What to Do About Calcium Deficiency [Cross ABO]
Chapter 102
After Zhenzhen went back, he found that his father had locked himself in the room. Once he was locked in, there was no movement. He didn't leave the room for several days, and only brought in a little bit of food.I really don't know what happened to him, but my intuition tells him that it must be related to going out that day, and it is directly related to the news of his father.
But who did my father meet that day, Zhenzhen can't remember at all, it feels like he followed him from the beginning to the end, and didn't talk to anyone.
Zhenzhen didn't quarrel with his father, the answer will come when it should come, and it's useless to ask when it shouldn't know.So in the past few days, he practiced calligraphy and sword practice alone in the mansion, and occasionally asked his servants to ride horses to walk around the street that day, but he didn't find any clues, and every time he returned to the mansion, he felt a little disappointed.
The Ninth Prince stayed behind closed doors for four or five days, finally opened the door and came out, just in time to see Zhenzhen gesturing a sword in front of the room, he avoided the edge of the sword and grabbed Zhenzhen's wrist, unloaded his sword effortlessly, let go On the side, with both hands stroking his shoulders, "Father finally figured it out after thinking about it for several days!"
Zhen Zhen frowned slightly, and looked at her father seriously, "What about Daddy?"
"Yes! Father will go and get Daddy back for you!"
Zhenzhen still frowned, her expression hardly changed, but her eyes were full of doubts.
The Ninth Prince couldn't bear to see him like this, he looked so mature at such a young age, he had matured too early, and his guilt increased even more. He pinched his face and touched his head, "Father will definitely give you Beg Daddy to come back, definitely! You stay at home and take care of the house obediently, for a few days, and wait for Father to come back."
"Hmm." Zhenzhen nodded lightly.
The Ninth Prince left the Ninth Prince's Mansion without packing his things. He really stood there watching, with a stiff expression and no waves at all. It seemed that the Ninth Prince's decision was irrelevant to him, and it didn't hurt or itch.
The Ninth Prince went straight to Duanmu Mansion. When he arrived at the door, he put the horse aside. He didn't knock on the door or notify the inside. He knelt down in front of the door, and then just knelt there silently. There are no extra actions.
No one knew who was in the yard, and no sound could be heard. It was very quiet. The Ninth Prince was also very quiet outside the yard, but it attracted many onlookers.
It was almost noon when Ah Quan went out, seeing this situation, he immediately withdrew his feet, and closed the door again with a bang, the Ninth Prince had a good idea.
The Ninth Prince didn't eat lunch, so he kept kneeling at the door, and someone brought some water for him to drink, and continued to kneel after drinking.
Until the evening, Duanmu Rui did not come out. It was freezing cold, even though the Ninth Prince had put on two layers of clothes to keep out the cold, he couldn't help shivering at this moment.In order not to get sick, and to have the strength to continue kneeling here and begging Ruier to open the door, the Ninth Prince called the carriage and rested directly in the carriage at night.
Rui'er was not seen going out the next day, but the Ninth Prince continued to kneel in front of the door.
In the morning, there were not many people around to watch, so the servant Ah Quan secretly opened a crack in the door to look out. The Ninth Prince was still kneeling at the place yesterday, so he hurried back to the ancestral hall and told Duanmu Rui who had been kneeling in front of the memorial tablet.
Duanmu Rui didn't say anything after hearing this, but continued to kneel there.
Ah Quan left the ancestral hall, and it was almost lunch time. He had to supervise the two children and hurried back to the house to wash their hands.
At this moment, An'an was hiding by the gate of the courtyard, there was no one guarding the gate, and Duanmu Rui didn't hire servants to guard the gate, he just closed the gate casually and put the bolt on it.
There is no problem with Pingping opening the door bolt, An An hid there to watch the wind, and Pingping took the opportunity to sneak out of the door.
When he saw the Ninth Prince kneeling in front of the door, he moved over cautiously inch by inch.
The Ninth Prince started to pay attention to this side when there was a noise at the door, and it wasn't until Ping Ping exposed half of his body that he controlled his emotions, so as not to jump up and hug this guy, and scare others.
"Come, come here." The Ninth Prince knelt there and said softly.
Pingping looked left and right, saw that there was no one there, and took a step forward boldly.
The Ninth Prince touched his body, but he didn't bring anything delicious, so he waved to Ping Ping, who was only a step away from him, "Uncle is very thirsty, can I trouble you to give me a bowl of water?"
After hearing this, Pingping immediately retreated into the door, An An hurriedly closed the door tightly, and put on the bolt again, "What did he say?" An An asked eagerly.
"He said he wanted water..." Pingping tried his best to calm down his nervousness, "Give it?"
An An hesitated, "Give it, don't let him die of thirst."
The two made up their minds and decided to go back to the mansion to steal a cup of tea for the poor man.
Just happened to be caught by Ah Quan on the way, they had no choice but to follow Ah Quan to have lunch, as for the poor fellow outside the door, they would go to enjoy the water when the young master had time in the afternoon.
The Ninth Prince was kneeling outside the door waiting for the flat water, worried that if he left here to eat, the little guys would be anxious when they came back and saw that he was gone, so he continued to kneel by the door enduring hunger, but he did not expect to wait for the glass of water At that time, it was already afternoon.
He took the water from Pingping's hand and drank it all in one gulp, and wiped his lips, "Excuse me, is the young master from this mansion?"
"Exactly! My surname is Duanmu, my single name is Ping, and my younger sister's single name is An." Ping Ping was not afraid at all, and seemed to be recruited immediately.
Ninth Prince frowned, silently worried in his heart, but did not show it on the surface, "Is your father Duanmu Rui?"
"Exactly!" Even An An poked his head out from the crack of the door and chased after him to answer.
"I'm your father's old friend, can you let me in to chat with your father?" The Ninth Prince was worried again, and still suppressed a smile. These are his two sons and daughters. The elf's strange demeanor was exactly the same as Ruier's.
"My father is not free!" An An rushed to answer.
"Yes, my father is not free!" Ping Ping added not to be outdone.
Ninth Prince scratched his head in embarrassment, "What should we do? Where has your father gone?"
He started kneeling here before dawn, and he doesn't remember the back door in this courtyard. When did Rui'er leave?
"My father is kneeling in the ancestral hall. He has been kneeling for several days!" Pingping seemed to be looking for a backer and subconsciously wanted to lean towards the Ninth Prince, but An An grabbed him in time, "There are many people in my family, you catch him!" Leave me alone!"
The Ninth Prince was amused, and he quickly untied the jade pendant around his waist and handed it to An An, "I'm not here to arrest you, I just want to inquire about some news, you say you are from this mansion, I don't believe it, if I ask you can you When I answer, I believe it.”
Ping Anan looked unconvinced, "Just ask!"
Ninth Prince smiled and asked, "Your father's name is Duanmu Rui, right?"
Ping Anan nodded quickly, at this time An An had already unknowingly walked out of the courtyard door and stood beside Pingping.
"Then let me ask you, what are your fathers doing in the ancestral hall? Don't lie to me, I can see clearly, if you lie to me a little, you are not from this mansion."
The two little ghosts hesitated, and An An immediately said, "My father kneels in the ancestral hall every day, and there are tablets of grandparents and uncles in it."
"How many days have you been kneeling?" Ninth Prince's heart skipped a beat when he heard that there was a memorial tablet for Duanmu and his wife.
"I didn't kneel like this before, but I have been in the ancestral hall all day since the past few days." Pingping also rushed to answer.
Ninth Prince gave them thumbs up again and again, "The answer is really good, then do you know what's different about your father recently?"
Ping Anan looked at each other, and then looked at the Ninth Prince together, their eyes were full of confusion, they didn't understand that question.
Ninth Prince thought for a while, "Has your father mentioned a person surnamed Fang recently?"
The two understood now, and quickly shook their heads, "No, no, Dad never mentioned anyone with the surname Fang."
