"Old Su, these two are the guest officers who just said they can help you solve your problems."

In front of him was an old man with gray hair and beard, he was holding a white chess piece in one hand, thinking about which move to play, and when he heard this word, he didn't raise his head "um", and after the boss stepped back, there were only three of them in the box. Qi Junmo walked to the empty seat in front of Su Lao and sat down, did not speak, and his gaze stayed on the chessboard.

After about a cup of tea, the two of them sat like this, until Su Lao and his son settled down and were about to get the sunspot, Qi Junmo picked up one and fell into the chessboard first. She is still a master at letting Ye Li play backgammon, but she can't understand this kind of difficulty, but looking at Su Lao's shocked and realized expression, presumably Qi Junmo should have taken a good step.

Su Lao raised his eyes to look at them, and when he came into contact with Su Lao's eyes, Ye Li smiled politely. Seeing Ye Li's smiling face, Su Lao was stunned, and his expression was complicated.

"Old Su, it's your turn." At this time, Qi Junmo reminded loudly, his tone was as cold and indifferent as usual.

Su Mingyuan was silent, continued to focus on the chessboard, and after a few rounds of exchanges with Qi Junmo, he pushed the chessboard: "Where did you come from, the stinky boy, the road is so wild!" ”

Qi Jun Mo's face was not shocked, and he opened his lips and said, "Qi Jun Mo." ”

"You're the Emperor's bastard son in exile?" Su Lao squinted his eyebrows and looked at Qi Junmo, but he looked at Ye Li.

Hearing this, Ye Li's palms pinched a handful, but Qi Junmo didn't react with a chin in response: "Hmm." ”

"There are two hits." Su Mingyuan stroked his gray beard with his hand and looked at Ye Li, who was standing on Qi Jun Mo's side.

Ye Li called with a light smile: "Grandfather." ”

Su Mingyuan's hand paused, his eyes froze, Ye Li understood a lot of mixed feelings from it, and after a while, Su Lao suddenly smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that your mother has hated her husband all her life, and her daughter is willing to call me 'grandfather'." ”

When Ye Li heard this, he chuckled in his heart: What kind of twists and turns is this? But looking at it this way, Su Lao and I probably see each other for the first time, right?

"What is the unpleasantness between you and my mother, it is a matter between you adults, I only know that I see you, this 'grandfather' should be called." Ye can't leave the wrong way.

Old Su sighed, as if recalling the past, the hardness when they first met dissipated a lot, but it revealed some loneliness.

Ye Li felt that it was inconvenient to stand and talk, so he sat down next to Qi Junmo, which was originally a position for one person, and the two of them could sit down, but they were bound to be closer. Ye Li didn't mind, he hugged Qi Junmo's arm, and didn't feel Qi Junmo's stiff body at all. Before Ye left his mouth, Qi Junmo had already gotten up: "You talk, I'll go out and wait for you." ”

Ye Li only thought that he didn't want to get involved in this matter, but he didn't think that it was his own reason. As soon as Qi Junmo left, there were only two grandparents and grandchildren in the box, Su Lao looked at the face of the little girl in front of him carefully, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This girl is really a little similar to her mother.

"Why did you come here to find the old man? If it is a matter in the court, needless to say, I have already resigned from the government and ignored political affairs. ”

Ye Li said: "Grandfather, I don't understand what you say, how can my little girl have anything to trouble you in the court?" ”

"Just because you don't have it doesn't mean the person next to you doesn't." Su Lao said meaningfully.

