Chapter 21 Entering the palace to meet the queen mother
When Li Yuanxiong and Li Piaoqi came to Liujia Lane, they attracted the attention of the people in the alley. Many of them looked at it curiously, wanting to come up, but they dared not come up.
Liujiaxiang is a civilian area, but it is rare to see such a young man and a lady. Li Yuanxiong and his sister were watched, but they were not afraid. Li Yuanxiong sorted out his clothes, then went up to knock on the door, and said in a slight and heavy manner: "Is Brother Zhang at home?"
Soon the back door was opened and Zhang Ning walked out from inside. Seeing Li Yuanxiong, Li Chows and sisters smiled and said, "Yuanxiong, Chows and sisters, who are worthy of being Yuanba's brother and sister, but the truth is similar. When Yuanba was still there, I often talked about you. Come in."
After saying that, Zhang Ning invited the two of them in, then closed the door, and led them to the lobby to sit down.
"There are no servants at home, please wait a moment, I'll go make tea." Zhang Ning said that, and soon, he brought a plate with three tea cups on it.
Zhang Ning placed the teacup in front of the brother and sister, left a cup himself, and then sat down and asked calmly: "Since Yuanba left, I have not had any contact with the Ningguo Duke's Mansion. I don't know why the two of you visited today?"
Li Yuanxiong and Li Piaoqi were born in a noble family and of course they could taste tea. Moreover, the tea they usually drink is precious tea.
They were not used to drinking the tea outside, but since they visited and the host made tea, they naturally wanted to give you face. The two of them took a small sip.
Both brother and sister were both moved, and Li Piaoqi blurted out: "This is the Three Immortal Tea from Luming Mountain overseas." Speaking of this, Li Piaoqi said with a pity: "It's a pity that the water used to make tea is well water. Such a good tea should be soaked in mountain spring water."
After saying that, Li Piaoqi couldn't help but drink a few sips.
This tea is a good tea. Lumingshan produces only three and a half pounds of three immortal tea every year. It only takes one pound to the entire Qi State. It is divided into Ningguo Duke's mansion, and then it's a hehe.
Li Piaoqi has only drunk it two or three times in his life for so many years. He is so greedy.
Li Yuanxiong was speechless. Sister, you look like a rustic bun, you are so embarrassing. Li Yuanxiong hurriedly said, "My younger sister is still young and has a natural affair. Please don't be surprised by the words."
"It's okay." Zhang Ning waved his hand and said. Zhang Ning was much easier and more patient with this brother and sister than Chen Dian, the head of the Linjiang Police Station.
"The so-called sword is given to heroes. Good tea also needs to be drunk by those who know how to taste tea. I am a vulgar person, and drinking such tea is a waste of resources. Since the cavalry likes it, my family still has one pound of three ounces of these three immortal teas, so I will give you one pound."
Zhang Ning then said with a smile.
"This is absolutely not allowed." Li Yuanxiong quickly stood up and shirked. But Li Piaoqi blurted out and said, "One pound?" Hearing Li Piaoqi, Li Piaoqi hurriedly said, "Second brother is not the time to talk about face now. This is the Three Immortal Tea. We have not had a few sips since we were young."
Li Yuanxiong's face turned red, this silly girl.
"It's okay, I have a close relationship with Yuanba, so there is no need to be too polite." Zhang Ning smiled, then Zhang Ning glanced at Li Piaoqi, still smiling between his eyebrows and said, "Talk about it, I hugged you when you were a child, but I didn't expect it to be so big in the blink of an eye. However, your personality has not changed. When you were a child, you were lively and active."
"You hugged me when you were a child?" Li Piaoqi was a little surprised. Who is this?
The brother and sister had long given up their skepticism about Zhang Ning. The Three Immortal Tea is really hard to make. People who can take out a pound of them at will are even more wise.
The brother and sister knew that the elder brother had left to see each other, and they were bragging about it. I am afraid that the person in front of me would be a person who was vaguely hidden in the downtown area and had a very different background.
And I hugged me when I was a kid.
Li Piaoqi was surprised and a little shy. Although it was a child, I am a big girl now, so don’t tell her in person.
