The bleak autumn wind blew over the land that was gradually turning from green to red, turning the red into yellow and then white.
The north and south of the Yangtze River couldn't bring down the white that cleansed the world, but it still had a way to announce the arrival of winter. With the ice-cold north wind, the warm sun that occasionally appeared like decoration, and the coldness that was completely different from summer, it let people experience the difference between the four seasons and added a lot of different interests to the human world.
The north wind passed over the towering walls, bent over the water surface that was filled with water vapor, crossed the exquisite pillars, passed through the carved window lattices, and whistled toward them.
"Phew, why is it so cold this year?"
In a spacious hall, four people sat around a round table. The other four stood behind them, further emphasizing the difference in status between the four people sitting.
The person who spoke was the most handsome among the eight. He even had a faint feminine charm. He had thin eyebrows that were raised up evilly, black and white pupils that were clear, a delicate nose bridge, and delicate lips that were not pointed. It would be difficult for a novice to distinguish them without mistake.
Of course, as a man, he followed the rules of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. If anyone dared to tell him that he looked like a woman, he would pay them back double and make them remember an unforgettable lesson.
Yun Wuxiu was the most unyielding, the most cunning, and the one who loved to frame others.
Naxiu, who was standing behind him, silently took a gray mink coat and put it on his shoulder.
"Second Brother, that Xio is still so considerate. Don't mess with him anymore. Otherwise, if he runs away, you won't be able to do anything.”
The one who spoke was Yun Wuyu, who was ranked last in the Yun family and was also the slowest to learn, or even unable to learn, to be careful with his words and actions, to say more, to make more mistakes...
"Oh, yes. A person like Fourth Brother who is so meticulous and knows how to be considerate of others is the most suitable to lead everyone and become the master of the Yun Residence.”Yun Wuxiu sneered with a fake smile.
"No, no! I don't want it! " How can I bear the responsibility…" Yun Wuyu, who knew that he couldn't take advantage of them verbally, rubbed his nose and obediently shut his mouth, giving everyone some peace.
"Young masters, even if this old servant is begging you, please hurry up and choose a candidate. The Yun family can't be without a master for a day.”
The old steward, Xu Shen, was in tears, just to win the sympathy of the four young masters.
The four young masters, who regarded Xu Shen as their father, knew that the tears were fake, but they could not bear to let him continue acting, in case it became real and it would be difficult to end it.
"Since father has already chosen the most suitable way to die for him, then the next head of the Yun family will naturally be big brother. Why waste time discussing it?”Yun Wuxuan, the Third Young Master of the Yun Residence, said coldly. He even yawned loudly to indicate that the discussion was over. It was time for him to go back to his gentle place and enjoy his beauty.
His sarcastic words made the room even colder. It was as if the breath he exhaled was not hot, but cold.
The father of the four brothers! Yun He boasted that he was a playboy but not a pervert. He had shown mercy everywhere, so the four of them had different biological mothers. They were all the seeds of his love that he had left behind for a moment, leaving behind a witness to his playfulness.
His greatest wish in life was to die under a peony flower, and to be a ghost would be romantic. He didn't expect that God would let him die a worthy death, dying drunk in the sweet land of flowers. Before he died, he did not specify who would inherit the family business. He wanted to leave a mess behind and make his sons, who usually refused to accept him and were even more unwilling to inherit the family business, feel troubled.
"If you want me to marry Shui Xiu, I will agree.”Yun Wuqi, the eldest young master of the Yun Residence, had recently fallen in love with Shui Xiu, a famous courtesan in the " Water Rainbow Lane ", and had threatened to marry her.
"No!"
Everyone in the hall, except Yun Wuqi, strongly objected in unison.
How could a courtesan become the First Madam and Mistress of the Yun Residence? It was not in line with etiquette. More importantly, that woman was simply greedy for the Yun family's wealth and did not show any mercy to Wu Qi.
"No one is willing. No matter how much we discuss, there won't be a result.”Yun Wuxiu, who seemed to have a plan in mind, said.
"Second brother, do you have any good ideas?”
Yun Wuyu was delighted that things had finally taken a turn. He was so active that he could hardly sit still. If Guan Shui had not hinted at him to be patient, he would have taken the opportunity to sneak out for a walk.
"What is it? Draw lots!"
Yun Wuxiu's suggestion sounded too casual and perfunctory. The Yun family was the richest family in Yangzhou, with countless family assets. They could call the wind and summon the rain in the Yangtze River. How could they elect the next person in charge so rashly?
That's right, but it was this casual method that won everyone's approval. This was because the four brothers did not want to take on the position of the head of the Yun family that outsiders envied. Being in charge was tiring, so it was better not to be idle.
"Yes, it's drawing lots. The unlucky person will take over. The person who draws must not complain and must take over!”Yun Wuxiu's eyes were shining, and she spoke seriously.
