"The banquet of the Chen family? Is it the Chen family who had a conflict with your third brother some time ago? I heard that the third brother had a very tense fight with the three brothers of the Chen family. After he came back, his father put him under the family law. "
Qi Yan didn't expect that Qi Wang even knew about this matter. He was slightly stunned, then nodded and said: "It is true that there is such a thing, but we have some business contacts with the Chen family. Although the three brothers were a bit impulsive, they were kind people. Although the third brother offended them, he didn't care about anything with us and kept in touch with us. Many of the raw materials our textile factory needed came from their home. Knowing that the third brother was punished, he deliberately gave us 20% of the profit."
In Qi Yan's mouth, the three brothers of the Chen family are all worthy people. Judging from his appearance, the relationship with the three brothers of the Chen family should be quite good.
Qi Wang pondered for a while, and was about to say something, Qi Yan had already said: "Brother, there is no need to have such an argument between us and the Chen family. The last time was just a conflict between us juniors. You also know my brother's temperament, he is just a bastard, besides his few cronies, who else can he get along with? It would be inappropriate to break these relationships because of him. "
Qi Yan earnestly persuaded Qi Wang, hoping that he could go to the Chen family's banquet. In his opinion, it was Qi Heng who made trouble out of nothing at the beginning. If it wasn't because behind him was the Marshal's mansion, how could he have endured this with the temperament of the Chen family? Tone
After saying these words, he looked at Qi Wang, waiting for his answer.
At this moment, a group of dark clouds floated out from nowhere, covering the moon that had just struggled out of the clouds, the light in the yard dimmed, and the sound of the wind that had stopped before became much louder, Qi Yan The clothes he was wearing were a little thin, and he felt a little cold when the cold wind blew, so he couldn't help but raised his hands and rubbed his arms.
"Brother, if you have nothing to do, why don't you go to the banquet, you haven't walked around in this circle for a long time, everyone is almost forgetting your existence, why don't you take this opportunity to make a public appearance, and let everyone know that the Qi family The eldest young master has returned."
Qi Yan seems to be completely out of kindness, he tried his best to persuade Qi Wang, and analyzed all the pros and cons clearly. He tried so hard to want Qi Wang to attend this banquet. Delusion is unbelief.
"You really want me to go to the banquet?"
Qi Yan's eyes flashed, and his tone became a little more sincere than before: "It's not that I want my elder brother to attend this banquet, I just think that my elder brother has been back for so long, but I don't know what I'm busy with. , I know that my elder brother is impatient to attend these banquets, but you are the young master of the Qi family after all, and you should have taken the lead in attending these banquets. Before my elder brother was not there, I could only do it for me, but since my elder brother is back, it is natural for my elder brother to go of."
His tone should be as sincere as possible, as if he was sincerely planning for Qi Wang, seeing him like this, Qi Wang smiled and said: "There is no need to go to the banquet, I have something to do tomorrow, No time passed."
He has already talked to this point, if the original owner had been changed, he would have agreed to it long ago, but Qi Yan originally thought that the matter was a sure thing, but he didn't know that Qi Wang didn't play cards according to common sense, and directly rejected himself. , he couldn't help being stunned, the expression on his face could hardly be maintained.
"Brother, is your matter important? Maybe you can push it back..."
Qi Huang shook his head and said: "It's very important and cannot be postponed. Since you have already attended so many banquets on my behalf, it doesn't matter if you replace me a few more times. Anyway, I know your temperament, don't you The kind of person who forgets who he is, I believe in you."
After saying these words, Qi Wang stood up from the stone bench, looked at Qi Yan whose face was turning blue due to the night wind, and said with concern: "Second brother, your health is not good, you are still in poor health. Don't blow it outside anymore, this roast goose tastes good, I'll take it home and try it."
Saying that, without waiting for Qi Yan to refuse, he directly wrapped the roast goose on the table in oiled paper again.
"Our two yards are not in the same direction, so I will go back first. If you have nothing to do, go back first. It is late at night and the dew is heavy. Don't hurt your body."
After saying these words, Qi Wang left directly with the oiled paper bag containing the roast goose, leaving Qi Yan alone in the empty garden.
The night seemed to be much thicker than before, Qi Yan felt very cold, that kind of cold was not blown by the night wind, but permeated from the bottom of his heart, his face turned blue, and his eyes were fixed on the place where Qi Huan left. Even though his figure had already disappeared, Qi Yan never looked back.
