Chapter 204 Chapter 204 The Prince Who Can’t Become a Man
"You...you are so insolent. You are being extremely disrespectful to the palace. Do you know that I am someone who is always by the side of the old lady? Who gives you the qualifications to speak rudely to me?" The maid was not an ordinary maid, but a first-class maid in the palace. When other people saw her, they would smile and respectfully call her "sister" because she was a favorite of the old lady. Even those people outside had to give her some face.
But she didn't think about it, are people giving her some face just for her sake?
No, as the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner. If it weren't for Old Madam Xiao, who would take her seriously?
Facing the maid's scolding, Qin Run was not afraid at all, "If you dare to scold my husband, I don't care who you belong to."
A faint voice came from outside the door, "Who gave you the qualification? Of course it was given by the prince. You are just a little maid. Not to mention being someone close to my mother, even if you were the one in her heart, you are committing insubordination today. You will definitely suffer a heavy punishment."
The visitor was not polite at all. From his tone, it seemed that he did not take the old lady mentioned by the maid seriously. Or it could be said that they had a good relationship and were on an equal footing, which was why he felt so confident.
When the maid heard the voice, she turned pale with fright and immediately turned around and knelt down towards the door.
She was wrong. She was just unhappy. She was unhappy that she, a first-class maid, was being ordered around at will by a guard. As for her other thoughts, it was just that she wanted to take the opportunity to establish her authority.
"Master Yan, I was wrong. Please be kind and forgive me."
Faced with the maid's plea for mercy, Su Yan remained unmoved. He was even too lazy to say a word to the maid. He waved his hand and asked the people around him to drag the person away.
You can tell a person's character from his behavior.
It can be seen that Su Yan is a person who sticks to his word and hates trouble. Such people are often not the ones that people can feel close to.
Xu Yunfan and Qin Run didn't say anything, letting Su Yan look at them. Xu Yunfan felt that Su Yan must have seen enough, so he spoke, "Master Yan, have you seen enough?"
"Not yet, I want to take a closer look." Su Yan had a cold face, but his words did not mean what he said.
Xu Yunfan choked for a moment, and Su Yan continued to speak in a shocking tone, "I thought that based on Big Brother's face, my nephew would be stunningly beautiful in the future, but I didn't expect him to be... a little too ordinary, but it doesn't matter. His figure and temperament are very much in the style of the Xiao family, which I really like."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
What does it mean to be very pleasing to my heart?
This makes me think a lot.
Qin Run was confused and didn't understand what Su Yan meant. Xu Yunfan stood in front of Qin Run and asked, "I wonder what Master Yan meant by this?"
"What do you mean?" Su Yan plopped down on the chair. "My uncle told me everything. He knew you were coming. Unfortunately, the doctor had to give him an acupuncture treatment recently and couldn't see guests, so he asked me to come and receive you. I've been waiting for you for a long time, but you didn't come during the day and had to sneak in at night."
Su Yan glanced at Qin Run. He had heard everything just now. This guy was not a pushover, which was a good thing. No matter who Qin Run was, the people in the Prince Xiao's Mansion were not the kind of people who would allow themselves to be bullied. If Qin Run didn't even have the courage to refute what a maid said, then he would have a headache.
Fortunately, Qin Run is worthy of being a member of their Xiao family.
"Yunfan, what does this mean?" Qin Run was the protagonist, but he was completely confused and knew nothing.
Xu Yunfan leaned close to Qin Run's ear and said, "You are Uncle Xiao's son. I will tell you about this matter when I get back."
"Why don't we say it here? Why do we have to go back and talk about it? Run'er, please sit down. Don't worry, there are only three of us here. There is nothing we can't say." As Su Yan was speaking, a maid came in with a few plates of snacks.
Xu Yunfan: "...If it's not convenient to say it in front of you, then it's something you shouldn't say."
