Chapter 30: Divide the Jade!

"What does it smell like?"

Li Yiqi picked up a little Lori with one hand, and the fragrance on the small body rushed straight to his nose, and the tip of his nose twitched slightly. "Who put rouge on you?"

Li Yiqi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In the Li family's generation, he was originally ranked seventh, and there were six brothers or non-relatives in front of him, as well as two uncles and several uncles of the same clan, which can be regarded as having many heirs and flourishing.

But with Li Jiu killing and leading the army to defend Annan and defend against the barbarians, most of them died on the battlefield, making the Li family now prosperous and declining. Surrounded by a few little girls, the fragrance of fat powder rushed to the face, although it smelled very good, but it still felt very strange...... At least he will inevitably get this smell on his body later.

"Brother Qi! you have come back from the palace, what about the gift?"

The little girl in the green silk dress had little stars in her eyes, looking at Li Yiqi, the little girl's curved eyebrows were like crescents, her skin was as pink as clotted cream, and there were two pigtails on the back of her head that shook from time to time, looking extremely cute.

Hearing this, a few little girls and a few little sparrows began to chirp around Li Yiqi to ask for gifts, making Li Yiqi's head bigger.

"Han'er, don't mess around!" Liu's long willow eyebrows frowned, glared at the little girl in the green silk dress, and said with slight anger.

"Oh. ”

The little girl named Han'er stuck out her little tongue, bowed her little head respectfully, and stepped aside.

"Seventh Brother ......"

Han'er's watery eyes still looked at Li Yiqi, looking pitiful and distressing.

Seeing this, Wu shook his head helplessly, and said: "Don't make trouble, your brother has just come back, he is tired and tired, you hurry down." ”

"Yes, Second Madame. ”

"Yes, Second Madame. ”

“......”

Hearing Wu's words, several little girls hurriedly stopped shaking Li Yiqi's sleeves and stood aside obediently, looking very restrained.

The Li family is a princely family, but Li Jiu often leads the army outside, and the Li Mansion of Youda is basically run by the Liu family and the Wu family, and in front of the six or seven children in this family, the two have absolute authority.

A few little girls are much more perverse in front of the two ladies than in front of Li Yiqi, neither dare to mess around nor refute, and are very obedient.

At this time, Shui Bo stepped forward, looked at the two ladies and Li Yiqi respectfully, and said, "The eldest lady, the second lady, the young master, dinner is ready." ”

"Qi'er, you must be hungry too, let's eat as a family first. Liu looked at Li Yiqi and said with a smile.

"Good. ”

Li Yiqi nodded with a smile, glanced at Shui Bo, and gave him a look. Shui Bo understood, a trace of essence flashed in his eyes, nodded lightly, and bowed silently and withdrew.

Liu and Wu left from the front hall with the Li family, Li Yiqi deliberately slowed down a few steps, walked to the cousin named Li Han, gently touched the other party's little head, and said softly: "Han'er, don't worry, my brother has a gift for you later." ”

"Really?" Li Han's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What gift?"

"This. Li Yiqi smiled slightly and patted the warm sachet on his waist.

......

In the lobby where Li Mansion dined, copper dishes were erected in all four corners, and many burning crystal charcoals were separated by copper wire mesh, and the room was warm. A large table that could seat a dozen people at the same time was placed, filled with more than twenty sumptuous dishes, and many servants standing around them.

"The eldest lady, they are here. ”

At this time, there were already several beautiful women dressed in Yunluo satin sitting on the table chatting, and when they saw Liu and Wu leading a group of people in, they all stood up and respectfully gave a blessing.

"The eldest lady, the second lady......"

"The eldest lady, the second lady......"

“......”

When several women saw Li Yiqi, their expressions were also quite restrained, although they did not perform the gift of ten thousand blessings, they all bowed their heads slightly: "Little young master." ”

"It's all a family, and a few aunts don't have to be polite. Li Yiqi smiled and returned the salute respectfully.

These women are the mothers of the group of little girls around him, that is, the side of the Li family, and their husbands are all guarding the Annan capital with Li Jiu. Because the husband's title is not high, neither of them has been named Mrs. Haoming, and their status is slightly lower than that of the Liu family and the Wu family. The relationship with Li Yiqi is not as close as that of Liu and Wu, but they are also Li Yiqi's elders.

