son, don't mess around

Sun Mansion.

In the quiet house.

This is the place where the old man of the Sun family lives in retirement, and few people disturb him on weekdays.

Mr. Sun is old and has basically stopped caring about family affairs.

Today, Sun Qiao walked quickly into the courtyard, came to the eaves, stood at the door, and said respectfully: "Father, I have something important to report."

The room was silent. After a long while, a hoarse and heavy voice was heard.

"come in."

Sun Qiao pushed the door open and walked in. Although it was still a hot summer day, the room seemed to be filled with a cold and gloomy air.

A strong scent of sandalwood rose up, and an old man was sitting cross-legged on the futon in the middle of the room. He was about seventy years old, thin, and had a somewhat immortal temperament.

"Father!"

Sun Qiao walked over quickly, bowed his head and spoke respectfully.

"What's the matter?"

The old man did not open his eyes, still sitting cross-legged with a neutral expression.

Sun Qiao stood aside and told the whole story from beginning to end.

The old man who had his eyes closed slowly opened them, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He was obviously seventy years old, but he didn't look old at all.

"Jingguo and Sun Yue were detained?"

"What on earth does Jiang Yuan want to do?!"

A hint of suspicion flashed across the old man's eyes.

"Jiang family, do you want to tear your face off with my Sun family?"

Sun Qiao stood aside and shook his head: "I don't know."

"However, this matter is indeed a bit strange, and the Jiang family's attitude is also very strange."

Since Mr. Jiang became seriously ill a few years ago, the Jiang family has become very low-key in the past six months. All forces are eyeing the Jiang family covetously, so the Jiang family would not make such a big fuss at this time.

It was clearly just a conflict between the younger generations, but the elders were forcibly dragged into it.

"Let me come and visit you in person?"

A hint of sneer flashed across Old Man Sun's eyes: "Jiang Yuan is so shameless!"

"A dying person can still stand up and jump?!"

At this moment, Sun Qiao seemed to have thought of something, and a look of surprise flashed across his face: "Could it be that the Jiang family did this on purpose?"

"Then Mr. Jiang will die soon?!"

Hearing this, Mr. Sun frowned slightly, thinking: "That makes sense."

Then he sneered: "It seems that this is the counterattack of the Jiang family? But what does it mean that he is targeting my Sun family?"

Sun Qiao frowned, feeling that there was something fishy going on, but he couldn't put his finger on it. No matter what, the Jiang family didn't seem like the type of people who could do such a thing.

That old man Jiang doesn’t look like him, and Jiang Zheng can’t do it either. Could it be... Jiang Ningkang?

Sun Qiao suddenly remembered that Jiang Zheng had a second younger brother who went to Beijing after having a falling out with his family many years ago. He only came back half a year ago when old man Jiang was seriously ill.

Could it be him?
Sun Qiao frowned slightly, but Jiang Ningkang's personality didn't seem like that.

It can't be Jiang Yuxiang, right?

Although the fourth daughter of the Jiang family was a bit reckless on weekdays, she was not stupid. It would not do any good for the Jiang family to break up with the Sun family.

What's more, the two families are nominally a marriage.

"Then father..."

After a long silence, Sun Qiao asked tentatively: "What should we do now?"

"do nothing!"

On the futon, Old Master Sun stood still: "Let him go."

Sun Qiao was stunned: "What about my second and fourth brothers?"

"Let the Jiang family detain him first and see what they want to do."

At this point, Mr. Sun glanced at him again and said, "They went to the Jiang family to cause trouble. They are totally brainless!"

"As the eldest brother, don't you know what kind of person Yan'er is? Since she has married into the Jiang family, she belongs to the Jiang family. What does it mean for the two of them to go there to deal with the Jiang family's own conflicts?"

"They don't understand, and you, as the big brother, don't understand either?!"

Being scolded by his father, Sun Qiao lowered his head: "Father, I just want to..."

"Do you really think the Jiang family is a bunch of idiots? Don't others understand your thoughts?"

Old Master Sun glanced at him and said, "It's okay to let them suffer a little!"

"Let's wait and see what the Jiang family is planning to do!"

Sun Qiao heard this, was silent for a moment, and nodded: "I understand, father."

When he turned around and was about to leave, he was stopped by Mr. Sun again.

"Wait a minute, has the Prince Lin arrived?"

Sun Qiao paused and shook his head slightly: "Not yet."

"I heard some time ago that it will be here soon, probably in the next few days. But there has been no response from the Jiang family... No news yet."

"Make sure you keep a close eye on him."

Old Master Sun frowned: "This boy came here at this time, his purpose must be not simple."

