27. Dandy (2)

Duan's mansion was in a commotion because of Duan Qing'en's sudden appearance. Duan Qing'en was making a fuss about leaving, and Mrs. Miao was shouting to stop them. But this was Duan Qing'en's yard, he was still underage, and there were only maids and servants of his age around him. After hearing this, Order to come forward and stop people.

Duan Qingen didn't have to force his way in. As the most favored young master in the family, he just had to keep his head down and move forward.

Those maids and servants were all young, and they did not dare to offend their master. They only dared to follow him and urged him urgently: "Brother, don't go any further. Your injury is not healed yet."

"My wife is going to be angry. Brother, please go back quickly. Don't make your wife unhappy."

They all knew what kind of bad-tempered master they were serving. No one dared to say harsh words, let alone stop him.

Miao, who hurriedly chased her out of the room, saw this scene and stamped her feet anxiously. If Duan Qingen really ran out to the Duke's Mansion to seek justice, wouldn't everything she had done before be in vain?

Maybe people would talk behind their backs. Miao had grown up under the guidance of her mother's words and deeds, so she could naturally guess what those people would say. They would explain that it was not Duan Qingen's fault, but her stepmother hurriedly came to thank her. , I don’t know what peace of mind is.

She had worked hard for so many years to have a virtuous reputation that was well known throughout the capital, but she couldn't let it be ruined just like that.

Thinking about it, Mrs. Miao became more and more anxious. She stumbled and was about to fall down. The woman who was waiting beside her quickly stepped forward to help her: "Madam, are you okay?"

"Why are you holding me up! Why don't you stop Engel immediately!"

Miao didn't even stand firm, and angrily pushed the woman next to her away: "Others are young and ignorant, so are you? You saw my brother running out with a head full of injuries and you didn't know how to stop him!! "

After saying that, she saw that the mother-in-law was still motionless, and she became even more angry, "Go quickly! If Engeer runs out of this yard today, I will take it upon you!!"

That mother-in-law was not the most caring person around Miao. Naturally, she didn't know Miao's true face. Seeing her blaming him now, I felt aggrieved.

This brother-in-law has always been the pet peeve of the master and his wife. Usually any servant who collides with him will be severely punished by the wife, so how dare she stop him.

But she didn't dare anymore. Miao, the head mistress of the family, had given the order, so the old woman could only run down the steps. She was a person close to the mistress, and she had received the order to die. She was not like those young maids. The boy also didn't dare to touch Duan Qing'en, so he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his sleeve.

"Brother, the injury is not healed yet. If you have anything to do, wait until the injury is healed. Otherwise, if you pull the wound, my wife's heart will hurt again. You always know how to care about your wife. Now don't make her feel uncomfortable."

She was also smart. She knew that Engel was the most filial to Miao, so she used Miao to talk.

It's a pity that today's Duan Qing'en is no longer the silly young man who is devoted to filial piety and loves his stepmother.

He waved away his mother-in-law's hand and said in a clear and firm young voice: "Mother Zhang, don't stop me. It is because of my filial piety to my mother that I go to help her seek justice. As a son of a human being, he can watch his mother helplessly." Being wronged for no reason!”

As he said that, Duan Qing'en shouted from a distance to Miao who was running towards her with her skirt in hand: "Mother, please wait, my son will go to the Duke's Mansion to make it clear that he must let the country I cannot come to you personally to apologize!"

Let the Duke's wife apologize to her? ?

Miao's vision went dark and she almost fainted.

She has always been polite and avoid offending anyone in Shengjing, not only for her good reputation, but also to pave the way for her biological son, so that he will have a prosperous official career and be cared for by noble people.

Duke He Guo had great prestige in the capital and had always had a reputation for loving his wife. If Duan Qingen, a young boy, made a scene and forced his beloved wife to bow her head and apologize, he would be furious.

In such a moment of distraction, Duan Qingen had already thrown away the servants who tried to stop him and disappeared without a trace.

A group of people in the back called Ngeer, but he just pretended that he couldn't hear them.

Seeing that no one was stopped, Mrs. Zhang ran out again with a group of maids and servants, and after a while, she ran back panting.

