Chapter 52: It's Just a Joke
Ji Zheng, who picked up the gun, exuded the aura of a bandit all over his body, and it was clear that the two of them grew up eating the rice of the Ji family, but they couldn't find the slightest resemblance to brothers with the same surname when they stood together.
Ji Zheng was used to standing in a military posture, his waist was straight, higher than Ji Xun, and the muzzle of the black hole pointed directly at Ji Xun's eyebrows, calm and powerful.
The clothes on Ji Zheng's back were almost soaked with cold sweat, his throat was dry, he didn't dare to anger Ji Zheng, but he didn't dare to agree to Ji Zheng's request just like that.
That was the title deed of Lanxiang Pavilion, and it was too unwilling for him to hand it over like this, after all, the effort he had spent in Lanxiang Pavilion in the past two years was no less than that of Ji Zheng at the beginning.
His brain was a mess because of nervousness, and Ji Xun forced himself to calm down and find a clue from this mess.
"Ah Zheng, what happened two years ago has nothing to do with me, I married Yelan because I felt that she had no support, it was too pitiful, not because of ......"
Ji Xun tried to defend himself and pluck himself out of the plot two years ago.
However, these words were all nonsense in Ji Zheng's ears, and none of them were what Ji Zheng liked to hear.
Patience was exhausted, Ji Zheng loaded the gun, pulled the safe, and pressed the trigger with his index finger.
Ji Xun's pupils constricted suddenly, and he shouted loudly: "I'll give it to you!" He was afraid that if he spoke one second later, Ji Zheng would shoot directly and break his head!
After staying outside for two years and coming back, Ji Zheng has gone completely crazy.
Ji Zheng didn't pull the trigger, but his fingers didn't let go, he stepped forward, and the cold muzzle pestle was in the center of Ji Zheng's eyebrows.
Ji Xun was sweating profusely, and was frozen by the muzzle of the gun, and the whole person was iced.
Ji Zheng tilted his head and looked at him with a smile, his eyes were dark and dark, as deep as an abyss.
"What happened two years ago, I know in my heart, you...... You should also know what to expect! ”
So don't talk this nonsense in front of Lao Tzu in vain!
Ji Zheng didn't say the latter sentence directly, but Ji Xun understood it, his eyes widened slightly, his expression was shocked, and he didn't know if Ji Zheng knew something.
It was too late, Ji Zheng was worried about Qiao Ling in his heart, he didn't dwell too much, he put away the gun and turned to leave, and when he made a detour and disappeared into the darkness, Ji Zheng's legs weakened, and he fell backwards, and was caught by the next person.
"Young Master, are you alright?"
"It's fine!" Ji Xun shook his head, his face turned pale, forced himself to stand up, and said coldly: "Didn't you hear what the second young master just said?" Why don't you go and tell the old lady and let people prepare the dowry! ”
The title deed is just a thin piece of paper, and since you want to propose, you always have to prepare something else to be decent.
The subordinate hurriedly responded when he heard it, turned around to leave and was stopped by Ji Xun: "Forget it, the second elder should have fallen asleep at this hour, they are old, don't toss them, let's talk about it early tomorrow morning." ”
"Yes! The eldest young master is so thoughtful! ”
The subordinate pats the sycophants every day, Ji Xun can't listen to it at all at this time, pushes away the person who is supporting him, turns around and walks back, and after walking two steps, a subordinate whispers to temptation: "Young Master, what to do with Chunhua and Qiuyue?" ”
This is the name of the two maids, he liked to be vassally elegant when he was young, and the names of the maids were also taken by himself, and he was proud for a long time.
The two maids were loyal to him, and they also had the means, and when he was fifteen years old, he climbed into bed and became his maids, and his temper became more and more arrogant in the house over the years, but he was very happy in bed.
Now that the two of them were lying on the ground with blood, he couldn't remember the scene of playing in the bed tent at all, he only felt disgusted and disgusted, how could he keep such stupid two people by his side?
"If you cause such a big disaster, you can only make the second young master unhappy if you keep it, so sell it!"
"Yes!"
The next man dragged the two away like dead dogs.
The subordinates of the Ji family have all signed a deed of sale, and the beating and scolding are all decided by the master.
The two made a mistake, Ji Xun said that he was sold, not to sell to another family to be a maid, but to sell it to the most lowly Goolan Courtyard to serve men.
One of them hurt his shoulder, and the other lost his tongue, and when they went there, I am afraid that they will not be alive for a few days.
Ji Xun didn't feel any nostalgia for the two, he returned to his room, bolted the door, took out a red envelope from the drawer at the bottom of the bedside table, opened it, and there was the title deed of Lanxiang Pavilion inside.
The title deed is already a little yellowed, and it is still stamped with the seal of the previous county magistrate.
Ji Xun gently unfolded the title deed, and his fingertips gently rubbed the red official seal on the title deed, and the scene when the old man handed over the title deed to him two years ago is still vivid.
The blood of the Ji family is cold, but the title deed is hot, no one knows how much he paid for this thing, but now that Ji Zheng is back, he is like a clown, and he can only return the title deed obediently with a smile.
But why pay it back?
Is Lanxiang Pavilion Ji Zheng's thing? Where did Ji Zheng get such a large sum of money to buy Lanxiang Pavilion in the first place? The money was also obtained by Ji Zheng by improper means.
Since no one is better than the other, everyone should rely on their abilities!
Ji Xun's eyes became gloomy, which was very different from his usual loyal and honest image.
He felt the urge to shred the title deed, but in the end he did nothing.
