The world's male concubine

When Xiao Er brought the still sizzling roast suckling pig to the table, Gu Qingning couldn't help swallowing.

This roast suckling pig follows the ancient method and is roasted in an open oven. It uses black charcoal made of lychee wood, so the whole body has a unique sweet fragrance. Time, until the skin color is golden, crispy and delicious, dipped in the special sweet and spicy sauce made by the chef of the restaurant, it is really tempting for the index finger.

Gu Qingning would not be polite to Li Heng. He couldn't wait for the waiter at the table to cut it up. He had already tore off a piece of puff pastry with his bare hands, dipped it in thick sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth. The round phoenix eyes Suddenly narrowed into two lines of happiness,

"Damn it's so delicious!" Gu Qingning's words were a little confused because of the food in his mouth.

A drop of sauce touched Gu Qingning's lips, Li Heng's heart moved slightly, and he resisted the urge to wipe it off for him.

"Xiaoman, you eat too!"

"I'm not hungry for my brother." He didn't care about the nickname Gu Qingning gave him, Li Heng poured tea for him, and handed him a towel, "Wipe the corners of his mouth."

Gu Qingning took it and glared at him, "You're so boring, this delicious food should be eaten together, it's so boring for me to eat alone!"

Li Heng just smiled, and picked out the most crispy and tender parts for him and put them on his small plate.

Gu Qingning's eyes narrowed, taking advantage of Li Heng's unpreparedness, he stuffed a piece of roast suckling pig into his mouth.

Li Heng was caught off guard by his gag, and he shook his head helplessly, looking at the triumphant Gu Qingning in front of him.

"You..."

The young man in front of him was bright, with a smile of scheming success on his face, his already lively eyes became more lively, his lips became more red because of the slightly spicy sauce, he opened his lips slightly, She slapped her mouth, and the tip of her nose sweated a little,

"Pour another cup of tea for my young master."

Li Heng's Adam's apple moved, and he fell down again.

Gu Qingning was so full of food that he was willing to help Li Heng out of the restaurant. The carriage was already parked downstairs to wait for orders. Gu Qingning refused to sit on it, so Li Heng let the carriage go back first, and he and Gu Qingning walked slowly.

Several eyes from the street looked here again, Gu Qingning was very annoyed, so he had to put on the bamboo hat again, and regretted not taking the carriage.

Before walking for a while, they suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of them. Li Heng and Gu Qingning ordered him to stay where he was for a while, and then went up to him.

"Brother Tang."

Tang Zilai was about to get into the carriage, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Li Heng, with a slight smile on his face, "It was Chongmo, what a coincidence."

Tang Zilai was the No. [-] scholar in the sixth year of Qingfeng. Li Heng won the laurel in the Toad Palace this year. The two No. [-] scholars are both in the Hanlin Academy. Their temperaments are very similar, and they get along very well. , since Li Heng worshiped the seniors, the two chatted casually, and then made an appointment for the elegant meeting of the Poetry Society in the next few days, Li Heng raised his hands,

"Brother Tang, we'll see you in three days. Brother Yu still has people waiting, so I'm leaving."

Tang Zilai looked behind him for a while, and saw a young man in white standing with his back on his back. He didn't care too much, so he smiled and nodded as a signal, and got into the carriage very easily.

Li Heng returned to Gu Qingning's side, with a happy expression on his face, "Coincidentally, the one just now is the last Tang champion, [-]th and [-]th, extremely talented, and I met him today."

"Oh."

Only then did Li Heng notice Gu Qingning's slightly uncomfortable expression, a little worried,

"what happened?"

Gu Qingning shook her head, "The roast suckling pig just now ate too much, and it was bloated."

Li Heng didn't doubt that he was there, so he walked a few steps and stopped by the medical center ahead to buy him Hawthorn Huashi Pills.

Gu Qingning originally talked a lot, but the road was quiet and quiet. Li Heng couldn't figure out why, so he had to give up, and after a while, he looked at the two fierce stone lions at the gate of Prince Liang's Mansion from a distance, Gu Qingning's mood became even worse.

"I don't want to go back," Gu Qingning grabbed Li Heng's sleeve, "It's so fucking annoying."

Li Heng had already seen this back and forth temperament before, he didn't say anything, and after seeking Gu Qingning's consent, he turned around and went to his mansion together.

Along the way, Li Heng intentionally diverted his mood, and told him some anecdotes about Lingnan, which at least made Gu Qingning feel better.

After walking for half an hour, they finally arrived at their destination. Li Heng's mansion is located in the west of the city. Its appearance is not very luxurious, but it is very exquisite.

"This is a gift from the Holy One."

Gu Qingning is very envious, "I really envy you who are alone in a foreign land. How nice it is to be free by yourself. If my father lived to this day, we would not be able to have a separate mansion. He must separate me from you. You can really see it on the waistband, alas, Xiaoman, I really envy you."

"Brother is not alone," Li Heng smiled, and pushed the door open, "My mother came with me as early as the beginning of the year."

The housekeeper who swept the floor in the mansion saw his young master come back with guests, so he was very happy and ran to report the news. After a while, a woman over fifty came. She was slightly fatter and dressed gorgeously, but she was not expensive The woman was delicate and extravagant, but with a bit of nouveau riche's arrogance. She was covered in gold and silver, and she was dazzled by the sight. There was a pat on the thigh, and a festive smile came up to her face. When Gu Qingning took off the veil and bamboo hat, the woman was dumbfounded.

