Chapter 41 Shen Yingxue is Ling Yun's uncle (1)
Shen Yingxue didn't understand what he was saying and looked at Xun Yan blankly. Xun Yan's face was also blurred with mosaics and her expression couldn't be seen at all.
Jiang Hanfeng saw Ling Yun's pitiful and adorable look and couldn't bear to force him. He became more and more angry with the person who delivered the herbs. That person definitely didn't really like Ling Yun. He must have been attracted by her pretty appearance and coaxed and deceived him into submission. He never thought about Ling Yun at all.
I don’t know what the flower owner was thinking, to tolerate that man’s insolence... Is he testing his sincerity?
The more Jiang Hanfeng thought about it, the more it made sense.
"Ling Yun, listen to me." Even though Ling Yun was ill and unconscious, Jiang Hanfeng still respected him and said every word he should say.
He also didn't pay attention to Xun Yan behind him. Xun Yan was obviously the Flower Master's spy. Everything he did would probably be reported to the Flower Master. Jiang Hanfeng acted upright and was not afraid of being found out.
Shen Yingxue looked at him blankly.
"I don't know where the word love comes from, and it's not something I can control. I only know that I have feelings for you, and I can't care about anything else. If you like me, I will naturally be happy. If you don't like me, that's okay. I don't force you to be my partner, I just want to protect you silently. I will feel at ease when I see you living a good life." This is the conclusion Jiang Hanfeng came to after reflecting on it for a few days while he was away.
Huazhu is right, it doesn’t matter who he likes, as long as he doesn’t cause trouble to others.
If Lingyun doesn't accept him, he will quietly like Lingyun and Huazhu. If he can be with Lingyun or Huazhu, he will definitely change his mind and treat the other person as a relative.
This way, even if neither of them belonged to him, he would not feel any resentment.
Ling Yunchong laughed at him, but he didn't know what he was laughing at. Jiang Hanfeng also smiled, "Does this sound right to you?"
Shen Yingxue shook her head.
I get dizzy after looking at this face for a long time.
I don't know what Jiang Hanfeng is thinking. He talked about this right away after not seeing each other for a few days. Shen Yingxue felt that he was so humble, and directly put herself in the position of a spare tire and a dog. No one competed with him, and no one opposed his relationship. Could it be that this person was psychologically inferior and felt that he was not worthy of Ling Yun?
Not really?
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "What are you laughing at?"
Shen Yingxue didn't want to make fun of his strange way of thinking, so she didn't answer and just kept looking at him and smiling.
Jiang Hanfeng saw his bright and gentle eyes, and even if Ling Yun didn't say it, he knew what this man was thinking.
Like him, Ling Yun put all his attention on him. Even though he didn't quite understand what his words meant, he still felt happy from the bottom of his heart when he saw him.
"I'll come and accompany you more often in the future, okay?" Jiang Hanfeng said, "I'll ask the flower owner to agree."
Shen Yingxue shook her head: "Just do your thing, don't worry about me."
If Jiang Hanfeng comes here often, won’t he have to run back and forth?
It's fine to cover up your face with a hat, but it would be troublesome if you put on disguise. Shen Yingxue wanted to reduce Ling Yun's presence, and when he met Jiang Hanfeng today, he wanted him to give up, but Jiang Hanfeng didn't listen to him at all.
Seeing how well behaved he was, Jiang Hanfeng reached out and ruffled his hair, thinking back to when they were at Yuding Villa, how close they were, and how he was the one who took care of Ling Yun's daily life. Maybe Ling Yun had started to have feelings for him from that time.
"I'm not busy. I'll come to see you plenty of time." Jiang Hanfeng said, "When you get better, I'll go to ask for marriage from Master Hua..."
Jiang Hanfeng suddenly remembered what Hua Zhu said that day, something about marrying Ling Yun and the chastity archway, and suddenly he couldn't continue.
If the Flower Master wanted him to marry into the family, that was fine. But if he married Ling Yun, he would have to wait for the Flower Master to take the initiative to propose marriage, which Jiang Hanfeng thought was impossible.
But more important than this is Ling Yun's body.
The words that the Flower Lord said that day were like a bolt from the blue to Jiang Hanfeng. The Flower Lord said that Ling Yun had the same disease as him, but he didn't have the internal force to suppress it, so his health was worse than his, and he might not live for much longer.
