In April in Yizhou, it can be said that the days are cool and the nights are sultry. The better the weather is, the more boring it will be at night. At this time, there are often fewer pedestrians on the street than usual.
In the dark street, there was a drunk young man walking slowly while holding on to the wall. He was also holding a half-empty wine bottle in his hand. He exuded a strong smell of alcohol, which attracted the attention of passing children. She couldn't help but cover her nose and make faces at him. Occasionally, pedestrians passing by could not help but frown when they saw this person, and they avoided him all the way.
However, any passer-by with sharp eyes will notice that the material of this person's clothes is not that of an ordinary person at first glance. If he takes a closer look, he will be surprised to find that this person is not Ye Tianfang, the second son of the Ye family? !
Recalling the turmoil over the dispute over the head of the Ye family a few days ago, passers-by can quickly understand what is going on. It must be that Ye Tianfang has lost power in the family, and when he is unhappy, he can only use wine to forget his troubles.
Seeing more and more people staring at him, Ye Tianfang opened his hazy sleepy eyes and shouted impatiently: "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"
The passers-by had no ill intentions at first, they were just curious. When they heard this, they immediately became angry and began to mock him: "Hey, who has such a big temper? Oh, this is not the second eldest son of the Ye family. Young Master, oh, no, I forgot, now I am no longer the Second Young Master, I should call the head of the family the younger brother, haha."
After saying that, the passers-by burst into laughter. They were waiting for Ye Tianfang to get angry and tease him again.
But Ye Tianfang only glanced at them, then took another sip of wine, pushed the passerby away, and left holding on to the wall.
This was obviously beyond the expectations of passers-by. In their opinion, if it was Ye Tianfang in the past, he would probably pounce on them and fight with them on the spot, but he simply ignored them. It seems that losing power in the family head dispute has made him extremely depressed. Even if Ye Tianzheng becomes the family head, he will also be the family head's biological brother and have a high status, but after all, he is not as good at managing the family as Ye Hu. After Ye Long became ill in bed, Ye Hu almost supported the entire Ye family. Can Ye Tianfang do it? No, he couldn't do it. In the eyes of outsiders, if this prodigal son came to run the family, the entire Ye family would probably be doomed. Therefore, Ye Tianfang was not favored by others from the beginning.
Doesn't Ye Tianfang want to take action against them? No, he wanted to call a group of people and beat these guys who were laughing at him half to death, but now he was in an extremely bad mood and couldn't think of anything else. Moreover, he is not the same person now. In the past, he was one of the only two sons of the head of the Ye family. The huge family property allowed him to squander and enjoy it. But now, the dispute over the head of the family has been settled, and his status in the Ye family has plummeted. After Ye Tianzheng succeeds to the throne, his status is destined to be even lower. At that time, perhaps the servants in the family will dare to show their faces to him. They were leisurely before. How could he get used to it? Just say that now, although he was very angry with those guys who laughed at him, he couldn't call out a bunch of servants to vent his anger, so he could only walk away silently.
Pushing the time forward a little further, Ye Tianfang got up early in the morning. He didn't want to stay in the Ye family mansion. The main reason was that he didn't want to see those two people. One was the person he admired the most, and the other He is the person closest to him, and he cannot accept the fact that the two of them are together.
However, from morning to noon, the former friends he went to visit closed their doors one after another. The reason is very simple. Before that, Ye Tianfang's status was enough to be on an equal footing with young men from aristocratic families like them, and there were also people who fooled around with them. qualifications. But today is different from the past. He, Ye Tianfang, is just a loser. What qualifications does he have to associate with them?
Listening to the words relayed by the various concierges, Ye Tianfang felt an unknown fire in his heart, but he didn't know what to do, because what those guys said was right, even though they used to be brothers when they were having fun together, but now he can no longer Without the status they had in the past, in the eyes of these guys, they naturally lost the value of continuing to interact with each other.
He couldn't help but laugh at himself, was he wrong? He had never considered being the head of the family. It was too far away from him. He was used to being free and could not live such a life. Tian Zheng has always regarded him as the most important person and has always taken care of him since he was a child. He has no intention of fighting with Tian Zheng.
However, I was too naive. Before that, I had never considered what the consequences would be if I lost power. Who would have thought that I would lose almost everything I once had. On the contrary, Ye Tianzheng wants to turn a sparrow into a phoenix and soon become one of the most high-status figures in Shuzhong and even Jiannan Road. How can you accept such a huge gap?
So, depressed, he went into the tavern alone and drank heavily. At this time, he could only forget all his troubles, his identity, and everything about himself in this way. Perhaps only in this way. At this time, you are the happiest person.
However, no matter how good the tavern is, it will eventually close. When there was still an hour before closing time, he was "invited" by the waiter while he was lying on the table, so he had to carry the unfinished drink in embarrassment. A jug of wine left.
Along the way, he was ridiculed and ridiculed by passers-by. On the surface, he seemed not to care at all, but in his heart, he was trembling and roaring, why do I, Ye Tianfang, a noble member of the Ye family, receive such neglect now? ! It was Ye Tianzheng who caused the harm, that's right! If it weren't for Ye Tianzheng, how could he end up in this situation?
"That's not right." Thinking of this, he stopped suddenly and was half sober. If it weren't for Ye Tianzheng, the two of them would have been bullied when they were young. And the honest Ye Tianzheng has always taken good care of himself over the years. , such a close brother, how could he harm himself? They say that drunkenness makes people cowardly, and I shouldn't be so suspicious of my own brother.
He opened his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see the goal of his trip - Zuihong Mansion - in front of him. In the past, no matter how depressed or sad he was, Liu Qingqing, the leader of Zuihong Mansion, always cared for him and asked him about his welfare. This made Liu Qingqing occupy a small place in his heart.
Although it has just fallen into the night, Zuihonglou, which occupies a large area, can be said to be opening. Night is considered the opening time. Although there are customers during the day, they are basically chatting with girls to accompany them with drinks. Most of them are Those scholars and talents who call themselves gentlemen, night is the time for the rich businessmen to have fun.
At the entrance of Zuihong Mansion, there were several beauties dressed up in gorgeous clothes, smiling and soliciting customers. At this time, one of them with sharp eyes suddenly saw Ye Tianfang, who was slowly walking towards here not far away, and couldn't help frowning. Frowning, he turned around and called a servant, lowered his head and whispered a few words in his ear.
The servant nodded and walked towards the store. Not long after, a charming middle-aged woman slowly walked out of the building. It was "Mother Wang" from Zuihonglou. At this time, Ye Tianfang had already walked to the door.
Mother Wang looked at him with some disdain and said, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Ye? What's the matter? It's been so long since I last saw you. Now you remember that I was drunk in the Red Mansion?"
Those harsh words were clearly intended to show his displeasure, but Ye Tianfang still smiled and asked, "Mother Wang was just kidding. I was really busy before I left, so I have been neglecting Qingqing recently. I hope my mother won't take offense."
"Oh, is that what you call Qingqing? To tell you the truth, Qingqing has been hired by a wealthy businessman from Shannan Road recently. The wealthy businessman comes every night. I guess he should arrive in a while. If you I knew it and left as soon as possible to avoid losing face. Oh, no, I forgot about it. Do you still have the face to lose it now? Haha."
But at this moment, Ye Tianfang didn't hear the second half of the sentence at all. Only the first half of the sentence kept echoing in his mind. How could he believe that Qing Qing, who had always been sincere to him, would actually sleep with someone else? ! He doesn't believe it!
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