Chapter 55: 來人
[Guest coming]
On this day, Tang Xiaobao was sitting in the courtyard with Green Lotus making winter melon candy, surrounded by a circle of helping servants. So when Ji Tao came in, he saw a very plainly dressed Tang Xiaobao sitting on a small stool there, seriously instructing the maids around her, and holding a white object in her hand that she kept fiddling with.
Seeing this kind of Tang Xiaobao, Ji Tao’s heart is a little complicated. Originally, as Ji Ling’s husband, he should stay away from him. But when he knew that he came with Ji Ling, he couldn’t help but want to come to see him, and he was afraid that he would be abandoned by his heartless elder brother. After all, people like Tang Xiaobao so stupid, really not often seen.
As for Ji Ling, Ji Tao is not a favorite, not only because of their two awkward first son status, but also because he always felt a great pressure when standing in front of Ji Ling. Therefore, even though Ji Ling was summoned back by his own uncle, he thought behind his back that there was some kind of conspiracy, but in the end, he still did not come to see Ji Ling. Today also, he inadvertently heard the maid in his own yard mention that Ji Ling had gone out, and after a little thought he came here. He thought, taking advantage of Ji Ling’s absence to ask Tang Xiaobao about something, after all, Tang Xiaobao is so stupid, and he must know why Ji Ling came back this time.
Since Ji Ling was not there, Ji Tao came in very smoothly. At this time, looking at the courtyard of Tang Xiaobao, and he noticed the movement after looking at his own surprised eyes, Ji Tao suddenly realized that he was too impulsive, he and Tang Xiaobao have not much interaction, suddenly coming forward will make people feel very strange.
Who knows not to wait for him to beat a retreat, only to notice his Tang Xiao Bao seriously looking at him, then the corner of his mouth revealed a smile, said loudly: “Are you here to find my husband? He’s out.” For the person in front of him who had dawdled in his own home for that long time, Tang Xiaobao still had an impression. Thinking of being able to meet a slightly familiar person in this strange place, Tang Xiaobao’s mood was still very good.
Just seeing Tang Xiaobao’s gesture of goodwill, on the contrary, made Ji Tao a little stunned. Just looking at the person in front of him with brilliant eyes, Ji Tao couldn’t say anything else, just looked at him and slightly stuttered, “I, I didn’t come here to look for big brother.”
Hearing his words, Tang Xiaobao immediately thought of another possibility, just that today, Ji Ling will not come back at noon, he originally only prepared his own food, that would take a lot of time, and now the preparation is also too late. So he looked at Ji Tao and said slightly apologetically, “That, I didn’t make quite enough food today, so I probably won’t be able to keep you for lunch.”
When Ji Tao heard his words, he froze for a moment, and then remembered what Tang Xiaobao really meant, but he had not yet been able to refute it. Only to see Tang Xiao Bao as if he thought of something, quickly said to him, “You wait for me, I will be right back.” Then, like a rabbit, he quickly hopped towards the kitchen.
When Tang Xiaobao came back out, he was holding a small box in his hand, and handed it directly to Ji Tao, saying with a smile, “This is the pastries I made, I can’t treat you to dinner today, so I’ll give this to you.”
Ji Tao stared blankly at the box in his hand, then looked at Tang Xiaobao’s smiling face, and finally did not say anything to refuse. When he finally left, he suddenly remembered what he came to do, and just looked at the gate of the courtyard where Ji Ling lived, as well as the box in his hand, he couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh bitterly.
In the evening, looking at Ji Ling who came back, Tang Xiaobao very excitedly took out the winter melon candies that he had just made for him to try, and also very excitedly said, “Try this quickly to see if it suits your appetite.”
Originally, Ji Ling didn’t like to eat this kind of sweet stuff, but looking at Tang Xiaobao looking at himself so expectantly, he still picked up a piece and tried it. With a little bit of the original flavor of winter melon, there is a crunchy feeling, even though the sweetness is not so strong. Compared to other candies that can be bought on the market, it is really too good.
Seeing Ji Ling’s expression, Tang Xiaobao will know that he was very successful, but also joyfully said: “I do this, eat too much, am not afraid of fire, and even have the function of fire.”
Ji Ling looked at the inviting Tang Xiaobao, picked up a piece of small stuffed food into his mouth, and then watched him eat beautifully. Trying to be unobtrusive, he asked, “I heard that Ji Tao came by today?”
Tang Xiaobao heard his question, thought for a moment, or directly nodded his head, the expression on his face was very proud, “Yes, I also sent him a box of candy that I made myself.” Said, as if thinking of what, also frowned, some tangled said: “I see that he still wants to dine today, just I only do my one person, so just give a little cake to send him away.” At the end of the sentence, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he even looked at Ji Ling with his little eyes, fearing that he would think he was despising himself for doing this for a bite of food.
