Chapter 692

58th dragon scale (V)

When Xun Chen went to greet Linglong, Linglong was teaching Xun Tao how to distinguish jade. This cheap granddaughter grew up in the countryside. The best thing she saw was that a salesman passing by the village sold more than a dozen copper bracelets. Such a bracelet can go to heaven if any woman in the village.

After returning to the government house, she knew that there were so many good things in the world, and what a dozen copper tables were!

Linglong took her with her. In addition to letting mammy teach her to read and read, she enjoyed it most with Xun Tao. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all exquisite and luxurious. Xun Tao is often stunned and feels that he is really short-sighted. Over time, when she saw anything good again, she would not show that she had never seen the world, and her temperament became more and more gentle and restrained. In addition, she studied very hard, and she had a scholarly spirit.

Gao was very moved by her mother-in-law's intentions towards her daughter. She collected many good things and sent them to Linglong. She knew Linglong's desire to eat well. She even went back to her mother's house and pried a chef who was good at making cakes!

Today's Xun Tao is no longer like the black and thin country girl. She is much whiter and has grown a lot of meat. She looks more and more like a government girl and is generous in dealing with people. I have to say that it is all the credit of exquisite.

Xun Chen saw all this in his eyes. At first, sister Tao was shy when talking to herself. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at people. She even grabbed her sleeves nervously and pinched them. Although this appearance is lovable, it will inevitably be said to be a small family in the eyes of outsiders. But now the peach girl is no longer like that. She will laugh at him and take the initiative to talk to him and care about him. These are the changes brought by her grandmother.

But the more so, the heavier his heart was. On the one hand, he wanted to tell his grandmother about his affairs, on the other hand, he carried his mother's expectations. He was afraid that if he said it, his grandmother would blame his mother, even if his grandmother didn't blame his father? Won't my father blame me? Over the years, my father has always carefully cultivated himself as his legitimate son. Even if he is not smart and doesn't read well, my father doesn't care. He didn't want to enter the military camp, and his father respected his ideas, but the more so, the more incompetent he was in his mother's heart.

In Zhang's view, his husband's connivance to brother Chen is not really open-minded, but because he has two outstanding concubines.

So she increasingly forced Xun Chen to make progress, but she didn't know that the more she was forced, the greater the pressure on Xun Chen. That is, she felt much better when she lived in Linglong yard these days, and there were more smiles on her face, but that doesn't mean he became healthy. Under Zhang's high-pressure education, Xun Chen became very sensitive. When others inadvertently said a small sentence, he would think much of it. Then he fell into a strange circle of self pity and could not extricate himself. However, Zhang never felt that there was anything wrong with Xun Chen. She only felt that Xun Chen was a daughter and had no son. Otherwise, he would not be good at reading and flattering his father, Can't do anything?

Under such pressure, Xun Chen became more and more silent.

Linglong intended to let Xun Tao cultivate feelings with Xun Chen. After more than ten years of hard life, Xun Tao was very difficult to understand others. Seeing that his brother always showed a bitter face, he took the initiative to care about him, especially about Xun Chen's low growth. Xun Tao also specially asked the doctor. Since then, he often asked the kitchen to cook some milk or bone soup, but with little effect.

Listening to grandma talking to sister Tao, Xun Chen sat quietly aside. Linglong asked him about his situation in the Academy today. He didn't say that he had been bullied again. In front of Linglong, he always reported good news instead of bad news. He didn't want his grandmother to worry about himself at such an old age.

As a result, he sat and suddenly felt a heat flow in his lower abdomen, and then his stomach began to ache! Xun Chen's heart thumped and knew that his completely forbidden kuishui had come, but now he was in his grandmother's room, and today he was wearing a white robe!

If his Kui water didn't come, it would hurt like a knife, and the amount was huge two days ago, and then it stopped abruptly on the third day. Xun Chen knew that this was abnormal, but he didn't dare ask the doctor to see it. His mother was very glad that his Kui water had only two days, for fear that the secret hidden for many years would be discovered.

Seeing Xun Chen's pale face, mother Zeng hurriedly said, "brother Chen is not feeling well? Would you like a doctor to see it? "

There are many mothers in the government house, but mother Zeng has followed the old master and the old gentleman to meet the enemy and served the old gentleman all her life. Therefore, only she can call brothers and sisters, and the servants next to her are respectfully called young masters and girls.

Mother Zeng was getting older and more loving. She didn't fake Xun Chen's concerns in her eyes, but Xun Chen didn't dare to answer. He endured the pain in her abdomen: "my grandson suddenly felt unwell, grandma..."

Linglong retreated around, leaving only mother Zeng and Xun Tao. Her deep eyes fixed on Xun Chen. Xun Chen was nervous. Now she was stared at by her grandmother, more and more sweating. Unexpectedly, her eyes closed and fainted!

