If you want to eat melon, you have to eat real melon.

Author: Rensu

If you want to eat melon, you have to eat real melon.

In Shangjun Courtyard, Li Shui and Wei Yang were playing with flowers in the backyard.

Li Xin walked in quickly from outside, looking excited.

When Li Xin saw that Li Shui happened to be in the courtyard, he immediately said: "Brother Huai, you are really easy for me to find. You are actually interested in playing with flowers and plants here."

Li Shui asked puzzledly: "Brother Li, now that the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is rare to have free time. Wouldn't it be beautiful to raise flowers and plants here?"

Li Xin was a rough man who didn't even bother to raise flowers and plants. He was from a military background and would be willing to chop firewood in the camp. As long as he could hear the soldiers shouting for kill, he would be excited.

Li Xin looked at him and said, "I wonder what happened to the elixir that Brother Huai prepared for His Majesty?"

Li Shui trembled all over and glanced at Li Xin faintly: "Brother Li, if you have nothing to do, you can go find something to do. Why are you here teasing me?"

Li Xin chuckled and said, "Sure enough, this trick works."

Li Xin whispered: "I came to see you, of course I have something to do."

Li Shui looked at Li Xin's thick eyebrows and big eyes, wondering what this boy was holding back.

He turned to Wei Yang and said, "You rest first, I'll go and talk to General Li about something."

Weiyang nodded and said nothing.

After Li Shui and Li Xin left, Wei Young murmured: Even Li Xin knew how to use elixirs to tease his husband, how could his father not know about it? He must have turned a blind eye.

If it weren't for the fact that Huaiguzi created things that were beneficial to the people and the Qin Dynasty from time to time, my husband would have been thrown into prison long ago.

Weiyang thought for a while and realized that she couldn't always let her husband carry it by himself, so she went to look for Xiangli Bamboo. As long as there were new things, her father would not do anything to the Huaiguzi.

Li Xin and Li Shui walked into the house. After Li Xin sat down, he drank several cups of tea.

Li Shui said: "Brother Li came to me in such a hurry, what is the reason?"

Li Xin said mysteriously: "The door of the Qi Mansion has been closed for the past two days. All the supplies were placed at the door. Only the servants in the mansion opened the door and took them in. Do you know what happened?"

Li Shui took a sip of tea and asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"

Li Shui whispered: "The housekeeper of Qi Mansion died suddenly."

Li Shui was speechless for a while, thinking it was some shocking secret.

Li Shui said: "Why do you come here to do such a small thing? Brother Li, it seems that you are really free."

Li Xin scratched his head and said with a smile: "Both each other, I think Brother Huai, you are very leisurely."

Li Shui took a sip of tea and asked, "Speaking of which, isn't Master Qi about to get married to that Wu family? Why did the housekeeper of the house suddenly die?"

Li Xin patted his thigh and said, "That's right. I don't know if it's a coincidence or intentional."

Li Shui said: "You did it on purpose? Brother Li, do you know something?"

Li Xin leaned over and whispered mysteriously: "Brother Huai, do you know the cause of this housekeeper's death?"

Li Shui frowned in disgust. Li Xin likes to show off some gossip and is very mysterious.

Seeing how bored he is, let's grant his wish.

Li Shui pretended to be nervous and asked: "Oh? What's the cause of death?"

Li Xin felt even more proud when he saw Li Shui's expression. It seemed that he was very happy to know some gossip news in advance than Li Shui.

Li Xin whispered: "It is said that he died of excitement."

Li Shui frowned: "Died of excitement? Why are you excited? What can a butler like him be excited about?"

"When I am sitting on a mountain of gold and silver, my heart is completely calm."

Li Xin originally wanted to expose Li Shui's money-grubbing nature, but when he thought about the pleasant conversation he had just had with Li Shui, he responded with a compliment: "How can a butler like him be compared to Brother Huai?"

