"What did you just say?"
When he walked out of Zeng's mansion and walked back to Yangliu Lane, Zeng Zuimo turned his head and asked Li Yidao curiously.
"It's nothing..." Li Yi shook his head while holding the two wooden boxes, and said, "I'll ask Mr. Zeng what dowry he plans to prepare for you then."
"I haven't agreed yet."
"Then I don't care..."
"Why are you such a rascal?"
"Why, don't you like it?"
"… like."
After entering the room, after placing her parents' spirit cards, Li Yi burned incense with her and sat by the bed.
She looked at the burning incense, and murmured: "At that time, the government said that Daddy had embezzled food and money, and sent people to arrest Daddy, the people from the Zeng family, they, they threw our things out of the house, saying that Daddy did that. It's not the Zeng family, and don't drag the Zeng family... "
She held Li Yi's hand slowly, and her voice became lower and lower: "Mother committed suicide, my father was taken away by the government, and I was also taken away by them, and brought to Jiaofangsi, Jiaofangsi..., the name sounds nice, but No one knows what kind of place it is. Several sisters I met there died within a short time. I remember once, I ate only one moldy steamed bun for three days. At that time, I was so scared, so scared One day I will be like them... "
"It's all over, it's all over..." Li Yi hugged her shoulders, gently stroking her hair, with a look of love in his eyes.
It's no wonder that she always keeps secrets about her previous experience. No one would want to mention what happened to her during those days.
Her gaze was slightly lost, and she murmured: "Later, my mother bought it from the Jiaofang Division and brought it to Qing'an Mansion. At that time, I swore that I would never come back to this place again in this life..."
Li Yi lowered his head and asked softly, "Then why did you come back again?"
"Because Sister Ruoqing is here." She turned her head to look at Li Yi and said, "Because you are here too..."
Li Yi pinched her nose and said, "So you were planning on me at that time?"
"Thank you..." She leaned comfortably in Li Yi's arms, closed her eyes, took a long breath, and said softly.
Li Yi asked in surprise, "Thank you for what?"
"Just thank you..."
"Just saying thank you doesn't have much sincerity... um..."
Before Li Yi finished speaking, two soft lips touched him.
…
Today's weather is good, and even people's mood can't help but improve, and they can't help but think of some happy things.
Walking out of Yangliu Lane and seeing Lao Fang beside the carriage, Li Yi asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"When I was passing by just now, I saw the carriage. Guess my uncle must be here." Lao Fang straightened up and asked, "Do you want to go home now?"
"Don't go back yet." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Send someone to Zeng's mansion to deliver a post to invite Zeng Shichun out."
Zui Mo was also at Zeng's house just now, so it was difficult to ask more about some things, but since he had explained everything today, he naturally couldn't pretend that he didn't know some things.
"Okay, I'll send someone to go right away." Lao Fang jumped off the carriage, turned around and said, "My lord, let me remind you, when you go back today, don't smile like you did just now..."
"What kind?"
"It was like that when I walked out of Yangliu Alley."
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"
"Because..." Lao Fang opened his mouth, then shook his head and said, "Anyway, my uncle remembers what I said..."
"Inexplicable." Li Yi glanced at him, and said to the sloppy old man, "Go to the teahouse closest to Zeng's Mansion."
In the tea house, Zeng Shichun seemed to be in better spirits than before, and most of the alcohol smell had dissipated from his body. Before he sat down, he hurriedly asked, "Is there anything else important?"
Li Yi poured a cup of tea and asked, "I want to know, about Zui Mo's father, what kind of case was he involved in back then?"
Zeng Shichun paused, then withdrew his hand reaching for the teacup, and said in a low voice: "They framed him for embezzling food and pay, which delayed the opportunity to fight, which was an important reason for the defeat of a certain war with Qi..."
Li Yi frowned and asked, "With your ability, you haven't been able to find anything for so many years?"
Zeng Shichun shook his head, "There are quite a few people who knew that my brother was framed, but none of them really stood up and were willing to vindicate him. Minister of the Ministry, it will be harmful and useless to investigate further, besides, after such a long time, there is no way to investigate..."
Li Yi thought for a while, looked at him and asked, "Where was the servant of the household department at that time?"
"Later, he was exiled by his family because of corruption."
"Since it is exile, there are traces to follow..."
Zeng Shichun shook his head and said, "I can't follow it..."
Having said that, there is no need to continue. Li Yi glanced at Zeng Shichun, shook his head slightly, and said: "The investigation still needs to be investigated. There is no truth that cannot be found out. Otherwise, you would not have said that today. Let's talk."
Zeng Shichun remained silent, raised his head after a while, looked at Li Yi and said, "I'll leave this to you."
"I can't say please, even if you don't please, I must do it." Li Yi shook his head and said, "You must have more information about this matter than I do. Please invite Liu Shilang from the Ministry of Punishment to have a light meal another day. For this matter, we have to rely on him..., besides, regarding the Zeng family's house..."
Zeng Shichun waved his hand and said: "The house, if you want it, I will give it to you. The Zeng family is no longer the original Zeng family, and there is no point in keeping that house. Compared to it, Zui Mo needs it more."
Li Yi looked at him and said, "It's still a few months before Zuimo's birthday. I want to give her the Zeng's old house as a gift. Mr. Zeng will not forget what the Zeng's family was like thirteen years ago, right?"
"Of course I won't forget, every flower, every grass, every tree and every stone of Zeng's family is..." He glanced at Li Yi, nodded slightly, and said, "You really have a heart."
"At that time, I will trouble Mr. Zeng." Li Yi stood up and said, "His Royal Highness regards Mr. Zeng very highly. Mr. Zeng should be close to virtuous ministers and far away from treacherous sycophants. In the future, there will be great achievements..."
Zeng Shichun naturally knew what this sentence meant, and said with a calm expression: "I would also like to ask the Marquis Li to tell Her Royal Highness that Zeng will definitely live up to the princess' high hopes... In addition, I would like to thank County Marquis Li for the transfer to Jing Zhaoyin this time. "
"This is the meaning of Her Royal Highness, and it has nothing to do with me." Li Yi waved his hand and walked towards the door.
Seeing him go out and his figure disappear, Zeng Shichun murmured in a voice only he could hear: "Isn't your meaning the princess' meaning?"
Li Yi's figure appeared at the door of the room again, glanced at Zeng Shichun, and said lightly: "Master Zeng, you will soon be Jing Zhaoyin, be careful, be careful..."
At Zeng's house, there is no need to worry for the time being. Apart from other people, Zeng Shichun still has some conscience. Although Zui Mo doesn't show anything on the surface, he is her second uncle after all, and he still has some sustenance in his heart.
Speaking of which, after returning from the Zeng family, she seemed to be able to let go more.
This is a good omen, thinking of the kiss during the day, Li Yi couldn't help smiling.
"What are you thinking, so happy?"
Second Miss Liu crossed her arms, looked at him and asked.
When Li Yi was thinking about why he was so happy that Miss Liu could be satisfied, she suddenly took a step forward and reached out to reach out to his chest.
"What are you doing?" Li Yi asked warily.
She had already retracted her hand, pinching a long black hair between her fingers, looked at him and asked, "Whose hair?"
"like… "
Li Yi suddenly thought of being invited by the concubine, Ruyi went out early this morning, and Xiaohuan naturally followed. Tsundere Lolita's hair is not so long, and Yongning's hair is not so long—it can't be said to be Lao Fang's, right
And it's not suitable for Miss Liu Er to know about this matter yet.
"I don't know..." Li Yi looked at her with surprise on his face and said, "Why don't you guess?"