Looking at Miao's ugly face as if she was about to faint in the next second, she cautiously came to her and said, "Madam, Engel ran all the way to the stable and rode his horse directly. We left the mansion through the back door. Looking in that direction, we should be heading to the Duke's Mansion. "

Miao's vision went dark again, she staggered and almost fell down, but fortunately Mrs. Zhang came to help her, and she was able to stand still. After taking a few breaths, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Where are the concierges? Are they all working hard? See brother?" Don’t you know how to stop me?”

Mrs. Zhang’s nephew was the porter, and she was afraid that she would blame her nephew, so she quickly advised her: “Madam, you have always told us servants to be extremely respectful when we see Engel. Dear Madam, if I dare to go against your will, then... I will not stop you."

Mrs. Miao was already heartbroken and could hardly hold a breath after hearing these words.

She made everyone in the house obey Duan Qingen because she knew that a child would be perverse and domineering if there was no one who disobeyed him around him since childhood.

Everyone at home obeys him, but no one tolerates his bad temper outside, especially those young men from aristocratic families and those from scholarly families. They despise this kind of person the most, so naturally they Not having a close friendship with Duan Qingen prevents him from having friends to help him.

When she first came up with this idea, she never imagined that one day she would shoot herself in the foot.

And as she wished, Duan Qingen was always considerate of her stepmother and never became wary of her. Today, he actually became a reminder for her.

When she thought about what would happen if Duan Qingen was allowed to cause such a scene, Miao couldn't wait to show her pity in front of him and make him feel guilty and more obedient.

But now, it's useless to think about anything.

Miao was filled with regret, but now was not the time to regret, she could only make amends.

She grabbed Granny Zhang's hand tightly and used such force that her nails dug into Granny Zhang's flesh:

"Hurry! You go and ask someone to hitch the chariot. I have to go to the Duke's Mansion in person and tell the chariot driver to hurry up. The sooner the better!!"

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but step back in pain, "Yes, madam, I will give you the instructions right now."

While Miao was anxiously waiting for the carriage and circling in the yard, Duan Qingen had already arrived at the Duke's Mansion on a fast horse.

He Guogong is a military general. He conquered the world with the late emperor. He is loyal and has always been trusted by the royal family. This trust was even higher after he took the initiative to hand over the military power because he was too old and could not bear the heavy responsibility. Therefore, his family's The younger generation has always been very proud outside, otherwise he would not have developed a temperament like He Lisheng's who is even more domineering than his original self.

The Duke's Mansion occupies a very large area, and at least there are no other families living there as far as the eye can see. As soon as Duan Qing'en got off his horse, the concierge came to greet him.

He was only fourteen or fifteen years old now, with a handsome face. He rode a fast horse all the way to the Duke's Mansion and stopped. His luxurious clothes and an expression of arrogance that could only come from having never been wronged naturally made the concierge misunderstand this. My only friend, a young brother, came up and asked with a smile:

"This young master is a good friend of my brother Sheng who came to attend the Chunliu Club. I don't know which young master he is. Please come in and I will take you in."

Duan Qing'en didn't have anyone with him, so there was no one to tell him that he was here to settle accounts. When the porter said this, he threw away the reins and raised his chin, like a wanton young man.

"I'm from the Duan family, please lead the way."

"Hey, you're welcome, sir."

This concierge is just a gatekeeper. He usually memorizes a list of powerful people, and also writes down a list of people who have good or bad relationships with his master and the old master. Although He Lisheng is a favored grandson, he has no He had no official career and only interacted with some young men of his own age. Naturally, he would not deliberately remember Duan Qing'en, a person who had just had a fight with He Lisheng.

The concierge only regarded him as a guest, and while leading Duan Qingen inside, he waved to the door and asked another concierge to hold the horse, "This way, please..."

So, when a group of Shengjing's powerful children headed by He Lisheng were having fun in the courtyard, drinking, laughing, fighting crickets and wrestling, Duan Qingen arrived.

Even more than ten years later, most of the young masters present can still recall today's scene. Without him, Duan Qingen's appearance was really impressive.

The second before he appeared, He Lisheng was drinking and joking with others. He was talking about, "It is said that a certain kid who came back with his father from outside is an arrogant person who doesn't know what is called. Let's go teach him a lesson someday and tell him that this rich Whose territory is Beijing?" Duan Qingen appeared as if he suddenly emerged from the ground.

"He Lisheng!!"