"Is there anything you can't say to my face? Run'er, you are my eldest brother's son, not an adopted son, but his biological son. I know everything about this."
Su Yan spoke frankly, "We are a family. I welcome you back. I'm sure you know very little about the situation in the Xiao Palace. My husband is often away from home, and only I, my eldest brother, my parents, and I remain in the capital. Lin'er also went to the southern border some time ago. Although my mother and I are here, the palace is so big and there are so many things to do. We are really overwhelmed. As you can see, we are all busy in our own ways. As long as there is something in the palace that does not concern my eldest brother, we rarely have the energy to manage it. So, some people now can't recognize their own identities."
If the guards had not informed him that Xu Yunfan and the others were coming tonight, he would have hurried back and probably would not have known that the maids in the mansion were now so angry.
After all, it was because the Xiao Palace did not have many descendants. If they had more people, they would not have had time to take care of even one palace.
"You are my eldest brother's son, which means you are my nephew. As my uncle, I welcome you home."
Xu Yunfan was very surprised by this. "Are you serious? If Run Ge'er comes back, the palace in the future..."
If there is, there is no need to say it so directly to avoid a quarrel.
As for Xu Yunfan's directness, Su Yan respected Xu Yunfan's courage to even say such a thing. If he really didn't want Qin Run to come back, wasn't he afraid that they wouldn't be able to leave Prince Xiao's Mansion tonight?
However, after thinking about what he had inquired about Xu Yunfan, Su Yan thought that perhaps he still underestimated this man.
"The Xiao Palace originally belonged to my eldest brother. As his child, shouldn't it be my responsibility to inherit the Xiao Palace in the future? As for the others, if you rely on others, they will fall. If you rely on others, you will have to rely on yourself. Whatever Lin'er wants, he has to fight for it himself. What kind of ability is it to take this little property from his own brothers?"
Outsiders only think that the two brothers of the Xiao family, the eldest brother inherited the position of prince, but the second brother has to work for the eldest brother, guarding the southern border all year round, and being separated from his husband and son for most of the time, is really not worth it.
But they don’t know that Xiao Hengzhi is a prince. If a war breaks out in the southern border, he will definitely lead the troops. Moreover, he has been in Beijing for many years. Is Xiao Hengzhi really safe?
Xiao Hengzhi survived countless dangerous assassination attempts, and because of people secretly eyeing him, he even had to be careful and sneaky when leaving Kyoto. In short, everyone has his own hardships.
But there is no doubt that what the Xiao family has today is not the result of the efforts of one person. In the past, many people of the Xiao family sacrificed their lives on the battlefield. It was precisely because of the great contributions made by their ancestors that the Xiao family's status as a king of a different surname was obtained through the joint efforts of countless descendants of the Xiao family. Today's Xiao family is due to the tacit cooperation of Xiao Hengzhi's brothers, which ensures that the Xiao family's status is indestructible and no one can shake it.
Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "Oh, brother, you still have this kind of ideological awareness. That's good."
Su Yan slapped Xu Yunfan in the face. "Why are you calling me that? You should call me uncle, not brother. You're confusing the generations."
"Brother Run, can you... call me uncle?" Su Yan asked nervously. According to Xiao Hengzhi, Qin Run was the offspring of their Xiao family, but they couldn't acknowledge him yet. If they did, those people wouldn't let him live.
The reason why Xiao Hengzhi told Su Yan about Qin Run was that he wanted Su Yan to take care of Qin Run secretly. Even if his child could not return to the Xiao family, Xiao Hengzhi wanted to give him protection to the best of his ability.
At present, Xiao Hengzhi's body is not suitable for worrying and working hard. His younger brother Xiao Xuanzhi is far away in the southern border, and his parents are getting old. If they learn that he has a son, the two elders will probably be so happy that they will faint. After thinking about it, Su Yan is still the most suitable person.
Su Yan was naturally happy to help. After all, this was his nephew and a descendant of the Xiao family, but he didn't know what Qin Run would think.
