Happy Little Scholar

The period from the New Year to the Lantern Festival is the busiest time of year for Goulan.

Li Yi sat in front of the window of the small building, writing the latest play. The hook column can be popular among people for a long time, relying on the endless wonderful stories, which are the essence of the Chinese nation's culture in his mind for thousands of years. The old-fashioned scripts collected below obviously cannot meet the needs of the people.

Wan Ruoqing opened the door and came in, holding a food box in her hand, and said softly: "I have been busy all morning. I cooked some porridge. You can drink some."

"It's okay, you put it there first, and I'll eat it after I finish writing this." Li Yi raised his head and said, but his stomach growled.

I haven't eaten anything since morning, but I'm really hungry.

However, there wasn't much left to write, and he didn't want to interrupt midway, which would appear troublesome.

Wan Ruoqing came over with a food box, took out the bowl of porridge, sat next to him, and said, "Eat something first, the script is not in a hurry."

Li Yi didn't say anything else this time. He picked up the spoon with one hand and kept the other hand idle. He took a sip of porridge, wrote a line of words, and then took another sip...

I was thinking in my mind whether a certain bridge section would be appropriate to use here. I held the spoon in my left hand and gradually stopped it in the air.

Then, a soft hand took the spoon from him and brought the spoonful of porridge to his mouth.

Wan Ruoqing smiled and said, "You can't do two things at once, so I'll do it."

Li Yi smiled awkwardly: "This... this is so embarrassing."

With clothes in his hand and food in his mouth, the treatment that only a dandy young master from a wealthy family can have is really too luxurious and decadent. In order to express his inner uneasiness and apology, Li Yi decided to write two more words to gain some peace of mind.

Li Yi swallowed a mouthful of porridge she fed him and asked casually: "How are those children doing recently?"

"In the past few days, I'm letting them learn something from the old man in the hook." Wan Ruoqing nodded and said: "It's not an option to keep doing cleaning work. If you learn more, you can support yourself in the future. It’s up to them whether to stay in the tick box or choose something else.”

Li Yi thinks this is a good idea. Although they are all children, there are still some very talented people. They grew up in Goulan, and their feelings for this place are naturally very comparable. If they are cultivated well, maybe in the future Can also be entrusted with important responsibilities.

I chatted with her some more about Goulan. However, although He could never finish writing the drama, the porridge would always be finished. Just like when Qing put down the bowl, there was no point in writing anymore.

He stood up, stretched his body, and said, "Let's go down and take a walk."

Wan Ruoqing nodded slightly, even though Goulan had a lot of things to do in the two days before the Lantern Festival, but what could be better than two people walking together?

Of course Li Yi knew that even if they just walked together, she would be in a good mood all day long, but he didn't know that just as he walked downstairs, he met someone he didn't want to meet now, especially at this time. People who arrive.

The new Lord Jingzhao Yinzeng was dressed in casual clothes and had no entourage around him. He was easily lost in the crowd amid the crowds of people coming and going.

Zeng Shichun stood opposite, looked at him and said, "Zui Mo said you were here."

Of course Zui Mo knew he was here. He came from Yangliu Lane. Li Yi looked at him and asked tentatively: "Is something wrong?"

"Something's wrong" means if you have something, just say it's okay and leave quickly. Didn't you see that you still have important things to be busy with here? Do you know that your appearance now is very inappropriate, so you can't change the time?

Obviously, Mr. Zeng did not understand what he meant and said: "This is not the place to talk."

A slight smile appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face and she said: "My lord, come in and talk."

Li Yi shook his head and walked into the small building again.

Zeng Shichun picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and then said: "I have already had people renovate that house. It has been too long and it cannot be exactly the same as it was more than ten years ago, but it is estimated that it can be restored. Eight points are similar, Zui Mo’s birthday is in April, so time comes quickly.”

Li Yi nodded and said: "In that case, Liu Yishou found some doubts from the files of the Ministry of Justice a few days ago. However, after all, it was a case thirteen years ago. It has been a long time, and the minister of household affairs died again. On the road of exile, many clues are difficult to verify... However, this is not difficult for him, and he should be able to catch up. "

Zeng Shichun looked up at him and asked: "A few days ago, there were rumors about the eldest princess that were spread among the people. You should know who is responsible, right?"

Li Yi shook his head: "Calling the King of Shu back to the capital to take charge of the affairs in place of the eldest princess will naturally be the one who benefits the most."

"Cui Qingze, the head of the Cui family, fell ill." Zeng Shichun put down the tea cup and said: "Cui Qingming, the second eldest son of the Cui family, is now in charge of the Cui family. This person is more difficult to deal with than Cui Qingze. He has always been ruthless in his actions and will do anything to the extreme. You should be careful about recklessness."

He looked at Li Yi and said: "Don't think that the Cui family only has this ability. This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince destroyed Si Tianjian, and the Cui family's rumor campaign was also put on hold among the people. Although I don't know what you are thinking. , but I think you don’t want the King of Shu to return to Beijing and take charge of the affairs on behalf of the eldest princess... Not to mention anything else, if Taifu Chu takes the lead this time, the matter will definitely not be resolved so easily. "

"Mr. Chu, will you stand up directly because of the Cui family?"

Li Yi actually had a good impression of the Grand Tutor Chu. The old man didn't look as pedantic as he had imagined, and he didn't stand with the Cui family this time. If it was really as Zeng Shichun said, then things would really become troublesome.

Zeng Shichun shook his head and said, "According to the Grand Tutor's temperament, he won't."

He changed his tone and said, "I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Zeng Shichun shook his head again and said, "I think I'm overthinking... In short, the Cui family won't give up easily, you should be careful."

Li Yi nodded and said, "I know."

In his heart, he never underestimated the Cui family. Some extreme means are not easy to use until the last moment, so it is better to proceed step by step.

Zeng Shichun then just drank tea and said nothing more. Li Yi suppressed some of his thoughts and thought about going out for a walk with Ruoqing. Seeing that Lord Zeng had no intention of leaving, he asked tentatively: "Lord Zeng, do you want to stay and have a meal?"

Generally speaking, when you visit someone's house temporarily, when you hear the host's request to stay, you should decline and get up to say goodbye. This is an invisible tacit understanding between people.

However, he regretted it as soon as he said it, because historical experience shows that Lord Zeng and he do not have such a tacit understanding.

Sure enough, Zeng Shichun put down the teacup, raised his head, and said, "Okay."

...

At the Chu family, after the family dinner, when Chu Ping helped Master Chu back to his room, he suddenly asked, "Grandpa, when are we going out next time?"

"I'm old and can't walk anymore," Master Chu said, then looked up at him and asked, "Why, don't you like Kyoto and want to go out again?"

"No..." Chu Ping shook his head repeatedly: "Although you have more experience outside, Kyoto also has its own advantages..."

Master Chu nodded and said, "You have seen a lot outside these years. What you need now, It is to calm down and settle down, don't follow those people to make trouble outside..."

"Grandson knows." Chu Ping nodded repeatedly and said, "Grandson is not making trouble, but he has made progress in piano skills recently and often goes to the music hall to listen to music..."

"Okay..." After returning to the room, Master Chu waved his hand and said, "The Lantern Festival is coming, you can relax a little, you go..."

Chu Ping helped Master Chu to the bed, and then said, "Grandpa, have a good rest, grandson will leave..."

"Miaoyin Pavilion, Miss Shuangshuang..."

Cui's house, Cui Qingming stood in front of the door, looking into the distance, muttering.