"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Qiao Yingxuan hesitated to speak, Gong Zhuoliang's eyes flickered, and a puzzled look appeared on his face.
"You've lost weight... I mean, I hope you won't be too sad about my sister-in-law."
Not knowing where to put his hands, he clenched his sleeves, and Qiao Yingxuan looked at Gong Zhuoliang with difficulty hiding his concern.
Today, their topics were deliberately avoiding the dead, and Qiao Yingxuan couldn't comfort them directly, but he could see Gong Zhuoliang's emaciation and his brother's weakness, so in Qiao Yingxuan's heart, he already believed that they were forced to smile. After all, their relationship with their sister-in-law is so good.
"...um, thanks."
Understanding Qiao Yingxuan's meaning, Gong Zhuoliang looked away and responded vaguely, feeling a little guilty in his heart, after all, no matter whether he is Qiao Yingze, although he will feel sorry for Gong Zhuoyan, his life is still quite nourishing. There is not as much sentimentality as Qiao Yingxuan... As for being thin, it is because the body grows too fast in spring, and he and Qiao Yingze ate another month of fasting to pay homage to Gong Zhuoyan, so they don't seem to have much flesh.
"Have you really thought it through? I don't know what to say, but my brother can survive because you are by his side, so... I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand another blow, and you are still young , let you give up the life of starting a family and starting a business like this, won't you regret it in the future?"
Qiao Yingxuan hesitantly took two steps closer to Gong Zhuoliang, and looked at the young man who had reached the height of his eyes in a daze. He still remembered when he first met him, he was small and his appearance was more delicate than many girls Beautiful, and now, he is already a handsome young man.
"Brother Xuan, my son is almost 100 days old, do you still think I am a child? I am sincere to Ze, and I will take good care of him for the rest of my life."
He thought he would hear Qiao Yingxuan's confession, but Gong Zhuoliang thought about how to refuse it without hurting his feelings. After all, it would be difficult for him to pretend that Qiao Yingxuan's innocent eyes were so innocent, and Gong Zhuoliang didn't want him to give birth to anything else. I thought about it, but I didn't expect that the most important thing for this person at this time was Qiao Yingze's feelings.
Moved by Qiao Yingxuan's sincere emotion, Gong Zhuoliang couldn't help showing a warm smile when he looked at him, and solemnly expressed his feelings.
"I trust you… "
Lost by Gong Zhuoliang's bright and firm smile, Qiao Yingxuan's body quickly surpassed his thoughts, and he hugged Gong Zhuoliang into his arms, and felt the body of the person in his arms stiffen instantly, Qiao Yingxuan was embarrassed for a while. Knowing how to deal with himself, his body became stiffer than Gong Zhuoliang in his arms.
"I'm really fine, brother Xuan, don't worry, go to bed early, I have to get up early tomorrow to worship my sister..."
Feeling Qiao Yingxuan's bewilderment, Gong Zhuoliang sighed softly in his heart, took the initiative to hug him back and patted his shoulder, covering up the unexpected hug, then let him go and took a few steps back to pull him away. The distance between the two.
"Well, you should also take a good rest."
Secretly heaving a sigh of relief, Qiao Yingxuan was embarrassed to meet Gong Zhuoliang's gaze, lowered his eyes slightly and nodded, and sent Gong Zhuoliang out of the door. After closing the door with his own hands, Qiao Yingxuan leaned back against the door and gave a wry smile, thinking to himself today I really drank too much, I will be fine when I wake up tomorrow morning...
Outside the door, Gong Zhuoliang looked at the starry sky with his hands behind his back, then left the guest house with a slight smile.
Now that his words have come to the point, Qiao Yingxuan is a caring person, he should not look for troubles for himself, some things don't need to be revealed, it is best for everyone to let them fade away over time.
When Gong Zhuoliang returned to the bedroom, Qiao Yingze had just come out of the bathroom after taking a bath. He was obviously a little drunk, and his eyes couldn't be opened very well. Gong Zhuoliang still smelled of alcohol, so he didn't go over to smoke him, and greeted him After washing up quickly, he ran out, sat by the bed and wiped the confused Qiao Yingze's hair.
Because of eating just now, Gong Zhuoliang was afraid that Qiao Yingze would go to bed early and he would be uncomfortable with overeating. He remembered that the architectural drawing of the new house drawn by Tuo Pingxi had already been sent back yesterday, but they were too busy with their favorite things to look at it Well, Gong Zhuoliang pulled Qiao Yingze to sit at the table, and then unfolded the scroll to read.
"Yingze, take a look, is there anything else you need to change?"
Gong Zhuoliang showed the paving map to Qiao Yingze as if offering a treasure. You must know that most of the garden landscapes on it were 'designed' by Gong Zhuoliang. To be precise, he, who has visited the four famous gardens in China and loved them deeply, selected several suitable landscapes from the Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden, and drew them with the original names, and then let Ping Xi The knowledgeable man was perfectly reproduced on the drawings, forming such a garden-like mansion.
