Nine (5)
This time Shen Qiangrose traveled, the captain of the attendant Pan Qingyan has been accompanying him, and there are military vehicles escorting the road, and the line is unimpeded.
There are many dead trees and a dark night. The interior of the car was very quiet, except for the sound of the engine starting. Qiao Yunhua leaned on the saddle and closed her eyes to rest. He didn't move, but he felt like he had fainted.
Shen Qiangrose turned her eyes to look out the window, but it was so quiet and silent, as if time had slowed down, grinding minute by minute.
I don't know how long it took for the car to drive into the city, the street lights were shining, the shops and foreign shops were closed early, and there were only a few figures on the street, running from south to north.
The road leading to Qiao's Mansion is a wide asphalt road, because it is built in the rich area of Jinling, this area is extremely prosperous, only to turn into the block, you will see a European-style street lamp every fifty meters, and on both sides of the street are good holly trees, emerald green leaves fluttering in the wind. Looking at the past in a trance, it was as if breaking into the early spring night, and the air was mixed with warmth.
Qiao Mansion is built in the most prosperous area of the rich area, far away, you can see a single-family big ocean building in the shade of trees, all four fields are green trees, stretching to the corner of the street, like a high-rise building from the ground, standing majestically between the small buildings. That kind of magnificence is actually prohibitive.
The messenger opened the door, but Shen Qiangrose ordered Pan Qingyan to stop the car, and when she saw that Qiao Yunhua had woken up, she said, "I'll send you here, what you promised me will be done as soon as possible." ”
Qiao Yunhua smiled and said, "Please Miss Shen wait for good news." ”
When he got out of the car, he saw a group of messenger maids running out, Shen Qiangrose looked over, and saw that Qiao's mother was also among them, crying very heartbroken.
The car started quickly, and she closed her eyes lightly to rest as if she had lost her strength. Pan Qingyan turned around and drove to the Overseer's Mansion, Liu's mother had been sitting in the passenger seat, and at this moment, when she saw the car driving away from the rich area, she turned her head worriedly, and when she saw Shen Qiangrose closing her eyes and recuperating, she swallowed back the words that were full of stomach.
Pan Qingyan is also the master of the six gods, he thought about the words that Shen Qiangrose and Qiao Yunhua said before, and he couldn't stop muttering in his heart. This time, he was on duty, and he had to report to Qishao.
He was thinking about what to say, but he heard Shen Qiang Rose say, "You don't have to report to you seven young people, I have to tell him these things myself." ”
Pan Qingyan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and thinking about all this, he had to report to Qishao. After driving silently for a while, seeing the car driving towards the Overseer's Mansion, Pan Qingyan saw the garrison captain Fan Zicheng waiting at the door, he stopped the car, rolled down the window, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Fan Zicheng looked into the car expressionlessly, and saw Shen Qiangwei sitting inside unharmed, so he said, "It's nothing, Qishao is still waiting, let's go in." ”
Shen Qiangrose considered all the words in her heart, but somehow became nervous. When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw the maids hugging her and helping her into the courtyard.
Shen Qiangrose glanced at it, and saw that the courtyard was tied with colorful silk and pine and cypress branches, and two red lanterns were hung at the door, with a wisp of joy.
The maid opened the door for her, Su Huiyi was originally sitting on the sofa reading a book, and when she saw her come in, she closed the book. asked lightly: "Qiao Yunhua went back?" ”
Shen Qiangrose saw that his face was indifferent, so she gave a sigh of gratitude, took off her coat and handed it to the maid casually, before saying, "I have to rush over this time, I do have some selfish intentions." ”
As she spoke, she walked over and sat on the sofa on the side, and seeing that Su Huiyi hadn't even changed her uniform, she asked, "Did you just come back?" ”
Su Huiyi raised his eyes and glanced at her before saying, "The military affairs are busy, I came back about ten minutes earlier than you." As he spoke, he waved his hand, and when the maids saw this, they went out one after another.
In the blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the hall, and Shen Qiangrose hesitated for a long time before saying, "I just made a request to Qiao Yunhua and asked him to give me the identity of a young lady of the Qiao family." ”
When Su Huiyi heard this, he nodded lightly, as if appreciatively and said, "This request is really good." ”
He hooked his lips and smiled, looked at Shen Qiangrose, and said lightly: "Their Qiao family is a nest of traitors, you rush Ming'er to write yourself into their family tree, when I arrest him, I guess I will arrest you with me." ”
Shen Qiangwei knew that he was talking angrily, and she really didn't take into account these trade-offs, but now, where does she have a choice? said: "I can't always live in the Su family as an aunt with no background, then I will be bullied to death!" It's just a nominal thing, do you have to take care of it? ”
Su Huiyi stroked his forehead and said, "If you want someone to rely on, I can find someone with both ability and political integrity for you." The Qiao family and our Su family have always been two factions, if you marry in as Miss Qiao, your father will only be more jealous of you. ”
Shen Qiangrose listened to these words, obviously Su Hui meant to think about her, but she felt awkward for a while, and couldn't help but say: "The people that Qishao is looking for me are all old acquaintances or subordinates of the Su family, and I won't let your father deal with it at that time?" ”
"Then if you find someone from the Qiao family, your father will be jealous?" Su Huiyi looked at her with heavy eyes, and said, "Don't forget, Qiao Yunhua is the youngest son of the Qiao family, but what happened to him, didn't you see it just now?" ”
Shen Qiangrose only felt chills all over her body, the man in front of her was too calm and wise, and he could always give a fatal blow when he was proud, and often the result was still bloody.
