Rebirth of the first courtier

Hu Li finally agreed to Xiao Qi'ao's request, but instead of being a servant for a year, he will be a schoolboy for a year.

On New Year's Eve that night, because Xiao Qi'ao had to keep watch, Hu Li couldn't sleep, so Xiao Qi'ao couldn't sleep either.Hu Li himself was not sleepy, but rather bored.

After watching enough fireworks, Hu Li was already a little drowsy, but after Xiao Qi'ao brought his people back to Xiao's mansion, Hu Li became sober instead.

Seeing that he was indeed no longer sleepy, Xiao Qi'ao ordered Shuzhu to get the hairband brought back from Linglong Pavilion, "After the child is over, you will be fifteen, and you will be old enough to tie your hair."

Hu Li sat obediently in front of the bronze mirror, and Qiu Xi tied up his combed long hair with a headband, making the high braid look more energetic.

Hu Li looked at himself blurry in the bronze mirror, and touched his high braid happily, "I used to have a beautiful headband, which was given to me by my grandfather, but I never used it. It looks so pretty."

Xiao Qi'ao couldn't help but look at Hu Li who was about to touch him in a while, and began to wonder what kind of person Hu Li's grandfather was.Among the things Hu Li mentioned, his only family member should be an expert in the mountains.

The expert in the mountains, Grandpa Hu, was packing his bags and was about to go down the mountain to find the little fox who didn't even know he was going home that New Year's Eve, but he was asked to go to retreat and practice hard, and he even sneaked away.I thought that brat was just having a moment of awkwardness, but it has been more than half a year and he hasn't come back yet, he is really courageous.

Xiao Qiao didn't really feel much about the New Year, as in previous years he received a bunch of gifts and red envelopes, even though he had already become an official this year.But seeing how much her grandmother loves the prayer beads she sent, Xiao Qi'ao felt that maybe the New Year is not so boring.

"Brother Xiao, I am going to give you a great gift today, you must have never thought of it." Hu Li shook his head triumphantly, Xiao Qiao raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"

"Hey hey, you can guess first, and I'll tell you what it is when you go back?" Hu Li hummed a song, talking to Xiao Hongyong at the side.

Xiao Qi'ao really didn't expect what Hu Li would give him this time, after all, the place Hu Li went to was nothing special recently.But thinking of the congratulatory gift that Hu Li gave Xiao Jingshu before, he knew that he probably had some little secrets, but he was still looking forward to what Hu Li would give.

Although the Xiao family is not as good as before, there are still many people visiting on the first day of the new year. After all, the old lady was also a famous person back then.

Xiao Qi'ao also followed Father Xiao this year, and visited several adults, then separated from Father Xiao and went to the residence of his teacher, Master Li.The Li Mansion is much more lively than the Xiao Mansion. Although Mr. Li has confiscated students except Xiao Qi'ao, a beginner disciple, there are quite a few people who have given advice. Come to Li's mansion for a visit.

Master Li took his eldest son to receive the guests in the front hall, while Xiao Qi'ao was dragged behind by Li Wenhuai.When Mrs. Li saw Xiao Qi'ao, she immediately smiled like a flower, Li Wenhuai muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, but was slapped on the back by Mrs. Li, and had to beg for mercy repeatedly.

"Still smiling, look at Qi Ao, San Yuan Ji Di, what about you?"

Li Wenhuai hid behind Xiao Qi'ao, arguing with Mrs. Li, "Didn't I just finish the rural examination, isn't it time yet?"

"Still talking back!" Mrs. Li's brows immediately turned upside down, and the nurse beside her quickly persuaded her, "Oh, my dear madam, it's not a good day to lose your temper."

Mrs. Li glared at Li Wenhuai indignantly, then changed her face and smiled kindly and talked to Xiao Qi'ao. Li Wenhuai rolled her eyes and leaned into Xiao Qi'ao's ear and whispered, "Senior brother Xiao, we will wait later let's go out."

"Where are you going?" Xiao Qi'ao also asked in a low voice in order to cooperate with him.

Li Wenhuai scratched his cheek, he couldn't think of where to go on the first day of the new year, and finally he suddenly remembered and patted his thigh, "Oh, why don't we go to the gluttonous banquet, I heard that it is open today too! "

"Where do you want to go? Gluttonous Banquet, you just stay at home obediently for me today, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!" After Mrs. Li heard that she couldn't control the volume, she roared again.

Li Wenhuai immediately turned bitter, and sat listlessly on the side, Xiao Qiao smiled and said, "If there is nothing serious at noon, I will take Wen Huai out, it just so happens that Zhao Hua asked me to go to the banquet, and Wen Huai also went with him Let's play."

Mrs. Li nodded, "Alright, I'm relieved to follow you."

Li Wenhuai thought indignantly, Senior Brother Xiao is only one year older than me, so you can rest assured if you follow him, I can't tell Senior Brother Xiao to go out by myself.

But it's good to be able to go out, Xiao Qi'ao did take Li Wenhuai to find He Zhaohua in the afternoon, but the so-called banquet was just the three of them.

Li Wenhuai leaned against the window of the box on the third floor of the Taotie Banquet, looked at the bustling scene on the street, and couldn't help but sigh, "Look at those children, we have never lived that kind of life."

He Zhaohua held a glass of wine in a foolish way, and squinted at him when he heard the words, "If you enjoy something that others don't have, you have to pay for something that others have."

Li Wenhuai nodded perfunctorily, "I know, I know, Brother He, when are you going to enjoy something that others don't have?"

