Chapter 466

    After discussing with Zhao Yuniang early in the morning, Li Yanrui took Xiaoding and Tianshou directly to the academy to ask for leave, taking advantage of the cool weather in the early morning.

    At this time, it was only a month before the period of the provincial examination, and it was hot and hot. In fact, there were not many students who were still studying hard in the academy.

    After all, I have done all the knowledge I should do, and I have almost read the books I should read.

    Coupled with the students who can afford Fucheng Academy, the family conditions are not very bad.

    Who doesn't want to have a more comfortable and comfortable reading environment?

    It is reasonable for Li Yanrui to come to ask for leave.

    The master approved it very happily.

    It's just that it took him some time to discuss knowledge with his wife and classmates. When he left, Xiao Ding and Tian Shou had already packed his luggage and books and loaded them into the carriage.

    The whole process went smoothly until the carriage drove out of the Fuxue Academy.

    Before the scorching sun showed its power, there was only the last trace of coolness left in the world, Li Yanrui was still holding the scroll in the carriage, not daring to be distracted.

    At this moment, the most critical moment has come, and I dare not waste even a little time.

    In the front, Xiao Ding was driving the carriage, moving forward vigilantly, Tian Shou, the bookboy dutifully sat on the shaft of the carriage with a bag containing the Four Treasures of the Study.

    Although the Fuxue Academy was built outside the city, the road is not desolate.

    Not only is the road wide, but from time to time you can see traffickers and pawns busy on their way.

    Thinking of not having to go back and forth between the academy and home in the future, Xiao Ding and Tianshou couldn't help but feel a little excited.

    It's just that they suppressed their voices very low, for fear of disturbing Li Yanrui who was studying in the car.

    Unfortunately, such a harmonious and peaceful atmosphere did not last long.

    When Xiao Ding caught a glimpse of silver from the corner of his eyes, he quickly stopped the carriage.

    The horse pulling the cart was still shot in the neck by a galloping arrow!

    "咴~~~儿~~"

    The wounded and painful horse neighed, its front hoofs dangling in the air, and Xiao Ding Hetian Shou who was on the shaft of the cart was violently overturned to the ground.

    "Second Young Master!"

    The sudden change caused Xiao Ding to lose control of his figure, but after all, he was a man with kung fu, and the moment he landed, he had already catapulted towards the carriage that was about to overturn with one foot.

    But Tian Shou was suddenly thrown aside by the frightened horse, his legs and feet landed on the ground with a clear sound, and he was already unable to move when he got up again.

    "Be careful!"

    He had already seen dozens of galloping arrows rushing towards the carriage like a rain curtain!

    He couldn't do anything because he couldn't move at all, he could only watch helplessly, and could only yell impatiently.

    Xiao Ding, who had just turned around to the carriage and firmly grasped the wall of the carriage, trying to stabilize the overturning of the carriage, could only change direction violently under the rain of arrows.

    I saw him draw out the big knife hanging from his waist, quickly draw an afterimage with both hands, and block all the arrows from the carriage.

    "Second Young Master, let's go!"

    Although he didn't know who the other party was, but looking at this formation, he was completely aiming at killing people.

    Don't stay here for long!

    The situation of being on guard all day long finally appeared.

    The arrows embedded in the carriage are white and shiny, carrying the bloody breath of harvesting human lives.

    Li Yanrui in the carriage was heartbroken, but he didn't sit still, and reacted immediately,

    a sharp knife immediately appeared in his hand.

    He made a decisive decision, and slashed the wall of the carriage without arrows. The sawdust flew across, and a big hole was immediately broken in the wall of the carriage.

    Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yanrui immediately jumped out of the carriage from the hole.

    Fortunately, everyone was on guard against such emergencies, and they were not in a hurry when they really got into battle. At the moment Li Yanrui jumped out of the car, Xiao Ding quickly came over to meet him.

    As soon as the person received it, he immediately gave up everything, pulled Li Yanrui up, and burrowed into the bushes beside the road.

    With the protection of vegetation, the opponent's bow and arrow will lose their advantage.

