"So he... didn't know?"
Gong Zhuoliang carefully read Shi Kang's farewell letter, and looked awkwardly at Qiao Yingze, who was also speechless. They always thought that Shi Kang knew about the two of them, just like they knew about his peaceful and cherished relationship, but both parties were indifferent. They tacitly didn't say anything about it.
And because Shi Kang always had a calm and calm appearance, he took good care of the two of them. So they are very close to Shi Kang on weekdays. Even though they may pay more attention to others, they have never treated Shi Kang as an outsider. Only now do they know that the boy didn't know anything about it, and he was bored and hurt for a long time up.
"So Big Brother Shi has misunderstood me for so long..."
Qiao Yingze handed the letter paper to Gong Zhuoliang with a wry smile, his expression hard to hide his depression. Although he asked himself that he hadn't done anything wrong, he still felt ashamed and embarrassed about Shi Kangxin's words of advice that couldn't hide his disappointment. In his eyes, he was actually a shameless person who relied on his wife to support his family and even got involved with his brother-in-law.
"It's because we were negligent. We didn't notice Brother Shi's emotions, and we don't know where he is now. It's serious to go back and explain clearly."
Because of his closeness with Shi Kang, Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang both called him Big Brother Shi in private, but Shi Kang was too dutiful, and mostly called himself a servant. Thinking of Shi Kang's respect and loyalty to him all the time, Qiao Yingze felt very blocked in his heart, and it was really uncomfortable to be misunderstood by those close to him.
"Don't be busy chasing, and you won't leave Pingxi for a radius of ten miles. Let him hang out for a few days. This person is too dishonest. Based on our friendship for more than a year, if you have doubts or thoughts, you won't ask them in person. Do you understand? I just think we made a mistake, and brothers should persuade them well. Is it interesting for him to make such a fuss?"
Gong Zhuoliang was not angry at first, and thought Shi Kang was funny when he acted stupidly, but when he saw Qiao Yingze's aggrieved and disappointed look, he felt bad. Even if he didn't have any malicious intentions, his EQ was really too low!
"Brother Shi is not malicious. Since we regard him as a friend, we should take the initiative to resolve this misunderstanding and be sincere."
Qiao Yingze saw that Gong Zhuoliang was losing his temper, but he didn't want to lick his wounds, so he pulled him to sit beside him, and smiled to comfort him.
Speaking of it, Shi Kang is indeed a person who values friendship and power over power. Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang have relied heavily on him for more than a year, but Shi Kang has no power at all. These old people saw that there are people who are in charge of Zhuangzi's properties in various places. Even the guards and servants of the mansion and various properties, he found a few proper yards to take care of them, and he only did the middle adjustment and uploaded them. He has nothing to do with real profit, and there is no one in the whole house who does not admire him.
"He didn't mean anything malicious, it's just that he never regarded us as his own people, otherwise how could he leave so easily?"
Gong Zhuoliang remembered Shi Kang's proper arrangement in the letter, and found that the absence of him in the family did not affect the operation at all. It felt like a modern large enterprise lacked an assistant to the general manager... It can be seen that Shi Kang From the very beginning, she didn't feel any sense of belonging to this family, she just thought that she was working for Qiao Yingze.
Just like Qiao Yuanyin is a fan of Pingxi, Shi Kang also regards Qiao Yingze as an idol, so after finding that Qiao Yingze is not as 'perfect and noble' as he imagined, he moaned sadly, and then patted his ass and continued to go his own way way to go.
Although he knew that his thoughts were extreme, but Gong Zhuoliang was feeling unhappy, so he didn't bother to speak well for Shi Kang.
"Zhuo Zhuo, Brother Shi is not a fickle person. We all know this. If it weren't for Brother Shi's hard work over the past year, how could we have such a stable and comfortable life now? He must be feeling uncomfortable now. , since we know it's a misunderstanding, let's just get together and talk it out, there's no need to hurt your feelings over this matter."
Qiao Yingze saw that the more he persuaded Gong Zhuoliang, the darker his face became, and he knew that he was out of anger. After all, Gong Zhuoliang sincerely treated Shi Kang Hepingxi as a friend, so the pain in his heart was much more than his own.
"That can't be so easy..."
Gong Zhuoliang has never suffered a loss, but now he is unhappy, so he has to let the culprit pay back double.
"Zhuo Zhuo, what are you going to do?"
