The moon was as bright as water, and the sound of the waterfall was endless. Although Qi Ning was mentally prepared, she was still a little surprised when she heard Xiang Baiying say this.

Suddenly, many questions in Qi Ning's mind became clear in an instant.

As the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Qi Ning didn't hear that this person had any interaction with Jinyi Hou. However, Xiang's Sect's Sect not only helped him, but also taught the method of breathing and regulating luck, and even taught kung fu. This made Qi Ning a little confused. At this time, he heard that Xiang Baiying had a connection with Liu Suyi, and he immediately understood.

"Your mother was less than twenty years old at that time." Xiang Baiying smiled and said, "I still remember that she was at Zhuo Qingyang Gate of Qionglin Academy. She happened to be home from the academy that day. On the way, I saw me, a drunkard lying in the snow. Hehe, I was unkempt at that time and fell on the street like a beggar. In fact, every winter, there are not a few people who freeze to death on the street."

Qi Ning said, "She saw you lying on the snow, so she saved you?"

"When I woke up, I was already lying in an inn." Xiang Baiying recalled: "After I woke up, I asked the shopkeeper in the inn what was going on. The shopkeeper told me that it was the lady from Mr. Liu's family who sent me to the inn." He smiled and said, "I owe such a great favor, and I will repay all the kindness to Baiying, so I naturally want to thank her."

"What happened later?" Qi Ning asked hurriedly: "Have you seen her?"

Xiang Baiying said, "Of course I saw her. After all, she is a lady from the boudoir. I couldn't find her in person, so I asked someone to give her a generous gift. Hehe, not only did your mother not accept a gift, but she also gave her a pair of her own paintings. Do you know what she was painting?"

Qi Ning shook her head and smiled at Baiying, "The painting is a heavy snowy weather. A pig is lying on the snow. Next to the pig, a big wine jar is also drawn."

Qi Ning was stunned and then laughed silently, thinking that Liu Suyi's painting was of course ridiculed by Baiying, not only a drunkard, but also drunk like a dead pig. She was really naughty.

Xiang Baiying said, "Your mother is so good at painting, but it's a pity for her painting skills. Because I drew that picture, hahaha, I was a little familiar with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting back then, so I also drew a picture and sent it back. The painting explains that I was fighting with the people in the Beggars' Sect, so I fell drunk on the street."

Qi Ning thought to himself that this talented person is really different, and when he communicates, he actually passes messages through paintings.

"In the next few days, your mother talks to me like this. Since she saved my life, I naturally have to explain the whole story to her." Xiang Baiying smiled and said, "I remember that afternoon, I was drinking in a tavern. Suddenly, I saw a young man sitting opposite me. At that time, I liked to be alone and unkempt. Suddenly, there was such a handsome young man with decent clothes and tender skin sitting opposite me. Are you weird?"

"Uncle Xiang, can that handsome young man be... Could it be my mother dressed as a man?" Qi Ning asked with a smile.

When he saw Xiang Baiying mentioning the past, he kept smiling and seemed to be in a good mood. He thought that Xiang Baiying was injured. If he could maintain a happy mood, it would only be beneficial to his injuries. In addition, Qi Ning was extremely curious about Liu Suyi's affairs and finally got some information from Xiang Baiying, so he naturally wanted to know more.

Xiang Baiying smiled and said, "Yes, she was dressed as a man. I knew at a glance, and I knew she was your mother at that time." After thinking for a while, he slowly said, "Although I knew it was her at a glance, she, a housekeeper, still surprised me when she ran to the small wine list on the street to see me."

"My mother wouldn't want to compete with you in a bar?"

He shook his head and said, "Your mother doesn't like alcoholics. She came to me to persuade me to quit drinking from now on."

"Uncle Xiang is still drinking now, so my mother naturally failed to persuade her."

He shook his head to Baiying and said, "You are wrong. Your mother did ask me not to drink anymore, but I had a wine bug in my stomach, so how could I agree? But your mother was smart and kind. I wanted to become a sworn brother and sister with her at that time. Your mother was also happy and did not look down on me. She agreed to become a sworn brother and sister with me. But she wanted to be a sister, and I needed to be his younger brother." Speaking of this, she laughed and said, "I am a few years older than her. He actually wanted to be my sister. It's really outrageous."

"What happened later?"

"But your mother is my life-saving benefactor, so I can't refuse directly." Xiang Baiying said, "But your mother came up with an idea to compete with her in painting skills. Whoever has a good painting skills will be the eldest. She also added a condition. If she wins, I will not be able to drink from now on." She shook her head and said, "If I don't drink, of course I can't agree. Your mother has prepared for a long time. She knew that it would be impossible to let me quit drinking completely, so she prepared a bag of wine and asked me to agree. If she wins, from now on, she can only have one bag of wine every day. If she drinks one more drop, she is not a hero or a real man."

