Splendid Book

Chapter 3 Daddy
When Shen Lingcheng saw her crying, his face turned cold, and he seemed about to get angry.It's just that Shen Changle's tears fell down like beads with broken strings, her palm-sized face was already flushed, and her big bright eyes were also red at this time, but although she was crying hard, she didn't make a sound Little sound.

It looks really pitiful.

Shen Lingcheng rushed back because he heard that his daughter was ill.As soon as he came back, he saw Shen Changle crying so pitifully, he was about to get angry, but he was afraid of scaring Shen Changle.He had no choice but to hug her up first, coaxing her while hugging: "Changle, what's wrong?"

Shen Changle was so happy to see Shen Lingcheng, and didn't care about other things, hugged his neck, and burst into tears.

"Daddy, Daddy," her little hands hugged Shen Lingcheng's neck tightly.

Daddy's shoulders are broad and strong, even holding her so strongly, in Shen Changle's memory, this is the first time he has been so intimate with Shen Lingcheng.

As far as she could remember, even if Shen Lingcheng hugged his daughter occasionally, it was definitely Shen Jin.And she stood aside and watched silently. Although she was very envious, she couldn't act like a spoiled child to her father like Shen Jin, and she could ask for jewelry and clothes without shy away.

She grew up with her stepmother, and what Lin Shi taught her the most was that she is a girl from the Duke's Mansion, she must act like a master in everything she does and say, and she must not do some petty behavior that makes people look down on her.

So she always kept in mind that she was afraid that she would not behave properly and would embarrass her family, so she didn't even dare to act like a baby to her own father, but she turned into a wooden beauty like this.

So lying in her father's arms at this moment, crying heartily like this, to her, it was really like a dream.

If this is just a dream, then she is willing to stay in the dream forever.

Shen Lingcheng patted his daughter on the back while walking around the room.Next to her, Aunt Shun and the servant girl stood respectfully with their heads down, not daring to make a sound.

When Shen Changle was tired from crying, she leaned her little face on her father's shoulder, but it would be summer, and Shen Lingcheng came back in a carriage, so it was inevitable that he was covered in stinky sweat.

"Daddy, it stinks," Shen Changle said deliberately, smelling the smell on Shen Lingcheng's body.

After hearing this, Shen Lingcheng laughed loudly, patted her on the back, and asked, "Are you tired of crying, and you started teasing Daddy again?"

He carried Shen Changle to the outside room, put her on the couch, looked at her face carefully, and then asked: "Tell Daddy, why are you crying?"

Shen Changle stared at the person in front of him and carefully sized it up. It was half a year ago when he saw his father last time.Since she returned to Duke Wei's mansion, she felt that she was a widow, and she rarely even went out of the courtyard.Although he and his father and brother lived in the same home, they saw each other very rarely.

And the last time they met was when she was going to enter the palace and bid farewell to her father in the mansion.

Her reputation is not good, she has the name of Kefu, but the emperor still insists on admitting her into the palace.At that time, there was quite a controversy in the court, and even the reputation of her father, who had always been highly respected, was tired by her.

Now that I think about it, it's not that Dad didn't treat her well enough, but that she was always too far away from him, and never took the initiative to approach him.

Shen Lingcheng took out the handkerchief on his body, wiped her tears, and asked Shun Gu next to him, "Girl, what's wrong with you?"

Aunt Shun is the aunt in charge of the yard, so it is natural for her to stand up, and after blessing Shen Lingcheng respectfully, she said: "Master, the girl started to have a fever the day before yesterday, so I invited the doctor to come over and take a look." , I also prescribed a prescription, but I just took a few sticks, but it didn’t get any better.”

Shen Lingcheng looked back at his daughter's little face. The face that was originally pink and tender was now a little sallow, and even the plump flesh on his cheeks was not as much as before he left, and even his expression looked sleepy. Yes, I don't have much energy at first glance.Looking at her only wearing a pink middle coat, a small hand was grabbing the hem of the dress, picking and picking.

"Madam, the girl is so sick, why don't you see her here?" Shen Lingcheng looked around and couldn't help asking.

Because of her young age, Shen Lingcheng feared that she would not be able to bear the journey back to her hometown, so she left her at home to be taken care of by Mrs. Lin, who was unable to go because she was about to give birth.

Now it is good, the child is sick, she is the aunt, but she is not here to take care of her.

Shen Changle grabbed the hem of her clothes while listening to Aunt Shun talking to her father, but she looked at her father's face carefully, and seemed a little unhappy.

"Go and bring me the prescription prescribed by the doctor earlier," Shen Lingcheng ordered.

At this time, Madam Xu came back from the kitchen and met Aunt Shun coming out. She looked carefully into the yard and asked, "But the Duke is back?"

"Why did you come back? Why didn't you bring back the food? The girl is still waiting for the meal?" Aunt Shun said displeasedly when she saw Mother Xu coming back empty-handed.

