Because of this little episode, the brothers lost interest in continuing to drink. They chatted briefly for a few minutes, and when the atmosphere became almost awkward to the extreme, they left one after another.
When Changsun Lingrui was about to leave, he paused and looked back at Changsun Lingsi, who was looking out the window, wondering what he was thinking.
"No matter what you think of your cousin now, I hope you can be impartial and not listen to anyone's nonsense."
Changsun Lingsi slowly raised his eyes, and they stared at each other for nearly a minute before he spoke: "If she truly behaves properly, she wouldn't be afraid of others speculating about her."
Changsun Lingrui was almost vomited blood because of his idea.
"It's up to you. I hope you won't regret it later."
He is the eldest grandson in the family and knows more. He feels that Changsun Lingsi seems to be instigated by someone.
The one who has always had a bad relationship with her cousin is Changsun Lingyue, but Changsun Lingyue went to Hanshan Temple very early, so it is very likely that she said something to someone and made some arrangements before she left.
He will find out!
Changsun Lingrui quickly gathered all the servants together and asked them in detail who Changsun Lingyue had met and what they had said before leaving.
But nothing was found!
He sat in the pavilion in the garden with a frown on his face.
Could it be that he was wrong in his suspicion?
"What are you thinking about?"
A male voice suddenly reached his ears, pulling him back from his wandering thoughts.
He raised his eyes and looked at Chang Sun Wu, whose eyes were full of inquiry.
"Third Uncle."
"I just heard that you went to have a drink with Ling Si."
"Yes, but..." Changsun Lingrui paused: "Forget it, it's not a big deal."
He asked all the servants, but there was nothing unusual. Perhaps it was just because Changsun Lingsi had been in exile for such a long time that his temperament became more gloomy and sensitive.
Maybe after a while, if he doesn't find anything, he'll stop.
After all, Ling Si is Third Uncle's biological son, so it would be bad to say too much.
"Do you think Ling Si's attitude towards your cousin is wrong?"
Zhang Sun Lingrui was startled, his eyes widening, "Third Uncle, you?"
Chang Sun Wu looked up at the moon in the sky and said, "I am Ling Si's father. Do you think I can't notice the abnormality of my son?"
"Uncle San, my cousin is so nice, I don't understand why Ling Si would doubt her like this!"
"Why do you think that is?"
After all, the Changsun family still has to be handed over to Changsun Lingrui, and he also wants to see what he thinks.
Changsun Lingrui sneered: "Although I am the eldest brother of Ling Si and the others, Ling Si is also very smart. He would never doubt anything for no reason! Moreover, Ling Si was able to return to the imperial city suddenly. With his personality, he would definitely ask his uncle the reason.
Logically, he should have thanked his cousin for returning from exile. In fact, before he took his bath, he was indeed grateful to his cousin.
Chang Sun Wu nodded slightly: "You observed very carefully."
He also accidentally caught the hostility in Changsun Lingsi's eyes as he looked at Qu Li in the carriage, which is why he wanted to find out something after hearing that Changsun Lingrui and others went to have a drink with Changsun Lingsi.
"Uncle San, I still think Ling Si's hostility towards my cousin is related to Ling Yue, but I just asked all the servants, and there is nothing unusual."
"If there's nothing unusual, don't dwell on it anymore, because it's totally unnecessary."
Chang Sun Lingrui pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, that's right!"
What he should do now is to let Ling Si know that Qu Li has no ill will towards them, and everything is just Changsun Lingyue's deliberate provocation.
"Third Uncle, thank you."
Chang Sun Wu raised the corner of his mouth, "Okay, it's getting late, I'm going to go back and rest first."
The next morning, Changsun Lingrui was already waiting outside Changsun Lingsi's door.
As soon as Changsun Lingsi opened the door, he saw Changsun Lingrui standing at the door, who had obviously been waiting for some time.
"What's up?"
"Are you going to visit your grandfather?" Changsun Lingrui asked knowingly.
Changsun Lingsi paused: "Yeah."
He actually wanted to go to Hanshan Temple to visit Changsun Lingyue last night, but it was already very late when he came back from the suburbs, and the mountain gate was probably closed.
When he woke up early this morning, he found that Changsun Lingrui was even earlier than him.
"Then let's go together."
Changsun Lingsi: "..."
Why did he feel that Changsun Lingrui seemed to have done it on purpose?
"What's wrong? You don't want to?" Changsun Lingrui frowned, his eyes deep.
"No."
After they had breakfast, they went to the suburbs together.
Along the way, the two brothers had almost no communication.
When I came to Changsun Wuji's room, I saw Qu Li personally feeding Changsun Wuji porridge.
Changsun Lingrui greeted Qu Li with a smile.
"Cousin."
"Ling Zuo and Ling You didn't come with us?" Qu Li turned his eyes away and ignored Changsun Lingsi.
"I guess they haven't woken up yet!" Changsun Lingrui took the bowl of porridge from Qu Li's hand, "Let me do it."
"No, I'm almost done eating."
When Changsun Lingrui shifted his gaze to Changsun Wuji's face, he glanced at Changsun Lingsi meaningfully.
Changsun Lingsi was indeed a little shocked.
Yesterday, Qu Li helped Changsun Wuji wipe his saliva without any disgust, and today he even fed him porridge personally. This kind of thoughtfulness cannot be faked at all.
There was more confusion in his eyes.
Changsun Lingrui simply sat down and chatted with Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji spoke unclearly, and to prevent himself from drooling again, he only responded with "hmm".
Qu Li smiled and said, "Uncle, there's no need to keep silent just because you're afraid I'll dislike you. Just say whatever you want to say. This will also help with recovery."
When she spoke, there was a bright smile between her eyebrows and her voice was gentle and pleasant. She was completely different from the kind of scheming and vicious woman who wanted to throw the entire Changsun family into chaos.
There was even more confusion in Changsun Lingsi's eyes.
Changsun Lingrui glanced at Changsun Lingsi out of the corner of his eye and curled the corners of his mouth.
Qu Li chatted with him for a few more words, then went outside to make medicine for Changsun Wuji.
"She always does it herself?" Changsun Lingsi asked.
"You should know how dangerous a second stroke is, right?" Changsun Lingrui asked instead of answering.
Changsun Lingsi's brows were deeply furrowed, and his eyes seemed to be filled with thick fog, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
"If it weren't for my cousin's excellent medical skills, even if you came back now, you would still be attending your grandfather's funeral."
"Why did he have a second stroke?" Changsun Lingsi asked.
"Grandfather's first stroke was caused by someone being angry. As for the second stroke, you should investigate it thoroughly to see what exactly happened. Otherwise, you might think that all of us have been bewitched and deceived by our cousin and can't tell the difference between good and bad people."
Changsun Lingsi suddenly felt very embarrassed. He looked away, his mind in a mess.
It was almost noon when he finally arrived at Hanshan Temple.
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