"My dear, there is such a beauty in the world, the capital is really a big place."

Gu Qingning laughed a few times and looked at Li Heng.

After Li Heng paid his respects to his mother, he immediately introduced Gu Qingning to him. He only said that he was a good friend from the capital, and did not mention anything else.

Mother Li pulled Gu Qingning over to look up and down, no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't get enough of it, which made Gu Qingning's hairs stand on end.

After seeing enough of Li's mother, she happily directed the maid to prepare lunch. Gu Qingning and Li Heng said, "Why is your mother looking like a daughter-in-law? At least I can tell that I am a man because of my suave manner!"

Li Heng blushed slightly, "It's not my brother's fault, it's just... let's go into the house."

Seeing his hesitation, Gu Qingning was even more suspicious of fraud, grabbed his skirt with both hands, "Hmph, there must be something wrong! Tell me quickly!"

Being entangled by him had no choice, Li Heng could only say, "Don't be angry after hearing that,"

"Young master is such a stingy person!"

"Aren't you really angry?"

"Are you fucking annoying!"

"...Well, we in Lingnan can marry a man."

"Ah?" Gu Qingning's eyes widened, "This, this...absurd...this..."

Although the Southern Dynasties had a very masculine atmosphere, when it comes to marrying a male wife, it still sounds shocking.On the contrary, I heard that some coastal areas have the custom of naqidi in some anecdotes, but after all, it is very rare. Thinking of this, Gu Qingning inevitably looked at Li Heng defensively.

Li Heng said helplessly, "Don't be afraid of my virtuous brother's jokes. The eldest uncle in the family married a man and was hired by three letters and six ceremonies. He has no children. My father thought of brotherhood, so he passed on the second brother in the family to inherit the legacy under Huan's knees." .”

"Didn't you also have the idea of ​​marrying a man?" After thinking about it for a while, Gu Qingning tightened his clothes and stared at him.

"I..." Li Heng blushed, and Gu Qingning's face was so close to him that he could almost see the fine fluff on it.

"I don't have that kind of thought," Li Heng sighed seeing his furious appearance, "This is the capital."

"Hmph, if you treat me as a woman, I will be the first to let you go!" Gu Qingning clapped her hands and let him go.

It was not until lunch time that Gu Qingning realized that the Li family was actually a local rich man.

A table of bowls and chopsticks inlaid with gold and jade, bear paws and shark's fins were generously placed on the basin, Gu Qingning ate half of a roast suckling pig early in the morning, and had already lost his appetite, just looking at the table's drunken and gold lovers, he was a little speechless,

"Brother Li, you are so rich."

With Mother Li in front, Gu Qingning was very well-behaved, and stopped calling him nicknames indiscriminately. Li Heng smiled helplessly, and before he could say anything, Mother Li had already yelled in that rough voice,

"Our family is not short of silver, but we are short of champions! Hey, this time we also have champions!"

Li's mother had a loud voice, was rude and hearty, and with a few words, she shook the Li family's bottom completely.

Originally, Gu Qingning saw that Li Heng's spending was quite generous, and the money was spent very casually, thinking that the imperial salary is so considerable now, only now did he know that the Li family is actually a rich family in Lingnan.

South of the Five Ridges is a land of smog, but medicinal materials are widely distributed, and there are many rare and exotic beasts. The Li family has been a medicine merchant for generations. In the hands of Li's father, the family's wealth has become stronger and stronger. As a farmer and businessman, Li's father has a son, and he can't stand the loss of face. He earns a lot of silver in the house, but the inferiority complex deep in his heart is everywhere, so Li's father put this The hope of improving social status rested on the brothers of the Li family, who spent a lot of money to hire famous teachers from Jiangnan, and taught them carefully since they were young. Fortunately, although Li Heng's two brothers have no academic achievements, they only specialize in business. , but Li Heng was surprisingly outstanding. He passed the provincial examination at the age of ten. When Li's father was happy, he rewarded the teacher with money, and the teacher became more and more diligent.

This accumulation over the years has taught him a number one scholar.

Mother Li looked around, with some disgust on her face,

"This mansion is too small. It's okay to just live in it. In the future, Heng'er will buy a few more servants and servants in the capital and there will be no place to put it. If it is not rewarded by the Holy One, we will go and buy a bigger one by ourselves!"

"Mother," Li Heng frowned, "Father has repeatedly told you not to say such nonsense, the capital is nowhere else comparable, and you must not speak without restraint."

Mother Li glared at Li Heng, her golden hairpins were rattling, "This book is well read, but it has an elm head, here are only our mother and son and Aning, where it will reach the ears of the Holy One! "

Gu Qingning has never seen such a mother, flamboyant and noisy, but for some reason, Gu Qingning can't hate her, maybe it's because of this casual heart.

The dishes in the bowl were already piled up, but Li's mother was still holding them with chopsticks. Gu Qingning could only look at Li Heng for help. It was rare for Li Heng to see his honest appearance. I have to help him.

Seeing Li Heng's protection of Gu Qingning, Li's mother was even more determined.