Chanjuan.

Not an unexpected name.

That Chanjuan's demeanor in the courtyard was too free, as well as her unabastinous posture of sitting in the master's seat, all told me that she was very familiar with this "Yilan Courtyard", and she also had some power, and she had already waited for the master's Cheng dù.

Facing my gaze, Liu Qinghan said, "You've already seen her." ”

"Hmm."

I smiled: "She's a very capable person, we came so suddenly, she quickly dealt with everything for us." ”

"Yes, she's very capable."

"Listen to Second Brother Zhao, she usually helps you."

Liu Qinghan glanced at me, his eyes flickering, as if he wanted to speak and stopped.

I tilted my head to look at him, "What's wrong?" ”

He was silent for a moment: "Do you know who she is?" ”

I looked at him with a smile: "I'm waiting for you to sue me." ”

He continued to take two steps forward, and I also followed him, there were not many people on the riverbank, I don't know if it was because of the appearance of this "third master", everyone didn't dare to come over and disturb lightly, and the footsteps of the two people were even a little leisurely.

After a while, he said, "She thinks she is your cousin's surviving person. ”

This time, I stopped, Liu Qinghan took another step, only stopped to look at me, I said in surprise: "Qinghan, he has been ordained since he was a child, and he also told me that he is not married." ”

Liu Qinghan said calmly: "So, she is 'self-admitted'." ”

“……”

That's when I came back to my senses.

I said, "Then she's to Qinghan—"

He thought for a while and said, "The goddess has a heart, but King Xiang has no dreams." ”

After speaking, he thought about it again and added: "Maybe, it may not be dreamless. ”

“……”

"It's just that he won't sleep."

I looked at him: "How do you know that he has a dream, but he refuses to dream?" ”

"Yilan Courtyard," he said calmly, "If he is completely unintentional, he will not have to build such a courtyard in a place where he will hardly visit." ”

"Then he won't fall asleep—"

"I refused to come here once in a few years, leaving that Chanjuan here alone. Isn't this the goddess who has a heart, and the king of Xiang who has no dreams? ”

I was silent for a while, and then looked at him with a smile: "It's rare that you can see so thoroughly." ”

He was slightly stunned, and didn't say anything, and immediately turned around and continued to walk forward, and I followed him, and the two of them walked quietly for a while, and I said, "So, she is my cousin's confidante." ”

He nodded, "Yes." ”

I exhaled softly: "No wonder ......"

No wonder, she is no longer young, but she is still dressed as a girl and has not left the cabinet; But even if the girl is dressed as a plain white, it looks like she is wearing filial piety, if she thinks she is the surviving person of Qinghan, then that dress can be explained.

Especially, I think of the scarcity in her eyes.

Asked her to come out to see the lanterns, but she refused, so that the liveliness of Hongchen seemed to have been closed by her, and she completely resisted outside her own world.

And Yan Qinghan ......

I don't know what he thinks in his heart, and how he thinks of this woman, maybe it's really as Liu Qinghan said, he is not dreamless, but he refuses to dream, although he has kept the precepts since he was a child, the human heart is not a pure rule and precept that can be completely controlled, just like his father; However, he can't control his own heart, but he can control his own behavior, so although he built this Yilan Courtyard and let Chanjuan live here all the time, he refused to come once in a few years, probably because of his own struggle and suffering.

Liu Qinghan continued to walk forward with his hands behind his back, I followed behind him, only one step before and after, and saw his shoulders slightly folded, which was a habit that he would unconsciously appear when he was stressed, so he asked softly: "She, does it make you feel very tricky?" ”

He didn't speak, just nodded.

I said, "Here, she is the only woman, and you haven't thought of helping her find any way out?" ”

He shook his head gently: "She stubbornly wants to stay here for the princess of Qinghan, and I can't say anything." Besides, when I came here and took over your cousin's family business, I announced that I would not change anyone who used him for anything else without a major fault; If the rules he has set are not harmful, I will not adjust them in three years. ”

I raised an eyebrow.

It turned out that his announcement was like this.

If nothing is too great...... If you don't do harm......

In the end, he has been an official for so many years, and there is a line in what he says and does, and there is too much operability in just these two sentences, and I smiled: "It seems that you also have some plans." ”

He said lightly: "The new bather will play the crown, and the new bather will shake the clothes, the words of the ancients are still reasonable." ”

“……”

He turned to look at me, "What are you looking at me for?" ”

I smiled and shook my head.

I originally wanted to ask him what made Chanjuan tricky, but I remembered what he just said, I had just come to Bishan, it was a festive season, and there was such a good scenery around, so I really shouldn't talk about something bad about the scenery, so I closed my mouth.

The two of them walked for a while, and they happened to come to an arched bridge.

