When he first heard what Liu Xuan said, Liu Mingzhi seemed a little disinterested. He picked up a handful of rouge rice and started playing with it with his fingertips.
"Come on, Xuan'er, do you have any old friends in Shu?
When you were a child in Jiangnan, you followed your brother every step of the way. When you grew up, you settled in the capital for many years, and you almost never left my elder brother. All the friends you made told me, how could I
Don’t you remember that you have an old friend who was born in Shu?
Now that you have grown up, you know how to respect your elder brother. It is obviously you who got the rouge for your brother... Come... Come..."
Liu Mingzhi's words gradually became stuttering. He grabbed the rouge rice in his hand and suddenly raised his head to look at Liu Xuan opposite.
Liu Mingzhi stared at his younger sister Liu Xuan for a long time, looking at the teasing expression on her pretty face that was half-smile but not a smile, he lowered his head slightly and fell silent with melancholy.
The sight of a slim, graceful and beautiful figure couldn't help but come to mind, making Liu Mingzhi's eyes gradually become a little blurred, as if he was trapped in some unforgettable memories.
Da Guoguo, who is leading the horse in front of you, wait a moment. Is this Yingzhou?
Of course it's Yingzhou. Don't you know how to read? Why are you, a boy from Shu, running to the north?
Daguoguo, what are you doing standing there, what a good melon!
Daguoguo, who are you? Why are you in this family?
Girl, this young master will ask you for the last time, are you a human or a ghost?
Daguoguo, why do you have such a dull head? I said I have a shadow, so I thought it might be a ghost.
Have you ever seen a ghost? How do you know that ghosts have no shadows?
It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable, I don't know if there are any ghosts.
Stop, what do you think this is? Come if you want, leave if you want.
Oops, Daguoguo, what are you doing? What are you doing by pinching others?
You...are you really alive?
Oops, my head hurts, Daguoguo, don’t you seem crazy? People have said it many times, I am really a human being.
Didn’t Daguoguo want to do something?
What to do? What can I do? Just follow my heart.
Daguoguo, how about helping my little sister do some divination? You can also figure out what my little sister is missing in her life.
Do I have to obey your arrangement and marry him for you to be satisfied?
Of course not, I just hope that you can have a happy marriage.
The person he is obsessed with is not me.
It is true that that woman is Ren Qingrui, but she is not me.
The reason for forcing two people who were originally unrelated to each other is because it was your good intention.
Liu Mingzhi, don’t you think your kindness is too cruel?
If my death can keep your secret that you don't want outsiders to know, Qingrui is willing to die.
You are too stubborn.
There is no regret for the path you choose.
Love is as unpredictable as the wind and snow, but it is always sad when it moves.
My little sister does not want to stay with you, but only wants to accompany you on your journey to the end of the world.
However, such a simple request seems to have already made Da Guoguo tire of it.
In this case, it is not the most beautiful ending for one to be separated and each to be happy.
Daguoguo, for a few years, my little sister didn’t bother me much.
Maybe after this goodbye, I really won't go back to the capital. I think Da Guoguo will be very happy when there is no little sister chattering around.
Have a good rest of your life.
What are you here for?
Girl, you and Brother Wei have known each other for a while, and now you are ready to return to your hometown. Since Brother Wei knows, how can you not come to Shibali to see you off?
Aren't you here to save me?
Girl, what are you thinking about? I'm afraid that if you don't have a firm intention to go, you might regret it and turn back midway, that's why I came to see you off at Shibali.
Only by personally watching you go and confirming that you are gone can I truly feel relieved.
Liu Mingzhi, I am Ren Qingrui, I am really Ren Qingrui.
But I am not the Ren Qingrui who makes you so worried.
You big bastard, why do you want me to bear the responsibility for the mistakes made by others?
You are unfair to me.
I hate you, hate you forever.
