Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Brothers Fight for Favor
"But please don't tell my third brother, okay?"
Xuan Jinyu turned and looked Fang Yuanyuan in the eye. "Third brother has already felt a heavy burden, leaving you and your only son in Beijing. I don't want him to be troubled again by what happened between me and Su Guanzhang."
"But Jinyu, your brother will also see through it." Fang Yuanyuan told the truth. It was Xuan Wensheng who asked her to come and have a heart-to-heart talk with Jinyu after he saw through it.
"I can see it." Xuan Jinyu muttered. Anyway, from childhood to adulthood, the one who understood her thoughts best was never her eldest brother, but her third brother.
"But how can I let my brother know what I'm thinking as a girl?" Even if it's my own brother, he can't do that.
Fang Yuanyuan laughed and tapped Xuan Jinyu's nose. "Silly girl, your brother won't laugh at you."
"Sister-in-law, please don't let my brother know!" Seeing that she couldn't persuade Fang Yuanyuan, Xuan Jinyu started to act coquettishly.
She was beautiful and had a sweet voice, and her family members found it hard to handle when she started to act coquettishly. Moreover, now that she had removed her age order and only addressed Fang Yuanyuan as brother and sister-in-law, she seemed even closer to her.
Sure enough, Fang Yuanyuan didn't even have time to resist, and she couldn't stand it anymore and agreed to her repeatedly.
Having achieved her goal, Xuan Jinyu gave her a sweet smile.
"Our Jinyu is such a good girl, she deserves to be pampered." Fang Yuanyuan sighed.
I don’t know what’s going on with the eldest sister-in-law. She can’t even stand such a good sister-in-law and can’t tolerate her.
And my brother-in-law, it’s a pity that he has such a handsome appearance but has such a wooden personality!
When Fang Yuanyuan returned home, she really did not tell her husband Xuan Wensheng about the intimate conversation between her aunt and sister-in-law.
Xuan Wensheng asked, and she simply replied, "Don't ask about a girl's worries."
Xuan Wensheng: "..."
It was just a girl's secret, and he didn't feel comfortable asking about it, so he asked his wife to test his sister. Why did he get blocked by this sentence in the end?
However, since his wife said so, it must be Xuan Jinyu who told her to keep the secret from him as her brother, so he had no choice but to give up!
If his sister doesn't want him to know something, then he just doesn't know.
But when Su Guanzhang returned to the room, Fang Yuanyuan was taking care of Xuan Jinyu who had just fallen asleep.
She was pregnant and was more sleepy than the average person. Her emotions also fluctuated several times, so she fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
Fang Yuanyuan just nodded to Su Guanzhang, said nothing, closed the door and left.
Her husband must have said what needed to be said. As a sister-in-law, it would be inappropriate for her to say too much to her brother-in-law, lest she say too much and make more mistakes, which would bring trouble to the young couple.
Su Guanzhang picked up the broken hair on the ground and put it into the purse on his chest - this was the hair he took out from the small box that Xuan Jinyu had put away after using it for the last time he went on a business trip.
He took out a dagger, cut off a piece of his hair, put it together with Xuan Jinyu's hair, tied it into a simplified heart-shaped knot, and then put the purse back into his inner garment.
He extinguished the candle, and as he lay down, he skillfully held Xuan Jinyu in his arms, gazing at her sleeping face in the white moonlight outside the window.
The sachet that he and Xuan Jinyu had given their hair as a wedding gift on their wedding night had been hidden in the Jingzhu Garden of Duke Su's mansion and buried deep underground before the commander of the imperial guards, Xi Fang, led his men to surround Duke Su's mansion.
He thought that if Jinyu was not implicated, he would have no regrets even if he was guillotined. The sachet would be considered his selfish desire, buried with him.
But now, he has a purse that symbolizes the marriage of the two.
Xuan Jinyu was originally sleeping a little uneasily, but when she felt the familiar chest and warmth, she couldn't help rubbing her head against it before she fell asleep peacefully and fell into a deep sleep.
Su Guanzhang kissed her hair, felt the warmth against her chest, and closed his eyes.
"Jinyu." Before falling asleep, he wanted to say something to his sleeping wife, but when the words came to his lips, only her name came out.
Have a good night's sleep.
The next day, when everyone was having breakfast, the manager of the manor came to report that a distinguished person had come to the outside of the manor, looking for Xuan Wensheng, the owner of the manor.
Xuan Wensheng put down his chopsticks and said to the people who were looking at him, "Think it must be someone from home. I'll go out and take a look."
He held down Xuan Jinyu who was about to stand up, "I'll be out soon. You guys continue eating. I'm done too."
Fang Yuanyuan sat still. Firstly, she was the hostess and had to stay to entertain the guests. Secondly...
Her nose was already starting to feel sore, but she was trying hard not to let others see it.
The arrival of family members meant that the mother and son had to follow their family back to Shengjing, while Xuan Wensheng had to continue south to Huaizhao County with the Su family.
The family of three is about to be separated.
Even though she had been mentally prepared for this period of time, the couple had explained everything they needed to say in the past few nights, and had said enough words of reluctance to part.
It's only human nature, and it's hard not to feel reluctant.
Xuan Jinyu reached out and held her third sister-in-law's clasped hands under the table, and smiled apologetically at her.
Fang Yuanyuan quickly calmed down and silently said "It's okay" to her sister-in-law.
