Chapter 623: Gao Yang: Sizi, Your Big Brother Is Going to Die

"Big sis, is big brother really going to get beaten with a board? Where is it happening? Can I go watch?"

Li Lizhi returned home, and Xiao Sizi rushed over impatiently, asking excitedly.

Look at Chen Yan getting the short end of the stick!

This kind of thing is rare; we have to go see what it's about.

Li Lizhi: "......"

She arched her delicate eyebrows, stuck out a finger and, in a sour tone, gave Xiao Sizi a head‑slap: "Do you still have any conscience?"

"Your big brother is so good to you—he does everything for you, treats your illnesses, plays with you, teaches you, and this is how you repay him?"

Sizi covered her head, pouting, and said, "But Ah Ye won't really beat big brother; don't treat me like a three‑year‑old, I understand."

"Since it's not a real beating, can't I just watch the fun?"

Li Lizhi glared, "What if? What if Ah Ye really wants to beat your big brother? Do you know what happened when we went looking for Ah Ye?"

"Ah Ye didn't see us, not even Mother saw us."

"They're angry! Understand?"

Sizi blinked her big eyes after hearing that, and her little mind was a bit confused.

When she came to her senses, she doubted, "That can't be, big brother may be a bit cheeky, loves to anger Ah Ye, sometimes even makes Mother Empress so angry her teeth itch, always loves to argue with heaven, earth, and the air, but Ah Ye wouldn't kill big brother, would he?"

"I heard that forty board blows can make a person's butt blossom."

From the side, Gao Yang, hearing this, said seriously, "Regarding that, I must explain it to you properly."

"The board beating you imagine isn't that simple; it's not like your big brother's hand‑board beating."

"Look at Cheng Yaojin and the others; they're so big and strong, yet after ten board blows they just lay on the bed for a long time."

"Your big brother is so weak; if he took forty board blows, you'd have to wait until the next life to see him."

"......."

Sizi widened her eyes, stunned for a long while.

Thinking of Chen Yan's face, her little mouth puckered, tears streamed down: "Then... then I won't watch. I... I'll go find Ah Ye and tell him not to beat big brother. I don't want big brother's butt to blossom, I don't want big brother to die."

"Wuwu, big brother is so good, why does Ah Ye want to beat him?"

Gao Yang feigned a sigh, "It's useless, Xiao Sizi, think about it: both your big sister and I went, we didn't even see Ah Ye's face, and Ah Ye is set on killing your big brother."

"And Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong are fanning the flames... Sizi, what should your big sister and I do from now on?"

"Xiao Sui An is still so young, about to lose his father; both your big sister and I have lost our husbands, and more importantly... your big brother used to think he was young and didn't want too many children early, now the only one at home is Xiao Sui An, a Chen, and she's a girl, so she'll have to marry eventually."

"Your big brother's family line is cut off!"

"And when we grow old, with no man in the house, what will we do when everyone bullies us?"

"Just like Zheng Guanyin, always being bullied everywhere?"

Li Lizhi saw Gao Yang earnestly fooling Xiao Sizi, and couldn't stop her mouth corner twitching.

It was clear she was really trying hard to suppress a laugh.

Sizi felt even more aggrieved after hearing Gao Yang's words.

She only wanted to watch the fun, but didn't expect it to be so serious, endangering her big brother's life.

She stretched out her little hand, wiping tears continuously: "What should we do? I don't want big brother to die."

"Big brother also said that after I get married, he'll carry me out, be my lifelong support so I won't be bullied. I still want big brother to teach me to read and write, to play with me..."

"Big sister, what should we do... wuwu~"

Gao Yang shook his head, his face showing sorrow: "Now that things have come to this, what can we do?"

"Sizi, although we are princesses, our status sounds lofty, we are still women and cannot manage matters above the Court."

"Today we went to see your big brother; do you know what he told us?"

Sizi sobbed, "What did he say?"

"Your big brother told me and your big sister not to inquire further; in a couple of days we'll pack up, return to Weinan County, find a small village to live in, and no longer stay in Chang'an," Gao Yang said gravely.

"Sizi... do you know how painful that was for big sister to hear? Your big brother wants to protect us, to keep us away from the struggles in Chang'an."

"Your big brother also asked me to tell you that he can't see you growing up, but you still have your Fourth Imperial Brother; when you get married..."

"He also said that in his study he has left all the books prepared for you; he wants you to study well and become a sensible, courteous child."

"He wants you to grow up properly, eat well, rest on time... your big brother said he doesn't have many demands, just that you grow up healthy, then marry splendidly and live a happy life..."

Gao Yang, imitating Chen Yan's tone as he once did, gently hugged Sizi and said softly, kindly, "Little one, after I'm gone, you must be happy, be cheerful, be joyful~"

"If you encounter sadness, don't keep it to yourself. In a small estate in Weinan County I have planted many peach trees; if one day you feel sad, go see the peach blossoms, stand before the central peach tree in the orchard and loudly voice your grievances."

"If at that moment a petal falls on your shoulder, or a breeze lifts your hair, that means big brother has heard your grievance."

"Don't worry that the newly planted peach saplings won't bear blossoms; they will grow, and one day they will bloom profusely."

"The flowers will bloom, and our little princess will too..."

"Sizi... this is the best blessing, just for you~"

"Wow~" Sizi, hearing this, had her childish mental defenses completely collapse, and her fragile emotions shattered as well.

She cried loudly, "Ah Ye is bad! Mother is also bad! Cheng Yaojin is even worse!"

"Don't beat my big brother; I don't want him to die, I want him back! I don't want Fourth Imperial Brother to replace him and carry me when I marry; I just want my big brother."

"I won't watch, I won't read, I want big brother to teach me, wuwu, can you give my big brother back to me?"

"I miss him..."

"......"