Rebirth of the Golden Bastard

Chapter 18

When Cang Qiao woke up naturally, Hua Que had already eaten her breakfast and left.

He was sitting in the bedroom eating brunch, crossing his legs, "Let's go to the theater in the afternoon!"

Gu Xiao glanced at him silently, "Master, the news has spread in the city today."

"what?"

"You and Mr. Huaque already..." Gu Xiao said awkwardly: "Because he lived in the house yesterday."

He was still puzzled, "What?"

"It's just...Young master, the whole city knows that you like Mr. Huaque."

"Gu Xiao... are you speaking Chinese? Why do I feel like I don't understand?"

Gu Xiaohuo went out, closed his eyes and shouted loudly: "The whole city knows it! Young master likes men! Young master is infatuated with Mr. Huaque! Young master spent a good night with Mr. Huaque last night!"

oh life...

The chopsticks in Cang Qiao's hand fell to the table with a clatter, and he stared at Gu Xiao's face with dull eyes.So his innocence is so inexplicably gone?And with a man...

The room fell into dead silence. After a long time, he finally found his voice: "Am I above or below?"

Gu Xiao: "..."

……

This kind of thing can be big or small!It can be big or small!

Cang Qiao walked down the street angrily, meeting everyone's surprised or expected eyes when they looked at him.

He straightened his back, although his face was calm, he secretly asked the man beside him, "Brother, did they tell who is on top?"

The corners of Xia Yunqing's mouth twitched, "I don't know... But, the elder brother probably won't be here... Hmm."

How did the elder brother manage to say such words without changing his face or beating his heart?He really can't hang the words "above" and "below" at will.

"Great!" Cang Qiao's face suddenly brightened, "This is much better."

He can accept everyone's attention with a smile.

where is it?

Xia Yunqing and Gu Xiao were thinking at the same time.

"The Wu family may come to withdraw the marriage." Xia Yunqing recalled the scene in the morning, and briefly told Cang Qiao.

"Oh..." He didn't think it mattered, but that face, which was very similar to Wu Sheng's, was wearing a woman's attire, so it was fine if he didn't laugh on the spot.

"Yuehua is a good girl." Xia Yunqing said stiffly.It is now rumored in the whole city that the eldest brother and an actor are still men with ambiguous behavior. In this regard, at least he hopes that the rumors can be normal.

Cang Qiao looked at him disapprovingly, "Arranged marriages will not lead to happiness, and free love is what people should pursue."

"Free love?" Xia Yunqing looked at him suspiciously, "What is that?"

"It's because I like you and you like me, that's why we're together." Cang Qiao raised her hand, thumbs together, and said "jiujiu" in her mouth.

"Just like... Daddy likes Big Brother's mother?" Xia Yunqing asked.

Cang Qiao blinked, "Father likes your mother too."

Xia Yunqing was noncommittal, but her face softened.The two chatted and arrived at the door of Murong Ya's house. On the stone steps, the warrior was sitting boldly, as if he was not sitting on the stone steps but a throne.

Cang Qiao looked at him inexplicably, "Hey, have you been kicked out of the house?"

The titan looked up at him, "I'm waiting for the young master to come back."

Cang Qiao looked at the sky, "Are you off work yet?"

Because there is no watch, Cang Qiao continues to live without knowing the time.Seeing that other people always look at the sky, he also pretends to look at the sky, but he can't see anything except the blue sky and white clouds.

"Why didn't you follow?" Xia Yunqing asked puzzled.

"..." The titan didn't say a word, but embarrassment and remorse appeared on his face.Cang Qiao's gossip cells instantly revived, as if two antennas were installed on her head, beeping and aiming at the man.

It's just that he hadn't moved over to make a routine when someone bumped his shoulder suddenly.A man in common clothes lowered his head and stepped back tremblingly: "Yes, I'm sorry!"

Cang Qiao glanced at him, "It's okay."

