I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 623 Why is it painful?
Things in the world are often a mixture of sadness and joy, like a kind of balance.

Su Wenqing, the old master of the Su family, just received the news yesterday that his granddaughter had returned. He happily threw the matter at hand to Gao Rou and said, "I am going home to see the future sword fairy."

Before Gao Rou and the others could react, Su Wenqing had already run out. His legs and feet, which had not been very strong in the past, seemed to have forgotten the pain because he was so happy to know that Su Wan'er was back.

The entire Su family was naturally happy.

Especially after not seeing each other for a few months, Su Wan'er seemed to have grown a lot taller and looked more energetic, especially when she was holding a sword, she looked quite like a female hero in the martial arts world.

When Su Wan'er met them, she clasped her fists and greeted Su Liu and others. Then she took out the paper and said that she could not read, and asked her third sister Su Qingning to read it to her, which made Su Liu, Su Zimu and others laugh.

Even Lian Xinglan and the Wu He couple felt that Su Wan'er had changed a lot when they looked at her now, which was really sad.

When Su Wenqing returned home, he saw his granddaughter from afar, watching her running towards him. He inexplicably thought of the little girl who used to have a pair of sky-high pigtails, was thin and frail, and whose little arms swung like willow branches when she ran. How could she have grown so big in just a few months?

And when Su Wan'er ran over, she immediately took out the paper and said, "Grandpa, Wan'er can't read, read it quickly."

Su Wenqing had done this drama many times, even his eldest granddaughter had seen it before, but looking at his younger granddaughter, Su Wenqing nodded and read it out loud.

But when he read it out loud, he already knew this, but he felt emotional and looked down at Su Wan'er.

Such a little girl grew up just by jumping around.

They have all started to walk their own paths, and they are doing so in style.

When he saw Su Changan before, the old man didn't say anything when he saw his head full of white hair. He just said, "It's fine, it's fine."

But at night, he found a mirror and looked at the white hair on his head. He was thinking about Su Changan's white hair. It looked good, but it was the result of so much suffering and pain.

Especially when Su Changan smiled, Su Wenqing felt uncomfortable. He had promised at the beginning that if he was wronged outside, he would come back because he had his grandfather around. Then, how many times did he suffer injustice and could do nothing?

Su Wenqing scolded himself for being a coward.

But he didn't reveal it to anyone after all. After all, everyone in the Su family was watching him. If he was sad, the eldest son's wife would be even sadder. She was pregnant and this shouldn't happen.

But fortunately, Su Changan was really fine, which made the old man feel relieved.

But when looking at Su Wan'er, the old man thought of Su Zhaoxin.

He also thought that, in the whole mansion, only he, Su Zimu and Su Zifeng knew about Su Zhaoxin's affairs.

Su Wan'er is back, and everyone in the Su family is naturally filled with joy.

At night, Su Wenqing left his family behind and looked at his eldest wife, whose belly was now swollen.

He told what happened to Su Zhaoxin.

For the sake of Su Liushi, Su Wenqing and the others concealed the matter, and with the instructions of Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, naturally no one knew about it.

After learning that Su Zhaoxin had gone to the battlefield and was injured, Su Liushi could be seen somewhat limp in her chair.

Because Su Zifan and Hong Shiyi were away from home all year round, it could be said that Su Zhaoxin and Su Wan'er were raised by Su Liushi alone. When Su Liushi heard that the fierce child had been stabbed several times, she could not bear it any longer.

Fortunately, after learning that the person was fine and would return to Beijing soon, Su Liushi finally came to her senses, but she held Su Zimu's hand tightly and would not let go.

Su Chang'an made Su Liushi live in fear all day long. Just when she finally calmed down, Su Zhaoxin came.

Fortunately, Mrs. Su Liu had seen the world, and now that she knew Su Zhaoxin was fine, she couldn't say that he couldn't hold on.

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When looking at Su Zhaoxin who had returned, Su Liushi burst into tears for no reason.

Su Zhaoxin came back with Su Zifan this morning, which actually violated military regulations.

But Su Zifan looked at his son and said nothing. He voluntarily received thirty strokes of the cane. After Su Zhaoxin received ten strokes of the cane, the two hurried back.

Because Wuying Pass was taken over by Zhu Huang's men, they, as Zhao Wuxiu's subordinates, were sent to garrison at Yumen Pass, a hundred miles outside Dunhuang City.

