Chapter 41: Darkness Under the Light (3) Competing for favor
"Sister-in-law, let's go back quickly, it's cold and cold, and it will make my eldest brother feel distressed when the time comes. He Shenshi was disdainful and a little sour when he said this.
The woman hurriedly said: "I came to tell you that your eldest brother and I are not what you think." ”
He Shen silently said: "Heaven and earth have worshipped, and the cave house has also entered, and what chastity archway has been set up in front of me." ”
The woman's thin eyebrows frowned, tears were squeezed out, and she cried: "What can I do, the order of my parents, the words of the matchmaker." But it's not all my fault, if you fight for some, it won't be like this. ”
She cried sadly, tears rained down. The only thing that can make Li Yan'er, the eldest lady of the Li family in Qujiang, cry like this, is the second young master of the He family, He Shen.
Xia Qian lay on the roof and looked down at the scene below, sighing in his mouth.
He Shen's heart softened when he heard her cry, and he just wanted to open his mouth when he suddenly remembered the marriage proposal.
The Li family in Qujiang is a well-known wealthy businessman, and the He family has a big business, and the girl of the Li family is the son of the He family.
The Li family has an only daughter, Li Yan'er. Li Yaner and the two brothers of the He family have been childhood sweethearts since childhood.
The eldest young master is calm, as his name suggests, not only calm but also dull, silence is golden, and he is not smiling. On the other hand, the second young master He Shenlone, although his name is Shenlone, he is very lively and loves to laugh, because he is loved by his mother a lot, and his mouth is full of beautiful words. This Li Yan'er naturally couldn't stand the teasing of He Shen's sweet words, and the two of them met each other as soon as they came and went.
When Li Yan'er reached the marriageable age, her husband naturally chose from the two sons of the He family. Father Li is more interested in his brother He Ningwen, He Ningwen is talented and has a talent for governance, and he entered the high-level of the He family at a young age. And the younger brother He is silent, prodigal and rebellious, and his tutor is lazy, he is a veritable second son. Who is superior and who is inferior, you can know at a glance.
That night, he accidentally passed by his father's bedroom, and saw that the light was on in the room, and his father's figure and his brother He were calm. He crept closer, eavesdropping on the two of them through the crack in the window.
His father He Wu regretted saying: "Today, the elders of the Li family came to He's house to talk to me about his little daughter's marriage. He intends to marry his daughter to you and silence one of them. ”
He said calmly: "My brother and Miss Li are childhood sweethearts, and they are happy with each other. Naturally, the two of them are the most suitable. My father didn't have to ask me. ”
He Wuregret sighed and said, "My father also knows the relationship between the two of them. But, then Li Huaide cares more about you. ”
He was shocked: "How can this be!"
He Wu regretted it: "I also know what he thinks, he is Li Yan'er's only daughter, so he is naturally afraid that she will suffer after marriage." If you think about the prodigal appearance of silence, who can rest assured that the girl will marry him. ”
He Shenwen hurriedly refused: "Even so, that's not good." A gentleman doesn't take people's favor, not to mention the woman my brother likes, and I, as a brother, can't ask to marry. ”
He Wuregret pinched his knees and sighed for a long time: "My father also knows that you are embarrassed." However, the Li family has vast financial resources and has a significant influence in Qujiang. Recently, there are several powerful sects that are growing. If Li Huaide marries his daughter to another family, it will be a great loss for the He family. For the sake of the He family, we had to make a decision, and silence also had to make sacrifices. ”
He said calmly and guiltily: "However, it can't be every time, the sacrifice is silence, it's too unfair to him......"
The door was kicked open with a thud, and He Shen's silence emerged from the darkness. With a smile on his face, he said, "Since it is my father's order, my brother should not refuse." ”
"But, you and ......."
He Shenjing raised his palm, signaling that he didn't need to say any more. He turned his back to the goose-yellow light, hung his head for a long time, and said, "I didn't want to fight with you for a long time. He turned his head to give them a tired, contemptuous laugh.
He looked at Li Yan'er crying like rain and sighed: "I changed a batch of flowers from Huajian Road." ”
Li Yan'er stopped sobbing and looked at him inexplicably.
He smiled flirtatiously: "Because, tired of it." He turned and went into the house.
"Sister-in-law, let's go back quickly, don't let my brother stay alone in the empty room for a long night, I wish you a spring dream without a trace." ”
yes, he didn't want to fight for anything anymore.
The door was closed and the lights went out.
Xia Qian watched this love and hatred between his sister-in-law and his brother-in-law, and he was still unsatisfied. He quietly went out of He's house, but he didn't see Xia Yu waiting, and when he looked around, he found him sitting on the side of the door with a sword, leaning against the wall drunken and dazed, and whispering: "Beautiful, beautiful." ”
Xia Qian covered his mouth and snickered, he couldn't see that Xia Yu was silent, he sat there motionless like a zombie in the whole drinking party, he didn't expect to be relieved so soon.
He helped Xia Yu up and patted him on the face to make him sober. Xia Yu opened her hazy eyes, and she couldn't see the person in front of her clearly, so she was still in the green building. The so-called wine is strong and intimidating, and his guts have also become fat, and he pounced on Xia Qian while shouting the beautiful name in his mouth.
Xia Qian covered his head with a palm and pushed him away.
"You're going to die, you're terrible drinking. ”
Xia Qian finally dragged this drunkard into the inn, settled him, and went back to his room. Before entering the house, I went to Xia Lin's place to take a look, and I was relieved to see that he had turned off the lights and fell asleep.