"However, won't the person who draws be unlucky? What if he gets tired of doing it and deliberately destroys the Yun family so that he can be free and carefree?”In this way, he could not easily eat, drink, and play with the Yun family's silver notes. This was what troubled Yun Wuyu the most. He was very confident in his luck. He believed that he would always have good luck and that it would never be his turn. He only wanted to be his Fourth Young Master Yun happily, not the exhausted Old Master Yun.
"So, if the person drawn does well, they can call back their brothers and draw again every six months. Those who don't do well have to continue.”
"What do you mean by well done?" Yun Wuxuan's intuition told her that his second brother had ulterior motives.
"Of course, this will be judged by our Chief Xu, Elder Xu. I believe no one will be dissatisfied.”
Xu Shen had served the Yun family for many years. It could be said that he had brought up the four brothers single-handedly. Naturally, no one would disrespect him.
"Moreover, it's more fair for Elder Xu to do the signing.”Yun Wuxiu looked around at the other three people who looked a little like him. Knowing that she had convinced them, she was secretly delighted.
The old steward, Xu Shen, picked four similar branches from the outside and held one end. The four branches seemed to be of the same length, but the shortest one was the one who drew the position of master.
"I'll go first!" Yun Wuyu, the youngest and most excited, always liked to be the first to do something fun.
Yun Wuyu drew one of them. Without comparing it to the other three, she looked around but still could not tell whether it was long or short.
"Elder, please. Big brother, please."
After Yun Wuxiu said that, it was Yun Wuqi first, then Yun Wuxiu, and finally Yun Wuxuan.
When it was Yun Wuxuan's turn, someone opened the window, and a gust of wind blew out the candles. The hall instantly darkened, and it was difficult to see anything.
"Lights, quickly light up!" Someone shouted in the darkness.
In a flash, the agile Naxiu brought light to the room again. Everyone looked…
" Hehe, congratulations, Third Brother. The position of the head of the Yun family is the envy of everyone. It's a position that everyone can only dream of…"
Receiving a gaze that was cold enough to kill, Yun Wuyu shut his mouth. In order to save his life, it was better for him to speak less.
Yun Wuxuan's sharp eyes swept across the crowd. Seeing that the old steward, Xu Shen, had lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her, Yun Wuxuan was confident.
"Thanks to everyone's love, Wu Xuan can only accept it humbly.”Her voice was neither too high nor too low, and no one could tell Yun Wuxuan's emotions.
Everyone felt a little uncomfortable, and their eyes flickered as they avoided him. Only Yun Wuxiu was gloating, staring at him.
Yun Wuxuan, who had never considered herself a gentleman, was determined to be a gentleman who would take revenge.
"Since I have become the person in charge of the Residence of Yun, will my brothers listen to my orders?”
Yun Wuxiu's smile froze. What was the difference between choosing and not choosing? He hurriedly looked at Xu Shen for help. Xu Shen was anxious to speak, but he was stopped by Yun Wuxuan.
" Don't worry, I won't go back on my word. I admit defeat for the next six months, but I have another plan…"
Words are the most likely to arouse people's reverie.
"There's a supplementary plan? Third Brother, you can't say that if you don't accept it, I'll be the first to reject it!”It wasn't easy to find a sucker, so Yun Wuyu didn't want it to fall on his head.
"Wuyu, Wuxuan will do what he says. Just let him say what his plan is!”His eldest brother, Yun Wuqi, who had been silent all this while, finally broke the silence.
The Yun brothers stared at Yun Wuxuan, who knew that the fish had taken the bait.
"Do you know that we have a brother?”
" What?" Yun Wuyu, the only one who didn't know anything, shouted in surprise.
Yun Wuxuan ignored him and continued,""In order to let us enjoy ourselves easily, it's necessary for him to come back, right?”
That was true. If they could find another successor, they wouldn't have to kill each other and frame each other. They could directly frame the stupid newcomer who wasn't familiar with everything. This idea was very popular with everyone.
"And then?" Yun Wuqi raised her beautiful eyebrows and asked what everyone was thinking. What was Wu Xuan thinking? He and Wu Xiu were also up to no good.
"It's very simple. As long as the person who can find Fifth Brother can obtain the immunity of the heir of the Yun family, that person doesn't have to participate in the drawing of lots six months later. He can also enjoy the various rights that belong to the young master of the Yun family without exhausting any obligations.”
Yun Wuxuan understood that her brothers loved challenges just like her. Most of them wouldn't cherish what they could obtain easily. It was like the position of the master of their own family. They did not care if it fell from the sky. They had to set up some difficulties and set up some formations. The higher the difficulty, the higher their interest.
Yun He had once revealed some information when he was drunk. The parts that each of the four brothers knew were different. It was indeed as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack to find a brother who had been separated for many years with a little bit of clues.
