I hang up and lie flat in the world of martial arts

Chapter 98 Family Reunion
If Qi Xuan had to guess by himself, it probably came from his own mother's lineage.

Wu Chenghou's ancestors were born as ordinary generals, and he had never been in the Jianghu. Before him, there were no martial arts masters at all.

Besides, whether it is the "Mu" of the Mu brothers, the "Song" of the former head of the Dajiang Gang, or the "Li" of his own mother.

There is a word "wood" in the surnames, which makes Qi Xuan have to have some associations.

The mother was born in the Li family of Yongzhou, the surname of the Dayong royal family.

Although the ancestors and Emperor Taizu were only of the same clan, not the same branch, and the blood relationship was still far apart.

But more or less still have the same blood.

Regarding the grandfather's family, my mother did not take the initiative to mention it on weekdays. She only knew that my grandfather and grandmother passed away early, and my mother didn't seem to like them very much.

Whenever the Qing Dynasty passed, my mother would pay homage to my great-grandfather who was buried in his hometown in Yongzhou.

It is said that my mother was brought up by my great-grandfather when I was a child.

After the great-grandfather passed away, my mother came to the capital to join her aunt, who was Princess Zhao's mother.

After that, she married her father and gave birth to Qi Xuan.

From this point of view, the grandfather's side is nothing special, except that he was born in the Li family, there is nothing special about it.

However, the Dayong royal family has always produced a large number of masters!
Not to mention the Taizu and Taizong brothers when Dayong founded the country.

The most recent one was 30 years ago, the prince Jingyi who died so violently, wasn't he a top expert!

Moreover, it has been certified by Shaolin, which is full of gold!
As for the current royal family...

In the past, he had met the current emperor with his grandfather. Qi Xuan, who was already good at martial arts at that time, did not notice that there was no trace of inner breath on the emperor.

Either the emperor does not know martial arts.

Either the emperor's martial arts is very high, and he can restrain his inner breath.

He still remembered that the emperor looked older than his grandfather, and Qi Xuan didn't think the emperor would be a martial arts master.

As for the emperor's three sons, the only one Qi Xuan had really seen up close was King Zhao.

Especially the second time I met King Zhao.

It was in Marquis Wucheng's mansion, King Zhao came for Li Bin and Qi Yuyao's marriage.

At that time, Qi Xuan was already a master of Taiyin Jue.

Unless the opponent is also a top expert with almost the same cultivation level, it is impossible to hide his cultivation level from Qi Xuan.

Qi Xuan didn't quite believe that King Zhao would also be a top master with deep secrets.

For the martial arts of the Dayong royal family.

The only thing Qi Xuan has ever seen is the true energy of the imperial seal and the palm of the imperial seal practiced by Qi Yuyao.
It was passed to her by Li Bin, the son of King Zhao.

This is no ordinary martial art.

I still remember that Qi Yuyao hadn't practiced for long, and easily defeated Qi Ning, who had been invincible before.

You know, at that time, Song Heyang had already entered the government to teach four people martial arts, and Qi Ning also learned the orthodox martial arts of the seven sects.

Qi Xuan suddenly remembered that when the four of them formally entered the Shangqing Temple, Zhang Heming, the headmaster, immediately saw that Qi Yuyao was carrying the true spirit of the imperial seal, and he took the initiative to remind her not to continue practicing.

"What is too domineering, it should just be Zhang Heming's excuse." Qi Xuan said firmly in his heart.

Dayong founded the country, and the seven sects contributed a lot behind it.

Since he was able to support the Taizu and Taizong brothers in founding the country, if they wanted to come to the Seven Schools, they would at least have a sufficient understanding of the two, not to mention knowing everything about them.

Zhang Heming must know some inside stories about the royal family.

Huangxi Zhenqi, like Shenlongquan, probably has some kind of flaw.

If you want to practice Shenlongquan, you must have both dragon blood and Yuanyang body.

This means that those who have practiced Shenlongquan will be extinct, and every time they use Shenlongquan, their lifespan will be greatly shortened.

It's no wonder that the former leader of the Dajiang Gang ended up making a big mistake because no one in his successor asked for help from Shangguan, and made a big mistake in the end, which not only led to his own death, but also implicated Shangguanxun.

If the royal family really has the same blood as the Mu brothers, and the true energy of the imperial seal is also similar to that of the Shenlongquan, that would be a real joke!
……

A month later, Qi Xuan, who took Ziyun on a tour along the way, finally arrived at Ning'an Mansion.

Before the boat touched the shore, Ziyun at the bow had already seen the servants of the Qi family waiting on the shore.

"Ma'am, the young master has landed!"

Mrs. Li, who was waiting anxiously in the carriage, heard a word from the outsider, and her eyes turned red immediately. Regardless of the cold wind outside, she immediately lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw her handsome and handsome son smiling and walking towards the carriage. come.

