Qiao Yingze didn't come back until dinner time, so Gong Zhuoliang first went to the old lady's courtyard to serve her. After she came back, she set out the porridge and side dishes and continued to wait until it was dark. Well please.
"Go to the old lady's first? Got it, let's warm up the porridge."
Gong Zhuoliang, who was sitting on the chair, gave a faint order, but in fact, the alarm index in his heart had already been turned to a high level. Every time Qiao Yingze came back from the house, he didn't meet him first before going to ask for an answer. If something abnormal happened, he would be a demon.
This time Gong Zhuoliang didn't wait too long, Qiao Yingze quickly returned to the house, his pale face startled everyone, but he avoided the support of the maid waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and walked into the house slowly on his own.
"Sister-in-law?"
Gong Zhuoliang heard the voice and went to the door of the house to wait. Seeing Qiao Yingze's appearance, he hurried over to help him, but Qiao Yingze didn't avoid this time. He put his arms around Gong Zhuoliang's shoulders and almost put the weight on him, which made Gong Zhuoliang Had to wrap his arms around his waist to drag him into the house.
"Let's all go out."
Gong Zhuoliang drove the maids out, went into the back room with his arms around Qiao Yingze, took off his coat and shoes for him and leaned on the bed, seeing that although he was silent but did not resist his touch, Gong Zhuoliang was secretly relieved , the alert level was lowered to mid-range.
"Master, are you hungry? I'll serve you some porridge."
Pulling the quilt over Qiao Yingze's waist, Gong Zhuoliang, who had already made up his mind, smiled softly. He got up to serve the porridge, but Qiao Yingze grabbed his wrist and dragged him back. Supporting his body behind him, he turned sideways to face him.
Very good, it seems that there is no need to stage a roaring drama. Sure enough, our wife can reason.
"Zhuo Zhuo..."
Qiao Yingze met Gong Zhuoliang's eyes inquiringly, but faced with Gong Zhuoliang's smiling and calm appearance, he couldn't ask the question in his heart, or it should be said that he didn't want to hear a definite answer from Gong Zhuoliang.
His Zhuo Zhuo had someone he liked, even... Does Zhuo Zhuo still like that Gong Zhuoxiang now
"Sir, but cousin asked about me?"
Seeing Qiao Yingze's uneasiness, Gong Zhuoliang made a 'V' in his heart, lowered the alert level to a low level, and looked more at ease.
"Um… "
Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang took the initiative to bring up this matter, Qiao Yingze's expression moved, and his eyes unconsciously showed a look of nervousness and anticipation.
Even if he already has his own judgment in his heart, if his Zhuo Zhuo denies those things, then... the past is over, he will believe it, and he will never mention it again.
"My cousin and I met in the autumn of the year before last. He lived in Gong's house for half a month. He took good care of me and was polite. I have never met someone who treats me so well, so I am very grateful." Relying on him, I really missed him after he returned to Beijing, but I was young at that time and didn't know how to be affectionate. Later, I learned about personnel and didn't want to be affectionate, but seeing my husband is so uncomfortable today, presumably I heard it from my cousin What happened, did he still remember me?"
Gong Zhuoliang's words focused on pointing out that the deity's boy and that cousin did not deviate from each other, and what he said was nine truths and one falsehood. The only thing that was not true was that he denied the deity's youth's true feelings for Gong Zhuoxiang, but he loved him wholeheartedly. The cousin's boy had indeed disappeared, and now he didn't miss Gong Zhuoxiang at all, so his words had no flaws.
As for whether he would let down the sincerity of the No. 1 Scholar, then Gong Zhuoliang really wanted to say sorry, there are so many frustrated people in the world, and he, Gong Zhuoliang, couldn't make it to the Holy Mother.
"He asked you to find him in the middle of the capital, and he also wrote to you, a man of both civil and military skills like the number one scholar..."
Hearing Gong Zhuoliang's explanation, Qiao Yingze's heart, which had already sunk to the bottom, revived again, but when he thought about how worthless he was compared to that person, and how much he valued Zhuo Zhuo, if Zhuo Zhuo was killed by Gong Zhuo What should I do if Xiang is moved
Thinking of this, Qiao Yingze felt a little unconfident again, and his tone could not help but be a little sour.
"Cousin is indeed a rare gentleman. Whether you want to make this friend or not, you can do whatever you like. As for me, I can't say unfeeling things for no reason, and it will be troublesome to make him suspect and question. Let's find a way to slowly Stay away."
First of all, he affirmed Gong Zhuoxiang's character and knowledge, and then put himself on the same side as Qiao Yingze. Gong Zhuoliang very firmly expressed his position as a 'wife', and his appearance was really magnanimous and magnanimous.