The man wanted to leave quickly, but Cang Qiao curled his lips, "Brother, stop him."

Xia Yunqing was taken aback for a moment, but her steps moved before she could reason.He turned sideways and swung the sword in his hand towards the man: "Stop."

The man's face turned pale with fright, and he screamed in the street: "Master, please spare me!"

When he yelled, the people on the side of the road immediately hid away, and many of them looked worried, as if they were saying——Master Xia is going to bully people again.

Xia Yunqing frowned, and before she could speak, Cang Qiao walked around to the man slowly.

"If you don't shut up, your tongue will be cut off."

The people around gasped, and the man immediately shut his mouth tightly.

Cang Qiao snorted, stretched out her hand and began to touch the man.

In connection with Xia Cangqiao's saying that he likes men, now that everyone has seen him touch men in the street, everyone's faces are in disbelief.Even the man's face was blushing, but he didn't dare to speak, his expression was extremely embarrassing.

Xia Yunqing couldn't stand it anymore, and reached out to pull Cang Qiao, but saw her elder brother suddenly pull something out of the man's arms.

"Hmph." Cang Qiao hooked the thing with her fingers and shook it in front of the man's eyes, "Young master dares to steal things from me, how courageous you are."

Everyone's eyes fell on that thing immediately, and they saw that it was a ring tied with a red string. It was in a strange square shape with a hollow in the middle and a golden tassel hanging from it.

Xia Yunqing also realized that this was something that his elder brother had been hanging on his body since he could remember.

"Stealing items in broad daylight!" The titan stood up, "Follow me to the government!"

"What's the matter!" The man yelled, "Is the Xia family short of this money? How many children from poor families can't even eat, so why steal something from him!"

"Yeah... Is the Xia family short of this money?" Some people around slowly echoed, and some boldly said: "Although it is said that he has lost his memory, that doesn't mean that what he did before can be regarded as nothing." occur!"

"If he really turns his back on the shore now, he should make up for it!"

"Yup……"

It was probably because Xia Cangqiao behaved well for several months in a row, or it might be because of this trigger that made everyone vent their accumulated fear and resentment.

People's voices mixed together and gradually became louder and louder. They encouraged each other, and many impulsive people stood up and pointed at Cang Qiao and said, "If you really turn your back on it, kneel down and admit your mistake!"

"Kneel! Kneel!"

The sound of echo spread throughout the street, Gu Xiao was a little frightened, and tugged at the hem of Cang Qiao's clothes, not knowing what to do.

Xia Yunqing's face was ugly, and if she didn't pay attention, the thief slipped away and disappeared at some point.

Cang Qiao slowly put the ring back on her waist, and looked up at the crowd indifferently.His nonchalant face and weird silence made the surrounding voices gradually quiet down.

It wasn't until the last bit of sound was quiet that he slowly opened his mouth: "Is it finished?"

The person standing at the front gritted his teeth and said, "Are you unwilling to apologize?"

"I didn't do anything wrong." Cang Qiao smiled, but the smile didn't get into his eyes at all. It can even be said that his eyes were cold and emotionless, "If you feel wronged, you can Go to the Xia Mansion to ask for compensation, let's say how much it will cost."

"Xia Cangqiao!" Someone's voice was out of tune with anger, "Don't deceive others too much!"

Cang Qiao looked over, "Old man, I have already offered compensation, and you still say that I have deceived others too much, which is really unreasonable."

"Those things you did!" The old man slammed his crutches on the ground, "Those things you did can't be solved with money! My granddaughter... my granddaughter was bullied by your cronies, and now her grave can grow A tall grass came out! Do you remember her? Do you remember?!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly threw the crutch hard at Cang Qiao.Xia Yunqing squeezed her fist beside her, but this time, he didn't stand in front of Cang Qiao.

The crutch barely fell at Cang Qiao's feet because of the old man's lack of strength.

