However, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has experienced great setbacks and is able to bend and stretch. He said in his heart, "If you don't come, I will go over and it will be done."
Watching them finish the round of toasts and return to sit down at the table, Zhu Meigui walked over with the wine and said with a smile to everyone: "Here, I'll toast you all."
Now everyone felt uncomfortable. After all, the other party was also a Chitose and a guest. It was really impolite to ask someone to toast first.
"Your Highness, you're welcome." Zhou Man smiled and said, "We are of low status and are not worthy of being toasted by you in person."
"Hey, don't be so formal. Our friendship is better than anything else." What Zhu Meigui said was not very authentic. He smiled and said: "Besides, I can't wait for you to come, so I had to come over in person."
Everyone except Xue Huan understood Zhu Meigui's meaning, which was that they acquiesced in Zhou Man's statement of "low status". Zhou Man originally meant to be self-effacing, but when he was so humiliated by him, they couldn't help but look angry.
"We are here to see the prince," Shuai Hui said angrily: "We are having a heated fight with the adults sitting at the main table, and we are afraid of missing the prince's good deeds." He deliberately emphasized the word 'prince'.
"Yeah," Xu Huaiqing was a bad guy, and he hit Zhu Meigui's sore spot with one sentence: "Your Majesty will only come to Beijing a few times in his life. Opportunities are rare, so he should try to get close to the big shots."
"Yes," everyone nodded and said with a look of concern for Zhu Meigui: "Don't waste time on little people like us!" As they spoke, the way they looked at Zhu Meigui changed, as if they were looking at him as a real person.
Roe Deer.
Zhu Meigui was so angry that he still had a smile on his face and said: "Thank you for your concern. It is rare for me to come to Beijing, and I would like to visit more of my old friends." As he said that, he put his hand on Erhei's shoulder and looked at him with both eyes.
He said in a condescending manner: "I'll come to your house tomorrow to sit down. I won't be unwelcome, right?"
"You're not welcome!" Before Erhei could say anything, Xue Huan answered for him first.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Erhei glared at Xue Huan, smiled apologetically at Zhu Meigui and said, "He was joking, of course he is welcome."
"Haha, okay." Zhu Meigui's smile became more condescending and she said, "Then it's settled, I'll look forward to seeing you at twilight tomorrow." After saying that, he raised his glass to Erhei and left with a big smile.
"You're a fucking coward!" As soon as Zhu Meigui left, Xue Huan yelled at Erhei: "People are bullying you!"
"Can you please stop worrying about me?" Erhei sighed and said to Xue Huan, "I know you mean well, but there's no need!"
"You!" Xue Huan glared at Erhei.
"That's right," Zhou Man hurriedly smoothed things over: "It's hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs, so Second Young Master, please don't worry about Master Hei."
"The dog bit Lu Dongbin!" Xue Huan grunted and left the table.
The brothers couldn't get enough of the commotion, so they helped Wang Xian, who was very drunk, to greet the guests. When the banquet was over in the afternoon, they stood at the door to see off the guests for him.
Zhu Meigui didn't have any further trouble, and followed Zhu Zhanji back to the Prince's Mansion. But on the way out, she smiled at Erhei and said, "See you there."
Erhei nodded and smiled at him and said nothing more.
After all the guests had left, the brothers went in to help clean up. In fact, there was no need for them to do anything. The servants in Wang Xian's family were enough. Seeing that there was no work and Wang Xian was drunk like a dog, the brothers dispersed.
Erhei and Shuaihui had the best friendship, and they lived next to each other. On the way home, the two walked together without riding horses. They walked to sober up and chatted while walking.
"Tell me," Erhei sighed, "Am I particularly looked down upon today?"
"Whatever." Shuai Hui smiled and said, "Those are guys who treat women as clothes and brothers as siblings. How can I understand your thoughts."
"How about I treat my brothers as my clothes and my women as my siblings?" Although Er Hei was a little infatuated, he was not crazy at all, and he immediately heard the thorn in Shuai Hui's words.
"I didn't say that." Shuai Hui smiled and dodged Erhei's fist, and said seriously: "But what do you think? Why don't you let the brothers help?" After a pause, he said: "I'm not trying to scare you.
, Zhu Meigui today is not the fugitive he was back then. If you don’t let the brothers take him away, your family may be ruined!" He was embarrassed to say that your family, Long Yao, did it for Zhu Meigui.
A woman who can give up everything!
"Hey..." Erhei did not refute, but bowed his head as if accepting his fate: "Yes, he has steadily defeated me in any of the thirty-six heads. If Long Yao wants to go back with him, I have nothing to say."
"Holy shit! This is fucking great love!" Shuai Hui said angrily: "We brothers came out from Fuyang to conquer the world. What did we rely on all the way to today? Fighting, fighting, risking our lives.
Defend everything you have! Just don’t give it up!”
"This is not the same thing." Erhei shook his head.
"How come it's not the same thing?!" Shuai Hui sneered: "I think your brain has been kicked by a donkey!"
