Chapter 67: Sister is like a Mother
"Humph! You brat!"
Suddenly someone cursed.
Liu Chang was furious. He turned around and saw Liu Bang appear behind them. He glared at Liu Chang and scolded him, "Humans should be humble. How can you brag about it? The more you like to show off your abilities, the less capable you are!"
Empress Lu snorted coldly, turned her head and said nothing.
However, Princess Lu Yuan, Zhang Ao, Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan hurriedly stood up and bowed to greet him.
"Greetings, Father!"
"Meet the Great Father!"
Liu Bang looked at them. He ignored Zhang Ao who was closest to him, but looked at his daughter and two grandsons. He walked forward, picked up Zhang Yan, rubbed his face with his beard, and said with a big laugh: "Have you missed your grandfather?"
“I thought about it!”
Zhang Yan replied with a smile. Liu Bang did not put him down and looked at his granddaughter. Zhang Yan bowed her head and saluted. Liu Bang was a little displeased, "Why are you still saluting? Come here!"
The granddaughter walked to Liu Bang's side obediently. Liu Bang pinched her face and said with emotion: "She really looks like her mother."
Liu Chang watched this scene. For some reason, his father seemed to like his grandchildren more. His eldest brother's son had also come to visit him. Although Liu Bang was also very friendly with them at that time, he was not as close as he was with these two grandchildren. Liu Bang teased his two grandchildren and sat next to his daughter with a smile.
"You...are you doing okay? No one is making you angry, right?"
Liu Bang was not as calm as he appeared, and his voice was slightly trembling.
Zhang Ao stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
"Father... I'm fine. Yan and Yan are both very obedient. No one makes me angry ..."
Empress Lü said calmly: "Ao is not a heartless person."
Liu Bang was stunned, then he looked at Zhang Ao who had been maintaining a saluting posture.
However, his eyes were slightly unfriendly, not very friendly, and he said coldly: "Sit down."
Zhang Ao didn't think there was anything wrong with it, he had long been accustomed to it. In fact, before marrying Liu Le, Liu Bang was very good to him, because Zhang Ao's father was called Zhang Er, who was Liu Bang's elder brother and was highly respected in the Wei State.
As for why Zhang Er was so highly respected, it was because he had once served as a retainer of a man who had some influence in the State of Wei. That man was called Wei Wuji, and everyone generally called him Lord Xinling.
However, since Zhang Ao married Liu Bang's daughter, Liu Bang's attitude towards him changed... Every time he saw him, he would scold him. Zhang Ao couldn't understand it at first and was often angry. But when he had a daughter named Zhang Yan, he suddenly began to understand his father-in-law...
If there were a pig to push his cotton-padded jacket in the future, he might not do anything different from Liu Bang.
But Empress Lu's attitude towards him was still good, and she could forgive him even if he did something wrong.
Liu Le said with some concern: "The prince wrote to me, saying that my father was ill..."
Liu Bang grinned, "I'm fine! I've fought in many battles, and I've seen everything. What disease can plague me?"
"Yes, my father is very strong. A few days ago, I saw him holding his two wives in his arms and spinning around..."
"Shut up!"
With the arrival of the two grandsons, Liu Chang's status declined seriously. It seemed that his son was not as good as his grandsons. Liu Bang and Lu Hou ignored him. Their minds were all on their daughter and grandsons, asking about their well-being. Liu Bang even kept picking meat for his two grandsons to eat. He was kind and gentle, without any of his usual airs.
"Don't drink alcohol... Don't drink alcohol..."
Liu Chang muttered in a low voice.
"How can we not drink on such a fine day?" Liu Bang said, and asked his attendants to bring some wine.
Liu Bang and Zhang Ao drank together, and after a few sips, Liu Bang began to talk about the past and the present.
"At the beginning, I faced the Qin army that was dozens of times stronger than me, and I was not afraid at all. I destroyed Qin and Chu. Xiang Yu, who claimed to be a hero, was defeated by me and had to commit suicide. Han Xin looked down on the heroes of the world, but was also captured by me. What about Peng Yue? Now Ying Bu is rebelling, and I don't have to go there in person. To deal with such a person, I only need a few slightly qualified generals to lead my flag, and the thief's courage will be broken!"
