"Who knows, the old lady sent someone to the Jinyuan master's study to collect some books for the two brothers in the fourth room, but it happened to be bumped into by Miss Li, who was incense to the eldest lady, Miss Li didn't say anything, only went to Shoukang Hall to ask the old lady three questions, which really poked into the old lady's heart." The ink painting was funny when it was said, and I couldn't help but smile in my words.

"Which three?" Sister Hui became more and more curious, that is, the old lady came to scrape their big room again, and she automatically ignored it.

Miss Li stopped in front of the hall and asked, "My Aunt Qin is dead, why is there no one to burn incense in front of the spirit?" The old lady couldn't answer. Later, Miss Li asked again: Although the books in Uncle Chu's study are also from the Chu family, they are seriously calculated as their big house property, and they will all be for Brother Xuan in the future, right? Although the old lady said that she was unwilling, she nodded her head with her neck. Later, Miss Li asked: The old lady is a person who speaks letters, so naturally she has borrowed and repaid, if you pay it back, remember to call Ayi, and you will definitely come to help you put it away. It's just that I heard Aunt Qin say that their house in the capital is full of two large shelves, and I'm afraid that you borrowed it from you, so you have to return it, right? ”

After the ink painting finished speaking, Sister Hui couldn't help but applaud.

These three questions, from the cause of Qin's death, to the old lady in the mansion who robbed the furniture of the big house, can be summed up as Li Yuman's allusion that the old lady sought money and killed her!

In the end, I asked if I had to pay it back, but in fact, I asked the old lady to spit out everything she had eaten before, and those other rooms had to be made up.

"Hehe, Ayi is a young man, her questions are just to make the old lady lose face temporarily, and the old lady won't hurt half a point." After Sister Hui laughed, she sighed.

"Hey, Miss Li said something later." The ink painting waved his hand and said unconcernedly

"What's that?" Sister Hui wondered

The ink painting put down the work in his hand, put his hands in front of him, and imitated Li Yuyi's tone and said: "Mrs. Tai, this time I went to Beijing to report on my work, my father entered the Yushitai, and I would like to invite you to bring Sister Hui to play with me in a few days." ”

Sister Hui was stunned.

About a quarter of an hour later, Sister Hui was taken care of. Brought the plum blossom tea that he was reluctant to drink on weekdays, and brought out a jar of mountain spring water from Tongyu, instructed Moshu to prepare tea cooking utensils, and ran to the back courtyard happily.

"Ayi, come and taste my plum blossom tea, it's fragrant." As soon as Sister Hui was soaked, she beckoned Li Yuyi, who was reading a book.

Li Yuyi also gave her a rare face, put the book aside, sat on the stone bench opposite her, picked up a cup, and tasted it very carefully.

Cooking tea is just a way for Sister Hui to pass the time, but in terms of Li Semantics, it is a natural preference, that is, to taste tea, and the elegance of every move is also pleasing to the eye.

"Well, that's good." Sister Hui felt that she had waited for half a century before Li Yuyi praised her, and was about to open her mouth to smile, but she was hit in the next second.

"The tea is good, the water is also good water, but you are still in a hurry, the tea taste is slightly bitter, if you brew it slower, this astringency can be removed."

"Sister Hui, you are not an impatient person, you have something on your mind." Li Yuyi took another sip and said lightly.

"Hey, I'm just a fool all day. Speaking of which, I heard that Uncle Li got a position in the imperial history, which is really gratifying. "When I was in Yizhou, Lord Li was the same as the five products, and now the official of this imperial history is also the five products. But everyone knows that Yu Shi is a Beijing official who is already half a level higher; Second, it comes from the ancient imperial history, which is the position of the Qing noble, and it is a springboard for entering the six departments.

"Yes, you probably heard a little bit from your maid too. Father is in this position, if you encounter injustice in the future, you can also say a few words, and there is no one on the side, just help sue for a royal complaint, maybe there is a way. Li Yuyi never said modest words, and he said it truthfully. Because not every emperor of the imperial history will read it, but it is still possible to listen to the heavens in the imperial history, inspect the hundred officials, and pour some dirty water on An Ninghou.

Sister Hui also heard what the ink painting said, so she could understand why the old lady just said a few sour words about her, and she didn't get angry, it turned out that there was a girl from the imperial historian living in the courtyard! Although the Anning Houfu has a deep foundation and is not afraid of the words of the family, the previous Anning Hou's dereliction of duty is still in the punishment period, and if something happens again, the emperor may not necessarily extend the time limit, or demote again.

"Hey, don't talk about these things, but Ayi, the letter to me last time said that you have already left for Beijing, why have you been gone for so long?" Sister Hui was looking forward to Li Yuyi's entry into Beijing every day some time ago, thinking that on the road, there was no way to deliver the letter, so she could only wait.

"My mother has not been able to give birth to a younger brother all these years."

