Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

Sang Fuqing still did not say clearly what the relationship was between the prime minister's eldest son being the deputy envoy and the breaking of the engagement.

Li Huoyue looked at Sang Fuqing and guessed it.

She scolds me, she has me in her heart

Except for Lao Wu, no one present was surprised by Sang Fuqing's words.

The eldest brother said this because Sang Fuqing had already told him once when he came today, and the eldest sister-in-law had a filter for Li Huoyue. She felt that Huohuo was so outstanding that it was normal for him to be given an official title.

For a moment, except for Lao Wu who chattered and sighed, no one present reacted much.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, gradually approaching a downpour. There was a brief calm in the room, with only the empty sound of the night rain hitting Kyoto.

The second brother is still in the carriage.

The carriage stopped beside Suyun Bridge. The dark river water flowed under the bridge. The heavy rain forced him to enter the carriage, and the small lamp hanging in front of the carriage was also pulled in, trembling and still maintaining a little light.

There were still three people in the carriage. Li Huoyue was not there, and he was replaced by a man with Mu Li.

"You were almost exposed today. If I hadn't stopped you, you would have confessed everything, right?" Jiang Yunshu questioned the second brother unhappily.

The person who led Mu Li also turned his head to the second brother, as if waiting for an explanation.

The second brother was still immersed in the atmosphere created by Li Huoyue just now. He didn't want to pay attention to Jiang Yunshu's words at all. He murmured: "She actually got off the carriage without saying goodbye to me. It seems that she is really angry..."

The person who brought Mu Li didn't care whether there was a conflict between Lao Er and Li Huoyue. His purpose was only to ensure that the plan assigned by the higher-ups could proceed smoothly.

"Did you tell her what I asked you to hint at?" asked the person who led Mu Li.

The second brother chuckled, which was drowned out by the sound of heavy rain.

His eyebrows were curved, and he looked easy to talk to. He spoke slowly but steadily and forcefully: "It's time to settle the remaining reward. There's no reason to get an answer from me for no reason."

The person who led Mu Li snorted in dissatisfaction, thinking that the two siblings were really annoying. They didn't even join the alliance, but they had to invest resources in them every day.

"As expected of a businessman, he is really good at calculating." The man who led Mu Li snorted coldly.

The second brother didn't mind at all, and even nodded proudly, saying, "Yes, after all, the Li family has a large family waiting for me to support them. If I don't plan for a good life, how can the Li family survive?"

Ever since Dai Muli's people actually came into contact with Li Huoyue, their prejudice against the people in the Li Mansion has deepened.

I really don't want to get involved with the second child too much, so I took out an envelope from my pocket and handed it to the second child, "This is for the next few days."

The second child took the envelope, but did not put it directly into his arms. Instead, he opened it and took a look at it. After making sure that most of the contents were what he wanted, he slowly put it away.

Dai Muli's people secretly thanked themselves for listening to their leader and not just taking something to fool people.

"I have already hinted to Huo Huo as you requested." The second brother listened to the rain outside leisurely, "But I don't think it will have any effect. You may be counting on the wrong person."

"It seems that you still don't know your sister very well." Although the person who led Mu Li hated Li Huoyue, he had to admit that he was indeed very outstanding. "Don't even mention that Concubine Li might be involved. Even if you were alone, in front of your sister, even if you only said one word, she would be able to make a scene backwards, not to mention what happened today."

“But you have too many flaws.” The second brother pulled out a small stove from the drawer below, intending to make himself a cup of hot tea, but found that the drawer was empty and the original tea set was gone.

"What if I die in their hands later?" The second brother asked, shaking his head, recalling the Alliance's style and analyzing it, "I think it is highly unlikely that they will kill me."

"No."

Li Huoyue also shook his head and reorganized his words.

She lightly described the emotions she had suppressed at the time:

"I'm just afraid that I'll be too slow, and if I'm a little late, I might cause you to suffer some injustice."

The second brother was stunned. He had never heard Li Huoyue say such words before. Even if she was coaxing him, he had never seen her express her worries so frankly.

"Except for Old Five, you are the one who is most afraid of pain in the mansion."

A gust of wind blew past, as if passing directly through the body through the pores.

He realized that this sentence meant that Li Huoyue was not worried about the "big picture" or anything very important.

According to Li Huoyue's usual rational and almost ruthless way of thinking, he is more likely to think "how can I plan to rescue my second brother earlier and avoid his death", or "if my second brother dies, what to do next".

Instead of... "I have to save my second brother as soon as possible because he is afraid of pain."

This worry is mixed with emotion, unlike other worries.

There wasn't any fluctuation in the tone that could make people feel burdened, but it made people feel their eyes sore.

"You have said since I was a child that I have emotional deficiency.

"What if I die in their hands later?" The second brother asked, shaking his head, recalling the Alliance's style and analyzing it, "I think it is highly unlikely that they will kill me."

"No."

Li Huoyue also shook his head and reorganized his words.

She lightly described the emotions she had suppressed at the time:

"I'm just afraid that I'll be too slow, and if I'm a little late, I might cause you to suffer some injustice."

The second brother was stunned. He had never heard Li Huoyue say such words before. Even if she was coaxing him, he had never seen her express her worries so frankly.

"Except for Old Five, you are the one who is most afraid of pain in the mansion."

A gust of wind blew past, as if passing directly through the body through the pores.

He realized that this sentence meant that Li Huoyue was not worried about the "big picture" or anything very important.

According to Li Huoyue's usual rational and almost ruthless way of thinking, he is more likely to think "how can I plan to rescue my second brother earlier and avoid his death", or "if my second brother dies, what to do next".

"Where did he come from?" Li Huoyue asked after they had walked for a while, his tone calm and as if he was asking casually.

The second brother knew what Li Huoyue was asking, so he smiled and replied, "It's fine where it came from, just use it with confidence."

Li Huoyue did not ask any further questions. The dark sky began to drizzle again, and raindrops fell on her face.

"When did Second Brother become so tight-lipped?"

The second brother tightened his grip on the reins and the smile on his face began to fade.

He had always been correcting Li Huoyue's way of addressing him, but now when he actually heard her call him "Second Brother", he did not feel very happy in his heart, nor did he feel that they were closer. Instead, he felt a sense of being pushed away.

"Huo Huo..." The second brother opened his mouth and wanted to explain something. However, although he was always good at speaking, he didn't know what to say in this situation.

The two of them walked slowly in the night, with no expression on their faces, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.