He is obviously a child of the Xiao family, but he cannot recognize him. Anyone would feel uncomfortable and might not even bother to call him.
Qin Run didn't think too much about it, he was more surprised.
No wonder he said why he had that inexplicable feeling for Xiao Hengzhi. It turned out that this man was his father. This was the bond and special induction between blood relatives.
"Uncle." Qin Run still called out. For him, the experiences and insights he had gained during this period had long made him no longer at the age of asking "why".
Sometimes, asking for a "why" is actually a futile exercise.
Qin Run glanced at Su Yan, and what he thought more about was that if he acknowledged Xiao Hengzhi, his identity would no longer be just a village boy. With the help of the Xiao family, what could he gain, and how could he provide help to Xu Yunfan's future career path?
As for the things between Xiao Hengzhi and Qin Feiyu, asking too much would actually only open up scars. Xiao Hengzhi was in poor health and could not withstand any more storms.
Su Yan turned his head away and didn't look at Qin Run. He responded sullenly. He sent Xu Yunfan away, saying that Xu Yunfan was a doctor and it would be better to go see Xiao Hengzhi. Qin Run didn't go. Even though they were father and son, it was not appropriate for Qin Run, a boy, to go in when Xiao Hengzhi was lying naked on the bed getting acupuncture.
After Xu Yunfan left, Su Yan stood up and tried to hold Qin Run's hand, who was already stiff. "Brother Run, are you blaming your father?"
Qin Run was silent for a long time just now. If Su Yan had experienced the life that Qin Run had experienced, he would also feel resentful. This is beyond doubt.
Qin Run wanted to shake his head, but that would be too against his will. He wanted to nod, but to be honest, should he feel resentful?
He really didn't have much to complain about, because he had come to terms with it. If he wasn't in Dali Village, how could he have met such a nice guy like Xu Yunfan?
"I do feel a little resentment, but not much. More of it is surprise and relief. All these years, without a father or a little dad, I and my brother have managed to survive. We didn't starve to death, nor did we freeze to death on cold winter nights. Now with Xu Yunfan, our lives are better. We eat well, wear warm clothes, and I've grown up. I'm long past the age where I need parents. When I learned that Uncle Xiao was my father, I didn't seem as surprised and excited as I thought I would be."
Qin Run lowered his head, clasped his hands together, took a deep breath and said, "But it seems impossible to say that I don't feel any resentment at all. I'm not a saint. If, Uncle Xiao... then I can still comfort myself that it's not easy for him either, but he is a king of a different surname, an existence that I used to be unable to even dream of. My father is a well-known and influential figure in the capital, and he can get whatever he wants. But in the village, eating a mouthful of fine rice or a piece of meat is an extreme luxury. Maybe everyone is like this, so I do have a little resentment, but this resentment is mainly fermented from the grievances I suffered when I was powerless in my previous life."
Qin Run scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "But I'm a rough man, not very educated. The old people in the village always say that there is bitterness before there is sweetness. I didn't believe it before, but then Xu Yunfan came and I started to believe it. So, the hardship in the past is over. As long as we live, we should look forward."
Although it was just a few words, it was not difficult to hear that Qin Run's life was not easy in the past.
Su Yan was a pampered boy in the Su family. He later married into the Xiao Mansion and became Xiao Xuanzhi's legitimate wife. He was even more extraordinary. Having never suffered any hardship, he dared not imagine what kind of life Qin Run had lived in the past. When talking about the past, he could actually laugh.
But the explanation still needs to be explained.
There were some things that Xiao Hengzhi was afraid he didn't have the face to say to Qin Run. It was because those things were really too difficult to talk about. Which man didn't care about his face? Which man could say that he was not capable without changing his expression?
