By this time, it was getting dark outside.
Seeing that the topic about the island was almost finished, Sheng Weiqiao pretended to be tired and said, "It's getting late. I want to go back and rest early. I'll talk about it later if there's anything else!"
Sheng Suihe tried to persuade him: "It's getting dark, just stay and have dinner! I'll take you back later?"
"It's just a few steps away from the island, what can I give you?" Sheng Weiqiao didn't want to see him at all right now. After all, when she saw him, she doubted his life experience. When she doubted his life experience, she thought of the advantages he had taken advantage of over the years - even if Sheng Lanci and his wife had never instilled in her the concept of "starving to death is a small matter, and a breach of integrity is a big deal." However, the understanding formed by the environment in which she was raised since she was a child also made Sheng Weiqiao unable to muster the courage to face herself and a person who was not related by blood. The fact that she had close contact with her foreigner many times.
So I refused without hesitation, "Besides, you didn't bring a cook, so I may not be used to the food you serve!"
"There has just been chaos on the island, and you only brought a maid here." Originally, when their "brother and sister" came to the island, Sheng Lanci and his wife prepared half a boat of people to serve their daughter, and they also wanted to prepare a boat for Sheng Suihe. Yes, but Sheng Suihe came to the island this time for a serious matter. Unlike Sheng Weiqiao, who had a leisurely attitude of traveling to relax, he couldn't bear to be served by a group of people, so he didn't ask for anyone, let alone take him with him. A dedicated cook.
When Sheng Weiqiao refused this, he couldn't help but choke, but immediately said, "Now that it's dark, it may not be safe for you two weak women to go back. I'd better give you a ride!"
When he said this, Sheng Weiqiao also changed his expression slightly, and took advantage of the situation to propose: "I have been on the island for two days, and I don't think it is interesting here. Besides, something happened on the island just now, and I guess Gongsun Hailord must be busy with things - how about we go first Say goodbye?"
As expected, Sheng Suihe did not see her true intention of eager to return to Sheng Mansion. He only said that she thought Tortoiseshell Island was unsafe and was afraid of an accident if she stayed there.
Although he wanted to tell her that all this was within his plan and that Sheng Weiqiao would not be in any danger at all, but after hesitating for a moment, he realized that even if he said so, Sheng Weiqiao might not believe it or not. The most important thing is that everything The explanation will reveal many secrets that should not be disclosed.
So after hesitating for a while, he said cheerfully: "It won't work tomorrow. We have to go to Ying Dun together tomorrow to plead for mercy. But this time the matter is very big, and almost everyone on the island knows about it. Not to mention whether the eldest brother will He agreed on the spot and said that if we said goodbye after saying this, everyone would think that we left in anger. Wouldn't this be to keep the grudge? Let's stay for another three days before leaving. You see How about it?"
"Three days?" Sheng Weiqiao was immediately disappointed. She wished she could sail out to sea tonight
But she also knew that Sheng Sleeping Crane would definitely not let her return by boat alone - so these three days were to be decided.
Sighing secretly, Sheng Weiqiao said without energy, "We agreed for three days, and we can't let it go any longer!"
Sheng Suihe responded with a smile. After calling Lu Jin and the people serving him here, he turned his eyes on Lu Jin's empty hands and ordered his people: "Go and bring a lamp! Get another thick piece of paper." Order the cloak!”
After a while, the man came over with a lantern and a cloak. Sheng Sleeping Crane let Lu Jin take the lantern and took the cloak himself. Sheng Weiqiao's master and servant thought that he was going to put it on by himself, but when his hand shook, his pocket covered Sheng Weiqiao's head. Previous: "It's windy at night, so be careful, dear girl!"
Seeing this, Lu Jin couldn't help but blush, and apologized: "Miss, this slave was negligent!"
It was getting late when they went out just now. As a personal maid, Lu Jin should have thought that it would probably be night when they came back, so she brought Sheng Weiqiao a cloak, a coat, etc. to resist the cold night air.
Now that she saw Sheng Suihe filling this loophole for her, Lu Jin was filled with shame and secretly blamed herself for not fulfilling her responsibilities. She also felt more and more that she had the opportunity to persuade Sheng Weiqiao to treat this eldest son better - Sheng Weiqiao had always had an attitude towards his brother. , Sheng Suihe can actually consider her so thoughtfully, even if it is for everyone to see, it is very rare!
