Chapter 99 Prince Chun’s Gift
Li Anning looked at the woman opposite her. Of course she had heard of the name Song Jiaren.
It’s not because of Li Nuo.
At first she wanted to learn martial arts, but was told that she had no talent for it. Later she turned to legalism out of helplessness.
During that time, she heard a lot from others about this extremely gifted martial arts genius. She felt resentful for a long time and secretly complained about the injustice of God.
For a long time, she felt jealous of this talented woman.
It was not until she switched to practicing law and made rapid progress in her cultivation that she gradually felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, the two of them actually rode in the same carriage.
They had met each other several times, but had never formally met.
Li An Ning folded his hands on his abdomen, nodded slightly, looked at her and said, "Li An Ning."
Song Jiaren returned the greeting with her sword in her arms and said softly, "Song Jiaren."
After introducing their names to each other, there was no more communication between the two.
Song Jiaren leaned against the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.
Li Anning looked out the car window with a wandering gaze.
The carriage fell into silence for a long time.
Li Nuo looked at his wife and then at the princess.
The lady doesn't talk much, but Princess An Ning is a chatterbox among chatterboxes. She actually kept silent and pretended to be cool, which was rare.
You know, when Li Nuo and she were alone together, she didn't even give Li Nuo a chance to interrupt.
The two women appeared to be very polite, but underneath their politeness they were deliberately keeping a distance that kept people at a distance.
Li Nuo didn't think there was anything strange.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, let alone two tigresses.
At the age of eighteen, one was at the fourth level of martial arts, and the other was at the fourth level of legalism.
Both of them are the best among the best women, and they both have the pride of genius, and neither of them will submit to the other.
Li Nuo regretted getting into the carriage.
If I had known earlier, I would have sat outside and enjoyed the scenery instead of just standing here in a daze.
Fortunately, Prince Chun's Mansion was not far from the Ministry of Justice. In less than half an hour, the carriage slowly stopped. Butler Wu said outside: "Master, Madam, we have arrived at Prince Chun's Mansion."
Li Nuo sat in the inner seat of the carriage. He jumped off the carriage only after the princess and her wife got off.
He used to jump like this often.
But today, when he jumped off the carriage, his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.
Song Jiaren and Li Anning supported him on the left and right.
Seeing that he had stood firm, Li Anning slowly let go of his hand.
Song Jiaren still held his arm.
Li Nuo looked down at his legs. Butler Wu said that his body was extremely overdrawn and he needed some time to recuperate.
He didn't feel anything yesterday, but after this jump he realized that his body was indeed severely overdrawn.
Li Nuo raised his head and was shocked by the tall door lintel of the palace at first sight.
Both the Li family and the Song family were considered wealthy and powerful families, but compared with the gate of the royal palace, they were much more shabby than before.
As soon as he entered Prince Chun's Mansion, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes came up to him.
The middle-aged man was tall and slightly fat, with a kind smile on his face.
He is a little fat, but you can vaguely tell that he must have been a handsome man when he was young.
I don’t know if it’s because the fat man looks kind, but even though it was the first time they met, the middle-aged man gave Li Nuo a very friendly feeling.
The middle-aged man walked up quickly, looking Li Nuo up and down, and kept saying, "Looks like him, so much like him, he looks exactly like Xuan Jing when he was young, they are just like them..."
This was not the first time that Li Nuo heard someone say this. Obviously, the kind middle-aged man in front of him was His Royal Highness Prince Chun.
This time, it was all thanks to Prince Chun. He stood where he was and bowed to Prince Chun, "Li Nuo greets His Royal Highness Prince Chun."
Prince Chun waved his hand and said, "What? Your Highness Prince Chun? It sounds so strange. Have you forgotten that when you were a child, you called me uncle. When I held you in my arms, you even peed in my arms..."
Being told such an ugly thing in front of his wife, Li Nuo's face turned slightly red.
That was another Li Nuo when he was a child, and it had nothing to do with him.
Prince Chun said a few words, then looked at Song Jiaren again, and exclaimed: "Look, you two are so well-matched standing together, you are simply a match made in heaven. I was planning to help you arrange your wedding, but your father disagreed. There is only one wedding in a person's life, and you didn't even have a banquet. It's just unreasonable..."
As he was talking, Prince Chun showed a look of disdain on his face, and said: "Xuan Jing is a good person in every way, but he is too rigid and has no interest at all..."
