Chapter 3 Play
"elder brother."
A woman's soft voice came from inside the house, and Su Yanqiu tightened his fingers on the door frame slightly.
This name made his heart tremble slightly.
Over the years, Su Yuheng only called him "Second Brother" politely. When had he ever called him "Brother"?
Pushing open the door, a light purple figure was sitting in the flickering candlelight.
The girl's skin was as white as jade and her long hair was as black as ink. Her slender shoulders and neck were faintly visible under her cloud-like skirt. In the candlelight, she was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.
In terms of appearance, Su Yuheng is second in Beijing, and no one dares to claim to be first.
Even the King of Qi had long harbored other thoughts about her and wanted him to bring them together.
Ever since he learned five years ago that Su Yuheng was not of the Su family's bloodline, those hidden feelings have grown wildly like wild vines.
He often entered Fangfei Courtyard under the pretext of brother and sister, just to take a closer look at that beautiful figure.
Su Yanqiu stood in front of the door, looking at Su Yuheng's figure, his protruding Adam's apple rolling slightly, and he slowly stepped in.
"Heng'er."
Su Yuheng held a golden hairpin with a beautiful face and cloud-like hair in her hand. The hairpin was broken into pieces, and even the crimson gems on it fell on the table.
She sat on the chair, biting her thin lips lightly, and looked in his direction with a pair of wet eyes, making his heart feel like it was being pierced by needles.
The girl bit her thin lips, her eyes moved, then she lowered her eyes again. She held the hairpin that she had stepped on and broke in her hand, feeling heartbroken, and looked at him aggrievedly.
"It's all Heng'er's fault."
"My second brother said yesterday that he would personally give this hairpin to Heng'er today. But when Heng'er went to the shop in South Lane to buy something, this hairpin fell to the ground at some point and was crushed by passersby."
"My maid Baizhi and I have searched every street and alley in Yanjing City but haven't found one that's exactly like it."
Su Yanqiu looked at the hairpin. This golden hairpin with cloud-like hair and flower-like face was specially made by the master of Zhenbao Pavilion. It was the only one of its kind in Beijing.
I had planned to personally pin it on her head tonight.
I didn't expect it to be... ruined.
"It's just a hairpin, Heng'er, there's no need to be so sad."
Su Yuheng bit her lip, her eyes fixed on her hairpin.
"Second brother, you don't understand."
"Anything my second brother gave me is extremely precious to Heng'er, and different from anything given by others."
"Heng'er always carefully kept the hairpins and jewelry my second brother gave me, but this one was stepped on and broken."
Su Yanqiu lowered his eyes and looked at Yuheng, whose eyes were red, and felt an indescribable sense of joy in his heart.
He didn't expect that Su Yuheng cared so much about the things he gave her, and kept each one of them with great care.
"It's just a hairpin. If it's broken, my second brother will give you another one. Why do you have to run all over the streets with your maid to find an identical one?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and placed it on the red corners of Yuheng's eyes.
When Su Yuheng saw his fingers reaching out, she suddenly lowered her eyes and spoke in a soft and charming voice.
"Brother, you don't understand, and you will never understand."
"Why don't you understand?" Su Yanqiu asked.
Su Yuheng bit her thin lip and said, "Second brother has been so good to Heng'er over the years, and Heng'er remembers it all in her heart. In Heng'er's eyes, Second brother is different from other men."
"Heng'er often thinks, how nice it would be if Heng'er wasn't your sister."
After Su Yuheng finished speaking, her slightly red eyes drooped slightly, and she secretly observed Su Yanqiu's expression with the corner of her eyes.
Su Yanqiu stood beside her, his body trembling slightly, and his fingertips trembling slightly.
This was the first time he heard Su Yuheng say such words.
He inexplicably felt a sense of joy in his heart, which was both joy and contradiction.
He is now the eldest son of the Dingbei Marquisate. In order to preserve the overall situation, he will not be foolish enough to expose Su Yuheng's identity.
In this way, the Su family will be doomed.
But he didn't expect that in Su Yuheng's heart, he was not just a brother.
Could it be that Su Yuheng also has romantic feelings for him?
"Do you really think so? Do you really think the things your brother gave you are different from the things others gave you?"
