Hidden golden branches

Chapter 15 Big Brother
  Besides, when Chen Zhao, who had just returned from Tongzhou to provide disaster relief, attended the palace banquet, his ears were filled with the whispers of the courtiers, talking about Sun Qingwu and his son.

When Chen Zhao heard that his future sister-in-law was actually using military exploits to blackmail the emperor into allowing him to break off the engagement, he immediately became furious!
  My sister, who is doted on like a jade or a treasure, is being thrown away as a hot potato. How can you, Chen Zhao, not be angry?
  With a snap, Chen Zhao slapped his chopsticks on the nanmu food table.

The Xuanming Hall was so noisy with toasts and conversations that no one paid attention to Chen Zhao's anger. Only Ji Yuxian, who was next door, looked back at him, with a smile on his face, and asked with concern: "Brother Chen, are you okay?"

When Chen Zhao saw Ji Yuxian's pursed lips, he felt inexplicably angry. His sister was disowned, and he was very happy! He replied angrily in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter."

Before the palace banquet was over, he left quietly.

Immediately, he took the guards Chang Ning and Chang An to the Sun family under the cover of night.
  When we got up early the next day, the streets were abuzz with excitement, and people flocked to the market entrance to watch the excitement.

It was said to be the ungrateful General Sun. Oh, no, Sun Yi, who was still a nomadic lieutenant, was stripped naked, put in a sack, beaten half to death, tied up and thrown in front of the market entrance.

This is a very shameful thing. The little general who once went to the border to perform military exploits and returned triumphantly with great dignity was actually beaten until his face looked like a pig's head.
  And he suffered a big loss in silence, neither reporting it to the official nor redressing his grievances.

The Sun family hurriedly took him back. It was estimated that Sun Yi's body would not recover for ten days and a half.

The incident of Sun Yi being kidnapped and beaten was even more explosive than the incident a few days ago when he exchanged military exploits with the emperor for breaking off the engagement with the head of Jiahe County, and it has become a hot topic these days!
  The common people just followed behind and heard the excitement. Officials knew it well and knew that the Sun family was completely in despair.
  The next day, when the morning sun was not so strong, Chen Rong asked Cuizhu to place a black rattan armchair under the eaves. She sat slumped on the armchair as if she were boneless, holding a storybook in her hand and reading leisurely.

Cuizhu thoughtfully moved a pineapple wooden table, on which were placed several plates of sugar dumplings, water chestnut cakes, chestnut cakes, and a plate of fresh melons just delivered from the farm. There was also a large can of sour plum juice, and half a bowl of neat ice cubes was placed in the celadon bowl.

Another maid, Yu Zhu, put the sour plum juice into a porcelain cup, let it chill for a while, and then gave it to Chen Rong to drink.

Chen Rong picked up the iced plum juice and squinted his eyes to enjoy the refreshing feeling of the iced plum juice sliding down his throat.

Take a sip of sour plum juice, and then use a small silver fork to fork into your mouth a piece of melon. After a while, you will then fork a piece of candy, water chestnut cake, chestnut cake...

It seems that the little life is quite comfortable.

In fact, I want to forget the emotional pain, and can only fill the hurt heart with snacks.

While Chen Rong was eating in his yard, he finally saw his elder brother who had gone to Tongzhou to provide disaster relief.

The eldest brother Chen Zhao was wearing a black robe embroidered with mountains and flowing water, and his long black hair was tied up high by a jade crown engraved with claw patterns. His eyebrows are like silver swords, and his eyes are like stars.

Suddenly, he saw his eldest brother, who was as fair as jade and his skin turned into wheat color, appeared in front of him. He jumped up from the armchair and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother, you went to provide disaster relief, why did you get tanned? If you didn't know that you were going Disaster relief, I thought you went to the desert to plant trees."

Before going to Tongzhou to provide disaster relief, my eldest brother had a handsome and upright figure, with jade-white skin and a graceful demeanor.

"Your brother and I are busy with official duties, so how can we go on a lake cruise, drink and have fun? How can we not get dark after walking around the country streets all day long and being exposed to the wind and sun?"

Seeing the look of disgust in his sister's eyes, Chen Zhao, who had been nonchalant just now, now had a threatening light in his eyes and asked her: "What, Rong'er dislikes my brother?"

When Chen Rong saw his eldest brother's dark face, he remembered that his brother paid most attention to appearance, so he couldn't make him angry.

He flattered me hurriedly: "Hee hee, my brother is the most handsome. He looks like a phoenix and a dragon. He is as handsome as any other."

"Well, that sounds like a sentence." Chen Zhao then let her go, stretched out his big, well-jointed palm, pinched the tip of her nose with two fingers, and said with a smile: "You have a sweet mouth, come and take a look. Look, what gift did your brother bring you? Do you like it?" After saying that, he waved to Min'er, the young man behind him. Chen Zhao automatically ignored the unworthy Sun Yi.

Although Sun Yi and he should have had a good relationship from the private school to the academy, Chen Zhao didn't like him very much.

If it weren't for his sister, Chen Zhao and he would have been just acquaintances.

Chen Zhao felt that this person was too conceited and aloof, highly competitive and unwilling to lag behind others.

However, no matter how hard he worked, his knowledge would always fall behind him and Ji Yuxian.

However, his martial arts skills are a bit better than his, but far behind Ji Yuxian's.

Not only that, but his appearance was not even remotely different from that of himself and Ji Yuxian.

In addition, when I was studying in college, I had an aloof personality in front of my classmates, and it was difficult to make friends.

Only Chen Zhao had a good relationship with him. One of the reasons for this was that Sun Yi had borrowed money to study at Chen's private school when he was a monk, and later went to the Royal Academy together.

Secondly, Chen Zhao's sister Chen Rong admires Sun Yi, and Cheng Rijie follows behind like a little tail.

Chen Zhao is a good brother who dotes on his sister. He loves his house and his wife, so he can only reluctantly treat Sun Yi as a good friend.

Little did he know that Sun Yi only reluctantly talked to his sister for the sake of the face of his only friend Chen Zhao.

There are many men in the world who don't like outgoing and independent women, and they will marry well-behaved and obedient wives. Adhering to the principle that "it is virtue for a woman not to have talent." ’ purpose.

The arrogant and arrogant Sun Yi is one of them. When he met the smart, lively and powerful Chen Rong, he must have felt that Chen Rong was a head above him in every aspect and would not show weakness to him in terms of personality.

Moreover, Chen Rong ignored his wishes and forcibly obtained a marriage decree from the emperor.

His bottom line was touched and he became disgusted.

In fact, Sun Yi's favorite future wife is a weak woman who is dependent on him and listens to him in everything.

Chen Zhao knew that his sister was just a pretty girl, so he ignored Ji Yuxian, who was excellent in everything, but for some reason, he only fell in love with Sun Yi.

My younger sister is like "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", and she regards the mediocre-looking Sun Yi as a figure who can be relegated to immortality.

What a wrong payment
  "Eh? Did my brother bring a gift to Rong'er?" Chen Rong didn't know that her eldest brother's heart was filled with mixed emotions. When she heard that there was a gift, she immediately jumped up and forgot all those troubles for the time being.

Seeing his sister's careless look, Chen Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved: Hey, my sister is still young after all.
  　Chen Zhao: The arrogant Sun Yi is not worthy of being his sister-in-law.

　　Ji Yuxian: I'm so happy that the little girl I care about is finally single.

　　Chen Rong:.
  　　Xiao Zi: Ji Yuxian, let go and chase!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)