In the last winter, the snow and ice melt and the rivers freeze. But Li Muyang's heart was like a thick ice, a few days ago, on a normal morning, Li Muyang received an official document, saying that the Hengshan faction had sent the chief disciple Li Zifeng to understand the situation and talk about something. Arrive in a few days.

The Hengshan faction has the seal that he can't ask for and can command the martial arts decency, and it is a mutual backer with the imperial court, and the eyeliner is all over the place, and the power should not be underestimated, and now the chief disciple is here, is it because of the last treasure theft, or has he secretly acted for several days in a row to reveal flaws? Li Muyang does not know, but from the moment he received the news, he stopped all actions and stayed quietly in the villa to deal with daily official documents.

Li Muyang faced the rising sun, stood at the window with his hands in his hands and sighed deeply after thinking for a long time, in front of the Hengshan faction, he could only make a small fuss, and he had not completely torn his face, so the rules and etiquette of the rivers and lakes that should be observed still had to be observed.

When I came back to my senses, I saw that Li Quan was already waiting for the first cup of hot tea after breakfast, Li Quan was the housekeeper of Hongyuan Villa, the confidant of the owner Li Muyang, in his early forties, seemingly kind eyes, always revealing shrewdness, wearing fine cotton clothes, the patterns on the clothes were slightly complicated, which showed that his status in the villa was very high.

Li Muyang took the teacup and took a sip, the bitterness of the tea reached the bottom of his heart, and he frowned slightly.

"Master, are you still worried about that?" Li Quan couldn't help but worry about Li Muyang, "Last time, the young owner of the village seriously injured him, and this time, I'm afraid that the person who came was not good." ”

"It doesn't matter. If you want to come, come on!" Li Muyang waved his hand impatiently.

"Fortunately, it's not Ouyang Ze. ”

Li Muyang pulled out a strange smile, "Li Zifeng is the chief disciple, every move, and even every word represents the Hengshan faction. Besides, being able to climb to the position of chief disciple is by no means a good kind. ”

Li Quan nodded, "The old slave has also heard before that Li Zifeng has assisted Ouyang Ze in quelling more than a dozen rebellions, rescued the crown prince, assisted the officers and soldiers in cracking the case of reselling royal antiques and jade, and fought the protector of the Lingye Palace... Whether it is the court or the rivers and lakes, it is also quite famous. It's really true that you can do this at a young age..."As he spoke, Li Quan unconsciously sketched Li Zifeng's expression in his mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.

Li Muyang didn't seem to care about Li Quan's gaffe, and continued, "Therefore, you must treat him well, and you must not let him have an accident within the jurisdiction of the villa, otherwise you and I and even the entire Hongyuan villa will not be able to afford it." ”

Li Quan wiped the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and said, "The old slave has written it down." ”

At this time, a servant in coarse cloth walked in and saluted respectfully, "Master, Uncle Quan, the guests of the Hengshan faction have arrived." ”

Li Quan took the first step to ask, "How many people are here?"

"I brought an attendant, two people in all. ”

"It's fine. Li Muyang exhaled a long breath, and then instructed Li Quan, "You go and have a look first, and I'll be there later." ”

"Yes. ”

After eleven years, when I saw the black wood plaque with the four big characters of 'Hongyuan Villa' again, Li Zifeng's heart was still heavy, Li Muyang's harsh criticism back then, the weakness of his mother, and the bullying of the housekeeper and servants... Flooding into the mind. In the midst of the gods, there was a 'squeak', the door slowly opened, and a person dressed as a housekeeper walked over quickly surrounded by several servants and saluted, "I have heard the name of Li Gongzi for a long time, and when I saw it today, I really had an extraordinary temperament." ”

Li Zifeng frowned in disgust when he saw the sneering appearance of the person in front of him, and he recognized this person at a glance as Li Quan, the housekeeper of Hongyuan Villa. When I was a child, I was not less 'taken care of' by him......

Back then, not long after the death of her mother-in-law Liu Xiujuan, when she was only seven years old, she accidentally knocked over a basin of water when she was washing clothes, but this one was accidentally beaten by the housekeeper Li Quan.

The whip was ruthlessly whipped on his body, tearing his clothes, accompanied by Li Quan's scolding, "You mourning star, like your dead ghost old lady, you can't do this well, you are delicate, you really treat yourself as a young master? The master doesn't want to see you, you are a subordinate!

"Li Gongzi?"

A light call brought back Li Zifeng's thoughts. Li Quan came back to his senses when he saw the person in front of him, and continued, "Li Gongzi has just recovered from his serious injury, and he has been tired all the way, which is really hard. ”

Hearing the words 'Serious Injury Recovery', Li Zifeng's eyes suddenly became a little cold, but the corners of his mouth still maintained a gentle smile, and he asked knowingly, "May I ask who you are?"

Hearing Li Zifeng say this, Li Quan's smile froze on his face, although he is just a housekeeper, he has been in Hongyuan Villa for many years and is in charge of the affairs of the village. In the village, he has long been commanding and high, and he has been walking the rivers and lakes with Li Muyang all the year round, and he is still well-known within the jurisdiction of Hongyuan Villa within a radius of dozens of miles, and he must be respectfully called 'Uncle Quan' wherever he goes. The chief disciple of the Hengshan Sect came all the way, and if he said that he didn't know who he was, he was afraid that it was unlikely. Li Quan forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, bowed his head slightly, and looked like a master on his face, "Li Gongzi is not familiar with life, I may not have heard of it, and it is Li Quan, the housekeeper of Hongyuan Villa." The family in the village all called me 'Uncle Quan'. ”

"Uncle Quan..."Li Zifeng said with a smile, "Then I don't know if Uncle Quan understands, if I talk to the guests with this attitude, I'm afraid I will be beaten by the tutor for a few days and won't be able to get out of bed." ”

Li Zifeng said this, Li Quan was startled, his heart skipped a beat, he felt that the other party was obviously not kind to him, and the entourage behind him also turned their eyes to him, as if waiting for him to end.

