I rubbed Xiaohuan's head out of habit, but I hadn't seen him for half a month, so the familiar movements felt a little unfamiliar.
The most caring person was his maid. Just seeing her made him feel relaxed. Li Yi picked her up and spun her around. The little maid was so embarrassed that she couldn't even lift her head.
He pinched her little face and asked, "Have you not eaten well these days? Why have you lost so much weight?"
"Really?" The little maid's eyes curved into crescents, and two shallow dimples appeared on her face.
She originally had some baby fat, but she always hoped to become as thin as the young lady and the second young lady, and to have the pointy chin that her uncle liked.
"Really." He stretched out his finger and tapped her forehead. He looked up at the woman who was walking towards this side. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, without saying a thousand words.
"Yi'er is back." The old lady walked out with a smile on her face and said, "Whatever you are doing standing outside, come in quickly."
While speaking, his eyes did not move away from Ruyi's body.
Obviously, the old lady was extremely satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law. Li Yi saw a hairpin on Ruyi's head that he had never seen before. It was not new. It was most likely given to her by the old lady.
Giving something as a gift whenever they disagree with each other, whatever is valuable, is the old lady's customary way of expressing her love.
"Uncle, what kind of viscount have you really become?" When the old lady took Ruyi's hand and spoke, Lao Fang sat next to Li Yi and asked in a confused tone.
Li Yi casually threw his belt card to him, and Lao Fang looked over it over and over again - he couldn't see a reason.
Although he was illiterate, my uncle said that it was true that things in the world were really unpredictable. Half a year ago, he was a poor scholar who was tied to the mountain by his own hands. He suddenly became a noble in the capital. Looking back, he felt quite sad.
"When you come to the capital this time, don't go back. Yi'er has been knighted by His Majesty and will soon be able to settle down here. It's time for you two to think about your children." The old lady mentioned the old things again.
I wish I could hold my great-grandson in my arms the next day.
Ruyi's face turned red with embarrassment. After the old lady finished speaking, she ordered the maid to open a small box on the table, take out all the bracelets and hairpins inside, and try them on one by one...
In the courtyard, several maids gathered together and whispered, occasionally looking inside.
"I heard that the young master and his wife are here."
"What I heard is that he and the old lady are talking inside."
"The young master is a very talented person. I wonder what the young master's wife looks like?"
"Needless to say, just look at the second young lady. How can the two sisters be so different?"
"I saw it. I saw it just now. The young master and his wife are a perfect match for the young master. It's a pity that we have no chance."
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After the old lady's birthday party last night, the young master, who had just returned to the Li family not long ago, once again became a famous figure among the people of the Li family.
I heard that because of the young master’s reputation, Prince Ning and Princess Yongle both sent people to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. Master Tanyin from Hanshan Temple even came in person to offer congratulatory gifts. Many people said that the young master’s calligraphy was better than that of Zhao.
Chun's was even better. They didn't know who Zhao Chun was. They just knew that the young master was much more powerful than they looked.
Of course, the most shocking thing is that His Majesty actually gave the young master the title of Viscount, the same as the master. However, the young master is still so young...
Li Yi can't live in his viscount's house today. Although he also wants to, according to the rules, he still needs to wait until someone from the palace comes to inform him.
In the afternoon, I took Ruyi to meet her grandma's family. They didn't know yet that she had become a viscount.
I have lived in the capital for decades and suddenly have to leave. To say that I am not reluctant to leave is certainly not true.
The old man didn't seem to care whether they left or not. He just held his and Ruyi's hands tightly together, choking and unable to speak.
After all, the lie couldn't be hidden for long. Every time he avoided talking about a certain issue, the old man seemed to have realized something, and he was silent more and more often.
Returning to Li's house at night, the four of us were in the small yard, feeling like we were at home again.
The little maid obviously held back a lot of words, and she hardly stopped talking after she opened her mouth. Most of what she talked about was what happened in Qing'an Mansion in the past half month after Li Yi left.
In the Shangyuan Festival oiran competition, Lu Qiaoqiao finally won the title, but the most famous one was Zeng Zuimo, the former top courtier in Qunyuyuan. A talented man with the same name as his uncle wrote many poems to her, and many people started talking about it.
He paid a sky-high price just to see her, but she disappeared in Qing'an Mansion after she had redeemed herself. The Luoshui Goddess became a legend...
This incident was probably the entertainment headlines in Qing'an Mansion during this period. Even Xiaohuan had heard about it. Of course, what interested her the most was the talented man with the same name as his uncle...
Zeng Zuimo actually redeemed herself, Li Yi was very surprised, but thinking about it this way, all her actions have a reasonable explanation, that is, before the Oiran Competition, she had plans to redeem herself, and did not even think about promotion.
Fame, because the price of redemption will be higher.
Li Yi was a little embarrassed. He had good intentions, but he almost messed up her big event. Li Yi felt that she must have been scolding him behind his back.
However, she actually left Qing'an Mansion, and the chance of seeing her again in the future is probably very slim.
Thinking of this, Li Yi felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.
The little maid continued: "Also, the old storyteller gave a lot of money to the family..."
Old Man Sun's dream of opening theaters all over the world is unknown. When he left, he told him not to be too eager to expand, and that the last word is to proceed slowly and steadily.
It will not be convenient for him to write scripts in the future. I wanted to develop an entertainment industry in this world on a whim, but my plan was disrupted by my trip to Beijing.
Leave it to Old Man Sun to do all this by himself. The old man is in good spirits and looks like he can still struggle for many more years. As for what it will develop into in the end, let’s wait and see...
You have to find a trustworthy person to take care of the Qing'an Mansion's business. If the business in the capital starts, whether it is Ruyilu, spirits, or Goulan, which is cooperating with Prince Ning's Mansion, it will seem less important. It is better to do everything
If you invest in other places, you may have to go back in person for this matter.
Most of the things Xiaohuan said were actually related to him. As for the change of prefect in Qing'an Prefecture and the promulgation of some new government decrees, things like these seemed not so important.
One thing is very important. Last time I was delayed because of my rush to Beijing. This time, no reason can be an obstacle.
Running all the way was tiring for the little maid. As Xiaohuan talked, she fell asleep on his arms. Li Yi carefully picked her up and put her on the bed in the room, covering her with a quilt.
When you close the door and walk out, prepare to complete that unfinished life event.
When I walked to the yard, I happened to see Ruyi being pulled back to her room by Miss Liu Er. She said that she hadn't seen her sisters for half a month and had a lot to say--it's normal for sisters to have deep love.
Li Yi gritted his teeth, glared at the yard next door fiercely, and made up his mind that he would never pay back the money he owed Miss Liu Er even to the death!