Jiang Hanfeng took Ling Yun's pulse and found out that he only had seven or eight years to live. His pulse was even weaker than Hua Zhu's. Looking at Ling Yun's pale face, he felt very upset.
"I don't want to marry you." Ling Yun shook her head vigorously.
"So what do you want?"
"I don't want to get married. I like to be alone and clean." Shen Yingxue is a non-marriageist. Dating is fine, but marriage is better off. In ancient times, it seems that there is not much difference, especially for two men, who don't have to worry about reputation or anything, and there is no difference.
Shen Yingxue thought about how she had never been in love in her entire life. She just played games and had no experience at all.
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "Why?"
He felt a little strange when he heard what Shen Yingxue said. The few words that Zhu Chengyu had just left behind kept repeating in his mind.
The man who delivered the medicinal herbs coveted Ling Yun's beauty.
Ling Yun is such a pure person, it is impossible for her to become unclean after getting married.
Why did he think that? What had that person done to him?
Jiang Hanfeng put his hand on Ling Yun's shoulder and saw Ling Yun tremble slightly. "Don't be afraid. Tell me, did anyone come to see you not long ago?"
Shen Yingxue nodded.
"What does that person look like? Is he a man or a woman? How old is he?"
"He was very handsome, not too tall, very thin, and very white. But there was a portrait pasted on his face, so I couldn't see his face. The portrait was of a very beautiful woman, but the paper was yellowed and looked a little scary." Shen Yingxue recalled the mosaic and acted crazy in front of Jiang Hanfeng.
When Jiang Hanfeng heard him say this, he had no idea who that person was and thought that person was very weird.
Ling Yun was crazy and powerful, but he would not have such hallucinations for no reason. That person must have done something to trigger the fear in Ling Yun's heart, so he thought that person was a face covering the beauty painting.
Jiang Hanfeng didn't know the reason. When he heard Ling Yun's description, the first thing that came to his mind was the torture of being forced to take an official position.
The criminals had their limbs tied up and lay on the torture bench. Rice paper soaked in water was pasted on their faces, layer by layer. At first, the prisoner's breathing could still break through the paper, but when the paper became too thick, he could no longer breathe and was suffocated to death.
The person in Lingyun's eyes, holding a painting of a beautiful woman, is very different from the official. I wonder what this metaphor is about.
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "Are you afraid of that person?"
Shen Yingxue said: "Afraid."
He was really afraid of King Zhongxin, especially in the middle of the night when the light was so dim. When he looked up and suddenly saw such a face, it was hard not to think of Painted Skin.
Seeing Ling Yun looking aggrieved, Jiang Hanfeng just wanted to hold him in his arms and comfort him, but due to various reasons, Jiang Hanfeng was unable to do such an intimate thing.
"Why don't you tell your father?" Jiang Hanfeng helped him think of a solution. "The Flower Master loves you so much. If he knew that you were afraid of that person, he probably wouldn't force you to get along with that person."
Shen Yingxue was in a daze.
It's not that he doesn't even want to see him, he's not that scared yet. And King Zhongxin is probably his biological father, and he's involved in the Demon Cult, and the twists and turns behind it are not clear yet, so if he wants to survive, he has to deal with him.
After all, he is not the real Ling Yun, nor is he the real Hua Zhu.
"Ling Yun." Jiang Hanfeng looked at Ling Yun in a trance and called him, "Are all the things you said at Yuding Villa true?"
Shen Yingxue had no idea what he said at Yuding Villa. Even if there was no mosaic, if it were an ordinary person, after nearly half a year, they would have forgotten most of it. She tilted her head and asked, "What did I say?"
Jiang Hanfeng could not forget the time when Ling Yun suddenly went crazy. It was also at that time that Ling Yun exposed his dirty thoughts.
Ling Yun at that time was really similar to the Shen Yingxue in his memory.
Jiang Hanfeng looked at the now well-behaved young man. He still had the familiar appearance, exactly the same as Shen Yingxue back then.
How could Ling Yun be Shen Yingxue?
Jiang Hanfeng had a lot of questions that he couldn't understand. He put them aside for the time being and said, "Forget it. It doesn't matter if you don't remember."
"I...I at that time..." Shen Yingxue racked her brains to think.
Shen Yingxue couldn't remember it, but Xun Yan saw it.
