Hairpin Phoenix - Chapter 718

  Chapter 718 The Journey (2)

The    domain is far away from the capital, and it takes about a month to ride a horse. Traveling as a family like this, hundreds of horses and carriages are slowly moving forward, and it is not bad to arrive in two months.

   However, Li Xian is not in a hurry. With the feeling of traveling in the mountains and water, just walk slowly.

   When it was time to rest, Li Xian really took Li Chen and rode off.

  Li Wei looked greedy and wanted to go.

   Zhao Yu said with a smile: “You are too young. After another two years, let the fourth uncle take you on a horse.”

  Li Wei nodded obediently, his eyes chasing the brown-red pony.

Zhao Yu smiled and turned to look at Li Zhen, who had always been silent and docile. Her voice subconsciously softened: “Sister Zhen, you and Brother Wei will live with the fourth aunt in the future. Whatever you think, just talk to you. The fourth aunt said, don’t be afraid, and don’t hold it in your heart.”

   Li Zhen hummed and said in a low voice, “Thank you Fourth Aunt.”

   Compared with Li Wei, who adapted quickly, Li Zhen was much more reserved and careful.

   Probably because he was beaten a lot by his own mother before. . Li Zhen, who was not very timid in the first place, became more and more timid, and didn’t even dare to look at people.

   Zhao Yu felt sad when she saw it. She reached out and pulled out the hidden compartment in the carriage, and took out some dried fruit and meat from it. Li Wei held a handful of dried meat and grinned happily.

  Li Zhen carefully pinched a piece of preserved fruit and ate it in small bites, but still didn’t look up.

   No rush, take your time.

   Zhao Yu also squeezed the sour and sweet preserved fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

   Li Chen, who rode a horse around the outside, excitedly returned to the carriage. Seeing a bunch of delicious food, he was instantly greedy, and he reached out and grabbed a large amount of dried meat.

   Zhao Yu glared at his son with a smile: “How can you eat so much, put some down.” After saying that, she took half of it from Li Chen’s hand and put it into Li Wei’s hand again.

   Li Chen is the only son of Li Xian and Zhao Yu. He is used to being spoiled and domineering. Seeing his mother facing Li Wei, Li Chen felt aggrieved and annoyed, and said loudly, “I’m hungry, so I need to eat more.”

   actually stretched out his hand and snatched back the dried meat from Li Wei’s hand.

   Li Wei pouted and started to cry.

   Zhao Yu was also annoyed, and reached out and slapped Li Chen: “What are you doing! I want to eat when I’m hungry, there’s more in the box, just take it. Why do you have to grab this one from Brother Wei!”

   Li Chen was beaten, but he refused to let go and come back, and even had a stubborn temper: “I’m going to eat these!”

   Zhao Yu was so angry that she stretched out her hand to fight again.

Li Xian frowned and stopped Zhao Yu: “If you have something to say, what do you do to beat a child.” Then he reprimanded Li Chen with a straight face: “You are three years older than Brother Wei, so you have to look like a big brother. A few pieces of dried meat, we have to fight for it, and see how much you can do.”

   Li Chen was beaten by his own mother and scolded by his father. He burst into tears in grievance, raised his hand, and threw the meat in his hand out of the car window: “I won’t eat it!”

  Don’t talk about Zhao Yu, Li Xian was also **** off by his son. He stared at him and rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat someone up: “You bastard! I have to teach you a good lesson today!”

  Li Zhen rushed over at some point and blocked Li Chen.

She was also very scared, her small body kept shaking, her small eyes were full of panic and fear, but she firmly stopped in front of Li Chen, her voice trembling: “Fourth uncle, if you want to hit you, hit him. I, don’t beat cousin Chen.”

   “Hit me! I’m not afraid of pain!”

   Li Xian, an adult man who has been on the battlefield and killed people, also had a sour nose and red eyes because of Li Zhen’s actions.

   He put down his hand, his voice was a little hoarse: “Sister Zhen, don’t be afraid, the fourth uncle was playing with Brother Chen just now, not really wanting to do it. The fourth uncle never hits children.”

   Zhao Yu also coaxed Sister Zhen, who was trembling all over, with red eyes: “Yes, sister Zhen, don’t be afraid, your fourth uncle never hits anyone.”

   Li Zhen still refused to move, and insisted on blocking Li Chen with her thin body.

   Li Wei, who was still crying, wiped his tears with his sleeves, moved over habitually, and shrank behind his sister. He whispered to Li Chen, “Cousin Chen, squat down and hide.”

   Li Chen is much older than Li Wei, so he naturally understands what Li Zhen is doing. The anger and anger in my heart before, all flew away.

   Cousin Jane was so kind to him.

   Having a sister who cares and protects you, that’s how it feels!

   Forget it, in the future he will give half of his parents to Cousin Zhen.

   Li Chen stuck his head out from behind Li Zhen and said loudly, “Mom and Dad, I was wrong. I will never mess with Cousin Zhen again.”

   Li Wei probed from the other side: “I have something delicious to share with cousin Chen.”

   Zhao Yu and Li Xian were amused by the children and laughed together. The tense atmosphere of a moment ago was swept away.

   Zhao Yu stepped forward, hugged Li Zhen, and said sympathetically, “Sister Zhen, come here and sit with the fourth aunt.”

   Li Zhen was still a little uncomfortable, and quickly glanced at Zhao Yu and then at the smiling fourth uncle. The fourth uncle was so angry just now that he didn’t even hit them.

   Zhao Yu just pretended not to pay attention to Li Zhen’s small movements, and kept holding Li Zhen’s hand all the way.

  …

   In the evening, a group of people settled in the post house.

   Li Wei insisted on sleeping with Li Zhen. Li Chen was too old, so he was embarrassed to squeeze on the same couch with his cousin. Then put another narrow couch in the house. After traveling all day, everyone was tired, and soon fell asleep.

   Zhao Yu was also a little tired, but not much sleepy, and whispered to Li Xian.

   “I don’t know when we will be able to return to the capital after we leave.” Li Xian sighed in a low voice, “It feels strange to me to leave the concubine alone in the capital.”

   Zhao Yu said softly, “There is nothing I can do about it. To be unfilial, the grandmother is old and sick, and will not be able to live for a few years. Wait patiently for a few years, and there will always be a chance to reunite with my mother and concubine.”

   paused, then sighed again: “What a sin. In the past two years, Sister Zhen has been beaten. She is only a few years old, and she knows how to protect her younger brother.”

   A trace of anger flashed in Li Xian’s eyes: “Sister-in-law San is really a mother in vain. How can you do it against a pair of children.”

   “She has no idea of ​​surviving.” Zhao Yu said with a burst of regret and self-reproach: “It was all with one breath. As soon as I heard the news of Li Hao’s death, the breath disappeared.”

   “She died very easily, only a pair of children were pitiful.”

   “In the future, I will take good care of Sister Zhen and Brother Wei, and treat them as my own children.”

   Li Xian hummed and reminded with a smile: “Don’t go too far. Our brother Chen has been a master of eating alone since he was a child. Today, he is noisy because you are too biased.”

   “It’s not a good way to get along with their siblings. You can treat them equally. Sister Zhen is sensible, but Brother Wei needs to be trained well.”

   “Train them all into adults, we can live up to the third brother and the third sister-in-law, and we also share our worries for the emperor and the empress.”

   (end of this chapter)