Lin Yixuan put his facial expression in order and said calmly, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Yang Yi glared at him: "What do you think?" Every time he saw him in such a lifeless state, he felt uncomfortable. What was the big deal that he couldn't say? Was that man so important? So important that he even ignored his own lifelong affairs
If that man had stood up when the incident happened, Ninth Sister wouldn't have to be married off so casually. Although she would still be punished, at least the lovers could finally get married.
That man is a coward and is not worthy of Brother Jiu's treatment.
I don’t know how many tears my aunt has shed for this, and how anxious my fourth brother is secretly. Can’t he see it
"Xiaoyi—" Lin Zhiyuan's voice was deep, fearing that his little cousin would say something blunt again.
Yang Yi turned his face away angrily, stepped his head to the side, and pulled the chrysanthemums in the flowerpot next to him angrily. Soon the petals and leaves fell to the ground.
Lin Yixuan chuckled. He felt really good to see his little cousin still so alive. He joked, “Xiaoyi, if you keep pulling like this, this pot of West Lake Willow Moon will be gone.”
Yang Yi glared at him and said, "It's gone, so it's gone. I was worried about you. Since you don't appreciate it, just treat it as my own wishful thinking and I won't talk to you anymore." He went out early and came back late these days, fearing that his ninth brother would not marry well. He waited in front of the Li Mansion all day just to meet the second young master of the Li family and have him look good for his ninth brother. He really didn't want his ninth brother to get married in such an unclear way.
No one understood Shuang'er's difficulties better than him. A hint of sadness flashed across Yang Yi's face, but he quickly concealed it.
Lin Yixuan felt a little touched. He knew why his little cousin had been busy these days, but it was really unnecessary. It didn't matter who she married. Shuang'er's fate was determined on the day she was born. He thought it was actually good this way. At least she had escaped from the vortex of undercurrents in the capital.
"I know you are worried about me. Don't worry. No matter what the Li family does, they dare not embarrass me on the surface. Besides, I am not a pushover. I don't ask for harmony with Li Yaonan and his wife. I just hope that everyone can live in peace. As long as you can be safe, I will be satisfied." After Lin Yixuan finished speaking, a sharp light flashed in his eyes. His cold eyes softened when he looked at his little cousin, and a faint warmth emerged.
"What can happen to us?" Yang Yi wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction, glanced at his ninth brother, and said seriously: "I asked today, and my brother-in-law said that he would not have any objection to Shuang'er. Since we are married, we will treat our husband well."
Lin Yixuan sneered. How many of a man's words could be trusted? Only his little cousin was ignorant of the world and would be deceived. How many of them didn't know about the situation in the Li Mansion these days? His little cousin had been running around these days, and I'm afraid he had found out what the second son of the Li family ate every day. I heard that the second son of the Li family was a nerd and had no status in the mansion. He vomited blood and was unconscious the day before yesterday, and today... ...
In short, he absolutely did not believe it. What's more, his heart was already devastated. He really did not have the energy, the desire, or the willingness to do that useless work.
"I'm serious. I heard today that Mr. Li and his stepmother have taken back the property and said they want to give it to you for safekeeping."
That's even more impossible. I'm afraid that's just an excuse, an excuse in his name. Lin Yixuan's eyes darkened, and a mocking arc appeared at the corners of his lips. He felt that the second young master of the Li family was more and more untrustworthy.
Lin Zhiyuan took it to heart, and with a slight movement in his heart, he asked, "Are you serious?"
Yang Yi curved his eyebrows and raised his chin confidently: "Of course, what happened this morning cost me thirty taels of silver. I heard that my brother-in-law sent away the maid in the room today and refused my stepmother's arrangement of a concubine. Since the marriage is a foregone conclusion, I just hope that my ninth brother can live happily."
Lin Yixuan was as calm as water, with indifference between his brows, but he did not want to disappoint his cousin's kindness, so he had to remain silent.
Lin Zhiyuan burst out laughing, rubbed his cousin's head, and said with a smile: "I will give you the money some other day."
Yang Yi slapped him and said unhappily, "You can't touch a man's head, go away." After a pause, he continued, "You still have to remember to pay the money." His monthly interest was only ten taels. It was not easy to save some private money. Since someone wanted to be a sucker, he naturally would not refuse.
Lin Zhiyuan was immediately happy and looked his little cousin up and down. He said, "What a man!", but his hair hasn't even grown out yet. His little cousin really doesn't consider himself a Shuang'er, right
Yang Yi was so angry that his cheeks flushed red. How could he not know the meaning of his fourth brother's gaze? He widened his eyes and glared at him: "What are you looking at? Have you never seen a man before?"
Lin Zhiyuan laughed out loud, and the gloom on his face disappeared. It seemed that he hadn't laughed like this for a long time because of his brother's troubles.
Lin Yixuan looked at the two people playing, with a faint smile on his lips, and his mood seemed to become cheerful because of their laughter. But not long after, his face darkened again, and a trace of worry appeared in his eyes. Thinking back to the past, Lin Yixuan hesitated for a moment, and decided to solve it early: "Fourth brother, don't delay your marriage."