But An An went on to say, "Huh? Isn't this Daddy's jade pendant? Why is it in your hand?" She asked while holding the jade pendant of the Ninth Prince.
Pingping hurried over to take a look, "Yes, this is the one that Daddy keeps touching."
Ninth Prince's eyes lit up, "Do you know this jade pendant?"
"Of course I do! Daddy keeps touching it in his hand every day when he's in a daze, and doesn't let us touch it. These days, he never leaves his hand, touching it from morning to night! I once secretly touched it, And got beaten..." Ping Ping complained.
Ninth Prince laughed when he heard it, "Then you..."
"Young Master and Miss! Why did you come out by yourself!" The servant Ah Quan suddenly rushed out from the door, and before the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he hid back in the mansion with his arms in his arms, and closed the courtyard door heavily as if he was very frightened. The prince was left outside by himself again.
Ninth Prince shook his head, a little worried about the courtyard gate.
Fortunately, there is him today, if in the future, the sugar figurines are used to deceive children, and the two of them are deceived, what should we do?
The more the Ninth Prince thought about it, the more worried he became, and he simply didn't plan to go back home. When he was cold or hungry, he hid in the carriage, hid for a while, and then came out to kneel.
Duanmu Rui knelt in the ancestral hall, after he learned about the movement outside the door from Ah Quan, he forbade Ping An from going out of the door.
He has knelt here for several days, trying to clear away the devil in his heart, but Zhenzhen kept appearing in front of him that day, seemingly mature and sensible, but when he recalled it, Zhenzhen was not happy at all .
He felt distressed, guilty, sorry for him, he wanted to get Zhenzhen back, but thinking that Zhenzhen looked at him as if he was looking at a stranger, Duanmurui hesitated, whether to disturb his peace.
Duanmurui thinks that he is a relatively decisive person in making decisions, but when it comes to Zhenzhen, he keeps hesitating, thinking that what to do is wrong, and what to do is not the best.
But facing the tablets of his parents, Duanmu Rui didn't know what to do with the person outside the door, if he really wanted to come back, he had to deal with that person.
In an ancestral hall and outside a door, two people knelt together, neither of them moved.
After dinner, the servant Ah Quan went to clean up the kitchen, Duanmu Rui was still in the ancestral hall, Pingping and An'an were ordered to stay in the room and not come out.
The snow hadn't melted yet, and it was already dark outside after dinner, but it wasn't dark at all under the snow.Ping Anan secretly exchanged glances, the two walked to the door of the room as usual, opened and closed the door, making noise on purpose, but no one went in, slipped along the wall and sneaked to the courtyard gate together.
The courtyard door slammed lightly, and the Ninth Prince raised his head to look through the crack of the door.
Sure enough, after a while, two little heads popped up, looked here and there, and saw that there was no one on the street at night, and Ah Quan didn't follow, so they flashed out to join the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince hurriedly opened his robe and wrapped the two guys in. He saw Pingping reach into the lapel of his clothes for a long time and took out two steamed buns, which were still warm, "here, eat quickly! Don't let my father see it!"
The Ninth Prince's eyes turned red in an instant, his stomach was so hungry that he was not polite at all, he took a few mouthfuls, and finally choked and slapped his chest fiercely.
"Or should we go back and steal some water for you?" An An asked.
The Ninth Prince shook his head and took the opportunity to hug Ping An An.
"It's so warm..." An'an touched the fur in her robe, "This fur is really cotton."
"Fox Mao, father will bring you two next time." The Ninth Prince was thinking about asking which brother to bring some if there is none in the mansion.
"No!" Pingping refused, "Daddy said that you can't take other people's things casually."
The Ninth Prince didn't say anything else, he warmed the two guys up for a long time, and then pushed them into the door, "Hurry up and come see me tomorrow morning, be careful that your father will find out and beat you if you go back late."
Pingping touched his butt subconsciously, "Then you are still kneeling?"
"Ah."
"Why?" An An asked.
"Please forgive me." Ninth Prince said.
"Daddy's?" Ping Ping patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, my dad is such a liar, if you play coquettishly with him, he will forgive you!"
The Ninth Prince couldn't hold back a laugh, and pushed the two of them in, closing the door.
It was quiet again outside the door, the Ninth Prince's legs were already numb and unable to move, he leaned on the ground and sat there grinning, Rui'er hadn't gone out for a few days, he knew what Rui'er was thinking, those It was exactly what he thought, but so what, he had already figured it out after being locked in the room for four or five days. As Boss Fang said, the dead are dead, and the living are still alive. If you don't know anyone, it's better to let go of everything and cherish the present.
But Rui'er may not be able to untie that knot, so he will always kneel in the ancestral hall instead of seeing him.
After rubbing his legs enough, the Ninth Prince limped into the carriage to rest.
Since Rui'er hadn't untied her knot, he knelt by her side until he untied it.
Another morning, Ping An'an had habitually brought him water and food. Whether Duanmu Rui knew it or not, no one stopped them anyway, but they still sneaked around, worried that they would be beaten if they saw it.
The Ninth Prince ate and drank, hugged the two dolls in his robe, "Your father is still kneeling?"
"Yeah!" Pingping nodded, "It's still in the ancestral hall, but these days it's not kneeling, it's sitting in the ancestral hall, uncle, you should sit too."
Ninth Prince patted their heads, "For the sake of our acquaintance, can you do me a favor?"
"Wow!" An An immediately agreed, "Daddy told us to always help others."
The Ninth Prince smiled, "Help Uncle bring a message in, and ask your father if you want to be serious."
"Who is Zhenzhen? Why does my dad want to be Zhenzhen?" Ping Anan was very interested in hearing the strange name.
"What a big brother, you can ask uncle, and you will see him in the future." Ninth Prince patted them.
"Okay!" The two took the order, turned around and rushed into the yard, competing to see who would get to the ancestral hall first.
"Is that how you go back to ask for help?" Suddenly, a real voice came from behind Ninth Prince, it was very cold and calm, and there was a sigh.
Ninth Prince looked at him, "Well, your father has a heart, and father wants to make amends."
"Stupid! You are kneeling here," Zhen Zhen raised his chin towards the door, "He knows?"
"I know." Ninth Prince asked, "How did you find this place?"
"Just ask someone." Zhenzhen stepped forward, "If you don't talk to him, how can you reconcile?"
The Ninth Prince looked at the courtyard wall, but didn't say a word. How could Rui'er calm down just by talking, if he coaxed him casually, he wouldn't be separated from him for so long, and live alone by hiding from him.
Zhenzhen stepped forward and knocked on the gate of the courtyard, and the servant Ah Quan came out to open the door.
Zhenzhen handed over her name card, "I want to see your master, please ask him to come out."
The Ninth Prince knelt behind and looked at Zhenzhen, seeing that he spoke righteously from the beginning to the end, without false colors, his seriousness was not like what a seven-year-old child should be, but he could also feel it, Zhenzhen Under the tough surface, he was actually very nervous, and he couldn't help but hold the handle of the knife at his waist. This small movement was just his subconscious move to relieve the tension.
After a while, the sound of hurried running suddenly sounded in the yard, and then there was a thud, Zhenzhen stood at the door without moving, but the Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, judging from the sound, it must be Ruier's if it wasn't the servant .
Sure enough, Duanmu Ruihu quickly opened the door, but when he saw Zhenzhen, he stopped all his movements in an instant.
Everything around was frozen by the cold air, even Duanmu Rui's eyes were frozen on Zhenzhen's body.
He looked at Zhenzhen again, looking at him so close, his heart was beating like thunder, he didn't know where to put his nervous hands, he mustered up the courage to raise his hand, wanting to touch Zhenzhen's face.
Zhenzhen looked back at him formally, "My father knelt with you at the door for several days, why didn't you even open the door!"
Duanmu Rui's hand stopped in mid-air, he heard the anger in Zhenzhen's words, not only because of the Jiu Wangye being shut out, but also dissatisfaction with him.
