Fang Yiai led Fang Qi to wait for a while at the entrance of the Imperial College, and the students inside came out one after another.
Seeing that Fang Yizhi came out talking and laughing with Yang Chen, Fang Yiai's pupils condensed slightly without any trace, and then returned to normal.
"Eh? Second Young Master Fang?" Yang Chen unexpectedly glanced at Fang Yiai who smiled at him at the foot of the steps, and then said to Fang Yizhi, "It seems that your brother is here to wait for Brother Fang. I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, Yang Chen said goodbye to Fang Yizhi gracefully, walked down the steps, bowed to Fang Yiai again, and then walked away with his bookboy.
Fang Yizhi frowned slightly, looked at Fang Yiai with a slight displeasure and said, "Why are you here? You are just sick, and you are not resting well. Don't look back and make your mother worry."
"Brother, don't mind chatting with me." After saying that, without waiting for Fang Yizhi's reply, Fang Yiai directly told Fang Qi, "You and Fang Quan will wait here for Master Yi and Fang Ming, and then go home together.
My eldest brother and I found a place to chat for a while, and then told my mother that my eldest brother and I would go home later."
Fuasaki looked at Fang Yiai worriedly and hesitated for a moment, but seeing Fang Yiai's insistent eyes, Fuasaki still agreed.
Fang Quan looked at Fang Yiai strangely, at Fang Qi, and then at Fang Yizhi. He didn't understand what this meant. Is there anything the two brothers couldn't say at home?
"What's the matter? Can't we go home and talk about it?" Fang Yi felt a sudden change in his heart and asked dissatisfiedly.
"Yesterday, my dad told me to learn more from my eldest brother. If I don't understand something, I can ask my eldest brother for advice. If I still don't understand, it's never too late to ask my dad for advice. So my younger brother came here just to ask my eldest brother to help me solve my doubts.
"These doubts have troubled my younger brother for a long time, so I ask my eldest brother to give me some advice." Fang Yiai looked at Fang Yizhi quietly and said in a calm tone.
Looking at Fang Yiai's calm and persistent eyes, Fang Yi knew that if she didn't go with him today, he would probably find her out when he got home. Rather than worrying her mother like that, she would rather
Why don't you go and see what Fang Yiai wants to do with you? Then Fang Yiai nodded and agreed with Fang Yiai.
"After Master Yi, you go to Liuxiangzhai to buy a box of red date cakes, glutinous rice cloud cakes, and two boxes of fragrant and sweet mung bean cakes, and then go home." After Fang Yiai explained to Fang Qi, he turned around and left first.
Already.
Fang Yi struggled with his eyes twice, but handed everything in his hand to Fang Quan, and then followed Fang Yi'ai's footsteps.
"What happened to the second young master in the past two days? Ever since you came back the night before yesterday, something has been wrong, and so have you." Fang Quan looked at the disappearing figures of Fang Yizhi and Fang Yiai strangely, and asked Fang Qi in confusion.
"How do I know what the young master is thinking?" Fang Qi sighed inwardly, hoping that the two of them would not get too quarrelsome, but he glared at Fang Quan angrily and said.
"Aren't you the second young master's student and attendant? How could you not know?" Fang Quan obviously didn't believe what Fang Qi said and continued to ask.
"Do you dare to say that you know everything about the eldest young master?" Fuasaki looked at Fang Quan in front of him and asked the question without answering.
"I..." Fang Quan wanted to say that of course he knew, but when the words came to his lips, he still couldn't say it after thinking about it, and then he looked at Fuasaki in frustration.
"You don't know, how can I know?" Fuasaki spread his hands and said, "I am the second young master's bookboy and follower, and I am not a worm in the second young master's belly."
"Besides, I only entered the mansion after the Chinese New Year. Ordinarily, you have been in the mansion longer than me, so brother Quan, you should know more than me? Then tell me what's going on between the eldest young master and the second young master.
?" Fangzaki came over curiously and began to question Fang Quan.
"I was still young when I entered the mansion. I only knew that the second young master was younger, and he didn't live at home. He made trouble outside every day, while the eldest young master studied hard every day. The two of them might not have exchanged a word for several days.
, how to evaluate good or bad? Later, the second young master ran away from home." Fang Quan recalled, "You have also seen what happened next."