It felt as if something had changed. It felt as if the things he had held in his hands had quietly slipped out of his control and spread towards an unknown direction.
A faint sense of panic rose from Qi Yan's heart, and after realizing that he had developed such a shameful emotion as cowardice, Qi Yan's face became even darker.
He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. Instead of getting up and leaving, he recalled the conversation he had with Qi Wang just now.
Qi Yan thinks that his performance is impeccable. He was like that in front of Qi Wang in the past, and Qi Wang has always trusted him and never doubted him. Just laughed it off, and didn't care about anything with him.
Even if there is a conflict between his own arrangement and Qi Wang's arrangement, Qi Wang will either postpone his arrangement, or explain to him in detail why he cannot be with him, in short, he will not let himself feel bad.
But this time is different, he has already said that to that point, he almost told Qi Wang that he must go to the banquet with him, Qi Yan was sure that Qi Wang understood what he meant, but in the end he still refused , just inferring that there is something, but not explaining anything to him.
Qi Yan carefully recalled the conversation between the two just now, he thought that his statement was impeccable and would not let Qi Wang find out anything, but Qi Wang's answer was not quite right.
The feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger, Qi Yan frowned even tighter, and he tapped lightly on the stone table with his fingers, but until the knuckles turned red, he couldn't bear the pain. He took his hand back and didn't think about it.
The sky outside became more and more gloomy, thin rain fell from the sky, the small pavilion was not big, and there was no shelter on all sides, the rain fell in, wet Qi Yan's clothes, and some fell on The cold touch on his face made Qi Yan couldn't help shivering, and then he sneezed non-stop as if he couldn't control it.
After several sneezes in a row, Qi Yan was a little groggy. He shook his head, knowing that he couldn't stay here any longer.
After analyzing it for a long time, I couldn't figure out what Qi Wang was thinking, so it's better not to waste time, go back to the yard first.
When Qi Yan returned to the yard, he heard the people under his command come to report the letter, saying that Qi Huang had replaced all the people who were serving in his yard.
"Second young master, all the servants in the young master's courtyard have been replaced. They said that they are not used to their service. The people inside have all been replaced by the young master's personal guards. Those people are very vigilant. However, before they did anything, they stared at the little ones with a pair of eyes, which clearly regarded the little ones as thieves."
After hearing what the servants said, Qi Yan frowned tightly, and the expression on his face became more serious and cautious.
Qi Wang changed all the people in his yard? Moreover, they were all replaced by their own personal guards. According to the people below, those people were all armed with live ammunition, and all of them were very vigilant.
The feeling of uneasiness before became real, the situation began to get out of control, and now it is completely out of his control, then Qi Wang had such an attitude towards himself before, could he be aware of something
No, Qi Yan is very aware of Qi Yuanhao's taboo. In the Marshal's Mansion, two different teams are not allowed to appear at the same time. In the past, Qi Wang has always been very honest. His personal guards were brought here, why did he suddenly go to bed this time? And Qi Yuanhao didn't object
The meaning of the latter is more terrifying than the former. Qi Yan couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately got up and went to Xu Zhaorong's yard. After staying for a while, Qi Yan came back. Went to Qi Yuanhao's yard with the food box.
However, Xu Zhaorong didn't even enter the yard, and was stopped by people outside.
You must know that when I came here in the past, as long as there were no other women inside, the people under my command would let me in. This time they stopped me and didn't allow her to step in, and didn't tell her that there were other women inside. This made Xu Zhaorong feel uneasy.
Thinking of his son's explanation, Xu Zhaorong sorted out his emotions, and asked softly: "You two, can you be more accommodating? I brought the Fuling wolfberry flying dragon soup that the master likes to drink most. It won't taste good if it is left cold. Now, can you let me in? I promise I will come out after delivering the soup, and I won’t stay any longer.”
The people guarding outside the yard are all Qi Yuanhao's confidantes. They have been with Qi Yuanhao longer than Xu Zhaorong. Although she is Qi Yuanhao's concubine, she dare not be presumptuous in front of these people and is still polite. The way he looked, at this time, he even spoke a little more to please.
"Second aunt, the commander-in-chief has ordered that no one is allowed to enter, and please go back."