Facing Zhenzhen's questioning, he didn't know how to answer it. The explanation felt weak, and he didn't explain it, so he asked Zhenzhen again, "I..." He breathed out, and was dumb for a while to the child.
Zhenzhen looked at him straight, "The queen mother said, you didn't want me back then!"
Duanmu Rui's tight strings broke instantly, and Zhenzhen's words were like a knife in his waist, piercing straight into his chest, the pain was bloodless, but he couldn't refute it, he hugged Zhenzhen into his arms hard, hugging tightly I can't explain it, because it's the truth, he feels guilty, I'm sorry Zhenzhen, I always feel short in the face of Zhenzhen's questioning, and everything I do is wrong.
He could only take the opportunity to hug Zhenzhen tightly, repeating "I'm sorry." It looked very hypocritical, but Duanmu Rui didn't know how else to apologize to Zhenzhen, so that Zhenzhen could understand that the original decision was not that he didn't love him up.
"So my father begged you so much, you haven't seen him yet?" Zhenzhen didn't hug him or push him away, he was buried in his chest, and his voice was a little low.
"See! See! Daddy doesn't dare to see your father because he feels ashamed to see you." Duanmu Rui wiped away the tears on his face while no one was looking. Forget about you, really, can you forgive me."
"I don't know what happened to you, but can you forgive my father?" Zhenzhen stood up straight and never relaxed, which shows how strict he was taught since childhood, or how nervous he is now.
This question made Duanmu Rui hesitate, "This..."
"Same reason!" Zhenzhen said concisely.
Duanmu Rui knew what he meant, and really couldn't forgive him, just like he couldn't forgive the Ninth Prince.
Zhenzhen waited for Duanmu Rui to let go of him, and stepped back directly to the Ninth Prince, "Father," he didn't look at the Ninth Prince, "please follow me back."
The Ninth Prince didn't get up, but Zhenzhen left straight away, and walked forward without turning his head. The Ninth Prince looked at Duanmu Rui and then at Zhenzhen who was walking away quickly.
He finally got up, staggered a few steps to catch up with Zhenzhen, and walked forward with him side by side without saying a word.Zhenzhen's mood is very unstable, the Ninth Prince can tell from his desperately maintaining a calm expression.
Zhenzhen didn't take a few steps forward, and didn't pay attention to the father next to him. Suddenly he was pushed from the back, and then his arms were wrapped around his chest, and he was hugged tightly by Duanmurui, which surprised him , surprised, and out of control.
A huge sadness welled up from the bottom of his heart, the grievance and dissatisfaction that had been hidden for many years, and the sudden expansion of envy, he couldn't control it instantly.
"Don't go, go home with Daddy!" Duanmu Rui's voice trembled, but he could not refute at all.
The method of not expressing emotions that Zhenzhen learned from the Queen Mother no longer worked, he made a sound of "Hang Han", Duanmu Rui could feel his chest rising and falling, but he didn't let go.
"Don't go anywhere, just go home with Daddy!" He hugged Zhenzhen by the waist, the seven-year-old Zhenzhen was already very heavy, and Duanmu Rui added another arm, which was completely lying on his chest as a pillow Posture being held by him, face down.
Without hesitation in his steps, Duanmu Rui's attitude was very firm.Taking advantage of the slight bumps, Zhenzhen secretly released the emotions that were about to explode. He cried softly all the way, and he could still see the tears dripping on the ground and on his dad's shoes.
"Cry out loud, it's Daddy who's sorry for you!" Duanmu Rui's voice was unsteady as he held him, he didn't know if he was crying or he was tired, he really couldn't see it.
But because of that sentence, Zhenzhen could no longer control the emotions he had endured for so long, and burst into tears with a loud "Wow--". Jiejie cried into the mansion, then into Duanmurui's bedroom, crying and was put on the bed, took off his outer robe, covered with a quilt, and was held in Duanmurui's arms.
Duanmu Rui patted him on the back lightly, which miraculously soothed Zhenzhen, and he gradually stopped talking, but he still couldn't stop sobbing.
"That's how you look like a child. When you're tired from crying, sleep for a while, and Daddy will accompany you." Duanmu Rui lay beside him, head to head.
Zhenzhen smelled this good smell, and felt inexplicably at ease. Although there was still resentment, something slowly grew from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to get rid of the tough shell that had been wrapping him all the time, so that he could cry and laugh at will.Gradually sleepiness struck, eyelids became heavy, and she fell asleep unconsciously.
Seeing his long breathing, Duanmu Rui gently tucked up the quilt for him, got up and walked outside, the Ninth Prince had been guarding the door.
"Go to the next room, I want to talk to you." Duanmu Rui glanced at him, and walked ahead to lead the way without waiting for his consent.
Ninth Prince followed behind and said, "I want to kowtow to them."
Duanmu Rui paused, then turned around slowly, and led the Ninth Prince to the ancestral hall.
The Ninth Prince burned the incense, kowtowed, knelt on the ground and didn't get up. He looked at the tablet and said, "My parents asked me to take good care of you. I didn't do it. It was my fault. I also want to apologize to you." , father and mother must not want to see you working so hard alone, otherwise they will blame me in the spirit of the sky, and they will not feel at ease. Ruier, can you give me another chance? It's been fine, but he's not happy, I can see that."
Duanmu Rui stood behind the Ninth Prince, he was silent.
The Ninth Prince continued, "You don't have to forgive me, I will spend the rest of my life begging for your forgiveness, but it's really pitiful, there are two little fellows in Ping'an, if your parents see it, they will definitely not agree with you depriving them of the money that belongs to them. s things."
Duanmu Rui was still speechless, if he could not feel his breath, the Ninth Prince would even suspect that he was no longer in the ancestral hall.
"I didn't expect to come back alive during this expedition, but I came back alive. I thought you were not in this world, but you were all alive. You don't know how I felt when I heard the news. If I were to trade the rest of my life for this The news is also willing, I did not do well in the past few years, I want to make up for it from now on, please give me this opportunity to make up for you, make up for you, make up for the truth, and be safe."
Duanmu Rui finally spoke. He spoke lightly, as if he was worried about disturbing his parents' sleep, "It's not about making up for it, I'm also responsible."
"Then..." Ninth Prince couldn't understand Duanmu Rui's attitude for a while.
"I want to take over Zhenzhen. I will raise them. The three of them also have companions. You continue to live your life as a prince and expand your mansion. You will have your own heirs who will inherit your mantle and will not interfere with each other in the future." .”
"I don't agree!" The Ninth Prince refused straight away, "I have three children here, why don't you give me any of them! If you hate me, just hit me, I will endure it and never fight back, but you can't deprive a child And I can't take care of you, and I don't have the face to see your parents, just now I promised my parents that I will take good care of you."
"Don't deceive yourself!" Duanmu Rui stared down at the Ninth Prince who had been kneeling there, "You can do this, but I can't."
"You are the one who deceives yourself! Your parents are no longer in this world. Why are you torturing yourself like this? If you let go of your worries, your parents will be very happy. If you keep doing this, what will your parents think? Parents don't care."
"You have no right to speak to me!"
"I will never be qualified for the rest of my life, so please give me a chance! I don't want to lose you and my child again."
Duanmu Rui didn't continue, he turned around and went out, the negotiation failed.
The Ninth Prince kowtowed three more times before leaving.
Zhenzhen didn't know how long he had slept, but his nose was itchy. He opened his eyes, and two chubby faces appeared in front of his eyes, very close to each other.
He immediately tensed up, with the look of "whoever dares to make a mistake, kneel down for me", with the aura that strangers should not enter, he was so frightened that he immediately retreated to the corner of the wall.
"Who are you!" Zhen Zhen stared at the two chubby guys.
The two guys looked at each other, An An went all out and pointed at Zhenzhen, "Big brother!"
Pingping also tried to say, "Yes, the big brother who returned our copper coins that day!"