Xun Yan also couldn't understand. Jiang Hanfeng had clearly seen the leader's appearance, so when he saw Ling Yun, who looked like the leader, why didn't he think they were the same person? Instead, he thought the leader had died a long time ago and it was Ling Yun who was pretending to be him.
The fewer people who knew about Shen Yingxue's identity, the better. Jiang Hanfeng couldn't figure it out, and Xun Yan couldn't possibly remind him.
Shen Yingxue had been the flower owner for a long time, and the experience of Yuding Villa was like a lifetime ago to him. He recalled it for a long time, and he remembered that he had created some kind of character at that time and used Jiang Hanfeng as an experiment.
Also, Jiang Hanfeng is a trustworthy person, and he truly cares about Shen Yingxue's good.
"If you can't remember, don't think about it." Jiang Hanfeng saw Ling Yun's painful expression and felt a little regretful for bringing this up in front of him.
Shen Yingxue's thoughts wandered: "At that time, you thought I was Shen Yingxue."
Jiang Hanfeng said: "Yes."
Shen Yingxue asked: "So who do you like, Shen Yingxue or Ling Yun?"
Jiang Hanfeng was stunned.
Of course, the person he liked was Ling Yun, but at that time, he really thought Ling Yun was Shen Yingxue. If she didn't have the identity of Shen Yingxue, Jiang Hanfeng would never let Ling Yun live in his waterside pavilion, eat and live with him, day and night.
"You like Shen Yingxue, what does it have to do with me?" Shen Yingxue was overjoyed. He thought it was hopeless to persuade her, but he didn't expect that there would be a sudden turn of events like this, and he found a suitable reason to persuade Jiang Hanfeng to back off. "The person in your heart has never been me, why bother me?"
"I'm not... Lingyun, listen to me," Jiang Hanfeng held Shen Yingxue's shoulders and let him look at his face. He realized in a trance that Lingyun's vision was clear at first, but after staying on his face for a while, he became dazed, as if he was lost in some memories. Lingyun really had feelings for him, otherwise he wouldn't be so obsessed. "I treat Shen Yingxue as a friend. When I met you, I also treated you as a friend. It was only after spending a long time with you that I fell in love with you."
Xun Yan looked at them both expressionlessly.
Shen Yingxue thought for a while: "I often feel uncomfortable, and I always feel weak and drowsy. I may not live long. I just want to live a happy and leisurely life. I don't want to fall in love with anyone."
Jiang Hanfeng immediately realized that this was the crux of the matter. "You won't die. I will seek medical advice from famous doctors and will definitely be able to save your life and the Flower Lord's life."
That's possible.
Shen Yingxue turned around and glanced at Xun Yan, who immediately understood what he meant.
The young master had said before that as long as he could find a martial arts secret book, he would be able to repair his tendons and veins after practicing it, mobilize his internal energy to regulate his body, and no longer have to worry about his mood getting worse. It could also help him return to his peak state. He and Lan Jin had been secretly looking for that thing, and with Jiang Hanfeng, they might be able to find it faster.
Shen Yingxue looked dazed: "If my illness can really be cured, I won't have to be so timid in doing things in the future."
"You'll be fine."
Jiang Hanfeng comforted Shen Yingxue and stayed with him for another half an hour, saying many nice things. Seeing that he seemed a little tired, he took him to bed to rest. As usual, he covered him with a quilt and stayed beside him for a while before coming out of the room.
There were some things that Jiang Hanfeng was not comfortable asking Ling Yun directly. After they got outside, he walked side by side with Xun Yan and asked, "How long have you known Ling Yun?"
Xun Yan said: "I have known the eldest master since I was a child. I have been with him for as long as I have been with him."
"What exactly is the illness that Huazhu and Lingyun have?"
Fortunately, Shen Yingxue knew that she had a bad memory, so she would tell Xun Yan and Lan Jin everything she said in private. They were well prepared. Lan Jin was an expert in medicine and could make up stories reasonably, so they were not in a panic when Jiang Hanfeng asked suddenly.
"Everyone in the flower owner's family suffers from this disease, except for a few young men and women who are healthy. The flower owner had the disease when she was young, and she often felt dizzy, tinnitus, and fatigue. Then she lost her appetite, her five internal organs were out of balance, and her qi and blood were insufficient. She was weak. She took a lot of medicine, but it could only relieve the symptoms, but could not cure it."
