"Second aunt?" A Piao was stunned for a moment, "Is this Mr. Xiaoshan's... mother?"
"Yes!" Shan Qiang nodded, and when he saw the surprised looks of the two people, he smiled bitterly, "This is the grudges of the older generation, and people of the younger generation don't know much about it. Even people of their own generation, I may not be able to figure it out clearly. If it weren’t for Master’s intention, I wouldn’t have known there was such a secret in it.”
"Besides emotional entanglements between the three of us, I'm afraid there's nothing else, right?"
"Yes, it is indeed an emotional entanglement." Shan Qiang sighed, "The second uncle and the second aunt are probably married at the same time. The relationship between the two families is very good, and they can be regarded as family friends for more than three generations. Therefore, between the grandmother and the second aunt, When my grandmother was pregnant, she made an agreement that if they were both boys, they would be brothers; if they were girls, they would be handkerchiefs; if it was a boy and a girl, they would be married. When the child was born, what a coincidence, It’s really a boy and a girl, that is, the second uncle and the second aunt, so naturally the marriage was decided according to the agreement.”
"The parents' orders, the matchmaker's words." A Piao snorted coldly, "Do the two children know that?"
"You should know." Shan Qiang nodded, "However, my second uncle is not a law-abiding person. It's not that he is bad, but that he doesn't really want to live according to the arrangements of his elders. He doesn't want to rely on others. He spends his life under the protection of his elders. And he has no interest in becoming a craftsman at all. When I was a child, I had more contact with my second uncle. He said that he didn’t have any talent in this area, so he didn’t need to force himself. Just do what you want to do and what you are good at.”
"That's true, but what does he want to do and be good at? Selling his own people?"
"Master Piao!" Hei Lu'er patted her arm gently, "Don't speak so harshly. Mr. Dashan's second uncle didn't want to betray his own people from the beginning, right?"
"Yes, this is all because of Master's bewitchment. It's because the second uncle fell into Master's trap." Shan Qiang sighed again, "He..."
"Let me ask first." Ah Piao interrupted him, "When your second uncle knew that he was engaged to your second aunt, did he want to fulfill the engagement, or..."
"Fulfill the engagement." Shan Qiang's tone was very affirmative, "My second uncle was also a young man with ideas and ambitions when he was young. He wanted to rely on his own abilities to strive for fame, and then return to his hometown in glory and marry in glory. Second aunt comes in, not relying on ancestors to get a wife."
"So, he likes your second aunt very much, right?"
"It's like this. The two of them grew up together, and their relationship is naturally extraordinary. In the eyes of others, they are the golden boy and the beautiful girl, a match made in heaven, but..." Shanqiang shrugged and did not continue.
"But what? Two people have a good relationship, which means they are in love, right? What's there to worry about? So, does your second aunt agree with your second uncle's going out to work hard, and does she support his behavior?" Ah Piao Qing He raised his eyebrows slightly, suddenly becoming interested in this story, "Since they were in love, why...then did they get involved with your father?"
"Don't worry, listen to me slowly." Shan Qiang smiled, "First of all, these two are in love with each other. I'm not sure whether they are in love with each other. It's not just me. I guess I know that the three of them are in love with each other. No one who is involved in personal disputes can guarantee that before that incident happened, the second uncle and the second aunt were really as good as everyone imagined, even though they behaved like this in front of outsiders." He said gently Sighing, "But if that's really the case, how come less than two years later, the second aunt fell in love with someone else and started flirting with the strong father."
"Forget about being a kind and strong father, let's just talk about your father. You don't plan to accept Hexia as your father anyway, right? You have more feelings for this kind man who raised you and protected you. As for just You're a bastard who doesn't want to be born, you have no intention of acknowledging him, do you?"
"...My lord, you are right. Since ancient times, cultivating kindness is better than generating kindness. If that rumor is true, I must protect my brother."
"Oh, now that you are a Clay Bodhisattva yourself, who else do you want to protect?"
"Wait a minute? Rumor?" Ah Piao rolled her eyes, "What rumor?" As soon as she said the words, she was patted on the arm. She turned around and saw Hei Lu'er baring his teeth at her. She suddenly Understood, he waved his hand towards Shanqiang, "Sorry."
"It's nothing, anyone who understands can understand."
"Well said!" Hei Lu'er chuckled, "But what you said doesn't have to be so complicated. It probably means that what your second uncle thought was a happy relationship was actually his imagination, and it was most likely yours. Second uncle’s wishful thinking, right?”
"Yes!" Shan Qiang nodded, "It's very likely that's the case, but it should be true that the second aunt supported him to go out and have a career. The year when the second uncle was preparing to run away from home, it happened to coincide with..." He glanced at His Highness, "First...first...first..."
"What first? Why did you stutter suddenly?" Hei Lu'er showed a wicked smile on his face, "You want to talk about Old Jin Wang, right?"
"...Yes, just when the old King of Jin was recruiting soldiers, he signed up. After three months of training, he left Yiqing Mansion and headed for the border." Shan Qiang sighed softly, "This departure He left for nearly two years. During these almost two years, there was no news from him, not even a letter came back from home. The family was also very anxious, so they sent people out to inquire about the news, and the result... "
"What's the result? What information did you get?"
"Ten people were sent out, and nine of them came back to say that the second uncle was gone, which made the family and the second aunt's family very sad and very sad." Shanqiang sighed, "It was during this period that my father and the second aunt were reunited. They had some contact. Although they grew up together, their relationship was not as close as the second uncle and the second aunt. But before the second uncle left, he asked his father to take care of the second aunt and visit her from time to time. My father I agreed, but I didn’t go often. After all, I was very careful to avoid suspicion. Because after hearing the news that my second uncle was gone, my father was worried that my second aunt would be too sad, so..." He sighed again, "Because I went to visit. The two of them went back and forth a lot, and they didn't know why, but they fell in love with each other. My father invited my grandfather, grandmother, and the elders of my second aunt's family to explain the situation of the two people and the two families. When the elders put it all together, since we are in-laws and since the second uncle is gone, there is no difference between the second aunt marrying my father."
"Men are unmarried and women are unmarried, indeed!" Hei Lu'er nodded, "Then why did your second uncle come back suddenly?"
"Of course it's God's will." Shan Qiang felt that he sighed more that night than in previous years. Thinking about it now, in the past years, both his ancestors and his generation had lived a good life. Ground chicken feathers. "The elders of the two families felt that the wedding date should be postponed, at least to satisfy the second aunt's wish to keep it for the second uncle for half a year. Half a year later, preparations for the wedding began, but unfortunately, my grandfather passed away, and this happened again. It has been delayed for more than a year. After these things have passed, we can finally get married. But I didn't expect that on the day of the wedding, my second uncle came back!"