As he finished speaking, the laughter stopped abruptly and the atmosphere in the garden suddenly became heavy.
Lin Zhiyuan's handsome face darkened, his expression was gloomy, he avoided the topic and said absentmindedly: "Let's not talk about this, your marriage is the most important thing now."
"My marriage is like that. I won't let myself be too sad. You are the most important thing now. The Yuan family will not drag it out any longer." Lin Yixuan's face showed a cruel look, not giving him any chance to escape.
Yang Yi's expression changed. His usually energetic face dimmed and he forced a smile: "I'll go back first, you guys chat." After saying that, without waiting for their response, he hurriedly ran out of the courtyard as if something was chasing him from behind.
Lin Zhiyuan hesitated as he watched his cousin leave. He turned around and looked at Lin Yixuan deeply, saying in dissatisfaction, "Why did you bring this up for no reason?"
Lin Yixuan curled the corners of his lips and refused to give in: "What? Are you angry?"
"Lin Yixuan!" Lin Zhiyuan frowned and his face darkened.
Lin Yixuan smiled lightly, knowing that his fourth brother was really angry, otherwise he would not have called him by his name, and said lightly: "Do you really want to marry that woman from the Yuan family?"
"I know what I am doing in this matter." Lin Zhiyuan had no expression on his face, but his voice was steady and powerful.
Lin Yixuan believed that he did have his own plans, but he didn't believe that the Lin family and the Yuan family would let him go easily. The tactic of procrastination would never work. With a flash of hatred in his eyes, Lin Yixuan said coldly: "If you don't want to marry, then cancel the engagement. At worst, you can kill first and ask for permission later. Let the matter get out first. If a cow doesn't want to drink water, can you force it to drink water?"
"You..." Lin Zhiyuan was shocked, his expression gradually became solemn, and he looked at Lin Yixuan seriously: "Tell fourth brother, what have you been through? Why do you have such an idea of hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting yourself by eight hundred?" And from his words, Xuan'er did not respect the family very much. Although the punishment of the head of the family was severe, it was also his fault first. He got the result he has now, and his grandfather has shown mercy, so why is he so violent
"What's wrong with me?" Noticing Lin Zhiyuan's probing gaze, Lin Yixuan's face changed color, and his whole body became sharp. He said, "No one in the Yuan family is a good person, and the Lin family is the same. Everyone has their own plans. Since you want to marry Yuan Xiuru, what do you want your cousin to do? Do you want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor, let him serve the king, let him compromise, and let him die without a burial place in the end!"
"Xuan'er, calm down." Lin Zhiyuan was startled and quickly turned his brother around, making him look at him, and said seriously: "How can you have such an idea? I will not marry Yuan Xiu Ru, but I will not cancel the engagement. Yuan Xiu Ru is innocent after all. Breaking off the engagement will damage the reputation of a girl. I plan to go to the army for experience after you get married and stay on the battlefield for a few years. The Yuan family will naturally choose a new son-in-law for their daughter, and this will not damage the reputation of the Lin and Yuan families." More importantly, the little cousin had grown up by that time.
"You are going to the battlefield?" Lin Yixuan murmured softly, wondering why this had not happened in his previous life. Yes, at this time in his previous life, he had already entered the Prince's Mansion. How could his fourth brother abandon him and go to the battlefield? In this way, he was the one who harmed his fourth brother and his cousin.
Lin Yixuan's face showed a mixture of joy and sorrow. He knew that he was too emotional just now, but he just couldn't help it. Whenever he thought of the look in his eyes, he shuddered all over. The bone-piercing cold seemed to penetrate his bones. He lowered his eyelids slightly, "I thought my fourth brother disliked my viciousness and blamed me for being too cruel."
"You are my brother, my biological brother from the same mother." Lin Zhiyuan said word by word, quite surprised in his heart. He thought he loved this brother very much, why did he have such thoughts. Their mother only gave birth to the two of them, who else should he love if not him, of course, including his little cousin. When he thought of his little cousin's quirky appearance, his heart was warm. It seemed that he had not told him the news that he was going to the battlefield. He didn't know if his little cousin would cry, would be reluctant to leave, and would miss him!
But the most important thing at the moment is Yixuan. He feels that Yixuan's mentality is very problematic. He seems to be full of uncertainty about everything around him. He will only relax when facing him, his mother, and his little cousin. He really can't understand why his brother has changed so much in just one day.
I remember that on the day of the incident, he was chatting and laughing with his younger brother in the morning, and even joked about finding him a good husband in the future. But in the evening, there was an incident where his younger brother made an appointment with someone to elope in the willow forest but failed.
He will never forget the look on his brother's face when he hurried to the ancestral hall and saw him kneeling on the ground in a panic, facing the criticism from everyone. He looked so helpless, desperate, and bewildered, as if he didn't know where he was, and yet so resentful and cruel, like an evil spirit incarnated from hell, full of hatred for everything around him. His eyes burst with hatred so dazzling that it was frightening. There was such a contradictory aura, yet it gave people a feeling that it should be this way.