The last scene of the beautiful lady "gnashing her teeth" and crying goodbye on the official road outside the capital came to mind, and Liu Mingzhi suddenly woke up from his memories.
After taking a few heavy breaths, Liu Mingzhi put the rouge rice in his hand back into the bag at a loss, directly lifted the teapot and put it in his mouth and drank it in big gulps.
Until the herbal tea in the pot bottomed out, Liu Mingzhi put down the teapot and casually wiped the tea that overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and sat down on the stone bench with some weakness.
If Xuan'er didn't mention her today, it would seem that he was about to forget that in his life, there was such a person who had walked through his life for many years.
However, has he really forgotten everything about her, or has he suppressed it in his heart, deliberately not mentioning it or thinking about it?
If he had really forgotten it, why would he clearly remember the scenes of his acquaintance and interaction with her in the past?
Before I knew it, I had been separated from her for more than a year, almost two years.
We haven’t seen each other for so long. I wonder how this girl is doing now?
"Maybe after this farewell, I really won't go back to the capital. I think Da Guoguo will be very happy when there is no little sister chattering around."
It will be two years since the last time we saw each other. In more than a year, I have never seen her again.
Could it be that after this separation, this girl will really never come back again?
I thought this was just her angry words, but is it going to come true?
Why am I thinking about this? Why am I thinking about this? What on earth am I thinking about? What on earth am I thinking about?
I had clearly told her decisively that I didn't want her to come back, so why did I feel an inexplicable disappointment in my heart now?
Maybe it's because I feel nostalgic and can't see my old friends anymore, so I feel lost.
Not sure whether it was intentional or unintentional, Liu Mingzhi randomly found a reason to convince himself.
As for whether he can really be convinced by this reason, only he himself knows best.
With a calm expression, Liu Mingzhi slowly raised his head and looked at his younger sister, sighing silently, as if asking the question in his heart with great difficulty.
"Is...is it her?"
Seeing that Young Master Liu had been silent for a long time, Liu Xuan was quietly tasting the tea in the cup. She was instinctively startled when she heard her elder brother suddenly ask a question.
"Ah? What, what is she?"
"Xuan'er, is that the old friend you just mentioned that you met by chance in Shu?"
Liu Xuan finally heard Liu Mingzhi's question clearly, and put down the teacup in her hand with narrow eyes and teasing eyes.
"Who is it? My little sister seems to not quite understand your problem, brother."
Young Master Liu glared at Liu Xuan angrily, picked up another pot of tea and poured a cup of tea.
Don't pretend to be confused, big brother. You know who the big brother is asking.
"Brother, the more you talk about little sister, the more confused I become. Little sister is pretending to be confused.
It's just that the generalization you just asked is too broad. For a moment, little sister, I really don't know who you are asking about.
Mingren don’t say secret words. Brother, if you want to ask anything, just say it openly."
"Ren Qingrui, Ren Yatou."
"Yes, it's her. Miss Ren asked her younger sister to bring this bag of rouge rice back to you, brother.
People say that sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is more important than courtesy.
This is a thousand-mile entrustment of rouge rice, but the love is not so light.
How is it? Now you know what they are doing, right?
It’s just a pity.”
When Young Master Liu heard Liu Xuan's meaningful words, he picked up the teacup and brought it to his mouth to hide the complicated meaning in his eyes.
"What's the pity? What you said is simply incomprehensible.
What does it have to do with whether she is good or not? What you said is all nonsense.
But, after all, we just met each other, and we can be considered good friends. We haven’t seen each other for such a long time, so I still miss this girl a little bit.
Since you met her by chance, tell me how she is doing now."
Liu Xuan's originally somewhat narrow and teasing expression suddenly darkened, and she caressed the tea lid in her hand hesitantly.
"She...she...she is now..."
Young Master Liu heard Liu Xuan's hesitant tone and subconsciously raised his eyes to glance at his younger sister.
"Huh? What's wrong with her now? You should go on and tell her!"