Chapter 96: It's also Xibei goods
Bian Yu looked at Liu Xin in surprise and asked, "Naming the child is the master's business, how can it be the turn of the slave family?" ”
Liu Xin had the impression that in history, Bian Yu was forced to return to his hometown to give birth because he was discriminated against by Cao Ying's wife, Ding, and after giving birth to his son, Cao Ying was not around, so Bian Yu took the initiative to name the child Cao Pi. Liu Xin now really wanted to see what name she would give to the child in her womb, so as to further determine her identity, so she said: "You don't know, Yu'er's name is given by Mrs., you are all my beloved women, I won't favor one over the other, so you can take the child's name." ”
Bian Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "But I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet." ”
Liu Xin smiled and asked, "Then do you want to have a boy or a girl?" ”
Bian Yu glanced at him, and asked angrily: "Who doesn't want to have a boy?" ”
Liu Xin was still smiling and said: "I don't necessarily want to have boys, I like both boys and girls." If you want to have a boy, be a boy. ”
Bian Yu was still a little nervous at first, and when he heard him say that he would give birth to a boy or a girl casually, he couldn't help but relax and said, "How can you treat it as a boy." ”
Liu Xin smiled and said, "That's good, my Yu'er must have a big fat boy." ”
Bian Yu listened to his words, his face was flushed, his face was full of shyness, but his heart was full of joy, he pondered for a while, and said: "If you give birth to a boy, I want to name it Liu Pi, master, what do you think?" ”
Liu Xin felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, he really picked up a big baby, and from now on there is only Liu Pi in the world, and there will never be Cao Pi again, so he couldn't help but ask again: "Is there any meaning for the word 'Pi'?" ”
Bian Yu said softly: "'Pi' means 'big', and the slave family hopes that this child can become a big man in the future." ”
Although Liu Xin is determined to be an otaku at home for a few days, but with such a big mess, where can he say that he can put it down. The next morning, he sat in his study and listened to Professor Fu's last report before the year. Fu Zhu is still an acquaintance, knowing that Liu Xin has been out for a long time this time, and he waited for two days before he took the initiative to come to the door.
Mo Xiangzhai's recent business has been booming, it is like a gold-absorbing machine, and the profits brought by it have made Liu Xin staggering. Most of Moxiangzhai's profits are used to maintain the operation of the phantom, and it is easy to do things with money, so the development of the phantom is naturally very smooth, and it brings more and more useful information.
Liu Xin was holding a thick pile of paper in his hand, on which the neat official script was densely filled with information submitted from all over the country, and it was a frustrated handwriting at a glance. Obviously, in Phantom Spy, the paper has not yet been popularized, which was copied by Fu Zhi himself.
Although the price of Xiang paper is very expensive, Liu Xin not only provides free supplies to several of his cronies, but also makes every effort to meet the needs of important organizations such as Phantom Secret Spy. However, as the frustration of the big shopkeeper behind the scenes of Moxiangzhai, in line with the principle of diligence and thrift, he is reluctant to waste, this word is written carefully and densely, there are no punctuation marks, and they are all traditional characters.
Liu Xin looked at the two pages and felt that his head was a little big, so he put aside the materials in his hand and said, "Mr. Gonghe, leave these materials first, and I'll look at them slowly when I go back." First of all, let's talk about the recent situation of Cao Ying, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian. ”
Hearing Liu Xin's question, he shook his spirits, cleared his throat, and said, "Back to the lord, after staying in the main bus last time, his subordinates specially sent additional people to conduct a special investigation on their movements. Let's talk about Cao Ying first, this person is a native of Peiguo County, the word Mengde, and his surname is ......"
Liu Xin interrupted him and said, "Okay, needless to say about his past situation, I know all about it, tell me about his recent situation." ”
was stunned for a moment, as if Liu Xin hadn't seen the information about Cao Ying just now, how could it be all clear? He didn't want to ask in detail, so he had to continue: "After Cao Ying assisted in clearing the Yingchuan Yellow Turban, he was also rewarded by the imperial court, but he still served as a waiter. However, according to reliable sources, after the Spring Festival, the emperor will form the Xiyuan Army and set up eight captains in the West Garden, and Cao Ying will be one of the eight captains. ”
Liu Xin let out an "oh", and secretly gave a high score to the work performance of the Phantom Secret Spy in his heart. He also knows this history, but he is not very clear about why Liu Hong set up the Eighth Captain of the West Garden, so he asked: "Why did the emperor set up the West Garden Army?" ”
Fu Zhu thought for a moment and said, "The specific reason is not clear, but I heard that the emperor seems to feel some kind of threat." ”
Liu Xin pondered for a moment, thinking that this threat was definitely not because of himself, so he stopped caring about him and said, "Send someone to continue to keep an eye on the Xiyuan Army, and you can talk about the situation of Liu Bei and Sun Jian." ”
Fu Zhu continued: "Sun Jian is now serving as the Sima of the Zuojun in the Beijing Army, and has three sons, the eldest Sun Ce is ten years old, the second Sun Quan is three years old, and the third Sun Yi has just reached the full moon. Liu Bei originally made a living by weaving straw shoes and straw mats, and later organized volunteers to help the imperial court exterminate the Yellow Turban Army, and is now named the lieutenant of Anxi County for his merits. ”
Liu Xin nodded and asked, "There is a red-faced man next to Liu Bei, is it called Guan Yu?" ”
Fu Zhu said in surprise: "Yes, he is Liu Bei's sworn brother, how did the lord know?" ”
Liu Xin said lightly: "I have another news channel. By the way, since Liu Bei is also surnamed Liu, have you heard that he has anything to do with the Han family? ”
When he heard Liu Xin say that he had another news channel, he was shocked, it seems that although the lord is young, it is really not simple. He was silent for a long time before he came to his senses and said, "Back to the lord, the phantom spy sent out has also been to his hometown, and I have never heard of him having anything to do with the Han clan. ”
Liu Xin was quite surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Does that gentleman know Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan?" ”
Fu Zhu suddenly laughed, and said playfully, "What did the lord ask him to do? This Zhongshan Jingwang Yinyi is extravagant, greedy for wine and lustful, and has given birth to more than 120 sons alone. ”
Liu Xin was like a mirror in his heart, and he was immediately relieved, it turned out that this Liu Bei was the same as himself, he was not a member of the Han clan at all, and everyone was a Xibei product. No wonder he can only rely on his military exploits to be a petty official, and when Liu Hong died, he jumped out and pretended to be the emperor's uncle after claiming to be the king of Zhongshan. This Liu Sheng gave birth to more than 100 sons, son after grandson, grandson and grandson, even if some people suspect it, there is nowhere to investigate.