Zhenzhen also remembered, "Why are you here?"
"This is our home! Big brother, why did you sleep on daddy's bed?" An An asked curiously.
Zhenzhen's face suddenly turned cold. Before, he felt that he slept very well, his body was comfortable everywhere, and his heart was full. Suddenly, it seemed that he had received the cold, and what he thought would belong to him came out. Others robbed him, but in fact it was just that he got a little charity that others didn't want.
"I'm just borrowing for a while, I'm leaving now!" Zhenzhen got up and put on his cotton robe, put on his boots, put on his knife, and prepared to leave and return to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Just after he opened the door, a figure blocked him in the room, "Are you really up?" Duanmu Rui came over with a plate of hot sweet potatoes, "It's just that the sweet potatoes are roasted, come and eat them while they're hot, hey? Where are you going?" ?” He saw that Zhenzhen was wearing it.
Zhenzhen still wants to go out, "I don't want to eat, I'll go back and ask the servants to bake it for me."
Ping An'an got out of bed early and rushed to the table, reaching out to take it, Duanmu Rui hurriedly ordered them to wipe their hands, but at the same time grabbed Zhenzhen, "You also go to wipe your hands and rinse your mouth, come and eat together, you I will live here from now on, Daddy has already agreed with your father."
Zhenzhen looked at Duanmurui suspiciously, trying to see from his face that he was lying.
Duanmu Rui flicked his forehead, "Really! Daddy won't lie to you!"
Ping Anan next to him hurriedly nodded desperately, "Yes! Dad is the most stupid, he can only be deceived by us!"
Looking at them seriously, Ping Anan immediately shrank his neck and stood aside, not daring to grab the sweet potatoes on the plate casually, the two of them stood at the table together, looking at Dad as if asking for help.
Duanmu Rui sat down, pulled Zhenzhen to his side, and then pulled Ping Anan over, he said to them, "This is Zhenzhen, your eldest brother, seven years old this year, and also Daddy's baby." Then he Then she said to Zhenzhen, "This is Ping An An, Ping Ping is an hour older than An An, three and a half years old this year, and also Daddy's babies."
Ping Anan didn't react for a while, and even forgot to eat, but Zhenzhen calmly sat at the table and peeled the sweet potatoes.
After a while, An An asked cautiously, "That is to say, you robbed us of your father? What about your father? Do you want to give it to us too?"
Zhenzhen paused for a moment without raising his eyes, then continued to peel the skin, but said two words concisely, "No!"
So far they have made a knot, and it seems safe and sound that he is the one who came to rob Daddy, and it really looks like they have also become the one who came to rob Father and Daddy.
On the second day, a tall carriage came to Duanmu Rui's door. Several servants rushed to the door to help, and two servants followed the carriage. All the things they got were delivered, and a guard who guarded the gate was also sent by the way, and the courtyard that had been quiet all this time was immediately bustling.
Duanmu Rui was worried that Zhen Zhen would be bored by himself, so he arranged his room next to Ping An An's, which was about the same size as Ping An An's, but because there were so many things on display, it looked rather crowded.
Standing at the door, Zhen Zhen ordered the servants in an orderly manner, how to put his things, and in what direction.Duanmurui was stunned. It's not that he has never seen a sensible child, but it's the first time that Zhenzhen can arrange things and take things seriously. He feels a little distressed about how much he missed in the process of Zhenzhen's growth, but And very proud.
Ping Anan was also very excited to stand aside, seeing so many people brought so many interesting and beautiful things was really new, so he went up to touch this and that, and if he liked it, he just grabbed his hand and didn't let go.
But seeing all these things entered Zhenzhen's room, they were a little unwilling, so they ran behind Zhenzhen and tugged at Duanmu Rui's clothes, "Daddy, we want those too."
Duanmu Rui squatted down and told them, "These are all from the elder brother."
So the two of them wanted to come and play with Zhenzhen again, but when they saw Zhenzhen's serious face without a smile, it was very awe-inspiring. Sleeves look.
After tidying up the real things, the Ninth Prince followed, and he asked someone to bring another box of things, and ordered them to send them to a safe house.
The two little ghosts immediately followed in to have a look, and then there were excited screams in that room.
Zhenzhen just glanced over there, and went back to the room alone, spread out the paper, sharpened the ink, and prepared to write.
The shouts from the next door reached his ears one after another, making it difficult for him to calm down.
Ping Anan saw those things of the big brother who was still envious of drooling just now, and was sent to his room by his uncle. He was so excited that he didn't know which one to play first, so the two kept switching back and forth, and they couldn't forget it. "Thank you uncle, thank you uncle."
The Ninth Prince squatted there waiting for them to calm down. After waiting for about half an hour, he finally let him say a word, "Do you know what to call me? If you are right, you will be rewarded!"
Ping Anan glanced at each other, their eyes were full of new toys, and they were not at all interested in the reward that the Ninth Prince said.
"If you don't guess, your eldest brother will follow me!" Ninth Prince couldn't help threatening.
The little devils thought about his house full of things, many of which they didn't have yet, so they immediately ran over, "Uncle!"
The Ninth Prince saw that the opportunity had come, and immediately corrected him, "No, it's my father!"
"Why is it father?" They looked at each other again, "We have Daddy."
"I am your other father, just call me father! I am the real father, and also your father!"
"Brother said that his father didn't give us any..." An An pouted.
"But you divided daddy to him, so father should also share." Ninth Prince smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood.
He hugged the two little ghosts and cheated two kisses respectively, and was finally released. He went into Zhenzhen's room to have a look, and Zhenzhen ruined a lot of words.
"Father put you here without authorization, will you blame father?" Ninth Prince patted his head, he was still so serious when he really came here, not at all peaceful and lively.
"will not."
The Ninth Prince didn't speak, walked over and grabbed Zhenzhen's wrist and wrote two words together. He used this way to show his affection to Zhenzhen, and Zhenzhen understood, "Don't worry father, I won't embarrass you."
Ninth Prince sighed, "I'm sorry, Zhenzhen, father can only rely on your help, when your father calms down, we will move back together."
"Huh!" Zhenzhen didn't say much, and continued to lower his head and concentrate on writing.
The Ninth Prince left Duanmu Mansion without staying for a while, and Duanmu Rui came out of the ancestral hall after he left.
He didn't go to the accountant's shop for a few days, but luckily he didn't live much these days, Duanmu Rui planned to hand over the family to Zhenzhen, let him take care of some things and his younger siblings, while he went to the shop.
Ninth Prince kept his word, he just came to see the children every day, and didn't talk about that matter with him again.Duanmu Rui's avoidance that night had already given the answer to the Ninth Prince, and the Ninth Prince did not rush to chase after him, but agreed to keep Zhenzhen at Duanmu's house on the condition that he could take a look and say something every day.
Of course Duanmu Rui knew the plan of the Ninth Prince, so every day when the Ninth Prince came, he hid in the ancestral hall.
Really living in Duanmu Mansion is no different from Nine Kings Mansion, practicing calligraphy and swordsmanship in the morning, reading books and swordsmanship in the afternoon, when Duanmurui is not in the mansion, he shoulders the responsibility of taking care of the whole family.
Every time he practiced the sword, Ping Anan sat next to him quietly and watched. An An didn't like this sword, but she liked to see her elder brother's sword-wielding posture. Envious eyes.
In the beginning, the three children got married because of their father and father's problems, but Ping An An still hugged together, and they didn't dare to fight against him under the real pressure, but treated him with respect like an elder.
It's just that Duanmu Rui would call the three children into the house every day after he came back, and ask them in detail about their day, what they did and what they ate, what they learned and what mistakes they made.
Zhenzhen will answer in detail, and is still serious.
Duanmu Rui remembered that Zhenzhen never saw his tears after crying that day, and there was still a layer of barriers between him. He wanted to change this situation, but he felt a little helpless.
When Lord Nine came to visit the children at noon this day, he brought two ponies with him.
