Childhood Sweethearts of a Family: The Delicate Girl

Chapter 43

Qi Haoran's heart sank suddenly, but he only reached out to touch his sister's little head, and then took her little hand, then looked at his parents, and asked again, "Father, mother, what's going on? Where are we going?"

Zhu Bicong glanced at Qi Mingcheng, he didn't seem to want to speak, so he said, "Go to the border." After she finished saying this, she explained, "His Majesty wants to fight back against the barbarians, your father has to go to battle and kill the enemy, we are not staying in the capital , go to the border to accompany your father."

Qi Haoran understood, but without too much emotion, he nodded to his mother and said, "Father is going to fight the enemy, and I am going too. How can the tiger father have a dog?" He then turned his head to look at Qi Yingyu , "Sister, don't be sad, we will be back when we win the battle, and we can see little Ayuan."

With tears in Qi Yingyu's eyes, she looked at her brother and nodded hesitantly.

Qi Haoran coaxed her again and said, "When you get to the border, you can still write letters to little Ayuan, and you can also bring her good things from the border, and you can share with her things she can't see."

Qi Yingyu nodded heavily this time.

Seeing that Qi Haoran coaxed his little daughter well with just a few words, Zhu Bicong felt relieved.Children have never experienced such things as separation and separation, and it is normal for them to find it hard to accept for a while.

"The departure is imminent, and we have to leave in a few days. We have to pack our things in advance." Zhu Bicong said.

According to common sense, the female relatives do not need to follow to the border, and almost no one will follow.

The life in the border is far inferior to that in the capital, where there is no good food and clothing, it is impossible to live as comfortably as in the capital.Not only that, but it can be dangerous.Therefore, almost no female relatives will follow.

This time the situation is somewhat different.

In the past so many years, they have not been able to completely suppress the barbarians from disturbing the frontier, which means that this matter is not easy, and the emperor has also made full preparations for at least five or six years, and at most seven or eight years before returning victorious.This is a protracted war that cannot be won overnight.

Qi Haoran and Qi Yingyu nodded, and Zhu Bicong said again, "Little Ayuan will no longer be able to come to our mansion to learn martial arts, so I have to tell the Lin family in advance."

"Mother, otherwise I'll pick her up tomorrow, just to explain some things about learning martial arts, and let my sister say goodbye to her." Qi Haoran said with a little hesitation.

Zhu Bicong nodded to indicate that there is no problem, and the matter is almost here.Zhu Bicong turned to look at Qi Mingcheng, and Qi Mingcheng also looked at her. She smiled and called the maid to bring dinner.

When Lin Yuan returned to the mansion, her father Lin Hai and her elder brother Lin Xuan were also released from the Yamen and returned to the mansion.In the main hall, the whole family was there, including Lin Hai, Mrs. Lin, Lin Xuan and Xu Yueshan, Lin Ye, and Lin Yi.

At this time, Xu Yueshan was already very pregnant, with a round belly. Lin Yuan would often greet her little nephew, and sometimes talk.

She was led to the main hall by the maid, and Lin Yuan greeted everyone one by one, but seeing that everyone was smiling forcedly, she vaguely understood what was going on.

Mrs. Lin greeted Lin Yuan to her, and said in a gentle voice, "Tomorrow, we will go to see my grandfather and grandmother, as well as the eldest uncle and second uncle, okay?"

Lin Yuan nodded. Mrs. Lin stroked her hair with a smile. She didn't say much, but asked her about her martial arts practice today.Lin Yuan told her mother about today's situation, Madam Lin praised her a few words, and then called everyone to go to the dining hall for dinner.

It happened that she didn't need to go to the academy the next day. After breakfast, Lin Yuan followed her mother, elder brother, second elder brother, third elder brother and sister-in-law to Yingwuhou Mansion.Lin Hai couldn't go because he couldn't get away from the busy affairs of the household department recently.

Earlier, they sent servants to Yingwuhou's mansion to inform first, so when they arrived, everyone in Yingwuhou's mansion was not busy, but was waiting for them to come to be guests.

Lin Yuan was led by her mother, and when she went to the main hall, she found her grandfather, grandmother, two uncles, two aunts, and many cousins, including a married cousin, a little aunt, an aunt's cousin, My cousin is also there.

As soon as Madam Hou saw Lin Yuan, she greeted her, "Sister Yuan, come to grandmother." Lin Yuan walked over with a smile on her face, leaned on her grandmother, and spoke affectionately.

Although there were smiles on everyone's faces, they were obviously not in a happy mood, so there was a bit of solemnity in the smiles.Lin Yuan was infected by such emotions and atmosphere, and she was also quiet and not making a fuss.

Marquis Yingwu, who was about to go to battle, was calm and relaxed, just sitting on the head drinking tea.The atmosphere in the main hall was not very good, and the expressions of his sons and daughters made him somewhat displeased and impatient.

I am used to being bold and straightforward, and Ying Wuhou will wave his hand and say to everyone, "What are you doing with your face in mourning? Your father is not old yet, and it won't be a problem if we fight for another 20 years!"

