Xiao Sheng and the others grew impatient and walked directly up to Li Xingran.
"Sister Xingran, this is a gift for you as we meet." Xiao Sheng handed over a piece of warm jade.
Xiao Sheng is already over seven years old, and he is much taller than a first-grade elementary school student.
Li Xingran slowly raised her head, first shaking her head, and then spoke.
"His Highness the Crown Prince has already given Xingran a valuable gift, so this piece of warm jade can no longer be accepted." The response was appropriate and generous.
"That doesn't count. This gift is to celebrate your birthday, to celebrate your ability to speak, and to celebrate your ability to walk."
"This warm jade is warm in winter and cool in summer, making it especially suitable for girls to wear." Xiao Sheng was so anxious that he almost cried. She accepted other people's jade with a smile, so why wouldn't she accept his?
"Because I accept a bribe, I feel indebted. Besides, royal gifts are never easy to accept, so I'd better not take them!"
Besides, I can make it warm in winter and cool in summer myself in the future.
With Uncle Fan, a modern genius, around, making ice is a piece of cake!
[By the way, there's also a piece of warm jade in the book, which is in Zhao Yunwan's possession.]
"Take care of that crazy woman, I'll go get the warm jade myself."
Listening to his daughter's grumbling, Li Ting thought she was right. They should take fewer gifts from the royal family, otherwise it would be difficult to explain later.
Xiao Sheng was embarrassed, unsure whether to take the gift back or continue giving it out.
“Your Highness, such a fine item should be saved for the future Crown Princess! Xingran is still too young to need this warm jade,” Li Ting said, trying to smooth things over.
Li Xingran buried her head in Li Ting's arms, rubbing against him. Li Ting was tickled by Li Xingran's rubbing and kept laughing.
This alleviated the embarrassment of Xiao Sheng not being able to give away his gift.
Xiao Sheng hesitated for a moment. He would deliver this warm jade to Li Xingran sooner or later; it was just a matter of time.
That evening, the entire Li family enjoyed another lively meal together.
Previously, Li Ting had not been able to purchase the servants he wanted. Now that Li Xingran could speak and walk, she would need people around her.
So Liu Fu was sent to inform Feng, the matchmaker with the widest connections in the capital, to select some clever children to bring to the Li residence tomorrow.
So the next day, Granny Feng led forty or fifty maids and servants to the outer courtyard of the Li family.
Li Ting held Li Xingran in his arms and stood in the courtyard with Xu Ningyou, waiting to select people.
"Daddy, when you ask my name later, listen carefully to my thoughts!" Li Xingran's big eyes blinked brightly, sparkling with light.
Li Ting was absolutely thrilled.
Over the past year, Li Ting has uncovered many of Zhao Yunwan's heinous acts, as well as the Zhao Guangyun family, none of whom are good people.
Thinking of Zhao Guangyun, Li Ting felt it was time to make him pay the price.
After all, his uncle lost his life because of him, along with his aunt's family, totaling ninety-six people.
Zhao Guangyun must pay for all of this with his blood!
Li Ruizhang and his five brothers, along with Xiao Sheng and Luo Bingqian, also came to the outer courtyard to join in the fun.
Before long, the matchmaker led forty or fifty maids and servants of varying ages to the Li family.
The matchmaker held a whip, and would lash out at anyone who disobeyed.
Li Xingran felt that in such an era, people had no personal freedom at all.
It looks painful; that whip must have left marks.
After the little girls and boys who had been sold into slavery lined up, the matchmaker reported their information to Li Ting one by one.
"Yue Niang, nine years old. From Jiangjin. Her father owed gambling debts and used his daughter to pay them off."
[Father, someone in the family has become addicted to gambling this month. We can't keep her, because she might have gotten used to giving and being bullied, and her father will continue to leech off her. This kind of plot is common in melodramatic novels.]
[Moreover, in the book, Yue Niang was Liang Jia Mei's maid, who later subsidized her gambling father with countless sums of money.]
Li Ting shook his head at the matchmaker, who knew how to read people's expressions and knew that Yue Niang had not won Li Taifu's favor.
"Chen Sanduo, twelve years old, from Yuzhou. He voluntarily sold himself into slavery to raise money for his brother to take the imperial examination. His brother passed with flying colors but did not return to redeem him, so he became a slave."
[This Chen Sanduo, in the original book, is quite talented, with exceptional skills and a talent for imitation. Let's keep him here.]
Li Ting nodded, and Chen Sanduo stepped forward and stood to the side.
Li Xingran noticed that Chen Sanduo, who had just been lifeless, had a glimmer of light in his eyes the moment he stepped forward.
"Feng'er was from Xuzhou. Her family had many children, and her parents could not support them all, so they sold her as a child bride. However, she injured her young husband and was then sold into slavery."
[This one knows how to fight back, but I don't know what her personality is like. Father, you should ask her a few questions. Because in the book, she's practically invisible, a maid in Yu Chengzhu's household.]
Li Ting asked Feng'er, "Why did you hurt your little husband?"
Feng'er gritted her teeth: "He's not human. Feng'er was only eight years old. He dragged Feng'er to his bed. In order to protect herself, Feng'er took a pair of scissors and stabbed him, injuring his leg. That's why she was sold off."
"Then stay. The Li family never forces people to do anything against their will."
Feng'er stepped forward and stood next to Chen Sanduo.
"Gu Shenge, five years old, from Mingzhou. Her background is a bit complicated. Her maternal grandfather was a minor official who was convicted of a crime, which implicated her family. Because she was young, she was sold off."
In the book, Gu Shenge was sold to the Ruyi Brothel and became its top courtesan.
[This little girl is remarkable; she managed to maintain her purity even in a place like Ruyi Tower. It's a pity she entrusted herself to the wrong person, falling in love with Xiao Ding, who had already become the Crown Prince.]
Xiao Ding was single-mindedly focused on becoming emperor; how could he allow Gu Shenge to become a stain on his reputation?
[After playing along with Gu Shenge for two years, he sent someone to deliver Gu Shenge to Lu Dacheng.]
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