Su Yuheng bit her lip and nodded gently, "Yes."
"It's a gift from my second brother, so it's naturally different."
"In Heng'er's heart, Second Brother is more than just a brother."
"Heng'er never wants to get married in this life. She just wants to stay with her second brother in the Su family forever."
"For my whole life, with my second brother..."
"Grow old together..."
The four words "grow old together" were spoken softly, but every word fell into Su Yanqiu's ears.
There was a very complicated expression on Su Yanqiu's gentle and handsome face.
He had originally planned to let Su Yuheng go to Fanlou tomorrow, but now he felt a little soft-hearted towards her.
Su Yuheng had long been imprinted in his heart like a branding iron.
But now Su Yuheng doesn't know his identity. Could it be that he has already had such thoughts about him?
He was extremely confused. He picked up the broken hairpin in Su Yuheng's hand and picked up a few scattered gems on the table.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I will find someone to repair this hairpin."
"You should have a good rest."
As he spoke, he turned around and left without looking back. Just as he reached the door of the wing room, he turned back to look at the girl in purple inside.
The girl looked at him with tears in her wet eyes, biting her thin lips lightly, with a reluctant expression on her face.
She called softly, "Brother."
Seeing her like that, Su Yanqiu's heart was in a knot.
He calmed down and said, "Don't be sad, my second brother will fix it for you."
Having said that, he turned around and left Fangfeiyuan.
After Su Yanqiu left Fangfeiyuan, Su Yuheng was too lazy to pretend anymore.
She sat in front of the bronze mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, and gently wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
The acting is good, and this is just the beginning.
Since Su Yanqiu covets her, she has to make good use of him.
Killing him and destroying his heart is the best revenge for him.
However, if Su Yanqiu tricked her into going to Fanlou again in the next few days, she would never go there again.
She could not forget her past life, how he had ruined her reputation, and how he had severed the meridians in her limbs.
In the magnificent courtyard, Liu sat upright on a mahogany chair carved with pear blossoms, sipping tea.
Aunt Gui came in from outside.
"Madam, now that my cousin has come into the mansion, how will we arrange her food, clothing, and monthly allowance?"
Liu put down the teacup and glanced at Nanny Gui.
"Jinshu, please arrange the food, clothing, and expenses according to the young lady in the mansion. Otherwise, she will definitely feel unbalanced and may cause trouble."
"If her identity is known to outsiders, our mansion will definitely be suspected."
Although the cat-for-prince substitution incident went very smoothly, it ultimately aroused suspicion.
After all, Su Yuheng is the daughter of the Shen family of the general's mansion. Although the male members of the Shen family are no longer around, the female members are still in the capital.
If even the slightest flaw in this matter were to reach the emperor's ears, the incident would certainly be re-investigated.
Thinking of this, Liu put down the teacup in her hand and said, "In a year at most, there will be no cousins in this mansion anymore, only a fourth young lady."
Aunt Gui pursed her lips and whispered, "The Fourth Young Lady has occupied this position for so many years and enjoyed so much happiness. It's time to return it."
The master and servant were talking in the side room when Su Yanqiu came in from outside.
"Mother."
Liu signaled to Nanny Gui, and Nanny Gui left the room.
"Going to Fangfeiyuan again?" Liu looked displeased.
"Mother has told me countless times that she is your sister now. If anyone finds out that you have such feelings for her, do you know the consequences?"
Su Yanqiu walked to the chair next to Liu with an expressionless face and sat down.
"Sometimes, my son really wishes that she is the daughter of the Shen family, not the nominal daughter of the Su family, so that he can marry her openly."
"You are ridiculous!" Liu was furious.
"I think that vixen is just like her shameless mother, seducing people everywhere. She even seduced your soul."
Su Yanqiu's face was icy: "Mother, please keep your voice down. Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."
"You brought Jinshu back so quickly, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
Liu said, "Jinshu has already reached the age of marriage. It would be the best choice to let her learn etiquette and manners from that vixen."
"When the time is right, Mother will ask the Immortal Doctor Qingfeng and the Abbot of Xuanjing Mountain to come down the mountain. By then, there will be no Cousin Miss in the mansion anymore."
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