When I woke up, I was lying in the warm quilt, and there was a hot soup woman on my stomach, which effectively smoothed the painful lower abdomen. Xun Chen looked at the tent overhead and suddenly remembered what happened before he fainted. This is not his room!

He quickly sat up. When he sat down, there was another heat flow under him. He was almost scared to cry. Only then did he find that his clothes had been changed and only wore white bedclothes.

"Are you awake?"

Talking to him was Xun Tao, who was still holding a bowl in his hand. She was very happy to see Xun Chen wake up and sat down carefully. "This is ginger jujube brown sugar water. My grandmother specially ordered the small kitchen to cook it for you. You are not feeling well. I'll feed you."

Then he scooped a spoonful and sent it to Xun Chen's mouth. Xun Chen bit his teeth. Xun Tao found that his body was shaking and his heart became more and more pitiful. He said, "don't be afraid, grandma will decide for you."

As soon as Xun Chen heard this, tears immediately fell down.

Seeing that he was crying, Xun Tao was more worried: "don't cry. It's bad for your body to shed tears. Why don't you drink brown sugar water first? Don't cry, don't cry. "

Xun Chen didn't speak, and his tears fell like broken beads. He deeply felt that he had screwed up everything! He failed to live up to his mother's expectations, his father's trust and his grandmother's love. He did nothing. He is a monster that shouldn't exist in this world!

Xun Tao quickly put down his bowl, took out his handkerchief and gently wiped xunchen's tears. She looked at this skinny sister who was not a few years younger than herself. After all, she couldn't help holding xunchen in her arms. He patted Xun Chen on the back like a baby: "don't be afraid, don't cry... Let me tell you what I used to be, okay? You may not have seen it. When I first returned to the house, I was as thin as a hemp pole. "

Xun Chen wept silently, but didn't refuse her hug. At this moment, he really needs such a hug.

"When I was with the family, I could only eat one meal a day and porridge. I couldn't even find a grain of rice, but I had to do a lot of work every day. Heat rash in summer and chilblain in winter. At that time, I thought, what did I do wrong? My parents are going to do that to me? Later, I don't want to know why my parents did that to me. I just want to eat enough and don't be so hungry. I thought I would live like that all my life, but my grandmother sent someone to find me. "

Xun Tao couldn't help laughing when she thought of her past. She was no longer afraid and could even calmly face those hardships“ Grandma didn't despise me at all. You didn't see how ugly I was at that time! I can't read or read anything. I'm not proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The only thing I can do is wash clothes. But the clothes of the government are so exquisite that the servants wear better than those I wash. It's useless with my only specialty! "

She said and smiled softly. Xun Chen was also fascinated by it. He heard Xun Tao say, "don't be afraid. Grandma is very good. No matter what it is, you can tell Grandma. Don't be afraid, OK? If you don't want to continue to live in the shadow, you must at least reach out and let someone who is willing to save you hold it. "

Inside, the little sisters muttered. Outside, Linglong calmly drank milk tea. Looking at her square Sutra, mother Zeng smiled: "how can the old Taijun be so sure that sister Tao can persuade brother Chen to wake up?"

"Although their living environment is different, their mood is similar. Sister Tao is careful and can naturally persuade them to wake up." Linglong said and took another sip.

Mother Zeng sighed, "I didn't expect that the third lady could not carry it clearly. A good sister had to pretend to be a brother and had been wronged for so many years." If Xun Chen hadn't fainted, when she picked up with sister Tao, she found that his clothes were stained with blood. Who would have thought that a sister would have been raised as a brother for more than ten years?

As she spoke, mother Zeng suddenly became alert: "what kind of tea are you drinking, old Tai Jun?"

Linglong quickly killed all the remaining milk tea without changing her face and calmly put it on the table: "naturally, it's a very ordinary tea."

Mother Zeng came and took a look. She was angry and funny, "the old slave stopped you from drinking so sweet for your good. How old are you? Eating too much sweet is bad for your body!"

Linglong immediately perfunctory three times: "yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Mother Zeng wanted to continue preaching. As a result, Xun Tao came out holding Xun Chen's hand. She put on her bedroom clothes and put down her hair. Xun Chen looked, which was much younger than his actual age.

Xun Chen felt uneasy. He clenched Xun Tao's hand. Xun Tao knew he was nervous and comforted him: "it's okay. Grandma likes you very much and won't blame you."

Xun Chen bit his lips tightly and looked up timidly. He saw his grandmother waving to him, "come here."

Xun Tao nodded at him with a smile on his face.

He looked at mother Zeng again, who was also smiling. There was no anger and disappointment of being deceived as Xun Chen imagined. Then he realized that, in fact, he was more afraid of disappointment from his grandmother, great mother, peach sister and father than being found out about his daughter. He was afraid that they wouldn't hurt him and didn't want him. Rather than the fear of loss, he would rather pretend to be a brother all his life.

