Lie down and eat melon in the protagonist group

Chapter 34 Entering Beijing 2
Pei Zhanqing turned around and knelt down, and Ling Qiong and Ling Jing hurriedly stood up to help him.

"Big girl," she rooted her body to the ground, grabbed Ling Qiong's wrist, and refused to get up, "I have the audacity to ask you something. Please teach me how to do business, and take me to the capital with you, and we will be a slave." , as long as you are willing, I will do anything you want."

Ling Qiong pulled her hard and said hurriedly: "Aunt Qing, please get up quickly. I will teach you. If you have anything to say, we can discuss it. Don't kneel to me. This will shorten my life."

Pei Zhanqing thanked her repeatedly, her eyes blurred with tears.

"We originally intended to invite you to accompany us, but I'm really embarrassed to mention it to you." Ling Jing bent down and dusted her skirt, "You are Xiao Qi's mother, and we are half mothers, and we are all one family. On weekdays, I don’t even have time to respect you, so why would I dare to take you as my subordinate, not to mention that after I enter the capital, I will have to work hard for you to help us manage the house."

Pei Zhanqing wiped her tears and said, "Three girls manage the household well, which is obvious to all. They are trying to coax me with modest words."

Ling An slid off the stool, climbed onto Pei Zhanqing's lap, lay in her arms, half hugged her with his little arms, and said, "Mother, give me a hug, don't cry."

Ling Jing smoothed her temples for her and said: "Kyoto is not as kind to people as Shangfu City. After entering the capital, I can help with family affairs, but it is inconvenient for me to step in for social activities outside. You are the elder, Kyoto is still you. In our homeland, we can rest assured that you can help hold up the lintel."

The Zhu family is in Kyoto, and if she looks like this to the Zhu family, they are afraid that she will repeat the same mistakes as in her previous life. Once she arrived in Kyoto, she could only hide in purdah.

Ling Qiong served Pei Zhanqing some food and said, "Auntie Qing, I'm happy to teach you business lessons, but this lesson is hard to read. In this world, if a woman shows up in a shopping mall, the spittle outside can drown her. I You have been thick-skinned since you were young, and you have a heart as strong as a gangster, so you are not afraid, but I am worried that you will not be able to withstand such great pressure."

Pei Zhanqing hugged Ling An and said with a smile: "After so many things, I have long looked down on external things. Especially reputation. The more seriously you take yourself, the easier it will be for others to look down on you. The torture in prison will not kill me. , from now on the saliva will never drown me."

She said decisively and was determined to learn how to do business. Seeing this, Ling Qiong stopped talking and discussed with her how to deal with Fusong Restaurant.

The restaurant no longer has the Fu family's recipes and knife skills, but its reputation remains. After many years of operation, the few chefs in the back kitchen have finally learned a little bit about it, and they have integrated their own recipes. Hundreds of restaurants have opened up, and the business model has been changed, but the customer flow remains the same.

The Fusong Restaurant was placed under Ling An's name, and Ling Qiong became a shareholder. He roped in several veteran chefs in the restaurant to join him and share the accounts, and appointed a store manager to run it on his behalf.

In terms of accounting and business management, Pei Zhanqing is trying to get in touch.

After the matter of Pei Zhanqing and Ling An was dealt with, it was the turn of the man in black to break in in the middle of the night.

Various interrogations took place in turn, and Ling Cen used them to practice using Gu insects to test their strength. They were all tortured to the point of death, and within a few days they were all gone.

Ling Qiong couldn't believe it, "The Ning family wants to take Li Guanqi's life? What kind of hatred?"

Ling Cen was very unhappy. He was almost bullied by outsiders again. In addition, he already had great prejudice against the Ning family. Home? It’s like a ghost.”

Li Guanqi stood in the middle of the room with his neck curled up, clutching the corners of his clothes, gritting his teeth, and there were blood marks on his palms.

Ling Huai closed the folding fan and said, "You can choose to hide it, but my Ling family will not protect you from now on. Let's talk about it after we think about it."

