There was a crisp sound from the flapping bead curtain, and the phrase "big daddy" was as light as floating catkins, and no one except Chu Yu heard it.
Chu Yu's arms tightened tightly, holding Zhen'er tightly in her arms.
Qin Zheng slowly knelt down and looked at Zhen'er in Chu Yu's arms. When she left back then, she was still a little girl who didn't know much about the world, but now, four years later, she has taken on an astonishing appearance like that young seedling after the rain.
This is his daughter, his and Qingci's daughter.
"Zhen'er..." Qin Zheng stretched out his hand subconsciously.
Chu Yu shook his head violently, and hugged him even tighter. He gave everything he had to Qin Zheng, leaving only Zhen'er behind. This is his, completely his child, and no one can take it away.
Pushing Chu Yu away with a pair of small hands, Zhen'er poked his head out and shook his head, "Daddy, I'm in pain."
Chu Yu was startled, and quickly relaxed a little.
Taking advantage of this slack, Zhen'er quickly broke away from Chu Yu's embrace, and exaggeratedly took a few breaths with her little tongue out.
Chu Yu's arms were empty, and her face turned pale, and she almost lost her balance: "Zhen'er is back..."
Zhen'er tilted her small head and glanced at Chu Yu. The next moment, the corner of her skirt drew a circle like a blooming flower as she turned around. The satin boots took two steps lightly and delicately, and stopped in front of Qin Zheng.
"Really!" Qin Zheng's eyes lit up, full of excitement.
Zhen'er raised her small face, seven parts of her pink and jade-carved face resembled Chu Yu's, and the other three parts consisted of a pair of peach blossom eyes, which were exactly the same as Qin Zheng's. Chu Yu's pair of phoenix eyes are cold and charming, but they are extraordinarily charming.
Zhen'er bent down to give a blessing, and said: "I didn't know this lord was here, so I was so rude just now."
Qin Zheng was startled, the brilliance in his eyes seemed to fade away, he opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "Zhen'er... I, I am your big daddy..."
Zhen'er raised her delicate eyebrows lightly, with the same posture as Chu Yu back then, and said unhurriedly: "Daddy? My daddy is the Minister of the Household Department, my uncle is the empress, and my uncle is Jinshang. Why don't you remember that there is a big daddy?"
Qin Zheng's eyes shrank suddenly, and his outstretched hand froze.
Zhen'er's voice still has the immature sweetness of a child, and the words are soft and glutinous, as soft as snow flakes, but every word falls on Qin Zheng's heart like a sharp needle point, pierced with holes, but short In a short moment, the pain was already covered in cold sweat, and his face was pale.
Zhen'er's peach blossom eyes were bent, as if filled with twinkling stars, and said sweetly and softly: "Zhen'er is my boudoir's baby name, and only my family members call me like that, it's really inappropriate for adults to call me that. The little girl's surname is Chu Minghua, it is now, and it will be in the future."
Qin Zheng gritted his teeth, barely able to hold back the soreness in his eyes, his throat seemed to be choked with thousands of cotton wools, and his heart ached from choking. After a long time, he said with difficulty: "Chu... Hua... Okay, good name..." He staggered a few times, nearly fell, managed to hold on, and laughed twice, both of which were unspeakably bitter.
Zhen'er looked away lightly, and said to Li Xun, "Uncle Xun, my father is not in good health, please help see the guests off."
Li Xi nodded slightly, opened the door and said, "General Qin, please."
Qin Zheng glanced at Zhen'er, then took a deep look at Chu Yu, and said, "Qingci, take care..."
He turned around, and the bloody general who was on the battlefield almost tripped over the threshold, his figure was as lonely as a dog.
Nothing, who is not.
The room was almost dead silent.
Chu Yu saw that Zhen'er was facing the direction Qin Zheng left without moving. After a while, her thin shoulders shrugged uncontrollably. He stepped forward and pulled Zhen'er's small body.
The little girl was already in tears.
"Daddy..." Zhen'er broke down in tears and plunged into Chu Yu's arms.
Chu Yu gently stroked the top of her daughter's head, and sighed softly: "Silly girl."
Zhen'er shook her head vigorously, choked with sobs and said, "No, I'm not crying for Daddy... It's just, yes, a little sad..."
"Daddy knows." Chu Yu smiled bitterly, holding her daughter tightly in her arms.
"Only a little... really only a little..." Zhen'er cried louder and louder, intermittently said: "I will forget it in a while, and it will be fine in a while..."
Chu Yu couldn't help but feel distressed, but this is the only thing that can't be both. He tried his best to give Zhen'er the best, but he knew that there were some vacancies that no one could fill except Qin Zheng.
"I really only want Daddy..."
