Tomorrow is the time for Guozi Jian to rest, and Ah Fan is riding a horse on the way home. When he passed by a dim sum shop, he stopped and heard from his classmates that the new pastries with jujube paste and bean paste were good, and he wanted to buy some for himself to take home for his father to try. After my father was crippled, it was like a different person, he was always irritable, and he could only be in a better mood when he saw his brother and himself. So he bought a few pastries.

He had just come out of the pastry shop and almost bumped into someone head-on. He hurriedly stopped his feet, and didn't see who the other party was, so he bowed his head and apologized: "I'm sorry." ”

I only heard the man smile heartily and said, "Who should I be, it turns out to be Ling Sangongzi." ”

Ah Fan was a little familiar when he heard this voice, and when he looked up, he hurriedly gave another salute: "It turned out to be His Royal Highness King An, forgive Ah Fan for offending." ”

An Wang said, "Ling Gongzi is here to buy pastries for his family?"

Ah Fan stepped aside and replied respectfully: "Yes, tomorrow Mu Xiu, I passed by here just now, and I remembered that my classmates talked about this family's pastries, so I bought some and went back to my father to taste." ”

King An smiled and said, "Third Prince, I also have a good relationship with your father, and I just wanted to ask about Lord Ling's situation. You see, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, since we have a fate to meet today, I think it's good for us to go to the teahouse next to us to have a cup of tea, can Ling Sangongzi enjoy the light?"

Ah Fan and King An were not familiar with each other, and he had listened to his eldest uncle, King Ling Jun, to tell them to stay away from the royal people as much as possible. But in today's situation, King An has already said this, if he refuses again, it will not be an obvious loss of face to King An. So he nodded and said, "Since King An has orders, Ah Fan obeys his orders." ”

The two of them entered the teahouse next to them and sat down, King An asked for tea and snacks, and then he asked, "Third Prince, is Lord Ling better now?"

Ah Fan sighed and said, "Everything else is fine, but my father's left leg is not better." The doctor said that the bones inside were broken, and it seemed that my father could only live with one leg in tow. ”

When King An heard this, his eyes showed regret, and he said with emotion: "Speaking of Ling Zun, I think it's a pity. According to Lingzun's ability, it won't take a few years to be promoted to the second rank, and maybe even the first grade. But it's a pity that such a sudden disaster ruined such a promising person. Then he glanced at Ah Fan again and asked seemingly unintentionally: "The third prince is also sixteen this year." ”

Ah Fan replied: "His Royal Highness King Hui'an, he will be sixteen years old in four months." ”

King An shook his head again and sighed and said: "It's a pity, there are a few brothers in your Ling family, your elder brother is a general, and your second brother has now been admitted to Shu Jishi, and the youngest Ah Xu in your family can't be wrong in the future, because he has your eldest uncle." Now you are the only one caught in the middle, and your age is just the key moment to talk about family affairs and determine your future. However, Lord Ling's accident, I am afraid that all aspects of Ling Sangongzi will be affected. ”

Ah Fan listened to King An's words, and felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that King An's words seemed to be right, but he felt that King An's words seemed to mean something. So he said: "Although my father can no longer hold an official position, I do not feel that I will have no future in the future. I feel that I can take the imperial examination myself, and I can also go to the border to make a contribution. Men don't have to rely on the family. ”

After hearing this, King An smiled and said, "Young Master Ling is right, besides, you also have an uncle of the county king and a cousin of a great general. They won't look at you and leave it alone. Your future will not be bad, I am worried about it. ”

Then he changed his tone and said, "But when it comes to your eldest uncle, I really remember one thing." I heard from the people guarding the city gate that on the day of your father's accident, your eldest uncle also left the capital. You said that it would be nice if your father had met your uncle at the hour of his accident, and wouldn't have been saved by your father? But you didn't ask your uncle what he might know. But I wonder why the two brothers were so coincidental that they both left the city on that day?"

Ah Fan was stunned: The eldest uncle also went out of the city that day? This is the first time he has heard of this. However, there is nothing strange about this, it is probably just a coincidence. Ah Fan felt that this King An spoke a little uncomfortable for him to listen to. What does it have to do with the fact that the eldest uncle and his father went out of the city on the same day and his father was injured by bandits? The eldest uncle just happened to meet the injured father, and this is not surprising. Ah Fan only felt that this King An was a little out of bounds, so he called him here to drink tea, one would say that his father's injury would affect his future, and another would say that it would be good if the eldest uncle met his father that day. After a while, it was strange to say that the two of them went out of town on the same day. What does this prince want to express? Is he trying to win over himself, a young man who is still studying in the country? How can he help him if he is not a father, nor an uncle or cousin?

Ah Fan didn't want to think about it if he didn't understand, he sat with King An for a while, although he was also talking to King An, but he was much more cautious this time, and after sitting for a while, Ah Fan said goodbye.

Before leaving, King An said to him: "Third Prince Ling, if you feel uncomfortable in the future, you can come to King An's Mansion to find me." ”

Ah Fan thanked King An and walked home.

And the corners of King An's mouth in the back were slightly upturned. King An thought that he had planted a seed in this young man's heart, and as for whether this seed could germinate, he was not sure yet. At that time, King An himself only heard that King Ling was also out of the city when Second Master Ling had an accident, and he would not have thought that King Jun would harm his younger brother, but he wanted to say so.

After Ah Fan went back, he went to see his father first, and Second Master Ling was relatively calm today, because the person who was waiting for him today was Ah Ke's aunt Aunt Wan.