I think that Gong Zhuoliang went to these four places no less than a dozen times. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are cloudy, rainy and snowy. The same scenery and different scenery always make Gong Zhuoliang linger. Build an antique garden-style mansion by yourself to live in, but this is a very luxurious dream in modern times, it is not difficult in ancient times. It won't take long to complete a house like this.
But it's a pity that their house has just been ransacked, and recently they have spent a lot on the old lady and Qiao Yingxuan. There is still enough working capital left in the bookstore, so they can't spend much money to build a house. Besides, it's not appropriate to publicize it now. Anyway, they are still young, and it is the same to save money for two years before building the house.
"It's really perfect, Zhuo Zhuo, you always surprise me."
Even though he had already heard the scenes that Gong Zhuoliang envisioned, Qiao Yingze was still greatly shocked when all this really came to life on paper.
The garden-style house dominated by water covers an area of about four hectares (60 mu), with a very delicate and elegant layout. The main house is in the center, surrounded by pools, mountains are piled up in the pool, and "Lan Xue Tang" and "Furong Pavilion" are arranged around the pool. , 'Wisteria Wharf', 'Wuzhu Youju', 'Tingyuxuan', 'Hanbi Mountain House', 'Yuancui Pavilion', 'Breeze Pool Hall', 'Four Seasons Pavilion', and six other side The courtyards have different scenery, and each mountain and rock has different corridors and terraces. It is really like a fairyland on earth...
"It's you who taught me well, otherwise how would I know this? You see, these two side courtyards are next to our main courtyard, and they are prepared for the two little guys."
What Gong Zhuoliang said is the truth. Although he can't do those serious things, he loves to read miscellaneous books, so he has learned a lot from "heretical ways". Qiao Yingze is really knowledgeable and always answers Gong Zhuoliang's questions. He is very meticulous and patient. Occasionally, when he can't answer the question, Gong Zhuoliang put the question aside to work on other things. Then Qiao Yingze figured it out, and then called Gong Zhuoliang to explain it to him. So until now, Gong Zhuoliang's cultural level has been significantly improved, and it can be regarded as a match for his talent and name.
"The children are still young, and it will take more than ten years to live alone in the side yard, but you prepared early enough..."
Qiao Yingze looked at Gong Zhuoliang who was beside him with a funny look, and saw that the corner of his mouth curled up and he came behind him, then bent down and put his arm around his shoulder, and covered his hand with the other.
Every time he crossed a part of the picture scroll, he could hear Gong Zhuoliang's voice that had become magnetic and melodious. Qiao Yingze's body couldn't help but feel hot as he described the beautiful scenery there full of temptation.
"Yingze, why is your face red? But is it hot?"
Seeing Qiao Yingze's discomfort, Gong Zhuoliang licked his earlobe as soon as he tilted his head, and put the hand on the back of his hand back to his chest, stroking his fingers lightly along the curve of his neck.
"It's because of the strength of wine, Zhuo Zhuo, it was only last night...it's not working today."
Qiao Yingze's breathing has become a little short, but he is very tired now, if he keeps messing around, his bones will probably fall apart, and he won't be able to go out of the city to worship tomorrow morning.
"It's a pity, Ying Ze, you said how about moving to Xiangzhou after we get married? The pleasant climate there is good for your health. I reckon that we can save enough money to build a house by then."
Gong Zhuoliang curled his lips and bit Qiao Yingze's ear lightly, then sat sideways on the stool, but still hugged Qiao Yingze's shoulder, lazily resting his head on his shoulder.
"Zhuo Zhuo... want to settle down in Xiangzhou?"
Hearing that Gong Zhuoliang wanted to go to Xiangzhou, Qiao Yingze had a look of hesitation in his eyes, but Gong Zhuoliang, who was pillowed on his shoulder, couldn't see it.
"Doesn't Yingze like it? I thought that Bocheng is not our hometown, and we don't have any relatives now. It's better to move to a place with a better environment. Although Xiangzhou is farther away from Beijing than Beijing, it's better than Bocheng. It’s much more prosperous, if we miss grandma and the others, we can take a carriage ride slowly and enter Beijing for a few days.
Still pressing Qiao Yingze's shoulder without moving, Gong Zhuoliang asked a little lazily, now that the beautiful woman is by her side, it's really disappointing that she can't do something.
Gong Zhuoliang himself is a master who can't be idle, and Qiao Yingze has worked with his father who is an official since he was a child, and he has no nostalgia for his hometown, so Gong Zhuoliang thinks it is not a big deal for them to live in another city.
And Gong Zhuoliang has already thought about it. With the support of their husband and wife, Qiao Yingxuan's official career should be very safe. In addition, maintain a good relationship with Gong Zhuoxiang, Lu Zijian and other aspects. With a good career development, I can travel around with Qiao Yingze and enjoy the scenery in the future, and enjoy life to the fullest.
"Zhuo Zhuo, my health is much better now, and I'm an adult again, so I can't stay at home all the time..."
It was just a few days after An's birthday, Qiao Yingze didn't want to tell Gong Zhuoliang what he thought so early, but seeing that he had already imagined so much about his future life, Qiao Yingze was afraid of procrastinating, so it was even more difficult for him to speak up.
