Chapter 225 2/3

Now listening to Concubine Liu reading these storybooks, one moment it’s “The Crow and the Pitcher,” and another it’s “The Magic Brush of Ma Liang”… he quite enjoys listening.

This Li Qingzhi, he’s someone who likes children, just like him.

Qi Jun’s fondness for Li Qingzhi grew even stronger. He thought that when he meets Li Qingzhi, he must have a good chat with him. However, he had to go secretly; he couldn’t let the Prince Jin and Prince Yan find out.

Otherwise… if Li Qingzhi really is his son, he could easily be harmed.

The palace had already been cleared. With Lu Qingxi and trustworthy people by Qi Jun’s side, quietly meeting someone was not a problem.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Qi Jun and Concubine Liu left the palace together.

It wasn’t that he remembered it so early, but he felt that nowadays, in the deep winter, dawn broke late.

Plus, they didn’t want to attract attention, so they decided to leave early.

They sneaked out with only a few attendants and squeezed into one sedan chair.

When they arrived at Qingshi Lane, it was already bright. The lane was bustling, with women shouting for their children to come home for breakfast.

“Your Majesty, this place is full of life,” Concubine Liu remarked.

“Yes,” Qi Jun heard those voices and felt somewhat envious.

He actually liked lively places, but except for Concubine Liu and Lu Qingxi, everyone else treated him with such deference that he always felt lonely.

If he and Concubine Liu were an ordinary couple, living in such a vibrant place, they would probably be very happy, right?

Concubine Liu added, “Your Majesty, the cooks at the Li household are very skilled. Since you haven’t eaten anything this morning, when we get to the Li household, we can have a bite.”

Qi Jun smiled, “Good, I’m curious to taste the food at the Li household that you praise so much.”

The sedan chair stopped at the gate of the Li household. Qi Jun heard the clear sound of reading coming from inside the courtyard.

Are children reading inside?

He smiled, signaling to Lu Qingxi, who stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Li Damao, Li Ermao, Zhao Xiaodou were indeed studying. Li Qingzhi was leading them in early morning reading in the courtyard, waiting for breakfast to be served.

Just as they were reading, they suddenly heard a knock on the door… Li Qingzhi got up to open it.

Opening the door, Li Qingzhi saw Lu Qingxi.

He didn’t know Lu Qingxi originally, but they had met briefly at Qingyun Restaurant, so he remembered him.

Seeing Li Qingzhi, Lu Qingxi cleared his throat lightly, lowering his voice to a tone similar to an ordinary man’s, “Mr. Li, my master is very grateful to you and came specially to thank you.”

Li Qingzhi didn’t expect that just two days after Lu Mingshan entered the palace, Lu Qingxi would bring the Emperor and Concubine Liu to his door.

He didn’t know how far things had progressed now, but one thing was certain.

He just needed to act like he knew nothing.

Right, he also needed to leave a good impression on the Emperor.

Li Qingzhi said, “Please come in quickly.”

He stepped aside, Lu Qingxi also stepped back, allowing the Emperor and Concubine Liu to enter first.

Qi Jun walked forward slowly, his gaze falling on Li Qingzhi.

Li Qingzhi’s voice was pleasant.

Perhaps worried that he might stumble, Li Qingzhi reached out and gave him a hand.

They were very close, and Qi Jun had a feeling that the mist before his eyes had been dispelled, and the Li Qingzhi in his eyes suddenly became much clearer.

He was a young man in his mid-twenties, handsome and remarkable in appearance, just as Lu Qingxi had said, somewhat resembling him.

His world became clearer, and in his eyes, there was only this young man.

Qi Jun stood there dumbfounded, staring at Li Qingzhi.

“Master Liu,” Li Qingzhi called out.

Only then did Qi Jun come back to his senses, his heart beating faster and faster.

He felt that Li Qingzhi was his son!

From the first moment he saw Li Qingzhi, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and now seeing Li Qingzhi, he felt that the whole world had become clearer.

