Li Hui nodded heavily without hesitation and said:
"Yes, listen to your Majesty."
"Then what if I punish you? Don't think that I don't know what you did in the Beijing Mansion."
"Of course I know that the emperor knows it, and I have no intention of hiding it. Otherwise, when Commander Xiao wants to recover those cities, I won't be able to dig into my family's wealth. Speaking of which, I'm really sorry for the current Northern Governor. Originally, my family's wealth was quite strong.
I really have no ability..."
Seeing him feeling sorry for himself, Yan Yunchen really wanted to raise his hand and give him a shudder.
It sounds like it's all kinds of grievances and dissatisfaction, but in fact it's just arrogance and tone of voice. It's also "sorry". If Xiao Song hadn't reminded him in time, this guy would have had to recreate a northern city that was in debt.
Li Hui directed and acted for a while, but when he saw that the other party didn't say anything, he quickly stopped. It's okay to "sell miserably", but it must be done appropriately, otherwise it will be bad.
"Is the drama over?"
Facing his teasing, Li Hui nodded and said bluntly:
"After singing, if you sing again, it will be Aunt Wang's foot-binding cloth - it smells and grows too long."
"Haha, you are very self-aware."
"I don't have any other strengths, that's all." Li Hui continued to respond.
"Is this the only advantage? Nothing else?"
Li Hui bowed his hands and said:
"The most I can do is keep my words from falling on the floor. The rest is really hard."
What a mess.
Yan Yunchen was too lazy to pay attention to him, waved his hand and asked:
"What's for dinner at your house?"
"Ah? Eat, just eat normal food." Li Hui replied dully.
I want to make jokes and prevent him from digging holes for me. I'm a little tired from talking today, can you sneak away first?
"Since it is a normal meal, I will go to your house to eat in the evening. I heard from Mu'er that your grilled meat skewers are good, so I will eat this. I will ask the imperial kitchen to send you some food later, and let your wife make a red date cake.
With polenta.”
Wow, the span of this chat is really wide. Just now we were talking about government affairs, and now we are talking about eating.
The emperor came to the house to have a meal, and he couldn't refuse even if he didn't want to.
"Yes, Wei Chen has received the order and will go home to prepare."
"Go ahead. It's time for me to marry the Qian family and the Xiao family."
When Li Hui heard this, he bowed his hands again and left the imperial study happily.
After a while, Yan Jing from the back hall came out——
"Father, this Mr. Li is quite funny and he is a smart man."
"It's just this cleverness that will harm him. How are the Su and Gu families keeping an eye on him? Is there any movement?"
"Back to my father, since our people were exposed last time, both of their families have been quiet."
Stop? I'm afraid I'm not planning something.
"You go to the Li Mansion with your father in the evening. This boy is smarter, smoother and more reusable than he was two years ago. I think Mr. Pang has warned him, otherwise how could such a stupid young man have such a transformation."
"Yes, I have remembered it. The people sent to Yujiatun came back a while ago, but still found nothing. Do you think the Su and Gu families deliberately used it to deceive them? There is nothing in Yujiatun, and everyone's household stickers are...
normal."
Yan Yunchen shook his head. He didn't think that the old foxes from the Su and Gu families would do useless work. He met Li Hui's family at the inn and started sending people to make secret visits. This was the only thing that could make them take such a troublesome action.
Since he couldn't find out why he came, he would go to Li's house and meet Li Hui's family.
Yan Yunchen was in the palace thinking about going to Li's house in the evening. Outside the palace, Li Hui looked at the cart full of ingredients and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
If the man in the palace gives so many things every time he goes to the house for dinner, then he is allowed to come twice a month, so that the family can save money on buying meat. Although the family usually has a lot of income, but a dozen people have food, drink, and clothing.
It's not a small amount either.
After returning home, Li Hui told Tiandong about entertaining the distinguished guests in the evening.
"... Let the ladies in the kitchen be more alert. The meat must be cut evenly. Don't make it too big or too small, which may look off-putting."
"Yes, I will do it now."
When Li Hui saw a whole rack of lamb being carried out of the car, he asked Bai Wei to take it to the kitchen for pickling. He had a small iron fork at home, which he asked the Blacksmith Village to help him with in February of next year. He thought it would be fine in the winter.
Roast a leg of lamb or a lamb chop at home, but I didn’t expect them to go to Beijing so early.
The family was busy, and he didn't forget to inform Xiao Qinglin and Zhou Fang. Even though Zhou Fang held the most important position in the official department, he didn't hide it in front of Yan Yunchen.
Before Mr. Pang left, he specially gave him a tips bag, which contained two words - sincerity!
Since he is sincere, he must show all his connections and friends in front of Yan Yunchen. Don't look at that person who is in the palace on weekdays, but really want to know who it is, it will only take a minute. Instead of following him around,
Might as well hit the ball straight.
After burning incense, Cheng Xue brought Li Yue back. Seeing Li Hui busy in the small kitchen of the main courtyard, he changed his clothes and hurried to help.
The women in the kitchen do the work of cutting the meat and threading it on skewers. They do the rest of the feeding and other things in the small kitchen.
Naturally, you have to be presentable when entertaining distinguished guests, otherwise it will be difficult to be picked on by others.
Li Yue didn't know what to do, so she made several pastries with her own hands in her own oven. Knowing that the third prince liked sweets, she made two more sweet but not greasy pastries.
They were busy until the end of the day, when the three members of the family came out of the kitchen and went to the penthouse to burn incense and take a bath. Normally, they would just take a bath, but today they were afraid that the woman would see them on a whim, so they paid special attention to it.
At the last moment, Dexi came over and reported, "Here we come."
Li Hui took a deep breath, glanced at Yan Yixin, stood up and walked out, followed by him.
"Mom, why am I a little nervous?"
She was prepared to be summoned by that person, but she might not be able to see him, but she just couldn't control her panic.
Cheng Xue also felt a little uncomfortable, took a sip of jujube water, and said:
"Don't be afraid, there's nothing to be nervous about. Let's play chess to pass the time."
Li Yue said "hmm" and brought the chessboard over, but the mother and daughter had to stop playing before they could even finish one game. The reason was that Li Yue was really absent-minded and what Cheng Xue played was not interesting.
"I'm sorry, mother, I spoiled your mood."
Cheng Xue shook her head indifferently and grabbed her wrist to check for pulse.
Not bad, I am in good health, which shows that I am living a good life after getting married.
"Is Yixin very busy on weekdays?"
"It's okay." Li Yue replied seriously, "Except for going out with a few colleagues at first, he never went out again after being invited back. Every day when we come back, we eat together and then take a walk, just like you and my dad.
"
Cheng Xue nodded and said assuredly:
"Where is your brother? No news yet?"
"No, Shunxi went there in person. Master Wen said that they went to the Royal Forest Garden with the Yulin Guards. The imperial court held a winter hunting event two years ago. This is probably what happened."
Just as he was talking, Bai Wei came in from outside, knelt down and saluted, and said:
"Madam, eldest lady, we invite you in the front yard."