Once Upon a Time in Jiangnan (Part II)

There are too many misalignments in life. If it weren't for Chen Biyan's original pain, how could he inadvertently hurt Tang Wen, so that he always had an indelible regret in his heart. Now that her life is coming to an end, she just wants her children and grandchildren to live happier than her. These pasts are no longer important to herself, the important thing is that she hopes that these pasts can also help Xinjie and Lian'er, for the person in front of her, she has been watching from the cold eye for many years, she needs to guard against the harm that his paranoid behavior may bring, she wants to hang a carrot for him, although this carrot is very old and a little dry, but it still makes him have scruples from time to time, and keep this game of chess going on, until the last moment, no one can predict the outcome.

"If it weren't for the fact that you left me in this White Feather Village today, I think I would have waited for Brother Xian to tell me himself, I have always believed that although you had Chu Chu back then, you still have a beautiful face in your heart." Chen Biyan added a fire at the right time.

Qi Xian's heart began to be a little excited again, as if he had returned to his youth: "For so many years, you really haven't loved Tang Wen, haven't you loved Shi Ye?" ”

"I can't say that there is no at all, but how can the wholehearted dedication of youth be replaced by the family affection that grows over time, the feeling of heartbeat and emotion, only when I was a teenager in Jiangnan, otherwise how could I keep the appointment of the Yuan Lantern Festival every year?"

Qi Xian pondered for a long time before speaking: "I now know why you like those two children so much, especially that girl, although she looks very much like Jingchun, but she may be more like you in her bones." I have observed her in the past few months, she is very affectionate and affectionate to people, to feelings, just like Biyan back then, once she pays, she never cares about return. ”

Chen Biyan frowned: "You observe her?" ”

"Yes, since you have been entrusted with the Lantern Festival, although her appearance is contrary to my plan, but I promise to protect them, I will definitely send someone to follow them. At that time, I was also going back to Jiangnan, so they started from Xianyang, and I followed them all the way away. Your precious grandson is really happy, and this girl is with you all the way. And this girl is like you back then, and many things surprised me, including her operation of the Hundred Flowers Hall, if she can be used by me one day, she must be a great right-hand man of my White Feather Villa. If that were the case, I would have fulfilled her marriage to that boy. Your precious grandson is not a person who can arrange a marriage for him, as long as he can not disrupt my plan and let Lao Yan hand over the jade gate, I will naturally not embarrass him. ”

"Hand over the Jade Gate? To whom? Give it to Fu Dalong? Judging from her collection of letters, she really doesn't look down on Fu Dalong, who is ambitious and talented.

Qi Xian shook his head gently, how could he not know that Fu Dalong was not a good candidate, that child's personality was too much like Chu Chu, he was easily anxious, he was often indecisive, and he had low eyes. If he can do a little bit, why does he, a father, have to worry so much, and why does he want his grandson to inherit Yumen. It's just that Fu Dalong really can't support the wall, but he can't admit this kind of thing in front of Biyan. I could only pretend to be ruthless and said: "I originally wanted your precious grandson to marry Dalong's daughter, but it seems that he will not be so easy to comply, then he just needs to give me time, let me arrange another man for Xinshu she likes, so that Xinshu's child can rightfully become the young master of Yumen, for the promise I made to Biyan, I will never embarrass him and his woman." ”

Chen Biyan said casually: "This road seems to be a bit long. ”

"It's not long, it's a year and a half, I've been waiting for Biyan for fifty years. And he has already returned to Jiangnan. ”

Chen Biyan was a little surprised, she hadn't contacted the child for a long time: "He's back?" Did you arrange it? ”

"I'm back, but I didn't arrange it, Lao Wei almost lost his life in Qinghe last month, and the poison in his body has not been pulled out so far, and your nephew Chongyu is still healing him in Lin Wan Villa."

"Oh, that means there are other people in the Jade Gate who are staring at the position of this big boss? Did someone from Longyu do it? ”

"If Longyu wants to have this ability, I don't have to go through so much trouble, if I have to involve your Xinjie, I will directly let Xinshu marry him. That kid has great ambitions and talents, and his eyes are low and his hands are low, which is not enough to become a general trend. I gave him countless opportunities, but he couldn't grasp the opportunity to let Lao Yan pass on the throne to him, it was really a mud that he couldn't support. ”

"Who did that?"

He glanced at Chen Biyan and did not speak. Of course he knew who did it, but he couldn't tell her right now that this woman's cunning and cunning had been admired by him for more than fifty years, and if she knew too much, she would have seen through his cards. At this age, it may seem a little ridiculous to say, but he still wants to marry this woman. Unconsciously, he reached out to hold the well-maintained and still white and tender hand, but Chen Biyan quickly pulled it away.

