"Gone?"
Qiao Yingxuan paused when he heard the words, looking at the dark room where Jing Shu originally lived, he was a little dazed for a while.
The maid who answered his question thought that Qiao Yingxuan was questioning her, so she hurriedly bowed her head and explained respectfully, saying that Jingshu was bleeding after giving birth, and the girl Yanshu from the wife's room brought Jingshu's family to let them Wrapped in a mat and carried them out, they cried a few times at first, but then left after collecting the money from the girl Rouge.
"Go down, you don't need to wait on me."
Qiao Yingxuan didn't want to hear anything now, he waved his hand wearily to let the crowd disperse, walked back to the room and lay down on the couch, staring blankly at the beam.
He obviously never thought of competing for family property with his brother, but why did things develop to this point today
Recalling her sincere joy when she was in mother's room, Qiao Yingxuan felt his whole heart ache. Why did mother insist on forcing elder brother away? Just because my brother is in poor health, do you dislike him like this? And Jingshu, is she really having a difficult delivery? Seeing his mother's cruelty to those concubines and maidservants who offended her, Qiao Yingxuan really couldn't help but suspect something.
But even if her mother was wrong in every possible way, she really cared for herself. Even if everyone could say her fault, she was the only one who had no position to blame her... This was the most painful thing for Qiao Yingxuan.
Qiao Yingxuan still remembered that when he was very young, his mother would often hold her and cry, saying that she was her only support, her only hope, and that she would become strong for herself, so in Qiao Yingxuan's young heart, resentment had already begun He lost the man he should call father, and felt that it was the man's fault that the family would become like this!
It was also at that time that Qiao Yingxuan himself made a solemn oath to the moon, saying that he would be filial to his mother for the rest of his life, and protect her from being bullied by others. Don't let yourself become an irresponsible father.
But now, he has messed up everything, and now because of his mistake, his brother and sister-in-law were forced to leave home...
"Second Master, Eldest Young Master, please go over now."
The door was knocked lightly, and the servant girl's hesitant voice came in. Of course they all knew about the big trouble at home, and they could all see that the second master was in a bad mood, so no one dared to be bold He went to congratulate and ask for a reward, but now it's so late that the uncle sent someone to call the second master to come over, so don't start any more disputes.
"Brother? I'll go there right away!"
The word 'Eldest Young Master' brightened Qiao Yingxuan's empty eyes. He hurriedly sat up and wanted to tidy himself up, only to realize that the corners of his eyes and temples were already wet. Qiao Yingxuan rubbed his face with his sleeve carelessly, biting his lip He stood up and pulled the corner of his clothes.
After suppressing the enthusiasm in his eyes, Qiao Yingxuan hurriedly strode out of the house, shouted that anyone who dared to go to Madam's gossip would be kicked out, then grabbed the lantern from the maidservant's hand and hurried away.
"Sisters, don't worry, the uncle asked the second master to hug the young master. If someone disturbs the madam's rest because of such a trivial matter, and then makes the second master angry, it is really worthless, right? We will Since I will send the second master back, the sisters don't have to wait, just rest if you have nothing to do."
Ruo Lan carried a lantern and ran after Qiao Yingxuan to lead the way, while Wen Shu moved a step sideways to block the footsteps of the maid in the hospital who wanted to follow, and gave the lead maid a wink without any trace. Those who were on duty at night dispersed to rest.
Ever since Jingshu, the big maid in charge was locked up, and Qiao Yingxuan didn't want any more people sent by Mrs. Qiao, the first-class maid who came out in front of the old lady was replaced in his courtyard. If the book is good, at this time naturally she will not lose Wen Shu's face, and with Qiao Yingxuan's order, she will not be that talkative, whoever likes to talk, the left and right wives don't like her It's not a day or two, but as long as the ancestor in the mansion is still the old lady, and she herself does her duty as a servant for the second master, then there is nothing to worry about.
Qiao Yingxuan sprinted with a blank mind, and came back to his senses when he arrived at the gate of Qiao Yingze's courtyard. After he stopped, he heard Ruo Lan holding back his breath, and then realized that he caused him to run all the way, watching Ruo Lan's eyes couldn't help showing apology, but seeing the other party showing a gentle smile full of understanding, Qiao Yingxuan couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, and calmed down a lot.
"Second master, please, the young master is waiting for you in the study."
Handing the two lanterns to Yu Hua who was waiting at the side, Ruo Lanxu led Qiao Yingxuan towards the study room, before reaching the door, he heard a baby crying from inside, Ruo Lan hurriedly walked a few steps to replace her. Qiao Yingxuan opened the door.