Ye Li was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Su Lao meant, and the smile on his face decreased a little: "You don't have to think that we are looking for what we are trying to do here, if my family wants to take advantage of the situation to be promoted to a position and a half, I think the Ye family is enough, he is different from the people you used to deal with before." ”

Su Lao's face was uncertain: "Then what kind of people do you often deal with with the old man?" ”

Ye Li didn't panic: "People in the officialdom." ”

Su Lao paused for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Isn't he also a person in the officialdom?" ”

"He's different." Ye Li smiled lightly, "I don't have so many thoughts about being vain and wronged. ”

Su Lao shook his head and laughed twice: "You girl, protect him tightly." Then you won't come to the old man to confess, right? ”

"Actually, today's matter is indeed a public matter, but I take care of my grandfather's face, and I think I can be private." Ye Li handed the account book to Su Lao and continued, "I just went to Su Mansion, and I originally wanted to visit Old Madam Su, but I didn't expect that the old lady was ill, and my grandfather would have to greet me when he returned home. ”

Su Lao looked stunned, and there was a faint anger between his eyebrows.

Sioux House.

When Su Lao went back, he took a Lang Zhong back on the street by the way, and when he returned home, he saw that Su Lao Madam was gathering with a group of officials and wives in the front hall.

"Master, why did you come back so early today?" Zhang stood up to greet him.

"Aren't you sick? I brought Lang Zhong over to show you. Boss Su had a face, not angry and arrogant, Su Mingyuan was the one who even called the emperor a teacher when he saw him, he was not happy, who would dare to make a sound in the front hall.

Zhang is also a shrewd person, realizing that the situation is not right, he said a few polite words and sent the guests away.

Su Lao went to the main seat, pointed to Lang Zhong and ordered, "You can see what kind of disease you have." ”

"The master has seen the people of the Ye family?" Zhang asked unhurriedly, letting Lang Zhong take the pulse.

Su Lao replied without being salty.

Zhang said with a pleasant face: "Then the old man must have heard some rumors, right?" ”

"Rumors?" Su Lao slammed the account book on the table, and the temper that he had endured for so long along the way suddenly broke out, "The certified physical evidence has been put out, and you still tell me rumors?" You are a person who is dozens of years old, and you are still cheating the little girl of her money, this matter is going to be spread, and you let my old face be put aside? ”

"Master, you can't blame me just by listening to outsiders' words, I have taken care of this family for you for decades, and everything I do is not for the good of this family! That Wanbao Pavilion was originally the property of Su Mansion, when Su Yun got married, you lost half of Su Mansion as a dowry, did I say anything? Now that Su Yun is dead, why is the property of my Su Mansion cheaper for outsiders to go! ”

"Enough!" Su Lao snorted coldly, "I will deal with this matter, if you dare to meddle in the affairs of the Ye family in the future, don't blame me for being merciless!" ”

Lang Zhong listened to the two people with heads and faces arguing, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he heard Su Lao shout angrily: "Since you are sick, you will take care of it well this month, and it is rare to see any messy people." ”

These words are equivalent to letting her think about it behind closed doors for a month.

Although Su Lao promised Ye Li that he would give her an explanation for this matter, Ye Li couldn't tell if she, her grandfather, would help Mrs. Su until three days later, Su Mingyuan asked Song Yuanming to personally send the missing silver taels and antique porcelain from the account books to the Jin Palace, and this matter was completely relieved. There are more than 100 pieces of antique porcelain and treasures alone, and there are 50,000 taels of silver tickets.

Ye Li remembered that the silver taels that Xu Si sent to Su Mansion recorded in the account book were no more than 30,000 taels at most, and he thought that the extra 20,000 silver tickets were deliberately given to her by Su Lao. Ye Li counted it, and some of the more than 100 items appeared out of thin air: "Lord Song, please send these and these 20,000 taels of silver tickets back to Su Mansion." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Song Yuanming didn't understand.

"I only took back my own things, and the rest of these, you thank Su Lao for your kindness for me, but it is useless."

