They say it's sick

Chapter 61

Li Yan seemed to have heard something funny, and glanced at Li Shao's face: "Why am I back?"

He went straight to the coffin, stared at the dead body covered tightly by the funeral quilt, and asked, "Then what are you doing here?"

"I..." Li Shao paused, then raised his eyes to look at the coffin, "I will keep the coffin for my father."

After all, his own son.

Li Yan looked at Li Shao's red and swollen eyes and couldn't help sighing.

Li Xuan is not as good as a beast, but in Li Shao's eyes, he is a father who is majestic enough to be intimidating, but he can be regarded as a dependable father. He once hugged him in his arms and carried him on his shoulders like most fathers in the world , I also watched him study and teach martial arts hand in hand.

Even a long, long time ago, the young Li Yan who lived with his mother in the corner of the Li Mansion, had been looking forward to meeting "Daddy" every day.

Thinking back now, I wouldn't despise myself who didn't know anything back then, but I would find it ridiculous.

"Of course I'm not as affectionate as your father and son..." Li Yan looked at Li Shao condescendingly with a half smile, "But it's still a "father and son" scene. At this time, it's natural to come and see him off for the last time , isn't it? "

After saying that, he stretched out his hand suddenly, and without any hesitation, he directly lifted the quilt used to cover the corpse on the bier.

Naturally, the face of the dead is not very good-looking, even if the body has been scrubbed and put on neat shrouds, it is always scary at first glance, but fortunately the weather has turned cold now.Otherwise, it would be even more unbearable with the smell of decay.

After all, Li Yan was not an ordinary person, he was still holding a corner of the funeral quilt with one hand, and with the other hand he took a burning white candle from somewhere, and looked at the corpse carefully by the light of the candle.Then she raised her head and nodded towards Yun Zhi who had been silent since entering the door.

Regardless of its face or figure, the corpse on the bier is indeed Li Xuan's.

Li Shao was young after all, he never expected that Li Yan would do such a disrespectful thing in the mourning hall, he was stunned for a moment, then stood up staggeringly: "What are you doing!"

"They're all back, you must let me meet?"

Li Yan turned around and put the white candle back into the distance, the light dimmed, and Li Xuan's corpse on the coffin looked even more ugly.

Life and death are always fair, no matter what your status is when you are alive, you are dead when you die, the previous majesty and nobility are all dissipated, Li Xuan lying in this mourning hall may look a little more decent.In the final analysis, it was no different from Li Gui who died in the snow field that day.

Li Yan looked away from the brazier where the paper was burned, and gave up the idea of ​​burning Li Xuan's body as well.

Li Shao stood in front of the coffin, lightly arranging the funeral quilt messed up by Li Yan, his movements were cautious, as if he was afraid of disturbing the dead.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief until he covered the body again, and looked up at Li Yan who was a few steps away: "You..."

When the words came to his lips, he hesitated for a moment before continuing: "I originally wanted to write to you, but Li Liang said that you went to the Huai'an Palace, where the Huai'an King was with my grandfather's house... I don't know what my brother said. Have you had a good time?"

Facing the people of the Li family, Li Yan was always eloquent, but he was rarely silent for a moment.

He thought that Li Shao would hold on to his behavior just now, or question why someone else arrived in Pingzhou before the obituary was sent out, but he never expected that he would ask "How are you doing?"

Li Yan subconsciously remembered the scene of the eve before leaving Li's mansion and the first time they met each other, and the warm sleeve stove stuffed in his hand before leaving.

The brotherhood is fake, but the boy's concern is real.

Pity……

"Not bad..." Li Yan finally opened his mouth, "The King of Huai'an has taken good care of me."

"That's good..." Li Shao nodded. In fact, he also noticed the changes in the other party. He just listened to Li Yan's own words, and he didn't worry about it. "In this way, I can feel at ease."

"I told you at the beginning that I went to the capital for myself..." Li Yan looked at him for a while, then said calmly, "So you don't have to feel ashamed of me."

"I also said that day, what you are for is your business..." Li Shao looked back at him, "It is a fact that you went to the capital for me."

At that time, Li Yan did agree with this statement, but today, he has already made it clear that ordering Li Xuan to send his heirs to the capital was originally a situation set up by Xiao Duo and his wife to find their traces, so in the final analysis, this capital city should be gone by himself .

"You..." Li Yan opened his mouth, then shook his head lightly, "Forget it, it's nothing."

At this point, it doesn't really matter if some words are not clear.

"It's nothing..." Li Shao lowered his eyes and sighed softly, "Daddy left suddenly, and I'm not capable enough to take over the army. From now on, Pingzhou will probably have a change of people, but that's fine. I should be able to let you back. Although I don't care about the house, I know that after many years, the house should have some savings, enough for our family to live on..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a low-pitched female voice.

