Chang Clan ordered a servant to bring her two grandsons' book, the "Three Character Classic". As early as when her grandson was three years old, she had someone read the "Three Character Classic" beside him. Later, she personally taught him how to read and write. Presumably, he would soon be able to learn the entire "Three Character Classic".
"What's wrong with the Lian 'er?"
As the person who had the most contact with the little boy, Chang Clan also noticed that he was different from his usual silence.
"I … I …" The little boy stammered with a heavy heart.
"What did Grandmother teach you?
As a man, don't stutter when you speak! "
Chang Clan frowned. She had never seen her frank and straightforward little grandson act like this.
The little boy asked in one breath, "Grandmother, what is Lian 'er?
"
This time, it was Chang Clan's turn to be startled.
After reacting, Chang Clan waved the servants away, leaving only her confidant Qi Mama to wait at the door.
"Who told you this?"
She asked angrily. Who dared to say such things in her courtyard?!
"It's … it's Madam. I inadvertently heard Madam say it."
The little boy's clever little eyes flashed as he said half-truthfully.
Chang Clan suddenly understood.
That's right!
Apart from her good daughter-in-law, who else would dare to say this!?
Staring at the little boy's puzzled face, Chang Clan felt a burst of pity and reached out to hold him in her arms.
"In 'Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan' in 'The Zuo Clan of the Spring and Autumn Annals', it was written like this: in the beginning, Zheng Wugong married Yu Shen, called Wu Jiang, and gave birth to Zhuang Gong and Gong Shu Duan.
Zhuang Gong gave birth to Wu Jiang, so he was called Lian 'er, and then evil. "
At this point, Chang Clan paused, steeled her heart, and continued, "'The Zheng Family' recorded this matter: Wu Jiang gave birth to the Crown Prince Lian 'er, and when he was born, his wife gave birth to Wu Jiang."
Chang Clan was born in a scholarly family. She clearly remembered the famous' Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan '.
Hearing this, the little boy was confused.
With an almost undetectable sigh, Chang Clan member gently stroked the back of the boy's head and said, "That is to say, in the past, Zheng Wugong married a wife named Wu Jiang, who gave birth to Zhuang Gong and Gong Shu Duan, two people.
And it was precisely because Zhuang Gong was born that he provoked Wu Jiang's displeasure.
Although she knew that her youngest grandson was going to suffer, she could only tell the truth for the sake of her eldest grandson.
"Then, Grandmother, what is the origin of Wei Sheng?
The little boy tugged at the Chang Clan's sleeve and asked. He had a hunch that his life would change dramatically after he heard his grandmother's answer, but he just wanted to know why his mother hated him so much.
"That means difficult childbirth.
Because a difficult birth would cause the mother to be in great pain when giving birth, Wu Jiang did not like Grandpa Zhuang.
The Chang Clan tried their best to explain the word 'Wei Sheng' in a way that the little boy could understand.
The little boy was speechless. It turned out that he had caused his mother a lot of pain. No wonder his mother didn't like him and only liked his second brother and sister.
But …
The little boy lowered his head. His heart was also in great pain.
His eyes suddenly became blurry, and tears poured out of his eyes.
He tried his best to stop. After all, he was a real man.
But the little boy couldn't help but choke with sobs, and tears kept flowing down.
He didn't like his mother anymore, and he didn't love his second brother and sister anymore.
The Chang Clan member's heart softened. Although she loved her eldest grandson the most, this little grandson was raised by her since he was born. In the entire residence, her love for him was only behind her eldest grandson and son.
Seeing the usually optimistic and honest child suddenly crying, the Chang Clan member couldn't help but curse her daughter-in-law in her heart. She was a good child, but she had to say these things to make him sad. How could a mother do this!?
She also felt guilty. In order to separate her youngest grandson from his daughter-in-law and be closer to her and her eldest grandson, she actually told him the cruel truth without caring that he was only four years old.
"Grandmother!
Grandmother!!
The adults of the Zhang family always ask me some questions that I don't understand. They're all those annoying things about the Four Books and Five Classics. I … "Before the Chang Clan member could comfort her youngest grandson and take the opportunity to firmly pull him to her and her eldest grandson's side, there was a burst of shouting outside the door.
