Chapter 12: The Seizure of Power
"Second brother, why are you here?"
Ji Ershao saw the sister in front of him looking at him with a smile on his face, he was slightly stunned, and he was slandered in his heart, he had been gone for more than half a year, why did this eldest lady change so much?
"Second brother?"
Ji Ruhuan spoke again, pulling back the thoughts of the second brother who was looking at him a little distracted.
Ji Ershao found out about his gaffe, smiled awkwardly, stood up habitually, and greeted Ji Ruhuan, who was still standing in front of him, "You sit first." β
Ji Ruhuan saw the second brother's restraint, sighed in his heart, and sat down in the position next to the second brother.
I heard Ji Ershao say to the people in the house, "I have something to say to my sister." Go down first. β
Mother Qiu glanced at Ji Ruhuan, and beckoned the servants waiting in the main hall to go out.
There are only two brothers and sisters left in the house, and Ji Ruhuan is also a little curious at this time, what does this second brother want to say to him?
Ji Ershao took another sip of tea from the teacup, making sure that the subordinates had already walked away, before he spoke, "Ruhuan, Aunt Qing and I just want to stay in the mansion in peace, and when I get married, I will take Aunt Qing out of the mansion, this title of the Duke of Protector belongs to the eldest brother after all, do you understand?"
Ji Ruhuan was very helpless when she heard it, other people's brothers will fight for the inheritance of the family business, but her brother is good......
After pondering the words in his heart for a while, Ji Ruhuan still didn't know how to dissuade him, did he want to tell him that the eldest brother was not your own eldest brother?
If she doesn't say this, her second brother is her, if she hadn't experienced two lives, she wouldn't have believed it.
In the end, Ji Ruhuan could only pretend to be stupid, and said with a shocked face, "Second brother, what do you mean by this?
Ji Ershao stared at Ji Ruhuan for a while, and finally only sighed, and said, "Although you and Aunt Qing have a gap, but you are the eldest daughter in the end, and your father also loves you, they don't dare to do anything to you, but my mother is different, I don't want my mother to be involved in these things, you will not be involved in my mother again, don't involve my mother in the future." β
Ji Ruhuan also sighed in her heart, the second brother is still too naΓ―ve, there are some things, it's not that you can be alone if you don't participate, even if Aunt Qing doesn't participate, can you live a stable life in this mansion?
But Ji Ruhuan didn't say much, only answered, "I'm sorry, second brother, it's me who is wrong this time." β
Ji Chengmu looked at Ji Ruhuan in surprise, and couldn't believe that these words came from Ji Ruhuan's mouth, so he put away his surprised expression for a while, and answered, "It's okay." β
After answering, I felt that this answer was really inappropriate, but I didn't know what to say, and the atmosphere fell into embarrassment for a while.
Seeing that Ji Ruhuan lowered her head and didn't speak, not knowing what she was thinking, Ji Chengmu simply stood up and said, "There's nothing else to do, I'll go back first." β
Ji Ruhuan didn't stay, got up and sent the person to the door.
Mother Qiu also came in, and asked curiously, "Why did the second young master suddenly remember you, but what happened?"
Ji Ruhuan didn't answer Qiu's mother's question, but ordered, "Help me prepare some gifts, and I'll personally send them to Aunt Qing in the afternoon." β
When Ji Ruhuan came to the door again in the afternoon, Aunt Qing was not as surprised as before, she only looked at the gifts in the hands of the people behind her, and said with a smile, "Miss is here, why do you still take things, I can't accept it." β
Ji Ruhuan smiled and said, "It's not that the second brother taught Huan'er a lesson today, Huan'er knew that she had done something wrong, so she hurried over to make amends to Aunt Qing." β
Aunt Qing showed a surprised look on her face, it seemed that she didn't know, and then said with a smile, "The second young master is really, how can I teach Miss a lesson, I'm here to compensate Miss for him, Miss don't worry about him." β
Ji Ruhuan smiled and replied, "It's all my own family, what do I care about." β
Aunt Qing carefully observed Ji Ruhuan's expression, and saw that there seemed to be no sign of anger, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Ji Ruhuan waved his hand to the servants waiting in the house, and said, "You all go down, I have something to say to Aunt Qing." β
Then Ji Ruhuan glanced at Mother Qiu again, and the servants in the house, including Mama Wang beside Aunt Qing, also went down.
