Brother Wanfu

Chapter 43 Rejection
Bantang Study is Qin Shen's inner study in Xifeng Pavilion. The study is located above the pond.

According to the rules in Xifeng Pavilion, when Mr. Fan goes to Bantang Study, he should not be disturbed.

Qin Tian didn't expect such rules to exist, but she came to the Qin Mansion for a short time, and it wasn't long before she got close to her aunt and brother.

Maybe there is something urgent for elder brother, so Qin Tian went back to his Chaoyunxuan.

Xifeng Pavilion, Bantang Study.

The heat of the day did not recede, instead, the steam from the pool flooded into the study.

Qin Shen sat quietly in front of the desk for a while, but the scenes he saw in the crowded crowd during the day kept flashing before his eyes——

The man in the royal blue brocade robe peeled off the rice dumpling and handed it to the girl beside him.

"At most, I can only eat one more. Zongzi is not easy to digest, or I will accumulate food."

The little girl said she was not afraid, and smiled with her little face up.

"Wait for me to walk on the road a few more times, and I can digest it after eating three more,"

As she spoke, she also called the young man.

"Brother, eat it too, it tastes really good."

The two talked intimately, wearing the same mahogany bracelet on their wrists.

Obviously there is nothing special about it, but somehow Qin Shen can always think of the scene just now.

Thoughts were chaotic like the summer heat, Qin Shen closed his eyes.

*
Today is hot, Mrs. Qin was blown by the heat, she was unwell and lay down on the bed, so she didn't call Qin Tian to the main courtyard for dinner.

But Qin Tian heard about it and went to see Mrs. Qin, and made a sachet of Qushu Jingxin with herbs, and gave it to Mrs. Qin.

Mrs. Qin took her hand to thank her, and smiled again.

"There is a river in the city not far from here. I don't know when it was rumored that someone saw the river god in the river during the Dragon Boat Festival. Therefore, on the evening of the Dragon Boat Festival, many people in the city went to the river to put lanterns to respect the river god. It was really lively. Even the little maids in the mansion asked to go there one night to join in the fun. If you have nothing to do, let the maids lead you there, just be careful not to fall into the water."

As soon as Qin Tian heard it, he became interested, "It must be like a dream or an illusion to put the river lanterns at night."

Mrs. Qin nodded with a smile.

Qin Tian talked with Mrs. Qin again, when he left the main courtyard, he saw the high eaves of Xifeng Pavilion, and turned around again.

She asked the concierge, "I wonder if brother is free?"

The concierge didn't hear that the young master had come out of the Bantang study, and was about to refuse when Lian Zhou walked over and told Qin Tian to report for Qin Tian.

Previously at the Liefeng Mountain House, Qin Tian saw that Qin Shen hadn't had such a complicated notification.

She responded and sat down without saying anything.

*
Bantang Study.

The tea that Lian Zhou just brewed is still outside, the door of the study is tightly closed, the young master has no intention of allowing anyone to come in or out.

As soon as Lian Zhou stepped forward, Fu Wen jumped out.

"What are you doing? Don't disturb the young master in the study, have you forgotten?"

Of course Lian Zhou didn't forget it. While hesitating, a man's voice came from the study.

"What's the matter?"

"Back to the young master, the girl has come to the Xifeng Pavilion." Lian Zhou said, and hurriedly said, "If the young master is inconvenient, the servant will find an excuse to send the young lady back, but the young lady has come twice, so the servant thinks it is better to tell the young master."

After he finished speaking, there was silence in the study.

Fu Wen glanced at Lian Zhou, and said with his lips, "Master, you are going to be unhappy."

Lian Zhou didn't know what that meant, so he could only wait for the order from inside.

I don't know how long it took before a voice came from the study.

"Ask her to come here."

Fu Wen raised his eyebrows in surprise, while Lian Zhou heaved a sigh of relief, but his voice was low and his emotions were hard to distinguish.