    The rain of arrows stopped, but before the two could breathe a sigh of relief, six or seven shiny swords followed.

    The owners who held them were all tall and tall, with black scarves covering their faces so that their expressions could not be seen clearly.

    These people looked well-trained, and immediately rushed over aggressively without any opening remarks after showing up.

    As soon as he came, he targeted Li Yanrui with a clear target.

    These people are very skilled, and they are killing moves as soon as they make a move, and their moves are powerful and close to each other.

    Looking at this posture, you can tell that they are here for a quick battle.

    Xiao Ding had already sucked in a breath of cold air.

    After all, he couldn't support himself alone, and after a while, he was forced to back again and again by these six or seven swords.

    "Young master, hurry up and leave me alone!"

    Before the circle of six or seven people was completely closed.

    He used all his strength to push Li Yanrui out with one hand.

    Xiao Ding has already made the worst plan at this time!

    Fortunately, there is no such thing as an absolute path.

    Even Xiao Ding, who passed by this road every day, didn't notice it.

    At the edge of the forest where the vegetation is abundant, there happens to be a hanging slope more than three feet high.

    Xiao Ding's push not only sent Li Yanrui out, but he himself couldn't hold back his momentum and fell forward.

    The knife that the man in black slashed at his neck barely managed to cut his leg, and he was lucky to save his life.

    But the distance of about three feet is not out of danger to reach a safe range.

    Xiao Ding didn't have time to check his injured leg, so he ran away protecting Li Yanrui immediately.

    The man in black missed the blow he was sure to get, and after a moment of astonishment, he immediately pursued him.

    Although Li Yanrui is stronger and more agile than ordinary scholars, Xiao Ding is also strong in martial arts.

    But surrounded by powerful enemies, it is still difficult to fight and retreat.

    Seeing Xiao Ding's clothes gradually turn red.

    Even if he desperately protects each other, the distance between Li Yanrui and the man in black is still getting closer.

    At this time, Li Yanrui's eyes were red, and there was no chance of escape in his heart.

    "I have no grievances with you in this life, nor in previous lives. Don't you just want to make some money?"

    He simply stopped running away, stood still and stared at the group of men in black who suddenly appeared.

    "How much did that person hire you? I'm willing to pay three times."

    The man in black obviously didn't expect such a reaction from Li Yanrui, and was immediately taken aback.

    "Hey, actually, you guys are not unwilling to pay three times the price." The

    leaders of these men in black glanced at Li Yanrui, and said with some regret: "It's just that the employer issued an order to kill them all this time. Brothers Son, I have no choice but to offend."

    Seeing a scholar who has no strength to restrain a chicken, but also has the courage to draw a sword to face each other, I am a little surprised and admired.

    Otherwise, he wouldn't bother talking.

    "Kill them all?"

    These words were like thunder, exploding in Li Yanrui's heart.

    What are the origins of these people, in fact, he knows it clearly.

    It's just that he never thought that Li Yongqian would really want his life, and he still ordered him to kill him!

Chapter 467 He Did It

    Seeing the sun gradually moving westward, it has been an hour since Zhou Zheng left, but there is still no news.

    Zhao Yunniang waited more and more impatiently in Zuiyun Tower.

    "Tui'er, you just stay in the building and wait for sister-in-law to come back. I'll go home first."

    Zhao Yunniang was afraid that her frequent looking outside would cause unnecessary worries for Li Cui, so she hurried home after explaining .

    It's just that before she could enter the house in the future, she was immediately startled by the servants who came in and out of the house.

    "Wang Butou?"

    Zhao Yunniang couldn't wait to jump off the carriage, and locked her eyes tightly on the figure of Wang Butou of Jiangling Mansion in the courtyard.

    "The second young lady came back just in time!" Seeing Zhao Yunniang, Wang Butou also breathed a sigh of relief.

    "We rescued Second Young Master Li on the way back from the academy, and we have already invited Doctor Zhang to come to see him." Some time ago, the magistrate made a

    special trip to give them an order to protect the safety of Second Young Master Li.

