"Aunt, aunt, are you awake?" Xiao Shunan's eyes were slightly red as he looked at Xiao Qingmu who was standing in front of him.
Xiao Qingmu nodded, "Yeah, I'm awake."
"That's great! Aunt, you finally woke up." Several people nearby said happily.
"Father and grandfather would be very happy if they knew."
"I've just seen my father. How is your father?" Xiao Qingmu looked at them and smiled.
"I'm fine, don't worry, auntie." said the eldest brother.
"Yes, yes, aunt, my father is still out there. You may not be able to see him now, but you will be able to see him when he returns to Bianjing."
"He's fine now. He's in good health. Don't worry about him." Xiao Shunan rubbed his eyes and said.
"Yes, our father has gone to accompany mother back to her parents' home. He will be back in a while. You, aunt, can't see our parents yet." The third and fourth brothers said.
"Actually, it's all because of that Princess Xiao. She made my mother so angry that she had a miscarriage, so she went back to her parents' home."
"That woman was so evil. She even poisoned my aunt in private. Fortunately, she is dead now and my aunt has woken up."
She remembered that her third brother married a girl from a prominent family in Yangzhou. The girl was petite and pretty, completely different from her third brother who was a big and strong warrior, but the two were very much in love.
Xiao Qingmu smiled and patted the arms of the third and fourth children. "You have all grown up and grown taller. Six years ago, you were still very small, but now you are taller than your aunt."
"Hehe, aunt, we are all in the military camp now. Grandfather said that we can all go to the battlefield in two years." The third brother patted his chest, his solid muscles drooping and making a bang.
"That's amazing." Ruanruan opened her eyes wide with curiosity and tugged at his sleeve. "Can I touch it?"
"Of course." The third brother bent down and picked up Ruanruan. He was stunned for a moment. The touch of her was too soft. He started practicing martial arts at the age of six, and everyone he came into contact with was big and rough.
The tendons and muscles on each of their bodies are as hard as fists.
This...sister is too soft!
He had never held such a soft little thing before. It was so cute.
"Third brother, it hurts when you hold me like this! Can you please hold me gently?" When Ruanruan was held in his arms, she felt like she was being pressed down by a pile of hard walls.
"Ruanruan can hardly breathe." Ruanruan looked up at the third child. She could hardly breathe because her little chest was being pressed so hard that her little face turned red.
"Third brother, Ruanruan is still young, she is not those big masters in the army, let her go." Xiao Shunan hurried forward and snatched Ruanruan from the third brother's hands.
Ruanruan sat on Xiao Shunan's arm, took a deep breath, and then she recovered.
The third brother looked at Ruanruan worriedly, scratched his head and said, "Ruanruan, are you feeling better? Are you okay? I didn't mean to do that. I'm used to fighting with people in the army, so I didn't know the severity of the situation."
Ruanruan shook her head and coughed twice, "It's okay."
"Third brother, you are so careless. Your sister has thin arms and legs, and you still dare to use force." The fourth brother next to him complained.
"I know I was wrong, and Ruanruan has forgiven me. Please stop talking." The third brother nudged the fourth brother with his elbow. The fourth brother clutched his stomach and groaned in pain. He frowned and said, "Third brother, can you please stop hitting me?"
The third brother tutted his lips and said, "You're crying out in pain with just this little effort? I haven't even used any strength yet."
"Okay, stop making trouble." said the boss.
Xiao Qingmu asked again: "Where are your other uncles?"
"Fourth Uncle, he hasn't been back home for a long time. Six years ago, after you, aunt, disappeared, Fourth Uncle also disappeared. We haven't seen Fourth Uncle for six years. As for Fifth Uncle..." The eldest brother pursed his lips and said nothing more.
Fifth Uncle was not his biological grandmother's son, but Su Qiaoer's son, and they didn't usually interact with Fifth Uncle.
Now that Su Qiaoer is dead and a criminal, Uncle Wu probably doesn't dare to show up.
"We're not sure."
Xiao Qingmu covered his mouth and coughed lightly. Ruan Qichuan, who was standing next to him, took out a coat from under the chair and covered Xiao Qingmu's shoulders with it.
"Mu'er just woke up not long ago and is still very weak. Come into the house and talk." Ruan Qichuan said in a gentle voice.
The boss led them into the house and they sat down at the big round table in the house.
The servant brought them a pot of tea.
The boss poured a cup of tea for Xiao Qingmu and Ruan Qichuan, then looked up at Ruan Qichuan.
"Aunt, is this uncle?"
"Yes, he is Ruanruan's father." Xiao Qingmu held Ruan Qichuan's hand and turned back to look at Ruan Qichuan.
"So where did you go, aunt?" asked the eldest brother.
He looked at his uncle and thought he didn't look like someone from their country. His clothes and attire were very strange.
"Didn't Shunan tell you about this?" Xiao Qingmu looked up at Xiao Shunan and said.
Xiao Shunan coughed lightly and said, "This matter concerns the country of Gan, and I dare not tell anyone casually, but I have also promised Prince Jin and my father."
The eldest, the third, and the fourth: "..."
So they are all other people, right?
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the servant outside said, "Sir, breakfast is ready, please bring it in."
"Send it in." said the boss.
"You haven't had breakfast yet?" Xiao Qingmu glanced at the servant who came in, and watched the servant bring up the food box and put it on the table.
"Yes, we all have to stretch our muscles in the morning before we start eating breakfast." The eldest brother was asked, pursed his lips and explained.
Xiao Shunan moved his lips. They didn't finish their activities before eating. It was obvious that there was not enough food in the mansion, so now they had to eat one meal a day or so.
"It's almost time for lunch. Is it okay for you to eat just this little?" Xiao Qingmu looked at the three bowls of rice soup on the table. There wasn't even a grain of rice in the soup. Only turbid white soup and a small bowl of pickles could be seen.
Xiao Qingmu frowned. These four children were all tall and strong. Each of them would need to eat at least two or three kilograms of white rice. After eating such a small amount, how could they have the energy to do other work?
"It's okay actually. There's nothing much to do in the military camp right now, and we don't have to do anything. We won't feel hungry if we have nothing to do and eat less." The boss said calmly.
The third and fourth brothers curled their lips. They knew that their eldest brother said that to reassure their aunt, but the food in the mansion was getting less and less and would soon run out.
They hardly had enough to eat every day and could only rely on drinking water to fill their stomachs.
"Second brother, are they lying? This rice soup is not enough to fill you up. You and Ruanruan should go home and eat." Ruanruan whispered in Xiao Shunan's ear.
Xiao Shunan said: "Yes, they are dishonest and only know how to lie. Only my second brother will say anything."
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