Aunt Qing looked puzzled, and at the same time worried, worried about whether her son had offended the eldest lady.
Ji Ruhuan saw the expression on Aunt Qing's face in her eyes, and sighed in her heart, it seems that her previous image of domineering is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people in this general's mansion.
After adjusting her emotions, Ji Ruhuan said with a straight face, "Aunt Qing doesn't have to worry, I didn't come here today, I just wanted to talk to Aunt Qing." β
It was rare for Aunt Qing to look at Ji Ruhuan so calmly, but because of her attitude, she calmed down, stopped guessing, and opened her mouth to respond, "Miss, you said." β
Ji Ruhuan didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to the point, "The second brother came to me today to blame me for not counting Aunt Qing's participation in the family, and getting involved in my festival with Aunt Yun." β
Aunt Qing didn't expect Ji Ruhuan to be so straightforward, but she was stunned for a while.
Ji Ruhuan opened his mouth and continued, "The second brother's idea is very good, work hard to start a family and start a business, and then go out to set up a door and pick you up to enjoy happiness together." β
Aunt Qing's eyes were red when she heard this, her son originally had such a thought, and he actually went to Ruhuan for this matter.
But Ji Ruhuan continued, "But the second brother didn't think about it, would grandmother and father agree? This is just one of them." β
"Second, if you don't fight or rob, will you be able to ensure that you are safe and sound?
At this time, Aunt Qing looked at Ji Ruhuan's shocked face, Ji Ruhuan just didn't see it, and continued, "I didn't tell my second brother these words, because when I told him, he might not listen to him, and even think that I was talking nonsense, but Aunt Qing should understand what kind of person Aunt Yun is, I don't think I need to tell you." β
Aunt Qing had already put away her shock at this time, and replied with a sigh, "Mu'er, he doesn't care about the title of Duke of Protector, he just wants to be a general who is famous on the battlefield like his father." β
Ji Ruhuan didn't hear it, so she only opened her mouth and continued, "As for why Ruhuan wants to talk to Aunt Qing about these words, Aunt Qing doesn't think too much, for Aunt Yun, who is calculating everywhere, Ruhuan definitely wants to be close to Aunt Qing, and besides, Ruhuan has some problems with her eldest brother, presumably Aunt Qing is also very clear." β
"If this is all the words, how to choose, it depends on Aunt Qing herself, as for today's words, Aunt Qing just didn't hear it. β
After saying this, Ji Ruhuan stood up and said with a smile, "I have said what I should say, Ruhuan is also going back, if I stay for too long, someone should be curious, Mother Qiu." β
Soon Qiu's mother came in from outside with a cloak, and seeing that the young lady had already gotten up, she hurriedly took the cloak in the hand of the maid behind her, and stepped forward to put it on the young lady.
Aunt Qing also got up, resumed her previous smile, and said with a gentle smile, "It's freezing outside, why don't you sit for a while and get warmer before leaving." β
Ji Ruhuan shook her head with a smile, and bent down to salute, "Don't disturb Aunt Qing." β
Aunt Qing looked at the back of Ji Ruhuan leaving with the maid's subordinates, and said thoughtfully to Mother Wang on the side, "This eldest lady is really different from before, why did she suddenly change so much?"
Mother Wang asked with a puzzled expression, "What did the eldest lady just say to the master?"
Aunt Qing shook her head and instructed, "Go and send someone to ask the second young master if he is free at night, and invite him to come over for dinner when he is free." β