There was a wail from the courtyard of the Li Mansion's housewife.

"Mother, would you like to drink some medicine first?" Li Lin looked at Qi who was lying on the bed and wailing, and said in pain.

"What a pill to drink! Let me die! I don't have any face alive now......" Qi cried.

Maybe now there are rumors all over the capital that she was twisted by Houfu and sent to Dali Temple to be beaten by the board, what face does she have now!

"Mother, don't ...... like this" Li Lin frowned and looked at Qi Shi with a helpless expression.

"Faith! Hurry up and write a letter to Suyang, and let your father come back to call the shots for me! Qi slapped the bed board and cried bitterly.

"Mother......" Li Lin shouted Qi in embarrassment, and sat in front of the bed without moving.

"Go ahead! Do you really want to watch me die? Qi howled.

"Mother, how can Daddy come back easily after he was ordered to inspect the disaster in Suyang, besides, what can he do even if he comes back?" Li Lin said with a frown.

Qi Shi cried out with a 'wow', "That...... Then can I only be abused like this? ”

"Mother, don't think about it after the matter is over, drink the medicine first, otherwise your body will not be able to stand it." Li Lin saw Qi crying heartbreakingly, and her heart was also filled with pain.

Before Qi could answer, the girl next to her suddenly walked up to Li Lin and whispered, "Miss, Miss Cousin is here." ”

Li Lin hadn't reacted yet, but Qi Shi, who was lying on the bed, pointed to the door, and his voice rang out sharply, "Let her in!" Let her get me in quickly! ”

Qi Yuerong, who was standing in the outer room, trembled when she heard Qi's sharp voice, and her face turned white at once.

"Miss Table, go in quickly." The girl next to her pulled Qi Yuerong to Qi's side.

"Aunt ......"

As soon as Qi Yuerong opened her mouth and shouted a word, a bowl of hot decoction smashed towards her, she subconsciously tilted her head, and the thick soup sweat splashed on her face.

"Did you say you did it to harm me on purpose!" Qi Shi pointed at Qi Yuerong, and all his anger was vented on her.

Qi Yuerong was shocked inexplicably, her little face was as white as paper, "Auntie...... It's none of my business...... It's really none of my business......"

"It's not you, who else! You gave me that veil! also kept saying that the handkerchief was Xiao Xiwei, and it turned out to be ......" Qi Shi was excited, and accidentally pulled the wound on his buttocks, and suddenly grinned in pain, and there was another wail.

Qi Yuerong hurriedly said, "That handkerchief is indeed Miss Xiao Er's, at that time she took the handkerchief with her own hands to bandage my wounds......" Speaking of this, Qi Yuerong looked at Li Lin suddenly, "Cousin, you were also present at the time, you should tell your aunt quickly, I didn't do anything in the middle." ”

Li Lin turned his face to look at Qi Shi and said, "Mother, I did see it, that handkerchief was indeed taken out by Xiao Xiwei to bandage Yuerong's wounds." ”

"Then how did that handkerchief become Sister Le'er?" Qi's voice raised, and his face was still in disbelief.

Li Lin's eyebrows gradually twisted, "Perhaps...... At the beginning, Sister Wei was bandaged for Yuerong, and Sister Le was given a handkerchief. ”

"Impossible!" Qi didn't want to think about it.

Li Lin grabbed Qi's hand, stared at Qi's eyes heavily, and said word by word, "Mother, have you ever thought that perhaps, Sister Wei has long known about your and aunt's plan." ”

Qi's pupils dilated suddenly, and she subconsciously muttered, "No, it's impossible!" She's just a fourteen-year-old girl...... How is that possible? “

"Mother, at that flower-viewing banquet, Yuerong obviously wanted to push her into her brother's arms. But she avoided it inexplicably, and Sister Le inexplicably fell into her brother's arms? Coupled with the handkerchief incident this time, don't you think it's strange? She seems to ...... Unpredictable prophets? When Li Lin said this, she couldn't help but shudder in her heart.

If her guess was true, then she really couldn't imagine that the gentle and gentle girl had such a deep thought.

Not only Li Lin, but Qi also felt a chill crawling up from the soles of his feet.

Compared with the Li Mansion, the Shuying Xuan in the Hou Mansion is a different scene.

In a gazebo crawling with vines.

Xiao Xiwei and Xiao Xiyang sat opposite each other, there was a chessboard on the stone table, the sunspot occupied most of the chessboard with great momentum, and although the white son was a little weak in this heavy encirclement, he actually restrained the sunspot step by step, so that the sunspot had nowhere to fall.

Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows and twisted slightly, holding a sunspot in his right hand, staring straight at the chess game with his eyes.

Xiao Xi smiled faintly, picked up the iced sour plum soup on the table and took a sip, "Brother, do you want to have a bowl too?" ”

Xiao Xiyang waved his hand, "Don't argue, let me think about it for a while." ”

After waiting for a while, Xiao Xiyang finally lost a son.

Xiao Xiwei didn't think about it, raised his hand and killed a large number of sunspots, and Xiao Xiyang was completely dumbfounded.

"W-can't be?"

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, "What?" Doesn't my brother admit defeat yet? “

was said by his own sister, Xiao Xiyang's face was a little unbearable, and said, "It's just a game of chess, there is a original, let's play the next game again!" ”

"It's the same as many games you play." Xiao Xi smiled faintly, and looked at Xiao Xiyang who was about to pick up his son and fight again.