"Don't you mean you didn't say anything?" Fuasaki curled his lips and looked at Fang Quan dissatisfied.
"I'm just telling the truth." Fang Quan glared at Fang Qi and said.
"Eh? Fangzaki, why are you here? Where is my beloved? And Fang Quan, where is the eldest brother?" Lu Yi took Fang Quan out of the gate of the Imperial College and saw Fang Quan and Fang Qi from a distance.
asked strangely.
"The eldest young master and the second young master have something to do. Let's wait here for Young Master Yi. Young Master Yi said that Young Master Yi will take us to Liuxiangzhai to buy some snacks for Madam and Miss. We will go home first." Fang Quan said with his hand.
Lu Yi frowned without a trace, nodded slightly, and didn't ask any more questions.
Watching Fang Yiai walking quietly ahead for a long time, becoming more and more quiet and remote as he walked, without any intention of speaking, Fang Yizhi felt a little irritated, couldn't help but stop, and spoke first, "You have
Just say whatever you want and go home quickly. It’s already getting late. Don’t make my mother too tired to worry anymore.”
Fang Yiai sighed, turned around, and looked quietly at the afterglow of the setting sun. Fang Yiai looked like Fang Xuanling's elegant face, and said quietly, "Brother, are you wondering where I went the night before yesterday?"
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"Where have you been? Does it have anything to do with me?" Fang Yizhi said displeasedly, and a trace of panic clearly flashed through his eyes illuminated by the afterglow.
"In the dungeon of the Penal Department Prison, I met Jin Yuechuan, the man who always gave me nightmares." Fang Yiai said softly, looking at Fang Yizhi unblinkingly.
Fang Yi was shocked, stunned, bitter, regretful, and struggle flashed across his face one by one. In the end, his face had no expression at all. He just looked at Fang Yi'ai in a daze, his eyes flickering, and his mouth opened.
, without speaking, the hands in the sleeves held his sleeves tightly, then loosened and then tightened, then loosened and then tightened...
"He told me some things, some things that I don't want to believe. I hope my eldest brother can deny it." Fang Yiai said softly, quietly looking at the struggling Fang Yizhi. Fang Yiai's heart dropped.
It is still clear that Jin Yuechuan did not lie about those things. This also explains why there are rumors in history that Fang Yiai's accident was related to Fang Yizhi. If Fang Yizhi cannot be frankly told as soon as possible, the two people's hearts can be unlocked.
Fang Yiai can't guarantee whether someone will use this matter to blackmail Fang Yizhi in the future and ask him to harm him again. Fang Yiai doesn't want to place someone who knows him well by his side and may explode at any time.
time bomb
"I deny it, will you believe it?" Fang Yizhi looked into Fang Yiai's eyes bitterly and said word by word.
"As long as the elder brother says it, I will believe it," Fang Yiai said sincerely, her clear eyes not waiting for the slightest wave of disturbance.
"Even if I lied to you?" Fang Yizhi looked at Fang Yiai suspiciously and said tentatively.
"I believe you lied to me because you are my eldest brother, and your starting point is for my own good." Fang Yiai nodded and said, still looking straight into Fang Yizhi's eyes.
This decision was made by Fang Yiai after two days and two nights of deep thought. Because she was fine now, and Fang Yizhi was still young, and there was still a chance to make things right. More importantly, Fang Yiai was still young.
Love does not want Mrs. Fang to be disappointed and sad
"You..." A glimmer of light flashed in Fang Yizhi's eyes, and he looked at Fang Yi'ai in surprise, obviously not expecting him to answer so unthinkingly.
Looking into Fang Yiai's eyes, I found that Fang Yiai was not just talking, but serious. Fang Yiai was a little moved, but more regretful and self-blame.
Fang Yizhi lowered his eyelids and leaned weakly against the ruins covered with grass. He said bitterly, "When I was a child, I was the one who handed you over to them. I even urged Lu Yi to find you before, and I
I guess you will take the same road that Lu Yi often takes when you come back, so I told them." After finishing speaking, Fang Yi took a long breath, as if the dark clouds that had been weighing on his heart for a long time were gradually loosening.
Fang Yiai did not speak, but quietly leaned against the broken wall next to Fang Yizhi, looking at the setting sun, waiting for Fang Yizhi's next words.