According to the later memories of people present, Duan Qingen still had a wound on his head and was wearing a large-leaf fish scale armor. What he wore under his feet was a pair of white boots worn indoors. Qingshan's party scene was very unexpected.

The most unexpected thing was his sudden appearance, his loud shout, and his index finger that suddenly pointed at He Lisheng.

Then, perhaps because he was frightened, or because Duan Qingen's angry face with a white cloth on his head (to bandage the wound) was too scary, in full view of everyone, He Lisheng, who had just been laughing while holding a wine glass, stepped on him like this. Sora fell directly from the booth.

It is important to emphasize here that because the Spring Willow Party is being held, and only the lakeside of Guogong Mansion is full of willow trees, this party is held in the pavilion in the center of the lake.

After He Lisheng slipped, everyone present heard a loud pop and he was in the water.

The lake was bottomless, and people who really didn't know how to swim and were drowning had no time to make a sound, so the young men in the pavilion in the middle of the lake watched He Lisheng in the water splashing a few times before sinking in with a gurgling sound.

A group of people were immediately dumbfounded.

They are all powerful sons. They have received top-notch education since childhood and a life that is too extravagant for ordinary people. They can compose a few sentences when reciting poems and composing pairs. They are also good at Cuju and polo. They are even better at fighting crickets and playing buku. .

Can swim...

Nowadays, the world is all about face. Swimming means getting soaked in water and looking embarrassed with or without clothes. There are some women who go to their own hot springs to take a dip in the water, but young men, who has nothing to learn to swim?

After a second of silence, everyone reacted and quickly shouted for help.

But before, He Lisheng specially sent away the servants for the convenience of fun. Even the concierge who sent Duan Qingen here did not dare to disobey his order. He sent the people to the road leading to Huxin Pavilion and turned back. .

It would take at least half a stick of incense to go back and forth, and by the time the servants who knew how to deal with the water came, He Lisheng's corpse would be completely cool.

"Lisheng!! Lisheng, can you hear me?"

"Is there a bamboo pole here? It would be great to catch someone!!"

When a group of people were rushing around anxiously, Duan Qingen took off his armor, kicked open the hollow screen in the center of the lake pavilion, removed the middle piece, threw it into the water, and jumped in with a splash.

He grabbed the screen with one hand and fished it out in the water a few times with the other hand. He fished He Lisheng out, who was still struggling to get up. He held him in the fear of "I'm going to die, I'm going to die" and forced him to The upper body was lying on the screen that floated up after entering the water.

"Hurry up!"

This screen is made of wood and has been hollowed out. Because it is large and light, it can just float in the water with the weight of two people, so that they will not drown.

"Cough cough cough!!" As soon as He Lisheng's head came out of the water and touched the air, his mind became clearer. He knew that what he was holding was a life-saving thing. He coughed and hugged his hand tightly without even opening his eyes. screen.

The people on the shore breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the two men had finally raised their heads. They lay on the edge and greeted them: "Come up quickly!!"

"Cough cough cough cough..."

He Lisheng coughed a few more times, and then he realized that following the struggle just now, the two of them were drifting into the distance following the screen.

There was a voice nearby, shouting to the people on the pavilion in the middle of the lake: "We can't swim, please call someone to save us!"

Hearing it over there, a person hurriedly ran away regardless of his manners.

Seeing this, He Lisheng breathed a sigh of relief. At least his life was saved today.

Knowing that he was safe, his previously panicked brain had time to think about other things. He Lisheng had not forgotten who scared him. Duan Qingen, a grandson, must teach him a lesson when he gets ashore!

Of course, before that, I still have to thank my friend next to him who obviously couldn't swim but jumped down to save his life regardless of his own safety.

As expected, a friend in need is a friend indeed. He Lisheng was not the kind of ungrateful person. He swore that from today on, the savior next to him would be his lifelong best friend.

Thinking about this, He Lisheng tried his best to cough up the water in his throat, turned his head and smiled at his close friend beside him: "Good brother... Duan Qing'en?!!!"

His expression looked like he had seen a ghost: "How could it be you??!!"

"Cough cough cough cough... Bah!"

The young man next to him who was as embarrassed as him also coughed twice and spit out a mouthful of water, then turned around and raised his head arrogantly: "Why can't it be me? You have done something wrong, and you feel guilty when you see me!"

