This doesn't sound like a problem at the beginning of the year, but it should be listened to in conjunction with the identity and relationship between the two.

As the eldest son of the Xiling Xia family, he has always been an unwavering supporter of his father, and he often behaves more positively than his father.

Whether this kind of positivity falls on the elders of the family, or those elders, or in the eyes of his father, it is all with happy and relieved eyes.

It's quite a bit that my son has grown up, in the end, it's the eldest son, and the Xia family still has a decent heir, etc.

is in stark contrast to his eldest son, that is, the second son is idle all day long, ignoring the family business at all.

This kid is still a good hand at taking care of the family business, and he still gets a lot of property in the family, which makes the eldest son anxious and angry.

And it's said that it's idle, but it's not really idle, it's just a side matter like taking care of business, and it seems that it's a little unprofessional.

At the beginning, the eldest prince fought for his sister Xia Lingling, but unfortunately, in the Xia family, the status of girls is not as good as that of men.

Even if he has such a status in the family, he can't fight for his sister more.

The reason why he has a very good relationship with Xia Lingling at home is precisely because he and Xia Lingling are brothers and sisters of the same mother, and the relationship is a little closer than those brothers and sisters.

However, his sister is different from him, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is also very talented, and his martial arts attainments are becoming more and more profound.

It is also because of this that when they were young, there were few people in the family who could bully their brothers and sisters, and there was no other way except to make a little vicious means.

Any head-on confrontation has to be beaten by Xia Lingling, with a blue nose and swollen face, and those who cry and wipe their tears will run back.

Probably for this reason, Xia Lingling is not very popular at home.

But even so, it can't stop that as Xia Lingling's ability is gradually revealed, some people have already expressed their feelings that they hate that she is not a man.

In the end, he wasted all his strength and grabbed the fat difference who went to Dade County.

At that time, it was not that no one was red-eyed, but now, Dade County is lost, and there are people in the family waiting to see jokes, and the second brother behind him is one of them.

So how could he not hear this slightly ironic word.

Immediately turned around, looked at his second brother with a serious expression, and said, "Don't bother the second brother about this, you still have to take care of your own business." ”

"Haha, caring is naturally caring, after all, it's also my sister. The corners of the second brother's eyes were full of smiles.

"It's not too early, the second brother should go to see his father. The eldest brother replied coldly, turned around and was about to leave, and said, "Although, father, he may not want to see you." ”

After speaking, he didn't stop any longer, and walked out of the courtyard in great strides and left along the corridor.

Just after the eldest brother left completely, the whole courtyard fell silent, the second child stood in the courtyard, in front of the door of his father's study, frowning slightly, no longer the previous hippie smiling face.

Someone told him before, don't underestimate the intelligence of the eldest brother, the other party is likely to have discovered something.

Originally, he was also half-convinced, or some believed, but now he didn't believe it again.

The latter gave him the impression that he was really completely unaware.

As for the father's side, he should put more energy.

Turning his head to look at the room behind him, which was still unlit, he didn't take a step forward.

Their father had very good and even strict habits, and as long as there was no light in his house after the end of the day, and there was no urgency, he would choose to go to sleep.

Xia Mingguang often hangs on his lips, and the dark environment can make him think better.

At such a time, it is not a good thing for anyone except the eldest brother to go to his father, if there is no extremely important matter.

Even the eldest brother will leave quickly, just like just now.

So naturally he wouldn't do such a thing, and the real purpose of his coming here was not to see his father, but just to see his eldest brother.

In order to be more convinced of some ideas, it seems that it is almost the same now, and he is nine times out of ten sure that his eldest brother must not know.

Everyone was kept in the dark by him, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, an effect that made him more proud and excited than the event itself, an achievement of his long disguise.

Just thinking of this, a shout came from the room behind him, which made the second child feel excited.

"Is Yizhang outside?" It was his father's voice, the second Xia Yizhang felt a little puzzled, but after still reacting for the first time, he lowered his voice slightly and said, "Yes, father, it's a child." ”

"Come in and talk. Xia Mingguang's voice in the room continued.

