There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea

Chapter One of the fifty-eighth piece: (5)

When Xun Chen went to greet Linglong, Linglong was teaching Xun Tao how to distinguish the color of jade. This cheap granddaughter grew up in the country. The best thing I saw was the salesman passing by the village selling a dozen copper bracelets. , With just such a bracelet, if any woman in the village has one, she can go to heaven.

After returning to the Guogong Mansion, she realized that there are so many good things in the world, and what a dozen copper tables are worth!

Linglong took her by her side, except for her mother to teach her to read and read, most of them even took Xun Tao to enjoy. The food, clothing, housing and transportation are all exquisite and luxurious, and Xun Tao can always be stunned, feeling that he is really short-sighted. After such a long time, she would never show the appearance that she had never seen the world again when she saw any good things, and her temperament became more and more gentle and introverted. In addition, she was very diligent in reading and recognizing words, and she actually had a bookish spirit on her body.

Gao was very touched by her mother-in-law's care for her daughter, and even collected a lot of good things to send to Linglong. Knowing that Linglong has a good appetite, he even went back to her family to pry a chef who is good at making pastries back!

Today’s Xun Tao is no longer the same black and thin country girl as she used to be. She is much whiter and has a lot of flesh. Seeing the more and more style of the Guogongfu girl, she is also generous in dealing with people and things. I have to say this. All the credit of Linglong.

Xun Chen saw all this in his eyes. At first, Sister Tao would be shy when talking to herself. She would not dare to look at people when she lowered her head. She would even hold her sleeves nervously and squeeze them. Although this appearance was arousing affection, she did not dare to look at people. In the eyes of outsiders, it is inevitable to be said to be petty. But now Sister Tao is not like that anymore, she will laugh when she sees him, and she will take the initiative to talk to him and care about him. This is the change brought by her grandmother.

But the more so, the heavier his heart is. On the one hand, he wanted to tell his grandmother about his affairs, and on the other hand, he shouldered his mother’s expectations. He was afraid that if he said it, his grandmother would blame his mother, even if the grandmother didn’t blame him, what about the father? Wouldn't the father blame it? For so many years, my father has always carefully cultivated himself as a son. He didn't want to enter the military camp, and his father respected his own ideas, but the more so, the more incompetent he was in his mother's heart.

From Zhang's point of view, it was not really forgiving and enlightened that his husband so indulged Chen's brother, but because he still had two outstanding concubines.

So she forced Xun Chen to make progress more and more, but she didn’t know, the more pressure, the greater the pressure on Xun Chen, that is to say, she was in a much better mood when she lived in the exquisite courtyard, and only a little more smile appeared on her face. It does not mean that he becomes healthy. Under Zhang's high-pressure education, Xun Chen became very sensitive. He would think a lot about a small sentence accidentally said by others, and then fell into a vicious circle of self-pity and love, but Zhang never felt that Xun What's wrong with Chen? She only thinks that Xun Chen is a daughter and she has no sons. Otherwise, how can she not read well, she will not please her father, and she can't do anything?

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

Linglong deliberately let Xun Tao and Xun Chen cultivate a relationship. Xun Tao has had more than ten years of hardship, and it is not easy to understand others. Seeing that this younger brother always looks bitter, she took the initiative to care about him, especially Xun Chen is not tall. Xun Tao also specifically asked the doctor about the matter. After that, she often asked the kitchen to cook some milk or bone soup, but with little effect.

Listening to his grandmother talking to Sister Tao, Xun Chen sat quietly aside, Linglong asked him about his situation in the academy today. He did not say that he was bullied again. In front of Linglong, he always reported good news but not bad news. , I don't want my grandmother to worry about herself at such an age.

As a result, when he was sitting there, he suddenly felt a rush of heat in his lower abdomen, and then his stomach began to hurt! Xun Chen shook his heart, knowing that his completely inaccurate Guishui was coming, but now he is in his grandmother's room, but today he wore a white robe again!

