If you want to solve the problem, the best way is for Yan Ling not to attend the banquet.
However, it was obvious that this banquet was arranged by Concubine De for Yan Ling. Even if Yan Ling could find a reason to escape this time, how would Yan Ling hide the next time
Yan Ling did have the idea of escape, but immediately gave up the idea. No matter what the other party thinks, you must take a look to find out the reality.
Anyway, the banquet is in a few days, so it seems a little too early to start worrying now. Yan Ling has seen a lot of such troubles, and his current attitude is that soldiers will stop them, and water will cover them.
Anyway, even if Yan Ling doesn't want to do this, what should come will always come. Then, even if you worry again, it will have no effect. It is better to let go of your inner anxiety, and life will still have to go on.
"Li Yi" Yan Ling shouted outside, but no one responded.
After a while, Li Yi ran in unsteadily, with a complicated expression on his face that Yan Ling couldn't understand.
"What's going on? Run slower, why did you end up like this?" Yan Ling said funny and angrily.
As Yan Ling spoke, he reached out his hand to straighten the messy hair beside Li's ears. However, after Yan Ling stretched out his hand, he felt that Li Yi was obviously stiff for a moment, which made Yan Ling a little surprised.
"Li Yi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Yan Ling took back his hand and looked at Li Yi strangely.
Li Yi shook his head in a panic, but didn't know what to say. He just lowered his head and whispered: "I'm fine, slave."
"Miss, what are your orders?" When Li saw Yan Ling looking him up and down, his head lowered and his face looked a little ugly.
"Li Yi, what's wrong with you?" Yan Ling asked with a frown.
Li Yi bit his lip and said nothing. After a while, he said, "I'm a little unwell today. I'll go out and ask Qingyu to come in and take care of you."
After saying that, Li Yi turned around and ran outside.
"Li Yi!" Yan Ling shouted from behind, but Li Yi didn't seem to hear him. He ran very fast and disappeared after a while.
Yan Ling sat on the chair, frowning, and after a while, Qingyu walked in.
After Qingyu came in, she just bowed and stood aside. Yan Ling didn't give her any instructions, so she remained quiet and didn't speak.
After a while, Qingyu saw Yan Ling's frown and said slowly, "Miss, are you thinking about sister Liyi?"
Hearing this, Yan Ling turned his head to look at Qingyu, then nodded. Yan Ling naturally noticed Li Yi's kindness to her, but now it was obvious that something was wrong with Li Yi, but he refused to tell himself.
Yan Ling was still wondering if something happened in Li's family just now. But when I thought about it again, I felt something was wrong.
Because Liyi had a lot of things going on in the yard, it was inconvenient for him to go home often, so Yan Ling asked Nan Yan to go check on him regularly and also give some silver coins to Liyi and the others.
Although Nan Yan is young, he has always been very calm. He is always impeccable in everything he does, and he is even somewhat smarter than ordinary people. Nan Yan went to Li's family not long ago. When he came back, he reported the situation to Yan Ling. Nothing major happened.
If there really was something going on at home, Nan Yan would probably know about it earlier than Li Yi. But other than that, Yan Ling couldn't think of anything else that could make Li Yi feel so wrong.
"Miss, I may know something about Sister Liyi." Although Qingyu was calm, there was some anger in her tone.
Although it was only a little bit revealed, it was enough to make Yan Ling feel surprised. Qingyu has always been as calm as an ancient well, and it seems that nothing can cause any disturbance to him.
But now, Yan Ling could clearly feel some dissatisfaction and anger in Qing Yu's tone. So it can be seen that what happened is probably not small.
"Tell me, I don't know what happened." Yan Ling asked with a frown.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that some people in the yard were rude and said some unpleasant things." Qingyu twisted her eyebrows, hesitating slightly, as if she was struggling with what to say.
Although Yan Ling valued Qingyu's usual calm demeanor, at times like this, her lack of urgency made Yan Ling a little anxious.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. I want to see what those people said behind my back." Yan Ling's face was a little gloomy.
"Miss, since the jade pendant incident last time, I rarely take care of Sister Liyi. Some people in the yard who were originally dissatisfied with Sister Liyi, now all jumped out and ridiculed Sister Liyi."
Although Qingyu has always been calm due to her temperament, she is still a human being and has feelings. Seeing those people gossiping and looking like villains, Qingyu felt very dissatisfied.
Naturally, Qing Yu also stopped her, but although Li Yi was not hostile to her, he was still deliberately distant from her. Just like every time I see Qing Yu, I avoid him.
Naturally, Qingyu understood clearly what was wrong with Li Yi, but this was the master's business after all, and she, a servant, couldn't get in the way.
Even if Qingyu is very clear, Yan Ling attaches great importance to Li Yi, and naturally there is no argument to drive Li Yi away from now on.
However, Li Yi is very sensitive in his heart. If Qingyu tells Li Yi these words, if they don't have any effect, they may have the opposite effect.
If it weren't for Li Yi's behavior that was obviously wrong today and Yan Ling calling her to him, Qing Yu would never have said these words to Yan Ling.
If one really wants to say that there is something wrong with whispering, it would probably be that it is too rigid. To put it nicely, he was doing his duty, but at this time, it seemed like it was a bit too much.
Even though Qingyu had thought about it many times in her heart, she wanted to tell Yan Ling about it. However, in the end, Qingyu felt that she could not interfere in her master's affairs.
Seeing Yan Ling's frowning face today, Qing Yu finally made up his mind to tell the matter.
After hearing this, Yan Ling felt very angry. The person he values most around him is actually being bullied like this under his nose. However, he, the master, had no idea.
If Yan Ling hadn't noticed something was wrong with Li Yi today, and if Qing Yu hadn't finally spoken out in front of Yan Ling, Yan Ling might have continued to be kept in the dark.
"Are these people too busy on weekdays? Qingyu, go find them out and I'll deal with it myself. I don't need such people around me." The expression on Yan Ling's face was a little gloomy, and his voice was also very cold.
"I understand, miss. Then, where is Sister Liyi?" Qingyu was about to walk out, but in the end she couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry about Li Yi. You have to tie the bell to untie it. I will find time to talk to Li Yi in person. That silly girl must think I blame her." Yan Ling lowered his head and said, feeling slightly in his heart. Some guilt.
(End of chapter)