In fact, Li Xiuyuan was conflicted.
She lost her son in old age, and her daughter-in-law also passed away after giving birth to sisters Li Wantong. There are only two young people left in the Li family, Li Wantong and Li Chuchen.
Li Xiuyuan also wanted to enjoy the family happiness of his two granddaughters. But in his heart, he didn't want outsiders to know that there was a cripple in the Li family.
The big houses in Kyoto care about face the most. You cannot be bullied, you can only bully others.
Ever since Bai Li was tricked by Yu Zhi once. Until now, this young master Baili still can't save his face.
For the same reason, Li Xiuyuan was unwilling to admit Li Wantong, who had disabled legs.
Li Xiuyuan stood up and stood in front of the window. Heavy snow had fallen in the courtyard, fell into the lake, and disappeared. As rumored, Prime Minister Li hid all the silver tribute from various prefectures in the lake in his house. The silver is like these snowflakes, falling into the lake and disappearing.
"What I didn't expect was that Wan Tong actually met that boy. Humph, in that case, I'm being blamed for being cruel."
As he spoke, a piece of white jade appeared in Li Xiuyuan's hand, with a little red filament dyed in the white clouds, and a warm feeling came from time to time. This thing is extraordinary, and that boy is also an extraordinary person.
Li Xiuyuan snorted coldly and said, "Your father is already dead. How can you be afraid of a young boy?"
These words seemed to embolden myself.
Since Ye Qinghuan and Li Haomiao sneaked into Prime Minister Li's Mansion that night, the number of guards in the mansion has more than doubled. When outsiders saw it, they teased: "I guess the Prime Minister has plundered a lot of money, and I am afraid that others will steal it."
Only Li Xiuyuan himself knew who this was to guard against.
"Prime Minister, a letter from the palace." The servant reported.
Li Xiuyuan was confused, "Whose letter is it from?"
"The villain doesn't know. That person just said that the prime minister will know it when he sees it."
Li Xiuyuan read the letter and threw it into the stove aside. Immediately, Li Xiuyuan's expression was a little subtle, as if he knew good news.
At this time, a woman's voice came from outside the study.
"Grandpa." Li Chuchen shouted.
Although Li Chuchen and Li Wantong are twins, they are not similar.
"Chen'er, why are you here?" Li Xiuyuan was a little surprised.
Li Chuchen said: "Grandpa, I want to go to Beiliang Mansion."
"What are you going to do in Beiliang Mansion? The mountains are high and the roads are far away. How can the bitter cold place in Beiliang Mansion be as good as in Kyoto?"
Li Xiuyuan regarded Li Chuchen as the only bloodline of the Li family, and he took good care of him and loved him very much.
Li Chuchen said anxiously: "Grandpa, the prince brother went to Beiliang Mansion and took his maid Wan'er with him, but he didn't take me with him. I'm afraid... when the prince brother comes back, Wan'er will But she has become a princess."
There is no airtight wall in the world. What's more, it's such a huge East Palace?
Vague rumors about Prince Xiao Jingyao and maid Wan'er also came out.
But what about the maids who were lucky enough for His Highness the Crown Prince before he was married?
Li Chuchen was the only one who was worried.
Li Xiuyuan did not want his granddaughter to be wronged. Is the daughter of the dignified prime minister's house inferior to the little maid? Li Xiuyuan can't afford to lose this face.
If it were before, Li Xiuyuan would still be worried.
It can be seen that after seeing the letter from the palace just now, Li Xiuyuan knew that all this had been settled long ago.
"Chen'er, don't worry. Grandpa promises that your brother, the prince, will definitely come back to marry you."
"really?"
"When did grandpa lie to my good granddaughter?"
...
They are both granddaughters, but they have different fates.
One is well-dressed and well-fed in the Prime Minister's Mansion, while the other is suffering from the cold in Beiliang Mansion.
"Miss, I'll give you some more firewood. It's too cold in the north." The girl complained.
After nightfall, the temperature gets even lower. Splashed water can instantly turn into ice.
Yu Zhi rubbed his hands, but he was still wearing the thin clothes. "Tong'er, I'm quite hot. Do you want me to hug you?"
Before Li Wantong could speak, the girl stopped in front of Yu Zhi. "Yu Zhi, you still want to take advantage of my young lady. You, a scoundrel, took advantage of my young lady this afternoon."
As soon as these words came out, Li Wantong buried his head in his stomach in shame.
"Girl, what are you talking about?"
Yu Zhi just laughed. In just one afternoon, the two of them had made their thoughts clear and there was no need to hide it. It's just that Li Wantong is a woman, so she can't help but feel embarrassed. Yu Zhi didn't care. His thick skin completely prevented the girl's "attack".
Beside the stove, Lao Huang and Wang Dafu drank one glass at a time. Along the way, the two developed into drinking buddies.
Ye Qinghuan watched Yu Zhi bickering with the girl, with a smile on his lips. It's not that he doesn't laugh, he just rarely does.
"Girl, are you jealous when you see Tong'er and I as a couple? If you are jealous, I will find you a husband?" Yu Zhi joked.
The girl wanted to die with Yu Zhi with all her teeth and claws.
Yu Zhi sat on the small bench and grabbed the girl's wrist with both hands. "Hey, hey, do you want to hear who I'm looking for for you?"
"Huh, whoever it is, I won't marry you either. I will stay with the lady in my life." As she said that, the girl was even more ready to pounce on Yu Zhi.
"Tong'er, help, help." Yu Zhi shouted.
Li Wantong ignored Yu Zhi and smiled on the side. These days are much more exciting than previous years.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Excuse me, are Mr. Yu and Miss Li here?"