Ji had already stepped forward and rubbed the top of Li Guanqi's head. His palms were wide and warm, all the way from the top of his head to his heart. Li Guanqi's nose felt sore. Ji Ji's voice was as gentle as ever, and he said: "You can see with your own eyes how your masters treat you these days. If you have anything to say, write it down with a pen. The masters may not be able to help you, but they will definitely protect you." .”

Ling Cen grabbed a pen and paper in one quick step, approached Li Guanqi, and said fiercely: "Hurry up and write! Don't cry! If you cry again, I'll beat you up!"

Ling Qiong couldn't stand the ferocious look of Ling Cen, so he threw a fried bean and hit Ling Cen on the back of the head accurately, saying, "If you dare to bully him, I'll beat you up first!"

Li Guanqi took the paper and pen, held the pen with red eyes and dipped it in ink, and wrote at the desk.

Ling Cen stood aside, leaning over and reading every word.

"The second lady of the Ning family is your mother?! Huh?!"

Li Guanqi didn't have a name until he was eight years old. He worked as a handyman in a utility room of the Ning family. Mrs. Li was his mother. Since he had no name, the servants of the Ning family called him Little Lizi after Mrs. Li's surname.

It was an early start that year, but it was a cold winter.

Mrs. Li asked him to find a charcoal basin, and he quickly dug out the charcoal basin. After waiting for a long time, Mrs. Li came to the house to get it. The servants shouted in a panic that the third young master had vomited blood and fainted, and they were anxious to get a charcoal pot to warm the house.

He quickly ran to relieve his urgent need with a charcoal basin.

The third young master is weak in body and very rich in wealth, so the servants are not allowed in the inner room to make the house dirty.

Mrs. Ning Er was married to Mr. Ning, the head of the Ning family, and the first wife gave birth to two sisters. Mrs. Ning, on the other hand, got a man in one fell swoop when she got married. She knew how to run a household, was kind to others, was powerful and favored, and respected Mr. Ning as if they were guests. After she came in, Mr. Ning never took a concubine into the house again.

Even though Third Young Master Ning was in poor health, he spent a lot of money on the soup and water that he cooked all year round. The doctor even said that he would not live until he was sixteen, but Master Ning loved him as if he was an only child.

Third Young Master Ning is a piece of beautiful jade, he can read and write, and speaks well. He has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. Not only does the Ning family care about him, but God also cares about him. He wants him to leave the mortal world and become a god in heaven as soon as possible.

So he was born with a disease.

Li Guanqi was stopped outside the door. He came out of the utility room for the first time. When he came in, he ran with the crowd in a panic. When he returned, the corridor was twisted and he couldn't tell his direction.

The house was busy and no one had time to give him directions, so he went off the wrong path in confusion.

As the sky darkened, he entered a courtyard and huddled under a window sill. There was heat coming out of the room, and he curled up and fell asleep.

There was a loud slap in the room, and Li Guanqi, who had been sleeping restlessly, woke up instantly.

"Tell you to keep an eye on him! Where are the others?! Where did they go?!" Li Guanqi's legs were numb. He stretched out the wall and stood up. He hid himself and looked in through the gap in the window.

The woman in fine clothes scolded her coldly, "If you ruin my good deeds and let me find him, I will take your head off!"

Mrs. Li covered her face and knelt in front of Mrs. Ning Er, crying and begging for mercy.

The cries were mixed with past events, and Li Guanqi could clearly hear that Mrs. Ning Er was the personal maid of the former empress. The empress was pregnant and was poisoned and gave birth prematurely. Mrs. Li was the midwife who sneaked into the palace wall with the dead baby and delivered the empress' Zangzi.

That prince is Mr. Ning.

After Mrs. Ning Er became pregnant and gave birth, she and Mrs. Li took advantage of her confinement to steal the third son Ning, the prince from the previous dynasty, who she had given birth to.

Just to raise the prince and restore the country to revenge!

And he, Xiao Lizi, who was hidden by Mrs. Li in the utility room of the Ning family, is the real Third Young Master Ning.

Li Guanqi was startled and staggered, hitting the window. The sound alerted the master and servant in the room.

