Jiangcheng, Nangong family.
"Quick, quick, put this up..."
Two servants holding red ribbons ran over quickly.
"Move the lantern a little to the left, it's a little crooked..."
The servant who stepped on the bamboo ladder quickly leaned over to move the red lantern that had just been hung.
"Place the flowers on both sides, they must look better..."
The young maids each held in their hands the delicate flowers taken from the flower room of the back house, and they followed the instructions of the voice to place the flower pots.
"Well, we're still close... Take those two pots of pink ones back. Go to my east courtyard and get the two pots of red peonies that Madam raised and put them here..."
The maids agreed, looked at each other helplessly and with smiles, and could only obey the orders.
"Move the red silk on the plaque to the right, and the ribbons hanging down on both sides are uneven..."
A piece of red silk had been hanging for almost an hour, and the servant could only smile bitterly and readjust the length of the red silk as instructed.
The one who was ordering everyone to work was a handsome young man who was as tall as jade.
He was about in his early twenties, wearing a new scarlet coat with dark cloud patterns, and a green sheath long sword on his waist.
He is the eldest son of the Nangong family, and his surname is Nangong.
Nangong No. 1, what a domineering name, there are a few people in the world who dare to call themselves No. 1.
But what is extremely unbefitting of this name is that the eldest son of the Nangong family is a gentle and gentle man. He is always kind to his servants and has never beaten or scolded them for anything.
But today our eldest son seems a little embarrassed.
"Eldest Young Master..."
The stooped old butler came over and called out to Nangong No. 1, who was standing in the courtyard directing everyone. The latter immediately turned around.
"Uncle Qian, after everyone has finished cleaning up, give each of them some reward money. Today is a big day of celebration for our Nangong family after all..."
Nangong No. 1 saw the old butler grow up, and in his heart he respected the old butler as an elder. He quickly bowed to show respect.
"Haha, okay, I remember..."
Nangong Qian smiled and nodded, but he quickly lowered his voice and said:
"The master of the house asked you to go there. It's in the study room of the back house."
Nangong No. 1 was a very attentive person. He roughly guessed something from the old housekeeper's face and words, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded to show that he understood.
After he handed over the matters in the courtyard to the old housekeeper, he went to the study room of the Nangong family in the back house alone. After knocking on the door, what he saw when he went in was his father's gloomy face.
It's over, it's 10% to be the second brother's fault again.
Although Nangong No. 1 thought so in his heart, on the surface he still smiled and saluted with a spring breeze:
"Dad, why did you call me here?"
"Son, the marriage between my Nangong family and the Chu family is really a big deal..."
The head of the Nangong family sighed. In the eyes of others, he had always been a cold-faced and dignified existence, but in front of his own son, he still had to take off his disguise:
"Although our family has a high status in the world, the ancestors of the Nangong family were afraid that their descendants would go deep into the world, so they left behind an ironclad rule not to practice martial arts..."
"But since we are in the Jianghu and don't know martial arts, our Nangong family will inevitably be bullied by others... That's why dad plans to marry the most powerful Chu family in Jiangzhou, right?"
Nangong No. 1 naturally understood what his father was thinking, so he followed the words and told the Nangong family head's plan.
"Yeah... Well, it's a pity that you are already married. Otherwise, how could such a big thing as marrying into the Chu family fall on your second brother? If he was half as transparent and smart as you, dad and I wouldn't have to worry. Already..."
The head of the Nangong family rubbed his temples with a headache. His two sons seemed to have grown in reverse.
The eldest son, Nangong No. 1, is smart and insightful. He even recreated the Nangong family's almost lost skill of forging counter-pattern knives. He even used the method of forging knives to deduce the method of forging swords.
The green sheath sword that Nangong No. 1 wears on his waist is called "Qingxiao". It is a sword with sword patterns that he forged using his own sword-making techniques.
As for the second son...
He really doesn't do anything serious, he doesn't learn how to forge swords, and he doesn't like reading. What he's best at is sneaking out to play, climbing trees to pick out bird's nests, and going down to rivers to catch fish. He's really proficient in everything.
In order to educate his unsatisfactory second son, the head of the Nangong family broke several canes, but it had no effect at all, and he only intensified his efforts.
Today is the day when the second son of the Nangong family gets engaged to the eldest lady of the Chu family.
His bastard son actually ran away without knowing where, which was really a headache.