The army has changed guard, so there is time to return. It's very rushed, but if we hurry, we can still return in time.

When Su Zhaoxin came back, Su Wenqing and others had already received the news and were waiting in the Su Mansion.

When they saw Su Zhaoxin clearly, everyone looked at the child walking towards them.

He was thirteen years old, short, white and chubby when he walked.

But after not seeing him for a few months, he had become much taller, thinner and darker. Compared to Su Wan'er, the changes were much greater, especially his spirit and energy were completely different.

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The scar on the face is too hideous.

Right between the eyebrows, slanting from the forehead above the eyebrows to under the nose, the wound was obviously healed not long ago and was particularly clear.

Su Liu grabbed the hand of her third aunt Su Zhang, her lips trembling and her eyes already red.

The child was a fine child. He was fine when he left, but how come his face looked like this when he came back?

Su Wan'er clenched her fists and looked at her brother, but tried not to be sad. However, when she looked at her third sister beside her, she saw that her third sister was secretly wiping away tears.

Su Wenqing looked at Su Zhaoxin, still without revealing anything, but just stepped forward, patted his shoulder and said, "Good job."

Su Zhaoxin grinned.

This smile made the scar on his face look even more hideous.

The old man was stunned for a moment and wanted to raise his hand to touch it, but he held back. He just smiled and asked Su Zifan to go somewhere else with him.

Everyone saw Su Wenqing and Su Zifan off.

Su Liu and Su Zhang immediately went to see Su Zhaoxin, especially Su Liu gently stroking Su Zhaoxin's wound. Su Zhaoxin smiled and said, "Aunt, Third Aunt, it doesn't hurt. It's fine. I'm fine."

This sentence is exactly the same as what Su Changan said when he came back.

But it's not like you can just say it's okay.

After all, there is such a big cut on the face, it is clearly visible, so it is not a question of whether it hurts or not.

The joy she felt when Su Wan'er came back yesterday was wiped out in an instant. Su Liu hugged Su Zhaoxin and tears fell.

Su Zhaoxin already knew that Su Liu was pregnant, and he kept saying that crying would be bad for the child and so on, and he was standing there fine.

But the more they said this, the more distressed everyone in the Su family felt towards Su Zhaoxin.

Su Wenqing said last night that Su Zhaoxin came back this time to do some business and he will leave soon.

Su Liu was reluctant but said nothing.

The others were the same, because they all knew that since Su Wenqing said so, it would be useless for them to keep Su Zhaoxin and not let him go to the battlefield again.

Su Zhaoxin, however, smiled and said that he had brought gifts for everyone.

Su Liu's hairpin, Su Zhang's round fan embroidered with beautiful flowers, Su Zimu's paper roll, Su Zifeng's board.
There is also Su Linhan's pen, and Su Qingning's is a small knife from the Western Regions.

Su Wan'er's is a very beautiful silk ribbon.

Su Zhaoxin kept talking about how amazing these things were, which was the same as before.

But everyone could see that the things were ordinary.

The Su Mansion is so big that if you want these common items, you can get them at any time.

But even though everyone held such an ordinary thing in their hands, they remained silent, because Su Zhaoxin said that he bought it with his military pay.

Su Zhaoxin patted his chest and said directly that he had made a lot of money, and from now on, just ask for whatever you want!

Su Liu and Su Zhang grabbed each other's arms, not knowing what to say. Whether it was a hairpin or a round fan, they wanted as many titles as the first or third lady of the Su family wanted.

But for some reason, when I saw Su Zhaoxin talking proudly about making money while holding the gift he received, my nose started to sour.

Su Linhan was sentimental to begin with, and upon hearing this, she turned her head away, gently wiped away her tears, carefully picked up the pen in her hand, and said that she had made a lot of money, and that was how much military pay it was a month.

According to Su Zhaoxin's child soldiers, their salary was only six cents of silver, barely over half a tael of silver. How much could it be?

Moreover, Su Linhan recognized the pen in her hand. This pen alone weighed four coins. Looking at Qing Ning's knife, although it was ordinary, it was decorated ornately, and it must have cost at least three coins. Wan'er's small jade pendant and silk belt must have cost at least three or four coins.

Just this has cost two months' military pay.

