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One Sunday after the birthday banquet, Matchmaker Huang came to the door early in the morning, and she was brought in by Butler Zhou.This woman is not old, she is only about fifty years old, she is covered in silk and satin, and she is dressed luxuriously but also vulgarly, she is very shrewd, she is usually eloquent.

"Master Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, the old lady came to the door rashly. It is really entrusted by others. Now there is a good family in the house." Huang Matchmaker laughed.

"What's so good about kissing?" The old man knew it well, but pretended not to know, and wanted the other party to speak out by himself.

"Everyone here is a guest, please sit down and talk slowly. Housekeeper Zhou, let's have some tea." The eldest lady took the conversation and helped the master to sit down on the sofa.

"Master Zhou, the third lady of your family is waiting in her boudoir. Now Mr. Li Zhiyuan, who is very famous in Jiangcheng, specially asked me to be a matchmaker for his eldest son Li Shaowen. I don't know what Master Zhou wants?"

The old man had already prepared for it. Naturally, he couldn't keep his daughter when she grew up. He had been creating opportunities for Zhilan and Li Shaowen. Although he was the best son-in-law in his heart, he still felt a little sad when it came to marriage.

"Master Zhou, Master Li and your family are in the same family. Young Master Li and Qianqin can be described as talented and beautiful. I don't know if you have any concerns?"

"No! I don't agree with my sister marrying Li Shaowen!" Hearing these words, Mu Qing, who never expresses his position easily, said loudly.

The old man said solemnly, "Qing'er, this is not the place for you to interrupt!"

The eldest lady looked at them.

"Father!" Mu Qing retorted forcefully, "This is my sister's lifelong event, how can I make such a hasty decision? Why don't you ask sister Lan for her opinion!"

"How decent!" Master Zhou couldn't restrain his anger, "Since ancient times, the parents of the marriage have ordered the words of the matchmaker, so when is it your turn to ask your juniors' opinions? Don't let me back down!"

What else did Mu Qing plan to say.Master Zhou winked at Housekeeper Zhou, and said: "This matter is decided like this. Lan'er and Li Shaowen are a match made in heaven. In this family, I am the sky. I have made a decision, and I can't change it! Agui, please The second young master returns to his room! He is not allowed to come down casually!"

"What!" Mu Qing felt dizzy, "Father, you can't give Lan'er to someone so rashly!"

The eldest lady interjected: "Qing'er, Lan'er has met Young Master Li in private long ago, presumably it's the concubine who loves you and me. What kind of status are you taking care of?"

"Brother Qing, as Lan'er's elder brother, you and I should bless her. The Li family is indeed well-connected. Li Shaowen is an upstart in the city, and her younger sister will not disgrace her if she marries and becomes a young mistress." There was such a loud commotion downstairs that Yue Hua heard it, and he left Said to the eldest lady.

Yuehua's words hit him hard.yes!After all, he is only Zhilan's elder brother, what position does he have to stop her marriage?He is just her brother and can't do anything!We can only watch her being sent to Li Shaowen's side!He braced himself and used his strong willpower to regain his composure. His hands were trembling slightly, and his heart was aching, tearing and bleeding!

He couldn't resist, and let Butler Zhou "invite" him into the room.

"Since your young lady is in love with the young master of the Li family, then we can talk better. Now let's talk about this marriage in detail..." Huang Matchmaker didn't know the situation at first, but now her face was full of smiles.

The old man asked about the situation carefully, and exchanged the birth dates of Zhilan and Shaowen.

Mu Qing went back to the room, poured himself a glass of sober red wine, drank it all in one gulp, wondering why today's wine still tasted so hot after sobering up for so long, he coughed a few times, and threw the wine glass out of his hand in annoyance , smashed to pieces.

The commotion in the living room due to her own marriage, and the throwing of glasses in the second brother's room next door, Zhi Lan heard all about it.Even if Mu Qing can't fight for her rights, it is even more difficult for her to shake Master Zhou's absolute authority because of her soft words.She can't look forward and backward too much, only actions can change fate, so she decided to give it a try.

"Wait! Dad, I don't agree with this marriage!" Zhi Lan ignored the obstruction of the people, and rushed down from upstairs, bringing a gust of determination.

