Zhang Feng's mind wandered back to the year she gave birth, when Xue Hu had already enlisted in the army, and she stayed in her hometown to take care of her children and serve her mother-in-law.
The person who delivered the babies at that time was Xue Hu's second sister-in-law. She was very poor and couldn't afford a midwife at the time, so she gave birth at home.
It was raining lightly that day, the air was filled with muggy heat, and the room was very dark.
"I remember, my second sister-in-law came in after I had been in pain for a long time..."
"Ah, by the way, I couldn't give birth for a long time that day, so my second sister-in-law gave me a bowl of medicine. I was so tired that I heard her shouting that I was pregnant."
Xue Hu did not interrupt her and let her recall slowly, and every detail made him shiver all over.
"Did you see what Zixin looked like when she was just born?"
Zhang Feng smiled and patted him and cursed: "I was so dizzy that I couldn't see anywhere. It was all handled by my second sister-in-law. Oh my, my daughter was fair and clean at that time. She was so beautiful."
"But it's different from the boy before. Xiao'er was like a skinny monkey at that time! He was twitching. Oh, the girl just doesn't look like a white jade doll."
Xue Hu showed no joy at all, but had a gloomy expression on his face, and his ferocious eyes focused on the storm.
Zhang Feng was still talking happily about her daughter, but she was a little confused when she saw the old man like this.
"Old man, what's wrong with you?"
The flesh on Xue Hu's face trembled, and he put on a very fake smile and said: "It's okay, old lady, I suddenly thought that I have something to do and I have to go out for a few days. Please prepare some dry food for me."
"Ah? Hey, okay, okay, I'll go prepare it for you right away. Why are you so busy every day at such an old age?" Zhang Feng muttered and went to prepare.
After she disappeared into the yard, Xue Hu smashed the table with one punch, and a violent emotion arose.
Zhang Feng never had any children after giving birth to Xue Zixin. With only one son, she was very anxious and felt sorry for her ancestors. She changed her ways every day and wanted to take in a concubine.
But Xue Hu is not that kind of person. His wife has suffered a lot by following him. There is no reason why she should take a concubine when her life gets better.
In order to dispel her thoughts, he went to the palace doctor to check his body. He still remembered what the doctor said at that time.
Zhang Feng was born prematurely after a fall, so she was injured and her body was turned upside down and she couldn't get pregnant again. At that time, he didn't think too much about it and just asked the imperial doctor to deceive her, saying that she was injured and couldn't have any children anymore.
When the doctor left, he specifically checked Xue Zixin's body. At that time, he seemed to have said: It is rare for premature babies to be so healthy, and they are lucky to survive.
At that time, Zixin was still young and not very sensible, but later the imperial doctor would not let the other party touch her no matter how much she checked her body.
I used to think that girls are older and know how to be shy, but now that I think about it, they are weird everywhere.
His family was just a mess, with no foundation, and they didn't even put a lot of thought into training Xue Zixin to be the mistress of a high-ranking family.
But she was far beyond her peers, especially her appearance. At that time, she joked, "Who does this child look like? God gave them to them."
Now think about it, it was not given by God, but replaced by someone who is willing to do so.
From that time on, the second brother's family became inexplicably rich. They built a house and started doing business, and their life was prosperous.
At that time, I was already a popular person around the late emperor...
After thinking about it carefully, he picked up the dry food prepared by his wife, rode horseback and headed straight for his hometown.
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He stayed awake for seven days and seven nights. When he returned to the village, he found that his brother's family had become a wealthy gentry.
Just thinking that these riches and honors were obtained with the lives of my own children makes my heart ache.
"Master, are you okay?" He asked worriedly with a small group of guards behind him.
In the past, the old master was very kind to the second master, and would send him all the good things he had.
Xue Hu rubbed his stiff face, trying to look as natural as possible.
"It's okay, go call the door." He was afraid that he would crush them to death if he couldn't control himself for a moment.
Because he has been fighting all the time, he has a frightening sense of oppression all over his body, especially when he is not smiling.
He touched the golden whip gifted by the late emperor on his waist, and his eyes became darker.
"Hey, third brother, why are you here? Why don't you say hello? Come in, come in!"
Xue Bin smiled happily when he saw his younger brother. He stepped forward and gave him a hug. He seemed to miss him very much.
Xue Hu ignored his words, pushed him away and strode into the house.
Looking at the luxurious decoration inside, I couldn't help but laugh: Hey, my Duke's mansion is not as luxurious as his.
I didn't think so before, but now I think it's ironic.
After Xue Bin was pushed away, his expression froze slightly for a moment, then his smile returned to his and he immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"Brother, what are you doing? Who is bullying you? Tell me that I will stand up for you!" The conversation between the two seemed to be back to the past. He used to say these things often.
"Someone really bullied me and deceived me for nearly thirty years!"
"Bang!" Xue Hu slammed the table hard, cracking visible to the naked eye, and his gloomy voice was full of violence.
Xue Bin's face froze. He wanted to maintain a smile but couldn't, so he became very distorted. His eyes were filled with guilt and he didn't dare to open his eyes to look at him.
"Haha, third brother, who can lie to you about what you said? You should stop joking with the second brother. By the way, I have someone deliver a letter to the eldest brother. The three of us will get together later."
"Yes, it's indeed time for eldest brother to come. Let the whole family come..."
Xue Hu smiled ferociously, which scared Xue Bin to the point of restlessness. This depressing atmosphere lasted until the arrival of the boss and his family.
The table was full of delicacies, but no one dared to move their chopsticks. Seeing Xue Hu's gloomy face, everyone lowered their heads, a little at a loss.
"Today, my country has something to say, and I hope everyone can give me a clear explanation!"
After Xue Hu finished speaking, he threw the whip in his hand on the table.
The "bang bang" scared everyone.
They knew that this whip was given by the emperor and could be used even by the emperor, let alone them. Even if they were beaten to death, no one would care.
"Third, third brother, what are you doing? If you have something to say, say it nicely, say it nicely!" As the eldest brother, Xue Yang was a little embarrassed.
After all, the third child respected his eldest brother very much before, and it was precisely because of this that he became quite famous in the village and became the clan leader.
Xue Hu sneered: "Okay, let's talk it over carefully. If we make it clear, we are still brothers. If we don't make it clear, you are prisoners of collaboration with the enemy and treason!"
The second brother trembled at that time, sweating profusely, and forced a smile: "Third brother, we are all brothers. If you have something to say, say it well, say it well..."
Xue Hu turned to look at his second sister-in-law. She was already fidgeting and her eyes were wandering and uncertain: "Second sister-in-law, you were the one who delivered Ah Feng when she gave birth to Zixin, right?"
"Bang!" The tea cup in the second sister-in-law's hand fell to the ground, and her hands were shaking like a sieve.
Even if the hot tea was spilled on her dress, there would be no reaction.
"Third, third brother, I was the one who delivered the baby. Why are you suddenly talking about this..." She held both sides of the skirt tightly with both hands, wanting to tear it into pieces.