After returning to the house, Li sent Yi'er back to Dongnuan Pavilion to rest, and when Shen Shi did not arrive, Mama Xu came over in person, saying that her mother had led people into the house, and Li asked her to take a look.

Yi'er simply cleaned up, didn't ask Mama Xu to wait, and followed her to the main courtyard.

There are a lot of people in Du Mansion this time, but most of them are miscellaneous servants and rough maids, these naturally don't need to be asked by Li and Yi'er in person, and those who can enter the main courtyard are all teenage girls, who were originally waiting for Li and Yi'er, so Li asked Mama Xu to call Yi'er.

There are two rattan chairs in the main courtyard, after Li and Yi'er sat down, a total of fifteen little girls have already been lined up, all of them are born well, not to mention beautiful, but all are refreshing and clean, Yi'er looked at the past, she was a little trance-like, as if she had returned to the time when she was waiting for Jiang Jufang, but at that time she was just a little girl who was waiting behind Jiang Jufang, and now, she has become the master who came to choose the little girl who waits for her, speaking of which she is really lucky, looking back, She can only use the word lucky to describe her encounter.

Li asked Yi'er's opinion, and Yi'er shook her head and only said that she would listen to Li's arrangement.

Li picked someone, and explained to Yi'er while picking, what is this girl with a thin callus on her hands, at a glance, she knows that she is a diligent person and can stay, this one looks like an elf, but her eyes turn too fast, her brain is too lively, it is not good, and this one is too honest, her eyes are a little wooden, but honest is also honest......

Yi'er listened carefully, in fact, it was not so much that Li was explaining to her why she chose this and not that, but that Li was teaching her how to choose people!

The people were selected, and the fifteen little girls Li actually left ten at once.

The lady smiled, and was about to lead the remaining five people away, but she didn't expect that a little girl suddenly rushed out, and knelt in front of Li and Yi'er at once, kowtowing heavily to the ground, and said eagerly: "Miss Madam, please, you leave me, please, I can do anything, I have a lot of strength, please......"

This girl is twelve years old, the clothes on her body are torn, but they are quite clean, Li did not choose her because she is too thin, the clothes on her body are small, but they are still loose and loose on her body, if it weren't for the fact that her mother-in-law introduced her to the side that she has turned twelve years old, Li almost thought that she was just an eight or nine-year-old child!

Shouting so loudly in front of the nobles, but it was extremely taboo, the lady was already frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull the little girl away, Yi'er had already waved her hand to stop her, and then Yi'er got up, pulled the girl up, and said, "What's your name?" ”

The girl was already desperate, and she was uneasy, but now seeing Yi'er's easy-going tone, she didn't feel overjoyed, so she hurriedly stretched out her hand and wiped the tears on her face, and said: "The slave maid is called Camellia, but the slave maid thinks this name is not good, the slave maid is bold, please give the slave a new name!" ”

Since the new slaves of large families, it is common for the master to re-give his name, but that is also after entering the house, depending on the mood of the master, now this girl Li was not selected, but she asked Yi'er to give her name, Yi'er couldn't help but say, "You are obedient!" Turning his head to look at Li, he said, "Mother, this girl ......."

Li smiled: "Since you like it, then stay." ”

Camellia was overjoyed, and hurriedly threw herself on the ground and kowtowed vigorously to thank her!

The person is chosen, but the new servants are naturally not immediately available, and they are unified by You Mama, according to the previous rules, at least half a month of training before they can be sent to the master to wait, but at the moment Li and Yi'er are extremely short of people, so Li sent a message, only gave You Mama seven days, You Mama was helpless, so she could only go with a sad face.

In the evening, Du Ziwu came back early, and the family of three gathered around the table for dinner.

Since entering the city yesterday, Du Ziwu has been very busy, he came back very late last night, and left early this morning, so that Yi'er didn't see anyone at all. When he had just eaten, he also had a sad face, a sleepy face, Yi'er couldn't help but be a little worried, after the meal, she personally went to make a cup of Shushen's Bodhi seed flower tea, and gave it to Du Ziwu with both hands.

Yi'er had brewed this tea before, Jiang Jufang had symptoms of insomnia at that time, and after drinking this tea, it was very effective, so Yi'er often soaked her to drink.

Du Ziwu took two sips of the tea bowl, and felt that his mind was a little slower, and his face was full of ironing, and he leaned comfortably on the wide rattan chair.

Li Shi quipped: "Master, look at your beauty, the concubine used to make all kinds of tea for you, but I have never seen the lord look so comfortable, if you go on like this, the concubine is a little ninety-nine in her heart!" ”

Yi'er smiled and handed another bowl of tea to Li's hand, and said, "Father has it, and of course my mother has it!" This tea is the most soothing and calming mind, and drinking a bowl before going to bed will help you sleep. ”

Li smiled at this time: "Well, it's still my mother's good kite filial piety!" ”

Du Ziwu shook his head and said, "You said that you are old, and you are not stereotyped in front of your daughter, and you are not afraid of people's jokes?" ”

Li glared at Du Ziwu, but before he could speak, Yi'er had already preemptively said: "My mother is only in her thirties, what kind of age is it?" My father didn't drink at night, so why did he talk about drinking? ”

Li sneered: "He didn't drink, he just got drunk from my kite's tea!" ”

Du Ziwu sighed, looked at the two of them, and smiled unconsciously.