"Well, it depends on when your brother Xiao will be able to leave the Imperial Academy, and where he went after leaving the Imperial Academy." He Zhaohua also had a headache when he thought of the messy things at home.

Xiao Qi'ao still had the same smiling face for thousands of years, "At most, this year will be the beginning of summer, and he should be able to leave the Imperial Academy. It's just that he needs to make further plans for where he will be transferred."

Li Wenhuai frowned, "You guys are thinking too much, just ask my father to ask you to go to the household department. At that time, the position will be lower, and at most people will say that my father is protecting the weak, but the position is low, and no one else can go. Attack and annihilate."

He Zhaohua's eyes lit up, and the frequency of shaking the wine glass in his hand became a little faster, "Wen Huai is right, if you go to other places, normally you will be a fifth grade, but it is still useless if you have no real power. It is better to go to the uncle's household Ministry, when the time comes, the position will be lower than the normal transfer, but it will be better to have access to practical things.”

Xiao Qi'ao smiled and took a sip of his wine, neither saying yes nor no.He really wanted to go to the Ministry of Accounts. The Ministry of Accounts was a money bag, and it would be of great use if it was held tightly.Moreover, the household department is the place where the seventh prince's mother and concubine, his good aunt, first coveted.

It's just that he hasn't decided whether to take the teacher's way, or take all other ways, such as borrowing the hand of the third prince who is about to fight with the eldest prince.

He didn't stand in line, so he was an irrelevant person to the two princes. Even if he was Sanyuan Jidi, he was not qualified in the eyes of the two princes.After all, in their eyes, they don't know how long it will be until they grow up, but they want to fight for the victory as soon as possible, so that they can sit on the crown prince in one fell swoop.

Then when they fight, it is better to let someone who has nothing to do with the two of them go in than to let the opponent's person enter the important place of the household department, and it will not be too late to gradually win them over in the future.

"Senior brother Xiao, just listen to us. When the time comes, you will go to the household department to be a foreigner. With my father here, you will walk sideways in the household department." Li Wenhuai waved his hand with great pride.

He Zhaohua likes to tease Li Wenhuai. Hearing what he said, he immediately sneered, "You treat Qi'ao like a crab. With Qi'ao's temperament, even if you go to the Ministry of Households, you can keep a low profile. I didn't see how long he stayed in the Imperial Academy." Within a month, the news spread was all about how serious he was, how hard he worked, and he didn't do any of the things that provoked moths by being in the limelight."

Li Wenhuai curled his lips, "Senior brother Xiao is just too boring, he lives like my father."

Xiao Qi'ao shook his head and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go talk to the teacher about this and see how to do it. We're out for a drink, so don't talk about these things."

The three of them stayed at the gluttonous banquet until it was almost dark before going back to their respective residences. Li Wenhuai, who was so drunk and caressed by Mrs. Li as soon as he returned, wept silently in his heart, he was so overwhelmed with complacency!

When Xiao Qi'ao went back, Hu Lizheng was looking at a letter and frowning, his bitter face looked extremely pitiful.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Qi'ao handed the cloak that he took off to the servant, walked to Hu Li's side and glanced at the letter in his hand.

Hu Li handed the letter to Xiao Qi'ao with a bitter face, and said weakly, "Grandpa is coming to find me, my God, I ran out secretly, and if grandpa finds me, he will definitely punish me... Ahhh, what should I do? ?”

where to goXiao Qi'ao glanced at Hu Li suspiciously. The letter in his hand contained only one sentence, "Don't let me find you, you little bastard". The writing was vigorous and forceful, and the handwriting was somewhat scribbled. One could tell that the person who wrote the letter was very angry. .

but--

"Xiao Li, your grandfather's handwriting is obviously very good, why hasn't your handwriting improved so far?"

Hu Li's already bitter face drooped immediately, Xiao Qi'ao felt as if he saw a tail hanging down pitifully behind Hu Li's back, "Since your grandfather sent you the letter, it should be soon When we arrive, we also know that you are in the Xiao residence, so it is useless for you to escape."

Xiao Qi'ao didn't ask Hu Li's grandfather why he knew that Hu Li was in the Xiao Manor, nor did he ask how the letter was sent. He had already guessed that Hu Li had some secrets, but he was also convinced that Hu Li didn't have a purpose. came before him.

Hu Li's delicate face was full of lovelessness, brother Xiao didn't even know how scary grandpa was.It turned out that he and his grandfather were not the only two monsters on the mountain in the extreme north. Although there were very few monsters in the world, there was also an ice bear demon Xiong Ming and a snow wolf demon Lang Jun on the mountain at that time, but they were taught by their grandfather. After transforming, he couldn't wait to run to other hills.

Hu Li thought of how restless Xiong Ming and Lang Jun would be every time they came back, for fear that Grandpa would do something horrible on a whim.

Xiao Qi'ao shook his head with a smile, he also understood Hu Li's temperament, with his wide heart almost comparable to that of Shanghai, it made him so afraid.His grandfather seemed to be really strict with him, but he should also love him very much.

No matter what Xiao Qiao said, Hu Li still maintained a frightened look, afraid that when he opened his eyes the next day, he would find his grandfather sitting by his bed and looking at him.

Until the Zhengyuan Festival, when Hu Li was eating sweet glutinous rice balls and talking about going to see the lanterns later, he suddenly froze, and the glutinous rice balls that were about to be delivered to his mouth fell back with a snap into the bowl.

"Brother Xiao, my grandpa seems to be here, what should I do???" Hu Li stood up with a bang, biting his lips and trying to find a place to hide in a panic.