After all, Sheng Suihe, who has the dual achievements of being the head of the case and being the leader of the Yuan Dynasty, is no longer inferior to Sheng Weiqiao in front of Mrs. Sheng.
In this case, no one could say anything even if he was being indifferent to Sheng Weiqiao, his direct sister. After all, the Sheng family knew that Sheng Weiqiao himself was not gentle and considerate towards his brother.
Lu Jin's heart sank when he thought of this: "If this eldest son is not really kind-hearted, cares about blood ties, and doesn't care about the young lady, then it is because the city is deep and he can't bear it... If it's the former, it's fine. If it's the latter, in the future, The master and his wife are no longer here, and he treats the young lady..."
The maid leading the way with a lantern was full of worries, and the two masters walking side by side behind were also in a heavy mood.
Sheng Weiqiao was more worried: she still had to stay on Tortoiseshell Island for three days. What if she had a long night of dreams and something happened to her in these three days
If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have agreed to Gongsun Yingjiang’s sudden arrival! ! !
However, Sheng Suihe had mixed feelings: The order on the island was now under the control of Wu Yiying, and it was not as chaotic and dangerous as Sheng Weiqiao thought.
So he didn't actually have to send him this way.
The most important thing is that he doesn't have no manpower available at this moment - for example, Gongsun Xi and the others - put aside a lot of things and went to the flower hall to talk to Sheng Weiqiao for a long time, and now he even sent them back in person, which meant that he I don't think I'll have to stay up all night to get things done tonight!
In the past, Sheng Sleeping Crane would definitely not have wasted so much time.
Even just now, he wouldn't go to the flower hall to see Sheng Weiqiao in person. He would only ask Zuo Zuo to ask her about her intentions and give a direct answer. Not to mention sending her back in person. Even if the girl herself mentioned that it was getting late and it was not safe, he could at most just call one of his men to run an errand.
But now that he was accompanying her in person, Sheng Weiqiao was not grateful, but looked coldly like he owed her money and silver. Sheng Suihe couldn't feel the slightest resentment, and was a little worried about what he had just said to her. Is it a little too much, so that it leaves a bad impression on this girl
"Sure enough, I have had too many good times and I have slacked off!" Sheng Weiqiao was restless for a moment, then suddenly came back to his senses and couldn't help but smile to himself, "When have I ever been so indecisive and hesitant before? It seems that I have not slacked off at all in the past two years. Two o’clock!”
He shook his head and said to himself, "Besides, I lived in a bandit's den at a very young age. Although I have had a lot of experience in intrigues over the years, I have never experienced the love between children because of my age. As the saying goes, Wenwen Township is the Tomb of Heroes. It's the best way to kill the spirit in my chest. I didn't take it to heart in the past. This trip to the valley was originally just a trivial matter, but it still makes me uneasy and makes me lose my composure again and again - this worldly romance should not be underestimated!"
Immediately, he felt a sense of fear of discovering a key flaw, and thought to himself, "Thankfully I have realized this now! Otherwise, when I go to Chang'an in the future, it is the most prosperous place in the world, how can there be so many beauties? Don't wait until then. It would be a joke if someone just sent a few pretty maids to defeat them!"
Thinking of this, Sheng Suihe suddenly felt that it would be better to stay away from Sheng Weiqiao.
Firstly, he has business to do, and now is not the time to fall in love; secondly, judging from his previous considerations, this good girl is not a suitable wife for him; thirdly, he is not sure that Sheng Lan will be happy with her resignation. He promised himself the apple of his eye, and he was now in a critical period when he needed help from the Sheng family. For the sake of safety, it was best to maintain the status quo to avoid accidents.
So after a while, he sent Sheng Weiqiao to the entrance of the courtyard. When he saw Gongsun Yingjiang who heard the noise inside, he came out to pick him up. He nodded and left.
Neither Sheng Weiqiao nor Sheng Suihe could sleep well that night because of their worries, but because they had already made up their minds about what to do in the future, they didn't stay up all night.
In this way, the next morning, Sheng Weiqiao was woken up by Lu Jin, got up and washed himself. He went to the side hall to have breakfast with Gongsun Yingjiang. The servants brought tea and water for them to rinse their mouths. Sheng Sleeping Crane walked in from outside and planned to Take Sheng Weiqiao with you to intercede with Gongsun Yingdun.
When Gongsun Yingjiang saw this, he stood up quickly and thanked him on behalf of his brother.
Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Suihe naturally told her not to say anything: "Ying Dun is young and ignorant, so he can just teach you a lesson. Even if you don't come to ask us for this matter, we won't be able to just sit back and watch if we find out."
Originally, Gongsun Yingjiang wanted to go with her. This was not because she did not trust her aunt and uncle, but mainly because she knew that Gongsun Yingdun had always been very opposed to the recruitment, and she had a deep rift with Sheng Suihe. He said that he actually didn’t have a good impression of Sheng Weiqiao. Even when the rebellion failed and Gongsun Su personally watched the execution, he refused to admit his mistakes. If Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Suihe passed by later, this worried brother would You have the same attitude in public, but why do you ask everyone to step down
And when she passed, she might be able to find an opportunity to persuade Gongsun Yingdun to be wiser and stop seeking death on his own.
But Sheng Suihe reminded her: "Brother must not be the only one there now. Are you sure you want to go?"
When Gongsun Yingjiang heard this, he didn't know what he thought of, his expression changed, and he didn't mention following him.
After going out, Sheng Weiqiao asked him: "Who else is there now besides Gongsun Haizhu? Why did Ying Jiang not mention going there after hearing this?"
"They are some of the people under Brother." If it were in the past, Sheng Suihe would definitely take the opportunity to joke with her and tell her the reason, but last night he had made up his mind not to play with fire, so he said calmly at this moment , "Those who said that I should not have saved Ying Jiang in the first place, but should have used this opportunity to save my eldest brother's other male heirs - they often have nothing nice to say when they see Ying Jiang. Of course, Ying Jiang is not afraid of them. The only question is whether to deal with Ying Jiang lightly this time." Dun, they can also talk, Ying Jiang was worried that if he went there, they would decide to punish Ying Dun severely, so he didn't go."
Sheng Weiqiao was thinking about his return date and didn't notice the change in his attitude. He only frowned and said, "These people are really hateful!"
She said this not because she was worried about Gongsun Yingdun, but because she was a girl and felt unfair for Gongsun Yingjiang.
Sheng Suihe didn't answer - so Sheng Weiqiao didn't say anything else.
The two of them arrived in silence all the way to the island's meeting hall. As expected, seven or eight people were gathered here. Except for Gongsun Su, the Sea Lord, who was the youngest, the others looked to be at least forty years old. From their looks and demeanor, they looked like old people on the island. , comparable to unusual pirates.
Sheng Suihe said that these people looked down upon Gongsun Yingjiang for being a girl, and even regretted that the girl did not deserve to live two years after the incident. However, when Sheng Weiqiao, who was also a female, came in, they did not show any signs of neglect, and they all came forward. She apologized for being trapped in the valley for two days. She also said that she was handsome and elegant. She looked like she came from a wealthy family. Being able to come to Tortoiseshell Island to stay for a while made the island glow. In the final analysis, she was: "As expected of her." The apple of Nanfeng Sanren’s eye!”
Sheng Weiqiao was speechless after hearing this, and couldn't help but turn to look at Gongsun Su, thinking that it turns out that these people are not just belittling women. The key is to see if there are people behind them. For example, if he has his father, Sheng Lanci, as his backer, they have a kind attitude and words. Wen Xu, it can be seen that Gongsun Yingjiang is considered by these people as not worthy of life, and the root cause lies in Gongsun Su's neglect of his daughter.
She was secretly apologizing for Gongsun Yingjiang. Over there, Sheng Suihe had directly stated his purpose of coming: "I just came out of the valley yesterday and was busy washing up. I didn't have time to tell my eldest brother and you all. Although I can't tell you what happened this time. It was Ying Dun who was the leader, but who among us didn't know that he was a child who was ignorant and was being taken advantage of? Fortunately, although there was chaos on the island for a while, nothing serious happened in the end. However, the Wuyi Battalion took this opportunity to arrest a lot of people. He has ulterior motives. In this way, Ying Dun and he hit us by mistake, but he has made a contribution to us!"
"So in my opinion, let's forget it this time, right? Anyway, eldest brother has already beaten him a few times to give him a long memory."
When he said this, Gongsun Su naturally objected and insisted on severely punishing Gongsun Yingdun. Then Sheng Suihe asked for mercy again, and Sheng Weiqiao also planned to say a few good words. The scene was almost over, and Gongsun Su just relented - the matter ended here. .
However, Sheng Weiqiao thought well, but in fact, before Gongsun Su opened his mouth, everyone else's expressions changed and they said in unison: "No way!!!"
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