"Bah! I, He Lisheng, have always been upright. What have I done to harm me? But you, you weren't beaten enough by me last time, and you actually dared to cause me to fall into the water."

"Get out of here, I made you fall into the water? Who is as weak as a girl? I just called your name, and you jumped into the water as if you were seeing the King of Hell, and you still said you didn't feel guilty!"

"Who is not afraid when they suddenly see a person appear in front of them? It's obviously you who hurt me!"

"The pavilion is full of people. According to you, you have fallen into the water eight hundred times a long time ago. You were fine before. Why did you fall into the water when you saw me? You must have a guilty conscience and use your power to suppress others. Fortunately, you are in Shengjing. He’s a respectable person, he’s really shameless.”

They drifted farther and farther with the rippling water. The young masters on the pavilion in the middle of the lake saw them holding the screen and knew that they would not enter the water again. They felt much more at ease. From a distance, they saw the two people seeming to be talking and couldn't help but guess. The conversation started.

"What do you think they are saying?"

One person guessed: "It must be Li Sheng who is thanking Duan Qing'en. I didn't expect that the two of them have never dealt with each other. When something happened to Li Sheng, it was Duan Qing'en who saved people regardless of safety."

"After all, they grew up together. Although they have been fighting since they were young, they are still friends and they won't watch people die."

"I told you before that Qing'en has always had a bad reputation in Shengjing. He is domineering and looks down on people, and he is manipulated into a bad way. I deliberately avoided dealing with him for this reason. I didn't expect that it was him who went into the water to save people today. It seems that the rumors are really wrong. Believe me, there is still something to be done with this person.”

Knowing that their lives were not in danger, they communicated more. As they talked, they saw Duan Qing'en reaching out to put his hand on He Lisheng's shoulder. He immediately sighed: "It's true that a friend in need is a friend indeed, so they hooked up and put their hands on each other." ”

On the edge of the floating screen in the distance, Duan Qingen was pushing He Lisheng on the shoulder, "You still don't admit that you used the power of the family to bully my mother?? If you don't admit it, I will push you down!"

As he spoke, he used some force in a threatening manner.

He Lisheng had experienced the pain of drowning before and never wanted to do it again in his life. He was so frightened that his face was livid, and he grabbed the screen tightly with his hands. He immediately gave in and lost all his previous arrogance: "If you have something to say, please speak up. I'm fine. , Why are you bullying your mother? You have known me for many years, how could I bully others? "

Duan Qingen: "Ten years later, we played polo and I beat you. When you went home, you complained to your uncle that I bullied you. Later, he dragged me and beat me ten times."

"In the twelfth year of Tianyue, we fell in love with the same jade pot. I obviously gave the money first. You used the name of the Duke's Palace to force the store to sell it to you."

"In the fifteenth year of Tianyue, I was listening to Yueniang singing in Changhuan Courtyard. You got drunk and insisted on letting her sing to you. When Mother Fang came over at that time, she told me personally that you were shouting that she was "The prince of the Duke's mansion."

"And Tianyue..."

"Stop, stop, stop -"

He Lisheng looked shocked: "How can you remember things so clearly that I can't even remember?!"

"It's not you who was bullied. Of course you can't remember. Let me tell you He Lisheng, I can tolerate it no matter how you bully me with the power of the Duke's government, but you are shameless. It was clearly you who provoked me first and then you I was beaten to a bloody head, but you used your family's power to force my mother to apologize to your government. This is too much!"

“I really didn’t!!!”

If there was one word to describe He Lisheng's mood, it would be even more unjust than Dou E's. "I broke your head, not you. I clearly have the upper hand. Why should you ask your mother to apologize?" ”

"If it wasn't you, then it was the elders in your family who did this to support you."

"It's impossible. My mother always doesn't want to see me fighting with others. If she knew that I broke your head, it would be nice if she didn't force me to come and apologize to you. And my father and grandfather, if they knew that I broke your head, You must break my legs."

He Lisheng had swallowed several mouthfuls of lake water before, but now his mouth was dry when he spoke. He was afraid that if he said something bad, Duan Qing'en would push him into the water if he didn't believe it. He said sincerely: "You believe me! We grew up together, you should know that I What kind of temperament do you have? I broke your head first in the Cuju competition. If I complained to your family and forced your mother to bow her head and apologize, who else in Shengjing would dare to play with me? You know I love you the most That’s not what I would do if I was having fun with a group of people.”