Zhenzhen came out and saw it, and without saying anything, he asked his father to lead the two ponies into the yard, tied them to the tree trunk, and let them graze there.Peaceful
But who did my father meet that day, Zhenzhen can't remember at all, it feels like he followed him from the beginning to the end, and didn't talk to anyone.
Zhenzhen didn't quarrel with his father, the answer will come when it should come, and it's useless to ask when it shouldn't know.So in the past few days, he practiced calligraphy and sword practice alone in the mansion, and occasionally asked his servants to ride horses to walk around the street that day, but he didn't find any clues, and every time he returned to the mansion, he felt a little disappointed.
The Ninth Prince stayed behind closed doors for four or five days, finally opened the door and came out, just in time to see Zhenzhen gesturing a sword in front of the room, he avoided the edge of the sword and grabbed Zhenzhen's wrist, unloaded his sword effortlessly, let go On the side, with both hands stroking his shoulders, "Father finally figured it out after thinking about it for several days!"
Zhen Zhen frowned slightly, and looked at her father seriously, "What about Daddy?"
"Yes! Father will go and get Daddy back for you!"
Zhenzhen still frowned, her expression hardly changed, but her eyes were full of doubts.
The Ninth Prince couldn't bear to see him like this, he looked so mature at such a young age, he had matured too early, and his guilt increased even more. He pinched his face and touched his head, "Father will definitely give you Beg Daddy to come back, definitely! You stay at home and take care of the house obediently, for a few days, and wait for Father to come back."
"Hmm." Zhenzhen nodded lightly.
The Ninth Prince left the Ninth Prince's Mansion without packing his things. He really stood there watching, with a stiff expression and no waves at all. It seemed that the Ninth Prince's decision was irrelevant to him, and it didn't hurt or itch.
The Ninth Prince went straight to Duanmu Mansion. When he arrived at the door, he put the horse aside. He didn't knock on the door or notify the inside. He knelt down in front of the door, and then just knelt there silently. There are no extra actions.
No one knew who was in the yard, and no sound could be heard. It was very quiet. The Ninth Prince was also very quiet outside the yard, but it attracted many onlookers.
It was almost noon when Ah Quan went out, seeing this situation, he immediately withdrew his feet, and closed the door again with a bang, the Ninth Prince had a good idea.
The Ninth Prince didn't eat lunch, so he kept kneeling at the door, and someone brought some water for him to drink, and continued to kneel after drinking.
Until the evening, Duanmu Rui did not come out. It was freezing cold, even though the Ninth Prince had put on two layers of clothes to keep out the cold, he couldn't help shivering at this moment.In order not to get sick, and to have the strength to continue kneeling here and begging Ruier to open the door, the Ninth Prince called the carriage and rested directly in the carriage at night.
Rui'er was not seen going out the next day, but the Ninth Prince continued to kneel in front of the door.
In the morning, there were not many people around to watch, so the servant Ah Quan secretly opened a crack in the door to look out. The Ninth Prince was still kneeling at the place yesterday, so he hurried back to the ancestral hall and told Duanmu Rui who had been kneeling in front of the memorial tablet.
Duanmu Rui didn't say anything after hearing this, but continued to kneel there.
Ah Quan left the ancestral hall, and it was almost lunch time. He had to supervise the two children and hurried back to the house to wash their hands.
At this moment, An'an was hiding by the gate of the courtyard, there was no one guarding the gate, and Duanmu Rui didn't hire servants to guard the gate, he just closed the gate casually and put the bolt on it.
There is no problem with Pingping opening the door bolt, An An hid there to watch the wind, and Pingping took the opportunity to sneak out of the door.
When he saw the Ninth Prince kneeling in front of the door, he moved over cautiously inch by inch.
The Ninth Prince started to pay attention to this side when there was a noise at the door, and it wasn't until Ping Ping exposed half of his body that he controlled his emotions, so as not to jump up and hug this guy, and scare others.
"Come, come here." The Ninth Prince knelt there and said softly.
Pingping looked left and right, saw that there was no one there, and took a step forward boldly.
The Ninth Prince touched his body, but he didn't bring anything delicious, so he waved to Ping Ping, who was only a step away from him, "Uncle is very thirsty, can I trouble you to give me a bowl of water?"
After hearing this, Pingping immediately retreated into the door, An An hurriedly closed the door tightly, and put on the bolt again, "What did he say?" An An asked eagerly.
"He said he wanted water..." Pingping tried his best to calm down his nervousness, "Give it?"
An An hesitated, "Give it, don't let him die of thirst."
The two made up their minds and decided to go back to the mansion to steal a cup of tea for the poor man.
Just happened to be caught by Ah Quan on the way, they had no choice but to follow Ah Quan to have lunch, as for the poor fellow outside the door, they would go to enjoy the water when the young master had time in the afternoon.
The Ninth Prince was kneeling outside the door waiting for the flat water, worried that if he left here to eat, the little guys would be anxious when they came back and saw that he was gone, so he continued to kneel by the door enduring hunger, but he did not expect to wait for the glass of water At that time, it was already afternoon.
He took the water from Pingping's hand and drank it all in one gulp, and wiped his lips, "Excuse me, is the young master from this mansion?"
"Exactly! My surname is Duanmu, my single name is Ping, and my younger sister's single name is An." Ping Ping was not afraid at all, and seemed to be recruited immediately.
Ninth Prince frowned, silently worried in his heart, but did not show it on the surface, "Is your father Duanmu Rui?"
"Exactly!" Even An An poked his head out from the crack of the door and chased after him to answer.
"I'm your father's old friend, can you let me in to chat with your father?" The Ninth Prince was worried again, and still suppressed a smile. These are his two sons and daughters. The elf's strange demeanor was exactly the same as Ruier's.
"My father is not free!" An An rushed to answer.
"Yes, my father is not free!" Ping Ping added not to be outdone.
Ninth Prince scratched his head in embarrassment, "What should we do? Where has your father gone?"
He started kneeling here before dawn, and he doesn't remember the back door in this courtyard. When did Rui'er leave?
"My father is kneeling in the ancestral hall. He has been kneeling for several days!" Pingping seemed to be looking for a backer and subconsciously wanted to lean towards the Ninth Prince, but An An grabbed him in time, "There are many people in my family, you catch him!" Leave me alone!"
The Ninth Prince was amused, and he quickly untied the jade pendant around his waist and handed it to An An, "I'm not here to arrest you, I just want to inquire about some news, you say you are from this mansion, I don't believe it, if I ask you can you When I answer, I believe it.”
Ping Anan looked unconvinced, "Just ask!"
Ninth Prince smiled and asked, "Your father's name is Duanmu Rui, right?"
Ping Anan nodded quickly, at this time An An had already unknowingly walked out of the courtyard door and stood beside Pingping.
"Then let me ask you, what are your fathers doing in the ancestral hall? Don't lie to me, I can see clearly, if you lie to me a little, you are not from this mansion."
The two little ghosts hesitated, and An An immediately said, "My father kneels in the ancestral hall every day, and there are tablets of grandparents and uncles in it."
"How many days have you been kneeling?" Ninth Prince's heart skipped a beat when he heard that there was a memorial tablet for Duanmu and his wife.
"I didn't kneel like this before, but I have been in the ancestral hall all day since the past few days." Pingping also rushed to answer.
Ninth Prince gave them thumbs up again and again, "The answer is really good, then do you know what's different about your father recently?"
Ping Anan looked at each other, and then looked at the Ninth Prince together, their eyes were full of confusion, they didn't understand that question.
Ninth Prince thought for a while, "Has your father mentioned a person surnamed Fang recently?"
The two understood now, and quickly shook their heads, "No, no, Dad never mentioned anyone with the surname Fang."
But An An went on to say, "Huh? Isn't this Daddy's jade pendant? Why is it in your hand?" She asked while holding the jade pendant of the Ninth Prince.
