In the study room, Xiao Yi was sitting by the window drinking tea leisurely, the cold moonlight shining through the window on the bluestone floor of the house, like a gauze.
"Boom!"
When the gong of the first watch rang outside the mansion, there was finally the sound of someone's slow footsteps outside.
Xiao Luan followed the bamboo slowly, abruptly taking one step into three steps, his figure was as stooped as an old man.
bang bang bang!
His heartbeat was beating like a drum, echoing in his ears, and tremblingly raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi who was sitting by the window, he felt that the other party's face half-lit by the moonlight was no different from looking at the gloomy Yan Jun who was urging him to death. His eyes are like vultures staring at their prey.
"Big Brother." Stammeringly, Xiao Luan clasped his fists and saluted Xiao Yi, his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he looked like a mouse seeing a cat.
Xiao Yi put down the teacup, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, and shot Xiao Luan coldly.
He didn't say anything, but he saw Xiao Luan's cold sweat dripping from his forehead and the back of his neck, and he was terrified.
The silence in the study spread, invisible magnifying the fear in Xiao Luan's heart.
Frightened, Xiao Luan's legs went limp, and he knelt down on the ground with a "plop", swallowed, and muttered, "Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong"
Xiao Yi looked at his cowardly and cowardly appearance, and felt angry, flicked his fingers, and asked angrily: "Say! Why did you reconcile?!"
As he said that, Xiao Yi's peach eyes narrowed, as if silently threatening, if Xiao Luan didn't have enough reasons, don't blame him for being rude!
Xiao Luan took a quick look at Xiao Yi, shrank his body, and looked like a bereaved dog.
His lips moved hesitantly, and finally, under the coercion of his elder brother, he talked intermittently about the ins and outs of the matter.
Recently, a new Nanhu Restaurant opened in Luoyue City. It was opened by a boss from Jiangnan. The Jiangnan water, wine and dishes inside are of a high standard. Therefore, Xiao Luan and a few friends would go to this restaurant to drink, chat and listen to ditties from time to time. What.
The day before yesterday, when Xiao Luan came out of Nanhu Restaurant after drinking, he happened to meet Qu Jiayue. Qu Jiayue came forward to ask for help, saying that the carriage in the mansion suddenly broke its shaft, the house was leaking due to continuous rain, and her purse happened to be stolen
At that time, Qu Jiayue's pear blossoms and rainy, helpless appearance aroused Xiao Luan's compassion, so he borrowed a carriage from the owner of the restaurant, and then sent the Buddha to the west to personally escort Qu Jiayue back. Qufu.
Who would have thought that it would rain halfway, and when he arrived at Qu Mansion, his clothes were already soaked, so Qu Jiayue invited him into the mansion to change into the clothes of the Marquis of Pingyang, and ordered his servants to make him a rice wine drink. Eggs to keep out the cold.
He had already drank some wine at Nanhu Restaurant, and he was a little drunk, but he didn't expect that after the bowl of rice wine was poured into his stomach, he was so drunk that he lost his mind.
When he woke up, he found that he was lying naked on a couch, and Qu Jiayue was sitting at the dressing table beside her combing her hair, her clothes seemed disheveled.
Qu Jiayue said that after he was drunk, he would talk to her affectionately. She was moved by him for a while, and the two of them became close by skin. She also said that she knew that he had a wife in his house. so
Xiao Luan was flustered at the moment, and after getting dressed, he hurriedly left Qu Mansion.
Originally, he wanted to hide this matter, but he accidentally brought Qu Jiayue's handkerchief back to the palace because of his clothes in a hurry, and he didn't know what to do with it, so he hid it in the outer study room. Accidentally, Zhou Roujia discovered the handkerchief embroidered with silver moons
Saying that, Xiao Luan blushed and lowered her head in shame, not daring to look Xiao Yi squarely.
Seeing that Xiao Luan stopped talking, Xiao Yi raised Erlang's legs, rubbed his chin and asked again: "It was Qu Jiayue who asked you to reconcile?"
"No, no, no" Xiao Luan hurriedly waved his hand to deny, and under Xiao Yi's half-smile eyes, he shrank back again, his voice became softer, and he sighed guiltily, "Brother, this time it's me who is sorry for my family. My lady, that's why I want to reconcile with Empress Dowager and give her all the property under my name."
Xiao Yi really wanted to kick this stupid brother to death, so as not to waste the mansion's rations.
He reluctantly asked again: "After the divorce, what are you going to do? Marry that woman surnamed Qu?!" Xiao Yi's voice was filled with undisguised sarcasm.
"No, no, no." Xiao Luan's pupils narrowed sharply, and he waved his hands in denial again in a panic, "Brother, don't do it!"
The more Xiao Yi looked at him, the more angry he became, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he waved his hand impatiently, "Get out! Also, whether you want to make up or not, it doesn't matter if you say it!"
"Yes, yes." Xiao Luan responded repeatedly without principle, and then secretly speculated whether the eldest brother said "get out" literally, or
Xiao Luan was so annoyed that his facial features were all wrinkled together. Thinking of his elder brother Xiao Yi's uncompromising attitude, and recalling the bloody and terrifying scenes on the battlefield back then, his heart pounded.
