For some reason, upon hearing Tong Aning's words, Tong Fengye instinctively looked at Mu Yao first.
Mu Yao didn't react much. When she saw Tong Fengye looking at her, she tilted her head, much more lively than when Tong Fengye first met her.
Tong Fengye turned his gaze away and couldn't help but pat Tong Aning on the back of the head.
"Ouch!" Tong Aning rubbed her head, her eyes squinting from the blow. She glared at Tong Fengye indignantly and said, "Third Brother, why did you hit me?"
Tong Fengye crossed his arms. "Who told you to have such a big head?"
Tong Aning gritted her teeth, looked at the golden eagle, and said, "Bite him!"
Tong Fengye: "..."
Seeing that the golden eagle was indeed poised to take flight, Tong Fengye took a step back. " Tong Aning, how can you repay kindness with enmity?"
Tong Aning retorted, "You hit me first, didn't you?"
This little golden eagle is really obedient.
Tong Aning walked over and tentatively touched the golden eagle's wing.
"Of course! Look who trained them," Tong Fengye, hands on his hips, a hint of smugness in his eyes.
Caught off guard, Tong Fengye was hit by Su Zhouyue.
He covered his head, confused, and asked, "Mom, why did you hit me?"
"Who gave you the right to lay a hand on your sister?"
Tong Fengye: "..."
Damn it, he's become a general, yet his status at home is still the lowest!
Tong Aning withdrew her hand from the golden eagle and asked with a smile, "By the way, Third Brother, what were you about to say?"
Tong Fengye gritted his teeth, "I don't want to tell you anymore!"
[You childish rascal, Xixi, you tell us.]
[Host...]
Tong Fengye's alarm bells went off. He'd forgotten his sister had a system, and he quickly said, "I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"
Although she didn't know why Tong Fengye had suddenly changed his mind, Tong Aning said with satisfaction, "That's more like it."
Several pairs of eyes were fixed on Tong Fengye, including Mu Yao's.
Tong Fengye was a little nervous. He said, "I didn't take out the letter my mother gave me."
The group paused for a moment.
Tong Fengye straightened up and said, "Oh, it's really nothing special. After all, I do have some real skills."
[So, it turns out Third Brother just wanted to show off.]
Tong Fengye: "..."
If you know, you know, but don't say it out loud. Doesn't he have any pride?
The next moment, he heard Tong Aning say—
I feel a little sorry for my third brother.
Tong Fengye was taken aback. He was very familiar with Tong Aning's tone. When they were little, he took Tong Aning out to climb trees. Tong Aning almost fell off the tree, and he was the one who pulled Tong Aning back, scraping a large patch of skin off his arm.
Tong Aning used the same tone back then, expressing her heartache for him.
He then realized why they had stopped; they were all worried about him.
Tong Fengye awkwardly touched his forehead, then changed the subject, "I didn't suffer much. I guess it's because of my mother's genes; I'm really good at fighting."
Su Zhouyue slapped Tong Fengye again. "Alright, go eat."
That hand, just like it did when he was a child, gently rubbed the back of Tong Fengye's head. Tong Fengye was a little touched. "Okay."
Tong Aobai didn't return until after dinner.
He looked Tong Fengye up and down, then suddenly reached out and squeezed Tong Fengye's shoulder, sighing, " Fengye has grown up."
Tong Fengye's eyes were brimming with tears, "Dad..."
"His Majesty said that you and Feng Chu have made great contributions and will be rewarded handsomely later."
Tong Fengye laughed out loud, "Hehe, this way we can protect Aning and the Marquis's mansion, right?"
Wait a moment...
Where is Aning?
Tong Siyan, "She has an appointment with the young master this afternoon."
Seeing everyone's nonchalant attitude, Tong Fengye had to admit that Aning had indeed been abducted by Xue Lin. How come he never knew Xue Lin had such intentions before!
Tong Fengye muttered, "They're about to get married, why are they still seeing each other so often?"
Most importantly, did Tong Aning bring his golden eagle?
*
Upon seeing Xue Lin arrive, Tong Aning opened her palm. Xue Lin raised an eyebrow, took the grasshopper woven from straw from Tong Aning's hand, and asked gently, "When did you make this?"
"Just."
"Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"
"It hasn't been long," Tong Aning said with a smile. "Didn't Sichen say you really like these things? I was thinking of knitting one for you whenever I have time. What do you think?"
Xue Lin's eyes flickered. "Okay, I like it very much."
Finally, he asked, "Isn't this taking up too much of your time?"
Tong Aning chuckled. Every time she laughed, her eyes would curve into crescent moons, which was extremely beautiful.
Tong Aning said, "Everyone else wants gold and jade, but you only want grasshoppers made of straw. You're so easy to fool. How could that delay me?"
For some reason, Xue Lin's face turned slightly red. "Then I'll have to trouble Miss Tong to coax me."
Tong Aning: "I'd like to."
Even Xue Lin's ears turned red.
Tong Aning reached out and gently pinched it, asking earnestly, "Was it blown by the wind?"
Xue Lin stared at her without moving.
Sichen: "..."
Tsk tsk tsk, this isn't just the wind blowing; the young master is clearly being teased.
Xue Lin lowered his eyes. "Yes, it's windy. Let's get in the carriage first."
"Good."
Inside the carriage, Xue Lin said, " Third Young Master Tong is back today; I should have gone to see him."
