Chapter 356 Three Brothers Have Much Joy
When Zhao Houming heard his mother say this, he smiled happily, as if he was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
"You didn't plant these yourself, did you?" Zhao Lingmeng said, staring at Zhao Houming's hands. But in her heart, she was thinking, with so many flowers, her son's hands must be broken!
When Zhao Houming saw that his mother obviously liked his hand so much and had not forgotten to care about it, he felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.
He generously spread out his hands to show his mother, "No, I paid the money and asked the servants in the mansion to buy them and plant them."
"That's good, that's good! If you planted so many by yourself, your mother would be worried." Zhao Lingmeng is not a picky person, and she just wants to see her son's intentions, and she doesn't need to be so harsh on other things.
Only Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houyang, who were standing next to him, looked at him in surprise when they heard what Zhao Houming said, and they didn't even care about the flowers in the yard.
Zhao Houyang spoke even more boldly, "Wow! Second brother, you have so much silver?"
Zhao Houming looked at his older and younger brothers who were staring at him intently, and touched his nose a little embarrassedly. "It's not much, I just made a little money on this trip. But I also brought gifts for you two."
When Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houyang heard that the two of them had gifts, they gave Zhao Houming a look that said, "Let you go."
Zhao Houyang turned his head and looked at Zhao Houjing, who was his teammate just now. He wanted to have it both ways. "Brother, where's my gift?"
Zhao Houming also immediately joined the battle, fully demonstrating the principle that there are no eternal brothers, only eternal interests. "Yes, brother, where is my gift?"
...This is Zhao Houjing's silence.
But he didn't remain silent for long, and he spread his hands calmly: "I'm poor and miserable on this study tour, so you two should let me go for now. I'll make it up to you two when I have money."
Zhao Houyang glanced at his eldest brother, then at his second brother, and said to Zhao Houming in a self-righteous voice: "Second brother, let's let the eldest brother go first! He seems to be really miserable. I heard cousin Cheng Song say that the eldest brother looked like a beggar when he came back, otherwise cousin Cheng Song would not have fought with him.
My eldest brother was even imprisoned in Jingzhao Prefecture, and it was my mother who came back specially to get him out!
By the way, you still don’t know who Cousin Cheng Song is! He’s the grandson of Prince Kang Qi, the famous playboy in Yuanjing.
Zhao Houjing could only rub his temples helplessly, looking like he had a headache. "Zhao Houyang, keep your voice down. I heard you."
Zhao Houyang covered his mouth in fear and added in a muffled voice, "So, second brother, let's let the eldest brother make up for it later!"
Zhao Houming hadn't had time to inquire about these things when he came back, and when he heard his third brother say this, his first thought was, "Big brother, don't you think that big brother will give all the money to that person in a fit of rage?"
He was furious in his heart that if that man dared to take his elder brother's life-saving money, he would teach him a lesson.
No matter what Zhao Houming was thinking, he looked at his elder brother calmly and agreed with Zhao Houyang, "Okay, we'll wait until elder brother has money."
Zhao Houjing looked at his second brother's eyes, which seemed to see through everything. He didn't want to continue the conversation and immediately turned his attention to the flowers in the yard. He was more surprised. It turned out that compared with his second brother's efforts, he was indeed far behind.
But he didn't feel any resentment in his heart. He had experienced a lot along the way and his mind had broadened a lot. So he could also smile and tease Zhao Houming: "Second brother, you have a high starting point." After saying this, he pointed to the flowers in the yard.
"That's right, big brother is right." Zhao Houyang stood on his big brother's side again and loudly echoed Zhao Houjing's words.
Zhao Houming listened to the compliment and let the previous topic go. He smiled and retorted, "You two, let me be proud for once! I'll let you two be proud next time, okay?"
Regardless of what Zhao Houjing thought, Zhao Houyang was very satisfied with his second brother's answer. "That's pretty good."
Zhao Lingmeng didn't get involved in the three brothers' affairs. She couldn't wait to wander around the yard. She really liked Zhao Houming's kindness.
Seeing his mother strolling alone, Zhao Houming urged Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houyang to go wash up and pack up. "You two should go back and change your clothes! We'll have lunch together later."
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houyang were indeed tired after sitting in the carriage for such a long time. They were covered in dust and really wanted to wash up.
The two of them said something to Zhao Lingmeng tacitly, and then took their people back to their respective courtyards.
Zhao Houming waited until his eldest and third brothers left, and he had no intention of disturbing his mother. He thought that his mother would need to wash up after a while, so Zhao Houming sat down at the stone table in the yard.
After Zhao Houming sat down, he calmly asked Aunt Qiuhua in his mother's courtyard to serve him a pot of tea. Then he took a book about policy essays that he had bought in Yuanjing yesterday and read it slowly.
Zhao Lingmeng walked around the yard for a while and then prepared to go back inside to wash up. Turning around, she saw her son reading quietly in the yard from a distance. Suddenly, she felt that her son had really grown up.
But Zhao Lingmeng did not go over to disturb Zhao Houming. Instead, he turned around and led his men to another path.
After everyone had packed up and had lunch together, they didn't go their separate ways. Instead, the mother and her children returned to the stone table in the yard, where they sat and drank tea and chatted, feeling a sense of peace and tranquility as if time had calmed down.
It had been more than a year since the mother and her children had gathered together and chatted like this, so everyone was very happy. They chatted until the evening, had dinner together, and then went their separate ways.
But Zhao Houming did not return to his own yard, but instead followed his elder brother Zhao Houjing and entered his yard.
Zhao Houjing looked at his brother who refused to leave, and he actually smelled a bad smell.
He could only order someone to serve tea and snacks to Zhao Houming, and then ordered all the servants in the room to leave before sitting opposite Zhao Houming.
After Zhao Houjing sat down, he saw his brother drinking cup after cup of tea without saying a word. He could only speak first: "Tell me! Why did you insist on following me back?"
Zhao Houming glanced at his elder brother who was pretending to be stupid, picked up his teacup and drank another cup, "Brother, don't you know?"
Zhao Houjing also poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. "Do you want to ask how that person and I are doing now?"
Zhao Houming neither nodded nor shook his head, but just looked at Zhao Houjing without saying a word.
"Don't worry, that guy probably hates me to death by now." Zhao Houjing said this, his heart still filled with bitterness. But after saying it, he also felt a sense of relief.
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