Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 59 Going to the Hongmen Banquet
Ten days later, pray for residence.

The crane's beak copper furnace was billowing green smoke. A small book table was specially moved out in the middle of the main room, and a piece of rice paper was spread on it. On the left were a few large flowing characters, and on the right were the same words, but the handwriting was inferior. Naughty boy, not very nice to look at.

On the left is Huo Qi's character, while on the right is Que Li's character.

Huo Qi now spends his free time on weekdays teaching Queli how to read.First, she wrote it herself, and then taught Queli to write it again.

At this time, Que Li's fair face was already dotted with black ink, like a raccoon cat crawling out of the grass.With a swipe of his pen, a look of satisfaction that can only be seen on a child's face appeared on his face: "Huo Qi, how do I write?"

Huo Qi lowered his eyelids, nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, we have really made progress. If we study for another three months, we will at least be able to understand ordinary language books. You have studied for almost two hours today, so take a rest."

Ting Yu looked at Que Li's dirty face, and couldn't help but chuckle.

At first, she didn't want the girl to bring Queli with her, fearing that it would hurt the girl's reputation.But the old man and his wife only said that Queli is a night watchman, and his mind is like a child. Apart from learning to write, he spends the rest of his time doing things in the outer courtyard, so he didn't say anything else.

After getting along for so many days, Que Li's temperament has become more lively, and she also likes to talk.On weekdays, her hands and feet are diligent, and even she and Lefeng have less work in their hands.In addition, Que Li had a pretty face, so she started to like Que Li.

However, Que Li didn't follow them in calling Miss Huo Qi, but called her by her first name.Ting Yu wanted to teach Que Li to change his words at first, but he said he couldn't learn it, so he let him go.Perhaps it was Huo Qi who told Que Li the name at the beginning, so he just remembered it.As long as you don't shout that in front of outsiders, nothing serious will happen.

Huo Qi stared at Queli for two seconds before he realized what Tingyu was laughing at, and ordered: "Tingyu, take Queli down and wash your face."

Tingyu nodded in agreement.

After Tingyu left with Queli, she tore off a blank note from the original rice paper, added a few rough strokes on it, folded it and stuffed it into an envelope, and handed it to Yefeng next to her: "You will Deliver this letter to General Ningyuan's Mansion, remember, it must be delivered to General Cui personally by you."

Last night she heard that Cui Xin had returned to Beijing. According to her speculation, Cui Xin was supposed to stay in Dongyanling for a few more days and return to Beijing early. It was most likely going to be windy and rainy, and she was anxious to know the whereabouts of her daughter.Now that Huo Xian has returned safely, she should fulfill her promise and tell the truth about Cui Zhixing's whereabouts.

Lefeng took the envelope and was about to walk out the door, but was stopped by Huo Qi: "Lingfeng, go to the warehouse to find some supplements like ginseng and blood swallows and send them together."

Cui Zhixing died of depression a few years after being found in his previous life.She vaguely guessed that it might be because Cui Zhixing lived outside the city when he was a child, and his life was poor, which hurt his body. Later, he was depressed for a long time, and it was hard to get back, which took her life.She didn't know how long Cui Zhixing could live after being found in this life, so she had to send some nourishing supplements to express her heart.

Listening to the wind backed away.

The two maids had gone to do errands, and no one was joking with her. Huo Qi could only pass the time by leaning on the soft couch and reading a book. It was only when Liangfeng left a stick of incense that Wang suddenly came.

When Huo Qi saw Mr. Wang coming, he hurriedly got down to greet her: "Mom, why are you here all of a sudden? If you need anything, just call a maid to call your daughter over."

Wang smiled and shook Huo Qi's hand, and pulled her to sit on the soft couch: "I just want to exercise my muscles and bones, so I came to your yard to have a look."

Behind Wang, Baoqin placed a food box on the small table on the soft couch and stood next to it.

Huo Qi pushed open the lid of the food box and took a look. Inside, there was a stack of sweet-scented osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake, a plate of milk and water chestnut cake, and a dish of Gorgon Six Treasure Cake. It was small and exquisite, not inferior to Wanghai. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that Lou's pastries are carefully prepared.

"Mother, did you come here specially to bring me pastries?" Huo Qi was curious.

But Mrs. Wang shook her head lightly, and said: "Mrs. Nie, the wife of Minister of Rites, just sent someone to send it over. She also posted a post saying that the second lady in the mansion is born in ten days, and she invited us, mother and daughter, to come. Nie's house She has always been in contact with the Huo family, Mrs. Nie Liu is good at dancing and sociable, and has a good reputation in the circle of noble ladies in the capital."

