Yan Shi also tightly clenched the hands holding the two of them, "Don't worry, many things are not what they appear to be."
Gao Changgeng raised his fist and was about to smash the door, but the fist was held in the air but it didn't come down for a long time.
I only heard the two people in the courtyard say again——
"But what could I do back then? If I hadn't followed Gao Changgeng, my mother would have died."
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the courtyard.
Hua Ling had already determined that Gao Changgeng was a villain who robbed civilian men, so he poked a finger at the tree trunk and muttered softly, "He is really a villain."
"You go." After a long silence, someone suddenly spoke in the courtyard.
"Bai Lian—"
"Let's go! Go!" The voice suddenly became sharper, as if shouting with all the strength in his body.
"Bai Lian, don't you love me? I haven't forgotten you all these years. You are always the one in my heart!"
"Have you said enough? Let's go. I don't want to talk to you anymore, let alone see you again."
Then there was a shoving sound.
Gao Changgeng's raised fists slowly fell, his body seemed to have exhausted his strength, his originally straight spine seemed to have lost its support, and he looked as if he had aged more than ten years.
Gao Changgeng turned around slowly, walked back slowly with his head lowered and his shoulders slumped, as if his soul had been taken away, leaving only a thoughtless shell.
Yan Shi waited until he was far away before walking out with Hua Ling from behind the tree, "Let's go."
"Brother, where are we going?"
"Go to dinner," Yan Shi said, "By the way, I'll ask about Gao Changgeng."
Gao Changgeng is a well-known local family, and it is easy to inquire about his affairs. This time, Yan Shi did not choose to ask the waiter in the shop. After eating and drinking with Hualing, he came to a small jewelry stall, pretending to buy Asked about the appearance of the jewelry.
The Gao family has considerable assets in the local area, Yan Shi was afraid that which restaurant belonged to Gao Changgeng's family, if he inquired about him on his territory, Gao Changgeng would definitely know about it, that would be bad.
"You mean that Mr. Gao?" The stall owner said, "He is good-looking, has a good family background, and is well-educated. I don't know how much blessing he accumulated in his previous life, but he was able to cast such a good pregnancy in this life."
Yan Shi smiled, "I think this person is pretty good. To be honest, we are not from the local area. We just passed by here with relatives. Who would have thought that my sister fell in love with Mr. Gao at first sight. My sister was spoiled by us since she was a child. We don’t want to marry unless he is the only one. Our family is rich, so we don’t care what the other person’s family is like. We only value his character. If he is not bad, we plan to find a matchmaker to talk about marriage. But after all, we are newcomers, and we didn’t know this person before. So I wanted to find someone to inquire about, and hoped that my brother would tell the truth."
While talking, Yan Shi stuffed a piece of silver into the stall owner's hand.
The stall owner couldn't make so much money even if he set up his stall for a month, so he happily accepted the money.
"So that's how it is," said the stall owner, "but I'm going to be disappointed. Although Master Gao isn't married, it's by no means a good match for Miss."
Yan Shi frowned, "I would like to hear more about it."
"The matter started three years ago. Please look, my lord. Going north from here, there is an alley called Qiufeng Lane. There are two families living in the alley, the Zha family and the Xiao family. The stall owner said while pointing his hand to the north, "Both families have a son who is about the same age. The son of the Cha family is named Cha Nan, and the son of the Xiao family is named Xiao Bailian. They grew up together As we grew up, we gradually developed feelings for each other, and we decided to make a lifelong relationship with each other."
Yan Shi asked in confusion, "Then what does this have to do with Master Gao?"
"Don't worry, my lord, listen to me continue." The stall owner continued, "When Xiao Bailian was more than ten years old, his parents passed away one after another. Not long after that, Chanan's father also died. Chanan followed his mother one after another. But one day three years ago, his mother suddenly fell ill and needed a large sum of money for medical treatment. The Xiao family and the Cha family are both small households, and their daily lives are tight and there is no extra money Treat his mother. Although I don't know what disease his mother is suffering from, I have also heard that it is not a common disease.
Ordinary people can afford to be cured, even if they can be cured, they may not be able to save them. Just when Chanan and Xiao Bailian were in a hurry to raise money, Mr. Gao appeared. Mr. Gao told Zhanan that as long as Zhanan married him, he would give money to treat his mother. "
Yan Shi hurriedly said, "Then Chanan agreed?"
"Yes, if you don't agree to his mother, you will die." The stall owner sighed, "After Zha Nan agreed, Gao Changgeng immediately took his mother into the mansion, found the best doctor for his mother, and used The best medicine."
Hua Ling tugged at Yan Shi's sleeve, "Brother—"
Yan Shi smiled lightly at him, then patted his head soothingly, "It's fine." The little princess hated this kind of thing that people who clearly love each other can't be together.
