Duan Tingxuan sighed and looked at Su Nuannuan sincerely: "Nuannuan, do you think I'm targeting Tingye just because I don't like him and his mother?"
"Isn't it?" Su Nuannuan asked back. A scumbag wouldn't find a righteous excuse for such a thing and say it was for Duan Tingye, right? God would really strike him with lightning.
"Of course... there are reasons for this as well." The young marquis probably saw that his wife's eyes had seen through everything, so he paused and told the truth, but he immediately added earnestly: "But the most important reason is that only by doing this can I save Tingye's life and avoid the tragedy of brothers killing each other..."
Before he could finish, Su Nuannuan covered her chest and murmured, "You really said it, Duan Tingxuan, don't be so hypocritical in front of me, okay? You can even say such words, do you really want your face to not grow a beard? My second brother will cry."
Duan Tingxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head and said, "Do you think I'm hypocritical? Why don't you think about it? If I just pretended not to know his ambition, and just tolerated him, or treated him with sincerity, what would he do? Tingye is like his mother, a greedy guy. If I hadn't suppressed him all the time, and made him unable to turn over, I'm afraid the tragedy of brothers killing each other would have started long ago. Only because I suppress him like this, and don't give him any opportunities and capital, he dares not act rashly. If he doesn't dare to move, I won't beat him to death with a stick. In this way, although he won't get any status, he can at least live a life of luxury and wealth. Tell me, do I, as a brother, have good intentions?"
"I can't believe you're such a good brother?" Su Nuannuan was surprised. She could feel that Duan Tingxuan was not joking, but really thinking so in his heart. It seemed that he was a good brother. Could it be that she had always been judging others by her own standards? Was the scumbag more kind and righteous than she had imagined?
"Ahem... If he's a good brother, I'll give him the position of Crown Prince. Anyway, I can still call the shots even if I don't inherit the title." The young marquis blushed slightly, but said viciously, "But I won't give it to him. This is what I deserve, and I want to take it. I can't watch his mother take away my father and then let him take away my position of Crown Prince. But I can't be so cruel as to disown this brother and even push him into hell with my own hands. So all I can do is suppress him and make him be my brother all his life. As for the pain he will suffer, haha! This is the price he must pay for his wolfish ambitions."
"Second brother is really good at crying. But I agree with your approach." Su Nuannuan first expressed sympathy to Duan Tingye, but then gave a thumbs up to Duan Tingxuan.
"I can only say this in front of you, and only you dare to agree with me." Duan Tingxuan sighed. If others heard these words, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they would certainly persuade and reprimand him righteously on the surface. Only Nuannuan could truly understand his feelings. Fate played tricks on people, and it went around in circles. His true confidante, Duan Tingxuan, was the one who used to sleep with him, but now. She was as beautiful as a flower in the clouds, and he didn't know whether he could hold this flower in his arms in his lifetime.
Thinking of this, the young marquis could not help but feel mixed emotions, and the room fell silent for a while. After a while, Honglian Xiangyun brought three little girls, Xing'er Cong'er Hua'er, in. Duan Tingxuan crossed one leg, leaned on the chair and asked leisurely, "You are the only ones who followed your grandmother to make cream and ice cream, right? Is there anyone else?"
Honglian quickly shook her head and said, "To answer your question, it's just us, no one else."
Duan Tingxuan nodded and said, "In that case, you should remember what I said tonight. I will not repeat it a second time. If you disobey me, I will kill you."
Duan Tingxuan had always been a wife who followed her husband in Chunfeng Garden, and she followed Su Nuannuan as a kind master. But at this moment, her expression suddenly changed. Although she spoke in a lazy tone, the maids were frightened at the same time, and their hair stood up. They nodded in unison and said, "Master, we will remember your orders."
Su Nuannuan frowned. He didn’t like Duan Tingxuan’s attitude. What a big deal. Was it worth using the four words “beat him to death”?
Just as she was about to speak, she saw her husband glanced at her lightly, his eyes were solemn and unquestionable. She was stunned and swallowed her words back, thinking to herself, yes, Chunfengyuan will probably become the target of public criticism in the future, and the maids will have to face too many threats and inducements, so there must be some deterrence. Even if someone really sells the ice cream recipe in the future, I will just drive her out, but I shouldn't damage Duan Tingxuan's dignity now.
When she thought of this, she stopped talking. The maids were even more frightened when they saw that even their grandmother was shocked by their grandfather. When Duan Tingxuan solemnly told them not to reveal the recipe of ice cream and cream to anyone, they swore and promised.
