Xue Tingxiang came and went in a hurry. He only said a few words and left without asking Chen Jian what he planned to do.
Leaving Chen Jian there in a daze, he didn't recover for a long time.
"… Ah Jian, we have known each other for only a year or two, no matter what, I don't want to damage each other's friendship. But Zhao'er's way of dealing with people, you know, she is not an ordinary woman, she is broad-minded and never Care about these bits and pieces with others, especially your own.
"To her own people, she has always been meticulous about everything, thinking about others, caring about each other's face, caring about each other's affection... But that thing in your family is too responsive... Shit, if he is evil, he is evil. Me! For your sake, I won't move him this time, and next time, I'll press him to death! Don't cry to me that you lost your sister-in-law... "
These words are quite harsh, but with his hurried coming and going, it seems to be a little weaker.
But how could Chen Jian not know why Xue Tingxiang was like this? It was nothing more than involving each other's weaknesses. He felt that he couldn't tolerate it, and he was afraid of hurting each other's face, so he left room for him to step down.
Just how did he step down
"Go and invite the lady."
Xu Shi was invited soon. She didn't know what happened before, and she was a little confused.
"Husband, is something wrong?"
"How is Xiulan doing recently?"
When asked about this, Chen Jian realized that he had neglected his sister for too long, and the affairs of the DPRK and China were busy. In the face of the collapse of the old line of Wu Ge, Yue Zhang retired, and the power of the court changed.
These are simple to say, but in fact, Wu Ge was able to fall so fast, and it was also due to external forces.
And this external force is of course indispensable to Xu Xi and Xue Tingxiang, but Xue Tingxiang and Xu Gelao couldn't come forward, because Chen Jian, a seemingly leisurely person, did it.
The last time Chen Jian and his wife had a serious conversation was last month. As a sister, Chen Xiulan can be imagined. Knowing that he was busy, Chen Jian deliberately entrusted the matter of taking care of his sister to Mrs. Xu, and told her to take care of her there more often.
Hence this question.
After being stunned for a moment, Mrs Xu said, "Xiulan is doing well, I just had someone send some supplements a while ago."
"Really? Do you know about Xiulan and Wangji Huafang? Do you know about Shi Zhiyou spending a fortune outside?"
"I… "
Seeing Xu's face, Chen Jian sneered: "You know it, but you still say Xiulan is very good, your sister-in-law is doing really well!"
After saying that, Chen Jian strode towards the door, and Mrs. Xu stopped him: "Husband..."
But she didn't stop her at all, she could only sit and watch Chen Jian disappear outside the door.
Xu Shi's legs softened and he fell to the ground, crying.
Chen Xiulan was making flowers in the workshop when she suddenly received a report from her servant that it was her eldest brother.
This workshop is a separate small courtyard. The three main rooms of the main room are filled with fabrics and utensils that Chen Xiulan usually uses. The inside is a mess, so only she can find exactly what she needs to use. Don't let people in.
When she heard that the eldest brother was coming, she was very happy, she got up and wanted to go out, only to realize that she was wearing the clothes she wore when she was working.
I could only go back to my room and change it again, but when I saw Chen Jian in the past, I wasted a lot of time.
When Chen Xiulan arrived, Chen Jian was talking to his nephew and niece.
The two little babies are six years old, and the youngest is only four years old. They are snow-white, cute, and lively, but they don't seem to be very close to their mother. When she saw Chen Xiulan coming, she didn't call anyone, but the wet nurse whispered, and then she called Shengniang.
Chen Jian felt distressed for a while, closed his eyes, and raised his hand to let his nephew and niece be led down.
"What's the matter, big brother?" Even as dull as Chen Xiulan, he could see the abnormality.
Chen Jian looked at the girl deeply, unable to imagine that the skinny girl back then had grown into a mother and a wife. It is a pity that it seems that he has not grown up, or has grown up, but has been brought crooked.
"Do you know what Shi Zhiyou did in Wangji Huafang?"
Chen Xiulan's face turned pale all of a sudden, seeing what Chen Jian didn't understand.
"Xiulan, I still remember when my eldest brother was studying in the academy and suddenly got money. My brother and sister can finally eat their stomachs, and eldest brother doesn't have to worry about the bridal repair? But remember that winter, eldest brother bought you the first flower clothes. , it was a padded jacket with red bottom and blue flowers. You were so happy at that time? But I still remember that we had meat to eat during the Chinese New Year. Hall? Do you still remember what my elder brother said to you when he took you to Xue's house after being a scholar?"
