The news that Cui Jie is pregnant spread faster than expected.
The next day, the students not only came to congratulate him, but also sent someone to deliver the news to Chang'an City.
Overnight, all the powerful families in Chang'an City knew that Li Qinzai's head wife was pregnant.
The pregnancy of the first wife was a big event. In ancient times, the first wife gave birth to a legitimate son, who would inherit the title in the future. Even if Li Qinzai would not be rewarded again, then his legitimate son would at least be a county uncle in a few years.
If Li Qinzai had been more ambitious in the past few years and accidentally promoted to county or county prince, the legitimate son of the Li family would be a big deal. There is no starting line after birth, and the end is the landing.
In the afternoon, the dignitaries from various families in Chang'an City sent people to Ganjingzhuang to congratulate him.
It has to be said that the gifts given by the little bastard's father were much heavier and looked majestic, not in the least respectable to the rich and powerful.
Pieces of horseshoe-shaped gold, various precious medicinal materials, silk, gemstones, etc., were piled up in the mansion's warehouse.
Li Qinzai stood at the door and was very happy. Although he was a bit inhumane, he had to admit that he was receiving gifts at the moment and was happier than hearing the news of Cui Jie's pregnancy...
Until an old servant came outside the door and came to deliver gifts on Liu Rengui's order. The old servant only brought an ordinary small wooden box. When he opened the wooden box, there was actually a small copper pony inside.
There was also a strange pattern carved on the horse's belly. Li Qinzai recognized it for a long time before the old servant explained that the pattern was a hexagram in the Book of Changes.
This pattern is the thirty-sixth hexagram in the Book of Changes.
Li Qinzai looked at the old servant with a confused face, and the old servant looked at him with an innocent face. The two stared at each other for a long time, speechless and choked.
Li Qinzai was waiting for him to explain in detail what the broken horse and broken hexagrams meant. The old servant felt that Li Xianhou's talent was known to the world, and the hexagrams in the Book of Changes certainly did not need to be explained, they could be understood at a glance.
It wasn't until the old servant noticed that Li Qinzai's eyes were gradually becoming impatient, and he was about to get angry, that he stepped forward and explained: "The thirty-sixth hexagram of "Yi" says: 'Ming Yi is strong and tough,' and the hexagram says:
'Civilized on the inside and pliable on the outside, in order to withstand great disasters, King Wen used it', 'A gentleman uses obscurity to attract people, and uses obscurity to make it clear'..."
Li Qinzai smiled: "...speak in human terms."
The old servant cupped his hands and said: "My master means that a gentleman should stick to the right path in difficult situations. My master is willing to encourage Li Xianhou."
Li Qinzai weighed the broken bronze horse in his hands, and then he relentlessly tore apart the wooden box containing the bronze horse into pieces. After all, he did not find any other gifts besides the bronze horse.
So Li Qinzai sighed and said slowly: "Your master really... doesn't give much, and he still has fun, and he does so many tricks, and that's it?"
The old servant was stunned for a long time, and his face turned red.
Asking for money hurts your feelings, old man.
The old servant said goodbye, and Li Qinzai put on a fake smile and asked him to convey his gratitude to Liu Rengui.
The gift is very good and has a profound meaning. Don’t give it to me next time.
After seeing off the old servant, Li Qinzai lowered his head and looked at the broken bronze horse in his hand. The hexagram diagram on the bronze horse came into view.
Li Qinzai curled his lips, knowing that the ancients, especially the noble ancients, liked to borrow meanings from objects. Cultural people like to be subtle, pretending to show off their talents while pretending to be nonchalant.
However, you should give me some gold as a gift.
Of course, the copper one is worth a small amount of money. Li Qinzai decided to give it to Qiao'er to play with later. In the future, he would fight with children and smash the bronze horse on the head. He was both heroic and domineering, unreasonable and rich and could not afford to offend his character. He was completely established.
live.
