Chapter 486 Why weren’t they the ones who died?
The next day.
After Song Yanxi had breakfast, she asked someone to harness the carriage and took Zhuzhi to the Royal Post Station.
She had thought that the two Li brothers might not be willing to go back to the Princess's Mansion with her.
After all, if Li Cheng returns to the Bai family, he will get his own surname back, and he can also restore the reputation of more than a hundred people in the Bai family in Qingwa Town.
The victory of repelling the Liang army at the border town was a credit to the Bai family.
If rewards were given based on merit, simply giving them an honorary position would be enough for the two brothers to have enough food and drink, which is better than living in the princess's mansion without any official status.
But she didn't expect that the person who was unwilling to go with her would be He Chunhua's son, Li Zhuang.
"You guys go with her, I won't go." Li Zhuang said in a muffled voice with his back to everyone while lying on the bed.
Li Cheng frowned and advised, "Although the Royal Inn is good, we can't stay here forever. It's against the rules."
Hearing this, Li Zhuang pulled the quilt up to cover his head.
Li Cheng wanted to say something, but Li Zhi tugged at his sleeve and said, "Brother, don't worry about him. Who knows what that Gou Dan said to him these days?"
As he spoke, he quickly smiled at Song Yanxi who was waiting at the door and said, "Princess, we'll be there right away!"
He looked like a lackey, with no trace of his former arrogance.
In just a few months, he seemed to have grown up suddenly.
He has also grown taller and stronger.
At first glance, you might even think he is the older brother of the two brothers.
Ignoring Li Zhi's urging, Li Cheng lowered his voice and said, "Zhuangzhuang, what Liu Goudan said cannot be trusted."
In response to him, he heard Li Zhuang's snoring.
Li Zhi was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. He rushed forward and pushed Li Zhuang hard, cursing, "You ungrateful wolf, don't be ungrateful!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He gritted his teeth and said, "Only a brainless idiot like you would believe that bad guy Liu Goudan.
If you really dare to go with him, his godmother will beat you to death."
What does it mean to follow Liu Goudan?
Song Yanxi frowned when she heard this and walked quickly into the house.
Li Zhuang on the bed wrapped himself up like a cocoon and remained motionless no matter how Li Zhi pushed him.
It seemed as if he was determined to stay in the post station.
Li Zhi's voice trembled with anger as he angrily said, "Princess, leave this ungrateful man alone and let him acknowledge the thief as his father!"
Li Cheng scolded: "Xiao Zhi, don't talk nonsense."
Looking at Li Zhi's flushed face, Song Yanxi nodded in appreciation, "Not bad, now you have learned to use idioms."
Hearing this, Li Zhi's face suddenly turned even redder.
But this time, it was embarrassing.
He twirled the corner of his clothes awkwardly and mumbled, "My brother taught me all this."
Song Yanxi nodded and praised him generously, "You've learned very well. Keep up your enthusiasm. You'll definitely be the teacher's favorite student when you go to school."
Li Zhi asked excitedly, "Princess, can I still go to school?"
"Of course." Song Yanxi looked at the cocoon on the bed and said, "Your brother will be with you, and so will Zhuangzhuang. The three of you can be classmates now."
When Li Zhi heard that his brother was there, he became very excited.
But when he heard Zhuangzhuang's name, his face instantly fell and he said with disdain: "What is this ungrateful wolf like the County Supervisor doing? He's just like Liu Goudan, he can never be tamed."
Li Cheng frowned and quickly shut his mouth.
But those eyes, clearly black and white, were filled with dissatisfaction.
Song Yanxi really didn't expect that two children of the same age, riding in the same carriage on the way back to Beijing, could still have such a stiff relationship.
When she came the day before yesterday, she thought that Li Zhuang was having trouble adapting to the local climate and was in a bad mood, which was why he was not treating everyone well.
Now it seems that this child is hiding something.
Song Yanxi looked at Li Cheng and smiled faintly, "I have something to say to Zhuangzhuang alone. Take your brother and wait for me outside."
Li Zhi wanted to speak more but was stopped by Li Cheng's look.
He clenched his fists and glared at the cocoon on the bed in a warning as he left, shouting, "Ignorant bastard, my brother and I are right outside, you'd better behave yourself!"
The cricket pupated for a moment and didn't intend to pay any attention to him.
Li Zhi was immediately furious and was about to go forward with his fists to teach him a lesson.
"Xiaozhi!"
Glancing at Li Cheng's cold face, Li Zhi gritted his teeth and gave up.
Li Cheng walked out with his brother, looked back at Song Yanxi with some concern, and pointed to the door.
He told her that they would be guarding outside and to just shout if she needed anything.
Song Yanxi nodded, and after the two brothers left, she closed the door.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Li Zhuang, who had wrapped himself like a cocoon, became alert instantly.
He struggled to get out of the quilt, met Song Yanxi's gaze with some anger, and said angrily: "Go away, I won't go back with you."
Afraid that she didn't hear clearly, he shouted again in a loud voice: "I'm not going with you, get out!"
Song Yanxi pulled a chair and sat down without responding to him.
Li Zhuang was a little annoyed. He sat up from the bed and asked angrily, "Don't you understand what people are saying?"
Facing his eyes that pretended to be fierce but were actually extremely guilty, Song Yanxi said calmly: "Xiao Zhi's words may be harsh, but he has a good heart.
I'll take care of the things on the carriage for the two brothers, thank you."
Li Zhuang said with a sullen face: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Song Yanxi was in no hurry to explain, and said to herself: "You should be able to see that I don't actually like you."
She believed that no one would like a child who had never shown kindness to her from beginning to end.
Perhaps there was some misunderstanding, which led to the child having a bad impression of her.
But it is an indisputable fact that he never gave her a good look on the way back to Beijing.
She said frankly: "If Li Cheng hadn't told me that you had helped them, you wouldn't be a bad kid.
I might actually consider whether or not to fulfill the promise I made to Sister Chunhua."
"Don't you dare mention my mother!"
Li Zhuang clenched his fists tightly, his eyes red as he said, "It's all because of you outsiders. You killed her."
He stared at Song Yanxi and said, "If you hadn't gone, the border town wouldn't have been infected with the disease, and my mother wouldn't have died."
Song Yanxi nodded and admitted: "The epidemic is indeed not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.
But you are wrong about one thing.”
Facing Li Zhuang's stubborn eyes, she said, "The epidemic is a conspiracy by the people of Liang, targeting not only His Royal Highness Prince Jin, but also all the people of Da'an.
Your family is also a part of it.
No one will be spared, whether we are there or not."
"You're talking nonsense!" Li Zhuangcai was unwilling to listen to her.
He only knew that his mother died of illness, while these "culprits" were all standing here alive and well.
Liu Goudan said that they would be rewarded soon and would have an endless supply of good food and drink in the future.
But his mother could only sleep in a small coffin and be buried underground forever.
His mother is such a good person that she couldn't even bear to kill a rabbit.
Why weren't they the ones who died?
Shocked by the hatred in his eyes, Song Yanxi frowned and asked, "Do you really think your mother died of an epidemic?"
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