Chapter Twenty-Five: Qi'er Sends a Message!

"It's fine. ”

Prince Xia Qing waved his hand very generously, his eyes lit up, a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "In this way, the queen mother, it is up to you to help the palace explain." ”

"Explain to the queen?"

Li Yiqi blinked, and then remembered the queen's beautiful, cold, indifferent and ruthless face, and a pair of phoenix eyes that were as sharp as blades...... He couldn't help but shudder, and his expression suddenly became strange.

"This ......" Li Yiqi smiled bitterly in his heart, instinctively wanting to refuse, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back alive.

Not long ago, in the summer palace, he swore to the queen that he would never deceive each other, but now, is he going to help the prince lie?

"There's no way around it...... Anyway, the two powers benefit each other, and the two powers harm the lesser of each other, I believe that I can only try my best to help the prince stabilize his position at this time, and presumably the queen will not say anything. Li Yiqi secretly comforted himself in his heart.

"You've come just in time, let's dine with the main palace. Seeing that Li Yiqi agreed to himself, the prince couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince......"

This time, Li Yiqi did not refuse. Although he was extremely puzzled in his heart, why he seemed to have so much energy after only sleeping a few incense sticks. However, the hunger in his belly made him temporarily stop thinking about this irrelevant question.

In the prince's bedroom, Li Yiqi sat on the lower side of the prince Xia Qing and ate his first meal in the east palace.

A plate of flower and cinnamon fish, a plate of sauce Shih Tzu tongue, a plate of juice mandarin duck tube, a plate of dragon and phoenix Chengxiang...... They are all the best of the delicacies of the mountains and seas.

However, to Li Yiqi's surprise, the longer he spent with the prince, the more he found that some of the information he had collected about the prince was not true, or at least not completely true.

For example, at the moment, the delicacies of the mountains and seas on the table between the two, the prince Xia Qing basically did not move the chopsticks, but those light and non-greasy foods were more popular. Moreover, the prince's eating appearance is extremely elegant, taking a bite and a sip, and the appearance of eating makes people feel extremely comfortable.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Li Yiqi had been staring at him, but he didn't move his chopsticks, Prince Xia Qing couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe, it's fine. Li Yiqi smiled casually, glanced at the delicacies on his table, and began to taste them slowly.

"By the way, I haven't asked yet, how old are you this year?"

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, exactly sixteen, at the end of this year, the bun will be tied. ”

"Same as Hongu?"

"Yes, the same as His Highness. ”

Li Yiqi picked up a bowl of soup and responded while slowly savoring it.

A strange light flashed in the eyes of the crown prince Xia Qing, and at the same time, there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and he asked, "What about your birthday? ”

"No, His Highness's birthday is the seventh day of the sixth month, and Weichen's birthday is the third day of the sixth month. Li Yiqi looked natural and responded quietly. Among the many princes of the Xia Dynasty, the crown prince Xia Qing ranked ninth, and his birthday was the seventh day of the sixth month, and Li Yiqi had already been familiar with these most basic information.

"The third day of June!"

However, as soon as Li Yiqi's voice fell, Prince Xia Qing's face changed slightly, and he seemed to be a little surprised, and his clear eyes were shining.

"Your Highness, is there a problem?" Li Yiqi couldn't help but put down the dishes and chopsticks when he saw the strange appearance of the crown prince Xia Qing, and looked at each other in a daze.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Prince Xia Qing's eyes flickered, as if he was covering up something, and then said with a mysterious smile: "It seems that ...... You and Hongu really have a fate. ”

Hearing this, Li Yiqi's brows furrowed slightly, and he really didn't understand where the 'fate' in the mouth of Prince Xia Qing came from.

......

In the next few days, Li Yiqi stayed in the East Palace Prince's Mansion, and he never even went back to the Li Mansion.

After a few days, he gradually adapted to the life of staying by the side of Prince Xia Qing. He gave the morning class to the prince, and he was quite unaccustomed to it at first, but slowly found some feelings.

During this period, the Li Mansion sent someone to come once, and he was one of the people Li Yiqi wanted to see the most.

"Qi'er!" Outside the magnificent and huge hall gate of the East Palace, on the side of the fork of the two main roads and streets, Li Yiqi saw the pretty and lovely figure on the side of the Li family's carriage at a glance.

"Young Master!" Qi'er saw Li Yiqi, her delicate little face showed a touch of excitement, and she hurriedly ran over.

"Young master, you, are you okay...... I haven't heard from you for so many days. Qi'er's eyes widened, looking at Li Yiqi with teary eyes, if she hadn't known that her status was low, she would have almost fallen into her young master's arms and cried.

Li Yiqi smiled slightly, raised his hand and rubbed the other party's little face, and said with a smile: "How many times have I told you, don't cry your nose at every turn." ”

"Hmm. Qi'er nodded, her eyes still red.

"Who asked you to come, aunt, aunt, or Uncle Shui?" asked Li Yiqi softly.

"It's the big butler, the big butler asked me to ask the young master, at the end of this year, will your bun ceremony be held in the Li Mansion or stay in the East Palace......

Qi'er's cheeks were slightly red, her big eyes were shining, and there was something indescribable flashing in her eyes when she looked at Li Yiqi. In the Great Xia Dynasty, women were 16 years old, and men were 16 years old, so they could talk about marriage......

"Oh, so it's for this. Li Yiqi's eyes moved slightly, and he knew it in his heart.

The man's bun gift is a relatively important event in life, and it is no wonder that Shui Bo is worried about this matter.

The ceremony of tying the bun of the common people is usually held by the local elders in the local ancestral hall; the students of the school palace are held by the great Confucians in the school palace; and the status of the princely and aristocratic families is high, and the children will not mix with the local people, usually they will invite a great Confucian to come to the door to tie the hair of the adult men in the palace; as for the children of the royal family, it is arranged by the Ministry of Rites to hold the bun ceremony in the Taimiao.