The pace towards Linglong was slow and slow. It seemed that Linglong stepped on the tip of the knife every step, but she didn't care. When Xun Chen arrived, she lifted the corners of her mouth, pinched Xun Chen's chin, looked left and right, and deepened her smile: "it's said that brother Chen is the one who looks most like me, and that's true."

Mother Zeng knew the master's mind best and immediately joked: "the old prince always said that brother Chen was so like her, but she was not a sister. She was depressed in her heart. Now she has achieved her wish!"

Xun Chen widened his eyes, "grandparents..."

He called Linglong, and then his tears fell down. I don't know where the courage came from. Maybe it was her smile, maybe her natural attitude, and maybe it was her hand. He threw himself directly into Linglong's arms and cried. She cried so much that sister Zeng, the peach girl, shed tears together, especially mother Zeng, who cried and talked about how pathetic she was, I've never seen brother Chen show such emotion. It's really a sin

Linglong let him cry, but Xun Chen couldn't stop. Finally, Linglong was desperate: "baby, if you cry again, my new clothes will make you cry."

Xun Chen cried until she hiccupped. In the final analysis, she is just a 13-year-old girl. She has been pretending to be a brother under pressure for so many years. She has long been on the verge of collapse. It's good to vent now.

Finally, she bravely told Linglong everything and looked at her eagerly: "grandma, my mother... She didn't mean it. She was just too nervous about her father and afraid of losing her father."

Linglong touched her head and didn't have any pity for Zhang. "No matter what reason, if you do something wrong, you need to be punished. Can you do it wrong because you don't want to lose it? Can Xun Fang also be forgiven? "

Xun Chen was at a loss. She didn't understand very well.

Linglong asked sister Tao to take Xun Chen down first, let her have a good rest, and let the doctor take a look and prescribe a medicine to regulate her body.

Then she asked mother Zeng to send a message and asked the old three to come back to the house immediately with his daughter-in-law.

The third master Xun yuan is a military attache. Because the world is peaceful, he is very idle and returns to the house very early. As soon as he comes back, he hears that his mother summoned him and his wife. At present, he feels that his wife has done something stupid, but Zhang is also full of fog. What can she do wrong?

When they met Linglong, they saluted and said hello, but Linglong ate cakes slowly and didn't mean to let them get up at all.

This is an old mother to be filial. Even if they are punished to kneel for three days and nights, there is absolutely no reason to refuse.

What's more, Xun yuan was filial and let him kneel without saying a word or asking why. In a word, if his mother wanted to punish him, he must have done something wrong. Just kneel. When his father was still there, he had to punish him for kneeling on the washboard. Now he doesn't have to be too comfortable kneeling on the carpet.

But Zhang is uncomfortable! Although Zhang always complains, when she goes out to chat with other noble ladies, she knows that among so many mothers-in-law, her mother-in-law is the most kind-hearted, although she is strong. She never embarrasses several daughters-in-law. She has been married to the government for many years and has done many stupid things, but her mother-in-law never asked her to make rules and always treat her with respect. Therefore, she can't stand kneeling for a while.

"Mother, did your daughter-in-law do anything wrong? If so, please tell your daughter-in-law so that she can correct it. "

Linglong glanced at her: "yes, you did something wrong. Just kneel here and think about it for me. When did you think of it and when did you get up? You are the daughter-in-law of the third child. Your wife doesn't teach her husband's fault. Your husband and wife should help each other in the same boat. It's a combination of reward and punishment."

Zhang thought, it's really his fault!

She thought and thought, racked her brains and didn't figure out where she had made a mistake. These days, she kept herself in line, didn't pinch the tip, didn't compare, didn't talk and didn't cover up. She was careful all day and didn't do anything wrong!

In this way, she knelt down. For an hour, the sweat came out on Zhang's forehead, and the whole person was shaky. She still didn't want to understand. She begged: "mother... Mother, give me a correct word. My daughter-in-law really doesn't know what's wrong."

Xun yuan did not speak. He knew that his wife must have done something wrong, otherwise his mother would not be so angry.

Linglong said, "you can't hold up after kneeling for only one hour. I remember when brother Chen was five years old, you punished him to kneel in the yard for three hours because he couldn't carry a good book. Why can't you kneel for so long?"

When his mother-in-law mentioned brother Chen, Zhang's heart fell directly into the ice cellar! If you really made a big mistake, that's the only one! Although she doesn't confuse the blood of the government, if she turns her sister into a brother, if she is learned by her mother-in-law... All that resentment in her heart is gone, leaving only apprehensive fear.

