Chapter 8: Phantom Paradise!

Phantom Paradise, Li Yiqi is still the first time to come, and he didn't like to come to this kind of noisy place in his previous life. But when he walked into the gate of the Phantom Mansion, he found that there was a hole in the Phantom Mansion.

The lobby of Phantom Le Fu is extremely luxurious, each table and chair are made of golden silk nan wood carved from Lingnan, a piece of delicate and luxurious cultural antiquities are embellished on both sides of the corridor as decorations, and the walls are hung with poems and articles of the world.

Some of the most popular masterpieces are framed with gold wires and hung on the walls for appreciation, and hundreds of blue-gold glass lamps are hung on the top of the hall to sprinkle endless lights, and the lamps are also inlaid with various colored gemstones, which are priceless.

What surprised Li Yiqi even more was that the Phantom Mansion looked like a building from the outside, but he didn't expect it to be a group of buildings, the central hall of the main hall was enough to seat a hundred people, and there were private rooms of different sizes upstairs, and when he went out, he entered another building, and the area of the entire Phantom Mansion was almost no less than a Hou Mansion.

"I don't know who the owner of this Phantom Mansion is, it's a big deal. Li Yiqi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He didn't know anything about the boss behind this Phantom Paradise, but he had just been able to get such a large piece of land under the feet of the Son of Heaven in the capital to build a luxurious and magnificent Le Mansion as scheduled, so the owner's energy behind it must not be underestimated.

Under the guidance of the little maid, the two came to an Accord with the name of 'Mei', and after Li Yiqi sat down, he stopped talking, and everything was arranged by Tang Qi.

"That, a pot of fragrant tea, a pot of osmanthus brew, and then a few of your famous side dishes, speed up. Tang Qi waved his hand at the little guy, looking very familiar.

"Okay, I'll be here soon, the two sons will wait a minute. The little guy answered and withdrew.

Soon, the little guy went and returned, still holding a huge jade plate in his hand.

After a while, the table of the two was filled with all kinds of side dishes, as well as a pot of fragrant tea and a pot of osmanthus scented wine.

"The location of this private room is not the best, but the line of sight is also excellent, I wonder when the princess will take the stage?" Li Yiqi poured himself a cup of tea and looked sideways at the audience.

There, in the middle of the lobby, there is a ten-zhang wide stage, which must be the place where the exotic princess danced tonight.

Tang Qi poured a glass of wine, drank it all, and said with a smile while picking up the side dishes on the table with chopsticks: "Brother Li, what are you in a hurry, didn't you see that so many people downstairs are waiting?"

Hearing this, Li Yiqi casually glanced at both sides of the lobby downstairs, and found that it was really crowded with black pressure, it seems that there are really many people in Shangjing who want to see the demeanor of this princess of the Western Regions.

"Come, Brother Li, please. Tang Qi smiled and poured a glass of wine for Li Yiqi.

"I'm going to the Academy Palace tomorrow, are you still drinking?" Li Yiqi glanced at Tang Qi, shook his head helplessly and smiled, and pushed the wine glass aside.

Whoop –

While the two were talking and laughing, there seemed to be a commotion outside the door, and those people were talking and laughing all the way, and when they came to the door of this Accord, their footsteps stopped.

"Is there someone here? Steward Zhao, didn't you say that this 'Mei' house was left for me today?"

"This ...... This...... Oh, Liu Gongzi, wait a minute, let me take a look. There was a slight stiffness in the laughter of the other at the door.

Immediately afterwards, a man who looked like a shopkeeper walked in, looked at Li Yiqi and Tang Qi, smiled all over his face, and asked, "I'm really sorry, two sons, can you move to another private room?" ”

Hearing this, Li Yiqi and Tang Qi's brows furrowed, Tang Qi looked at the man with some displeasure, and said coldly: "This son just came in, and this ass hasn't been hot yet, so you let me out?"

"This ...... This is indeed our negligence, all the consumption of the two sons in Yuefu tonight is free, you see. Steward Zhao bowed down, with a sad face, and looked at Tang Qi flatteringly.

"No, sir, I'm drinking to my heart's content, get out. Tang Qi replied indifferently, his expression quite proud.

"This ......" Steward Zhao had cold sweat on his forehead, and whispered with a wry smile: "This son, you can make it convenient, the one at the door is Liu Shilang's son......"

"Which Liu Shilang?" Tang Qi squinted at the other party and asked lukewarmly.

On the side, Li Yiqi was holding fragrant tea, his eyes moved slightly, or asked thoughtfully: "Could it be that Liu Yuan, the servant from the third grade, is it?"

"Yes, exactly!" Steward Zhao nodded like a chicken.

Hearing this, Li Yiqi nodded silently, with a strange look on his face.

"So what, you know ......" Tang Qi on the side raised his head and smiled disdainfully, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Yiqi.

"Okay, let's get a private room. Li Yiqi smiled and said to Steward Zhao.