At this point, Sun Qiao suddenly thought of something: "Father, there is also the Princess Xu who also came to Chujiang City a few days ago and contacted me."

Mr. Sun had a blank expression on his face: "What is she doing here?"

"They want to win over our Sun family and support their Xu family."

Mr. Sun glanced at him and asked, "What do you think?"

Sun Qiao shook his head: "I don't know."

"You are now the head of the Sun family. The future of the Sun family is in your hands. You must know clearly what you are doing."

Sun Qiao bowed his head: "Remember my father's teachings."

"..."

Xu Mansion.

"boom!"

The sound of teapots and vases falling to the ground and shattering could be heard from within the room, along with faint angry voices.

The maids outside the room knelt in a row, with their heads lowered, not daring to speak or even breathe.

Faintly, an angry voice was heard from within the room.

"Haven't you figured out who that man is yet?!"

"Trash, it's all trash!"

As the vase shattered and fell to the ground, a man in a brocade robe appeared in sight. He was about 27 or 28 years old, with a delicate and exquisite appearance. He was handsome and extraordinary in his brocade robe.

However, at this moment, the man's face was full of ferocious and resentful expressions, and his gloomy face looked as if he wanted to eat someone, and he looked extremely sinister.

He scolded angrily, cursing at the guards kneeling in the room. The guards were lying on the ground, not daring to move.

This man's name is Xu Xiuzhu, the eldest son of the Xu family!

He was also the man who almost married into the Jiang family half a year ago!
Speaking of this person, he has had some experience. As a descendant of a noble family in Chujiang City, Xu Xiuzhu, like other ordinary dandy boys, has known Jiang Yuxiang since childhood.

Similarly, he had been taught a lesson by Jiang Yuxiang since he was a child. However, others kept their distance from Jiang Yuxiang, but Xu Xiuzhu was different. He was taught a lesson by Jiang Yuxiang, and it was unknown whether it was out of hatred that led to love, or whether he had some kind of mentally abnormal thoughts. Since then, he has been pursuing Jiang Yuxiang crazily.

However, Jiang Yuxiang never looked at him straight in the eye, not even in a good mood. She always ignored Xu Xiuzhu's pursuit.

I was really annoyed, so I sent someone to beat him up.

But even so, Xu Xiuzhu still did not give up.

Over the years, Jiang Yuxiang has never married, and Xu Xiuzhu has also never married, and has always been thinking about Jiang Yuxiang.

Logically speaking, after so many years of infatuated pursuit, others would have some reaction. Indeed, many people in Chujiang City thought so. Even some of Jiang Yuxiang's friends began to persuade her, but Jiang Yuxiang remained unmoved.

She could tell at first glance that Xu Xiuzhu was not a good person!

He looks righteous on the surface, but he is actually gloomy inside and is not a good person!
Finally, last year, Xu Xiuzhu persuaded his family to contact the Jiang family and found out what old man Jiang had to say about arranging a marriage between the two.

Xu Xiuzhu was almost overjoyed at that time, but before he had time to celebrate, he learned that Jiang Yuxiang had "escaped from the marriage."

It couldn't even be considered as running away from the marriage. Just as there were signs of trouble between the two families, Jiang Yuxiang got the news from somewhere and simply and decisively ran to the capital overnight.

This stay lasted for more than half a year. If it weren't for Mr. Jiang's sudden illness, I'm afraid he wouldn't come back for a while.

Just a few months ago, upon learning that Jiang Yuxiang had returned, Xu Xiuzhu once again planned to pursue Jiang Yuxiang and seek a marriage between the two families.

But just as they were arguing, they suddenly heard from outside that... there was a man beside Jiang Yuxiang? !

At first Xu Xiuzhu didn't believe it. In all these years, when had he ever seen any man around Jiang Yuxiang?
But as the news continued to come back, it was gradually confirmed with details... It was said that two days ago, a handsome pretty boy was seen next to Jiang Yuxiang in a restaurant in the city.

Many people saw Jiang Yuxiang flirting with the "pretty boy" and saw with their own eyes that Jiang Yuxiang pinched the "pretty boy's" ears, acting like a man with a vicious wife, and his actions were very intimate and ambiguous.

Some even said that they saw Jiang Yuxiang and that "little white face" kissing passionately in the street, and went to the inn to get a room together...

As more and more news spread, Xu Xiuzhu's face became more gloomy and ugly.

Even to the point of rage!
Even though he still hadn't pursued success over the years, in Xu Xiuzhu's eyes, he had already regarded Jiang Yuxiang as his own.

At this moment, a man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and had an ambiguous attitude towards Jiang Yuxiang.

This must not be tolerated!

