"The food is here!"
Li Hong wore an apron and walked in with a smile, followed by Zhu Wanqing who was serving the dishes.
The conversation between the two ended. They stood up and sat down at the dining table, waiting for the food to be served.
Today's meal is very sumptuous, with more than ten dishes of various kinds, including meat and vegetables, with good color and fragrance.
Father Li tasted it and praised his son for his good craftsmanship, but his tone was a bit...hating that iron cannot become steel.
In this day and age, it is not a glorious thing for a man to be able to cook.
Li Qing curled his lips secretly: Who do you want to order?
Even... Zhu Wanqing also had some complaints in her heart.
At this moment, two vested interests empathize!
Li Hong smiled coquettishly and took two chopsticks of food for his father, "Father, you have worked hard all the way, so please eat more."
"Hmm..." Father Li said with a calm expression, "I'm not the only one who's working hard. It's your sister Wanqing who's working hard. You're heartless and make others wait."
"Uh-huh... What my father taught me is that the child can't get away even now." Li Hong quickly apologized.
Father Li was furious: Why doesn't this child understand?
However, Zhu Wanqing heard the implication. Women are very cheap if they go to court. Father Li's words were obviously to make his son feel confident and easy to manipulate her.
Should! You deserve to be kicked out by my father... Zhu Wanqing thought bitterly, but her face was stern.
However, due to her temper, she was not very generous. She simply left Li's father aside and continued to be attentive to Li Qing, leaving Li's father alone.
Li Hong was very slow in this aspect. He just felt that the atmosphere was not lively enough, so he kept encouraging it, but found that he could not move it.
The three of them didn't talk much, and it was all up to him to do the talking, but no one answered, making him act like a fool.
Li Qing only felt that eating this meal was quite hard, more tiring than cooking.
After lunch, it’s too late.
Father Li waited for his son to finish his work, then stood up and said, "Hong'er, this is my first time as a father in the capital."
"Then the kid will take you around." Li Hong said with a smile.
"Well, let's go." Father Li just found an excuse and wanted to teach his son a lesson.
Zhu Wanqing pouted her lips and muttered: "It's really annoying. When I get married to my eldest brother, I won't live in your house anymore."
"What are you muttering about?" A lazy voice sounded in the distance.
Zhu Wanqing was excited, rolled her eyes, hurriedly picked up the pony, ran to Li Qing, sat down in front of the recliner, and beat Li Qing's legs, showing more filial piety than her own father.
"Uncle Li~"
"uh-huh?"
"When will eldest brother go to put down the rebellion?"
Li Qing thought for a moment and said, "We'll probably leave at the end of the month."
"Then...when will the war be over?"
Li Qing said with a smile: "I don't know where to go. Fighting is not just a house game. How can you say when the fight will be over?"
Zhu Wanqing pursed her lips and said, "Just give me a rough idea."
"Hmm...about three months."
"That's pretty quick." Zhu Wanqing nodded and asked, "Isn't fighting dangerous?"
"Aren't you talking nonsense?"
Zhu Wanqing suddenly became worried and hesitated: "Uncle Li, are you going?"
"I have other things to do." Li Qing shook his head.
"You are your godson, so you are not worried?" The little girl seemed suspicious, as if she was... morally kidnapped.
Li Qing had no morals and nodded: "Don't worry, everyone has his own destiny."
"..."
Li Qing asked: "By the way, Xiao Nizi, how old are you this year?"
"Just sixteen years old." Zhu Wanqing said sadly, "Uncle Li, why do you ask?"
"Nothing, do you really want to marry Li Hong?"
Zhu Wanqing's delicate face suddenly turned red, but she bravely admitted: "Yeah."
Li Qing nodded: "What do you think?"
"What do you think?" Zhu Wanqing was confused.
"It's just a marriage," Li Qing said, "He has been waiting for you for so many years, he can't wait forever, can he?
Twenty-three is not too old, but it is not too young. There are very few men at this age who are not married, so you can't always hang on to him. "
Zhu Wanqing blushed and said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with me. The main problem is with my father. He doesn't want me to get married too early."
"Come on!" Li Qing curled his lips, "Does Uncle Li know whether you are a good girl or not?"
"Uncle Li, your words are hurtful!"
"Come on!" Li Qing sat up straight and his expression became serious, "I'm not forcing you to do anything, I just want to remind you that while enjoying the admiration of others, you must also put yourself in others' shoes;
Since you also like him, you should give him a time limit and don't regard other people's kindness as your arbitrary capital. "
Zhu Wanqing stopped beating her legs and became serious: "Uncle Li, my niece is not that kind of person. I like him very much, just as much as he likes me. It's just...my father and mother don't really want me to be too early." Get married."
After a pause, "I will make it clear to my eldest brother. In two years, or at most two more years, I have to do a good job as a father and mother. It is not easy for them to raise me. I don't want to do a good deed and make them unhappy." .”
Li Qing nodded: "Well, it's best to tell the truth. Your parents only have a daughter. There's nothing wrong with you thinking so. I don't mean to force you, I just don't want Li Hong to have to wait hard."óΠъ.oяＧ
"My niece understands."
Zhu Wanqing smiled easily and became quirky again, "Uncle Li, although eldest brother is very skilled, the battlefield is dangerous. Why don't you just go and watch?"