"No, I'm very clear-headed and know what I'm thinking." Erhei said and stopped, looking at Shuai Hui with a painful but candid expression: "Actually, that time in Shanxi, I was really kicked in the head by a donkey."
"Holy shit!" Shuai Hui's face seemed to be even darker than Er Hei's: "I dare you, brothers, to help you marry Long Yao, but I'm still here with you!"
"I don't blame the brothers, I only blame myself." Erhei sighed: "You can force anything in this world, but you shouldn't force things between men and women. Long Yao hates me, not for anything else.
Because we didn't consider her mood at all and imposed our will on her, destroying her feelings." As he spoke, he took a long breath and said in a deep voice: "I can't do it again this time.
The same mistake, so this time, I can't let anyone interfere, let her... make her own choice..."
"Hey!" Shuai Hui didn't know what to say, because he didn't understand why Erhei had such an idea.
While he was talking, Shuai Hui's family arrived. He simply ignored this eternal infatuation and said with a smile: "You can go back and figure it out yourself. If your wife runs away, don't come to my house to eat." After that, he went in.
Erhei walked to the door of his house and looked at the ajar door. He hesitated for a while but did not go in... Thinking about some things is one thing, saying it is one thing, and doing it is another thing. Take it seriously.
When it comes time to face it, he just hopes that this moment comes as late as possible...
After parting ways with Shuai Hui, Er Hei wandered outside for a long time before returning home after dark. As soon as he returned, he saw Long Yao waiting in the main room, with the dishes on the table covered with food.
"Why did you go?" Long Yao looked at Erhei with some displeasure: "Shuai Hui next door has been back a long time ago." As she said that, she opened the dishes, and the steaming dishes appeared next to Erhei.
There was also a large bowl of sour bamboo shoots and fish soup before his eyes, which was obviously for him to sober up.
Looking at Long Yao busy under the lamp, Erhei's nose felt sore. He didn't know how many times he could see such a scene again, but there was no doubt that he hoped to see the old man all the time. At that moment, he really wanted to hurry up
Go to Xue Huan and ask the brothers to beat Zhu Meigui until he can't take care of himself...
"Hurry up and wash your hands. Why are you standing there in a daze?" Long Yao looked at him, frowned slightly and said, "Hurry up and eat."
"Oh." Erhei nodded and went over to wash his hands absentmindedly. He accidentally slipped the pancreas to the ground and hurriedly went to pick it up, but couldn't. He squatted there in frustration and didn't get up for a long time.
When Long Yao saw this, he came over, picked up the pancreas from the ground, passed it through the water, put it on the washbasin shelf, and filled Erhei with a basin of water.
Erhei silently washed his hands and sat down at the table. Long Yao scooped him a bowl of soup, then picked up the rice bowl and said softly: "Let's eat."
"Don't you ask me what's wrong?" Erhei couldn't hold it in any longer.
"I guess I won't be able to finish this meal." Long Yao said lightly: "Let's finish the meal first and then talk about it."
Erhei had no choice but to hold it in, but he really had no appetite. Watching Long Yao eat a bowl of rice, he finally couldn't help but said: "Zhu Meigui has come to Beijing..."
"Oh." Long Yao responded, with no expression on his face. He picked up a piece of green vegetable in his hand and dropped it on the table.
"His father and son have been rehabilitated, and he may become a prince." Erhei's mind was confused and his mouth was completely out of control: "It's not possible, but certain. The emperor has already issued a decree, and he will be canonized in these two days."
"This is a good thing." After listening to Erhei's words, Long Yao was stunned for a long time, then took a deep breath and said: "I knew that this day would definitely come..." As she said this, her tears finally flowed down.
Looking at the tearful Long Yao, Erhei felt like his heart was being cut by a knife, and it was extremely difficult to breathe.
"Let me tell you, I can't eat this meal." Long Yao endured it again and again, but she couldn't help but become more and more excited. She felt that all the past events, thoughts, and emotions that she had suppressed so easily were all wiped out at once.
She was aroused, making it difficult for her to remain calm, even if she couldn't pretend. Finally, she put down her chopsticks, wiped her tears, stood up and went into the back room. "Let me be quiet for a while..."
Seeing Long Yao's reaction, as expected, Erhei closed his eyes in pain, and tears rolled down his cheeks.
This night was extremely long for this family... A curtain separated the two people into two worlds.
Inside the door curtain is Long Yao, who is lying on the quilt, crying silently. Outside the door curtain, is Er Hei, who is sitting on a chair, feeling dejected.
The two of them stayed like this for half the night across the curtain. Finally, Er Hei opened the curtain and came in. Long Yao also sat up and looked at Er Hei with red eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard him say in a low voice: "That
, if you...want to go with him..."
Under Long Yao's surprised gaze, Erhei lowered his head and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Of course, it's possible."
"What did you say?!" Long Yao stared at Erhei with wide eyes, never expecting that he would be so 'generous'.
"I mean," Erhei raised his head and said with an extremely ugly expression on his face: "Anyway, you were forced at first. If you want to leave now, I won't force you to stay anymore..."