He also looked at the bustling crowd next to him, while I turned my head to look at the river, the river channel in the arch bridge was narrow, and the floating lights that had just swam on the river surface were crowded together at this time, waiting for the murmuring water to send them downstream, so most of the river lights stopped under the arch bridge, reflecting the light on the back of the bridge.

Liu Qinghan suddenly said, "Are you hungry?" ”

I looked back: "Huh? ”

"Are you hungry?"

I looked across the road, and there was a place dedicated to selling snacks, and all kinds of food stalls were set up here, and there was a very good smell of sour and hot in the air, which tempted people to have a great appetite.

I laughed, "I'm really hungry, I haven't eaten yet." ”

"They didn't have one for you?"

"Originally, I wanted to wait for you to come back, but then I rushed out to see the lanterns, so it was useless."

"Let's go eat some, then."

He led me down the street to a food stall, a middle-aged man's wonton stand, and many diners were sitting on low stools at small tables. The two of us found a clean place to sit down, and the store immediately brought up two large and frank sea bowls, the clear soup was crowded with more than a dozen white bubbles dragging small tails, the fragrance of peppercorn noodles and vinegar was washed by the hot soup, and the aroma was overflowing, and then sprinkled with a handful of green onions, which was even more appetizing.

I scooped one up with a spoon and took a bite, my mouth full of gravy mixed with the sour, spicy and fragrant soup, and my eyes suddenly widened: "Hmm! ”

He looked at me: "How?" ”

"Uh-huh!"

I stuffed the remaining half into my mouth and chewed it carefully, the meat was very soft, fat and thin, and there was no greasy feeling, and after swallowing it, I said repeatedly: "It tastes so good!" ”

He laughed, "Then eat more." ”

I didn't eat dinner, and I walked with him for so long a day, I was really hungry, and I ate all the wontons in the bowl after dividing five by two, and I was still unsatisfied, and I was hesitating whether to call another bowl, when I saw him scoop the barely touched wontons in his bowl into my bowl with a spoon.

I looked at him, and he said, "Don't eat two more, it's too late, don't stop eating." ”

"Hmm."

I scooped one up with a spoon and chewed it carefully.

After the two of them finished eating, he stood up and took out a piece of broken silver from the brocade bag on his waist, the boss still couldn't find it, so he could only go to the people on the stall next to him to redeem it, he also stood patiently on the side of the street, and waited for the boss to find the money and collect it himself, before he came over: "Let's go." ”

I looked at him with a smile: "I thought you would be rich and say, 'Don't look for it'." ”

He smiled: "If you have money, you can't use it indiscriminately." ”

“……”

"The richest people in the world will also have times when they don't have enough money."

“……”

My heart jumped.

This sentence seems to have a deep meaning.

Of course, I know very well that the richest person in the world is the rich emperor, but now, Pei Yuanhao's treasury is indeed insufficient, and he needs money to support the next war.

Liu Qinghan seemed to feel my gaze flickering, and he looked down at me: "Huh? ”

“……”

After all, it's only the first day of my life, and I still don't want to break such a good atmosphere so quickly.

So he smiled: "But we are here this time, and we may have to break the bank." I brought a lot of people. ”

He also smiled: "What should be spent, it must be spent." ”

"But there is one person, it may cost a little more."

"Who?"

"Zhao Shuyuan."

“……！”

His face froze visibly and looked at me: "Who are you talking about?" ”

"Zhao Shuyuan."

Because it was something that I would face when I went back later, I still planned to remind him in advance: "The mother of the eldest princess, Zhao Shuyuan, who was a monk in Huangze Temple before, came with me. ”

Liu Qinghan's face turned pale all of a sudden: "Isn't she already-"

"Alive."

“……”

"Although I am alive, I may be very frightened, so I can't remember people, and people are a little stupid."

“……”

"But it's really alive."

“……”

I knew that this had surprised him more than any news, and it was completely unexpected, and he stood still, but his face was paler by the moment.

It seems that under his influence, a gust of wind suddenly hit the originally quiet night, blowing the lanterns hanging on both sides of the street, and the river was also blowing some waves, constantly beating the embankments on both sides.

I glanced at the river, and the lights were dangling in the water, almost flipping.

Liu Qinghan was silent for a moment, and then said, "Let's go back." ”

After saying that, he immediately turned around to leave.

I took a step forward, but stopped again, and looked at the river again, and the bright light, hidden by a wave, slowly extinguished.

Liu Qinghan glanced back at me: "Aren't you still leaving?" ”

I looked at him and suddenly said, "When I first came, I seemed to see you put a river lantern." ”

He was stunned for a moment, and his face immediately became a little stiff.

I laughed a little: "What wish did you make?" ”

“……”

He was silent for a moment: "Little wish." ”

"Really?"

"Yes."

As he spoke, he turned around again: "Let's go back first, let's go back." ”

“……”

I was silent for a moment, and then said, "Okay." ”

With that, I took one last look back - his river lamp, far away, was knocked down by the waves stirred up by the river.