He patted Li Nuo on the shoulder and said, "I will help you get another one in the future. It will be beautiful and make everyone in Chang'an envious..."
Facing such an enthusiastic Prince Chun, Li Nuo could only say: "Thank you Prince Chun...Uncle."
Prince Chun smiled and said, "That's right, you two should treat this place as your own home and don't feel restrained!"
He held Li Nuo's hand and said, "Don't stand here, come in, the banquet is ready..."
Li Anning stood beside Li Nuo, bowed to Prince Chun, and said, "Greetings, my brother."
Prince Chun, who had already turned around, turned back upon hearing the voice and looked at Li An Ning, asking in surprise: "An Ning, when did you come?"
Her Royal Highness the Princess's pretty eyebrows were wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川". She had been standing here all the time, but her brother Prince Chun's gaze had never lingered on her.
Prince Chun smiled and said, "Since An Ning is here, let's come in together..."
The group walked through a quiet corridor and came to a magnificent hall. On an exquisite table, there were already various delicious dishes.
In fact, the popular practice in Daxia is the separate dining system.
In general, at banquets, each person has a small table and a meal.
We only eat at the same table when we have family gatherings.
Li Nuo felt familiar just by smelling the food.
The aroma of the food in Prince Chun's Mansion is exactly the same as that in Li's Mansion.
Li Nuo soon realized that the chef in the Li Mansion was most likely sent by Prince Chun.
To be precise, there is almost nothing in the Li Mansion that was not given by Prince Chun.
Li An Ning took a deep breath of the aroma and said to Prince Chun: "Brother, you have so many good chefs in your family, please give me one..."
Prince Chun was reluctant at first. Although there were many chefs in the palace, there were no extra ones. Each chef had his own specialty.
Some of them are good at desserts, some are good at hot dishes, some are good at cold dishes, some are good at southern dishes, and some are good at northern dishes. Without any of them, it would not be perfect...
But An Ning spoke for Li Nuo in the hall today, so he couldn't refuse. After a heavy psychological decision, he finally said, "Okay, okay, but we agreed in advance that I can only give you one..."
One Li Anning was already very satisfied and nodded quickly, "Okay!"
Li Nuo glanced at Prince Chun and said nothing.
If he remembered correctly, there seemed to be three or four chefs from the Gourmet family in the Li Mansion. Some of them specialized in making hot dishes, some specialized in making cold dishes, and some specialized in making desserts...
As they were talking, a young nobleman walked into the hall from outside.
When he saw the situation in the hall, he was slightly startled.
The young man turned and tried to run, but it was too late.
Prince Chun kicked him and said angrily: "What are you still standing there for? Call someone!"
The young man made a bitter face, bowed to Li An Ning, and whispered, "Li Yun greets Aunt An Ning."
Li Nuo looked at Li An Ning and suddenly realized a problem.
Prince Chun and his father are of the same generation. Li Anning is Prince Chun's sister, so isn't she also of the same generation? He calls Prince Chun uncle, so does he have to call Li Anning aunt?
No, no, no, he is not a member of the royal family, so it is better for each to have its own discussion.
After the young man saluted Li Anning, Prince Chun pointed at Li Nuo and Song Jiaren and introduced them: "This is your uncle Li's son, and this is his wife. You met them when you were young, but you may not recognize them now..."
The young man was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he immediately said to Li Nuo and Song Jiaren: "Hello, brother, hello, sister-in-law."
Li Nuo also clasped his fists to him, "Hello, Brother Shi."
The person in front of him was obviously the son of Prince Chun. Out of courtesy, he should have called him the Crown Prince.
But since people already called him that, he had no choice but to change to a more matching name.
Prince Chun looked at the table full of food and said, "Please sit down and talk while you eat. The hot food will get cold and won't taste good."
This was a long table. Prince Chun sat in the main seat at the end. Li Anning sat familiarly in the first seat on his right. The young man was about to sit down on Prince Chun's left when Prince Chun glared at him.
"What's that mean, you little brat? Go sit next to your Aunt An Ning."
The young man also realized something, and he raised his butt which had already fallen halfway and sat down obediently in the corner on the other side of the long table.
Prince Chun pulled Li Nuo to sit next to him, and Song Jiaren naturally sat next to Li Nuo.
Li Nuo gave the young man diagonally opposite him an apologetic look, and the other party smiled at him, obviously not minding.
Prince Chun picked up the chopsticks, smiled and said, "We are all family, no need to be polite, just start eating..."