"I also admire his character and knowledge, so let's be a friend of a gentleman."
Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang was sticking closer to him, Qiao Yingze lowered his eyes and said something in a low voice, the corners of his mouth could not help but raise slightly.
When did Qiao Yingze ever see Gong Zhuoliang's positive attitude and stance, he must have some ghosts in his heart, but he is far behind that person in terms of family history, talent and learning. Putting aside the relationship, Qiao Yingze believes that Gong Zhuoliang has feelings for him, so he is willing to believe his statement, and believes that he will not be half-hearted.
"Okay, it's all according to Xianggong, the porridge is getting cold, let's eat first."
Seeing that Qiao Yingze finally showed a smile, Gong Zhuoliang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the alarm had been lifted, he smiled and kissed Qiao Yingze on the lips, turned around and was about to stand up, but was suddenly hugged by Qiao Yingze from behind, his hands tightly hugged him around his waist.
"Zhuo Zhuo, I will definitely believe what you say."
Gently kissing Gong Zhuoliang's ear from the side, Qiao Yingze whispered with a smile, wishing to knead himself and Gong Zhuoliang into one and hug him tightly.
"Ah… "
Gong Zhuoliang was taken aback by what he said, and then couldn't help but raised his head and chuckled, thinking that he still underestimated the intelligence of his little husband-in-law, feeling Qiao Yingze's kiss slide down his neck, Gong Zhuoliang shrank itchy. She shrunk her neck and broke free from his embrace, then turned around and threw Qiao Yingze onto the bed and started to chew... Dinner or something, let's talk about it later!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Because Qiao Yingze was tired all day, Gong Zhuoliang was not willing to torment him anymore, and the two went to bed early to rest.
Early in the morning, Qiao Yingze, who had a good night's sleep, woke up first, feeling refreshed and very comfortable. Feeling the warmth of the man's palm coming from his heart, Qiao Yingze smiled helplessly, turned his face and quietly Looking at his sleeping face.
"Um… "
Being woken up on time by the biological clock that was reset to hard work, Gong Zhuoliang habitually hooked his fingers to play with the pink particles, and felt that Qiao Yingze took his hand out from under his shirt with a light pant. Without opening his eyes, Zhuo Liang raised his head and moved closer to Qiao Yingze. After feeling the familiar soft touch on his lips, he lazily opened his eyes and gave him a big smile.
"I will come back before noon today, and I will have a banquet with Ying Xuan at the other courtyard in the evening. I am afraid that I will return later."
Qiao Yingze was used to going to bed with Gong Zhuoliang first in the morning before getting up, and now he was lying there obediently, allowing Gong Zhuoliang to stretch his arms and legs on his body.
"Ying Xuan? Is he back?"
Hearing Qiao Yingxuan's name suddenly, Gong Zhuoliang stopped his movements and opened his eyes to look at Qiao Yingze, thinking that the kid is still playing outside, why doesn't he know when he will come back.
"I came back last night. I forgot to mention it to you. The mother and second brother I met when I went to see my grandmother yesterday. My grandmother asked me to take them with me to receive guests today."
Qiao Yingze didn't have the nerve to say that it was Madam Qiao's arrangement. According to his own thinking, receiving the other party was a kind of friendship with Gong Zhuoliang's natal family. If you get along, you can get closer, and if you don't get along, you don't need to force it. But now his mother intervenes When he came in, he prepared the ceremony and asked the second brother to make friends, obviously he wanted to catch up with the dignitaries of the palace family.
From this, Qiao Yingze couldn't help but think that although any of the prefects of the Qiao family seems to be very rich, they rely mostly on their grandmother and mother's natal relatives, and his father's official career has been stagnant for more than ten years. Level transfer. In recent years, my father has been doing more and more activities in Beijing, and although Qiao Yingze thinks this is not feasible, no one in the family will listen to him...
"Oh? Got it. I'll wait for you at home."
Gong Zhuoliang blinked his eyes, saw Qiao Yingze's slightly unnatural expression, and resisted the urge to speak harshly, thinking that this was because she was afraid that others would not know that she loved her little son, and it was really embarrassing to plan for him everywhere. The mother-in-law is condescending and condescending to see her, the "daughter of merchants", as her natal relative.
He didn't show it before, and he was probably holding a wait-and-see attitude, thinking that the Gong family might not be able to invite such noble relatives, so now he waited for someone to really come before opening his mouth.