"Okay, okay, son, please, all the consumption of the two sons today is free. Steward Zhao wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and smiled.

As the steward of the Phantom Mansion, Steward Zhao is well aware of the inner thoughts of these princes of the family, and in their eyes, face is more important than anything else. In the Qinglou Le Mansion, the competition between the sons of the family is a common thing, and he can see that the two people in front of him are also people of extraordinary origin, if they insist on refusing to give in, then it will inevitably cause some trouble.

On the side, Tang Qi saw that Li Yiqi had already stood up, and subconsciously stood up, but he frowned and asked, "Brother Li, is it necessary?"

Tang Qi was very puzzled, the disciples of the princes and nobles in the capital were divided into several grades, Mo said that Li Yiqi, the grandson of the Marquis of the first rank of the military family, was the identity of the young master of the Tang family, and he did not have to be afraid of the son of a little servant of the third grade.

"What?" Li Yiqi looked back at him.

"Brother Li, you don't usually come to this kind of place, and you don't know ......"

Tang Qigang wanted to explain, but saw Li Yiqi smile casually: "If it is those things that are jealous, I suggest that you participate less in the future, when you don't fight with the juniors of these princes and nobles, Old Man Tang will look at you squarely." ”

Tang Qi's face changed slightly, only Li Yiqi, who had played with him since childhood, dared to say this, if it was someone else, he would slap it with a big slap.

"But...... But what does this have to do with our private room?"

Tang Qi was full of wry smiles and puzzlement, the two of them sat in first under the guidance of the little guy, it was the negligence of the store, there was no need for the two of them to pay for the mistakes of the Phantom Mansion.

"Convenient for others, convenient for yourself. ”

Li Yiqi smiled and nodded towards Steward Zhao, and the other party bowed down again and again to lead the way towards the door.

"Alas, you ......"

Behind his back, Tang Qi shook his head helplessly, grabbed a plate of cumin beans on the table, and followed behind Li Yiqi with a displeased expression.

Li Yiqi's face was light, but he was sneering in his heart, as expected, the one outside the door was Liu Yi, the only son of Liu Yuan, the servant of the ministry.

As the head of the six departments of the imperial court, the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials under heaven, performance appraisal, job transfer and other affairs, and presides over the imperial examination of the Great Xia Dynasty together with the Hanlin Academy.

But Li Yiqi knew that maybe in half a month, a scandal would break out in the ministry, and Liu Xi, the son of Liu Yuan, the servant of the ministry, actually promised a wealthy businessman to sell the position of a county head for 60,000 taels of gold.

In Great Xia, buying and selling officials was severely suppressed by the imperial court, and when the three princes of the court were furious about this matter, the criminal department found out that there was indeed a case, and even after the autumn of the next year, they directly beheaded this Liu Xi in front of Yong'an Gate to set an example.

In the previous life, Li Yiqi lived in the school palace, but he had also heard about it, but he didn't expect to encounter it this time.

"Since he is a dying person, why bother arguing with him more, besides, the Li family needs to keep a low profile now, and it is better not to attract attention before he has the ability to protect the Li family. ”

Li Yiqi sneered in his heart, this was the reason why he took a step back.

After the two got up, they walked slowly towards the back of the door, but unexpectedly, the mutation protruded.

"Bang-"

A big foot slammed into the door from the outside, and the door, which was only gently covered, slammed into the wall.

Immediately afterward, several figures walked in, and it was the group of impatient sons of the family who were waiting outside the door.

The two of them looked up, only to see a group of high-spirited young men walking towards them, led by a thin young man, with slender eyebrows and eyes, fair complexion, and a good dress.

Steward Zhao was sweating profusely, and he ran to the one headed by a thin young man, and said with a wry smile: "Oh, Liu Gongzi ......"

"Shut up. ”

Liu Yi scolded him with a displeased face, and then raised his eyes and swept over Li Yiqi and Tang Qi in the room, his brows furrowed slightly, Li Yiqi looked weak and weak, and his face was very raw, but Tang Qi's figure was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Is it these two miscellaneous pieces who robbed the place set by this son?" Liu Xi sneered and turned his head to look at Steward Zhao.

On the side, hearing the word 'miscellaneous', Li Yiqi and Tang Qi's faces changed, Li Yiqi's eyes narrowed slightly, but Tang Qi was directly angry.

"The surname Liu, who do you say is the miscellaneous?" Tang Qi's eyes were gloomy, staring directly at Liu Xi, his eyes flashing with evil fire.

"Ben Gongzi said ......"

Liu Xi was just about to speak, but the eyes of a young man behind him fell on Tang Qi, but his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in Liu Xi's ear.

Tang Qi is different from Li Yiqi, he wanders in this kind of restaurant and secular place all the year round, and most of the noble gate lords and sons who interact with him are at the level of three princes and nine kings, princes and princes, not everyone knows him, but there are always a few people who will see him, after all, Tang Qi's round figure is still easy to remember.