Pingping hurried over to take a look, "Yes, this is the one that Daddy keeps touching."
Ninth Prince's eyes lit up, "Do you know this jade pendant?"
"Of course I do! Daddy keeps touching it in his hand every day when he's in a daze, and doesn't let us touch it. These days, he never leaves his hand, touching it from morning to night! I once secretly touched it, And got beaten..." Ping Ping complained.
Ninth Prince laughed when he heard it, "Then you..."
"Young Master and Miss! Why did you come out by yourself!" The servant Ah Quan suddenly rushed out from the door, and before the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he hid back in the mansion with his arms in his arms, and closed the courtyard door heavily as if he was very frightened. The prince was left outside by himself again.
Ninth Prince shook his head, a little worried about the courtyard gate.
Fortunately, there is him today, if in the future, the sugar figurines are used to deceive children, and the two of them are deceived, what should we do?
The more the Ninth Prince thought about it, the more worried he became, and he simply didn't plan to go back home. When he was cold or hungry, he hid in the carriage, hid for a while, and then came out to kneel.
Duanmu Rui knelt in the ancestral hall, after he learned about the movement outside the door from Ah Quan, he forbade Ping An from going out of the door.
He has knelt here for several days, trying to clear away the devil in his heart, but Zhenzhen kept appearing in front of him that day, seemingly mature and sensible, but when he recalled it, Zhenzhen was not happy at all .
He felt distressed, guilty, sorry for him, he wanted to get Zhenzhen back, but thinking that Zhenzhen looked at him as if he was looking at a stranger, Duanmurui hesitated, whether to disturb his peace.
Duanmurui thinks that he is a relatively decisive person in making decisions, but when it comes to Zhenzhen, he keeps hesitating, thinking that what to do is wrong, and what to do is not the best.
But facing the tablets of his parents, Duanmu Rui didn't know what to do with the person outside the door, if he really wanted to come back, he had to deal with that person.
In an ancestral hall and outside a door, two people knelt together, neither of them moved.
After dinner, the servant Ah Quan went to clean up the kitchen, Duanmu Rui was still in the ancestral hall, Pingping and An'an were ordered to stay in the room and not come out.
The snow hadn't melted yet, and it was already dark outside after dinner, but it wasn't dark at all under the snow.Ping Anan secretly exchanged glances, the two walked to the door of the room as usual, opened and closed the door, making noise on purpose, but no one went in, slipped along the wall and sneaked to the courtyard gate together.
The courtyard door slammed lightly, and the Ninth Prince raised his head to look through the crack of the door.
Sure enough, after a while, two little heads popped up, looked here and there, and saw that there was no one on the street at night, and Ah Quan didn't follow, so they flashed out to join the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince hurriedly opened his robe and wrapped the two guys in. He saw Pingping reach into the lapel of his clothes for a long time and took out two steamed buns, which were still warm, "here, eat quickly! Don't let my father see it!"
The Ninth Prince's eyes turned red in an instant, his stomach was so hungry that he was not polite at all, he took a few mouthfuls, and finally choked and slapped his chest fiercely.
"Or should we go back and steal some water for you?" An An asked.
The Ninth Prince shook his head and took the opportunity to hug Ping An An.
"It's so warm..." An'an touched the fur in her robe, "This fur is really cotton."
"Fox Mao, father will bring you two next time." The Ninth Prince was thinking about asking which brother to bring some if there is none in the mansion.
"No!" Pingping refused, "Daddy said that you can't take other people's things casually."
The Ninth Prince didn't say anything else, he warmed the two guys up for a long time, and then pushed them into the door, "Hurry up and come see me tomorrow morning, be careful that your father will find out and beat you if you go back late."
Pingping touched his butt subconsciously, "Then you are still kneeling?"
"Ah."
"Why?" An An asked.
"Please forgive me." Ninth Prince said.
"Daddy's?" Ping Ping patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, my dad is such a liar, if you play coquettishly with him, he will forgive you!"
The Ninth Prince couldn't hold back a laugh, and pushed the two of them in, closing the door.
It was quiet again outside the door, the Ninth Prince's legs were already numb and unable to move, he leaned on the ground and sat there grinning, Rui'er hadn't gone out for a few days, he knew what Rui'er was thinking, those It was exactly what he thought, but so what, he had already figured it out after being locked in the room for four or five days. As Boss Fang said, the dead are dead, and the living are still alive. If you don't know anyone, it's better to let go of everything and cherish the present.
But Rui'er may not be able to untie that knot, so he will always kneel in the ancestral hall instead of seeing him.
After rubbing his legs enough, the Ninth Prince limped into the carriage to rest.
Since Rui'er hadn't untied her knot, he knelt by her side until he untied it.
Another morning, Ping An'an had habitually brought him water and food. Whether Duanmu Rui knew it or not, no one stopped them anyway, but they still sneaked around, worried that they would be beaten if they saw it.
The Ninth Prince ate and drank, hugged the two dolls in his robe, "Your father is still kneeling?"
"Yeah!" Pingping nodded, "It's still in the ancestral hall, but these days it's not kneeling, it's sitting in the ancestral hall, uncle, you should sit too."
Ninth Prince patted their heads, "For the sake of our acquaintance, can you do me a favor?"
"Wow!" An An immediately agreed, "Daddy told us to always help others."
The Ninth Prince smiled, "Help Uncle bring a message in, and ask your father if you want to be serious."
"Who is Zhenzhen? Why does my dad want to be Zhenzhen?" Ping Anan was very interested in hearing the strange name.
"What a big brother, you can ask uncle, and you will see him in the future." Ninth Prince patted them.
"Okay!" The two took the order, turned around and rushed into the yard, competing to see who would get to the ancestral hall first.
"Is that how you go back to ask for help?" Suddenly, a real voice came from behind Ninth Prince, it was very cold and calm, and there was a sigh.
Ninth Prince looked at him, "Well, your father has a heart, and father wants to make amends."
"Stupid! You are kneeling here," Zhen Zhen raised his chin towards the door, "He knows?"
"I know." Ninth Prince asked, "How did you find this place?"
"Just ask someone." Zhenzhen stepped forward, "If you don't talk to him, how can you reconcile?"
The Ninth Prince looked at the courtyard wall, but didn't say a word. How could Rui'er calm down just by talking, if he coaxed him casually, he wouldn't be separated from him for so long, and live alone by hiding from him.
Zhenzhen stepped forward and knocked on the gate of the courtyard, and the servant Ah Quan came out to open the door.
Zhenzhen handed over her name card, "I want to see your master, please ask him to come out."
The Ninth Prince knelt behind and looked at Zhenzhen, seeing that he spoke righteously from the beginning to the end, without false colors, his seriousness was not like what a seven-year-old child should be, but he could also feel it, Zhenzhen Under the tough surface, he was actually very nervous, and he couldn't help but hold the handle of the knife at his waist. This small movement was just his subconscious move to relieve the tension.
After a while, the sound of hurried running suddenly sounded in the yard, and then there was a thud, Zhenzhen stood at the door without moving, but the Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, judging from the sound, it must be Ruier's if it wasn't the servant .
Sure enough, Duanmu Ruihu quickly opened the door, but when he saw Zhenzhen, he stopped all his movements in an instant.
Everything around was frozen by the cold air, even Duanmu Rui's eyes were frozen on Zhenzhen's body.
He looked at Zhenzhen again, looking at him so close, his heart was beating like thunder, he didn't know where to put his nervous hands, he mustered up the courage to raise his hand, wanting to touch Zhenzhen's face.
Zhenzhen looked back at him formally, "My father knelt with you at the door for several days, why didn't you even open the door!"
Duanmu Rui's hand stopped in mid-air, he heard the anger in Zhenzhen's words, not only because of the Jiu Wangye being shut out, but also dissatisfaction with him.
Facing Zhenzhen's questioning, he didn't know how to answer it. The explanation felt weak, and he didn't explain it, so he asked Zhenzhen again, "I..." He breathed out, and was dumb for a while to the child.
