Chapter 421

This courtyard has no plaque and no rectification of its name, but it stands in the Li family.

Looking at the closed courtyard door, feeling inexplicable in my heart, I knelt on the ground with my knees bent and kowtowed heavily.

The moment my forehead touched the ground, I silently recited the word "Grandfather" in my heart.

But suddenly, a sound of vicissitudes came from inside the courtyard gate, and the moment it suddenly echoed outside, I was shocked all over.

"Who... is kowtowing outside?"

The followers around him all stared with disbelief.

"This is... the voice of Mr. Li!"

"Mr. Li hasn't been out of the courtyard for a long time, why did he ask inside?"

"It must be the son of Li Qi. Could it be that Mr. Li has taken a fancy to the son of Li Qi and hopes that he will be the crown prince?"

"Shut up." When Li Qi heard this, he gave his followers a stern look, and the followers immediately shut up and dared not be presumptuous.

Immediately afterwards, Li Qi made three bows and nine kowtows, while responding: "Li Qi, the younger generation, and Li Shaobai, the commander of the southern part of the Tiejiang River, are passing through the land of the Patriarch, and we are here to kowtow to pay our respects."

Without any hesitation, I answered the words and said, "Li Shaobai, the younger generation, hereby pay my respects to Mr. Li."

There was a sudden silence in the courtyard, but Mr. Li didn't make a sound, no one dared to stand up, and all knelt on the ground.

The same is true for me, but I didn't feel unbalanced in my heart, because it was my grandfather who I knelt on, of course.

After half a minute, Mr. Li's voice came again from the courtyard gate.

"Tiejiang... Commander Li from the south, why did you come to my Li family, and who do you want to see?"

"The younger generation was invited by His Excellency Li Qinghao, and came to meet with Li's house. Please forgive me, I don't know what is going on." I was suddenly happy. Li Qinghao refused to let me tell Shao Wentian. don't tell me?

Kneeling for a few more minutes, Mr. Li said in the yard: "Understood, you go away."

After finishing speaking, the whole courtyard returned to tranquility again, Li Qi stood up immediately, with a stern face full of the prestige of a prince, and shouted: "Li Shaobai, follow me quickly, don't neglect."

I immediately followed Li Qi's footsteps and left Mr. Li's unnamed courtyard.

In fact, both Li Qi and I know that we are pretending all the time, because the person who Li Qi calls the chief and claims to be in charge of the overall situation is the one who has kept his power behind closed doors for many years... Mr. Li!

And before I left Yanjing last time, the old man with a cane pointed out to me, if I guessed correctly, he was my own grandfather, Li Tianxing!

I couldn't help but look back at the yard behind me a few more times. I silently hid this secret in my heart. Now is not the best time to reveal my identity, otherwise Mr. Li would never let me go.

Taking a deep breath, I turned my head and continued to follow Li Qi to the interior of Li's house.

After passing the ancestral hall, passing the garden of singing birds and fragrant flowers, passing the majestic and resplendent Li Family Hall, I was finally taken to a palace by Li Qi.

I raised my head and looked at this palace carefully. It is called Qianzheng Palace, and the surrounding decorations are full of imperial atmosphere, like a place where emperors and generals live. Compared with Mr. Li's simple courtyard, it is extremely luxurious.

Li Qi stopped in his tracks, left his followers outside the door with a wave of his hand, and led me directly through the palace gate. As he walked, he explained, "This is Qianzheng Palace, which is the residence of my uncle Li Qinghao. This is a good place, where luck is everywhere, so don't be presumptuous here, don't speak wild words."

Li Qi's words seem to be threatening, but they are actually advising me to be more careful. This is Li Qinghao's territory, and even he dare not mess around. After all, it is not Mr. Li who is currently in power, but Li Qinghao.

"Understood, thank you Prince Li Qi for your guidance." I bowed my hands pretendingly.

Unexpectedly, Li Qi was still secretly trembling, his eyes were faintly shining, as if he was enjoying this feeling very much.

I couldn't help giving Li Qi a blank look, "Your Majesty Li Qi, please continue to lead the way, this Qianzheng Palace is too big, I'm afraid I'll get lost."

"Follow me." Li Qi snorted, and walked into Qianzheng Palace swaggeringly. Whenever there were guards, as soon as he saw Li Qi approaching, he immediately gave way, bowed his waist and lowered his head, filled with a strong sense of feudalism. breath.

Until I entered a secluded courtyard, I saw a middle-aged man sitting on a stone chair in the gazebo, drinking hot tea leisurely, surrounded by four handsome old men guarding him.

This person is wearing a gold silk robe, with a jade finger that symbolizes power on his thumb. He moves his hands and feet like a yellow dragon reborn, and his face is dignified, like an emperor and general.

At this moment, even though I have never seen this person before, I recognized him instantly. He is the leader of the Li family, Li Qinghao!

As if aware of my gaze, Li Qinghao put down his teacup, looked sideways at me, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, his eyes were like a sharp light, as if he could see through me completely, which made my heart suddenly tense.

Li Qi led me outside the gazebo where Li Qinghao was, first bowed his hands to him, and then said respectfully: "Report to Uncle, I have already arrived."

Li Qinghao made tea calmly, and said with a faint smile, "Qi'er, and the four of you, step back, I have something to talk to Commander Li alone."

"Yes." The four old men nodded in unison, without any hesitation, they immediately turned around and left the courtyard.

As for Li Qi, he took a few deep breaths, looked at me more, and then left, as if he was quite worried about what Li Qinghao would do to me.

Soon, only Li Qinghao and I were left in the courtyard, and the surroundings were quiet, except for the chirping of birds from time to time.

I just stood there like this, not sure what to say, and I didn't understand what Li Qinghao was planning, why he summoned me in person.

After standing for a few minutes, Li Qinghao finally made the tea, poured himself another cup, smelled the aroma of the hot tea carefully, and exclaimed: "Such good tea, Commander Li saw it, don't you want to have a cup?"

"Don't dare." I said.

Li Qinghao turned his face sideways, and suddenly stared at me coldly, "Don't you dare? You dare to plot against my Li family, so why don't you dare?"

"I have no choice but to do it." I replied.

"It's a last resort? When did Tie Jiang's face and courage become so big? You have to force my Li family to take action?" Li Qinghao's eyes became colder and colder. Under his scrutiny, I felt like I was in an extremely cold world. , A chill emanated from the inside out.

"Your Excellency is wrong. It is due to the situation. I am thinking of Tie Jiang and showing value for Tie Jiang." I forcefully calmed down, knowing very well that as long as Li Qinghao is unhappy, just a word can make me feel happy. To die here completely, the identity of the people in charge of the Li family is definitely not a joke, they are definitely those who stand at the top of the pyramid of power.

Li Qinghao squinted his eyes, waved his hand suddenly, and swept the teacup off the stone table, smashing it to the ground.

When the sound of the teacup breaking, I knew something was wrong.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Qinghao said coldly: "I don't think I want to show value, but I want to use the Li family to strengthen Tiejiang and then leave the Li family. Am I right?"