Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 243 Feel

"My elder brother is eight years older than me and has been weak since childhood." Cui Bianxu thought of his elder brother who would lie in a rocking chair and read books all year round with a thin blanket covering his body.

People who are naturally sick actually don't have pale complexions, but rather a somewhat yellowish complexion. The yellow is different from that of healthy people, it's the kind of yellow that looks like the vitality is slowly fading away. The color of their lips is also different from theirs, it's a deep purple-red.

"I wasn't really close to him. I'd been practicing martial arts since I was little, and I was a bit more mischievous than the others. My family was afraid I'd offend him, so they never let me get too close to him."

As if he was so ignorant, how could he run to a chronically ill person like a gust of wind? When he was a child, he still wanted to be close to his eldest brother. His eldest brother took medicine every day and always had candied fruits ready. As long as he went to see his eldest brother, his eldest brother would give him some to eat.

How many children don’t like sweet things?

However, the feeling of being stopped by others when he was young has always been in his mind. Although he had never bumped into his elder brother once, he was still wary of him as if he were a thief. He was also stubborn. When he grew up, even if no one stopped him, he was unwilling to go find his elder brother.

"Has he...got married yet?" Jiang Shangxian secretly calculated his age. This big brother must be thirty now, right? In this era, it's impossible for someone to be thirty and not get married, right?

Cui Bianxu said as if it was a matter of course: "He got married ten years ago. His eldest sister-in-law is the daughter of Wang from Taiyuan."

"Could she be the Zhonglang Jiang's sister?" Jiang Shangxian was a little surprised. He was leaning lazily, but he immediately stood up straight. After all, when it comes to gossip, you have to listen to acquaintances. "Isn't your eldest brother in poor health? How could his family be willing to marry their daughter to him?"

After she finished speaking, she felt a little silly again. The five surnames have always liked to marry within the family and engage in internal circulation. Even if her health is not good, she is still a member of the Cui family!

"Could he be a bastard from a side branch?" If he was a bastard, then according to their logic, replacing him with the eldest legitimate son of the Cui family should be a good match.

At this moment, she did not lower her head, nor did she pretend. Her whole heart was clearly written on her face. Cui Bianxu found it amusing, and felt that this young lady was slowly revealing her true nature. He nodded, but then shook his head: "She is the legitimate daughter of Second Uncle Wang Mingqian."

"Legitimate daughter?!" Jiang Shangxian seemed to hear the crisp sound of his neck being twisted.

"Big brother was the next clan leader. The Wang family was already in decline at that time. If Big brother's health wasn't worse than others, and if his life span wasn't limited, it would never have been the turn of a Wang family woman to become a clan consort."

He was not looking down on the Wang family by saying this, but stating the facts. If his elder brother was in good health, he would have to marry the legitimate daughter of the Lu family of Fanyang and make her the clan wife of the Cui family, which would be considered a good match.

But his eldest brother was in poor health, suffering from a congenital illness that had kept him seeking medical advice since childhood. How could the Lu family of Fanyang be willing to marry their legitimate daughter to him? If his eldest brother unfortunately passed away before giving birth to a child, wouldn't it be a waste of a legitimate daughter?

The Lu family of Fanyang refused, but the Wang family of Taiyuan was eager to accept it. The Cui family also gave a large betrothal gift, which made them extremely happy.

"This is... the more blessings you enjoy in the first half of your life, the more you have to pay for it in the second half, right?" Jiang Shangxian knew that the other person had lived a good life since she was in the womb, but he still felt a little sympathy for the girl from the Wang family.

A frail husband certainly doesn't have eight-pack abs. A skinny man is unattractive without clothes, and his touch is definitely not as good. His butt isn't perky, and a slap won't bounce back. A harmonious marriage is definitely not possible. If a man is useless, isn't he essentially a widow? What's the point? How much can you really spend on revenge spending every day?

For some reason, she couldn't help but glance at Cui Bianxu out of the corner of her eye... He looked quite healthy, so he shouldn't be a feed chicken with only good looks.

Tsk, I haven't touched her butt yet...

As expected, my Xiao Jiang is lucky...

Cui Bianxu thought she was sympathizing with someone she had never met, but she didn't realize that the person's thoughts had already spread to the point of being pornographic. The simple little Cui felt that his future wife was really kind-hearted: "Sister-in-law..."

He carefully chose his words. In fact, he was not familiar with his elder sister-in-law. He had only heard his mother complain behind his back that his elder sister-in-law was a hypocritical and smiling tiger, and he would not let his wife be fooled by others.

But what should he say? A Niang could directly say that his eldest sister-in-law was not good, but he couldn't. After a while, he said, "If you meet her in the future, just say hello. There's no need to make close friends with her."

"Does the eldest brother of the Cui family have any children?" Jiang Shangxian secretly took note of this matter, planning to ask her future mother-in-law the next time she saw her. She had figured out that her future mother-in-law was easy to please and willing to chat with her, which was a good thing.

"Big brother...he's having some trouble with having children."

Cui Bianxu was quite sad when he mentioned this. He moved his hips a little closer to Jiang Shangxian and said, "I heard that my elder brother and his wife have been taking medicine. I think there should be good news soon."

There's no basis for saying this...

Jiang Shangxian curled her lips secretly. Ten years without any news, and she thought that taking medicine would make her pregnant? She didn't believe it. How many people nowadays who want to have children have to go through IVF? If the tadpoles are born with zero activity, what's the point of taking medicine?

"But what does this have to do with Concubine Wu deliberately trying to be friendly with me?" After hearing the gossip, Jiang Shangxian still wanted to bring the topic back. Crisis is an opportunity. If there is a chance, she can find a way to help Wu Meiniang in this matter. They should be able to be friends, right?

"Don't you think that she is deliberately trying to get close to you because of our marriage?" Cui Bianxu asked back.

"Yes."

This was certainly true, otherwise why would Wu Meiniang have anything to do with her? At best, she was just a cook who cooked delicious dishes. Jiang Shangxian felt that his brain was indeed not enough, and he probably needed to take some Nootropics to replenish it.

"The Wang family of Taiyuan married their daughter to my family to secure their position, and my eldest sister-in-law was willing to marry me because she was gambling."

Cui Bianxu slowly explained to her, "Although my eldest brother is frail and having children is a bit difficult, it's not impossible. As long as she can give birth to a boy and raise him safely, even if my eldest brother dies young, thanks to the child, the next head of our Qinghe Cui clan will still be related to the Taiyuan Wang clan."

"What if the baby doesn't come out?" That's a huge gamble, isn't it? Even if Cui Bianxu's brother can give birth, who can guarantee it'll be a boy? What if it's a girl? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?

"If she can't give birth..." Cui Bianxu paused, then suddenly grinned: "Then it will be bad luck for her."

The road you choose, you have to walk on your knees.

This was a rough but true statement. Jiang Shangxian was unable to refute it. He pursed his lips and waited for him to continue the story.