He felt that what he said was clear, but Duan Qingen just refused to believe it, "Who could it be if it weren't for you? My mother said it to me personally. She is such a weak person, and she was forced to cry by your He family. My mother raised me. If I don’t take revenge, how can I have the dignity to call myself the Son of Man?”

He Lisheng wished he could cry too, "Why don't you just listen? I can't do such a useless thing."

He carefully glanced at Duan Qingen's hand that was firmly on his shoulder, and swallowed hard. Although he was in a hurry when he was in the water, he did not completely lose his memory.

Duan Qingen clearly pulled him up from the water with one hand. With such strange strength, if there was a real dispute, he would definitely be pushed down.

Fear and anxiety made him hate the person who forced Duan Qingen's mother to apologize. Although he didn't know who that person was yet, he was very confident that the elders in the family would never do this.

Doesn't this make the Duke's government and the Duan family enmity, damage their family's reputation in Shengjing, and make others think that he is really the kind of unfilial son who bullies others! !

Don't let him find out, otherwise...

He Lisheng was thinking ruefully whether he should complain to his father or grandfather, when he felt the hand on his shoulder tighten again. His expression froze, and he raised his eyes to meet the eyes of Duan Qing'en, who had an unkind expression on his face.

Forget it, these are not important, now it is better to stabilize this guy who is bent on seeking justice for his mother.

Thinking about it, He Lisheng sneered at Duan Qingen and said, "I can guarantee that the elders in my family will never take the initiative to force your mother to apologize. If you don't believe it, why not let's go ashore first. After we go up, I will carefully Ask your mother, how about you find out who forced your mother to do it, and then settle the score with that person? "

Duan Qingen glanced at him hesitantly and slowly let go of his hand, "It's okay. Although you are arrogant and arrogant, and you have the nerve to blame others for your poor Cuju skills, but after we met, I still believe that you will not be Those are the villains who bully others behind their backs.”

He Lisheng: "..."

Does he have so many shortcomings? ?

Although he felt like running through a hundred thousand mud horses, he didn't know if Duan Qing'en could have fallen into the water and drowned with just a push. Now that Duan Qing'en took the initiative to let him go and expressed his belief in his character, He Lisheng actually felt that I felt strangely moved.

"Brother Sheng!!!"

The servants finally learned that their little master had fallen into the water, and they rushed over one by one. They could vaguely see a lady in gorgeous clothes, who must be He Lisheng's mother.

When the servants who knew how to swim reached the shore, they jumped into the water like dumplings and swam towards this side with a clear goal.

He Lisheng breathed a sigh of relief and secretly swore in his heart that next time he held a party, he would never hold it by the water again.

Duan Qing'en, who was next to him, was still haunted: "Remember what you said, and ask your mother immediately when we get ashore, otherwise I will definitely tell everyone in Shengjing about this, and we will see how you behave."

Compared with his previous threats through actions, hearing his current threats through words, He Lisheng was not angry at all, and even felt a little bit dumbfounded.

"Since you previously believed that I was the one who was using my words and bullying others, why are you still willing to risk your life and go into the water to save me?"

Duan Qingen answered quickly: "You are just talking nonsense. If you die and there is no proof of what happened on our Cuju court, how can my mother get justice?"

He Lisheng: "...So you jumped down to save me just because of this? Aren't you afraid of drowning yourself?"

Judging from his expression, it was obvious that what he wanted to say to Duan Qingen more than these words was, 'Is your mind okay? Don't you care about your life for such a trivial matter? ? ’

Luckily, he still remembered that if Duan Qingen hadn't gone down to save people, he wouldn't be able to speak properly now. So he swallowed the words in time and changed them to a gentler one:

"Your mother has just suffered some grievances. Don't you know which is more important than your life?"

"Of course I know."

Duan Qingen: "How do you know how much my mother loves me? She always agrees with whatever I say. She loves me so much. As a son, if I can let her not be wronged and get justice, a little danger is nothing."

He Lisheng: "... You are really filial to your mother."

To be fair, if his mother was in danger of life and saving his mother required his life, He Lisheng would exchange it without hesitation.

