Brother Ping and Brother Yang saw that Xiao Shihe had finished his order, and stood up to say goodbye.

Xiao Shiji told them: "This matter, this is the end of it. Don't tell anyone more. It's not a good thing, a manly man, you have to keep your mouth shut, don't talk nonsense like a broken mouth woman who walks the streets. After a pause, he said, "Especially you, Brother Yang!" ”

Brother Yang was very dissatisfied, "I'm so like a broken-mouthed mother-in-law?!" ”

"What do you say?" Brother Ping glared at him, turned around and smiled secretly.

Brother Yang wanted to be angry and retort, but when he saw the eldest brother turn around and shrug his shoulders, he understood that he was laughing at him, so he couldn't help scratching his head, and then smiled, and he also went out.

When Du Hengshuang came back in the evening, Xiao Shiji told her Brother Ping's proposal, and Du Hengshuang said: "This is a good idea. But in my opinion, Yan Chao is more angry with us than his two elder brothers, and even if we split up, we may not be able to walk around. After saying that, I went to the bathroom to wash up with some depression.

Xiao Shi and Zhiyan said that she was worried about Fang Yuniang, and she was also very unhappy, and said loudly into the bath room: "I'll go to the outer study for a turn." Don't wait for me at night, rest by yourself. ”

Du Hengshuang responded and let him get busy.

When he came to the outer study, Xiao Shi and ordered someone to call Brother Yang.

Brother Yang originally planned to sneak out of Lu to gamble again, but when he saw Xiao Shihe calling him, he had to change his clothes and come over.

"Tell me, how much have you lost lately?" Xiao Shiji sat behind the bookcase and asked lightly.

Since Xiao Shiji's position of Fan Yang Jiedu was removed by Emperor Yonghui on the opportunity, Brother Yang felt very uncomfortable. Go to the casino and gamble for money. It's also a way for him to relieve his mood.

Brother Yang sat down with a smile and said, "Don't listen to big brother's nonsense. Where would I lose money if I am such a shrewd person? ”

"Really didn't lose? So what's going on with this pile of tickets? Xiao Shiji smiled and pointed to the pawn ticket on the bookcase.

Brother Yang was embarrassed: "Dad, you can't search my house!" ”

"Who said these came from your house?" Xiao Shiji smiled faintly, "This is all given to me by your mother." Where did your mother get it, don't think about it. In short, don't try to play tricks in front of us. ”

"Mother——?! Mother is really calm, I didn't see it at all! "Brother Yang is even more embarrassed. He lowered his head in shame, "I disappointed my father." ”

"Of course disappointed. When did your father and mother make a loss-making transaction? If you lose like this, your father and I are embarrassed to recognize you as my son! Xiao Shiji said. Take out a pair of gambling equipment from under the bookcase. "Come, you win me, you can do whatever you want in the future, I will never stop you."

"Really?" Brother Yang'er's eyes lit up. "Daddy. Do you gamble money too? ”

Xiao Shiji smiled silently. He Yang Ge'er gambled three times.

After the gamble, Brother Yang lost so much that only his pants remained. He was shirtless, looking at Xiao Shiji with a sad face: "Dad." What are you doing? Is there such a winning son? It's also out of the thousands! ”

"What's this? There is a saying in the casino that it says that ten bets nine thousand, but it is not true, it should be ten bets and ten thousand. - You can't go out of thousands, and you still want to go to the casino to win, and your brain is broken, right? Xiao Shiji put away the gambling equipment while educating Brother Yang.

Brother Yang was hit hard, and he gradually understood. He leaned on Xiao Shiji's bookcase weakly and said, "Dad, I understand this truth, but I don't do anything, and I feel uncomfortable." I have worked hard in Fanyang for so many years, but I want to give it to others, I am unwilling! ”

"Are you worried that the position of Fan Yangjiedu is gone, and you have nothing to inherit, right?" Xiao Shiji threw out a booklet, "Tiance General's Mansion is actually no worse than Fan Yangjie's envoy." This is a roster, you take it and look at it, and give me the charter tomorrow, and see how we can set up all parties to maximize our interests. ”

Brother Yang listened to Xiao Shihe and slowly analyze him, gradually understood, held the booklet in his hand, and said, "I understand, Dad, I'll go and think about it." ”

When he turned around and walked out, Xiao Shiji said again, "Fanyang City Defense Map, do you still have it there?" ”

Brother Yang nodded, "There's more." ”

"Good life preservation. Maybe it will be useful in the future. Xiao Shiji admonished.

Although Brother Yang felt strange, he still responded and opened the door and went out.

A few days later, Du Hengxue finally came to Chang'an with the child.

In the past, when she went back to Chang'an, she always went to her sister's Zhuguo Mansion first.

But this time, Xu Yanbang intercepted her at the gate of the city and took them straight to Jingzhaoyin's mansion.

Coming to Xu Shao's mourning hall, Du Hengxue and the child kowtowed to Xu Shao together.

Xie came over and asked his subordinates to take Du Hengxue and Xu Yanbang's children out to play.

Xu Yanbang took Du Hengxue to the courtyard where they lived and said to her, "I have something to tell you." ”

The tone was very cautious, which surprised Du Hengxue.