Qin Tian had never been to Xifeng Pavilion, so he glanced left and right. The materials used in Xifeng Pavilion are simple and elegant, but the furnishings are simple. Although the style is similar to Liefeng Mountain House, the feeling is different.

Qin Tian couldn't help but put away some idleness, and followed Lian Zhou all the way into the reception hall of Xifeng Pavilion.

Received here, Lian Zhou retreated.

For some reason, Qin Tian looked at the man drinking tea from a distance in front of the door, and felt a little strange.

The thought flashed by, she didn't pay much attention to it, and walked forward quickly.

"Brother, I'm back from Yujing Lake."

After finishing speaking, seeing that the teacup was not put away by brother-in-law, his eyes swept across her face, and she gave a faint "hmm".

It seems that she has no interest in knowing her coming and going.

Qin Tian stepped forward quickly and paused.

She couldn't help being embarrassed, and secretly guessed that he must have some troublesome business, so he looked cold and indifferent, not like his elder brother these days, but like the aloof young master Qin when she first met him.

Qin Tian is the most knowledgeable, so he didn't go forward, turned around and sat aside.

She turned around, but didn't see the man above pursing her lips slightly.

"I wonder if brother watched the dragon boat today?" She tried to ask.

In addition to Yujing Lake, there are dragon boat races of various sizes in places with wide waters. The most lively days in late spring and early summer are the Dragon Boat Festival.

But when she asked this question, she only heard the voice of the first brother's brother was still faint.

"No."

Qin Tian looked over, and suddenly heard him ask a question.

"Is there anything else?"

The voice fell to the ground, and the whole hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Qin Tian was a little dazed and became a dull rabbit at home.

But even if it is a dumb rabbit, it can still detect the subtle changes in the whole body, especially the subtle changes of the eagle.

Qin Tian didn't know what happened to her brother today, but she didn't dare to say any more.

She said that nothing happened, but she thought of something again, and took out a bulging purse from her sleeve, she untied the purse, and took out an object from inside.

Qin Tian carefully placed the thing on the tea table and pushed it towards Qin Shen.

It was a five-poison bracelet carved from peach wood. Obviously the carving technique was not exquisite, but it could be seen that it was in the style of five poisons.

Wearing five-poison ornaments during the Dragon Boat Festival can protect the whole summer from pests and miasmas.

Qin Tian didn't have anything to do at all, he just wanted to say a few words to him habitually, and gave this to him by the way.

However, she saw her brother-in-law's eyes slightly fall on the peach wood bracelet, and she took it back.

His voice grew colder.

"I never wear a bracelet, I appreciate the kindness."

Qin Tian was really stunned this time, her ears quieted down after a bang, and her mind went blank for a moment.

Qin Tian looked at the rough-carved mahogany bracelet, and was suddenly embarrassed by the refusal of this sentence.

She was startled for a moment, lowered her head and quickly stuffed the bracelet into her purse.

She didn't even know what else to say.

If at this time, Qin Tian has not noticed his brother's attitude of rejecting her thousands of miles today, then he must have been dazzled by the closeness of his siblings a few days ago.

She woke up suddenly as if a basin of cold water had been poured on her head.

The bracelet is so ugly, even the carving is so clumsy that it is impossible to take a closer look, and the style is even more uninspiring, it is clearly something that can be bought for a few pennies on the roadside.

How could she be worthy of her first brother when she gave out such a clumsy bracelet?
He is the high-ranking son of Qin, and he is just a little concubine.

She woke up instantly.

Qin Tian didn't want to say one more unpleasant word, so she bowed to him and immediately retreated.

Her footsteps were extremely hurried, as if she realized that she shouldn't have appeared, and she couldn't wait to disappear.

Qin Shen watched her leave quickly, and couldn't help but think of her appearance when his mother was in an accident, when he threatened her in the courtyard.

After that, she got his order and left the Qin residence in a hurry the next day.
The strange feeling that has never been felt before, has been growing since seeing her in the crowd of the town, and finally reached the extreme at this moment.

