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Chapter 108: See for yourself, listen for yourself

 The lantern shadows flicker, and the beauties under the eaves are like orchids coming out of the valley, leaving the world with a touch of the beauty of youth.

Li Qinzai had seen her several times, but this time, her peerless beauty standing under the dim light gave him a heavy blow to his heart.

In an instant, he suddenly felt a trace of regret.

No matter what her personality is, why should we extrapolate such a beautiful woman to a marriage approved by the elders of both parties? Can't we just accept it honestly and obediently?

Hey, men are indeed animals who only care about their faces.

Realizing that Cui Sheng was still standing beside him, Li Qinzai suddenly came back to his senses.

They were not far apart. Cui Sheng should have recognized Cui Jie by now and couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

Li Qinzai felt that he had done his best. He had made up his mind to try every means to stop Cui Sheng from going out, just to prevent Cui Jie from being discovered by him.

Man's calculation is not as good as God's, Cui Jie came to the door on her own. No wonder Li Qinzai, everything is fate.

Cui Sheng stood steadily in the yard. The moment he saw Cui Jie, Cui Sheng's eyes immediately turned red. He raised his leg and subconsciously wanted to move forward, but for some reason he suddenly stopped.

Cui Jie, who was standing outside the ear room, happened to see Cui Sheng at this time. She covered her mouth in disbelief and her pretty face turned pale instantly.

Not daring to meet Cui Sheng's gaze, she hurriedly thrust a white embroidered picture into the hands of the servant next to her. Cui Jie turned around and ran away dragging Cong Shuang.

The brother and sister's reactions shocked Li Qinzai.

Shouldn't we rush forward to recognize our relatives, and then hug each other and cry? Now one of them turns around and runs away, and the other pretends to be calm. What is going on?

Cui Sheng's expression has long since returned to its original state, and his eyes are still cold and cold. His sister ran away, but Cui Sheng seemed as if nothing happened. It was just two strangers who ran away just now.

A strange atmosphere permeated the courtyard.

Cui Sheng stood still like this, silent and expressionless.

After a long time, Cui Sheng suddenly said: "Li Shaojian, are the two women just now also the farmers of your village?"

Li Qinzai looked at him speechlessly.

You don’t know your biological sister, so now you’re asking me? Are you trying to deceive me?

Of course Li Qinzai would not answer honestly. Although he is not that bad, he is not that simple and unpretentious either.

"Oh, those two people just now, yes, they are the daughters of the villagers in my village. They have been in the village since they were born." With a kind smile on his face, Li Qinzai sighed: "Time is not forgiving, I can say

I watched them grow up, tut! The longer they grow, the more juicy they become.”

Unsatisfactory drool almost left the corners of his eyes.

Cui Sheng's face turned livid, and he clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, as if he was ready to punch his handsome face at any time.

Li Qinzai was so smart. He had a premonition of something without even looking. After speaking, he moved two steps sideways without leaving any trace.

"Liu Asi, come here!" Li Qinzai shouted loudly.

Liu Asi appeared and clasped his fists: "Fifth Young Master, do you have something to give me?"

"It's okay, I suddenly feel so safe... Just stay here, don't move around."

"yes!"

After a while, Cui Sheng unclenched his fist and sighed: "Young Supervisor Li, I want to go out for a walk."

Li Qinzai didn't stop him this time, and said with a smile: "Cui She is free to do it, do you want me to send troops to protect you?"

"No need." Cui Sheng said coldly.

After Cui Sheng left, Li Qinzai also turned around and returned to the backyard. Only then did Li Zhi, who had been hiding behind the dark pillars of the front hall, appear.

He looked at Cui Sheng who was leaving the main entrance, and then at Li Qinzai who was walking towards the backyard. Li Zhi had a constipated expression on his face.

I had originally planned to watch a lively scene where a brother and a sister recognized each other and happily grudged each other, but unexpectedly, it was neither lively nor noisy, so Yun Danfeng ended it easily.

"That's it? That's it?" Li Zhi sighed: "Why didn't we fight? This Cui Sheng is not bloody enough."

…………

Zhuangzi is only that big, with hundreds of households, so it is not difficult to find out where Cui Jie lives.

