Happy Little Scholar

When he saw Emperor Jing on the couch, Li Yi once again realized deeply that this wise monarch seemed to be really approaching the end of his life.

The morning dynasty has been at a standstill for almost two months. For Emperor Jing, who has almost never broken this rule for more than ten years, he would not do this unless his body was exhausted to a certain extent.

"came back."

Emperor Jing was leaning on the couch, still holding something in his hand and looking at it. When he looked at Li Yi, a smile appeared on his face.

Li Yi nodded and said, "I'm back..."

Emperor Jing got off the bed and looked up at him.

"Due to the implementation of the "debit and credit accounting" law, the court has been arguing endlessly for more than a month. Countless officials in Qi State have been in chaos because of this matter. It can be said that the whole court is in chaos..."

"The eldest prince of Qi proposed a method of using silver as a substitute for guilt. Someone pretended to be the censor and the prince's personal guard, and took away 600,000 taels of silver from Bingzhou in the name of criminal silver, but disappeared."

"There is deep resentment among the people of Qi over the issue of the Crime Bank. Within a month, people in three places, totaling about 50,000 people, revolted in anger..."

Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi and said slowly: "Should I let you stay in Qi State for a little longer? It is also a blessing for me, Jing State. If you stay for ten or eight years, this Qi State may be the only one on your own." Dead..."

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "What is your Majesty talking about? I...I don't understand."

He really doesn't know about the uprising. Even if there is an uprising, it has nothing to do with him. He can't bear all the blame on himself...

To rebel over such a trivial matter, the people of Qi are really glass-hearted!

"As long as everything goes well." Emperor Jing waved his hand, not caring, and said, "In the past few days, you have been taking a good rest at home, and let other things go for the time being."

The other things he mentioned were naturally related to the academy.

In fact, there will be another academy of science, and a few months will be enough for him to understand that of the two academies, perhaps the latter is more important, and no matter where it is, Li Yi can play a major role.

Even if the old emperor didn't mention this matter, Li Yi would still mention it.

If Ruyi is pregnant, he has been away from home for nearly five months. He is really not a responsible husband. He will naturally have to make up for it in the future. He has no time to worry about other troubles. He has to take two years of paternity leave first.

As for the arithmetic academy, that little guy Li Han is doing a pretty good job. He can just be the supreme dean safely. Opportunities must always be left to these young people.

When Li Yi was thinking about these things, Emperor Jing's eyes were always on him.

Li Yi was kidnapped. This incident was indeed far beyond his expectation. However, his kidnapping could still stir up such a big storm in Qi State, arouse the court, and force the people of several places in Qi State to rebel. , which indirectly eased the friction between the two countries.

Because they have to allocate their energy to deal with the civil strife in Qi...

It was not that he had not thought about the matter of committing crimes at first. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind, but was finally rejected by Li Yi.

At that time, he had some doubts about the seriousness of the matter.

However, after learning the news from Qi State, any doubt in his heart disappeared completely.

Although Li Yi is usually not showy, his vision and judgment rarely make mistakes.

Only this kind of lazy temperament that has never changed has made people helpless from the beginning.

A strange sound came from the hall, interrupting Emperor Jing's thinking, and looked at Li Yi again.

Li Yi touched his stomach with some embarrassment and said, "I was in a hurry just now. I haven't eaten much all day..."

"Ask the catering bureau to prepare something and send it over." Emperor Jing looked at Changde and ordered, "I happen to be a little hungry too."

Li Yi didn't even have time to refuse. In fact, what he meant was...Are you done? Hurry up and say it. After he was done, he went back to eat. There were still a lot of things waiting to be done...

But this sentence cannot be said. If the old emperor is angry to death, he will not be able to defeat Lao Chang...

The catering bureau moved quickly, and it was probably prepared long ago. Emperor Jing's usual diet was mainly light, and this time was no exception.

Li Yi was not proud at all to be able to eat with the emperor often. When Miss Liu Er was recuperating, they always ate light food. After finally coming back, they had to have some luck, right?

What's more, this is not the only reason.

There was another reason that he couldn't even pinpoint.

The old emperor ate with gusto by himself, and Changde's face relaxed slightly as he watched.

Li Yi raised his head and glanced at Chang De. Thinking of what he just said, and looking at the old emperor again, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

You have to eat with yourself to have an appetite. Isn't this some kind of abnormal habit that the old emperor developed during his last visit to Prince Ning's Mansion?

While thinking in his mind, Emperor Jing looked up at him and asked, "Why don't you eat? The food doesn't suit your appetite?"

