Happy Little Scholar

Liu County Magistrate must have had a hard time these days, and he must have been under a lot of pressure from all sides.

"Sir Liu, sit down." After he walked into the hall, Li Yi stretched out his hand and turned back to Lao Fang and said, "Go and make a cup of tea for Sir Liu."

Liu County Magistrate sat down with some trepidation, and was slightly stunned when he saw several teacups with tea on the table.

"A few guests just came to my house." Li Mingzhu and Li Xuan did not come out from behind the screen, and Li Yi did not explain too much. He looked at him and said, "These days, it is me who has caused trouble for Sir Liu."

"Sir Li, please don't say that." Liu County Magistrate hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists and said, "If there were no Sir Li, there would be no Liu Dayou today. There are some things that I can still distinguish."

Li Yi smiled and asked, "Sir Liu came here today, but he encountered some difficulties. Is it possible that someone above put pressure on you?"

Liu County Magistrate had no idea. He smiled indifferently and said, "This subordinate is the governor of the capital. He is the governor of His Majesty and the people. Other people and other things have nothing to do with me."

He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Does Lord Li still remember my friend?"

Li Yi was stunned, thought for a moment, and asked, "Are you talking about... the friend with single eyelids?"

Liu Da nodded and said, "That's right."

Old Liu obviously hadn't let go of this matter completely. Li Yi picked up the teacup and took a sip, motioning him to continue.

He asked solemnly, "I'll ask you again, Lord Li, is it really impossible for parents with single eyelids to give birth to children with double eyelids?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "I know that this may be difficult for Lord Liu to accept, but this is indeed the law of nature, and it will hardly change from ancient times to the present."

Lawmaker Liu looked at Li Yi, and hesitation appeared on his face again, and finally became resolute, saying, "To be honest with you, Lord Li, the person I'm talking about is not my friend."

He has used this routine countless times, and he has never thought that the person is a friend of County Magistrate Liu. Li Yi put down the teacup, sighed, and said, "In fact, I knew it a long time ago."

It was County Magistrate Liu's turn to be shocked. He looked at Li Yi and asked in disbelief, "Does Lord Li also know that the King of Shu is not your Majesty's biological child?"

He finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Lord Li failed in the confrontation with the Cui family, his end would definitely not be good. Losing his official hat would be light, and he might even be killed.

But this matter is really of great importance, and his life is at stake. If it weren't for his trust in Lord Li, he would have kept this secret in his heart forever unless it was a matter of life and death.

What he didn't expect was that Lord Li had known about this for a long time.

"What did you say?" Li Yi looked at him blankly and asked, "Isn't your friend with single eyelids you?"

County Magistrate Liu was surprised and said, "How could my friend be me..."

"You mean, Your Majesty..." Li Yi stretched out a hand, signaling him not to speak first, rubbed his eyebrows, and tried hard to recall some things in his mind.

The old emperor has single eyelids, that's for sure, the King of Shu has double eyelids, he also remembers it very clearly, Concubine Cui, Concubine Cui..., the key is Concubine Cui, he only met Concubine Cui a few times, and most of the time was at night, so he really can't remember it clearly...

Bang!

The screen on one side of the lobby fell to the ground with a heavy sound.

Seeing the two people coming out from behind the screen, County Magistrate Liu trembled and his feet suddenly became weak, "My Lord, Your Highness Princess..."

Li Yi stood up and looked at Li Mingzhu who was walking over and asked, "Do you remember whether Concubine Cui had double eyelids or single eyelids?"

Li Mingzhu's expression was a little absent-minded. After a moment, her eyes focused again. She looked at him and said slowly, "Jingguo regards double eyelids as beautiful. The imperial harem also requires women with double eyelids. The Cui family was powerful in the court and only they could make an exception and send women with single eyelids to the palace and promote them to the position of imperial concubine."

Li Yi didn't quite understand those who went under the knife for double eyelids. Single eyelids and double eyelids have their own beauty. I didn't expect that the selection in the palace would discriminate against single eyelids. It really shouldn't be...

However, the focus of the problem now is not the issue of discrimination or not.

The problem is big.

"How is it possible, how is it possible..." Li Xuan shook his head repeatedly. The palace was so strict and the status of the imperial concubine was so noble. How could they do such a thing? Moreover, neither the Cui family nor the imperial concubine had any reason to do so.

Li Xuan's face showed a trace of anger, and he said, "The Cui family is extremely evil. They have committed such a serious crime and are still stirring up trouble in the court. This matter must be told to the emperor..."

"No!"

"No!"

Li Yi and Li Mingzhu spoke almost at the same time.

"You..." Li Xuan looked at them with wide eyes, "Why?"

This matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. It is basically a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. Once it is investigated, let alone the Cui family, anyone who has anything to do with the Cui family will not be able to escape. Those people forced the king to summon the King of Shu back to Beijing in the court, and they all became traitors who wanted to steal the country. It is good enough to be able to protect themselves. How can they have the mind to shout "clear the court"?

Li Mingzhu was too lazy to pay attention to him. Li Yi glanced at him and asked, "What do you think His Majesty would do if he heard such news given his current physical condition?"

Li Xuan fell silent immediately after hearing this.

There is no doubt that if the emperor's uncle knew about this, the Cui family would definitely not be able to be saved, and a large number of people in Kyoto would probably die, but what about the emperor's uncle himself?

The imperial physician repeatedly warned that the emperor's uncle's body could no longer be stimulated. If he knew that the Cui family and Concubine Cui had done such a thing, the consequences would be disastrous.

"This matter must not be known to the emperor's uncle." Li Xuan nodded and said, "What about you? If you let the Cui family off in this matter, how will you deal with those people?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter. I have my own way."

Li Xuan looked at County Magistrate Liu and suddenly said, "This matter is related to the reputation of the royal family. Even if you want to investigate, you can't make it public. The fewer people who know, the better."

Li Yi sighed, looked at County Magistrate Liu in the same way, and murmured, "Only the dead can keep secrets..."

County Magistrate Liu looked pale and wanted to stand up, but he collapsed directly on the chair.

Even when he walked out of the Li family's gate, he still felt a little weak in his legs and feet, with a helpless expression on his face. He looked at the man next to him and said, "Brother Fang, hold me up..."

Old Fang held his arm, looked him up and down, and said with some contempt, "Old Liu, you should exercise more..."

"Don't keep me in suspense, what can you do?" In the hall, Li Mingzhu frowned at him and said, "Chu Ping is Chu Ping, and the Chu family is the Chu family. Even if these two cases are exposed, it may not shake the Chu family. Don't underestimate the status of the Chu family in the hearts of officials and the people."

"Whether it can be shaken or not, this is a technical job." Li Yi walked out of the door and said, "But before that, I still want to meet that Jingguo Wengu."

[ps: Thanks to the book friend "Hua Ze Xiang Cai Bu Fang" for the reward of 10,000, there will be updates in the evening. 】