Chapter 20: The General's Brother-in-law
In the evening, Zhan Qi finally came back after a busy day. The first thing he did when he returned home was to go to Steward Yang and ask, "Are those two people gone?" ”
Steward Yang shook his head and said helplessly, "No." Young Master Lin went to greet the master early in the morning, but he couldn't catch up today. ”
Zhan Qi's originally good mood flew away. It seems that that Young Master Lin has inherited the cunning character of Old Man Lin, and he knows the truth that if you fight a snake, you have to hit seven inches, as long as Daddy is pinched, he, who wants to be a son, has to look at Daddy's face first.
Thinking of this, he felt that there was a fire, but at this time, Lin Furong still jumped out without knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Lin Furong came to the General's Mansion with a heavy responsibility, and whether he could meet his sister who became the general's wife was not the most important thing, the most important thing was to ask for some benefits from his general's brother-in-law. He has been staying at the place where Zhan Qi must go home today, waiting for the opportunity to stick to others, and now he has finally caught someone, but he can't easily let go of this opportunity to get closer!
He saw Zhan Qi talking to Steward Yang from a distance, so he hurriedly ran over here and shouted, "Brother-in-law, you're back!" ”
Zhan Qi looked back and saw two young men running towards him, and the two looked like a pair of master and servants.
The young man who looked like the master in front of him was dressed in a colorful and exaggerated costume, like a peacock. He ran straight to a position three or two meters away from Zhan Qi before stopping, the face that was round as a big cake and shiny with a false smile, he put his hands in his sleeves, shook the very thick body and walked over, pretending to be very familiar with Zhan Qi and was about to step forward and pat someone on the shoulder.
Zhan Qi flashed with agility, avoiding the hand that the young man was about to slap.
The young man retracted his hand in a daze, but he still said with a smile on his face: "I haven't seen you for many years, but my brother-in-law is still so cheerful and refreshed, and his demeanor is still the same!" ”
The sentence "brother-in-law", as well as the somewhat familiar face, Zhan Qi immediately knew that this almost big cake face was the eldest young master of the Lin family.
Zhan Qi looked at the somewhat familiar face coldly, and asked expressionlessly, "I know you?" ”
Lin Furong was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face was a little unbearable: "Brother-in-law, my eldest brother Lin Xinru, your brother-in-law, we have met several times before......"
"It doesn't matter whose turtle grandson you are!" Zhan Qi interrupted him unceremoniously, and glanced at him a few times in disgust, "Don't wear the same flower clothes as girls in front of me in the future, it will make my eyes hurt!" After speaking, he ignored Lin Furong, whose face was blue and white, and strode away.
Steward Yang smiled calmly at Lin Furong and their master and servant, and also left the scene.
How could Lin Furong ever be so angry? Seeing Zhan Qi walking away, he was so angry that he stomped his feet: "How can this be reasonable!" I'm! I'm! Isn't it just a martial artist who doesn't know anything, what's there to drag! ”
Zhang San hurriedly grabbed the young master of his family, persuaded him in a low voice, and said, "Young master! Be quiet! Don't forget what the master has told you. ”
"Humph! Our Lin family's business is getting smoother and smoother now, I don't believe that our Lin family would not be able to do without that martial artist. Although Lin Furong's mouth was still chattering indignantly, his tone was still a little lower. He is talking about how the Lin family behaves, but no matter how he acts, it is just a family of businessmen full of copper stench, with money but no power. There is no power behind him, and his heart is not steady. Master Lin tried his best to marry his daughter, what is the picture? Isn't it power?
Of course, Lin Furong knew those twists and turns in his father's heart. Now although he was coldly addressed by Zhan Qi, he could only endure it. He asked Zhang San to lean his ear over and said, "Haven't you seen that Mrs. Qiu?" Go back and give her a generous gift. ”
Zhang San understood what his master meant, and nodded again and again.
The dinner on this day was very rich, and Old Man Zhan specially ordered the kitchen to cook some dishes that Lin Furong liked to eat, and filled the whole table.
