When Yongxi went to the household department to help Li Hui apply for leave, the whole place was in chaos.
Everyone knew what the emperor meant by keeping Li Hui, but it was only for one morning. Now that Li Hui sent someone to ask for leave, it also gave the Ministry of Revenue a buffer time.
Cui Shangshu readily granted leave and generously gave him two days.
After the others left, he looked at Liu Berson and said:
"We have worked together for many years. I know it was wrong of me to dodge you in the court today, but at that time I was really grabbed by Mr. Zhou."
Liu Berson did not complain when he heard this, but nodded calmly and said:
"I don't blame you. After all, it's good for me now. At least I can bring my whole family back to my hometown. But if Brother Cui continues to hesitate like this, I'm afraid he will end up..."
She didn't finish what she said, but Cui Shangshu understood what she meant.
"Don't worry, I know what to do. Let's deal with these things quickly. We only have two days." After Cui Shangshu finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves to help him.
The emperor was able to help the Ministry of Household Affairs keep Li Hui, so he naturally wanted to give them a chance. Li Hui himself was sensible and found an excuse to take leave, which invisibly gave them more time. Since Zhou Fang is in the court today
Drag him and post a visit later, he shouldn't be rejected.
There are a lot of things to be sorted out when the Ministry of Households is replaced by a Minister of Households. Tonight, the lights in the Household Department are brightly lit, and everyone is writing hard and getting ready for the whole night.
At the same time, Li Hui was at home with Li Heng and a roller, playing leaf cards comfortably. Guo Da was a hand in hand, but his card skills were obviously average and he always lost, even with Yan Yixin's help.
It is said that novices will have great luck playing this game, but unlike others, he has a very poor gaming experience.
After playing two rounds and losing two rounds, Guo Dake directly gave up his position to Yan Yixin when he adjusted the wind again.
"Come and play for a while. I'm tired and need to take a rest."
When Li Hui heard this, he exposed it unceremoniously——
"Brother Dake, are you tired or have you lost and don't want to play anymore? You have to be a grandfather now, so you have to be honest."
Guo Dake, who was still a little in awe of him, clicked his tongue when he heard these words:
"I can't use my brain to trick you. How about we compete in farming? Let's see who can farm an acre of land quickly and well."
"Then I won't compete with you, can't I just take a break for a while?"
Cheng Xue gave Li Hui a funny shove and said:
"It's a bit serious! Brother Dake doesn't play this all the time, so naturally he has no interest in it."
Li Hui chuckled, "Haha..." and led the three children to continue drawing cards.
With the addition of Yan Yixin, the four of them knew how to count and memorize cards, so the playing time naturally took a long time. Guo Dake finally understood why he kept playing cards. It turned out that he didn't even look at the cards played by others.
When it was over, Li Hui fired the gun, and Guo Dake taunted him directly, saying "there is no overnight feud".
Cheng Xue touched Li Hui with her elbow and said:
"The date for the small reservation between the two families is set for three days. If you have taken leave these two days, please take us out for a walk."
Li Hui nodded while playing cards and said:
"Okay, then let's go to the villa in Pang's hometown. Heng'er has been there before. Wouldn't it be nice to go there in winter?"
When asked, Li Heng nodded, played a card and said:
"It's very nice. There is a red plum garden over there. The plum blossoms are in bloom at this time. Barbecuing in the yard has a unique flavor."
When Yang heard that he was going to another village, he shook his head in a hurry.
"Don't bother me, sister, just walk around the city."
"I'll go to the other village tomorrow. I'll take you around the city the day after tomorrow and buy some things for a small order. With the tempers of you and Dake, you have to leave right after the small order is finished. I don't know about you yet?"
Yang did not deny hearing the words, "Haha..." she chuckled twice and refused no longer. She is now very contented. She has been to the county, to the capital, and now even to the capital. She is the first person after the Snow Lady.
Two women from the village came to Beijing.
Thinking of this, the eyes he looked at his son became softer.
Although she disagreed with him when he came to the capital, she is still very happy now that the child has landed in the capital based on his ability.
Having said that, after breakfast the next day, three carriages left the capital one after another.
Li Hui took two days' leave, and Yan Yixin also took two days' leave. He worked under Zhou Fangshou, so it was very easy to take leave.
The carriage arrived at Pang's villa on the outskirts of Beijing. The housekeeper here had been waiting for a long time. Mr. Pang had given instructions before leaving that the Li family could come over at any time, but the mistress of the family could not come over.
After entering, she first went to Hongmei Garden. Cheng Xue looked in the direction of Li Heng's finger, and it turned out to be the pattern on the original jade pendant.
So, what is the relationship between the original person and the former empress?
The mother and daughter were definitely wrong. After all, the queen was not married to the emperor when she died, and she left no heirs at all. Aunt and nephew? What about the original family? She also asked the helpers who entered the house, but no one mentioned it.
and process experts.
"Sister, what are you thinking about?"
"I didn't think about anything. I was fascinated by the plum blossoms. Is your sister-in-law ready for the small order the day after tomorrow?"
"It's the same as what I gave to Wan'er at the beginning, at fifty taels of silver. Four pieces of jewelry, a pair of gold-reduced silver three-piece handkerchiefs, and two pieces of bright-colored materials you gave me back then. I know these don't count for the Zhang family.
What, but I have discussed it with the head of the house and I can only do what I can. That’s it, Wan’er feels aggrieved.”
After all, it was still a bit biased. The eldest brother could only build a house for a few dozen taels when he got married, but the second child's house was only 200 taels. She was embarrassed to face Li Hui and his wife.
Hearing this, Cheng Xue shook her head with a smile and said:
"Sister-in-law, don't think like that. It's easy for them to get angry with the sisters-in-law. There is a sulfur spring on the village. Let's go take a dip and relax."
"What is a sulfur spring?"
"It's like taking a bath, the water is warm." Cheng Xue said as she took her arm and left.
Seeing that the female family members were gone, Li Hui took Guo Dake for a walk up and down the villa.
Leaving the city early in the morning, Tiandong, his wife, and Li Zhong, who were left behind at home, had a day of free time. But before they had any time to spare, people came to the house to look for Li Hui in batches. The capital called
All the distinguished officials of the first and second grades came, except the Gu family and the Su family.
Tiandong always used the excuse that "the master is not here" to stop him, and Bai Wei was also ready to go out of the city to report the news as soon as possible.
Arrangements were made for Hongyang to stay at home, and when she was crossing two streets, she noticed someone was following her, so she had to lead him around in circles, and finally gave up and went into the shabu-shabu house.
Bai Qian had already left for Liaodong. She would come here every three days to check the accounts. Today was the second day but she was here too. The accountant handed her yesterday's account book. Bai Wei looked at the accounts with her eyes, but her thoughts
It's no longer here.
Before leaving, Tiandong specifically reminded the "Su and Gu" families that they were not coming, so if she went out of the city to inform her, she might be ambushed by them.
Thinking of this, she put down her account books and left through the back door, striding to the Beijing Liyuan...