If his Guishui doesn’t come, it will be as painful as a knife, and the amount of it in the first two days is huge, and then it stops abruptly on the third day. Xun Chen knows that this is abnormal, but he dare not call a doctor. Look, the mother is very thankful that his Guishui only has two days, for fear that the secret that has been hidden for many years will be discovered.

Seeing Xun Chen's face pale, Mother Zeng quickly said, "Brother Chen is unwell? Would you like to ask the doctor to take a look?"

There are many grandmothers in Guogong’s mansion, but Mother Zeng is the one who once followed the old lady and the old lady to meet the enemy, and served the old lady for the rest of her life. Therefore, only she can be called a elder sister. Respectfully call the young master girl.

Mother Zeng grew older and became more loving. Her eyes were not false about Xun Chen's worries, but Xun Chen was afraid to answer. He forcibly endured the pain in his abdomen: "Grandson feels unwell suddenly, grandmother..."

Linglong stepped back, leaving only Madam Zeng and Xun Tao. Her deep eyes stared at Xun Chen. Xun Chen was already nervous, but now she was stared at by her grandmother, and she sweated more and more. He closed his eyes and fainted!

When she woke up, she was already lying in a warm blanket, and there was a hot soup woman on her belly, which effectively smoothed her cramping lower abdomen. Xun Chen looked at the tent above his head blankly, and suddenly remembered what happened before he fainted. This is not his room!

He quickly sat up, and with this sitting, there was another flow of heat under him. He was almost crying, only to realize that his clothes had been changed, and he was only wearing white bedding.

"Are you awake?"

It was Xun Tao who was talking to him. Xun Tao still had a bowl in her hand. She was very happy to see Xun Chen awake and sat down cautiously, "This is **** and jujube brown sugar water. Grandmother specially ordered the small kitchen to boil it for you, your body. I’m sick, let me feed you."

He said that he took a spoonful, blew it and sent it to Xun Chen’s mouth. Xun Chen gritted his teeth, Xun Tao found that his body was trembling, and she felt more pity in her heart, and said: "Don’t be afraid, grandmother will It’s up to you."

When Xun Chen heard it, tears fell suddenly.

Seeing him crying, Xun Tao was even more anxious: "You, don't cry, tears are not good for your body, should you drink brown sugar water first? Don't cry, don't cry."

Xun Chen didn't speak, and his tears kept falling like broken beads. He deeply felt that he had messed up everything! Having failed his mother's expectations, his father's trust, and his grandmother's kindness, he has achieved nothing. He is a monster that shouldn't exist in this world at all!

Xun Tao quickly put down the bowl, took out her veil and gently wiped Xun Chen's tears. She looked at this younger sister who was a few years younger than herself but was much thinner. After all, she did not hold back, and took Xun Chen into her arms. . Pat Xun Chen's back gently like coaxing a baby: "Don't be afraid, don't cry, don't cry... I'll tell you what I was like before, OK? You may not have seen it before, when I first returned home. , Just as thin as a stick."

Xun Chen cried silently, but did not refuse her hug. At this moment, he really needed such a hug.

"When I was with that family, I could only eat one meal a day. It was still gruel. I couldn't even find a grain of rice, but I had to do a lot of work every day. Heat rashes develop in summer and in winter. Frostbite, I thought at that time, what did I do wrong? My father and mother want to treat me like that? Later, I don’t want to know why my father and mother treated me like that. It's uncomfortable. I thought I was going to live like that for the rest of my life, but my grandmother sent someone to find me."

Xun Tao couldn't help but smile when she thought of her past. She was no longer afraid, and could even face those hardships calmly. "Grandma doesn't dislike me ashamed at all. You didn't see how ugly I was at that time! I know nothing, I can't read or read characters, and I'm not proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy. It's just washing clothes. But the clothes in the Guogong Mansion are so exquisite, and the clothes worn by the servants are better than the ones I washed. With my only specialty, it won't come in handy!"