"Well, it was when you were five or six years old. But after that, I have never seen you again." Zhang Ning said with a smile.
The brother and sister had too many questions, but now is not the time to ask. Li Yuanxiong remembered the serious matter, so he hurriedly took out the invitation from his sleeve, came up and handed it to Zhang Ning and said, "Brother Zhang, the first day of December is the 100th birthday of my grandfather. I also invited Brother Zhang to my house for wine."
Zhang Ning took the post and Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Okay."
After the serious matter, Zhang Ning accompanied the brother and sister to say something. After the brother and sister finished drinking the tea, the brother and sister stood up to say goodbye. Zhang Ning also took a pound of three immortal tea as he said and gave it to the brother and sister.
Li Piaoqi took the tea bag and was happy for a while. Then hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Ning: "Brother Zhang, since you are a brother and you are a brother, do you know where my elder brother has gone?"
"I miss him very much." Li Piaoqi lowered his head slightly, his eyes flushed.
Li Yuanxiong also raised his ears, obviously wanting to know about this.
Zhang Ning hesitated for a moment when he heard this. Of course, he knew where Li Yuanba went. Not only did he know that Li Yuanba had his hair become a monk, but he also knew where Li Yuanba had his hair fallen in.
But Zhang Ning couldn't say it because Li Yuanba didn't let him say it.
"I don't know." Zhang Ning said against his heart.
The Li brother and sister were very disappointed, and Li Piaoqi wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves. "Brother Zhang, remember, don't be late." Li Piaoqi said to Zhang Ning playfully.
Immediately, the brother and sister said goodbye and left.
Zhang Ning personally sent the brother and sister to the door and was about to close the door and go back. The front door of the Liu family opened. Liu Xiuxiu poked her head out of the door and asked, "Brother Zhang, isn't it a disaster, right?"
She was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, it's not a disaster." Zhang Ning smiled and touched Xiuxiu's little head.
After comforting Liu Xiuxiu, Zhang Ning entered the lobby of his mansion and sat down, looked at the gold-plated invitations on the coffee table, and pondered for a while.
Since it is a birthday party, we must prepare a birthday gift. The Li family is hereditary Duke of Ningguo, and if this birthday gift is light, it will be indecent.
Zhang Ning thought about it, and for a moment, his forehead hurt.
He has never celebrated such a birthday.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Ning became scheming. Because there was something to do, Zhang Ning did not go back to Tianzhu to report it. He would talk about it after he had done this matter.
That night, Zhang Ning slept in his mansion.
late at night!
A series of piano sounds, which is quiet and contains internal force, so it spreads far.
Zhang Ning frowned slightly, put on his hat, put on his clothes, picked up the lancet and came to the yard. He jumped over the wall.
Then Zhang Ning headed straight to the palace.
Since Zhang Baigong came to power for nine thousand years, Qidu has implemented a curfew, and the elite imperial guards were sent out to patrol, arrested night walkers and could be killed on the spot.
There were many masters of the imperial guards, so few people in Qidu dared to walk at night. However, Zhang Ning quietly avoided these imperial guards and came to the imperial city.
There were many masters in the inner world. After Zhang Ning came to the imperial city, he sneaked past and quietly came to a palace.
The moonlight shines brightly tonight and the visibility is very high. There are plaques hanging on the palace, which are clearly “Shoukang Palace”.
The three palaces of "Shoukang", "Changle" and "Cining" are where the concubines of the late emperor were settled.
Shoukang is the Queen Mother's bedroom.
The Queen Mother of the Emperor Li was named Queen. He was the eight heroes of the founding country and the Duke of Jiangguo, and was nineteen years old this year. The late emperor passed away last year, and Queen Li became the Queen Mother.
His only son, Yang Shou, ascended the throne and was two and a half years old at that time.
The powerful government in the court was controlled by Zhang Baigong, and it has been a year since then. Now Zhang Baigong is a nine thousand years old, with power all over the world, killing loyal and kind people, and persecuting heroes.
The emperor's mother, son, orphan, and widowed mother are in a very subtle situation.
Chapter completed!