These symptoms were a combination of the serious injuries suffered by Shen Yingxue and his madness. If Shen Yingxue was dazed and absent-minded that day, it could also be explained as dizziness and tinnitus.
Jiang Hanfeng listened to these symptoms and found them to be very common, but most of them only occur in older people. Although Hua Zhu is quite old, he became ill in his youth, and Ling Yun is not very old either, so it is obvious that his symptoms are much more severe than ordinary ones.
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "What medicine is the flower master taking now?"
Xun Yan listed several kinds of medicines he often took.
Jiang Hanfeng believed it about 70%. Before he learned more about it, he still had some hope that he could cure Hua Zhu and Ling Yun. Now, the more he learned, the slimmer he felt the hope of treatment was.
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "What about Huazhu's leg disease and Lingyun's illness?"
"The injury to the young master's leg was caused by an accident." Xun Yan's words were vague, unwilling to say more, "The eldest young master's illness... was naturally caused by some stimulation."
Xun Yan thought about the excuses he and Lan Jin had made up. "You should know that Zhu Chengyu only came to the Flower Master recently, and Jing'er is the Flower Master's adopted daughter. The Flower Master's only biological son was the eldest son. He is decisive and one of the most romantic figures. The Young Master has high hopes for him and is waiting for him to take on the important task."
Jiang Hanfeng had seen Shen Yingxue, the leader of the Demon Cult, who looked like Ling Yun. It was not difficult for him to imagine what Ling Yun, who looked cute and well-behaved now, would look like when he was full of energy and vigor.
"Many things in Zanhua Lane were done by the eldest young master. In the past, Zanhua Lane was low-key, but it also had dealings with many sects. Many of these human relationships were handled by the eldest young master." They assigned some of the things that Li Baiqi and Lan Jin were in charge of to Ling Yun, making Ling Yun look more real, as if he had always been in Zanhua Lane.
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "Does it also include the dealings with the Demon Cult?"
Xun Yan glanced at him and ignored him. "Later, the eldest son got to know a few people and accidentally fell into their trap. He disappeared for a long time. After he came back, he became like this now."
Those people refer to Fu Sheng, Sang Zichen, Ting Xuan, and Gu Liansheng.
Shen Yingxue fell into their trap, was betrayed by them together, and disappeared from the public eye. When she reappeared, there were rumors in the world that Shen Yingxue had gone crazy.
Xun Yan spoke half-truthfully and half-falsely, but Jiang Hanfeng didn't notice anything wrong.
He asked, “Who did it?”
Xun Yan said: "A lot of people."
Jiang Hanfeng asked: "How are the people who hurt him now? Have they taken revenge?"
Xun Yan shook his head.
Jiang Hanfeng could only sigh, helpless.
Even a powerful person like Hua Zhu couldn't avenge his son. It seems that the matter was indeed very far-reaching. Maybe Hua Zhu now let Zanhua Lane act in a high-profile manner, disrupt the underworld, and often assassinate those morally corrupt people outside, just because those people were also involved in the incident of forcing Feng Lingyun.
No one knows what Ling Yun went through after he disappeared.
Jiang Hanfeng felt worried for him when he thought of his handsome face and elegant temperament.
Ling Yun is a handsome man with outstanding appearance. Although he is not feminine at all, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be favored by other men. Even if it is a woman who likes him, there are still many things she can do.
Such a smart and handsome man, who is also the son of the Flower Master, naturally would not have a bad character. However, he went crazy and it took a long time to recover. It can be seen that the incident caused great harm to Ling Yun.
Jiang Hanfeng felt sad for a while, "Why do Ling Yun and Shen Yingxue look exactly the same? Besides the people in Zanhua Lane, does anyone else know?"
"No." Xun Yan said, "The eldest master usually disguises himself and does not show his true face, but now that he is like this... there is no need to go through so much trouble."
When you are sober, you hide your identity and do shameful things. Only after you go crazy can you show your face and be yourself.
Jiang Hanfeng mourned for Ling Yun.
"Why does Ling Yun look the same as Shen Yingxue? Did he hide his appearance in the past because he was afraid of causing trouble, or did he have other intentions?" Jiang Hanfeng said.
Did Hua Zhu already know that the Demon Cult would disappear and Shen Yingxue would die in the siege, so he told Ling Yun not to show up with his real identity and only wait to impersonate Shen Yingxue in the future?