The old steward, Xu Shen, looked at the four outstanding and handsome young masters he had brought up and knew that he could no longer stop their determination. He only wanted to find the playful young master because he was the least suitable candidate to take over.
"Alright, it's settled then."
The green mountains are far away, and the grass in Jiangnan has not withered.
The northerners who thought that it should have been snowing at this time looked around and saw a dark green land. They couldn't help but be speechless.
Thinking of his father's tearful eyes when he said goodbye, Zhu Fenghuo wished he could fly back to the mountain to gather with them immediately. Who knew that the more he walked, the further away he was from home.
"Sigh, Father must have predicted that I would get lost and not be able to return home for a long time. That's why my eyes are red.”Zhu Fenghuo couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.
Originally, if his father, Zhu Changfeng, went down the mountain to deliver the goods, it would only take three days at most. However, he, who wanted to see more of the outside world, forcefully stopped the responsibility of delivering the goods. Who knew that after he delivered the goods, he got lost in a moment of fun and walked straight south.
He had already spent all the money he had earned from selling the medicinal herbs. He had already starved for several meals. His stomach was rumbling with hunger, and he was dizzy as he walked along with the crowd to an unknown place.
It was said that in recent days, a major incident had occurred in the originally peaceful Yangzhou City that caused the people to flock like ducks. Those without parents were ecstatic, while those with parents hurriedly cut ties with their parents, claiming that they were orphans with no relatives and no one to rely on.
Looking down from the roof of the second floor of the Residence of Yun, there was actually a crowd that was about to break through the door. It stretched from the front door of the Residence of Yun to a few streets away. A black mass of people squeezed the surroundings of the Residence of Yun until not even a drop of water could pass through.
"Look at what you've done."
The situation was terrible. It was all Yun Wuyu's fault for spreading the news without thinking, which attracted all the people who wanted to be the fifth young master of the Residence of Yun. With the mentality of giving it a try, they immediately told the people in the Residence of Yun that they were the fifth young master of the Yun family. However, if everyone said that he was the Fifth Young Master Yun, then how could they tell who was the real one and who was the fake one?
"Second brother, you must save me, or third brother will definitely kill me!”
Ever since Yun Wuxuan took over as the head of the Yun family, she had been busy with endless things every day. Other than making him anxious, his mood had also become worse. However, he had tried his best to be polite to outsiders, but he had revealed his true nature to his own people. It was very likely that he would find someone to vent his anger on first to vent his dissatisfaction.
Yun Wuyu, who had caused trouble and made things worse, was most likely to be used as a punching bag.
Yun Wuxiu spread out her hands, indicating that there was nothing she could do.
Whenever she was anxious, she would play with something on her hands or feet to distract the anxious Yun Wuyu. She would kick the ball with her feet, and the red ball would rise and fall on the roof of the Yun Mansion like a fiery sun.
He didn't know what to do, so he kicked faster and faster.
Zhu Fenghuo, who was almost squashed by the crowd, was pushed and squeezed by the people to the front gate of the Yun family. If it weren't for the people pushing him from all sides, he might not have been able to stand long ago. He collapsed on the ground and became a dirty rag, allowing others to trample on him.
"Yun Wuyu!"
A cry as cold as the ice in the north could be heard. The anger contained in these three short words was so great that Yun Wuyu was so frightened that he didn't catch the ball that was kicked high. He, who was at the edge of the eaves, reflexively stretched out his long leg that was a step slower. He touched the ball, but he kicked the ball higher and further.
"Oh no!"
He didn't know if Yun Wuyu was talking about the ball or the call behind him.
Yun Wuyu's scream attracted everyone's attention. The noisy crowd fell silent and looked up.
Zhu Fenghuo, who had fainted from hunger, was a step slower. The people following behind him also slowly raised their heads, only to see a fiery red, unknown thing occupy all of his vision, and then he lost consciousness.
Yun Wuyu, who knew that he had caused trouble, humbly asked his second brother for help. He knew that he would have to pay several times the price, but there was nothing he could do.
Yun Wuqi agreed as if he was calculating. He walked forward and stood on the roof where everyone could see. He said loudly,""Fellow villagers, yesterday, our brothers asked Guanyin Bodhisattva for instructions. He told us that our brothers will appear in front of the Residence of Yun today.”
The black mass of heads below turned into faces that were raised high, and everyone held their breaths.
"He said that as long as we throw a red ball today, the person who catches the red ball will be our long-lost brother. I believe that all the villagers have seen our new brother. Elder Xu, please send the guests out. Don't forget that everyone has a small gift. Please accept it as a form of respect.”Yun Wuqi wanted Naxiu to take the unconscious person away before everyone noticed.
When the crowd heard that there was a gift to take, they did not come here for nothing. The crowd slowly dispersed.#
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