    Originally, he didn't think that a frail scholar would cause any trouble, but who would have thought that accidents would happen with just a single mistake today!

    "Are you hurt? Where is the injury?"

    Zhao Yunniang panicked when she heard only "Mr. Zhang", and went straight into the room regardless.

    "It's okay, it's okay, just wait for me to sew two stitches!"

    Before entering the door, she heard Zhang Langzhong's voice, Zhao Yunniang staggered and almost fell down.

    They were so bad they needed stitches!

    "Msister!"

    "I'm fine, it's Xiao Ding who was hurt."

    Fortunately, a hand was stretched out at the right time to support her firmly.

    Hearing the familiar voice, Zhao Yunniang barely regained consciousness.

    At this time, she realized that her usual husband of Zhilan Yushu was in a mess, and his azure robe was stained with blood.

    Being close to him at this moment, the smell of blood filled his nostrils.

    And on the couch in the upper room, there was a bloody man lying there. Tian Shou was sitting on a chair, and Zhou Zheng was also standing beside him covered in blood.

    Zhang Langzhong is quickly threading the needle.

    "Don't worry, the blood on my body is Xiaoding's. I'm fine. Fortunately, you let Zhou Zheng come in time. He and the yamen guards rescued us." Although it was not the time to speak, Li Yanrui

    still Tell Zhao Yuniang the truth of the matter in a few words, so as not to worry her too much.

    But these few words fell into Zhao Yunniang's ears, and the soothing effect was not great. On the contrary, it made her more worried about Li Yanrui's state.

    "Did he do it?"

    Zhao Yunniang's voice was extremely low, and she still held the last sliver of fantasy in her heart, hoping that this matter was not what she had guessed.

    But Li Yanrui's nod broke her only luck.

    "Master Shen will make the decision for us."

    After the short conversation, the room became silent again, only the sound of Zhang Langzhong gasping for air when he was sterilizing Xiao Ding could be heard.

    ...

    As Li Yanrui said, Zhou Zheng led the support from the yamen servants in a very timely manner.

    In this ambush attack, the Li family suffered little physical damage.

    Qian Shou was thrown off the carriage with only a sprained foot, Li Yanrui had only flesh injuries, and Xiao Ding's leg was the most seriously injured. Fortunately, under Zhang Langzhong's skillful sewing, even in the scorching heat, the wound did not swell and fester the result of.

    It's just that since that day, Li Yanrui seemed to be a different person. From then on until the provincial examination, he locked himself in the study for a month.

    From time to time, news came from the prefect of Shen.

    As the thieves who were caught confessed one after another, the whole matter soon came to light.

    As expected, the person who planned all this was Hong Songquan.

    In the case of solid evidence, it is rare for this person to simply confess to the crime he committed.

    Including tampering with the results of the annual examination in Linjiang County, and then using the Qin and Song families to drive him back to the village, which almost led to a murder in the middle of the night.

    He just insisted that there was no mastermind behind the scenes, insisting that he himself was jealous of Li Yanrui's talent and wanted to completely destroy him before the provincial examination.

    Even if he didn't say anything, the Li family knew the mastermind behind the scenes.

    It's just that this result is still difficult for Lian Ren to accept for a while.

    In the past few days, the entire Li family seemed to be covered by dark clouds, lifeless.

    After much anticipation and anticipation, it finally came to the township examination.

    Li Yanrui finally walked out of the study.

    Seeing Li Yanrui who had lost a whole circle of weight, the whole family felt inexplicable.

    "Second brother, you don't need to push yourself so hard, no matter what the result is, we are all proud of you!"

    Jiang Mei felt really uncomfortable, and finally learned to say a polite sentence.

    "Yes, thank you, sister-in-law!"

    Li Yanrui had managed to cultivate the calm state of mind in the study for several days, but Jiang Mei's words immediately broke his defenses.

    The eye circles are instantly red.

    Those who miss each other are family members, so why should he be sad for others?

