It would be easy for Qiu Ruo to meet Li Chuchen, but it would be difficult for Yu Zhi to prepare a set of words.
Prime Minister Li has a lot of face, everyone knows this. As he got older, Li Xiuyuan became more interested in these things. After all, in Dachu, he was already one person below ten thousand people.
"Qiuqiu, according to reports, Li Chuchen is a beautiful woman. I really want to see the eyes of my parents," Yu Zhi was a shy person at heart. Even if he had no other curiosity, he would still want to meet his fiancée.
This is someone who is almost going to be with you for the rest of your life.
Qiu Ruoruo's eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled and said: "Sister Chen'er is rarely famous in Kyoto, but the ladies in the palace all say that sister Chen'er is a beautiful beauty. When I see sister Chen'er, I have to say that she is She is a good-looking woman.”
Yu Zhi touched his chin, thought deeply, and said: "Oh, I still don't have a good father. I thought that my unreliable parents still thought of a proper thing for me, but I didn't expect to compete with the prince for a wife. I couldn't do it. Good is the sin of beheading.”
This time, Qiu An drove with only Yu Zhi and Qiu Ruoruo. It was also because Qiu An was beside him that Ye Qinghuan agreed not to follow. Otherwise, Ye Qinghuan would never let Yu Zhi come out alone.
It is said that Prime Minister Li Xiuyuan held a high position and used it to make money, making him as rich as anyone in the country. However, the gate of Li Mansion is very small, only half the size of other houses. It is not too much to say that it is simple. This mansion clearly doesn't show Prime Minister Li's high position and great wealth.
"Qiuqiu, didn't you say that Prime Minister Li's family is very rich? Why is this family so down-trodden?" Yu Zhi asked if he didn't understand. Since learning about Prime Minister Li's deeds, Yu Zhi had no idea about this marriage. Quite reluctant to give up. Li Xiuyuan only has one granddaughter. Doesn't marrying this girl Chen'er also mean that he gets the huge family property of Li Mansion?
Qiu Ruoruo knows these things better than Yu Zhi, "Prime Minister Li has a long history. Even if he gets money, he will not leave any real evidence. Since he wants to avoid suspicion, the door of the house should be simple and simple, so as not to let the rumors spread. Go through time.”
"So, is it true or false that Prime Minister Li is greedy for money?" Yu Zhi asked again.
Qiu Ruoruo thought of the way Qiu Jinfeng spoke, and replied: "Grandpa told me. Of course it is true."
Yu Zhi nodded and looked at the vermilion door of the mansion, which was about to peel off. "Even with his reputation known all over the world, Prime Minister Li feels a little guilty as a thief. He really is getting more and more confused as he gets older. If I get ten thousand taels of snowflakes, Wen Yin, of course, he wants to decorate his house and make it worthy of its name."
Qiu Ruoruo also nodded when she heard the words, feeling that what Yu Zhi said made sense.
Qiu An followed the two of them with a peaceful face, but her heart was filled with turmoil. Two boys and girls under twenty were talking ill of the Prime Minister in front of the current Prime Minister's Mansion. They really thought they were going to die.
Qiu Ruoruo handed over the name card and asked the guards in front of the house to go in and report. Even when the other party saw that she was a young lady from the Qiu family, she didn't dare to neglect him.
Yu Zhi looked at the much grander mansion in the distance and said, "That Bai Li is quite peaceful." What he was looking at was the residence of the Bai family, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. Bai Li hadn't been seen going out for several days, and Yu Zhi was curious about what this kid was doing.
"Bai Li was so humiliated. He must have tried his best to wait for everyone to forget about it before he showed up. Yesterday, I mentioned the story of the young master of the Bai family to the waiter at home. "Qiu Ruoruo blushed. Although she had never seen Bai Li naked, the vivid descriptions by the waiters at home and the people in the street were enough to make her immersive.
Literary masters are in the market. Yu Zhi felt that the storytellers in teahouses and taverns were much better than the so-called wits who were quite talented. The storyteller interprets each short story vividly. And those talented people who are good at writing with a pen only know how to please some people by being arty and elegant.
This is when Yu Zhi thought of Guo Songxian.
"Hey, when you say that, I feel sorry for this young master of the Bai family." Yu Zhi said, "To put it bluntly, Bai Li didn't do this."
Qiu Ruoruo didn't know when Yu Zhi changed her gender, but she was so "differentiated between right and wrong." Unexpectedly, Yu Zhi changed the topic and said: "Du Ankang is a diner of the Bai family and serves Bai Li. There is a connection if you look carefully. Well, Bai Li's matter is not an injustice."
The guards from the Li Mansion came out soon, and there was no reason to miss Miss Qiu's visit.
Li Xiuyuan was waiting in the lobby, but felt a little strange in his heart. "This girl Qiu Ruoruo usually looks for the morning, but today she came to visit me."
When Yu Zhi entered the mansion, he wondered whether the prime minister's mansion was a mess on the outside and gold and jade inside. It was simple on the outside but exquisite on the inside. After entering the mansion, Yu Zhi did not change his view of the Li mansion - he had a guilty conscience.
Ten million silver is really an exaggeration. If you cut off the beginning and end, you will still get half the silver. How did you create such a dilapidated yard? What a cheapskate.
Li Mansion is not big. Yu Zhi and Qiu Ruoruo followed the guards. Qiu Ruoruo had been here several times and didn't feel unfamiliar. Yu Zhi, who was here for the first time, looked around and wanted to find out something that would cost money. of objects.