Zhenzhen looked at him straight, "The queen mother said, you didn't want me back then!"
Duanmu Rui's tight strings broke instantly, and Zhenzhen's words were like a knife in his waist, piercing straight into his chest, the pain was bloodless, but he couldn't refute it, he hugged Zhenzhen into his arms hard, hugging tightly I can't explain it, because it's the truth, he feels guilty, I'm sorry Zhenzhen, I always feel short in the face of Zhenzhen's questioning, and everything I do is wrong.
He could only take the opportunity to hug Zhenzhen tightly, repeating "I'm sorry." It looked very hypocritical, but Duanmu Rui didn't know how else to apologize to Zhenzhen, so that Zhenzhen could understand that the original decision was not that he didn't love him up.
"So my father begged you so much, you haven't seen him yet?" Zhenzhen didn't hug him or push him away, he was buried in his chest, and his voice was a little low.
"See! See! Daddy doesn't dare to see your father because he feels ashamed to see you." Duanmu Rui wiped away the tears on his face while no one was looking. Forget about you, really, can you forgive me."
"I don't know what happened to you, but can you forgive my father?" Zhenzhen stood up straight and never relaxed, which shows how strict he was taught since childhood, or how nervous he is now.
This question made Duanmu Rui hesitate, "This..."
"Same reason!" Zhenzhen said concisely.
Duanmu Rui knew what he meant, and really couldn't forgive him, just like he couldn't forgive the Ninth Prince.
Zhenzhen waited for Duanmu Rui to let go of him, and stepped back directly to the Ninth Prince, "Father," he didn't look at the Ninth Prince, "please follow me back."
The Ninth Prince didn't get up, but Zhenzhen left straight away, and walked forward without turning his head. The Ninth Prince looked at Duanmu Rui and then at Zhenzhen who was walking away quickly.
He finally got up, staggered a few steps to catch up with Zhenzhen, and walked forward with him side by side without saying a word.Zhenzhen's mood is very unstable, the Ninth Prince can tell from his desperately maintaining a calm expression.
Zhenzhen didn't take a few steps forward, and didn't pay attention to the father next to him. Suddenly he was pushed from the back, and then his arms were wrapped around his chest, and he was hugged tightly by Duanmurui, which surprised him , surprised, and out of control.
A huge sadness welled up from the bottom of his heart, the grievance and dissatisfaction that had been hidden for many years, and the sudden expansion of envy, he couldn't control it instantly.
"Don't go, go home with Daddy!" Duanmu Rui's voice trembled, but he could not refute at all.
The method of not expressing emotions that Zhenzhen learned from the Queen Mother no longer worked, he made a sound of "Hang Han", Duanmu Rui could feel his chest rising and falling, but he didn't let go.
"Don't go anywhere, just go home with Daddy!" He hugged Zhenzhen by the waist, the seven-year-old Zhenzhen was already very heavy, and Duanmu Rui added another arm, which was completely lying on his chest as a pillow Posture being held by him, face down.
Without hesitation in his steps, Duanmu Rui's attitude was very firm.Taking advantage of the slight bumps, Zhenzhen secretly released the emotions that were about to explode. He cried softly all the way, and he could still see the tears dripping on the ground and on his dad's shoes.
"Cry out loud, it's Daddy who's sorry for you!" Duanmu Rui's voice was unsteady as he held him, he didn't know if he was crying or he was tired, he really couldn't see it.
But because of that sentence, Zhenzhen could no longer control the emotions he had endured for so long, and burst into tears with a loud "Wow--". Jiejie cried into the mansion, then into Duanmurui's bedroom, crying and was put on the bed, took off his outer robe, covered with a quilt, and was held in Duanmurui's arms.
Duanmu Rui patted him on the back lightly, which miraculously soothed Zhenzhen, and he gradually stopped talking, but he still couldn't stop sobbing.
"That's how you look like a child. When you're tired from crying, sleep for a while, and Daddy will accompany you." Duanmu Rui lay beside him, head to head.
Zhenzhen smelled this good smell, and felt inexplicably at ease. Although there was still resentment, something slowly grew from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to get rid of the tough shell that had been wrapping him all the time, so that he could cry and laugh at will.Gradually sleepiness struck, eyelids became heavy, and she fell asleep unconsciously.
Seeing his long breathing, Duanmu Rui gently tucked up the quilt for him, got up and walked outside, the Ninth Prince had been guarding the door.
"Go to the next room, I want to talk to you." Duanmu Rui glanced at him, and walked ahead to lead the way without waiting for his consent.
Ninth Prince followed behind and said, "I want to kowtow to them."
Duanmu Rui paused, then turned around slowly, and led the Ninth Prince to the ancestral hall.
The Ninth Prince burned the incense, kowtowed, knelt on the ground and didn't get up. He looked at the tablet and said, "My parents asked me to take good care of you. I didn't do it. It was my fault. I also want to apologize to you." , father and mother must not want to see you working so hard alone, otherwise they will blame me in the spirit of the sky, and they will not feel at ease. Ruier, can you give me another chance? It's been fine, but he's not happy, I can see that."
Duanmu Rui stood behind the Ninth Prince, he was silent.
The Ninth Prince continued, "You don't have to forgive me, I will spend the rest of my life begging for your forgiveness, but it's really pitiful, there are two little fellows in Ping'an, if your parents see it, they will definitely not agree with you depriving them of the money that belongs to them. s things."
Duanmu Rui was still speechless, if he could not feel his breath, the Ninth Prince would even suspect that he was no longer in the ancestral hall.
"I didn't expect to come back alive during this expedition, but I came back alive. I thought you were not in this world, but you were all alive. You don't know how I felt when I heard the news. If I were to trade the rest of my life for this The news is also willing, I did not do well in the past few years, I want to make up for it from now on, please give me this opportunity to make up for you, make up for you, make up for the truth, and be safe."
Duanmu Rui finally spoke. He spoke lightly, as if he was worried about disturbing his parents' sleep, "It's not about making up for it, I'm also responsible."
"Then..." Ninth Prince couldn't understand Duanmu Rui's attitude for a while.
"I want to take over Zhenzhen. I will raise them. The three of them also have companions. You continue to live your life as a prince and expand your mansion. You will have your own heirs who will inherit your mantle and will not interfere with each other in the future." .”
"I don't agree!" The Ninth Prince refused straight away, "I have three children here, why don't you give me any of them! If you hate me, just hit me, I will endure it and never fight back, but you can't deprive a child And I can't take care of you, and I don't have the face to see your parents, just now I promised my parents that I will take good care of you."
"Don't deceive yourself!" Duanmu Rui stared down at the Ninth Prince who had been kneeling there, "You can do this, but I can't."
"You are the one who deceives yourself! Your parents are no longer in this world. Why are you torturing yourself like this? If you let go of your worries, your parents will be very happy. If you keep doing this, what will your parents think? Parents don't care."
"You have no right to speak to me!"
"I will never be qualified for the rest of my life, so please give me a chance! I don't want to lose you and my child again."
Duanmu Rui didn't continue, he turned around and went out, the negotiation failed.
The Ninth Prince kowtowed three more times before leaving.
Zhenzhen didn't know how long he had slept, but his nose was itchy. He opened his eyes, and two chubby faces appeared in front of his eyes, very close to each other.
He immediately tensed up, with the look of "whoever dares to make a mistake, kneel down for me", with the aura that strangers should not enter, he was so frightened that he immediately retreated to the corner of the wall.
"Who are you!" Zhen Zhen stared at the two chubby guys.
The two guys looked at each other, An An went all out and pointed at Zhenzhen, "Big brother!"
Pingping also tried to say, "Yes, the big brother who returned our copper coins that day!"
Zhenzhen also remembered, "Why are you here?"
"This is our home! Big brother, why did you sleep on daddy's bed?" An An asked curiously.
