Liu Jingxuan turned his head to look at Xiao Rang: "Mr. Xiao, what do you see?"

Xiao let the wrinkles on his forehead tremble, and said with a smile: "Although this woman has an indifferent expression, she shows her majesty everywhere. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn front of you, Lord Futai, there has never been the slightest cowardice. Giving a gift to an adult is like a dragonfly with a little water, just perfunctory. And she's well-informed and insightful. Unless everyone can't talk about this, and non-royalty can't have this kind of bearing. Her surname is Jin, which seems to imply the predecessor of my Qing Dynasty. The name is Chunyu, if my guess is correct, maybe it is the Chunyu princess who is known as the six princesses today. The beloved daughter of the saint today. ”

Lin Daohong looked Xiao Rang up and down, and said approvingly: "Lord Xiao is worthy of being a wise man by the side of Lord Futai, and he is indeed knowledgeable and admired. ”

Xiao Rang waved his hand: "Mr. Lin is too famous." However, my lord, you are fighting with him today, and I am afraid that in the future..."

Liu Jingxuan nodded, and the pupils in his eyes shrank slightly: "As Mr. Xiao said, I'm afraid that it will be unfavorable to me in the future." It's a big deal to throw me her eight-inch golden lotus shoes to wear. ”

Xiao Rang and Lin Daohong both frowned slightly, and neither of them laughed.

Liu Jingxuan smiled faintly: "Today, the official still wants to play chess with Mr. Lin, I wonder if Mr. can give advice?"

Lin Daohong smiled and said, "Your Excellency is too humble, please." ”

The two sat down separately, and Lin Daohong said: "Lord Shicai's words made Lin really admire. Compared with the hearts of adults, grass people are beyond the reach of dust. ”

Liu Jingxuan smiled a little ashamedly: "Mr. Lin said that I was too modest, but I think Mr. Lin is too modest." I can talk about it, but I can't put it into practice!"

Lin Daohong twisted his beard and said with a slight smile: "Adults are only suitable to talk about black and white, seeking to be square, after all, they can't escape from the body of the heavens, yin and yang." ”

Liu Jingxuan looked at Lin Daohong with approving eyes: "Mr. Lin, I really didn't read it wrong. You and Mr. Xiao are my bosom friends. Don't look at what the official said impassionedly just now, the golden boy pointed to my sore spot with a word. People are in officialdom, and they can't help themselves, and it is difficult to truly unite what they say and do, and they are ashamed and ashamed. I think we'll play chess. ”

Liu Jingxuan and Lin Daohong began to play against each other, while Xiao Rang watched the battle on the side. Liu Jingxuan and Lin Daohong chatted and talked happily, far from the restraint and silence of the first time they met. After three rounds, Liu Jingxuan won two games and lost one, and he was in a happy mood. Look at the sky, it's dusk. All three slowly got up.

Liu Jingxuan said to Lin Daohong: "Playing chess with Mr. today, this official feels very happy. I'll ask him for advice another day. ”

Lin Daohong bowed: "The adult's chess skills, bearing, and conversation are admired by the grass people. When the adults want to play with the grass people, as long as they send someone to the grass people's humble house to inform them, the grass people will definitely come. ”

Liu Jingxuan returned the salute: "Mr. Lin is serious, farewell." ”

Looking at Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang disappearing on the shore of Slender West Lake, Lin Daohong did not leave for a long time, and finally sighed inexplicably.

Suddenly, a person's voice sounded in his ears: "Mr. Lin, why are you sighing here?"

Lin Daohong was taken aback, turned to look, and found a man in a purple brocade robe standing beside him. Only then did he calm his mind, bowed deeply to the man, and said, "See the pavilion master." ”

The person who came was none other than Chu Jinglian, the master of the Qingtian Pavilion.

Chu Jinglian held his hands slightly and smiled indifferently: "No need to be polite." Why is Mr. Lin sighing here?"

Lin Daohong smiled and said, "I'm admiring Liu Jingxuan, Xiao Rang and Jin Chunyu. ”

Chu Jinglian nodded, without the slightest expression on his face: "What is there about these three people worthy of Mr.'s admiration?"

Lin Daohong said: "Liu Jingxuan has always acted cautiously. But for some reason, he did this extraordinary thing today. Are you testing me? Although Xiao Rang rarely spoke, he was sophisticated and seemed to be able to see through everything. And Jin Chunyu, if she is really as Xiao Rang said, she is the princess of Heshuo Chunyu, then her purpose of coming to Yangzhou must be unusual. I hope that the pavilion master will be careful. ”

Chu Jinglian looked down at the folding fan in his hand and became silent. At this time, there was no afterglow of the setting sun in Slender West Lake, and the lake surface was gradually swallowed up by darkness. During the day, the water vapor gradually condensed, and a thick layer of fog rose on the surface of the lake. At a glance, the smoke is misty and dreamlike.

After a while, Chu Jinglian looked at the vast lake from afar, and said leisurely: "Mr. is right. In my opinion, today he is just using your mouth to warn you and me, don't be arrogant. It's not that the court doesn't want to pursue it, but the time has not yet come. However, Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang have been in officialdom for many years, and they have seen it very thoroughly in both public and private. I have no enmity with the two of them, but Guo Yan's case implicated us. In addition, Murong Jielie chased after him endlessly, so Liu Jingxuan would help. Now that Murong Jielie is gone, Liu Jingxuan also knows who is standing behind me, and I believe that he should not have another incident. It's just that this Jin Chunyu was born from the royal family, and he was not satisfied with knitting and embroidery, but he ran to Yangzhou, which is thousands of miles away. She was not good at chess, but this time she came here to play against Mr., I don't know if it is to test Mr. or to test this Qingtian Pavilion. Moreover, I have never heard of this princess of Heshuo Chunyu, which worries me very much. ”

After Chu Jinglian and Lin Daohong said goodbye to Slender West Lake, they returned to their mansion. At the door, I saw a little boy leading a horse wandering outside the door. When the little guy saw Chu Jinglian, he hurriedly stepped forward, hit a thousand with one leg and said, "Meet Chu Yuanwai." ”

Chu Jinglian waved his hand and said, "Get up." What the hell is going on?"

The little girl didn't get up, and continued: "Miss Zhao asked the little one to pass the word, saying that there is something important to ask the staff to go to the Jade Emperor Terrace to discuss. ”

Chu Jinglian frowned slightly: "I know." If you go back first, I'll be there right away. ”

At the fixed time, Chu Jinglian came to the back door of the Jade Emperor Terrace in an inconspicuous carriage. There was already someone waiting at the back door, Chu Jinglian hurried to the small building in the backyard, and Zhao Yushan and Dandan stood outside the door to greet him.

The three of them came to the second floor, and Chu Jinglian asked urgently, "Is there anything urgent to spread to the Chu Mansion?"

Zhao Yushan's beautiful eyes flashed: "We have already found out the whereabouts of the owner of Meizhuang." ”

Chu Jinglian's eyes lit up, "How is it, she is still alive?"

Zhao Yushan shook his head slowly, and his words were sad: "The old man has passed away. ”

Chu Jinglian's right hand holding the fan tightened, and the pinned folding fan made a creaking sound, as if it would break at any time.

Although he had already guessed that Mei Zigui would die for the rest of his life, when he really heard the news, Chu Jinglian's heart was still very heavy. He and Mei Zigui have not seen each other for many years, but he still clearly remembers that when he was a child, the grandmother took his hand and stroked his head: "Child, this will be your home from now on." ”