Chapter 24: Wutang
Li Yiling stood at the door of the cell, quietly listening to Mengyan talk about his origin and past.
It seems that this kind of woman who reads poetry and books and is full of talent is mostly because of the middle of the family, and then she is unwilling, or for other reasons, and finally chooses to commit to Qinglou.
So when he heard Mengyan say that his father had worked in the Ministry of Rites, Li Yi was not surprised.
"When the slave family was down, it was the Ying'an Mansion that came forward to make the slave family what it is today..."
Li Yi was silent for a moment, and then said coldly: "When your father was an official, what was the relationship with Ying'an Mansion?" ”
Mengyan was stunned and replied, "Relationship... Not good. ”
Li Yi said lightly: "Since this is the case, why does Ying'an Mansion want to help you?" Also, since you want to help, why do you want to send you to the Qinglou, what is the difference between this and the family members of the criminal official being charged to the Teaching Workshop Division? ”
Speaking of this, Li Yi suddenly made a sudden realization: "That's right, after all, the Yunxiang Pavilion was opened by the second son of Ying'an Mansion, and if you can recruit a woman like a girl with a noble background and multiple talents, the business in the hall will be even more prosperous." ”
Looking at the wide eyes of the Oiran in front of him like a stupid roe deer, Li Yi continued: "Maybe there were people from Ying'an Mansion who copied the girl's house back then. ”
"Huh? This is all my blind guess, why is the girl's face white? ”
"It's cold in autumn, the girl should pay attention to keeping warm, and I'll ask the housekeeper to bring another futon later......"
In the end, he slipped down two lines of tears, and Mengyan, whose face was extremely gray, looked at Li Yi.
"Am I stupid..."
You're not your average stupid......
Li Yi said with a sincere face: "The girl is the simplest person I have ever seen, and such people are generally very kind. ”
Mengyan looked down at the ground, and only after a while did he speak: "Childe, my previous name was Jin Lingxuan. ”
Although he had already learned Mengyan's real name from the case file, Li Yi was still very cooperative: "Good name!" Zhong Lingyuxiu, declared in heaven and earth, is much broader than the clouds and smoke in the dream. ”
Speaking of this, Li Yi showed a smile that he thought was very kind: "I forgot to tell the girl, in fact, my name is Li Yi, and I am approachable Yi." ”
"......" Jin Lingxuan looked at Li Yi's back as he turned to leave, and was speechless for a while.
It turned out that Li Mubai was a fake name used to deceive her...
……
Outside the prison, Wang Jianchun looked at the neatly dressed Li Yi and couldn't help asking, "What's the situation, the Oiran has been recruited?" ”
Li Yi nodded, then shook his head again, "I made a move, but I didn't make a full move." ”
Looking at Wang Jianchun, who was waiting for the following, Li Yi sighed: "I barely know the roots, but at the moment she has not confessed to the matter of Ying'an Mansion." ”
"There's no urgency in this matter, I'll go and talk to Lord Fu Yin, I think it won't be long before she thinks about it."
……
East of the city, Changdeng Street.
After reporting the case to Su Wen'an, Li Yi and Wang Jianchun came to Chiyun Hall in the east of the city.
"After entering, whether the martial artist accepts you or not, you must present the apprenticeship ceremony, this master of Chiyun Hall is the most particular, so the number of etiquette must be thorough."
Outside the mansion of Nuoda, Wang Jianchun made his final advice.
Carrying the ginseng yellow essence that he had just bought from Jubaozhai, Li Yi stood outside the courtyard gate with trepidation.
Ginseng and yellow essence are all 100 years old, in order to make up enough money to buy apprenticeship and martial arts, he almost borrowed the people he knew in the yamen, and even the extremely squirry restaurant shopkeeper was persuaded by him to borrow him ten taels of silver.
Now he can be said to be in debt.
If the teacher doesn't worship and folds the apprenticeship, then it's really all gone!
Wang Jianchun patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion: "This apprenticeship is nothing, speaking of which Lu Ping and they are not official disciples, aren't they also in the product now?" ”
Hearing this, Li Yi suddenly thought of something: "Boss, since that's the case, why don't Lu Ping and the others come to continue practicing?" ”
Wang Jianchun coughed lightly and said, "The amount of silver that costs to refine dirt is not a small amount. ”
Li Yi blinked and said curiously: "Isn't the head of the Eight Rank Refining Dirty Realm?" ”
As far as Li Yi knew, Wang Jianchun's monthly salary was not much higher than theirs.
"Hmm..." Wang Jianchun touched the embarrassed stubble and said, "I forgot to tell you, the hall master you want to see next time is my father." ”
"My father doesn't take any money from me."
“……”
If he hadn't known what Wang Jianchun was, Li Yi would have almost turned around and left.
"There are a lot of people in the martial arts, my father never let me call him in public, and I also called Master when I went in."
Li Yi nodded and followed Wang Jianchun into the courtyard.
In the courtyard, many men who were polishing their strength diverted their attention.
Someone put down the stone grinder and greeted Wang Jianchun with a smile.
Not far away, an old man sitting on a wooden chair suddenly reprimanded the man who put down the stone grinder.
The man seemed to be very afraid of the old man, and when he heard the reprimand, he hurriedly picked up the stone grinder and practiced again.
The old man was lean, but his spirit was more than that of the men present.
Holding a piece of fiery red jade in his hand, the old man played with it while waiting for his son to come over.
Wang Jianchun's figure is burly and tall, and when he comes to the old man who is like a thin monkey, he is like a bear.
"Master, this is the brother who followed me to work in the Yamen, he is very clever, you can take a look."
Wang He looked Li Yi up and down, and said lightly: "He looks quite handsome, but it's a pity that it's useless to cultivate martial arts by relying on his face." ”
"The predecessors are right, we are not people who eat by face." As he spoke, Li Yi took out the apprenticeship ceremony prepared in advance.
"This is a little bit of the junior's heart, and I ask the seniors to accept it."
Wang He took the gift very naturally and put it on the low square table next to him.
"Well, I can't let you run for nothing."
"Come here." Hooked his hand at Li Yi, and Wang He took advantage of Li Yi's bending down, and a hand suddenly poked out like electricity.
A miserable scream resounded through the courtyard, attracting the attention of the martial cultivators who were cultivating.
Li Yi covered his hip bone with one hand and his ribs with the other, and the numbness and pain had not completely dissipated.
Wang He shook his head in disappointment, "The qualifications are middle and low, even your junior sister is not as good!" ”
Li Yiyan's heart sank when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "Seniors, diligence can make up for clumsiness, and juniors can spend more effort and practice diligently." ”
"Shit! No matter how much you support a piece of mud, it can't become a wall blank. ”
On the side, Wang Jianchun lowered his voice and said: "Dad, they are all your own family, you first take Brother Li and teach him some external practice methods, and there are no requirements for qualifications......
Hearing this, Wang He glanced at Li Yi again, and his expression eased slightly: "Let's talk about it first, I will teach the method of forging the body, but I can't control the matter of entering the product!" ”
Li Yi was not a stupid person, and hurriedly replied: "The disciple understands that as long as the master is willing to teach, the disciple will be content." ”
Nodding, Wang He stood up and said, "Come to the room, I'll loosen your muscles and bones." ”
In the courtyard, seeing Old Man Wang entering the house with a young man, the men who were practicing couldn't help but show sympathetic eyes.