Not to mention all the other stuff, you've only been in the army for a few months, how much money do you have? You've spent it all.
Everyone knew the truth and just stared at Su Zhaoxin without saying a word. This ordinary thing in his hand was heavier and more valuable than a fortune.

Su Zhaoxin not only prepared gifts for his two sisters, but also for his younger sister Wan'er.

Also prepared for Su Liheng and Su Changan.

However, when he heard that Su Liheng was not at home and had run to the south, Su Zhaoxin felt regretful. Then he took out an abacus from his bag, which seemed to be made of stone, and Su Zhaoxin boasted about it.

Finally, he came to Su Liheng's room, put the abacus away, and wrote a sentence, 'Brother, don't despise me, when I become a general in the future, I will buy you a jade one with a gold border!'

Su Zhaoxin did not tell Su Wan'er and the others about the gift for Su Chang'an. He said it would be kept secret and asked Su Wan'er to accompany him to the palace to meet his elder sister tomorrow.

Su Wan'er and the others didn't ask any further questions, just nodded.

Su Zhaoxin has matured a lot. He is no longer as fierce as before. When he walks in his own yard, he no longer scares the servants as he did before. Instead, he greets them with a smile. The most surprising thing is that Su Zhaoxin remembers everyone's name.

The servants in the Su Mansion did not hate Su Zhaoxin, they just thought that the young master was very naughty. However, looking at Su Zhaoxin's appearance now, they all frowned, unable to let it go. Especially when they saw the scar on Su Zhaoxin's face, they didn't know what to say.

Just keep watching.

In the past, Su Zhaoxin was so naughty that it made people feel sorry for him.

But now, why does it make people feel so distressed just by looking at the young master?

What Su Zhaoxin gave Su Wenqing was a small jar of wine.

When they arrived at Su Wenqing's courtyard, Su Zifan had already left to go to the palace to meet Xia Fengxiang. In previous years, the Tibetans would enter the palace through Wuying Pass, but the scale this time was particularly large, so this matter had to be discussed with the emperor in detail.

Su Wenqing was sitting in the yard. He had already listened to Su Zifan's story about everything Su Zhaoxin had experienced. He sat on a bamboo chair in the yard, unable to let it go for a long time, especially when he looked at the scar on his grandson.

As I get older, I appreciate some things more and more.

The people around him, the old things around him, and his sons and grandchildren. The old man knew that he should go and see Su Zhaoxin again, but he just couldn't bear it, so he left quickly.

However, when he saw Su Zhaoxin coming in with wine, Su Wenqing restrained his emotions. Looking at his grandson who used to be chubby and fair, but now was dark, thin and had scars, the old man took a deep breath.

Su Zhaoxin put the wine on the table with a smile and said, "Grandpa, when I passed Liuzhou, I heard that it was Old Green Ant Wine, so I bought it. My grandson knows how to drink now, shall we have a drink?"

Su Wenqing had already learned from Su Zifan that Su Zhaoxin had bought him some wine.

Three taels of silver for a jar, which he carried back carefully along the way.

The money was not enough, so I borrowed some from Su Zifan.

Green Ant Wine is not a good wine. It can be found everywhere in Liuzhou and in the border areas near the Western Regions.

Three taels of silver.
Three taels of silver was nothing to Su Wenqing. Even the money that Su Zhaoxin had paid as compensation for his previous troubles was many times more than three taels, but Su Wenqing didn't feel sorry for it.

And let alone three taels, even the money Su Wenqing spent on the banquet for Su Changan and Su Linhan’s affairs was more than three taels.

But Su Wenqing doesn't feel bad about these.

But now
Su Wenqing held the wine poured by his grandson carefully, afraid to spill a drop. He felt extremely distressed about the wine that cost three taels of silver.

At the age of thirteen, in rural areas, especially boys, they have already started to help with housework by carrying hoes. Even in a hunter's family, they are of that age to go into the mountains with the hunters.

Su Zhaoxin is thirteen this year and will be fourteen in a few months. He knows very well what he is going to do on this trip back to Beijing.

After drinking with Su Wenqing, Su Zhaoxin felt a little drunk. In addition, he couldn't stand the long journey anymore, so he took a nap at Su Wenqing's place.

