The night was getting really late, and the banquet was finally over.
Because it was too late, Chang Wuxing wanted to keep Lei Shuanghan and Shen Tingjun in the mansion.
Shen Tingjun naturally shouldn't do it.
Finally, under the watch of brothers Chang Wuxing, he rode away with his subordinates.
Looking at their backs as they walked away, Lei Shuanghan sneered again, then said goodbye to his two uncles, saying vaguely: "I won't stay anymore, I have to go back home. Otherwise, Minjun won't be able to wait. I, should, should be anxious."
Chang Wuxing had a headache, "Stop talking, you are talking nonsense. You must have been really drunk this time. I don't think you can stand still."
Lei Shuanghan really couldn't stand still. He lay on Chang Wuming's shoulder and wanted to vomit. But after listening to Chang Wuxing's words, he couldn't help but laugh, "I drank too much, and that Lord Shen didn't do much better. Brother, just now, Lord Shen staggered a little when he mounted his horse. Now I But I can see it clearly. I don’t feel comfortable, and he doesn’t even think about feeling comfortable.”
He was cursing and saying things that no one could listen to.
When Chang Wuxing heard this, he said to him, "Shut up!" At the same time, he said, "Just stay in the house today. I'll just have someone send a message to my little sister."
"That won't work. I have to go back. My sister, my sister is still living at home. Without me as a brother to watch, I'm afraid that my sister will be snatched away by a wolf in the middle of the night."
Chang Wuxing is good at talking, but unfortunately he meets a drunkard. No matter how hard you try to reason with him, it's all in vain.
There was no other way. In the end, Chang Wuxing had no choice but to have people rush to drive a carriage to send Lei Shuanghan back.
But this man was so troubled that he refused to ride in the carriage and shouted, "Shen Tingjun can ride a horse, how can I be worse than him? Is it worse? Brother, please let me lead the horse." , I will also ride back, go back."
Chang Wuxing was too lazy to argue with him. He had a headache and asked someone to bring a docile mare, and specially arranged two people to take care of him. In addition, Lei Shuanghan was accompanied by a boy, and the three of them were enough to send him back to Lei Mansion in the East City intact.
Watching Lei Shuanghan and others disappear at the corner of the street, brothers Chang Wuxing and Chang Wuming walked back together.
The two brothers went to the theater today and didn't drink much wine, so they both looked very clear now.
Chang Wuming was already a good person, and what Lei Shuanghan said when he was drunk was also very obvious, so he guessed something. It was just that there were too many people to ask questions before, but now only the two brothers were left. Chang Wuming couldn't help but ask: "Shuang Han's sister and Shen Hou..."
He wanted to ask if Shuang Han's sister and Shen Hou were related? Listening to Shuang Han's sarcastic tone and his unabashed hostility towards Shen Hou tonight, Chang Wuming felt that there must be a connection. It's just...some things are easy to say but not easy to hear. Presumably for this reason, Shuang Han tried his best to hide it.
When Chang Wuxing heard his younger brother's question, he nodded slightly and said, "You guessed it, so just keep it in your heart and don't tell anyone else. It's very difficult for that girl, and the frost and cold are protecting her very well."
Chang Wuming satisfied his curiosity and murmured in his heart. He didn't expect that Shen Hou, who seemed to be so glamorous and indifferent, would be obsessed with women behind his back. At the same time, he couldn't help nodding solemnly and said, "Don't worry, brother, I'm not a talkative person."
After saying this, the two brothers stopped talking, but they couldn't help but ponder this matter in their hearts. Shuang Han's sister and Shen Hou... have no future.
Not to mention what the two Chang brothers were thinking, I just said that Sang Nianyue was still waiting for her eldest brother to return home, but as a result, she fell asleep first while waiting.
The candle in the room suddenly burst into flames, and Sang Nuanyue was awakened again. She looked at the hourglass behind the door and found that it was already the second watch. She quickly called Suying, the gatekeeper, to come in and asked, "Brother, haven't you returned home yet?" The eldest brother had previously sent someone to send a letter, saying that there was someone at the General's Mansion today. He wants to accompany you at the banquet. If it is too late, he will not come back and ask his wife and sister not to wait for him.
While Suying gave Sang Nuanyue a cup of warm water to moisten her mouth, she replied, "The general hasn't come back yet. Girl, don't wait. Your Excellency has designated to rest at the General's Mansion today."
Sang Nuanyue said "hmm", thinking the same thing as Suying. Because of this, she didn't stay up any longer. After drinking a few sips of water, she asked Suying to blow out the light, lay back on the bed and continue to sleep.