"That"

Back then, in Yizhou, it was about the same fate, and the Qin family and Mrs. Li didn't say anything, and they have always been close. Sister Hui looked at Qin's anxiety, and she also knew that Mrs. Li was afraid and bitter in her heart.

"In previous years, the family did not return to their hometown because my father replied that he was busy with official business. But when he returned to Beijing this year to report on his work, his hometown of Guangzhou got the news, so he sent someone to pull his father back to his hometown, either to take a concubine and have a son, or to choose an heir. Li Yuyi's face was cold when he said this.

Although the ancients created a good gimmick for taking concubines with "unfilial piety and three no queens". Most scholars, doctors, and ordinary pawn peddlers, all believe that the clan is the greatest, and the heirs are the greatest.

It makes sense, but it doesn't make sense. As mentioned by this clan, the step-heirs are the most important thing, which is to use Lord Li's official fortune to prosper so as to drive the development of the family.

However, although Master Li is a bit of a gentleman and unfilial to his ancestors, he is a rare good husband and father to his wife and daughter.

"Take a concubine, according to Uncle Li's friendship with Aunt Li, I am afraid that I am unwilling; The heirs are for you, and they are afraid and unwilling. "A pair of belongings was originally owned by his own daughter. This heir is also a son, and after the succession, he has to leave a copy for the heir, and ordinary people are somewhat unwilling.

"My father can't compete with those people, 'unfilial piety', 'unkindness and injustice', what crime is crowned with stool, and in the end, my mother felt that it would go on like this, and I was afraid that I would be criticized when I returned to Beijing to report on my work, so I personally chose an heir to inherit to my name." Li Yuyi frowned, although he didn't want to, he also knew that this was the best way.

"It's also a good thing that many brothers will help in the future, you see that Brother Xuan is a little younger, but with him by his side, life is much better."

Sister Hui originally wanted to comfort her, but Li Yuyi pouted and said, "My mother's heir is not as cute and smart as Brother Xuan." ”

Sister Hui is inconvenient to say more, knowing that these feelings are all from the outside, I only hope that the heir is a heart-hearted person.

"By the way, Sister Xuan asked me to bring you a lot of things, all of which she made up by herself or her brother helped collect them, in my house, I will send them to you in a few days." Li Yuyi didn't want to dwell on such mundane matters, so he changed the subject

"How is Sister Xuan? Are you okay? What about Aunt Zhou? Sister Hui also immediately asked

"Well, okay, the Jiang family is still in Yizhou now, and Sister Xuan'er's brother was lifted in the spring last year, and then they got married. When we left, the sister-in-law of the Jiang family had a big belly, and Sister Xuan was busy working for her little nephew all day long. ”

"Really? That's nice. At that time, when a few of them were doing mischief in Yizhou, the elder brother of the Jiang family, who had always loved the house and Wu, helped them run errands and clean up the aftermath for Sister Xuan, and she and Ayi had already treated him as their own brother, and they were also pleased to know that he was proud of his life.

"We're all doing well, but you're not good." Li Yuyi immediately poured a scoop of cold water, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at her full of worry and distress.

"Ayi, don't look at me like this, I won't be able to hold on like you, after my mother died, I felt tired countless times, sometimes I couldn't sleep all night, and once I fell asleep, I couldn't sleep. But Ayi, I can't, I still have a younger brother, and I still have to fulfill my mother's last wish. Sister Hui was completely unguarded in the face of her former friends, and her inner words were naturally revealed like flowing water.

sniffling, holding the teapot and adding tea, he said, "Ayi, in fact, my father is also dead, and I only got the news last month." ”

Li Yuyi held down Sister Hui'er's shaking hand, and her cold face was already covered with tears: "Sister Hui'er, you don't need to be so strong, you are still a little girl, you should cry, you can cry to me." ”

Li Yuyi slowly took the teapot, placed it on the table, looked at Sister Hui very seriously, and took her into her arms.

Sister Hui couldn't hold back any longer, and fell on Ayi's shoulder and cried loudly.

It's only been four years since she entered Beijing, but she only feels that it has been more than forty years.

Her parents died one after another, and there were occasional boulders on her heart, bearing thousands of pounds; Occasionally, I felt that I was thundered and split a big hole, empty and helpless.

The godmother said that she should be strong, so that she is the daughter of Chu Jinmin and his wife; Xu's mother said that she had to fight hard, so that she could get what they deserved from the big house, and her uncle's family could return to Beijing; Brother Xuan said that my sister must insist, otherwise he will cry.

But no one has ever told her that she is just a little girl, she should cry, so that she can cry, even if she can attract talented wolves, tigers and leopards, she should also cry about the wounds in her heart.

"Ayi, Ayi, I think you're so good, and I miss Sister Xuan," Sister Hui cried and sobbed and muttered.

Ayi also cried silently: "I am here, and I will always be in the future." ”

(It's so heartwarming, having such a friend is also a great blessing for the heroine, no matter what our life looks like, you always have to believe that there will be sunshine around you!) ）