"Shao'er..." Mrs. Zheng stood at the door of the mourning hall, her eyes swept over Li Yan, and then turned to Yunzhi, "I heard that Mr. Yun is here, and Shao'er is too young to do anything. Please forgive me for being negligent."

"Madam, you are welcome..." Yun Zhi bowed his head and saluted, "I was going to come to Pingzhou to do some business, but I didn't expect... the deceased is gone, and I wish Madam condolences."

Mrs. Zheng nodded lightly as a return of the courtesy.

"Mother..." Li Shao glanced at Li Yan, and said to Mrs. Zheng, "Brother is back."

"Shaoer, there should be a limit to innocence..." The words were addressed to Li Shao, but Mrs. Zheng's eyes were on Li Yan's face. Do others recognize it?"

"It's really not what it used to be..." Li Yan smiled softly, "My wife tried every means to bring me back to "recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors". Now that my husband just died, is she going to drive me out of the house? "

"The eldest son was personally recognized by the general and entered into the genealogy, so what right do I have to expel you from the house. I just heard that you entered the Huai'an Palace in the capital, and I thought that I would no longer take the Li family seriously..."

Mrs. Zheng glanced at the coffin while she was talking, and immediately looked away, "Since the eldest son still admits that he is from the Li family, I will ask someone to prepare the mourning clothes. You will change them later, and go with Shao'er." Keep watch for the General."

"You want me to keep watch for Li Xuan..." Li Yan seemed to have heard something funny, he looked down at himself before lifting the fingers of the funeral quilt, "Actually, I don't really mind, but madam, are you really relieved?"

"You..." Mrs. Zheng narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked away from Li Yan, who seemed to be going to the funeral, but Yunzhi, who couldn't even make a salute except for an understatement of "sorry", finally looked at Li Yan, "You guys What are you going to do when you come to Pingzhou?"

"Ma'am, many things have to be discussed..." Li Yan replied, "There is no need for this kind of time, this kind of place."

Mrs. Zheng was silent for a while, her eyes turned around in the mourning hall, and stopped for a while on Li Shao.

Although Li Shao is young, he is intelligent and sensitive, he subconsciously took two steps forward: "Mother..."

"Stay here and watch for your father..." Mrs. Zheng turned around, "You two come with me."

After Li Yan and Yun Zhi looked at each other, they looked back at Li Shao who was standing in front of the coffin, and strode out.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and candles were lit in Li's mansion. The white paper lanterns are a little bit more bleak and unconcealable decadence.

Those buildings, waterside pavilions, carved railings and jade bricks will only appear ironic in such a scene.

Mrs. Zheng walked all the way in front, except for the first time she greeted the few outsiders she met, she never said a word after that, until she entered the inner courtyard and the surroundings finally calmed down, she stopped in front of a room Step down.

She pushed open the door, but didn't go in directly. Instead, she turned her head and told the accompanying maid: "You stay here and don't allow anyone to approach."

Seeing them disperse, he finally looked at the remaining two: "Please..."

To outsiders, the scene where these three people are in the same room is somewhat strange.

One is the new widow's wife of the governor of Pingzhou, the other is the son of Zhenyuan Hou's mansion, and the third is the eldest son of Li's mansion who came out of nowhere.

They should have nothing to do with each other, but they are inextricably linked.

"Although I can't control the affairs of the army, and I can't decide who will be in charge of Pingzhou in the end, but right now, this Li's mansion is still in charge..." Mrs. Zheng poured herself a cup of tea after she sat down, "Now Let’s talk about it, why did you two come to Pingzhou?”

"Some old things, I can talk about them later..." Yun Zhi sat across from her, glanced at Li Yan beside her, and then continued, "I have some new things, I want to ask my wife first."

Mrs. Zheng took a sip of tea slowly, and looked up at him: "You want to ask the general's cause of death?"

Yun Zhi raised her eyebrows lightly: "Madam is indeed a smart person, no wonder she can take care of the mess in Li's residence."

The words were nice, but with a hint of sarcasm.

"Didn't you two also hear about it..." Mrs. Zheng didn't care much, she lowered her eyes to look at the cup in her hand, "Suddenly contracted a sudden illness and died without treatment."

"Ma'am, I'm no longer a child of a few years old..." Li Yan sneered, "I didn't believe these eight words back then, so I won't go back as I grow older."

"You really can't forget that incident..." Mrs. Zheng looked at him, "But it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, I didn't believe it at first. But the doctor in the mansion, the doctor in the city, as long as he has taken the general's pulse Yes, this is the conclusion that was drawn in the end.”