For some reason, Qin Shen saw her panicked appearance as she walked away, and his heart suddenly panicked.

He immediately regretted it and stood up.

But the little girl walked quickly and disappeared.

Qin Tian hurried all the way, originally going towards Yunxuan, but didn't want to go halfway, but collided with Xiao Yun who was going to Chaoyunxuan to look for her.

"Yeah, did the servant hurt the girl?"

Qin Tian didn't have anything to do, trying to restrain his emotions,
"Why is sister here?"

Xiao Yun came to look for Madam Qin at her word, so she said right away.

"Madam is afraid that the girl will not find the way to the river in the city, so she asks the servants to come and take the girl there."

She talked and laughed, "The riverside is the most lively around nightfall. All the little girls in the city go to the riverside to put lights on. At night, the river in the city is full of lights floating everywhere. The Milky Way looks beautiful. Girls, hurry up, it will be a year." Just this once."

Qin Tian, ​​who left Xifeng Pavilion, originally just wanted to go back to Chaoyun Pavilion and close the door to shut himself up.

But Qin Tian couldn't refuse Mrs. Qin's kindness.

She suddenly felt that it would be good to leave the Qin Mansion for a while, so she nodded in agreement.

"Then please ask my sister to lead the way."

*
Tiandong and Su Ye had never seen such a scene when they followed Qin Tian in Zhucheng.

On normal days, the girls seldom go out at night, but today, there are all girls in new clothes along the river. The yamen sent officers and soldiers to patrol and defend. The girls are more at ease, sitting or walking along the lake, in twos and threes talking.

Xiao Yun found a place by the river with few people for her, and bought her a lotus lantern at a small stall nearby.

"This lantern can not only carry the candlelight and float all the time, some girls even wrote a note of prayer on it, which can be regarded as a blessing. Girls can also write something in it."

The small stall on the side also provides pens and inks.

Qin Tian didn't have anything to write, but held the bulging purse in his sleeve, thinking maybe he could put some on the side.

A little maid from the mansion came to find Xiao Yun, so Xiao Yun and Qin Tian resigned and left.

Tiandong Suye also went to a nearby stall to pick lanterns.

Qin Tian sat on the stone steps by the river with his eyes downcast, out of tune with the bustle along both sides of the river.

As Mrs. Qin and Xiao Yun said, the lanterns in the river are as bright and diverse as night stars, and the entire river in the city is filled with lanterns floating slowly, with lights and shadows, shining like a river of stars.

Girls kept putting yellow paper strips of prayer into the lamp, and then placed the lamp on the water. With a slight push, the lamp rippled away with the clear waves.

Qin Tian looked at them, and took his own lotus lantern after a while.

She didn't write a note, but just took out the small pouch and took out the rough mahogany bracelet that was rejected inside.

She and the girl next to her borrowed the fire to light the lamp, the candle on the lamp flickered in the wind, Qin Tian's eyes flickered and dimmed with the flickering of the candle.

She glanced at the mahogany bracelet.

She really doesn't have much talent, compared to Li Chunzhen's skillful hands, she also carved a bracelet for her brother, her bracelet is so rough.

She must have been dazzled by the excitement of playing today, how could she give away such a thing?
She suddenly felt that she was naive and ridiculous.

Qin Tian looked down at the bracelet for the last time, then raised his hand and put it into the lotus lantern.

A gust of night wind blew over the water, thick with candle flames.

Qin Tian pushed lightly, and pushed away the lotus lantern with the bracelet along with the wind.

She wanted to watch the lotus lantern drift farther and farther away, but suddenly someone came like the wind and picked up the lotus lantern.

The sound of the water was splashing, Qin Tian looked up in surprise, and saw the young man who was breathing heavily.

He lowered his eyes and frowned, his eyes were firmly fixed on her, his voice was slightly hoarse.

"That's it, lost it?"

(End of this chapter)