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Chapter 46 Zhao Erniang's Thoughts

At the gate of the Zhao family residence.

Looking at the backs of Li Yi and Ma Renyu as they left, Zhao Kuangyin frowned and stared for a long time, until the two disappeared at the corner of the street, then he withdrew his gaze.

While Li Yi was worried about the Zhao family, wasn't the Zhao family also afraid of him?
One worries about being retaliated against, while the other worries that the other party will make enemies out of fear of retaliation.

It's like a chain of suspicion, it's no longer a question of who is right or wrong.

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and sighed, then turned around and prepared to return to the courtyard, but he saw a man walking out quickly, and he couldn't help but stop.

"Second brother, has Brother Yi left?"

Zhao Erniang hurried out of the door, looking towards the corner of the street while talking, but she did not see Li Yi.

She couldn't help but complain to her second brother, "Why didn't you take Brother Yi with you? Why were you so anxious to send him away without even waiting for me to say a few words to him?"

Hearing his sister's words, Zhao Kuangyin's face looked strange. He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

"Second brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Second sister, why are you acting a little strange today?"

Zhao Kuangyin finally asked the question in his mind. He didn't know how to describe his sister's behavior today, so he could only use the word "strange".

"Second brother, is it possible that Dad is confused and you are also unreasonable?"

Zhao Erniang smoothed her hair, seemingly not surprised by Zhao Kuangyin's question, and even asked her brother in return.

Zhao Kuangyin was immediately displeased and gently rebuked, "How can you, my second sister, speak of father in such a way?"

He knew that his sister had always been independent-minded and had a rather stubborn personality, but he didn't expect that she would dare to blame their father now.

Zhao Erniang was silent for a moment after hearing this, then smiled sadly and said, "As a daughter, I naturally dare not accuse my father of wrongdoing, but when my father married me to Miford, did he ever consider my feelings?"

"It's just because Miford's father was my father's old friend and helped my father when he was down and out, so he promised me to the Mi family as a favor."

"Mifford died of illness two years ago, and I had no choice but to return home in disgrace. Am I just a piece of merchandise to be pushed around?"

Looking at the sadness on his sister's face, Zhao Kuangyin was speechless.

If it were any other woman, she might have accepted it submissively, but my second sister's personality... I'm afraid she has been holding a great resentment towards her father in her heart.

Zhao Erniang continued, "Sister, I'm not a snob. Although the Mi family isn't as wealthy as mine, they still have enough food and clothing. I should be content."

"But I just don't like Miford. In terms of appearance and ability, what is he good at?"

"Not to mention that his body was still very weak and he died early... Can't women like us pursue the husband of our dreams?"

Zhao Erniang's words were extremely explicit. How could Zhao Kuangyin not understand his sister's thoughts?
He sighed and said, "I know my sister has resentment in her heart. If you find a good family in the future, you can choose it. But Li Yi..."

"What happened to Brother Yi?"

At this point, Zhao Erniang seemed to have some feeling and whispered, "I know you are all worried about my cousin's incident, but if I really didn't provoke him, how could he have been killed by mistake..."

"And my aunt is having a hard time coming to terms with it... I also understand my father's feelings. He only has my aunt as his biological sister, so it must be hard for him to accept it. But the dead cannot be resurrected, and the living can't just live without her, right?"

"Now that Brother Yi has made great contributions and is so highly appreciated by the government, he will have a brighter future. Why should our family create grudges with others?"

Zhao Erniang’s idea is very simple. Don’t dwell on what has already happened. The other person didn’t do it on purpose. Why can’t they reconcile?

For her, she has no feelings for either her aunt or her cousin.

When her aunt got married, she was still a baby, and her cousin was half a stranger, so it was naturally difficult for Zhao Erniang to get close to them.

Zhao Kuangyin remained silent. For the sake of his ambition, he could tolerate many things.

Therefore, he didn't mind turning his grudge against Li Yi into friendship.

So after the Battle of Gaoping, he took the initiative to show goodwill to the other side.

