Chapter 184 Aftershocks after the banquet (two in one chapter)
With the departure of Song Huizong and all the ministers, this first-year banquet came to a perfect end.
When they left, Li Qi gave each of them a cream pastry.
Such considerate service made all the ministers really satisfied and left home.
The biggest winner of this banquet was naturally Li Qi. Not only did he steal the show, but he also won the favor of Song Huizong. Obviously, starting from today, Li Qi's status has undergone a qualitative change.
After the banquet is over, what is left is naturally the discussion of merit and rewards.
Feng Yinu and the other ten dancers each received a very generous salary. As for the bartenders, they also earned the equivalent of a year's salary.
As for Li Qi, of course he has to be treated differently. He deserves the most credit for the success of this banquet.
In the back hall.
"Li Qi, you really did not disappoint me. I am very satisfied with this banquet."
Cai Sui glanced at Li Qi approvingly, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Qi, saying: "Take it."
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and muttered to himself, wouldn't this idiot just give me a love poem? This is too stingy. He took the piece of paper and looked at it anxiously, and immediately gasped, this---this is crazy.
It’s the title deed to that manor in the western suburbs!
Cai Suan smiled slightly and said: "I heard that you are still living in the Qin Mansion. You don't even have a house yourself, so I will give this house to you."
This is really generous. It's so thoughtful. I like it.
Li Qi was secretly excited, md, after working around for so long, it’s not easy to finally have a nest. He nodded hurriedly and said gratefully: "Thank you, Grand Master, the second master will give me a generous reward."
Cai Sui smiled and said: "Don't be too anxious to be happy, this is only part of it."
No way. This---is this just a part?
Li Qi's hands were trembling a little. Naturally, he was filled with great expectations.
Cai Sui smiled and said: "In addition, I will also reward you with a thousand coins for Zuixianju, as well as all the tableware used tonight. In addition, all the fifty maids will also be given to you."
For you."
This reward is really generous. Most of those tableware are made of silver or jade. How much are they worth!
Li Qi didn't want to settle this debt in his heart, but when he heard Cai Sui's tone, he seemed to use the silver cup and jade cup as a disposable tableware, and he secretly marveled at the strength of Taishi Mansion, which was much better than Bai Shizhong.
. I kept nodding my thanks, feeling very happy.
After Cai Sui finished speaking, Cai Jing suddenly said: "Sui'er, you go back and rest first. Li Qi and I still have something to talk about." His tone was unusually calm.
Cai Sui seemed to understand Cai Jing's intention and didn't say much. He stood up and said, "Yes, daddy." Then he left with a proud look on his face.
After Cai Sui went out, Cai Jing, Cai Yong, and Li Qi were the only three people left in the house.
Cai Jing gave Li Qi a meaningful look and suddenly said: "Li Qi, do you know that you almost got killed today?"
Why did this old guy suddenly mention this matter?
Li Qi was secretly wary, pretending to be ignorant and shook his head, saying: "I don't know, Li Qi, could it be that the Grand Master told me about Wang Yanei's affairs?"
Cai Jing squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "What do you think?"
"Grand Master, you really don't blame me for this. How dare I, a cook, provoke Wang Yanei? This is really an accident. You have to make the decision for me!" Li Qi said unjustly.
"You don't need to use these words to excuse me. Now the emperor likes you so much. What else do you need me to do for you?"
Cai Jing glared at him and said straight to the point: "Whether you did it intentionally or not, if the emperor just relaxed a little, your life would be in danger. Although I can protect you for a while, but if Wang Fu wants to harm you, you
There is still no way to escape. I know Wang Fu very well. He will never let it go. But don’t worry, he will never openly go against the emperor because of you, a cook. But you can’t let down your guard because of this.
You must remember that you are a cook, nothing more, don’t do it again.”
Li Qi thought about Cai Jing's words secretly, nodded and said: "Li Qi must remember the teachings of the Grand Master."
Cai Jing nodded and said, "By the way, have you ever met His Highness the Crown Prince?"
It seems that this is what he wants to know.
Li Qi narrowed his eyes and vaguely understood Cai Jing's intention. He shook his head and said, "I am only lucky enough to see His Highness the Crown Prince today. Grand Master, is there something wrong?"
Cai Jing narrowed his eyes, remained silent for a while, and waved: "I'm just asking casually, you don't need to be nervous. What about King Yun? I heard that after Wang Fu left, he had looked for you, so you should have known each other for a long time.
