On the waterside of the Qujiang River, in front of the Eight Treasures Museum.

The ox cart slowly stopped, the white-clothed young man on the side of the car stepped on the saddle and dismounted, seeing the green slave rolled up the curtain, Eleven Niang just leaned out, he stretched out his arms and easily carried the little cousin out of the car, Xiao Xiaojiu, who was a step late, was a little annoyed, and when Eleven Niang just stood firm, he stepped forward and took the little hand, pointing to the plaque of the Eight Treasures Pavilion and kept explaining who it was, what kind of story was there, and spontaneously acted as a running hall in this restaurant, and reported a string of dish names along the way.

San Lang rubbed his eyebrows, no wonder Xiao Jiu pestered him early in the morning and asked this and that, it turned out to be to show off in front of the eleventh sister, but I don't know that the eleventh sister didn't come here in the past, it was a "leaf on the first sun" in this restaurant or the name of the eleventh sister, how can you still use the little nine class to get an axe.

It turned out that on this day, He Zhan wanted to meet with Eleven Niang, considering that even if he wanted to talk privately in Liufu, he would have to waste some twists and turns, so he simply found an excuse for He Xi Saburo to get a job, and set up a seat in the Bazhen Pavilion, and said that on the way back from Jiangnan, he had promised Eleven Niang to take her to this famous restaurant by the Qujiang Pond to "see", and take this opportunity to fulfill her promise.

It is not uncommon for the noble daughter of Chang'an and her brother to go to the meeting, although Eleven Niang is young and has not yet reached the time to go out to socialize, but He Zhan promised first, and it is reasonable to go with San Lang to invite, Mrs. Tai did not feel surprised, and agreed casually, without even saying a word of advice.

As for Xiao Xiaojiu, he had to come with him, and San Lang was helpless, but he thought that he would have an excuse to pull people away and leave a chance for He Zhan and Eleventh Sister to talk privately, and he didn't refuse.

However, after San Lang told the attendant to wait outside, he still quietly "recaptured" the eleventh sister's little hand from Xiao Xiaojiu's palm, and his handsome eyes slanted - although Xiao Jiu looked ignorant, he couldn't let him take advantage of the eleventh sister in vain.

In Liu Yan's mind, the eleventh sister is not a five-year-old child, that is his fifth sister Pei!

A handsome young man, pulling two children was welcomed into the lobby of the restaurant by the very attentive wine doctor, and before Eleven Niang could look at how this old place had changed over the years, she heard a voice that was not without anger -

"I knew that Du Lang had invited such unkind and unrighteous people, and he would not bother him, although Shao was not talented, he would never be in the company of the unkind and say goodbye."

I saw that in the north-facing fan, a person rushed out angrily, it was Shi Niang who had a relationship in Suzhou, and the young man who was unhappy for the Xian Zi Zhai shop, Shao Jiulang Shao Guang.

Liu Saburo didn't know this angry young man who came out with his head held high, and only looked at the "unkind and unjust" person in Shao Guang's mouth with a little curiosity, and after seeing it clearly, he immediately snorted coldly, not without schadenfreude.

Although the Eight Treasures Museum is famous, but the scale of operation is not too large, there are only two floors, four boxes upstairs, eight elegant sits downstairs, the hall is empty in the middle, and the bright place is not set up to entertain guests, which is also to facilitate the artists in the museum to play the qin and sing and dance.

However, there was no performance at this time, so although Eleven Niang was short, she could see at a glance that Du Shilang, who was sitting in front of Ya and was embarrassed because Shao Guang refused to enter the seat, and Xue Luli, who was accused of "unkindness and injustice" but seemed to have no reaction at a glance.

Eleven Niang's heart couldn't help sinking.

Once plump and heroic, now it is unexpectedly standing.

She could barely hold back her steps to move that way.

But at this moment, Xue Luli also happened to raise his eyes and look over, and when he saw Liu Saburo who was full of ridicule, he was slightly stunned.

There was a bit of bitterness in his expression, but he quickly smiled and counted as a "greeting".

"Lu Li, don't care, Bo Rong is a straight person, Xu listens to gossip, which is why he has some misunderstandings about you." Du Shilang Du Yuesheng and Xue Luli were originally friends, and they knew Lu Li's temperament, so they didn't believe that their friends were as unkind and immoral as people talked about, so they explained. However, there were obviously some people in the same table who did not agree with Du Si's thoughts, although they did not speak ridicule like Shao Guang, their expressions were a little suspicious and alienated.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but feel worried, thinking that she Xue Liuge was talented back then, and her moral character was even more impeccable, but whenever she was mentioned, she was praised, but time has passed, and at this time she has fallen to the point where she has been slandered and cannot defend herself.

She has always disbelieved Xue Luli's statement that he killed his eighth sister, there must be a hidden story behind this incident, especially today, seeing him with such a thin and sick description, you can imagine how difficult and dangerous the serious illness was three years ago.

What happened back then?

Eleven Niang has never been so eager, and she almost can't help but want to step forward and ask.

Of course, she couldn't really hold it back.

