Chapter 2: The Li Family, Li Yiqi!

"yes, I should be dead!"

Li Yiqi recalled the last scene he saw in his life, and suddenly gasped, was it a dream?

Li Yiqi's eyes widened, staring carefully at the old but kind face in front of him, and after a while, a trace of tears flowed from his eyes.

Seeing his grandson's appearance, Li Jiu's eyes were gloomy, and he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, making his voice sound as gentle as possible, and said, "How do you feel?"

"Grandpa. Li Yiqi still just muttered to himself, his body trembled, and he resisted the urge to rush forward and hug the other party.

Seeing this, Li Jiu Kill nodded, as if he breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "I'll invite Lord Yang to come again tomorrow, you can have a good rest." ”

"Drink this bowl of lotus seed soup. ”

"I ...... I drink it myself. ”

"Good. Li Jiu killed didn't say anything, just put the bowl in his grandson's hand, and then stood up.

He is tall, even with his age, his steps are still steady, his spirit is strong, his eyes are open and closed, and he is full of light, giving people a rather majestic feeling.

Glancing at his grandson again, Li Jiu killed and left the house.

After taking the bowl, Li Yiqi took two bites with a jade spoon, and then drank the remaining lotus seed soup with his mouth to the edge of the bowl.

As soon as the lotus seed soup entered his mouth, the annoying breath in his chest finally disappeared, and then, a feeling of powerlessness came from the hundreds of limbs.

"It turned out to be just a dream......," Li Yiqi muttered, closing his eyes tiredly.

......

After coming out of his grandson's room, Li Jiu killed his embroidered robe, returned to his study, sat on the Taishi chair, closed his eyes, and said quietly:

"The ninth generation of my Li family served the Xia country, the old man put on armor at the age of sixteen and went to the battlefield, and he fought in the south and north for 50 years, and he didn't dare to say that he opened up territory and expanded territory for my Great Xia, but he never lost an inch of mountains and rivers. ”

"Ask yourself, the old man has never turned his back on the emperor's grace and disobeyed the court, three sons, blood spilled on the field, and six grandchildren, all shrouded in horse leather...... The old man has always stayed out of the disputes, but he didn't expect that no one would want to let go of the last single seedling of my Li family!"

"The old man is angry. ”

In the study, a ghostly figure appeared at some point.

This is an old slave, his body is extremely thin, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as skin and bones.

"Did you find it?" Li Jiu asked in a cold voice with his eyes blazing.

"Found it. ”

The old slave bowed down and said: "The young master was invited by the prince of the Zhou family to the 'Wanxian Tower' for a banquet this afternoon, and there were also the sons of Lord Shen, the servants of the household department, the sons of the Marquis of Runan, and the younger brother of Lord Qin of the Nine Cities Soldiers and Horses, as well as many disciples of the princes and nobles. ”

"They are all from the Eight Princes' camp. Li Jiu's eyes flashed.

"The master is right, after our investigation, these people are quite close to the eighth prince in the palace in private. The old slave bowed his head and replied respectfully.

"Can you find out who gave Qi'er the fire in his heart?" Li Jiu asked in a cold voice, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"The incident happened suddenly, the young master came out of the school palace and did not bring a guard, so I can't find out who did it. The old slave's eyes moved slightly, and after a moment, he replied respectfully:

"Actually...... Anyone is possible, even those who are not there. ”

Hearing this, Li Jiu was silent for a while.

Yes, anyone is possible, at present, the Xia Dynasty is calm on the surface, and the government and the opposition are harmonious, but in fact, under the calm appearance, there is turmoil, the battle for the heir has started, and he has an Annan Protectorate in his hands, as well as 70,000 black-armored cavalry guards who can be called the first combat power of the Xia Kingdom, who doesn't want to get involved.

"Today, Your Majesty is ruling with a bow, the prince is weak, and the young dragons in the palace are opening their eyes and wanting to seize the dragon throne. ”

"I thought that my Li family would be able to avoid this battle for the throne as before, but I didn't expect that when it came to the old man's generation, I still couldn't hide after all......" Li Jiu slaughtered his head and sighed, but his voice was a little weak.

"Sir, take care. A look of worry appeared on the old slave's face.

"Jinghai, you've been with me for fifty years. ”

"Yes, sir, fifty years. ”

"Fifty years...... Li Jiu said with a faint sigh.

"......" The old slave lowered his head and did not speak.

After a while, I heard Li Jiu kill continue: "Tonight, the old man broke into the harem for Qi'er at night, this is a taboo for the ministers, although the crime is not death, but it is still a big crime......

"With Your Majesty's trust in you, Master, there must be no problem. The old slave replied respectfully.

"Your Majesty's side, the old man is not worried, but the position of the capital protector of Annan is the capital of the palace, and the old man has been sitting for thirty years, and some people in the court have long been unaccustomed to it. Li Jiu Kill sighed.

