Because there was a distance between them, the sound of their quarrel could not be heard clearly. Only bits and pieces of words were carried into Ning Shu's ears by the cool night wind.
"Qiong Wei, don't come to this place in the future. Also, don't casually look for your second brother, do you hear me?"
"Why? I'm already of marriageable age. You can't control where I go or who I look for. Furthermore, I don't want to do anything. "
"You were so obvious today. Do you think I didn't see through it? Also, when you asked your second brother out … Do you think you hid it perfectly? Qiong Wei, your second brother is already engaged and will get married soon. Do you have the heart to destroy his happiness? Have you forgotten how well your second brother treated you since you were young? Mother, although … at least she didn't treat you badly … "
"That's right. Aunt treats me very well. Do you know that she's preparing to betroth me to Count Zhongyong's Zhu Family's famous lecherous son? "
"How can that be? When I return home, I'll plead with father and ask him to stop this matter! "
"If you stop this, then there's the next one. There are millions of people in the capital and hundreds of thousands of families. Big brother, do you want to stop them one by one … Big brother, I'm not a child anymore. When I was of marriageable age in spring, you personally inserted the hairpin into my hair. I can tell who really treats me well and who only treats me perfunctorily … I'm not very smart since I was young. I'm not good at studying and I'm also bad at needlework … My personality is also stubborn and I'm not liked by anyone. It's as if there's nothing I can do except for my stubbornness … My life is already so messy. The only thing I want to do is to do my best to protect the person I love. Even if he doesn't have me in his heart, I still want to try. Otherwise, I'll regret it when I die. Big brother, don't try to persuade me anymore … "
"Qiong Wei, don't go down a dead end. The current situation isn't what you think it is … Those things already have nothing to do with you. Just forget about it. Big brother promises you that no one will be able to …"
Under the hazy moonlight, Tan Sixian reached out her hand to stroke the top of Xue Qiongwei's head, but Xue Qiongwei dodged her. "Enough! Being a cowardly good person may not be a good thing. On the contrary, you may end up with nothing. It's better to be a pure evil person … I can only promise you that unless the situation is absolutely necessary, I don't want to hurt anyone, and I won't … "
The siblings quarreled for no apparent reason. In the end, Xue Qiongwei lowered her head and grabbed Tan Sixian's sleeve as if she was crying. Separated by some distance, Ning Shu was unable to clearly see Tan Sixian's expression at this moment. However, from the way he gently pulled Xue Qiongwei into his embrace, it was not difficult to guess that his eyes were filled with heartache.
After crying, the two of them left the small alley. They should be heading back to the manor.
Ning Shu was confused. However, it wasn't appropriate for outsiders to ask about other people's family matters. She just didn't expect Xue Qiongwei to have such deep feelings for Tan Siwei. No wonder she deliberately targeted him at the dinner table. However …
After the two of them left, they still didn't hear Ning Shu's voice for a while. Xiahou Qing asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Ning Shu came back to her senses and said, "Nothing, I just feel that it's a bit strange. From the dinner table until now, what I've heard from the three Tan siblings seems to be very different from what I've always known. The Prime Minister's wife has always been quite famous in the circle of noblewomen in the capital. Everyone praises her as a virtuous wife who treats her servants with great generosity. However, why does it sound so unreasonable from Xue Qiongwei's mouth?
The relationship between the eldest young master and the second young master is quite good. Previously, when Donglai Shun raised the suspicion of the second young master, the eldest young master was very anxious. In the conversation just now, he had been siding with the second young master. However, from the eldest young master's tone, why do I feel that he is very unfamiliar with the Prime Minister's wife? Especially when he said the word 'mother', there was an obvious pause. Afterwards, when he tried to stop the marriage, he directly said that he was pleading with the Prime Minister and not directly admonishing the Prime Minister's wife. They are clearly mother and son, why is it like this? "
In response to Ning Shu's question, Xiahou Qing quickly answered, "They are not mother and son, but the eldest son of a concubine and his di mother."
Ning Shu was shocked, "Is that true? How come I don't know about this? Hasn't the Prime Minister's manor always announced to the public that the two young masters are the legitimate children of the Prime Minister's wife? "Not only did she not know, there were probably not many people in the capital who knew about this.
Xiahou Qing leisurely said, "The Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's wife married in the third year and sixth month of Heaven's Selection, but in reality, the eldest young master was born in the fourth year and first month of Heaven's Selection. Even if he was born prematurely, there has never been a case of someone who was born three months prematurely and luckily survived. Therefore, there can only be one explanation: the eldest young master was born from the Prime Minister's mistress and was later brought back to the Prime Minister's manor to be raised."
Ning Shu couldn't help but admire him. This monster with a photographic memory, was there anything in the capital that he didn't know about?
"Ah, so that's how it is. Then my previous question can be clearly explained."
Similarly, it could also be explained why Tan Sixian, who looked cultured and refined, knew when to advance and retreat, and was more tactful than Tan Siwei, didn't become an official. Instead, he became a merchant of the lowest class.
He was born into the Prime Minister's family, and he was the eldest son. The people below him looked at him as if he were in the clouds, unreachable. Only he himself knew that the steps under his feet were made of mud and not solid. His birth mother was unknown, and he lived with the awkward identity of his legitimate mother. No matter how tolerant and magnanimous his legitimate mother was, in the end, she couldn't compare to her own son. If he wanted to climb up, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't step on the wrong step. If he stood still, it would be easy for him to become a target and be shot through the heart. If this person was mediocre, then it wouldn't be so bad. He would just muddle along for the rest of his life. But if he was a little outstanding, then he would have to spend every day racking his brains and tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Therefore, Tan Sixian, who was stuck in the cracks of the wall, had to hide his inadequacies even if he was as talented as Li Bai. In comparison, entering the business world was the safest path. His attitude was gentle, and he was thorough in all aspects. It could be imagined how difficult the road he had walked before was.
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