Zhen'er was tired from crying, curled up in Chu Yu's arms like a kitten, and said in a nasal voice.
Chu Yu nodded, held Zhen'er's little hand, and tried to smile: "Daddy too... as long as Zhen'er."
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The house of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has been abandoned for many years, and the weeds inside have grown two feet high. The red gauze lantern that once hung in front of the gate fell in the yard, faded by the wind, frost, rain and snow, and most of the pale cage bones collapsed. lie on the floor. Several trees grow up in all directions, with wildly stretched branches, and an unknown number of wild birds are harbored in them.
Dan Yu squatted in the yard pulling weeds, his palms were stained with grass juice, he wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve, his wet forehead was lifted to reveal a delicate face. Aside from Zhang Xiaoan, there was a pot of warm tea on it. When he was tired from work, he stopped to pour a cup of tea, drinking while waiting for Qin Zheng to come home.
Qin Zheng hasn't come back since last night. Dan Yu wondered, maybe he got drunk at the palace banquet, so where was the delay. No matter how I say it, I should be back now, who knows that I will wait until dusk...
Looking at the decently cleaned yard, Dan Yu shook his sleeves with a sense of accomplishment, and took two food boxes to the next yard. The old lady and the girl of the Qin family have already been brought back to live. In Dan Yu's eyes, the old lady, Mrs. Sun, is very reticent. Ever since she was taken back, she has been worshiping Buddha in her room every day. The girls of the Qin family are beautiful in appearance, polite and kind in speech, and are not difficult to get along with.
After the meal was delivered, Dan Yu just came out of the yard when he saw a tall and tall figure in the distance. He wore a black robe with no pattern, a simple belt around his waist, and his long hair was combed up. He just walked a little shaky.
"Brother!" Dan Yu saw the person coming, and happily went up to meet him, but before he walked in, he smelled the smell of alcohol.
Qin Zheng hooked a long-mouthed flagon with his fingertips, and nodded when he heard the words: "Dan Yu, why haven't you stopped yet?"
Dan Yu wrinkled the tip of his nose, and muttered, "Why are you drinking again? How many times have you said that drinking too much hurts your health?"
Qin Zheng reached out and touched his head: "It's okay, I didn't drink too much."
"You can lie." Dan Yu broke his head and said, "Brother, where have you been?"
Qin Zheng looked over Dan Yu's shoulder and looked at the yard behind: "How are your mother and sister?"
Dan Yu scratched his head and said: "It's all good, I just delivered the food, I guess it's time to rest when I run out. Brother, do you want to take a look?"
Qin Zheng paused and said, "Since it's time to rest, forget it and wait until tomorrow morning."
"Sister Yao's husband's house..." Dan Yu hesitated to speak, but he heard something.
Qin Zheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his thin lips straightened: "If you bully my Yao'er, I will not spare them lightly. Also, don't accept the gifts from my family in the past few days, and return them as much as possible. If the family doesn't give an explanation, in the future This family doesn’t want it.”
Dan Yu nodded slightly.
Qin Zheng let out a long sigh, and put his hand on Dan Yu's shoulder: "I've worked hard on you for the past few days, and it's because I didn't think carefully. Tomorrow, I will send someone to buy things, and I will also hire some servants."
"It's okay, brother. There are not many people in the family, and I can do all these jobs myself, so I don't need to spend this money." Dan Yu tugged on Qin Zheng's sleeve and said.
Qin Zheng tilted his head and smiled softly: "You used to take care of my brother, but now my brother will take care of you. From now on, you will be my own younger brother. Don't always think about doing it yourself. Now that my brother can afford you, you just think about it." How to squander it."
Dan Yu frowned slightly, and whispered, "I don't want to be my younger brother..."
Qin Zheng was walking staggeringly with the jug hooked on his long mouth, but he didn't hear what Dan Yu said. He thought that maybe Dan Yu was right, he really was a little drunk, otherwise he would have lost the scene in front of him.
"Brother!" Dan Yu shouted in surprise.
Qin Zheng's eyes went dark, he didn't know anything about personnel.
The illness came like a mountain, and Qin Zheng's illness was quite menacing, so he insisted on taking several days off.
Dan Yu took care of Qin Zheng in front of the bed. Qin Zheng's condition was good and bad. Occasionally when he was awake, he would tell Dan Yu a sentence or two about the past as if he was talking to himself, but most of the words did not convey the meaning, making people confused.
Dan Yu doesn't understand so many grievances and grievances in the past, but he also understands that there is someone in Qin Zheng's heart, no matter whether he is in and out of life or death, or when he is in command, he is always thinking of that person.
Chu Yu.
So Dan Yu found a free day, summoned up his courage and decided to squat at the gate of the Duke's mansion.