Brother listens to orders

It was already late at night when I came out of Huanliu Pavilion.

The weather was getting hotter, and the wind at night brought a sense of sultriness. When Hua Jinshuang came out of Huanliu Pavilion, her whole body felt cold.

There are many thoughts in his mind, the emotional side keeps saying that it is impossible, but the rational side sorts out all the doubts so far one by one, completely ignoring the master's unwillingness to look more, and sending them to the front of his eyes one after another. Hua Jinshuang has nowhere to hide.

In fact, there are already clues.

Hua Jinshuang thought: The Hua family was persuaded by several emperors to enter the palace, and they always declined on the grounds of ancestral precepts, but how can the people above be so talkative?If the Hua family didn't bow their heads, most of the martial arts heroes would be under the leadership of the Hua family. If the higher-ups really wanted to do something, the first one to have an accident would not be the Cheng family's turn to guard the frontier.

What's more, the Hua family's business has grown bigger and bigger in recent years, with industries spread all over Qingzhou and the capital. What kind of confusion is there on the higher level, so that a person in the world who doesn't want to stand with the court will do business in the capital?

There are princes and grandchildren everywhere in the capital, and anyone who moves their little fingers can make the Hua family unable to eat, even if they can't do it all in one pot, it will always be a piece of cake to cut off your money.

The Hua family seems to have both black and white, saying that it is because of their prestige and reputation, and because of their connections and relationships over the years, but Hua Jinshuang thinks this is completely unreasonable.

Only a family of officials and businessmen can do this.

Hua Jinye and Hua Jinshuang didn't take care of the family business very much, and the election of the leader of the martial arts alliance was just around the corner. Once Hua Jinye took the position of leader of the martial arts alliance, many of Hua Wulang's current advantages would be halved.

If Hua Jinye leads the martial arts, it is likely to run counter to the court's thinking and further aggravate the conflict between the two sides.

The "Knife Handing Order" happened to be announced at this time, which is really a coincidence in terms of timing.

Hua Jinshuang himself also knew that what he told Cheng Qianshu at first about Hua Wulang's plan to convene an alliance of heroes at the martial arts conference, declare war on the imperial court, and clear up the Cheng family's grievances was totally untenable.

As Cheng Qian said: What if I went to the capital?That is no longer a territory that martial arts people can set foot in.

The worst ending would be to lead the people in the martial arts world to be completely at odds with the imperial court, and a civil war would inevitably start. In this case, it would be unnecessary to choose the time during the martial arts conference - no matter when it is chosen, it will have the same ending.

But what if the martial arts conference is used to make everyone confront the court and cause conflicts, so that the martial arts conference cannot be held smoothly?If the new leader is not in power for a day, Hua Wulang will have great power in his hands.

This is his real purpose.

One by one, one by one, all doubts are exposed in broad daylight.

Standing outside the door, Hua Jinshuang was actually a little dazed, his gaze was erratic, scanning the guests coming and going at the door, he just felt strange—is it true that people's hearts can never be satisfied?What are the rivers and lakes?

Then he saw a familiar figure standing under the tree opposite Huanliu Pavilion. He was obviously alone, and no one talked to him, but he insisted on standing up to guard the frontier city.

The back is straight, the legs are slightly apart, the hands are naturally drooping, and a sword is slung by the side of the waist, like a knight waiting for someone to come back.

His face was expressionless, but his eyes were very bright in the darkness.

Seeing Hua Jinshuang coming out, he stared at the person without blinking, and didn't take the initiative to come forward, just observed silently.

Hua Jinshuang looked at him across the carriage and horses, and suddenly felt extremely helpless.

If all of this was really done by his father, it must not be that simple if something happened to the Cheng family. How will he deal with himself in the future?

Forget it, this relationship must have been fruitless from the beginning, it was just his wishful thinking.

If he could clear up the grievances of the Cheng family and watch Cheng Qianshu get married and have children happily, it would be considered atonement for the sins of the Hua family.