Being healthy is one thing; going to the battlefield is another thing, and everyone didn't know how to react for a while.

Lin Yuan leaned on her grandmother, and after hearing what her grandfather said, she asked curiously, "Grandfather is indeed not old at all, but what is grandfather going to fight for? Can he fight for another 20 years?"

For things like marching and fighting, Lin Yuan really didn't have any specific concepts.She may understand the word, recognize the words, but not what they mean.

Marquis Yingwu stretched out his hand to hold Lin Yuan on his lap and sat there. Lin Yuan looked at his grandfather, and Marquis Yingwu also looked at her, and said with a smile, "Grandpa is going to fight, and it won't take 20 years to beat those enemies to pieces. , never dare to appear again!"

Lin Yuan looked at her grandfather seriously for a while, and then nodded seriously, "Grandfather is very powerful, he can definitely beat them to the ground!"

She was serious, but what she said was funny, which made Ying Wuhou burst into laughter.Marquis Yingwu lowered his head again, only to see Lin Yuan stretch out his small hand and hand it in front of him, and continued to say solemnly, "Grandfather, we have agreed, we will definitely win the battle and come back safely!"

Yingwuhou suppressed his smile and nodded solemnly, Lin Yuan still smiled, "Then Lagou, my grandfather and I, Lagou, must keep what we say!" Yingwuhou stretched out his hand without hesitation, and made an agreement with his little granddaughter Lagou. .

Lin Yuan frowned and asked curiously, "Will the uncles go with grandfather?"

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"Is my cousin going too?"

"Ah."

Lin Yuan slipped off her grandfather's thigh. She stepped forward and stared a few steps, then turned her head and said to Marquis Yingwu, "Grandfather, then I have to pull a lot of hooks!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere in the hall was finally relieved.

All the people gathered in Yingwuhou's Mansion had lunch together, and then went back to their homes.There are a lot of preparations before departure, and if they stay longer in the Hou's mansion, it will inevitably delay their time.

Lin Yuan was always smiling in Yingwuhou Mansion, but when she returned to the mansion, she leaned on her mother, but there was no smile on her face.She tugged on Mrs. Lin's clothes, with a sad expression on her face.

"Mother, grandfather, uncle, uncle and many other cousins ​​are all going to fight. We won't be able to see each other often in the future, will we?"

Mrs. Lin looked at her little daughter distressedly, patted her on the back one after another, and replied, "Yes, when you are single and return to the capital after winning the battle, you will be able to see her again from time to time."

Lin Yuan nodded in Mrs. Lin's arms, and then stopped talking all the way.

When Qi Haoran came to pick Lin Yuan up, she just woke up from a nap.The previous sadness was slightly diluted, but still a little sleepy.When she saw Qi Haoran, she asked politely, then said goodbye to her mother, and went to Fenyonghou Mansion to practice martial arts as usual.

Normally, two people would not ride in the same carriage, but today Qi Haoran took the initiative to sit in the same carriage with Lin Yuan.They sat opposite each other, with a small rosewood carved table between them.

After being relatively speechless for a while, Qi Haoran finally opened his mouth and said to Lin Yuan, "After today, you will not come to our mansion to practice martial arts."

Lin Yuan suddenly raised her head and looked at Qi Haoran when she heard this sentence, her eyes were full of doubts and incomprehension, but she was not in a hurry to ask the reason.

Qi Haoran saw that she reacted very strongly, he sighed secretly in his heart, and explained, "My sister and I will leave the capital soon and go to the border. I don't know when we will be back."

Lin Yuan looked at Qi Haoran motionlessly, as if digesting Qi Haoran's words.After watching this for a long time, she blinked lightly, and tears fell down in an instant.

Seeing that Lin Yuan was silent and crying suddenly, Qi Haoran became flustered.He was at a loss and didn't know what to do, so he could only coax her softly, "Don't cry, little Ayuan, we will come back, and we can meet again in the future..."

However, Lin Yuan's tears became more violent. She was sobbing with her head down, unable to speak at all.Qi Haoran sat opposite Lin Yuan, seeing her crying like this, wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to comfort her.

Finally, he cautiously stretched out his hand in front of Lin Yuan to wipe the tears off her face.Because of frequent martial arts practice, Qi Haoran's hands had a thin layer of calluses, with a somewhat rough feeling.

When his fingers touched Lin Yuan's tears, Qi Haoran's heart twitched suddenly, and his eyes became clouded.

Lin Yuan, however, realized her gaffe when he reached out to wipe her tears, hurriedly wiped the tears off her face, then took out a handkerchief to wipe it, and gradually restrained her crying.

When she recovered, Lin Yuan bit her lip lightly and asked Qi Haoran a question. There was a hint of crying in her voice, which seemed a little lingering, far less crisp than usual.

She asked Qi Haoran, "Brother Qi, can I write to you and sister Qi in the future?"

"Of course." Qi Haoran replied without thinking, but he didn't even notice that a joy suddenly rose in his heart at this moment.

(End of this chapter)