The arrival of Suizhou made Sui's father and Sui's mother very cautious.
He has often sent people to deliver things to his home over the years, but because of his busy work, the number of times he can go home is limited, and it is an indisputable fact that Sui's father and Sui's mother prefer the eldest son. , the second son is naturally ignored.
However, Suizhou is not a child who needs the care of others. Since he was eighteen years old, he has lived alone and joined Jinyiwei. He has worked from the bottom to the present. With his own efforts, he has become the leader of Jinyiwei. On the contrary, it often becomes a hindrance to career.
In the process of Suizhou's promotion, the most frequently heard voice is "this person has the support of His Majesty the Queen Mother, and naturally he will be promoted quickly", but he is not a person who likes to complain everywhere, and many things are better to rely on strength instead of arguing in vain. To prove himself, so he took the top spot of Jinyiwei, but those who talked about him behind his back in those days have long since disappeared.
In fact, people like Sui Zhou don't care what others say. Even if it is his family who gossip, he is equally indifferent.
The family of the Sui family is actually quite good. Although it is not enough to look at the noble family in the capital, they are not worried about food and clothing. , In addition, the Sui family also has shop fields, and there is a surplus income every year, and it is more than enough to wear silk and satin.
Of course, in terms of power, the Sui family is nothing, because apart from Suizhou, no one in the Sui family has ever been an official.
There is no need to say about Sui's father. Sui Zhou's elder brother Sui An used to think that he did not like the military position of Jinyiwei. However, he was not that material, and he wasted half his life, so that in the end, nothing was accomplished.
Although his family was wealthy, Sui An always sighed and sighed, hating that he was born at the wrong time, and that he was not born with talent. Seeing his younger brother entered the Jinyiwei, which he originally despised, he rose all the way up, and now he is a commander, and he has even been banned. The title of nobility is even more unpleasant in my heart. When the night is quiet, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of complaints with Jiao in private.
If Jiao was gentle and virtuous, it would be fine, she would definitely persuade her husband to settle down and be content, but she was also a woman with a high heart, and felt that her husband had the advantage of being the eldest son of the eldest son, not as much as Suizhou has ever had a son. No, but it is difficult to move an inch in the official career, and I feel that Suizhou has taken a big advantage with my husband. Because only Suizhou was in Jinyiwei in the Sui family at that time, so the emperor and the queen mother must have taken care of them a lot. Sui An's career was not going well, but on the contrary, his younger brother Chunfeng was more and more proud.
Sui's father and Sui's mother are honest people, and their tongues are not very good. Even if the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law are full of complaints, they can't say anything. They can only persuade in private. Let him help pull his brother.
But how can Suizhou pull
Sui An is now in his thirties, and he doesn't know how to use martial arts. At best, he can only serve as a clerk. He must not be happy. Could it be that Sui An can be an official without passing the imperial examination? Don't say that Suizhou doesn't have this ability, and today Zi doesn't have this ability, because it will definitely be scolded by the civil servants to death, and it is very likely that it will end up in the biography of the ministers in the history books.
From Sui Zhou's point of view, the best way for Sui An is to go into business, but he probably won't be able to let go of this face, so what he said is in vain. Sui Zhou is not close to his brother, and he will not take the initiative to say such things. If the offensive words came out of his mouth and entered Sui An's ears, he would definitely think that his younger brother was mocking him.
So every time Suizhou goes home, if he encounters his brother and sister-in-law, it is actually a very boring thing.
Obviously they are the closest brothers, but now they seem to be separated from each other, and they cannot communicate horizontally and vertically. How to resolve it, the atmosphere will only become more embarrassing.
It would be better if Tang Fan was present. After all, he has a very important status now, and Sui An would not dare to be rude in front of him. Even if the family is good, Jiao's family is not good to come out at will, but if Tang Fan is not there, only Sui Zhou is there. , Jiao's naturally does not need to avoid suspicion.
For example right now.
Suizhou came to deliver things, but it was not easy to leave after delivery. Mother Sui also ordered the servants to pour tea, so he sat down and prepared to leave after drinking the tea in his hand.