Chen Jian's voice was light at first, but gradually became more intense, full of memories, melancholy, and even tiredness.
"You still remember, answering what the elder brother said!"
"Big brother..."
"You still remember being under someone's guard when you first came to Beijing, but you still remember that you didn't even dare to leave the door. My eldest brother was busy with errands in the Hanlin Academy. Who are the people who are looking for you to talk to you every day and take you out to meet the world? Who gave it to you? This craftsmanship has finally given you a sustenance, and who gave you everything you have today?"
Chen Xiulan's face turned pale a little, until it turned pale.
"You can't forget your roots. I didn't expect my sister, Chen Huanzhi, to become such an ungrateful person. You really disappointed me!"
With that said, Chen Jian stood up and walked out.
Chen Xiulan was stunned, and suddenly rushed up to hold her eldest brother. She cried with tears all over her face and shook her head: "Brother, I didn't, I still remember, I..."
"You still remember, you indulged Shi Zhiyou to go to the Huawang Jihuafang? You are not willing to pay 10% of the dividends, but 20% can't fill your greedy heart, so you need 30%. Did Zhaoer give you the flower shop someday? , will you stop making trouble?"
"Brother, no, he asked Mrs. Zhaoer for bonuses, I don't know. I didn't know it at first, but when I found out later, he had been getting it for a long time. He said that I worked so hard, I should get it, I Seeing that Sister Zhao'er didn't say anything, she just wanted to think that Sister Zhao'er should think I deserved it too."
"Then you don't know the second time?"
The second time, Chen Xiulan knew that even if Shi Zhiyou was confused, he would not dare to do things behind Chen Xiulan's back again and again. And Zhao'er was worried about his face, but Xue Hu didn't care, and deliberately found Chen Xiulan in front of him.
How did Shi Zhiyou tell Chen Xiulan that time
Said that they have a son, and in the future they will be a high-ranking official like their uncle. But to be an official, you have to study, and you need money to study. She also said that Chen Xiulan works so hard every day, and she is studying new styles when she is free. She doesn't even have time to take care of her two children.
He also said that Mao and Li don't have to do anything and earn 30% of the dividends every year. Why is Chen Xiulan only 20%
After being pestered by him for many days, Chen Xiulan agreed. But she didn't have the face to take the initiative to say it, and it was Shi Zhiyou who came forward.
In fact, Chen Xiulan has gone a bit too far, which is why she has never shown up since Zhao'er's family returned to Beijing. She was afraid that her eldest brother would find out, and that Sister Zhao'er would look down on her, but she couldn't convince Shi Zhiyou that he would make trouble with her whenever something went wrong. What could she do
In fact, Chen Xiulan doesn't know what to do now, her mind is in chaos.
"You know that Shi Zhiyou spends his time outside, too?"
"He said that he was doing business outside, and it was inevitable to have some entertainment. But don't worry, eldest brother, he never brought anyone home. He also said that he will guard me for the rest of his life." Chen Xiulan said timidly.
"He eats yours, drinks yours, spends yours, and takes your money. Do you still think you have done something wrong?"
There were tears in Chen Xiulan's eyes. Although she didn't speak, her expression was all acquiescence.
After becoming a relative, Chen Xiulan realized that she was still afraid of contact with people, especially the intimacy between husband and wife, which often made her uncomfortable, so she and Shi Zhiyou rarely shared the same room.
She doesn't even get along with her own children, she likes the soft little ones, but she's afraid to touch them and cry.
And whenever she flinched, she wanted to hide in the workshop, only making flowers could make her comfortable.
She has not fulfilled the responsibilities of being a wife and a mother, and these are precisely what Shi Zhiyou can use, and thus formed the current situation.
Chen Jian closed his eyes in pain, and his body couldn't help shaking twice.
His heart was aching for a while, and he finally understood why Zhao'er never said or even told Ting Yan, and Ting Yan, who has always acted decisively, is rarely seen as a woman today.
All because of him, because of him!
Xiulan has shortcomings in personality and personality, how can Chen Jian, who is a real brother, not know. Chen Xiulan was brought up by him, but he is a man. Apart from keeping her fed and clothed, he doesn't know how to teach her, let alone how to teach her.
This is also the reason why he agreed to marry his sister to Shi Zhiyou. He didn't ask for anything, he just begged this man to treat his sister better.
Now it seems that he is still wrong.