"Today, the world is prosperous, the people are free from war, and the country is unified. This is my achievement! Throughout history, has there been a king who can do what I have done? Ying Zheng said that his merits surpassed those of the Three Sovereigns and his virtues were higher than those of the Five Emperors. But my merits and virtues have surpassed his! No one can compare to me!"
Zhang Ao had a huge smile on his face and nodded from time to time. Well, humility is indeed the foundation of his character.
Liu Chang ignored Liu Bang's boasting and just started muttering again, "Don't sing... Don't sing..."
When Liu Bang was in high spirits, he couldn't help but want to sing loudly. Fortunately, before that, Liu Chang had covered his ears tightly.
"Uncle... why is this?"
"Your great father is going to sing, why don't you cover your ears?"
Out of consideration as an elder, Liu Chang kindly reminded.
Zhang Yan looked confused, "Why do you have to cover it..."
"The wind is rising~~~~"
When Liu Bang opened his mouth, Zhang Yan's face changed drastically and he quickly reached out and covered his ears.
Zhang Ao, however, looked very much enjoying himself, shaking his head and accompanying the music. Liu Chang always felt that it was these shameless bastards who gave his father the confidence and made his father mistakenly believe that he was really good at singing.
In the end, Liu Bang was drunk, hugged Zhang Ao's shoulders and said inappropriate words. Empress Lu could not stand it anymore and hurriedly sent someone to send Liu Bang back.
Liu Le and his family settled down in the palace.
The next day, Liu Chang went to see his eldest sister early, and the other princes also came to pay their respects to their sister. Liu Le was very old, the second oldest among Liu Bang's children, younger than Liu Fei, but older than the others, by a lot.
Everyone liked this gentle sister very much. She prepared many gifts for them according to their different preferences. Liu Ying got a person, er, not a woman, Zhang Ao personally recommended a famous Confucian scholar to him, Liu Ruyi got a brand new sword, Liu Heng got a very precious book, and Liu Hui got several sets of clothes, each set of clothes was matched and could be worn in all seasons.
Liu You got a lot of toys, all kinds of them, including wooden carved toy carriages and little wooden figures, enough to keep him entertained for a long time.
Even Liu Jian and Liu Le did not forget him and gave him a small toy for babies.
Liu Chang looked at everyone with envy as they smiled and thanked his elder sister, and looked at Liu Le eagerly.
"Oops... I came here in a hurry and forgot to prepare a gift for you... You won't be angry, will you?"
Liu Le said with some regret.
Liu Chang opened his eyes wide, tears quickly filled his eyes, and he blinked his big eyes.
"not angry."
"Hahaha, just kidding!"
Liu Le kissed him on the forehead and pulled him out of the hall. Outside the hall, there was a small chariot parked.
It was indeed a small chariot, and it looked exactly like a chariot, but it was much smaller. I'm afraid even a horse could not carry it, and it could only be pulled by a pony. The space on top was also very small, and it was difficult for an adult to sit on it, but it could accommodate two or three children.
"Don't steal other people's chariots anymore. This is for you... your chariot. Look, there's a flag embroidered on it for you..."
Liu Chang rushed forward excitedly. There was indeed a small flag hanging on the carriage with the words "Liu Chang" written on it. Liu Chang's eyes immediately turned red. He smiled, jumped, jumped onto the chariot, stroked it up and down, and shouted excitedly. Several princes looked at him helplessly, and Liu Ying shook his head, "Alas, it was already noisy, why did my sister give me such a gift?"
Liu Le didn't care. She smiled and asked, "How can a child not make a fuss?"
"Yan and Yan just stop making trouble... Look how well behaved they are."
As Liu Ying spoke, Zhang Yan and Zhang Yan lowered their heads. Facing this group of uncles, they did not dare to say anything and were a little shy.
At this moment, Liu Chang stood on the chariot, holding a wooden sword in his hand, and shouted to Liu Le: "Sister! With this chariot, you can rest assured! If anyone dares to bully you and my two adopted sons and daughters in the future, I will use the chariot to hit him to death!"
Liu Le chuckled, "Don't stand so high... Be careful, and you are not allowed to drive the car yourself!"
"Don't worry! I have a brother named Xiahou Zao who is very good at driving!"
Zhang Ao looked at Liu Chang thoughtfully, then looked at Liu Le beside him, as if he realized something and suddenly understood.
