Chapter 239 Brother and Sister
Therefore, a person's inner and outer nature is often revealed in their words and actions. Just like Zhao, she clearly liked Jiang Wan, a smart child, but when compared to Li Chengxiu, whom she had watched grow up, the contrast was immediately apparent.
In the past, when the fourth child's mother had to travel around the country to fight, the children left at home were all looked after by Zhao. The fourth child, in particular, had been a troublemaker since childhood. It was only when his mother returned that she finally managed to tame this troublemaker with a series of beatings!
Although the mother-son relationship between Li Chengxiu and Zhao was not as strong as that between him and his own mother, it did exist.
So now that his mother was feeling sorry for him and blaming him, he didn't feel bad at all, and he even knew to act nice and try to please her.
"Mom, don't worry about it. What could possibly happen to a good person like me?
Take the three-acre land in Dongling Mansion for example. I am more familiar with it than the ancestral tomb of our Li family. There will definitely be no mistakes.
Don't worry!"
Unable to bear seeing his silly brother showing off like this, Prince An curled his lips while sitting aside.
"As the old saying goes, those who drown are all good swimmers, and they also say that if you often walk by the river, you will get your feet wet. Fourth Brother, don't rely on your skills to become bold. Be careful that one day you will fall into the ditch and there will be no way to get you out!"
"Brother, can you speak? Are you jealous that I can go out and fight with others?"
Li Laosi, this bastard, was just like when he was little. After biting his brother, he turned around and complained.
"Mother, look, my eldest brother cursed me. From childhood to adulthood, he and his friends have never been able to see me raise my head and be proud! Mother, you have to make the decision for me!"
He was a big, strong man of eight feet tall. He was squeezing next to the old mother's legs, who was not very tall. He was pulling her sleeves with his big claws and shaking them, just like when he was a child, he would still force himself even if no one was paying attention to him.
Zhao was left with no choice but to do the same as before, smiling helplessly and trying to smooth things over.
"Okay, okay, take charge. Everyone can bear this injustice, but we, the fourth brother, can't. Big brother, quickly apologize to your brother and say you didn't mean it. Be obedient!"
Prince An raised his eyebrows and looked cold and aloof.
"Does what I said make sense?"
"That makes sense, but I don't want to hear it!"
"That means you are being unreasonable!"
"Nonsense, my name begins with "Li", how come it's gone?"
Li Chengxiu just twisted his broken mouth and his elder brother kicked him in the air.
"Li Laosi, are you itching for trouble? Who are you calling me Laozi in front of your eldest brother?"
The person who was obviously not kicked leaned to the side in a pretentious manner, and raised his head to complain again.
"Mother, look at him hitting me! Your own son has started beating his brother, are you going to do anything about it?"
Zhao turned her head very calmly, grabbed the hands of her two daughters-in-law and started chatting with them enthusiastically, as if she had not heard the quarrel between her two sons at all.
"Wanjie'er, your sister-in-law is right. We should take a good rest in Guangping Mansion this time. Let's not leave in such a hurry, okay?"
Princess An also lobbied hard.
"Yes, yes, Fourth Sister-in-law, you said it's a rare opportunity for you to come here, and I haven't even taken you on a proper tour of our Guangping Prefecture. It's actually quite fun here, so why don't you stay a few more days? That way, I can satisfy my curiosity."
As he spoke, he flaunted his intention, his eyes fixed on the beautiful woman in front of him, and he skillfully wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.
Sister Wan is really getting more and more beautiful. How can such a beautiful person exist in this world? If there really are fairies on the moon, they must look like Jiang Wan!
In response to the host's enthusiasm, Jiang Wan could only return the favor with the same enthusiasm.
"I will follow my mother's orders. Thank you, sister-in-law, for inviting me. My husband and I will shamelessly and respectfully obey your orders!"
Sister-in-law, I'll be very sorry to trouble you and brother over the next few days. I also brought some local specialties from Dongling Prefecture, and you can try them later."
The three women put on a show, singing with great enthusiasm. The two Li brothers, ignored by everyone, could only sit opposite each other and despise each other.
"I heard you gave me a nephew? Here, this is a little gift from me as your uncle. You can take it for him first. By the way, where is my nephew?"
Li Chengxiu took out a small wooden box from his pocket. His elder brother took it, opened the lid and took a look. Immediately, his eyes narrowed and a gleam of light flashed.
"Did you get anything from the Linyue people?"
"No, you put a stake next to me?"
Li Chengxiu's nonsense made his elder brother want to kick him again. He picked up a piece of metal from the box with his right hand and tapped the gem on it.
"I really want to put a hammer next to you, so I can hit you from time to time to see if you can grow your brain.
This kind of gem is only produced in Linyue, and the imperial court has not yet opened a trade. If you have something like this in your hands, where else could it have come from if not from Linyue this time?"
Li Chengxiu pretended to be dead and looked up at the beams, looking like a scoundrel who was fearless.
"Brother, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word of what you're saying. Oh, there seem to be ants on the beams of your house. I can see them with my sharp eyes. The biggest one even has arms. How about we two brothers climb up and kill it?"
"snort!"
Prince An handed the box in his hand forward. Inside was a glittering golden mass of children's bracelets, locks, and other items.
"If you can't explain this clearly, I'll probably beat you to death first!
What are you planning to do with it now? Are you planning to turn it all over to the court out of your concern for the country, the people, and the nation, and to show your loyalty to the emperor and your patriotism?"
As soon as Prince An finished speaking, a dog jumped up from the chair opposite.
"Why should I hand this over? This was all stolen by me and my men, working day and night. Why should I hand it over?"
"Because you are His Royal Highness Prince Qi of Dayu!"
"Oh, I, the Prince of Qi, am so poor that I'm practically starving myself! Why doesn't the court just tell me that I'm His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi of Dayu, and that I can live a more honorable and respectable life?
Now that I finally have some money in my pocket, I keep thinking about those chickens, mice, and weasels every now and then.
You wish!
I'm telling you, even if my dad comes to ask for it, it won't work!"
He walked forward angrily and reached out to snatch back the gift he had just given, muttering indignantly.
"Give it back to me! If you don't want it, just give it back to me. I've never seen you act like a big brother to others like this. You ate the meat in my bowl and now you want to smash my pot? I won't give it to you!"
Prince An put the small wooden box into his pocket, raised his butt and ran away very fast, not looking like his usual frail and delicate self at all.
He ran while turning his head to chirp.
"Li Laosi, why haven't you made any progress? You've been so unrefined since you were little. How come you always have the nerve to ask for things back after you've given them away?"
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