Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

Who to meet?

Besides Mrs. Jin, that is...

Your Majesty?

Li Huoyue nodded. His mother had also said before about this matter that no prop card was allowed to be used on the emperor, not even the prince.

After pausing at the door, Li Huoyue hesitated for a while before asking, "You... maybe you know where my mother is now..."

"I can't answer you." Mrs. Jin knew what Li Huoyue wanted to ask and refused to give an answer. "Your mother's current situation is a bit complicated. I can only tell you that she is still alive. The rest... I can't say."

Who could make Mrs. Jin speechless?

Mother’s family?

Your Majesty?

The mother herself?

Li Huoyue didn't insist and left.

Li Huoyue doesn't have to enter the inner city tonight. There is a unique path from the South Gate to the West Gate of Dalin Bridge, which can be used directly to travel between the two places.

The chestnut horse has been very happy these two days. It has been working overtime every day and running around. It seems that it has become much faster.

Soon, Li Huoyue arrived at the Li Mansion in Suyun Bridge.

As soon as I arrived at Li's house, I found the sneaky figure who left the house sitting in the corner of Li's house, huddled in a ball.

Li Huoyue took another look and didn't have time to care about it. He handed the horse to the servant and prepared to walk into the mansion.

“Hey—wait!”

The sneaky figure suddenly discovered Li Huoyue, stood up abruptly, waved his arms at Li Huoyue twice, and suddenly fell down.

Li Huoyue was startled and hurriedly called the servant:

"Go and have a look! Don't die in front of our door, it's so unlucky!"

The servant was also scared. It was late at night, and the man who fell to the ground was wearing a white robe. His messy hair covered most of his face when he fell, so he couldn't see his features at all.

The three miles outside the city is not like the bustling inner city. It was chosen as Li’s residence because it is quiet at night.

The servant approached tremblingly, raised his toes, kicked the person on the ground, and asked tremblingly: "Are you okay?"

The person on the ground groaned, slowly woke up, turned sideways and slowly sat up, rubbed his head, and said, "What plum?"

The servant exhaled, ignored the man on the ground, and turned to report to Li Huoyue who was not far away: "Sixth Miss, this man is not dead!"

Li Huoyue nodded, she saw it.

As she walked towards the mansion, she said, "Two more bridges away is Lord Cen's mansion. If you die there, their family won't be afraid of bad luck."

The person on the ground heard Li Huoyue's voice, jumped up, and called out to Li Huoyue: "The girl who pinched my waist! Wait a minute!!!"

The servant saw the man on the ground rushing towards Li Huoyue and instinctively tried to stop him. However, when he heard these words, he was stunned and loosened his grip.

Fortunately, this man was reasonable. He did not rush over to grab Li Huoyue. He just ran to Li Huoyue's side and stopped.

Li Huoyue: “???????”

How did you find this person?

"Well... well, Miss Six, right? That is, well... emmm, can I find a job here?"

The young man was the same one I met today when I entered the inner city. He was wearing a plain white spring shirt and a wide red silk belt. His face was red and he mustered up the courage to say what he wanted to say.

"I, I heard from the people around that you are the daughter of Lord Li. I think today we are acquainted. I don't mind you taking advantage of me. Then can you help me find a job? I, I came from the countryside. I don't know anyone here. You are the only one I know."

Li Huoyue subconsciously wanted to refuse.

It’s already good enough that we didn’t arrest you, but we’re also finding you a job?

Suddenly, she thought of something and said to the boy, "Come with me."

The boy didn't expect it to be so easy to succeed. He had thought that if they didn't agree, he would throw a tantrum.

The unsuspecting boy happily skipped and followed Li Huoyue, looking excited and leaping for joy, like a college student who was unaware of the dangers of society.

"Wow! Miss Six, are the pillars in your house inlaid with gold?!"

Li Huoyue looked back and said, "No."

"Wow!!! Miss Six, your family even raises wild mandarin ducks!"

Li Huoyue didn't even turn his head. "If we can raise it, we can't use 'wild' as a prefix. Besides, it's a duck."

"Wow!!!! Miss Six, do your maids have to clean such a high courtyard wall so late at night?!"

Li Huoyue paused, followed the boy's line of sight and took a closer look. He was instantly irritated and shouted angrily, "Third brother!!! Where are you going in women's clothes in the middle of the night?!!!!!!"

The third brother, who was about to climb over the wall to go out, was so startled that he fell off the wall with a scream.

The maid who was hiding in the corner and watching the situation under the orders of the third brother could not bear to see her incompetent master.

"What are you still doing there?" Li Huoyue said to the little maid hiding in the dark, "Go and check if she is injured."

The little maid knew that she couldn't hide it. She always felt that the Third Young Master was unreliable. She must have been blinded by the one or two ounces of silver to believe him!

She gritted her teeth, stood up, trotted over to check on the Third Young Master, and helped him up.

"What's the point of helping him up?!" Li Huoyue said again, "If he's okay, just kick him twice more! You always need to make some trouble to feel comfortable, right?!"

After saying that, he casually picked up a hanging bead on the corridor, flew out effortlessly, and knocked the third brother to the ground again.

The young man next to him was stunned.

The women in ancient times don’t look as delicate as described in books. Also, are there men who dress like cross-dressers in this era?

It's so disrespectful.

"What are you standing there for?" Li Huoyue asked, "Are you waiting for me to do it myself?"

After dealing with the third brother, Li Huoyue took the boy, who had obviously stopped chattering, to his study.

After Li Huoyue entered the study, he walked to the window and pulled one of the ropes tied to the window frame.

"Sit anywhere." Li Huoyue turned around and said to the boy, "By the way, what's your name?"

The boy picked a stool closest to Li Huoyue's table and said, "My name is Jiang Yunshu, what's yours?"

Li Huoyue sat down at his usual seat and was slightly stunned. "Surname Jiang?"

Li Huoyue didn't have a good impression of this surname.

"Yes, what's your name?" Jiang Yunshu was still exchanging names with Li Huoyue like in modern times.

Li Huoyue replied: "You can just call me Miss Li. Also, we don't usually use the word 'work' here."

Jiang Yunshu's expression was written all over his face. After he calmed down, he explained dryly, "I, I just came from the countryside. I don't know the rules in Kyoto. I don't know that I can't use it."

"It's not just a rule in Kyoto, it's the same in the entire South Country."

Li Huoyue specially made a cup of tea for Jiang Yunshu. She pinched the tea tray with her white fingers and slowly pushed it to Jiang Yunshu.

The beauty personally made tea and handed it to Jiang Yunshu. How could he refuse? He drank it all immediately.

"It's delicious. What is this tea called?"