Standing by the side and hugging the piano, he added at the right time: "It stands to reason that the Nie family only needs to post a post for the madam, but this time they only posted a post for the girl, which means they really value the girl."

With that said, Wang took out a post from his sleeve and handed it to Huo Qi.

As soon as Huo Qi heard the word "Nie's Mansion", Huo Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he took a glance at the post with Nie's monogram printed on it. Judging from the exquisiteness of this post, I am afraid that the Nie family attaches great importance to this birthday banquet. .

Now Mrs. Liu specially made a post for a junior like her, and let Duke Ningguo accept the pastry.If she didn't go and word spread to other people's ears, they would inevitably say that Huo Qi didn't know etiquette and deliberately took advantage of Qiao.Even worse, it is the Duke of Ning who is using his power to bully others.

This Mrs. Nie is very good at making fuss about human nature and sophistication.

Huo Qi smiled slightly: "The Nie Mansion has such a big battle this time."

Mrs. Wang slowly said: "Yes, now that the second young lady of the Nie family has turned sixteen, it is time to meet each other. I will probably take this opportunity to get to know all the ladies in the capital. Now that my mother is inseparable, she has to deal with The matter of the separation of the second house. The Nie family has done enough etiquette this time. If no one from our Huo family goes there, I am afraid of causing criticism, so I can only let you be a representative."

Huo Qi lowered his eyelids, covering up the fleeting killing intent in his eyes: "Got it, mother, I'll take the post."

"That's good. Although the Ningguo government doesn't need to cling to any relationship, it has no reason to be hostile to others." Wang said.

Huo Qi sneered in his heart when he heard this.My parents have always been kind to others, but unfortunately they believed in the wrong person.Some people, if you take one step back, they will take two steps forward, and they will never be satisfied.

She hesitated for a long time, and finally asked the doubt in her heart: "Mother, was there any quarrel between Master Nie and Dad?"

She had determined that the Nie family was behind Huo Xianhuailin's attack, but she didn't know the Nie family's motive.In the eyes of outsiders, Huo Ruhai knows people and is good at responsibilities, and Nie Qin knows how to repay his kindness, which can be regarded as a good story between teacher and student.But since the Nie family has now turned their backs on Ning Guo Gongfu, there must have been signs.

Mrs. Wang looked surprised and was stunned for a long time before saying, "Why did you suddenly ask that?"

Huo Qi excused himself: "I'm just curious. Master Nie has worked for my father for many years. Is the relationship really as good as it seems? This time he posted a message to his daughter alone. Is it for my father's sake?"

Mrs. Wang sighed slightly: "How can there be no grudges? A few years ago, Nie Qin wanted to put his eldest son Nie Ru into the Ministry of Rites. Your father implemented the new order on behalf of His Majesty. Isn't this a clear slap in your father's face? Later, Your father intervened to stop this, but Nie Qin was quite sensible and didn’t mention it later.”

When Huo Qi heard this, the doubts in his heart suddenly disappeared.

It doesn't matter if Nie Ru's aptitude is poor, but he is notoriously ignorant in the capital, so how can he become an official in the court?Huo Ruhai just acted impartially, but made Nie Qin forget the grudge. It is no wonder that the Nie family in the previous life deliberately added to the destruction of Ningguo's mansion.

She suddenly remembered Shen Yuning's words——

Being too innocent is a sin in a dirty court.

Huo Ruhai aroused Huo Rushan's jealousy because he inherited the position of Duke Ning as his son.He happened to support Emperor Xiaowen before his ascension to the throne, and later became the leader who implemented the new order, and was finally placed in this difficult position.

Thinking of this, and recalling the imperial edict that had been copied and executed by the Ningguo Duke's family in the previous life, Huo Qi couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief.

Mrs. Wang didn't notice the difference in Huo Qi's expression. She just reached out and patted her back: "This time the Nie family will send you a message alone. There is no need to put too much pressure on it. Just treat it as a normal banquet."

Huo Qi came back to his senses, his eyebrows curved: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely be worthy of the Nie family's 'complete attention'."

When things go wrong, there must be demons. Madam Nie deliberately wrote her a post this time, and she must have some shady schemes.The more obvious some things are done, the more they show their feet.Well, since the Nie family took the initiative to trouble her, she turned herself into a trouble for the Nie family.

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