I'm a bully in troubled times

Jiang Yu paused for a moment, just at that moment a servant came in with a brazier at the door, breaking the eerie silence.Qi Ranming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Just put it there." Jiang Yu pointed to the desk.

"My lord," said the servant with a smile, "it's colder today, but your lord doesn't usually use a brazier, why did you suddenly think of using it?"

Jiang Yu waved his hand and signaled the man to go out, only then did the man realize that he had come at the wrong time, and his master seemed to be discussing something important with the guest, so he bowed his waist: "Young one, leave." He bowed his head and went out.

After the servant closed the door, Jiang Yu pulled a chair and put it beside the brazier: "Sit."

"Thank you." Qi Ranming said.

Jiang Yu smiled: "You have been here since yesterday, but you have told me many times to thank you."

After Qi Ranming sat down, he stretched out his hand from under the fox fur and placed it on top of the brazier. The charcoal fire in the basin was glowing red, exuding heat, making his palms warm and a little hot.

"You helped me again, of course I want to thank you." Qi Ranming said, "If it weren't for you, I don't know where I can go now."

"It's a small effort, don't worry about it." Jiang Yu sat down next to him, clearly saying that there were government affairs, but he didn't mean to deal with them in a hurry.

Qi Ranming curled up his fingers.

They seemed to be confirming something, they wanted to speak but were unable to speak, waiting for the other party to speak first.

The charcoal fire made a slight "beep" sound in the basin, making Qi Ranming think for a moment that he had returned to the cave of Guogong Mountain.

"The last time I left, I had some things to deal with." Qi Ranming put his fingers under the fox fur, "It's not because I'm ungrateful. You saved me, and I'm very grateful."

Jiang Yu waved his hand: "You saved me, I saved you, I helped you, you helped me, we're even."

Qi Ranming pursed his lips.

Jiang Yu waited for a long time, but did not wait for the continuation of that sentence. She rested her right elbow on the armrest of the chair, propped her chin on the back of her hand, leaned slightly to approach Qi Ranming, and fixed her eyes on Qi Ranming's face, not letting go of any change in his mood. .

"Su Xi is quite beautiful. Except for me, when I saw her in Meilin that day, all the children from the aristocratic family couldn't walk anymore."

Qi Ranming lowered his eyes and smiled unnaturally: "Really?"

Jiang Yu asked again: "Do you care?"

Jiang Yu's burning gaze forced Qi Ranming to turn his head slightly to avoid his gaze, and looked down at the brazier, as if he could see flowers.

"Does it matter if I care or not?" Qi Ranming said.

Jiang Yu smiled: "If you care, I won't marry."

Qi Ranming raised his head in astonishment: "...but you have already given the dowry, how can you not marry?"

Jiang Yu: "So you care?"

"No." Having been exposed, Qi Ranming refused to admit it, "Since Miss Ning, it is rare for Mr. Sui Yang to meet another person he loves. This marriage is well known and praised by everyone in the country. Heavenly Immortal, I just asked a casual question."

Jiang Yu smiled and leaned on the back of the chair, "Hero Qi, do you have to be so dishonest?"

Qi Ranming: "..."

Aware of Qi Ranming's duplicity, Jiang Yu suddenly became certain that Qi Ranming was going in the direction of Jin State, which is so far away from Jicheng, Qi Ranming's injury was not known how, but he ran all the way to Jicheng, what else can I do besides looking for him?Being so far away, suffering such serious injuries, and even making a special trip to find him, the first thing he asked was his marriage, doesn't that explain the problem?

"Huh? How do you say, Qi Daxia?" Jiang Yu had a slight smile on his lips, as if he was determined and Qi Ran understood.

Qi Ranming touched the flute on his waist to relieve his tension, and lowered his eyes without answering.Anyway, it was impossible for him to admit it, but to deny it... Would Jiang Yu really marry Su Xi just because he denied it?

No, Jiang Yu will definitely marry Su Xi. She is beautiful, well-educated, and well-known for her beautiful marriage. She has already been hired. Why does Jiang Yu not marry?

"Sui Yang Jun should treat Miss Su well." These thoughts circled around in his mind, and these words came out of his mouth.

Jiang Yu sighed: "You really know how to hurt people."

Qi Ranming said: "Even if you really don't want to marry her, have you ever thought about how she will live in the future after she is divorced?"

Jiang Yu frowned slightly, and said with a half-smile, "So you plan to sacrifice yourself to fulfill her?"

Qi Ranming frowned: "That's not the case... Lord Suiyang, you are so high up, I'm afraid you don't understand the lives of ordinary people like us."

Jiang Yu: "What do you want me to know? I have made it clear to her from the very beginning that this marriage is false, and I will not give her anything other than the apparent identity of Mrs. Suiyang Jun, except for wealth and status." .”

"She is willing to be this fake wife voluntarily. Even if she can't get married then, I won't treat her badly."

"... False lady?" Qi Ranming was shocked.

Jiang Yu: "Didn't I tell you? I'm not interested in women."

"..." Qi Ranming: "Then your Jiang family..."

Jiang Yuyun said calmly: "It has long since become extinct."

Qi Ranming: "..."

Jiang Yu smiled indifferently: "Is our topic wrong? We were not discussing this just now. So, what kind of answer does Qi Daxia plan to give me?"

Having said all of this, there's no point in pretending to be a fool.Qi Ranming held the bone flute tightly under the fox fur, as if it could reassure him and give him strength.

