Seeing Chu Nian's serious appearance, the young woman's face also changed, she handed the little bean in her arms back into Lu Cheng's hand, turned her eyes to look at Chu Nian, and made a gesture of invitation to Chu Nian: "The county lord is here, please, the husband has been waiting in the cabinet for a long time." ”

Chu Nian glanced back at Ming Xiu and the others behind him, and saw that Ming Xiu nodded slightly, so he turned around and followed the young woman towards the inside.

The two walked through the long corridor, and Chu Nian looked at the young woman with a serious face with slightly sideways eyes: "What do you call Madame?" ”

The young woman suddenly grinned, and when her Danfeng eyes were slightly curved, she looked good, "You're welcome, the county lord just calls me Peony, our family is from Da Liang, not from Western Chu." ”

Peony? Chu Nian's gaze swept over the red dress of the woman beside him, this is as the name suggests, the peony has always been gorgeous and flamboyant, and it is very appropriate to match this woman.

"That Mrs. Peony called me to be Chu Nian, what Mrs. Fang Cai meant...... The palace master of Liang is also a Da Liang person? ”

Mrs. Peony nodded, "That's natural, my husband is a Da Liang person, but the family suffered a disaster in the early years......

She showed a little imperceptible sorrow on her face, and her eyes flashed slightly, "We fled to Xichu, but we were accidentally separated, he was caught as a concubine in the Xichu Palace because of his handsome appearance, and I didn't find him until three years ago." ”

Chu Nian frowned, "How long has Madam been separated from the Liang Palace Master?" ”

seems to remember the unbearable past, Mrs. Peony's face is a little haggard at the moment, probably she has not had a good time in those years, and she feels very bumpy when she thinks about it at this moment, "About five years." ”

Five years? Chu Nian looked at Mrs. Peony's face inquiringly, Mrs. Peony seemed to be a person who couldn't hide her emotions, but at the moment she seemed to be immersed in her own memories and didn't realize Chu Nian's inquiring gaze.

Chu Nian frowned slightly and withdrew her gaze, she turned her eyes and saw the water pavilion not far away, under the moon shadow, a man in green clothes was sitting silently on the edge of the water pavilion, his figure was quite calm, with the moonlight, but it was extremely lonely.

He was holding a wine cup in his hand, his eyes were closed, and his face was as warm as jade, and he couldn't tell that he was already the father of a nine-year-old child.

"This is the husband, Liang Lu."

As if sensing Chu Nian's gaze, the man on the water pavilion turned his face sideways to face the direction of Chu Nian and Mrs. Peony, pursed his thin lips, and his voice was clear.

"Madame, you're back."

There was a bit of complexity in Mrs. Peony's eyes, but it turned into joy in an instant, Chu Nian knew that Mrs. Peony looked at the eyes of the Liang Palace Lord, that kind of joy full of satisfaction, she had seen a little in Ming Xiu's eyes.

But not as strongly as Mrs. Peony.

"Husband." Madame Peony raised a bright smile towards the Liang Palace Lord above, as if he could see her joy in hiding her worries.

The people on the water pavilion nodded lightly in the direction of Mrs. Peony, and saw Mrs. Peony walking in hurriedly along the main entrance downstairs, Chu Nian looked at the Liang Palace Master who was still facing this side - those tightly closed eyes seemed to be looking at her through something, Chu Nian calmed down slightly, and chased Mrs. Peony into the house slowly.

The furnishings on the water pavilion are very simple, it seems that they are afraid of hurting the palace lord of Liang, there is not even a fragile porcelain here, there is a small square wooden table on the water pavilion, and there is a pottery wood wine pot on the table, three wine cups, among the wine cups is a peach blossom brew with a hint of fragrance, Mrs. Peony walked to the small square table and turned around and chuckled at Chu Nian.

"Come and taste it, this is the peach blossom brew that the husband only came out a few days ago, and the husband's craftsmanship has always been excellent."

As she spoke, she tilted her eyes slightly, and there was a glimmer in her eyes.

Chu Nian nodded, followed the guidance of Mrs. Peony and sat cross-legged opposite the Liang Palace Lord, watching the Liang Palace Master grope for an empty cup on the table, and then picked up the peach wood wine pot on the side, calmly put the empty wine cup, the wine cup in the wine cup was overflowing, but not a drop was missed, the wine cup with a little wine fragrance was slowly placed in front of Chu Nian, for a moment, Chu Nian suspected that the person in front of him with his eyes closed could see it.

As if he had seen through Chu Nian's thoughts, the corners of Palace Lord Liang's slightly cool mouth hooked up with an arc of unknown meaning, "The county lord doesn't need to make a fuss and lose a sense of it, but my other senses are more sensitive." ”

Chu Nian turned his eyes to look at Mrs. Peony in some surprise, and saw Mrs. Peony smile lightly: "Husband is not bothered by blindness now, on the contrary, Husband Jun seems to know more about all the things around him, that day Lu Cheng thought that Husband couldn't see, and secretly ran out to play at the time when he should be cultivating, but in the end he was still pulled back by Husband Jun." ”

As she spoke, Mrs. Peony laughed, and after a while, she finally found that the two people in front of her were extremely serious, so she had to quickly stop her flamboyant laughter, half-lowered her head and stuck out her tongue mischievously.

The palace master of Liang smiled, took a sip of the wine cup, and Mrs. Peony did the same, Chu Nian lowered her eyes and glanced at the wine cup with a little pink wine, she picked up the wine cup and took a sip on the side of the wine cup, the red lips blended with the sweet wine, and Chu Nian's heart suddenly rose with an unprecedented calm.

The wine melts in your mouth, from spicy to sweet, as if you have lived through a lifetime again.

