When he regained consciousness a little, he felt that his whole head was swollen. He tried hard for a long time without opening his eyes. He only heard a few intermittent voices around him.
"Princess actually ate something this morning."
"I also drank a small bowl of yam and corn porridge."
"Your Majesty is very happy. He has added extra money to the dining room owner's allowance!"
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After finally opening my eyes, I felt my mouth was extremely bitter and thirsty. At this time, a crisp voice rang not far away: "Young Master is awake!"
A hot towel was handed over, Li Yi wiped his face randomly, looked at the two maids standing in the room, and said in a hoarse voice: "Water..."
After a while, I took the tea cup from the maid's hand and drank it all in one gulp. I still didn't feel thirsty. After drinking several full cups, my thirst subsided a lot.
At this time, a maid brought up a tray covered with red cloth at the right time and said with a smile: "Master, this is the gift of thanks that the prince has ordered his servants to prepare for him. Please accept it."
"Thank you, what the hell..." Li Yi had just woken up, and his mind was still a little unclear. He casually opened the red cloth, and then he was almost dazzled by the neat silver ingots on the tray.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for me!"
Li Yi took the tray from the maid's hand with a smile on his face. All traces of sleepiness were instantly swept away, and he felt much more energetic.
The maid was stunned when she heard this, as if she didn't expect that Li Yi actually agreed to this simple offer.
Just now, the prince had specifically told her that if the other party refused to accept it, she must persuade him to accept it. For this reason, she made some small preparations in her heart.
The real situation left her in a daze.
Isn't it said that all scholars regard money as dirt... This young man doesn't seem to be like that...
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Li Yi walked out from Prince Ning's Mansion with a small baggage on his back, waved to the woman named Yanzhi behind him, and strode away.
Last night, he fell drunk on the table after taking a sip of wine. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't wait to leave the palace without waiting for the young prince to wake up.
The small bag on his back contained a full one hundred and eleven taels of silver. Although it was only about 50,000 yuan when converted into RMB, this was indeed the first huge amount of money that Li Yi had received since he came to this time.
The son of a rich man must have a rich father.
Li Yi likes such a forthright prince. Talking about relationships is too troublesome, so it would be better to just talk about money.
My wallet is bulging, and my heart is also fuller.
I just don’t know how anxious Lao Fang and the others would be if they didn’t see him yesterday.
It would be better to return to the village as soon as possible.
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In Liuye Village, the little maid was sitting in front of the door, her eyes were red and swollen. Her once beautiful big eyes had lost their sparkle, and she was staring straight ahead with two dark circles under her eyes.
Not long after, a sturdy figure walked over from a distance. The big man surnamed Fang held a cloth bag in his hand. He walked up to the little maid, sighed and said, "Xiaohuan, this is the money you got from selling candied haws a stick yesterday.
You take it back and put it away."
The girl said nothing, bit her lip and shook her head.
"My uncle came up with this idea, and he also bought the icing. We just put in a little effort, and it's not safe to hold the money. You... better keep it."
Lao Fang placed the cloth bag at the girl's feet, turned around and left slowly without saying anything.
The girl sat quietly in a familiar position, and there seemed to be a figure beside her, telling her good stories and teaching her how to cook delicious meals as before... It was almost the best time in her life.
Thinking that that figure would never appear again in the future, the girl's nose couldn't help but feel sore, and she had to hold back her tears.
After all, she was just a girl of fifteen or sixteen. After an unknown amount of time, she could no longer control the tears in her eyes. She buried her little head between her legs and heard a whimpering sound.
"Why are you crying, Xiaohuan? Who provoked you?"
A voice suddenly came from the front. The girl's body trembled involuntarily, and she suddenly raised her head. What she saw was that familiar face.
A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the girl's eyes, but it soon dimmed.
From yesterday to now, such scenes have appeared countless times, from surprise at the beginning to numbness at the end, because she knew that no matter how real the illusion was, it was just an illusion after all.
Seeing the crying face of the little maid, Li Yi couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. He hurriedly walked over, wiped the tears from her face, and said softly: "Tell me, who bullied you, let me help you vent your anger!"
The girl stared blankly at Li Yi as he wiped away her tears. The real touch on his face made her realize that this was not an illusion.
"Uncle!"
Tears welled up in his beautiful big eyes, and Li Yi instantly felt that there was a delicate body in his arms.
The usually shy little maid would never do such a thing. At this time, Lihua was so excited that she seemed to have used up all her strength to hold his body, which made Li Yi a little confused.
At this time, the courtyard door opened from the inside, and Li Yi saw Liu Ruyi's figure appear, pointed at the sad little maid who was crying, and asked: "What's wrong with Xiaohuan?"
Liu Ruyi stood at the door holding her sword, looking at Li Yi like that. Although there was nothing strange on the surface, her whole body seemed to suddenly relax.
The appearance of Liu Ruyi made Xiao Huan stop sobbing. She lowered her head and stood next to Li Yi with a red face, tightly tugging at the corner of his clothes and refusing to let go.
"Uncle!"
Lao Fang's gong-like voice came from behind, and anyone could hear the endless surprises contained in the voice.
"Uncle, you are back!"
Seeing that Lao Fang, who was as excited as if he had married several concubines, was about to give him a big bear hug, Li Yi immediately withdrew from Laoyuan with vigilance.
He had just enjoyed Xiaohuan's soft embrace, and he didn't want to let this guy Lao Fang touch him no matter what.
"Uncle, where did you go last night?" The bear hug didn't come through, and Lao Fang wasn't angry either. He looked at Li Yi and asked with confusion.
"Last night..." Li Yi was halfway through his words before he thought that it would be inappropriate for him to say that he went to a brothel to listen to music last night, so he said instead: "Last night... I got lost in the city last night, and I couldn't get anywhere.
I couldn't find you, so I stayed at the inn for one night and didn't come back until dawn."
From last night to today, Lao Fang has always believed that if it were not for him, his uncle would not be lost. He was deeply immersed in the torment in his heart and had no sleep all night. It was not until today when he saw Li Yi that all the self-blame and regret were swept away.
And empty, I feel that life is suddenly full of light again.
Li Yi took off the baggage from his shoulder, handed it to Xiaohuan, and said, "Take this back and put it in my cabinet."
Xiaohuan reached out to pick it up, but she didn't expect that the weight of the small bundle was much heavier than she imagined. The bundle accidentally fell from her hands and fell to the ground.
Wow!
The baggage spread out, and a pile of silver ingots rolled out from it. Under the sunlight, it almost dazzled Lao Fang's eyes.
Xiao Huan covered her mouth in surprise, her pretty face full of disbelief.
Liu Ruyi's hand holding the sword couldn't help but tighten, and a look of emotion appeared on her face.
Not far away, Mrs. Wu walked out of the house and had just poured out a basin of dirty water. Suddenly she felt something dazzling on the ground not far from her, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look...
Bang!
The copper basin in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