Mother Xu was not annoyed by her lesson, she smiled flatteringly, and replied: "The girl's favorite meal is being made in the kitchen. I can't get better after watching it for a while, so I will come back and have a look. , this is not the Duke of the country is back, it will be noon, I don't know if the Duke of the country has eaten yet?"

Aunt Shun came to her senses after being reminded by her.She hurriedly said: "I'll go in and ask, you stay here and guard."

Mother Xu originally wanted to show her face in front of the Duke.The reason why Aunt Shun is able to say the same thing in the girl's yard now is because of the trust of the Duke.

Naturally, Shen Lingcheng had never eaten lunch, Shen Changle held his arm, shook it vigorously, and said coquettishly: "Daddy will eat with me."

Shen Lingcheng also seldom had meals alone with his daughter, so naturally he readily agreed.Seeing himself nodding in agreement, he grinned Shen Changle happily, revealing the teeth like millet grains in his mouth, and he couldn't help feeling better, "Changsheng, do you want to have dinner with Daddy?"

Shen Changle nodded, and she said obediently: "Changle wants to have dinner with Daddy."

In the yard on the other side, I saw Nanny Zhang standing cautiously by the side. After thinking for a while, she persuaded: "Madam, the Duke of the country will come back this time because of the illness of the third girl. Slaves Look, why don't you go over and take a look, lest the Duke think you don't care."

"I don't care? For our delicate third lady, I've been busy," Lin couldn't help complaining, but she was discouraged halfway through.She never dared to speak like this in front of Shen Lingcheng, and now she only dared to complain like this in her own yard.

As a result, the maid she sent to inquire about the news came back, and as soon as she entered the room, she said: "Madam, the Duke of Guo has passed the meal in the third lady's yard, and I think I will use it there for lunch today."

"Look, look," Lin was so angry that she almost shed tears.He had to take care of the old lady, so he, as a daughter-in-law, naturally didn't dare to complain.But now that everyone has returned to the mansion, he can't bear to come and see himself, who is nine months pregnant, when they arrive so soon.

Seeing that she was about to cry, Zhang Momo quickly advised, "Madam, don't be sad. Your health is critical now."

"Look, I'm the only one who values ​​this child in this mansion. I can give birth at any time, but no one has ever cared about me," Lin felt sad, and her eyes turned red.

Nanny Zhang's scalp tingled, Lin's words not only complained about the Duke, but also blamed the old lady.If this word gets out, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar.She quickly waved her hand, making the servant girls back out.As for this wife, when she first got married, she was also docile.It's just that since she got pregnant, her whole person has changed, even her temper is not so generous.

But Nanny Zhang didn't dare to say that in front of her, so she could only coax her carefully.

After Madam Zhang persuaded her several times, Mrs. Lin finally suppressed the resentment in her heart, listened to her persuasion, and went to the third girl's yard in person.Seeing that her attitude had softened, Zhang Momo asked the servant girl to bring in hot water and reapply her face, and then someone brought the sedan chair over.

"Daddy, eat this." Shen Changle has never been so close to Daddy before, and now if she can make up for this regret in the dream, it will be a kind of relief to her.

But after all, she is still young, and with her small hands, don't look chubby, but she doesn't have much strength.So she picked it up several times with her chopsticks before picking the glutinous rice lotus root into the small sweet white porcelain bowl in front of Shen Lingcheng.Yes, now she can only poke the lotus root into Shen Lingcheng's bowl by poking the hole in the lotus root slice with her chopsticks.And she got out the glutinous rice in several lotus root holes.

Aunt Shun looked at the mess on the table, and was about to apologize, but Shen Lingcheng stretched out her hand and pinched her daughter's cheek indifferently. After pinching, she felt that her round, white and tender face felt very good to the touch, so she squeezed hard again. Twice.

Shen Changle curled his lips and cried.

Although she originally wanted to fake crying to scare her father, when the golden peas fell, even she was startled.It turns out that children's tears really come so easily.

And Shen Lingcheng was also taken aback, and quickly touched her little cheek again, and admitted his mistake: "Changle don't cry, Daddy won't pinch your cheek anymore."

As a result, he thought for a while, and added: "Stop pinching so hard."

Hearing this, Shen Changle cried even more sadly.In her heart, her father has always been a man with a refined and graceful temperament, and he has always been calm and steady in front of her. Why is the father in her dream so different?

As a result, Shen Changle hadn't finished crying when a maid outside announced that his wife had come.

When Shen Changle heard that it was Mrs. Lin who came, she stopped crying like a conditioned reflex, and even wiped her tears with her small hands.Although this was only in a dream, she couldn't let Mrs. Lin see her own joke.

When Mrs. Lin came in, she saw the father and daughter sitting on the Luohan bed, and there were a few dishes on the small table, which were not very rich dishes.

"It's such a hot day, why did you come here?" After Mrs. Lin greeted Shen Lingcheng very tenderly, he said calmly.

Lin's originally full of tenderness was suddenly poured cold water by these cold words.The smile froze on her face, as if she didn't know what to say.

Shen Changle looked at Lin on the opposite side, his eyes suddenly rolled, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)