Happy Little Scholar

"Be diligent these two days and clean the house thoroughly. If you do a good job, your monthly salary will be doubled." When the servants and maids in the Viscount's Mansion, no, the Earl's Mansion, heard the words of the Lord, their heartbeats began to accelerate and even their eyes turned red.

My God, it's only the beginning of the month, and the monthly salary has doubled. If it continues at this rate, the monthly salary they get this month will be more than what they get in a year at ordinary times.

In fact, the monthly salary set by the old housekeeper is simply a decoration. If a servant still gets doubled monthly salary at the end of the month when he meets such a master who doubles the monthly salary at the slightest disagreement, he will be ridiculed.

Li Yi walked around the yard, waved to Lao Fang who was about to go out, and said: "Lao Fang, have someone bandage the corners of the table, the corners of the cabinet, the threshold..., these places that are easy to bump into and trip over..."

"Son-in-law, we are not full and have nothing to do, why do we need to bandage these things?" Lao Fang said with a sneer.

"Just bandage it when I ask you to, why are you talking so much nonsense? If you ask one more question, you won't have to go to the city to work tomorrow. Why don't you take care of the brothel at the head of the village?"

Lao Fang's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said: "Bandage it, bandage it now, you must bandage it! It would be so bad if you bump into it while walking..."

Seeing Lao Fang running out in a panic to find someone, Li Yi sat on the stone bench in the yard and rested while drinking tea.

Miss Liu Er has basically not been seen these days. Ruyi and Xiaohuan went to the city to buy things. He was indeed a little dry-mouthed after directing half a morning.

The old emperor was indeed a man of his word. The day after the literary examination, after the officials left the court, his son of Chang'an County became the Earl of Chang'an County. However, apart from the upgrade of his support, salary, and doubling of his territory, the promotion of his title did not seem to be of much use.

But none of this mattered. The important thing was that Princess Yongning would come here in a few days to "treat her illness." As for the upcoming martial arts examination, which was being discussed by the people and court officials, who cared?

Not long after he sat down, Lao Fang came in again and said, "Son-in-law, someone outside said that it was your friend, and he is waiting at the door now."

"I brought a gift, and it seems to be quite heavy..." After saying that, Lao Fang added, as if he remembered something.

"Then please invite him in quickly."

It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar, even if they are far away, they must be punished..., especially friends who bring gifts with sincerity, and they should not be neglected.

People like Li Xuan, who never bring gifts and always like to take things from home, are not welcome.

"I came here uninvited and came to visit you without permission. I hope Brother Li will not blame me." When the Third Prince of Qi stood in the yard and bowed to him with a smile, Li Yi's expression was a little stunned.

He never thought that the one who came here with a generous gift was actually him...

"Why, Brother Li, don't you welcome Zhao?" The Third Prince of Qi asked with a smile.

Li Yi finally came to his senses and stretched out his hand and said, "Please."

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"I wonder why the Third Prince came to visit today?" In the living room, the two sat down as host and guest. After a maid served tea, Li Yi asked straight to the point.

He had only met the Third Prince of Qi a few times. Although he had no ill feelings towards him, he was not a friend because of their opposing status. Logically, he should hate himself for ruining his plan, right?

But looking at the Third Prince's appearance, he didn't seem to care at all. At least from the surface, he couldn't guess what he was thinking.

The third prince of Qi waved his hand and said, "Brother Li, don't be so polite. There is no third prince here, only Zhao Yi."

Li Yi only knew that Zhao was the surname of Qi, but it was the first time he knew the name of the third prince. He was even more confused. This third prince seemed to be very familiar with others, but he and him didn't seem to be so familiar with each other?

Zhao Yi smiled and said, "Brother Li, don't worry. I am not a narrow-minded person. Brother Li won those two competitions fairly. Even Xiu Wen and Mr. Meng praised Brother Li very much. We underestimated the world. It's not unfair to lose these two games."

Li Yi didn't know what to say for a while. Could it be that the third prince sent such a heavy gift just to get close to him?

"Third prince, please speak directly." Li Yi spoke again. After all, he still had to stay in Jingguo, and it was not suitable for him to get too close to the third prince.

If Li Yi didn't have any bad impressions of him, and after excluding his position, he still had some appreciation for him, he would have asked Lao Fang to send him away long ago.

The third prince seems to have a good personality. Li Yi discovered this when he first met him. After entering this courtyard, until now, any of his expressions and actions have not made Li Yi feel uncomfortable. Talking to such a person will naturally give people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

"Whether Brother Li believes it or not, I really want to make friends with Brother Li." Zhao Yi looked at him and said, "I have seen many young talents, but after meeting Brother Li, I understand what a natural talent is. To be honest, Brother Li was not born in my Great Qi but in Jingguo. Zhao is really regretful."

"Third prince, you are too kind." Li Yi had to admit that the third prince was very good at praising people. When he spoke the truth, his expression was sincere and his attitude was touching. Even though he knew that the other party was the prince of Qi, his favorability towards him was still rising.

"If Qi State and Jing State were not in conflict, you and I would definitely become close friends." Zhao Yi looked at Li Yidao.

"Unfortunately, there is no if." Li Yi sighed and said.

"That's not necessarily the case..." Zhao Yi smiled and suddenly asked: "I heard that there is some disagreement between Brother Li, Sun Qinyu, the Prime Minister of Qin, and the King of Shu?"

Li Yi turned to look at him, and Zhao Yi did not let him answer. He said with a smile: "No matter how you look at it, the King of Shu is the most likely prince to inherit the throne, and the Qin Palace will definitely be prosperous in the future. I don't know. Why would Brother Li have a grudge against these two people..."

Zhao Yi paused and looked at him with a slightly serious expression.

"Zhao just wants Brother Li to know that no matter whether that day comes or not, there will always be a place for Brother Li in Daqi."

Zhao Yi looked into Li Yi's eyes and said seriously, took something out of his arms and placed it on the table between the two of them.

"In Daqi, seeing this thing is like seeing Zhao. Brother Li has put it away."

Li Yi looked at a dragon-shaped jade pendant on the table, thoughtfully.

At this time, Zhao Yi stood up from the chair, sighed and said: "This time I stayed in Jingguo for a long time. Zhao will leave tomorrow. It's a pity that we can't talk for a long time... I hope to see Li again." Brother’s day.”

"Zhao still remembers that Brother Li still owes me a meal." He said again and turned to leave.

"No, no, no..." Li Yi shook his head, pointed at Li Xuan who walked in from outside and said, "The person who owes you a meal is there."