"When you were not born, when I saw other people having younger siblings, I often pestered my mother to give birth to one. But after you were born, you took away a lot of my mother's love and care. I couldn't bear it, so at that time I
I think it would have been better if my mother had not given birth to you, then she would be my mother alone." Fang Yizhi recalled.
"Because I didn't want to see my mother doting on you all the time, I often went out to play and accidentally met King Anlu. Later, the people around King Anlu said that you were a disaster star. If you returned, you would not only snatch it from me.
If you leave your parents, they will be killed. Let me leave you to him, so that the whole family can be safe and happy." Fang Yi said mockingly, turning his head to look at Fang Yiai's calm and listening face.
"I believed it was true and handed you over to him. Later, when my parents were frantically looking for you, I became a little scared. I knew that I had caused a big trouble, and I also knew that the person I was playing with was King Anlu, the second son of King Xi.
I also understand that King Xi is my father’s enemy, and I don’t dare to tell what I have done. I even hope that you will die in their hands, so that I don’t have to worry. Hey, Fang Yi is just minding his own business.
said.
"After dad got you back, I was very scared and didn't dare to see you. But I felt a little relieved when I found that you didn't remember anything before. But every time I see you, you still make me remember
Thinking about the wrong things I did before, it makes me feel very uncomfortable, and my mother loves you even more than before. Even if you did something wrong, your mother will always protect you and refuse to punish you, even if your father tells you
To put it bluntly, hey, as long as mother is here, she will say daddy first, and then comfort you in a soft voice, but you still don't appreciate it, mother, why have you ever treated me like this?" Fang Yizhi looked like this.
Like an abandoned child, he hugged his legs tightly, buried his head in his knees, and his shoulders shook slightly.
"Brother, do you know that every time my mother always sighs softly in my ear, asking when I will be as smart and sensible as my eldest brother? My father also often talks about when I will be as studious and motivated as my eldest brother, so that he can rest assured.
"Fang Yiai sighed secretly, thinking that he is really a troubled child who can't turn around. Then he patted Fang Yizhi on the back and said with a sour taste, "My parents are praising my eldest brother in my ears. Listen to it.
If you don’t believe me, my ears are calloused. Just take a look.” After saying that, Fang Yiai pulled her ears in an exaggerated manner and put her head in front of Fang Yi’s raised head.
Holding Fang Yiai's body upright with both hands, Fang Yizhi looked at Fang Yiai with tears in her eyes and asked in a trembling voice, "Is what you said true?"
"Of course it's true. At that time, I begged God to let my eldest brother grow up quickly, so that my parents would only love me. But later I found that God seemed to be asleep and ignored me at all." Fang
Yiai said distressedly, "God won't help me, and I can't find any other way to make my parents praise me like Brother Guaguo, so I can only vent my anger and cause trouble. At least this way, my parents will have more trouble."
Even if you look at me with disgust and anger, I like it very much."
"But when I fought with Li Tai, my father didn't even ask me why we were fighting. He just gave me a powerful beating. Not only did he not let anyone give me medicine, he also had people carry me and beat me.
Look at my joke. I feel that my parents only care about my eldest brother and not me, so I just leave here. Even if I die, I can’t die in a home where no one loves me. So, I ran away from home." Fang.
Yi Ai's face was filled with disappointment, and she spoke truthfully.
"How come your parents don't love you?" Fang Yizhi couldn't help but say, his eyes full of disbelief. He didn't know why Fang Yiai, who had always been favored by his parents in his eyes, had such thoughts?
"But what I saw, heard, and felt is that only my eldest brother is the only one in my parents' hearts. How can I not be dissatisfied and jealous?" Fang Yiai glared at Fang Yizhi angrily and said.
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Looking at Fang Yiai's look, Fang Yi couldn't help but think deeply. In the minds of his parents, he and his brother should be equally important. Maybe it's because he always deliberately ignores his parents' kindness to him, and then always ignores them.
I deliberately paid attention to how kind my parents were to my younger brother, which made me feel that my parents only had my younger brother in their hearts, not myself. And my younger brother was obviously the same as me, otherwise he wouldn't do many stupid things. Haha, it turns out
It was always the fault of my brothers.