"Dad, my second brother is still young. It will be fine when he grows up..."
"Is he still young? When you were his age, you were already helping me with my father's affairs at home. Look at him again..."
The head of the Nangong family slapped the table, blowing his beard and staring, which was a bit funny.
"On such an important day today, he actually dared to sneak out. I sent more than a dozen people out to look for him but couldn't find him..."
"Okay, okay..."
Nangong Number One could only shake his head helplessly. Before he could finish speaking, he saw his father glare:
"Okay! Wait until that little bastard comes back and see if I break his legs..."
Nangong No. 1 thought to himself that this is a little brat and a dog-legger, so what have you become? But naturally he didn't dare to say it, so he could only comfort him and said:
"I mean... Dad, please calm down first. I will go find him in person right away. Today is a good day for celebration. Uncle Chu will come later. If he sees you looking unhappy, it will be even more troublesome if there is a misunderstanding." …”
"Well, you're right... don't be angry, don't be angry. When you get your dick back, you'll give him a good beating first, then lock him in the attic and starve him for a few days..."
The head of the Nangong family pinched his forehead and said.
"Dad, today is a good day. It's not a good day to hit someone. Besides, what if Uncle Chu wants to meet his son-in-law and beats his dick until his ass blossoms? How can he meet anyone..."
Nangong No. 1 dare not be called number one in other aspects, but he is definitely number one in Shunmao.
He could make his father's anger go away without letting his brother's butt blossom.
"Then tomorrow, after today's engagement party, you give him a good beating..."
"Tomorrow is the River God Festival. Are you going to let the River God see that our family is not harmonious? Why don't you wait until the River God Festival is three days away..."
Nangong No. 1 can always find reasons to persuade his father.
The latter could only nodded in agreement, sighed and said:
"Then write this down for him first, and then fight it after the River God Festival is over..."
Remember, it is considered wiped out here in Nangong No. 1. When the head of the Nangong family turns around and asks, just say that he has already beaten him. Alas, you also need to remember to reconcile your confession with your brother to avoid leaking it.
"Okay, okay, write it down first, and I will beat him hard when the matter is done... Then if dad has nothing else to do, I will go find my second brother first."
Nangong No. 1 bowed, and after getting his father's consent, he exited the study.
He didn't go out at all, but turned around and walked directly into the back house until he reached the door of a quiet courtyard.
Few people come to this place, not because it is remote, but because the servants are not allowed to enter this small courtyard.
This is the former residence of Mrs. Nangong, the wife of the head of the Nangong family and the place where the first mother of Nangong lived during her lifetime.
Mrs. Nangong died in childbirth when giving birth to her second son. Since then, the Nangong family has sealed this place and does not allow servants to enter. He only comes here to sit for a while sometimes, and the Nangong family does the cleaning himself.
Nangong first pushed open the door and entered, then quietly arrived under an old pomegranate tree as big as an umbrella in the middle of the courtyard.
When he looked up, he saw a pair of wobbly feet.
He hit the feet with the scabbard of his sword, and the other person immediately retracted his feet to the branches in fright, and the leaves of the pomegranate tree swayed.
"Second brother, you are hiding here again."
Nangong stood under the tree for the first time, carefully stroking the rough bark of the pomegranate tree, his eyes full of reminiscence.
This pomegranate tree was planted by Mrs. Nangong herself, which means "people in the Nangong family can have many children and good fortune." It has been more than 20 years.
He, the second younger brother, has secretly come here to hide when things go wrong when he was a freshman. Maybe for him, this is the closest place to his mother, whom he has never met.
"I was scared to death. It turned out to be the eldest brother."
The little boy on the branch pouted, picked off a leaf and put it under his nose.
"Who else knows you are here besides me?"
Nangong No. 1 sighed. He raised his head and looked at his brother:
"What's wrong, who made you unhappy..."
"Brother...I don't want to get married..."
The young man pouted and shook his head like a rattle.
"Why? You must know that you always want to get married. Besides, this is just an engagement. Who asked you to get married now..."
Nangong No. 1 couldn't help but laugh when he looked at his brother's wrinkled face. He could only say patiently.
"Then why do you want me to get engaged and marry that eldest lady of the Chu family... Brother, can you help me get engaged? You go and marry that eldest lady of the Chu family..."
The young man jumped down from the branch and fell into his brother's arms.
"My second brother has grown up, and my brother can hardly hold you anymore."
