Chapter 794 Extra: Li Sanqi 3
A few days ago, the First Madam mentioned the matter of paying respects to Ajiu, Wenxiu, and the others, which reminded the Old Madam of Fu Wenqing's matter, and then led to the mention of Princess Dingguo.
Both the old lady and the first wife suspected that Fu Wenqing was likely hidden away by Princess Dingguo.
However, this matter cannot be verified, so we can only leave it at that.
"Oh, by the way, I heard the old lady is looking for Fu Wenqing?"
A Shuang looked at Li Sanqi in surprise: "Does the Princess know his whereabouts?"
Li Sanqi smiled and said, "The person is in my hands. If the old lady wants to see him, she can come to my residence later."
Ah Shuang dared not agree and could only reply, "I will pass the message on to my grandmother."
Li Sanqi nodded slightly and said nothing more.
When the group arrived at the gravesite of Wenxiu and the others, the people who had been paying their respects earlier had already discreetly retreated to a distance.
"They are all like Ajiu and Wenxiu, people who were kindly saved by the old lady."
Li Sanqi glanced at those people briefly before looking away.
Xiuwen stepped forward and placed offerings, lit incense, and burned paper money and ingots in front of Wenxiu's tombstone.
Li Sanqi suddenly ordered, "Divide the prepared offerings into three portions and place them on Zhuxi and Ajiu as well."
"Yes." Xiuwen quickly did as instructed.
Li Sanqi stared blankly at Wen Xiu's tombstone for a long time before saying with reddened eyes, "Wen Xiu, I was wrong. Can you hear my apology?"
Will you forgive me?
"Wenxiu, I miss you."
"Wenxiu, I've arranged for someone to look after your house, shops, and fields."
"Oh, by the way, I found a child who looks a lot like you, and I registered him under your name."
"Now you have a son too."
“The child is too young, so I didn’t bring him this time. I’ll bring him to see you when he’s older.”
"Don't worry, I will hand over all your businesses to that child in the future."
"You didn't get to live the life you dreamed of, but I will make sure your son and your grandchildren live that kind of leisurely life."
"Wenxiu, if you have a spirit in heaven, please come to see me in my dreams tonight."
"..."
Li Sanqi stood guard over Wenxiu's tombstone and spoke at length, his voice breaking with emotion as he shed tears.
The others waited quietly on the sidelines.
Ah Shuang and the others couldn't pretend Li Sanqi didn't exist and continue their own memorial service, so they could only wait on the sidelines.
After an unknown amount of time, a fast horse galloped in, saying that there was something urgent in the palace and requesting Princess Dingguo to come in for a meeting.
Li Sanqi then composed himself, wiped away his tears, and said to Ashuang, "Please pass on a message to the old lady: Huaiyang knows she was wrong. The gates of the Princess's residence will always be open to the old lady."
Ah Shuang hurriedly bowed respectfully and replied, "This servant will certainly convey the message. Respectfully seeing off the Princess!"
As soon as Li Sanqi left, his entourage also departed.
The cemetery became empty again.
Nuanchun and the others walked up to Ashuang and looked at Li Sanqi's departing carriage with some disbelief, saying, "Is this Princess Dingguo? She's not quite what we imagined."
"That's right! I never expected that the high and mighty Princess would personally come to pay her respects to Wenxiu! It's as if she died in vain!"
"Didn't they say that Wenxiu was killed by the Eldest Princess? It doesn't seem like it to me."
"I never expected that the Princess would raise a son for Wenxiu! From now on, Wenxiu won't have to worry about no one offering incense for her."
Everyone was talking at once about Li Sanqi's unexpected actions.
Nuanchun gave A Shuang a wink, and the two of them moved aside, avoiding the others.
"Sister A-Shuang, what is Princess Dingguo trying to achieve by putting on this play today?"
Nuan Chun watched the departing carriage of the eldest princess with a solemn expression, feeling that the eldest princess had ill intentions.
Ah Shuang shook her head. "I don't know either. Let's go back and tell the old lady and the first wife. The masters will have their own plans."
From that day on, Li Sanqi began to wait for Qiao Qinghe to come to his door, for people from the Qiao family to come to his door, and for news from the Qiao family.
But she waited and waited, for half a month, until her patience ran out, and still didn't receive a single word from the Qiao family.
So, under the pretext of holding a tea tasting banquet, she sent invitations to the residences of the Lady of Zhenguo, the Duke of Jin, the Marquis of Enping, and the Marquis of Yongning.
Given Li Sanqi's current status, several families sent representatives after receiving the invitations.
The person from the Duke of Jin's residence was the Duchess of Jin. Because of the Empress Dowager's death, Madam Zheng would never want to see Li Sanqi again in her life. Therefore, she certainly wouldn't come.
The Enping Marquis's residence only had three masters—two adults and one child—and no other mistress, so Su Rongrong was the one who came.
The person who came from the Yongning Marquis's residence was Lady Yongning. She had indeed married far away to Da'er, and had been heartbroken for a long time. Receiving the invitation from the Princess Dingguo's residence, she decided to take a break and come in person.
As for the Zhenguo Lady's residence, Qiao Qinghe originally planned to have Wei Jia come.
But after thinking it over, Qiao Qinghe decided to come by herself.
Once inside, everyone was a familiar face, and they all warmly greeted Qiao Qinghe for a while.
But when Li Sanqi arrived, the atmosphere visibly cooled down.
Li Sanqi didn't mind, his smile gentle and sincere.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, fine tea was served.
Qiao Qinghe did not move.
The others also hesitated when serving tea.
Li Sanqi said in a light tone, "Don't worry, Madam, there's nothing strange in this tea. It's truly excellent tea."
Since Li Sanqi had already said so much, Qiao Qinghe couldn't refuse her any longer, so she picked up her tea and took a small sip.
"Is this the new tribute tea we received this year? The taste is truly exceptional."
Li Sanqi smiled and replied, "The old lady is a tea lover; she could tell the difference with just one sip."
He then turned and instructed Xiuwen beside him, "In a little while, divide the tea into four portions and give them to our distinguished guests to take away."
"Yes." Xiuwen responded and went to make the arrangements.
After everyone had finished their tea, Li Sanqi stood up with a smile, "I invited you all here today not so much for tea, but more importantly, to show you a good show."
As he spoke, he led the group to a waterside pavilion in the back garden.
After everyone was seated, Li Sanqi gave a wink to the maid beside him.
The maidservant withdrew, and in no time, a red silk-covered iron cage was carried to the front of the crowd by seven or eight burly men.
"Would you all like to guess what's locked inside?"
Li Sanqi looked at the group with a grin, and finally fixed his gaze on Qiao Qinghe.
"Madam, this is a gift for you!"
"I also said that if you hadn't come today, I would have had someone send you to your residence later."
"Would you like to guess what surprise I've prepared for you?"
Qiao Qinghe had a vague idea in her mind, and her face slowly darkened.
Seeing that Qiao Qinghe's complexion was not good, the others realized that what was probably locked in the cage was not a good thing, and they all became worried.
Su Rongrong is gentle by nature, but that depends on the situation.
When facing outsiders, especially when it concerns Qiao Qinghe, she is very responsible.
Seeing that Qiao Qinghe didn't speak, Li Sanqi insisted on making her guess.
Su Rongrong immediately said, "Your Highness, at this point, there's no need to keep us in suspense, is there?"
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