"Then I'll take you to see him later?"
Xue Lin nodded.
"Oh, by the way, let me show you the gift my third brother gave me."
Tong Aning strung the whistle that Tong Fengye had given her together with a rope and hung it around her neck. She picked up the whistle and blew it.
Tong Aning lifted the carriage curtain, allowing Xue Lin to look out.
A golden eagle appeared before Xue Lin, majestic and awe-inspiring.
Taming such a golden eagle is no easy task. Xue Lin said, "Thank you for your trouble, Third Young Master Tong."
"Yes."
Tong Aning dismissed the golden eagle, her gaze towards Xue Lin carrying a strange undertone.
[If Heir Xue knew that my third brother gave me this to guard against him, I wonder what his reaction would be.]
Xue Lin was taken aback, but then he felt that Tong Fengye should do it this way.
"You're about to marry my son, and you've been keeping a male lover behind his back."
Male concubine?
Tong Aning couldn't wait to lift the carriage curtain.
Not far away, two people were pulling at each other.
Shi Shiyun shook off Ning Ningwan's hand and said coldly, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Fine, I've caught you red-handed, and you still dare to deny it? Do you dare to open this door? Do you dare to say you're not keeping a mistress?"
Shi Shiyun: "I..."
"I knew you wouldn't say it. In short, I'm not leaving today unless I see the male concubine you're hiding."
Shi Shiyun frowned. "You're clearly being unreasonable."
Ning Ningwan's eyes widened. "I'm being unreasonable? You and my son are getting married in three days, yet you're still meeting with your male concubine. Does that mean you're going to leave my son alone in his wedding night?"
Shi Shiyun: "..."
This is getting increasingly outrageous.
Seeing that she remained silent, Ning Ningwan ordered her servants, "Break down the door and get in."
Shi Shiyun stood blocking the doorway. "How dare you!"
Ning Ningwan snorted, "What wouldn't I dare to do?"
Just as the two were at an impasse, another person ran over. He was wearing a veil, so his face was not visible. He grabbed Ning Ningwan and asked, "Mother, what are you doing?"
"Son, you've come at the right time. Your wife is keeping male lovers, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Shi Shiyun coldly observed the mother and child.
Chi Xinjiang whispered, "Mother, it's none of my business... Let's hurry up and go."
Ning Ningwan: "... You good-for-nothing."
How could she have given birth to such a weak son!
[ Chi Xinjiang is amazing!]
The three of them secretly looked around, trying to figure out where the sound was coming from.
[It's really tough on him. He just managed to appease Shi Shiyun, and now he has to climb over the wall to appease his own mother, all while standing between the two of them, worried they might start fighting.]
Ning Ningwan and Shi Shiyun's minds raced as they both looked at Chi Xinjiang, who was trying her best to shrink back.
Could Chi Xinjiang be that male favorite?
Seeing that things were going badly, Chi Xinjiang tried to run away, but Shi Shiyun Shi Shiyun her arm and said, "Since we're about to get married, let me see my husband's true colors."
She deliberately emphasized the word "husband".
This was clearly Shi Shiyun's angry reaction. Chi Xinjiang refused, saying, "I have a rash on my face, so I'd better not."
Ning Ningwan: "Son, you were perfectly fine this morning, weren't you?"
Chi Xinjiang: "..."
[Hahahaha, Chi Xinjiang is really doomed now.]
Chi Xinjiang was somewhat desperate, but what made him even more desperate was that Shi Shiyun had already come to lift his veil.
He held on tightly, but his strength was no match for Shi Shiyun. Shi Shiyun ripped off Chi Xinjiang's veil, and their eyes met. Shi Shiyun's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Holding her veiled hat, she tapped her arm lightly and said expressionlessly, "Tell me, my male concubine."
Chi Xinjiang, in a fit of despair, retorted, "Don't you already know?"
Shi Shiyun lifted Chi Xinjiang's chin, "Fine, fine, is your Chi family treating me like a dog?"
Ning Ningwan couldn't understand why her son would become Shi Shiyun concubine, since they were about to get married.
Does my son have some kind of unusual fetish?
Ning Ningwan's vision went black.
[After Chi Xinjiang and Shi Shiyun got engaged, Chi Xinjiang secretly went to see Shi Shiyun. Shi Shiyun was scolding her servants; she was so cruel that he had no desire to marry Shi Shiyun, so he chose to run away.]
[The road was traveled in the morning, and the person he fell in love with was in the afternoon. Chi Xinjiang was robbed, and Shi Shiyun happened to pass by and saved him. He fell in love with Shi Shiyun at first sight.]
[ Shi Shiyun mistakenly thought he was a male prostitute from a brothel, so she took him in at her villa. After all, that Young Master Chi was known for his womanizing ways. When Shi Shiyun reprimanded the servants, her back was to Chi Xinjiang, Chi Xinjiang didn't know what she looked like. He later realized that the person he had fallen in love with at first sight was Shi Shiyun.]
[What kind of runaway rich kid act is this?]
Shi Shiyun herself found it funny. She looked at Chi Xinjiang, Chi Xinjiang didn't want to look at her.
[The funniest thing is that Chi Xinjiang had previously spoken ill of herself, saying that the young man engaged to Shi Shiyun was ungrateful and should have his eyes gouged out.]
Chi Xinjiang: "..."
Is it too late for him to dig a hole and bury himself?