Xun yuan also felt that his wife was too harsh on his son. Because of this, he often indulged brother Chen's son. He felt that as long as the child had a safe and happy life, it was not so important whether he had any promise or not. Can one live only if one has something to offer?

Where did he know that the more tolerant he was to brother Chen, the more Zhang felt that he did not value brother Chen, otherwise how could he not be tolerant to the two concubines?

Zhang lowered her head and didn't dare to lift it. Linglong knew at a glance that she wouldn't recruit. She directly antagonized Xun yuan: "old three, you're really a good father!"

Xun yuan was confused and didn't know where he was wrong, but his mother scolded. There must be her reason, so he honestly said, "my son is wrong."

Linglong ha ha sneered, "then tell me, what's wrong?"

Xun yuan:

He really doesn't know that.

Then Linglong didn't continue to beat around the bush with the couple and directly asked Zhang: "the third family, let me ask you again, did you do anything wrong? Don't rush to answer. Think it over for me. If you answer wrong, you'll go back to your mother's house. The government can't afford people like you. "

Her tone was plain, but Zhang panicked: "mother, mother... I, I..."

She really doesn't know what her mother-in-law means. Is it really brother Chen's gender exposed? What if not? So Zhang gritted his teeth and prepared to carry it to the end: "my daughter-in-law really doesn't know what's wrong. Why does my mother-in-law force her daughter-in-law so much! Does your daughter-in-law make you so unhappy that you have to use such means to criticize?! "

Xun yuan immediately said angrily, "what are you talking about!"

Zhang closed his eyes. "What his daughter-in-law said is from the heart!"

Rao is kind-hearted, like mother Zeng. She feels disgusted when she sees Zhang's coffin without tears.

At this time, a thin and weak "father" sounded in the room. Xun yuan immediately recognized that it was his son's voice. He turned his head, but was stunned. For a long time, he stammered: "brother Chen, brother Chen... How do you dress up?!"

Originally, it was Xun Chen who had changed into women's clothes.

She was born slender and petite. She didn't violate the dress at all. At a glance, she was a delicate girl's house. Xun Tao stood beside her and always held her hand to encourage her.

Who knows, when Zhang saw it, he stood up madly and rushed over: "brother Chen! Who told you to wear such clothes! You are not a filial son! Take it off! Take it off! "

Mother Zeng first stood in front of Xun Chen and coldly grabbed Zhang's shoulder: "third lady, don't be presumptuous in front of the old prince."

Xun yuan is still in shock. Xun Chen slowly walks up to him and tears fall down, "I'm sorry, Dad... I, I lied to you! I'm not a brother... Dad, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... "

After saying it, she had no regrets, no regrets, only a sense of relief.

This secret has been hidden in her heart for more than ten years. It often drives her crazy. Her mother's oppression makes her more and more afraid and sad. Now she speaks bravely, which seems to break some kind of shackles. Xun Chen knelt down directly at Xun yuan and Zhang and kowtowed several heads: "my daughter is unfilial. Please forgive me. My daughter and daughter really don't want to cheat you anymore!"

Xun yuan was in a trance. He didn't understand how his son became a daughter

Zhang was controlled by mother Zeng and dared not go crazy, but stared at Xun Chen with hate eyes. In her opinion, this daughter is really useless and disobedient!

Linglong said, "don't be afraid, sister Chen. Tell it to your father slowly."

Xun Chen sucked his nose and held back his tears. He began to pretend to be a brother, was bullied in the college, his mother forced him day and night, and then his fear, despair and panic. He even thought of killing himself to break the deadlock... He cried blood word by word. A man like Xun yuan couldn't help but red his eyes.

He held his daughter in his arms!

Xun Chen used to be a brother. Xun yuan felt that if his son wanted to be well raised, he couldn't be a mother. He had never held her like this. Zhang just wanted Xun Chen to stand out, and he wouldn't have much warmth. Now he was held in his father's arms and felt the deep love and iron tenderness. Xun Chen immediately knew that his father didn't blame her at all! Father loves her!

She put her back hand around Xun yuan's neck, and tears soaked Xun yuan's collar.

Only Zhang seemed Crazy: "brother Chen! What are you talking about! You're a brother! You're a brother! You forgot what your mother told you. You hurt your mother like this! How can you hurt your mother like this?! Are you going to die?! You're ruining your mother! "

Xun yuan took his daughter in his arms and stood up from the ground. He slapped Zhang in the face with his backhand!

Zhang, who was crazy, was stunned by the slap. Her hair was scattered on her temples and there was blood on her mouth. She murmured, "sir... Sir, you hit me? How can you hit me? I, I do it for you... "

"Are you for me?" After slapping Zhang, Xun yuan was very calm. He pressed his daughter's head to prevent her from seeing the scene. He only asked Zhang, "touch your conscience and ask, are you for me or yourself?"

Zhang Shi was stunned when he asked.