The two guards opened their mouths sullenly, not giving Xu Zhaorong any face.
Seeing this, Xu Zhaorong scolded the two soldiers in her heart, but she didn't dare to show the slightest bit on her face. She tried to persuade the two to let her in, but they refused to enter. In the end, she didn't even pay any attention to her, and the anger in Xu Zhaorong's heart gradually emerged, but in the end, he forcibly suppressed the anger.
"Well, since the commander-in-chief is busy, then I won't bother you, but I carefully brewed this Poria cocos wolfberry flying dragon soup, and please bring it in to the commander-in-chief. After all, it is my heart, please do it All right, don't disappoint me."
This time the two soldiers did not refuse, one of them took the lunch box that Xu Zhaorong was carrying, turned around and entered the yard, Xu Zhaorong looked at his leaving back, couldn't help biting his lip, but in the end he still didn't have the guts After breaking in, he could only turn around and leave resentfully.
On the way back, Xu Zhaorong couldn't help complaining to Tao Hong, the servant girl beside him: "Tao Hong, tell me that my concubine is aggrieved or not, obviously I am the master, but when those two people are facing me, their nostrils are full of tears." I wish I could look up to the sky, and I don’t even have to look at me directly, just thinking about it makes me feel very aggrieved.”
"Second wife, you'd better keep your voice down. If they hear it, it will be bad if it reaches the handsome man."
Tao Hong has a steady personality, those soldiers are sharp and sharp, they haven't gone far, if they hear it, it will be another trouble to spread it to the commander.
Xu Zhaorong choked for a moment, and felt even more aggrieved in his heart: "When will this kind of life end? Although I say that I am the second wife, it is no different from the first wife, but what is the first wife in this handsome mansion?" Status? What is my status? She is just born better than me, other than this, how can she compare to me? "
Xu Zhaorong was born in a small family. She was attracted by Qi Yuanhao when she was selling flowers on the street, and then she was taken into the mansion as the second concubine. However, Xu Zhaorong's family conditions were not very good, but her father She is also a scholar, Xu Zhaorong thinks she is knowledgeable and sensible, no matter in appearance or talent, she is actually much better than Qin Minyan.
The only bad thing about her is her background, but if her background is better, she can still take the position of the eldest wife of the Qi family.
Seeing the indignant expression on Xu Zhaorong's face, Taohong couldn't help persuading her a few more words: "Second wife, don't be angry, it's not worth it for such a trivial matter, we all know that the second wife is better than the eldest lady." It's much stronger, and when the second young master... will naturally benefit you, you'd better bear with it now."
Tao Hong is a person who can talk. After comforting her, Xu Zhaorong finally recovered a little. She took a few deep breaths, adjusted her mood, and walked quickly towards the courtyard where Qi Yan was.
"The situation is like this. I couldn't even enter your father's yard, so I was stopped by two guards outside. However, there should be no one else in the yard. I can be sure of that."
After receiving Xu Zhaorong's words, Qi Yan frowned and began to think. Seeing him like this, Xu Zhaorong couldn't help asking: "Ayan, did something happen? Why do you look like this?"
Qi Yan shook his head, and didn't intend to tell Xu Zhaorong his guess: "It's nothing, it's just a small matter, I can handle it myself."
Seeing this, Xu Zhaorong was relieved, she was also winking, seeing that Qi Yan seemed to have something to do, so she didn't stay here any longer, and quickly left with Tao Hong.
After Qi Wang came back with the half-eaten roast goose, he locked himself in the study room. Those soldiers who followed him were all well-trained. It is well guarded so that not a single fly can fly in.
In the study room, Qi Wang looked down at the roast goose on the table, with a gloomy look on his brows.
The taste of this roast goose is indeed delicious, but the secret recipe of this delicacy makes people feel disgusting-this roast goose is marinated with a lot of powder ground from the husk, as long as the taste is not too bad, add large After the cigarette shells are ground into powder, it will become a delicacy that people can't stop eating.
Just now Qi Yan's actions were all seen by Qi Wang, and the roast goose leg that had only eaten one bite was still placed here. If he said that he didn't know how to make this roast goose, Qi Wang would not believe it.
Qi Yan must have known how this thing was made, so he tried his best to let Qi Huang eat it, but he himself just dipped his mouth and never ate it.