Chapter 125: Heart-to-heart talk in the pavilion
Blue House
Murong Qing and Murong Qi stood in Lan Xue's small courtyard. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
I saw Murong Qi bending over, lowering his head, with a look of grievance, while Murong Qing walked up to Lan Xue with a smile and said, "Xue'er, it's my brother's fault, I already scolded him yesterday, bring him over today and make amends to you!" β
Lan Xue sat in the courtyard, drinking tea, while looking at Murong Qing with a smile, and said, "But yesterday, I heard your brother say that you are going to settle accounts with me, won't your brother blame you for doing this?" β
"Xue'er, what are you talking about, how can my brother blame me! On the contrary, my brother did not do a good job, and did not discipline my brother well. β
"Well, that's true!"
"What did you say!" Murong Qi stood up and was about to reason with Lan Xue, but was slapped on the head by Murong Qing, and then he could only sulk with his head down!
Murong Qing smiled faintly and said: "My younger brother is indeed reckless, and he doesn't look serious on weekdays, he told me last night, I naturally know who my brother is, I know that my brother is sorry for your sister, but..."
His gaze fell on Lan Bing, who was standing beside Lan Xue, who had been lowering his head and not speaking, and then smiled bitterly and said, "But I can guarantee that my brother really likes your sister." β
"Oh? If that's the case, then what do you say about your brother talking to my brother like that last night? Don't you think we're all easy to bully? β
Good bully? Murong Qing smiled bitterly in his heart, no matter who is easy to bully, you are not easy to bully! If you are in a hurry, you are afraid that you will break someone's leg!
"How so!" Murong Qing smiled and said, "We don't think you guys are easy to bully, it's just... This family was found by my grandfather, and my brother couldn't help but obey it, so that's why..."
"Oh? It's not your brother's fault that you say that. β
"yes!"
"Then I'm even more confused, since that's the case, then why does your brother still say that my sister can't be his wife, even if she marries, she will only be a concubine, I don't understand this, Murong Qing, can you explain it to me?"
Murong Qing was also the first time to hear this, and he was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and glared at Murong Qi fiercely.
Murong Qi was frightened, and hurriedly defended: "Big brother, I... That was not what I meant! I mean, I like Bing'er, but there's no way she's going to be my wife! Big brother, you also know that our grandfather has always taken a fancy to General Han's youngest daughter! β
"Even if I want to marry, my grandfather will only let me marry Han Shunmei, and he will never let me marry Bing'er, the reason why I say that is because I want Bing'er to die for me!"
"Huh?" Lan Xue raised her eyebrows and looked at Murong Qi, but the smile on her face turned cold, and said, "Murong Qi, do you think we are fools?" β
"I..."
Lan Xue stood up abruptly and said coldly: "Even if you really want to marry that Han Shunmei as your wife, then you don't need to say that kind of thing to my sister, do you know how much your words make my sister's heart ache?" Do you know how hurtful your words are? My sister cried all night yesterday and the corners of her eyes are swollen now. β
Hearing Lan Xue's words, Lan Bing on the side finally couldn't hold back any longer, clasped his hands on his knees, squatted on the ground and cried bitterly.
Hearing Lan Bing's cry, several people present changed their faces, Lan Xue walked to Lan Bing's side, put her arm around her shoulder, and comforted while patting: "Sister, don't cry, it's not worth it to cry for this kind of person, and my sister is so good, the man who likes you in the future will grab a handful!" Are you still afraid that you won't be able to get married? β
"Sister, I..." Lan Bing choked up but couldn't speak, and only looked at Murong Qi for a while, and said: "Murong Qi, even if I'm blind and fall in love with you, in the future, you will take your Yangguan Road, and I will take my single-plank bridge, and none of us will know anyone in the future!" After saying that, he ran out of the yard crying.