"
Day. Has this old guy been sending people to monitor me?
Li Qi frowned, and then heard Cai Jing say: "Although my eyesight has become dim with old age, what happened in my three-thirds of an acre of land can still not escape my eyes."
Sure enough, ginger is still spicy as it is old. It seems that compared to this old guy, I am still much tenderer.
Seeing that Cai Jing had spoken out, Li Qi no longer concealed anything, and said, "Li Qi dare not hide it from the Grand Master. Indeed, I have known His Highness Prince Yun before. He has always been a regular guest of Zuixianju and often visits him."
He came to listen to my story, so he is familiar with him, but it was only today that I found out that he is His Highness Prince Yun."
Cai Jing glanced at him sideways and said with a smile: "You are lucky, you are a cook. You are able to meet such a noble person as King Yun."
"No, no, all this is because of our wife." Li Qi said with a smile.
"It must be Mrs. Qin who takes advantage of you."
Cai Jing chuckled and said, "But you are too bold and dare to seduce Bai Xiang's daughter in my house. If Bai Xiang finds out about this, he won't overturn my house."
Day. How come this old guy knows everything?
Li Qi was startled and felt dumbfounded. Suddenly he remembered what he said just now and realized it. He secretly complained that he was too careless. It seemed that the secret whistle of the Taishi Mansion was no less than the surveillance of later generations.
Damn it, if that's the case, then this old guy should also know everything about what happened between me and Wang Xuanen, huh. It turns out he was pretending to be confused just now!
Cai Jing glanced at him and said with a smile: "What? Are you afraid now?"
Li Qi was not a shy person either. He said: "Master, although I, Li Qi, am not a gentleman, I am not a timid person either. Qiniang and I are upright and have a clear conscience, so why should we be afraid?"
"Oh? From what you said, it seems that Prime Minister Bai knows about your affairs?"
"This --- Prime Minister Bai doesn't know yet." Li Qi scratched his head and thought, this old guy won't tell me a snitch, right?
Cai Jing seemed to see through what he was thinking and said, "Don't worry. I don't want to have to deal with what's going on between you."
If that's the case, nothing could be better.
Li Qi nodded and said with a smile: "That's right. Grand Master, you have so many things to do every day, how can you have time to take care of such trivial matters?"
Cai Jing rolled his eyes at him and said sternly: "Li Qi, you are a smart man. There are some things that I can't explain too clearly. You have to control yourself! Sometimes, if you make a wrong move, you may
Entering a place of no return.”
"Hey, I get it."
"Okay then. You should go back and rest early. You are tired enough tonight."
"Well... After Li Qi brought Chen Anan and Xiaoyu out of the Qin Mansion, he has been thinking about how to deal with Wang Fu and his son. If Wang Fu comes to make a move, he is not very afraid now. What he is afraid of is that if Wang Fu comes to do it secretly, then he will be afraid.
It’s so hard to guard against! After frowning and thinking for a while, a person suddenly appeared in his mind and casually said: “Anan.”
After a long time, no one responded. Li Qi was stunned. When he turned around, he saw Chen Anan and Xiaoyu talking and laughing behind him. His face sank and he shouted: "Anan."
Only then did Chen Anan react and hurried over and asked, "Brother Li, what's the matter?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Go to the western suburbs early tomorrow morning and ask Ma Qiao to move to the Qin Mansion immediately. Just say it was me who said so."
Although Ma Qiao is a bit nervous, his boxing and kicking skills are really good. He is perfect for being a bodyguard.
"Hey, I'll go tomorrow morning."
"Okay, you go back to pick up girls."
"ah?"
Chen Anan was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing. His face turned as white and red as a monkey's ass.
Li Qi, the light bulb, kept shining on Chen Anan and Xiaoyu until they arrived at the gate of Qin Mansion. Chen Anan went up and knocked on the door. After a moment, the door opened.
The person who opened the door was Aunt Chen.
Chen Anan was stunned for a moment and said, "Mom, have you been waiting here for us?"
"Yes. Madam asked me to come here to wait for Master Li."
Aunt Chen said, and then said to Li Qi: "Master Li, Madam asked you to come, please go to the back hall first."
Li Qi glanced at the sky and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Madam, it's almost the third night, what did Madam ask me to do?"
