Chapter 21 There may be something fishy
Chang Suining had just stepped off the carriage when he saw the eye-catching and irritating young man.
What is striking is that the boy, who is about seventeen or eighteen years old, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a heroic look. His exposed upper body shows the contours of years of martial arts training, and his honey-colored skin makes the lines look even more outstanding.
This was a somewhat aggressive figure, but the boy's big eyes were pure and harmless, just to the extreme, revealing a bit of natural and clear dullness.
The painful part is that... the kneeling boy is carrying a thorny stick.
Although Xingningfang is large, there are only five households living in it. However, at this moment, behind the gates of the adjacent mansions and at the entrance of the long alley diagonally opposite, young ladies in bright clothes can be seen everywhere, half hiding their bodies and secretly casting glances.
Chang Kuo naturally wouldn't think that those little girls came there to see him, an old man!
"Dad, you're back!" The young man kowtowed heavily to Chang Kuo with tears in his eyes.
The next moment, Chang Kuo lifted him up from the ground: "...You bastard, kneel here to receive my funeral!"
“Father…”
"The general is finally back!" A steward walked out from between two rows of servants who were saluting. He had a complicated and nervous look on his face and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Let's talk inside!" Chang Kuo raised his left leg and kicked Chang Sui'an, while waving to Chang Suining to follow in.
"Why are you kneeling outside so ostentatiously and asking for forgiveness in front of me? Are you afraid that others don't know about your sister's situation?" As soon as they stepped through the gate, Chang Kuo began to scold his son in a low voice.
A group of servants and maids followed in, and seeing the door of Chang's house quickly closed, the young ladies who were "enjoying the spring" in the dark sighed with regret: "Why did he go in like this... Let's go, let's go."
"Father, you... you know everything?" Chang Sui'an said hurriedly, "But don't worry, Father. Mr. Yu sent a message a few days ago saying that he has found his sister. Ningning is safe and sound now and will be back soon!"
Even so, the guilt in the young man's tone did not lessen in the slightest: "I wanted to go and pick up my sister, but Mr. Yu said that this matter should not be publicized, so I should wait at home in peace..."
"It's all my fault for not taking good care of my sister!"
"Father, you can just beat me to death!" The young man choked up and paused, "...but I beg Father to give me a few more days, I still want to see my sister come back safely——"
As he spoke, he suddenly felt someone touch the bramble behind him.
Chang Suining curiously reached out and touched the thorns on the bramble, only to find that each thorn was hard and dense, a rare and fine product for extracting blood.
Even before he was beaten, many scratches were already left on his shoulders and back.
This "little calf" took a lot of thought to pick the brambles.
At this moment, the "little calf" in her memory turned around and looked at her in confusion: "...Who are you?"
——Is this another one that Dad picked up from the battlefield?
Chang Suining: “…”
Otherwise how can they say they are biological father and son?
Or is it that her youthful appearance is indeed too different from Ah Li's former appearance.
“You little bastard!” Chang Kuo kicked him again: “Open your ass eyes and see clearly!”
"Sister..." Chang Sui'an was only dazed for a moment at first, but soon recognized her, his eyes full of shock and excitement: "Sister?!"
Now they were near the front hall, so Chang Kuo dragged his disappointing son into the hall and dismissed the irrelevant servants.
"Ningning, it's great that you can come back safely!" Chang Sui'an was still excited: "Brother must have been worried to death!"
Calling Old Chang "Dad" was still something he could get over in his heart, but calling the little calf in his memory "brother" was something Chang Suining found difficult to adapt to for a moment and could only nod his head stiffly.
Chang Sui'an felt guilty and nervous when he saw this reaction: "Ningning was frightened!"
"You scared me!" Chang Kuo glared at him and pointed at his naked upper body: "Look at what you have become, put on some clothes!"
Chang Sui'an suddenly came back to his senses and folded his hands over his chest - yes, his sister has always been timid and quiet, how could he be so impolite in front of her!
So he hugged his chest tightly, hid behind his father, and quickly asked the steward to get a robe for him to put on.
"Don't be so startled and say nonsense!" Chang Kuo warned, "Your sister has a brain injury now, and she can't remember many things. If you scare her again, I will punish you!"
"Injured...injured the brain?!" Chang Sui'an was shocked.
Chang Kuo simply and roughly recounted Chang Suining's experience.
Chang Sui'an was so shocked and angry, and felt even more guilty. He knelt down with red eyes and said, "It's all my fault! I'm not worthy of being a brother! Dad, just beat me to death for your sister!"
After all, if my sister does it herself, she won’t be able to kill him even if she dies of exhaustion.
Chang Kuo was not vague either, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Old Bai, use the family rules!"
Butler Bai said "yes", took two steps back, then suddenly stopped, raised his head and said blankly: "General, but our mansion... doesn't have any family rules?"
Chang Kuo choked, thought about it, and realized that it was indeed true.
He came from a humble background, and as there was no mistress in charge of the mansion, there were no detailed rules at home. Manager Bai was in charge of the household, and he mostly used military tactics, so there were indeed no clear-cut family rules.
Chang Kuo was just thinking about making a plan on the spot when he heard Chang Sui'an turn around and shout outside the hall: "Jian Tong, move all the things over here!"
"Yes! Sir!"
A servant responded loudly, and soon, Chang Suining saw the servant called Jian Tong walking in quickly with a spiked whip in his left hand and a military stick in his right hand.
Then, another servant skillfully moved a bench and brought it to Chang Sui'an.
Chang Sui'an lay down decisively. The servant handed him a cotton handkerchief, which he bit in his mouth with a resolute expression.
The entire process was completed in one go.
This must be the charm of a military lawyer - Chang Suining affirmed in his heart.
Then look at Chang Sui'an who was lying on the bench - he really wanted to be beaten.
Chang Kuo also really wanted to beat his son.
He had already swung his military stick, but he did not forget to tell Butler Bai: "Old Bai, send Sui Ning back first!"
As soon as Manager Bai agreed, Chang Kuo raised his military stick high.
"Wait a minute, father." Chang Suining came back to his senses from the process of "military law" and stopped Chang Kuo: "Maybe my accident this time can't be blamed on Brother Sui... Sui'an."
Before Chang Kuo could react, she said in time: "I vaguely remember that on the night of the Lantern Festival, I fell into the water first--"
This does not actually conflict with Chang Sui'an's statement that he "did not take good care of his sister", but in this situation, suddenly throwing out such a sentence when no one is paying attention is often enough to attract all attention.
As expected, Chang Kuo immediately leaned forward with his stick, looking extremely surprised: "Falling into the water? How could you fall into the water outside? Sui Ning, why didn't your father mention this matter on the way?"
"I just suddenly remembered it." Chang Suining lied calmly and said seriously, "Father, I feel like there might be something fishy going on here."
Chang Sui'an also took off the cotton handkerchief from his mouth, turned over and stood up: "Ningning, do you still remember how you fell into the water?"
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