Chapter 365 Li Yuyi

The carriage stopped in front of the villa.

There were servants arranged by Xie Suzhi in the villa, a total of ten people.

They had just arrived at the villa.

After taking Shen Ningning and the others into the villa, when they encountered a fork in the road, the housekeeper had to pause for a while and think about which direction to go.

"My surname is Wu. I am the housekeeper arranged by the master to come to the villa. I learned that the princess and the prince were coming, and the rooms have been cleaned up."

In order to ease the embarrassment, housekeeper Wu led them to a quiet and elegant courtyard while speaking.

The courtyard is divided into four courtyards, east, west, south and north.

Each courtyard has a different scenery.

The best east courtyard was left to Mo Lingwei.

But Mo Lingwei asked Shen Ningning to choose first.

The little guy thought about it and felt that the north courtyard was cold and it was not suitable for anyone to live there.

So he said: "Shangyi will live in the south courtyard with me, brother will live in the east courtyard, and Lu Shaoyuan will go to the west courtyard?"

Naturally, everyone had no objection.

Only Ye Shangyi couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

She pretended to be calm and said, "Ah? You invited me? Okay, I'll listen to you."

As she said that, she couldn't wait to let the maid follow her and ran forward.

She didn't forget to turn back and urge Shen Ningning: "Come on, why are you walking so slowly?"

Shen Ningning chuckled.

She made an agreement with Mo Lingwei and Lu Shaoyuan: "Let's take a break, and let Butler Wu take us to the warm hall for lunch at noon."

Lu Shaoyuan nodded: "I have to take a good rest."

Watching him rub his shoulders and leave, Shen Ningning looked at Mo Lingwei with her watery eyes.

But she found that Mo Lingwei seemed to have a cold look between his eyebrows since he came out.

He seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Brother, are you worried about something?" The little guy asked softly.

Looking at Shen Ningning's caring black eyes, Mo Lingwei finally shook his head.

He pursed his lips and smiled indifferently: "It's okay, I'm going to rest, see you later."

When Shen Ningning went to the South Courtyard, Ye Shangyi had already diligently helped her spread the bedding.

"I spread three soft mattresses, and it's soft to sleep on." Ye Shangyi couldn't wait to walk to the little guy to take credit.

However, Shen Ningning's little hand was on her chin, as if thinking about something.

Ye Shangyi patted her: "What are you thinking about?"

Shen Ningning muttered: "Nothing, I just think my brother seems a little unhappy. He has been a little absent-minded all the way here."

Ye Shangyi sneered when she heard it.

"Of course he is unhappy. I heard from my grandfather that he quarrels with the emperor every day."

As she said, Ye Shangyi saw Shen Ningning's little face turned pink by the cold wind.

She took the little guy's hand: "Let's go inside, otherwise you will be cold, I don't know how to take care of people."

When they got to the house, Ye Shangyi took the initiative to help Shen Ningning pour a cup of hot tea.

Then, the two little girls sat on the low couch under the window.

The snowy scenery outside was exquisite, and the pines and cypresses were cold.

They sat by the window, and on the table in front of them was a bubbling teapot.

"You must have heard of the daughter of the Nanzhou prefect, right?" Ye Shangyi asked with an intriguing expression.

Shen Ningning held the teacup in her little hands, and her eyes were black and big on her milky white face.

Like a little white cat keeping warm.

She blinked curiously: "The daughter of the prefect? ​​I don't know her."

"Tsk!" Ye Shangyi frowned: "Li Yuyi, haven't you heard of her?"

Looking at Shen Ningning's ignorant face, Ye Shangyi was sure that Shen Ningning had never cared about this person at all.

She patiently explained: "It was Miss Li who opened a tent with Xie Yuanjiu to distribute porridge in Nanzhou before, and happened to put out a fire."

"She is eight years old this year. There have been rumors in Nanzhou that on the day she was born, purple clouds floated in the sky, which is called auspicious, but I guess it is mostly false."

Speaking of this, Ye Shangyi obviously didn't believe it, curled her lips, and despised these people who made up stories.

Shen Ningning took a sip of tea and blinked her slender eyelashes.

"But you still didn't say what this has to do with my brother's quarrel with the emperor."

Ye Shangyi patted the table lightly: "I haven't finished yet."

"This Li Yuyi also took the lead in donating a lot of things during the drought and cold disasters, especially recently."

"She heard that there was still a war on the border, so she found her aunt who married to the Mongolian vassal, bought fifty strong and sturdy red horses, and donated them to the court."

"My grandfather said that the emperor was very pleased and praised the Li family for their kindness and consideration for the people."

"It just so happened that Li Yuyi's father, Li Zhifu, had made outstanding achievements in Nanzhou in recent years, so the emperor ordered him to be transferred back to Beijing to take office and conferred him the title of second-rank minister!"

Shen Ningning listened with relish, as if she was listening to a story.

She stretched out her little hand and picked up the jujube paste cake prepared on the table.

After taking a bite, he asked vaguely, "What happened next?"

Ye Shangyi described it vividly, "What happened next? What happened next is what made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince angry."

"I heard that the Emperor praised Li Yuyi highly, saying that she was brave and resourceful, and planned to wait for Lord Li to come to Beijing next spring, and then appoint Li Yuyi as the Crown Prince's female official."

"Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not be angry? He only thinks about you in his heart, how could he accept Li Yuyi?"

Shen Ningning swallowed the jujube paste cake in her mouth and opened her big watery eyes.

"Wow~" she expressed her amazement.

Ye Shangyi saw that Shen Ningning was neither nervous nor angry.

She moved over and squeezed in next to the little guy and sat down.

"Don't you care? If this Li Yuyi comes to Beijing, she will definitely steal your limelight."

"I think you should take action now and give her a warning."

"Didn't she donate horses? You should donate... military rations! Let her give up."

Shen Ningning picked up the candied green plums next to her and started eating.

Her two pink cheeks puffed up.

Her soft voice was full of innocence: "But I have donated a lot."

"Next time when I need it, I will donate again. I don't want to waste my supplies just to compete with her."

Ye Shangyi heard it and shook her head repeatedly.

"You really do whatever you want by relying on the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"But it's true. You are a blessed girl, blessed by the gods. How can she compete with you?"

"Then I don't put her in my eyes. Anyway, my grandfather said that the Li family is just a new rich, and they have only been rich for two generations. My grandfather's grandfather is the Prime Minister."

After saying this, Ye Shangyi took Shen Ningning's hand.

"Stop eating. Let's go and see how soft the three quilts I made for you are!"

At noon, the four of them finished their lunch together and discussed where to go later.

Shen Ningning suggested happily: "Just now, housekeeper Wu said that there is a large area of ​​wild plums in the back mountain, both red and green. Let's go and have a look, okay?"

Mo Lingwei nodded at her.

Only Lu Shaoyuan hesitated for a moment: "If we go, how many people should we bring?"

Ye Shangyi sneered and raised her delicate eyebrows: "What? Are you scared?"

Lu Shaoyuan saw Shen Ningning's round black eyes looking at him.

He immediately straightened his back: "Who is scared? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Shen Ningning are of noble status. Calling more people is also to protect their safety."

At the end, he himself lost his confidence.

Remind: "But do we really want to go?"

"I just heard something strange. If I tell you, I'm afraid you won't dare to go."

He lowered his voice mysteriously: "Do you know what's behind this manor?"