Unparalleled Concubine

Li Chun bowed to thank him, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I was plotted against by that bastard once, and there will be no second time. Before doing it, you must think of a perfect plan, so that he won't have the chance to bite back .”

Ji Huan nodded with a smile and said: "This is the best. Brother Li is still grounded and can't go out for too long. Go back to the mansion quickly. After this period of time is over, this king will intercede with Brother Li in front of the emperor." , the spring hunting after the beginning of next year, I will definitely let Brother Li catch up."

Li Chun, the young master of Pingnanhou's Mansion, likes horse shooting and hunting the most. This is well known in the capital, and the fourth prince said it like this, which can be regarded as his favorite.

Li Chun was overjoyed, bowed his hands to Ji Huan, and left Ningcui Tower.

After Li Chun left, His Royal Highness King Qi looked at the background of the young master of the Pingnan Hou Mansion going away, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

He waved his hand lightly, summoned a servant who had been waiting nearby, and said softly: "Go and send someone to find out the origin of this Li Xin in detail, and find a way to get close to him, find a chance to pass a message for the king, Just say that the king wants to meet him."

At this time, the fourth prince, although he didn't understand what his seventh brother was going to do, he couldn't sit back and watch this matter develop, so he wanted to see this illegitimate son of the Li family who was stirring up trouble in the capital.

For more than half a month, this illegitimate child has become somewhat famous in the upper circles of the capital.

The follower behind the fourth prince, named Cheng Xin, is Ji Huan's trustworthy right-hand man. Hearing this, he bowed his head respectfully: "I obey you."

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Naturally, Li Xin didn't know about the conversation in the Ningcui Building. It was already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and it was only a day or two before the Chinese New Year. He was busy with the Chinese New Year.

Li Xin bought a small iron pot on the street, and then bought a lot of seasonings, including chili, bean paste, star anise, vegetarian dishes and meat dishes, etc., and put them in the main hall of his small yard.

In the afternoon, Li Xin put these seasonings in the pot and fried the bottom ingredients.

The reason why he did this was because he had a girlfriend from Sichuan and Sichuan before, and he learned a lot of Sichuan cuisine from Sichuan sisters. However, many raw materials are hard to find in this era. Spicy peppers are used instead, so the resulting food has only seven or eight parts of the taste of the previous life.

After the hot pot base ingredients were fried, Li Xin started to light a fire in the main hall, set up the small iron pot, and after the water boiled, he put the base ingredients in, and the soup turned red after a while. , A scent hit, Li Xin sat next to the small pot, and couldn't help moving his index finger.

He has been saying that Miss Nine is a foodie, but in fact he is also a foodie.

Zhong Xiaoxiao was wearing a cotton padded jacket and sitting opposite Li Xin. She looked at the boiling pot and asked, "Brother, what is this?"

"This is called hot pot."

Li Xin smiled and threw a bunch of sliced ​​mutton into the pot.

The red soup pot is gurgling and rolling, and the aroma is overflowing.

The only pity is that it is winter, and there are no off-season vegetables in this era, so there are not many vegetarian dishes that can be eaten.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, it is undoubtedly a good thing in life to be able to eat a hot hot pot.

Chapter 49 The Three Poor People

In the next few days, neither the seventh prince nor the little nine girl came to see Li Xin. It may be a member of the royal family. When the New Year is approaching, the imperial court is the busiest, offering sacrifices to heaven, ancestors and various banquets.

But Li Xin is much more relaxed. He and Zhong Xiaoxiao are both unaccompanied in the capital. They don’t need to give gifts to anyone, and they don’t need to socialize. After cooking four or five dishes, the two brothers and sisters sat around together, and it was the Chinese New Year.

Originally, firecrackers were to be set off during the Chinese New Year, but an old man in the family has left. According to the rules, no firecrackers should be set off during the Chinese New Year. Spring Festival couplets and the like should not be set off. , but also save trouble.

At night, the curfew was enforced in the capital, and all the neighborhoods were brightly lit. Li Xin opened the gate of the yard, put the little girl on his shoulders, and walked to the street.

After looking at it for a while, Li Xin said softly: "I forgot to buy some for you just now, it's still early, do you want my brother to buy some fireworks for you?"