Aunt Chen replied: "I don't know, but Mr. Fan is here and is still in the back hall."
"he?"
Li Qi frowned and nodded: "Okay, I'll go over now." After saying that, he handed the calm donkey to Chen Anan and walked towards the back hall.
Arriving at the back hall, Li Qi knocked on the door and said, "Madam, it's me."
Soon the door opened, and Xiao Tao opened the door and saluted Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded, went in and saw Fan Zheng and his son were there, while Mrs. Qin was sitting in the upper seat, with a trace of fatigue on her brows. It seemed that entertaining guests was not something she was good at.
"Master Li, you are here."
When Fan Zheng saw Li Qi coming, he hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands.
"Mr. Fan, Mr. Fan."
Li Qi cupped his hands, and then greeted Mrs. Qin: "Madam."
Mrs. Qin nodded and asked, "How is everything going tonight?"
Fan Zheng chuckled and said, "I heard that the Grand Master's Mansion hosted a banquet for many distinguished guests tonight. I believe that Master Li must have given Grand Master Cai and all of you a big surprise."
When Fan Shaobai heard his father praising Li Qi, a flash of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. If Li Qi hadn't suddenly appeared, Fan Lou might have hosted the banquet.
Humph. You would never have imagined that the emperor also went.
Li Qi secretly laughed in his heart, but he was not going to elaborate. Anyway, they would naturally know tomorrow. He smiled and said, "Mr. Fan has given me the reward, but thanks to my blessing, everything went well."
As for the conflict with Wang Fu and his son, he thought it would be better to talk about it tomorrow, so as not to scare them so much that they wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
After hearing this, Mrs. Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had always sought no merit but no fault. She nodded and said, "That's good, that's good."
Li Qi smiled slightly, and then asked Fan Zheng: "By the way, Mr. Fan, did something happen to you when you visited late at night?"
Fan Zheng nodded and said, "That's right. We had a little accident when we purchased the foot shop."
"oh?"
Li Qi frowned and gave him two questioning glances.
Fan Zheng sighed softly. Then he glanced at Fan Shaobai and said, "Shaobai, it's up to you to speak."
Fan Shaobai nodded and said: "We originally planned to buy ten larger foot shops around the Lion Tower. Everything was going well at first, but today the owner of one foot shop suddenly changed his mind and refused to sell the shop to us.
I thought there must be something fishy in it."
"At the beginning, I was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so the price I offered at the beginning was very high. They had no reason to reject us. I am afraid that the news has leaked out, and Yuanwai Cai may have known about it now. With his mind. Very soon.
Then you can guess our intentions." Fan Zheng apologized.
This is a very tricky thing.
Li Qi frowned secretly, and after weighing it, asked: "How many foot shops have you bought?"
"Eight families."
"That's about it."
Li Qi nodded and asked: "What about the duck?"
"Already ready."
Fan Shaobai asked in confusion: "Master Li, you want so many ducks at once. What are you planning to do?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Please allow me to put this aside first. I will ask someone to pick up the ducks from your store tomorrow, and you must be prepared. I'm afraid we will have to take action early... the next day."
Li Qi gave himself and Xiaoyu a half-day off to have a good sleep.
"ah---!"
Three poles in the sun.
A scream that seemed similar to before came from Li Qi's bedroom.
"Master Li, what is your name again?"
"Damn! Why is it you again!"
Li Qi glared angrily at Ma Qiao, who was sitting beside the bed. This was the second time Ma Qiao had broken into his bedroom.
I haven’t seen you for a few days. This Maqiao is much darker. I asked doubtfully: “Master Li, didn’t you ask me to come?”
"Did I ask you to come?"
Li Qi stared at him and shouted: "When did I ask you to come?"
"That guy Anan told me. Did he lie to me on purpose?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said: "I asked you to come to the Qin Mansion, not to my bedroom. You have never studied. Don't you even understand people's words?"
"Master Li, first of all, I have read a book. Secondly, you asked me to come to my Qin Mansion. I don't know anyone in the Qin Mansion, so I had to come to you. Finally, I knocked on the door, but you were sleeping there.
Like a pig, it won't wake up no matter how hard you knock it." Ma Qiao said slowly.
Damn! Here comes this trick again.
