in the house today, and many important people have come, so you can't always report everyone when they come. A good concierge can be a good concierge who can select who should be seen and who should not be seen and when to see for the master.
The last concierge was kicked out of the mansion by his wife because he let people in who shouldn't go in.
Li Yi held Zeng Zuimo's hand and said calmly, "You just need to go in and tell Mr. Zeng that an old friend from Yangliuxiang is visiting."
He already understood the changes that had happened in the Zeng family for more than ten years, but he was still very clear about the inside story from time to time. Zui Mo didn't want to admit that she was from the Zeng family, and he didn't want to call Zeng Shichun "Second Uncle". Of course he had to follow her.
The concierge showed a smile on his face and said: "You two, I'm really sorry, my lord has something important to do today, why don't you two come back another day?"
There is no name card, which means that they are not big people, and the two are so young, they don't even say their identities, they just say they are old friends—what old friends, it seems that they heard that the master was promoted, and they want to come to make connections. Today, just in case, he will still go in and pass the news, but today is different, if he spoils your lords' happiness, he, a small concierge, can't afford it.
Li Yi didn't come here today to reason with the Zeng family, and there is no reason to reason. The Zeng family will definitely not give what he wants, and he must get it. In such a situation, he needs to rely on other means to solve it problem.
Li Yi looked at the sloppy old man standing not far behind the two of them.
The slovenly old man covered one side of his face and walked over with a slightly gloomy expression.
The gloomy complexion was not because of Li Yizhi's order, but because one of his teeth was broken, and half of his face was swollen, which naturally caused some emotional fluctuations.
"Miss, is the lady back?"
The sloppy old man didn't come over, but an old voice suddenly came from the door, the voice was trembling and excited.
Seeing the doorman, he immediately bowed and said respectfully: "Waiting for the housekeeper."
The old man who was called the housekeeper ignored him, walked over quickly, looked at Zeng Zuimo excitedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Thirteen years, thirteen years and nine months, miss, you..., you are finally back gone."
Zeng Zuimo looked at him, and after a long time sighed softly: "Uncle Hou..."
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"Congratulations to Mr. Zeng for his promotion. With Mr. Zeng's ability, his official career will be smoother in the future..."
"I would like to offer Master Zeng a cup first!"
"What Master Liu said is just speculation..." Zeng Shichun clinked glasses with a familiar official, and another voice came from the other side.
"This is not just speculation. Someone has seen Master Zeng's letter of appointment. It is estimated that the court will start after the Lantern Festival at the latest, and at the earliest, it will be announced during the Great Court Assembly. Come, I will also offer a toast to Master Zeng..."
After Zeng Shichun drank a glass again, his body was a little shaky. Today, when these people came to the mansion, he had already drank a lot. His usual drinking capacity can only be counted as average, but now he has almost reached his limit.
A gorgeously dressed woman came in from the door, supported his arm, turned her head, and said apologetically: "My lords, I'm really sorry, Master Cui is hosting a banquet at Zuiyue Tower tonight, Master Qin and Mrs. Mr. Chen and the others will also go there, I'm afraid they will have to discuss some things, my master really can't drink any more..."
"Since that's the case, let Mr. Zeng go to rest quickly. If something important is missed, I won't be able to afford it."
"Yes, yes, quickly let Mr. Zeng rest."
These people also knew what the three surnames Cui, Qin, and Chen represented, and they didn't have any obstacles.
"Woman, please don't bother the adults." The woman looked at the two servant girls beside her and said, "Hurry up and help the master to rest..."
"yes!"
As soon as the woman walked out of the hall, a figure hurried over and whispered something in her ear.
Hearing this, the woman frowned instantly.
"Didn't she deny that she is from the Zeng family? Why is she making trouble at this time..." A look of disgust appeared on her face, and she said, "Master has already rested, let her hang out for a while. Find a reason to send her away..."
The servant immediately bowed and said yes.
