The news that Li Erye's colored porcelain was bought ten times the price spread throughout the porcelain Yu Town, and shocked the powerful men of the eight major clans.All of a sudden, the shoddy colored porcelain pots sold in the stalls in the bustling market were snapped up by the old women sent by various prefectures, and even two old women fought for a colored porcelain pot.The business was very profitable, and Li Erye was satisfied to count the dozens of silver bills in his hand.Although he offended Lin Dashang, who had saved him with kindness, he knew more about the big businessmen, and he was still afraid that the trade routes in Jiangnan would not work?"
Lost in the east, harvested mulberry.offended a Lin businessman, harvested more than a dozen Jiangnan businessmen, and earned more than 100,000 taels of silver, not bad!
”"Congratulations to the second brother, it seems that it won't be long before the eldest brother of the patriarch will abdicate and make way for Xian."
Fourth Master Li walked out from behind the screen and respectfully congratulated Second Master Li.Second Master Li put away a stack of treasure money and instructed the old housekeeper to bring tea."
When did the fourth brother come back?
How are the people in the family?
”"Thank you second brother for your concern, everyone in the family is good."
Fourth Master Li came uninvited, and picked the chair closest to Second Master Li and sat down.Playing with a pair of amber balls in his hand, it was a treasure given to him by the old patriarch.Second Master Li glanced coldly at the pair of amber delicate balls and said, "Father rewarded you with a lot of things, why did you bring these two things?"
”Fourth Master Li looked at the two exquisite balls in his palm, and said with a smile: "It is said that my father is partial to me, and I will pick what good things first, and then let the second brother choose, the third brother choose, and the rest no one wants to give to the eldest brother."
This amber ball was originally in my eyes, and my eldest brother liked it tightly.The mother said that every time the eldest brother got something, the younger brothers disliked, and the father felt deeply guilty, so he quietly gave the pair of amber exquisite balls to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother was very happy, and treasured them for no one to touch. ”Second Master Li was silent, and now he is in trouble with his brothers, and recalling the past will make him lose his fighting spirit.But he was curious about how the pair of amber balls changed from the hands of the eldest brother to the hands of the fourth brother.Li Siye sighed with a delicate ball in one hand: "The eldest brother has hatred for his father, blame his father for favoring us, blame his father for criticizing him too much, blame his father for forcing him to marry the daughter of the Chu family, blame his father for beating the mandarin duck and marrying the Yan family's daughter to the second brother."
The eldest brother had hatred in his heart, and he hated it until his mother died of illness. ”"My mother spent the rest of her life in my Nanfu and died in my mansion, what face does he have to hate his parents?
He has hatred in his heart, but is my heart hateless?
When his father died, how did he treat his mother?
”Second Master Li was angry, and his eyes were red and tearful.Thinking of his mother's thoughts of his eldest son when he was lying on the sickbed, and often reciting the nickname of his eldest son in his dreams, his hatred was even stronger.As the eldest son, what did he do to give birth to his parents?
He only visited his mother on his mother's birthday and during the New Year's holidays.After the death of his mother, he pretended to be confined in the Golden Buddha Hall to copy scriptures for his mother, but in fact, he hid inside and occupied the daughter of the good family as a concubine. ”Second Master Li complained with tears, and the hatred that had been pent up in his heart for many years came to him, which made him more determined to snatch the position of the patriarch.Fourth Master Li was slightly silent, got up and put the amber exquisite ball into Second Master Li's hand, "Second brother, grab whatever you want."
But I have a request, is it okay to trade this for this?
”Second Master Li looked down at the two amber exquisite balls, and then raised his head to look at the fourth brother flatly, "What do you want to change?"
”"Another life."