Hold your breath.
He said to himself.
Because only those who are calm can have the last laugh!
Ji Zheng didn't care about Ji Xun's thoughts, he hurried back, and as soon as he turned the corner upstairs, he saw Qiao Ling squatting on the ground, pitifully grabbing Zhang Xu's trouser leg like a puppy and begging for something.
Zhang Xu, a rough old man, had never been coquettish by such a clever little girl, and he made a big red face, afraid that his actions would hurt Qiao Ling, so he could only stiffen into a stake and pestle there.
Ji Zheng walked over quickly, scooped up Qiao Ling with one hand and brought it to the house: "If you don't have a good rest, what are you making trouble?" ”
The student skirt was changed, Qiao Ling had no other clothes to wear, so she found Ji Zheng's long shirt to change into, the clothes were much bigger, she seemed to be covered by a sack, and her hands and feet couldn't reach out.
"I didn't make a fuss! Sister Lan and Xi'er haven't taken the medicine yet, I'm going to see them. ”
Qiao Ling said anxiously, calm down at this time, she regrets dying, why is she going to run to fight with people? Sister Lan is still waiting.
"You don't care if she's going to die!"
Ji Zheng's tone was not good, in his opinion, Yelan is today, she is to blame, and she does not deserve anyone's sympathy.
The word 'death' stung Qiao Ling, she collapsed her shoulders and shrunk into Ji Zheng's arms, and her tone became sad: "Sister Lan is not in good health, and she is injured like this tonight, second brother, she may really die." ”
She has never seen her parents since she was a child, and she only has Qiao Hansheng as a relative, so she cherishes the warmth given by the people around her and others, and she resists separation and death.
Feeling her sadness, Ji Zheng's hand loosened a little, Qiao Ling turned his head and looked up at him seriously: "Second brother, if Sister Lan dies, will you be happy?" ”
“……”
What is there about him to be happy or unhappy about? it!
Ji Zheng replied in his heart, but he also knew Qiao Ling's temperament, if Yelan died like this, she would have a restless conscience for the rest of her life, and maybe she would resent him for being indifferent and ruthless.
There is no way to take her, Ji Zheng can only compromise: "It's cold at night, add a piece of clothing and go again." After speaking, he took a dark blue tweed army coat for Qiao Ling.
The coat was only a little shorter than the long shirt, it was very heavy, Qiao Ling was so pressed that he couldn't walk, Ji Zheng directly picked up the person and asked Zhang Xu to keep up with the medicine he had grasped before.
Lan Xi had already been thrown back into Yelan's yard, she didn't care about her injuries, stumbled and hit a small half bucket of water, crying to help Yelan treat her wounds.
The wound was too deep, there was too much blood loss, there was blood on the quilt and on the ground, and the half bucket of water was also stained red.
Lan Xi didn't know who else to ask for help, so he just talked to Yelan vigorously.
"Sister Lan, please don't sleep, you talk to me, can you hold on?"
"Tomorrow! I'll get you a doctor tomorrow! ”
"The eldest young master still likes you, didn't he still intercede today and say that he didn't want to divorce you? If you keep going, everything will be fine in the future......"
Lan Xi babbled, but the room was so quiet that only she was crying and talking.
The small room seemed to suddenly become extremely empty, and the air was bone-chilling, like a snowy night many years ago, she was squatting on the side of the road, covered with snow, cold and hungry, not knowing when she would die.
Since then, she has not been afraid of death, but she is afraid that Yelan will die.
Yelan is the one who saved her from that snowy night, gave her food and clothing, gave her stability, no matter when, she is willing to exchange her life for Yelan's life.
"Lanxi?"
Qiao Ling opened the curtain and walked in, the lamp in the room was not much oil, the flames were shaking, and the light was dim and he couldn't see Lan Xi's face clearly, Qiao Ling called out uncertainly.
"Miss Ling'er!"
Lan Xi was so surprised that her voice broke, like the salvation Guanyin she saw.
"Don't cry in a hurry, it's too dark in the house, go and light another lamp." Qiao Ling took off his coat and put it aside as he instructed, and saw that Lan Xi had cleaned Yelan's wounds with a handkerchief, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Lan Xi suddenly had a backbone, and hurriedly stumbled outside, opened the door curtain, and coldly bumped into Ji Zheng's tall figure, and sat on the ground all of a sudden: "Second ...... Second master? ”
Lan Xi was dumbfounded, and didn't know whether to be sad or happy for a while.
Ji Zheng didn't plan to enter the house, so he leaned outside the door and waited for Qiao Ling, the night was already very deep, he didn't feel sleepy at all, and he was so bored that he wanted to smoke, but he still couldn't find out in the end.
Seeing Lan Xi sitting on the ground in a daze, Ji Zheng raised his foot and kicked her gently: "Go do your thing!" ”
"Yes...... Yes, yes! ”
Lan Xi came back to his senses, got up and went to light the lamp, and after a while, Zhang Xu came back with two buckets of hot water, but he didn't dare to rush in, looked at Ji Zheng and asked, "Deputy Marshal, this water ...... Just put it at the door? ”
"Who do you want to put at the door?"
Ji Zheng gave Zhang Xu a roll of his eyes, but Zhang Xu still hesitated: "Isn't it bad for me to go in like this?" ”
"What's so bad? The left and right are just a singer, and people are indispensable to watch! ”
As soon as the words fell, Lan Xi just opened the curtain and probed out, and when he heard this, he looked at Ji Zheng with a deep gaze.