Shui Qingxiang followed Liu Yingyi all the way to this Lanmo Town, because she saw Liu Yingyi's face was not good, so she didn't ask much.

It wasn't until the carriage drove for most of the day and arrived at Lanmo Town in the evening that Shui Qingxiang realized that the so-called Lanmo Town was just a small village.

The two of them settled down in a small inn, and Liu Yingyi asked the store to serve a few side dishes and a pot of rice wine.

has known Liu Yingyi for so long, and it is the first time that Shui Qingxiang has seen Liu Yingyi drinking.

In the dark night, a dim oil lamp in the store illuminated Liu Yingyi's face flickering.

The handsome face carved like a statue seems to be smeared with a shadow, but even so, the lines of the facial features are still so soft and refined, not like any ordinary man in the world, and the eyes that are as black as obsidian are shining brightly, like a bright star guiding people in the dark night.

"This place is my master's hometown, and he only brought me here once, when it was the time of the Qingming Festival. The master rarely told me about his past, but I knew that he must have suffered a lot in the past. Liu Yingyi drank all the wine in the cup, as if he drank it all along with the memory and sympathy for the master.

Shui Qingxiang didn't say anything, and she didn't know what to say, but she felt that a man like Liu Yingyi, no amount of comfort would help him, because his heart was strong enough, and it would be hypocritical to say more.

Time is a good medicine, and Shui Qingxiang thinks that people like Yoo Young-yi, as long as they are given enough time, will naturally be able to heal the pain of his soul.

It should be said that Shui Qingxiang is quite accurate in looking at people, and the next morning, Shui Qingxiang saw a spirited Liu Yingyi.

Seeing Liu Yingyi like this, Shui Qingxiang dared to ask unscrupulously: "Lord Liu, do you have any clues if you insist on bringing me here?" ”

"This is my master's hometown, and when Mrs. Yuan died yesterday, I suddenly thought of something, and I just wanted to come here to confirm it."

"Confirm what?" Shui Qingxiang asked curiously.

"When you have the results, you will know." Liu Yingyi is still like this, saying that half is left and half is left.

Well, you're a big official, you're justified.

Liu Yingyi took Shui Qingxiang to find the mayor of Lanmo Town and explained his intention.

The mayor of Lanmo Town is a middle-aged man in his forties, who looks quite easy-going: "The two of you want to check the county records of Lanmo Town, but it's really unfortunate that there was a fire in the town the year before last, which burned a lot of things, and the county records were also burned to ashes in it." Later, I found someone to rewrite the county chronicle, but I only rewrote the diary from 30 years ago. ”

When Liu Yingyi heard this, her brows couldn't help but tighten, "Excuse me, the mayor of the town, but someone knows about the things in the town more than sixty years ago." ”

The mayor of the town was a little embarrassed, "Well, there are not many sixty-year-old people in this town, and there are really not many people who can survive until now." If the two of you really want to find it, it's not for nothing. ”

"The mayor of the town helps, we urgently need to inquire about the family surnamed Yuan sixty years ago."

The mayor hesitated for a moment, "Okay, then you can come with me." ”

"Where to go?"

"My home."

Liu Yingyi and Shui Qingxiang didn't expect that the old man that the town chief took them to see was the town mayor's grandfather.

An old man in his eighties, holding a cane in his hand, was sitting in the sun basking in the sun, and the mayor of the town stepped forward, approached him and whispered, "Grandpa, these two are strangers, and I am looking for you to inquire about something." ”

"Grandpa, there is a family surnamed Yuan in your town, and that family has only one son, whose name is Yuan Yicheng, do you know him?"

"Yuan He Cheng?" The old man's ears are a little back, and he needs to be close to the base of his ears to hear clearly.

"Yuan Youcheng." Yoo Young-yi repeated again.

The old man shook his head, "I haven't heard of it, I haven't heard of it." ”

"Their Yuan family's grave is in the town, and sixty years ago he was the only one in the village who passed the Jinshi examination."

The old man suddenly realized: "Oh, you said that Yuan family, if you don't mention it, I will forget it." In this town for so many years, only one person has passed the Jinshi examination, and that was more than 50 years ago, not 60 years ago. Moreover, that person is not called Yuan Youcheng, but Yuan ...... It seems to be Yuan Xi. ”

Yuan Xi, Shui Qingxiang heard this name for the first time.

Liu Yingyi frowned, thinking that he hadn't seen him for decades, the old man had remembered the wrong name, or it was possible that the master had changed his name before.

"Old man, what do you say this Yuan Xi is like, does he still have relatives living here?" Yoo Young-yi then asked.

This old man is also a talker, and as soon as he mentioned the past, he began to talk endlessly: "If you want to talk about this Yuan Xi, it is really hard." Since he was a child, he has no mother, and he was raised by a father who was a showman, but this child is smart and handsome, and he has been likable since he was a child, and he has been engaged to the daughter of the Ding family in the village very early. Later, Yuan Xi's father also died, thanks to the help of the Ding family, he did not starve to death, and then he was admitted to the Juren examination, waiting to be an official in the future. But later, the Ding family made a fortune and wanted to marry their daughter to the rich man in the town. Yuan Xi eloped with the daughter surnamed Ding, but he didn't expect that not long after, the daughter of the Ding family came back crying, and she never saw Yuan Xi again. ”

Elope? When Shui Qingxiang heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up.

My obedient, I didn't expect that Liu Yingyi's master was quite avant-garde, and he dared to elope with his fiancée in this era, and Shui Qingxiang listened to the gossip with interest.

Liu Yingyi asked unhappily: "Since Yuan Xi has already been lifted and has a marriage with the Ding family, why don't you go to report to the official, and you still need to elope with the girl of the Ding family?" ”

"Hey, this prince has never experienced the rebellion of the previous dynasty at first glance, he was still fighting at that time, what if he passed the exam, the court is controlled by a group of royal relatives, how can you have an official position? Naturally, whoever has money will be justified. At that time, the Ding family's in-laws, Liu Rich, but one of the largest families in the town, his second son took a fancy to the daughter of the Ding family, so naturally he had to get it no matter how much money he had, but he only felt sorry for the pair of little mandarin ducks. The old man talked eloquently, and Shui Qingxiang felt that he had a talent for street storytelling.

"Then what about later, Yuan Xi didn't come again? What happened to the daughter of the Ding family? Liu Yingyi then asked.

"Since then, I haven't heard about Yuan Xi again, some people say that he died, some people say that he changed his name and surname and ran away, anyway, I haven't seen him again. As for the daughter of the Ding family, this female doll also has a hard life, I heard that after marrying the Liu family, she died in childbirth, anyway, there is no good ending for the two. ”

"Then is the girl of the Ding family a boy or a girl, and did the child survive in the end?" Liu Yingyi continued to ask reluctantly, Shui Qingxiang couldn't help but wonder in her heart, isn't this investigating Yuan Youcheng's death, why do you want to investigate the past of the year.

The old man tried to recall that although he was not young, he was in good spirits, no wonder he was able to live a long life.

"Like...... I gave birth to a son, and I don't remember much. Anyway, later there was a big event in Liu's rich family, and the people in his family died, and the people in prison were in prison, and the whole family was almost dead. ”

Shui Qingxiang felt a little strange, "What's going on in this family surnamed Liu?" ”

"It is said that he sold salt privately and colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty, but this surnamed Liu is just a wealthy businessman, where is the opportunity to see any remnants of the former dynasty."

Liu Yingyi finally asked, "Are there any descendants of the Liu family in this town?" ”

"No, the men have all been sentenced to be decided, and the women have been assigned to the official kiln, and there is no one left."