Unparalleled Concubine

Chapter 144

This kind of question is the most test of a prince's heart. If the seventh prince is angry with Li Xin or starts to become suspicious, then no matter what, Li Xin cannot continue to cooperate with him.

The Seventh Prince lowered his head slightly, stretched out his hand to pour a glass of sake for Li Xin, and said softly: "It's not a bad thing for Brother Xin to go to Prince Qi's Mansion if you have time..."

Having said that, he looked up at Li Xin, smiled and said: "After all, our biggest opponent in the future will be my fourth brother. If you know him better, we will be more confident in the future."

This answer can be said to be the perfect standard answer.

This kind of answer cannot be answered without a certain emotional intelligence.

Li Xin narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I thought His Highness would care about this, but since His Highness doesn't mind, I can rest assured."

The Seventh Prince's heart moved slightly.

For now, Li Xin has become an indispensable arm of Wei Wangfu. Before he ascended the throne, he could not lose Li Xin as his helper no matter what.

In the past, Li Xin only had the principle of Wei Wangfu, and the Seventh Prince didn't worry too much. Now it seems that the fourth prince, Ji Huan, has also noticed Li Xin. In this way, the Seventh Prince has to raise his stake on Li Xin. up.

He had to keep Li Xin to succeed.

His Royal Highness King Wei squinted his eyes, and said with a soft smile: "If I remember correctly, Brother Xin is 16 years old this year?"

Li Xin looked up at the Seventh Prince, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said softly: "I am born in Chengde in the second year. Based on the imaginary age, I should be 17 years old this year."

In this era, age is generally calculated according to imaginary years. In the past, Li Xin followed his habit in his previous life, so he claimed to be 16 years old. If he calculated carefully, he should be 17 years old this year.

Ji Wen smiled lightly and said, "It's time to marry a wife and have children at the age of 17. You know my girl very well. She is one year younger than you. In a few days, I will write a letter to my father and ask him to promise her to you." How are you?"

Now, Li Xin has no worries about food and clothing, and has become an official in the Habayashi Guard. In a short period of time, the Seventh Prince Ji Wen can only sell things, except for future promises, this is the only girl left.

The future promises are illusory, but the Ninth Princess is the real deal. His Royal Highness King Wei also knows that his sister is interested in Li Xin, and this favor is perfect.

If Li Xin became his own brother-in-law, then he would never be able to get off the chariot of Wei Wangfu.

Li Xin lowered his head and said softly, "Your Highness, this matter...don't worry."

Ji Wen chuckled: "Why, brother Xin doesn't like my girl?"

Li Xin shook his head slightly.

"Princess Qinghe is beautiful and beautiful, and she is also a golden branch and jade leaf. Others dare not look at it. Li Xin has no idea of ​​picking and choosing, but Li Xin's status is too low now. His Majesty probably won't approve it. Even if he does, in the future... …not very pretty either.”

If Li Xin marries the Ninth Princess Ji Lingxiu now, he will become the son-in-law of the Ji family. When he works as a son-in-law, no matter what he accomplishes, he will be labeled nepotism.

In fact, Li Xin still likes that gluttonous little princess, but at this moment, his "height" is still too short. Let's talk about it in the future when his status is about the same as that of Princess Qinghe, or even higher. This matter is more appropriate.

He is 16 years old this year, and Princess Qinghe is only 15 years old, so it can be said that he still has two children. It is too early to talk about marriage at this age.

The Seventh Prince nodded, and said in a low voice: "I can probably understand what Brother Xin means. Don't worry, if Xiao Jiu's marriage is brought up by my father, mother and concubine, I will try my best to suppress it."

The Seventh Prince is the brother of the Ninth Princess Ji Lingxiu, and he is quite powerful in the court and at home. If the Ninth Princess wants to get married, she must get the consent of the Seventh Prince.

However, it is impossible for the Tian family's marriage to be held back for too long. At Ji Lingxiu's age, it would take at most three years to get married.

Thinking of this, His Royal Highness King Wei glanced at Li Xin.

Three years... I don't know where you and I will be in three years.

The two of them exchanged glasses while discussing their future actions. When the moon was in the sky, Li Xin stood up unsteadily, cupped his hands at Ji Wen and said, "Your Highness, I'm here today, I'll go back first." gone."

His Royal Highness King Wei stood up to try to keep Li Xin, and said with a chuckle, "Brother Xin, it's already midnight, so you can stay for one night. I'll ask someone to arrange a guest room for you, and you can leave tomorrow morning."