But my father is different. As he gets older, he becomes more and more nostalgic and misses his family. It is inevitable that he is a bit stubborn when looking at things, and it will be difficult to untie the knot in a short time.

For example, at today's full moon banquet, because I invited Yi Ge'er, my father did not show up from beginning to end, and even did not allow Sanlang to show up.

Zhao Kuangyin was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.

But what can he do as a son?

At this time, Zhao Erniang suddenly said again: "Second brother, I advised you before to pay more attention to Yi Ge'er. He took the initiative to make friends with you. Don't be indifferent, but you didn't take it seriously." Zhao Kuangyin was stunned for a moment, remembering that at the end of last year, his second sister did mention it to him a few words, but he didn't take it to heart at the time.

Thinking of this, he suddenly became thoughtful and recalled in his mind what happened before and after he met Li Yi.

When the late emperor raised his army in Ye City, I realized that the late emperor had great power and would definitely accomplish great things, so I immediately went to join his army.

At that time, many young people from the prefectures and counties near Ye City also joined the army.

Zhao Kuangyin vaguely remembered that there was a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old among those people who left a deep impression on him.

It's just because the other person is tall and handsome, the kind of person who can attract the attention of young ladies when walking in the crowd.

That person is naturally the current Li Yi.

After hearing his name, the other party was very enthusiastic. Zhao Kuangyin still feels strange about it until now. Did Li Yi know him a long time ago?
He now felt a little regretful that he had not been close enough to Li Yi during the years in Tokyo.

He only treated the other party as an ordinary brother in the army, and was far from trying to win him over to become his best friend.

In fact, there were only three or five brothers in the imperial guards whom Zhao Kuangyin truly valued and regarded as his confidants.

But it is obvious that Yi Ge'er is not among them.

Who could have known that the other party could have such great abilities?
Zhao Kuangyin felt that he had indeed made a mistake...but it was too late to say it now.

No, maybe it's not too late...

Zhao Kuangyin subconsciously turned his gaze to his sister——

Although she has been married and is a widow, she is only 22 years old this year, has a good appearance and figure, and has not given birth to any children.

But Zhao Kuangyin quickly shook his head again.

If it were a few months ago, this idea would still be possible, but now Brother Yi is no longer the same person he used to be, and there is a rift between him and his family, so it is inappropriate to think about this anymore.

Zhao Erniang was unaware of her second brother's thoughts. She continued to speak to herself, "As a man, you can't look at things as carefully as a woman like me. Before, Yi Ge'er's status was not high, so you might not have taken him seriously."

"But even though I've only met him a few times and spoken to him a few times, I can tell he's no ordinary person."

As she spoke, Zhao Erniang recalled the first time she met Li Yi. She focused all her attention on his handsome appearance and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

However, after meeting him a few more times and chatting with him a few times, I found that he did seem a little different from other men.

But she couldn't tell exactly what was different.

It has to be said that women are just as lustful as men. Good looks are popular in any era, not to mention that once a woman becomes curious about a man, the consequences can be unimaginable.

Zhao Erniang seemed to remember something, and took out a folded piece of paper from her embroidered bag, carefully unfolded it, and handed it to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Look, second brother, these are two lines of poetry that I begged Brother Yi to bring me last year when you invited him and the others back for a drink."

"Look at Brother Yi'er's literary talent and his amazing writing style. Could an ordinary person have written this?"

Zhao Kuangyin took it with some doubts, took a closer look, and was immediately attracted by it.

"The embroidered lotus blooms with a smile, and the slanting precious duck sets off her fragrant cheeks."

Regardless of the quality of these two lines of poetry, the writing style alone is enough to make people feel refreshed.

The handwriting is thin and vigorous, lively and vivid, thin but not without flesh. The gracefulness can be seen especially in small characters. It is a font with a very unique style.

Although Zhao Kuangyin's calligraphy skills were not high, he still had basic appreciation ability.

There's something quite special about this brushwork!
But I don't know what tool was used to write it, and there is some black powder scattered on the paper.

Zhao Kuangyin pinched a little with his fingers and put it under his nose to sniff...

Why does it look like charcoal ash?
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