Jiarou has always liked this brother of a similar age, so even though he rejected her, he still did not go away, but started singing softly. Jiarou's voice was very childish, but it had an inexplicable power to touch people's hearts.
Wanting to keep listening, even Hong Zhan was surprisingly silent.
The song was very short and was finished in a short while. Jiarou shook Hongzhan's hand and said, "Brother Six, does it sound good?"
Hongzhan was silent for a while, then suddenly picked up the sandbag on the table and hit Jiarou hard, saying: "Don't listen to what I said, you are so annoying, go away!"
His move made Jiarou immediately curl her lips and start crying. She ran to Ling Ruo's arms and said loudly: "I hate Brother Six, I hate you!"
Ling Ruo didn't expect that Hongzhan would suddenly get angry, and comforted her heartbrokenly: "Be good, don't cry. Your sixth brother didn't do it on purpose. Don't cry!"
Maybe Hongzhan's actions hurt Jiarou's heart, and she kept crying and refused to stop. In desperation, Lingruo could only let Shuixiu carry Jiarou out, and she also sent other palace people out.
When she and Hongzhan were the only two people left in the inner hall, Hongzhan suddenly shouted: "You go out, I don't know anything, and I don't want to see you!" Ling Ruo's questioning of him in that way made his ears ring.
The injury worsened, leaving a deep and frightening impression on him, making him unwilling to have too much contact with Ling Ruo.
Ling Ruo said patiently: "Brother Six, I came here today not because I miss you, but because I have something to discuss with you. Can you please listen to what I have to say first?"
"I don't listen, I don't listen to anything!" He covered his ears hard and shook his head vigorously, which showed how much he resisted Ling Ruo.
Although Ling Ruo was a little unhappy, he also knew that he was the most innocent and pathetic person in the whole thing, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for Hong Zhan to calm down before saying, "This matter has something to do with your aunt.
Don’t you want to hear it too?”
"She's not my aunt! No!" Hongzhan became excited and resisted again, even more than before, but Lingruo saw that behind such resistance, there was endless sorrow and sadness.
Apart from Mr. Liu, Mr. Guarjia, who had raised him for more than a year, must be the closest person to him. But this close person punched and kicked him, and even broke his eardrum, even though things had already happened.
Several days passed, and the shadow still lingered, even turning into a nightmare that haunted him every night.
And every time he woke up from a nightmare, he would cry very sadly. He couldn't understand why Guarjia beat him crazily just by asking, with that look in his eyes, he even wanted to beat him to death.
He was afraid, really afraid. Sometimes he didn't even dare to sleep or close his eyes because he was afraid of having that nightmare again.
"Brother Six, would you please listen carefully to what I have to say?" At this moment, Ling Ruo even sounded a bit pleading. I don't know if Hong Zhan heard it. In short, he gradually calmed down and remained silent as before.
Sitting silently in the chair, like a lifeless doll.
Ling Ruo took a deep breath and said, "You always remember that Concubine Jin beat you and made you hurt. Then do you know why Concubine Jin beat you?"
Hongzhan suddenly raised his head, and it was hard to imagine that there was such great resentment in the eyes of a little child. He just heard him say word for word: "Because she doesn't want me to return to E Niang, and wants me to stay with her all the time.
Her son."
"Yes, Concubine Jin really hopes that you can stay with her, but think about it carefully. This is not the first time that you have said that you want to return to Mrs. Liu in the past year. Has Concubine Jin ever hit you?
Or scolded you?"
Hongzhan opened his mouth, wanting to say something to refute, but he searched his little head and couldn't think of anything. Even when the trouble was more serious before, Concubine Jin never scolded him.
Seeing that Hongzhan was silent, Ling Ruo said again: "So, what you said is not a reason at all. Do you want to know the real reason why Concubine Jin beat you?"
Hong Zhan looked at her without saying anything, but there was wavering in his eyes, but he was still hesitating. Ling Ruo didn't urge her, after all, being too eager at this time might be counterproductive.
After a full quarter of an hour, Hongzhan finally jumped down from the chair and simply said one word, "Okay."
Seeing him like this, Ling Ruo's nose felt sour. Hongzhan was originally a very lively and lovely child, especially under the careful training and care of Guarjia, but an accident made him taciturn and even unable to communicate with others.
Communication has become a problem.
Ling Ruo asked Shui Xiu to carry Jia Rou back to Chengqian Palace first, while she took Hong Zhan to Xianfu Palace. When the familiar palace appeared in sight, Hong Zhan suddenly stopped and his heart beat fast.
Faster than ever, I want to go in but dare not go in.
During those days in the Yangxin Hall, he sometimes even thought that if he hadn't said those words that night, maybe nothing would have happened.
"Let's go in." Faced with Ling Ruo's words, Hong Zhan hesitated and asked, "Why did you bring me here?"
"Don't you want to find out why Concubine Jin wants to hit you? But come and ask her how she knew." After that, she said deliberately: "What's wrong? Are you afraid?"
Hongzhan didn't say anything and just walked in. However, looking from behind, he could clearly see that the little body was trembling slightly, as if he would be overwhelmed by fear at any time.
As soon as he walked into Xianfu Palace, Hongzhan saw Congxiang and the others running after Guarjia. Guarjia's hair was disheveled, her clothes were messy, and they were not even fastened. What's more, her feet were unkempt.
She didn't even have any shoes on, and she was running around with bare feet on the heated bluestone floor. She didn't look like a palace concubine at all.
"What's wrong with her?" Hongzhan asked Ling Ruo beside him, his eyes full of doubts. Even if he didn't understand, he knew there was something wrong with the Guarjia family in front of him.
"Ever since that night, she started to become crazy and lost her normal thinking. To put it simply, she became a madman."
The confusion in Hongzhan's eyes deepened, "Why?"
At this time, Guarjia saw Hongzhan, her blank and unfocused eyes suddenly lit up, she rushed to Hongzhan, hugged him tightly in her arms without any explanation, and shouted: "Hongzhan
, my child, you are finally back, I finally see you again, my child!"
Madmen can cry and laugh, but there are no tears when they cry. Most of the time, it is a wail. But at this moment, big drops of tears fell from Gualga's eyes.
Hongzhan was startled by her actions, and then he began to struggle violently. He was afraid that it would be like that day again, so even though he was here, he still resisted Guarjia.