"Master, as soon as you returned to Beijing, such a big thing happened to the young master, and there may not be nothing to do with it. The old slave lowered his head and said respectfully.

Hearing this, Li Jiu's eyes were full of thought.

Soon, a sharp light burst out of his eyes, and he immediately sneered: "Okay, this game is really beautiful, the old man really stepped into it, as those people wished." ”

But after saying this, Li Jiu's face changed slightly, a flush appeared on his face, he coughed twice, and a trace of blood actually flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Sir!"

Seeing this, the old slave's heart trembled, and he hurriedly stepped forward, pressed his big hand on Li Jiu's back, and transmitted a stream of true qi into the other party's body.

Slowly, Li Jiu's face gradually softened, turned his head to look at the old slave, and nodded silently.

The old slave raised his eyes to look at Li Jiu Kill, with a hint of heaviness in his voice, and asked, "Master, are you...... How long does it feel?"

"One or two years. ”

Li Jiu didn't see any fluctuations on the old man's plain face, and said with a faint smile, "Qi'er has always wanted to enter the court as a civil official, although he has been hiding it from me, but how can the old man not know that before Qi'er participates in the imperial examination, the old man will not fall." ”

"Gongzi participated in the imperial examination a year and a half later. The old slave bowed.

"The court is dangerous, Qi'er, this child is too young, and he doesn't understand some truths. Speaking from the heart, the old man didn't want him to live in that temple. ”

Li Jiu's eyes flashed, and he sighed and said: "The old man will return to the Annan Capital in a few days, and Qi'er's bun gift will not be seen." ”

"Jinghai, after the old man leaves, Qi'er will be handed over to you. Don't let him set foot in the court, the rivers and lakes are far-reaching, the sky is high, and he is an ordinary person who has no worries about food and clothing. ”

The old slave's eyes showed sadness, bowed, and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

......

On the second day, as soon as the sky was bright, the heavy gate of the Li Mansion 'creaked' open, and a bronze carriage pulled by four dragon-like horses slowly drove out and headed in the direction of the summer palace. The carriage drove away, and the gate slowly closed again, as tight as ever, as if there was no aftermath of a storm that almost shook the capital last night.

In the Li Mansion, Li Yiqi slept until the sun and no one came to wake him up, because he was seriously injured, the Li family sent someone to send a letter to the school palace, and asked for a few days off to recuperate.

The sun gradually climbed to noon, and Li Yiqi woke up from his sleep in a daze, with a faint pain in his body, especially his head.

"Young Master, are you awake?" At this time, a nice voice sounded in his ears.

Hearing this voice, Li Yiqi struggled to prop up his upper body, looked at the delicate little maid in front of him, was slightly stunned, and asked with a smile: "Qi'er, morning." ”

After Li Yiqi was ten years old, for six years, the little maid who was responsible for getting up early to change clothes and wash him every day was the little girl named 'Qi'er', the two have known each other since childhood, they are both master and servant, and playmates, and they have a deep relationship.

"Young master, early. ”

Qi'er lowered her head, her two delicate white palms crossed together, and her voice was shy.

Li Yiqi raised his eyes and glanced at the sky lit up outside the window, stretched his waist, turned his head to look at the little maid, and said with a smile: "Qi'er, you won't have to wait for me to change clothes in the future." ”

"Young Master......"

Qi'er showed a trace of surprise on her face, looked at her young master, and then suddenly 'fluttered' and knelt on the ground, with a little crying in her beautiful voice, and said: "The slave doesn't know what he did wrong, the young master don't drive the slave away." ”

Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi smiled dumbly and said, "Get up, I didn't mean that." ”

"After the bun is tied at the end of this year, I will be sixteen years old, I am considered an adult, I have a certain right to speak in the house, I can return your free body, and in the future, you don't have to be a subordinate anymore. ”

"Haven't you always wanted to study, and when the time comes, I will ask my teacher to write a letter of recommendation, recommending you to enter the 'Yuzhang Academy' to study. Li Yiqi smiled leisurely, looking at the delicate and budding little girl in front of him, but his heart was warm.

In her own dream, it was this clever little maid who escaped from the Li Mansion first when she saw that the situation was not good, and then risked her life to buy the guards of the prison to report to herself, otherwise, she didn't even know how she died unjustly in this life.

Hearing this, Qi'er's big eyes were wet, and she shook her head and said, "Young Master, Qi'er is not going." ”

"Why don't you go?" Li Yiqi frowned and couldn't help asking.

It stands to reason that the little girl should cry with joy at this time, is it because she is overjoyed and starts talking nonsense?

"Slave maid...... Slaves...... The slave wants to stay with the young master......" Qi'er lowered her head, her pretty face was as red as an apple, her voice was like a mosquito, and the last few words were so small that she couldn't even hear herself.