"Mother!"

"Mother!"

“......”

Several little girls who were originally surrounding Li Yiqi also threw themselves back into their mother's arms at this time, compared to the etiquette of adults, children do not have so many scruples, especially when eating.

"My sisters don't stand still, sit down. Liu waved his hand and ordered.

"Yes. ”

The women replied, and then returned to their seats, sitting in a proper manner, with their eyebrows lowered and motionless. At the family dinner, the Liu family and the Wu family, who have the highest status now, have not moved their chopsticks, and it is inconvenient for them to move first, this is the upbringing of the princely and aristocratic families in Shangjing, and some things that should be observed have already been imperceptibly moved into the hearts of these noble ladies.

"Seventh Brother...... Gifts!

Li Han is the eldest of these little girls, and she is the biological daughter of the Liu family, Miss Li, so she is naturally not so restrained.

As soon as she sat down, Li Han picked a position next to Li Yiqi and poked Li Yiqi's waist and abdomen with her delicate fingers like white jade.

"Ah-what are you doing, I will give it to you when I say it, are you still afraid that the seventh brother will pay the bill?!"

The abdomen was slightly stimulated, Li Yiqi pretended to be annoyed and angry and glared at her, and was about to speak, Li Han hurriedly hugged his arm, took out a handkerchief from his arms like a treasure, looked at Li Yiqi with bright eyes, and said with a smile: "Seventh brother, look, this is my show!"

"What's that?"

After taking the handkerchief, Li Yiqi's eyes froze, he looked at it carefully, grinned at the corner of his mouth, and then shook his head silently, indicating his attitude.

"To be honest, the embroidery is not very good...... Li Yiqi commented with a wry smile, his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "I don't look like this when I protect the country......

The hand towel is embroidered with a bird beast like a phoenix spreading its wings, but the appearance is a little nondescript, Li Yiqi knows that Li Han wants to embroider the 'dragon sparrow', but also knows that she embroidered the shape of the 'dragon sparrow' wrong.

"Nonsense!"

Li Han glared at Li Yiqi angrily, and snatched the handkerchief back from his hand.

"You little girl!"

Li Yiqi touched Li Han's little head dotingly, pinched the other party's tender little face, turned his head to look at the others at the table, and said: "Auntie, aunt, several aunts, this time I entered the East Palace, and was summoned into the harem by the queen mother to meet me, and the queen mother gave me a treasure." ”

As he spoke, Li Yiqi took off the sachet tied around his waist and took out the Xuanyang jade in it.

"This is it!"

"Huh!"

Everyone exclaimed softly, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

As soon as Xuanyang Jade came out, the temperature in the room seemed to be a little higher.

"Wow-what is this?" Li Han, who was closest to Li Yiqi, couldn't help but ask with his dark eyes wide open.

The Xuanyang jade in Li Yiqi's hand is smooth in color, clear and crystalline, and the whole piece of jade looks like a piece of crystal clear red crystal, and there are flowing water patterns carved on it. Delicate and beautiful like a rare work of art in the world, and most importantly, at this time, the Xuanyang jade also exudes a faint red glow, giving people a dazzling feeling.

"It's just a piece of 'good stuff', I'll ask Shui Bo to divide it and send it to you after dinner. Li Yiqi smiled at Liu and Wu, and didn't explain much.

Hearing this, Li Han's eyes lit up, but he still deliberately pretended to be angry, his pretty little face was cold, and his soft and snow-white little hands stretched out, and asked, "Seventh brother, what about mine?"

"Rest assured, everyone has a share. The corners of Li Yiqi's mouth provoked a smile, and nodded to the aunts on the side.

"Why? Didn't you just give it to me?" Li Han glared at Li Yiqi dissatisfiedly, and poked Li Yiqi's waist fiercely.

"Qi'er, what kind of treasure is this jade?"

On the side, Liu and Wu glanced at each other, and they both saw the doubt in each other's eyes. The princely ladies and ladies of Shangjing City, Mrs. Haoming, have an understanding of this kind of Xuanyang jade, a treasure of martial arts, after all, it is not as good as often gathering together to communicate with juniors.