Although Aunt Wan has no conjugal affection for Second Master Ling, he is still her husband after all, so compared to those young concubines, she waits quite carefully. Second Master Ling had no reason to be angry at her.

Ah Fan looked at his father and said, "Father has been getting better these days, can you eat more?" I specially bought you a new pastry today, you can try it. So saying, he took out a piece and put it to his father's mouth.

Second Master Ling opened his mouth and swallowed it, chewed it a few times, nodded and said, "It's delicious." ”

Ah Fan smiled at his father and said, "When I came back today, I met King An, and he asked me to go to the teahouse with him to drink tea. I really didn't know that King An had a personal relationship with you before. ”

Second Master Ling stopped chewing in his mouth, and he was silent for a moment and asked, "What did he talk to you about?"

Ah Fan said: "I think King An's speech today is a bit upside down. He seems to care about me and you very much, he said that on the day of your accident, the uncle also went out of the capital, and he said regrettably, if the uncle could meet you that day, you would not have an accident. Father, isn't it nonsense for you to say that he is talking nonsense? Don't let my uncle run into it, even if my uncle can find out those bandits now, he will also avenge you. ”

Saying that, he smiled and shook his head: "This King An is really interesting, and he also asked me to go to King An's Mansion to find him if it doesn't go well in the future." Uncle told us before that we would be far away from the royal family in the future, how could I go to him in the future. ”

Second Master Ling opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he still didn't say anything after all, just quietly eating the pastries that his son bought for him.

Ah Fan came out of his father's room, and was when Ling Ke, the second master's little servant, came back from outside. After leaving Su Cheng, Ling Ke followed Second Master Ling, who was about the same age as Ah Yu, and he saluted Ah Yu in a proper manner. Ah Fan asked him: "Ling Ke, now that the weather is warm, you can often help your father out to bask in the sun, and save him from being bored in the house." ”

Ling Ke said distressedly: "Third Young Master, Li Cun and I occasionally help him out, but Second Master Ling doesn't like to go out, every time I persuade Li Cun and Li Cun to go out." ”

Ah Fan comforted him and said, "You have done a good job, when the second brother comes back, our brothers will push him to the eldest uncle, and he will go as soon as possible." ”

Ling Ke shook his head and said: "Third young master, the second master is crippled this time, his mood is very low, and his temper is also strange. ”

Ah Fan said strangely: "How is it possible, my father usually likes the eldest brother very much, how can he not see the eldest brother." ”

Ling Ke leaned over and whispered, "Third Young Master, I think it's very strange. Sometimes the second master scolded the county prince in his dreams, and said that he would kill the county prince. I was so frightened that I was afraid that others would hear it, so I hurriedly woke him up. ”

Ah Fan wondered in his heart, no, although the relationship between his father and his eldest uncle is not as good as the relationship between his eldest uncle and his third uncle. But they can all see that the eldest uncle is really good to his father. Could it be that what King An said about his friendship with his father is true? The eldest uncle didn't like his father because of this incident, and the two brothers had a conflict? Ah Fan thought that only this reason could be established. Then I will stay away from King An in the future. After the second brother returned, the two brothers went to persuade their father.

So he patted Lingko on the shoulder and told him, "Father is just in a bad mood, and when he gets through this period of time and can bear the fact that he can't walk, he will be fine." ”

That night, Ah Fan came over and said to Aunt Wan: "You go back first, I'll be here with my father tonight." Aunt Ling thanked him and went back to her yard.

In the dead of night, Ah Yu and Luo had just had a fierce exercise, and Luo Shi was lying in her husband's house and said vaguely: "It's not a way for my father-in-law to always toss like this, I don't dare to ask for peace." ”

Ah Yu said: "It's good to wait for my father to accept the reality, it takes a process, and you can bear with it." Yu Nong, I have wronged you, since you married in, this family has not stopped. ”

Luo was very tired from being tossed, her eyelids were a little unable to open, and she said sleepily: "It's okay, husband, as long as you are good to me." ”

Ah Yu hugged her tightly, kissed her on her little head and said lovingly: "Sleep, I will make it up to you, I will be good to you." ”

Roche smiled happily in her husband's arms, and then she fell into a sweet sleep.

Ah Yu's eyes were wide open and clear, and he didn't feel sleepy at all. Ling Ke said that he knew that his father didn't see his eldest brother. Not only did he know about it, but he also knew more things, such as Aunt Wan and Ah Rong's aunt came to him to pay homage, saying that his father often cursed his eldest uncle in his dreams, saying that the eldest uncle had mutilated his leg. Later, Ling Ke also returned to him with such a thing. He told the three of them not to talk to outsiders again. The young aunts, Ah Yu was not worried, because they would not spend the night in their father's room, and they would return to their own yard at night. So only a few of them know about it.

Ah Yutou thought that his father was talking nonsense at first, but then he stopped thinking it was nonsense. Because since my father's illness, my uncle has never come to see my father. This is very abnormal, but it also happens to confirm that my father's injury is really related to my uncle. Ah Yu is not an impulsive person, he thinks this thing is unusual. Because there are several things that don't make sense. For example, why did the eldest uncle cripple his father? If the father really angered the eldest uncle, the eldest uncle could directly lead him to a place where no one was and beat him out of anger, why would he mutilate his own siblings? What is even more strange is that the father can only curse in his dreams, but does not tell the truth when he is awake. What does this mean? It shows that my father has a weak heart, and there is only one explanation, that my father must have done something unforgivable to make my uncle angry and take action and abolish one of his brother's legs. Ah Yu really wanted to ask his uncle directly, but he was afraid of hearing something that he couldn't accept, so he was always entangled in his heart now.