Li Xin was the overlord of the liquor store in his previous life, but his body has not been tempered by alcohol in this life, and now he is a little dizzy. He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, there is a girl waiting in my family. If I don't go back, she probably won't sleep."

The Seventh Prince tried every means to keep him, but Li Xin still insisted on going home. In desperation, Ji Wen had no choice but to send a carriage to take Li Xin back to Datongfang.

Before getting into the carriage, Li Xin had already sobered up a little. He bent over to Ji Wen and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I can start selling wine from the Deyi Building, and most likely there will be no problems, but this wine can If you can't enter the army, I have no way to intervene, it all depends on Your Highness mediating in the court, this is the most important thing for us in the near future, His Highness must do his best."

His Royal Highness Wei Wang nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Brother Xin, I will take care of the pros and cons, and I will try my best to complete this matter. If it is really not possible, I will go directly to meet the emperor and dedicate this thing to him. old man."

Dedicated directly to the emperor, although the effect is not as good as Li Xin's previous strategy, but it is also a backup method. Li Xin nodded and stepped into the carriage of Wei Wangfu.

"Your Highness, I won't go out for a few days. After the wine has evaporated into dozens of altars, Your Highness remember to ask someone to come to the Princess Mansion to inform me."

Naturally, it is impossible to do such things as steaming wine in Wei Wang's mansion. You need to find another workshop, and you need to use your own people. The most important thing is to keep secret.

These are trivial and troublesome things, but Li Xin doesn't need to worry about these things, as long as he has an idea, and then hand it over to the Wei Palace, His Royal Highness Wei will do all the trivial things beautifully.

This is also the reason why Li Xin is temporarily attached to Wei Wangfu.

If he was making the steamed wine by himself, it is estimated that not long after it was made, someone should come to the door to snatch it.

Ji Wen said softly, "Brother Xin, don't worry."

The purple carriage slowly left Yongle Square and headed towards Datong Square in the south of the city.

Despite the curfew, the Jingzhao Mansion patrolling the city did not dare to stop the carriage of Prince Wei's Mansion. In the middle of the night, the carriage arrived at Datong Square smoothly. Li Xin got out of the carriage and saw his yard when he looked up.

In the yard, the lights were still dimly on.

Zhong Xiaoxiao is an extremely insecure girl. After the charcoal seller left, she dared not turn off the lights by herself, and she did not dare to sleep.

Only when Li Xin or Cui Jiuniang is near her can this girl sleep peacefully.

Li Xin shook his head, took out the key from his sleeve, and opened the gate of the yard.

Chapter 145 Little Children's Mind

After coaxing Zhong Xiaoxiao to sleep, Li Xin also washed up and fell asleep. He was busy from morning to night this day, and he didn't pay attention to it. Now he is a little tired.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Xin changed into the uniform of Habayashi Guard, and prepared to go to Princess Qinghe's Mansion to report. After all, he had been back in the capital for three or four days, and he had been skipping work for the past few days, and he had never been to Princess Qinghe's Mansion. It's time to go back to work, too.

Zhong Xiaoxiao was left at home by him. This girl is relatively withdrawn and can't play with her peers, so Li Xin locks her at home or sends her to Deyilou every day when he goes out, but Deyilou these days He should be busy helping the Wei Palace to purchase alcohol on the market, and probably has no time to take care of the little girl, so Li Xin left her at home.

Princess Qinghe's Mansion is not very far from Li Xin's house, and Li Xin arrived at the gate of the Princess Mansion in about a stick of incense.

The guards at the gate were two Habayashi guards in black and black armor.

After seeing Li Xin, the two Habayashi guards bent over and clasped their fists together: "I've seen Captain Li."

Li Xin glanced at them, and said softly: "It's hot weather, you don't need to wear armor, just tell Zhu Ke that when you are on duty in summer, you can wear regular clothes."

Habayashi's main color is black, which is very hot in the first place, and they are still wearing a layer of black armor. It's early in the morning, and their foreheads are covered with sweat. By noon, most of them will pass out.

This Habayashi guard smiled gratefully at Li Xin, bowed his head and said, "Thank you Lieutenant Li!"

Leading subordinates, the most important thing is to show kindness and power. Although the two hundred guards of the Qinghe Princess Mansion are Li Xin's subordinates, the sentry officer Zhu Ke has led them for a longer time. Li Xin may not be more important than Zhu Ke. Influence, but now Li Xin just said a few words, which made these soldiers feel grateful to him.