Xing'er's personality is similar to Su Nuannuan's, she is stubborn and strong-willed, but she is also very smart. After hearing what Duan Tingxuan said, she suddenly realized, "No wonder, I was wondering why Chun'er suddenly came to me to cry today. Now it seems that the Second Master has set his eyes on the ice cream recipe, so he asked the Second Madam to use a trick to get information from me. Haha! They underestimated me too much. Even if the Master hadn't told me, didn't I know how important this matter was? The Second Madam treated me like that, and I foolishly let them get the recipe. I might as well find a piece of tofu and kill myself."
"Okay, okay, that's enough. Don't say you're out of breath just because you're fat." Su Nuannuan was both angry and amused. She looked at Duan Tingxuan and said, "You called everyone here with such fanfare. Do you have any other instructions? If not, let's set the table. I'm hungry."
"Okay, okay, serve the meal." When the dinner was mentioned, the young marquis, who had been so imposing just now, immediately had his eyes lit up. The image of a wise prince only lasted for less than a quarter of an hour before it collapsed into ashes again before dinner.
Halfway through the meal, he suddenly heard the maid outside reporting that someone was looking for Duan Tingxuan, and Siping was waiting outside the second gate. This made the young marquis angry, and he stuffed two more mouthfuls of steamed pork with rice flour, then gave Honglian a sinister look, which made Honglian feel puzzled, and she stammered, "Master... why are you looking at me? I didn't say anything today."
"That's because you're standing here, Nuannuan. From now on, don't let Honglian serve us when we eat. It won't be a clean meal."
The young marquis complained incoherently and went out angrily. Honglian was left dumbfounded. After a long while, she stamped her feet and said aggrievedly: "Look, grandma, I am unreasonable, what does it have to do with me? Now I feel that I am a crow and I am even deprived of the right to serve you. Since I am a crow, why did he ask me several times in the morning to remember to save ice cream for him? I can't do that next time."
Su Nuannuan laughed and nodded, "How about asking you to side with him? Now you should know who he is, right? Hmm! But then again, it's already dark, what urgent and important matter is there? Do you want Siping to come to him in person? I hope it's not a bad thing."
Duan Tingxuan did not return for another night. Su Nuannuan was fine, although she was a little worried, but she was not at the point of centering on her husband. The one who was really upset was Grandma Yun who waited for Duan Tingxuan until late at night with hope. She had endured for so many days and finally saw this opportunity. She thought that her husband's dislike for her might have been reduced a lot. As long as she asked softly, maybe he would soften his heart and agree to stay overnight in her room. By then, the rumors of falling out of favor would be self-defeating, and the servants in the mansion would naturally not dare to talk about those damn things behind her back.
It must be said that Xu Ranyun is very good at seizing opportunities. In fact, she succeeded. The meeting yesterday evening did indeed arouse the young marquis's sympathy for women. However, Duan Tingxuan was too unromantic. Although he liked beautiful women, he always put business above beauty. Because he left in a hurry, or because he didn't expect that he would not be able to return at night, he didn't send anyone to Xia Yuxuan to report the news. As a result, Xu Ranyun was alone in the empty room for most of the night. She just thought that he was entangled by Su Nuannuan again. She gritted her teeth and cursed for more than an hour. She fell asleep only after her voice became hoarse. As a result, she was awakened by a nightmare before five o'clock, and she couldn't fall asleep again. In a bad mood, several maids were punished for the slightest thing. For a time, everyone in Xia Yuxuan was in a panic.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening. Duan Tingxuan hadn't been seen that day. Not to mention him, even Siping hadn't come. Xu Ranyun sat by the window, looking at the lush courtyard with flowers and trees, feeling bitter in her heart: In the past, if there was something, even if Duan Tingxuan couldn't come to her in person, he would always send Siping to report it. Who would have thought that her husband would ignore her to this extent now? Did he really have no feelings for her anymore?
Just as she was feeling miserable, she heard a loud laugh coming from outside. There had been no sound in the courtyard all day, but she knew she was uncomfortable. Who was coming to laugh at her now?
She stood up angrily and walked out the door. Xu Ranyun was instantly silent. It turned out that it was her beloved son who was laughing. Seeing her coming out, Duan Maoming stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mom, just now my third brother and I were catching cicadas together. He was so stupid that he fell from the tree. I was so amused."
Xu Ranyun was furious when she saw Duan Maoming's clothes were covered with leaves and dust. How could the satin clothes withstand climbing a tree? The silk was hanging on the clothes. She was so angry that she slapped Duan Maoming on the head and said through gritted teeth: "You don't study hard all day, but only think about playing. How can you climb a tree? What if you fall down? Or get stung by a bug? Is this how you, a young master, behave? Do you want to piss me off to death? Go back and change your clothes before coming out. Look at what you look like now. What kind of words are you saying?"
Duan Maoming was usually spoiled by his parents. Although he was young, he was a troublemaker. How could he bear such words from his mother? Hearing this, he gritted his teeth and said stubbornly: "Dad didn't come last night. If you are angry with him, go find him. Why are you scolding me?"
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