A trace of gloom flashed on Li Quan's face, but because of the number of courtesies, he still endured it and did not have a seizure, and his face still maintained a humble attitude, "Childe is angry, if there is anything that is not polite and thoughtful, I hope that Childe will forgive me." ”

"Bad manners?" Li Zifeng sneered, and arranged the collar of his coat casually, "I think your owner is too lenient with his subordinates, and he actually allows a housekeeper to talk nonsense and point fingers in front of me!"

The seemingly humble smile completely froze on his face, and when he was embarrassed, the owner Li Muyang almost trotted all the way to the gate, and after the servant saluted, Li Muyang pushed Li Quan behind him, with a flattering look, "The chief disciple of the Hengshan faction is here, it really makes Peng Shen shine, I have heard the name of Li Gongzi for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was really a young hero, and it was extraordinary." ”

Li Zifeng narrowed his expression and stared at his titular father, this man was more than seven feet tall, slightly broad, wearing a dark purple robe with auspicious cloud patterns, a lilac jade belt around his waist, a delicate jade pendant hanging on it, a dark thickened coat on the outside, and his gray hair was tied on the top of his head with a high-quality hair crown.

I haven't seen him for eleven years, except for the slightly deep wrinkles on his face, everything else has not changed, his eyes are still shrewd and calculating, the corners of Li Zifeng's mouth hooked up an imperceptible smile, his eyes are like torches, the etiquette is still thoughtful, and he bends his hand slightly, "Master Li, the younger generation is uninvited, take the liberty to disturb, and I hope that the owner of the village is Haihan." ”

"What did Childe say? This weather is cold, and the village has prepared good tea, if Childe doesn't dislike it, why don't you go in and warm up?"

"Excuse me. Master Li Zhuang doesn't have to be polite, just call me 'Zifeng'. ”

"If you don't dislike it, how about I call you 'virtuous nephew'?"

"You are free. ”

Stone paving, promenade pavilion, green pine evergreen, looking at strange and familiar places, Li Zifeng's eyes can't help but be covered with a layer of fog, remember when I was a child, the happiest time every day, is the New Year's holiday, my mother took herself here to play, a play is a day......

When I came back to my senses, I had already walked into the inner hall, the inner hall of Hongyuan Villa is usually the place where Li Muyang received distinguished guests, the walls were hung with celebrity calligraphy and paintings, the tables and chairs were made of fine mahogany, carved with fine and complex patterns, the sun was warm, spacious and bright, and the stove burned sandalwood all the year round, which was comfortable. At that time, he was not as good as a servant, and he was not even qualified to walk in with tea and water.

After greeting and taking a seat, the housekeeper Li Quan personally served hot tea, Li Zifeng held the teacup, lifted the lid of the cup, and gently skimmed the tea foam, the heat was thick, and the eyes were a little sore. That year, it was also such a cup of hot tea, which was ruthlessly splashed on himself by the person in front of him......

"Virtuous nephew?"

Li Zifeng came back to his senses and smiled apologetically, "The owner of the village forgive me, the junior has thought of something else." After that, he looked at Li Quan intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Muyang followed his gaze and said with a smile, "It was my negligence to be negligent just now, and I will definitely discipline him strictly in the future." ”

"Definitely. Li Zifeng took a sip of tea, "Master Li, with all due respect, if you continue to be so lenient, I am afraid that one day it will climb on your head, I think, this is not what you want to see, right?"

Li Muyang's expression froze, and he looked cautiously at the person sitting with him, although Li Zifeng had a modest smile on his face, his eyes exuded an imperceptible coldness, if it was because of the last night attack on the library Pavilion, it would be understandable, but in this cold gaze, it seemed to reveal invisible hatred, thinking of this, his whole body trembled almost invisibly, and he smiled awkwardly, "What the virtuous nephew said is true." It's just that the matter of the library pavilion of your sect last time was completely advocated by people who didn't know what to do in the village, so he seriously injured the virtuous nephew, and that Shi Bingyi was restless for a long time, so he ......"

Li Zifeng raised his eyebrows, his eyes were as sharp as a knife blade and braved the cold light, he chose himself in advance, he was really a 'good master', thinking of this, the teacup in his hand slammed on the table lightly, making a crisp sound, "Master Li Zhuang doesn't have to be nervous, the younger generation is not here to ask the teacher to ask for the crime, if the family teacher really has the heart to investigate, I am afraid that he would have personally gone out a long time ago." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Li Muyang echoed, "Thank you for your magnanimity, and thank you for your magnanimity." From now on, I should strictly restrain myself and my family. ”

When it came to the serious injury, Li Zifeng couldn't help but think of Li Shijie, "Oh, by the way, why don't you see your son?"

"Oh, the village has been busy lately, so the dog has gone out to do some things for me, and I won't be back in a few days. ”

Li Zifeng felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart, "Then I don't know what the matter is, I actually sent the young owner to go out in person?"

"Oh, it's just a little bit of collecting rents and inspecting the income of some of the properties. ”

Li Zifeng smiled but said nothing......