Liu Jingxuan looked at Chu Jinglian's face, confused. After a long time, Liu Jingxuan said drunkenly: "Chu Yuanwai, seeing you, I can't help but think of my brother. ”

The wine glass in Chu Jinglian's hand trembled slightly, and he almost spilled the wine in the glass. Chu Jinglian gently put the wine glass back into the stone case and asked softly, "My lord still has a brother." But I wonder how old he is and where he is now?"

Liu Jingxuan sighed angrily: "He is as old as Chu Yuanwai. Where, I don't know. I have traveled all over the north and south of the river, on both sides of the Yellow River, and have been looking for him for nearly 20 years. ”

Chu Jinglian's hands were tightly holding on to the stone case, and his eyes were staring at Liu Jingxuan: "I don't know what the name of this brother of yours is? ”

Liu Jingxuan's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance, he raised his wine glass and drank it all, and said lightly: "His name is Liu Siying." After that, he looked at Chu Jinglian with good eyes.

When Chu Jinglian heard this, his eyes darkened, but he quickly returned to normal. Chu Jinglian picked up the wine glass again and drank it all: "If the heavens know, the adults will reunite with their brother sooner or later." ”

Liu Jingxuan nodded and looked at the bright moon in the sky. Today's moon ice disk is unusually bright. The small courtyard where Liu Jingxuan and Chu Jinglian were located was illuminated.

Liu Jingxuan was in a reverie and sighed: "I don't know what year and month it will be?"

"My lord, what do you have to wait for for the year and month?" As he spoke, an old man walked outside the courtyard. Under the reflection of the moonlight, Liu Jingxuan and Chu Jinglian saw clearly that it was Xiao Rang.

Chu Jinglian hurriedly got up and bowed: "The villain sees Lord Xiao." ”

Xiao Rang arched his hand, returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Which gust of incense wind blew Chu Yuanwai to this prefect's office." ”

Liu Jingxuan beckoned to Xiao Rang: "Sir, please take a seat." ”

Xiao Rang looked at the remnants of the stone case and frowned: "The two of you will go and prepare it again in a moment." Without waiting for Liu Jingxuan to express his position, Xiao Rang went straight to the back kitchen.

After a while, Xiao Rang came to the vegetable garden with two servants on duty carrying two food boxes. The official straightened the plates on the stone case, and put the wine and food in the food box back on the stone case. After greeting Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang, the two officials withdrew.

Xiao Rang bowed to Liu Jingxuan, and then accompanied Liu Jingxuan in the side seat.

Liu Jingxuan smiled and asked, "Didn't Mr. Xiao and Nangong Catcher go out together? Why did Mr. Xiao come back, but this Nangong Catcher hasn't returned home yet?"

Xiao let his hand twist his beard and smiled: "I'm old, I can't walk after walking a few steps." So he came back early. This Nangong Xuanyun is young and vigorous, and he has unique skills, and he is not more than three watches, but I am afraid that he will not come back. ”

Chu Jinglian poured Xiao Rang a glass of wine and respectfully handed it to Xiao Rang: "The villain came rashly and disturbed the adults. I ask for your forgiveness. Here, the villain toasts the two adults, which is regarded as reparation. ”

Xiao Rang nodded, drank the wine, and said to Chu Jinglian: "What did Chu Yuanwai and Lord Liu talk about so agreeable?

Chu Jinglian smiled and said: "The villain listened to Lord Liu tell about his loneliness, and only then did he know that the adult still has a brother. ”

Xiao Rang raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked softly: "The student has been friends with adults for many years, and I don't know that adults have a younger brother." But I don't know what this person's name is?"

Liu Jingxuan flicked the sleeves of his robe and said with a slight smile: "If I hadn't seen Chu Yuanwai tonight, it would have affected the official's feelings of missing my brother." Coupled with the fact that the wine was slightly drunk, I would never mention it. Liu Jingxuan paused and continued: "My brother's name is Liu Siying, and he has been separated since he was a child. ”

Xiao Rang nodded and muttered, "Liu Siying, good name!" After speaking, he took a drink.

Chu Jinglian's eyes turned slightly, and he asked softly, "Lord Liu, where are your Lingzun and Gao Tang now, why don't you take them to this Yangzhou City together?"

Liu Jingxuan smiled faintly: "Didn't the mansion already say just now that I am already a person without relatives." ”

Chu Jinglian hurriedly got up and left the table, kowtowing more than once: "The grass people don't know, their words are indifferent, and they bumped into adults." Sin deserves 10,000 deaths, sin deserves 10,000 deaths. ”

Liu Jingxuan turned around and gently helped Chu Jinglian up: "Outside of Chu Yuan, it doesn't have to be like this. But in one word, how can it be a sin. After that, Liu Jingxuan sighed: "My parents died when I was a child, and my brother was separated from me soon. Therefore, every time the festive scenery is beautiful, it will be sad alone. Outside of Chu Yuan, there is no need to worry. ”

Chu Jinglian asked softly, "That's the case." Why don't adults start a family as soon as possible? If you marry a wife and a son, and spread out your branches, won't you have relatives?"

The corners of Liu Jingxuan's mouth hooked slightly, his eyes looked at Chu Jinglian, and he smiled lightly: "Don't look at this official who is now sitting in this Yangzhou Mansion, and he is majestic. I don't know when I will be deposed by the imperial court and destroyed by my family. Wouldn't that harm others and oneself?"

Chu Jinglian looked puzzled: "What do you mean, sir?"

Liu Jingxuan smiled but did not answer.

Xiao Rang interjected: "Outside of Chu Yuan, don't you know that this Yangzhou City seems to be calm on the surface, but there is a turbulent undercurrent in its privates? The case of the murder of the Guo family in Gaoyou has not been solved so far, and the governor Ah Shan has ordered it to be investigated several times. I heard that the emperor was also a little angry. Adults are worried all day long, and it is difficult to sleep and eat!"

Chu Jinglian's face was solemn, and he asked softly, "But I don't know if this murder case has eyebrows?"

Xiao Rang said: "That day, the Nine Heavens Xuansha Zhuge Qingyi once fought with the murderer in Henan, saw the murderer's face, and painted a portrait. It's just that this murderer is very cunning, and there is a vast sea of people, and he has not been found yet. ”

Liu Jingxuan waved his hand: "I have already said to Chu Yuanwai just now, today's Shangyuan Festival, don't mention these disappointing things. Drink!"

Everyone staggered a few more cups, Chu Jinglian looked at Xiao Rang, and asked softly, "I don't know who else is in your family, Lord Xiao?"

Xiao Rang twisted his beard lightly with his right hand, and said with a slight smile: "My wife passed away many years ago, and now she is alone, and she is messing with the prefect in this mansion. I'm ashamed to say it. ”

Chu Jinglian frowned: "Isn't there a child under Lord Xiao's knees to be happy and filial?"

Xiao Rang rubbed his two thin hands and sighed: "I have two daughters, who are talented, lively and cute. I didn't want to get smallpox, so I died one after another. Let me, a white-haired man, send a black-haired man, heaven is unfair! Alas! The old man still feels sad when he thinks about it now, and it is difficult to sleep peacefully. With that, two lines of turbid tears flowed down his wrinkled cheeks. ”

Chu Jinglian suddenly realized that he had lost his words, and hurriedly made amends: "Lord Xiao, the villain spoke abruptly, I hope you will forgive me!"

Xiao Rang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Chu Jinglian wanted to say something, but suddenly a servant hurriedly ran outside the door, came to Liu Jingxuan, and hit a thousand with one leg: "See Lord Liu and Lord Xiao for humble duties." ”