After hearing what Qiao Yingze said, Gong Zhuoliang didn't have time to stay in bed anymore, because he didn't need to go to Mrs. Qiao to set rules, and the old lady always let him go back to the house to serve Qiao Yingze before going to learn things, so Gong Zhuoliang also went to Mrs. Qiao in the morning. There is no need to eat small stoves in advance.
After Gong Zhuoliang washed, he went to the old lady's courtyard to wait on him. When he came back, he was told by the maid that the eldest young master was teaching the third young master how to write in the study.
"Prepare more bowls and chopsticks, and steam an egg custard for the third young master. I will go to the study and call them."
Gong Zhuoliang smiled when he heard the words, and asked Han Shu and others to prepare the meal first, while he took Ruo Lan and Ye Er to the study.
Ever since Qiao Yingze was driven by him to get close to the two concubine siblings, that little doll, Qiao Yingzi, has been attached to them. He especially loves to follow Qiao Yingze as his tail. His cute and well-behaved appearance makes Qiao Yingze willing to take him with him. Now he has become the little guy's first teacher, teaching him to write endorsements in big characters every now and then.
There are not so many formalities in his own courtyard. When Gong Zhuoliang walked to the study room and saw that the door was open, he walked in directly. He saw Qiao Yingze sitting behind the desk with Qiao Yingzi in his arms, writing with his little hand while writing. Teach him to read softly, and Qiao Yingzi repeats in a childlike voice.
Qiao Yingze is elegant and steady, and Qiao Yingzi resembles his father just like him, so the two brothers writing together so closely resemble a father and son.
"Sir, let's eat first, Zi'er come here."
Gong Zhuoliang hooked the corners of his mouth, called out to the serious brothers, and slightly raised his hand to Qiao Yingzi as he spoke.
"Sister-in-law!"
As soon as Qiao Yingzi saw Gong Zhuoliang, a smile bloomed on her small face, but she still didn't forget to look up at her elder brother. After Qiao Yingze put him down with a light smile, she trotted all the way to Gong Zhuoliang's side. He grabbed Gong Zhuoliang with a small hand and handed over his finger, then turned around and stretched out the other hand to Qiao Yingze, calling 'Big Brother' sweetly.
It is said that elder brother is like father and elder sister-in-law is mother. In Qiao Yingzi's little heart, compared with indifferent father, stern mother, and even colder and stricter aunt, gentle elder brother and beautiful elder sister-in-law are closer. Because of the image of his parents in other people's mouths, he is more willing to be close to his brother and sister-in-law. No matter how boring memorizing and writing are, he will work hard to learn how to write well, just to have a reason to run to the yard of his brother and sister-in-law.
"Little greedy cat."
Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang looked at each other with a smile, packed up the pens and papers, walked to the two of them, held Qiao Yingzi's other little hand, and the three of them walked out of the study while talking and laughing.
Qiao Yingxuan had already received a letter from his mother notifying him of his return, and he also knew that the honored guest in his mother's mouth was a relative of his sister-in-law's family. Although Qiao Yingxuan usually behaved very informally, he was not stupid. He also thought clearly.
Although I feel that this move is too unfair to my brother and sister-in-law, but my mother's original intention is for his own good, so Qiao Yingxuan can't say anything, so I just dragged it off and didn't come back. It is the best policy to accompany the elder brother to go through the motions, so as not to hurt the face of the mother, nor to hurt the feelings between the brothers.
After wandering outside for more than ten days, Qiao Yingxuan finally dissipated the depression caused by the quiet book, and deeply buried the yearning for Zhuo Liang's brother in his heart.
Thinking about going out with his brother today, Qiao Yingxuan got up early in the morning and tossed himself, changing clothes one after another, thinking not to steal his brother's demeanor, but also not to damage his face, it was too much to deal with He looked pleasing to his eyes, and then he remembered that he was in a hurry, and ran to Qiao Yingze's courtyard without breakfast.
"elder brother… "
Guided by the maid to walk in, Qiao Yingxuan turned his head and saw his brother and sister-in-law talking and laughing coming from the other side of the corridor. He just smiled and wanted to call them, but suddenly found that there was a man beside them. Xiao Douding took a closer look and recognized that the child was his concubine brother, Qiao Yingxuan's face immediately hardened.
"Ying Xuan?"
Feeling the little hand that was holding him tightly, Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang followed the younger brother's nervous gaze and saw Qiao Yingxuan with a bad expression. Qiao Yingze frowned slightly, and handed Qiao Yingzi into Gong Zhuoliang's hands. Then he walked over to meet Qiao Yingxuan.
"Brother, sister-in-law."
Qiao Yingxuan saluted Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang behind him, with a forced smile on his face, but he couldn't hide his boredom when he looked at Qiao Yingzi.