"Stay with me, you want to enter the 'Tianfu Academy'? That is probably unlikely. ”

"Although the 'Tianfu School Palace' is known as the first school palace in the world, it only accepts disciples of princes and nobles, and you can't afford the tuition fees...... Li Yiqi was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and showed a wry smile.

"No......" Qi'er lowered her head, half speechless.

Seeing this, Li Yiqi shook his head silently, he knew that the other party was clever, but sometimes he was also stupid, but since he had already gotten up, he couldn't continue to lie on the bed, after all, the sun was shining three poles, and the sun was almost noon.

"Young Master, you...... You tied your belt wrongly, and ......" Qi'er stood behind Li Yiqi, watching her young master put on a white brocade robe, lowered his head, and reminded in a soft whisper.

“......”

Li Yiqi's handsome face turned slightly red, turned around and gently pinched the little girl's tender little face with his hand, and said leisurely: "At this time, the most fashionable way to wear in the capital, you little girl is lonely and unheard, I just don't know." ”

"Trendy?"

Feeling the familiar touch on her face, Qi'er's beautiful eyes revealed a little shyness and joy, her big eyes blinked twice, and she thought about how she heard a word from the young master's mouth that she didn't understand, it seemed that she was too stupid.

"Forget it, you can dress it for me. Looking at the crooked white brocade clothes worn on his body in the bronze mirror, Li Yiqi touched the tip of his nose, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Under Qi'er's service, Li Yiqi correctly dressed in a gorgeous brocade dress, stood in front of the bronze mirror and turned around, feeling quite emotional in his heart, and laughed silently.

"Young master, where do you want to use your lunch? I'll arrange it. Looking at the neatly dressed Li Yiqi, a satisfied smile appeared on Qi'er's red little face.

"Here it is. ”

"Yes. ”

Looking at Qi'er's small figure running and jumping, Li Yiqi touched his reflection in the mirror, a light flashed from his eyes, his lips moved, and he muttered: "It's good to be alive......"

After getting dressed and washing, Li Yiqi ate the food prepared by Qi'er in the room.

A bowl of stuffy chicken broth, a stack of fish and duck, two stir-fried vegetables, and a basket of cake-shaped dim sum. It's not too extravagant and it's not simple, and the son of the princely family can't delicate the mountains and seas every day, as a lunch, which is already rich enough.

After eating, Li Yiqi silently walked out of the room and raised his eyes to look at the familiar home in front of him.

The wooden buildings, neat and orderly rockeries, gardens, courtyards, and mountain stones and jade carvings in the pond are as exquisite and beautiful as natural artworks. Looking up, there was a huge school field in the distance, and at this time, there were soldiers brought back by Li Jiuzhi who were riding horses and shooting arrows inside, practicing the art of war. The delicate and delicate mansion of the Hou Mansion does not lose the iron-blooded and tough military atmosphere, this is the Li Mansion, the century-old marshal mansion of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi showed fear on his face, and sighed in his heart.

In the dream, I watched as those fierce and ruthless soldiers held seals to seal the houses of the century-old marshal's mansion. Several of his family members, hundreds of servants and subordinates in the house were all driven away and imprisoned like chickens and ducks. At that moment, only Li Yiqi knew the powerlessness in his heart.

"It's dangerous, it's just a nightmare, it's a dream, and naturally there will be a day to wake up. Li Yiqi smiled slightly, walked downstairs, and came to a garden full of purple bamboo forests.

This garden is called Zizhu Garden, there are many tables and chairs for rest in the garden, the central pavilion is also carved into a chessboard table with a complete Dali jade, and there are black and white two sons on both sides, and you can come to fight at any time when you are interested.

Li Yiqi already knew that the house helped him ask for leave, and he didn't have to go to the school palace for a few days, and there were also greetings from the school palace, so he could relax for a while in the next few days.

At this time, it was late autumn, a gust of cool breeze blew down the purple bamboo leaves on the ground, in the purple bamboo garden, Li Yiqi sat on the side of the chessboard at will, pinched up a black chess piece, and looked at the chessboard in front of him with great interest, but before he could fall, he heard a sound of wind and fire in his ears:

"Young Master, you are here. ”

"What's the matter?" Li Yiqi looked at Qi'er, who was trotting all the way, and asked.

"Young Master, Tang Gongzi is here. ”

"Tang Gongzi, Tang Qi?" Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help asking.

There was a hint of horror in his eyes, because in which dream, he was indeed injured by mistake while drinking, and then fell to the ground and fell unconscious, and then the next day, he was sitting in this purple bamboo garden like now, Tang Qi came to visit him, and then a series of things happened......

"Where is he?" asked Li Yiqi stunned.

In late autumn, the sky was already cool, but Li Yiqi felt that a trace of cold sweat was flowing on his forehead and his back was wet.

"It's in the antechamber. Qi'er responded obediently.

Li Yiqi put down the chess pieces in his hand, and a sharp gaze burst out of his eyes: "Go." ”