At the age of eight, he couldn't run away and was caught red-handed by Granny Li.

"You..." Li Guanqi still can't forget the look of despair in Mrs. Li's eyes when she saw him.

Mrs. Li led him to kneel in front of Mrs. Ning Er.

Li Guanqi's perception was very slow at that moment.

He couldn't tell whether he felt more joy when he knew he had a mother, or whether he felt more helpless and uneasy when he could see her. But when he raised his face and saw the cold face of Mrs. Ning Er, he was startled to realize that he was still in the coldest month of winter. It was not the spring scene of the three dynasties, and no matter how dark the night was, it was not suitable for sweet dreams.

Mrs. Li kept kowtowing, "Madam, he is your child after all..."

Mrs. Ning Er suddenly smiled, and Li Guanqi couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. She asked, "Did you hear everything?"

Mrs. Li shook her head secretly at him.

Li Guanqi stuttered back: "No, no."

Mrs. Ning Er smiled and said, "I remember you haven't given a name yet, right?"

The moment Li Guanqi heard this, he couldn't help but burst out with joy in his heart, and nodded heavily, "Yes."

Mrs. Li stared blankly at Madam Ning Er, her heart beating like thunder.

Mrs. Ning Er said slowly: "Then I will give you the word "watch chess".

Mrs. Li called her tremblingly, "Madam..."

She turned to look at Mrs. Li, her smile instantly disappeared, and she said coldly: "Take him down, pull out his tongue, find a place to lock him up, and don't let him escape again. The next time, he won't just be thrown away." Tongue." At that moment, the world was spinning. Li Guanqi felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar. How could it be so cold in winter.

There was vague snow floating in the sky, falling to the ground and turning into water. The sun shines out, the sky is brightly blue, and the remaining moisture in winter quietly evaporates.

"Tiger's poison will not eat its seeds!" Ling Qiong slapped the table, and the tea came out of the cup with a bang, spilling a puddle of water. The water covered the paper soaked with tears, and the ink stains were swollen in large areas.

"Ning San is the former prince?!" Ling Cen opened his mouth.

"Keep your voice down." Ling Jing grabbed Ling Cen's ears, pulled him angrily, and poked his forehead with her finger, "Afraid that others don't know?"

Ling Cen rubbed his ears and muttered: "Why are you so different from me? Aunt Qing is so precious to Xiao Qi. She tries her best to make delicious food for him every day. Why did she get to you..."

Li Guanqi's eyes were red and swollen, his head drooped, and he stirred the corners of his clothes uneasily.

Ji had no choice but to call him: "Sixth Young Master."

Ling Qiong grabbed Ling Cen, pinched and rubbed his mouth, made various shapes, gritted her teeth and said, "Stop talking! You're the only one who has a mouth!"

Ling Jing held her temples, glanced at Ling Huai, looked at each other silently, and then separated without leaving a trace.

It was a bit of a boost.

There's no telling which day it will come in handy.

The whole family packed their bags, chose an auspicious day, and prepared to set off for Kyoto.

There were two carriages and three fast horses. Da Shuang rode in front to lead the way, Xiao Shuang followed with Ling Cen on horseback in the middle, and Ji already rode at the end to escort them.

Ling Dang put down the letter sent home by Ling Feng, opened the curtains, and watched the dense forest give way. The sun was high in the sky, making the yellow sand road turn white. The dust was flying and choking his nose, and the sun stung his eyes.

She lowered the curtain again without interest.

Kui Qing and Mrs. Chuahua went on and on, occasionally putting their heads together to mutter with Li Guanqi, and found a shady place to stop and rest. Li Guanqi was already good at embroidery.

Lingdang: "..."

Why didn't I realize that Li Guanqi was so ingenious before?

She pulled her head back, not wanting to humiliate herself, pushed aside the bamboo block, got out of the carriage, stretched her arms, twisted her waist and neck, and moved her paralyzed muscles.

Ling Huai got out of the car immediately. Ling Huai turned his face away, "You don't want to read anymore?"

