Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Two plates?!
Seeing the maid turn and leave, Li Xiang finally became a little panicked.

It’s not that I can’t afford two plates of pastries, but I’m worried that this is just the beginning.

Immediately, Li Xiang couldn't help but roll his eyes around and looked around, trying to find an excuse to escape from Li Ji.

But while Li Ji's attention was returned to the book in his hand, he still caught Li Xiang's little movements out of the corner of his eye.

"The little guy's Qi training is not good enough..."

Li Ji smiled secretly.

But this is normal. No matter how precocious Li Xiang is, he is still just a child after all.

After realizing that his tricks had been seen through, Li Xiang instinctively felt guilty and panicked. This was a perfectly normal reaction.

"Well, then let me, your father, help you cultivate your calmness in the face of adversity. Isn't this also a kind of fatherly love?"

Li Ji was definitely not childish in thinking this, he just wanted to see the moment when Li Xiang, the big boy, broke down.

After Li Xiang pondered for a while, he carefully looked at Li Ji, who seemed to be concentrating on studying the classics, and said in a low voice.

"Father, I have an appointment with Adou today, and it's time for me to go to my uncle's house."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

Li Ji said casually.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen the young master for a long time. It's just right that I can send someone to invite the young master to my house. There's no need for Xiang'er to go to the master's house specially."

Li Xiang's eyes couldn't help but widen a little, and his heart became more and more flustered.

The failure of one excuse often requires more excuses to cover it up.

If Adou really came, with his simplicity and honesty, he would definitely not know how to cover for Li Xiang secretly.

As long as Li Ji asked, Adou would definitely clarify everything that was not agreed upon.

At this moment, even though the weather had become much cooler in autumn, Li Xiang couldn't help but begin to sweat on his forehead. He felt oppressive, as if his old father had inadvertently seen through all his thoughts, and Li Xiang began to sweat profusely.

However, Li Xiang's social circle is so small. Naturally, there are many young men from aristocratic families in Wu County who want to get in touch with Li Xiang, but they obviously do not have the qualifications to do so.

Speaking objectively, there are not many people who are qualified to be Li Xiang's childhood sweetheart.

Among them, the descendants of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were naturally qualified, but unfortunately Guan Yu and Zhang Fei got married relatively late, and Guan Yu went to Yizhou to guard it for several years, while Zhang Fei also followed Li Ji on the expedition to Yingzhou.

This resulted in the fact that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's children were only born not long ago, and A Dou and Li Xiang did not even have other playmates for the time being.

And if his father really found out that he was lying, Li Xiang would feel inexplicably panicked.

Even though Li Xiang had never been beaten by Li Ji himself since he was a child, Li Xiang undoubtedly admired and respected his father, which made Li Xiang a little afraid even if Li Ji frowned slightly.

Will my father be disappointed?
Or will you get furious?
Even if a younger brother or sister is born soon, the father's already limited attention will not be completely transferred to the younger brother or sister, right?
However, Li Xiang, who was still quite far from being able to hide his emotions, had no idea that his wildly fluctuating emotions were almost fully expressed through his unconsciously changing facial expression.

This amused Li Ji, who was observing out of the corner of his eye.

Even the Sichuan region didn't have Sichuan Opera face-changing yet. At an age when Li Xiang couldn't even hold a bamboo slip, he had mastered the essence of it.

"What's wrong? Xiang'er, aren't you happy that the young master came to your house to play with you?" Li Ji asked.

"No, no, I'm very happy." Li Xiang answered with some difficulty.

Li Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you smile?" Li Xiang's face froze slightly, and then he forced a smile while sweating profusely, revealing his obviously missing front teeth.

Looking at this extremely contrasting scene, Li Ji, who was pretending to be serious, almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

At this moment, Li Qin ran over in a hurry and shouted.

"My Lord, my Lord, my wife has a stomachache..."

Immediately, Li Ji jumped up from the rattan chair almost instantly, changing his usual calm style, and rushed towards the backyard in a hurry, constantly asking Li Qin about the situation.

"Is the birth coming soon? Has the midwife called over? Are the hot water, towels, and other things ready?"

"These have been prepared all along, please rest assured, my lord."

"Where is Zhang Zhongjing? Send someone to invite Zhang Zhongjing over..."

"Yes."

In less than a few breaths, before Li Xiang could even come to his senses, his father's back completely disappeared.

At this moment, Li Xiang realized what it meant to have a father's love that was like a landslide, fleeting and never to return...

However, after Li Xiang reacted, his expression changed slightly.

After all, even if all preparations have been made early on, the risk of childbirth for pregnant women is still extremely high in this era.

Even the very young Li Xiang secretly understood this, which made Li Xiang very worried about his mother, and he subconsciously rushed in the direction of Li Ji.

However, Li Xianggang ran two steps, then hurriedly turned back and stuffed one of the pastries that Li Ji had just given him into his mouth, then picked up the other one, wrapped it up and put it in his arms, and then his two short legs chased in the direction of Li Ji at a very high frequency.

By the time Li Xiang arrived at the courtyard where Zhao Ji lived, a group of maids were already busy coming in and out to make preparations, and the midwife who had been arranged to wait in the mansion early had also gone in.

Subconsciously, Li Xiang wanted to rush into the house to see how Zhao Ji was doing.

However, before Li Xiang could get close, he suddenly felt his collar being grabbed at the back of his neck, and then his feet were lifted off the ground and forcibly lifted back by Li Ji with one hand.

"Don't cause trouble!"

Li Ji scolded in a low voice and then let Li Xiang go.

Li Xiang subconsciously looked up and saw an unprecedented serious and solemn expression on his father's face.

At this moment, Li Ji was indeed quite nervous.

Even though this was not the first time, Li Ji, who was well aware of the uncertainty and danger involved, was also extremely nervous.

This was the only thing that Li Ji, no matter how resourceful he was, was powerless to do anything about.

Li Ji's expression, who was as towering as Mount Tai in Li Xiang's heart, made Li Xiang's heart tense up all of a sudden.

Suddenly, Cai Zhaoji's cry of pain was heard in the room, which made Li Xiang's face turn pale. He grabbed the corner of Li Ji's clothes and asked.

"Father, is mother okay?"

"It's fine."

Li Ji no longer had the heart to joke around, and while placing one hand on Li Xiang's head, he spoke in a gentle voice. (End of this chapter)