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If... Lord Qi really values Mrs. Qi like this, then today, Mrs. Qi personally came to Longxi with a heavy gift to celebrate her birthday. Whether it is Lord Qi's meaning or Mrs. Qi's meaning, it is not that important.
Mrs. Li lowered her eyes and gently fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand. Each one was the same thickness and polished to a smooth texture. Each one was engraved with a Buddha character with a micro-carving technique, with different shapes.
It was one of the birthday gifts that Xie Luan just now.
This Mrs. Qi is really a kind person. She knows that she likes to worship Buddha, and the birthday gift she gives is also what she likes.
"Mother! Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Mrs. Qi came to celebrate her birthday, which was all about being close to our family. Now, Lord Qi is a rising star in the imperial court. Although he is a military general, he should not be underestimated. Don't you think that our family has enough to keep a low profile? Now, troubled times are coming, and it may not be possible for our Li family to be the general and the prime minister. Since this is the case, it is beneficial to us to make friends with Lord Qi!"
As soon as Master Li said this, the members of the Li family frowned and thought about it. After a moment, a few people's eyes were already filled with eager light, and they turned around and looked at Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li paused slightly when she pulled the Buddhist beads.
Master Li tentatively said, "Mother! Today, there is also a young master Xie who calls Mr. Xia the adoptive father. If you guess well, you should be Mr. Qi's younger brother. Although Mr. Xie is young, he has a good conversation and is quite insightful about the world. It is said that Lord Qi not only gave him a good horse and a sword, but also taught him to ride and shoot. I believe that he attaches great importance to this brother-in-law."
Mr. Li shook his head and said, "Brother is such a bad thing. Even if he pays more attention, isn't he just a wife's brother? Now, Lord Qi and his wife are newly married, so it's natural that they are very good, but life is still long, so things will be hard to say in the future. But Lord Qi himself, don't he have a pair of siblings? I guess he should be older than Mr. Xie, but he is the age to discuss marriage."
After saying their opinions, the two brothers of Mr. Li, Mr. Li, and other members of the Li family, and the other people in the Li family once again fell on Mrs. Li's face.
Mrs. Li raised her hand gently and said, "You should not be too hasty when you say this. We have to take a look at what the Qi family is like."
Although marriage is the most solid alliance, everyone knows that what Mrs. Li said is reasonable. Whether it is Mr. Li or Mr. Li, they all nodded silently.
Mrs. Li's eyes flashed, but she turned around and looked at her niece, Bai Qiluo, who was sitting at the end of the Arhat's bed and was helping her beat her legs and said, "A Qi, what do you think about this Mrs. Qi?"
Bai Qiluo has been listening to his elders' words and words without saying anything. Now, when she heard her aunt ask her, she was not cowardly. After a moment of pondering, she replied, "You can attack and you can defend. You can talk about it. You can be very sensible in your words. You can neither please and approach you nor deliberately put on airs, leaving room for everything. How can Lord Qi not know, but if Mrs. Qi can always take charge of the inner courtyard of Qi's mansion and get trust from Lord Qi, Qi's family can be handed over."
The slow tone of voice was heard by Mrs. Li nodding secretly with satisfaction, "Just now, Mrs. Qi Sheng invited your sisters to visit Xi'an. Your cousins are still young. At that time, you will have to take care of yourself, don't lose our Li, and the Bai family's face."
"Aqi follows the teachings of my grandmother, and asks you all cousins and aunts to rest assured. At that time, Aqi will definitely take care of several cousins."
Early the next morning, several wives from the Li family came to the inn in person to see Xie Luan off. The two families were very close to each other and decided to send a few girls to Xi'an to disturb her. They asked Mrs. Qi to take care of her more.
Mrs. Qi laughed and said that she was lonely on weekdays and she also wanted to thank her sisters for being with her.
The Li family sent the thick Cheng Yi and sent the Qi family and his group to ten miles outside the city before turning around.
On the way back, Xie Luan was in a relaxed and happy mood, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but keep her lips curled up.
Although her group in Longxi had a good wish, she did not expect that the Li family would repay their favor so quickly, which was an unexpected gain.
Of course, she could also stay in Longxi for a few more days and get closer to the Li family, but there is a word called too much or too much.
What's more, she really had something to do when she returned to Xi'an.
There was news from Qi Zhengxin that the escort of Mr. Xu's family had already passed Xuanfu. It took only two or three days to arrive in Xi'an, so she naturally had to rush back.
Even if they rushed forward, Xie Luanyin and the Xu family were just the gates of Xi'an.
Since Xie Luan got off the carriage and had not yet settled the things, Qi Zhengxin hurried to report that Mr. Xu and his family had already entered the city gate.
Because Xie Luan did not dare to delay, she told Lianlong to check the yard she had packed. She told Qi Zhengxin to invite Mr. Liu to welcome Mr. Xu in the outer courtyard, and she took Liuying and personally waited at the hanging flower gate of the inner courtyard.
After a while, the servant brought a woman and a cardamom girl to come. Xie Luan knew that this was Mr. Xu's family, so he hurriedly greeted him with a smile.
Mrs. Xu is a thin woman with a pretty appearance, and her bones are soaked with the warmth of the Jiangnan water town. However, perhaps because of her hard life, her face looks a little old. When she arrived in front of Xie Luan, although she was a little restrained, she was not cowardly. Yingying bowed, "I have met Mrs. Hu."
"The little girl Xu Ying has seen her wife." Her daughter hurriedly followed her to worship, but she spoke softly, but she looked obedient.
Xie Luan quickly helped the person up and said, "Mrs. Xu, please come up quickly. You are the guests of honor invited by my master from thousands of miles away. You are also exhausted by the journey. Don't perform such a big tribute. If we masters know about it, we will blame me."
Xie Luan smiled and then welcomed the Xu family and his daughter to the flower hall of the main courtyard. Along the way, he chatted with the Xu family and asked only how to be safe on the way, how to stand it, how to eat and sleep well, and occasionally pointed to the scenery passing by, or the flower trees and said to the two of them. He was polite and eager, and there was no dismay.
While speaking, I arrived at the main courtyard flower hall.
The hall had already prepared pastries, tea and snacks, but they were in the style of Jiangnan. After seeing this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but sigh, her expression became softer again, and bowed to Xie Luanyin and said, "Thank you, Madam, for your trouble."
"This is nothing. I know that my wife has never left her hometown, so I am afraid she can't get used to the dishes from other places. Fortunately, there is a chef in our mansion who knows Jiangnan cuisine. It's not easy to say. I'm eating it, but it's not bad. So I invite my wife and the girl to try it. If it's not good, let's change it."
Chapter completed!