"It's just a loser, I really thought I was still the eldest lady of the Zeng family..." the woman murmured, and left with a sullen face.
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"From as long as I can remember, Uncle Ho took care of all the chores at home, and Uncle Ho treated me very well at that time..."
When the two were waiting in a side hall, Zeng Zuimo looked at the old man standing at the door and whispered.
The old man looked around, and finally walked in, with a smile on his face, looked at Li Yi, and asked, "Miss, is this young master..."
"I'm her husband." Li Yi held her hand, looked at the old man, and said with a smile, "When Zui Mo was young, I was taken care of by Uncle Hou..."
Zeng Zuimo blushed, but did not resist, holding his hand even tighter.
The old man was startled when he heard the words, looked him up and down a few times, and then smiled again on the old man's face, and said: "It turns out that you are my uncle, you are really a good-looking talent, and you are a perfect match with the young lady..."
He looked at Li Yi for a while, and then a servant came in from outside and said, "The master is drunk and resting in the room now. If you want to see the master, wait until the master wakes up, or come back tomorrow."
"Drunk?" Li Yi shook his head and said, "It seems that Mr. Zeng is really in good spirits on happy occasions. He is not in the yamen of the household department at this time, but is drinking and having fun at home. He is not Jing Zhaoyin... "
The servant was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he said angrily: "What did you say..."
"Okay, you go down." Hou Butler waved to him, the servant wanted to say something, but after being glared at by him, he could only swallow his anger and leave.
Only then did the housekeeper look at Li Yi, and said in a low voice, "Master, this is the Zeng family, be careful, be careful..."
"Shen, what are you saying... Where is Zeng Shichun? I want to ask, this is how he serves the court on weekdays as the servant of the household department?"
Li Yi took a step, but Zeng Zuimo grabbed his sleeve. She looked at him and shook her head, then turned her head, looked at Butler Hou, and asked, "Uncle Hou, can we walk around the mansion?"
The old man nodded again and again: "This is the Zeng family, of course it can, but this mansion has changed a lot from before, let me lead the young lady and uncle."
A quarter of an hour later, in front of a certain courtyard of Zeng Mansion.
Zeng Zuimo stood in front of the courtyard gate and looked at it for a long time before asking: "Uncle Ho, can we go in here?"
"Except for the maid servants who clean up regularly, the master usually doesn't let people in here." The old man hesitated for a moment before saying, "But since it's a young lady, I think the master won't blame him if he knows about it."
"Thank you Bo."
Zeng Zuimo smiled slightly at the old man, stretched out his hand, and the courtyard door opened with a creak.
Li Yi walked in with her, no matter how you look at it, this is an ordinary courtyard, there is nothing unusual about it.
There are stone tables and chairs in the courtyard, and a swing hangs under a tree against the wall on the left.
The tables and chairs were spotless, she walked over, reached out to touch, looked around everything, and finally, walked under the swing.
"This is where my parents and I used to live." Sitting on the swing, she said, "There is also this swing, which my father tied up for me. Once I swung too high and fell from it. Put away the swing, I begged for a long time before he agreed..."
"But this swing is no longer the original one."
"And here, half of the tiles here are missing, it's still the same..."
"Look here, this is the name I carved on the tree when I was a child, but it's a pity that I can't read it clearly after a long time..."
"Here, this brick can actually be removed. When I was a child, I hid things in it, and neither my parents knew..."
She really took down the brick in the corner, but it was actually only half a brick, so there was a small space inside, and she took out a yellowed paper bag from it, and the paper bag shattered when opened , there are some black residues inside, and the word "Xu Ji" can be faintly seen on the paper package.
She stood up, clapped her hands, and murmured, "This place is exactly the same as before..."
Li Yi held her hand and asked, "Do you like it here?"
She nodded slightly, and said softly: "When I came here, I remembered many things from the past."
"As long as you like it." Li Yi nodded, looked around, and murmured: "As long as you like it..."