Chapter 4 Childe

The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear......

Zige bent her lips and smiled, Lian'er inadvertently said a clear word. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Anyway, you don't have to question yourself anymore. Although I can't figure out my brother's thoughts, he must have a good impression of you. Seeing that her face softened, Lian'er thought that what she said had an effect, so she added, "Even if he has no other intentions for you at this time, I can help you ......"

"The matter of recruiting relatives is on the spot, you are not busy reviewing court etiquette, but thinking that the matchmaker is coming." Zige said in disgust, and gently nudged her playfully.

"Hey, I'm not a matchmaker for nothing." Lian'er smiled at her, but there was a melancholy look on her face, "Don't hide it from my sister, I have come to you frequently these days because I want to discuss something with you, but I don't know where to start......"

"It's okay, just start from the beginning, I'll listen." Zige poured the tips of the hair that had already been soaked on the side into two warm porcelain cups, and for a while the water mist was thick, and Lian'er's beautiful eyes were also covered with a faint mist.

"A few days after saying goodbye to you at the Mid-Autumn Festival, we set off for Beijing, and after a bumpy journey on the road for more than half a month, we entered Yongzhou Prefecture. The king of Chengjiang said that if you want to enter the land of Gyeonggi, you need to cross the Qinchuan River by boat, and someone will come to pick you up, so we spent a day in Changping. ā€

She picked up a cup of tea and wandered into the green leaves floating on the surface, falling into the memory.

"When the official ship came in the night, we went on the road with the people who had come to greet us. I wasn't used to traveling, and I used to be bored in the car alone, so when I got on the boat, I stayed on deck to breathe. I didn't think anything would happen, but that day it was windy, and I stood on the side of the boat again, the floor was slippery, and I fell into the river without paying attention. ā€

When Zige heard this, a worried look flashed on his face. But seeing that Lian'er is safe now, he knows that someone will save him later. She patted Lian'er's hand lightly and did not speak.

"After I fell into the water, I shouted for help, but no one responded. Just because everyone was drinking in the house that night, and I went back to the room to rest under the pretext that day, no one cared too much, even my brother only nodded to me. I was a good waterman since I was a child, but after drinking a few glasses of wine, my hands and feet lost strength for a while, and my body sank into the water......"

Lian'er sighed and said, "Just when I was about to faint, someone pulled me out of the water and carried me back to the boat. It was late at night, and I was a little delirious, except that I knew that I was a sturdy man. After he left me at the door, he turned around and left, and later Xiaotong found me and helped me back into the house. I told her not to mention it to the public, and she didn't tell the third person again. ā€

"Then did you try to find this boy later?" Zige asked, and Lian'er nodded.

"After the ship docked, a few people in the entourage entered Beijing first, and our group stayed at a restaurant near the port, so we had to part. I wanted to secretly see if any of those people were all wet, but presumably the boy had already changed his clothes on the ship, so he had to give up. ā€

"So...... Lian'er wants me to help you find this mysterious boy who saved your life? ā€

"yes...... I've always thought that all of you look the same, nothing more than tall, short, fat, and thin, and you don't look much different. Lian'er took a sip of tea, and there was a faint look of obsession in her eyes, "But that night, when that son surfaced with me in his arms, I leaned on his chest and listened to his thunderous heartbeat, and for the first time, I felt that there was such a special person in the Qi people." ā€

Zige has known Lian'er for so long, and it was the first time to see her so distracted, and she felt surprised and funny for a while.

"Xu was really helpless in the water at the time, and when you saw someone rescue you in time, you were so moved and grateful, how can you see how special he is?"

"No, he is indeed different from others...... as if remembering something, Lian'er lowered her head, her cheeks flushed slightly, "He put me at the door of the room, and when he saw that I was still delirious, he ...... He slapped me. ā€

A slap in the face?

After Zige heard this, he frowned almost invisibly, and asked again: "Good manner, why did he beat you?" ā€

I heard him mutter, as if trying to wake me up. He did open my eyes, and he turned my back and patted me on the back, making me spit out the water in my belly. But I kept retching and kept coughing dry, but I brought Xiaotong in. When I sat up, the boy was gone. Lian'er stroked her cheek and said softly, and couldn't help but sigh again. No one has treated me like this since I was sensible, saving my life without even wanting to look at me more, or even to know about it. ā€

"What do you remember about the Qi people on the ship that day?" Zige asked, picked up the pen and wrote it down casually on a piece of rice paper, "The king of Chengjiang is naturally here, as well as Lu Junyi and Liu Yuzhang." Besides, is there anyone else? ā€

"That Changping Taishou Liang He Zhi also drank in the house, and he also praised my dancing skills." Lian'er frowned slightly, thought about it seriously, and added, "There are a few other people I don't know very well, but none of them look like the son who saved me. ā€

Zige pondered for a moment, and saw that Lian'er was still sad, so he also drew a scoop on the gourd, reached out and patted her shoulder.

"Don't be too anxious, that boy didn't tell you who he was, and there is a reason for him. I think one is to maintain the innocence and reputation of your daughter's family, and the other is to preserve the marriage between Daqi and Nanzhao. Zi Ge said, "If others find out that you have had a skin-to-skin relationship with a strange man, don't say that your innocence is no longer there, if this matter is spread to the capital, even if Your Majesty gives you ten thousand taels of gold, no one will be willing to marry you." ā€

When Lian'er heard this, her face turned like clouds and rain, and she smiled again: "If it is like what my sister said, he must be a man with ideas and responsibilities, and he ...... Very well thought out for me. ā€

"yes...... He's always been like this......" Zige also sighed softly, almost inaudible.

Lian'er didn't hear her talk, she just looked down at the beautiful handwriting on the paper, and among the several names, one of them was the son she had been thinking about for a long time. She curled the corners of her lips, folded the paper properly, and secretly tucked it away in her clothes.

"I guess you remember the name, so give me this paper. I still have a few days to learn the rules of the palace ceremony, and with it, I have some hope. ā€

She winked at Zige, "I'll leave this matter to my sister." As for how to help you get closer to your brother...... Lian'er will also have her own way. ā€

Zige watched her go out in high spirits, and the brocade handkerchief she had held in her hand for a long time had been kneaded into silk wisps at some point.