Chapter 666 The First Birthday Ceremony (Part 2)
Everyone stared intently at the little guy, curious about what he would choose.
However, when everyone's eyes swept over the gold and silver, abacus, spatula, pastries and other vulgar items on the plan, they couldn't help but reveal expressions of either disdain or schadenfreude.
Ha, it would be hilarious if the heir of the prestigious Prince Qi's mansion had grabbed a piece of cake during his first birthday celebration.
Does this mean I'm going to become a pastry chef in the future?
There's also an abacus and a spatula. Are they planning to make the young prince an accountant or a cook?
And gold and silver ingots... Surely they don't want their child to inherit the Qiao family's traditions and become a lowly merchant in the future?
Some people couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.
The person laughing was none other than Madam Liu, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family and the mother of Miss Liu the Fifth.
Her daughter is about to become the Princess Consort of Qi.
Even if her daughter gives birth to a son in the future, he will still be lower in status than Li Yiqian's eldest son, who was born to his first wife and was granted the title of heir right from birth.
But what if this eldest son of the King of Qi is a good-for-nothing?
Wouldn't that give her own grandson a chance to rise in the world?
After seeing those things clearly, King Qi's face darkened.
Even if he doesn't dislike his son, he shouldn't allow others to treat him with contempt!
How dare the Qiao family treat his son like this?
King Qi looked at Qiao Qinghe with a grim expression.
He wanted to see whether these things were at Qiao Qinghe's behest or the intention of others in the Qiao family.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything on Qiao Qinghe's face.
Li Yiqian didn't care what others thought.
He walked straight to the proposal, looked at the contents of the proposal, and then looked up at Qiao Qinghe, who was smiling at him.
Seeing Qiao Qinghe nod at him, he gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid. Our Qian-ge'er can take whatever he likes."
The little guy immediately beamed with joy.
He looked at the brush, book, and seal placed in the center, then shifted his position, looked at the bow and arrow and wooden sword beside him, shifted again, looked again, shifted again, and looked again.
The plan was too long. After looking at the left side, he ran off to look at the right side.
After looking at everything, he ran to the far right and picked up a pair of small gold and silver ingots that were placed together on the table.
Suddenly, a commotion erupted in the hall.
Some gasped, some exclaimed, some sneered...
In an instant, the fact that Qiao Qinghe was born into a merchant family and that the Qiao family were merchants was brought up and discussed again.
A perfectly good royal heir, the prince of the royal family, has been taught to only know about money. Tsk tsk, what a terrible sin!
At this moment, King Qi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Put it down!"
King Qi shouted sternly, "Choose again!"
Everyone was waiting to see what Li Yiqian would choose, so the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
As Li Yiqian picked up a small gold ingot in each hand, the surrounding chatter made him turn around and look around.
Just then, the King of Qi's sudden stern rebuke startled him, and the small gold ingot in his hand fell to the ground.
The little guy looked at King Qi with a blank expression, then turned to look at Qiao Qinghe.
Qiao Qinghe glanced at Prince Qi with displeasure before turning to the little guy with a smile, encouraging him, "Don't be afraid, Qian-ge'er, your ancestor is here."
"Take whatever you want! Don't be afraid!"
The little guy smiled again, bent down to pick up the small gold ingot, and waddled step by step towards the corner of the crowd with his short legs.
Just as everyone was wondering what he was going to do, they saw him stuff the two small gold ingots in his hand into the hands of a little girl who was holding two little pigtails.
The little girl looked only three or four years old; who else could she be but Qiao Yu, one of the twins?
Yu-jie, who had been surrounded by gold and silver since childhood, tightly clutched two small gold ingots, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
He didn't forget to confirm with the other person, "Brother Qian, are you really going to give them to me?"
"Give it to me, and it's mine!"
As he spoke, he gripped the small gold ingot in his hand even tighter.
He had a serious expression that said, "Even if you change your mind, I won't give it back to you."
I don’t know if the little guy understood or not, but he just smiled whenever Qiao Yu spoke to him.
After laughing, she ran back to the front of the plan, picked up a pastry in a small porcelain dish, and with her short legs, handed it to Qiao Jin, who was next to Qiao Yu.
Qiao Jin, who had been eagerly watching him since before, was also happy this time.
She took the pastry, took a bite, and then gave Li Yiqian a thumbs up.
"Qian-ge'er is great! He still remembers that I like this!"
As she spoke, she leaned over and hugged Li Yiqian.
Before anyone could even get close, Li Yiqian had already turned around and walked away.
The person is small and walks unsteadily, but surprisingly fast.
The third time, the little guy picked up a book and even flipped through it.
King Qi's expression finally softened. The interest in the crowd also faded somewhat.
Just then, the little guy, with his short legs, took the book and handed it to Qiao Zhen.
Qiao Zhen couldn't hold it steady, so he handed the book to the wet nurse who was holding Qiao Zhen, and didn't forget to remind her, "Little sister!"
It means that this book is for his younger sister.
The wet nurse quickly steadied the book and corrected him, "Young master, this isn't your little sister, this is your aunt! You should call her aunt!"
The little guy stubbornly pointed at Qiao Zhen and retorted, "She's my sister!"
Seeing that the wet nurse was about to correct her, Wei Jia quickly waved her hand, and the wet nurse smiled helplessly and shut up.
I don't know what the little guy was thinking, but one day he suddenly pointed at Qiao Zhen and started calling her "little sister".
No matter how much people corrected, taught, or explained, it was no use.
Later, Feng Yuerou, who had extensive experience taking care of twins, guessed some of the truth.
Ever since this little one could walk, he has loved playing with Jin and Yu, the siblings.
He probably called Qiao Jin "sister" so often that he had heard Qiao Jin call Qiao Yu "sister" so many times, and he also saw that Qiao Zhen looked shorter than him, so he kept calling Qiao Zhen "sister".
After giving away the books, the little guy started giving other things away as well.
The whole baby's first birthday celebration was like a gift-giving extravaganza, with everyone getting a share.
Even the elderly ladies who were sitting down each received an item.
He was delighted to have several elderly ladies who were so kind they could hardly see their teeth.
In the end, only a few items remained in the final plan.
A seal, a ruler, a small bow, a wooden sword, and a nine-linked ring.
Those who hadn't received their gifts yet were eagerly anticipating their arrival.
The little fellow looked at it again and again, and finally picked up the small bow and gave it to Lady Yongning, and picked up the wooden sword and gave it to Marquis Enping.
Lady Yongning was seated, and Yu Huanzhen was standing behind her.
When the little boy presented the small bow to Lady Yongning, he originally intended to give it to Yu Huanzhen, who was standing behind her. However, when he raised his hand, he couldn't reach Yu Huanzhen and instead handed the bow directly to Lady Yongning.
Lady Yongning was overjoyed and accepted it.
Then he patted it affectionately and handed it to his daughter behind him.
The little guy was overjoyed to see his gift delivered to the person he wanted to give it to.
As for giving the wooden sword to Marquis Enping, the little guy simply shoved it into the man's hand and turned to leave.
They didn't offer any explanation, they just forced it on me.
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