But now Duan Qingen's mother was just wronged, and she didn't lose her arms and legs. Even if he wanted to seek justice, he couldn't give up his life.

He couldn't understand Duan Qing'en's idea at all, and he didn't dare to say that Duan Qing'en's brain was broken when he had just saved him. He could only lie on the screen and wait for rescue with a smile.

All the servants swam towards this side with all their strength. After a while, they came to the two people and pushed them and the screen to the shore from behind.

"Come up, come up..."

"Come, hold my hand, be careful."

Those young men who had stretched their necks to look at this side crowded on the shore, and some stretched out their hands to pull the two people in the water up.

As soon as they got ashore, He's mother, who was crying on the side, hugged her son tightly with tears on her face, "My son, are you going to scare me to death?? How are you, are you hurt, are you uncomfortable?? "

She only had a pair of children, and she loved each of them like her own baby. After knowing that He Lisheng was in trouble, she had been worried. Now seeing her son, she loved him so much that she pulled him to ask about his well-being without caring about anything else.

Old Mrs. He, who was still leaning on a cane, thanked Duan Qingen, who was also soaked and in a mess, with a grateful face: "Good boy, I heard them say that this time it was thanks to you that my brother Sheng was saved. Go to the yard quickly and change these wet clothes. Although the spring weather is good, you will still catch a cold if you get wet and blow the wind."

A woman had already taken the cloak she had hurriedly taken out of the cabinet when she came and put it on the two of them.

He's mother finally got rid of her worry about her son, let go of He Lisheng, wiped her eyes, and said to Duan Qingen with red eyes. "Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, the child, who saved my brother Sheng at the risk of your own life, he would be in danger."

He Lisheng looked at his mother and then at his grandmother, and always felt that something was wrong.

Wasn't he scared away by Duan Qingen? Even if he was grateful, could he first sort out the cause and effect relationship?

"Mother, actually..."

"It's nothing." Duan Qingen beside him naturally interrupted the rest of his words, and a gentle smile appeared on his pale face due to soaking in the water for a while, "Although Lisheng and I have been fighting since we were young, the relationship between us is unmatched by most people. When he is in trouble, I naturally can't stand by and watch him die."

He's mother looked at the handsome boy in front of her who was the same age as her son, and her face showed love, "That's how it should be. You young men, although you fight and quarrel on weekdays, if you really meet Although they are both thinking about each other, I can feel at ease knowing that Brother Sheng is surrounded by friends like you. "

Mrs. He is more considerate than her own daughter-in-law. After listening to what Duan Qingen said, she looked at him kindly, "Although this is the friendship between you, we cannot ignore this kind of life-saving grace. Whose child are you? I must thank your parents in person."

She is the wife of the Duke. Since the Duke retired, she has rarely left the house. She can say such words of thanks in person, which is a great sincerity.

He Lisheng on the side widened his eyes. Although he was also very grateful to Duan Qingen for jumping into the water to save him, but this behavior of erasing all the past and leaving only the credit is too shameless?

Can he watch Duan Qingen fool his family so shamelessly? Absolutely not!

"Grandma, listen to me, the matter is actually..."

Duan Qingen grabbed his arm, turned around and smiled at him with a pale face, "Lisheng is right, the matter is not yet to the point of alarming the elders. I am Lisheng's good friend, and I saved him only because I am good friends with him, not because I want your gratitude."

He Lisheng: "..."

Shut up, you just want my mother and grandmother to be grateful, otherwise why would you take the credit for yourself.

He opened his mouth, but before he spoke, he heard Duan Qingen say in a positive tone: "I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that I can be a good brother with Lisheng for life."

As he said that, Duan Qingen smiled at He Lisheng again, "Lisheng, oh?"

He Lisheng: "...Of course."

Duan Qingen just saved his life in public, and only made a small request to be a good brother for life. If he doesn't agree, and even sabotages it by saying that it was this person who scared him down, the friends of the same age present will probably think that he is ungrateful and has a problem with his character.

Not only will his friends not associate with him, but his character may also be ruined.

What if he doesn't agree?

He Lisheng forced a smile on his face and showed a look like "I am very happy to have such a lifelong friend."

The wealthy and powerful disciples nearby were all happy about their friendship, which showed a friend in need was a friend indeed.

