During this time, Ding Changhe came over from time to time, either at the military camp or at Anran's place. Unless there is something important, I rarely go back to Ding Mansion.
After spending time together, Ding Changhe became more relaxed with Anran.
Before the end of the month, Little Stone came back.
An Ran wiped the sweat off Xiao Shitou's face and said, "Why are you running in such a hurry? Look, these clothes are soaked."
Xiao Shitou grinned and said, "I just want to come back and see my mother as soon as possible."
"Why did you come back before the end of the month?"
"It's a few days off. My third uncle is getting married, isn't he? That man is not at home either. He said he has military duties, and that the prince is visiting somewhere to accompany him."
An Ran's heart skipped a beat, she always felt that something was about to happen. Ding Changhe and the prince were not on the same side.
In the evening, An Ran cooked Xiao Shitou's favorite dish, and while the two of them ate, they talked about Ding's house.
"The house is noisy these days, but I'm quite happy to see my third uncle." ?.?????.???
An Ran said with a smile: "Of course he is happy to have a wife."
"I can't go to class and it's still so chaotic. I'll be back soon. Mom, my third uncle is getting a wife. Will you go or not?"
An Ran had thought of this since hearing Xiao Shitou talk about it just now.
"If you don't go, will you go back if your third uncle gets married?"
"I won't go back. I congratulated him when I came back."
"Okay, then I'll be at home during this time, just in time to help my mother."
Xiao Shitou nodded, "Mom, if you have something to do with me, you can cook for me at home."
"Okay" An Ran said with a smile.
Xiao Shitou is very sensible now. Except for occasionally going to the village to play, he spends most of his time with An Ran.
The two of them went to the mountains to collect herbs and hunt together. Xiao Shitou's archery is now much better than before. After returning home, he helped his mother dry the prepared medicinal materials.
When An Ran usually went to the mountains to collect medicinal materials, An Ran left marks in some places and left herbal seedlings and seeds, so he came over regularly to take a look.
An Ran felt much more relaxed with the help of small stones.
Xiao Shitou is now very good at hunting, and he can catch some game every time he goes to the mountains. And now that the wild game in the mountains is at its peak, An Ran has marinated a lot of it.
Before Ding Changchuan got married, the housekeeper still sent someone to invite An Ran.
An Ran picked out a gold hairpin from the jewelry given to her by Ding Changhe and gave it back as a gift, saying that she would not go.
The same goes for Xiao Shitou. He doesn't want his mother to return to the Ding family and get involved in the Ding family's affairs.
No matter how prosperous and lively the Ding family is, Xiao Shitou still lives a quiet life with his mother in Xiaxi Village.
Xiao Shitou stayed at home for more than ten days before he left. He couldn't celebrate his eighth birthday at home this year, so An Ran made longevity noodles for him on the day he left.
An Ran has been uneasy since Xiao Shitou left.
The small stone was her weakness, and her weakness was being pinched in the hands of others, so she felt that she was timid and not as indifferent as before.
Instead, Ding Changhe sent two letters, saying that he had been away and would come over when he had time, and also sent her a lot of things.
Sure enough, in early winter, when the sky became extremely gloomy, An Ran finally received the news that something had happened to Ding Changhe.
After inspecting the garrison in various places, the prince died suddenly on his way back to Beijing.
The emperor was furious. This was a challenge to the royal dignity. He ordered a strict investigation and detained all the accompanying officials.
I heard that all the guards who accompanied him were executed, all the accompanying officials were punished with a hundred sticks, and the local garrison leader asked for execution.
Ding Changhe was unlucky to be the leader of the local garrison, but he was also lucky. Although he was the leader of the local garrison, because he was injured, Deputy General Cao was fully responsible. He was imprisoned and executed, but Ding Changhe escaped with his life.
When An Ran saw Ding Changhe lying on her kang again, this time with two large boxes of clothes and belongings, she knew that this old man planned to stay here for a long time.
He secretly held a breath in his heart. Ding Changhe guessed correctly. Sure enough, something happened again.
"Why are you injured again?"
Ding Changhe lay on the kang, glanced at An Ran, and said: "The prince is in trouble, how can I not protect him as a minister?"
These words sound as fake as possible, "Aren't you and the prince on the same camp? You didn't do it secretly, right?"
"You really think highly of me. I dare to assassinate the prince even if I don't care about my life. I am really injured by the escort. So many people have died. How can it be tolerated if I don't get hurt at all?"
An Ran curled her lips and acted out the bitter trick again.
"I guess no one with eyesight would believe it."
Ding Changhe smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. It's not my responsibility. My escort was injured. As long as others know about it, that's fine."
"Are you seriously injured? Xiao Shitou said you taught him the art of war. If you don't live in the mansion, who will teach him?" "
"Obviously, the injury is serious. There are injuries on the back and legs. It doesn't matter. I asked Jiang Li and Ding Shi to take Xiao Shitou to the Black Tiger Camp. There will naturally be people there to teach him."
It was on this day that Xiao Shitou sent a letter to his mother because he could not go home on time. He was afraid that his mother would be worried, so he had it specially delivered.
Xiao Shitou told his mother in the letter that Black Tiger Camp was controlled by Ding Changhe, where he came into contact with many things that he had never come into contact with before.
As long as my son is safe and can learn his skills, he will be fine wherever he goes.
After Dashan settled the people, he drove the carriage away again, which made An Ran speechless.
"It's great to recuperate in Fucheng, why are you here in the countryside again?"
Ding Changhe lay on the kang and said lazily: "It's very good. Why don't you come and live there too."