Qiao Yingzi's biological mother was the outhouse that Master Qiao once raised in the hot spring village. Mrs. Qiao hated their mother and son very much. Qiao Yingxuan loved her mother, so even though she knew the child was innocent, she would inevitably get angry. She never bullied her younger brother. Self-consciousness is already generous, but he has never taken the initiative to give a good face when he meets him.
"Madam, let's take Zi'er to have breakfast first, and I'll greet my second brother."
Although he knew that Qiao Yingxuan's appearance was not for him, Qiao Yingze still didn't like him flirting with a child like this, and the tone of his speech brought out some intimacy and distance.
"elder brother?"
Qiao Yingxuan couldn't help being surprised when he heard Qiao Yingze's words, pointing at himself and pointing at the little one who was about to shrink behind his sister-in-law, but he couldn't say anything to accuse his elder brother of not distinguishing relatives, so he could only continue to stare angrily at the one who was hugging his sister-in-law's thigh Do not put the little things.
"Um."
Gong Zhuoliang looked down at Qiao Yingzi who had shrunk behind him, smiled politely and blessed Fushen, then led the little ostrich with drooping head and ears back to the room first.
"Ying Xuan, you are not a child anymore, don't let yourself become a person who can't distinguish between right and wrong because of the grievances of the elders. You should know that with your attitude towards him, even if you don't really think him bad, you still can't do without those things. Wanting to curry favor with your servant, bullying and hurting him behind the scenes, being born a bastard is not what he wants, and he doesn't owe us anything."
Seeing that Qiao Yingxuan didn't dare to blame himself even though he was upset, but instead held back his temper and respected him, Qiao Yingze softened his heart and reached out to pat Qiao Yingxuan on the shoulder.
"I know, brother, no one has said these things to me before, brother, I always hope that you can discipline me like this."
Qiao Yingxuan obediently stood up straight and listened to the training, and looked at his brother eagerly. Although he couldn't change his likes and dislikes for a while, he would obey his brother honestly.
"Okay, wait for me in the study for a while, and we'll set off after I have breakfast."
Seeing Qiao Yingxuan's aggrieved appearance, Qiao Yingze felt a little guilty in his heart, and his attitude towards him became gentler, and the atmosphere between the two brothers improved obviously.
"Brother, I came here in a hurry in the morning, and I didn't eat yet."
Seeing that the situation was good, Qiao Yingxuan hurriedly climbed along the pole to expand the results. Seeing that Qiao Yingze agreed with a smile, he followed Qiao Yingze away like a happy big tail...
Therefore, it was rare for the three young masters of the Qiao family to gather at a dinner table not because of their grandmother's summons, and satisfactorily finished their breakfast with their elder brother and sister-in-law taking care of each other.
After the meal, not to mention the third young master who shouted in his heart how scary his second brother was and then ran away with tears in his eyes, Qiao Yingze and Qiao Yingxuan, the two brothers, walked out of Qiao's house together in a peaceful atmosphere.
"Brother, I figured it out. I'm really narrow-minded to blame my younger brother because of the elders, just like Zhuo Liang's brother is a bastard, I like him very much...By the way, brother, every letter I wrote to Zhuo Liang's brother, he is really narrow-minded." Didn't you call me back?"
Before getting on the horse, the candle on Qiao Yingxuan's head lit up, remembering that he wanted to ask his elder brother what was the matter, so he approached Qiao Yingze who was about to get into the sedan chair.
"...No, let's go."
Originally, Qiao Yingze was in a good mood today. He couldn't help pursing his lips and pressing the corners of his mouth when he heard the words. He turned around and sat in the sedan chair and lowered the curtain of the sedan chair. Then he thought it was wrong to vent his anger, while thinking about hiding himself from Gong Zhuoliang. The letter is destroyed as soon as possible.
No, it's not hiding, it's because the little daughter-in-law told him not to read Qiao Yingxuan's letter, so she put all the latter ones away!
"oh."
Qiao Yingxuan answered with a blink of an eye, got on his horse and set off honestly, wondering why his brother was in such a hurry, there was still plenty of time.
The two met Gong Zhuoxiang in the other courtyard of Qiao's house. The number one scholar Lang and Qiao Yingxuan hit it off, and readily agreed to Qiao Yingxuan's appointment to visit Bocheng together, but Qiao Yingze did not go together because he was unwell, and then went Received a letter from Gong Zhuoxiang entrusting him to hand it over to Gong Zhuoliang.
Qiao Yingze received the letter and returned to the Qiao Mansion in a low mood. Unexpectedly, Qiao Yingxuan and Gong Zhuoxiang were chatting here, but the topic turned to Gong Zhuoliang...