Yu Zhi and Ye Qinghuan looked at each other, and then Ye Qinghuan stood up and opened the door.
The visitor glanced into the room, saw Yu Zhi and Li Wantong, and said with a smile: "I am the housekeeper of Tianshui City County Sheriff's Mansion. During the day, Mr. Wang and Miss Li, Mr. Yu, had some misunderstandings. Mr. Wang Your Excellency specially asked me to give you a small gift to apologize."
As he said this, dozens of people filed in behind him, each holding a gift box.
The girl also heard about the Tianshui Tower incident, and she was very angry. Just when she was about to get angry, she heard Yu Zhi say: "Thank you Mr. Wang for me. It's just a misunderstanding. I hope Mr. Wang Don’t worry about it.”
"Besides, I will put in a few nice words for His Royal Highness, so that he doesn't have to worry."
Just when the butler was about to say thank you, Yu Zhi issued an order to expel the guests. "You go."
The butler left angrily, leaving only a dozen gift boxes.
"What does he mean?" Li Wantong asked puzzledly. Li Wantong had been living in the mountains since he was a child, and the only people he had contact with were Yatou and Lao Huang, and he didn't understand anything in the officialdom.
Yu Zhi opened each gift box, carefully selected it, and then picked up a white velvet robe.
"It's just an apology. He is only apologizing to the prince, not you and me." Yu Zhi put the velvet robe on Li Wantong and couldn't help but praise, "The velvet robe made of snow-capped mink is really good. .”
"Tong'er, don't worry. If something happens to us in Tianshui City, will Wang Wufeng really be safe and sound? There are also those guys from Cangshan. I don't want to meet him so early. Haha."
Xiao Jingyao showed up not only to help Yu Zhi out of trouble, but also to lend Yu Zhi a tiger skin.
Of course Yu Zhi is not a fool, and he will use the tiger skin whenever it is needed.
"Boy, did you really come to Beiliang Mansion to investigate Cangshan Mountain?" Lao Huang asked.
Yu Zhi nodded and continued to choose from the gift box. This white hosta is also very beautiful.
"This is just one of them. The most important thing is to heal Tong'er's legs."
Lao Huang took a sip of wine and said leisurely: "Cangshan is not easy to mess with. Especially since you have exposed your identity, you will be in danger in Beiliang Mansion."
Li Wantong looked worriedly at Yu Zhi beside him, and Yu Zhi was looking for a place to insert the white jade hairpin on Li Wantong's head.
"Tong'er, don't move."
Yu Zhi admired his craftsmanship and continued: "Today, I deliberately exposed my identity to Cangshan disciples."
Several people looked at Yu Zhi who was squatting in front of Li Wantong in confusion.
Li Wantong smiled and said: "Okay. Let's get down to business."
Yu Zhi said: "When I received this task in Kyoto, I didn't think about investigating it properly. As a 'shame on asking questions', I am naturally very self-aware."
"Cangshan, the top three sects in the North, has masters everywhere. Who am I, the secretary of the ninth-grade inspectorate? Let me investigate Cangshan, which is simply asking for death. For a small official position, it is like asking me to Working hard, Old Man Qiu and Jiang Qing are thinking too much."
"If you fail to complete your mission, you will be left without an official position and will be deprived of your health when you return to Beijing."
"Now, those people in Cangshan know my identity and the purpose of my trip. If you have any brains, just be a coward and don't come to trouble me. If you dare to kill people and silence them, that's fine. What kind of investigation? I'm exempt from this. I'll inform the Imperial Censor of the Inspectorate directly and report to Your Majesty that the cavalry of the Northern Border Army directly crushed the gate of Cangshan Mountain."
"No matter how big Cangshan is, we are still afraid of the imperial cavalry."
Yu Zhi showed a sinister smile. "I begged him to kill me."
After Yu Zhi finished speaking, everyone else was silent. Today, Tianshui Tower was originally in a critical situation for Yu Zhi, but he took advantage of his plan and set a trap for Cangshan.
Such resourcefulness is really impressive.
The girl couldn't help but said: "No wonder you deceived the young lady."
Lao Huang took another sip of wine, looked at Li Wantong, and then at Yu Zhi. This guy is too thoughtful, and he doesn't know whether it's good or bad for the lady to follow him.
That's all, he is sincere towards the young lady. It would be great if the young lady can be happy.
Wang Dafu chuckled and said to Lao Huang across from him: "Well, my young master is pretty good, isn't he?"
"Insidious and cunning!"
"This is called being fearless and resourceful in the face of danger."
Yu Zhi picked up a dagger from the gift box and hid it at his waist. Without the sword, he was looking for a weapon. Unexpectedly, Wang Wufeng sent it to him.
There are many and varied things in the gift box.
"Everyone picked them up, took away the ones they liked, and sold the ones they didn't like. It just happened to be free of cost."
Late at night, Yu Zhi and Ye Qinghuan slept in the same room. Both of them had their eyes closed.
Ye Qinghuan said: "The Ye family has sent a letter."
Yu Zhi sneered: "They are quite anxious."
As soon as the group of people entered Beiliang Mansion, the Ye family sent a message.
"What are you going to do?" Yu Zhi asked. After all, this was Ye Qinghuan's family matter, and Yu Zhi knew it was not good to make his own decisions.
Ye Qinghuan was silent. He has never been fond of talking, and only speaks a few words in front of acquaintances. But the current silence is not because he doesn't like to talk, but because he doesn't know what to do.
There is no sleep on a snowy night, and the wind and snow disturb the heart.