Suddenly, Qi Jun remembered what Taoist Lu had said.

Taoist Lu said that his son had an extremely good fortune, and being around his son would bring benefits.

Taoist Lu also said that his son could make his health better.

Qi Jun was excited. When Li Qingzhi was about to let go of his hand supporting him, he held onto Li Qingzhi’s hand and said, “Mr. Li, thank you.”

He wasn’t very concerned about whether his body could be healed.

After all, no matter how good it was, it wasn’t going to make a big difference.

What he cared more about was his son.

And Li Qingzhi might be his son!

Li Qingzhi could understand Qi Jun’s excitement.

Just now, he helped Qi Jun treat his eyes.

He had experience in treating eyes for Fang Jinniang, and he treated Qi Jun’s eyes quickly.

However, he dared not completely heal Qi Jun’s eyes, so he just treated them a little bit and then used the remaining energy elsewhere.

And after he did this, the emperor would certainly “treat him differently.”

Qi Jun held onto Li Qingzhi’s hand and didn’t let go, and Li Qingzhi supported him into the courtyard.

There were quite a few people in the courtyard. Zhang Zao had just come out of the kitchen, saying, “Teacher, the noodles are ready!”

Li Qingzhi asked Qi Jun if he had breakfast. Learning that Qi Jun hadn’t eaten yet, he invited Qi Jun to eat together.

Qi Jun readily agreed.

The palace maids and guards brought by him and Concubine Liu were arranged to eat in the kitchen, while he ate with Li Qingzhi, Lu Qingxi, and Li Laogen. Concubine Liu ate with the women and children of the Li family.

Although there were suddenly more people, because the Li family usually cooked a lot, everyone could get a bowl of noodles.

This was definitely not enough to eat… Li Qingzhi asked Zhang Zao to buy some buns.

There were places nearby Qingshi Lane that sold buns. Zhang Zao went out with four baskets and quickly bought back dozens of meat buns, placing a basket directly on their table.

They didn’t get a lot of noodles, just a small bowl for everyone, but Qi Jun was already full, and Lu Qingxi wasn’t quite enough and wanted to eat another bun. As for Li Laogen…

“Ah Qing, I can’t eat a whole bun. When you eat a bun, give me some of the filling.” He ate the soup and noodles, and he can still eat, but he can’t eat a bun the size of a fist.

Li Qingzhi took a bun, made it open and put the whole meat into Li Laogen’s empty bowl, then began to eat the bun.

Li Laogen was very happy: “Ah Qing, you are really good!”

Qi Jun looked at Li Laogen, slightly twisted.

Concubine Liu didn’t tell him that Li Qingzhi was an orphan. He didn’t know that Li Qingzhi had a dad.

But this father…even if his eyesight is poor, he can see that he doesn’t look like Li Qingzhi at all.

This is definitely not my biological father!

“Brother, you don’t look like Mr. Li.” The emperor was a little impatient and spoke out.

Li Laogen said: “Definitely not, he is my adopted son, not my biological son.”

Qi Jun’s heart skipped a beat and he asked Li Qingzhi: “Mr. Li, your biological parents…”

“I don’t know who my biological parents are.” Li Qingzhi said with a smile.

Qi Jun’s heart was burning with joy, and he felt more and more that Li Qingzhi was his son.

This kind of connection between father and son cannot be faked!

Now when he sees Li Qingzhi eating, he feels familiar with it!

It was normal for Qi Jun to feel that the way Li Qingzhi held the things looked familiar.

Li Qingzhi imitated some of Concubine Liu’s expressions and movements.

Everyone’s expression is different. The way their eyes and mouth look when they speak are all different.

It is not easy for ordinary people to learn from others, but Li Qingzhi has a photographic memory!

He did not copy Concubine Liu’s demeanor completely, but he learned about 70% of it, and was somewhat similar to Concubine Liu.