Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Jiang Feng finally couldn't bear to see Gao Hui's dejected look. But thinking that he would be his brother-in-law in the future, it was not a solution to continue to be entangled like this, so he simply cut the Gordian knot and make things clear at once.

She put down the skewers, looked at Gao Hui and said softly: "Brother Ah Hui, I had a serious illness when I was nine years old. Although I survived, my health was not good and I forgot many things. When I first woke up, my grandmother was seriously ill. My mother was busy taking care of her. My eldest sister was busy managing the household. My second sister and I could not play together. My eldest brother fell into the book bag when he took the exam for the scholar. My second brother only ran around with my eldest brother Guan all day. Only you..."

Thinking back to the difficult years when she just crossed over: Old Lady Jiang believed that Jiang Feng should have died. How could someone who had no breath be resurrected? Jiang Feng woke up, but she was sick. Isn't this trying to rob her of her life? If she just disliked him before, it escalated into resentment after this incident! The old lady was gloomy during her illness, and she found faults everywhere. If there was any mistake, she would be punished by family rules. The Jiang family's family rules said filial piety was more important than heaven. In order to take care of the emotions of the seriously ill old man, even though they knew that Jiang Feng had been wronged, the whole family turned a blind eye.

Jiang Feng couldn't help feeling a little sad.

She paused and continued, "You were the only one who played with me. When I ran slowly, you waited for me. When I cried, you comforted me until I stopped crying. I was often beaten and forced to kneel, so you searched everywhere for pain-relieving and blood-dissolving ointments. No matter what difficult things I thought of, you would find them for me. You still keep those little things. Fan Laoer and Dou Ding only loved to bully me, and you always stood up for me. If I lost, I would be beaten black and blue. If I won, I would be whipped by my uncle when I got home."

"So you never play with them again. Every time you meet them, you stay away from them. If you really can't avoid them, you don't force yourself to fight them head-on. You told me that I should despise them strategically and take them seriously tactically. If I can't beat them, I will run away. If I can't outrun them, I will admit defeat. It's not shameful at all!" Gao Hui murmured and added.

"But you never listen. There was a heavy snow that year, and Dou Ding buried me in the snow for fun. I got a fever that night and was confused for a whole day and night." Jiang Feng said.

"I was furious and had a fierce fight with him. He beat me up and left me with a black eye and a swollen face. I also hung him on a tree in the back hills and left him to freeze all night. The governor couldn't find him, so he came to my house."

"Uncle broke a stick as thick as his arm, but you just gritted your teeth and refused to tell me where Dou Ding was."

"Mother said that if I didn't tell you, your grandmother would starve you to death in the ancestral hall."

"When the adults found Dou Ding, he was frozen to his last breath. You two had been enemies for many years, and you only recently started to get along again."

"But since then, you haven't paid much attention to me."

The two people recalled the happy revenge they had when they were children as if it was just yesterday.

Jiang Feng touched his cheek with his sleeve, looked at the blooming peony flowers on the screen, and seemed to be thinking of something far away. He said, "And the two little rabbits you caught, we have raised them for more than two years. I only stubbornly fed them carrots at first, and they were almost starved to death. It was you who saved the two little guys with cabbage."

"Then Juliet died of illness, Romeo died of starvation, and you cried so hard that your eyes became like peaches. I got two more lovely ones, but you refused to keep them."

The moonlight was like a silver thread, and the evening breeze was curling. The tears in the corners of their eyes dried and wet again. Recalling the past when they had joked without restraint, Jiang Feng finally said cruelly: "Brother Hui, these are things from childhood, and I will always remember them in my heart. But, that's all. In my heart, I have always treated you as my own brother, and I have never had any other thoughts for a moment, not before, not now, and certainly not in the future!"

The girl raised her head, looked at Gao Hui gently and firmly, and spoke word by word.

Gao Hui felt that every word uttered from those red lips was like a knife, cutting his heart fiercely, causing him to cry in pain. He was annoyed, remorseful, powerless, unwilling, and all kinds of emotions surged up, hitting him back again and again. Finally, he staggered and held onto a locust tree, looking at his beloved under the night sky, and said hoarsely: "I don't believe it. I know you can't make the decision, they are all forcing you. I won't give up!"

Jiang Feng wanted to persuade him again, but Gao Hui had already turned and left.

Jiang Feng swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

As soon as he put down the cup, the two maids beside him knelt down. When he looked over, Li Longye was already standing there.

Men in the Tang Dynasty were so difficult to deal with! Just after sending one away, another even more difficult one came. Jiang Feng, under the influence of alcohol, neither greeted nor paid attention to him, and just flipped the skewers in his hand.

Li Longye watched a good show of a man in love but a woman indifferent for free, and he was in a good mood. He walked up and asked, "Is it the girl's handiwork at today's banquet?"

Jiang Feng picked out the most burnt meat from a bunch of skewers, held it up and passed it to Li Longye's mouth, shouting in an almost commanding tone: "Why does a good person have a mouth? Eat it!"

The old woman kneeling on the ground first heard Jiang Feng's rebellious words, and then saw the black mass, her body trembling like a sieve.

Li Longye couldn't believe it. He first looked at the lawless Jiang Feng, then looked at the string of things, smiled brightly, and actually took it and started eating.

Jiang Feng was frightened when he saw him eat it. He swallowed it with difficulty, and after finishing one piece, he didn't have the courage to eat the second piece.

Jiang Feng quickly snatched the remaining half of the "dark dish" from his hand and said, "This is also my work. How does Your Majesty like it?"

Li Longye said reluctantly: "It's not bad."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Feng had the urge to stuff the remaining charcoal into his mouth.

But she really didn't have the courage, so she could only ask angrily: "Why did your Highness condescend to come to my house?"

I just disturbed the whole family's mood for nothing.

Li Longye realized that he was not welcome. He was not angry, but just smiled and said, "It is hard to see the young lady. It has been more than a few months since we last met at Jiuyue Tower. The young lady has never left the house and has only stayed in this square courtyard. The walls of the Jiang Mansion are not high and the gates are not thick, but it has stumped me."

Jiang Feng was even more angry when he heard him speak so bluntly: "Why did the prince come to me so eagerly?"

"What do you think? What do you think I want you to do?" The bearded man came closer, and the shadow cast by his tall body almost enveloped Jiang Feng. His eyes were like blazing torches, and his voice was deep, carrying an indescribable ambiguity.

The two women wanted to cut off their ears and hung their heads to the ground. Jiang Feng had never thought that the bearded man would openly flirt with women in public, and immediately his eyes widened with anger, and his cheeks flushed.

Seeing her like this, Li Longye didn't dare to go too far and just smiled and said, "Of course I'll ask the young lady for a thank you gift."

After a pause, he smiled bitterly and said, "If others knew that I went to the girl's house to ask for a thank-you gift, my reputation would be ruined."

The two old women breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the girl owed someone something, so finally she didn't have to cut her ears.

Jiang Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. This rotten peach tree should not bloom again.

After the bearded man finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, with his long fingers right in front of the girl.

A fussy bearded man!

According to the situation of debt collection, if I don't return the gift today, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass this level! What can I give? Things that are used must not be given. The study is full of old books that have been flipped through many times, so it's inconvenient to give them. Other small things don't look good...

Jiang Feng was at a loss when he saw the purple crape myrtle leaves blooming all around him. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He picked the reddest and largest branch and held it in front of Li Longye, saying in a soul-stirring voice, "I give summer to the prince!"

I picked flowers at midnight and sent them to Gushezi. Please forgive me for having nothing, so I will give you some incense.