Outside the gate of Penglai Restaurant, Liu Mingzhi looked in surprise at the beauty Huan'er who exuded mature charm and temperament in front of him despite her delicate features.
Huan'er is the personal maid of the pretty Tao Ying. As the personal maid that Tao Ying brought from her parents' home, this girl has served Tao Ying for about twenty or thirty years. She is already in her early thirties.
Although Huan'er is still an innocent old girl, her every move and gesture reveals a hint of maturity like an ordinary woman.
It's just that since this girl experienced the bloody spy incident at Li's house that night, she has been avoiding him every time she sees him, not daring to look at her, and even withdrawing. This makes Liu Mingzhi very helpless.
Today, this girl actually took the initiative to look for him. This was definitely a very rare thing for Liu Mingzhi.
Huan'er raised her eyes and glanced at Mr. Liu who was looking at him with a surprised expression. He quickly lowered his head, still not daring to look at Liu Mingzhi as before.
"Liu...Mr. Liu, I've finally waited for you!"
As soon as Huan'er finished speaking, she lowered her head and her brows gave people a feeling of sadness, as if she had been greatly wronged.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Huan'er who was behaving strangely in astonishment, secretly guessing what happened to this girl?
You are obviously still as afraid of yourself as before, why do you still come to look for yourself alone?
Could it be that Sister Tao Ying missed me because she had gone to have a private meeting with her after not seeing her for a long time?
So he specially asked his personal maid to come and invite him to make a date after dusk.
Muttering to himself, Liu Mingzhi glanced at the pedestrians walking on the street, glanced at Penglai Restaurant, which had not yet opened to welcome guests, reached out and took Huan'er's wrist and walked towards the door of the restaurant.
Huan'er's delicate body trembled, and she struggled subconsciously. Finally, she silently let Liu Mingzhi lead her and walked toward the restaurant.
The two of them stopped under the eaves in front of the restaurant. Liu Mingzhi looked at Huan'er who nodded with interest and asked softly: "Huan'er, you just said that you finally waited for me. What do you mean?"
You have been waiting for me for a long time, haven't you?"
Huan'er's beautiful eyes looked up at Liu Mingzhi sadly, nodded silently, and replied as quietly as a mosquito.
"Um!"
"Oh! Huan'er!
I am not a big man-eating monster. Are you so afraid of me?
Since you've been waiting for me for so long, you must be looking for me for something. Did Sister Tao Ying ask you to look for me?"
"Um!"
"How many days have you been waiting for me?"
"Three...three days.
Except for the night curfew, I have been guarding the fortune-telling stall next to the restaurant, waiting for Mr. Liu."
"Three days? Have you been waiting for three days in a row? It seems that my good sister is a little impatient to see me as I thought.
You girl are really stubborn. Before the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, have you ever seen anyone open their business to welcome guests?
Even after the Lantern Festival, every shop in the capital may not be able to open its doors to welcome customers in just three to five days.
Not to mention my fortune-telling stall, it may take another ten days and a half before I can set up a stall to receive customers.
You've been waiting here for two days, and if you still can't wait for me, can't you go to my house and ask?
I have to lose money today. The young master went to visit the houses of various dignitaries and happened to pass by here. Otherwise, you might not be able to wait for me."
Huan'er intertwined his fingers tightly and replied timidly: "My lady said that I can't let my servant go to your mansion to look for Mr. Liu. I have no choice but to wait at the place where you tell your fortune.
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Liu Mingzhi's expression froze. Thinking of the awkward identity relationship between himself and Tao Ying, he could only nod with a wry smile.
"I made the mistake of blaming you. Since Sister Tao Ying has asked you to look for me for several days, let's not just stand here and go to Li's House to meet Sister Tao Ying first.
This young master had to leave the capital for some minor matters in the past few days. He just rushed back to the capital when night fell last night.
I'm not in the capital. It's strange that you can wait for me at the fortune-telling stall.
Let's go back to Li's house together. Sister Tao Ying has asked you to look for me for several days. Now we finally meet me by chance. Let's go back quickly and don't keep Sister Tao Ying waiting any longer."