In this way, it makes sense that after Ling Yun went crazy, he still appeared as Shen Yingxue and was taken to Yuding Villa.
Xun Yan said, "Why are you asking again? What's the big deal about something that happened in the past?"
"That's indeed the truth." Jiang Hanfeng didn't ask any more questions, but he could feel that this matter was very important to the people in Zanhua Lane.
Jiang Hanfeng had a bold idea.
Could it be that Shen Yingxue and Ling Yun are actually twins?
But in this case, Shen Yingxue's death made the flower owner seem particularly cold-hearted.
Maybe there is some reason behind this.
Or maybe... Shen Yingxue also suffers from the same disease as Hua Zhu. His health was already very poor that day, so Hua Zhu knew that he didn't have much time left and let Ling Yun take his place at any time.
The righteous sect besieged the evil sect, and Shen Yingxue had no power to resist. In addition to the poison given by Tingxuan, it is also possible that Shen Yingxue was already seriously ill.
The more Jiang Hanfeng thought about it, the more possible it seemed, and he became even more in awe of Shen Yingxue.
If Shen Yingxue was too weak to resist at that time, then he would have easily defeated him in the battle six years ago. If she hadn't been sick, Shen Yingxue would have been even more powerful than he had seen.
He is worthy of being the best in the world.
Xun Yan walked for a while and saw that Jiang Hanfeng did not return to his residence, but went to Huazhu. Jiang Hanfeng lived near Huazhu, so he quickly stood in front of Jiang Hanfeng and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Jiang Hanfeng said: "I will go to meet the Flower Master."
After coming back, he had not met Hua Zhu yet. He now regarded Hua Zhu as his future father-in-law, and after being away for so long, it was only right for him to meet him.
Xun Yan said: "The flower master is resting, don't disturb him."
Jiang Hanfeng knew that usually this flower owner would drink tea and handle official business with Lan Jin and others, so it was not time for him to rest.
"Is the flower owner's illness getting worse again?" Jiang Hanfeng suddenly felt that although Zanhua Lane looked powerful, it was actually in danger.
If the flower owner passed away one day, Ling Yun would not be able to support the hairpin flower lane, Zhu Chengyu was just a simple blind boy, not to mention that he looked in poor health, and Han Jing was a girl...
etc!
Han Jing is Shen Yingxue's adopted daughter and also Hua Zhu's adopted daughter.
This means that Shen Yingxue and Hua Zhu are of the same generation, and Ling Yun is of a lower generation.
Ling Yun and Shen Yingxue are probably not twin brothers, but uncle and nephew!
But if they are uncle and nephew, why do they look exactly the same?
Jiang Hanfeng fell into confusion.
Xun Yan said, "You go back. I will let you know when the young master wakes up."
Jiang Hanfeng didn't understand what was going on yet, he nodded firmly and went to his room.
He washed his face with cold water and his mind became much clearer, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.
Jiang Hanfeng took the sword and wiped it with a handkerchief for a while until it was shiny and looked very beautiful. Then he went out to practice swordplay when he felt calm.
He was so focused on practicing that he didn't even notice when Zhu Chengyu arrived. When he stopped, Zhu Chengyu had been standing beside him for quite a while.
Zhu Chengyu had excellent hearing and could tell what was going on over there. When he knew he had stopped, he nodded at him and said, "Brother Jiang."
Zhu Chengyu used to call him brother-in-law, but later she found out that he liked Ling Yun instead of Han Jing, so she changed the name.
This title undoubtedly brought the two closer together.
Jiang Hanfeng nodded at him, then walked over and asked, "Why are you here?"
Zhu Chengyu was worried. The two times they met today were not as simple and happy as usual. It was obvious that she had something on her mind: "You have seen your brother, right?"
"Yes." Jiang Hanfeng said, "Ling Yun looks very good. No one dares to bully him in Zanhua Lane."
"Do you know who the person who delivered the herbs is?" Zhu Chengyu lowered his voice.
"You know?"
Zhu Chengyu nodded, "I was very scared, and I didn't dare to talk to my father. Only Brother Jiang cared about me. I thought about it for a long time and finally came to find you."
He weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to do a good deed, so as to prevent Ling Yun from becoming a sacrifice in the flower owner's struggle for power and profit, and also to accumulate merit for himself.