After finding nothing, Yu Zhi caught a glimpse of a familiar figure - "Old Huang?" The figure quickly disappeared around the corner. Just as Yu Zhi was thinking about catching up, the guards had already led the two of them to the lobby.
"If it is really Lao Huang, then the mysterious young lady is also in the Li Mansion. Could it be..." Yu Zhi had another "unintentional" suspicion in his heart.
"Qiuqiu, does that girl Chen'er often go to live in the mountains and forests outside the city?"
Faced with Yu Zhi's puzzling question, Qiu Ruoruo replied: "Sister Chen'er either lives in Li Mansion, or occasionally in the Royal Courtyard in the city. I haven't heard that there is a courtyard outside Kyoto for sister Chen'er to live. Brother Xiaoyu, what do you mean..."
Yu Zhi smiled mysteriously: "I think I must have met Chen'er,"
"When?" Qiu Ruoruo asked, then turned around and said immediately: "Sister Chen'er must have never seen you. During the days when you were in Kyoto, Sister Chen'er was usually in the East Palace, studying with His Highness the Crown Prince. , or accompany the Queen in the harem."
Yu Zhi felt happy in his heart. The young lady outside the city was not better than Li Chuchen. Otherwise, he really fell in love with that young lady, but he still had to compete with the prince.
Yu Zhi had never thought about such a difficult thing. But if they really met, Yu Zhi couldn't tell how he would make a decision.
The two of them whispered like this and walked into the lobby.
After some pleasantries, Qiu Ruoruo knew the etiquette between these officials very well. Yu Zhi explained his intention.
"You mean, you and my Chen'er had a marriage promise?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Yu Zhi respectfully handed over Li Chuchen's birthday note.
Li Xiuyuan opened the birthday sticker, and what was written on it was clearly Li Chuchen's birthday. His expression was ugly. He had always known Li Chuchen's admiration for the Prince of the East Palace. Seeing that the emperor was willing to facilitate this matter, Li Xiuyuan would not shirk it. When he talked about this matter yesterday, he learned more about Li Chuchen's thoughts. As a result, the current Prime Minister made a decision immediately.
"Prime Minister Li, my marriage to Miss Chen'er..."
Yu Zhi just wanted to speak about breaking off the engagement, but was interrupted by Li Xiuyuan: "Where did you get the birthday sticker?"
"My parents left me a piece of white jade as a token." Yu said bluntly, knowing that he was there.
Li Xiuyuan's face was ashen and he said in a voice like a bell: "A few years ago, a thief entered the prime minister's house. I am poor and the thieves coveted me for some reason, so I lost some paintings and calligraphy, as well as Chen'er's birthday sticker. At first, I didn't care, but I didn’t expect someone to come here today with a birthday card asking for a marriage. It’s really hateful and infuriating.”
Qiu Ruoruo was shocked and Yu Zhi was dumbfounded. They never expected that Li Xiuyuan would say these words.
Did Li Qingru make a mistake? No, Li Qingru would never lie, but Li Qingru had moral principles, and he would not tease Yu Zhi with such an important matter.
"You mean, my parents are the thieves, and I used the stolen birthday stickers to prepare for the unwarranted marriage?" Yu Zhi's face was equally ashen.
"It's not impossible." Li Xiuyuan stroked his gray beard with an angry expression, as if he had finally found the prisoner from many years ago, solved the mystery, and was avenged.
Qiu Ruoruo looked anxious and defended: "Master, this marriage is about what Li Qingru of the Wenwen Academy said. Everyone knows that Mr. Li has both virtue and conduct, and he will definitely not cheat. So..."
"Girl, I believe that Master Li will never collude with others to defraud the world." Li Xiuyuan scolded, "But Master Li has lived in Tiandao Mountain for a long time, only burying his head in poetry and books, forgetting all the dangers in the world. She was deceived by this person's parents. , so much so that this person came to our Li Mansion to ask for a marriage. This matter is no wonder Master Li, it must be this person’s parents, who have sinister intentions and are planning every step to create this farce with evil intentions. "
Qiu Ruoruo was speechless. She was just a fifteen-year-old girl. How could she defeat this scheming traitor in a verbal dispute?
Yu Zhi sneered on the side and said: "Prime Minister Li is really good at talking."
"You are ignorant, and those who don't know are not guilty." Li Xiuyuan put the birthday sticker on the table beside him, stood up, and put his hands in front of him.
"Let's go." Yu Zhi said.
Yu Zhi walked in front, Qiu Ruoruo got up and followed behind. The other party was Li Xiuyuan, not Bai Li, nor the policemen of Shuntian Mansion. Qiu Ruoruo couldn't help it at all.
"Wait a minute, leave the jade pendant."
Yu Zhi suddenly turned around and stared at the old god Li Xiuyuan. From the other party's eyes, Yu Zhi saw contempt and indifference. It seemed that the matter had nothing to do with Li Xiuyuan at the moment. As long as he stood in the lobby and said something, things would develop as he said.
"The jade pendant was left by Yu Zhi's parents, why should I give it to you?" Qiu Ruoruo was furious. Normally she would not ask such stupid questions.
Li Xiuyuan didn't say anything, he just didn't bother to explain anything to a junior. Perhaps it was the strong autumn wind that made Li Xiuyuan interested in saying a few words.
Yu Zhi saw the so-called traitor today.