After thinking about this, Fang Yizhi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and at the same time he also felt a little regretful and self-blame. He almost killed his younger brother because of his jealousy, but his younger brother's jealousy only tortured himself and had no intention of harming him.
In comparison, it turned out that he was still far behind his younger brother. Then he looked at Fang Yiai apologetically and guiltily.
Seeing Fang Yizhi's expression gradually becoming more relaxed while he was deep in thought, Fang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he could still turn a corner, and his expression also relaxed a lot.
"Yi Ai, I..." Fang Yizhi said with regret and fear.
"As the saying goes, brothers who fight tigers are brothers. We are brothers. It's good to talk about some things. Brother, you don't have to take it to heart. Besides, am I not unscathed now?" Fang Yiai said with a smile.
"But, about the assassination of you and Lu Yi before," Fang Yizhi took two deep breaths, looked at Fang Yi'ai, and said with difficulty, "I was the one who told them your route home."
"Actually, I had guessed it as early as that day. If no one familiar with me informed me, they should have ambush on the road I often take, not the one my sworn brother is used to taking." Fang Yiai said calmly.
said.
"Then you..." Fang Yi looked at Fang Yi'ai in confusion.
"Why didn't I ask you? Or why didn't you tell your parents?" Fang Yiai said the words that Fang Yizhi could not say.
Fang Yizhi nodded, acquiescing to Fang Yiai's guess, and then looked at the latter in confusion.
"You are my eldest brother. You are the example that my parents have always hoped for me to follow. You are also the future that my parents have given me high hopes for. I don't want my parents to be sad." Fang Yiai said honestly. "What's more, I always think that my eldest brother
I have my own reasons, and doing this is not my sincerity."
"I, I'm sorry." Fang Yizhi said apologetically, "He has something to do with me when I was a child, plus he threatened me with the safety of Tingting, my mother, Qingniang, and my little brother, so I..."
"I guess so." Fang Yiai nodded and said.
"But brother," Fang Yiai thought for a while and suggested seriously, "since some wrong things have already happened, we should face them sincerely. Avoiding is not an option, and people may use them as leverage. We should seize them in the future.
I won’t let you go and threaten you again. Are you going to try to be coerced by others again to do something you don’t want to do, or do something against your conscience?”
"I don't want to." Fang Yizhi shook his head and said, "I'm almost out of breath, and I don't want to be tortured by my conscience day and night. But, I don't dare to tell my parents. I'm afraid..."
"Dad said that you have to be magnanimous in life, so that you can behave properly and not be harmed by villains." Fang Yiai said, "Don't you always want to be like dad, a good official who is worthy of heaven and earth and worthy of the people?
?If you can't be honest about your ignorant mistakes in childhood, in front of your parents, then when you enter the officialdom, how come those villains won't use this to blackmail you in order to frame good people?"
"A prodigal son never pays back, and besides, I don't care anymore. My parents have always loved you, so why can't they refuse to forgive you? After we talked about it, our family didn't care anymore. How can outsiders use this matter to blackmail you again?" Fang Fang
Yiai said sincerely, "Besides, it's better to tell it from your mouth than it is for my parents to know it from outsiders, isn't it?"
"Were you there yesterday?" Fang Yizhi looked at Fang Yiai in confusion and opened his mouth to say.
"This is your business. If you don't want to say it, I won't do it for you." Fang Yiai shook his head and said.
"Second brother," Fang Yizhi firmly held Fang Yiai's shoulder with one hand and said touchedly, "Thank you."
"Okay, let's stop saying those mean words, brothers." Fang Yiai helped Fang Yizhi stand up together, and said in a relaxed tone, "The sun has gone home, let's go back quickly, I don't want to watch
I saw the resentful look in Sister Lian'er's eyes, as if I owed her tens of thousands of dollars."
"It's not like you did too many bad things before. After you came back, you were too tired to worry about your mother. It's already good that Lian'er didn't directly go up to beat you. Hahaha." Since I said it, I have been blocked.
After making a decision, Fang Yi straightened up and said to Fang Yiai jokingly with ease.
"Then she must be able to beat me. Hehehehe." Fang Yiai's voice sounded cheerfully.
The setting sun, after taking a glance at the relaxed backs of the two brothers, disappeared safely into the horizon, putting away the last trace of the afterglow...