Chapter 71: The two of us are so affectionate that we can no longer keep Guan Qing
"Guan Qing, can I go with you?"
When the servant came to tell him that the master wanted to see Mr. Su, Jiang Tong had just dipped a brush in paste and was about to apply it to the center of the painting. Upon hearing this, he looked towards Su Guanqing worriedly.
Su Guanqing stood up, shook his head, and said in a gentle voice, "No, you still need to finish the painting. I can do it myself."
He placed his hand on the servant's shoulder, as if sensing Jiang Tong's worry. After taking a step forward, he turned back and smiled gently at her, "Don't worry, I won't be a fence-sitter this time. Even if my uncle is so angry that he wants to beat me to death, I won't make any promises that go against my will."
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Jiang Huaishan had already been helped off the bed by Zhong Wanci and sat on the armchair used by the main hall master. He thought that as long as he opened his mouth, Su Guanqing would definitely give in and compromise as before. However, Su Guanqing's words really surprised him.
Jiang Huaishan seemed to be unable to believe his ears. He opened his eyes wide and stared at Su Guanqing who was kneeling in front of him.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
Su Guanqing knelt straight, "Uncle, Aunt, Tongtong and I are in love with each other. I know I can't be married to her in this life, but I really don't want to be separated from her."
His tone was not passionate, it was even calm, but it clearly revealed an unshakable firmness.
Jiang Huaishan was so angry that he hammered the handle of the chair repeatedly, howling, "Su Guanqing! Do you know what you are saying?! Tongtong has been betrothed to the young prince! The young prince is the orphan of the previous emperor! He is the king! You, Su Guanqing, are a minister, a commoner! As a commoner, how dare you covet the king's wife!"
"I... don't dare covet your wife, but Tongtong is not your wife."
"What nonsense! What nonsense!" Jiang Huaishan was furious and sad at the same time. "Brother Su! You are so loyal to your country, how could you raise such a traitorous, disloyal and unfilial son! If you are still alive, you! Look at your son!"
These words were like sharp blades, piercing Su Guanqing's heart. His body shook, but he pressed his lips tightly into a line, showing no intention of letting go.
"Guanqing, I know you're a good child. Can't you think about Tongtong?" Zhong Wanci, tears streaming down her face, knelt before Su Guanqing and pulled his arm. "Tongtong is still young and has been blinded by love. You're older than her, and you're her brother Guanqing. You can't spoil her. You have to teach her a lesson! How could you join her in such mischief?"
Su Guanqing felt somewhat helpless. He thought to himself, how could he ever teach Tongtong? It had always been Tongtong who taught him how to do things. But he didn't know how to explain this to Zhong Wanci. He was racking his brains for words when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Could it be that Aunt Zhong was kneeling in front of him?
He instinctively stretched out his hand to reach forward, but suddenly retracted it, saying helplessly: "Auntie, Auntie, please get up quickly, and don't torture my nephew like this!"
"Auntie can't get up! Guanqing, I only have this one daughter, and I can't just watch her go astray!" Zhong Wanci sobbed.
"Auntie..." Su Guanqing was helpless and turned to Jiang Huaishan for help, "Uncle, please let Auntie get up."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Huaishan refused to help him out. Instead, he angrily scolded him, "Guan Qing! Check your conscience. Who saved you when you were bullied in the music troupe? Tongtong even pawned our only house at the time just to save you. What you're doing now isn't repaying kindness with enmity?"
"Uncle, I'm sorry, it's Guanqing's fault." Su Guanqing kowtowed, his voice choked.
"Leban..." Zhong Wanci couldn't help but ponder after Jiang Huaishan's reminder, "Yes, Leban! Back then, Tongtong clearly didn't want to marry you. This matter caused chaos in our family. But ever since I redeemed you from Leban, everything has changed. Guanqing, did you learn some seductive tricks in Leban to seduce Tongtong? My Tongtong is still so young, you! Guanqing! How could you treat her like this? Those low-class tricks..."
Su Guanqing was dumbfounded as he listened to Zhong Wanci's endless accusations and didn't know how to defend himself.
"Enough!" At this moment, Jiang Tong's angry voice sounded behind him, "Dad, Mom, what are you doing? Isn't this bullying?"
Zhong Wanci looked up when she heard the voice, and when she saw Jiang Tong's angry face, she hiccuped and suddenly forgot the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Even Jiang Huaishan's arrogance weakened a bit. However, he was the former head of the family after all. He straightened his back, gave himself a bit of momentum, and said with a dark face: "We are talking to Guan Qing, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Tong walked over to Su Guanqing and knelt down beside him. "Dad, Mom, don't bully Guanqing just because he's nice. I'm the one who makes the final decision between him and me. If you have any problems, come to me."
Jiang Huaishan angrily said, "At you! At you, are you willing to listen to my advice? The wedding is next year, and you will be the Princess of Qing. And you are still entangled with other men. Tell me, what kind of person are you!"
