Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 48

  There are only a few contenders for the throne in the capital. The seventh prince is always watching the situation on the fourth prince's side, and the fourth prince is also watching his brother. No one who can stay in the capital is a fool.

  The seventh prince wanted to use Li Xin to control the Pingnanhou Mansion, thereby damaging the power of the fourth prince, so the fourth prince was alarmed and also set his sights on Li Xin.

The Fourth Prince had a conversation with Li Chun, and after about an hour, the King Qi patted Li Chun on the shoulder and said softly, "Young Master is still imprisoned, so don't run around outside to save money. If people see it, if you want to sue you in front of the father, the father will probably be even more angry."

   Li Chun nodded quickly and said, "Your Highness, put it down, I came in through the back door, and I didn't show it to outsiders. I'll go back to the house in a carriage later, and I won't go out in person if there are no major events in the future."

This time, the Pingnan Marquis Mansion has already provoked Chengde's emperor twice. Even a person like Li Chun, who was lawless before, felt the imperial prestige. After the emperor of Chengde, what the Pingnanhou mansion will look like at that time, I really can't tell.

Li Chun nodded at him and said with a smile: "Little Marquis has been resting at home for a while, just to avoid the limelight. When this king is free, he will say a few words for the little Marquis in front of the father. In a good word, let the old man let you out of the house ahead of time."

   Li Chun nodded and bowed to the fourth prince in a salute: "Li Chun, thank you, Your Highness. Regarding the matter of Li Xin, I will ask someone to check it carefully after I go back. If there is any situation, I will tell His Highness immediately."

His Royal Highness King Qi nodded at him and said with a smile: "Little Marquis, it doesn't matter if this Li Xin is the son of Marquis Pingnan, but Lao Qi definitely wants to use his identity to do things. Now that we know it, we will If we can't let him succeed, even if we can't deal with this Li Xin, we will drive him out of the capital."

The reason why His Royal Highness King Qi is so concerned about this matter is because he has won the support of Li Chun so far, and the real owner of the Pingnan Marquis Mansion is the Marquis Li Shen who is in command of the army outside, Pingnan. The Hou Mansion did not turn to him, the King of Qi.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the Pingnan Hou, the four princes who stayed in the capital were just petty jokes by the younger generation, and with the current status of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, there was no need to be in the dust at all. Stand in line before settling, because no matter who sits in that position, he can't be separated from him.

   Li Chun and the Fourth Prince can only be regarded as personal friends.

However, Li Chun will take over the Pingnan Hou Mansion one day in the future. After winning Li Chun, there will be more opportunities in the future, so the fourth prince is quite interested in Li Chun. Now Ping Nan Hou Mansion has an illegitimate child for no reason. , the illegitimate child was very close to his seventh brother, which naturally attracted the attention of His Royal Highness King Qi.

Li Chunhe sneered: "I don't know how this person climbed to the high branch of His Royal Highness King Wei, but a wild species is a wild species, and it is destined to not be a climate. Your Highness can rest assured that I will be able to drive him out of the capital in three months at most. , when he leaves the capital and His Majesty no longer pays attention, it will be his death!"

  The fourth prince narrowed his eyes.

   This Li Chun, who just said Li Xin was a false identity, now says the word "wild species", clearly acquiescing to Li Xin's identity.

   In other words, this Li Xin is indeed the son of Li Shen, Marquis of Pingnan.

His Royal Highness King Qi had something in his mind, he smiled at Li Chun and said, "Little Marquis, the royal father has been quite dissatisfied with your Li family recently, you should keep a low profile when dealing with Li Xin, it is best not to use the Li family's If there is anything you need help with, you can send someone to the palace to give you a message, and the prince will try to help you."

Li Chun bowed to thank him and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I was tricked once by that savage, and there won't be a second time. Before I start, I must think of all-around strategies, so that he won't have another chance to bite back. ."

Ji Huan nodded with a smile: "This is the best way, Brother Li is still on foot restraint, can't go out for too long, go back to the house, and when the limelight is over, this king will plead for Brother Li in front of the father. , for the spring hunting after the spring of next year, this king will definitely let Brother Li catch up."

  Li Chun, the young marquis of Ping Nanhou Mansion, likes to shoot and hunt with horses the most. Everyone in the capital knows this, and the fourth prince said so, and it is considered to be his favorite.

   Li Chun was overjoyed, bowed his hands to Ji Huan, and left the Ningcui Building.

   After Li Chun left, His Highness King Qi looked at the background of the departure of the young Marquis of Pingnan Houfu, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

He waved his hand lightly, summoned a valet who had been waiting nearby, and said softly, "Go send someone to inquire about the origin of this Li Xin in detail, and find a way to approach him, and find an opportunity to pass a message on behalf of this king, It is said that this king wants to meet him."

   The fourth prince at this time, although he didn't understand what his seventh brother was going to do, he couldn't just sit back and watch this matter develop, so he wanted to see this illegitimate son of the Li family who was stirring up trouble in the capital.

   For more than half a month, this illegitimate child has become well-known in the upper circles of the capital.

   The valet behind the fourth prince, named Cheng Xin, is Ji Huan's trusted right and left hand, and bowed his head respectfully when he heard the words: "I do my duty and obey."

  …

Naturally, Li Xin didn't know about the conversation in the Ningcui Building. It was already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and it was only a day or two away from the Chinese New Year. He was busy with New Year's affairs.

  Li Xin bought a small iron pot on the street, and then bought a lot of seasonings, including chili, bean paste, star anise, vegetarian dishes and meat dishes, etc., all of which were placed in the main hall of his small yard.

   In the afternoon, Li Xin put these seasonings in the pot and fry the base.

The reason why he can do this is because he had a girlfriend from Sichuan and Sichuan before, and learned a lot of Sichuan cuisine from Sichuan girls. However, many raw materials are not easy to find in this era. For example, there is no chili in this era. Spicy is used instead, so what comes out is only 78% of the taste of the previous life.

After the hot pot base was fried, Li Xin started to light a fire in the main hall and set up the small iron pot. After the water boiled, he put the base in, and the soup base turned red in a short time. After the soup base boiled , a scent hit, Li Xin sat next to the small pot, and couldn't help but move his index finger.

   He kept saying that Miss Jiu was a foodie, but he was actually a foodie himself.

  Zhong Xiaoxiao was wearing a cotton coat and sat opposite Li Xin. She looked at the boiling pot and asked, "Brother, what is this?"

   "It's called hot pot."

  Li Xin smiled and threw a bunch of sliced ​​mutton into the pot.

  The red soup pot was rolling, and the aroma was overflowing.

   The only pity is that it is winter now, and there are no out-of-season vegetables in this era, so there are not many vegetarian dishes that can be eaten.

   In the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, it is undoubtedly a beautiful thing in life to be able to eat a hot hot pot.

   (end of this chapter)