Zhenzhen's face suddenly turned cold. Before, he felt that he slept very well, his body was comfortable everywhere, and his heart was full. Suddenly, it seemed that he had received the cold, and what he thought would belong to him came out. Others robbed him, but in fact it was just that he got a little charity that others didn't want.
"I'm just borrowing for a while, I'm leaving now!" Zhenzhen got up and put on his cotton robe, put on his boots, put on his knife, and prepared to leave and return to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Just after he opened the door, a figure blocked him in the room, "Are you really up?" Duanmu Rui came over with a plate of hot sweet potatoes, "It's just that the sweet potatoes are roasted, come and eat them while they're hot, hey? Where are you going?" ?” He saw that Zhenzhen was wearing it.
Zhenzhen still wants to go out, "I don't want to eat, I'll go back and ask the servants to bake it for me."
Ping An'an got out of bed early and rushed to the table, reaching out to take it, Duanmu Rui hurriedly ordered them to wipe their hands, but at the same time grabbed Zhenzhen, "You also go to wipe your hands and rinse your mouth, come and eat together, you I will live here from now on, Daddy has already agreed with your father."
Zhenzhen looked at Duanmurui suspiciously, trying to see from his face that he was lying.
Duanmu Rui flicked his forehead, "Really! Daddy won't lie to you!"
Ping Anan next to him hurriedly nodded desperately, "Yes! Dad is the most stupid, he can only be deceived by us!"
Looking at them seriously, Ping Anan immediately shrank his neck and stood aside, not daring to grab the sweet potatoes on the plate casually, the two of them stood at the table together, looking at Dad as if asking for help.
Duanmu Rui sat down, pulled Zhenzhen to his side, and then pulled Ping Anan over, he said to them, "This is Zhenzhen, your eldest brother, seven years old this year, and also Daddy's baby." Then he Then she said to Zhenzhen, "This is Ping An An, Ping Ping is an hour older than An An, three and a half years old this year, and also Daddy's babies."
Ping Anan didn't react for a while, and even forgot to eat, but Zhenzhen calmly sat at the table and peeled the sweet potatoes.
After a while, An An asked cautiously, "That is to say, you robbed us of your father? What about your father? Do you want to give it to us too?"
Zhenzhen paused for a moment without raising his eyes, then continued to peel the skin, but said two words concisely, "No!"
So far they have made a knot, and it seems safe and sound that he is the one who came to rob Daddy, and it really looks like they have also become the one who came to rob Father and Daddy.
On the second day, a tall carriage came to Duanmu Rui's door. Several servants rushed to the door to help, and two servants followed the carriage. All the things they got were delivered, and a guard who guarded the gate was also sent by the way, and the courtyard that had been quiet all this time was immediately bustling.
Duanmu Rui was worried that Zhen Zhen would be bored by himself, so he arranged his room next to Ping An An's, which was about the same size as Ping An An's, but because there were so many things on display, it looked rather crowded.
Standing at the door, Zhen Zhen ordered the servants in an orderly manner, how to put his things, and in what direction.Duanmurui was stunned. It's not that he has never seen a sensible child, but it's the first time that Zhenzhen can arrange things and take things seriously. He feels a little distressed about how much he missed in the process of Zhenzhen's growth, but And very proud.
Ping Anan was also very excited to stand aside, seeing so many people brought so many interesting and beautiful things was really new, so he went up to touch this and that, and if he liked it, he just grabbed his hand and didn't let go.
But seeing all these things entered Zhenzhen's room, they were a little unwilling, so they ran behind Zhenzhen and tugged at Duanmu Rui's clothes, "Daddy, we want those too."
Duanmu Rui squatted down and told them, "These are all from the elder brother."
So the two of them wanted to come and play with Zhenzhen again, but when they saw Zhenzhen's serious face without a smile, it was very awe-inspiring. Sleeves look.
After tidying up the real things, the Ninth Prince followed, and he asked someone to bring another box of things, and ordered them to send them to a safe house.
The two little ghosts immediately followed in to have a look, and then there were excited screams in that room.
Zhenzhen just glanced over there, and went back to the room alone, spread out the paper, sharpened the ink, and prepared to write.
The shouts from the next door reached his ears one after another, making it difficult for him to calm down.
Ping Anan saw those things of the big brother who was still envious of drooling just now, and was sent to his room by his uncle. He was so excited that he didn't know which one to play first, so the two kept switching back and forth, and they couldn't forget it. "Thank you uncle, thank you uncle."
The Ninth Prince squatted there waiting for them to calm down. After waiting for about half an hour, he finally let him say a word, "Do you know what to call me? If you are right, you will be rewarded!"
Ping Anan glanced at each other, their eyes were full of new toys, and they were not at all interested in the reward that the Ninth Prince said.
"If you don't guess, your eldest brother will follow me!" Ninth Prince couldn't help threatening.
The little devils thought about his house full of things, many of which they didn't have yet, so they immediately ran over, "Uncle!"
The Ninth Prince saw that the opportunity had come, and immediately corrected him, "No, it's my father!"
"Why is it father?" They looked at each other again, "We have Daddy."
"I am your other father, just call me father! I am the real father, and also your father!"
"Brother said that his father didn't give us any..." An An pouted.
"But you divided daddy to him, so father should also share." Ninth Prince smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood.
He hugged the two little ghosts and cheated two kisses respectively, and was finally released. He went into Zhenzhen's room to have a look, and Zhenzhen ruined a lot of words.
"Father put you here without authorization, will you blame father?" Ninth Prince patted his head, he was still so serious when he really came here, not at all peaceful and lively.
"will not."
The Ninth Prince didn't speak, walked over and grabbed Zhenzhen's wrist and wrote two words together. He used this way to show his affection to Zhenzhen, and Zhenzhen understood, "Don't worry father, I won't embarrass you."
Ninth Prince sighed, "I'm sorry, Zhenzhen, father can only rely on your help, when your father calms down, we will move back together."
"Huh!" Zhenzhen didn't say much, and continued to lower his head and concentrate on writing.
The Ninth Prince left Duanmu Mansion without staying for a while, and Duanmu Rui came out of the ancestral hall after he left.
He didn't go to the accountant's shop for a few days, but luckily he didn't live much these days, Duanmu Rui planned to hand over the family to Zhenzhen, let him take care of some things and his younger siblings, while he went to the shop.
Ninth Prince kept his word, he just came to see the children every day, and didn't talk about that matter with him again.Duanmu Rui's avoidance that night had already given the answer to the Ninth Prince, and the Ninth Prince did not rush to chase after him, but agreed to keep Zhenzhen at Duanmu's house on the condition that he could take a look and say something every day.
Of course Duanmu Rui knew the plan of the Ninth Prince, so every day when the Ninth Prince came, he hid in the ancestral hall.
Really living in Duanmu Mansion is no different from Nine Kings Mansion, practicing calligraphy and swordsmanship in the morning, reading books and swordsmanship in the afternoon, when Duanmurui is not in the mansion, he shoulders the responsibility of taking care of the whole family.
Every time he practiced the sword, Ping Anan sat next to him quietly and watched. An An didn't like this sword, but she liked to see her elder brother's sword-wielding posture. Envious eyes.
In the beginning, the three children got married because of their father and father's problems, but Ping An An still hugged together, and they didn't dare to fight against him under the real pressure, but treated him with respect like an elder.
It's just that Duanmu Rui would call the three children into the house every day after he came back, and ask them in detail about their day, what they did and what they ate, what they learned and what mistakes they made.
Zhenzhen will answer in detail, and is still serious.
Duanmu Rui remembered that Zhenzhen never saw his tears after crying that day, and there was still a layer of barriers between him. He wanted to change this situation, but he felt a little helpless.
When Lord Nine came to visit the children at noon this day, he brought two ponies with him.
Zhenzhen came out and saw it, and without saying anything, he asked his father to lead the two ponies into the yard, tied them to the tree trunk, and let them graze there.Peaceful
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