Seeing Gong Zhuoliang's smirk again, Qiao Yingze knew that he hadn't made up his mind, but out of a little bit of annoyance towards Shi Kang, Qiao Yingze decided to just watch by himself this time.
"Tomorrow we will go to the East Mansion to see my grandmother, and say that I want to learn the piano, please come to the mansion to stay for a while, and there are many happy events there, and his residence is in the garden. I will send it back when it is quiet, as for whether it will be sent or not at that time, let’s talk about it.”
Gong Zhuoliang leaned on the couch and tapped the couch table lightly with his fingers, considering all aspects in his heart. Since he divided his family, he had plans to take over Pingxi and leave the East Mansion, but because Pingxi was Master Qiao in name His concubine was also sent by the king of the county, so it is inconvenient to ask someone directly, but they also secretly tested the attitude of the old lady. He is a bane, also because it is not easy to drive people away in the county palace, but whenever outsiders come in and out of Qiao's house, there will be special servants to lock Pingxi's courtyard door...
Therefore, Gong Zhuoliang felt that the old lady would be willing to accept his request, but there was no good reason to mention it some time ago, so Gong Zhuoliang didn't mean to ask Pingxi, but right now he can use the marriage of his younger brothers and sisters to talk about it, after all If someone really missed Yi Pingxi's appearance, it would be the Qiao family who suffered the disaster.
Although Gong Zhuoliang can't take the risk of offending the county prince and affecting his family to let go of his freedom, but it's always good to do his best to make him live a more comfortable life.
"Don't bully Brother Shi too much, he is a real person."
Qiao Yingze knew Gong Zhuoliang's plan as soon as he heard it, and the complaints in his heart were gone, but he felt a little sympathetic to Shi Kanglai.
Although they don't know exactly how Shi Kang and Pingxi get along with each other, they think it's still Shi Kang who is entangled with Pingxi warmly. easy.
"Didn't he say that he has forgotten each other in the world since then? Then don't think about entering the gate of the West Mansion so easily."
Thinking about whether to raise a few vicious dogs in the yard to prevent stones. After all, the few dogs I have now are all familiar with Shi Kang, but Gong Zhuoliang rubbed his chin and gave up. There is no rabies vaccine in this era. It is too dangerous to bite anyone by mistake.
"You are wishful thinking, but Pingxi may not be willing to come. I always feel that he stayed in the East Mansion like this, not simply because he accepted his fate."
Although he didn't want to discourage Gong Zhuoliang's enthusiasm, Qiao Yingze still had to say objectively that Gong Zhuoliang's intentions were good, but he should first ask Ping Xi about his wishes, and don't do bad things with good intentions.
"I know, I will ask him what he means first."
Gong Zhuoliang has a feeling that Pingxi will agree to leave with him...
At XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, Qiao's East Mansion.
Since I got the chess record from Qiao Yuanyin today, since Gong Zhuoliang left, Pingxi locked herself in the room and copied it from memory, even ignoring Xuehua asking him to have dinner, until she finished silently writing a few favorite songs It was only then that I felt hungry. Just as I was about to ask Xue Hua to serve a meal, I saw a familiar figure turn over to the table and sit down after the window swayed... with a strong aroma of wine.
"..."
The pen that hadn't been put down was pinched again by Ping Xi, and he frowned slightly as he looked at the man's back, and then pretended that he didn't exist as usual, and concentrated on silently writing another piece of music that he didn't like very much.
There are usually only two possibilities for Shi Kang to turn his back on Pingxi. One is his protective posture when facing the enemy, and the other is that he is in a bad mood, and he is afraid that Pingxi will be impatient to see his face, so he turns his back on Pingxi. Sorry to be bored.
After a while, Xue Hua went upstairs carrying a large food box and a jar of six-fruit wine with great difficulty. She looked at Shi Kang lying on the table, and at Ping Xi who wrote the music score silently. After arranging the food in the food box and two sets of bowls and chopsticks, he closed the door softly and went downstairs to boil water.
Ping Xi had written half of the melody silently, and it would be difficult to pick up the rest of the content if he disconnected at this time, so he wanted to wait until he had finished writing the melody before going to eat, but he just wrote two strokes, and Shi Kang over there "slapped" Ping Xi's eyebrows twitched when he patted Kaifeng Ni and poured wine, and the coherent melody was interrupted. Ping Xi had no choice but to recall what he had read before continuing.