Li Yiqi lowered his head, a thoughtful light flashed in his eyes, and he was silent, as if he was thinking.

After thinking for a long time, Li Yiqi raised his head and said, "You go back and tell Shui Bo that if there is a will to go down to the Li family, you will do it according to the will." If there is no will...... When I arrived, I asked the prince and I for a day off and went back to the Li Mansion to tie our buns. ”

"Ah, will there be a holy decree in the mansion?" Qi'er asked with a slight frown, a little puzzled.

"Just go back and tell Shui Bo according to my words, if nothing happens, there will be a ......" The corners of Li Yiqi's mouth raised a subtle arc, and a sworn smile appeared on his face.

He believed that the queen would not miss this opportunity to close the Li family again.

"Yes. Qi'er nodded obediently, but did not leave directly.

"Is there anything else?" Li Yiqi couldn't help asking.

"Young Master...... That's right, on the afternoon of your departure, someone came to look for you......" Qi'er's expression was a little strange, and she looked like she wanted to speak and stopped, and she was slurring.

"Looking for me?" Li Yiqi looked puzzled, and couldn't react a little: "Who? Tang Qi?"

Li Yiqi felt that he would come to the door to find himself, except for the eldest son of the Tang family who played with him from bottom to half of the dead party, there would be no one else. However, although the matter of becoming the companion of the East Palace has not been widely publicized to the outside world, those families in the capital, as long as they have a little ability, should already be clear. With the huge power and intelligence network of the Tang family, how could they not know that they were in the East Palace now.

"Not ......"

Qi'er shook her head like a rattle, pursed her lips, and said a little strangely: "The person who came to find the young master is that kind of ...... Lots of beards...... Very high...... Yellow-haired ...... Blue Eyes ......"

Qi'er thought about it, and her little hand gestured on her face for a long time, and her expression became more and more strange.

Seeing Qi'er's strange and cute appearance, a smile flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and then he immediately reacted and asked, "You mean...... The Hu people of the Western Regions?!"

"Mm-hmm, yes, that's what the big butler said!"

Qi'er's eyes lit up, she nodded heavily, and then quickly lowered her head, her little face was full of grievances, as if she had admitted her mistake, her voice was like a mosquito, and she whispered softly: "Young master...... That one...... The butler wouldn't have let me tell you about it. ”

"Why?" Li Yiqi raised his eyebrows.

"The chief housekeeper said that the Hu people are not good people, and they must not have a good heart when they come to the young master. ”

"Huh...... Maybe. ”

Li Yiqi smiled indifferently. He understands Shui Bo's words, the Li family boys have been in the army for generations, and they kill people of different races on the battlefield, so it is normal for Shui Bo to have no good impression of people of different races.

"It's just, what did that Hu man from the Western Regions come to me for?" Li Yiqi frowned slightly, but soon a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but exhale: "Oh-"

If he had any intersection with the Hu people of the Western Regions, he was only once pulled by Tang Qi to the Phantom Mansion to see which Loulan princess.

"Did that Hu man say anything?" asked Li Yiqi with a straight face.

"No...... After being stopped by the guards several times, the Hu man refused to leave, and then Shui Bo drove him away. ”

"Okay. Li Yiqi smiled helplessly.

Although he was a little curious about what those Hu people were looking for him, Li Yiqi was not very interested, since the people had already left, then forget it.

After chatting with Qi'er for a few more words, Li Yiqi ordered Qi'er to hurry back to Li's mansion with some sternness, and at the same time taught Qi'er a lesson with a smile - this little girl actually wanted to enter the East Palace to serve herself like herself and continue to be her own little maid.

Thinking of this, Li Yiqi couldn't help but want to laugh.

What kind of place is the East Palace, you can come if you want? Give yourself a companion to read as a maid? There is only one master in the East Palace, and that is the prince, and if you want to be a maid, you can only be the prince's maid......

Seeing the Li family's carriage go away, the smile on Li Yiqi's face gradually faded, his expression became more and more serious, and his eyes gradually became sharper.

Time passes day by day, and the end of the year is approaching, which also means that the day when the Li family will fall is getting closer and closer......

On the way back to the East Palace, Li Yiqi met another person.

The man drooped his head and walked all the way along the wall of the East Palace, looking like a lost soul, like those gamblers who had lost their fortunes overnight, his face was pale, and his expression was like a lost soul.

Seeing that person, a cold light flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and he stood in place, until the other party walked close to his side, and then said hello indifferently:

"Master Zhang!"

"Ahh......h

Li ...... Bachelor Lee. Zhang Ran rubbed his hands and smiled embarrassedly, while looking at Li Yiqi's eyes revealed deep jealousy and fear.

The people in the East Palace already knew that the queen ordered the prince to let the prince accompany him to clean up the East Palace, which meant that the power of life and death in the East Palace would be handed over to this sixteen-year-old boy.

"Lord Zhang lost money again, or did he say...... Hiding from debt?"

The corners of Li Yiqi's mouth outlined a hint of sarcasm, and he looked at him coldly.

Hearing this, Zhang Ran raised his head violently, opened his mouth, and looked like a ghost: "Master Li...... Y-How do you know?"

Li Yiqi's deep eyes flashed with a faint light, grinning, but his clean and delicate smile gave Zhang Ran a chill: "Lord Zhang, I still know a lot of things......

"Let's go, Master Zhang, I just have something to look for you. Li Yiqi smiled coldly, lifted his robe, and walked directly towards the East Palace without waiting for the other party to answer.

Zhang Ran looked extremely nervous, and after looking around cautiously, he hurriedly followed behind Li Yiqi.