"Won't it delay your father's rest?" said the second child with some hesitation, and at the same time his mind was in a hurry, not knowing what his father was looking for him at this time.

"Come in, and have something to say to you for the Father's sake. His voice grew a little heavier, with a tone of command that could not be refused.

At the moment, the second child was not talking nonsense, and directly pushed the door and walked in.

Closing the door with his backhand, the room was as dark as ever, and by the light of the door opening, the second child could see his father sitting in front of him.

The latter's eyes were closed, and there was an indescribable tiredness on his face, or it was not tiredness, but a feeling that he couldn't tell.

After entering the house, his father stopped talking, and the room fell into an eerie silence, which made Xia Yizhang a little uncomfortable.

I don't know how long the two were silent, maybe only for a while, but the second child couldn't help it.

He was the first to speak, "Father, I don't know what you called me for?" Hanging his head slightly, even in the dark, he didn't look directly into his father's eyes, probably for anyone with a guilty conscience.

"Don't you have anything to say to me?" After the second child finished speaking, Xia Mingguang immediately asked.

He was stunned for a moment, paused for a few breaths, and then said, "I don't know, what is my father referring to?"

With a chuckle, Xia Mingguang said: "What else can it be, I heard that the Zheng family's business is yellow, and you have indirectly lost thousands of taels of silver." ”

"Father Mingjian, the lion of the Zheng family opened his mouth, and calculated that our Xia family was in a hurry when we were short of money, so how could we cooperate with such a tiger and wolf's greed. ”

"According to the son's opinion, he should use thunderous means to deter these businessmen who don't know the height of the sky, otherwise the people under him are not raised for nothing, right. ”

Although Xia Yizhang's defense was very fierce, as if he was afraid that his father would misunderstand, he was actually relieved in his heart.

I thought that my father had seen something through the cunning of his father, but it turned out to be nothing more than that, and he secretly wiped a cold sweat in his heart, without revealing the slightest flaw.

"Alright. ”

"It's not easy for your eldest brother, he has been helping his father take care of these things for so many years, and he has all the credit and hard work, and good steel is used on the blade, and those are not easy to move. ”

"Recently, the war with the Pingding King has been tight, if you know a little more, you can also learn to help share your worries, and you will have nothing to worry about your eldest brother. Xia Mingguang said half-mentally.

"Hehe, the child knows that my son is taking care of these businesses and providing me with food, grass and military supplies for Daxia, and he is also contributing. Xia Yizhang had a smile on his face.

"Oh, Great Xia?" Xia Mingguang asked suspiciously.

"Ah, this is what the son has been thinking about recently, and sooner or later the father will have that day, so he thought of Daxia. The second child bent down slightly and said.

"Da Xia, yes, you still don't want to break the business with the Zheng family, even if the momentum is indispensable to the support of the people, just start with the surname Zheng and show it to others. ”

"You're so smart, I think you should understand. After Xia Mingguang finished the last sentence, he seemed to be a little tired, and fell asleep on his back.

"Son understands, father, you rest. As he spoke, the second child stepped back and walked behind the door.

After closing the door, the second Xia Yizhang sighed, turned around and left quickly.

The conversation with the two of them tonight made his mood a little heavy, especially the conversation with his father just now.

Even though he was sure that there was nothing wrong with him now, he was still a little uncomfortable, and he always felt that something was wrong.

Until he completely left this courtyard, the second child returned to his residence, originally wanted to sleep, took off his clothes and put them on again, but he couldn't let go of it after all, and walked out at night.

Although he should move less at such a critical moment, he still couldn't rest assured and wanted to reconfirm one thing with those people.

......

Also after leaving from his father, the boss went in the opposite direction, and found a subordinate on the way to ask Xia Lingling's current location, and the speed of walking was a little faster.

With his current status and the right to speak in the Xia family, it is not difficult to keep his sister's status.

But the most critical question is whether he understands whether his sister, Xia Lingling, a strong and proud person, can withstand this blow and those gossips.