Fourth Master Li's tone was very firm and heavy, he didn't know if Second Master Li understood what he meant, and he couldn't guess whether Second Master Li would agree to his request.Two amber balls weren't worth anything compared to a life, but he wanted to try.Second Master Li took a deep breath.This younger brother, who is too different from them, was taught by his own hands, and the relationship between the four brothers and the fourth brother is deep.Now that the four brothers have reached such a point, he expects that the fourth brother will be on his side.Waiting is an ordeal.If this kind of ordeal can get an answer he hopes for the most, Li Siye feels that this trip is worth it.If before, he could have asked for anything with confidence, because he liked the second brother to spoil him; But after Second Master Li cheated to death, seized power, and turned against his brother, he couldn't be sure if he was the same as before in the second brother's heart.Second Master Li played with the two exquisite balls and pondered for a moment."
Fourth, if I fail, will you beg him like this?
Beg him to spare my life. ”"Second brother won't be defeated."
Fourth Master Li said firmly, in exchange for a meaningful look from Second Master Li."
Well, I promise you.""
Thank you, second brother."
Fourth Master Li smiled with relief and said goodbye.Second Master Li returned the amber exquisite ball to Fourth Master Li and told him not to give it to others.This thing was a relic of his great-grandfather, and later passed on to his father.Now Li Siye is their master, and it should be passed down from generation to generation.Fourth Master Li respectfully took back the Linglong ball and said goodbye, and walked away.Second Master Li stood on the platform outside the door, staring at the back of Fourth Master Li leaving in style."
Second master, don't you really want to do anything to the patriarch?"
The old butler, who had been delaying the delivery of tea, suddenly appeared, bringing only a cup of hot tea.Second Master Li sighed lightly: "The struggle for the power of the eight major clans has always been like this, whoever dies is up to him, and he and I can only live alone after all." ”"The second master also promised the fourth master."
The old housekeeper didn't understand that the fourth master was taught by the second master since he was a child, and he should be a confidant.But the fourth master interceded for the uncle, and it seemed that he was biased towards the uncle.Second Master Li didn't say anything, and told the old housekeeper to prepare the carriage, and he went to change clothes.The old butler did not dare to ask him where he was going, so he silently ordered the stables to prepare the cart, and then counted the accompanying guards.The carriage was ready, and Second Master Li strode out of the house, handing over a letter to the old butler before getting into the car."
Send someone to send this letter to the third master's house, and be sure to hand it over to the third master for inspection.""
Yes."
The old butler held the letter in both hands and watched as the carriage gradually drove away.He didn't dare to ask where Second Master Li went, but he vaguely guessed Second Master Li's whereabouts."
Come here."
Summoned a little guy, and the old housekeeper told the little guy to see Li Sanye in person, and only took out the letter when Li Sanye took out the letter.The little guy is clever and responds to the old housekeeper's orders one by one.Ride your horse towards the east gate of the town.Li Sanye was forced by Li Erye to move to the Grange outside the town to live, leaving only the female dependents at home.Li Erye's carriage also went out of the town, walked the stone archway in the north of the town, crossed the small arch bridge of the porcelain river and walked on the road in the northern suburbs towards the Li clan village.The carriage drove slowly for two hours, and arrived at the entrance of the Li clan village before dusk.The chariot boy stopped the horse and said through the curtain: "Second master, there is a carriage in front of you that seems to belong to the Zhongzheng Mansion of the Li family." ”"See whose carriage it is."
Second Master Li did not move, patiently waiting for the little guy to give him another gift.The little servant carefully observed the oncoming carriage, and found a hand wearing a jade bracelet stretched out, and he didn't know what the person in the curtain was telling the old servant who was driving the carriage.The old servant of the chariot complied with resignation, waving his whip and telling the horses to run faster.The little servant lowered his voice and said: "It seems to be the carriage of the patriarch's wife, and there is a maid wearing a jade bracelet sitting in it, who seems to be in a hurry." ”Second Master Li squinted his eyes and thought calmly, and after the carriage galloped by, he suddenly realized and immediately ordered: "Hurry!"
Go to the Li Clan's Zhongzheng Mansion. ”"Yes."
The little boy whipped the horse and shouted "Ride".The horses rushed forward like arrows, and a puff of yellow smoke swayed from behind the cart.() Glory to the end