"elder brother… "
As soon as Qiao Yingxuan entered the study, he saw Qiao Yingze stiffly holding the crying baby in his arms, looking a little at a loss.
"Ying Xuan, it's great that you're here, let's see what's wrong with him, he has just been fed."
When Qiao Yingze saw Qiao Yingxuan coming, he hurriedly handed the little guy in his arms to him, with an embarrassed expression on his face.
He really didn't know what was wrong with the child. The nanny had just fed her and had just changed her diaper, but why did she cry as soon as it was in his hands
"Brother, it's uncomfortable for you to hug him like that."
Qiao Yingxuan took the child and hugged him, put the little guy's head in his arms, and patted him while shaking it. After a while, the child's crying became quieter, and finally he closed his eyes and clicked his mouth, honestly It's silent.
Qiao Yingze and Qiao Yingxuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, and then subconsciously glanced at each other with smiles on their faces.
"Brother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
Looking down at the thin but cute face of the baby in his arms, Qiao Yingxuan opened his mouth a little shyly. He was really confused by these things tonight. Put it out, everything is a foregone conclusion.
Thinking about it now, if he had been braver at that time, he would have stood up and expressed his heart earlier. He really never thought about arguing with his brother!
"Ying Xuan, it's not a day's cold to freeze three feet, it is true that this family will come to this point, none of us can say that we are not responsible, but if we want to make a mistake, it should not be you or me, you understand. "
Seeing the depressed expression of his younger brother who had always been optimistic, Qiao Yingze couldn't help reaching out and touching the top of his head. Seeing him raise his eyes to look at his pitiful tearful face, Qiao Yingze couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth and rubbed again. Rubbed his hair.
"Brother, don't you really blame me?"
After being comforted by his elder brother, Qiao Yingxuan finally felt better. Instead of breaking away from Qiao Yingze's hand, he leaned forward and pressed his forehead lightly on Qiao Yingze's shoulder.
It's obviously shoulders that are much thinner than her own... Qiao Yingxuan thought silently, why did he think they were so reliable
"What are you to blame? Do you blame you for helping me take on the heavy responsibilities of the family? You know my body, and your sister-in-law and I have long wanted to live a simple and peaceful life. Responsible."
Feeling a little bit of pressure on his shoulders, Qiao Yingze also smiled and said what was in his heart, leaving aside the grievances and grievances in the family, Qiao Yingze knew that this younger brother actually had no ambitions for the family property, but he had no ambitions for the family. The sense of belonging is much stronger than myself, even if it is only for the mother, I will support the family well.
"Brother... You have really changed a lot. Before, you wouldn't even look at me more, but now you actually comfort me like this!"
Qiao Yingze had never been comforted so gently by Qiao Yingze before, Qiao Yingxuan raised his head and stared at his face stupidly, to make sure that he was right, Qiao Yingxuan couldn't help but his eyes turned red.
"Why, are you blaming me?"
Amused by his dumbfounded appearance, Qiao Yingze saw that the baby seemed to be fast asleep, so he hugged the baby from Qiao Yingxuan's arms with itchy hands, imitated his movements and held it steady, seeing that the baby didn't react and continued to sleep , I can't help but feel a little sense of accomplishment in my heart.
"How can it be, my brother is lamenting how well my sister-in-law taught me, haha..."
Qiao Yingxuan also felt that the posture of a little girl like herself was ugly, so she rubbed her eyes and grinned, but when she thought of her sister-in-law's appearance, Qiao Yingxuan's mind was moved, and she hurriedly replaced the figure of that person with that of Zhuo Liang's younger brother. I haven't seen him for more than a year, and I don't know how Zhuo Liang's brother is doing now, is he still so similar to his sister-in-law...
Qiao Yingxuan was thinking wildly, but when Qiao Yingze made a silent gesture to him, he realized that the little guy in Qiao Yingze's arms moved, and he hurriedly lowered his voice.
"Now that I have separated, I will tell you some things. If you understand, then listen more. If you think it is useless, then forget it."
Qiao Yingze's eyes fell on Qiao Yingxuan's face, and his heart softened a little. In the past, he always avoided this younger brother for various reasons, and never tried to persuade him when he saw him making mistakes. He only thought that his mother would teach him, so why should he Going to be too troublesome to attract people's suspicion, now that I think about it, I'm still somewhat jealous of his success and being favored, and it's really too stingy.
"Brother, tell me!"
As soon as he heard his brother had something to say to him, Qiao Yingxuan immediately straightened his sitting posture, with an obedient and obedient appearance.
"First of all, I know that you are filial to your mother, but you should not be foolish and filial to obey her in everything and indulge her, but to persuade the virtuous and kind is the true filial piety of a son of man."