Nangong No. 1 put his brother on the ground and tapped his head a few times with his fingers. This move made the latter quickly hold his head:
"Besides, my brother is already married, how can he possibly marry that eldest lady of the Chu family again?"
"Oh, brother. People's books say that all great heroes have three wives and four concubines, and are uninhibited. Why can't you marry another one..."
The young man grabbed his brother's clothes and shook him vigorously.
"That's true... Then go tell your sister-in-law."
Nangong No. 1 did not refute, but smiled and tricked his younger brother into finding trouble with his wife. Apart from Nangong No. 1 in the family, his younger brother was afraid of Mrs. Nangong alone.
Mainly, no one in the Nangong family knows martial arts, but Young Madam Nangong is the first chivalrous woman Nangong has met in the world. If nothing else, she can defeat the entire Nangong family with one hand with her martial arts skills.
One time, the second young master Nangong made a mistake. The head of the Nangong family and the first Nangong were not at home, so Mrs. Nangong took charge of matters at home. The young lady didn't hit him or scold him, so she hung him with a rope from the eaves of the highest attic of Nangong's house.
The second young master continued to shout and yell for a whole day, but no one paid any attention to him.
After the beating, the Second Young Master's legs trembled when he saw his sister-in-law. He respected his brother, but was afraid of his sister-in-law from the bottom of his bones.
"Uh, sister-in-law...sister-in-law is the best. Brother, you can't have second thoughts."
The young man shivered, and his little face that had just relaxed wrinkled again.
"Didn't you just persuade me to marry another one? I think it's good. I'll tell your sister-in-law soon and tell her it was your idea..."
"Uh-huh, no, brother, please let me go, my sister-in-law will hang me up again..."
The young man's face turned pale with fright.
Nangong No. 1 patted his brother's little head, pulled him out of the yard, and then ordered:
"Okay, be obedient, go change into new clothes, and wait for your father-in-law and daughter-in-law to come... If you don't obey, I will go find your sister-in-law."
"All right."
The young man pursed his lips and nodded.
Nangong first put his arms around his younger brother's shoulders and took him back to the east courtyard where he lived. Then he asked the maid to quickly bring the clothes that had been prepared and put them on for his younger brother himself.
"Hey, I found it. Where did this little devil go?"
A woman in a red dress walked in.
She didn't apply makeup, and her hair was just tied up with a hairpin.
But her skin is like jade, and her willow eyebrows and starry eyes have a heroic spirit. If she were a woman disguised as a man, she would definitely be a dashing young general.
A long sword with a red sheath hung on his waist.
The name of the sword "Hongxia" was also produced by Nangong No. 1. It was hailed by the head of the Nangong family as the second best long sword of the Nangong family in the past two hundred years.
The best one is the Niwen Dao passed down from the ancestors of the Nangong family.
This Hongxia knife was forged by Nangong No. 1. It already has half of the reverse pattern that spreads from the tip of the knife. It can be said to be half a reverse pattern knife.
The woman came over, pinched the boy's pink cheeks, and said with a smile:
"The little devil is about to get married..."
"Oh, sister-in-law is good..."
The boy's cheek was pinched and he showed a smiling face that was about to cry.
"Why are you here? Didn't I ask you to have a good rest in the room..."
Nangong first reached out to help his wife's arm, but the latter knocked his hand down with a wave of her hand, then straightened her back. Her belly was slightly bulging, and she seemed to be three months pregnant.
"I haven't reached the point where I can't walk and need your help..."
"Be careful, it will be bad if the tire pressure moves..."
Nangong No. 1 looked at his wife with soft eyes, even though she could still hang herself with one hand even if she was pregnant.
"Okay, it's time for our young groom to go to the front hall. Everyone from the Chu family is already here..."
Mrs. Nangong asked the maid to lead the boy to the front hall. The latter glanced at his brother reluctantly, and Nangong No. 1 could only shrug his shoulders with a helpless expression.
The young man walked to the door, suddenly turned his head and said:
"Sister-in-law, eldest brother just said that he wanted to marry another one..."
After saying that, he didn't even need the maid to lead him, he just grabbed the hem of his clothes and ran out quickly.
"OK……"
The woman put her hand on the scabbard and said with a smile:
"Nang! Palace! First! First!!!"
“Linglong, listen to what I’m telling you, this is not—ah!!!!”
