Yin Xiaoxiao's nose felt sore and her eyes were red.
She stepped forward, put her arms around a pair of crying children, and said with choked sobs: "Good children, stop crying. You are all good children. Brother Lin is responsible, and Brother Ting is also good."
"Brother Lin, whenever mother gets angry, she will punish you and beat you. It's all mother's fault. From now on, mother will never lose her temper with you again."
"Brother Ting, you have lost your parents and your fifth aunt. From now on, you will be the fifth aunt's child. No matter how hard and tired she is, she will never abandon you. Don't be afraid!"
Brother Ting buried his head in Yin Xiaoxiao's arms and cried until he was out of breath.
Brother Lin also kept crying, and the three of them cried together.
Since the death of King Min, Yin Xiaoxiao has always been extremely strong in front of others. She would only cry secretly in the middle of the night when no one was around. In front of Brother Lin and Brother Ting, she never showed any weakness.
Being a mother makes you strong.
She is the backbone of the children and the big tree above their heads. She has no right to be weak and cry, she can only hold on strong.
This was the first time she cried in front of her children.
She is the pillar of support for her children. In fact, these two children are also her pillar of support. Only with them supporting each other can she survive the pain of losing her husband.
I don't know how long I cried until my eyes were red and swollen, my voice was hoarse, and all the negative emotions in my heart burst out with tears.
Yin Xiaoxiao's mood gradually calmed down. She raised her head, wiped her tears, and said hoarsely: "You two, stop crying."
Brother Lin snorted and wiped his tears with his sleeve.
Brother Ting also responded, sobbing and wiping away his tears, still shrugging his shoulders and burping from time to time.
Yin Xiaoxiao touched the top of Brother Ting's head and said softly: "Brother Ting, the fifth aunt didn't tell you anything before because you were still young. These past events are too heavy, and I'm afraid they will crush you."
"Now that you have grown up, you should know everything."
"Your seventh uncle and seventh aunt may not even like you, but they treat you well. They let you live in the palace and let you study with A Luo and the others. She never treated you half too harshly in terms of food and clothing. You are so narrow-minded and careless.
How can a person who must be compared allow you to grow up safely?"
"You must always be grateful."
Brother Ting sobbed and replied, "Yes."
Yin Xiaoxiao continued: "You and A'luo often argue and fight, and even get physical from time to time. Your seventh aunt rarely scolds you and never punishes you. Every time it is A'luo who scolds and punishes you."
"Think about it, who is more wronged than you or A Luo?"
Brother Ting finally felt ashamed and responded in a low voice: "Cousin Ah Luo is even more wronged."
Cousin A Luo is the beloved daughter of Uncle Seven and Aunt Seven, but Aunt Seven has never pampered or pampered cousin A Luo, and is even very strict. Every time they quarrel or fight, A Luo will always be punished.
On the contrary, he had not been punished very much. No matter how angry the fifth aunt was, she would raise her hand high and lower it gently.
"It's good that you know." Yin Xiaoxiao slowed down her voice: "Aluo has never bullied others. Your seventh uncle and seventh aunt have never protected others. Because of this, you should know what is good and what is bad. Don't take the initiative to cause trouble again in the future.
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Brother Ting was convinced and agreed obediently.
Yin Xiaoxiao thought for a while and then warned: "A Luo and Brother You, Xiao Bao'er and Sister Qing grew up together. They have a deep relationship, which is better than that of your cousins."
"They will go to the palace to study from tomorrow. You must be more humble and don't speak provocatively like today."
Brother Ting muttered in a low voice: "Fifth Aunt, I didn't mean to provoke. Boys shouldn't hold girls' hands casually."
Brother Lin also nodded in agreement: "Cousin Ting is right. Little Baoer's behavior is too casual. Let alone in the palace, even in his own house, he shouldn't be so wanton. If word spread, wouldn't it be a loss?
Do you know Sister Qing’s reputation?”
Yin Xiaoxiao: “…”
The big kid still understands honors!
Yin Xiaoxiao couldn't laugh or cry: "Little Bao'er behaves casually, and his mother will teach him strictly. You don't have to worry about this."
"Anyway, starting from tomorrow, there will be five more children in the study. You two must be harmonious and modest, and don't cause trouble."
The two children responded solemnly.
Yin Xiaoxiao felt funny and helpless.
Teaching children is not an easy task. Once you reprimand them, it will be good if you can restrain them for a few days. Brother Lin is better. How can it be so easy to want Brother Ting to keep his mouth shut and his hands down so that he doesn't quarrel or do anything?
That's all, let's take it easy from now on!
…
Early the next morning, Brother Ting got up early, had breakfast with Brother Lin, and then went to the study together.
Brother Ji, sister Rong and sister Rong didn't show up yesterday, but they heard about Brother Ting and A Luo's attack. Seeing Brother Ting with red and swollen eyes, Brother Ji felt some sympathy in his heart and asked in a low voice
: "Did Aunt Five beat you yesterday?"
After a night here, my eyes are still so red and swollen. I must have been beaten badly last night!
Brother Ji was stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Children in the Tian family are always more mature and sensible than children of the same age. Brother Ji is ten years old this year and is much taller than Brother Ting. He already understands the principle of "don't ask for the root cause if you shouldn't ask".
Sister Fu, on the other hand, couldn't help but mutter: "Cousin Ting, you should really control your mouth. If you hadn't started it yesterday, how could the trouble have reached the point of taking action?"
In the past, Brother Ting would have opened his mouth to refute.
Today, Brother Ting didn't say anything, he just listened silently to Sister Fu's scolding.
Sister Fu was a little surprised, and she quickly exchanged glances with Sister Rong.
How is this going?
Does the sun come out in the west?
What’s even more surprising is what’s behind.
There were noisy footsteps outside the door, and A Luo's slightly excited voice was mixed in: "Brother You, Brother Xiaobao, and Sister Qing, come and study together, and then have dinner with me at noon."
A Luo usually enters the study very early, but today she was a little late, apparently to wait for Brother You and the others to enter the palace, and then come together.
Soon, the figures of four children appeared in front of everyone.
After one night, the bruise on Ah Luo's forehead had faded a lot, and it no longer looked so dazzling.
Ah Luo's face was originally full of smiles, but after seeing Brother Ting, her smile suddenly faded and she snorted slightly.
Brother Lin was a little nervous and quickly glanced at Brother Ting. He was afraid that Brother Ting would rush in front of A Luo again on impulse.
Brother Ting pursed his lips and took two steps forward.
Alarm bells rang in Brother Lin's mind, and he hurriedly reached out to grab Brother Ting.
Fortunately, Brother Ting didn't come forward anymore, he just stood still, cupped his fists and bowed to A'luo: "Cousin A'luo, I'm sorry, what happened yesterday was all my fault. Please forgive me for this."
A Luo, who had already started to roll up her sleeves: "..."