But this time she wasn't completely asleep yet. When she was in a hazy state of consciousness, she suddenly heard what seemed like a gentle sound on the window.
Sang Nuanyue sat up immediately.
She felt something in her heart, and she didn't think that other than the Marquis, anyone else would break into the general's mansion at night.
Therefore, although she sat up, she did not say anything. She only waited for the man smelling of alcohol to come closer. Sang Nianyue could see his face clearly in the moonlight that shone into the room, and then she relaxed. After taking a breath, she asked him in a low voice, "It's so late, why did the Marquis come here at this time and drink so much wine?"
Shen Tingjun sat beside the bed, took her hand, held it and played with it. The moonlight was bright enough tonight, and even though there were no candles in the room, both parties could see each other's faces clearly.
Sang Nuanyue looked sleepy. She was wearing a thin layer of pajamas, and her black hair was spread over her shoulders. Her hair had always been well maintained, and it was draped over her body in layers, making her face even more plain and petite. And her eyes were moist, looking at him with concern. Those eyes were so dazzling that the hearts of those who looked at them were throbbing.
Shen Tingjun did not respond to her last two questions and only asked her, "Did I wake you up?"
Sang Nuanyue said, "No, I just woke up once, drank water and lay down again, but I haven't fallen asleep yet."
Then she whispered to him, "Brother went to the General's Mansion today and hasn't returned yet. I'm a little worried about him..." At this point, Sang Nianyue suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Shen Tingjun.
He was very drunk, and it was obvious that he had drank a lot tonight. Sang Nuanyue had an idea in her mind and blurted out, "No way, it's you who will be having a banquet at the General's Mansion tonight, right?"
Shen Tingjun said "hmm" and said casually, "I did just come back from the General's Mansion."
Sang Nuanyue suddenly lost her sleepiness. She said with some urgency, "You drank so much, did my elder brother also drink a lot? Are you guys too happy today? Otherwise, why would you drink so much? ?”
Too happy to drink?
Not really.
But no one was happy, so they just drank together.
Shen Tingjun had something else on his mind, but when he heard that she didn't care too much about him, but instead kept talking about him being his eldest brother, his heart suddenly became cold. I just feel that blood relationship is really so important, why can’t we cultivate it well?
He was angry in his heart, but his expression remained calm. But when Sang Nianyue frowned and mentioned his eldest brother again, he couldn't bear it anymore and blocked her mouth.
This is in the eldest brother's house. There are also many maids and women specially arranged for her by eldest brother and sister-in-law in this courtyard. Sang Nianyue didn't dare to let those people find out about her and Shen Tingjun, so she pushed Shen Tingjun away eagerly. Tingjun said vaguely, "It will... be discovered."
"Don't make a sound...No."
Sang Nuanyue still wanted to struggle, but he was very strong. On the one hand, she was worried about being heard, and on the other hand, she was thinking that she would leave Minzhou for Jinzhou in two days. There is no tomorrow for the two of them, and I am afraid they will part ways completely this time. The more I thought about it, the more reluctant I was to push him away, so I just gave in and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, she vaguely heard her elder brother's voice outside. In addition, there was the sound of the gatekeeper trying to coax the eldest brother to leave.
Did the eldest brother drink too much? And even though he was drunk, he insisted on going back to the house and came over to see her?
Sang Nuanyue was so nervous that the tip of her nose started to sweat.
She was in a trance, and Shen Tingjun was not satisfied, so he couldn't help but exert some force. Sang Nuanyue didn't know whether it was because she was feeling really bad these past two days or because she was too nervous. The pain was so painful that she couldn't help but whimper, and she started to tremble. Shen Tingjun was a little frightened when he saw this, and thought that he was drunk and acted lightly. In the end, he could only settle the matter hastily and hold her in his arms to comfort her.
When Sang Nuanyue became quiet again, the eldest brother's voice had long disappeared outside. Shen Tingjun didn't hear the movement just now. He rubbed her back repeatedly and asked casually: "I heard that you are going to Jinzhou in two days?"
Sang Nuanyue's body suddenly stiffened.
It is said that? Who can he listen to? It must be his elder brother.
Sang Nianyue didn't want to tell Shen Tingjun about this because she felt that her fate with him was over. Just like their shady relationship, silent separation, alienation, and no more contact are tacitly breaking off the relationship.
And now he asked again...
She could only answer bravely, "Brother told us to pack our luggage and prepare to go back when we are done with our work these days."
"How long do you plan to stay in Jinzhou?"