Old Man Zhan warmly greeted Lin Furong with delicious food and drink, while Zhan Qi looked like he was ignorant of it, burying his head in eating himself without saying a word. Du Xiaomeng was not in the dining room, she knew that Lin Furong was still in the general's mansion and did not leave, so she continued to be "sick", so sick that she couldn't come out to see people, and everything she ate and drank was left in the room and waited for by the maid.
Zhan Qi's gaze inadvertently swept the empty chair beside him, and there was a feeling of emptiness in his heart. I don't know when it started, but unconsciously, he has become accustomed to the woman sitting next to him with the title of the general's wife, and now looking at the empty position next to him, he can't get used to it all of a sudden.
Old Man Zhan greeted warmly, Zhan Qi was absentmindedly thinking about other things, no one cared, Lin Furong's personal servant was not serving at the dinner table, and he didn't know where he went.
What seemed like a very ordinary day, the wind and waves passed peacefully.
The next day, Zhan Qi went home earlier than usual, and he returned just after noon.
Last night, Qiusha seemed to say in front of him unintentionally that she was alone at home and had nothing to do. When Qiu Sha said that, the cover on her face couldn't hide her loneliness, and she couldn't hide the loneliness that Zhan Qi saw in her eyes.
It's hard to think about it, far away from his homeland, follow him thousands of miles to a strange place with no relatives and friends, and he can only be a concubine if he is not accepted by his father, and he can't always be by his side to relieve loneliness, and it is inevitable that the beauty will be depressed in her heart.
So, seeing that the things he was going to be busy with today were not particularly important, he handed over the work to his subordinates and went home early.
When she arrived at Avon Garden, Qiusha had just finished lunch and was about to go to bed for a nap.
When she saw Zhan Qi coming back, she was so happy that she not only ran away from sleep, but also took an interest in going for a walk in the garden.
Zhan Qi originally wanted to accompany the beautiful woman and relieve the depression in the heart of the beautiful woman. Qiusha said that he was going to the garden, and of course he was happy to accompany him.
Qiusha brought a jar of self-brewed chrysanthemum wine and walked towards the garden with Zhan Qi. When she arrived at the small pavilion in the garden, she had just put down the wine, and Qiu Sha said as if she remembered something: "My sister has been feeling unwell for the past two days, I don't know if she is better?" I haven't been to visit her in the past two days. Master, why don't we go visit my sister first, okay? ”
Zhan Qi knew that Du Xiaomeng was pretending to be sick, but he thought that it would not be a big problem to let Qiu Sha take a look at her, so he did not object.
Liu Lu hasn't come back yet, and the girl who came to serve temporarily is a stuffy gourd that is completely opposite to Liu Lu, and she can't speak half a sentence all day. In the face of such a No. 1 person, even if she is not sick, she can get sick, Du Xiaomeng asked her to fetch water, send three meals a day, and there is no need for her to serve at other times.
Qiusha and their sudden visit, or Du Xiaomeng personally opened the door!
Du Xiaomeng looked listless and welcomed the two into the house. Sitting down, Qiusha asked with concern, "Sister, is your illness better?" ”
Du Xiaomeng rubbed her temples and said, "It's much better, but it's still a little headache." "I know that my face is good, and I pretend to say that I am seriously ill, then I can't say it.
Qiusha didn't seem to see the good look on Du Xiaomeng's face, she took Du Xiaomeng's hand and said, "It seems that my sister is almost good." The weather is very good today, can you go out with us to bask in the sun and breathe? If you stay in the house all day, you can get sick even if you don't get sick. ”
Du Xiaomeng wanted to refuse, but Qiu Sha was determined to pull her out to bask in the sun, saying that she was afraid that she would get sick if she was bored in the room, and that she could get better faster by walking outside.
Qiu Sha's thoughtful words were reasonable and reasonable, but she couldn't resist her, so Du Xiaomeng had no choice but to agree.