However, they could also feel that Li Yiqi was taking out a treasure.

"Sister, do you see if this jade is very similar to the piece of red jade in the ancestral house. Wu thought for a moment, looked at Liu, and asked.

Li Yiqi smiled: "Auntie is right, it is the same material as the red jade in the ancestral house." ”

"So this jade is a heavy treasure, and it was specially given to our Li family by the queen mother?" asked Liu, with a hint of worry in his tone.

No merit is not punished, this is an unspoken rule since ancient times, and for the personality of the queen mother in the summer palace, Liu asked himself to know more than everyone present.

The princes and ladies of Shangjing were often invited to participate in various banquets in the harem, and the queen of Great Xia always had a kind smile on her face when facing everyone, and she seemed to be approachable and extremely easy to talk.

But Liu knew that a woman who could suppress the princely ladies and ladies of the entire Shangjing City, and played with the scheming and heavy aristocratic women of the city, was not ordinarily simple.

"No, the queen gave it to me alone. ”

Li Yiqi heard the worry in Liu's words, his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Aunt don't worry, the queen has no ill will towards our Li family." ”

"But there is no good intention...... Li Yiqi added secretly in his heart.

"Alas, it's better to follow the old lady's wishes, let's leave the capital as a family. Liu's eyes revealed deep worry.

"Sister, we can leave, what should Qi'er do?" Wu's long willow eyebrows frowned slightly.

The prince's companion is a close minister of the prince's side, if the East Palace does not let people go, Li Yiqi wants to get out, and it is okay for the prince not to agree.

"Ahh

Hearing this, Liu sighed deeply, his face was full of sadness, he lowered his head and stopped talking.

Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "Auntie, aunt, it's not too late to talk about these things in the future, I see that the dishes are almost served, why don't you eat first." ”

"Okay, what's the matter, let's talk about it later. ”

Liu sighed, picked up the chopsticks, and sandwiched a large piece of soft braised pork into Li Yiqi's bowl.

"Qi'er, if something goes wrong in the palace or encounters any trouble, remember to come back and tell your aunt. ”

"Well, the boy knows. Li Yiqi nodded and coped perfunctorily.

"Also, since this piece of red jade was given to you by the queen mother, you can take it and don't have to give it to us. Liu looked at Li Yiqi lovingly as if he was looking at his own child, and said with a smile.

"Why?" Li Yiqi frowned slightly, and asked rhetorically with some puzzlement.

"Qi'er, although this thing has been given to you, it is still flowing from the hands of the royal family, you can give it to others at will, where is the royal family, where is the royal authority?" Wu patiently explained: "Put away the jade, when you see the queen in the future, it is best to wear it with you to show your gratitude to the emperor." ”

After that, Wu also glanced at the other people on his Table Mountain with deep meaning, except for those innocent and curious little girls who were still staring at the Xuanyang Jade in Li Yiqi's hand, the other women all bowed their heads respectfully.

"No, the queen, she ......" Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still obediently put away Xuanyang Jade.

On the struggle between the government and the opposition, Li Yiqi asked himself that although he was not as good as those old ministers who had been immersed in this way for many years, he was definitely not bad. But when it comes to understanding the noble concubines in the harem, he still knows that his cultivation is far inferior to the two ladies of the Li Mansion.

Since both the Liu family and the Wu family said so, then there must be a reason in it, and they just need to listen to it.

At the dinner table, Li Yiqi talked a lot with the two elders, and felt a little guilty in his heart.

He didn't expect that he was just entering the East Palace as the prince's companion, which caused so much worry from his aunt and aunt, which shows that his status in the hearts of the two is comparable to that of not a parent or a parent.

"Aunt and Auntie......"

Li Yiqi whispered softly in his heart, he has enjoyed this warmth for sixteen years. In the previous life, Li Jiu was defeated, the Li family was copied, and the scene of the Li family being executed is still vivid...... Only once have you lost it once do you know how precious things are that are within reach on a daily basis.

"Li family, there must be no accident!"

A sharp light flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and his fists under the table were clenched, and he secretly swore in his heart.