Although Gao Changgeng said he was taking advantage of others' danger, he also helped Zhanan after all. Whether this is right or wrong cannot be determined in just a few words.
"Xiao Bailian must be very sad." The little princess's originally happy face gradually showed a look of sadness.
"Sadness is for sure. Speaking of which, Xiao Bailian's life is quite bitter. He became an orphan at a young age, and the bamboo horse he grew up with has also left him. Only he himself knows the feeling of it." The stall owner said. "In the second month after Zhanan moved to Gaofu, Xiao Bailian quickly married himself to Lincheng, but his life was really bad. The man died soon after marrying. He is a man and can't give birth. A son and a half daughter, not even a child beside him, he was driven back by the family just after he had fulfilled his filial piety for that dead ghost."
"Just now you said that Mr. Gao was not married, but now you say that Chanan moved to Gao's mansion three years ago, what's going on?" Yan Shi was keenly aware of the contradictions in the stall owner's words.
The stall owner explained, "Chanan planned to get married not long after he moved to Gaofu, but it was said that it was his birth year, and the marriage was not good, so we had to postpone it for a year. But the next year was the year of the widow, so it was not suitable for marriage. In the third year, his mother died again, and he had to observe filial piety for another year, so the two people have not paid homage to the church until now. However, the two lived together, and since Mr. Gao entered the Gao Mansion in Zha Nan, he gradually moved away from him. The property of the Gao family was handed over to him, and he himself was studying at ease. In order to avoid others making irresponsible remarks about Zhanan, Mr. Gao even specially held a banquet at home, saying that Zhanan was his fiancé, and asked people to control him Called the second master. Chanan is also up to date. Don’t look at him as a poor boy before, he is really good at it. In his hands, the Gao family’s property not only did not fail, but flourished day by day. If you don’t know his details, you will think that He has been the young master of a rich family since he was a child."
Yan Shi said, "In this way, Master Gao treats Chanan really well."
The stall owner said, "Who says it's not? If I didn't really like it, I'm afraid I wouldn't do it for this kind of sake."
Yan Shi smiled politely, "It seems that my sister is really blessed. It would be great if I met Master Gao earlier."
Yan Shi bid farewell to the stall owner, took Hua Ling's hand and walked back slowly, the day after returning to the inn just got dark.
Qu Liushang was waiting for them in the hall, and when he saw them coming in, he hurriedly said, "Gao Changgeng didn't come and didn't send anyone."
Yan Shi had expected "he won't come today." Then he told Qu Liushang all the news he got today.
Qu Liushang nodded after listening, "Then what if he doesn't come?"
"Just wait and see. If there is no news after tomorrow, I will go again."
At this moment, Hua Ling yawned, and Yan Shi lowered his voice immediately, "Sleepy?"
Hua Ling rubbed her eyes, "A little bit."
"Then go to sleep." Nothing is as important as the little princess sleeping.
Hua Ling was lying on the bed, her hands were tightly wrapped around Yan Shi's waist, and her nose rubbed against his chest, "Brother—"
Yan Shi rubbed his hands on his back a few times, "What's wrong? But you're not sleepy anymore?"
Hua Ling shook her head, "We've been together forever."
"We will always be together." Yan Shi patted him on the back reassuringly, and hugged him tighter.
"I really like, like, like, brother." Hua Ling also hugged Yan Shi even tighter, wishing to embed him in his own flesh and blood.
"Brother." Before Yan Shi could speak again, Hua Ling suddenly lifted his head from his chest and looked at him with piercing eyes, "If I did something wrong and made you angry, would you forgive me? But you Don't worry, I will never do anything to offend you." Hua Ling was afraid that Yan Shi might misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained.
"Ming Ting, no one can never do wrong things in their lifetime, and so do I. We are husband and wife, we need to be considerate and understand each other." Yan Shi looked into his eyes and said very seriously, "Actually, I always feel that I'm not good enough for you. You married me, and I didn't let you have a good life. I'm not in the mansion during the day, I know you must be very lonely. Even when I return to the mansion, there are many things to do, to be with you I have very little time. I am afraid that the days to come will be even more difficult, and I am really afraid that I will not be able to protect you."
At this moment, Yan Shi said such words to Hua Ling for the first time, his voice was slow and sincere, and his eyes were full of friendship.
"Brother, I'm not afraid of these things. If I want to die, I will die with you. I'm afraid, just afraid that if I do something wrong, you will be angry with me and never talk to me again." Knowing what I have done behind your back, when you found out the truth, would you still say the same thing as today
Yan Shi kissed his eyes, "Don't think about it, you have nightmares again at night. You have to be good and don't worry me, okay?"
"Will my brother not want me in the future?" Hua Ling was still a little worried.
Yan Shi's tone was unusually gentle and focused, "I only have you in this life."
If you are really sorry for me, I will never have anyone else in my life. My heart is only so big, if I give it to you, I won't be able to hold others anymore.
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