While preparing the crab roe feast, Li Qi did not stop training Ji Hongnu.
That Ji Hongnu was originally from a wealthy family, and his musical attainments were far beyond Li Qi's expectations. On the contrary, he himself was a layman, or a pure music lover. He was really shit about composing music and writing lyrics.
Don't even understand.
But it doesn’t matter. He has always positioned himself as a cool dog music player from the Northern Song Dynasty. What he has to do is very simple, which is to sing repeatedly to Ji Hongnu, and then act as a listener to listen to Ji Hongnu’s singing.
That’s so damn fair.
Of course, he always thought that his singing was a kind of enjoyment for Ji Hongnu, but little did he know that Ji Hongnu had already become numb to it and turned on the tape recorder.
The next day, just after noon.
Li Qi finished taking care of the things in the kitchen, and then prepared to rush back to the Qin Mansion to sing to Ji Hongnu.
When I came to the backyard, I took out the calm donkey and just rode on it when I suddenly heard someone on the left shouting: "Master Li, Master Li."
Li Qi turned around and saw a man in his thirties hurriedly walking toward him, wondering: "Brother, are you calling me?"
The man walked up to him, bowed and said, "Master Li, my master invites you to come over."
Li Qileng said: "Your master? Who is your master?"
"Oh. My master is the current Prime Minister——."
Li Qi interrupted him and said, "Are you talking about Mr. Bai Xiang?"
"Exactly."
Then the old fox invites me to come over?
Li Qi felt that this was too strange, and when he saw that this man was very unfamiliar, he immediately became wary and asked: "Then what is your name?"
Feng Feng naturally knew why Li Qi asked this question, and replied: "The villain's nickname is Feng Feng."
"Fengfeng?"
Li Qi said depressedly: "Uh... I asked you your first name, not your nickname."
"The villain's surname is Feng, his given name is Feng, Feng of Kaifeng Mansion, Feng of Da Feng."
There is something personal about this name.
Li Qi smiled and said, "Then let me ask you, what is the name of Prime Minister Bai's seventh daughter?"
"Sister Qi'er's name is Qiannuo."
"Then what is the name of your sister Qi'er's maid?"
"Myolie."
Li Qi saw that he was answering fluently, and he was already convinced. He nodded and suddenly said: "How many concubines does Bai Xiang have?"
"Seventeen."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Feng felt something was wrong and looked at Li Qi depressedly.
Damn! There are so many concubines, can the old man handle them all?
Li Qi was secretly surprised and said hehe, "I didn't hear anything." He paused and then said, "Okay. Just wait a moment. I'll go back to the store to explain something."
After saying that, Li Qi went back to the store and asked Chen Anan to go to the Qin Mansion to tell Ji Hongnu that he couldn't go today and let her practice by herself.
After the explanation, Li Qi followed Feng Feng to Bai Mansion.
Arriving at Bai Mansion, Feng Feng took Li Qi to the door of a room in the backyard, stood outside the door and said, "Master, Master Li has brought it here."
Soon, Bai Shizhong's voice came from inside, "Come in."
Then Feng Feng opened the door for Li Qi, made a gesture of invitation, and said: "Master Li, please."
"Thank you."
Li Qi cupped his hands and walked in.
The interior is spacious and bright, with several landscape paintings hanging on the walls and scrolls of bamboo books on four large bookcases. Judging from the furnishings, this room should be Bai Shizhong's study.
At this time, Bai Shizhong was standing in front of the rectangular wooden table directly above, with his back bent, holding a brush in his hand, and swiping ink on a large white paper. He was full of posture.
"Sit down for a moment, I will finish writing soon."
Bai Shizhong didn't even raise his head, he wrote and spoke.
Sweat! I'm very busy, okay?
Li Qi secretly looked at Bai Shizhong with contempt, then found a chair and sat down.
After a while, Bai Shizhong suddenly straightened up, took a long breath, glanced at Li Qi, smiled slightly, waved to him, and said: "Li Qi, come here and read these words.
How was it written?"
Sweating! Ask me to comment on calligraphy? You are always entertaining me.
Li Qi stood up and said with a smile: "Sir, you are joking. I am really an amateur when it comes to these things and can no longer be an amateur."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Just come over and take a look first."
"Oh. Then I'd rather be respectful than obey."
Li Qi bravely stepped forward and took a look. He saw four big characters written on the white paper--Integrity and Integrity.
Li Qi couldn't tell whether the writing was good or not, but these four words almost made Li Qi laugh. You have seventeen concubines, and your mansion is as big as two Qin mansions. How dare you say it?
He is honest and honest. It seems that this old guy is more shameless than me.
Of course, this cannot be said.
Li Qi said with admiration: "Although I can't see the quality of these words, these four words are simply tailor-made for you. You have always worked hard for the country and the people. This is 'Integrity and Integrity'."
