Returnee in Jianghu - C84

When Tang Ming entered the capital, it was already snowing heavily.

Tang Ming stopped at the Destiny Inn.

This was the place Tang Ming and Li Yuyan had agreed to meet.

“Are guests going to stay in the restaurant or not?” The waiter immediately came out to greet Tang Ming. Tang Ming looked at the waiter and said, “Stay here.”

“Alright, let’s start with Sky No. 3 Room!” The waiter’s voice was very warm. Tang Ming followed him without saying anything.

At this moment, Tang Ming brushed past a man who emitted a noble aura. Tang Ming’s footsteps paused as he looked at the man’s back.

Tang Ming’s nose was extremely sensitive. He could smell a faint fragrance from the man’s body. This fragrance was not the scent of a woman’s cosmetic powder, but rather a type of incense.

“Your room also provides incense?” Tang Ming asked the waiter.

“Customer, you’re thinking too much. How can we provide such a service?” The waiter smiled coyly as he spoke. When Tang Ming heard this, he looked thoughtfully at the man’s back.

Sky No. 2 Room

“Brother Tang, you’re here.” Li Yuyan held a thermos in her hand and covered herself with the fur of a fox as she smiled at Tang Ming.

It was just that his face was extremely pale, and he didn’t look too well.

“Young Master Li, are you sick?” Tang Ming frowned. The temperature inside the room wasn’t that low. Compared to the outside, it could already be considered warm. However, Li Yuyan was still thirty percent inside and thirty percent outside, completely covering him.

“I wasn’t paying attention in the winter and caught a cold. Cough, cough …” Li Yuyan suddenly began to cough violently, and her face blushed abnormally.

There was nothing Li Yuyan could do about the current situation.

When Li Yuyan’s mother was pregnant with Li Yuyan, she was set up by someone, causing her to be born sick. Originally, she should have been taken care of when she was nine years old, but who knew that Li Yuyan’s brothers were unable to see her good.

No one would have thought that Li Yuyan was determined to learn medicine not for the sake of saving the world, but to protect herself.

But Li Yuyan didn’t explain anything to Tang Ming. She just smiled and said, “I’m fine. I’ve been used to this for so many years. Also, don’t call me Young Master Li or just Yuyan.”

“Alright, Jade Smoke.” Tang Ming answered smoothly, “My words are the same as before.”

“It’s the same as before.” Li Yuyan carefully savored it and smiled. Her smile was clear and indifferent as she said, “If life is lived only for the first time, good words.”

In this world, how many people didn’t give up at first sight?

Tang Ming did not continue speaking. Li Yuyan also drank a mouthful of tea to warm her body, “As stated in the letter, the Yang family is on the side of the new emperor?”

“It’s not too far off, what does Young Master Li plan to do?” Tang Ming looked at Li Yuyan.

Although Tang Ming didn’t want Li Yuyan to wade through this muddy water, he had to admit that Li Yuyan would become a hero in this chaotic world. If she could enter the government at this time, then she would be in a high position.

Li Yuyan also understood the meaning behind Tang Ming’s words. She smiled and shook her head, “I don’t have any plans to enter the government. No matter what the current situation is, it has nothing to do with me. However, we can cooperate.”

Tang Ming raised his eyebrows. Li Yuyan explained, “When I was still in the Li Clan, the Supreme Emperor was still alive.”

Similar to the Humble Class Disciples, the aristocratic families’ disciples could only make a name for themselves in the Imperial examinations. This was also the reason why, when Li Yuyan was in the Li family, although his mother and he were unfavoured, they were still able to live comfortably.

The reason why Li Yuyan could be sought after by tens of thousands of people was because she was the only hope of the aristocratic families’ disciples at that time. Many of the aristocratic families’ branch members were also inspired by her to be reborn.

And the person Li Yuyan was talking about was naturally that person in the palace.

Before Li Yuyan left the Li family, she was repeatedly broken off and sent to the palace to discuss matters of state with the Supreme Emperor. Thus, compared to the rotten family, Li Yuyan was more biased towards the Emperor.

Secondly, Li Yuyan felt that it would be easier for her to escape from the imperial examinations by cooperating with the emperor.

If Li Yuyan and the Emperor were close in private, then the aristocratic families would fall into chaos. Tang Ming did not know that the pillars of the aristocratic families were mostly not direct descendants, and many of these people followed Li Yuyan. Even though Li Yuyan was staying in the Li family village, she was well aware of the situation of the Imperial court.

This way, Li Yuyan would leave after the imperial examinations, which was the easiest for Li Yuyan. The emperor wouldn’t stop her because of the cooperation between them, and the aristocratic families would naturally think that Li Yuyan was still concerned with the old friendship and felt grateful towards Li Yuyan.

He, Li Yuyan, had never made a loss in business.

Li Yuyan smiled faintly. Her smile was so gentle that it made people involuntarily feel close to her, but Tang Ming didn’t know why, but he felt a chill run down his spine.

Tang Ming knew that Li Yuyan had her own plans, so he hesitated and asked, “Yuyan, is there anything I can help you with?”

“Of course there are. When I came to the capital, I only planned to leave immediately after the Hall Competition. Now, I need a place to stay. Would you mind lending me some silver taels?” Li Yuyan said with a smile, “Even if you want to invite the king, there must be an urn, right?”

Tang Ming: “…”

It hadn’t even started yet, so why did he have to pity those people who had been schemed against by Li Yuyan?

Tang Ming took a deep breath. “Do you need me to find a house?”

“Hm, sorry for the trouble.” Li Yuyan took out a gold medal from her sleeve, “After buying the house, it’s time for my old ‘friends’ to visit.”

Li Yuyan, who originally wanted to quietly finish her exams and leave quietly, suddenly felt that he could do something and let her watch the show.

“Can Jade Smoke enter the palace?” Tang Ming suddenly remembered. According to Li Yuyan’s meaning, he was going to cooperate with the Emperor. In that case, he would have to meet the Emperor. It was highly likely that Li Yuyan would go to the palace to discuss things with the Emperor in person.

“No.”

What Tang Ming didn’t expect was that Li Yuyan directly refuted Tang Ming’s idea. She suddenly became extremely confident, “I want His Majesty, the Emperor, to personally come find me.”

Tang Ming looked at Li Yuyan in bewilderment.

No matter how Tang Ming looked at it, Li Yuyan didn’t have any intention of changing her mind. In reality, he had the ability to do so.

Besides having the right to, Li Yuyan had entered the palace time and time again, so she naturally recognized the current Emperor Su He. With Su He’s understanding of him, it was highly likely that Su He would personally come to find Li Yuyan.