"What's the matter? Don't scare me. ”

Xu Yanbang cleared his throat and said, "That's the case. We broke with the Xiao family. In the future, the two families were strangers, and the well water did not interfere with the river water. ”

"What?!" Du Hengxue immediately became angry, "Why? You don't take me and my sister seriously! ”

Xu Yanbang was saddened by his father's death, but he knew that he couldn't break the situation if he didn't do it, and he was even more upset, so his tone was not very kind. He said: "Your brother-in-law is too pressing, and in broad daylight, he kills people in the backyard of our Xu family." - How can we continue to associate with such people? ”

Du Hengxue has never quarreled with anyone, and she is even more submissive to Xu Yanbang.

But this time, when it came to her dearest sister, she had to choke: "My brother-in-law never kills innocent people." The man was killed by my brother-in-law in the inner courtyard, and he must have threatened my sister. I don't believe that my brother-in-law is killing innocents! ”

What's more, in the backyard of the Xu family, is she a fool?

"It was your Xu family who did something that angered my sister and brother-in-law, so they made this decision! You don't reflect on your own body, but you want to break with the Xiao family, do you even want to wipe out the sisterhood between me and my sister? - Xu Yanbang, let me tell you, I can't do it! Du Hengxue said uncompromisingly.

Xu Yanbang was stunned. He had never seen Du Hengxue look so angry, and he was stunned for a while.

"Hey, what do you mean you don't speak?!" Du Hengxue took a step forward, and her momentum was very powerful.

Xu Yanbang saw that although Du Hengxue didn't know the situation at the time, but just from the result of the matter, he analyzed the matter of Xiao Shi and the killing of the maidservant, and his heart was even more uncomfortable.

He knew that the reason why Du Hengxue deduced it like this was because her relationship with her sister Du Hengshuang was inseparable.

“…… Cher, if, I mean, between me and your sister, if you had to choose someone, who would you choose? Xu Yanbang finally asked this sentence.

Du Hengxue looked at him strangely, "What's so difficult about this?" If it comes time to choose between you and my sister, you must have done something sorry for my sister. You're the bad guy, why should I be on your side? "I don't even have to think about it, these words blurted out.

Xu Yanbang was even more depressed. He stayed alone for a while, wanting to get angry, but looking at Du Hengxue's inexplicable expression, as well as her big eyes that were not stained with dust, he really couldn't speak, just said sullenly: "Really? Do you really think that if I have a conflict with your sister, it must be my fault, not your sister's? ”

Du Hengxue nodded heavily, "I believe in my sister." ”

Xu Yanbang smiled even more bitterly, and he muttered: "Fortunately, it was your sister-in-law." If it's my cousin or something, I probably won't be able to be with you for the rest of my life......"

"What do you say? What cousin? I don't have a cousin......" Du Hengxue frowned, only feeling that Xu Yanbang was very weird.

Xu Yanbang saw that Du Hengxue could not be convinced by the general reason, and there was no way, so he had to tell the cause of Xu Shao's death.

“…… My father, my uncle, didn't die from a stroke, he killed himself. - He was forced to die. Xu Yanbang is a person who has been passed away, so he can only be called Xu Shao "uncle", but the relationship between father and son for so many years cannot disappear with the succession.

"Forced to death?" Du Hengxue's eyes widened, "Uncle is so powerful, who can force him to death?" ”

Xu Yanbang was choked by Du Hengxue's words and almost vomited blood, so he still had to bite the bullet and say: "...... Be...... It's your brother-in-law. ”

"Huh?!" Du Hengxue gasped, "My brother-in-law is so powerful?!" It must have been my uncle who did something very sorry for my brother-in-law, and there was a big deal in the hands of my brother-in-law, so he made this decision......"

Xu Yanbang looked at Du Hengxue without tears. For the first time, he discovered that having a wife who was extremely smart and innocent really made him feel like he had nothing to hide.

The pretense that the two brothers had been carefully using to cover up the truth was vulnerable in Du Hengxue's eyes, and they dismantled the pretense with just two casual words.

"Am I right? Did my uncle do something sorry for my brother-in-law? Uh, or did my uncle do something sorry for my sister? Du Hengxue began to ponder.

Xu Yanbang hurriedly stopped her: "Don't think about it. This is the grudge of the previous generation. Your mother still doesn't know what to say, and your uncle's last words don't want the old lady, that is, your mother, to know. At the end, he added, "It's nothing else, I just don't want your mother to be difficult." Do you think, how sad your mother would be if she knew that her son-in-law had forced her husband to death? ”

Du Hengxue was not satisfied with his explanation. She said solemnly: "This matter is so important, and it is about human life, as well as my brother-in-law's reputation, how can you hide it from my mother?" Forget it from my mother, and cut off contact with my sister and them, don't you think, this is too difficult for a strong person? Is my mother a fool? Just with your clumsy explanation, can you make her believe that you want to cut off contact with my sister and brother-in-law for the sake of a so-called servant girl who doesn't know what's called?! Who is that handmaiden? Are you a relative of the Imperial Family?! ”

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