"...I don't know." Qi Ranming whispered, as if he also knew that the answer was too perfunctory, and then added, "But last time in the cave of Guogong Mountain..."

Qi Ranming raised his hand and touched his lips: "...It was you first..."

"So," Jiang Yu stood up suddenly, put his right hand on the armrest of Qi Ranming's chair, looked down at Qi Ranming condescendingly, and rubbed the pulp of his left thumb against Qi Ranming's lips, "Do you want to try again now?"

Jiang Yu's sudden move was beyond Qi Ranming's expectation, he froze there, holding his breath.

Jiang Yu smiled lowly and said, "Maybe you will know if you kiss again?"

"No..." Qi Ranming held Jiang Yu's wrist, turned his face away, lowered his eyes, and was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.

"My lord, Miss Su is here."

Jiang Yu: "..."

Hearing this, Qi Ranming immediately pushed Jiang Yu away and stood up: "Since she's here, go out and meet her."

Jiang Yu smiled and nodded: "You can go with me, don't you want to know whether she is beautiful or not, you can tell by just looking at her."

"..." Qi Ranming glanced at Jiang Yu, "That's fine."

Nowadays, in this era, there is not such a strict defense of men and women, and the folk customs are open.Even though they are engaged, Su Xi is not so taboo, Su Xi can still come to the Suiyang Palace.

Su Xi brought something with her, the fermented glutinous rice balls she made herself, and a sachet.She knew that Jiang Yu was busy with official duties and often had to deal with government affairs at night, this sachet could help him calm down and be good for a good night's sleep.Jiuniang Yuanzi is her specialty dish, and the wine is naturally plum blossom wine, which is the symbol of Suxi.

Before coming to Suiyang Lord's Mansion, Su Xi had dressed up carefully, wearing a red jacket and the cloak that Jiang Yu gave her—since Mei Lin met, Jiang Yu gave Su Xi a lot of things—to complement her His complexion was excellent, and his cheeks were flushed.After the servants went to report, Su Xi waited in the side hall, her hands were a little cold, and she stretched them out on the brazier to warm them up.The servant served her the tea, but she didn't care to drink it, her eyes kept looking outside the door.

"My lord, Miss Su is inside."

Hearing the voice of the servant outside the door and the sound of footsteps, Su Xi immediately stood up and smiled when she saw Jiang Yu.

"Jiang Yu." Su Xi smiled.

It was Jiang Yu who asked her to call him that, in order to highlight the intimacy between the two, so as not to be seen by interested people and make the queen suspicious.

Jiang Yu smiled: "It's so cold today, why did you come to my place?"

Su Xi's eyes were shining, and she looked at Jiang Yu without blinking: "I made some wine rice balls this morning. My mother and I couldn't finish them. I thought you might like them, so I brought you some."

Jiang Yu said: "You've worked hard, but it's good to let the servants do this kind of thing. It's cold and slippery, how can you go out alone?"

Although the two have only known each other for less than a month, they speak very intimately and naturally.It was the first time for Qi Ranming to see Su Xi, and he immediately understood that the rumors were true.Su Xi is really beautiful.

Moreover, he was clever and considerate, Qi Ranming glanced at the food box that Su Xi was carrying in his hand.

She probably likes Jiang Yu, Qi Ranming came to this conclusion.

Jiang Yu took the food box and handed it to the servant beside him.

"And this sachet," Su Xi took out a beautifully embroidered sachet from her bosom, and said with a smile, "Look at it, do you like it?"

Jiang Yu took it with a smile, and when receiving the sachet, his fingertips brushed against the back of Su Xi's hand, Su Xi blushed slightly, and quickly withdrew her hand.Jiang Yu looked at the embroidery on the sachet, put the sachet in his nose and sniffed it, and said with a smile, "Very good, the embroidery is good, and the fragrance is elegant, I like it very much."

"..." Qi Ranming looked away, and simply didn't look at it.

Cooperating with Jiang Yu, he called him here just to see how right the two of them are?

Jiang Yu glanced at Qi Ranming, tied the sachet around his waist, and said, "I will wear it with me."

Su Xi has been paying attention to Qi Ranming. When she came, she heard that a strange guest came to Jiang Yu's house. He came to the door in heavy snow, refused to say his name, dressed thinly, and looked pale, but Jiang Yu still cared about this person.Su Xi was a little curious, what kind of person is this?

When Qi Ranming came in with Jiang Yu, Su Xi saw that Qi Ranming was wearing what seemed to be Jiang Yu's clothes, and knew that Jiang Yu treated him really well.But Jiang Yu didn't introduce her to her.

Su Xi felt that this person didn't like her very much, she only glanced at her when she entered the door, and then she either squinted or didn't look at her at all.

"Jiang Yu, who is this son?" Su Xi asked.

Jiang Yu glanced at Qi Ranming, but Jiang Yu didn't introduce himself, so Qi Ranming introduced himself and replied briefly, "My surname is Qi."

I really cherish words like gold.

Su Xi smiled and said: "It turned out to be Young Master Qi. I heard about Young Master Qi just now when I came here, and I was very curious in my heart. Seeing him now, Young Master Qi is really extraordinary. Young Master Qi is Jiang Yu's friend, that is, My friend."

Qi Ranming lowered his eyes slightly, and said calmly: "Don't dare, I'm just a commoner, living outside, fortunately, Lord Suiyang took him in, how dare I call friends with Lord Suiyang and Miss Su."

Jiang Yu suddenly felt a little funny, he felt that Qi Ranming seemed to be angry.