In the past, Qiao Yingze would never tell Qiao Yingxuan about this, otherwise if it reached Mrs. Qiao's ears, he would definitely be charged with sowing discord, but now Qiao Yingze doesn't care what she thinks or says.
"What my brother said is that my brother will no longer be foolish and filial."
Qiao Yingxuan listened carefully, and felt that what his brother said was reasonable. In fact, this truth is not difficult to understand. No one has ever said this to Qiao Yingxuan before, so he was not awakened until now, and his heart suddenly became more open.
"Then there is the matter of Jing Shu. Since you have accepted her as a roommate, you should let her know what is the duty and the rules. If you usually have a little prestige in your own house, how dare she secretly conceive a child to control you? How dare those people in your house go past you and tell your mother everything first."
Qiao Yingze saw that Qiao Yingxuan was being educated humbly, nodded and continued. Qiao Yingze especially looked down on this younger brother's handling of the Jingshu matter.
Since you don't like people, you shouldn't touch them. If you touch them and don't give them an explanation, it will only make your mother run away for a few months and don't think about it. According to my mother's personality, can I make that girl feel better? If it wasn't for being so wronged, how many girls would dare to take such a big risk to secretly conceive a child... In short, it would be a bad debt, if he wouldn't let a girl turn the sky, ah, no! It's because he doesn't know how to touch any maids at all, as long as he has Zhuo Zhuo from his family, that's enough.
"Brother knows I was wrong, I will definitely not get drunk in the future..."
Qiao Yingxuan nodded aggrievedly, seeing that Qiao Yingze was a little tired from holding the child, so he took it over and hugged him.
He really had a hard time knowing this, he didn't want to touch Jingshu at all, he was the one who... said it was even more embarrassing!
"And there is..."
Qiao Yingze picked the most important things he could think of and told Qiao Yingxuan one by one. It wasn't until the baby woke up hungry and started crying again that they realized that it was so late. Feeling a little sleepy, Qiao Yingze couldn't help shaking slightly Shen's head.
"Brother, let's go to bed earlier, and my brother will come to listen to my brother's lecture later... Brother, can I see him again in the future?"
Seeing this, Qiao Yingxuan hurriedly got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he watched the child being carried away by the nanny with some reluctance.
"Of course, even if we move out, you are always welcome to come over."
Qiao Yingze walked slowly out of the study with Qiao Yingxuan, and patted him on the shoulder when he heard this. Thinking that he would be able to move out in a few days, Qiao Yingze couldn't help smiling again.
After Qiao Yingxuan was sent away, Qiao Yingze didn't even bother to take a bath, he simply asked the maids to wash him up, and when he returned to the room, he found that Gong Zhuoliang hadn't slept yet, and was leaning on the bed with a candle The lamp is reading a book.
"Zhuo Zhuo, why haven't you slept yet?"
Looking at the handsome young man sitting and reading a book with a lazy expression under the lamp, Qiao Yingze only felt that the scene was a bit unrealistically beautiful, so he quickly walked a few steps and sat next to Gong Zhuoliang and held his hand. With a habitual smirk, Qiao Yingze felt at ease.
"Wait for you, what did you say after talking for so long?"
Throwing the book on the table casually, Gong Zhuoliang flirtatiously hooked Qiao Yingze's chin with his fingers, and helped him remove all his clothes, then let him inside and stuffed him into the bed, while lying on his side and hugging him Waist talk, full of possessive performance ah.
"No, I just told him some principles of life... Those words should have been taught by my father to my son, but I realized them all by myself. Now I have taught them to my younger brother. This is considered the eldest brother being a father."
Qiao Yingze narrowed his eyes in a bit of sleepiness, feeling the warm breath passing through Gong Zhuoliang's body, relaxed his body and leaned over gently.
"Don't think about the unhappy things, let's go to sleep, Mrs., we have to go to see the house after we get up, I think you will like the three-entry house with a garden in the east of the city, I heard that the guard Shi said that the house is special. Elegant."
After Gong Zhuoliang put out the candle, he hugged Qiao Yingze as usual, and even in the dark, he could accurately find the man's lips and kiss him.
Finally able to have his own home, Gong Zhuoliang said that he is in a very good mood now, especially happy that he can do some things he loves without restriction in his new home... Well, there are still some physical constraints. above restrictions.
"Um… "
Not forgetting Gong Zhuoliang's goodnight kiss, Qiao Yingze felt unprecedentedly relaxed both physically and mentally, as if he had broken free from some shackles. Soon, Qiao Yingze fell into a deep sleep, but he didn't know that his little daughter-in-law Shizheng was full of thoughts about the world, thinking about how to eat him...