Chapter 137 Don’t Hurt My Uncle
Chapter 137 Don’t Hurt My Uncle
On the other side of the Li Mansion, Li Mulan pushed Li Cong back to the courtyard where he lived. The new servants were selected by Zhang Yi and Li Mulan's mother. They were all quite smart. When they saw the grandparents and grandchildren coming, they all moved aside to leave space for the two to talk.
"Tell grandfather, when did you go to see the Regent? And how did you make a deal with him?" Li Cong went straight to the point.
Li Mulan hesitated, not knowing what to say. Should she tell her grandfather that she broke into the Regent's mansion last night and made a deal with him? And she almost saw the Regent naked? Wouldn't that be courting death?
"Tell the truth!" Li Cong's tone was a little serious.
Li Mulan sighed resignedly, "Last night, I went to the Regent's Palace with the design drawings of the weapons."
Li Cong was startled and quickly turned around to look at Li Mulan who was hanging her head. "You broke into the palace at night?"
"This...I don't have any other way to see people, right?"
Li Cong was helpless and nodded at her in the air, "You are really brave. Forget it, how did you talk about it? What did you say?"
Li Mulan concealed the fact that she almost saw Chu Chenfeng taking a bath, and explained everything else one by one.
Li Cong listened carefully and frowned slightly, "The prince also gave you tea?"
This...is not like his style. Is he that kind?
Li Mulan was quite excited when talking about this tea. "Yes, it is absolutely good tea. I saved some for my grandfather. I will bring it to you later."
Li Cong found her like this funny, "Then Grandfather will have to try it."
"I heard from that person that this tea is called Biluo, which is a very elegant name."
"Biluo?" Li Cong was shocked again. Although others didn't know, he knew clearly that Biluo was precious. Only a few kilograms were produced each year. Every year, all the tea was supplied to the royal family. He had the honor of tasting it from the late crown prince. It was indeed very good. Even the late crown prince himself was reluctant to drink it.
"Yes, Grandfather knows?"
Li Cong looked at Li Mulan with complicated eyes. Of course he knew, but how could this regent be so special to Lan'er? Could it be... Li Cong shook his head violently. It was impossible. How could such a cold-hearted person be interested in Lan'er? He must have thought too much.
"grandfather?"
Li Cong came back to his senses and smiled, "It is indeed good tea. You must get more of this tea for grandfather." After all, this tea is not available outside.
Take more? Li Mulan was in a dilemma. There were only two catties in total. After giving half a catty to the old fox and the old phoenix, there was only one catty left. It seemed that she had to drink less... Alas, she was still reluctant to do so.
Seeing her painful expression, Li Cong couldn't help laughing, "Have you told your mother about that? The Li family is back in the court, and they will definitely host a banquet for all the important people in Kyoto. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it by then."
"Not yet, but I heard that my uncle has returned to Kyoto. Lan'er plans to go look for him today. With a relative around, my mother might be able to accept it more easily."
"Did the Regent tell you that?"
Li Mulan scratched her head and said, "I went there last night and asked about it."
Li Cong didn't say anything this time. "Okay, you don't have to accompany an old man like me. If you want to go out, just go quickly. But you still have to be careful now. Kyoto is not as good as Mobei."
"I understand, Grandfather."
After Li Cong left, Li Mulan went straight to find Qingyu and left the house together.
Penglai Inn.
Qingyu found the waiter and asked about Zhang Kun, but after checking, the waiter found no such person.
Li Mulan wore a bamboo hat and sat directly in the lobby of the inn. "Child, bring a pot of tea and two snacks."
"Okay, sir, wait a moment, I'll be here right now."
Qingyu sat down opposite Li Mulan and said, "Your uncle is not among the guests here. Are you sure he is here?"
"The news we got from the regent must be correct. But... my uncle returned to Kyoto before us, but he didn't come to see my mother in the past few days. I guess he didn't want others to know that he was back."
"Are you on guard against the Zhang family?"
"Maybe. So he definitely won't use his own identity. Let's wait here."
Li Mulan's guess was correct. Not only did Zhang Kun not use his own identity, he even changed his appearance. He did not want people in Kyoto to recognize him. He did not want to be disturbed by some unnecessary things. He returned to Kyoto just to see his sister and her children.
He went to Li's Mansion early in the morning, but there happened to be an imperial edict coming to the Mansion today, and there were too many people paying attention around. He waited for a long time but didn't find any opportunity to visit, so he came back and planned to find another opportunity to visit after the matter was over.
The waiter took two steps back when he saw the man in a muscular outfit and with a full beard. The man looked scary and tall, and he looked like someone who was not easy to mess with. "Sir, your room is closed today. Can you extend it?"
The tall figure took out some change from his pocket and put it on the counter, "Another three days."
The waiter immediately nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll refill it for you right away."
Zhang Kun went straight to his room on the second floor without stopping.
Li Mulan had been staring at the bearded man. She was very familiar with that military look. She raised the corners of her lips and revealed a sly smile. Haha, she found it.
Qingyu also noticed the man and looked at Li Mulan, "Is it him?"
Li Mulan nodded.
"You can't remember anything from your childhood, so how can you remember what he looks like?"
"Of course I don't remember, but my uncle has been in the army for many years. I can smell the military smell from a long distance away."
Qingyu laughed. How could this soldier still have such a taste? She stood up and asked the waiter about Zhang Kun's room, but the waiter definitely didn't reveal it.
Qingyu didn't say much, and directly threw him a small ingot of gold. The waiter was so shocked that his eyes widened. He immediately put the gold in his arms and whispered, "Room No. 3."
Qingyu exchanged a glance with Li Mulan, and the two went upstairs together.
When she found Room No. 3, Li Mulan knocked on the door politely, but no one answered.
Qingyu had deep internal strength, so she naturally knew that there was someone in the room, and she pushed the person away with just one palm.
Before Li Mulan could react, a strong wind blew over her. She nimbly dodged the attack.
Upon seeing this, Qingyu immediately pulled out her whip and rushed forward. Although Zhang Kun had been a soldier for many years, his skills were definitely not as good as Qingyu's. He was defeated after just a few moves. He was extremely surprised and didn't know when he had offended such a powerful person, and a woman at that.
"Sister, please be gentle and don't hurt my uncle."
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