Cang Qiao didn't move, and turned her head to look at Xia Yunqing who was bowing her head.Gu Xiao's eyes were red, but she couldn't say anything to refute.

He wanted to tell everyone that the current young master was different from the previous young master.But what's the use?

"What's going on?!"

Suddenly a loud voice sounded, and Murong Ya stepped out of the sedan chair behind the crowd.He frowned and looked around, his eyes fell on Cang Qiao's face.

The titan hurriedly said: "My lord..." In the middle of speaking, he didn't know how to explain the situation in front of him.

"Whoever gathers a crowd to make trouble in the street can be fined up to twenty sticks." Murong Ya said calmly, "Those who don't want to be punished should disperse immediately."

Some people moved, some people didn't.

Xia Yunqing moved her dry throat, trying to tell Cang Qiao that they should go back first.But before he could speak, Cang Qiao picked up the crutch and walked to the old man.

He shoved the crutch back into the old man's hand, and said lightly, "You can hate me, not only you, but everyone can hate me. But I will not take the slightest responsibility for what I have not done, let alone apologize."

He turned around indifferently, his black hair was pulled up by the wind, and his wide sleeves were thrown into a beautiful arc when he turned around.

"I, Xia Cangqiao, stand here. If anyone troubles me, I will return it without blinking an eye." After speaking, she turned and left.

The crowd automatically moved out of the way for him, and everyone had different emotions in their eyes.

There are ridicule, hatred, contempt, and disdain.But Xia Cangqiao's eyes, facing the light, were so clear and bright, without any fear.

……

In the troupe, gongs and drums burst out.

Downstairs was still full of applause, and the strong smell of tea wafted through the nose, making people let go of all their defenses.

Cang Qiao sat on the second floor, drinking directly at the spout, one pot after another.Gu Xiao stood beside him silently, and Hua Que sat opposite, watching Cang Qiao put the porcelain pot on the table heavily, and sighed heavily.

"That has nothing to do with me." Cang Qiao narrowed his eyes and said, "It really has nothing to do with it. But it doesn't matter!"

He raised his head and drank another pot, "Anyway, everyone used to shout and beat rats in the street, and I'm used to it."

Hua Que listened quietly to Cang Qiao's nonsense, the man shook his head and said, "I've long been used to the days of being scolded and despised by others! What is this level? Do you want me to apologize to them for the new image and change my past? Doing his Spring and Autumn Dream has something to do with me!"

"Whether I live well or not has nothing to do with others? Whether others live well or not has nothing to do with me?" Cang Qiao paused and said, "This is something that officials should consider. Things to consider!"

"I have lived a life that was not taken seriously for more than twenty years, and now I want to live Xia Cangqiao's resplendent life!"

Footsteps sounded on the stairs behind him, Hua Que raised his head and saw Xia Yunqing appeared in sight.

The man had no expression on his face, walked up to Cang Qiao and pulled his sleeve, "Brother..."

"Go away!" Cang Qiao shook him off without looking back, "You are also a little bastard, and your brother is still being bullied. What about your promise to me? Promise to stand by my side!"

Xia Yunqing's jaw tightened, and he said flatly, "They are right."

"That's why your brother deserves to be beaten in the street!" Cang Qiao slapped the porcelain pot and stood up, "I want to break up with you!"

Xia Yunqing's heart tightened, but she lowered her head and said nothing.

The atmosphere of silence between the two gradually became rigid. Hua Que stood up slowly with a flick of his sleeves, and said calmly, "Master Xia, remember to pay for the three pots of tea, and you have to pay for the broken ones."

After finishing speaking, he saluted Xia Yunqing, turned around and went downstairs.

The bald man who just went upstairs asked Xia Cangqiao in a fart: "Does the young master like this tea? Shall I ask someone to serve you two more pots?"

Xia Yunqing: "..."

Xia Cangqiao: "Do you think I'm a teapot! What's the point of pouring so much tea! Why don't you sell it during the day! Wine!"