When he woke up, Su Zhaoxin was startled. He subconsciously touched the things at hand, but found nothing. Su Zhaoxin jumped up from the bed.

But when he saw Su Wan'er taking care of him, Su Zhaoxin realized that he had returned home, but he still hurriedly asked where the blue package had gone.

Su Wan'er said it was packed.

Su Zhaoxin immediately asked Su Wan'er to take him to get it.

Seeing that it was intact, Su Zhaoxin breathed a sigh of relief. After apologizing to Wan'er with a smile, he washed his face and changed his clothes. They were not expensive clothes, but just the coarse linen clothes he wore in Wuying Pass. There were also some awkward patches on them, which were patched by Song Xiaowu for Su Zhaoxin.

Then he told Su Wan'er that he was going out.

Su Wan'er wanted to ask where they were going, and even wanted to go along.

But Su Zhaoxin told Su Wan'er not to worry, he would be back in the evening.

Su Wan'er watched her brother leave. She could feel that he was going to do something, and she could also feel that he must be hiding something. She wanted to follow him secretly, but she held back and just watched him leave.

Su Zhaoxin was walking on the street, holding a blue package in his arms, muttering to himself as he looked left and right.

He didn't care about the strange looks from passers-by. He just walked along, muttering to himself. It was unclear what he was saying, but he could vaguely hear the three names "Brother Huzi", "Brother Lu" and "Sister Xiaowu".
When he arrived at the entrance of Huajie, Su Zhaoxin looked at Huajie deeply, thought about it, and decided not to go in. He had to do other things today.

Most of the people living in Qingxiufang are outsiders.

There are many Zhang family members living here, but this is the only one among them who have orphans and widows selling cold food and doing odd jobs for a living.

Zhang Huaer's family's luck changed recently. A month ago, the landlord suddenly came to their door. They thought he came to ask for rent, but unexpectedly, the landlord directly said that he was going back to his hometown. If the Zhang family still wanted to live in the house, the landlord felt sorry for their family and let them live there first and wait until he came back.

Zhang Huaer's family was a little stunned, but the landlord said that he felt sorry for them and if they were not happy, he would take the house back.

Zhang Huaer's family was naturally happy about it. After all, they really didn't have any extra money to go anywhere else.

In addition, because she knew some handicrafts but didn't want to work in Dianjiangchun, someone came with the flowers she embroidered and asked if she was the one who embroidered them, and also wanted her to work in Dianjiangchun.

Zhang Huaer was so happy that she cried. After all, the salary there was as much as ten taels of silver a month.

Moreover, recently, because of the Cold Food Festival, the cold food made by my mother was noticed by a literary shop, which placed many orders and made a lot of money.

Zhang Huaer calculated that if she continued like this, she would be able to save up 80 taels of silver by the end of the year. Then she could write letters to her younger brother and older brother, asking them to stop serving in the army and come back as soon as possible. The money would also be enough for her brother to find a wife and rent a yard to live in.

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Sometimes Zhang Huaer would wonder why her family's luck suddenly changed, with good things happening one after another.

Although she was surprised, Zhang Huaer thought it was the so-called turning point of fortune.

But Zhang Huaer was still very surprised by so many good things happening at once, but she couldn't figure it out, so she didn't think too much about it.

But the only regret is that my elder brother and younger brother didn’t send any letters back this time. They used to write letters every two or three months, but it’s almost the third month and there is still no news.

This made Zhang Huaer worried, wondering if something had happened, so she could only hope that nothing would happen.

Zhang Huaer is resting today. Dian Jiangchun only rests for one and a half days every seven days, so during the rest time, Zhang Huaer will help her mother make cold dishes. Every extra penny she can earn is a penny she can earn.

In a not very big yard, a mother and her two daughters were sitting in the yard busy picking vegetables. The younger child was four or five years old, also a girl.

Hearing the knock on the door, Zhang Huaer wiped her hands and went to open the door.

Zhang Huaer was stunned when she saw a child standing at the door who was about the same age as her brother Zhang Lu, but had a huge scar on his face.

Su Zhaoxin held a blue package in his arms, looked at Zhang Huaer in front of him and said immediately: "It's Sister Huaer, right? I'm Brother Zhang Lugan, my name is Hongxin."

Hearing the name Zhang Lu, Zhang Huaer immediately looked outside the door, but when she looked left and right, she saw only the young man in front of her in the alley, with a look of disappointment on his face.