Qi Ning was stunned. She took the wine bag and saw that the wine bag was made of cowhide. Although it was still very strong, it was very old. It was obviously used for many years. Before she could ask, she said to Baiying: "The wine bag in your hand was given to me by her back then, and it was also something I kept by my side." At this point, her expression turned out to be sad.

Qi Ning nodded slightly and asked, "Uncle Xiang's painting skills are not as good as my mother?"

"According to the heart, although your mother's painting skills are excellent, they are still slightly inferior to me." Xiang Baiying sighed: "I am young and energetic. I think I will definitely win when comparing the painting skills with your mother, so I agree to her. She asked her to give the test questions. I saw that she was younger than me, so I gave in to her, and thought that the final comparison was the painting skills. No matter what tricks she played, I would never lose to her."

In fact, Qi Ning already knew that the result of this competition was of course Liu Suyi's victory. However, since Xiang Baiying has higher painting skills than Liu Suyi, how could Liu Suyi win?

Xiang Baiying nodded, signaled Qi Ning to feed him some water, and then continued: "At that time, there were seven or eight people in the small wine shop, all of whom came to watch the fun. Your mother suggested that she and I painted at the same time, and drew a portrait to see who painted more like it. The people present commented that who painted more like it, who is the winner."

"Who do you want to draw?" Qi Ning asked.

Xiang Baiying stared at her eyes and said, "Who do you think it is? She...she actually wants to paint with my appearance!"

"Ah?" Qi Ning was stunned and couldn't help laughing.

"No wonder that little girl has set strange rules for films. She should sit face to face with her. Apart from a piece of paper and a pen, she must not use anything else. Think about it, she sat opposite me and looked at me clearly. I...I can't use a mirror, how...How do you know how you look?" Xiang Baiying said angrily: "From the beginning, your mother set up a trap and let me get in. I...I actually fell for her."

Qi Ning laughed and thought to himself that Liu Suyi was really smart and naughty. He knew that a person might have a general impression of his appearance, but when painting with just a pen, it was extremely difficult to draw his own appearance out of thin air. Often, the more things around him, the easier it is to ignore them.

"So Uncle Xiang has become my mother's sworn brother since then." Qi Ning smiled and said, "From that day, you...you are drinking with this wine bag?"

Xiang Baiying sighed, "Who said it was not? At the beginning, there was only one bag of wine every day, and it was really not a habit. However, a man and a real man could not regret it if he said anything like a mountain." After a pause, he smiled and said, "If I win that game, you have to call me Uncle Xiang, not Uncle Xiang."

Qi Ning didn't expect that Liu Suyi had such a connection with Xiang Baiying. The strangest thing about him was why Liu Suyi later became a taboo in the Marquis of Jinyi's Mansion. He took the opportunity to ask: "Uncle Xiang, did you also participate in my mother's wedding?"

Xiang Baiying said, "Your mother and I are sworn brothers. I originally wanted to attend her wedding, but...hehe, that time I happened to get rid of a big villain. I couldn't catch up with the wedding, so I could only send someone to give me a generous gift. I was a little sorry for your mother. But...but I promised your mother that when she gave birth to her first child, I would definitely arrive."

"Then...you arrived later?" Qi Ning asked hurriedly.

When I applied to Baiying, I felt sad and said with a wry smile: "When your mother was pregnant, she was always in the Marquis of Jinyi. No one was allowed to see her. Although I wanted to go into the mansion to take a look, I had never had any friendship with Marquis of Jinyi." After a pause, I said: "Your mother is a lady from a wealthy family. I, Xiang Baiying, had a bad reputation in the world at that time, so I was a sworn brother and brother. Not many people knew that I could not ruin her reputation."

Qi Ning nodded slightly and asked, "Uncle Xiang, how much else do you know about my mother?"

"I was drifting everywhere in the world at that time. In the first two years, I went to find your mother once or twice a year to talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with her. Later... Later, I handed Fengjian Villa to Brother Lu, and then got into the Beggars' Sect in a mess. The busy things were so much less." Xiang Baiying said slowly: "I remember that the year I left Fengjian Villa was when your mother was pregnant with you, so I went to the capital city, but I didn't see your mother. I originally wanted to wait for you to see it after you were born, but...!" He said this, and shook his head bitterly, "The beauty has a weak life. The news from the Marquis of Jinyi's Mansion is that your mother was weak and after giving birth to you, she would...!" His voice choked, but he could no longer say it.

Qi Ning said in horror: "You mean...you mean my mother has already...?"
Chapter completed!