Li Qing said: "I'm already old, so don't think too highly of me."
"Some people become more and more powerful the longer they live."
Li Qing's face darkened: "Xiao Nizi, your skin is itchy, right?"
Zhu Wanqing was instinctively terrified, but she couldn't restrain her strong desire for knowledge. She hummed, "Uncle Li, my father told me, so you just admit it, right?"
"Admit what?" Li Qing asked.
"of course……"
Facing the sharp and cold eyes, Zhu Wanqing held it back, her heart trembling wildly.
Li Qing said quietly: "If you show your cleverness again, I may not be so ruthless as to destroy the flowers, but I will make you suffer a lot."
"My...niece doesn't dare anymore." Zhu Wanqing gave in decisively. She knew that Uncle Li was not a kind person.
However, she once again confirmed her guess and was almost certain.
Li Qing also knew that this girl had probably guessed it, but he couldn't kill anyone to silence her, so he could only scare her into talking nonsense.
However, Li Qing did not believe this girl's lies. He knew that Zhu Qizhen would never talk nonsense about such a big matter unless he obtained his consent.
It's this little girl...it's really not good to be too smart.
It would be nice to give her elder brother some of this intelligence. But having said that, Zhu Jianshen is also quite shrewd. Putting aside his great political wisdom, he is not weaker than this little girl. Damn, he is indeed a good saint. Sun, your genes are really strong...
Li Qing slandered.
"If you continue to seek death, don't blame Uncle Li for not feeling sorry for this junior!" Li Qing said quietly, "Your father and I would dare to stab you, so don't blame you..."
"You stabbed my daddy?"
"Ahem, I just said..." Li Qing felt guilty, but quickly adjusted, "I stabbed him, what?"
Zhu Wanqing was both shocked and angry: "You are a minister..."
"I'm giving you face, right? Are you going to fight with me?" Li Qing was also a little angry, "Little girl, please remember, I am not your father. If you mess with me, no one can do anything."
"..." Zhu Wanqing regained consciousness and said dullly: "Then you can't do this, that's too... my father!"
"If you make a mistake, you will be beaten!"
"Then it's not your turn to fight!" Zhu Wanqing said angrily.
"I have!"
Li Qing's voice was not loud, but his voice was unparalleled and domineering, giving Zhu Wanqing a feeling of conviction.
Zhu Wanqing was suffocated by this aura, and soon she said proudly: "Haha... you admitted it yourself, you are the Li Qing, Yong Qing back then..."
"Hey, hey, Uncle Li, what are you going to do...don't, my niece is wrong, I don't dare to do it anymore...ah!"
~
Li Hong didn't understand why he just walked around the capital with his father, who had never seen the world, and when he came back, his sister Wanqing was severely beaten.
Not only were the palms of his hands beaten to pieces, but his legs were also beaten to the point where he couldn't even stand up. It was simply... too cruel.
Father Li couldn't help but look sideways: Has this Brother Li ever been a bandit before?
Li Hong was heartbroken, but he didn't dare to say that Li Qing was not the best, so he could only say:
"Godfather, if sister Wanqing makes a mistake again, tell me and I will... beat her."
Can you do it? Li Qing said calmly: "Don't worry, you won't be disabled or scarred. I've already prescribed the medicine. You can grab some medicine later and you'll be fine soon."
After a pause, "Tell her that I have ten thousand ways to make her miserable without really hurting her. Let her be honest and stop making me angry."
"Yes, I will tell her." Li Hong nodded, wondering: Why does sister Wanqing keep poking her godfather's lung tube? How did she do it?
~
Facts have proved that some people just have to fight, and if they don’t fight, they won’t have long memories.
No, after receiving a severe beating, Zhu Wanqing was said to be a good boy. He was very polite and spoke nicely.
In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.
On February 25th, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, Tongzhi Zhao Fu, and Yong... led a group of 160,000 troops to attack the Yao chieftain.
Li Hong also followed the army and went to quell the rebellion.
Zhu Wanqing reluctantly let him go after saying a lot of words.
…
The next day, Li's father said goodbye. With his sons gone, there was no need for him to live here anymore.
However, Zhu Wanqing did not leave.
Firstly, it won't take long for Big Brother to put down the rebellion, and secondly, first-hand information can be obtained here.
She asked her father Li to bring a message to her parents, and then she settled in the capital.
However, her heart has been unable to calm down, and she is afraid that she will become a widow before she gets married.
In comparison, Li Qing was much more relaxed. He watched her all day long and even asked her to cook, clean, etc. It was very comfortable.
Zhu Wanqing was so angry that she deliberately made the food unpalatable, but in the end, she ate all the unpalatable meals herself.
Helpless, she had no choice but to be honest and stop confronting Uncle Li.
She was afraid that if she continued like this, she might not be able to wait for her eldest brother to triumph...
The younger generation is filial and lovable, and Li Qing doesn't mind being a kind elder. For a while, the two of them went from being tit-for-tat to being a loving father and a filial daughter, very harmonious.
~
On the tenth day of March, Li Qing, who was eating fish at home, finally moved and went to the palace early in the morning.
Because, Shi Biao finally came back from the grassland.