Sitting can't face each other and say nothing, Sui's mother always cared about her son, so she asked about life-long events, and slightly complained about the Queen Mother Zhou - now the Queen Mother - for not looking for women for Suizhou, so that he was young Standing still alone.
Suizhou said lightly: "I want to teach my mother to know that this matter has nothing to do with the empress dowager, it's because I don't want to get married."
Sui's mother was startled: "Why is this?"
Before he could answer, Mrs Jiao next to him asked, "Could it be that the rumors outside are actually true?"
Sui's mother was at a loss: "What rumors?"
Jiao shi glanced at Sui Zhou and said meaningfully: "It is rumored in the world that my uncle loves male sex and not female sex, so..."
Sui's mother hurriedly asked her son, "Guangchuan, this, this, is what your sister-in-law said true?"
Suizhou calmly said: "Where did the rumors from the world's sister-in-law come from? Jinyiwei has eyes and ears all over the world, and I have never heard such rumors, but the sister-in-law took the money from the Sui family to make up for her mother's family in private. I don't know if the elder brother knows? "
Feeling that the eyes of Sui's family suddenly fell on him, Jiao's face flushed and anxious: "You, what are you talking about, don't spit blood, when have I done such a thing?!"
Suizhou said: "There is naturally a record at the Beizhen Fusi, the time, and the place, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will not be able to deny it."
Jiao said angrily: "Okay, you've become a high official, it's amazing, you don't even want a half-official position for your brother, you even monitor your own family... Ah! What do you want to do!"
The unfinished words were swallowed by her, and Jiao watched in horror as Sui Zhou pulled out the knife. , forced Jiao to take two steps back, remembering that her husband was beside her, and hurriedly hid behind him, for fear that an angry Suizhou would kill his sister-in-law.
Sui Zhou glanced at her, his eyes were cold, without a trace of emotion, and Jiao was so cold that he couldn't help grasping her husband's sleeve again.
"I shouldn't have been involved in my brother's family affairs, but my sister-in-law is not right, but she wants to take care of me, and she dares to accuse Jin Yiwei of her actions. Do you want to go to jail?"
There was a sarcastic arc at the corner of his mouth, but in the eyes of Jiao Shi, he was no different from a life-threatening ghost. Although he wanted to talk back, he was so worried that he had to keep his mouth shut and dared not say nonsense.
Sui An was also a little afraid of this younger brother, but in front of his parents and his wife, he always had to earn some face, so he frowned: "Guangchuan, as the saying goes, elder sister-in-law is like a mother, how can you talk to your elder sister-in-law like this?"
Suizhou: "The mother is still alive, where is the elder sister-in-law like a mother, and the elder brother is not afraid of his mother's cold heart when he says this?"
In the past few years, he has been close to Zhu Zhechi and has been with Tang Fan for a long time, and he has learned some speaking skills.
Sui An was naturally unable to respond.
Arguing with these people, even if they win, there is no sense of accomplishment at all. Seeing them like this, Sui Zhou felt a little tired. As soon as he touched the teacup, it was cold, so he simply got up to say goodbye to his parents, and was ready to leave here.
"Guangchuan!" When he walked to the gate, Sui An chased after him and asked him, "You just said that your sister-in-law gave money to her parents, but is it true?"
"It's true or not. Big brother will know if he asks sister-in-law. Why should you ask me?" Suizhou left a sentence and left without looking back.
After leaving Sui's house, he did not rush back, but turned to his grandfather's house next door.
Over the years, the old lady Zhou has grown old and did not want to follow her son outside, so she returned to the capital, surrounded by maids and grandchildren, and her grandson often came to see her. It's nothing to worry about.
Suizhou was taken to see his grandmother by the Zhou family, and he saw that Tang Fan was already sitting in the hall, and he didn't know what to say, which made the old lady laugh non-stop, leaning back and forth, and almost burst into tears.
Seeing this scene, when he came out of Sui's house, his icy and cold body melted softly, and even the hand holding the embroidered spring knife relaxed a lot.