Li Qi couldn't believe that he was so asleep again. Every time Mrs. Chen knocked on the door, she would wake him up. And every time this guy came, he was like a ghost. He was unaware of it. He just thought
As he started scolding, he suddenly saw Ma Qiao holding a folding fan in his hand. This fan looked familiar, so he said curiously: "This fan of yours---."
Ma Qiao chuckled and said, "Oh. I just put this fan next to your pillow. I thought it was quite beautiful, so I took it to take a look. I'm sorry, but I'll give it back to you now." As he said that, he handed the fan over.
Li Qi took the fan with a smile, opened it and saw that it was not damaged. He was relieved. This fan was given to him by Song Huizong. He spent a long time playing with it on the bed last night.
He had just fallen asleep, and he deliberately placed the fan next to his pillow. But he never expected that a person would sneak into his bedroom without knowing it the next day, and pick up this fan without any quality.
Play with the fan.
"Maqiao."
"What's the matter?"
"Get out of here right now."
Li Qi shouted hysterically.
A quarter of an hour passed.
Li Qicai walked out of the room, holding the jade fan in his hand, looking like a romantic and talented man. He finally got this fan, and if he didn't show it off, it would be a waste of money.
At this time, Ma Qiao, who had just been driven out by Li Qi, was sitting under a tree in front of the house and dozing off. When he saw Li Qi coming out, he hurriedly greeted him and asked: "Master Li, you asked me to come to the end."
If anything happens, I have to rush to that bar later to do some work."
Li Qi was really helpless towards this person. If it weren't for the time when he was employing people, he would really have told Ma Qiao never to appear in front of him. He asked lightly: "What? Do you like going there to do things?"
Ma Qiao chuckled and said, "That's not true. It's just that people like Tian Carpenter are more to my liking, and it's quite fun to be with them."
Li Qi glanced at him sideways and said, "So, being with me is quite boring?"
Ma Qiao said seriously: "I don't know this, but I know that you definitely don't want me to stay with you."
Hey! You guys are so smart.
Li Qi smiled and said: "You guessed it wrong. Not only that, from today on, you don't have to go to the bar. You have to be with me all the time."
"ah?"
Ma Qiao asked puzzledly: "Why is this?"
"It's very simple, because I'm happy to do it. If you don't want to do it, then go back to Yangzhou, but I have to remind you that your junior sister will definitely not go with you." Li Qi said with a smile.
Ma Qiao's eyes showed fear, he was sweating profusely, and he said in a trembling voice: "You--you know, I only have junior sister in my heart, and I can't tolerate anyone else."
Japan. How come this person’s thoughts are more evil than my little Japan!
Li Qi felt sick in his heart and said angrily: "Where did you think you were going? I asked you to be by my side because I wanted you to protect me. Do you understand?"
"not understand."
Ma Qiao shook his head and said, "Why do you want someone to protect you?"
Li Qi was too lazy to explain and hummed: "I am your boss now. I give you food and shelter. Whatever I ask you to do. You have to do it. Stop nagging me. If you keep nagging me, just pack up and leave."
."
This was really Ma Qiao's Achilles' heel. He didn't want to be separated from Lu Meimei, so he put his head together and said, "That's okay, but I will never sleep in the same bed with you."
Day. It seems that my image of a gay man has been deeply ingrained in his mind.
Li Qi glared at him angrily, and suddenly heard Aunt Chen's voice coming from the left, "Master Li, get up. Madam asked you to come over."
Call me over again?
Li Qi said depressedly: "Is Mr. Fan here again?"
Aunt Chen shook her head and said, "Mr. Fan is not here, but Mr. Wang is here."
Damn it! Could it be that that old guy really wants to give Zuixianju to me?
Li Qi shook his head in distress, asked Aunt Chen to arrange a room for Ma Qiao to stay in, and then walked towards the back hall alone.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard Mrs. Qin's angry voice coming from inside, "Dad, how can you ask me to give the Qin family's ancestral property to others? No, I will never agree."
Then Wang Zhongling's hateful voice came again, "What about the ancestral heritage of the Qin family? I didn't agree to this marriage at the beginning. Without the order of your parents, you can't be considered a member of the Qin family. The ancestral heritage of the Qin family has nothing to do with you."
It doesn't matter at all, besides, if that kid hadn't suddenly appeared, wouldn't you have planned to sell Zuixianju to that Yuanwai Cai?"
"Dad, Qin Lang has passed away. I don't want to talk to you anymore."