Li Yi hesitated to speak, and finally asked: "Your Majesty, have you caught the cold these past two days?"

"It doesn't matter anymore." Emperor Jing coughed lightly and said, "If it doesn't suit your taste, I'll tell the catering bureau to make something else."

Li Yi looked troubled, "Your Majesty knows that my wife is pregnant and is weak. What if I also catch the cold..."

Emperor Jing was so smart. Li Yi understood what he meant before he finished speaking.

Then the expression on his face was a little dazed.

Is he ------ despising himself?

Disdain the ruler of a country?

Disdain this thing that countless people regard as an honor?

Even the two prime ministers in the court did not have the honor of eating with him. Even if the six ministers received such an honor, they would probably bathe and fast for three days, express gratitude, and kneel down to thank the emperor for his grace...

But now, he is actually disdainful?

Emperor Jing raised his head and saw his innocent face. His face darkened. He waved his hand and said, "Get out of here right now, get out of here as far as you can..."

"As ordered! I'll take my leave!"

Seeing Li Yi slipping out like a rabbit, Chang De looked at Emperor Jing and immediately said, "Your Majesty, calm down. I'll catch that kid right now..."

Emperor Jing waved his hand and smiled again. He said, "Chang De, what do you think this kid will be like when he becomes a father?"

Chang De was stunned. The image of him holding the two princesses just now appeared in his mind. He shook his head and didn't answer. But he still felt that the child of Li County Marquis should be very happy...

After walking out of a palace, Li Yi's face was relieved again.

His worries were not unreasonable. If he was really infected by the old emperor, where could he go to cry? The world is big, and the most important thing is Yi. Everything else should stand aside.

But not long after, the relaxed look gradually disappeared, and a trace of hidden worry appeared between his eyebrows.

It is still unknown how long the old emperor's health can last. According to the current situation, it is not optimistic.

He no longer has the energy to take care of too many state affairs. After completely giving up power, what will the situation be like in the court?

"I'm afraid I have to make plans early..."

When passing by a place in the palace, Li Yi stopped habitually.

...

"You, I'm talking about you, be quick, can you afford to delay things!"

"And you, what are you looking at, you have nothing to do, right? Go wash the dishes over there..."

"Hurry up, do you have no ears..."

The head of the catering bureau was giving a lecture, and a group of people stood in a row in front. He enjoyed this feeling very much. In this small place, he was the absolute master.

Since one day a few months ago, his feeling became stronger and stronger.

Every time he saw these people standing in front of him with their heads down and trembling, an inexplicable sense of satisfaction would emerge in his heart.

This sense of satisfaction was destroyed when several people in front of him raised their heads and looked behind him.

"Where are you looking!"

His face darkened, and when he was about to give a lecture, he heard footsteps behind him.

Zhang Tan turned his head and saw the familiar figure walking in from outside. His whole body trembled, and something that had been hard to build in his heart was shattered.

"Use it in the kitchen."

The devil-like voice sounded in his ears again after several months.

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Morning Dew Hall.

The woman moved around, and the sword energy whistled. With the eyesight of ordinary people, they couldn't even keep up with her movements.

The old woman with white hair stood in the corridor, looking at the figure in front of her, and sighed leisurely.

A maid came over with a food box in her hand and said, "Madame Rong, the food has been delivered from the catering department."

"I see, you go down first." The old woman took the food box, put it on the stone table beside her, took out the food inside, looked up and said, "Princess, eat something first."

Li Mingzhu put away her sword, walked over and said, "Put it aside first, I don't have much appetite now."

As she walked into the hall, a breeze blew, bringing the aroma of the food.

Li Mingzhu paused, turned around, and walked straight to the stone table.

Madame Rong watched her pick up the plate of golden fried rice, which was the princess' favorite food. However, in the past few months, she had never touched the fried rice sent by the catering department.

Li Mingzhu picked up the spoon, tasted a small bite, and suddenly there was a glimmer in her beautiful eyes.

Then she put down the spoon, raised one hand, grabbed the arm that attacked from behind her, put down the plate of fried rice, and rushed forward.

Bang!

Li Yi was pressed against the pillar outside the palace by her. The face in front of him that he hadn't seen for a long time but was not unfamiliar at all was so close that he could even see the slight trembling of her eyelashes clearly.

The Princess was still as domineering as before, with one arm on his chest. The two could even feel each other's breathing. In this situation, Li Yi didn't know whether he should close his eyes to show cooperation. Maybe his second first kiss today would be taken away by her like this...