Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

In order to find out Li Ying's life experience, the gentleman got Xiao Beicheng's permission, so he went to the prime minister's mansion to inquire about the news.

Li Ying lost power and suffered misfortune, even the butler Liu Kai died in full view, the current Prime Minister's Mansion is panicked, the servants and maids have been sneaking away for half a month, and weeds have started to grow in the yard, which is completely desolate .

Jun Ziyou couldn't help but lament the coldness of the world, the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was so beautiful back then, has become so desolate now, I really don't know if Li Ying can stand on the court again in the future and revive the prestige of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Doctor Jiang's words, it's best not to come true for the rest of your life.

He secretly entered the door with emotion, walked through the empty front hall, rubbed the dust deposited on the ornaments with his fingertips, and sighed again.

When he was helpless, he suddenly heard a cat meowing in his ear, and Jun Ziyou subconsciously pressed his cuff, without touching his own black coal ball, he knew that there were other cuties in the huge Xiangfu, and looked around, Then he found the little guy who was hiding in the gap in the corridor, looking at him eagerly.

The cat is a three-flowered cat, very afraid of people, and when it saw Jun Ziyou stretching out his hand, it ran away warily, leaving only a string of footprints of plum blossoms in different shades.

He followed the direction of the footprints, and saw the lame San Hua'er jumping into the arms of an old woman, screaming softly, acting like a baby.

The old woman is getting old, her eyes are not very good, and she hasn't noticed Jun Ziyou's visit yet.

Out of etiquette, the latter bowed his hands and said "Sorry for the interruption", the old woman slowly got up, staggered forward, took his hand, and asked in an old and hoarse voice: "Master, is it Are you back?"

This was the first time that Jun Ziyou heard Li Ying being referred to by someone other than Xiang Ye. Although he didn't want to disappoint the old man, he couldn't hide this matter, so he could only tell the truth.

"Old man, I was entrusted by the Prime Minister to come back to take a look. He encountered some trivial matters, and he couldn't get away for a while, and he was worried about going to the mansion, so he asked me to come back and take care of him. I don't know if there is anything I can do for you?"

"Don't lie to me, I know that none of you are willing to tell, but the young master must have encountered something outside, otherwise he wouldn't have left home for so long without saying a word, the ancestral hall I don't even care about..."

Gentleman You Yu couldn't bear to deceive the old man, he guessed that the old woman had served in the prime minister's mansion for many years, and maybe knew a thing or two about Li Ying's life experience, so he wanted to collect some useful information, and lied against his will.

"Actually, this time, Master Xiang was worried about the ancestral hall, so he asked me to come back and offer incense for him."

"Then you have to hurry up, it will be bad luck if it is late."

The old woman leaned on crutches, and every step was very difficult, but she still declined Jun Ziyou's kindness to help her, and led the man through the garden tended by Li Ying himself, to a remote courtyard, and took out three The stick of incense was in Junziyou's hands, he pointed to the courtyard, and said softly: "It's inside, the ancestor's rule is that women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, so you should pay attention, walk lightly, and don't disturb the Li family Grandpa, come out as soon as possible after paying respects."

Unexpectedly, Li Ying would enshrine the spiritual tablets of his ancestors at home, which really surprised Junziyou.

Usually the wealthy and powerful families build their ancestral halls in the suburbs. The more beautiful the scenery, the more they can show their status. Every time in cold clothes during the Qingming Festival, they would like to light a few hanging whips to attract attention. The birth of Li Ying is different. It seems that there is some shady secret.

The gentleman answered with his mouth, and after entering the ancestral hall, he felt a chill, afraid that others would find out his true intentions, so he closed the door.

Fortunately, the ancestral hall is well lit, even if the door is closed, sunlight still shines in through the skylight, and it hits the spirit card that reads "Test Li Sansi's spiritual seat first".

It was the first time he did such a sneaky thing in someone else's ancestral hall, and he felt uneasy, thinking that although the dead are great, they are no better than the living. After hesitating for a while, he started to investigate this strange room everywhere. .

He first looked up at the high-hanging beams, gesticulating the angles in front of his eyes with his fingers, and soon noticed something strange, he couldn't figure out how this position supported the balance of the whole house.

The more exquisite the design looks, the more it needs a solid foundation and a solid focus.The girder in front of you seems to bear the weight of the entire zenith, but it is actually just a cover for the visible place, so why did the designer take it too far?

"It seems that there is a space here that outsiders cannot easily perceive..."

Jun Ziyou muttered to himself, stood under the beam, moved to the side wall, and tapped the wall with his knuckles.

The entire ancestral hall is made of wood, no matter where it is knocked, there will be a hollow echo, no different from ordinary walls.

After making a full circle around the ancestral hall, Junziyou's fingers felt sore. Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly heard a completely different sound from before, as if he had been slapped on a hard rock, with no echo at all.

He observed the surrounding walls, and there was not even a single crack. It can be seen that this mechanism is very delicate, and it is unlikely that the secret door will be set on a conspicuous wall, then it will be...

Junziyou leaned over and touched the wooden carvings on the lower wall of the wall. His sensitive fingertips touched a bump that was different from other places, and he pressed his palm hard, but there was no response.

He paused for a moment, and suddenly felt a gust of cool wind blowing on the back of his neck. He subconsciously looked at Li Sansi's spiritual seat, his legs were a little weak in fright, and he clasped his hands in front of him, muttering in a low voice: "If there's anything strange, there's nothing wrong with it... …Master Qian, I am here to save your precious son, since you have already brought the secret into the coffin, don’t worry about what the future generations have to do, okay?”

When the wind suddenly stopped, Junziyou breathed a sigh of relief, and twisted the mechanism he had just discovered with his backhand.