"Don ...... Tang Gongzi!" Liu Xi lowered his head, a burst of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was a little uneasy to speak.

The officialdom of Daxia is a pyramid, the higher it goes, the smaller the number of people, but the same status is also higher. Among the civil officials, there are only three official positions of the first grade, that is, the position of the three dukes, and the rest of the Jiuqing and Fengge Pavilion elders are all from the first grade, and the official positions of the first rank are gone. Even if it is the Shangshu of the six departments, the imperial historian of the Imperial Court and other important official positions are only the second grade.

The official position of Yipin is a hurdle, not something that can be sat on with ability and qualifications, but also means a kind of family background and dignity of identity. Like the Tang family, who dares not to give a little face?

At this moment, Liu Xi only felt that his hands and feet were a little cold, and he was cold.

"Gongzi Liu, call me, are you in trouble?" Seeing Liu Yi's appearance, the anger on Tang Qi's face did not fade by half a point, but walked forward with a sneer, with a chill flashing in his eyes.

Relying on the grandfather of one of the Jiuqing behind him, as well as the uncles who are mostly in important positions in the imperial court, Tang Qi has always been rampant in this kind of secular place, although he will not cause trouble everywhere, but no one has ever dared to provoke him, and today it is the first time that he has been called 'miscellaneous'.

Tang Qi walked in front of the group of sons of the family who were like frosted eggplants, the corners of his mouth raised, he laughed, and then his big hand reached out, grabbed Liu Xi's collar, and sneered: "Liu Gongzi, you scolded me just now, I can't slap you a hundred times." ”

"One Hundred ...... No, not too much...... Not excessive"

Liu Xi grinned bitterly and said that his calves trembled a little, he had heard of the "reputation" of this Tang Gongzi, and he had thought about making friends and visiting, but his identity was not enough, and he was afraid that he would not look at himself if he went to others. I didn't expect the two to know each other today, but in this way.

Seeing the other party's appearance, a trace of fierceness flashed in Tang Qi's eyes, and he was about to make a move, but Li Yiqi on the side changed his face slightly, and when Tang Qi's slap was about to be pumped into Liu Xi's face, he tightly grabbed Tang Qi's arm.

"Brother Li, you?"

Tang Qi looked at Li Yiqi in surprise, but saw that Li Yiqi's gaze fell on the Zhao steward and the little servant who were shrinking at the door.

"Forget it, I'll explain it to you later, let them go. Li Yiqi let go of his hand, looked calm, and said without panic.

Tang Qi saw Li Yiqi's appearance, his brows furrowed instantly, but he still glared at Liu Xi's group of sons and daughters fiercely, and said angrily: "Get out." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. When the group of sons of the family headed by Liu Xi heard this, they nodded and retreated with relief.

"Come here. ”

After those sons of the family left, Li Yiqi hooked his finger outside the door, and the little guy who was waiting outside the door looked left and right, and found that Li Yiqi was pointing at himself.

"Haha, ...... Childe, what else do you have to order?" The little guy looked a little nervous, he now knew that the two guests in this Accord undoubtedly belonged to the most influential group of children of the family in Shangjing, otherwise he would not even be the son of a high-ranking official from the third rank who would have fled away when he saw the two of them.

"Who told you to do this?" Li Yiqi's eyes were cold, as if he wanted to see through people's hearts, staring directly at the little guy, and his voice was even more chilly.

"This son...... I...... I. ”

The little girl's face changed greatly, and under Li Yiqi's oppressive gaze, he was almost so frightened that he was about to pee his pants.

"Childe, I don't understand what you're talking about?"

Hearing this, Li Yiqi's expression was calm, and after looking at the little guy indifferently for a while, he said lightly: "Tell your master, if you want to see us, just come out by yourself, you don't have to use this method to make people laugh." ”

After speaking, under Tang Qi's surprised gaze, he sat back in his position.

"Oh, Childe, ...... you are" The little guy smiled bitterly, bowed down and trembled his calves, and almost knelt down.

As if he hadn't heard, Li Yiqi turned his gaze to the lobby, where the performance seemed to begin.

Tang Qi disturbed his head, glanced at this little guy suspiciously, and sat back slowly.

Outside the door, Steward Zhao, who didn't dare to breathe, waved his hand again and again to let the little guy come out.

"Xiao Huang, what the hell are you going to do? Anger a few sons again, I'll pick your skin, get out, you don't need to serve here, I'll find someone else to serve, get out!" Steward Zhao showed a look of resentment, slapped the little guy more than a dozen times, reprimanded angrily, and turned to leave.

"Yes, yes, Steward Zhao, I know it's wrong, I know it's wrong. The little guy smiled bitterly and nodded repeatedly.

Soon, looking at the back of Steward Zhao's departure, the little guy who was originally clever and worldly raised his head, turned around, and an extremely strange light flashed in his eyes.