Li Chongyi felt as if he was struck by lightning when he heard this. He covered his chest with his left hand, as if he had been injured internally, and pointed at Li Tai's right hand, which could not stop shaking.
"Cousin, you disappoint me so much!"
At this moment, a long voice reached the ears of Qin and Ming.
"Oh? Little brother, tell me, His Highness the King of Yue, why did he let you down?"
Li Chongyi trembled when he heard this, and ran away all the way in an instant.
"Brother Qin, where is Huxuan in your house? I have a stomachache."
Upon seeing this, Qin Ming hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over. He turned around, cupped his hands towards Li Xianzhi and said:
"Princess, Chongyi is still young and doesn't understand that hitting means kissing and scolding means loving."
"I'll give you some thin noodles and let this matter go, right?"
Li Xianzhi wanted to maintain her ladylike attitude, so how could she hit Li Chongyi in front of Qin Ming!
However, Qin Ming's words, "beating is a kiss, scolding is a love" really speaks to his heart.
[I didn’t expect this little thief to understand this princess’ thoughts so well. ]
Thinking of this, Li Xianzhi looked at Qin Ming with a hint of shyness.
But on the surface, Li Xianzhi put on a arrogant look, raised her chin and said:
"Humph, of course I, the princess, will not be as familiar with him."
After a while,
Qin Ming arrived with everyone and sat down in the living room.
When Dongxue and a group of maids poured tea for everyone, Qin Ming said to Dongxue:
"Dongxue, please go to the kitchen to inform me and ask Wan'er to prepare some more meals. I will be entertaining distinguished guests later."
"By the way, you can go to the backyard again and ask my grandfather for his opinion."
Dong Xue nodded, gave Qin Ming a blessing, and then exited the living room.
When Yuchi Wanning heard Qin Ming's words, he stood up and cupped his hands and said:
"My lord, I rushed here after seeing my father off for the expedition this morning. I actually forgot to prepare a gift for my ancestor. It is really rude."
Qin Ming smiled and waved his hand and said:
"Brother Baolin, there's no need to be like this. Sit down quickly. It's our honor to have you as a guest in the Qin Mansion."
"My ancestor is approachable and the easiest to get along with. Brother Paulin, don't worry, the old man won't care about those vulgar things."
Yuchi Wanning breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and Shi Shiran sat back down.
Li Tai, Li Chongyi and Li Xianzhi on the side twitched their lips when they heard Qin Ming's evaluation of the Supreme Emperor's approachability.
If they weren't cooperating with the Supreme Emperor in acting, they really wanted to ask Qin Ming whether the comment just made was sincere.
Qin Ming picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then asked:
"Brother Paulin, Your Highness the Princess, you are here together this time, but what's the matter?"
Li Xianzhi coughed dryly when he heard this, and then glanced at Li Chongyi.
When Li Chongyi saw this, he knew that he had an opportunity to make meritorious service.
He cupped his hands towards Qin Ming and said:
"Since the last time we were separated, I have often missed Brother Qin."
"I heard a few days ago that Brother Qin will go on an expedition with the army soon, so I begged my sister to bring me to my house as a guest, which can be regarded as an early farewell for Brother Qin."
Qin Ming smiled and cupped his hands when he heard this and said:
"Thank you Chongyi for your concern."
Then Qin Ming's eyes fell on Yuchi Wanning and asked:
“Brother Paulin, is this why you’re here too?”
Yuchi Wanning nodded, then said with a smile:
"I'm here. In addition to seeing Brother Qin off in advance, I also want to buy something with Brother Qin."
Qin Ming snorted and asked:
"Brother Paulin, what are you talking about?"
Yuchi Wanning replied:
"I want to buy some soap with you."
Qin Ming waved his hand when he heard this and said with a smile:
"Tell me about the soap. There are still a lot of them at home. I will ask my servants to deliver them to you later."
"As for money, forget it. With the relationship between our two families, talking about money will hurt our feelings."
Hearing this, Yuchi Wanning shook his head and said:
"This must not be like this, absolutely must not be done."
"Not to mention, making soap in your house also requires manpower and material resources."
"What's more, the batch of soaps I want this time are not just for my house. Most of them are for family ties and are used as favors."
"So Brother Qin must accept this money, otherwise I will feel uneasy."
In the carriage just now, after Li Xianzhi learned about the purpose of Yuchi Wanning's trip, he suddenly decided to buy some soap back.
Just because, a few days ago, she accompanied her mother-in-law Du Shi back to her parents' home. When the sisters in her mother-in-law's clan were chatting, they accidentally revealed that there was a hoard of soap in the house.
As a result, in just ten days, her soap inventory was almost exhausted.
So as soon as Yuchi Wanning finished speaking, Li Xianzhi said:
"This princess also wants to buy some soap to use as a favor. Xiao... Qin Ming, can you give me a price?"
At this time, Li Tai also spoke.
"Brother Ming, if there is any soap left in the house, I would also like to buy some back."
Qin Ming turned to look at Li Tai and asked:
"Brother Baolin and Your Highness the Princess bought soap for the sake of friendship. Why did Your Highness the King of Yue buy soap?"
Li Tai's chubby little face turned red when he heard this, he straightened his back and said:
"I bought this as a gift to my princess."
Qin Ming's eyes almost popped out when he heard this, and he said in disbelief:
"You are only thirteen this year, right? You already have a princess?"
Li Tai smiled and nodded when he heard this, and said happily:
"It's coming soon. The selection of the father and mother has been decided. In a few days, I will be given a hand in marriage."
When Li Xianzhi and Yuchi Wanning heard this, they immediately became interested and looked at Li Tai.
Li Xianzhi said excitedly:
"Qingque, tell me quickly, who is the daughter of a noble family?"
Li Tai pursed his lips and smiled and said:
"She is a great craftsman from the Ministry of Industry and the legitimate daughter of Yan Lide's family."
Li Xianzhi was surprised when he heard this and asked:
"My cousin is talking about the eldest lady of the Yan family, Wan'er?"
Li Tai nodded.
Li Xianzhi thought for a while and said:
"If this princess remembers correctly, the eldest lady of the Yan family is only eleven years old this year, right? Are you going to hold a wedding this year?"
Li Tai nodded and said:
"My father and mother, Qin Tianjian, have already read the horoscopes of the king and the princess, and have chosen the wedding date, which will be on the eighth day of August this year."
After speaking, Li Tai said to Qin Ming:
"So Brother Ming, you must come back when the time comes!"
"Brother Ming, are you listening to me?"
Qin Ming came back to his senses, twitched the corner of his mouth and said:
"It doesn't matter whether I can come back or not."
Li Tai sighed and said:
"makes sense."
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