Su Yan wiped his face and considered it for a moment, but after thinking about it, he said directly: "Run'er, don't blame your father. He...he really doesn't know you are still alive. He was poisoned back then and could not become a man. We dare not mention the matter of offspring in front of him. It has become a taboo in the Xiao family. When the accident happened, although the eldest brother was rescued with great difficulty, he lost the belief in living. He wanted to go with you. For a while, he was in a trance as if possessed by an evil spirit. He had no strength and could only lie in bed and mutter. It was the same at night. He said he couldn't sleep. Mother asked him if he was in pain or thinking too much about insomnia, and he said no. Later we found out that he had a heart disease. He said he heard the child crying every night. He said it was you, you were cold, hungry, and needed him, so he wanted to find you. This scared us all."
"Sometimes, out of the blue, he would suddenly point to the corner and say, 'You're crying right there, you little thing, you look like a nobody, with nothing on, crying and saying you're hungry,' and Big Brother would start crying too. He wouldn't eat or drink for days on end, just like torturing himself, as if that would make him feel better. We always fed him soup. During that time, Xuanzhi was worried and came back to watch over Big Brother. We were afraid for him... Later, he recovered during the day, and Xuanzhi accompanied him to Qingxuan Temple. Big Brother bowed every three steps all the way from the foot of the mountain to the top. After asking the master to perform a ritual for him, Big Brother's body couldn't hold on for a while. We thought he wouldn't make it, but in the end, he didn't know what he thought of, and he managed to pull through."
"Brother Run, I'm not saying this to gain sympathy. Although there is certainly some sympathy in these words, what I want to tell you is that it's not that Big Brother doesn't care about you or love you, he just doesn't know you exist. If he knew you existed, even if his legs were broken, he would drag himself to find you. Don't blame him, and don't hate him either."
Su Yan didn't dare to think about it. If Qin Run said something to Xiao Hengzhi and Xiao Hengzhi vomited blood again, would he still be able to...
Xiao Hengzhi's poison was finally stabilized, and his heart disease was only relieved after seeing countless doctors. If Qin Run did not recognize him as his father, Xiao Hengzhi would go crazy.
When Su Yan talked about Xiao Hengzhi's past that was unknown to outsiders, Qin Run never raised his head again.
On the other side, Xu Yunfan walked into Xiao Hengzhi's room carelessly.
Sure enough, Xiao Hengzhi was like a hedgehog, lying on the bed with his upper body naked, several silver needles stuck in his back, and some in his thighs and calves, with only a thin quilt covering his buttocks.
"I'm coming." Xiao Hengzhi's voice was weak. If the window was opened and the wind blew, Xu Yunfan probably wouldn't be able to hear it.
Xu Yunfan looked away. He wasn't interested in men's sexual desires, let alone the fact that the man on the bed was his father-in-law. "Uncle Xiao, your look today is quite unique!"
"If you want to laugh, just say it. Don't think I don't know who you are." Xiao Hengzhi turned his head and rolled his eyes at Xu Yunfan. Seeing him move a chair over as if he were back home, he couldn't help but take a breath. "I'm talking to you, when a brother-in-law first meets his father-in-law, he's like a mouse meeting a cat, like a grandson. How dare he sit down without the father-in-law's permission? It seems that you have no awareness of being a brother-in-law at all."
Xiao Hengzhi didn't mean to say that Xu Yunfan was uncultured. The main reason was that this father-in-law seemed to dislike his son-in-law and brother-in-law no matter how he looked at them. Not to mention, his little Baicai was taken away by a pig before he even recognized her and spoiled her to the sky. Xiao Hengzhi felt a little unhappy about it.
Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "Uncle Xiao, if you say that, then I have something to say. I'm just afraid that if I say it, your fragile little heart won't be able to bear it."
"You talk as if I'm scared." Now, Xiao Hengzhi's mouth is probably the toughest thing in his body. Even if he is lying in bed, he must not lose his momentum. Otherwise, how can he be a backer for Qin Run to intimidate Xu Yunfan in the future?