Cui Sheng quickly found the house where Cui Jie Congshuang lived.

Looking at the dilapidated and simple farmhouse in front of him, Cui Sheng almost shed tears.

My sister grew up in fine clothes and fine food. How had she ever lived in such a simple and rough house? I took a quick look just now and saw that she was also wearing a coarse hairpin skirt, no different from an ordinary peasant woman.

How much injustice and suffering had she suffered in the past few months?

Cui Sheng slowly walked into the courtyard. An oil lamp was lit in the room. As if she knew he would come, Cui Jie was sitting under the porch outside, watching him quietly.

Cui Sheng walked to her and stood in front of her. Cui Jie had already stood up and bowed to him. When she raised her head, she was already in tears.

"Brother..." Cui Jie called softly, tears streaming down her face.

She had never cried during all the hardships she had experienced these days. Now when she saw her relatives, the grievances she had endured for many days finally made her take off her strong appearance and burst into tears.

Cui Sheng sighed sadly and said, "You...have made the whole family's search so difficult!"

Cui Jie said nothing, covering her face and crying.

Cui Sheng was heartbroken, but he didn't know how to comfort her, so he had to let her cry.

After a long time, Cui Jie stopped crying, lowered her head and sobbed while wiping away tears.

Cui Sheng then said: "Jie'er, go back to Qingzhou, this is not the life you should live."

Unexpectedly, Cui Jie shook her head firmly: "No!"

Cui Sheng's eyes showed a stern look: "Be obedient!"

Cui Jie looked directly into his eyes stubbornly: "No!"

Cui Sheng couldn't help but feel short of breath. From his sister's firm eyes, he knew that any of his persuasion was useless.

This sister may seem weak, but she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. Once she makes a decision, she will never listen to advice easily, and she will not regret it even if she hits the wall.

"What do you want?" Cui Sheng sighed helplessly.

Cui Jie lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said softly: "Brother, please forgive me for being willful, I still want to stay here."

Cui Sheng said angrily: "Do you know whose Zhuangzi this is? Do you know who Li Qinzai is?"

Seeing Cui Jie's calm face, Cui Sheng was stunned and blurted out: "You already know..."

Cui Jie nodded: "I know that this is Zhuangzi of the Li family, and I met Brother Li Shi not long ago."

Cui Sheng was confused: "So you stay here..."

A trace of confusion flashed in Cui Jiemei's eyes, and she whispered: "I don't know why I want to stay here. Maybe it's to give myself a correct answer, or maybe I don't want to go back to that home..."

Cui Sheng said in a deep voice: "Jie'er, the marriage of children from aristocratic families is involuntary. My brother, I married someone I didn't love. Hasn't it been like this for thousands of years?"

Cui Jie stared into his eyes: "Is this right for thousands of years?"

Cui Sheng was speechless and had no words to reply.

Cui Jie sighed softly: "There are many reasons for me to stay here. I was so anxious to escape from marriage that I ran away to this village by accident..."

"Later I found out that it was Zhuangzi of the Li family, so I planned to leave. Unexpectedly, the Cui family's cavalry was searching everywhere in Guanzhong. Congshuang and I might be caught at any time, so we had to retreat..."

"It was also at that time that I met Brother Li Shi. Although I only met him a few times, I felt that he was not as unbearable as the rumors said."

Cui Jie raised her head as she spoke, her beautiful eyes shining brightly in the dark night, like fireflies darting into the lake.

"Brother, he is the husband chosen by my parents for me. Maybe I should accept my fate, but I don't want to. I don't want others to tell me whether Li Qinzai is good or bad, and whether he is my husband. I just want to know.

See it with your own eyes, listen to it, and finally make your own choice.”

Cui Sheng's face grew colder: "Is this the purpose of your staying here? What if it turns out that Li Qinzai is actually a bastard with no moral integrity?"

Cui Jie said firmly: "If I prove with my own eyes that he is this kind of person, I will leave Zhuangzi without hesitation and leave him. From then on, I will be at home all over the world and live alone for the rest of my life."

Cui Sheng sneered: "I'm afraid you don't know how bad his reputation is in Chang'an City, right?"

Cui Jie's lips curled up: "Brother, let me see and listen to myself. Okay?"


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