He is also a genius. In the swaying carriage, he just held the book and read all the way without any distractions.

Ling Huai raised his hand to the corner of his eyes, frowned slightly and said, "My eyes hurt."

"Let me take a look." Ling Dang quickly went up, took off his hand, and examined his eyes carefully.

These eyes are so beautiful.

Most people in the Northern Territory were born tall, and he was about the same age as her, but he didn't have the embarrassing period when boys usually develop shorter than girls. He was thin and tall, straight up.

Ling Dang had to raise her face to look at him. His eyelashes were as long as a small fan, densely black and straight, and his bright black pupils reflected her face, staring intently.

It was as if her whole body was contained inside.

Ling Dang said: "I'll teach you a good way to rest your eyes."

Counting the beats in my mind, I did eye exercises for him.

Ling Huai narrowed his eyes, and the touch on the edge of his eye sockets pulled him back to the past.

"What's wrong? Your eyes hurt again? Did you read again all night last night?" She leaned over and snatched the book from his hand, "Confiscated."

The place where she lived was a small grocery room on the ground floor of the flower building. Because she took good care of it, it had a bed, tables and stools, and she even planted flowers and hoeed the open space to form a small vegetable garden.

"Have you used the eye protection methods I taught you often?" She pressed him down and laid him down, rubbing the thin calloused fingertips in circles.

"Yes." He held her wrist and kissed her gently on the lips, "I'll do it myself. You've been busy all night, so take a nap."

She refused.

He pulled her to lie down and said, "Come sleep with me for a while."

She finally agreed to him, and found a place in his arms for a long time, then stood up and kissed his eyes. She giggled twice, contentedly lying in his arms and closing her eyes.

There was a flesh-and-blood business in the building, which was contrary to the ordinary people's work schedule of resting at sunset and working at sunrise. He was busy during the day and rarely saw her.

When we meet once, we won't just hug each other and fall asleep, just take a nap. The King of Huainan in the Northern Kingdom was not aloof from women. He indulged in flower houses in private, and it was common for him to make lewd scenes during the day.

When it comes to love affairs, she is not coy, she is open-minded and honest, and if she hugs him and says she likes it, she will flirt with him without knowing how powerful he is, "Does the world know that the King of Huainan, who is pure and stoic, acts like a cow and a horse for me?"

"You know and I know, no one else is needed." He bit down, and she added a new tooth mark, and he added a few scratches.

She accused: "No, I was wrong, you are a dog."

He laughed, "Save your energy and stop talking, otherwise people will really listen to you."

She had a gentle voice, "No one will come to my place to be a thief except you. Hey, if the grandma in the building knew that you secretly ate the girl she raised, it would be strange if you were not allowed to lose your pants."

He carried her to the seat, "Mine."

She likes to sing, and he likes to listen to it.

The sun is high in the sky and there is a gentle breeze in the forest.

Ling Dang stopped his hand and asked him: "Is there any better?"

Ling Huai opened her eyes, and the worry in her eyes was not the lingering love he wanted. His love was so deep that it was difficult to cure, and she completely forgot about it in the blink of an eye.

"Better."

Stubborn illnesses are hard to heal. When will your heart be like mine?

Ah Dang, you are so cruel to me.

Ling Cen ran over with his riding whip raised and his hooves raised, his face bright, and he shouted from a distance: "Fourth sister, do you want to ride a horse? I'll teach you!"

Ling Dang's eyes sparkled: "I want to!"

Ling Huai grabbed her wrist and said, "I'll teach you."

She had her ears pierced before the beginning of summer, and she now wore a pair of crimson earrings. When she looked back, the earrings swayed, as bright as the sun, and she was surprised, "Ah? Ah Huai, can you do that?"

He smiled and said, "Yes, I will keep you safe."

The sunlight cast from the tree shades dappled into his eyes, like a river of stars, shining brightly.

Ling Dang thought to himself, if Ah Huai pursues any girl with sincerity and passion, few people would be able to resist him.

He has a pair of very soulful and beautiful eyes.

(End of this chapter)