Xu Yunfan: "Don't provoke me. If you vomit blood again, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave this palace."
Xiao Heng choked and changed the subject: "You also saw that I was poisoned. With my current health, I can't protect Run Ge'er, so... Run Ge'er and An Ge'er, the two brothers, still have to trouble you."
Xiao Hengzhi couldn't see through Xu Yunfan, saying that he was a scholar, but the secret guard told him that Xu Yunfan knew about their existence. What did this mean? It meant that this guy also knew martial arts.
When he was in Qingling County, he had asked people to inquire about him. This kid's fists were really strong. He defeated most of the men in Fangjia Village by himself. Now he didn't even know the existence of the secret guards. It was obvious that he knew more than just some mediocre kung fu.
Xu Yunfan, who was asked by Xiao Hengzhi to do something, wanted to kick Xiao Hengzhi. Even at this time, he still wanted to trick him into talking.
Xu Yunfan: "Uncle Xiao, what you said is harsh. One of them is my husband, and the other two are my brothers-in-law. If I don't protect them, who else can I protect?"
Xiao Hengzhi: "..."
Xiao Hengzhi's brows knitted together. "You still don't want to tell me about Mu'er's origins? Don't think I don't know. Of the three brothers, only Run'er and An'er are my children. I asked, and he only had two children. So, where did Mu'er come from?"
Xu Yunfan smelled gossip at this and immediately became interested. "No, Uncle Xiao, you were poisoned more than ten years ago. From what I've seen when I took your pulse, the poison should have affected your male sexual function. Run'er is your son, so there's no problem with the timing. What about An'er? How can An'er be your son too? You wouldn't treat all the sons born to your ex-lover as your own, would you? Oh, we're all family. You know how I am. No matter who An'er's biological father is, he will always be my brother-in-law. So, Uncle Xiao, who is An'er's father?"
"Who else could it be!" Who was that person? Wasn't it the one who was far away in the horizon and yet right in front of us?
Who else could it be but him?
Xu Yunfan looked at Xiao Hengzhi's smug look and was surprised. "Ah? It's yours, Uncle Xiao? Weren't you poisoned or something? How did you manage to have a child?"
impossible!
Is Xiao Hengzhi really that powerful and awesome?
Xiao Hengzhi: "Who knows? Maybe I'm just gifted. That night, I thought I was dreaming about what I thought about during the day. Even though I'm poisoned, my face is still very popular among thousands of girls and boys in the capital. Many people want to have a romantic encounter with me, so those around me can't guard against it and fall into the trap without being careful."
Qin Feiyu is so unrestrained. He was not sober that night. Is he still not sober?
Xiao Hengzhi didn't know how many times he was "forced" by Qin Feiyu. He remembered that when he got up the next day, his legs were weak and his waist was a little sore. The most important thing was that his little brother seemed to have something wrong.
He thought he had been drugged, and in his daze, he thought that he could no longer be a man and that someone was plotting against him. He was overwhelmed with grief, and in anger, he wanted to prove that he could do it, so he used such a cruel and brutal method on his brother.
Speaking of what happened that year, Xiao Hengzhi felt particularly embarrassed to talk about it again, because he had such a happy and carefree time the night before that he had to spend half a month in bed. He regarded what happened that night as an unspeakable dream.
But Xiao Hengzhi was a little proud: "Who knew that guy was so capable, he got pregnant in one night, and he didn't even tell me, so my two babies are left outside."
Listen, that guy, do you really think he's stupid? "General Qin is indeed very powerful, but, Uncle Xiao, your poison is so difficult to cure, was it developed specifically for you? You said before that the person who attacked you was from outside the court. There are so many people from outside the court, which one wanted to kill you? Tell me first, so that Run Ge'er and I can think carefully about whether we want to recognize you as our father."
Xiao Hengzhi: "..."
Why doesn't such a handsome young man have a mouth and speak human words?
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