Seeing the young marquis' back quickly disappearing outside the gate, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but sneer. She turned around and was about to ask Honglian and Xiangyun to pick a few wicker baskets to go to the kitchen to get seafood tomorrow, but she saw the two maids looking pale and trembling all over. When she saw her turn around, Xiangyun trembled and said, "Grandma, Grandpa just said...just said that Meiyue Tower is haunted..."
"It's an old joke. Are you really that scared?" Su Nuannuan rolled her eyes. "Only someone as ignorant as your grandfather would scare me with it."
"What is an old joke?"
Xiangyun and Honglian looked at each other, but heard Su Nuannuan helplessly say: "It's just an old trick, worn out and useless. Your grandfather wanted me to move back to the backyard, but I refused, so he used ghosts to scare me. This kind of routine is written in "The Wife is One Step Ahead". I would be surprised if I was afraid."
"What is 'The Wife Is One Step Better'?" Honglian and Xiangyun looked at each other. Why did the words from grandma sound so unreliable?
"It's a novel." Su Nuannuan said, then she remembered that it was a novel written by Li Huabai that she read in her previous life, and it was obviously not available in this era. But it didn't matter. Honglian and Xiangyun hadn't served me since they were young. How could they know what book I was reading?
As soon as he thought of this, he tried to change the subject and said in a gentle and persuasive way: "In fact, it's not just what the book says. We have lived here for half a year. Have we seen any ghosts? None at all, right? If there really are ghosts, why didn't they come out earlier?"
"What if she comes out after I tell her to?" After all, she is a girl, Xiangyun and Honglian are still very worried.
"Then it must be someone your grandfather hired to pretend to be a ghost. Maybe it's possible that he did it himself. His martial arts skills are so advanced that pretending to be a ghost should be a piece of cake for him." Su Nuannuan nodded affirmatively.
"Grandma, why are you so sure?" Xiangyun and Honglian were obviously determined to get to the bottom of the matter.
"It's also written in 'My Wife Is One Step Ahead'."
Su Nuannuan answered nonchalantly. Honglian and Xiangyun both held their foreheads at the same time. Forget it, it seems impossible to expect a reliable answer from grandma. But if there is no ghost, "Grandma, grandpa also said there is a snake in the backyard. Snakes! Those things are very scary."
"The backyard is a vegetable garden, where did the trees and grass come from? The snakes were released by your grandfather." Su Nuannuan was impatient: You two useless girls, how come you still don't understand the nature of this scumbag and take his words as an imperial decree?
"Is this also what's said in 'Chess is One Step Ahead'?" The two girls didn't understand the art of naming modern domestic fighting novels, and although the pronunciation was different, they still replaced "wife" with "chess".
"That's right." Su Nuannuan nodded calmly.
Honglian Xiangyun: ...
"Huh? Second brother got up early today. What's the matter? Is there something important you want to do?"
It was already dawn in the fifth watch of the summer. Duan Tingxuan had to go to court today, so he couldn't go to Meiyue Tower for breakfast. Su Nuannuan, that woman, wouldn't get up until the morning. Because Siping led the horse, the master and servant just arrived at the front yard and saw Duan Tingye dressed neatly and giving instructions to the doorman. It seemed that he was also planning to go out, so he hurriedly called out.
Duan Tingye hated himself when he heard the voice. Why did he have to talk to Menzi for so long? Wouldn't it be better to go out two steps earlier? He really hated this brother from the bottom of his heart. From childhood to adulthood, he was so outstanding and dazzling. He was so useless in the eyes of his father. Obviously, his mother was his father's favorite person, and he was also more loved by his father. But because this elder brother was too outstanding, even his father wanted to be partial to him and give him the position of the prince. Why? Because the emperor and the empress were watching him.
So Duan Tingye was full of hatred, anger, and jealousy. The more he couldn't get the position of the crown prince, the more he wanted it. It didn't matter if the emperor and the empress were watching him. As long as he could make his elder brother make a big mistake and let his mother say a few words in front of his father, was he still afraid that his father would not find a way to make him the crown prince? But the hateful thing was that Duan Tingxuan was as shrewd and slippery as an old fox with a white tail. Not to mention the big mistakes, he couldn't even find the small mistakes. You said that you were able to call the shots in the court, and sooner or later you would be a first-rank official, and it wouldn't be difficult for you to earn a title yourself. Why did you insist on occupying the position of the young marquis? Can't you leave this title to me?
This mentality is of course extreme and wrong, but Master Duan would not think so. So he regards his half-brother as a thorn in his side, but sadly, it is useless. Duan Tingxuan is still the prince of Anping Marquis Mansion and his elder brother. No matter how much he hates the curse in his heart, he dare not disobey him on the surface. And Duan Tingxuan does not look like an elder brother who is like a father. I don’t know if he has noticed Duan Tingye’s bad intentions, but he is very good at bullying his younger brother. How sinister is he? Poor Duan Tingye has a lot of bad intentions, but he is no match for him at all, so he dares to do small tricks secretly. When he sees this elder brother, he wants to take a detour.