"What qualifications do you have to disagree! For so many years, I have provided you with food and clothing. Now that your wings have grown and become stiff, do you dare to turn upside down at home and forget your kindness? Let me tell you, this matter I have made an agreement with Mr. Li that you have to marry if you want to, and you have to marry if you don’t want to, there is no need to discuss it." Master Zhou summoned Housekeeper Zhou again, "Please return Miss to your room, and don't let her come down."

Zhilan was full of resentment and had nowhere to complain, just in time Steward Zhou approached and said, "No, I'll go by myself!"

Unquestionable failure.She didn't go to her room and knocked on Mu Qing's door.

Mu Qing was sitting at the table dejectedly, a broken glass with wine stains was tilted upside down, just as lifeless as his people.Seeing him sad, Zhi Lan became more and more sad.

"I'm sorry, Lan'er, you and I don't have the ability. Brother is right, and I don't have the right." Mu Qing said calmly, and he could hear him trying to suppress his injury.

"I know, I tried. It's ridiculous and sad to say, I can't control my own marriage. I'm just a decent-looking doll. It's probably me who married Young Master Li of Zhihe. The only useful function. The elder brother is right in Liyuan Pavilion, dad raised me just to sell it for a good price.” Zhilan laughed at herself coldly, still can’t see the form clearly?The most frightening thing is that you can see clearly but can't change it.

Mu Qing came to hug her through the drunkenness: "I'll take you away, okay?"

"Brother, where can we escape?" This was the first time she thought of running away, and she quickly denied it.Wherever they flee, they are still brothers and sisters. It is impossible for the second elder brother to live by himself for the rest of his life. I am afraid that there will be a second sister-in-law in the future... How can she drag his life down?The point is that she doesn't have much money herself, and she knows he is the same.

Zhilan calmed down and thought carefully: "I can't be so selfish, and I can't drag you away. You will have your own life, and you can't be led astray by me. Now Wande belongs to you sooner or later, and you must not As soon as he walked away, he gave up this opportunity for nothing. Thinking about it carefully, Dad is right, he has raised us for so long, and children have to work for the family. Thinking about the crisis of Wande Commercial Bank some time ago, if I married in the past, I would be able to Doing something for you is worthy of your affection."

Mu Qing was stunned: "For me?"

"Brother, I'm going to get married sooner or later. For this reason, it seems that Li Shaowen is the only one I can choose. The current situation is: Brother Gu Nian can't really delegate power to you. Once I agree to Li Shaowen, I can let Zhi and Bu We are enemies. Marrying him is of great benefit to you. It has resolved an external enemy for you, so you can let go and concentrate on dealing with family affairs. If you are so passive today, can you still not understand the situation? I sincerely I hope you can get Wande, and there will be no obstacles, and you can do what you want to do. Only if you succeed, I have some hopes."

Mu Qing was speechless for a long while, unexpectedly Zhi Lan reported the idea of ​​"sacrifice".He said slowly: "Lan'er, you have grown up and have your own opinions. But I don't want you to make sacrifices for my ideals. Compared with Wan De, I hope you can be happy instead of taking your life as a sacrifice." Chips or bets, if you can find someone who loves and respects each other and stays with each other, then I will be satisfied."

"Brother. Maybe I'm not a sacrifice, maybe I can try to get along with Li Shaowen, he is not a man without interest." Zhilan remembered that he had promised to bring his own feelings and insights, "Even if the two of us don't have feelings now, maybe we can get married. It might be possible to run it in later.”

"You don't understand. How can love be mixed with some conspiracy? He has no emotional foundation with you. I'm afraid that your weak emotional embankment can't even withstand a small storm, let alone a thousand-mile journey collapsed in an ant's nest. How can you two be equal, how can you stay together?" Mu Qing became more and more excited as she spoke, and suddenly stood up and walked in front of her and said sadly, "I wish I wasn't your brother!"

Mu Qing looked at her with complicated eyes, and Zhi Lan met his eyes.Mu Qing finally asked something hesitant to say: "Let me ask you, if, I mean if, if I didn't have the status of your brother, would you fall in love with me?"

His eyes were full of pity, love, sadness, sadness, resentment, guilt, and self-blame... Her heartstrings were plucked, and his emotions controlled her. When she said these words, she found that she was right His feelings are complicated and difficult to control: "I think I will. But this premise does not exist at all. You are the big brother I have trusted since I was a child."