But maybe, when Cheng Qianshu knew everything, he never wanted to see himself again.

Hua Jin's nose felt sore, and she felt that the distance between her senior brother and her brother seemed endless.

Cheng Qianshu stepped towards Hua Jinshuang, and there were a few drunk guests lying in the middle. He stretched out his hand to help him, and kept his eyes on the young man not far away.

Hua Jinshuang suddenly decided to take a gamble, he pulled someone beside him, it happened to be Luluo, he whispered a few words to Luluo, Luluo was taken aback, turned to look at Cheng Qianshu, and walked over in a daze.

Cheng Qianshu frowned, looked at Hua Jinshuang, Luluo came to him, and said, "Third Young Master, let me tell you, he has someone he likes very much."

Cheng Qianshu was taken aback.

Luluo looked back, and Hua Jinshuang was standing there with a smile on her face.

Luluo said anxiously: "Third Young Master said that he has always liked Brother Cheng, and if possible, he would like to marry Cheng's family."

After Luluo finished speaking, she asked in a daze, "Who is Senior Brother Cheng? I thought he liked Young Master Liu?"

Cheng Qianshu's eyes widened, his mind was blank and his fingers trembled slightly.

Luluo worried: "Are you okay?"

Cheng Qianshu breathed heavily, his chest vibrated, and he said hoarsely, "I, I'm sorry, the Cheng family...the Cheng family can't...sorry."

Cheng Qianshu spoke incoherently for a moment, looked at the boy opposite, moved his lips: "Brother Cheng only treats him as a younger brother."

Luluo lowered her eyes desolately, and smiled helplessly: "I think we are the only ones who can't get what I want. It turns out that there are times when a noble and perfect person like the third young master is helpless."

Cheng Qianshu's heart trembled, his breathing trembled, and he murmured, "I'm sorry."

Luluo then turned around to reply Hua Jinshuang, Hua Jinshuang nodded, raised her head and shouted to Cheng Qianshu: "You can listen to me if you agree?"

Cheng Qianshu stood where he was, neither walking nor not leaving.

Hua Jinshuang didn't wait for an answer, so she smiled and said, "That's all, it doesn't matter."

Hua Jinshuang walked away with a flick of his sleeves, Cheng Qianshu subconsciously followed, but the person walking in front never looked back.

When they got back to Huafu, Hua Jinshuang was expressionless but his head was sweating, Xu'er hurriedly stepped forward to hand over the towel and then went to bring sweet water, Hua Jinshuang waved his hands: "I want to take a bath, let's get ready."

Xu'er has been with the master for so many years, and he can tell at a glance that there is a problem between the two of them. He dare not ask any more questions, but he must have hurriedly trotted away with his head down.

Cheng Qianshu stepped forward and said awkwardly, "Shuang'er..."

"Contest to recruit relatives, let's try it." Hua Jinshuang turned around and smiled, as if nothing had happened, "Mingfang is a good girl."

Cheng Qianshu frowned: "I didn't mean to say that, I don't like her."

"How do you know if you haven't gotten along with each other before?" The young man smiled very nicely, his eyebrows were curved, and the eyelashes seemed to be shining with bright moonlight. With a slight blink, the starlight fell all over the ground. Go with your heart."

Cheng Qianshu took a step forward: "Shuang'er, we need to talk."

Hua Jin waved her hands, and suddenly said: "Let's call him Junior Brother, Senior Senior Brother."

Cheng Qianshu: "..."

Hua Jinshuang winked mischievously at him, and the corners of her ruddy mouth curled into a beautiful arc: "I asked you to call me Shuang'er before because I had selfish intentions, and I just like to hear you call me Shuang'er. But forget it, listen now feel bad."

Cheng Qianshu's heart tightened, and even his breathing was inexplicably tinged with pain, and he said, "Why..."

Hua Jinshuang didn't answer, but shook her head: "Go back, good night."

Hua Jin went back into the house without turning her head. A while later, Xu'er brought someone over with hot water. When passing by Qianshu's side, Xu'er gave him a hard look.

