After taking the imperial examination, An Yuping was eager to return home, worried that his troublesome brother would cause trouble again while he was away.
It's fine when he's around, but if he's not around, all the bad things will fall on his mother.
He really didn't understand why his brother hated him.
It was obvious that he had given in to the other party in every way, and most of the family's land was under the other party's name. He only had some small land for his livelihood and the right to live in the house he currently lived in.
It's not that he hasn't thought about having a good relationship with the other party. In his opinion, although they don't have the same mother, they have the same father and are relatives with the same blood.
But every time the other party saw him, he looked displeased or even disgusted.
Over time, An Yuping gradually stopped appearing in front of her brother.
After a long journey, I finally returned home.
"The Second Young Master is back!"
When they arrived at the An family's door, the servant immediately announced it happily.
After hearing this, Bai Chunniang smiled happily and led her servants out to greet them.
"My son is finally back."
An Yuping knelt down and apologized: "I am an unfilial son and have returned home. I have made my mother suffer during this period."
I don’t know how his brother has been tormenting his mother during the time he has been away from home.
Bai Chunniang helped him up, her face full of heartache: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's good that my son is back. Come on, let's go inside and talk."
The old housekeeper helped carry the things in An Yuping's hands.
This time he took the exam with only a servant. The servant was carrying a lot of things, and he also had some in his hands.
Arriving at the residence, An Yuping sent away the servants and looked around. Then he said with concern: "Mother, you have suffered a lot during this period."
Bai Chunniang said happily: "Mom has not suffered. Mom wants to tell you something." She had been holding it in for a long time.
"So your elder brother has us in his heart..."
"...He's willing to push you like this because he treats you like a brother. We've misunderstood him all these years."
"Listen to me, don't hold a grudge against your elder brother. If he hadn't pushed you like this, would you have been able to pass the imperial examination so quickly?"
Of course not. If the other party wasn't such a troublemaker, how could he possibly take the risk of failing the exam again and again?
According to his original idea, he should wait for ten years until he was confident and then slowly pass the exam.
It is generally best to pass the exam in one try. If you fail in your first try and take the exam again, you will lose some energy and spirit.
I can only say that he was very lucky. He was able to guess the questions correctly every time and achieved an excellent level in the exam.
"...No, but mother, where did you hear these reasons?" He suspected that his mother wanted to gain the approval of her eldest brother, and her desire was a bit hysterical.
"Could mother really lie to you? I heard this myself, as did the old housekeeper and several servants. If you don't believe me, you can go ask the old housekeeper."
She recounted the scenes she heard at An Jingzhi's door when they went to deliver the meal that day.
An Yuping was a little dazed after hearing this.
I always feel like something is wrong.
So the eldest brother always looked at him with such resentment because he wanted to spur him on?
Is it also to spur him on that he is always indifferent to his mother and causes trouble for the family?
Could it be that the eldest brother saw that he wanted to win by playing it safe, so he deliberately took the risk and forced him to move forward?
I have gotten into a lot of trouble over the years, and my family has lost a lot of money.
In order to motivate him, his elder brother was willing to give away so many things in the house.
This realization made An Yuping a little dazed.
So Big Brother doesn't actually hate them?
I just thought he was slacking off in his studies and was deliberately causing trouble to spur him on.
Thinking about the details of these years, An Yuping was a little unconvinced, but there seemed to be no other reason.
Just like what his mother said, the eldest brother didn't know there were people outside at the time, and what he said privately to his entourage must have been what was really in his mind.
"Mom...is this true?" An Yuping murmured, still a little dazed.
Bai Chunniang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Of course it's true!"
"Your father has been worried about the discord between you two brothers for years. If he knew this, he would definitely be relieved."
"We have misunderstood Jingzhi all these years. He was thinking about you."
"Your eldest brother worries so much about you, and even pretends not to like us every day. After your father passed away, you are the one he loves most."
"Your eldest brother must be very distressed, but for your future he has to distance himself from you."
"You must respect your elder brother in the future and remember his kindness in your heart." Bai Chunniang reminded her carefully.
She felt more and more that she was an incompetent mother. She thought she cared enough about her eldest son, but it turned out that she was not careful enough.
An Yuping whispered, "Mom, I understand."
But he still wanted to ask in person.
night.
After wandering around outside, eating, drinking and having fun all day, under the pretext of looking for a target, An Jingzhi returned home and saw a person sitting in the corner of the yard. He couldn't see the face clearly, and it was late at night, so he was suddenly startled, thinking there was an assassin.
Thinking about the troubles caused by the original owner, I was worried that someone was coming to beat me up.
Gong Rong noticed this and stood in front of An Jingzhi, shouting, "Who?!"
"Brother." An Yuping stood up and emerged from the shadows.
"Second Young Master?" Gong Rong touched his head, somewhat puzzled.
"Gong Rong, go down first. I have something to say to my eldest brother."
Gong Rong looked at An Jingzhi and said, "No need to go down."
He looked at An Yuping calmly: "Gong Rong is someone close to me, just say whatever you want to say."
An Yuping did not force it. He just looked at An Jingzhi's face quietly.
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.
The eldest brother's hands were clenched tightly, and his facial expression was a little unnatural. Although his eyes were cold, a flash of heartache flashed in his eyes.
In the past, he might not have noticed these details.
An Jingzhi had his own reasons for having a preconceived notion, but when he looked at the other person again, he found that there seemed to be something awkward about him.
After thinking for a while, he understood - she wanted to get close to him, but was pretending to be cold.
An Yuping felt relieved and smiled, saying, "Brother, I was a little worried when I returned home today and didn't see you."
"What's there to worry about? Worried that I didn't die out there?"
"Brother, don't talk nonsense!" An Yuping said seriously.
It seems that An Yuping also knew about it. How could An Jingzhi not know that there was someone outside that day? He just said it on purpose.
"If you have something to say, stay focused and don't ramble on."
"Brother..." An Yuping stepped forward, looking at An Jingzhi with resolute eyes: "I know your good intentions. I misunderstood you before. From now on, I will work harder!"
An Jingzhi pretended to be panicked: "What did you know?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
An Yuping smiled, becoming more certain.
"Brother, thank you for your hard work."
After saying that, he turned and left. His mother said that his elder brother didn't want to tell him, so he couldn't expose it.
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