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 has sent someone to ask for leave, it can also be considered as a buffer time for the Ministry of Revenue.

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..."

The following words were not finished, 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 could help the Ministry of Revenue retain Li Hui, so he naturally wanted to give them a chance. Li Hui was sensible enough to find an excuse to take a leave of absence, which inadvertently gave them some more time. Since Zhou Fang dragged him in the court today, he will not be rejected if he posts a visit later.

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 writes hard and is ready for the whole night.

At the same time, Li Hui took Li Heng and the roller at home and played leaf cards comfortably. Guo Da was a helper, but his poker skills were obviously mediocre and he always lost, even with Yan Yixin's help.

It is said that a novice will have great luck playing this card, but he is different from others and 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 always play this, so naturally he has no interest in it."

Li Hui chuckled, "Haha..." and led the three children to continue drawing cards.

With Yan Yixin joining the team, and the four of them knowing how to count and memorize cards, the game naturally took a long time. Guo Dake finally understood why he kept firing. It turned out that he didn't care about the cards played by others.

When it was over, Li Hui fired the gun, and Guo Dake mocked him directly, focusing on the theme of "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 in 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 the Red Plum Garden over there. The plum blossoms are in bloom at this time. Barbecuing meat in the yard has a unique flavor." When Yang heard that she was going to another village, she shook her 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 after the small order. I don't know about you yet?"

Yang did not deny the words, "Haha..." He chuckled twice and refused no longer. She is very content now. She has been to the county, to the prefectural city, and now she has even come to the capital. She is the second woman from the village to come to the capital after Xue Niang.

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 is stationed 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 works under Zhou Fang, so it's 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 he left that the Li family could come over at any time, but the matriarch 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 body and the former queen?

The mother and daughter must be wrong. After all, the queen was not married to the emperor when she died and 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 the Cheng family.

"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 the one I gave to Wan'er at the cost of fifty taels of silver. Four pieces of jewelry, a pair of gold-reduced silver three-piece handkerchiefs, and two pieces of bright-colored material 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 family, 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 daughter could only build a house with a few dozen taels when she got married, but the second child's house was only two hundred 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 this 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 he 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.

After leaving the city early in the morning, Tiandong, his wife, and Li Zhong, who were left behind at home, had a day of leisure. But before they had any time to spare, people came to the house looking for Li Hui in batches. All the famous officials from the capital 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.

She arranged her home for Hongyang, and when she was crossing two streets, she noticed someone was following her. She had to lead him around in circles, and finally gave up and went into the shabu-shabu house.

Bai Zian left for Liaodong a long time ago. She comes here every three days to check the accounts. Today is the second day, but she is here too. The accountant handed her yesterday's account book. Bai Wei looked at the accounts, but her mind was no longer on it.

Before leaving, Tiandong specifically reminded that the "Su and Gu" families were not coming, so if she went out of the city to inform them, 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...


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