He took the lead in taking a bite of the food, and Li Nuo and others followed suit.
Li An Ning thought of something and asked curiously, "Oh, my brother, what did you say to Yunyang Hou in the hall just now? Why did he suddenly stop suing?"
Prince Chun smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just told him that if anything happens to Li Nuo's nephew, I will kill his whole family..."
Li Nuo almost spit out the fruit wine before he could even swallow it.
He never expected that Prince Chun could say something like killing an entire family with such a kind face.
As expected of my father's friend...
Li Anning glanced at Prince Chun and coughed lightly.
Prince Chun smiled awkwardly and said, "You forgot that you, An Ning, are a law practitioner. I just want to scare him. At most I will kill him alone, not his entire family..."
It was very lively at Prince Chun’s mansion during dinner time.
It is in stark contrast to the Li family.
When Li Nuo and his father were having dinner, neither of them spoke.
If the lady is here too, then none of the three of them will speak.
But in Prince Chun's Mansion, there is no need to worry about a dull occasion.
Prince Chun used a serving chopstick to pick up a piece of fish for Li Nuo and said, "Try this. This is a new dish developed by the chef in the palace. It tastes very good. I wanted to let your father try it, but he was busy with official duties, so I had to ask someone to prepare it for him..."
The dishes that were specially mentioned by Prince Chun really tasted extraordinary.
The fish tasted very delicious, and it was the most delicious fish Li Nuo had ever eaten in his two lives. Li Nuo also picked up a piece for the wife beside him.
When Prince Chun saw how harmoniously the couple lived together, the smile on his face became even happier.
The meal at Prince Chun's Mansion was extremely enjoyable.
Li Anning talked a lot, and Prince Chun also talked a lot.
Li Nuo is the type who becomes weak when facing a weak opponent and becomes strong when facing a strong opponent.
When he meets someone who doesn't like to talk, he can be even more silent than the other person.
Even when he meets a chatterbox, he can still keep up with their pace.
Just now in the carriage, Li An Ning was able to remain cool, but when she arrived at Prince Chun's Mansion, she started talking.
Song Jiaren ate quietly the whole time, and Li Nuo could even chat with them while eating.
Prince Chun's son, Li Yun, was the one with the least presence at the dinner table. He just kept his head down and kept eating. He didn't say a word from beginning to end, but he ate the most food.
Li Nuo has already entered the door of cultivation. The cases he had accumulated before made him much stronger than the legalist disciples who had just entered the country.
He could feel that Li Yun also had a special power.
But it’s neither martial arts nor legalism, so I don’t know what specifically he practiced.
After the banquet, servants from Prince Chun's mansion brought some desserts and fruits.
Prince Chun left the table for a short while, and after a while, he came back with a square brocade box.
He handed the brocade box to Li Nuo and said, "I wanted to give you a gift when you got married, but your father didn't accept it. Now that you are here today, you can accept this gift as a belated wedding gift..."
In Daxia, the most basic etiquette is to open gifts given by others in person and praise them sincerely.
The more valuable the gift, the more it should be opened in person.
Even though Li Nuo knew that the gift from Prince Chun must be extraordinary, when he opened the brocade box and saw what was inside, he was still blinded.
It really flashes.
Inside the brocade box was a sparkling necklace.
This necklace is mainly light-colored and extremely exquisitely crafted. It is covered with pearls and gems, and it shines brightly under the light.
Li Nuo doesn't know how to appraise treasures.
All the gemstones on this necklace are flawless and without any impurities, and each one is probably priceless.
There are at least twenty such gems on this necklace.
The person who made Li Nuo realize how precious this necklace was was Li An Ning.
As the most favored princess of Da Xia, she was of noble status and had seen all kinds of treasures. But even for her, when she saw this necklace, envy appeared in her eyes.
Li Nuo thought for a moment, but without being pretentious, he simply accepted the gift and said, "Thank you, Uncle Chun."
Prince Chun smiled heartily, patted Li Nuo on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, okay, you are much more straightforward than your father. I like straightforward people. Unlike your father, every time I give him something, he always refuses..."
Li Nuo handed the brocade box to Song Jiaren. This gift was obviously for her.
It must be said that this necklace suits her very well.
Although she usually doesn't wear jewelry, Li Nuo is sure that she will look good in it.
Song Jiaren hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it and said softly, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Prince Chun waved his hand and said with a smile: "No thanks, no thanks, this was originally prepared for you."