The young man was wearing a fox armpit sleeves and a black fox leg coat. He had a jade belt around his waist and an ivory folding fan in his hand. His face was angry. Without waiting for Nanny Qi to open the curtain, he strode in from outside the door.
Seeing that their most beloved eldest grandson had returned, the Chang Clan member's hands, which were holding the little boy, could not help but loosen a little.
The little boy was sensitive to this, and he felt even more wronged and sad.
He pushed away the Chang Clan member's arms, jumped off the couch, avoided the young man and Nanny Qi, opened the curtain, and ran out.
"Lian'er!
Lian'er!!
Someone stop him!!! "
The Chang Clan member's arms were empty, and she only saw the little boy's back striding away. She hurriedly shouted.
"Grandmother, what's going on?"
The Jia Xie filially supported her agitated grandmother, completely confused and confused.
The Chang Clan member pushed the Jia Xie out of the door and said anxiously, "Go!
Go and find your brother! "
"Go!"
The Jia Xie was pushed out of the door. Although she did not know what had happened, looking at the expressions of her grandmother and brother, she still had to find her brother as soon as possible.
After the little boy rushed out of his grandmother's courtyard, he could not help but hesitate. However, he soon found his target and trotted all the way to his destination.
"Whoosh!
Whoosh! "
The little boy was only four years old this year. He squatted in his mother's courtyard for more than an hour, ran through his grandmother's courtyard, and ran through the hall, the small garden, the Yi Gate, and the outer door with the anger in his heart.
When he finally reached the study in the outer courtyard, he suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe. He panted heavily, his chest was strangely stuffy, and his legs were so heavy that he could no longer lift them.
"Little Young Master, are you looking for Master?"
The manservant waiting in the outer courtyard's study saw the old lady's darling and hurriedly went forward, fawningly saying, "This is really unfortunate. Just now, Miss Zhenzhu from Madam's courtyard said that Fourth Young Miss embroidered a pouch and wrote an essay for Master and Second Young Master. She is waiting for Master to read it and invited Master over.
"
The little boy was originally so tired that he could not breathe evenly, but when he heard the manservant's words, his breathing stopped for a moment.
That's right!
Father, Mother, Second Brother, and Elder Sister were a family. Grandmother and Big Brother were also a family. They were all a family, only he was not. He was not a family.
Thinking of this, the little boy lowered his head dispiritedly and walked out.
Out of habit, he found a tall tree in the outer courtyard and climbed up. He sat there quietly, letting his two feet dangle in the air.
They were all a family … a family …
The little boy sadly buried his head in his knees.
"Lian Geer!
Lian Geer! "
"Little Young Master!
Little Young Master!
"
At this time, there was a burst of shouting not far away. It was the servants sent by the Chang Clan. According to the manservant in the outer courtyard's study, they came here to look for the little boy.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing was …
"Lian Geer!
Lian Geer! "
Jia Xie did not even change her clothes. She was still wearing her fox armpit and arrow sleeves. She jumped high in an incomparably stupid manner, disregarding her image, trying to use the advantage of her height to find her younger brother.
In this Jia Mansion, Jia Xie could be considered the person closest to the little boy.
Others treated the little boy well, more or less mixed with other motives. Only she was completely and sincerely good to her younger brother.
At first, this simple-minded Big Brother wanted to raise a younger brother who was obedient to him, and who would beat up Jia Zheng and beat up Jia Zheng. That was why he was close to the little boy. Although this idea had not changed until now, it had become like he was close to his younger brother, but his younger brother was not allowed to be close to that bad guy.
Looking at this self-evident funny Big Brother, the little boy felt stifled. He did not want to see this idiot Big Brother for the time being.
Therefore, the little boy turned around and nimbly climbed along the trunk to the end of the tree trunk.
The position of this tree was only separated from the outside of the mansion by this wall. As long as he jumped down, he would be able to leave the mansion.
The little boy looked at the height of the tree and the ground. He closed his eyes and thought for a while. Then, he opened one eye and firmly closed the other.
One, two, three.
Jump!