A powerful young man who had been following He Lisheng even stepped forward and patted Duan Qing'en on the shoulder, "Qing'en, I'm sorry for misunderstanding that you are not easy to get along with. Only today did I know that you are a warm-blooded man of flesh and blood. Before, you and Duan Qing'en When Li Sheng was in the water, you had to hold the screen to prevent him from sinking, and you had to free up a hand to comfort Li Sheng. We all saw it. From now on, you will be my good brother. "

Someone next to him immediately echoed, "That's right, count me in, Qing En, good brother!"

"Good brother!!"

"Good brother!!"

He Lisheng, who was watching helplessly as all his friends turned against Duan Qingen, his good brother.

His eyes are so damn hard to see that Duan Qingen wants to push him down. If it weren't for his extraordinary agility and ability to stretch and retract, his true good brother would have died long ago.

But, looking at the gratified grandmother, she was smiling at her mother: "Look at these children, Brother Sheng can have these friends by his side, and we can rest assured that we won't have to restrain him from going out in the future."

He Lisheng resisted the urge to vomit blood and smiled wider at Duan Qing'en who was standing beside him.

"Thank you, okay! Brother! Brother!"

"Haha, you're welcome."

Duan Qingen slapped He Lisheng on the shoulder again and smiled heartily at him, "Good brother, I will ask you to take care of me in the future."

***

Miao was riding a carriage, so naturally she couldn't compare with people like Duan Qing'en who came on a fast horse. No matter how eagerly she urged, by the time the carriage arrived at the Duke's Mansion, the dust had almost settled there.

The concierge saw a carriage coming from a distance and rushed to greet it. Miao was so anxious that she was afraid that the brainless little brat would mess things up, so she didn't bother to put on her kind face and urged the concierge as soon as she got off the car. Take him to see He's mother yourself.

At this end, Duan Qing'en was changing into He Lisheng's clothes and sitting comfortably on a chair. The maid behind him was wiping his hair. He was holding a bowl of hot tea in his hand and was drinking slowly under the kind eyes of Mrs. He. Drinking tea.

He Lisheng on the side was in the same situation. Just when the scene was harmonious, the maid came to report that the mother of the young master of the Duan family was here.

Mrs. He was just thinking about saying thank you to Duan Qingen's parents. After hearing this, she immediately put on a smile on her face and said, "It's just the right time. If not, I would have planned to visit my house."

As she said that, she smiled kindly at Duan Qing'en who stood up when she heard Miao's arrival: "Good boy, your hair is not dry yet, so you'd better let the girl dry it in the room first. I'm with you at your mother's side." Woolen cloth."

Duan Qingen nodded obediently and saluted Mrs. He, "My mother is gentle by nature and always loves me. Today I came to look for Lisheng without her permission. I am afraid that she is looking for me, so Grandma Lao He will help me." Talk about it.”

Mrs. He felt a little strange in her heart. For a husband like Duan Qingen, who was already in his teens, he was just visiting a friend's house, so why did his mother come so eagerly?

But now was the time when she was grateful to Duan Qing'en, so she naturally loved Wujiwu, and didn't try to guess Miao's thoughts, so she agreed with a smile.

"Don't worry, I still have some respect. Your mother won't blame you for my sake."

She was grateful in her heart and was helped into the door by the girl. As soon as she entered the door, she had to say thank you and thank this mother for raising such a good son.

Who would have thought that as soon as Mrs. He entered the door, Miao, who had been sitting restlessly in the room, suddenly stood up and spoke first:

"I've seen the old lady. Old lady, my brother-in-law is naughty by nature, and I, as a mother, have never been able to teach him well. I just found out that he came to your house. I rushed over immediately. I want to apologize to you first. I Take this bastard back and teach him a lesson."

The kind smile on Mrs. He's face slowly faded away. She recalled the filial look on Duan Qingen's face when he said sincerely that his mother was weak and felt sorry for him. She frowned and looked at Mr. Miao, who had a good confessional attitude on his face.

"Brother Eng just came to my house to play with my brother Sheng. Why do you think he is a bastard who came to my house to demolish my belongings? I'm afraid it's very inappropriate for you to do this."

"I vaguely remember that you are Nge'er's stepmother?"

The apologetic smile on Miao's face froze.

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