Cui Wen's expression changed several times while sitting in the carriage.
It was impossible for him to tell his second brother about the affairs of the housekeeper Kong in Qufu, because this was the way out for him, the eldest son of Cui.
"Brother, why haven't you spoken? Are you still hesitating? My request, brother, is not excessive at all." Cui Guang asked from the front.
I was very curious about what my father said before letting Cui Wen leave Xiao Songji.
He didn't believe that his father, who favored the eldest son, would not explain anything.
Cui Wen, who was on the carriage, hesitated for a moment and said with a guilty look on his face: "Second brother, I am really sorry for you this time. I shouldn't have agreed to my father's suggestion and escaped from Xiao Songji. But you also know, second brother, that if you are a brother, If you don’t agree, that would be unfilial, and as a brother, I don’t want to see my father angry.”
"Brother has been talking for a long time, but he still hasn't answered me. Could it be that he doesn't plan to leave?" Cui Guang curled his lips disdainfully.
The two have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, and they know each other too well. How could he stop questioning the other party just because the other party said a few words about it?
Cui Wen saw that Cui Guang was determined to know what his father had told him. He rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, I know that second brother, you blame your father for leaving you in Xiao Songji, but don't blame your father. You have liked knife dancing since you were a child." Nongbang, you will be of greater use if you stay here than for my brother."
"My good brother, there is not much time left for you. When the rebels take over Xiao Song Ji, there is no guarantee that they will not send people to Xiao Song Ji to arrest people. If you continue to delay here, my brother may not be able to escape in a carriage. Four-legged cavalry." Seeing that the other party never told the truth, Cui Guang couldn't help but threaten him.
They are not too far from Xiao Song Ji, and no one can guarantee that the rebels will not send troops to find this place.
Cui Wen on the carriage was speechless for a moment.
He was not worried that the rebels would catch up. He was carrying a large amount of gold leaves. Once discovered by the rebels, he would not be able to survive.
Cui Guang, who didn't wait for an answer, asked Cui Wen again, "Brother, what are you still hesitating about? You might as well look back at the Xiao Song Collection. The place is already ablaze."
Hearing this, Cui Wen on the carriage hurriedly looked towards Xiao Song Ji behind the carriage.
At this time, the direction of Xiao Song Ji was illuminated by the fire, and he naturally thought that the rebels had begun to plunder everywhere in Xiao Song Ji.
"Second brother, since you have already left Xiao Song Ji, why not leave here, so that you and I can be considered as leaving a legacy for the Cui family." Cui Wen, who withdrew his gaze, said to Cui Guang, who was blocking the way.
Xiao Songji is now in such a state that even everyone knows in their hearts that Xiao Songji can no longer go back.
Cui Guang tugged on the reins in his hand and said, "So my brother is willing to take his brother away with him?"
"That's natural." Cui Wen agreed, and then added, "But with more people, the target will be bigger. My brother means that we two brothers might as well go on separate roads and agree on a place to meet at that place."
As long as he leaves Xiao Songji, it is entirely up to him whether he wants to reunite or not.
After hearing this, Cui Guang smiled and said: "Brother's method is good, but brother, I would like to know what my father told me before he left the Cui family?"
"What I can explain is that I want my brother to leave Xiao Song Ji, concentrate on the imperial examination, and wait until he becomes an official in the court to seek revenge from the rebels." Cui Wen said lightly.
Whether it was the gold leaves in the package or the letter given to Butler Kong in Qufu, he didn't want his second brother to know about it.
"I don't believe it." Cui Guang said, "Brother, it's better to tell the truth. Don't force me, a younger brother, to do it myself. If it really breaks the relationship and turns into a feud between brothers, it won't look good."
As the eldest son who has always been favored, he believed that even if his father did not provide him with a way out, he would definitely give him enough money to live a worry-free life.
Whether it was money or a prepared retreat, he had to get one of them.
As a member of the Cui family, he must have a share in the Cui family's things.
"Father only gave me a little money, so let's leave here first and meet up in Caoxian County when we are far away from Xiaosongji." Cui Wen suggested.
Cui Guang snorted coldly when he heard this and said, "Since my brother doesn't want to say anything, don't blame me for ignoring my brotherhood. Let's do it!"
As he said the word "take action", the two horsemen following him approached the carriage Cui Wen was riding.
"Wait a minute." Seeing that the other party was really about to take action, Cui Wen hurriedly spoke to stop him, and immediately said, "Second brother wants money, and I still have some here, so let me send it over."
When the two horsemen who were about to approach the carriage heard this, they stopped and turned to look at Cui Guang behind them.
Cui Guang made a stop gesture to the two of them, and said to Cui Wen in the carriage: "Brother, it would be better if I did this earlier. It would make you and my brother almost fall out."
"Wait, brother, let someone send the silver to you." Cui Wen replied, turned to look at the book boy in the carriage, and said, "Go and send the silver to Cui Guang."
What he said to the scholar was in the carriage, and his voice was not loud, so Cui Guang could not hear it.
The book boy reached out to grab the package in Cui Wen's arms.
But as soon as he stretched out his hand, Cui Wen blocked it with his hand.
Cui Wen said with a dark face: "Where to take it? Go to the bag I asked you to pack and take out half of the silver."
Having been the eldest young master of the Cui family for so many years, I have also saved some money.
He planned to give part of the money he had saved to Cui Guang in exchange for Cui Guang giving way.
The book boy picked up the luggage on the carriage and took out a small package. After opening it, he lost about seventy or eighty taels of silver.
"It's too much, put some back." Cui Wen looked at the money he had accumulated for many years distressedly, and couldn't help but ask the book boy to put it back.
The book boy obediently put back the two silver ingots made of ten taels, and then looked at Cui Wen.
Trai Wen nodded at him.
The book boy then took the remaining silver, got off the carriage, and walked towards Cui Guang.
"Second Young Master, this is the silver that the eldest young master asked the younger one to bring." The book boy came to Cui Guang's horse and raised dozens of taels of silver in his hands.
Cui Guang took the silver and put it into his horse bag, then raised the whip in his hand to stop the book boy who was about to go back.
"What other instructions does the second young master have?" the book boy asked cautiously.
Cui Guang looked at him and said, "You are my eldest brother's book boy. Let me ask you, what did my father give my eldest brother when he left the Cui family?"
"I don't know." The book boy shook his head.
Cui Guang snorted coldly and said: "To be honest, I can let you go. If you lie to me, I will send you on your way now."
With that said, he put down his riding crop and took out his knife.
