Happy Little Scholar

"Son-in-law, that Qin guy is not a good guy. We really have to go. What if they bring people to ambush inside? Aren't we too few?" Sitting in the carriage, Lao Fang said with some worry.

Li Yi didn't know why Prime Minister Qin invited him to the Qin Mansion for the time being. Was it a Hongmen Banquet or some other purpose? After receiving the invitation from the prime minister of the dynasty, he had to go and take a look.

And since Prime Minister Qin invited him so openly, there was no need to worry about safety.

If something really happened, I'm afraid he would be the one with more headaches.

In order to be on the safe side, I originally thought of letting Miss Liu accompany me, but she was really busy recently, and Ruyi's identity was not quite suitable. After thinking about it, I decided to bring Lao Fang here.

The carriage stopped in front of the Qin Mansion. Li Yi got off and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, just find a place outside to wait. Nothing will happen."

A servant from the Qin Mansion had already come to greet him and asked respectfully, "But County Lord Li?"

Li Yi handed over the post in his hand. After the servant read it, he immediately said, "County Lord Li, please, the master is waiting for you inside."

The attitude of the Qin Mansion servant surprised Li Yi a little. It seemed that today was not as he imagined, and it seemed that he was not going to raise an army to question him.

After all, the young master of the Qin family had a deep grudge against him. A few days ago, he accidentally cheated him a little bit. It was reasonable for the Qin family to trouble him because of these things.

Lao Fang and several guards were sitting under a big tree opposite, and their eyes occasionally glanced at the Qin Mansion.

Li Yi was led by the servant and walked through the Qin Mansion, and he was also looking at everything around him.

The Qin Mansion was not what he had imagined. Although it was still beyond the reach of ordinary people in terms of scale and other aspects, it was still a bit simple for a prime minister who was above ten thousand people.

There were not many maids and servants on the road. They were all doing their work silently, which seemed a bit lifeless. They were not like those in his own family. Although they did a lot of work, they were chattering and startled all day long. They did not look like maids at all. They were also unique in the capital.

"Brother Liu's words are too biased. Who said that women enjoy leisure? Men go to the border to fight, while women weave at home. They go to farm during the day and spin cotton at night. They work hard day and night..."

There was a voice coming from the front. I didn't expect that there were people in the Qin Mansion who liked to listen to operas. It was "Mulan". Li Yi saw a middle-aged man who seemed familiar coming from the front, humming this passage. He was actually in tune and had some skills. He must have listened to operas all year round.

It was not until he saw the man coming from behind him that Li Yi remembered, "Oh, the fifth master of the Qin family."

The man was stunned when he saw Li Yi, and then his face quickly returned to normal. He followed the middle-aged man and passed by Li Yi.

The middle-aged man walked a few steps, suddenly turned around, pointed at Li Yi, and asked the servant, "Who is this person? Why have I never seen him before?"

The servant hurriedly replied, "Fifth Master, this is Li Yi, County Master Li, the master's guest. The master is still waiting, so we will go first."

The fifth master of the Qin family was stunned. The master mentioned by the servant was naturally his father.

However, there are many guests in the family on weekdays, but almost all of them are active visitors. With my father's status and position, it is naturally impossible for him to visit others, but the number of people he personally invited is actually very small.

He was confused for a moment, and then realized another thing, "Li Yi, Li County Bo?"

He was stunned for a moment, looked at the man with some uncertainty and asked, "He just said, Li Yi, Li County Bo?"

The man nodded and said, "That's right."

"Let's go, let's go back and take a look." The fifth master of the Qin family showed an excited smile on his face and turned to walk in the direction he came from.

"Fifth Master is not going to listen to the opera today?" The big man asked in confusion.

"Why go out to listen to the opera? Isn't there a ready-made one at home? By the way, is His Royal Highness the King of Shu in the young master's room now... Oh, it's not bad, the house is lively today."

Watching the fifth master stride forward, the man scratched his head, a trace of doubt appeared on his face, then shook his head and quickly followed.

The Qin Mansion didn't seem to be very big, at least it was much smaller than Li Xuan's Prince's Mansion.

Li Yi estimated that it was only three or five minutes later that the servant took him to a hall and walked in and said, "Master, County Lord Li is here."

The servant was also surprised at this time. On weekdays, when there were guests in the mansion, they would wait for the master, even His Royal Highness the King of Shu was no exception. The situation today was extremely rare.

Li Yi walked in and saw an old man with gray hair sitting on the main seat, wearing a plain Confucian robe, just like the Prime Minister Qin he had seen in the past.

"Junior greets Prime Minister Qin." Even though his several meetings with Prime Minister Qin could not be called harmonious, the proper etiquette was still necessary.

The reason why he called himself "junior" instead of "lower official" was because the Academy of Mathematics was directly under the jurisdiction of the old emperor, and even the prime minister had no right to intervene. In fact, he and the officials in the court had no superior-subordinate relationship.

"Sit down." Prime Minister Qin stretched out his hand and said very straightforwardly.

There was a low table between the two chairs, and Li Yi couldn't sit at the bottom and shout and talk. After looking at Prime Minister Qin, he sat on the other chair.

"I asked you to come here today. You must be surprised, right?" Qin Xiang looked at Li Yi and spoke frankly.

"It is indeed a little unexpected." Li Yi nodded and said.

"Bring the tea." Qin Xiang smiled rarely, and seemed not to be in a hurry to get to the point. After waving to the outside, a maid from the Qin Mansion came in from outside.

"This tea is originally from Songzhou. It was given by His Majesty. It is the best of the tribute teas. You can't taste it on weekdays." Qin Xiang was actually interested in introducing tea, which made Li Yi even more confused. He didn't know what medicine he was selling.

However, he was not in a hurry and smiled: "In this case, I am lucky today."

The maid who poured tea carefully handed a cup of tea to Qin Xiang. When she handed another cup to Li Yi, her hands were shaking slightly, causing the cup lid and the cup body to collide, making a tinkling sound.

Seeing this, Li Yi immediately became alert. He was just pouring tea, but he was so scared. Could it be that the tea was poisonous?

He looked up at the maid and found that her face was covered with a veil...

Could it be a masked assassin?

Li Yi thought so in his heart. When one hand was already holding the chair, Qin Xiang frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"Master, I, I feel a little unwell." The maid said with a trembling voice.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiang's expression eased and he said, "Since you are not feeling well, go back to your room and rest. Tell the housekeeper to ask him to send someone else over."

At this time, Li Yi's expression had returned to calm. He stood up and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry. I suddenly felt a little urgent. I don't know..."

In the current situation, it might not be appropriate to directly talk about that matter. Qin Xiang had already picked up the teacup, but he put it down again after hearing this and said, "People have three urgent things. It doesn't matter..."

Then he looked at the maid and said, "You take Li County Bo first."

Li Yi smiled apologetically and walked out slowly. The maid put down the tray and followed him out, clenching her fists. Under the gauze, her expression was so complicated that it was difficult to describe.