Qin Yao sat up straight, pointed at the chair opposite, and motioned Awang to sit down and talk slowly.

In fact, her understanding of Gong Liangliao was very superficial. She just knew those titles mentioned by Liu Ji and Ding Shi, which were exaggerated to the sky. In addition, given his identity as a great scholar, she guessed that he must be a big shot.

Besides, there is a child prodigy disciple like Qi Xianguan, who must be good at academics.

But now seeing Awang's slightly solemn expression, Qin Yao's heart also skipped a beat, "Is there something wrong with this person?"

Awang asked: "Madam, do you know why he is here?"

Qin Yao wanted to say that he had resigned from his post and was just looking for a place to live in retirement.

But since Awang had such a reaction, it was obvious that things were not that simple. He shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Awang said: "This man was sent out of the capital because he impeached the Holy Queen."

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows. It was the Holy Empress again. It seemed that the situation in the court was very delicate now.

"The impeachment is based on the harem abusing power and disrupting the government, and also slandering the emperor in the restaurant for being henpecked and useless."

This Gong Liangliao is really crazy. Qin Yao clicked her tongue twice and asked Awang if he had anything more exciting. She wanted to hear it!

It really does exist.

"Two years ago, the emperor summoned his ministers to discuss the matter of deposing the crown prince and wanted to make the eldest princess the crown princess. Gong Liangliao and three hundred of his disciples knelt outside the palace for three days to strongly oppose it, threatening to die. After that, the matter of deposing the crown prince was dropped."

"Two months later, Gong Liangliao accidentally fell from a restaurant and had to amputate his legs to save his life."

"So." Awang showed a rare look of worry, and asked solemnly: "Madam, do you still want to make friends with this person?"

Qin Yao picked up the teacup on the table and drank a sip of tea to calm herself down. There was a 90% chance that Gong Liangliao's legs were broken by the eldest princess.

But he is still a great scholar!

Qin Yao took another sip of tea, put down the empty cup, and looked up at Awang. "Did you find any spies when you went to the Qi family to deliver the letter this time?"

Awang shook his head, "I haven't discovered that."

"Then don't panic." Qin Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that there are no spies or informants around Gong Liangliao means that Gong Liangliao can no longer make any waves.

In addition, his legs are now disabled and he is old. I am afraid he will not live for many years. He can pose no threat to the nobles in the court.

But then again, Prime Minister Qi is quite courageous. At a time like this, he even sent his great-grandson to study under Gong Liangliao. Could he also be an opponent?

Qin Yao shrugged. Who cares? She was not going to get involved in the court struggle. They only had one small goal - to reduce corvée and taxes.

Therefore, we have to continue to cling to the old man Gong Liangliao.

No, he was hugging his arms. The old man's legs were broken by himself.

Awang observed carefully and saw that Qin Yao's expression was obviously relaxed, so he knew what her answer was. Without saying anything else, he got up and went to the back mountain to feed the horses with night grass.

Qin Yao looked at Awang's back as he left, wondering whether she should tell Liu Ji about the inside story.

"Forget it." If he really knew, he would have to explain more, such as why Awang knew all this, "I'd better not say it."

This was to prevent Liu Ji from letting the cat out of the bag in front of the great scholar and offending him.

Moreover, some things are purer when you don’t know them.

That's it. Qin Yao decided not to tell Liu Ji this information. She reached out to take another sip of tea, but found the cup was empty. She clapped her hands and went to bed.

Just after drinking this strong tea before bed, Qin Yao felt more energetic the more she lay down. She was a little overwhelmed and only felt a little sleepy in the second half of the night.

Fortunately, Awang is back, so I don’t have to get up early tomorrow to prepare breakfast for the children and send them to school. I can sleep in a little.

But this demand has not been realized.

Qin Yao was awakened by Liu Ji's anxious calls: "Madam! Madam!"