'Four words, your Excellency is well-deserved, I really admire you very much."
Bai Shizhong was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "You kid! Haha, I remember my daughter once said, if you listen to your words in reverse, that's what you are thinking."
Damn! This white lady really saw through me.
Li Qi hurriedly shook his head and said: "Where. Where. I just said it below. Every sentence comes from the bottom of my heart. It really can't be true anymore. Besides, in front of adults, how can I dare to tell a lie?"
"Okay, okay, I believe you are."
Bai Shizhong nodded slightly, sighed slightly, and said: "I don't dare to take these four words seriously. I just hope that I can dedicate myself to death and die. That is enough."
Hypocrisy. How hypocritical. I still don’t know who you are, Bai Shizhong, but you have dedicated yourself to death and died? You are clearly insulting Saint Zhuge!
"My lord, you are so upright and upright, I am really impressed by the younger generation." Li Qiyan said sincerely. He did not mention a word about why Bai Shizhong came to find him.
Bai Shizhong rolled his eyes at him, smiled helplessly, pointed his hand and said, "Sit down."
After the two sat down, Bai Shizhong took a sip of tea and glanced at Li Qi. He looked very calm, with no trace of curiosity or impatience on his face, as if he knew why he came to him.
Randomly asked: "How is Zuixianju's recent business?"
"Thank you for your concern, sir. The business in the store is pretty good."
"Then you must be very busy these days, right? I invited you to come, and I didn't delay your business."
"Where. Compared to adults, my little things are nothing." Li Qi chuckled.
Bai Shizhong shook his head slightly and said: "You should stop flattering me. However, those who are capable should work harder. The food you cook is so delicious, so of course it is a little bit harder. This is also reasonable."
Are you talking about me or yourself?
Li Qi deeply despised Bai Shizhong in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Bai Shizhong changed the topic and said: "However, with your cooking skills, it is a pity to live in Zuixianju." As he said that, he gave Li Qi a meaningful look.
After listening to his words, Li Qi clearly wanted to poach someone. He secretly thought to himself that this old guy and Wang Zhongling were sworn friends. It would be too unkind to openly poach his brother like this.
Li Qi secretly frowned, but he still said curiously: "What do you mean, Sir?"
"This is why I came to you today."
Seeing Li Qi's confused look, Bai Shizhong chuckled and said, "You don't have to worry, that's a good thing."
"Good thing?"
How could Li Qi believe his lies, but he still pretended to be excited and asked: "What's the good thing?"
Bai Shizhong smiled and said: "I heard two days ago that the imperial kitchen in the palace is planning to recruit a group of chefs with superb cooking skills. If you want to give it a try, I can help you recommend them."
Enter the palace and become the royal cook?
Li Qi had never thought about this, and of course he didn't want to go.
However, what made Li Qi even more puzzled was that Bai Shizhong, as a powerful minister, was always thinking about a cook, and they had no friendship. This simple sentence was full of weirdness.
Li Qi knew very well that everything that powerful ministers like them did was closely related to power, but he himself was a powerless cook. Even if he entered the palace, what benefits would it bring to him?
After thinking about it for a while, there is still no result.
Seeing that Li Qi was silent and his eyes were flickering, Bai Shizhong said: "Li Qi, this is a great opportunity. How many cooks have never been able to enter the imperial kitchen in their entire lives, and they will not work as hard as you do now."
, you must not miss this opportunity.”
Li Qi was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am very grateful. However, I don't want to enter the palace yet. As you know, Zuixianju has just opened, so how can I leave at this time."
"
Bai Shizhong raised his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about the matter about Zuixianju. I'll leave it to Zhong Ling. I believe there won't be any problems."
"Oh, sir, you misunderstood."
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said seriously: "Zuixianju is just one aspect of it. The most important thing is that I feel that a very simple person like me is really not suitable for life in the palace. Besides, I am very satisfied with my current life.
I don’t want to make changes to my life yet.”
Simple? Li Qi? How can these two be connected?
Bai Shi smiled bitterly in his heart, but when he heard that he was unwilling to enter the imperial dining room, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes and he said, "You have to think clearly. Being able to cook for the emperor is a matter of honor to our ancestors."
"I'm sorry. My temperament is really not suitable for going to the palace. If something happens, I am alone and it doesn't matter. It would be a sin if it hurts you, sir." Li Qi affirmed and helped the emperor.
Food? Khan. That will shorten your life span.
Bai Shizhong had also seen Li Qi's no-holds-barred mouth, and he hesitated a little in his heart, humming: "If you don't want to go, just tell the truth, don't scare me with these words. Well, everyone has his own ambitions, since
If you don’t want to go, then I won’t force you.”
"Thank you for your understanding, sir." Li Qi hurriedly stood up and bowed, but he was confused in his heart.
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