"Dad, when I was a child, you helped me get engaged to Guan Qing. I said that I would not recognize a marriage that was not agreed to by me. I said this then, and I still say this now. At that time, I didn't like Guan Qing, and I would not marry him even if you beat me to death. Now I only like Guan Qing, so how could I be willing to marry someone else?" Jiang Tong's tone was calm, but every word was sonorous.
Jiang Huaishan was so angry that he slapped the arm of the chair twice again: "It's useless for you to tell me this. The marriage is the will of His Majesty. Do you think you can influence His Majesty's decree?"
Jiang Tong suddenly gave Jiang Huaishan a meaningful look: "Dad, wasn't he so eager to kill the guy above last year? How come he's become so obedient now?"
Jiang Huaishan paused.
Jiang Tong stood up and pulled Su Guanqing up as well: "Dad, Mom, I will try to arrange the marriage with the young prince. Don't worry about it."
After she finished speaking, she took Su Guanqing's hand and left together.
Jiang Huaishan watched Jiang Tong's departing back, and for a moment he was unable to react. After a long moment, he lowered his head and said to Zhong Wanci, who was leaning on his knees, sobbing and asking him what to do, "We can't keep Guanqing here any longer. As long as he stays in our house, Tongtong won't be able to wait for her marriage with peace of mind."
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Feng Fuliu was a little confused when he was called to the main house. He had lived in Jiang's house for such a long time, but had never met Jiang Huaishan formally. He didn't know why he was suddenly called here today.
He looked at the man sitting on the armchair in front of him. His hair was mostly gray, his body looked very weak, and his expression even looked a little listless.
He was looking at Jiang Huaishan, and Jiang Huaishan was also looking at him.
Feng Fuliu looks like a very handsome man. Unlike Su Guanqing, who has a gentle temperament like spring morning dew, Feng Fuliu has a cold temperament like snow blowing through the clouds.
They are clearly actors of the lowest status, but they never seem to try to please anyone. They are like a green lotus in the raging waves, refusing to bend despite being blown by the wind and hit by the waves.
Jiang Huaishan sighed inwardly. If it weren't for the fact that there was still a hint of male dan's mannerisms in his every move, and just looking at his neither humble nor arrogant demeanor, who could equate him with an actor or musician?
"I heard that you and Guan Qing are master and servant in name only, but you are actually very good friends." Jiang Huaishan said.
Feng Fuliu nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, Guan Qing and I met in the music troupe. Over the years, we have always taken care of each other."
"Guan Qing has always been a solitary person. I'm happy for him that he's found a close friend."
Feng Fuliu didn't know what Jiang Huaishan wanted to do. Hearing this, she just smiled and said nothing.
"Ever since the Su family got into trouble, Guan Qing has had no relatives around him over the years. This child lives a very lonely life, and as his elder, I feel sorry for him." Jiang Huaishan sighed.
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, there's no one left in the Su family." Feng Fuliu echoed.
"There is no one left in the Su family, but there are still people in Guanqing's mother's family."
Feng Fuliu was stunned, as if he had guessed something.
Sure enough, Jiang Huaishan said:
"I can't bear to see you continue to be alone, so I plan to send him back to his mother's family. He has blood relatives there."
Jiang Huaishan looked at Feng Fuliu and said, "I don't trust anyone else either, so I can only ask Master Feng to send him off."
Feng Fuliu had no idea that Jiang Huaishan was trying to forcefully separate Jiang Tong and Su Guanqing, but he refused to be an accomplice in this act of forcing a couple apart. He couldn't help but start snarling again, "As for finding his relatives, it depends on whether Guanqing himself is willing. But if the master asks me, Guanqing is blind and disabled after all. His family friends, who he has known since childhood, would hate to kick him out. Relatives who he hasn't seen since he was born would probably be even more disgusted with him. It's better not to bother..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Huaishan suddenly opened a box on the table.
Feng Fuliu glanced around and saw a thick stack of banknotes inside. The corner of his eye twitched: "Master, what is this...?"
"As the saying goes, a poor home makes a rich journey, so it's always good to bring some money with you on the road. Even if you can't find any relatives there, this money will be enough for you to settle down there."
Jiang Huaishan knew that Feng Fuliu was a money-loving person. Before, Jiang Tong asked him to take Su Guanqing away and gave him a large sum of money. After he came back, he did not return the money to Jiang Tong.
Later, after Jiang Tong was imprisoned, Feng Fuliu took the money and left.
Jiang Huaishan didn't know how much money it was, but he was sure that it was definitely not a small sum. In less than a year, Feng Fuliu had spent all the money and was so exhausted that he couldn't even afford to eat and had to come back for help. This only showed that he was a person who spent money lavishly.
Such people can be impressed by money.
Sure enough, when Feng Fuliu saw the stack of banknotes, he swallowed his saliva and his eyes became a little vague.
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