"Whats the point? No wonder that scoundrel Bu Huaiyi could harm Father like that, hes too good at coaxing Father!" Li Wenshan sat up, angrily pounding his fist on the bed.

  "Brother! Youve messed up the bed, and even if your hands are swollen, its useless!" Li Xia leaned back in her chair, lazily swinging her legs.

  "What now? You..." Li Wenshan jumped up and squatted in front of Li Xia, his eyes shining brightly. "You have a way out? You must have a way out!"

  "There are many ways, but we dont use them!" Li Xia stopped shaking her feet. "Our difficulties arent just these two masters."

  Theres a master outside causing trouble, and at home theres an old lady too. Both places need someone to take care of them!

  "Hasnt Zhao Da left yet? Fifth Brother, go find Zhao Da and tell him that Father trusts both of you masters. If you need more manpower, have him discuss it with Eldest Uncle and quietly gather a few reliable people to help you." Li Xia said to Fifth Brother.

  "Uncle... can I have it?" Li Wenshans face was hesitant, after all he was just a child, how could his uncle possibly give him someone elses hand.

  "Just try it and youll know, by the way, tell Zhao Da about Qin Wang asking you to study at Wansong Academy too. Hmm... just tell him that you dont understand Wansong Academy, ask Big Brother to take charge and give some guidance." Li Xia added another sentence.

  "Tell this to Eldest Uncle..." Li Wenshans eyebrows rose and fell, "You mean to tell Eldest Uncle that I have dealings with the Qin King? To make him value us even more?"

  "Really!" Li Xia looked at Wu Ge happily, and Wu Ge was still the same as before. When he should be clever, most of the time he was indeed clever.

  "Alright! Ill go find Zhao Da, how many people do we need?" In just a moment, Li Wenshans spirits lifted and his morale soared.

  "Just say we need more manpower, nothing else. Lets see how many people Uncle can provide and what kind of people they are. Otherwise...” Li Xia trailed off, smiling at Fifth Brother with a curved eye. "Since hes already spoken up, let Zhao Da ask Uncle if he can help Father find a reliable master craftsman. Have him come over first, so when Fathers two masters leave, he can take over immediately and not be too busy."

  Li Wenshan pinched his chin with two fingers, nodding in agreement. "Mmm, mmm! Its a great idea! Ill go right away! Oh oh oh! That reminds me!" Li Wenshan retreated back, "Theres one more important thing, almost forgot to tell you." Li Wenshan turned serious, and Li Xia looked up at him with raised face.

  "Its all about the old lady, I asked Zhao Da, Zhao Da just smiled and didnt say a word, looking at him like that, there must be something fishy going on!"

  Li Xia furrowed her brow, and Li Wenshan continued, "Ill ask around again later, dont worry."

  "Hmm." Li Xia nodded and watched as Li Wenshan quickly stepped out of the door and headed towards the backyard.

  Just turned a corner, and saw Xiaojiez standing in front of the hanging flower gate, stretching her neck to look around. As soon as she saw Li Xia, she hurriedly picked up her skirt and ran over, "Ninth lady! Ninth lady! Look, loquats! The old master of Jiangning Prefecture sent a lot of loquats, and also some no-flowers, and many dim sum! Theyre so sweet, the old lady wont let us eat them, but the mistress had someone send them to the front hall, theyve all been sent away! I secretly took these loquats, Ninth lady try one, theyre so sweet...

  Before he could finish speaking, Little Jiu had already swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva.

  "Well each have half, and eat it here before going in." Li Xia and Xiao Jiuer sat on the threshold, finished eating the loquat, then went back to the inner courtyard.

  ………………

  Zhao Daxian followed behind Li Wenshan, watching him enter the county yamens back door. Not daring to delay for a moment, he immediately set off, urging his horse on and hastening back to Jiangning Prefecture.

  Returning to Jiangning Mansion, it so happened that Li Cuoshi was late for a banquet and had just finished washing up without resting yet. Upon hearing that Zhao Da wanted to see him, he hastily called him in.

  Zhao Das clothes were all drenched in sweat. Li Cao asked in surprise: "What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

  "Back to the master, nothing happened, Fifth Master said something important, I think its necessary to hurry back and tell the master. In a hurry, I rushed on the road." Zhao Da knocked his head and saw the ceremony, smiling.

  "Whats going on?" Li Cao asked, gesturing for Zhao Da to speak quickly.

  "Wu Ye said that the other day, Wang Ye, Jin Shizi, Gu Liu Ye and Lu Jiangjun went to Hengshan County for a trip, and called him over to have dinner together."

  Li Chuos servant stood up, "The prince asked him to eat together? Does he know that the prince is a prince?"

  "Yes! The identities of those few, Fifth Master knows them all. Fifth Master said that the Prince asked him to go to Wansong Academy to study and told him that they are now at Wansong Academy, letting him also go over there with everyone else to study together. Fifth Master wants me to ask Old Master if its suitable for him to enter Wansong Academy." Zhao Da finished speaking in one breath and looked up towards Li Fu Si.

  Li Chuo was stunned for a moment, slowly sat back down, and patted the armrest of the chair repeatedly before finally speaking up, "Of course its suitable, naturally its suitable. What else did Fifth Master say?"

  "Master Wu asked Xiaodi to inform Master Lao that the two teachers are cunning and had already told Third Master about the Dingping Prefecture matter, shifting the blame by saying they were innocent bystanders who suffered on behalf of others. Third Master trusted the two teachers very much. Master Wu said that now he can only secretly pay attention, but he doesnt even have a small servant to use, no one is available, and he wants to borrow a few people from Master Lao to use temporarily. Additionally, Master Wu also wanted to ask Master Lao for help, first by sending a teacher over, saying its convenient for him to seek advice morning and night, and secondly, when those two teachers leave, its good to immediately take their place, so Third Master wont be busy and flustered."

  Li Chuo listened, his expression slightly solemn, and after a moment of contemplation, he instructed Zhao Da: "I understand, youve done well. Go to the account room to collect ten taels of reward silver, and hurry back to rest."

  Zhao Dabang thanked him and hesitated for a moment, looking at Li Cuishi again and saying: "Theres another small matter, Fifth Master asked me about the origin of Clock Mother-in-law for half a day."

  Li Chuo hastily asked: "What did you ask? Tell me carefully!"

  "Wu Ye said, San Lao Ye and Zhong Pozi both said that San Lao Ye looks like his birth mother. In terms of blood ties, Zhong Pozi is indeed the paternal aunt of San Lao Ye, so why doesnt she look anything like him? I asked if Zhong Pozi was really San Lao Yes paternal aunt."

  "How did you answer?"

  "The little one didnt dare speak out of turn and didnt dare respond, so it passed by in silence."

  "Hmm!" Li Chuo walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, let out a long sigh: "Old Three is so lucky, my Li family indeed has deep blessings!" After sighing, he turned around and instructed Zhao Da, "Next time, reveal Madam Zhongs identity to him, but be tactful about it."

  "Yes!" Zhao Da finally stepped down with his hands hanging down.

  Li Chuo stood at the window with his hands behind his back, lost in thought for half a day, and then ordered: "Go see if Mr. Qin has rested yet."

  Before long, Mr. Qin arrived, and Li Shuo stood up to let him sit down. "Please sit down, sir. I knew you usually sleep late, so I just sent someone over to see if you were asleep."

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