She was not in a good mood after waking up, but was made to be in a bad mood by being woken up by the noise. With bloodshot eyes, she opened the door with a "whoosh", and scared Liu Ji, who was standing at the door and looked exhausted, so much that he retreated five meters!

"Aren't you in the academy? Why are you back just two days after you left?" Qin Yao asked coldly, looking Liu Ji up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.

There were no signs of a fight, and it didn't look like he was in trouble.

Liu Ji patted his chest to calm his frightened heart, and hurriedly explained:

"I have something urgent to tell my wife, so I asked for leave early in the morning. I will return to the academy after delivering the message. It will not affect my studies."

After saying this, seeing that Qin Yao's murderous expression had eased, he dared to step forward and said, "Madam, you have to do corvée labor again."

"The county magistrate just issued an official document this morning, ordering the repair of the city wall and conscripting corvée laborers from all places to serve for two months."

Qin Yao narrowed her eyes. So, you rushed here early in the morning just for this?

Liu Ji widened his eyes. Wasn’t this enough for him to rush over?

The hardships of transporting grain last year were still fresh in Liu Ji's mind. He was now like a frightened bird, trembling at the slightest rumor of forced labor.

"Madam, you won't send me to perform labor service again this time, will you?" Liu Ji asked tentatively, swallowing his saliva.

Qin Yao yawned, stretched, and then waved her hand calmly under Liu Ji's anxious gaze, "The letter to Gong Liangliao has been delivered to him. If he can write back to you, you won't have to do corvée."

Liu Ji was delighted at first, but then he was stunned. "Ah, this, this..."

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows, "We have already finished talking about this, why don't you go back?"

Liu Ji was half disappointed, but he would not sit there and wait for death!

Holding his stomach that was growling at the right time, he said pitifully, "My dear, can I stay at home and have breakfast before leaving?"

Qin Yao made a "tsk" sound and nodded.

Liu Ji immediately went into the kitchen to find something to eat. Awang had left some steamed white flour buns warm on the stove. Liu Ji took them out and smelled them. The aroma was so fragrant that his stomach growled even louder.

He took half of it and put it in his mouth to fill his stomach, then rolled up his sleeves and made a pot of hot egg noodle soup for himself and Qin Yao, which he ate with steamed buns and had a comfortable meal.

It was not until Qin Yao showed her impatience that she went into the house, packed up her things, and quickly went back to the county town.

The first thing Liu Ji did when he returned to the dormitory was to spread out a piece of paper and pick up a pen to write a letter.

At this moment, he was very grateful for the savings he had made when he had previously opened a literacy class in the village.

As the saying goes, if you work hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle!

Liu Ji just didn't believe that Gong Liangliao would not reply to his letter after being moved by his "sincerity"!

Thus, letters full of affection and love flew into the Qi family's ancestral home like snowflakes.

The first few letters were rejected before they could be delivered to the Qi Mansion.

However, more than a dozen letters were delivered every day, which soon attracted the attention of the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion.

Finally, after receiving the 30th letter from Kaiyang County Academy, the housekeeper could no longer hold on. Something was not right, and he decided to report it to the master.

Qi Xianguan looked at the basket of stationery handed over by the butler and swallowed hard.

He didn't want to hand it to the teacher, but he was very curious about the contents of the letter.

But it is not a gentleman's behavior to read other people's letters privately. After struggling for several hours, I finally decided to send the letter to the teacher.

Under Qi Xianguan's curious gaze, Gong Liangliao slowly opened the poorly wrapped envelopes. Inside were handwriting that showed the writer was extremely anxious.

[Sir, are you there? ]

【Sir, I miss you. 】

【Sir, have you eaten? 】

【Sir, waiting for your reply. 】

【Sir, I miss you very much. 】

[Sir, it's sunny today, are you feeling well? ]

【gentlemen.】

It took Gong Liangliao two full hours to read all the letters.

The teacher and the student looked at each other, and Qi Xianguan was horrified to find that he was actually somewhat moved. "How about I accompany you on a trip to Liujia Village to enjoy the autumn?" (End of this chapter)