Chapter 357: A Heart-to-Heart Conversation Between Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming
Zhao Houjing felt that after he spoke out, he felt much better, even sitting more casually. This kind of thing is difficult to talk about at the beginning, but it is easy to let it go after that.
Zhao Houjing's relaxed demeanor surprised Zhao Houming. He knew how devoted his elder brother had been to the legendary fatherly love over the years.
Zhao Houming thought about it, and finally decided to follow his curiosity. "What happened that made you so open-minded?"
Zhao Houjing felt that since they had already started, there was nothing he couldn't say. He poured himself a cup of tea and slowly said, "Actually, I've envied you since I was a child."
"I felt it! It should be after that person's family was driven away!" Zhao Houming thought about what happened when they were two children. The two brothers had probably seen each other's miserable times!
"I knew you remembered. Which child doesn't want to be with their mother? But I want to have unique preference. I know my mother can't give it to me, but I used to think that my grandmother and father could give it to me." Zhao Houjing recalled his childhood thoughts. At that time, it was indeed his father who preferred him more.
He was so smart, didn't he know that his grandmother and father doted on him for other reasons? But he was indeed a beneficiary, and he once thought that as long as the deeds were judged, not the heart, it would be fine.
When Zhao Houming heard his brother say this, although he felt sorry for his mother, he couldn't blame her. After all, he had hoped his brother would follow that man and his younger brother wouldn't, and that his mother only had eyes for him. He was just better at pretending.
Moreover, over the years, he had been getting along with his eldest brother and third brother, and they had gradually developed a bond. Especially that little fool of a third brother, whenever something happened, he would stand by him, as if he was completely dependent on him, and he couldn't refuse.
Zhao Houming poured himself a cup of tea, held it calmly, and clinked glasses with his elder brother without saying a word.
"Every kid would think that, right? I've thought about it too. Maybe among the three of us brothers, only the third one is relatively simple!"
Zhao Houming did not hide his previous despicable thoughts, but he did not see through that kid Zhao Houyang, otherwise he would not have said such words.
"Oh! You're the only one who thinks so! When that kid was little, he looked at me like a wolf cub, wanting to bite me at any moment. He's only been a little better in the past few years. And you can guess what mom does, right? The third kid, Ken, was the first to know about it and asked mom to teach him directly."
Zhao Houjing didn't feel that his mother was biased in this regard. If that boy hadn't taken the initiative to tell him about this deadly thing, his mother would definitely not have taken the initiative to teach the three brothers.
"Zhao Houyang has a good memory and has been remembering things since a very early age. Back then, Mom thought he was still young and didn't have any defenses against him. He's also very attached to Mom, so he'll definitely figure it out after a while. Do you think Mom knows about this, and do we both know about it?" Zhao Houming was also quite curious about this, but he didn't want to ask himself. This time, the conversation came to this point, and he looked at his eldest brother curiously.
"You know what! Mother has never been that defensive towards us."
What Zhao Houjing hadn’t finished saying was that such a grown-up grandson of the emperor was living in their house and had formally become a disciple of a master. They would definitely be curious about what he was learning!
"Oh." Zhao Houming had actually expected this, so he didn't look surprised or surprised.
Zhao Houjing noticed the topic had gone off track, so he took the initiative to bring it back. He really wanted to talk to his second brother about this. "Guess what I experienced when I went to that person's place this time?"
Zhao Houming looked at his elder brother like this, and he felt that he could guess without thinking, "It's nothing more than having a multitude of wives and concubines, and piles of children. You found that you are not partial!"
Zhao Houjing was stunned when he heard this and made a "you are awesome" gesture to him. "You guessed it quite accurately, but there's more than that! You're so arrogant that you didn't even try to hide your scheme against me. It's really insulting to my intelligence."
"Isn't he always like this? And you didn't notice it?"
"Zhao Houming, can you speak..." Zhao Houjing felt that Zhao Houming's words were even more irritating when he came back from outside.
Zhao Houming used his strength to show that he had something even more infuriating. "What good father would keep asking his son for money, especially when his son is still young, hasn't started a family, and has no source of income. The point is, he did it, you gave it, and this is the result..."
"You're such a jerk! It's fine if you just know, but you have to tell it." Zhao Houjing was so angry that he drank another cup of tea, thinking about the rest of the stupider things. He couldn't tell this annoying brother about how he almost became a hostage. Otherwise, this guy would probably use this to harass him for a long time.
After hearing what his elder brother said, Zhao Houming knew that he and that person had broken up, and he was very happy. For many years, he was afraid that one day his elder brother would really leave with that person, and his mother would be sad.
Anyway, as long as it doesn't threaten his mother, he doesn't care.
It's impossible for a mother to raise a child with so much hardship and then turn around and become filial to someone else! Even if it's his eldest brother, he can't do that. He came here with a fierce momentum, ready to fight with his eldest brother. Since his eldest brother didn't have such an intention, he was relieved.
Zhao Houjing watched his brother sipping cup after cup of tea. He had been wanting to ask this question from the beginning, "You look like you drank a lot during your study tour. You look very skilled at this, don't you?"
Zhao Houming looked at the way he held the teacup and smiled silently. "It's just the way he drinks. Didn't mother say that you can't drink if you don't pass the imperial examination? I'm a good son."
"You are so filial!"
Zhao Houjing couldn't help but sigh in the end. He really admired Zhao Houming very much in this matter.
Finally, Zhao Houjing couldn't help but add, "No wonder mother loves you more."
"Oh, the main thing is that I'm not eating from the bowl and looking at the pot."
"Do you know that you should not expose someone's shortcomings when you expose him..." Zhao Houjing was really impressed by his second brother's words. The point was that he didn't get beaten up outside and lived a very comfortable life, which made Zhao Houjing very puzzled.
"Okay, brother will apologize to you!" After Zhao Houming said this, he raised his wine glass and clinked it with Zhao Houjing, then raised his head and drank it in one gulp, very heroically.
Zhao Houjing also knew that this was the ladder, so he happily went down. Holding the teacup, he also imitated his second brother and drank it in one gulp. "Will you stay at my place tonight?"
As soon as Zhao Houjing finished asking, he saw his second brother patting his sleeves and standing up, "No, go back to read."
Zhao Houjing frowned, not understanding why. They were still young for school. "Why are you suddenly so hardworking?"
"I plan to try my best to pass the examination to become a student next year. It would be even better if I could become a scholar." This was not something shameful, so Zhao Houming said it directly.
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