This question stumped Sang Nianyue. She frowned and lay on his chest for a while before saying, "Who knows? Originally, I was thinking that we would go back after the eldest brother has finished his business in the camp. , that will be a month later. In this month, I can arrange for people to repair the old house at home. But the eldest brother suddenly said that he would go back in two days, so the house at home must not have been repaired. At that time, we have to repair the house and commemorate the death anniversary of my parents - in more than a month, it will be the eleventh anniversary of my parents' death. Since it happened this year, I have to pay homage to my parents before coming back. But I thought I should Not so fast, after all, I still have a lot of mess at home."
Speaking of this, Sang Nuanyue was a little embarrassed.
She was young when her parents passed away. At that time, her parents passed away and her eldest brother disappeared. She completely lost her backbone. Although some relatives and friends used to take care of their siblings, at that time there were many people who were adding insult to injury. At that time, the family's property was so squeezed that it was untenable, and some of it was simply embezzled by the previous shopkeepers and accountants. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang both said that as long as the green hills were left, they would not be afraid of running out of firewood. Said now is not the time to care about those external things. She didn't care about that, and just took her younger brother and a few loyal servants to join her uncle's family.
But at that time, she had no choice but to give up her ancestral inheritance. After so many years of being weak and weak, she really had no intention of getting those things back. But today is different from the past. Now she has her brother to rely on.
Moreover, her eldest brother is also a third-grade general who wants people and power. The eldest brother is even more vengeful and wants to tear all the people who have wronged them alive.
When the eldest brother goes back this time, he will definitely take back all the family property. As for those who cheat and take advantage of others, the elder brother will definitely not lift them up high and let them go lightly.
It will definitely take some time to deal with this matter, plus the time wasted on the way back and forth, the fastest it will take is two months to come back. At that time, he had already finished his errands in Minzhou and returned to the capital.
He returned to the capital, and she didn't know if she could go back later. They were afraid that they would never have the chance to meet again.
Thinking of this, Sang Nuanyue couldn't help but shed a few tears.
The hot tears fell on Shen Tingjun's chest, making his skin tremble.
He couldn't help but hug her tightly in his arms, and asked her in a hoarse voice, "Can't you let me go?"
Sang Nuanyue nodded according to her own will, sobbing softly into his arms. This may be the last chance to get close, so why not let her indulge a little?
She cried pitifully, but she didn't dare to make a sound to be heard. That little pitiful look became more and more endearing, which made Shen Tingjun hug her and rub her non-stop.
He tried his best to suppress the impulse in his body, but the impulse in his heart increased countless times.
He wanted to take her with him wherever he went, never leaving her.
Shen Tingjun asked her in a hoarse voice, "Is this trip necessary?"
Sang Nuanyue looked up at him inexplicably. There were tears in her eyes, but the expression on her face was full of confusion.
How could she not go this time?
She found her big brother! After more than ten years of searching, she finally had an explanation to her parents. How could she not tell her parents?
Sang Nuanyue nodded several times, "I will definitely go back." Even if it's not for my eldest brother, even if it's just to pay homage to my parents, I still want to go back this time. I……"
Sang Nianyue wanted to say that she had lived in her uncle's house for six years, and only brought her brother back to Jinzhou once after she paid filial piety. At that time, she had already been set up to be engaged to Wang Wenju.
Soon after returning to Huizhou from Jinzhou, she quickly married to Yu County. In the following years, she was kept in the back house by the Wang Xu family. It was extremely difficult for her to go out on the street to take a breath, let alone go to Jinzhou to worship her parents.
After that, I lost my husband, became a widow, and went to the Hou Mansion...
Sang Nianyue choked and said, "Since my parents passed away until now, I have only taken my brother to worship once."
In more than ten years, she had only formally paid homage to her parents once. Every time she thought about this, her heart ached uncontrollably.
She was heartbroken and guilty, but she didn't know how to break free from the prison.
But now that she had the opportunity, how could she give it up? Why is she reluctant to see her parents and let them see her?
Sang Nuanyue had tears in her eyes, but her expression was firm. She said word by word, "I'm going to Jinzhou. Not only am I going, but Qing'er will also come back from the academy. It's rare for the three of us brothers and sisters to reunite. My parents will definitely be happy to see it."
She burst into laughter again and said sadly, "It's just that I'm afraid it will take a lot of time to go there, and I'm afraid I won't be able to send you back to Beijing in time. You, then... take care of yourself."
Shen Tingjun looked at her solemnly, his thick eyebrows furrowed and his lips tightened. He didn't know what he was thinking of, and his face was as dark as a dark cloud covering his head.
"I didn't tell you, I'm afraid the case of the female officer from the navy camp will be handed over to me. I have two cases in my hands, and I'm afraid I will have to stay in Minzhou for a while. You can go to Jinzhou with peace of mind... I Waiting for your return in Minzhou."
