In the second year of Tongzhi (1857), early February.
Li Zhen led two regiments of soldiers to leave Nanjing and headed for Guangzhou. They were accompanied by Yang Luchan, Dong Haichuan, Smith, Yang Banhou and other military generals, as well as Zhi Lan and other family members. Li Zhen left Nanjing and headed directly Just take Zhilan away. If Zhilan stays in Nanjing, Li Zhen's heart will definitely be unsettled.
Only by placing all the children in Guangzhou can Li Zhen feel at ease.
After all, Guangzhou is Li Zhen’s hometown.
The army went south and arrived in Guangzhou in March. Because Guangzhou is located in the south and is different from the Central Plains, the climate here has already warmed up and it is already slightly hot.
Li Zhen arrived with his army, and after the news reached Guangzhou, it spread immediately.
When Li Zhen entered the city, the people rushed to welcome him.
After the news reached the Admiral's Mansion, all the family members there were overjoyed. After such a long time, Li Zhencai returned to Guangzhou, which touched the hearts of countless people.
Meeting at this time is definitely a happy event for the Admiral's Mansion.
Admiral's Mansion, main entrance.
At this time, a group of people were waiting eagerly.
The leader is a beautiful woman with a graceful face. This woman is graceful and elegant. She is holding a child in her right hand. The child is very strong and looks like a tiger-headed child. He is only about one year old. Behind this woman, there are several people standing. Among these women, a tall, plump woman with blond hair and blue eyes was also leading an extremely delicate little girl.
This little girl has black hair with two upturned braids, a pair of big blue eyes, a high nose, and a plump little mouth that mumbles. She is extremely cute. Behind this woman, there are several other women standing. Almost all of them are made up of women, except for one man, who is an old man with long hair.
The leading woman knelt down, looked at the child, and said, "Xiao Ping An, you want to call me uncle, do you understand?"
"Know."
The little boy blinked his eyes and said, "Call uncle and you can get some candy."
"I have some candy too."
After the little boy spoke, the little girl standing behind also spoke.
"Pfft."
The woman standing at the front suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, Xiaopingan can have candy, and Xiaonian can have candy too." This woman was Li Zhen's sister Li Xiaotong, and the children standing next to Li Xiaotong were Li Xiaotong and Xiao Nian. Wang Xiaoyang’s child’s name is Wang Pingan, which means wishing for peace and hoping that the child will be safe.
The blond woman behind Li Xiaotong is Gu Lina.
At that time, Li Zhen left Guangzhou and had a romantic relationship with Gu Lina. A successful shot made Gu Lina pregnant. Gu Lina was pregnant in May of the fifth year of Xianfeng and gave birth to a girl in March of the sixth year of Xianfeng. Lina missed Li Zhen, so she named her little daughter "Xiao Nian". Now, Xiao Nian has just turned one year old and is already over one year old.
Although Gu Lina gave birth to a daughter, she regarded her as a treasure and loved her very much.
In the whole house, Xiao Nian is the apple of the eye.
Except for Gu Lina, sisters Zhou Xiuying and Alice were silent. Behind Zhou Xiuying, Liu Taiping and Liu Die were standing. Liu Die was also holding the child, while Liu Taiping looked expectant.
"Da da,."
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and a man was riding a horse.
This person was Qi Zhenhai. He rushed to the door of the Admiral's Mansion and said respectfully: "I have met the eldest lady."
Li Xiaotong asked: "Where is my brother?"
Qi Zhenhai replied: "The commander has settled the soldiers in the army, and he will arrive at the Admiral's Mansion in half a quarter of an hour." As soon as he said this, the women in front of the Admiral's Mansion became excited, especially Gu. Lina was even more excited. After such a long time, Li Zhen was finally back. Time passed minute by minute. For Li Xiaotong and Gu Lina, every minute and second seemed extremely slow.
In just a few minutes, it felt like a century had passed.
When the two carriages appeared in everyone's sight, everyone's hearts were lifted. The carriage stopped outside the Admiral's Mansion, the door curtain was opened, and Li Zhen strode down.
At the same time, Zhilan also came down with her two children.
Li Xiaotong walked down the steps, led Xiao Ping'an to Li Zhen's side, and joked: "My brother went to Beijing and became a well-known auxiliary minister in the world. He has a first-class official position. I am afraid he has forgotten his relatives here and is too happy to miss Shu." ."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Sister, if you forget anyone, I don't dare forget you."
Li Xiaotong laughed, and at this time, a childish voice came: "Uncle, give me some candy." Xiao Ping'an looked up at Li Zhen, his big black eyes blinking, and his baby-fat little hands stretched out and spread out. In front of Li Zhen, there was a serious look on his face.
Li Zhen was stunned because he didn't prepare any candy. Fortunately, Zhilan prepared it. Li Zhen took the candy and handed it to Xiao Ping'an and said, "Here, uncle will give you some candy."
Obviously, he saw that this was Li Xiaotong's child.
"Uncle, give me a candy too."
Suddenly, a crisp voice came out, but when Xiao Nian saw Xiao Ping An reaching out her hand, she also reached out her little hand decisively. She took Gu Lina's hand and looked at Li Zhen eagerly. As soon as the words came out, Li Zhen looked at Xiang Gu Lina's eyes were full of astonishment, because he clearly saw the child that Gu Lina was holding. This should be his child.
Gu Lina immediately explained: "Xiao Nian, if you call me daddy instead, how can you call me uncle? Come on, call me daddy."
Xiao Nian shook her head and said seriously: "My cousin calls me uncle and I get some candy. I also call you uncle and I get some candy." As soon as these words came out, everyone present laughed, but Li Zhen felt sour in his heart. Yes, this is his daughter. Li Zhen knelt down, spread out the candy in his hand, and said: "Xiao Nian, call Daddy. Daddy has some candy in his hand."
"Daddy."
Xiao Nian shouted, stretched out her hand to grab the candy in Li Zhen's hand, and put it in Li Zhen's arms without fear.
Li Zhen laughed loudly, picked up the child and said, "Let's go back home."
At this time, Li Zhen's eyes were already moist.
This is his root. Li Zhen led a group of people back to the hall. Zhilan took the two children to the backyard and handed over the space to Li Zhen, Gu Lina, Li Xiaotong and others. Although Zhilan She and Li Zhen also spend less time together and stay apart more often, but they can still see each other from time to time. However, Gu Lina and others have not seen Li Zhen for nearly two years.
Li Zhen hugged Xiao Nian and asked: "Sister, what is the name of the child? Where is the brother-in-law?"
Li Xiaotong said: "The child's name is Wang Ping'an, your brother-in-law hasn't come back yet."
After a pause, Li Xiaotong continued: "Brother, although your daughter is only a little over one year old, she is an elf. With her around, my little Ping An was bullied to death."
Li Zhen laughed and asked again: "Gu Lina, what is Xiao Nian's name?"
Gu Lina said: "I only have a nickname. I will wait for you to come back and give me a big name."
After Li Zhen heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought.
After a while, Li Zhen said: "Sister, I don't think Xiao Nian's name should be arranged according to seniority. Let's call her Li Nian."
Li Xiaotong said: "You are the head of the family, you have the final say."
When Li Zhen heard this, he decisively decided on Xiao Nian's name. He looked at the child eating candy in his arms, and his heart was empty. He had no other thoughts and just wanted to spend more time with his child.
ps: The second update, the company held activities during the day, I was tired all day, and the company worked overtime at night, so I am writing the second update now, everyone, I will go to sleep for a while, and then write the third chapter, I guess it will be very late, sorry.