After all, no matter how high his status in the family is, he can keep Xia Lingling's status, but he can't control what others want to say.

In addition, most of the sisters in the clan are not very good with Xia Lingling, and they feel that she is a heretic.

They will not admit their own carefulness, and the hidden excellent three-point envy and seven-point jealousy.

The servants or maids I met along the way were all saluting to the eldest prince, who nodded lightly.

Soon left the Xia family's mansion and walked on the long street with few pedestrians.

A few years ago, there was already a curfew at this time, but now in the state of affairs, although there are still few people at night, there is no ban.

There are strangers in hufu, knights with swords, and scribes in twos and threes, who want to get drunk together.

From time to time, patrolling guards pass by, maintaining order in the city.

A tavern called Stranger Things in the Small Town, opened at the end of the long street, with the door open towards the corner on the right.

There is a dim yellow light in the restaurant, and the afterglow is sprinkled in front of the threshold, reflecting the white moonlight in the sky.

There are very few shops that can be open at night, and this tavern in front of the eldest prince must be counted as one.

Don't look at the tavern is not big, but the business is excellent, and the residents in the neighborhood are happy to have a few drinks here.

Of course, the premise is that people who are not so rich, have status and status, generally speaking, people with status and status go to the most luxurious restaurants in the big city to drink, there are songs and girls.

There are many idle people here, or hairy children who have just entered the rivers and lakes.

In addition, some people in the rivers and lakes who have recently wanted to take refuge in the Xia family mainly do not have excellent skills, nor do they have a lot of money, so they can only come here to inquire about the news, if they are lucky, it is also a way out.

Standing at the door of the tavern, the people inside seemed to be very involved, and no one noticed the eldest son of the Xia family standing at the door.

Those people couldn't find opportunities everywhere, and they never thought that the most powerful people in the entire Southwest Province were just a stone's throw away from them.

In addition, there was no shop boy who went out to greet him, and in front of the counter in front of him, he could see a white cloth on his head, and his head was already dozing off little by little.

It's hard for him to fall asleep in such a noisy environment.

But none of this is important to the boss, he just came to find someone, and he saw the back at a glance.

Stepping into the tavern, I went to the table in the upper right corner.

A small square table, in front of which sat Xia Lingling alone, holding a small wine in her hand, drinking it in one sip.

Looking at this lonely back, seeing him drinking alone, the eldest brother felt a heartache in his heart.

Gently put his hand on his shoulder, "Little sister." ”

"Oh, big brother, why are you here, shouldn't you go to manage the barracks at this time?" Xia Lingling said, and pointed to the bench next to her: "Big brother, sit." ”

The boss who said two sentences was stunned, he didn't expect the little sister to exceed expectations, and the mood seemed to be good?

After sitting down, the boss lowered his voice, ensuring that in the noisy environment, others could not hear the communication between the two of them.

"I've heard about the Daede-gun. ”

After the words were spoken, it was obvious that Xia Lingling was holding the wine, but she quickly returned to normal, and said, "It turns out that the eldest brother is here to comfort me." He looked up and smiled at his eldest brother.

"Now it seems that I am afraid that it is not needed. The eldest brother also smiled, shook his head, and said: "Don't worry, as long as the eldest brother is here, it won't make you suffer, anyway, the roots of our Xia family are here, and whatever things in Dade County will go with it." ”

"You just have to come back alive. In a few simple words, there is a meaningful meaning.

"Hehe, endure hardships, how can you suffer hardships, big brother, you are too worried. The smile on Xia Lingling's face was very contagious, as if it came from the heart.

The laughing boss was stunned for a moment, and then blurred again, could it be that her sister really doesn't take this as a thing?

He asked suspiciously: "You have to be careful, second brother, their criticism." ”

"It's a shameful and serious thing to lose Daede-gun, but I also brought back some of my living power. ”

"Plus, I have a surprise for my family. ”

"Surprise ......?"

After being separated for so long, the boss found that he couldn't understand the little sister anymore.