"Our family is not short of money... yes, it's boring to be idle at home, so does Yingze want to open a library to teach? In this way, I open a bookstore and you open a library are really good matches."
Gong Zhuoliang originally wanted to support his own family, so Qiao Yingze didn't need to worry about it, but then he thought about men, who doesn't want to have his own career, especially Qiao Yingze is proud, restraining him will make him lose his vitality, how about Let him do something he likes, a good mentality is also good for the body.
Don't blame Gong Zhuoliang for thinking of the profession of teaching teachers. You must know that in his law of thinking, scholars are all busy with imperial examinations and become officials without doing anything about production.
Therefore, in Gong Zhuoliang's cognition, the jobs that "useless" scholars can do are nothing more than being teachers or masters, or selling calligraphy and paintings on the street to make ends meet. The last two Obviously not what Qiao Yingze would do...
"I don't want to teach, I want... to be an official."
He could hear the joy in Gong Zhuoliang's tone. Although Qiao Yingze couldn't bear to ruin his good mood, since he had already mentioned this matter today, Qiao Yingze didn't want to hide his thoughts anymore.
"You want to be an official? Although recruiting people can make up for the vacancy of the county magistrate, but in the future, you will be transferred to various places to take office, so you can't choose a good place to settle down. You can't wait until you are old and become an official to build this house. And once you enter the officialdom , you have to deal with those superior colleagues. If you encounter some corrupt officials, you must not be in the same league with them. It’s the same for us to do more good deeds.”
Hearing that Qiao Yingze said that he wanted to be an official, Gong Zhuoliang was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly remembered that he could fill in the vacancy of being an official by being famous. He couldn't help but frowned slightly and sat upright, trying to persuade him to give up this idea.
To be honest, Gong Zhuoliang really didn't like the small official position like a county magistrate, not to mention that you can't earn much salary, even ordinary merchants and landlords may not think highly of you, but it's better to be a leisurely talented person to make people feel noble, Gong Zhuoliang I think Qiao Yingze really doesn't need to give in. It's so comfortable to write poems and paint at home if you have the time to be idle with those people.
"It's not to fill in the vacancies... I want to go to Beijing for the national exam. We will be in mourning next year and we won't be able to catch up. Wait for another three years. Your career will be stable and your children will be older. Let's go to Beijing to live temporarily. If I am lucky enough to take the exam In the middle, we will settle in Beijing in the future, and the second brother and they can take care of each other."
Calmly and earnestly, Gong Zhuoliang looked at each other, Qiao Yingze supported his shoulders, and expressed his thoughts word by word, and seeing Gong Zhuoliang frown more and more tightly from surprise to seriousness, Qiao Yingze couldn't help but smiled wryly in his heart After a while, you can almost predict what the little daughter-in-law will say next.
"You want to take the imperial examination? Nonsense! You are making fun of your body!"
Gong Zhuoliang was really taken aback by Qiao Yingze, because Qiao Yingze's body, he didn't think about the imperial examination at all, it was too inhumane, a good person would peel off his skin every time he entered the arena, not to mention Qiao Yingze's body is so boned, Sudden death of a person with poor mentality and physical fitness after three consecutive games is nothing new.
When Qiao Yingze went to take the provincial examination at a young age, he almost lost half of his life, and his already weak body almost collapsed. During the past three years of getting along, Qiao Yingze never expressed his thoughts on this. Now that he suddenly said that he was going to take the imperial examination, how could he not make Gong Zhuoliang angry.
"Zhuo Zhuo, I have thought it through carefully. The environment of the scientific examination is not as bad as you think. I was young and had a bad mentality, so I forced myself to be like that. Now I am not very good at my knowledge. If you have confidence, you will naturally be able to adapt well and will not hurt your body."
As expected, it was because of his body... Qiao Yingze's comforting smile was tinged with bitterness, how many things had he lost because of his broken skin? Kong has a lot of talent and learning, but it's just a mirror image, and he can't use it at all. It would be fine if his life is still as boring as before, but now that he has a beloved person and a happy family, how can he be willing to be like a useless person again? Like wasting time
... At least, he wants to have the ability to protect his lover and family, instead of watching his family decline helplessly like when his father was convicted, and relying on his much younger lover to support him all.
"Won't hurt your body? Qiao Yingze, do you believe it after you say it? No one in this family is pointing at your success and becoming a prime minister. Isn't it good for us to live a simple life like this? Why bother to know that it's a dirty thing?" You still have to jump into the quagmire, or is the life of power and superiority more attractive to you?"
Breaking free from Qiao Yingze's hands, Gong Zhuoliang pinched the bridge of his nose with his back turned to him a little irritably. Qiao Yingze's character and temper are not suitable for that complicated officialdom, especially in this age where human life is not taken seriously. , It's not easy to be an upright official!
Knowing what Qiao Yingze said, he had made up his mind. Gong Zhuoliang was worried about how to deal with the headache, so his tone of voice inevitably became a little rushed, but he didn't realize that Qiao Yingze, who had his back to Qiao Yingze, had listened to him. The complexion that had become rosy from drinking alcohol turned completely white in a flash.