"mother."

"Oh, it hurts..."

……

Inside the carriage.

Li's eyes were slightly red, and she looked at Qi Xuan who was covering her ears, and couldn't help complaining: "I think you are having fun outside, and you almost forgot that you have a mother. If I didn't write letters to urge you, would you Don't you even want to come back after the end of the year?"

"No, absolutely not!" Qi Xuan rubbed his red earlobes, and solemnly swore to the sky: "If you forget, no one dares to forget your mother. Didn't you come back as soon as you received your letter?" !"

Seeing Qi Xuan rubbing his earlobes non-stop, Li Shi immediately burst out laughing: "Didn't you say you are a martial arts practitioner, why are your ears so soft!"

Nonsense, do I still dare to use my true energy to resist?

The sky is big, the mother is the biggest.

Even though Qi Xuan could be said to be invincible in the world, in front of his mother, Li Shi, he could only feel wronged by his earlobe.

After preaching to Qi Xuan all the way, Li Shi, who was thirsty, took the tea from Ziyun, and suddenly remembered that there was another person in the carriage.

"Madam..." Seeing Li Shi's gaze, Ziyun hurriedly lowered her head, kneading the hem of her skirt helplessly.

How could Mrs. Li, who has been here, fail to see that Ziyun has been eaten up by her precious son.

She couldn't help frowning, then rolled her eyes at Qi Xuan again: "Have you received the letter from grandfather?"

Qi Xuan nodded.

Seven days ago, Qi Xuan received a letter from his grandfather Qi Jiang

First, he reprimanded Qi Xuan for concealing his martial arts.

Then it was mentioned that the eldest brother Qi Zong had already gone to Shangqing Temple to pick up Qi Yuyao and Qi Yu back to Beijing for the New Year.

In the next year, Qi Zong will work in Beijing like his uncle and uncle.

Next, let Qi Xuan stay in Ning'an Mansion to reunite with his parents this year, so he doesn't have to go back to Beijing.

Finally, he also mentioned the marriage of Qi Xuan.

It was said that if Qi Xuan was unwilling, grandfather Qi Jiang could come forward and cancel the marriage with the Zhao family.

……

Presumably, the fact that he forcibly killed Fujiwara Qianjun under Tang Tianque's obstruction had already reached his grandfather.

The marriage that was previously arranged for Qi Xuan was somewhat inappropriate.

"It seems that my grandfather has high expectations of me." Qi Xuan couldn't help laughing.

The Zhao family of Qianhu Mountain Villa is well-known both in the imperial court and in the rivers and lakes.

Voluntarily retiring the engagement will inevitably cause some gossip.

"Actually, mother also thinks that this marriage..."

"What?" Seeing Li's hesitation, Qi Xuan immediately asked with a smile, "What's wrong with this marriage?"

"Alas..." Mrs. Li sighed softly, her eyes averted a little, she didn't dare to look directly at her son, and said hesitantly: "Actually, your grandfather only appointed the Zhao family at the beginning, and didn't designate any lady from the Zhao family. .”

"The second miss of the Zhao family, Zhao Lingyue, and the sixth miss, Zhao Lingxin, are all available for selection."

Zhao Lingxin...

In an instant, Qi Xuan had a glimpse of the moment he was in Jinguang Temple.

"Mom, if you have any questions, just speak up."

"Hey, didn't you happen to be kidnapped back then?" Mrs. Li thought over and over again, but decided to confess to her son: "That's why mother wanted to find you someone with high martial arts skills who could protect you."

"That's why I chose Miss Zhao's second..."

As he said that, he couldn't help giving Qi Xuan a blank look: "It's not you, you are obviously good at martial arts, but you want to hide it from your parents!"

That's right, it's all my fault that my son knows martial arts but doesn't speak out!

Thinking of this, Li's confidence instantly gained a lot, straightened up immediately, and said: "Anyway... Mother thinks that Miss Zhao's second lady is very good, otherwise this marriage...don't quit."

Seeing Li's more guilty appearance, Qi Xuan couldn't help becoming vigilant.

Who is this legendary Second Miss of the Zhao family...

……

The carriage drove into Qi Mansion.

Qi Xuan's father, Qi Yan, is now the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture.

That is, the second in command of Ning'an Mansion, with the title of fifth rank.

After passing the fifth rank, it is enough to be a high-ranking official.

Although there was an official residence arranged by the imperial court, Mrs. Li disliked that the official residence was too small and poor, so after arriving at Ning'an Mansion, he bought a big house.

"Mother, this house cost a lot of money." Qi Xuan asked as soon as he sat down.

Just now he estimated from the distance from the gate to his mother's backyard that this house might not be smaller than Wuchenghou's mansion.

It is also in Ning'an Mansion, where every inch of land is expensive, so the cost will not be too small.