"Come with me now!" Chen Jian grabbed his sister's hand and walked out.
While struggling, Chen Xiulan asked, "Where are you taking me, eldest brother?"
"Return to Chen's House."
"I'm not going, big brother..."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Shi Zhiyou, who received the news, came in a hurry. As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw such a situation.
Chen Xiulan struggled: "Brother, let go now, my hand hurts, and I have to make flowers. Others have ordered for a long time. I have to..."
"Brother, since Xiulan told you not to pull her, don't pull her. My Xiulan can eat with all her hands, how can it be done if it is broken." Shi Zhiyou walked up to Chen Xiulan first. His hand was rescued from Chen Jian's hand, and he kept his wife behind him.
"Xiulan, you really don't want to go with eldest brother?" Chen Jian ignored him, just looked at his sister with tight lips.
Chen Xiulan didn't dare to look into her eldest brother's eyes, she lowered her eyes and whispered, "Brother, I still have to make flowers, I..."
Shi Zhiyou smiled hypocritically and said, "Brother, even if Xiulan annoys you, don't blame her. After all, the family doesn't say two things..."
"Are you going to follow me?"
"Big brother..."
Chen Jian didn't say anything and walked away.
"Big brother..."
"You are all blind, so don't go to see your uncle!" Shi Zhiyou shouted, turning his head and hugging Chen Xiulan, who was sobbing, and walked in: "How can brother and sister have overnight feuds, eldest brother will definitely not be really angry with you, I'll take you to apologize to eldest brother in two days, and eldest brother will definitely forgive you by then."
"but I… "
"By the way, you don't say that there are flowers waiting for delivery, and you still don't do it?"
"Yeah, I still want to make flowers, I'll make flowers..."
Chen Xiulan wiped away her tears in embarrassment and hurried away.
After she left, Shi Zhiyou took a sigh of relief and turned to enter the house.
Knowing that there were still people waiting, Yue Budian left the restaurant and went to the Second Prince's Mansion.
The second prince, Qi Bing, was waiting for him.
Qi Bing is a young and handsome man. He looks like Emperor Jiacheng. He has thick eyebrows and tiger eyes.
After listening to Yue Budian's narration, he had a look of disappointment on his face, but he didn't say anything, but let him send Yue Budian away.
After Yue Budian left, a man in Chinese clothes in his forties walked out from behind the screen. It was Zhong Qingyang, the second prince's uncle, Duke Dingguo's son.
"Uncle, do you think what Yue Budian said is true or false?"
"True or false, there is nothing wrong with wooing Xue Tingxiang. This man became famous as a young man, a genius in the sky, and is highly valued by His Majesty. The old family of Wu Ge is deeply rooted in the court, with flourishing branches and leaves, and many courtiers avoided him, but only He confronted him before he entered the court. This person is also the enemy of Wu Ge Lao's previous life, and he uprooted him abruptly, and he was not guaranteed for a night."
"But it would be absurd to say that the royal father intends to let this person choose the prince."
In this regard, the second prince has always been dismissive, but he valued Yue Budian very much, and he also had the intention to win over Xue Tingyan.
Zhong Qingyang smiled unintelligibly: "This Yue Budian has always been known for his deviant behavior, and he is also wild and unruly. If it wasn't for his reputation and an idle job, I'm afraid I don't know how many times he died. That's all, why bother to think about the long and short, you shouldn't put your mind on it now."
"What my uncle said is that the father's attitude has always been unclear. Concubine Ma often squatted down in front of the queen and became a child. When the queen was ill for a long time, my mother and I were afraid that the queen would be tempted to put the third child in her name. "
This is the biggest obstacle to the second prince's lineage. Since ancient times, the prince has always been a direct descendant. Since the death of the prince, the queen's body has weakened, and there is nothing to do.
In recent years, the illness has become more and more serious, and now the queen has long since given up, and the harem has been handed over to Concubine Zhong Gui, Concubine Shu and Concubine Ma for the time being. Seeing that the queen doesn't have many days to live, but as long as she is alive for one day, she will be the queen for one day. No matter how powerful Concubine Zhong was, she could only bow down to her.
"If the queen doesn't put the third child in her name, I will still have a fight with him. If not, I will have to leave the capital and become a vassal." The second prince frowned.
"It's useless to rush this matter. Besides, even if the Queen thinks, His Majesty will not necessarily agree, so the key is still with His Majesty. Don't think too much about it. It's how it should be now, and don't be confused."
we can only do this.