"The light is unstoppable. Do you think that if you shut yourself in a dark corner, the sky won't light up? Second brother, your eldest brother is dead. Now, you are the pillar of the Xiao family. If you continue to be like this, your father will really be angry. What will happen to your mother then? With your big brother and the person you like gone, are you still going to let your mother die because of your grief? " As Xiao Hu spoke, hot tears fell from his eyes.
Xiao He finally slowly released his hand and his body slowly slid down the wall. He closed his eyes in grief.
"Second Young Master …" Mu Bai hurriedly walked over and draped the cloak over Xiao He's body.
Xiao He supported Mu Bai as he slowly stood up and staggered out of the restaurant. "Yeah, he's already dead. What's the point of lying to myself like this?"
Xiao Zhenhai looked coldly at his second son, who reeked of alcohol. Xiao Hu hurriedly used his hand to push Xiao He. Xiao He then cupped his fist and said, "Father."
"You can bear to come back?"
"…" Xiao He lowered his head and didn't make a sound.
"Xiao He, you are the son of I, Xiao Zhenhai, and you are a member of the Xiao family. What are you plotting?" Xiao Zhenhai cursed in a rough voice. Looking at Xiao He's dirty appearance and unshaven appearance, he finally sighed and said, "Go wash up and change your clothes. Remember, your surname is Xiao!"
"Yes, Father." Xiao He nodded, then turned around to leave.
"Wait a minute, I found a marriage for you, the other party is the granddaughter of the Duke of Yang, Yang Zeng. I thought that the thirteenth princess was infatuated with you and wanted you to be her consort, but this princess is too stupid and has lost her favor. The other princesses are obstructing the eleventh princess' business, so they won't want to marry you."
The Yang family was the loyal and virtuous third generation, as well as the empress dowager's cousin. Yang Ru's father had already seen them before, so he was lively and cheerful, somewhat similar to the Eleventh Princess. Didn't you like being impudent like this? "You will also like that Yang. Tomorrow, your father will make an appointment with Madame Yang, and you can meet with that Yang."
"Yes, Father." Xiao He appeared extremely calm.
Xiao Hu was astonished. Was second brother surrendering to his father?
On the second day, the old lady from Xiao Zhen Hai's mouth, Old Mistress Yang, had indeed entered the door. The maidservants followed behind, and by her side was a lively and beautiful lady. This lady's eyes were bright, her teeth were white, and her eyes were exceptionally bright.
Madam Xiao and Old Madam Yang greeted each other. Xiao He meticulously stood by Madam Xiao's side, looking straight ahead, his face expressionless.
Yang Ru, who sat opposite of him, stared at him curiously. After a while, she jumped up and said, "Grandmother, Madam Xiao, I'm not interested in what you're saying. I want to go out and play, okay?"
Old Madam Yang doted on her granddaughter very much, and affectionately said, "This little thing probably thinks we're being long-winded. Forget it, you should go outside, don't go too far."
"Alright!" Yang Ru immediately ran out of the room like a wild horse that had just escaped from its rein.
"He'er, Miss Yang is not familiar with the Xiao estate, you follow and protect her." Xiao Zhenhai spoke.
"Yes, Father." Xiao He didn't retort and walked out with large strides.
Yang Ru ran all the way to the back garden, and when she turned around and saw Xiao He, she motioned for the servants by her side to leave. She boldly stared at Xiao He, while Xiao He looked at the surface of the pond as if he was deep in thought.
"Grandmother did not lie to me when she said that you were handsome and mighty. You're a good-looking girl, I think you're not bad." Yang San was bold in his words and deeds, and did not care about the difference between men and women.
Xiao He came back to his senses and frowned slightly as he said, "Miss Yang, you're too polite."
"My grandfather said he would betroth me to you. What do you think of me after you saw me today?"
"I don't know." Xiao He glanced at her as he spoke.
Seeing that Xiao He was not very enthusiastic, she immediately became a bit unhappy. She turned her head and saw the slim and graceful lotus flower in the middle of the pool, "That lotus looks good, go pick it for me."
Xiao He's gaze descended onto the lotus. As the wind blew, the lotus swayed in the wind —
"Xiao He, Xiao He, look at that beautiful flower. Wait for me here, I'll go pick it." One summer, a little girl very much like the tea flowers in the tree, happily said to him.
"Don't! You're a princess, how can you climb a tree? Stay here and don't move. I'll go pick it for you." He quickly climbed the tree and plucked the flowers she loved. He placed them in her hands, and she took them. She was extremely happy. Her eyes turned into two crescent moons as she said —
"Help me pick the flowers, and I'll do something to return it to you in the future."
"What are you laughing at?" Yang Ru noticed the smile on his face and asked.
"I won't pick flowers for women, but if you want to marry me, then I can marry you tomorrow. However, I must tell you in advance that I won't marry you, and I won't have any relationship with you in my entire life. Even if you enter the Xiao Estate and become my wife, you can only be famous."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Yang Ru's face froze as she said coldly, "I previously heard that you were extremely infatuated with Princess Eleven. I thought that it was fake, but I didn't expect it to be real. Unfortunately, she's already dead." Yang Ru had taken a fancy to Xiao He with a single glance, but she was injured by Xiao He's cold words, so she retorted back.
Xiao He was instantly enraged as he said, "You don't have the qualifications to mention her. On the first occasion you met me, my sword wasn't unsheathed! Even though Yue Er is dead, I have an engagement with her. In my heart, she is my wife, and the others are just decorations. If you want to be one, you can marry her at any time.
I don't have any patience with other women, so I don't want to deal with you. It is only fair that I tell you my true thoughts. As for your choice, I will cooperate with you.
He was very cold and cruel, not giving the other women the slightest leeway.
The handkerchief in his hand fell to the ground. Xiao He turned around and left, just as Xiao Hu was walking over. Seeing Yang Ru like this, he was stunned for a moment before asking:
"What's wrong, where's my second brother?"
Yang Ru was so angry that she bent down to pick up a rock and threw it at Xiao Hu while cursing, "Liar! "Big liar!"
Ah!" The stone smashed into Xiao Hu's forehead, causing him to be unable to make heads or tails of it. He could only painfully say, "What happened? What does it have to do with me?
Xiao He walked out of the garden and immediately felt that he couldn't breathe. To accept the fact that Yue Er was already dead, he really needed to waste a lot of strength.
"Second Young Master, where are you going?"
Mu Bai saw him standing there and hurriedly ran over and asked him, afraid that he would go drink again.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just walking around." he said.