Zhu Chengyu pulled Jiang Hanfeng aside and said, "There are so many people coming and going here. Let's go inside and talk alone."
Jiang Hanfeng took care of his blindness, held his arm and helped him into the room.
He hadn't been back for a long time, and the water in the house was cold. Jiang Hanfeng didn't ask for water, but just said he was not hospitable enough and apologized to Zhu Chengyu.
"I'm not here to have tea with you." Zhu Chengyu shook his head, "Brother Jiang, you have to promise first that you won't act rashly. There are my father's people everywhere in Zanhua Lane. If we want to save my brother, we have to rely on a strategy. It won't work if we force him."
Jiang Hanfeng's expression became serious, "What exactly is going on?"
"That person is Prince Zhongxin." Zhu Chengyu said, "I heard that my elder brother was also friends with the second son of Prince Zhongxin's mansion."
"Prince Zhongxin." Jiang Hanfeng said, and realized that things were worse than he had imagined.
Most people in Jianghu knew what Fu Sheng had done. Behind Fu Sheng was Zhu Rang, and Jiang Hanfeng knew about it when he met him on the road when he followed Hua Zhu to attend the Heroes' Meeting.
Zhu Rang is the eldest son of Prince Anzhong, and Prince Anzhong and Prince Zhongxin are brothers.
How is Ling Yun related to them?
If Zanhua Lane is really related to the Demon Cult, then what does Shen Yingxue’s death have to do with Ling Yun?
Zhu Chengyu said: "When Prince Zhongxin came to visit my brother, it was in the middle of the night, not in the daytime."
"How could it be..." Jiang Hanfeng immediately understood what he meant. "Ling Yun is just an unknown person. It's hard to believe that Prince Zhongxin came to visit him specially. It's even more strange that he came in the middle of the night."
"I think so too." Zhu Chengyu frowned, her white eyelashes fluttering slightly, "I asked Dad why he didn't reject King Zhongxin, and Dad just said, 'Children should not interfere in adults' affairs.' He made up his mind to let Big Brother and King Zhongxin meet."
Jiang Hanfeng remained silent.
"I begged Dad to go talk to my elder brother after King Zhongxin left, and Dad agreed. That night I checked my elder brother's body and found no wounds. Unfortunately, I couldn't see with my eyes, so I didn't know if there were any other marks."
After hearing this, Jiang Hanfeng finally understood what he meant: "You mean..."
Zhu Chengyu was worried: "King Zhongxin and his son both had an affair with my eldest brother. Before my eldest brother got sick, he often interacted with them. After my eldest brother got sick, my father didn't love him as much as before, and even used my eldest brother to control King Zhongxin."
"You asked me today if I knew what Ling Yun was like before he fell ill." Zhu Chengyu spoke vaguely, and Jiang Hanfeng was not clear about these things. Fortunately, his memory was not bad. He strung together Ling Yun's words, and when he had enough information, it was much easier to piece together the truth.
Zhu Chengyu's eyelashes trembled, and she lowered her eyes, looking extremely vulnerable. "My eldest brother may have intentionally sold his body to gain benefits for the Hairpin Flower Lane. Later, Prince Zhongxin abandoned him, and my father also found out. He put too much pressure on me, and I felt so guilty that I couldn't bear it anymore, so I went crazy."
Jiang Hanfeng thought: That’s right.
Zhu Ling betrayed Ling Yun and handed Ling Yun to his father. Ling Yun had been missing for a long time. King Zhongxin might have used Ling Yun to threaten Zanhua Lane. When the Flower Lord learned that Ling Yun had done such a disrespectful thing to her, she was furious. Ling Yun did not get the Flower Lord's attention and mistakenly thought that he had become an abandoned son. He was also tortured by King Zhongxin, so he went crazy.
Zhu Chengyu said, "Prince Zhongxin still has not given up on my elder brother, so he brought gifts to please father and brother. I don't know what father was thinking, to actually agree to let my elder brother meet him."
Jiang Hanfeng said: "The flower owner must have his reasons."
"But I'm so scared." Zhu Chengyu was afraid of what the Flower Lord would do to him if he knew what he had done. The more pitiful Ling Yun was now, the more scared Zhu Chengyu was.
Even though Dad said it was someone else's fault and had nothing to do with him, he eventually became a bad guy and took the initiative to seduce innocent people. After losing his bottom line, he became extremely dissolute.