Yi'er saw that Du Ziwu's mood seemed to be improving, so she said, "Father, but what are the difficulties in political affairs?" Kites and her mother are both women, and they don't know anything, but if my father is willing to say it, we can still be listeners! ”

Du Ziwu said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a matter of disaster relief, and Kite also knows that many villages and towns have had a plague earlier, and Wei Ling, the general of the West Direct Camp Pipe Belt, has isolated all the refugees who have fled. We came all the way down from Beijing and witnessed the suffering of the people, and I thought that the quarantined people would be treated according to different conditions, but it was just ......"

Yi'er thought for a while and said, "But His Royal Highness King Tang doesn't agree?" ”

Du Ziwu was stunned, looked at Yi'er, with doubts in his eyes, and said, "How do you know?" ”

Yi'er said: "My father is the prefect of Lianzhou, and he is appointed by the emperor's imperial pen, and all government affairs in Lianzhou should be within the jurisdiction of my father. Tang Wang is a Qincha, and he is in charge of all disaster relief affairs in the three northern states, if he does not agree, it will indeed be very tricky! ”

Du Ziwu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yi'er to be so keen in political affairs, and blurted out: "Then from the perspective of the kite, what does His Royal Highness the Tang King mean?" ”

Yi'er shook her head and said, "King Tang's intentions Kite can't guess, but Kite feels that King Tang is only afraid of his father... And distrust, or to put it mildly, hostile! ”

"Where did you see that?"

"Now the catastrophe has not been settled, the people are resentful, and the disaster relief matters are even more urgent, at this time, my father came to Beikai to take office, and it is not an exaggeration for the Tang King to greet him, but he has gathered a cadre of officials from the state and county and his own subordinates to all go out of the city to welcome, such a big formation, outsiders look at the glory, but the kite is uneasy in private!"

Du Ziwu looked at Yi'er, suddenly raised his head and laughed, and said to Li with some regret after laughing: "It's a pity that my kite is so smart, but she is just a daughter!" ”

Li said: "What's wrong with my daughter? I love my daughter! ”

Du Ziwu said again: "What Kite said is right. In fact, before the emperor appointed me as the prefect of Lianzhou, the king of Tang had an excerpt and recommended Lin Junyi Lin as the prefect of Lianzhou as the prefect of Lianzhou. This Lin Junyi is married to the young lady of the Weiqin Marquis Mansion, and the biological mother of His Royal Highness the Tang King, Wei Guifei, is also from the Weiqin Marquis Mansion, who can't see the connection between the Manchu Dynasty? But later, the emperor ordered me to be the prefect of Lianzhou, and it is not surprising that His Royal Highness the King of Tang will be hostile to me because of this! ”

Yi'er said abruptly: "Does King Tang think that it was his father who said or did something in front of the emperor to make Lord Lin's position as the prefect of the palace empty?" ”

Du Ziwu said: "The matter has come to this, no matter what I have done or not, it doesn't matter, because everything is a foregone conclusion, His Royal Highness the King of Tang will not pay attention to the reason, but will only think that I intercepted Lin Junyi's paste!" ”

Yi'er couldn't help but say: "His Royal Highness the Tang King, a dignified prince, how can he act so only on the basis of likes and dislikes in front of political affairs, regardless of the life and death of the people, isn't this a distinction between right and wrong?" ”

Du Ziwu was busy: "Kite is cautious, King Tang is the prince and prince, don't judge it!" ”

Yi'er said: "But father, when I was in a deserted village, I saw with my own eyes that those refugees obviously had no rations, but they were unwilling to go to the county seat for help, because the government indiscriminately isolated all the displaced people, and according to those who fled back, all those who were quarantined were basically nine out of ten, and it was not easy to survive one!" Granny Xiang's son just went to the county and never came back, Granny Xiang and Ling'er, they ......"

Seeing Yi'er recalling the past, Li Shi felt pity in his heart, hugged her into his arms, and comforted: "It's all over, Iris, don't be sad, your father must have a way to deal with this matter, and the tragedy of Mother-in-law Xiang and Ling'er will not happen again!" ”

Yi'er shut up, looked at Li timidly, and said, "It's because my daughter is not good, and I made my mother hurt my daughter again!" ”

Du Ziwu also said: "Our kites are kind-hearted, and we have those suffering people in our hearts, but in fact, why didn't my father think about it? Don't worry, my father will find a way to solve this matter as soon as possible! ”