Unparalleled Concubine - v2 Chapter 1142

   Chapter 1142 The first year of Yankang

Li Xin’s move to ask for the king for Ye Sheng was seen by the vast majority of officials in the capital. Under the interpretation of people with a heart, this behavior changed its flavor. Many speculators have begun to think about how to play some auspicious or ominous things. Come out, and then write a letter to “persuade in”.

Persuading to enter this business is the easiest business to do in the world. In history, as long as someone wants to be emperor, even if the first person who persuades to enter is not accepted, his official luck will be prosperous. Of course, with the current Dajin court The situation, in a year or two, no idiots will jump out to persuade them to enter, but they have indeed begun to fiddle with the “omens of heaven.”

   The Governor Li at this time knew nothing about these things.

After returning from the imperial court, he began to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner in person. He has been running around for the past few years and rarely spends the New Year with his family. Now that he has finally settled down, his wife and children are by his side. To be a little more grand.

Early in the morning of the New Year’s Eve, this great governor started to work in the kitchen. Basically, he made all the dishes and snacks that he would have cooked in his previous life. Zhong Xiaoxiao also got up early to help himself. brother is busy.

   Originally, the Ninth Princess would never let Li Xin be affected by these matters in the kitchen, but the Governor Li insisted on cooking by himself.

Li Xin’s eldest daughter, Li Shu, also went to work in the kitchen. This girl was born, and the Li family had already made a fortune. Basically, she never went to the kitchen. Embarrassed.

The girl carelessly wiped the black ash on her face with her sleeve, she ran to the stove, looked at Zhong Xiaoxiao who was burning the fire, and moved a small stool to sit next to Zhong Xiaoxiao, and said crisply: ” Auntie, will you still set fire to it?”

She was born in Taikang for three years. At that time, Zhong Xiaoxiao had been with Li Xin for many years, and she seldom went to the kitchen. When Li Shu remembered things, Zhong Xiaoxiao had basically never cooked by herself, so she It was also the first time I saw my little aunt set fire in the kitchen.

  Zhong Xiaoxiao skillfully filled the firewood into the stove and smiled softly at Li Shu: “Auntie will start a fire when she is three or four years old, and it has been burning for many years.”

With that said, Zhong Xiaoxiao glanced at Li Xin who was busy in the kitchen, remembered the young man who was almost frozen to death in the ruined temple, and said softly: “When your father first arrived in the capital, I was the one who was me. Set him on fire for almost a year.”

Up to now, little is known about Li Xin selling carbon in the capital. Even if he did, he would not bring it up easily. Zhong Xiaoxiao wanted to take care of his brother Quan’s face and never mentioned the time when Li Xin was embarrassed in front of others. .

At this time, Li Xin, who was marinating chicken legs, heard the conversation between his aunt and nephew, put down the work at hand, and said with a smile: “At that time, Dad had just arrived in the capital and almost froze to death in the snow, if it weren’t for you The little aunt rescues you, there won’t be any of your siblings now.”

   “Father was still selling charcoal for a while in the capital. At that time, it was your little aunt who set fire to Father.”

  Li Shu naturally didn’t understand how dangerous Li Xin’s situation was back then. After hearing this, he scratched his head: “Father, how did the carbon burn out?”

  Li Xin stretched out his hand, wiped the black ashes on her face, and said with a smile, “You, it’s better not to know.”

After    finished speaking, Li Xin turned to look at Zhong Xiaoxiao and said softly, “Xiaoxiao, you’re almost done with your work here. You can go to Qinhuaifang and invite Sister Cui to your house. Let’s have a New Year’s Eve dinner.”

When this girl followed Li Xin, she was only five or six years old. At that time, Li Xin was only sixteen years old. She basically didn’t know how to take care of the little girl. She had no choice but to entrust it to Cui Jiuniang. Xiaoxiao was basically brought up by Cui Jiuniang.

   Not only that, but Cui Jiuniang also taught her to read and read, and she was regarded as her teacher.

  Zhong Xiaoxiao got up quickly, washed her hands and said, “I’ll go and invite Sister Cui over here.”

   said, Li Xin smiled and said: “And that General Zhao from your family, also quickly called, and said that he was going to come to the house for dinner, why hasn’t he come yet?”

Zhong Xiaoxiao was thin-skinned, and when he heard Li Xin teasing, his face turned a little red, and he bowed his head a little embarrassedly: “He…is busy with Yu Linwei’s affairs all day long, and often comes home in the middle of the night, so he went out early this morning. Now, I mentioned this to him, and he said he would come back in the afternoon.”

   “Busy with Yu Linwei’s errand?”

Chef Li frowned and snorted: “What is Yulinwei so busy with? He has to work until midnight to come back. You tell that kid that you neglected my sister, he, Yulin Zhonglang, simply doesn’t want it. Done.”

   This sentence is obviously a joke, but Zhong Xiaoxiao took it seriously and waved his hand quickly: “Zhao… Zhao Fang is serious about doing things for eldest brother… eldest brother…”

   Li Xin laughed: “Just kidding with you, go and invite people over, everyone should be here in a while.”

  Zhong Xiaoxiao made an “eh”, turned and left the kitchen.

   Governor Li wiped his hands, turned his head and went to study his “bones and flesh” again. Little Ahan stood beside his father, watching Li Xin busy with curiosity.

   “It’s the first time I’ve seen Dad cook by yourself.”

   Li Xin turned his head and glanced at his eldest daughter with a smile.

   “Your mother is the best. If you didn’t have this skill back then, there might not be your siblings.”

Miss Li has grown into a young girl at this moment. She heard the words and immediately regained her energy. She pulled Li Xin’s sleeve and asked the story of her parents’ love in those days. Daughter tells a story.

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   This New Year’s Eve dinner in Jing’an Hou’s Mansion attracted a lot of people, but it was by no means too many.

  According to Li Xin’s identity at this time, all officials of the third rank and above in the capital should be all present, but in fact, the Jing’an Houfu did not have a big banquet, just a family banquet.

  The dishes for the family banquet, Li Xin made four or five by himself.

In the whole capital, there are not many people who are qualified to eat Li Xin’s craftsmanship, mainly the family members of the Li family, including Li Shuo, Li Shuo’s wife and children, and the empress dowager who was taken over from the palace by the nine princesses. Plus Mu Ying, Zhao Jia, Cui Jiuniang and Zhong Xiaoxiao’s family.

The Ye family should have been there, but Ye Lin and Ye Mao were not in the capital. Li Xin sent posts to both Chen Guogong’s mansion and Ningling Hou’s mansion, but whether it was Ye Mao’s son or Ye Lin’s son, because the adults in the family were not there, None of them dared to presume to come to the banquet.

   is full, that is, about twenty people.

   This family banquet did not have too many political factors. Just like ordinary people, the family gathered together on New Year’s Eve and had a simple meal.

   It’s just that the weight of this “family” is a little heavier.

   On this night, the sky above Jing’an Houfu was lit up for the first time to celebrate the festival.

   In these dazzling and beautiful fireworks, Yuan Zhao five years came to an end.

  The first year of Yankang followed.

   (end of this chapter)