Standing in the early summer night wind, Cheng Qianshu tasted blankly the unformed emotions in his heart, and felt a sense of loss, as if the treasure he had been holding in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into thousands of pieces.

It doesn't seem to be distressed, but it seems different to say that it is uncomfortable. This feeling is like a blunt knife cutting slowly in the heart, making people anxious, restless, and the heart throbs slightly.

Hearing the faint sound of water coming from the room, Cheng Qianshu sat on the steps with his robe lifted, looking at the moon in the sky.

It's strange to say that when I looked at the horse with Shuang'er in my arms, I only felt that the moon was so bright and flawless that I had never seen before, and my heart softened; when I look at it now, I feel that the moonlight is desolate and lonely, very lonely.

This night was doomed to be sleepless, and Cheng Qianshu finally fell asleep when it was almost dawn, and it was rare to see Hua Jinshuang's appearance when he was a child in his dream.The young Hua Sanshao is already very attractive, like a white jade dumpling, with black and white eyes, very beautiful, long eyelashes, lips like fresh cherries, rosy and shiny, it feels very sweet.

In the dream, Xiao Jinshuang was wearing a goose-yellow jacket with white fox fur on the collar, stumbling around under the leadership of the adult, hugging Hua Wulang's leg, poking her head curiously.

That was their first meeting.

"This is Jin Shuang, Shuang'er." His father's voice sounded above his head, Cheng Qianshu looked up, saw his father Cheng Qin introducing him, and pushed him forward, "Say hello to my brother? Do you like my brother? "

With a stern face, Cheng Qianshu said seriously like a little adult, "Brother Jinshuang."

"Qianshu...brother." Jin Shuang said hello politely, then suddenly laughed again, giggling happily alone while hugging Hua Wulang's leg.

The elders of the two families were immediately amused, Hua Wulang said: "This child is like this, I don't know what he is thinking."

"It's a beauty," Cheng Qin joked, "If you didn't say it was a boy, I thought it was a little girl."

Cheng Qianshu was also looking at Hua Jinshuang, Hua Jinshuang covered her mouth and kept laughing, then winked mischievously at him after a while.

Cheng Qianshu: "???"

When the adults went to the study, Cheng Qianshu took Hua Jinshuang for a stroll around the garden, basking in the sun.

Cheng Qianshu is not much older, but he claims to be an older brother, and when he speaks with a straight face, he says old-fashionedly: "You can't run around, you know? Don't move...you can't pick flowers!"

Hua Jinshuang has been mischievous since she was a child, and the Hua family can't control her, how can Cheng Qianshu control her?

Cheng Qianshu was so tormented that his head was sweating, he hugged Hua Jinshuang with his small body, and strenuously walked out with his arms in his arms: "If you are disobedient, go to school."

"Don't read it!" Hua Jin pulled Cheng Qianshu's hair with her fleshy hands, "You are bad! You are bad!"

Cheng Qianshu screamed in pain when he was caught, he didn't want to take care of Hua Jinshuang anymore, he thought it was too troublesome to take care of the child, so he returned him to the housekeeper, Uncle Hua, and walked away.

Hua Jinshuang struggled to get down from the butler's arms again, stumbled to follow behind, and shouted inarticulately: "Wait for me...wait..."

"elder brother!"

"Wait for me!"

"Brother... Brother Qianshu..."

Cheng Qianshu frowned, sleeping restlessly on the bed.

In front of the bed, Hua Jinshuang sat silently in the chair and looked at him. He deliberately held back his breath. Cheng Qianshu had internal injuries, so he didn't notice that someone had entered the room.

Hua Jinshuang drank tea alone, saw the sun rising in the sky, and the sky was bright, so she sighed silently, turned and left.

He closed the door softly, and Cheng Qianshu, who was having a nightmare in the bed, murmured vaguely: "Don't go...slow down..."

"Don't go...my brother isn't going anywhere."

"...Shuang'er."