Looking at Lan Bing's distant figure, Lan Xue's heart was also very uncomfortable, she turned her head to look at Murong Qing, and said coldly: "Everyone is gone, what are you still doing here?" β
Murong Qing looked at Lan Xue's cold appearance, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say, as long as he sighed, turned around and grabbed Murong Qi's ear and said in a deep voice: "Come home with me and see how I clean you up!" β
When Murong Qi heard this, he immediately cried in fright: "Big brother, you... Don't hit me! I was wrong! I really know it's wrong! β
"Wrong? Is it useful to know that you are wrong? Come with me! With that, Murong Qing turned his head to look at Lan Xue again, and said, "Xue'er, I'll come back to you tomorrow." After speaking, he pulled Murong Qi's ears and left.
Lan Xue let out a long sigh and turned around and walked back into the house.
Sitting on the bed, Lan Xue looked out the window and looked out, this matter is actually a problem between families in the final analysis.
Because the elders of the family want to be close to someone who is beneficial to them, it is the best thing for the children of the two families to get married.
But in this way, these children will become hurt people, just like Lan Bing, just like themselves.
Fortunately, he is no longer disgusted with Murong Qing, but he can't say that he likes it.
"How nice it would have been if I hadn't been born into such a family! Maybe I'll be able to make my own decisions! β
Thinking of this, Lan Xue reached out and took out a small box from under the bed, opened the box, and there was a string of glass Buddha beads lying quietly inside.
Holding it in his hand, he rubbed it and said softly: "Mother, if you are still here, how nice it would be!" My daughter seems to be looking for someone to talk to, but... But there is no one to talk to her daughter, and her daughter is so sad! β
Putting the glass Buddha beads in her heart, Lan Xue's face was full of sadness.
β¦
It's night, and it's like water.
In the gazebo in the back garden, Lan Bing was sitting there looking at the thick pile of paper on the stone table.
Lan Xue stood not far away and looked at her, shook her head, and walked over anyway.
"What are you thinking so distracted by yourself on this big night?" Lan Xue walked over and sat next to Lan Bing and asked with a smile.
Lan Bing looked at Lan Xue and said softly, "Sister, you say... Will I be like him in the future, with people I don't like because of the interests of my family? β
Lan Xue felt a pain in her heart, and glanced at the thick paper on the table, which was written with love words between the two of them.
Reaching out to hold Lan Bing's hand, Lan Xue said softly: "If Bing'er doesn't mind, can you tell my sister what kind of man you like?" β
A touch of sadness flashed on Lan Bing's face, but he still pretended to smile and said: "The man I like doesn't need to be so good, and he doesn't need to be so powerful, he can not be a big official, or just a businessman, he can do anything, as long as he likes me, and really likes me, and wants to marry me, I will be content!" β
This stupid girl, her thoughts are not ordinary, where is this kind of man in this world now?
Either she is rich, powerful and powerful, or she has no money and no power and nothing, or she is an ordinary person, such a person is good, but if she is born in a family like them, it is naturally impossible for her to marry the common people.
So she could only smile and say: "You Nizi, the idea is very good, but it's a pity, the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, some things, the more you want something in your heart, the more this kind of thing will leave you!" No matter how hard you try, it won't help! β
"But sister, aren't you good? You have a man who loves you so much, hey! Sister, you say, why are the same people from the Murong family, why are there so many differences between the two brothers? Lan Bing sighed faintly.
Lan Xue smiled bitterly, reached out and touched Lan Bing's head, and said, "You Nizi, how do you know my hardship!" β
"What? Doesn't my sister like Brother Murong? Lan Bing was surprised: "How good is Brother Murong! He is the number one talent in the capital! What woman doesn't like this kind of man? β
"Then do you like it," Lan Xue asked with a smile.
"Sister! You're talking nonsense! I don't like him! You know who I liked before! Lan Bing blushed and said.
"That's right, sister, you also said, you have someone you like, that is, no matter how good he is, how good is it? Because you have someone you like, he's just a good person in your eyes at best! Or someone worthy of your admiration! β
"So... Sister, are you like that too? Sister, do you have someone you like? Lan Bing hurriedly asked.