As she said, she laughed softly, Xun Chen was also fascinated, and she heard Xun Tao say again: "Don't be afraid. Grandma is very good. No matter what it is, you can tell grandma. Don't be afraid. Okay? If you don’t want to continue to live in the shadows, at least you have to reach out and let someone who is willing to save you hold it."

Inside, the two little sisters whispered, and outside, they drank milk tea sleekly and calmly. Looking at her upright appearance, Mother Zeng smiled: "Why is the old lady so sure that Sister Tao can persuade Brother Chen to wake up?"

"Although the two of them live in different environments, they have similar moods. Sister Tao is careful and can naturally persuade her to wake up." Linglong said, taking another sip.

Grandma Zeng sighed: "I didn't expect that the third wife was so confused. The good sister had to pretend to be a brother, and she was wronged for so many years." If it hadn't been for Xun Chen to faint, she and Tao sister's help. It was found that his clothes were stained with blood. Who would have thought that a sister would be raised as a brother for more than ten years?

While speaking, Mother Zeng suddenly became alert: "Old Madam, what kind of tea are you drinking?!"

Linglong noodles quickly dried out the remaining milk tea without changing its color, and put it on the table calmly: "Naturally it is a very ordinary tea."

Mother Zeng took a look, and she was angry and funny, "The old slave stopped you from drinking so sweet for your own good. You are how old you are, and eating too much sweet is not good for your body!"

Linglong immediately perfunctorily said: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes."

Mother Zeng wanted to continue preaching again, but Xun Tao came out holding Xun Chen's hand. She put on her bedclothes and put down her hair. Xun Chen looked at him. He was far younger than his actual age.

Xun Chen felt nervous. He squeezed Xun Tao's hand. Knowing that he was nervous, Xun Tao comforted him: "It's okay. Grandma likes you very much and won't blame you."

Xun Chen bit her lip tightly and raised her head timidly. He saw his grandmother beckoning to him, "Come here."

Xun Tao nodded vigorously at him and smiled.

He looked at Mother Zeng again. Mother Zeng was also smiling, without the anger and disappointment of being deceived as Xun Chen imagined. Only then did he understand that, in fact, he was more afraid of the disappointment from his grandmother, Grandma Zeng, Sister Tao, and his father than he was found in his daughter's body. He was afraid that they would not love him and would not want him anymore. Rather than the panic of losing, he would rather pretend to be the brother of a lifetime.

The steps towards Linglong were slow and slow. It seemed that every step was on the tip of the knife, but Linglong didn't care. When Xun Chen arrived, she curled up the corners of her mouth, pinched Xun Chen's chin and looked left and right, her smile deepened: "It is said that Brother Chen is the one who looks the most like me, as expected."

Mother Zeng knew her master's heart best, and she immediately teased: "The old lady always talks about Chen's brother being so like her, but she is not a sister, and her heart is depressed. Now she has got her wish!"

Xun Chen's eyes widened, "Grandma, grandmother..."

He called to Linglong, and then tears fell. The courage I don’t know where came from, maybe it was her smile, maybe it was her natural attitude, and maybe it was her hand, and he threw directly into Linglong’s arms. She cried, and she cried so much that Sister Tao's Mother Zeng shed tears with her, especially Mother Zeng, who was so pitiful crying while crying. I have never seen Brother Chen have such an emotional outburst. What a crime... …

Linglong let him cry, but Xun Chen couldn't stop at all, and finally Linglong was desperate: "Baby, if you cry again, my newly made clothes will make you cry."

Xun Chen cried to hiccups. After all, she was just a 13-year-old girl. She had been pretending to be a brother under pressure for so many years. She had long been on the verge of collapse. Now it is a good thing to be able to vent.

In the end she bravely told Linglong everything, and watched eagerly: "Grandma, my mother... she didn't mean it, she was just too nervous and afraid of losing her."

Linglong touched her head and did not feel any pity for Zhang, "No matter what the reason is, if you do something wrong, you need to be punished. Is it because you don't want to lose it, you can do it wrong? Then can Xunfang be able to do it too? Are you forgiven?"