    "It doesn't matter whether I pass this subject or not, after the exam, we will all go to the capital to meet up with my mother and elder brother."

    No matter what, he must seek justice for himself!

    "well."

    Seeing that Li Yanrui was still able to arrange things at home, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

    "I'll wait for you at home, and we'll leave after your exam is over."

    Zhao Yunniang handed the exam basket to Li Yanrui in person, her eyes determined.

    Until Li Yanrui's carriage went away, the family still stood at the door and refused to leave.

    "The second child is auspicious, don't worry too much!"

    Seeing Zhao Yunniang's distraught appearance, Jiang Mei gently hugged her, and finally her loud voice was no longer loud.

    "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, Second Brother will be back after seven days. If we leave immediately, we still have a lot of things to do!" "

    I've never missed Mother so much as I do now. It would be great if Mother was here!" "

    No , I’m not afraid of your jokes, these days when my mother is not at home, I have no energy to do anything.”

    “Grandma, I miss grandma!”

    “…”

    Mentioning the matter of going to Beijing, the few people in the family finally got a little angry .

    ...

    The exhibition held by Jiang Wan and Li Yanzong in the capital became an instant hit, making the special products of Jiangling Prefecture all the rage in the capital.

    The offshoot of the Li family who recently recognized their ancestors has also become a hot topic of discussion among the rich and powerful.

    With the support of King Sheng, and friendship with Qinggui's Shen, Su, and Kong families, apart from their family's strong wine and fragrance, Wen Po, who helped deliver the baby, has also become the object of reservations by wealthy families.

    In just over a month, Jiangling Commercial Bank was also officially listed for business in the capital, and their foothold in the capital was considered to be firmly established.

    What happened in Jiangling Mansion hadn't had time to spread to Beijing, and Jiang Wan's heart was pounding on the day of the provincial examination.

    She wasn't sure what Li Yongqian was thinking.

    Ever since we met at the trade fair, after that person made some shameless remarks, he has disappeared without a trace, as if he had never appeared before.

    "Boss, the elder of the Li family is here again!"

    Before Jiang Wan could figure it out, Liu Hu came over with a sad face.

    "Li Yongyi?"

    Jiang Wan raised her eyebrows when she heard that, and her originally depressed mood instantly picked up.

    Originally, I wanted them to dance around for a few more days, so why are you still in such a hurry to clean up?

Chapter 468 The appetite is getting bigger and bigger

    Li Yongyi 's appetite is getting bigger and bigger,

    and Li Yongyi has been welcomed in politely by the steward of the Li family in Shengpingfang.

    As soon as he entered the yard, he was attracted by the scenery inside. There were so many colorful flowers in full bloom that he couldn't name them.

    But the flowers are scattered in the courtyard, what a thriving scene!

    It's not like he's coming back here, it's just that the impression left on him is different every time.

    But the only thing that is certain is that this offshoot of Shengpingfang is getting better and better.

    Especially after taking a seat in the hall, looking at the furnishings in the hall, all the pear wood armchairs, and the elegant paintings on the wall, they are low-key and simple, and there is a sense of tranquility and peace in the elegance. comfortable.

    Li Yongyi couldn't help but wonder secretly, did this branch really come from a small place in the countryside?

    The tea on the coffee table was emitting a wafting aroma. He rested his chin in thought, thinking how much he would open his mouth later.

    Thinking about the first time I only needed a bottle of jasmine scented dew, I made a genealogy for this side branch. It's also just a little effort.

    The last time I asked them to pay 1,000 taels of silver to repair the ancestral hall, I didn't see any excuses. Obviously, what I said didn't touch the bottom line of others, and there is still a lot to do!

    Let’s ask for another three thousand taels this time. If the other party wants to bargain, at least two thousand taels can be returned. No matter how you think about it, you can make a lot of money for yourself...

    He was making up his mind silently when finally a message came from the gate. There was movement.

    Looking up, he saw that Mrs. Jiang had come with the steward.

    Even if the other party is just a girl, Li Yongyi still puts up his spirits and doesn't dare to take it too seriously.

    Although it seems that