As for Liu Rengui's so-called "Ming Yi Li Li Di Zhen", he probably refers to the current matter of admonishing Feng Chan Taishan.
Yesterday, Li Qinzai had a falling out with Li Zhi over this matter. Not only that, he also offended Empress Wu to death.
Thinking about it, it was really difficult. He had offended the emperor and the empress at the same time. Li Qinzai felt a chill in his back when he thought about his fate.
The more I looked at it, the more I felt that this broken bronze horse given by Liu Rengui was very unlucky.
That's all, I won't give it to Qiao'er to play with, so as not to pass on the bad luck to the next generation. Let's use it to smash walnuts in the future.
Liu Rengui was afraid that he might have made a mistake. We all had different temperaments. It just happened that we were on the same side this time. Well, it was a one-time thing.
He wouldn't think that Li Qinzai, the grandson of a dignified British prince and a magistrate with a bright future, had the same poor temperament as him, right?
Tsk, Lao Liu really dares to think about it.
Turning around to look at the generous gifts from various dignitaries piled up in the warehouse, Li Qinzai showed a sincere smile.
It's better to be from a powerful family. Look at the gifts they give. They are low-key, luxurious and connotative. If Cui Jie can live up to her expectations and get a baby with ninety-nine treasures every year, wouldn't she make a fortune?
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It was already evening after seeing off the convoy of gifts from various dignitaries.
Li Qinzai walked back to the backyard and came to the yard where Qiao'er lived alone.
Since Li Qinzai and Cui Jie got married, Qiao'er had a separate residence in the backyard. Cui Jie assigned three or four maids to serve Qiao'er. In terms of food and clothing, Cui Jie was really meticulous about Qiao'er, which was nothing like movies and TV shows.
The image of the mean and bitter stepmother in the drama.
Qiao'er was playing in the yard with two maids. The two maids were about fourteen or fifteen years old, and they were having a good time with Qiao'er.
Li Qinzai quietly approached and found that Qiao'er was actually playing dice with them.
Dice appeared as early as the Warring States Period and have been passed down to this day.
The white jade porcelain bowl held the dice, and Qiao'er shook it wildly. After putting down the porcelain bowl, Qiao'er smiled mysteriously.
"You two sisters have made an agreement. If my number is higher than yours, you will give me a kiss. If my number is lower than yours, I will give you a kiss. You are not allowed to cheat."
The two maids covered their mouths and giggled, but they agreed coyly.
Li Qinzai took a deep breath and opened his eyes in shock.
Has Qiao'er grown to this level? Thinking back to your previous life, when you were seven or eight years old, you were still peeing and pooping in the mud, and even spreading a small scandal with a female classmate in your class felt like a huge shame.
In comparison, Qiao'er's behavior is like that of a land fairy.
For some reason, Li Qinzai suddenly felt a deep worry in his heart.
If things continue like this, I'm afraid Li Qinzai will become a grandfather in a few years.
He is only in his twenties.
After thinking about it, Qiao'er opened the porcelain bowl. The three dice inside turned out to be three sixes and leopards.
When the three of them took a closer look, Qiao'er couldn't help but be overjoyed, but the two maids stared at him with blushes on their faces.
Qiao'er was not polite, she immediately closed her eyes, pursed her lips vigorously, and slowly moved towards the maid's shy face.
A hand suddenly stretched out from the side and pinched Qiao'er's pouted mouth decisively and ruthlessly. Li Qinzai stepped out and said in a deep voice: "Shut up!"
The two maids were startled. After seeing Li Qinzai clearly, they screamed and ran away in shame, covering their faces.
Qiao'er's mouth was still pinched by Li Qinzai, making a vague sound of whining.
Li Qinzai didn't let go, and sneered: "You are really capable. You dare to tease the maids in the house when you are less than eight years old. You don't have even hair. I will find you a stunning beauty, strip her naked and throw her under your bed."