Volume 1: The Honest Young Man, Chapter 10
Ouyang Qian listened to the training in a daze, he didn't expect him to have such a big reaction, he couldn't reach out to drag him, but fortunately Nanfang stopped him in time: "Brother, what can you talk about with your high voice and jumping feet?" In the end, it is estimated that the negotiation has been a board, I can see that my father-in-law is still holding his breath when he comes back, you go to him just to let him sprinkle his anger on you, let's not be this wronged boss......"
Ouyang Qian stretched out his hand and dragged him over to sit down, watching him cry was not a taste in his heart. Nanfeng has been arrogant and strong since he was a child, and he will not cry easily, but he remembers very much, and if he really touches the soft corner of his heart, he will show his vulnerability, so he will be more thorny to protect his corner, and show others that he can't touch his bottom line, his bottom line, which is the person he relies on and the person he wants to protect.
Ouyang Qian knew his brother's temper, so he could only coax him, and there was no other way.
He shifted his hands out of the bed, leaning against the edge of the bed, rubbing his hands back and forth to soothe him. But seeing that he felt so sorry for his injury, it seemed that the pain of being drenched in boiling oil was not so painful, he said in a soft voice: "Okay, okay, it's not good, it's not good, I'll make you cry as soon as I come back, don't cry, it's not so painful, I used a little hemp boiling when I'm lonely, it's already much better." ”
Nanfeng didn't speak, just held his breath and looked at the ground with a stinky face. Nanfang guessed that the eldest brother was going to coax his brother, so he said knowingly: "I'll go out and make a pot of tea for you." ”
Nanfeng went forward angrily, dodging Ouyang Qian's hand, Ouyang Qian smiled helplessly: "Why are you still the same as when you were a child, okay, my little ancestor, don't be angry." I will definitely communicate well with my father-in-law in the future, and my father-in-law is also angry with my woman's kindness this time, so he started so hard. Pulled his hair and teased him, "Come on, come on, give my brother a smile, my brother is in pain, you still have to keep a straight face?" ”
Nanfeng heard this and wanted to hide his nervousness, but he couldn't hide it and looked at his body at all: "It still hurts badly?" Didn't you say that you were drugged when you were lonely? I'm not making a face with you, I'm just too angry, but what can I do, I can't order my father-in-law not to beat you again in the future, I'm just a nominal son, but I don't have any rights, I can't do anything at all. Nanfeng's eyes were extremely dark, there was no light, and when something really happened, he found that his strength was so small that he had no ability to turn the tide. What is proud and willful, in front of his father-in-law, he can't control his own destiny at all.
Ouyang Qian knew what he was thinking when he saw his expression, leaned over and put his arms around his neck, put his head against his forehead and turned around, just like when he was a child, his expression and tone were extremely gentle: "Brother, my brother will always protect you, come and rub your hair." ”
Nanfeng raised his eyes and looked at him: "Brother, since I was a child, you have always protected me, and I also want to protect you from letting others hurt you, but I can't stop it, I feel very useless." ”
Ouyang Qian smiled softly and denied: "No, no, you did a lot but you didn't take it to heart." Don't worry, my father-in-law is our father, no matter how heavy he is, he won't kill me, don't stare at him in the future, okay? ”
Nanfeng nodded, looking pitiful that he had been wronged, Ouyang Qian chuckled and hugged him over and let him lie on his shoulder: "It's so big, it's still so distressing to have a temper." ”
"You are a brother and I am a brother, of course you want to feel distressed." South Wind angrily replied.
"Cheng Cheng Cheng, it's all your reason, right?" Ouyang Qian let go of him and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his thumbs.
Nanfeng said honestly: "Brother, you can sleep well, I'll go out first." ”
Ouyang Qian knew that he was uncomfortable, and nodded: "Then you are good." ”
The south wind went out in response, and as soon as Ouyang Qian relaxed, the painful fire on his body burned and he couldn't sleep at all. Fortunately, there is a book at the head of the bed, and I can't read it after reading it for a while, and my back hurts uncomfortably. I thought of the people who died tragically in the barracks, Lan Ping, he didn't deserve to die. But can I blame my father? Should I blame my father-in-law? If the father-in-law stands in the position of the emperor, there is nothing wrong with his approach, and if he makes an example, it is estimated that there will not be many people who want to take advantage of loopholes in the military camp in the future. But I'm not the emperor, I'm just a commoner, the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, but my father-in-law shielded me and killed Lan Ping. Can you rest in peace under the nine springs of Lanping? Family affection made him work in vain all his life, fell into the abyss and never recovered, joined the army as a teenager to serve the country, and slowly climbed to the position of deputy general, but because of intercession for his younger brother, he was in a different place. Is life supposed to be so unfair?
"It's better to be able to read?" Yuan Zhen didn't know when he walked in and sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him, looking up and down, "Lone Shi said that you have to rest for a month to recuperate before the wound can grow severe, and you don't run around this month." ”
Ouyang Qian was still thinking about the last time he said that he had no rules, and he was about to get out of bed to salute when he lifted the quilt, but he grabbed him: "Don't move." ”
Ouyang Qian bowed his head in the posture he was holding, and obediently admitted his mistake: "Father-in-law, I'm sorry, the child knows it's wrong." ”
"If you know your mistakes, you have to change them, don't always play tricks on me, actions speak louder than words, I taught you when you were three years old, right?"
