Chu Yi, You Are the Regional King's Mansion's Hope!
night
The lively scene in the back garden of the Prince's mansion during the day was washed away by the silence of the night. The laughter of the crowd was no longer there, leaving only the tall trees guarding the garden, accompanying the chirping insects.
After dinner, Li Daozong was still thinking about his son-in-law being hired by Li Eryong, so he was naturally a little depressed.
Although he was very satisfied with his son-in-law's answer during the day that he only wanted to accompany his daughter wholeheartedly, he also secretly sighed that this son-in-law who casually used embroidered balls to recruit snow geese was indeed a good fate bestowed by the heavens.
However, he had already witnessed Chu Yi's talent and ability. He had long believed that Chu Yi was the person who would be able to take over and revitalize their Regional King's Mansion in a hundred years. He still felt a little indignant about Chu Yi's lack of ambition.
As Li Daozong was thinking about this, he unknowingly walked to Chu Yi and Li Xue Yan's courtyard.
He decided to have a good talk with Chu Yi.
In the study room, Chu Yi was holding Li Xue Yan's hand and teaching her calligraphy. The candlelight shone gently on the couple.
The two of them were so engrossed in what they were doing that they did not notice that Li Daozong had already walked to the door of the study.
"Master is here."
It was the servant girl's soft call that woke the two of them up. They suddenly looked up and saw Li Daozong standing outside the study door with his hands behind his back and a heavy expression.
" Father…" Li Xue Yan was afraid that Li Daozong would punish Chu Yi because of what happened during the day. She was so nervous that she didn't know what to say.
"Father, is there something important? If you summon me, I'll go over. How can I trouble father?”
Chu Yi knew that Li Daozong wouldn't let go of his rejection of Li Er's official title so quickly. He would definitely come looking for him again.
Now, he was worried that Li Xue Yan would be stuck between the two of them, so he said,"Xue Yan, it seems like father-in-law has some urgent matters to attend to. Why don't you go back and rest first?”
" Husband, I'll stay…"
Li Xue Yan wanted to stay behind and speak up for Chu Yi, but when she turned around and saw her father nodding his head with a serious expression, as if he agreed with Chu Yi, she had no choice but to leave. She was afraid that she would only make things worse if she helped.
Li Xue Yan had just left when Li Daozong asked,"Father wants to ask you today what plans you have in the future. A man's ambition is to travel far and wide. Since you are unwilling to accept the position of the Emperor, what do you plan to do in the future?”
Chu Yi had long guessed that Li Daozong was looking for him because of this matter. He thought that he might as well tell them about his lofty ambitions for coming here so that they would not have too much hope for him.
"Father-in-law, I've already said it during the day. My goal in this life is to accompany Xue Yan for the rest of my life.”
"You…your talent and ability are obvious to everyone. You don't have to lie to me. You've become an official in the imperial court, can't you accompany Xue Yan for the rest of your life?”Li Daozong said directly.
"Father-in-law, you're wrong. Entering the court as an official is as deep as the sea. I'm just a small figure from the countryside. Even if I have some knowledge, how can I be compared to those old foxes who have been in the officialdom for a long time? I don't think I'm qualified for this position!”
Actually, Chu Yi didn't want to be an official. Firstly, he wanted to be a salted fish. Secondly, he didn't want to work for Li Shimin.
"In such a short period of time, you have made a complete reform of the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty and even proposed an unprecedented banking procedure. With just these two points, how many people in the imperial court can compete with you?
Moreover, I was the one who begged for the position of the Emperor for you. In the future, your every move will depend on our Junwang Fu.”
Li Daozong did not give up. He had to find out what Chu Yi was planning.
"Father-in-law, to tell you the truth, although this little son-in-law has some talent and knowledge and has shown off in front of the emperor a few times, I am not interested in these open and secret struggles in the officialdom at all.
My ambition is the wildness of the mountains. To be honest, if I hadn't received this embroidered ball, my life would have been indulging in mountains and rivers. Now that I had a snow goose, I was even more determined in this idea. I only wanted to travel with her in the future and see the beautiful scenery of the world.”
Chu Yi didn't want to keep Li Daozong in suspense and directly said that he just wanted to be a happy salted fish, eat, drink, and have fun with his daughter.
" You…" Li Daozong didn't expect Chu Yi to say this and was speechless.
Li Daozong didn't say anything, and Chu Yi didn't continue either. The study suddenly fell silent, and it was a little awkward. The two of them didn't know how to convince each other to break through this awkward situation.
" To indulge in the mountains and rivers…Ha, this is indeed a good ambition…" It was Li Daozong who spoke first, breaking the awkward atmosphere that pervaded the book.
"If you hadn't become my family's Junma, you would have been able to live a carefree life by yourself, but what is your current status? Even if you don't have an official position, how can you have nothing to do with the Imperial Residence?”
Li Daozong was no longer angry. Instead, he said with some sadness.
"You have become the county horse of the wang fu and enjoyed this great wealth. Naturally, you have to bear this price.
With your talent, it might not be difficult for you to start from scratch and become a rich man. But now that the wealth has been delivered to you, what you need to think about is how to protect it and protect the people who are important to you!”
Chu Yi listened to Li Daozong's change of tone and knew that his father-in-law was speaking from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't help but feel touched.
Indeed, since ancient times, power and money had always been inextricably linked. Chu Yi had now picked up a great bargain and became the county horse of the Prince's mansion.
A lifetime of living without worry, with a beauty in his arms, could these things really be obtained directly?
Li Daozong saw that Chu Yi didn't say anything else and didn't want to say anything more. He shook his head and turned around to leave.
When he reached the door, he stopped and looked at Chu Yi,""Now that I am still here, I can naturally protect you all. I am afraid that after a hundred years, no one will be able to support this huge wangfu.
I know that Jing Heng and Jing Ren's aptitude is average, but I was surprised to see your talent. I always thought that you were sent by the heavens to guard the Imperial Residence for me, but who knew that your ambition was not here…"
Having said that, Li Daozong did not continue and left.
Chu Yi, who was in the study, looked at Li Daozong's back as he left. He was deep in thought as he thought about what Li Daozong had just said.
He had picked up the glory of this life for nothing. How could he really not pay anything and just be a happy salted fish without any worries?
Even if he did not become an official, his fate was closely linked to the Imperial Residence.
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