But at this moment, Duan Tingxuan blocked the door. Duan Tingye turned around helplessly, bowed first, and then asked in a low voice: "What's the matter, brother?"
"Nothing, I haven't seen you for a few days, where have you been?"
Duan Tingxuan smiled and walked forward, grabbed his brother's shoulder, and dragged him out. The doorman was jealous and thought that other families were brothers fighting for power and favor, but the two masters in our house were the best. This brotherly love was really touching. He didn't know that Duan Tingye was almost scared to tears: What kind of tricks did the damn bastard brother come up with? He was also very tight on money recently.
"Where can I go? I went to Bazhou. The horses there are pretty good. My father asked me to pick a few for you." Duan Tingye forced a smile, but Duan Tingxuan laughed and said, "Oh, so, okay? Then when the horses are shipped, give me two."
"Brother, don't be ridiculous. It's nothing else, just a few horses. Why do you want to get two? Those fine horses from Dayuan in the stable in the backyard were given to you by the emperor and the prince. Do you still like the horses from Bazhou?"
Mr. Duan Erye really couldn't bear it anymore: This guy is too bullying, he can't be so cruel as to pluck feathers from a passing goose.
As expected, even Duan Tingxuan probably felt that he had gone too far. Even though he had no psychological burden to bully his younger brother, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. But after all, he was a young marquis, and his thick skin and scheming were not comparable to ordinary people. After a moment of hesitation, he said with a shameless face: "The more the better. Besides, I just want to see the difference between Dayuan's fine horses and our good horses. Anyway, you can give me two horses when the time comes."
Well, it's good to risk two horses to get away. Duan Tingye held his breath and agreed. Just as he was about to run away, he felt his shoulders tighten again, and then heard Duan Tingxuan chuckle: "Why are you in a hurry? I haven't finished talking yet, don't leave in a hurry, do you have time at noon? Deyilou, I'll treat you."
"Then I'll pay the bill, right?" Duan Tingye glanced at Brother Fox.
"You are the richest man in the mansion. If you don't pay the bill, do you want me to pay it?" Duan Tingxuan said as if it was natural, which almost made Duan Tingye bleed: Damn, do you think I don't know? You have so much money that you can't spend it all. The whole mansion will be yours in the future. Why are you crying poor in front of me? God is really blind. Why doesn't he let you be really poor?
But he dared not say this even if he was hurt. Where did Duan Tingxuan get his money? He was the confidant of the Empress and the Queen, and he was also good friends with the Fourth Prince who was in charge of the Imperial Household Department. He was also the best friend of the Crown Prince. He had been making suggestions for the royal affairs since he was a teenager. He had shares in various royal businesses, and the annual dividends were a huge profit. But no one knew how much money this was, and it could not be made public. It was all tacitly known to everyone, and the old marquis never asked about it. If he said it now, this fox would definitely deny it, and he had absolutely no evidence to prove it. Even if he did, he would not dare to prove it. Although he was also the nephew of the Queen and the younger brother of the princes, he was a man who was not loved by his grandmother and uncle. He dared to tear this matter apart. Was he afraid that he could not completely offend that group of wolves?
Duan Tingye was about to cry when he thought of this, and he was very sad about his bad popularity. Originally, he was also a good man, but with Duan Tingxuan in front of him, the royal family would never see him. So how could he not hate this elder brother? So it was right for him to harm the other party. If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
"What exactly do you want to say? Just say it here." Duan Tingye understood what Duan Tingxuan meant. He didn't know what this bastard brother saw in him and wanted to cut off his flesh. He might as well do it quickly and save a lunch.
"I have no money on me. If you are short of money, just give me one thousand taels of silver first." Duan Tingxuan really asked for a huge sum of money. The moment he said the number, Duan Tingye's eyes went dark.
"One thousand taels? How can I have so much money?" Duan Tingye almost fainted. This bastard is getting more and more ruthless. He is getting more vicious every time. Listen to what he said. If he is short of money, he will give him one thousand taels of silver. If he is not short of money, will he ask for ten thousand?
Duan Tingxuan looked at his second brother with a half-smile, and suddenly said earnestly: "Tingye, between brothers, is it necessary to be so scared about 1,800 taels of silver? The last time you helped the Nan Gang of Hangzhou, do you dare to say that you didn't use my name? Afterwards, I accepted the silver from others as a thank you, and I didn't ask you for half. Now I just ask you for 1,000 taels, and you are so reluctant?"
Duan Tingye's face turned pale when he heard the words "Hangzhou South Gang". He had business dealings with the Hangzhou South Gang, but those people had offended the dude of the Duke of Qingguo's family in the capital that day. Duan Tingye had no choice but to ignore the matter for his own benefit, but the fourth young master of the Duke of Qingguo's mansion was not someone he could easily offend, so he had no choice but to hint at it by using his eldest brother's name.
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