Hearing her answer, Mu Qing couldn't help but pull her into his arms.His embrace was still so warm, able to shelter him from the wind and rain, Zhilan shrank involuntarily.

"Lan'er..." Mu Qing whispered forgetfully.He guided with his hands, lifted her chin, and couldn't help but want to kiss her.

As if waking up from a dream, Zhilan pushed him away, turning her head to one side.

"You think I'm not as good as Li Shaowen, don't you?" Mu Qing asked sadly when the kiss was interrupted.

"No." Zhi Lan broke free from his embrace, turned around without looking at him, and murmured, "You are my brother...we can't do this, my God!"

These words hit his heart hard.The circles of Mu Qing's eyes were red, and she tried her best not to let the tears flow out.He slowly and gently embraced Zhilan again, and said to himself: "Lan'er, let me hug you again. I won't do it again..."

Zhilan couldn't help having a sore nose, tears streaming down her back.

The Zhou family made an exception and kept Huang Matchmaker for a light meal.Mu Qing has no appetite.The eldest wife knew Yuehua's concerns very well, so she specially mentioned at the dinner table that Huang Matchmaker would go to Qi's house to talk about marriage.Matchmaker Huang didn't expect to gain something else from this trip, so she was overjoyed and agreed without hesitation.After thinking about it, the old man should make Yue Hua settle down and acquiesce.Yuehua was in high spirits and ate an extra bowl of rice than usual.

The old man asked Yuehua to pay the bill.Fortunately, Yuehua was already prepared, and secretly asked his confidant Li Yi to settle the bill.He is no longer frightened and fearful, and can cope with it freely.The old man checked it, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Matchmaker Huang was really quick, and the old man soon heard back from the Qi family.Originally the Qi family was hesitant, Huang Matchmaker tried to deal with it several times, but Mrs. Qi and the master didn't let go.It was the fourth wife, Yuchun, who insisted on agreeing to the marriage for her daughter Qi Shan, which made the old lady and the master give in and finally agree.

Zhilan listened to Huang Matchmaker's vivid narration, but she didn't expect Mrs. Yu, who was sick and crooked at the birthday banquet, to be so resolute. Mr. Qi is not a person who is easy to compromise!

Yuehua was very happy that her wish was fulfilled, the eldest wife was also relieved, and the old man was also deeply relieved.

The old man asked Steward Zhou to take Huang Matchmaker down to collect the reward, and she thanked and left happily.For the first time, the old man and the eldest wife sat down to discuss about Yuehua.

After dinner, Zhilan took the initiative to invite Muqing Garden for a walk.

Mu Qing said emotionally: "I don't know how many chances you have for walking with me like this, it's really different."

Zhilan said: "After I marry into the Li family, you should also consider your lifelong affairs. I don't feel relieved that there is no one suitable to take care of you."

"Yes. I know." Mu Qing said lightly, unlike before, he was not repulsed or enthusiastic about this issue.

The two stopped talking, and walked towards the lake one after the other.Zhilan can't change her habit, she will step on the stone when she sees it.She walked a few steps, and Mu Qing saw her intentions, and hurriedly grabbed her and said, "I want to stand on the rocks by the lake again. I have been like this since I was a child. How can I save you several times?"

"I almost fell into the water once, and you saved me?"

Mu Qing consciously made a slip of the tongue, originally he planned to keep this matter deep in his heart, but accidentally said it out, he remained silent.

"Brother, why don't you tell me directly. I have been trying to find the person who saved me for so many years, and thank him very much."

"...There is nothing to say." Mu Qing looked at the lake in the distance, reflecting the bright moonlight, and the pool was clear.Zhilan suddenly felt that his attitude was separated by a thick barrier, and he was no longer as intimacy as before.She misses the days when she and Mu Qing were free.Just now, the two of them could talk to each other without saying anything...but the identity issue is completely unsolvable, if only they weren't brother and sister!She came up with this idea more than once, but she rejected it without exception: How is such an absurd idea possible!

Mu Qing stared at her face with unbearable bitterness.He stared at her obsessively.Even though he swore in his heart that he would let her go and start over.But it is easier to know than to do, but it is difficult to do it.He loved her crazily, even knowing that she was his younger sister and was about to marry Li Shaowen, he didn't lose one bit.He looked up at the bright moon in the sky and silently prayed in his heart that he would bury this love deeply in his heart and take care of her as an elder brother until she got married.

His heart became much clearer.