"Wei'er, you look down on your brother like this?" Xiao Xiyang looked up at his sister-in-law, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Xiao Xi sighed slightly, slowly picked up the chess pieces on the chessboard, and put them back into the fine white porcelain chess jar one by one, "Brother, on the battlefield, as a soldier, you are full of blood, go into battle to kill the enemy, move forward bravely, and put life and death out of the way, this is not wrong." But if my brother is the commander-in-chief, and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers are in my brother's hands, does my brother have to think about those soldiers before doing things? Everything is decided and moved? ”

His grandfather Xiao Qi also said these words to him, but he never went to his heart, but he didn't expect to hear them again from his sister today.

Xiao Xiwei looked at Xiao Xiyang and smiled lightly, but there was a little more bitterness in his smile, "It is said that the battlefield is like a chess game, but in fact, the back house is not a chess game?" If you don't want to lose, then you have to take three steps, or even four or five steps, and more steps! ”

"Wei'er ......"

"Brother, you are a downright man. But not everyone in this world is as upright as you, more people are wearing a mask of kindness, and the darkness hidden under the mask is the real human nature! ”

"Wei'er, is someone bullying you? At today's birthday banquet, ......" Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows and gradually twisted his heart, he threw the chess pieces, reached out to caress Xiao Xiwei's face, and said with distress, "Wei'er, it's all because my brother didn't protect you." ”

He'd heard about it at today's birthday party. His sister should have grown up in the pampering and care of her family at this age like flowers and bones, and she should be an innocent and happy little girl who does not know the world! However, she suffered so much grievance.

Xiao Xi raised his hand slightly and shook his head lightly while holding Xiao Xiyang's generous and warm palm, "Brother, I don't blame you for saying this, I'm just afraid that they will treat you like me...... I'm worried about you......"

Eventually, her eyes grew moist.

She just doesn't want her brother to repeat the mistakes of the past and repeat the tragedy of the previous life.

"Silly girl." Xiao Xiyang reached out and rubbed Xiao Xiwei's forehead, his smile was full of doting.

"Second Miss, Second Miss, help......" A little girl suddenly stumbled in.

"Which yard girl are you, why are you so unruly!" Xiao Xiyang raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly.

The girl clutched her chest and gasped, but her eyes were full of panic. Xiao Xiwei only glanced at her and recognized that she was Xiao Min's personal maid Zhu'er brought from Pingcheng.

"Brother, she's my aunt's girl." Xiao Xiwei whispered to Xiao Xiyang, then looked at Zhu'er and said, "Look at you panicked, what's wrong?" ”

"Slave, slave doesn't know what to say, Second Miss, go and listen to the rain pavilion and take a look. Mrs. She...... Madame she ......"

Lee's?

Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, and he couldn't help but raise himself.

Didn't his father have a showdown with the Li family in anger?

"Brother, I'll listen to the Rain Pavilion and take a look. It's not too early, so go back and rest first. Xiao Xi hurriedly turned his head and said to Xiao Xi.

"I'll go with you." Xiao Xiyang frowned.

What happened in the flower hall has caused a lot of trouble, and the loyal and brave Houfu has lost face. As soon as the guests dispersed, Xiao Yan ran to the Painting Brocade Garden and made a big fire, and heard that he also gave Li a slap.

After this incident, Xiao Xiyang has a little understanding of Xiao Xiwei's situation. He knew that the Li family was definitely not kind to Xiwei. Although he didn't know why she ran to Tingyu Pavilion to make a big noise, subconsciously, he still hoped that Wei'er could stay away from the Li family.

Xiao Xi smiled faintly, "No need." ”

"Wei'er."

"Brother, I've grown up." Xiao Xi slightly let go of Xiao Xiyang's clenched hand and smiled lightly, "This is a matter of the inner house, and my brother is not good at interfering." Besides, my brother can't be by my side to protect me for the rest of my life! ”

Xiao Xiyang opened his mouth, wanting to say something but didn't say anything after all.

Sheew was right.

He never did his duty as an older brother for a day. His sister, without him noticing, had grown into a big girl, but he had done nothing. On what basis did he say to protect her?

"Wei'er, my brother is really ashamed of you......"

"How so? I'm still waiting for my brother to support me on the day he was crowned a knight. Xiao Xi held Xiao Xiyang's arm and smiled, wiped it, and added, "When the time comes, see who dares to bully me!" ”

Xiao Xiyang couldn't help but smile, "Okay, just say this to my family, my brother has to earn a knighthood so that you can show off your might!" ”

"That brother has to remember it well, don't forget." Xiao Xiwei looked up at Xiao Xiyang and blinked, "However, if my brother really wants to help Wei'er, there is actually one more thing he can do." ”

"What?"

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, and whispered a few words in Xiao Xiyang's ear.

Xiao Xiyang was stunned for a moment, then reached out and nodded Xiao Xiwei's forehead, "You ghost elf." With that, he lifted his legs and stepped out of the gazebo.

Xiao Xi looked at his back slightly, and a bright smile gradually bloomed at the corner of his lips.

Brother, I only hope that you will be safe and happy in this life, and I don't care about anything else.