"Headed by Taifu Chu, several well-known Confucian scholars in Kyoto are not only asking for the King of Shu to come back and take charge of the Eastern Palace. In the past two days, there have been rumors among the officials they have influenced that you are The courtiers who obstructed the peace talks between Qi and Jing have stirred up the whole court... "
Li Yi didn't continue what she said, but instead asked: "Tomorrow will be thirteen, how are you preparing for that matter?"
Li Mingzhu nodded, and said: "Father has personally issued an order, which can be read out at any time, and you can arrange for yourself when to deliver the order."
Then she frowned, looked at him and said, "If you really have any thoughts, you should tell me in advance that their target this time is you, so don't always act indifferent."
"I don't care..." Li Yi said with some helplessness: "The Chu family was caught by someone and had to work hard. In terms of influence in the officialdom, we are not as good as that Taifu. They If you like to talk, let them talk, we can't stop other people's mouths... "
Li Mingzhu was startled, and asked doubtfully, "What is the Chu family doing?"
"The Chu family..." Li Yi just spoke, and suddenly looked at Li Xuan who was standing aside, and asked, "Is there something on my face?"
"No." Li Xuan simply shook his head.
"Why do you keep watching me without you?"
Li Xuan shrugged his shoulders and said: "Besides you, there is Mingzhu. Apart from me, there are only you two here. I don't look at you, do I look at myself?"
After looking at it, but it took half an hour to look at it, and while watching it, I was still muttering something, which was a bit abnormal.
He glanced at Li Xuan and said to Li Mingzhu, "Let's go over there to talk."
…
On the bustling streets of Kyoto, Goddess Luoshui turned her head and looked at Li Yi who was beside her, wondering, "Where are we going?"
Li Yi said casually: "Anyway, if you're idle, you're idle, just go for a stroll."
Zeng Zuimo looked at him and asked, "Do you still remember what day is today?"
Li Yi asked suspiciously, "April 13th, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing..." She shook her head, looked ahead, pointed her finger, and said, "There's a new jewelry store opened there, let's go and have a look..."
The Goddess of Luoshui was not in a very high mood today. She went shopping all the way and didn't buy anything. She lowered her head and thought about her thoughts. It wasn't until the two of them walked far away from the busy city and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians around them that they finally came back to their senses. Looking around, looking at Li Yi, he wondered, "How did you get here?"
Li Yi looked up at a high gate with a plaque that said "Zeng Mansion", held her hand, and said with a smile, "Go in."
Zeng Zuimo's body almost subconsciously paused.
This used to be the place she was most familiar with and also the strangest place to her. It once carried her sweetest and happiest memories, and it was also the beginning of the longest nightmare she had ever had.
She held Li Yi's hand tightly, looked back at him, and met his eyes for a moment, then turned around, let out a long breath, nodded and said, "Let's go."
The two stepped up the stone steps, and Li Yi pushed the door open.
The heavy wooden door made a "creaking" sound, revealing more than ten figures behind the door.
"Uncle Hou." Zeng Zuimo looked at the old man bowed and standing at the front. After being stunned, he looked to the back again, with surprise on his face, "Uncle Qi, Nanny Hua, Xiaomei, you are Xiaomei, what are you doing?" …”
"Miss!" More than a dozen people bowed one after another.
The old man at the front raised his head and said with a smile, "Miss, welcome home."
…
Her mind went blank, holding Li Yi's hand, and when he brought her into Zeng's house, she realized that this place was completely different from the previous two times when she came here.
More than ten years ago, when she was still in Zeng's house, she stepped into the gate, and there should be a stone pavilion near the left hand side of the garden. Whenever it rained, she didn't want to stay in the stuffy room, so she sat in the stone pavilion. In the middle of the day, looking at the water mist all over the sky, listening to the light rain...
In the previous two visits to Zeng's house, I didn't see the stone pavilion, and it must have been demolished, but this time, it miraculously appeared in her eyes, no matter the location or orientation, it was exactly the same as in her memory.
The few small houses I saw in another place two times before did not exist more than ten years ago. They should have been newly built in these years. , when the weather was fine, she would play shuttlecock in that place with the maids in the mansion. In the entire Zeng Mansion, she was the only one who could guarantee that she would not hit the ground after kicking it a hundred times...
The layout in the front hall was also quite different from the previous one, tables, chairs, screens... These things began to overlap with the Zeng family in her deep memory.
This is the Zeng family, the only Zeng family in her heart.
She looked at Li Yi and wanted to ask something, but Li Yi had already reached out to embrace her, and whispered in her ear: "This is a birthday present for you, do you like it?"
Only then did she realize what the last time the two of them came to Zeng's house, what did he mean by "Do you like this place?"
She didn't know how he got the Zeng family's ancestral house from those people, she only knew that it was his birthday present for her, and that was enough.
"The decree has arrived!"
A sharp and piercing voice suddenly sounded from outside, and she hurriedly escaped from Li Yi's arms, and saw two white-faced and beardless men walking in.
The eunuch glanced sideways, and said coldly: "Your Majesty has an order, so don't kneel down to accept it!"
Crash!
Except for Li Yi and Zeng Zuimo, the servants of the Zeng family immediately knelt on the ground, afraid to raise their heads in fear.
Zeng Zuimo was also about to kneel down when Li Yi grabbed her wrist and gave the eunuch who announced the decree a hard look.
The eunuch shuddered, a smile uglier than crying immediately appeared on his face, and he said hastily: "Miss, you don't need to kneel. Your Majesty specifically said that the imperial court is ashamed of Mr. Zeng. You just need to stand and listen..."
He opened the imperial decree and said loudly: "The edict said: Zeng Shijie, the former head of the household department, was loyal and dedicated, and made great achievements in hard work, all of which are in the eyes... However, he was framed by a villain and misjudged by the court. … , ten thousand gold rewards, one thousand pieces of silk, Zeng’s lineage, restoration of origin, Zeng Qing suffered unjust injustice, posthumous title of Marquis of Loyalty, Qinzai.”
After finishing reading, he raised his head nervously and said, "Miss Zeng, accept the order."
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Li Yi took over the imperial decree, and the two eunuchs breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately retreated.
Li Yi held the imperial decree, looked at her, and said in a low voice: "The imperial decree begins with the edict, and it is to be announced to the world. Everyone will know that the Zeng family was wronged before, and the people in the world will return their innocence. of… "
She raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, "This, this is you too..."
Li Yi helped her wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "This is the second gift I gave you."
As soon as he finished speaking, her lips were pressed together by her two lips. It was not like the light touch before. Her tongue pried open his teeth. Although the movement was jerky, it was wild and peaceful like never before. warm…
The servants of the Zeng family had already retreated, and when Zeng Shichun came in from the outside, he happened to see this scene.
"cough!"
After standing there for a long time, he finally couldn't help coughing lightly.
"ah!"
Like a frightened rabbit, the Goddess of Luoshui hurriedly pushed Li Yi away, twisted her hands together, and said somewhat at a loss: "Second Uncle..."
bang!
Zeng Shichun felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the things he was holding fell to the ground.