In the end, he finally made up his mind, lay down on the ground resolutely, and "rolled" out with difficulty.
Xiao Yi held his forehead speechlessly, the second sister-in-law has really worked hard, it is not easy to live with such a shameful thing.
After Xiao Luan stiffly rolled out of the study, she stood up, dusted off her body in embarrassment, then met Zhuzhu's sympathetic eyes, and smiled awkwardly.
Xiao Luan quickly stuffed a piece of silver shovel into the bamboo, then fled dejectedly, and returned to the direction of the palace.
It was already dark, and the surroundings were dead silent. Apart from the women guarding the small gate, there was no one around, only the sound of the cool evening wind blowing the leaves and flowers was infinitely amplified in his ears.
Xiao Luan originally planned to go back to his study directly, but the more he walked, the heavier his heart became. When he reached a three-way intersection, he couldn't help but stop hesitantly, and finally went in another direction resolutely—that was The direction of Qingyunwu.
Brother Guan is not only wise, but also kind. He is more like a big brother than his own brother. He should be able to teach himself how to make amends, right
The more Xiao Luan thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea, subconsciously quickened his pace, and headed towards Qingyunwu.
At this time, it was already halfway through the garrison time, and it was time for the willows to rest and resettle, but Xiao Luan was completely unaware of this.
Xiao Si, who was admiring the moon on the eaves, saw Xiao Luan running towards him from a distance, so he had no choice but to report to the young master.
After a while, Xiao Luan was led to the study room, Guan Yubai was setting chess on a torreya board by himself, when he saw Xiao Luan coming, he asked him to sit down.
"Brother Guan!" ..
Xiao Luan called affectionately, and while sitting down, he casually glanced at the chess game on the desk, seeing the dense black and white chess pieces made him dizzy. He really didn't understand why Guan Yubai and his eldest sister Xiao Fei liked playing chess so much.
This thought just flashed by, Xiao Luan still remembered the purpose of his trip, and said courteously and obsequiously: "Brother Guan has both civil and military skills, both wisdom and bravery, and his righteousness is beyond the sky." He racked his brains to use all the beautiful words he knew. On, "My admiration for Brother Guan has always been like a surging river, endless"
Guan Yubai smiled slightly, and said with his usual expression, "Thank you, Second Young Master."
Seeing Guan Yubai's kindness as usual, Xiao Luan's uneasy heart seemed to have a backbone in an instant, and finally expressed his intention in embarrassment: "Brother Guan, I came here specially to see you tonight, but I am really at my wit's end, so I was thinking about Brother Guan You are wise and martial, and you are not an outsider, so you have the audacity to come here to ask you for advice! Brother Guan, you have to help me!"
Xiao Luan looked at Guan Yubai earnestly, pitifully.
Who are these people! Xiaosi on the eaves outside was a little speechless when he heard the words, he just felt that everyone surnamed Xiao was familiar with him, and his actions were even more inexplicable.
This Xiao Luan is in trouble, instead of looking for his elder brother Xiao Yi, why did he come here to find their young master in a daze? !
Guan Yubai saw that Xiao Luan was preoccupied, so he asked cooperatively: "Second Young Master, what happened? Tell me slowly."
There is a saying: family ugliness should not be publicized, this matter is not honorable in the first place. Xiao Luan was also a little embarrassed, and after hesitating for a moment, he told Guan Yubai what happened between him and Qu Jiayue.
Although it was the second time, but because of the shame in his heart, Xiao Yi still stumbled, and could hardly look into Guan Yubai's eyes.
"Just now my elder brother called me over and said to me"
Xiao Luan copied Xiao Yi's last sentence and imitated it again, and then looked at Guan Yubai again expectantly, hoping that the other party would give him some good advice.
As we all know, Brother Guan and his elder brother have always hit it off. Brother Guan should know what his elder brother means, and what should he do next
After Xiao Luan finished speaking, the room was silent for a moment, and the rustling sound of swaying branches and leaves came from outside the window, as if someone was hiding in the shadows and whispering, Xiao Luan swallowed nervously.
"Second Young Master," Guan Yubai put down the white porcelain teacup with blue pattern in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Xiao Luan, looked him in the eye calmly, and asked calmly, "Did Miss Qu ever ask you anything?"
Xiao Luan shook his head, and murmured: "Miss Qu, she just asks me to go home quickly."
While speaking, the scene in Qu Mansion couldn't help but flashed in Xiao Luan's mind, as if someone had carved these deeply into his memory with a carving knife, so clear and unbearable.
Xiao Luan showed a look of embarrassment, and his eyes dimmed. He has always boasted that he is not indecent, but now he has an indecent relationship with a woman from a good family behind his wife's back. Is this considered adultery, or is it considered as having a concubine? !
"Then, Second Young Master, don't worry about this matter." Guan Yubai poured a cup of tea for Xiao Luan himself, his expression still calm and calm, "Next, let's see what conditions Miss Qu will ask, Second Young Master Just deal with it."