But this time, she wanted to argue right and wrong, so she said: "According to Qiao Yunhua's crime, I am afraid that if I were someone else, I would have died ten or eight times a long time ago, but he is still alive, which shows that the Qiao family has the ability to fight against the Su family." ”
Su Huiyi smiled noncommittally and said: "Yes, it is true that the Qiao family is the leading rich gentry, but there is a saying since ancient times, it is called a fish against the current, and officials and businessmen are water and fish, and the law of survival in this will not change, that is, merchants are fish, and they can't live without the water of the official family." ”
He rubbed the gauze wrapped in his left hand, and his voice couldn't hear any emotion, "It has always been the times that create heroes, in this troubled world, it is good to be rich, but if you have power, it is equal to being rich." It's too complicated for me to tell you. ”
Shen Qiangrose thought silently before saying, "I know, why do you give me an example, isn't my father a victim of politics?" I kind of figured it out, if you don't have the ability to compete, you can only be defeated by the strong in the end, in this troubled world, the strong set black and white, there is never any reason to talk about it. ”
Su Huiyi didn't speak, he lowered his eyes, quietly looked at the cloud-patterned tea cup on the table, the tea smoke was swirling, and the air was full of the fragrance of Longjing, but when he smelled it at the moment, he tasted a trace of bitterness.
After a while, he said: "Your father is indeed a victim of politics, but the key to this, in the final analysis, is his personal grudge with the old man. Over the years, the two have fought openly and secretly, and your father is supported by Congress, and everyone unanimously wants to elect him as prime minister. Originally, he could compete with the old man, but he was not greedy enough and did not hesitate to collude with Fusang. ”
Shen Qiangrose might as well hear these old things, and she couldn't accept them in her heart. But she knew Su Huiyi and knew that he wouldn't lie. It's just that such a cruel truth was told by him, and she was so disappointed.
She got up and went up to the second floor without saying a word. I couldn't help but think halfway through, all my calmness and disguise, when facing this person, would always be disintegrated by his understatement!
She opened the bedroom door and went straight to the bed, thinking about her father and mother, her heart didn't seem to be firm at this moment, Su Huiyi's words were still in her ears, like a muffled thunder, slamming into her ears, it made people lose their heads.
She couldn't help but go downstairs with a pillow, but saw that the lights in the hall were bright, and Su Huiyi was still sitting quietly on the sofa, smoking as usual.
When he saw her go downstairs, he exhaled a puff of smoke and asked, "What are you doing with a pillow?" ”
Shen Qiangrose walked out and said, "I don't think it's suitable for me to live in Qishao's room, so I want to go to the guest room to live, it just so happens that Qishao is here, and I can be regarded as saying hello to you." ”
Su Hui said that she opened the hall door, and said with a smile: "There is only one room in total, and the bed is only enough for me to live alone, and there is no place for you." ”
Shen Qiangrose heard him tease herself like this, and she couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart for a while. He turned around and said calmly: "I'll go to the guest room to live, and Qi Shao will naturally go back to your own room to live." ”
"You're going to the guest room, that's your will, not mine." Su Huiyi took a slow puff of cigarette, leaned back calmly, and then continued: "I didn't agree to change rooms with you, you either go upstairs to sleep obediently, or lay on the floor of the guest room, you choose." ”
Shen Qiangrose nodded, and suddenly became stubborn, and said, "Then I'll go to the side hall to lay on the floor." As she spoke, she took her pillow and went out the door.
Su Huiyi didn't stop her, but pressed the electric bell unhurriedly, and the maid quickly walked in, and listened to his instructions: "Bring all the quilts, blankets, pillows, and all the cold things here." ”
The maid couldn't help but be a little surprised, but she didn't dare to delay, so she immediately went out to prepare. It only took a moment for a few maids to bring in the velvet quilts and blankets one after another, and piled them neatly on the sofa.
Shen Qiangrose followed her into the door, she was not wearing a coat, and she was already shivering with cold. He lowered his face and asked, "What is Qi Shao doing?" ”
Su Huiyi stroked his forehead tiredly, and said lightly: "I've been busy for a day, and I'm really sleepy at this time, so I simply sent a maid to bring all the luggage and bedding, and I slept on this sofa." ”
He slowed down a little and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to change rooms with me?" Now that the guest room is vacated for you, you can go over and rest early. ”
Shen Qiangrose knew that he had the intention to tease herself, but she didn't bother to pay attention to it, and went upstairs with a pillow. As soon as he walked up the stairs, he heard Su Huiyi's very pleasant laughter, but the laughter was too low, and it quickly dissipated in the dark night.