"Okay, let's talk about it now. Do you know that because of that boy, when the king and five ministers went to court this morning, the king and five ministers impeached dad. If His Highness the Crown Prince and Bai Xiang hadn't protected dad, he would have been sent away.
Put it somewhere else."
No, I guessed it right.
Li Qi was shocked. He really didn't expect that Wang Fu would go to trouble Wang Zhongling because of him. This kind of ambition is really a kind of irony to the prime minister! He thought that the old guy was angry at this time, so it was better not to go in.
He was just about to run away when, unexpectedly, he bumped into Xiao Tao, who was bringing tea.
"Master Li, you are here. Madam and Master are waiting for you inside." Xiao Tao saluted.
Then Mrs. Qin's voice came from inside, "Is it Li Qi's?"
Li Qi was complaining in his heart, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in. As soon as he entered the house, he felt a strong resentment rushing towards him.
It seems that this fat man is really angry!
Li Qi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, madam."
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Wang Zhongling said with a cold smile.
Seeing that he seemed to be showing off his bullshit official power again, Li Qi hurriedly flicked his wrist, opened the paper fan, and swung it a few times, thinking, come on, let's see who of us has more aura.
Sure enough, when Wang Zhongling saw the fan, he put back what he said, his teeth itched with hatred, he bit his teeth and sneered: "Is my nephew very hot?"
Li Qi chuckled and said: "It's not very hot, but this fan was given by the emperor. My nephew dare not not fan it. If it hurts Uncle Wang, please forgive me!"
Wang Zhongling's face turned green with anger, his lips were trembling, he snorted angrily and ignored Li Qi.
When Mrs. Qin saw the fan, she understood in her heart. She frowned and said, "Li Qi, why didn't you tell me yesterday about the incident that offended the king?"
Li Qi spread his hands and said: "I didn't offend the Prime Minister. I can't be blamed for what happened yesterday. It was Wang Yanei's fault. However, madam, if you are afraid, I will pay for your 50% share."
Just buy it.”
Wang Zhongling said hurriedly: "Daughter, since my nephew has said so, you can sell him the 50% share. Anyway, we are not short of this little money."
"Dad, please stop talking. My daughter will never sell Zuixianju to others."
Mrs. Qin then turned to Li Qi and said, "Li Qi, do you remember what you said to me back then? If I sell Zuixianju to you, wouldn't I be unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust?"
Dear man, although I was not present yesterday, I know that this matter is not your fault. Although I am a female generation, I am by no means a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if the king is blamed, it will only cost me one life at most.
All I want is a clear conscience."
"Well said, madam, this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard you say in all the time I have known you."
Li Qi folded his fan and saluted Wang Zhongling: "Uncle Wang, my nephew has caused you trouble in this matter. My nephew is here to say sorry to you. However, since the matter has already happened, trying to escape will not solve the problem.
Yes, although my wife and I are commoners, we are not afraid of the king. Uncle Wang is a third-rank official, so why should we be afraid of him? No matter how powerful he is, he can be greater than the emperor?"
Wang Zhongling snorted coldly and said: "I am not as lucky as you to be able to get the emperor's blessing."
That's true. If Wang Fu dared to come to me for trouble, he wouldn't vent his anger to him.
Li Qi rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, I heard that the emperor likes Cuju. I wonder if this is the case?"
Wang Zhongling was stunned and said: "So what?"
"Well, you give me some days, and then I will give you a treasure. If you give this treasure to the emperor, you will definitely get the emperor's gift. When the king wants to touch you, I'm afraid it won't be that easy.
."
Wang Zhongling's eyes lit up, and the expression on his face immediately turned from anger to joy, and he said: "What baby?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "You will naturally know when the time comes."
Wang Zhongling knew that Li Qi had many evil ideas, so he smiled and said, "Don't try to lie to Uncle Wang."
"How dare my nephew deceive you, Uncle Wang!" Li Qi said with a smile.
When Wang Zhongling received Li Qi's affirmative reply, his little eyes almost narrowed to a slit, and he laughed and said: "Okay, Uncle Wang will believe you this time." After that, he said to Mrs. Qin: "Daughter,
Because your father asked you to sell Zuixianju, he was actually just worried about your health, so don’t bear any grudge against your father!"
Damn! You can fucking say such hypocritical words.
Li Qi gave Wang Zhongling a fierce look of contempt.!~!
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