After that, he took out a golden sign from his arms, handed it to Li Nuo, and said, "The previous gift was for your wife, and this gift is for you."
In fact, he originally reserved this golden medal of immunity from death for Xuan Jing.
Xuan Jing has offended so many people in the court, and sooner or later he will be used.
But now it seems that with his father around, he may not need this sign anymore.
If the emperor wants to protect him, it doesn't matter whether he has a golden medal of immunity from death or not.
If my father wants to kill him, even the golden medal of immunity from death will be lost.
Li Nuo stretched out his hand to take it. The plaque was quite heavy, with dragons and phoenixes carved on it. It looked like it was made of gold.
It should be worth quite a bit of money.
etc……
Li Nuo turned the card over. On one side, there was a lifelike dragon and phoenix engraved, and on the other side, there was a big word "免".
Li Nuo's hands trembled. Could this thing be a golden medal of immunity from death?
He looked up at Li Anning and found that her rosy mouth was wide open.
Li Nuo didn't dare to be polite this time, and quickly handed the card back, saying: "Uncle Chun Wang, this won't do..."
Before he could finish, Prince Chun interrupted him and said, "Keep it. This plaque is useless in the palace. You need it more. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, don't worry. Just kill them. Now that the plaque is used, I'll ask for another one for you next time..."
Although his voice was soft, it was full of unquestionable flavor.
Li Nuo put away the heavy gift and said again: "Thank you, uncle..."
After a while, Li Nuo and Song Jiaren walked out of Prince Chun's Mansion.
Prince Chun personally saw them off, waved to Li Nuo in the carriage, and said with a smile: "Remember to come often in the future!"
The carriage gradually went away, and he still had a smile on his face, muttering: "Xuan Jing's son is not stupid anymore, that's great..."
Looking at the young man standing next to him, Prince Chun asked, "Why, do you think Dad's gift is too heavy?"
The young man shook his head repeatedly: "Not at all. Uncle Li has done a great favor to our Prince Chun's Mansion. No matter how expensive the gift is, it is what father deserves."
Prince Chun patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you know. If it weren't for your Uncle Li, we would have been eaten up by your uncles and uncles. You must not forget this kindness..."
The young man smiled wryly.
His father had told him these words since he was a child. How could he forget them? How could he dare to forget them?
Therefore, even if his father gave them the gifts prepared for the future Crown Prince's Consort and the only golden medal of immunity from death in the palace, he had nothing to be jealous of.
Because he was used to it.
He seriously doubted that if he were a girl, his father would let him marry her.
Prince Chun looked at him, a trace of regret suddenly appeared on his face, and he said: "It would be better if you were a princess..."
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At this time, on the carriage returning to the Song Mansion.
Li Nuo glanced at his wife, who was sitting opposite him with a brocade box in her arms.
She placed the Qingshuang sword, which she never let go of, on the seat.
It seems that she really likes this gift.
My wife is like this. She is different from Li Anning.
If Li Anning likes something, he will usually ask for it directly.
A lady is much more reserved. Even if she likes something very much, she won't take the initiative to ask for it, but you can still tell from her behavior.
Having been sleeping in the same bed with her for such a long time, Li Nuo still had some understanding of her.
Li Nuo played with the gold medal in his hand over and over again. It was his gift and he liked it very much.
I originally thought that I was going to Prince Chun's mansion to express gratitude, but I didn't expect that I was going to purchase goods.
The couple did not bring any gift, but instead took away two.
Your Highness Prince Chun, you are being too nice to them.
If he didn't look so much like his father when he was young, he would even doubt whether he was Prince Chun's son.
Li Nuo carefully looked at the golden medal of immunity from death in his hand.
When it comes to the golden medal of immunity from death, the imperial court has always recognized the medals instead of the people. Anyone with the golden medal of immunity from death can be pardoned once for a death penalty other than treason.
It has to be said that double standards are human nature.
When Li Yuan used the golden medal of immunity from death to absolve himself of his guilt, Li Nuo felt very dissatisfied.
But when you own one yourself, you will understand what it feels like.
Having no cards in hand and having cards but not using them are two completely different things.
He leaned against the carriage, took a long breath, and all his previous dejection was gone.
He felt like he was okay again.
A golden medal of immunity from death in hand.
My wife is sitting opposite.
This is the greatest sense of security in the world.
(End of this chapter)
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