Xun Chen was at a loss, she didn't quite understand.

Linglong asked Tao Jie'er to take Xun Chen down first, let her rest well, and let the doctor show her by the way and prescribe a medicine to regulate her lower body.

Immediately afterwards, I asked Mother Zeng to preach, and asked the third child to bring his wife over when he returned to the house.

The third master Xun Yuan is a military attache. Because the world is very peaceful, he returned to the mansion very early. When he came back, he heard that his mother summoned him and his wife. Right now he felt that his wife had done something stupid, but Zhang's family was also confused. Water, what can she do wrong?

When they met Linglong, the two saluted and greeted them, but Linglong slowly ate the cakes, with no intention of letting them get up.

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

What's more, Xun Yuan was filial, letting him kneel without saying a word, without asking why. In short, if his mother wanted to be punished, he must have done something wrong. Just kneel. When his father was still there, he would make mistakes. Kneeling on the washboard is to be punished, and now I don’t feel too comfortable kneeling on the carpet.

But Zhang is uncomfortable! Although Zhang always complained, but when she went out to chat with other noble ladies, she knew that among so many mothers-in-law, although her mother-in-law was strong, she was the most kind-hearted. She never embarrassed a few daughter-in-laws, she married I have been in the government for many years and have done many stupid things, but my mother-in-law never asked her to behave well, so she was always pampered, so she knelt for a while and couldn't bear it.

"Mother, is the daughter-in-law doing something wrong? If so, please tell the daughter-in-law so that she can correct it."

Linglong glanced at her: "Yes, it was you who did the wrong thing. You just kneel here and let me think about it, when did you figure it out, and when you got up? You are the third daughter-in-law. Everyone is in the same boat, and rewards and punishments should be integrated."

Zhang thought to himself, it was really his own fault!

She thought and thought, racking her brains and never figured out where she had made a mistake. These days, she is very safe and guards herself. She hasn't pinched the tip to be strong and has no comparison, and she has no words and words. She is cautious all day long and has not done anything wrong. !

Kneeling in this way for an hour, the sweat on Zhang's forehead came out, and the whole person was shaky. She still didn't understand, she begged: "Mother... Mother, give me a word, the wife really doesn't know what's wrong. Where."

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 it after kneeling for only one hour. I remember that when Brother Chen was five years old, because he could not memorize well, you punished him to kneel in the yard and kneeled for three hours. A five-year-old child If you can kneel for so long, why can't you?"

Hearing her mother-in-law mentioning Brother Chen, Zhang's heart fell directly into the ice cellar! If you say that you really made a big mistake, there is only this one! Although she is not confusing the blood of the Guogongfu, if she raises her elder sister into a elder brother, if she is found out by her mother-in-law... suddenly the bit of resentment in her heart is gone, and only the fear of anxiety is left.

Xun Yuan also felt that his wife was too harsh on his son. Because of this, he usually indulged Chen's brother. He felt that as long as the child lived peacefully and happily, his success was not so important. Is it true that a person can only survive if he has something to do?

How did he know that the more tolerant he was to Brother Chen, the more Zhang felt that he didn't value Brother Chen, otherwise, why wouldn't he be tolerant to the two concubines?

Zhang lowered her head and did not dare to raise her. Linglong knew at a glance that she would not be able to recruit, so she directly stunned Xun Yuan: "The third child, you are such a good father!"

Xun Yuan was confused and didn't know where he was wrong, but the mother scolded, there must be her reason, so he honestly said: "The son is wrong."

Linglong sneered, "Then tell me, what's wrong?"

Xun Yuan:...

He really didn't know this.

Immediately after that, Linglong did not continue to circle with the two people, and directly asked Zhang: "The third child, I will ask you again, have you done anything wrong? Don't answer in a hurry, you give me a clear consideration, if the answer is wrong , You go back to your natal home, the government can't support a person like you."