However, he didn’t expect Ji Ling to remain expressionless after hearing this, only looking at him with a bit of encouragement in his eyes. Looking at such a naive Tang Xiaobao, Ji Ling thought about it, but there were still some words to tell him. Although he can protect him, there are always some places that he can’t take care of.
Tang Xiaobao looked at his own eyes, Ji Ling looked at himself as if he was pleased, and then looked at himself with a serious face, subconsciously swallowing his saliva, waiting for his next words.
At this time, Ji Ling looked at the person in front of him, after a while, but also directly opened his mouth, said faintly: “This is the Ji family, do you know how many masters here?”
Tang Xiaobao did not know why he suddenly talked about this, honestly shook his head, and then looked at him seriously.
Ji Ling looked at such a confused Tang Xiaobao, slowed down a breath, but continued, “The people living here are all branches of the main family, my father and my eldest uncle are the first sons of the previous generation, as for the other branches, they have been separated out. My eldest uncle’s heir is very young, and so far he has not had a son; either he died in childhood, or when he was stillborn. He has tried everything and finally resigned himself to his fate.”
Hearing Ji Ling said so, Tang Xiaobao shook his body goosebumps, always feeling a kind of cold feeling, looked around, did not find anything unusual, and then fearfully looked at their own eyes in front of Ji Ling, waiting for his next words.
Looking at Tang Xiaobao’s appearance, Ji Ling knew that he was again in his wildest thoughts, gently sighed, and then hugged the person in his arms. Then he said, “I am the third in this family, because my two older brothers died young. My father is the second son, and there are only two first sons, Ji Tao and me. As for the other commoners’ sons, they usually do not appear in the main courtyard, so you may not have the chance to see them.” Ji Ling would not tell him, because his courtyard was the farthest away, and he would not see the others.
Hearing Ji Ling’s introduction, Tang Xiaobao seemed to understand something, but he was still a bit confused.
Seeing Ji Ling put his chin on Tang Xiaobao’s shoulder, he lightly said: “The Ji family has a rule that the head of the family can only be chosen from the first son. My eldest uncle does not have a large number of heirs, so the most likely successors in the future will be me and my second brother.”
When Ji Ling said this, he said it lightly, but after listening to it, Tang Xiaobao’s heart felt a chill, and he finally realized where this sense of contradiction was. In modern times, ordinary people’s brothers may be for the tens of thousands of dollars of money to fight head to head, even if he no longer understands, he also knows that the Ji family this is how much of a family business. Thinking of this, Tang Xiaobao’s brain finally began to operate normally, and thought of a few times to see Ji Tao’s appearance, but also finally understood that he was there, strange.
Without thinking that Tang Xiaobao’s sixth sense helped him figure things out, Ji Ling just hugged him and continued, “My second brother, under my stepmother’s education, could not possibly not covet this family business. It would be fine if my eldest uncle had an heir, but it’s just that my eldest uncle doesn’t have one now, so he has a great chance now. As long as I don’t block his way.”
Ji Ling spoke so bluntly, only to see Tang Xiao Bao, who heard it, whiten his face in an instant, looking at him with very worried eyes. “Then, then I won’t see him from now on.” The feeling that Ji Tao is trying to harm his husband’s appearance, who is close and who is distant Tang Xiaobao can still distinguish him. And according to his inquiry, Ji Ling seems to be really likened to a little poor person in general in this house, before this, he had no status at all.
“Nothing.” Seeing Tang Xiaobao’s worried look, Ji Ling’s heart suddenly softened into a mess. As long as there was someone who still protected him like this, he felt that everything he had done was worth it. So he picked him up and walked inside.
On the bed, because of Ji Ling’s pity, Tang Xiaobao cooperated and made a few moves that would never have made him ashamed in the past. So much so that Ji Ling was instantly aroused, Tang Xiaobao could only rub his waist and get up.
Waiting for Tang Xiaobao a little more comfortably, looking at today did not go out, although he had a sullen face, but Tang Xiaobao still noticed his inner pleasure. Thinking of those shameful actions last night, he couldn’t help but grind his teeth, wanting to bite him.
But before he could do anything about it, he only saw a very well-dressed maid come to their courtyard, looked at the owner of the courtyard and respectfully said, “The Grand Master is at the residence today, and would like to ask the Third Young Master to come over and meet with him. The Grand Master also said that he would also like to ask the Third Young master’s husband to bring him along.”
Ji Ling looked at the maid and nodded, then sent the person out.
Then, looking at Tang Xiaobao who was still in a daze, he instructed Green Lotus beside him to take him down to freshen up and dress up, and then took Tang Xiaobao, who was dressed in formal clothes, to the main courtyard.
Along the way, Tang Xiaobao had a kind of strange feeling of entering the city from the countryside, especially when he stepped into the main courtyard and looked at the decoration in the courtyard, he deeply realized the richness of the Ji family.
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