Children like these things to play, and the charcoal girl is no exception, and the sky has just darkened at this moment, which is around [-] o'clock in the evening, because there is no curfew, and fireworks are sold on the street. There are still a lot of hawkers.

Zhong Xiaoxiao sat on Li Xin's shoulder, looked up at the fireworks outside, shook her head and said, "Brother, I don't like those..."

Li Xin put her down from his shoulders, patted her head with a smile, and said softly: "Okay, let's stop watching, brother go back and get you something to eat, okay?"

This girl is thin and small, looks very pitiful, and is very sensible, so she is very painful. Li Xin was 30 years old in his last life. It's like having a daughter by your side.

The little girl nodded, and walked in front by herself, towards the small courtyard. Li Xin followed behind her unhurriedly, and saw the girl secretly wiping tears with her sleeve.

Li Xin shook his head lightly and sighed slightly.

She is only six years old after the new year, and the Ah Weng who brought her up is gone, how can she not be sad?

The best way to deal with this kind of thing is to dilute it with time. Fortunately, she is still young, and she has not even reached the age of remembering things. When she grows up in a few years, she will not be so sad.

The little girl staggered in front, and Li Xin followed behind. Not long after, they returned to the small courtyard of the two of them, but Li Xin was surprised to find that there was a person standing at the gate of the courtyard.

a woman.

The little girl also saw this woman, she took a few steps back and stood behind Li Xin.

Li Xin stepped forward and smiled at the woman, "Why is Sister Cui here?"

Cui Jiuniang, who was dressed in blue, was still carrying a lot of snacks and candies in her hand. She showed Li Xin the things in her hand, and then smiled and said: "Thanks to Mr. Li for calling me sister, Chinese New Year, sister Naturally, I have to bring something to see my brother."

She glanced at Li Xin lightly, and said with a soft smile, "When I came here just now, and saw the door was closed, I thought Mr. Li went somewhere to celebrate the New Year."

Li Xin laughed and pushed open the courtyard door.

"Little brother is unaccompanied in this capital city, so where can he go to celebrate the new year? Isn't there fireworks going on outside, so I took the girl to see the fireworks."

As he said that, Li Xin had already opened the courtyard door and stretched out his hand to pretense.

"Sister, please come in."

Cui Jiuniang raised her head and glanced at this handsome young man, and a ripple appeared in her heart.

Over the years in the capital, many people have called her sister, but those people's eyes are often full of desire, only this young man's eyes are clear, and he calls her so naturally, without any affection between men and women.

She sighed softly and stepped into the yard.

"Coincidentally, I am also unaccompanied in this capital."

Li Xin walked behind her, and was not surprised after hearing this sentence.

This era is not the era where money is paramount in the later generations. A person's identity is still very important. Although Jiuniang has a big proud building under her control and lives a life of luxury and clothing on weekdays, the industry she is engaged in is, after all, The brothel business, she said herself, is a low-level business.

People will look down on you more or less in this business. Even if someone calls you Shopkeeper Cui with a smile on your face, you might spit and call you a bitch behind your back.

Therefore, if ordinary women are not particularly poor, or if there are some accidents at home, they will never join this industry, because this is an era when face is more important than life.

After the three of them walked into the main hall, Li Xin poured a cup of tea for Cui Jiuniang, and said with a soft smile, "It's Chinese New Year, there should be a lot of things to do in Deyi Building, and Sister Cui even came to my younger brother in person, it's hard work."

Jiu Niang put the paper bag in her hand on the table beside her, and said with a soft smile, "I know you and this girl have nowhere to go during the New Year, so I came to see you, I can't let you celebrate the New Year, even a There was no one to speak."

Li Xin lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and then said with a sigh of relief, "Probably my sister has no one to talk to."

The smile on Cui Jiuniang's face faded and she fell silent.

She entered the brothel at the age of 14, and was later promoted to be the queen of the court, but she remained innocent until the age of 19, when the Seventh Prince bought her and became the woman of His Royal Highness Wei Wang.

Originally, she thought that she could enter Wei Wang's mansion and be a concubine, but she didn't expect that she would continue to stay in the brothel business. The difference was that she changed from an oiran to a shopkeeper.