Happy Little Scholar

Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven; misfortunes brought by oneself cannot be forgiven.

Seeing Li Yi's puzzled face, as if he had amnesia and had completely forgotten what "perfume" was, Li Xuan's mouth twitched.

"Ten taels of silver?" Li Xuan asked tentatively.

Li Yi glanced at him, looking unmoved.

When his family was so poor that they could not afford to eat, ten taels of silver was indeed a huge sum of money for him, and he no longer had to worry about the problem of food. But now, he didn't know how many ten taels of silver he earned every day, and he could completely do it without bowing down for this little money.

Seeing that his amnesia had not yet healed, Li Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "I just found a good horse recently... I'll give it to you!"

"Two bottles at most, no more!"

Li Yi glanced at him and finally spoke.

It's not a good idea to always run around in the village and the city and rent a carriage from the carriage shop. It's time... let Li Xuan give him a horse.

Just because he said a few more words, he lost a good horse worth hundreds of taels of silver. Li Xuan was depressed. After leaving an invitation, he took two bottles of perfume and left.

"Two days later, the princess' birthday banquet..." Li Yi opened the invitation, took a look, and put it aside.

Although he was not interested in the princess' birthday banquet, since Li Xuan had already sent the invitation, it was not good to lose his face.

At most, he would eat and drink for free, and then leave after eating. The style of the Ning Wang Mansion was so high that there should be no shortage of delicacies from mountains and seas. Speaking of which, he really didn't know what good things the royal nobles usually ate...

Thinking like this, the reluctance in his heart was slightly relieved.

It was just that Li Xuan was too stingy. He only gave one invitation. Otherwise, if more people went, at least the cost could be recovered.

Li Xuan was a leisurely guy. Whether it was the portrait or the perfume, he did it all by himself. He just had to wait for the goods. It was very light to ask him for a horse.

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The location of the Princess’ birthday banquet was of course in the Ning Wang Mansion. Although Li Yi could not say that he was familiar with the road, he still knew the way last time when he was dragged here by Li Xuan.

The Ning Wang Mansion was of great status, and the face of the Ning Wang had to be given. Naturally, there would be many guests coming to the Princess’ birthday banquet.

All the guests were well-known figures in Qing’an Mansion, including civil and military officials of all sizes, and even many people from the capital. Li Yi saw the butler Wang standing at the door from a distance, smiling and welcoming every guest, checking their invitations, accepting the gifts one by one, and registering them.

“Keep your eyes open in a while, only recognize the invitations, not the people. No matter who comes, he cannot be allowed to enter without an invitation.” Taking advantage of the free time, the butler Wang gave a lecture to the servants who were welcoming guests at the door.

The birthday banquet of the princess is a big event. There are many big figures in the palace tonight. In addition to the dignitaries from the city and the capital, there are also new scholars from Qing'an Prefecture who have passed the autumn examination. The birthday banquet of the princess is one of them. Inviting knowledgeable people to discuss state affairs is also the highlight of tonight.

The reception at the door is a very important part. If something goes wrong, no one can bear it.

Listening to the lecture of housekeeper Wang, several servants hurriedly said yes.

Housekeeper Wang has been in the limelight in recent days and is expected to become the top seed for promotion to the chief housekeeper of the palace after the old housekeeper retires.

"Oh, Mr. Li, you are finally here. The young prince has been waiting for a long time." When housekeeper Wang saw Li Yi coming from a distance, his smile became even more intense and he hurried over.

This time, his welcome to Li Yi was indeed sincere.

The business of Ruyi Lu brought huge profits to the palace, and the newly launched strong liquor has attracted many wine lovers to scramble for it. The popularity is even higher than Ruyi Lu.

The profits brought in recent days alone have made Wang Guanjia smile from ear to ear.

These days, Wang Guanjia seemed to see mountains of gold and silver falling on him.

Even the prince praised the strong liquor and praised him in front of everyone. Wang Guanjia even walked in a floating manner these days.

I thought that I could only be a small foreign affairs steward at most in this life. It was Li Yi who brought him hope. If it weren’t for the fact that the little prince had a close relationship with him, Wang Guanjia would have wanted to swear an oath of blood with him and become sworn brothers of the opposite sex.

Although Wang Guanjia was equally enthusiastic and polite when he came before, he had never seen him so eager. Seeing this, the servants in the palace who were responsible for welcoming guests were surprised.

Several guests who had just presented gifts and had not yet entered the gate also turned their heads to look at this scene, with the same surprise on their faces.

This man was so young, but the steward of the palace was so polite to him. Could he be some big shot?

"Housekeeper Wang, long time no see." Li Yi smiled and bowed to him, handing over something in his hand.

After thinking about it, he felt that there was no good gift to give. If he gave something more expensive, the palace would not lack it, and he was reluctant to buy it. If it was something new, he was afraid that it would steal Li Xuan's limelight. Of course, the main reason was that he was too lazy to think about it...

It would be better to write this birthday poem in person, which was full of sincerity and unconventional.

A birthday poem can be completed in half an hour, and it took a little time to wait for the ink to dry. I found a shop to frame it, and then brought it over for a meal... to attend the birthday banquet of the palace.

"This young man, please show me your invitation."

Someone ran over hurriedly, took the thing from Li Yi's hand, and said with a smile.

"You tactless thing, get out of the way. Does Mr. Li need an invitation?" Steward Wang scolded the servant with a sullen face, then looked at Li Yi and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I'll take you in. The young prince said that as long as you come, let me take you to see him immediately."

Seeing Steward Wang taking the young man in, the scolded servant was confused.

Didn't Steward Wang say just now that no matter who comes, they must show an invitation? Didn't he say that only invitations are recognized, not people?

The palace is very lively tonight.

As Li Yi walked along, he saw many men and women in gorgeous clothes, chatting and laughing at the tables in the courtyard. Among them, there were many Confucian scholars and officials with extraordinary demeanor. In an open space next to them, a singing girl was singing with a gentle voice...

This atmosphere is somewhat similar to the poetry meeting he attended that time.

Maybe the ancients liked this tune at banquets. After following Steward Wang's turns left and right and going deep into the palace, the voices gradually became smaller.

[ps: Tragic, my teacher called me to help at school, I will be busy for about a week, I will try to maintain two updates every day, if I can't write, I will slowly make up for it when I get home, sorry. ! ] (To be continued.)