"Hehe...has a good eye." Li shi said with a smile while beckoning the servant girl to bring food and drink to Qi Xuan: "No more, no less, a total of 18 taels of silver!"

Even though he was born in a top-notch noble family, he never cared much about things outside of his body like money.

But when Qi Xuan heard the 18 taels of silver, he was still taken aback.

The Datong Gold Order of Datong Bank can only withdraw 1 taels of silver.

"Mother, father must be greedy..."

"Oh, it hurts..."

Li Shi let go of Qi Xuan's ear, and said angrily, "How can you talk about your father like that."

"Don't worry, it's all mother's money."

"Huh?" Qi Xuan suddenly looked at Li Shi with a surprised face, "I can't tell, mother."

The property of the Hou Mansion is in the hands of the eldest aunt.

I have never seen my mother Li manage any property since I was a child.

This is 18 taels of silver!

Seeing her son looking at her curiously, Li couldn't help laughing and said: "This is all left by your great-grandfather. I thought I would tell you after you got married."

As he said that, he couldn't help complaining about Qi Xuan: "It's also my fault that you looked so useless before. Mother is afraid that you will be like your grandfather. After knowing that the family has a huge amount of money, you will lose your life if you don't say anything. gone."

As he spoke, a trace of coldness flashed across Li's eyes.

This was the first time Qi Xuan heard Li Shi take the initiative to mention his grandfather.

He couldn't help but have an idea in his heart, maybe now is the right time to inquire about the situation on his mother's side.

So Qi Xuan took the opportunity to ask: "Mother, I've never heard you mention your grandfather before, and, if the second sister hadn't told me, I wouldn't even know you were from the royal family."

"I'm still your son, these things are kept from me!"

"Oh, it hurts..."

Mrs. Li let go of Qi Xuan's ears, and said with a gloomy gaze: "Next time you say something like this, I will definitely beat you up!"

"Don't listen to your second sister's nonsense. Although your grandfather's branch is also surnamed Li, it is only a distant family with the Taizu's branch. I don't know how far away it is."

"However... the old ancestor of your grandfather's family managed well back then, and was considered the wealthiest of the Li clan in Yongzhou."

"Before the Taizu brothers started the incident, because of the shortage of military resources, they asked the ancestors of your grandfather's branch for help."

"For the sake of the same clan, the ancestors sold [-] mu of fertile land to the two brothers as military funds."

"Who would have thought that the Taizu and the others would really succeed in the end."

"I heard from your great-grandfather that the Emperor Taizu originally wanted to make the ancestor a king, but he was rejected by the ancestor."

"Not only did he refuse to be crowned king, but the ancestor also tore up the IOU written by Emperor Taizu himself."

"But after all, it was Emperor Taizu who finally allocated 50 mu of land in Yongzhou and donated it to the ancestors."

"It can be regarded as the fulfillment of the promise written on the IOU back then that 'if something happens, it will be paid back a hundred times'."

……

50 million mu!

Qi Xuan, who was eating snacks, almost choked.

"That's right, those are all good fertile fields!" Li's face suddenly showed pity, and he sighed: "It's a pity that the old ancestor gave birth to two generations of unworthy descendants, and lost [-] mu."

"Then it was your great-grandfather's father, that is, mother's great-grandfather, who violated the old ancestor's dying words and got involved in the government affairs. It ended up being a robbery."

"In the end, it was your great-grandfather who donated 20 mu of fertile land to save the whole family."

"It's funny to say, your grandfather was a well-known dandy in Yongzhou, and he had more than 40 concubines in his family at most." A sneer appeared on the corner of Li's mouth, "But he didn't fail until he died at the age of 30." Go to one acre of land at home."

50 mu of land lost 30 mu of land.

In other words, the mother still has 20 mu of land in her hands.

And it's still good farmland.

Seemingly aware of what Qi Xuan was thinking, Mrs. Li went on to say: "Your aunt, that is, the mother of Princess Zhao, when she got married back then, her grandfather gave her [-] mu as a dowry."

Even so, there are still 18 mu left.

This is not a small sum.

18 mu of fertile land,
It can catch up with the area of ​​a small county.

My mother is a local tyrant!

"Mother, has there ever been a master of martial arts in the branch of my grandfather?" Qi Xuan immediately asked in a deep voice.

"A master?" Mrs. Li pondered, "It doesn't seem like that. Among your ancestors, the most famous besides the old ancestor should be your mother's great-grandfather. The dying words of the ancestors have entered the officialdom."

Is no one practicing martial arts?
Qi Xuan frowned again and asked, "What about the other branches of the Li family in Yongzhou?"

"It is said that it is the Li family in Yongzhou, but there are not many people there." Li family recalled carefully, "But Tingniang once heard your great-grandfather mention it by chance when she was young, and Yongzhou is actually not Li's hometown."

"The Li family seems to have escaped from the Jiangnan area to Yongzhou many years ago."

(End of this chapter)