Her tone was flat, but Zhang was panicked: "Mother, mother...me, me..."

She really didn't know what the mother-in-law meant, could it really be that Brother Chen's gender was exposed? What if not? So Zhang gritted his teeth and prepared to carry it to the end: "The daughter-in-law really doesn't know what's wrong, why is the mother-in-law persecuting the daughter-in-law like this! Does the daughter-in-law make you so displeased and want to use such means to be harsh?!"

Xun Yuan immediately said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhang closed his eyes, "Daughter-in-law said everything from her heart!"

Rao is as good-hearted as Mother Zeng, and feels disgusted when he sees that Zhang does not see the coffin and does not shed tears.

At this time, a faint "father" sounded in the room, and Xun Yuan immediately heard that it was his son's voice. He turned his head, but was stunned. After a long while, he stammered: "Chen, Brother Chen. ...You, how are you dressed like this?!"

It turned out that he was called Xun Chen, who had already put on women's clothing.

She was born slender and petite, and she didn't violate the slightest change in women's clothing. At first glance, she looked like a charming girl. Xun Tao stood beside her, holding her hand to encourage her.

Unexpectedly, Zhang saw it but stood up frantically and rushed over: "Brother Chen! Who allows you to wear this kind of clothes! You filthy son! Take it off for me! Take it off for me!"

Mother Zeng stopped in front of Xun Chen first, and her face was cold and she grabbed Zhang's shoulders: "San Madam, don't be presumptuous in front of the old lady."

Xun Yuan was still in shock, Xun Chen slowly walked to him, tears falling down, "Sorry, father...I, I lied to you! I'm not a brother...Father, sorry, sorry... "

After speaking, she had no regrets or regrets, only a sense of relief.

She hid this secret in her heart for more than ten years, and she was about to drive her crazy, her mother's oppression made her more and more scared and saddened. Now that she bravely said it, it seems to have broken some kind of shackles. Xun Chen knelt down directly facing Xun Yuan and Zhang, and knocked a few heads: "My daughter is not filial, please forgive me. My daughter and daughter really don't want to lie to you anymore!"

Xun Yuan was in a daze, before he understood how his son became a daughter...

The Zhang family was restrained by Mother Zeng and did not dare to go crazy, but stared at Xun Chen with hatred. In her opinion, this daughter was really useless and disobedient!

Linglong said: "Sister Chen, don't be afraid, tell your dad slowly about this matter."

Xun Chen sucked his nose and held back his tears. Starting from pretending to be a brother, to being bullied by others in the college, to being persecuted by his mother day and night, to his fear, despair, and panic, and even thought of breaking the deadlock by suicide... …Weeping blood every word, a man like Xun Yuan couldn't help but blush in his eyes.

He took his daughter into his arms!

Xun Chen used to be a elder brother. Xun Yuan felt that if his son was to be raised well, he could not be a mother-in-law. He had never held her like this before. Zhang only wanted to make Xun Chen stand out, not to mention a lot of tenderness. Now he is held in his arms by his father. Feeling the deep love and iron-blooded tenderness, Xun Chen immediately understood that her father didn't blame her at all! Father loves her!

She put her arms around Xun Yuan's neck with her backhand, tears soaking Xun Yuan's neckline.

Only Zhang looks mad: "Brother Chen! What are you talking about! You are a brother! You are a brother! You forgot what your mother told you, you are like this! How can you harm your mother like this?! You Is this going to die? You are going to ruin the mother!"

Xun Yuan held his daughter, stood up from the ground, and slapped Zhang with his backhand!

The crazy Zhang was stunned by this slap. Her temples were scattered, with blood on the corners of her mouth, and she murmured: "Master...you beat me? How can you beat me? I and I are all for you..."

"Are you for me?" After slapped Zhang's slap, Xun Yuan was extremely calm. He held down his daughter's head to prevent her from seeing this scene, and only asked Zhang, "You touch your conscience and ask. Ask, are you for me or for yourself?"

Zhang was immediately stunned by his question.