Song Yuan nodded clearly, and said: "It's just Xiao Ye, since Su Lao did this, it is a part of his old man's heart, and there is no problem for him to send something to his granddaughter as a grandfather, you are returning it, isn't it offending people for no reason?" ”

Ye Li disagreed: "I only know that eating people has a short mouth and a soft hand." You'd better return it to me. ”

Song Yuanming couldn't tell her, so he had to smile bitterly: "Why are you like your eldest brother." Oh yes, I met him yesterday, and he asked me about you. ”

Ye Li frowned: "Ask me what?" ”

"Of course it's how you're doing!" Song Yuanming smiled, "Your eldest brother has always cared about you. ”

Ye Li didn't comment on this and asked, "Do you want to stay and eat?" ”

"That's not necessary, I still have official business." Song Yuanming pointed to the things Ye Li had counted, "Next time." ”

Ye Li didn't leave him behind, she still had a bunch of things to do, and the things she recovered always had to find a place to put them. And the treasury of the Jin Wangfu turned out to be just an empty room, and the treasury was not a rare treasure, of course, the Jin Wangfu was surrounded by four walls, and there were no rare treasures, but what the hell are the bows and arrows, robes, beast clips and other tools in it?

Steward Qu hurriedly went to clean up the house, and said with an embarrassed expression: "Princess, there is only this one of the vacant rooms in the mansion that is more suitable for the warehouse." ”

Ye Li wanted to ask what the lock in front of the door could lock, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was nothing to be stolen from the Jin Palace.

"What are these things for?" Ye Li asked, pointing to the bow and arrow in the room.

Steward Qu: "These ...... These are all used by Feng Xuan, and when he is free, he will occasionally go to the mountains to hunt and maintain the expenses of the palace. ”

When Ye Li heard this, he was silent for a long time: A palace in a dignified palace actually needs to rely on the people in the palace to hunt to make a living, and I think about it, although Qi Junmo is a prince, he is not welcomed, to be a fast catcher, where is the monthly salary enough for more than a dozen people?

"Uncle Qu, how many years have you been in the mansion?" Ye Li suddenly asked, "Didn't you want to go to other big families to find something to do?" ”

Steward Qu: "The old slave has followed the prince since he returned to Beijing, the prince is a good person, although he is a little poor in the Jin Palace, he is fortunate to live a solid life." ”

Ye Li patted Steward Qu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, life will get better and better." After a while, let Xiaoliu go to the market to buy more vegetables, hey, forget it, I'll go by myself. ”

"The princess is going to buy groceries?" Steward Qu asked in surprise.

Ye Li nodded: "You and Xiaoliu go with me, I'm not familiar with it myself." ”

Ye Li is interested today, not only to buy vegetables in person, but also to cook in person! Although she hadn't been in the kitchen for a few years, in the years when she lived alone in a small rental house, she had to make three meals a day. As soon as the people in the Jin Wangfu heard that she was going to cook in person, they were scared like something, as if they were afraid that she would blow up the kitchen, until they saw that she had cut the shredded potatoes in a decent way, and even the chef Uncle Wang gave a thumbs up, and everyone's little hearts stabilized.

However, Ye Li's taste made everyone suspicious, Uncle Wang watched her sprinkle chili powder and pepper powder into the pot as if she had picked them up for nothing, and couldn't bear it, so he hurriedly said: "Princess, this is ...... This paprika is strong enough, a small spoonful is enough. ”

Ye Li stir-fried the shredded potatoes in the pot and said, "I know, but isn't it more delicious to be spicy?" ”

Uncle Wang twitched the corners of his mouth and said in his heart: Which is this spicy? It's a lot spicy okay? Don't you see the paprika all over the spatula?

"But...... But the prince's taste is relatively light, and he can't eat such spicy. ”

"Forehead......" Ye Li patronized himself happily, but forgot to take into account the taste of the rest of the people, and muttered, "Don't you eat spicy?" It's pathetic. ”

When Qi Junmo came back, he saw that there were five dishes on the table, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he was about to ask what was going on, when Ye Li entered the house with the soup.

"Hey, you're back so early today?" Ye Li glanced at him hurriedly, and hurriedly brought the freshly cooked tomato and egg soup to the table, so hot that she hurriedly touched her ears.

"What are you doing here?" Qi Jun Mo asked coldly.

Ye Li didn't seem to notice his displeasure, after all, the Qi Junmo she knew was unhappy or unhappy, and pulled him to sit down with a smile: "Wait for you to come back for dinner!" ”