Li Shui and Li Xin looked at each other and laughed.

Li Xin continued: "As for why the housekeeper was excited, I don't know."

Li Shui said slowly: "I'm afraid Master Qi's marriage won't be consummated in a short time."

"Did someone really do this on purpose?"

"Brother Li, tell me, who among these cultural relics of the Manchu Dynasty disagrees with Mr. Qi."

Li Xin drank a cup of tea and looked at Li Shui silently without speaking.

Li Shui saw Li Xin staring at him without saying anything. He was about to ask when he suddenly came to his senses.

Li Shui frowned and said, "Brother Li, do you think it's me who doesn't have an eye with Mr. Qi?"

Li Xin said slowly: "Brother Huai, don't worry. There are many people who don't understand Brother Huai. It doesn't hurt to have him as Master Qi."

Li Shui curled his lips and said, "When Master Qi deceived Your Majesty, I personally went to ask Your Majesty to pardon Master Qi. This was obviously a favor to him. How could you think that I had any rift with Master Qi?"

Li Xin said: "Having said that, Mr. Qi received His Majesty's kindness and thanked His Majesty for his kindness. He did not accept your favor and was quite disdainful of you."

"Secondly, in the eyes of other courtiers, Brother Huai is a person who has no profit and cannot afford to leave early. This time I am asking Your Majesty to pardon Mr. Qi. I am afraid that all the courtiers will think that Brother Huai has some agenda."

Li Shuiqi said harshly: "These people have really blinded their eyes. Even though I was relegated to an immortal and had some kind intentions, they misunderstood me as having some agenda."

Li Xin poured a cup of tea for Li Shui and said, "Brother Huai, don't be angry. Those people are not worth it. Come, let's have tea."

The two of them drank and chatted.

Li Xin continued: "But having said that, there is probably someone else in the court who has a grudge against Mr. Qi."

Li Shui said slowly: "Are you talking about Zhao Teng?"

Li Xin nodded: "That day, His Majesty asked Zhao Teng to investigate the fooling around. The work was not done well, which prompted His Majesty to reprimand him. Zhao Teng must have been dissatisfied with Mr. Qi for a long time."

"Besides, Zhao Teng strongly opposed Mr. Qi's pardon in the political hall. It's unknown whether the two of them were secretly competing with each other in private."

Li Shui said slowly: "You are saying that the inexplicable death of the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion may have been caused by Zhao Teng."

Li Xin nodded and said: "If the people in this court want to use the death of the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion to threaten Mr. Qi, I am afraid that the only ones are Brother Huai and Zhao Teng."

Li Shui quickly waved his hand: "Don't take me with you, I don't take Master Qi seriously yet."

"Besides, the shares of Yali Daily have been transferred to me, and I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore."

Li Shui took a sip of tea and said, "If you say it's Zhao Teng, I don't think it's possible. Even if Zhao Teng is reprimanded by His Majesty, it will only make him feel that he is incompetent."

"If we try our best to ask His Majesty to punish Mr. Qi in the Council Hall, we are also fulfilling the duties of a court official. After all, deceiving Your Majesty is a serious crime."

"Zhao Teng, although he doesn't want to be my friend, is still decent."

Li Xin nodded silently, thinking: Who could it be?

While the two were chatting, the craftsman walked in and said, "Sir, I just learned that people from the Neishi Mansion went to Master Qi's house not long ago."

Li Shui smiled and said, "Just as we were talking about Zhao Teng, this guy sent someone over."

"I thought your news was false, but it looks like it's probably true."

Li Xin smiled and said: "Of course you have to eat real melons."

Li Shui asked: "Did the people from the Neishi Mansion find anything?"

The craftsman returned: "It is said that several people from the Neishi Mansion came out empty-handed and looked dejected."

Li Shui waved his hand, and the craftsman retreated.

Li Xin sighed and couldn't help but said: "It's still a raw melon."
Chapter completed!