After speaking, Liu Mingzhi gently patted Huan'er's shoulder and took the lead to walk down the steps of the restaurant.
Young Master Liu had strode to the main street, but Huan'er still stood motionless under the eaves in front of the restaurant with her head buried in her chest.
"Huh? Huan'er, what are you doing standing still? Let's go?"
Huan'er raised her head slightly and looked at Liu Mingzhi silently with her beautiful eyes red. She bit her red lips tightly and remained silent. Her face was like a pool of stagnant water.
"No! What's wrong with you? Don't look at me like this. If you don't know, you'll think that I'm bullying you!
Don't be like this, don't be like this. Didn't you find me for several days? Sister Tao Ying punished you for not doing things well?
Sister Tao Ying is also true. After all, there is a reason for everything and it is excusable. She doesn't let you go to my house to find me. How can I punish you for such a reason?
Take a walk, and when you see Sister Tao Ying, I will give you justice and give you a good punishment for this bad woman."
Hearing Liu Mingzhi's comforting words, Huan'er's originally reddish eyes immediately shed two lines of clear tears, and looked at Liu Mingzhi with choked sobs.
"Liu... Mr. Liu."
Upon seeing this, Liu Mingzhi hurriedly walked up the steps of the restaurant, looking helplessly at Huan'er who choked up after a disagreement.
"No, what's wrong with you? Even though you finally found me, you're not so excited that you're crying, right?
Your crying makes me commit such a big mistake.
Did Sister Tao Ying punish you too harshly? That’s not the case. Didn’t you just find me?
Let’s go back to Li’s house first, and I will seek justice for you!”
Huan'er stared at Liu Mingzhi's helpless look with tears streaming down her face, and choked with tears: "Mr. Liu, my young lady... my young lady... she... she died for the late Emperor He Zong!"
"Hey! I thought this was such a big deal!
Sister Tao Ying was originally He Zong's concubine, what's the point of dying for him... to die... to die... to die for love?
You...tell me again, what happened to Sister Tao Ying for He Zong Li Yunlong?"
Huan'er raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face. Her lips trembled slightly as she looked at the sudden change in expression. Liu Dashao, whose face was a bit ferocious, choked up and said: "On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the day of the death of Emperor Hezong Daxing."
, my young lady died for the late Emperor Hezong."
Liu Mingzhi's pupils shrank suddenly, and all of a sudden he felt his blood surge and his eyes darkened. He held on to his body that was about to fall over, and looked at the crying Li Hua and Huan'er with trembling lips.
Die for love! Die for love!
Tao Ying died for her third brother Li Yunlong?
Could this be the reason why I was always uneasy along the way?
"No...impossible, impossible!
Tell me again, what happened to Sister Tao Ying?"
Huan'er looked at Liu Mingzhi who was on the verge of collapse, suppressed the fear of him in her heart, wiped the tears on her cheeks with her sleeves and hurriedly supported Liu Mingzhi's arm.
"Mr. Liu, are you okay?"
"it's okay no problem!
Tell me again, what happened to Sister Tao Ying?"
Huan'er looked at Liu Mingzhi staring at her with scarlet tiger eyes, and tremblingly replied with an answer that Liu Mingzhi was unwilling to accept no matter what.
"Sacrificed for love.
My young lady died for the late Emperor Hezong!"
"impossible!
Bold slave, you dare to deceive me, you are so brave!
Aren't you afraid that I will punish your nine tribes?"
Huan'er looked at Liu Mingzhi, who was full of evil spirits, and knelt down in front of Liu Mingzhi, his head shaking like a rattle.
"I don't dare! I don't dare!"
My young lady has really died for the late Emperor He Zong, on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the anniversary of the death of the late Emperor He Zong..."
Huan'er was startled for a moment when she saw Liu Mingzhi's back suddenly running towards Xing'anfang. He came back to his senses and wiped the tears on his cheeks. He quickly got up and picked up the hem of his underskirt and trotted after him.