"It's the best peach blossom I've ever drunk." Chu Nian smiled, put down the teacup, and an obvious smile rose from the corner of the Liang Palace Master's mouth, which made Mrs. Peony, who was looking at the man beside her with adoring eyes, couldn't help but chuckle out loud.

At this stall, the palace lord of Liang put down the wine cup and said softly: "The county lord has a lot of grinds on this trip, but is this so?" ”

Chu Nian nodded slightly, "I encountered some wolves and rats on the way, and it took some time to clean up. ”

The palace lord of Liang nodded slightly to show understanding, and suddenly showed hesitation on his face, and after a while, he frowned and said, "Are the people in the palace also here?" ”

Chu Nian looked stunned, and for a while he didn't know which one he was talking about, Ming Xiu or Xi Chu Yueling, and after a while, the peony lady on the side spoke: "Husband, they are all here." ”

As soon as these words fell, Chu Nian saw that there seemed to be a flash of amazement on the handsome face that was as warm as jade, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, "Madam, let's go and entertain the two distinguished guests first, I have important matters to discuss with the county lord." ”

Mrs. Peony glanced at Chu Nian, did not doubt him, responded in a low voice, and then turned around and went down to the water pavilion, the palace master of Liang only then turned a handsome face to Chu Nian, his eyes were clearly closed, but Chu Nian felt that a pair of burning eyes were pressing against him.

"What happened back then...... How much does the county lord know? ”

Finally got down to business, Chu Nian smiled slightly, and said softly: "I don't know much, I came to find the Liang Palace Master on this trip because I was entrusted by someone, and I asked the Liang Palace Master for some important things along the way." ”

"Although I have lived in seclusion here all these years, thanks to the fact that my wife has many acquaintances in the rivers and lakes, I still know about external matters and what the county lord said...... Liang still needs to think about it. ”

Chu Nian's gaze shifted from the empty wine cup to the pottery wood wine pot, she picked up the wine pot by herself, and filled the empty wine cup in front of the two of them, then turned to look at the Liang Palace Lord in front of her with a light smile, "Should the little girl call your Excellency Mr. or ...... Palace master? ”

The Liang Palace Lord's brows furrowed uncheckably, and he sighed a long sigh, "The county lord still calls me sir, palace master...... In the past, Liang didn't dare to be it again. ”

"Mr. Liang," Chu Nian lengthened his tone meaningfully, "Listen to Mrs. Peony, Mr. was once from Da Liang?" ”

It didn't seem that Chu Nian knew so much, Mr. Liang frowned slightly, and nodded, "Yes." ”

"Then I can rest assured that I will talk about it." Chu Nian half-lowered his eyes and calmly picked up the wine cup, "Since Mr. Liang used to be a person from Da Liang, he should know Da Liang's current situation." ”

She put down the wine cup and her eyes were slightly downcast, "The moths in the court, the moths outside the court, all of them erode all the adults who care about the people on the pillar of heaven that supports Da Liang, if this goes on for a long time, Da Liang's 'pillar of heaven' will definitely collapse, and when the time comes, it will be the innocent people under this sky who will be affected." ”

Seeing Mr. Liang's thin lips, Chu Nian paused, and continued: "Now it's not only Da Liang, but also the civil strife in Western Chu, the barbarians have never had any opinions, do you think that if you continue to let those rats secretly make small moves, what kind of situation will Da Liang, Western Chu, and even the barbarians cause now?" ”

Mr. Liang opened his mouth, but Chu Nian's tone rose inexplicably, she stood up and looked at the darkness not far away along the water pavilion, with the faint moonlight, the outline of the city in the distance was extremely hazy.

It was as if it would be swallowed up by darkness at any moment.

"It's going to be troubled."

Chu Nian's side eyes saw Mr. Liang's furrowed brows, "When the time comes, the people will no longer be able to live such a peaceful life, turmoil, poverty, natural and man-made disasters, if you work hard, you may be able to avoid things, Mr. Liang can't bear to let the people suffer so much?" ”

Mr. Liang's figure did not move, and a cool breeze blew into the water pavilion, and the black hair scattered randomly around his waist shook slightly with the wind.

I heard Chu Nian's meaningful voice from the other side, "Mr. Liang accepted Lu Cheng as an apprentice...... But you've figured this out a long time ago? ”

Mr. Liang pursed his thin lips slightly, "Yes, since the reputation of the Wushuang County Lord has become famous, Liang has started to prepare. ”

He fumbled to his feet, "But it's ...... It depends on Lu Cheng's own intentions, if he is unwilling to serve the county lord, Liang is not qualified to force him to do anything, Liang wants to think about the time...... is also for this reason, after all, there are a lot of enemies, and Lu Cheng is still a child, if Liang is alone, there is absolutely no way to defeat him. ”

Chu Nian's eyes lit up suddenly, and she smiled slightly, "If Mr. Liang agrees to help, I will naturally help him, and Mr. Liang doesn't have to worry about other things, when I return to Daliang, I will naturally send someone to Mr. Liang to send some apprentices who can make Mr. Liang look good." ”

The most important thing she lacks is children, since Xi Chu Yueling said that what is needed to make the ice water clothes is technology, as long as Mr. Liang studies this technology thoroughly, there are more people who can do it, and it can naturally be mass-produced.

Then it was finally the turn of another question, I saw Mr. Liang raise his face slightly, turned to Chu Nian's direction, and said in a cold voice: "These things don't need to be mentioned for the time being, let's talk about it later, what the county lord said before, Liang still has something unclear." ”

Chu Nian looked at Mr. Liang meaningfully, "What Mr. wants to ask, I probably know, but as for the answer, I'm afraid that Mr. will have to go with me to find out." ”