After saying goodbye, Liu Xin picked up the information on the table again and flipped it up. These materials are rather messy to remember, and although they have been copied in frustration, they have not been carefully sorted and classified, and the amount of information is large and miscellaneous. Liu Xin only looked at it for a while, then lost interest, threw the information aside, and said secretly, it seems that it is not enough to collect information, and you have to organize people to sort out and analyze the information.
But seeing so much information in front of him, Liu Xin was reluctant to give up like this, picked it up and put it down several times, put it down and picked it up again. After lunch, he went back to his study, repeating the sequence throughout the afternoon. The hard work paid off, and he really found some clues from it, Cao Ying and his hometown Qiao County have frequent contacts, but the Cao family should have no immediate family members in Qian County, could it be that he still has some ulterior secrets in his hometown?
Although it was just a small clue, Liu Xin felt that his hard work had not been in vain, and he felt a sense of relief, and finally put down the information in his hand and let himself relax.
Liu Xin stretched his waist and walked out of the study, there was still some time before dinner, he walked to the back hall, but saw many people sitting in the hall, and took a closer look, Ma Yun, Bian Yu, Qiao'er, Ying'er were all there, but it was Liu Rui who was sitting in the center. The little girl was vividly retelling the story Liu Xin told yesterday, and to his surprise, there was a beautiful girl in the audience, but it was the famous talented girl Cai Yan. Except for Liu Yu's restless movements, Bian Yu and Cai Yan were all attentive, and even Liu Xin didn't notice when he walked up.
Ma Yun had already seen Liu Xin, smiled at him knowingly, and signaled him not to squeak. Unexpectedly, Liu Rui, a little girl with sharp eyes, also noticed his arrival, jumped up from the chair, threw herself into Liu Xin's arms, and shouted: "Dad, you're back!" Continue to talk to Rui'er, okay. ”
Only then did everyone realize that they stood up one after another. Cai Yan hurriedly said a blessing to Liu Xin: "The folk girl has seen an adult." ”
Liu Xin has not seen Cai Yan since she rescued Cai Yong's family in Yingchuan last time, and when she saw her today, she felt that her face was a little more radiant than in the past, and she waved her hand and said: "It turns out that Miss Cai is also here, but I disturbed you to chat." ”
After Cai Yan and Wei Zhongdao's marriage contract was dissolved, Cai Yong no longer put her under house arrest at home, so she felt relaxed with her, no longer had to suffer from gains and losses, her mood was better, and the complexion on her face was of course better. Cai Yong's new residence is close to Liu Xin's state residence, in fact, Cai Yan has often visited his house recently, talking to Ma Yun, but Liu Xin has not met it. Cai Yan suddenly saw Liu Xin, and for a while, his behavior was a little unnatural, and he said: "Don't bother, it's not too early, the people's daughter will leave." ”
Liu Xin looked at Cai Yan's back as she left in a hurry, touched her head, and said a little inexplicably: "This little girl, why did she run away as soon as she saw me, are you afraid that I will eat her." ”
During this time, Cai Yan and Ma Yun chatted, and the topic always came to Liu Xin intentionally or unintentionally. Ma Yun had already guessed a few of her thoughts, listened to Liu Xin's words, and said jokingly: "Hmph, who can say this for sure." ”
At the large round table in the East Flower Hall, Zhu Qian had already asked the maids to arrange dinner properly. This is already the third meal eaten here, although Zhu Qian is still a little reserved, it is much better than the first two meals, Liu Xin saw her change in her eyes, and secretly smiled at her approvingly. Zhu Qian was meeting Liu Xin's gaze, and quickly lowered her head in a panic, picked up the rice bowl, and didn't eat vegetables, just picked up the rice there.