But before Pingxi finished writing a section of the song, there was another "clang" sound from Shi Kang's side. It turned out that the chopsticks were knocked on the plate without holding it, and Pingxi's thoughts were interrupted again. He tightened his hand on the pen, still ignored Shi Kang, and rearranged the melody again, trying to continue along the broken point just now, but he couldn't find two notes. He was trying to find the sound with the piano next to him. On the other side, he lay down on the table as if he had lost his strength, and the wine glass in his hand fell off, was blocked by the tabletop, and finally rolled to the ground and broke into several petals.
"..."
After all, her thoughts were all broken, and she couldn't remember the tune behind it. Pingxi narrowed her eyes slightly when she saw Shi Kang with her back turned to her, thinking that today was a good day...
"Pingxi, I've left the West Mansion, so I won't be able to show you the manuscript in advance."
With his back to Pingxi, Shi Kang put one hand on the wine jar and the other hand on the side of his face, laying on his face on the table, his usually clear eyes were blurred, and the way he pressed the corners of his mouth rarely showed a bit of childish grievance. It's just that Pingxi behind him couldn't see his expression.
"Why?"
Ping Xi, who was still a little impatient at first, changed her expression when she heard the words, and finally answered, not letting Shi Kang play a one-man show alone.
"I admire Mr. Qiao very much. He is a real gentleman, whether it is knowledge or virtue. I also admire Young Master Gong. He has such vision and courage at such a young age. And they are very kind to me, really good , did not treat me as a human being at all, I want to toast them, do it!"
Lying on the table and humming lazily, Shi Kang was already seven or eight points drunk. It is said that the six fruit wine is not a strong wine, but I don't know what the mixture of these kinds of fruits produces. The effect is comparable to a drug A few drinks can make a person intoxicated, even with Shi Kang's drinking capacity, he was already drowsy now, so he pulled himself together and sat up straight, holding the wine jar proudly and roaring.
"Put down the wine jar, let's get to the point."
Seeing that he wanted to drink the whole altar, Ping Xi stopped him in a cold voice. According to his drinking method, it is possible to get drunk for two days.
"Oh... I also respect Mrs. Qiao, I mean Young Master Gong's sister, although I haven't met her a few times, but I know she is a very good person, she and Mrs Qiao are so affectionate, but now, Mrs Qiao is not And Young Master Gong... How can they be worthy of Madam when they do this? I can see that the adults and Young Master Gong are also sincere, but I really can't agree with their actions, but I also know that I have no right to say anything... "
Although Shi Kang's consciousness is a little blurred, but the consciousness of listening to Pingxi's words has penetrated into instinct, so Pingxi gave an order, and he obediently put down the wine jar, and his straight body also bent down a little unsteadily. , but still relying on the last sliver of consciousness to hold on and not completely kneel down.
"so?"
Listening to Shi Kang's explanation, which was already tongue-tied, Ping Xi understood the crux of the problem, so some itchy fingers touched the jade-encrusted paperweight on the table, but after a moment of hesitation, she changed it to a thicker volume.
"So? So... I'll take care of everything, and leave a letter saying I'm leaving... um..."
Consciousness was about to fade away, Shi Kang was holding his eyelids and trying to raise his head to wake up, when suddenly something hit the back of his head vigorously, and the unsuspecting Shi Kang hit his forehead on the table, his eyes went black, completely fell asleep...
"You elm bump, is your head full of stones?"
Withdrawing her hand, she lifted the hem of her clothes and stood up. Ping Xi pressed her throbbing forehead, went to sit down opposite Shi Kang, and after finishing dinner on her own, picked up Shi Kang and threw him on the couch , pulled off the quilt for a while, then rang the bell to let Xuehua, who was waiting outside the door, come in to tidy up, then went inside to take a shower and go to sleep.
"well… "
Xuehua was heating water in the bathroom just now, and she didn't know the situation in the room, but she habitually looked at the couch after she came in, and seeing that Shi Kang was really sleeping there, she shook her head and sighed like a grown-up. Brother Xin Daoshi pretended to be drunk and stayed in the son's house hundreds of times? Don't you know how to change tricks
While mourning her indisputable slander, Xue Hua took off Shi Kang's shoes and covered the quilt, then cleaned up the table by herself, took the big food box and went out again, thinking that she would have to eat vegetarian again tomorrow morning...every day The next time when Big Brother Shi stayed drunk, Ping Xi ordered him to eat a vegetarian diet, so that Big Brother Shi, who had a lot of meat and dislikes, would leave on his own.