Li Zhi, don't be a coward

The whole day was like living in a dream, Li Qinzai's ears were buzzing, and at night, when the family was sitting at the dinner table, the congratulations of Buqu and farmers seemed to be still echoing in his ears.

The Li family was overjoyed today, so Li Qinzai still ordered his servants to close the door of the house and sit down with his family to have a quiet meal.

For him, there is nothing to celebrate being promoted to the throne. The wealth of the sky is not as good as a bowl of noodles made by his wife for him.

——It’s just a metaphor. In fact, the finished product cooked by the two wives is unpalatable, not as good as the medicine Jinlian boiled for Dalang.

Before they got married, the two wives were also rich and noble ladies, and they were served by people for basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation, so don't expect such things as making soup with slender hands.

It's not that they haven't done it before. The only comment Li Qinzai can give is that they cook a good kitchen.

Qiao'er was very active tonight. After hearing the news of Li Qinzai's promotion, Qiao'er probably heard countless congratulations. As a result, the father did not drift away, and the son seemed a little bit drifting away.

"Father, what's the difference between a county magistrate and a magistrate?" Qiao'er bit her chopsticks and asked.

Li Qinzai thought for a while and said, "I can add an extra chicken leg to each meal..."

Qiao'er opened her eyes wide: "That's it?"

"What do you think is different?"

Qiao'er frowned, with a very serious look: "My child thinks that after Dad is promoted to county magistrate, he can at least marry two more aunts. The emperor must give some benefits, otherwise he will be in vain."

With a puff, Li Qinzai hurriedly looked at Cui Jie and Jin Xiang.

Forget it, it's too late, the second daughter is already staring at Qiao'er with frost on her face.

Li Qinzai sighed and stroked his dog's head: "Filial piety is commendable, but death is not advocated."

Qiao'er also seemed to vaguely feel that she must have said something wrong, so she immediately buried her head obediently in digging.

However, there was still no escape.

Cui Jie said coldly: "Qiao'er, go back to the room after dinner, practice Wei stele today, write [-] more characters, I need to check before going to bed."

Qiao'er responded feebly.

After the meal, Li Qinzai came to the wing room in the backyard, where the two father-in-laws were sitting at the stone table in the yard.

Li Qinzai stepped forward to salute, and said with concern: "Both father-in-laws, are you still suffering from a hangover?"

The faces of the two of them turned green when they heard the words, and they couldn't help opening their mouths to vomit, but they couldn't.

Drunk yesterday, the two probably even vomited gall, and the backyard wing room was in a mess, until today's night, they still hadn't sobered up, and their heads were so painful that they were about to explode.

Li Qinzai took the opportunity to sit down and sighed: "The two father-in-laws can sit at the same table with Qiao'er..."

Seeing the two raised their eyebrows, Li Qinzai hurriedly explained: "Qiao'er is also your grandson, so don't treat one more favorably than another, even if you are not close, you should take care of it."

Cui Linqian snorted, and said: "I was very drunk yesterday, although it was a bit uncomfortable, but I drank heartily. I haven't had such a good time in a long time."

Not to be outdone, King Teng said: "My king just returned to Chang'an from the south yesterday, traveling a long distance, which will inevitably affect the amount of alcohol. If it is different, hehe, why not drink ten Dou again?"

Seeing that the two were playing again, Li Qinzai hurriedly smoothed things over: "You two father-in-laws, do you still remember how you passed out yesterday?"

King Teng scratched his head and said: "I vaguely remember that yesterday in the hall, I saw two evil spirits with green faces and fangs attacking me. I was startled and passed out..."

Cui Linqian was shocked and said, "Did you see those two evil spirits too? The old man thought it was an illusion, remembering that the two evil spirits were still swaying in front of the old man. I don't know what kind of spells they cast on the old man. The old man saw them. It's too ugly, probably fainted from fright."

Li Qinzai blinked.

I really want to tell them that those two evil ghosts are the maids of my house. They are ugly, but they work hard, and they are still lighting the fire in the back kitchen.

Cui Linqian rubbed his forehead, obviously the hangover started to torment again.

Sighing, Cui Linqian looked at Li Qinzai and said, "I heard that you have been promoted to Duke of the county? I forgot to congratulate you. The county prince in his 20s is really eclectic today."

King Teng smiled and said: "Your son-in-law, don't forget to go back to Chang'an and enter the palace tomorrow to thank you. The emperor's favor for your son-in-law has really opened my eyes. My son-in-law must be more cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and don't let him down." Thanks to the grace of the Son of Heaven."

Li Qinzai responded with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but want to make an unfeeling request.

Unexpectedly, King Teng seemed to have seen through his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. As soon as Li Qinzai opened his mouth, King Teng immediately said: "Jinjue returns to Jinjue, and the money owed to this king must not be less! If you want to renege, this king will jump at your house In the well, come out every night to claim your life."

Li Qinzai smiled awkwardly, and secretly decided to get the two father-in-laws to drink together tonight, and when they were eighty or ninety drunk, he would call out the two ugly maids from yesterday to dance for them.

A hot dance, the two of them swayed palm to palm together, "Jimei, let's clean the glass together, wipe the glass..." kind.

If you don't scare them to death, you will disgust them to death.

After chatting with the two father-in-laws for a while, it was getting late and he had to enter Chang'an tomorrow, so Li Qinzai got up to leave.

Before leaving, Li Qinzai whispered in Cui Linqian's ear: "My father-in-law, yesterday you drank with Prince Teng, and he said you were not good, and that you were a badass..."

Cui Linqian was stunned: "What does 'Lao Pa Cai' mean?"

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said seriously: "Maybe it's because you praised your drinking capacity and integrity..."

Cui Linqian's face turned green. Although he didn't understand the meaning, he could be sure that this was by no means a good word.

Li Qinzai left lightly after speaking.

Behind him, Cui Linqian slapped the table again: "Yuanying Lao Baocai, dare to fight this old man for another [-] rounds tonight?"

"Are you crazy? Let's fight! How can I be afraid of you!...Wait a minute, what does 'Old Pocai' mean?"

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In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, the tribal members had prepared their horses and stood quietly waiting outside the door.

Cui Jie personally dressed Li Qinzai in court clothes. Wearing the purple official robe on him, he looked even more plump and handsome, with red lips and white teeth.

After bidding farewell to his wife and children, Li Qinzai went out, greeted Buqu to mount his horse, and everyone went straight to Chang'an City.

After more than two hours, Li Qinzai entered the Taiji Palace, stood outside the Anren Hall, straightened his clothes, removed his shoes and entered the hall, and quickly bowed down.

"My minister, Li Qinzai, pays his respects to His Majesty and the Empress. I am grateful for the grace of the Son of Heaven, and I am overwhelmed with fear."

In the main hall, both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were there, and Li Zhi laughed: "Your gratitude is so insincere, I won't accept it."

Empress Wu also covered her mouth with a light smile and said, "It's rare for Jingchu to be so obedient and well-behaved today. He obviously refuses to be the Duke of the county, but he still holds his nose to thank him. He must be in a good mood, right?"

Li Zhi glanced at her and said with a smile, "The empress is still as smart as she was back then."

Li Qinzai secretly sighed, it really was a husband and wife fighting at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, a few days ago it was a scene where the husband was ruthlessly picking up the wife, and today they fell in love again.

Most of the power in the court was cut off, and the most important arm was beheaded in the street, but this woman still smiled beautifully, and her life was like a play, all relying on her acting skills.