"It's the child who doesn't think about the problem from the standpoint of the stepfather, and always takes it for granted, ask the stepfather for forgiveness, and the child will never be again." Ouyang Qian's eyes stared at Yuan Zhen, with a bit of timidity, cowardice and humility, Yuan Zhen placed him and sat down, "I thought that you always kept teaching, it seems that you have grown up a lot." ”
"It's the child who is stubborn, always let the father-in-law worry, I'm really ashamed of the father-in-law's years of upbringing, if it wasn't for the father-in-law who picked me up back then, where would I still be alive today, the father-in-law's kindness, the child is a cow and a horse, and I can't repay it...... I only secretly hope that I can make my father-in-law less angry in the future, think more about my father-in-law, and ask my father-in-law to forgive me for the past things. ”
Although he admitted his mistake, he heard Yuan Zhen's throat choke, and twitched the corners of his mouth, I didn't see you so relieved when I said it on weekdays, I said a word about you casually, and began to see me outside? swept his hair, and said angrily: "Toss, toss, toss blindly, don't lie down yet!" ”
Ouyang Qian hurriedly got into the quilt and lowered his head: "The child is fine, let the father-in-law worry." ”
"Just rest if you have nothing to do, don't go to school during this time, I'll bring you all the books and materials, and you can study at home."
"Yes." Ouyang Qian responded in a low voice.
Yuan Zhen was extremely dissatisfied with his non-salty attitude, pinched his chin to make him raise his head, and asked with an unhappy face: "Say, what are you awkward?" Ever since I dealt with those criminals, you've been crying and mourning, and if you have any grievances, just say it, don't look like you're going to die! ”
Ouyang Qian was forced to raise his head, his eyes were also on his own, and his eyes were on his father-in-law, he had always been defeated, and in just two seconds, his eyes drifted away in a panic, looking elsewhere.
"The child is just regretting and feeling the unfairness of life." Ouyang Qian's eyes contained a lot of things, pain, sadness, self-blame, powerlessness, and guilt, all of which were intertwined, and Yuan Zhen was attracted by his eyes and let go of his hand.
"I understand that my father-in-law's approach seems to be very happy and punishes the criminals, but Lan Ping ...... If he is guilty of harboring favoritism, I also have it, but the father-in-law killed Lan Ping, and the child was unharmed, isn't the father-in-law also playing favoritism? My father-in-law couldn't bear to kill me, and Lan Ping was also to his younger brother, all of whom were burdened by family affection, and I felt regret, regret, guilt, and guilt for his death. ”
Yuan Zhen sighed after hearing this, and said helplessly: "Qian'er, you are still young, if you can reach the height of your father-in-law in the future, you will find that many things are involuntary, not what you want." That's right, you have a bottom line, you can also choose to be sad and decadent like now, but I can't, I am an emperor, and I must always be sober. Whether you blame me or resent me now, I can't change it, and you'll understand later. ”
Ouyang Qian's mood was not relieved in the slightest because of what Yuan Zhen said to him, he understood his father-in-law's last resort, understood his father-in-law's helplessness in the throne, and he did not resent his father-in-law's wrist, he just felt sad, confused, and depressed from the bottom of his heart.
Yuan Zhen stared at his pale and weak cheeks, and said expressionlessly for a long time: "Do you plan to enter the barracks and lead troops in the future?" Do you still want to help me protect the frontier? Do you want to break the countless vows you have made in the past by kneeling in front of me? ”
Ouyang Qian was stunned by his words, and when he reacted, he immediately lifted the quilt and got out of bed and knelt on the ground, the mist in his eyes gradually rising. Because of his passive resistance to his father-in-law's decision, his father-in-law doubted his loyalty and ambition? Ouyang Qian felt extremely aggrieved, and felt sad, his father-in-law couldn't trust himself like this? He should know that he would not be unfaithful to his father-in-law even if he died thousands of times, but he actually doubted his loyalty......
"The child's loyalty to his father-in-law can be demonstrated, even if there are great difficulties in front of him, it cannot stop the child's determination to be the father of his father-in-law. The father-in-law is as kind to the child as a mountain, and the emperor's grace makes the child live so safely and healthily, the father-in-law also raises me and teaches me, loves me and pities me, the father-in-law is the son of heaven, I am just a cloth cloth and grass people, but the father-in-law treats me like a parent, even if I suffer from the eighteen tortures of hell in my previous life, I am willing to exchange for a trace of love from my father-in-law in this life! In the past ten years, I have worked diligently every day, because I have only one thought in my head, I want to repay my father-in-law for his kindness to me, as long as I can repay my father-in-law, I am willing to do whatever I want! As long as my father-in-law needs me, I will always stand behind my father-in-law, father-in-law, Qian'er is willing to do anything for the sake of my father-in-law, and I am willing to do anything......" In the end, Ouyang Qian was already crying, he was only wearing a middle coat, and in the winter, the whole person was trembling.
Yuan Zhenjing looked at him for a while, and said lightly: "I know, get up, go into the bed." ”
Ouyang Qian felt in a trance that his father-in-law's sentence 'I know' was exhausting the emperor's affection, as if a layer of thin ice had been covered in his hot heart.