Happy Little Scholar

"Mr. Li, the toilet is just ahead." A few steps behind Li Yi, the maid with a veil lowered her head and whispered.

"Why are you here?" Li Yi turned around and looked at her and asked.

The maid's body trembled slightly, and her voice was a little panicked, "Mr. Li, I don't know what you are talking about?"

"I said, why are you in Kyoto, in the residence of Prime Minister Qin?" Li Yi stared at her and asked, "Liu Mei, where are your parents?"

The maid's body trembled again, but she also knew that her identity could not be concealed. She slowly took off the veil, and she could see that her appearance was still pretty, but the scar on her face was extremely glaring.

And her appearance was not unfamiliar to Li Yi.

"Dead, all dead..." Her complexion was complicated and her voice was sad. She said, "I encountered bandits on the way to Beijing. My parents died. I was rescued by a passing caravan. Later, there was nothing I could do. The manager of the Qin Mansion took pity on me... I have been here ever since."

Li Yi looked at the woman in front of him. She was young, but her face was full of vicissitudes. He could not connect her with the arrogant girl in Liuye Village a year ago.

If I remember correctly, this girl named Liu Mei should be the daughter of Ruyi's third uncle in name. When she was in Liuye Village, she had always been at odds with Xiaohuan and the others, but she was more dissatisfied and sarcastic in her words. There was no deep hatred.

Later, because of the incident with the gang of green forest strongmen, Ruyi's uncles took money from their homes to avoid disaster, left Liuye Village, and settled down on their own.

Strangely enough, since that day, Li Yi had never seen them again until he saw Liu Mei here.

So, the third uncle and the third aunt are no longer alive. When Li Yi recalls them now, he can only remember that they were skinny men who didn't talk much and seemed a little afraid of their wives. The third aunt was quite powerful and could stand at the door and argue with the second aunt for half an hour without losing the upper hand. However, now...

Too many things happened in this year. For him, these are already very distant memories.

And the grudges with the Liu family members turned into dust a long time ago.

Li Yi looked at her, thought for a while and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"Plans?" Liu Mei smiled, but it was uglier than crying, "I, I'm like this, what plans can I have..., I, I'm fine now."

Li Yi looked at her again, shook his head, and walked back along the way he came.

Liu Mei turned around and stood there for a long time until his figure disappeared, with a gray face.

She could still remember that one day about a year ago, when her mother came back from outside, she seemed a little unhappy.

Later, she found out that it was Sister Ruyi who had snatched a village chief from outside, which ruined some of their plans. During that time, she remembered that her mother had been thinking about the two acres of thin land in their family for a long time.

At the beginning, she had seen the village chief several times.

The general impression was that he was thin and weak, a scholar, but very handsome. At that time, she occasionally thought that she would marry someone like this in the future. He looked very comfortable and different from everyone in the village, but he had to be rich...

Later, she gradually realized that the scholar was amazing. He could write poems, teach, and make money. Everyone said that Sister Ruyi had picked up a treasure. She was actually a little envious at that time.

Later, he sold candied haws, and the family also sold them... Later, he became the county lieutenant, and the situation in Liuye Village became different.

Later, she followed her parents out of the village and went to the neighboring county. After settling down, she did not deliberately inquire about the news there. Later, she made some money by selling candied haws, so she thought about coming to Kyoto to seek refuge with relatives and continue the candied haws business. But who would have thought that such a thing would happen on the way, and then the relative also...

She suffered a lot in those days, and finally came to the Qin family. She finally had a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Although she was always ordered around on weekdays, she would not ask for anything now.

I once thought about marrying a handsome young man, but this idea has not appeared for a long time.

Then she heard some news that the Earl of Chang'an County, the favorite of His Majesty, the three heroes of Kyoto, defeated the people of Qi, and even her own young master, you suffered a lot under his hands. Whenever she thought of these, her heart would become a little complicated. If they had not left that day, would things be different?

However, there is no if in the world after all. She touched the scar on her face, put on the veil again, lowered her head and left silently.

Meeting Liu Mei in Qin's house was naturally beyond Li Yi's expectation. She was an old friend. If Ruyi, Ruyi or Xiaohuan knew this news, I wonder what would happen.

The old grudges in the past are no longer worth mentioning. However, this is Qin's house. If I act too special to her, it will not be a good thing for her. This is the only way for now.

When he walked back, he "accidentally" met a servant of Qin's house and asked him for directions. Only then did he realize that he had gone the wrong way. He walked back a distance of three or five feet and disappeared behind a moon gate.

"Miss Xiaomei?" The man who pointed the way scratched his head and nodded slightly.

"Wu Er, why are you not well yet?" A voice came from not far away, and Wu Er quickly responded: "I'm coming..."

He glanced in a certain direction, turned back and ran over quickly.

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"Sorry to have kept Prime Minister Qin waiting for a long time." Li Yi walked into the hall and bowed.

"No problem." Prime Minister Qin waved his hand, not minding at all, and said, "The tea may be getting cold. I'll have someone make another cup."

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "No need to bother. I don't drink tea that much on weekdays."

He rarely drinks tea on weekdays. As for the tea in the Qin Mansion, he couldn't drink it even more. Who knows if there are any additives or anything in it? It's not that I judge others by my own standards. Prime Minister Qin may not be able to do this, but there are people who can really do it.

"I wonder what Prime Minister Qin wants?" Li Yi sat down again and asked straight to the point.

Qin Xiang took a sip of tea slowly, and asked casually, "Li County Master is a rare young talent in Jing State. I wonder what he thinks of the recent court affairs?"

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it. I haven't been to court..."

Qin Xiang's hand froze slightly when he put down the teacup.

He actually wanted to recruit Li Yi today. From the observation of the past few months, the other party can really be called the first young man in Jing State. He is favored by the emperor and is valued by His Majesty. He has a thousand connections with the generals. He has a close relationship with Li Xuan, the son of Ning Wang. Ning Wang's influence in the court cannot be underestimated. What's more, Li Xuan has the support of the Wang family and other big families. If he can make him loyal to His Majesty the King of Shu, why worry about not accomplishing great things?

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said openly, and he did want to say something in a roundabout way, but County Master Li's first sentence killed the topic. He was unprepared for the moment, and his train of thought was disrupted. At this moment, he didn't know how to ask next.