"Don't worry. No matter what, the Flower Master has feelings for Ling Yun." In Jiang Hanfeng's heart, Zhu Chengyu was still a naive boy. He thought Zhu Chengyu was afraid that his brother would be punished, so he comforted him gently, "You only see the surface. The things behind it are far more complicated than you think."
Zhu Chengyu couldn't think of what was going on behind the scenes. He sniffed, his expression blank. His blue eyes were filled with tears, as beautiful as two glass beads.
Jiang Hanfeng felt it was a pity that such a pair of eyes were blind.
"You are Hua Zhu's son and Ling Yun's younger brother. Do you know what the relationship between Hua Zhu and Shen Yingxue is?" Jiang Hanfeng asked.
Zhu Chengyu shook her head.
He had just deposed Lin Ziwen and became the young palace master of Qingyu Palace. He only had time to learn about a few sects in the martial arts world. By that time, the Demon Cult had been destroyed for several years. How could he have the time to inquire about Shen Yingxue?
Jiang Hanfeng didn't feel surprised when he saw that he didn't know. Zhu Chengyu was originally a naive and simple boy. How could the Flower Master be willing to let him participate in those bloody affairs in the martial arts world? She must have kept it a secret from him.
Zhu Chengyu asked in bewilderment, "Does Daddy and Shen Yingxue... have anything to do with Mom?"
Jiang Hanfeng's whole body was shocked, as if he had suddenly understood something.
Hua Zhu’s wife is a member of the Demonic Cult. Maybe Shen Yingxue is Hua Zhu’s brother-in-law. This can explain why Ling Yun and Shen Yingxue look so similar - the nephew resembles his uncle!
Jiang Hanfeng had never seen a nephew who looked exactly like his uncle. He had seen few people like that. He had always practiced swordplay in the mountain village before, and there were many things he didn't understand. Since there is such a saying in the folk, it must have its reason. Maybe there are not many uncles and nephews who look alike, but it doesn't mean there are none.
"Brother Jiang?" Zhu Chengyu said timidly.
"Hmm?" Jiang Hanfeng looked at Zhu Chengyu's appearance. This child should be more like Hua Zhu, delicate and beautiful, with a feminine look, not as sharp and handsome as Ling Yun and Shen Yingxue.
Zhu Chengyu asked: "Brother Jiang, have you figured it out? Tell me, I know nothing about Daddy and Big Brother. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel like an outsider."
"Since Huazhu didn't tell you, he must have his reasons." Jiang Hanfeng said to his father-in-law, "Huazhu is a man who values friendship and loyalty. Lingyun has been ill for so many years, but Huazhu still cares for him all the time. It's definitely not what you think. I have already expressed my feelings to Huazhu, but Huazhu favors and protects Lingyun, and is testing my feelings like any other parent, and is unwilling to marry him to me."
Zhu Chengyu heard Jiang Hanfeng talk about his relationship with Hua Zhu as father-in-law and son-in-law for the first time, and found it very fresh. "Dad thinks you are not loyal enough to Big Brother?"
Jiang Hanfeng: “…” You really are a family.
"My eldest brother is like a child now and cannot take care of himself. Of course he has to choose a suitable person to entrust the rest of his life to." Zhu Chengyu comforted Jiang Hanfeng and suddenly became enlightened.
If that was the case, then Daddy was really just taking advantage of King Zhongxin. He wouldn't have treated my eldest brother as a plaything and allowed King Zhongxin to abuse him... But what happened in the past cannot be erased.
"Brother Jiang, don't you care if your brother is... raped by someone?" Zhu Chengyu asked.
His crisis was resolved and he began to envy Ling Yun again.
Ling Yun brought it upon himself and drove himself crazy, yet he still had such a good father to take care of him. Jiang Hanfeng was also completely devoted to him and not only did he not mind Ling Yun's dirtiness, he was also willing to be troubled by his father and did not back down at all.
Why? Why couldn't he meet such a lovely person? Although he was blind, his eyes and hair were extremely beautiful. Wasn't he a hundred times better than Ling Yun?
Jiang Hanfeng said: "I only hate that I met Ling Yun too late and was unable to protect him at that time, causing him to give up hope and become crazy."
Zhu Chengyu came with a heart full of worries and left with a sour taste in her mouth.