The woman behind him also came over at this time, looking anxious: "Hua'er, is Zhang Lu back?"

Zhang Huaer shook her head: "Mom, Xiaolu hasn't come back yet."

The woman's hair had turned a lot whiter due to years of hard work, and her face was full of wrinkles. Her eyes, which were originally full of expectations, became lonely again, but when she looked at Su Zhaoxin, there was some curiosity.

Su Zhaoxin looked at the woman, and even more at the little girl behind her who was licking her fingers. His hand, which he had been trying to control, still trembled for no reason, but he adjusted it immediately. Su Zhaoxin tried to smile, then put the blue package in his hand on the ground and knelt on the ground: "Godmother, Hong Xin kowtows to you."

This scared the woman and Zhang Huaer.

The woman stepped forward and said, "Child, what are you doing?"

Zhang Huaer hurried to help Su Zhaoxin up.

Su Zhaoxin laughed and said, "I have already made an agreement with Brother Lu and Brother Ping that I am their sworn brother, so I am your godson. As long as you don't mind, I will call you my godmother."

The woman was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Huaer, somewhat at a loss.

Su Zhaoxin continued, "Godmother, I served in the army with them. This time our troops are going to Dunhuang, and the general is coming back to the capital, so I came with them. Brother Lu and Brother Ping asked me to pass these on to you."

Su Zhaoxin handed the blue package to the woman and Zhang Huaer.

Zhang Huaer helped Su Zhaoxin up.

The woman took the heavy package, opened it, and saw heavy silver. It was full of silver.

The woman and Zhang Huaer were startled again.

Zhang Huaer even looked at Su Zhaoxin: "This path is similar to that of Big Brother and the others."

Su Zhaoxin nodded: "They asked me to pass it to you."

The woman looked at the silver and quickly covered it with a cloth, then looked at Su Zhaoxin: "Why don't they come back?"

Zhang Huaer also asked immediately: "Yes, he didn't write back either."

Su Zhaoxin immediately said, "They can't come back. I'm with the general. He knew I was coming back, so he asked me to bring these to you."

The woman didn't seem to care about the money. After handing it over to Zhang Huaer, she looked at Su Zhaoxin and said carefully, "I hope the two children are well."

Su Zhaoxin looked at the woman in front of him and grinned: "It's fine! It's fine."

He stuttered a little when he spoke, but he managed to hold it in.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, and joy appeared on her originally lonely face. Getting the news that her son was fine made her happier than anything else.

Zhang Huaer was also relieved, but looking at the silver in her arms, she asked, "So much money, did my brother become an official?"

Su Zhaoxin looked at Zhang Huaer and nodded: "Yes, it's a reward for military merit."

Hearing this, Zhang Huaer looked at Su Zhaoxin in disbelief, her face full of joy.

The woman also smiled.

The person is fine and has a promising future. This is the happiest moment for parents in the world.

Zhang Huaer reacted and looked at Su Zhaoxin who was still outside the door with some embarrassment: "Mom, why don't you let me in?"

When the woman heard this, she also reacted and hurriedly let Su Zhaoxin in.

In the past, meat was never seen in Zhang Huaer's family, not even during the holidays.

But in the past month or two, life has gotten better, so I buy some meat, mainly for my younger sister.

But today, the woman took out all of them and made them for Su Zhaoxin.

The child kept calling her godmother, and the woman was so happy, especially when she knew about her two sons.

Su Zhaoxin didn't leave Zhang's house until the sun went down.

Before leaving, Su Zhaoxin still had a smile on his face, but after walking out of Zhang's house, he turned around and told Zhang Huaer and the others to go back, saying there was no need to see them off.

You can walk out of the alley and go to the corner.

I could hear Zhang say, "Your elder brother and younger brother have both made great achievements."

Zhang Huaer could even be heard saying, "Hmm! I didn't expect Xiaolu to have grown up, but Madam, you have to keep this money well, it's for Xiaolu to marry a wife."

The woman smiled and replied, "I know."

There was also a childish voice saying, "When will the eldest brother and the third brother come back?"

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Su Zhaoxin bit his hand and squatted down at the corner of the alley, biting his hand to stop himself from crying out loud, but his body was shaking and his face was full of tears.

(End of this chapter)