After going out of the Jingnan Palace, Shi Yunqing quietly returned to the small courtyard of the Qinglou.

At that time, the courtyard was quiet in the dead of night, and the lights were dim.

As soon as he entered the room, he heard a soft knock on the window lattice. Pushing open the window, he saw that it was Shi Ping.

"Master," Shi Ping said with a little depression, "Why don't you say a word to the minions when you go out." ”

Knowing that he was worried about himself, Shi Yunqing let his body out, and after letting Shi Ping in, he closed the window and said, "I made it temporary, I don't want others to know." ”

Frowning slightly, Shi Ping said, "Just now, a guard beside Shi Yuntian came, and he checked the slave in the room before leaving. "Thinking about it, thanks to the fact that I didn't follow my master just now, if I had left, maybe the people on Shi Yuntian's side would have found that my master was not in the courtyard either.

Shi Yunqing nodded. knew that Shi Yuntian had been listening to his news. It's just that I don't know if the news of lingering Qinglou because of the blow will reassure Shi Yuntian.

"I'll be home tomorrow." Shi Yunqing looked at Shi Ping and said, "Let's go and rest early." ”

He had already thought about it, and he would go home tomorrow. Let's see what the situation is on Qian'er's side, if it doesn't work, just light another fire and finish the matter as soon as possible.

On the morning of the second day, Shi Yunqing took Shi Ping back home.

As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Chang Renmei.

"I've seen the Ninth Young Master," Chang Renmei obviously waited at the door on purpose, and when she saw Shi Yunqing looking him up and down with meaningful eyes, she said, "The eldest young master and the Hou Ye said that after seeing the Ninth Young Master come back, let the servants directly invite them to the study in the outer courtyard to talk." ”

"Okay," Shi Yunqing nodded, and followed Chang Renmei to the study in the outer courtyard.

There was no one in the study, and it was obvious that Shi Yuntian and Shi Kai had not come over yet.

"Shi Ping," Shi Yunqing directly found a seat and sat down, and then said to Shi Kai: "Go to the big kitchen and bring me some delicious food and drink." ”

Seeing that Shi Ping turned around to leave, Shi Yunqing stopped him again and said, "You better go back to the courtyard first and gather a few people to go to the big kitchen with you." If someone dares not to give it, or if it is unpleasant, you can just start fighting. I don't think if I don't walk up straight, there will be no place for me in this Hou Mansion. ”

"Ninth Young Master, how could it be." When Chang Renmei saw it, she knew that Shi Yunqing was looking for an opportunity to vent, and while laughing, she gave a look to one of the attendants beside her, asking him to go to the big kitchen first and say, don't really be tossed by Shi Ping and others.

Over there, Shi Yuntian, who heard the news, also hurried to the study.

"Ninth brother," after entering the door, Shi Yuntian nodded at Shi Yunqing and said, "Haven't had breakfast yet?" ”

For a long time, although he didn't know how much disgust he had in his heart, Shi Yuntian had always been polite to Shi Yunqing on the surface.

The same is true at this time, when I see what I say, I hear it in the ears of outsiders, as if I care about Shi Yunqing.

But Shi Yunqing knew in his heart that Shi Yuntian would never do useless work and say useless things. He raised his eyes and looked at him, but said nothing. 、

Sure enough, Shi Yuntian's next words changed and said, "It's just that, no matter what, you shouldn't have stayed in that kind of place last night." This made my father angry at home for a long time. ”

"What kind of place?" Shi Yunqing looked at Shi Yuntian with a bit of laziness and said, "Besides, big brother, do you also know, is there anyone in this mansion who will worry about me?" Either it won't come to the point where a woman was snatched away by the fourth brother before he entered the house yesterday. ”

Didn't Shi Yuntian just want to directly say that he was unfilial, so that Shi Kai was worried, and he still stayed in the Qinglou overnight regardless of his shame?

But I don't want to think about it, what is the situation in the house now, besides, if Shi Yunfei hadn't snatched Bijun away, he wouldn't have run to that kind of place?

"Ninth brother, we are a family after all." Shi Yuntian originally wanted to use Shi Yunqing's overnight stay in the Qinglou to ruin the family style and talk about things, but when he heard Shi Yunqing say this, he directly lived in the mud.

"Big brother, I know that you have always been clear and upright," Shi Yunqing said: "Yesterday in the courtyard of the fourth brother, you also said that you would definitely give me a satisfactory explanation, and I am waiting now." ”

"Well, there must be an explanation." Shi Yuntian nodded. But as soon as his tone changed, he said something else: "Ninth brother, you also know that I have always hoped that our brothers will be of the same heart, and the father and son will work together. The reason why I came here first this time is because I feel that you and my brother have not been talking together for a long time, and I want to talk to you. ”

Shi Yunqing looked at Shi Yuntian and only felt funny. If it hadn't happened some time ago, he might still have believed Shi Yuntian's words. But Shi Yuntian has already started to do things on his side, but he still has to be disgusted with Barra's affection, does Shi Yuntian think that he will still believe him?

"Something to say!" Shi Yunqing pressed his temples, looking lazy, but he didn't want to listen to Shi Yuntian's words.

"Ninth brother, you also know your fourth brother's stubborn temper." Shi Yuntian sighed lightly and said, "In this way, I will give you two hundred taels of silver, and there will be no more mustard between our brothers in the future." ”

What do you mean? Shi Yunqing looked at Shi Yuntian and almost laughed. I really thought I was a fool, they coaxed Aunt You and forced themselves to take out tens of thousands of taels of silver, but when they came to themselves, they only took out two hundred taels of silver to send themselves. And Shi Yunfei himself didn't come forward, so it was solved?

"Big brother," Shi Yunqing sneered in his heart, but his face was cold, and he said, "This is what you call an explanation?" ”

"I know you may not be satisfied." Shi Yuntian frowned and said, "But you really shouldn't have gone to your fourth brother's yard yesterday to smash it, and now that the fire in his backyard hasn't been extinguished, naturally he doesn't have the heart to come over and tell you this." ”

"If the fourth brother hadn't brought Bijun to his courtyard, there would have been no such things." Shi Yunqing snorted lightly and said, "This matter must be taken to the yamen outside to reason, and it shouldn't be said like that, right?" ”

With a sigh, Shi Yuntian said: "Ninth brother, the so-called Qing official is difficult to decide family affairs. Besides, you were annoyed when you smashed your father in Shi Yunfei's yard yesterday. If I hadn't asked him to persuade him, when he learned that you were staying overnight in the Qinglou this morning, my father would have been eager to take someone to find you. ”

Is this to use the fact that he smashed Shi Yunfei's yard yesterday and went to the Qinglou by himself to pressure the conditions he promised him?

It's just that giving only two hundred taels of silver is simply too little.

"Big brother, you obviously know the reason for smashing the yard and my overnight stay in the Qinglou last night." Shi Yunqing said, stood up suddenly, slapped it on the table, and said, "I don't want much, five hundred taels of silver, nothing less." ”