Qi Xian frowned: "What?" Biyan still dislikes me, they all lied to me just now? ”

Chen Biyan chuckled: "What I said just now is true. It's just that you and I are more than 100 years old, so don't do children's things at this time, and let the people below look at it and laugh at it. ”

Qi Xian looked at her: "After so many years, Biyan still cares a lot about what others think of you." ”

"Isn't it just a face for a human being?"

Qi Xian tried to hold her hand again, but he was still put into his sleeve with Chen Biyan, Qi Xian sighed and shook his head: "Biyan is right, people live with a face." If Tang Wen hits you in the face, I will get it back for you. Marry me and let you slap him in the face. As the hostess of Baiyu Villa, I can spoil you and let you pick out the scourge that seduced him back then and scrape it alive. ”

He threw out a great temptation. Chen Biyan is a woman with strong self-esteem, if what she said is true, then you can imagine the suffering she suffered at the beginning. He really wanted to get her justice. And he also wants to satisfy his obsession for so many years.

Chen Biyan smiled indifferently: "We are all half-cut people, and our grandsons are so old, let's not use such childish means." Otherwise, he would have thought I was obsessed with him. ”

Qi Xian's face darkened when he heard her say that he was naïve, but when he heard the last sentence, he felt very comfortable, and asked again in order to confirm: "Bi Yan has completely put him down?" ”

Chen Biyan didn't look at him, just reached out and grabbed a honeysuckle vine lying on the wall outside the window, picked off a pair of honeysuckle on it and smelled it: "It doesn't matter if you put it down or not, maybe you haven't picked it up in the first place, how can you put it down." ”

Qi Xian's mood was even brighter, and he suddenly seemed to have figured out something: "I'm still wondering, when the master said that you and Tang Wen's physique is the most suitable to practice the Lotus Tai Heart Method, so that the junior sister is always there, originally I thought that Tang Wen fought more, You gather less and leave more, so you rarely practice together, Over the years, I have seen that your breath is stable, and it seems that your internal strength is also growing, but there are gray hairs on your head, I am still wondering if Tang Wen is not there, and I can't cross the qi alone." It turns out that the younger sister has never been with him, and has never... ”

Chen Biyan frowned, although she was already a lot old, but she was not old and numb, she forgot her shame, and she didn't have the habit of discussing this double cultivation with outsiders, so she interrupted: "Senior Brother Qi Xian, this is Biyan's private matter. It's not early now, "Look at the twilight outside, there are two birds chirping on the ground outside the window, pecking each other's feathers, frolicking and chasing, Chen Biyan looked at the birds, and didn't look at Qi Xian, lest she accidentally show a disgusted look: "Please go back." You are here, inconvenient. ”

Qi Xian frowned, but still didn't want to give up: "Biyan, you have worked hard for the Tang Sect alone for so many years, so hard, don't you want to live a comfortable life for yourself?" Stay here as the hostess, I will accompany you to practice the Dharma, rejuvenate yourself, and live a happy and comfortable life for a few years. He blocked her retreat from behind and blocked her by the windowsill: "This courtyard is specially prepared for you, every grass and tree, every table and chair are prepared according to your preferences." They have been waiting for the arrival of the hostess for decades. ”

He grabbed her two arms from behind, hesitating to cultivate all year round, these arms were still so strong and round, no worse than his sixteen-year-old concubine. After so many years, he was finally able to get so close to her, but he knew her temper and didn't dare to go too far: "Biyan, stay, stay here with me to watch the flowers bloom and fall, and enjoy the lives of the two of us." ”

Chen Biyan didn't move, she just said coldly: "Jing?!" I'm afraid this is not the idea of the owner of White Feather Mountain Villa. The mountain rain is coming, and the owner should not lie here. ”

Qi Xian smiled bitterly: "Biyan still doesn't believe me." I..."

But before he could finish speaking, he saw a group of women walking in outside the courtyard, some in their thirties and forties, some in their twenties, and two obviously only in their teens and twenties. Headed by the Hu family, who takes care of the daily housekeeping of this White Jade Villa, he is the oldest surviving among Qi Xian's concubines, and has been with him for nearly twenty years. It's just that because of her mediocre appearance and peaceful appearance, although Qi Xian hasn't touched her once or twice in total, she takes care of all the housekeeping. Maybe it's because of this mediocre appearance that he lives well.

The group knelt down in the courtyard: "The concubine is waiting to say hello to the master." ”

Qi Xian is their heaven here. Many of Qi Xian's concubines do not live long, and outsiders do not understand that this is the consequence of his unilateral qi cultivation, and many small and medium-sized families in Jiangnan are still willing to send their daughters to him as concubines in exchange for a share of the family's interests. Qi Xian has never particularly favored any of them, no matter which of these women is as beautiful, intelligent and talented as Chen Biyan, even after decades, those teenage girls are still far from her. Now that he has won back Biyan, these tools can be put aside, but he didn't expect these tools to appear at this time to interrupt him.