Brother Guan meant that Miss Qu would definitely put forward some conditions. Xiao Luan blinked slowly, seeing Guan Yubai's confident look, her uneasy heart returned to its original position, and her mood calmed down a little.
"Brother Guan, if you say that, I already know it. You don't know my brother."
Thinking of Xiao Yi's cold Yan Luo look just now, Xiao Luan couldn't help but shuddered, and got goosebumps all over his body.
His eldest brother is as ruthless as severe winter. In contrast, Brother Guan is really kind, warm like a spring breeze, and saves him from fire and water time and time again!
"Brother Guan, thank you so much." Xiao Luan looked at Guan Yubai gratefully, his eyes burning. Brother Guan is much more considerate than his elder brother. If Brother Guan is his own elder brother, then his life will be like a fairy!
Thinking of her eldest brother and younger sister who are not fuel-efficient lamps, Xiao Luan sighed in his heart, feeling that he was caught in the middle, it was so pitiful and unlucky.
Xiao Luan asked for advice, and his mind was settled.
He drank the warm tea in his cup vigorously, only to hear the sound of the gong beating on the second watch and the loud and sharp shout of the watchman: "Close the doors and windows to prevent theft and theft!"
Only then did Xiao Luan dully realize that it was getting late, and said bluntly, "Brother Guan, I'm sorry to bother you to rest. I'll take my leave first."
Xiao Luan stood up as he spoke, bowed solemnly to Guan Yubai, and left, wondering if he should buy a few boxes of sweet-scented osmanthus and red bean cakes from Bai's shop tomorrow, thank you Guan Yubai .
Xiao Luan left, Qingyunwu also returned to its original calm, Guan Yubai sat by the chessboard and continued to play his chess, the night deepened
When the sun rose again, Xiao Yu, who had taken a two-day vacation because of her mother's biological brother, returned to Qingyunwu to attend class. Qingyunwu became bustling with the arrival of the little guy until it was close to noon. He personally took Xiao Xiaoyu to Bixiaotang.
After arriving at Xiao Yi's outer study, little Xiao Yu personally commanded the bamboo to serve tea to his adoptive father, and then asked his adoptive father to sit down, acting like a little master. When Xiao Yi arrived, Guan Yubai was already sitting leisurely on a mahogany armchair, drinking the mellow Longjing tea.
"A Yi, congratulations on the birth of your son." Guan Yubai stood up and clasped fists at Xiao Yi with a smile.
Xiaosi at the side personally delivered Guan Yubai's congratulatory gift, which is a book of war, to Xiao Yi's hands. His handsome face was expressionless, but his eyes did not conceal his gloating. It's right that Prince Xiao gave birth to another son!
Xiao Yi sighed faintly, and said: "Xiao Bai, you foster father, please don't dislike my brother Ye."
Xiaosi's face froze, and here he is again, this cheeky Xiao family!
He jumped out of the window speechlessly, lest his ears be polluted by Xiao Yi's brazenness again.
Xiao Xiaoyu looked up at his adoptive father and father back and forth, then pulled his adoptive father's robe, and said solemnly: "Father foster, I am an older brother." The tone seemed to say, Father foster, you haven't congratulated me yet!
Guan Yubai couldn't help turning his mouth up slightly, his eyes filled with a smile, and said softly, "Congratulations, Brother Yu, for becoming a big brother."
Xiao Xiaoyu patted his chest and said, "Father, I'm a good brother." He gave his younger brother a lot of beautiful clothes!
Guan Yubai rubbed the top of the little guy's hair, and the little guy was finally satisfied.
Xiao Yi often brings little Xiao Yu to the study, the little guy is very familiar with this place, dragged out his toy box from the corner, took out a small leather ball, and excitedly started playing Cuju.
Guan Yubai looked at Xiao Yu who was playing football, and suddenly said: "A Yi, the second son came to see me last night."
The corners of Xiao Yi's eyes twitched, he shook his head and sighed, "Xiao Luan is not too shameful."
While talking, Xiao Yu kicked out, and the skinny ball kicked to Xiao Yi's feet. He usually played Cuju with his father, just waiting for Xiao Yi to kick the ball back.
But Xiao Yi kicked Piju up with one foot, and then kicked again, the ball fell together, and the little guy's eyes followed the ball up and down.
After four or five kicks, Xiao Yi casually kicked the ball towards Guan Yubai, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Bai, what do you think about this?"
Guan Yubai caught Piju with one kick accurately, and then kicked the ball towards Xiao Xiaoyu.
After Piju rolled out, he stopped right in front of Xiao Yu.
Guan Yubai said indifferently: "Whether it's Qu Jiayue or Pingyanghou, what kind of intentions are they thinking? Anyway, just wait."
Pingyanghou just returned to Luoyue City this month, and Qu Jiayue deliberately set Xiao Luan up at this juncture, making people have to guess what kind of role Pingyanghou played in this play.
Xiao Yi hooked the corners of his lips with a half-smile, "A gentleman sees the same thing."
No matter what their father and daughter are planning, they made a complete mistake in this move!
Thinking about it, the smile on the corner of Xiao Yi's mouth turned cold, and he said casually: "I want to see what this woman surnamed Qu wants Xiao Luan to do!"