Lan Xue smiled and said, "There may or may not be someone I like, in fact, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that now that I like that person again, Murong Qing and I will still get married, this is the truth!" So..."
Lan Xue clenched Lan Bing's hand and said with a smile: "If you want to open, not everything will start according to our wishes, and once these things start, then what we have to do is to accept and let ourselves accept this matter, no matter how much you don't like it, no matter how reluctant you are." β
"Since I said it today, then I'll talk about me again!"
Lan Xue smiled and said, "I have been staying in the military camp on the frontier for the past two years since I left home, there, although it is very tiring and hard, and I may die at any time, I am happy to stay there, because I don't have to think about who I am going to marry and what kind of person the other party is!" I wouldn't like to wait! β
"I don't need to think about all these questions, because there is only one thing I have to do, and that is to train my troops well, and then defeat the enemy and defend the Great Song Dynasty! It may seem difficult, but it's easy! Because as long as you keep going in this direction, you can at least see hope! β
"Just like now, the barbarians of the frontier have been beaten away by us, and we have won!"
"But then again! We are women! We are the women of the Lan family! So there are some things that we can't hide, whether it's for the Lan family or for ourselves! All we can do is follow the arrangements of the family. β
"But sister, do you really think so? Are you willing? β
"Willingly? How could I be willing? Do you think I would be willing to be a person like your sister or me? Naturally I won't! β
"And you're still..."
"Huh!" Lan Xue smiled faintly and said, "Then I still accept this family business, right?" My sister! Do you think I didn't think about resisting? What do you think I went back to the Frontier for? I just want to rebel against this marriage! Because I don't like Murong Qing! No matter how good he is, he's not the man I love! β
"But..."Lan Xue paused and said with a smile: "But since I came back this time, I have found out that my idea is naΓ―ve, my eldest brother was framed, but I can't do anything, I can only watch, I can't do anything without it." β
"But sister, haven't you been helping your eldest brother investigate the case?"
"Investigating the case? Hehe, I also thought at first that as long as I worked hard, I would always do it! I can always return my eldest brother's innocence, but when others did it, I suddenly realized that what I had done before was so ridiculous, I thought I could, but in fact I couldn't do anything. β
"If it weren't for that person to help me, I think, I'm afraid my eldest brother would have been..."
"So from that moment on, I suddenly realized! Yes! It turns out that it is so correct for families to get married, now think about it, if I married Murong Qing at the beginning, then I am the daughter-in-law of the Murong family, and our father and the old lady are in-laws, so who else dares to touch our eldest brother? No! No one dared to touch him! β
So that's the question, is it important to like someone, or to marry someone who likes you and can bring benefits to the family? If it had been before, I would have chosen the former without hesitation! And now, I would choose the latter! β
"Because... If this home is gone, then I... Can you still be happy? Obviously, this is impossible! So, I also thought about it, and I thought it through! Man! You can't just think about yourself when you live! β
"If we were born in an ordinary family, maybe we could choose our own life, but we didn't! So for life, we are chosen! β
"But..."Lan Xue smiled faintly and said, "It's not that I really gave up!" I... I'm also looking for a way to stabilize the interests of the family and make me happy, but so far, I haven't thought of this way, of course, if I haven't thought of it, then I may go on like this! β
"If I thought of it! Then I'll change! At the very least, I have to think for myself! β
"And you! Sister, you also want to open some, these papers are actually useless to keep, it is better to burn them! Out of sight, out of mind! And with me at home, you don't have to sacrifice yourself! β
"Sister! With you... That's nice! Lan Bing hugged Lan Xue and said softly.
Lan Xue also hugged Lan Bing and said with a smile: "Who made us a family!" Since we are a family, we should help each other, right? β
"So sister!"
"Huh?"
"Let's burn these papers together!"
"Good! I'm here to help! β
The sisters' laughter came from the pavilion and echoed in this garden, which was particularly beautiful!
β¦β¦