Quick Wear: The saints are too miserable, the host will never be soft-hearted

Liu Qiqi casually handed the plate of snacks to the maid in the room, turned his head and exchanged glances with her.

"Here's a reward for you. Go down and eat."

Regardless of her disappointment, Aunt Jiang looked at the half of Liu Qiqi's face that was exposed and realized something was wrong.

She stood up in surprise. "Hey, Qiqi, what happened to your face? Was it your father who did it?"

Aunt Jiang wanted to touch it with trembling hands, and asked with eyes full of heartache.

"Don't worry about it. With my current status, how could my father dare to attack me? Even if I gave him ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare."

"Then, it was His Royal Highness Prince Chen... Prince Chen who beat you?"

Aunt Jiang's voice trembled, and she asked haltingly, her brows slightly furrowed, and she was even more worried.

She would rather that the slap was given by Liu Yuanshou!

"Why? How did you anger Her Highness Prince Chen? She values ​​you so much, how could she be so harsh?"

"Don't ask me anymore, I'm so annoyed."

Liu Qiqi impatiently turned his head back, making sure that Aunt Jiang couldn't see that half of his face from that position.

"Outside, go to the gate and check where my meal is! Why are you so stupid?"

Liu Qiqi didn't want to face Aunt Jiang's anxious look; it only made him more annoyed! He turned and shouted towards the door.

"Yes, Master."

After Qingzhu finished reporting to Liu's father, he had been guarding outside the door. When he heard Liu Qiqi's order, he hurried to the gate of Liu's mansion to check the situation.

Aunt Jiang sighed faintly.

"I know you are highly regarded by your father now, but think about it, who is the reason why your father values ​​you so much?"

"If the Prince of Chen no longer favors you, everything you have now will become a fleeting cloud, and you may lose it any day."

"You know the life my mother and I lived in the past. If you don't want to live that hard life again, you must win over His Royal Highness Prince Chen."

"Stop making such a fuss, Qiqi, and don't even mention the idea of ​​a man taking a concubine. How can we, as a family of nobles, allow you to be so presumptuous?"

Aunt Jiang spoke earnestly, hoping that her son, who was now praised to the skies, would listen to her.

That was how her life would be, using her beauty to seduce men and not daring to think about the future, but her son was different.

Although he is a bastard's son and has a lower status, he is still a man after all. As long as he is willing to study hard and practice martial arts, he can still create a future without having to rely on others.

Although she didn't expect her son to be able to charm Prince Chen into falling in love with him, this was still a good opportunity to change his destiny.

"Listen to my aunt and control your temper. At least in front of Prince Chen, you should restrain yourself. You..."

"enough!"

Seeing that Aunt Jiang wanted to say more, Liu Qiqi finally couldn't bear it anymore and pounded the table and roared.

"Could you please stop nagging me? There's not a single thing I want to hear."

He stood up and said sarcastically:

"You're such a good talker, how come you live your life like this? In the end, you still have to rely on me to have the good life you have now."

"It would be fine if you didn't thank me, but you still..."

"Plop!" There was a sound outside the door. Liu Qiqi also dissipated some of the anger that surged in his heart. He closed his mouth and stopped saying those heartbreaking words to Aunt Jiang.

Liu Qiqi turned around and said to the outside of the door: "You are so rude. Can't you see that I am talking?"

Qingzhu slammed his knees hard on the ground.

"Master, the servants guarding the gate said...that no one has delivered food to Prince Chen's Mansion today."

The atmosphere froze instantly and no one spoke.

Aunt Jiang was originally immersed in the heartache caused by her own son's harsh words. Now, after hearing Qingzhu's report, she felt her heart drop even more.

Just when everything was quiet, another person came to the door. It was the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion.

The butler had a respectful smile on his face, but when his sharp eyes noticed the slap mark on Liu Qiqi's face, the smile suddenly faded.

"Seventh Young Master, the master wants to see you. He wants to ask you something."

Lu Yi didn't know that his order could cause such a big stir in the Liu Mansion.

It's time to go to bed.

Lu Yi lay on the bed with his eyes closed, repeatedly reviewing the original owner's memories, trying hard to remember the original owner's behavior habits and walking posture.

Make sure not to reveal any obvious flaws when you meet the original owner's mother in court tomorrow.

As long as the flaw is not obvious, she will try her best to cover it up.

As Lu Yi was thinking, he fell asleep unknowingly. In a daze, he thought of his excellent sleep quality.

But she also felt that several mission worlds had passed, and her body was no longer the same as before, so she probably couldn't sleep that well anymore.

The next morning, while it was still dark, the door was pushed open from the outside.

The person who served the washing came in quietly with the things and stood in a straight line.

Lu Yi was successfully awakened by Xiaoyue through unconventional means. After waking up, there seemed to be a biting cold feeling on his face.

She opened her eyes, all sleepiness gone, and looked at Xiaoyue with a look of despair.

Nothing was said, yet it seemed as if everything was said.

Xiaoyue saw His Highness wake up, and smiled happily, and said:

"Your Highness, I have called you dozens of times, and you have answered every time, but you won't open your eyes. This is the only solution I can offer."

Xiaoyue wrung out the wet towel that had been soaked in ice water.

"Let me wipe your face. You have to go to court today and cannot sleep any longer."

This method of waking someone up was not something she came up with herself. She was not that brave. This method was taught to her by the housekeeper during her training in the mansion.

After Lu Yi washed up, he sat at the table and had breakfast.

It was pitch black outside, making her feel like she was dreaming back to her morning self-study class.

Lu Yi took a sip of the hot Eight Treasures Porridge and was originally wondering why Xiaoyue was so aggressive in serving the dishes today.

Every chopstick seemed to be filled with the hope that Lu Yi would eat more.

It was not until the morning court session ended that Lu Yi, whose legs were slightly numb from standing, finally understood.

Xiaoyue woke her up in advance and fed her until she was 90% full, so that she wouldn't look embarrassed by being hungry during the morning court!

Lu Yi followed the retreating crowd, recalling the rumbling stomach sound of a court official that he had vaguely heard, and was glad that he had eaten enough in the morning.

When she was about to reach the palace gate, a eunuch hurried over.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have something to tell you, Your Highness!"

The eunuch panted slightly, trying to hold his breath as he saluted respectfully in front of Lu Yi. After standing up, he continued:

"Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you. He wants to play chess and drink tea with you."

hum.

Lu Yi seemed to hear the sound of rust in his head.

You can enjoy tea, play chess...

She only learned the basics of Go from her grandfather. Lu Yi regretted that she thought Go was too brain-intensive and did not study it more deeply.

"Lead the way, take me there."

The eunuch led her to the door, bowed and left.

Lu Yi walked in and saw a chessboard already set up inside, with utensils for holding black and white chess pieces on both sides, as well as snacks and hot tea.

The empress had changed out of the dragon robe she wore when attending court and was now wearing casual clothes. She was leaning back lazily to take a nap.

There are obvious wrinkles between her eyebrows, which are the marks left by long-term frowning.

Hearing the sound of someone coming, the queen slowly sat up straight, and the majesty in her eyes made people dare not look directly at her.

When she saw that the person who came in was Lu Yi, a hint of tenderness appeared in the empress's narrow and long eyes.

"My son has met the Queen Mother."

After Lu Yi finished saying this, he stood still and showed no intention of saluting.

In memory, the original owner was granted permission not to salute the Queen.

Sure enough, the Queen extended her hand, without any intention of blaming her. Instead, she said to her softly, "Yier, come here and play chess with me."