Xu Xiuzhu, who was extremely angry, immediately sent people to investigate the origins and whereabouts of the "pretty boy", but after two days of investigation, they found nothing.

I have no idea where that pretty boy came from, nor where he is!

This made Xu Xiuzhu very angry!

"Snapped!"

The floor of the room was littered with vases and cultural relics that Xu Xiuzhu had smashed to vent his anger. Each one was priceless, but it was still difficult to vent his anger at the moment.

"Waste, all of you waste, get out of here!"

Xu Xiuzhu spoke angrily.

The guards in the room respectfully left the room tremblingly.

"who are you?!"

Xu Xiuzhu's eyes were cold and he gritted his teeth: "Jiang Yuxiang is mine, no matter who dares to snatch it from me... I want you to die!"

Just as Xu Xiuzhu was gritting his teeth and furious, a maid's timid voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Master, outside the door...Miss Sun wants to see you!"

"Which Miss Sun?!"

Xu Xiuzhu was in no mood to see anyone else right now: "No!"

"Miss Sun Yan from the Sun family..."

The maid said cautiously: "Miss Sun said that she knows where the man next to Miss Jiang is!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Xiuzhu raised his head suddenly, his eyes cold: "What did you say?!"

"where is she?"

"Right in the front yard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xiuzhu walked out quickly.

……

Xu Mansion, front yard hall.

Xu Xiuzhu's face was slightly gloomy and he walked in quickly.

"Ms. Sun?"

Xu Xiuzhu's eyes fell on the elegant lady in front of him and he recognized her identity.

Sun Yan, the third daughter of the Sun family.

At the same time, she is also the eldest lady of the Jiang family.

Xu Xiuzhu's complexion improved slightly: "Why are you here?!"

"Why? Master Xu is not welcome?"

Sun Yan seemed to see Xu Xiuzhu's ugly expression, and raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Mr. Xu, are you worried about Jiang Yuxiang?"

After these words came out, Xu Xiuzhu's expression changed: "What do you know?"

"I know everything."

Sun Yan smiled and said, "It depends on what Master Xu wants to know!"

Xu Xiuzhu's eyes suddenly condensed, and he immediately said: "What does Miss Sun know? Please tell me? Whatever Miss Sun wants is fine!"

Sun Yan smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, you want to know who the adulterer is beside Jiang Yuxiang?"

Hearing the word "adulterer", Xu Xiuzhu's face turned even uglier. "Who is he?"

"He is a lover that Jiang Yuxiang met in Beijing..."

Sun Yan watched the changes in Xu Xiuzhu's expression. Seeing that his expression became increasingly gloomy and ugly, she was very satisfied: "He is at the Jiang family now."

"what?!"

Xu Xiuzhu's eyes widened in disbelief. Jiang Yuxiang had already brought that man back to the Jiang family? !

"That's right, Jiang Yuxiang has brought him back to the Jiang family, and joined forces with the Jiang family to drive me out!"

At this time, Sun Yan's face was also slightly gloomy, and he pointed to his face: "Look, this is what they beat me."

Looking at Sun Yan's face, whose swelling had not yet completely subsided, Xu Xiuzhu was shocked and his eyes became gloomy.

"Mr. Xu, I know you have always admired Jiang Yuxiang. You are infatuated with her and your love for her is profound. But what about her?"

Sun Yan glanced at Xu Xiuzhu and bewitched her: "But has she ever taken you seriously in all these years? When has she ever looked at you straight in the eye?"

"This time, she openly brought back an 'adulterer' from outside. Everyone in Chujiang City knows that you, Mr. Xu, have admired her for many years. Isn't this a deliberate slap in your face?"

"Trampling on your dignity? If this news gets out, who in Yangzhou won't laugh at you?"

These words touched Xu Xiuzhu's heart. His face was gloomy and embarrassed. He was extremely angry and gnashed his teeth, "Adulterer and whore!"

"Since she has been so unjust to you, why do you still keep thinking about her?"

Seeing that the time was almost right, Sun Yan continued, "Jiang Yuxiang is just an orphan picked up by the old man of the Jiang family. She has no Jiang family blood, but she calls herself the fourth daughter of the Jiang family. She is arrogant because of the old man's favor. She has not even married yet, and she casually brought a man back to the Jiang family... Why are you still obsessed with this kind of woman?"

At this moment, Xu Xiuzhu's eyes were red and his expression was ferocious. He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Master Xu, don't you want revenge? Don't you want to avenge this adulterous couple, kill the 'adulterer', and then..."

At this point, Sun Yan's tone showed a hint of sneer: "Get that woman who never takes you seriously?"

"Don't you want to?"

Hearing this, Xu Xiuzhu's eyes gradually became hot.

...(End of chapter)