"Third brother, let's go up." Eleven Niang shook the palm of San Lang's hand that was standing on the spot, and Xue Luli crossed his eyebrows coldly.

But it seems that the resentment in his heart can't be eliminated, or in order to prove that he is good at teaching Eleven Niang, San Lang ignored Eleven Niang's reminder this time, told Xiao Jiu to wait here, let go of Eleven Niang, and took a few big steps to get outside the elegant seat, and first greeted Du Yuesheng with a hand.

After a cold sentence, San Lang actually said bluntly: "I know that Shiro and the sixth brother have always been friends, but I really don't know where the word 'misunderstanding' starts, dare to ask Xue Liuge, is it possible that the world really misunderstood you, the death of my eighth cousin has nothing to do with you, you have not secretly raised the outer room, and concealed the fact that you have a concubine?" ”

San Lang still had some scruples in the end, and did not question the Xue family's words about assassinating Pei Banniang in public.

He just followed the statement given by the Xue family, and saw if Xue Luli could clarify the "rumors" with confidence.

"San Lang, why is this?" Seeing that his friend's face was pale, Du Yuesheng was about to persuade him, but was stopped by Xue Luli.

He got up and gave a long sigh: "Back then, it was indeed absurd that Nachiko was heartbroken when he learned the truth...... San Lang's blame is justified, and he is really shameless. ”

Eleven Niang couldn't bear to look any further, and went straight up to the second floor, but saw the staircase, He Zhan had obviously heard the sound, and was standing there with his hands in his hands, looking at her with a smile, he wanted to say something, but when he saw Xiao Xiaojiu who was following behind, he endured it and shouted: "San Lang, today is supposed to celebrate your job, why bother because the idlers are disappointed, what are you talking about, and you can't come up." ”

It wasn't until he was full of wine and food, under the signal of He Zhan's eyes, that San Lang dragged Xiao Xiaojiu to enjoy the river scenery, and only Eleven Niang and He Zhan sat opposite each other in the box, and the words finally asked: "Fifth sister is unforgettable?" ”

Eleven Niang's black eyes stared at He Fourteen.

"You and Xue Liulang were childhood sweethearts, and even my aunt thought that you were a match made in heaven, if it weren't for the sudden marriage of the first emperor...... Did the fifth sister ever feel sorry back then? ”

"No regrets."

To He Zhan's surprise, Eleven Niang did not shy away from this topic, she said frankly: "My mother did probe me back then, and I was not surprised to learn that the elders intended to promote me and Brother Lu, after all, Pei Xue and the two clans have been in-laws for generations, this is not a secret, I have a similar temperament with Brother Lu, if I can really achieve marriage, of course, it is a good thing, it is better than marrying someone who does not know it at all." ”

After she said this, she turned her face slightly away and glanced out the window.

Qingjiang salivation, the leaves are green, at this time, the bank of the Qujiang River, is no longer the season of spring, there is no strong fragrance in the nose, and there is no bee butterfly dance at present. However, the blue pond is rippling, sparkling, high and looking, there are schools of red fish swimming, ducks chasing each other, the pines and cypresses are full of vitality, and the scenery is still good.

The landscape in her eyes is not strange to her.

But it's really time has passed.

Shi Niang quickly retracted her gaze, and her tone was still calm: "I haven't thought too much, Brother Lu has always been difficult to know himself in my heart, and later, the first emperor gave marriage, although I felt helpless, but I understood that as a Pei woman, I should be responsible, just like now, I also understand my responsibility, Fourteen Lang, I will not ignore the facts for personal reasons, but as far as I know about Brother Lu, I really don't believe that he will assassinate the eighth sister, he has personally promised to treat the eighth sister well, I believe him." ”

"So, do you suspect something else is going on?" He Zhan raised his eyebrows: "Do you want me to find out?" ”

"No, I'll ask him directly." Shi Niang didn't think about it: "We don't need to waste our energy on the past, the current situation, there are still many things that need to be planned, if we can solve them simply, there is no need to make it so complicated." ”

Listening to this, it seems that she has decided to tell Xue Luli frankly? He Zhan couldn't help frowning: "Isn't the fifth sister worried about people's predictions at all?" ”

"At least Xue Luli won't." Eleven Niang is categorical.

Seeing that she was so convinced, He Zhan didn't say anything more, and tapped his fingers lightly on the tea case twice: "I asked you to come to see you today because of Liu Xuanqing's matter, and I have already found out clearly." ”

"I guessed it." Shi Niang asked: "I don't know what is the whereabouts of Liu Niang in Gaoliang County?" ”

"No news has returned." Speaking of this, He Zhan was a little annoyed: "If it goes well, there should be news at this time, but I'm afraid ...... Things took a turn for the worse. ”

Shi Niang couldn't help sneering: "I hope it's not my extravagant hope, thinking that at least this one thing, He Yan can still fulfill his promise." ”

He Yan is not a pleasant topic, He Zhan was worried about Eleven Niang, and quickly got back to business: "Do you know anything about Liu Xuanqing before?" ”