In the morning, the sky was bright, Xia Qian suddenly woke up, he rolled his eyes and hesitated on the bed for a while, and got up. After hastily freshening up, he quietly went to He Mansion again, and he was full of curiosity about this noble son of the family.
The sect leader of the He family has no grievances and lives alone and does not live with others. His clan lived in the second south, and there was a clear distinction between dignity and inferiority. When Xia Qian arrived, it was the time for the He family to have breakfast.
He Shen appeared slowly and slowly, sleepy-eyed and not even dressed neatly.
His father had no regrets about seeing him like this, and shouted: "Sloppy and sloppy, what kind of body has he become!"
He Shen was silent and deaf, and his brows did not furrow. He sat down leisurely and faced his eldest brother and sister-in-law. He glanced at the couple in front of him and hummed softly.
"Did you hear me? I haven't settled accounts with you about last night!" He Wuregret slapped the table with his palm, and the dishes and chopsticks clanged.
He Shen let out a long yawn and didn't even look at him. He grabbed his chopsticks and was heading into the bowl when his father waved them away. The porcelain bowl fell to the ground and shattered, and the white porridge also spilled out.
"Silence, don't be angry with your father. He calmly opened his mouth to dissuade.
He Shenjing was still indifferent, dusted off the little white porridge splashed on his body, glanced at his father lightly, and turned to look at He Shenwen. He smiled and said, "My brother slept well yesterday, and his wife's late return must make you sleepless at night." ”
Words are too private when it comes to bed. He is not calm anymore. He coughed slightly: "Yan'er and I are not what you think." ”
He Shen frowned faintly, unhappy in his heart. He recklessly threw the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, the newlywed Yan'er are really of one heart and one mind, and they all say exactly the same thing. I'm curious about what "not like that" looks like. Foolish brother doesn't know, can my brother and sister-in-law mention something?"
Li Yan'er was angry last night, and she didn't show him a good face, so she snorted and said goodbye.
He said calmly: "I haven't had sex with Yan'er yet. ”
Fortunately, there was no one to serve the He family at dinner, otherwise the gossip about the relationship crisis between the eldest young master of the He family and the eldest lady of the Li family would have to spread throughout Qujiang in one morning.
He Wuregret was surprised when he heard it, but he also felt reasonable.
Li Yan'er looked at He Shensheng expectantly, thinking that since he knew the hidden secret, he would definitely not be angry with her anymore, but who knew that He Shenshan actually laughed out loud, and his tone was full of ridicule.
"I didn't expect that there would be people who would put a green hat on their head these days. Big brother, what do you think? Help your wife steal people, and the object is still your own brother. Speaking of which, your good reputation for so many years has not been completely ruined, and you are worthy of your father's cultivation of you for many years. And ......" He looked at Li Yan'er, stood up and leaned closer to her, and sneered: "No matter how bad I am, I won't want a pair of broken shoes!"
Li Yan'er opened her eyes angrily, and tears flowed down her eyes.
He was calm and angry, but he was still restrained: "You can say whatever you want to say to me, why bother to break her heart." ”
He Shenyun left the table lightly, and He Wuregret in the back finally couldn't help it, he roared angrily: "He Shenyun !!" angrily. The formation also loomed on the soles of his feet because of mood swings.
He Shen was silent and didn't reply: "He Shen should have died three years ago." That's what you think, right? ”
As soon as he said this, no one replied. He Wuregret was speechless, and the toughness in his eyes instantly softened into water. He Shenwen also slowly lowered his head.
He snorted out the door, leaving a table silent.
Xia Qian leaned on the roof and eavesdropped on their private conversations. The problem of this uncle and sister-in-law has not been figured out yet, why did it come three years ago. He patted his head, getting more and more confused.
He Shen was silent and went to find Xia Qian when he left the He family. Xia Qian followed all the way, entered the inn in advance and pretended to have just gotten up. He was silent and wanted to pull him to Qionglou again. He thought that Xia Lin would not go, and Xia Yu was still drunk and asleep, so he was the only one who went with him.
Xia Qian didn't expect He Shenning to be so fond of beauty, and what he said in front of those Yingyan didn't know how many times better than what he said to his family. Especially after getting drunk, holding a beautiful woman in your arms, especially talking. He rolled his eyes and had a plan.
He also drank a little too much that night, and was poured a lot by He Shen's drunken ghost. He doesn't usually drink much, and he doesn't drink much. So when he came out of Qionglou, he was already spinning and lightheaded.
Xia Yu came to Qionglou to look for him, and when he saw that they had already come out, he took advantage of the situation and dragged it out.
The city that never sleeps is as bright as the night, and everywhere it is bright. Even the river is shining brightly today. Xia Qian squinted at the light spots in the water, and suddenly broke free of Xia Yu's support and ran out. He stepped on the stairs by the river to the lowest one and crouched.
"Hey!" he shouted, startling the man next to him.
Xia Lin turned his head and glared at him.
Xia Qian smiled stupidly, saw that his eyes were red, and said strangely: "Why are you crying?" Is someone bullying you, you tell me, I'll help you beat him. ”
Xia Lin turned his head away and secretly wiped his tears. In front of him, a lantern mourning the soul of the dead floated in front of him.
Xia Qian put his arm on his shoulder, drank the wine in the wine jar in his arms, and then pointed to heaven and said, "Your sister handed you over to me, and I have to protect you." Don't worry, no one can bully our boss, otherwise I will, I'll use it, ghost hand, pinch and explode his head, hehehe. ”
Xia Lin broke away from his hand and snorted with a smile.