With a crisp sound, a hidden compartment popped open at the hand, and there was a family tree with yellowed pages.

"The family tree of the Li family?"

Leaving others aside, Li Sansi himself must be aware of his son's life experience. Even if he didn't mention it publicly in order to protect the face of the late emperor, if Li Ying was really not his own, then he would definitely not include this name in the family tree.

So as long as Li Ying's name is found in it, can it prove his innocent background?

At this time, Jun Ziyou was still skeptical, he looked through the Li family tree from the back to the front, found Li Sansi's name, followed the branch line, and couldn't help but hold his breath.

Li Ying...

Yes, his name is on the family tree, he was indeed born by Li Sansi!

But in this way, another unsolved case will be involved, that is, whether the child born to Li Sansi's wife, who had a very good relationship with the late emperor and was even rumored to be scandalous, is actually Li Ying.

Jun Ziyou went out with a solemn expression, saw the old woman was still waiting at the door, determined to get some news from her, so he opened his mouth by taking the opportunity of sending her back to his residence.

He asked: "Old man, when did you start serving the Prime Minister?"

The old woman replied: "It's been 50 years. When the master was still a child, the old man came to the mansion and watched their father and son grow up with their own eyes."

"Then you must know a lot about the former Prime Minister? I would like to take the liberty of asking one thing, and ask the old man to enlighten me."

After hearing his words, the old woman looked very wary, a trace of disgust appeared on her wrinkled face, she turned her head away from Jun Ziyou's gaze.

"If you want to ask about the young master's life experience, I'm sorry I have nothing to say!"

As she spoke, she walked away quickly, almost fell to the ground a few times, but it was Jun Ziyou who supported her.

But instead of being ungrateful, she still wanted to push the latter away, which shows how conflicted she is in her heart.

As a last resort, Jun Ziyou had no choice but to tell the truth: "Old man, I have no grievances or enmity with Xiangye, and I definitely did not want to inquire about his details for the purpose of attacking him. You have already guessed that Xiangye is in a bad situation now, old man, and want to kill him. His person is someone we can't fight against. If his life experience is innocent, I will find a way to persuade that person to give up hunting him, even if his life experience is really bizarre, I have another reason for it."

The old woman was touched when she heard the words, she turned her head and stared at Jun Ziyou with cloudy eyes, tears were overflowing in an instant.

Jun Ziyou said again: "All I want is the truth, for the sake of the current Prime Minister, and for the sake that he will no longer be threatened in the future. I believe that you, the old man who loves him, will be able to understand the situation clearly and tell you what you know. Tell the truth and save Xiangye from danger. Believe me, I have no reason to harm him."

"Really...can I trust you?"

The old woman was sobbing while wiping her tears, looking at the blurred outline of Jun Ziyou, it was as if she had seen the little young master who played with the temper of a child in front of her and insisted on asking about his life experience.

Back then she was able to be ruthless, no matter how soft-hearted she was, she was willing to keep her mouth shut for the sake of the master's reputation, but now that the life of her most beloved young master is in danger, how could she turn a blind eye to it.

She sighed for a long time, took Jun Ziyou's hand, and her attitude softened, "Young Master has always called Lao Shen Liang Granny, if you don't mind, you can call him that too."

The gentleman followed her heart and called out, "Grandma Liang."

"I know that there are rumors and rumors outside that the young master is the illegitimate son of the former emperor and the brother of the current emperor, but those are all nonsense. He, he is the true son of the master!"

"Why do you say it's true?"

"Because he is actually...not Madam's child."

According to Grandma Liang, Li Sansi and his wife were indeed married with a son. Because of worries about the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, the newly married Li Sansi hurried to the disaster area to appease the people before he and his wife bridal chamber. After returning to Beijing in February, his wife was already pregnant. , then it is obvious who the father of the flesh and blood in her belly is.

Because of his inner grievances and being unable to question the late emperor, Li Sansi vented his dissatisfaction on his wife, and never spoke a word to her, but gave her an extra look.

In fact, before marriage, Li Sansi fell in love with his accompanying maid, and had the idea of ​​taking a concubine. Because of the marriage bestowed by the former emperor, it would not be possible to have another happy event in a short time, so he temporarily put aside the idea of ​​giving someone a title. Realize the reality of husband and wife.

Not long after, the maid was also pregnant, and it happened that there was only one month between her and his wife's due date. Unfortunately, on the night of his wife's birth, the baby boy died due to frailty. Li Sansi ordered people to block the news at that time. After one month, The servant girl gave birth to another healthy boy, but unfortunately died of blood collapse during childbirth.

Li Sansi was hit hard and couldn't pull himself together for a long time. I don't know who gave him an idea, saying that admitting that the youngest son was born to a concubine gave him the status of a concubine. In the future, when he enters the court and becomes an official, it is inevitable that he will be affected by his birth. Being looked down upon by others, if he wants his official career to be smooth sailing in the future, he should be given the reputation of his son-in-law. In this way, the former emperor will treat his youngest son kindly because of his former affection with his wife.

In pain, Li Sansi didn't think deeply about the pros and cons, so he vaguely agreed to his wife to adopt the youngest son and let her be Li Ying's biological mother in name, so that later Li Sansi regretted his carelessness and ignored that Li Ying's life in the future would be very difficult , exhausted in the center of regret and self-blame, fell ill, and passed away not long after.

What happened later was just as Jun Ziyou expected, Emperor Yuan was scruples about Li Ying because of the rumors of his unclear life experience and the last emperor's edict, and now he is even more cruel, wanting to get rid of him quickly.

If Li Sansi was alive in heaven, seeing today's tragedy, how much he would regret his original decision...