Chapter 546: Poison in Tea?
"Uncle, the one surnamed Qin is not a good thing, we really have to go, in case they bring people to ambush inside, are there too few of us?" Sitting in the carriage, the old man said with some concern. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Li Yi didn't know why Prime Minister Qin invited him to the Qin Mansion for the time being, whether it was a Hongmen banquet or some other purpose, he received an invitation from the prime minister of the current dynasty, and he always wanted to go and see it.
And Qin Xiang's invitation is so open, in terms of security, there is actually no need to worry.
If something really happens, I'm afraid he will be the one who has more headaches.
Just in case, I originally wanted to let Miss Liu Er accompany her, but she has been really busy recently, and Ruyi's identity is a little inappropriate, so I think it's better to bring Lao Fang over.
The carriage stopped in front of the Qin Mansion, Li Yi got down from it, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you just find a place to wait outside, nothing will happen." ”
A subordinate from the Qin Mansion had already greeted him and asked respectfully, "But Uncle Li?" ”
Li Yi handed over the post in his hand, and after the person read it, he immediately said, "Uncle Li, please County, the master is waiting for you inside." ”
The attitude of the people of the Qin Mansion made Li Yi feel a little surprised in his heart, it seemed that today was not as he imagined, as if it was not Xingshi asking for guilt or something.
After all, the little grandfather of the Qin family has a deep grudge with him, and he accidentally tricked him so slightly a few days ago, and it is reasonable for the Qin family to really trouble him because of these things.
Lao Fang and a few guards sat under a big tree opposite, their eyes glancing at the Qin Mansion from time to time.
Li Yi was led by that subordinate, walking through the Qin Mansion, and he was also looking at everything around him.
The Qin Mansion is not as he imagined, although it is still beyond the reach of ordinary people in terms of scale and other aspects, but for the prime minister who is above 10,000 people under one person, it still seems a little simple.
There are not many maids on the road, they are just doing things silently, it seems a little lifeless, where is it like their own family, although the work is not less, but all day long chattering and startling, there is no little maid should look like, and it is the only one in this Kyoto city.
"Brother Liu's words are too biased, who said that women enjoy leisure, men fight at the border, women weave in their homes, farm during the day, spin cotton at night, and work hard day and night......"
There was a voice coming from the front, I didn't expect that there were people in this Qin Mansion who liked to listen to operas, and it was actually "Mulan", Li Yi saw a middle-aged man who seemed to be familiar coming from the front, humming this paragraph in his mouth, all of them were actually in tune, and he also had some skills, presumably he had been listening to dramas all year round.
It wasn't until he saw the man walking behind him that Li Yi remembered, "Oh, the fifth master of the Qin family." ”
When the man saw Li Yi, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face quickly returned to normal, followed behind the middle-aged man, and passed by Li Yi.
The middle-aged man walked a few steps, then suddenly turned his head again, pointed at Li Yi, and asked the man, "Who is this person, why have you never seen it?" ”
The man hurriedly replied, "Back to the fifth master, this is Li Yi Li County, the master's guest, the master is still waiting, let's go first." ”
The fifth master of the Qin family was stunned, and the old man in his mouth was naturally his father.
However, there are many guests in the family on weekdays, but almost all of them take the initiative to visit, and with his father's status, it is naturally impossible to visit others, but he personally invites very few.
He was puzzled for a moment before he realized something else, "Li Yi, Uncle Li County?" ”
He was stunned for a moment, looked at the man with some disbelief and asked, "He just said, Li Yi, Uncle Li County?" ”
The man nodded and said, "Exactly." ”
"Let's go and see." The fifth master of the Qin family showed an excited smile on his face, and turned around and walked in the direction he came.
"The fifth master is not going to listen to the play today?" Dahan asked suspiciously.
"What kind of drama are you going out to listen to, isn't there a ready-made one at home, by the way, is His Royal Highness the King of Shu ...... in the little master's room now, hey, yes, the house is lively today."
Watching the fifth master stride forward, the man scratched his head, a trace of doubt appeared on his face, and then he shook his head and followed quickly.
The Qin Mansion doesn't seem to be very big, at least much smaller than Li Xuan's Shizi Mansion.
Li Yi estimated that it would take three or five minutes to work, and then the next person took him outside a hall, walked in and said, "Master, Uncle Li is here." ”
This person was also surprised at this time, there were guests arriving at the house on weekdays, and they were waiting for the master, even His Royal Highness the King of Shu was no exception, like today's situation, it is extremely rare.
Li Yi walked in and saw a gray-haired old man, sitting on the throne, wearing a plain Confucian robe, just like the Qin Xiang he had seen in the past.
"The younger generation has seen Qin Xiang." Even though the few meetings he had with Qin Xiang could not be called harmonious, the etiquette that should be there was still indispensable.
The reason why he calls himself a "junior" instead of a "lower official" is because the academy is directly under the jurisdiction of the old emperor, even the prime minister has no right to interfere, and he has no relationship with the officials of the DPRK and China.
"Sit." Qin Xiang stretched out his hand and said very simply.
There was a low table between the two chairs, and Li Yi couldn't sit down, shouting and talking, and after glancing at Qin Xiang, he sat on another chair.
"The old man invited you over today, you must be surprised too, right?" Qin Xiang looked at Li Yi and spoke straightforwardly.
"It's a bit of a surprise." Li Yi nodded and said.
"Tea." Qin Xiang smiled rarely, and didn't seem to be in a hurry to enter the subject, and after waving to the door, a maid from the Qin Mansion walked in from outside the door.
"This tea is native to Songzhou, which is given by His Majesty, and it is the best in tribute tea, and you can't taste it on weekdays." Qin Xiang was actually interested in introducing the tea, which made Li Yi even more puzzled in his heart, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
However, he was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "In this way, today is a blessing." ”
When the maid who poured the tea carefully served a cup of tea to Qin Xiang and another cup to Li Yi, her hands were trembling slightly, causing the lid of the cup to collide with the body of the cup, making a clanging sound.
Seeing this, Li Yi immediately became a little vigilant in his heart, just pouring a tea, he was actually scared like this, could it be that this tea is poisonous?
He glanced up at the maid and saw that her face was still covered with a thin veil......
Could it be ----- masked assassin?
Li Yi thought so in his heart, and when one hand was already holding the chair, Qin Xiang frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”
"Old, sir, I'm a little unwell." The maid's voice trembled a little.
When Qin Xiang heard this, his face softened, and he said, "Since you are not feeling well, go back to your room to rest, tell the housekeeper, and let him come over with another person." ”
At this time, Li Yi's face had regained calm, stood up, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry, I suddenly have a little urgency, I don't know ......"
On the occasion at the moment, I am afraid that it is not suitable to say the matter directly, Qin Xiang's teacup has already been served, and when he heard the words, he put it down again, and said: "People have three urgency, you might as well ...... it."
Then he looked at the maid and said, "You can take Uncle Li first." ”
Li Yi smiled apologetically and walked out slowly, the maid put down the tray and walked out behind him, her fists clenched, and her face was indescribably complicated under the tulle.