He was too familiar with the taste of jealousy, which was much better than being worried about being abandoned by his family. After Zhu Chengyu solved the problem, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to study medicine with Lan Jin.
After he had learned the medical skills, he cured his father, but he did not treat Ling Yun. Ling Yun died a few years later. By then, all of Ling Yun's things belonged to him.
Lan Jin spends time with Zhu Chengyu every day, so it's not hard for her to detect his mood changes. "Are you happy?"
Zhu Chengyu calmed down a bit, but still couldn't help himself. He asked Lan Jin carefully: "Master Cat, have you ever treated my elder brother?"
Lan Jin glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Can my brother's madness be cured?"
Lan Jin thought of his master's illness and suddenly became discouraged: "It's my incompetence."
Seeing that his attitude was okay, Zhu Chengyu moved closer and acted innocently: "Which one is easier to cure, Daddy's disease or Big Brother's disease?"
"Don't you know that the master and the eldest son have the same disease? It's inherited from the same bloodline, brought from the womb." Lan Jin thought, they have already spread this little thing, everyone who should know knows it, and they won't bother them anymore. Why do they have to explain it one by one, so how come there is still a fish that slipped through the net?
Zhu Chengyu really didn't know. After hearing this, his face turned even paler. "Then don't I have the same disease?"
Of course they spread that rumor because Hua Zhu and Ling Yun "father and son" are actually the same person. Not to mention that Zhu Chengyu has no such relationship, he has nothing to do with Shen Yingxue at all, so where can he inherit?
Lan Jin said: "Not everyone will get this disease. Maybe you are one of the few."
Zhu Chengyu felt like an outsider. He said stubbornly, "I have some diseases, too, Mr. Cat. Look at my hair and eyes, and my skin. They are easily sunburned and stung in the hot sun. Isn't Daddy the same?"
"Just barely." Lan Jin didn't know what he was arguing about and answered perfunctorily.
After Shen Yingxue woke up, she came to Hua Zhu again. He immediately realized his identity change, got up from the bed, and called Xun Yan to come in and make the bed.
Shen Yingxue looked at Xun Yan's gentle and virtuous figure, sitting at the small table beside her, gargling with her mouth. After spitting out the food, she asked Xun Yan in confusion, "Why is Jiang Hanfeng always acting so weird?"
"Maybe he's too concerned." Xun Yan folded the quilt and tidied the curtains beside the bed. "Although I don't know why he is so affectionate to you, I think that people like him will not change their minds once they make up their minds to something."
"What should we do?" Shen Yingxue felt a little guilty.
Although Jiang Hanfeng also said that he didn't need to respond to that love, Shen Yingxue felt that he didn't deserve it. He didn't have such deep feelings for Jiang Hanfeng. Now he only had two aliases, and they were all messed up. If the relationship changed again, Shen Yingxue's brain would explode. He couldn't agree to it emotionally or rationally.
"Why bother with him?" Xun Yan said, "As long as you are happy, it's fine. If he makes you embarrassed, it's better to send him away directly."
"It's not difficult." Shen Yingxue rinsed her mouth, drank some water, and tilted her head in a daze.
Xun Yan disguised him and asked his subordinates to bring breakfast over. He felt relieved when he saw Shen Yingxue eating.
In the past, Shen Yingxue couldn't eat by herself. She had to be fed every day. She was also very picky about food, and her picky eating habits were not fixed. She might not eat what she ate today tomorrow, which made Xun Yan worried for a long time.
Shen Yingxue is much better now.
Xun Yan felt that Jiang Hanfeng also contributed to this. Shen Yingxue used to be carefree and only focused on those hallucinations every day. Now she can think about the things around her and gradually get rid of the hallucinations. It is indeed a good thing.
After his subordinates cleared the meal trays, Shen Yingxue began to feel drowsy again. He usually took a nap, and Xun Yan skillfully carried him to the couch.
Now that the weather is getting cooler and not as hot as before, we can take away the ice basin in the house and just cover it with a thin blanket.
At this moment, the subordinate reported that Jiang Hanfeng was coming.
Xun Yan also knew that he couldn't just prevent him from meeting Hua Zhu, otherwise this man would become suspicious, so he called him in.
Jiang Hanfeng saw that the flower owner was taking a nap and did not disturb her. He stood with Xun Yan and chatted with her briefly.
"I don't like to hide things.