She went to see her son who was sitting beside her.
Zhi Ge'er had no idea of his impending separation from his father, and was eating the meat porridge fed to him by his wet nurse mouthful after mouthful.
Seeing his father get up to leave, Zhiger, who was sitting on a high stool, swallowed the porridge in his mouth, pushed away the spoon that the wet nurse handed to his mouth again, and cried out loudly.
"Daddy, Daddy, I'm going too, and Zhi Ge'er wants to go too."
Afraid that his father would leave him alone, he even stood up, completely unaware of the danger this might bring.
The adults were all frightened by him, and the wet nurse quickly stood up to protect him.
Xuan Wensheng strode over, held his son in his arms, and asked him, "Have you finished eating?"
Zhi Ge'er smiled sweetly at him, "Zhi Ge'er is full."
Xuan Wensheng went to see the bowl of porridge that the wet nurse had put back on the table, and saw that only the bottom of the bowl was left. He then touched Zhiger's belly and saw that it was slightly bulging, so he agreed.
"Daddy will take you there."
"Great!" Zhi Ge'er happily swung his feet in his father's arms.
Xuan Wensheng nodded slightly to the Su family, then walked out with his son in his arms.
Everyone who had picked up their chopsticks to eat breakfast could still hear him teaching his son as he walked, "Zhi Ge'er, do you know how dangerous it was when you stood on that high stool just now? There won't be a next time, do you hear me?"
"Zhi Ge'er knows." There was a hint of grievance in the child's voice.
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Everyone had almost finished eating, and not long after Xuan Wensheng left the dining room, those who had not yet eaten full also put down their chopsticks.
The bowls and chopsticks were taken away. Seeing that everyone was bored sitting in the hall, Fang Yuanyuan suggested going out for a walk to help digest the food. Everyone agreed without any objection.
As we were walking, we soon saw Xuan Wensheng and his men walking back.
The person who came to the Xuan family this time was actually a master.
"Big brother." Xuan Jinyu shouted in surprise and joy.
The person who came was Xuan Wenwei, the eldest son of the Xuan family. When he heard his sister calling him, he responded and quickened his pace.
Having not seen each other for a few days, the brother and sister were very happy.
"I thought I wouldn't be able to see my big brother for a long time." Xuan Jinyu stood in front of her brother, looked up at him, her eyes beginning to turn red.
Xuan Wensheng, who was standing aside, was extremely unhappy. "Sister, you didn't cry when you saw me yesterday, but why are your eyes red when you see me?"
Su Guanzhang lowered his head to look at Xuan Jinyu, and indeed saw that her eyes were red. The hand that was holding her wrist paused slightly, and soon relaxed its grip.
Before Xuan Jinyu could answer, Xuan Wensheng continued to speak sarcastically, "Sister, tell me the truth, do you like your eldest brother more? You clearly said before that you liked your third brother more."
Xuan Wenwei: “…”
After not seeing each other for a few months, his third brother has become more and more pretentious, not even considering the occasion.
Besides, why would he be jealous? His sister had been his best friend since they were little, and he hadn't even said anything yet!
Su Guanzhang: "..." Third uncle's personality is indeed different from others.
But, did Jinyu really say that she liked Third Brother more?
He looked at Xuan Wensheng, who said such surprising words but remained calm, and actually sensed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and couldn't help but look away.
Xuan Wenwei: "Third brother, be careful with your words. Jinyu obviously prefers me as her older brother."
Seeing that Xuan Jinyu was still in a bad mood, Xuan Wenwei rarely joined Xuan Wensheng in his jealous remarks.
Xuan Wensheng looked at his elder brother in disbelief. Is this still the elder brother who prides himself on his status as the eldest brother in the family and never competes with his younger brothers and sisters?
But he reacted quickly, knowing that his eldest brother was cooperating with him, and immediately refused to give in, "Brother, you are talking nonsense. My sister likes me, her third brother, the most."
The Su family members standing by were stunned, with different expressions on their faces. They wished they could master the legendary invisibility technique so that they wouldn't have to listen to the jealousy between the Xuan brothers.
It's so embarrassing.
Fang Yuanyuan on the side: "..."
The melancholy in her heart finally dissipated, and she just looked at Xuan Jinyu, the protagonist in her brother's words, with a teasing look.
Xuan Jinyu also didn't expect that her brother would argue in front of everyone. The third brother was okay, he had been nonsensical since he was a child, and the family was used to it.
But she couldn't believe that her eldest brother was actually playing along with her third brother. She was stunned for a moment. Only when Fang Yuanyuan gently poked her arm did she come to her senses.
"Okay, I like both brothers."
Xuan Jinyu broke free from Su Guanzhang's grip on her wrist and held one of her brothers in one hand, "Zhi Ge'er is still watching, brothers, please stop talking or Zhi Ge'er will laugh at you."
She went to tease her nephew who was in Xuan Wenwei's arms, "Right? Zhi'er? Weren't your uncle and your father very childish just now?"
Zhi Ge'er looked confused. He didn't understand the jealousy between his father and uncle at all. When he heard his aunt asking him, he just nodded subconsciously.
Xuan Jinyu couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed out loud, "Good boy."
When she smiled, Fang Yuanyuan couldn't help but turn her head and smile.
It's really strange that my uncle, who always acts like an elder brother, would be like this. Well, it's just what my sister said, "childish", and this word is really appropriate.
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