In the evening, Ding Jiu came over again and handed a letter to Xiao Shitou.
Then he turned to An Ran and said, "Madam, Master Ping will live here for the next few days. When the eldest young master leaves, Master Ping will also be sent away."
An Ran said, "Ping'er is different from Xiao Shitou. He has been weak since he was a child. Although he is much better now, he still needs to pay more attention."
"Madam, don't worry, these adults have all given their explanations."
An Ran breathed a sigh of relief, "Go back to Xiaxi Village and ask Chu Xia to find all the clothes I made for Xiao Shitou."
"Yes, madam." Ding Jiu said and turned around to go out.
After dinner, Ding Ping and Zi Heng took Zi Zhuo and Yuan'er to play in another room. Xiao Shitou and his mother were talking quietly in another room.
"What did your father say to you again?"
Xiao Shitou said happily, "Mom, when I went back, I passed by a foothold of the caravan. Dad was waiting for me there and asked me not to be late."
An Ran poked Xiao Shitou's forehead, "You, your father has an old health problem, and you still torture your father so hard." ?.?????.???
Xiao Shitou was unhappy, "Mom, why don't you feel sorry for me now? Don't worry, my dad has an old disease, but it's not that serious."
An Ran sighed, "From the time I saw your father, he was injured every time. A person has to be injured so many times a year, how can he be healthy?"
"Mom, I don't know. When you married my father, he was called away by the Third Prince. He has been working as the Third Prince's secret agent. At that time, he was often injured. He has been active in the enemy's country for two years, that is, there At that time, he planted a large number of hidden stakes on the enemy's side and on the border."
"Your father never said this. No wonder we have been in the countryside for so long and your father has not been seen. It turns out he is not at the border."
Xiao Shitou smiled and said, "My father came back only after my grandfather went to the frontier, but now I have all these secret agents in my hands."
An Ran smiled and said, "Then you are still angry with your father. How much effort and effort it takes to do this."
Xiao Shitou continued with his mother, "I heard that it took two years for the third prince to transfer my father to the bright side. But as time went by, the third prince discovered that my father was not so easy to control, and he had many back-ups in his hands. , that’s why you’re so wary of my dad.”
An Ran snorted softly, "Did you know? Many people around your father were given by the Third Prince, and some were given by others."
Xiao Shitou actually smiled, "Is this what my father said? It's still good. You know the good and the bad on the surface. There are also the grooms who feed the horses and the servants in the house. You don't even know who is the other." An informant. So at that time, my father rarely came back to his hometown, he was always in the military camp."
"Your father told you."
"No, I heard about it in the military camp. Mom, as far as I learned later, he had already disposed of several of the women around me. There were only a few left and he threw them in the house. Dad didn't care much about them. .”
An Ran looked at Xiao Shitou and asked, "Then do you still blame your father now?"
Xiao Shitou held his chin with one hand, thought for a while and said, "I can't explain it. We suffered so much for him back then. He hugged him from both sides and let those women give birth to his children. I get angry just thinking about it." "
An Ran smiled and rubbed his son's head, "Don't be angry. Your father has been worrying about and planning for you ever since he saw you. Your father has his own difficulties. Don't go against your father again in the future."
Xiao Shitou smiled, "Now I'm not angry anymore. Except for Aunt Han and Aunt Yu, my father sent Aunt Bai and Aunt Wen out of the house."
An Ran was stunned again, "How do you know? Aren't they all in Fucheng?"
"I asked my father. He said that Aunt Yu raised Ping'er and could not let her lose her way of living, so Aunt Han asked her to serve her grandmother. My father gave the rest of the property and sent it out of the house, and announced that he had contracted an illness and died. In the capital Naturally, it’s not easy to do this, so I sent it out after arriving in Fucheng.”
An Ran lowered her head. Ding Changhe had told her this before, but she didn't take it seriously at the time. Ding Changhe would not elaborate on many things with her.
After breakfast the next day, Ding Jiu went out with Xiao Shitou on something and did not come back until the afternoon.
An Ran watched Xiao Shitou finish a large pot of dumplings, and then said, "I'm so busy with everything, I don't even bother to eat lunch."
Xiao Shitou rubbed his belly comfortably, "Mom, Uncle Jiu took me back to Black Tiger Camp. I have to take care of the things my father asked me to do first. After I came back, I went to the West Mountain on the way to give all the veterans who were gone. Burning incense."
An Ran sighed and said, "Grandpa Jiang is gone too. I heard that he is the last old man of your ancestor's generation."
"They are all buried in Xishan. Uncle Jiu will send people to pay homage every year."
"What else did your father tell you? You can only stay here for a few days..."
As An Ran spoke, she couldn't go on. Just thinking about it made her feel very uncomfortable.
When Xiao Shitou saw his mother like this, he felt uncomfortable. He hugged his mother's arm and said softly, "There is nothing else. Dad will tell me to go to Black Tiger Camp and meet a few people. In the remaining time, I will stay with my mother."
When Xiao Shitou saw his mother smiling, he couldn't help but smile.
Just when Xiao Shitou was happily meeting her mother and brothers, Ding Changhe was enduring the bone-piercing pain in the inn.
When I caught up with the change, I felt a dull pain in the injured areas, especially the place where the arrow was originally shot in my back. It felt like half of my body was in pain.
Fortunately, the accompanying imperial doctor helped me apply hot compresses and brew medicine, which relieved me a lot.
Due to bad weather, Ding Changhe discussed with several doctors to take a few days' rest. It was too hard for him to travel in this condition.
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