"An Ran, it's not that I don't want to explain it to you, it's that things here are very complicated."
Ding Changhe sighed, "The regent is too suspicious now. I was in charge of the army, so he detained my father and mother in the capital. From then on, my father took refuge in the emperor."
"What about Little Stone? He's still so little."
"Just because he is young, the emperor values him more, because behind him is me. The emperor has already seen Xiao Shitou, and the regent is now making people panic. This situation will cause chaos sooner or later."
In the fights between those in power, those below are often sacrificed.
"The people who attacked Xiao Shitou this time were the people around the Regent. Kill Xiao Shitou and then put the blame on the Emperor. After all, Xiao Shitou came from the capital, and I am still a person of the Regent, so I beat them all. A good calculation."
"Does the little stone know this?" ?.?????.???
"Knowing the situation the Ding family is facing and what enemies there are. As the future leader of the Ding family, he must be aware of them all."
Ding Changhe looked at An Ran, "Every person who heads a family cannot be a flower in the greenhouse. He has to go through a lot more. Only enough experience and rational analysis can make the Ding family invincible."
How could An Ran not understand this? But when she looked at the little stone like this, she couldn't bear the pain.
Holding her son's hand, she looked at his side face longingly.
As the grandson of Ding's family, he has his responsibilities and his ambitions. Even if An Ran wants to stop him now, he probably won't be able to stop him.
"An Ran, please sleep for a while, otherwise Xiao Shitou will be sad when he wakes up tomorrow and sees you looking so haggard. I will be here to watch."
An Ran closed her eyes gently and held her son's hand tightly in her hand. Just like countless nights before, her son slept next to her, and at dawn in the morning, they saw each other first when they opened their eyes.
An Ran was half asleep, opening her eyes to look at her son from time to time. Ding Changhe, on the other hand, sat aside and stared at the two of them closely without sleeping all night.
At dawn, An Ran and Ding Changhe poured medicine into Xiao Shitou again. Just beside Xiao Shitou, Ding Changhe fed An Ran another bowl of porridge. Neither of them left Xiao Shitou's side.
After noon, An Ran saw Xiao Shitou's eyes moving. She quickly held Xiao Shitou's hand and gently called his name.
"Xiao Shitou, Mom is here. You have been sleeping for a long time. It's time to get up. When you get up, Mom will bake meat cakes for you to eat, or steamed meat buns. You get up and tell Mom what you want to eat."
An Ran took the trouble to call her son's name over and over again.
Xiao Shitou blinked his eyes a few times and then opened them after a while.
As soon as Xiao Shitou opened his eyes, he saw his mother beside him. At this time, he grinned and said, "My mouth feels so bitter. I knew Mom was giving me medicine again. Mom, please give me a candy."
An Ran laughed out loud, "Okay, you have a bowl of porridge first. Mom will give you a bag of candy later. You can eat it anytime you want."
Xiao Shitou said softly "Hmm".
Then he reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of An Ran's eyes, "Mom, I'm fine, don't cry."
An Ran didn't know when she shed tears, but she couldn't stop them. The more she rubbed them with small stones, the more she shed tears.
"Mom, don't cry. Mom is happy to see you wake up."
"Mom, what will happen to you if I die?"
"What else can I do? If you are gone, how will my mother survive? So you have to be good, you know?"
Xiao Shitou held his mother's hand tightly. He knew it would be like this. Sure enough, his mother couldn't live without him.
At this time, Sister Chen brought the porridge over, and Jiang Li also came with him. Seeing that the eldest son was awake, he was so happy that his eyes were red.
Ding Changhe never interrupted when mother and son were talking.
He stepped forward and said: "Little Shitou, get up and eat something first. You will be well after a few days of nursing. Don't think too much and scare your mother."
Xiao Shitou gave his father a rare smile. When they were in the most danger, his father arrived with people. Only then did he see his father's grace when facing the enemy, and he must be braver on the battlefield.
"Dad, you are a little stronger than me now, but in a few years, I will definitely be stronger than you."
Ding Changhe snorted coldly, "Isn't that what it should be? If one generation is not as good as the other, the Ding family will be ruined in your hands. Get up and eat quickly."
It's been like this, but he still doesn't forgive others, just like his mother.
He lifted the little stone up, put a quilt behind him, and An Ran fed him the porridge one spoon at a time.
After finishing the drink, Xiao Shitou said: "I don't even remember how long it has been since my mother fed me."
"Mom, I'll feed you these days, okay?"
Xiao Shitou turned his head and glanced, his father had a dark face. Said: "I'd better do it by myself. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat if my father is watching."
"Okay, don't be poor. Take a good rest after eating. Sister Chen will bring you medicine later. You have to drink this medicine for three days to get rid of the remaining poison in your body."
Xiao Shitou made a bitter face and said, "Mom, you have to bring me candy. This medicine is really bitter."
An Ran smiled and touched her son's face and said, "Mom knows the pain, but I also know that no matter how bitter the medicine is, we little stone are not afraid."
Little Stone grinned.
"Okay, now that he's fine, you go back and have a rest. I'll watch him take the medicine for a while, so don't worry."
Xiao Shitou took his mother's hand and said: "Mom, you go back and sleep for a while. I know you must not have slept well last night. I will make sure to take good care of myself these two days."
