In a few ups and downs, the ethereal silhouette had disappeared under the dim moonlight.
Liu Mingzhi watched the beauty's figure disappear into the courtyard, casually put his hands on his back, and looked up at the bright moon and dim starry night sky with a sad expression.
He stared calmly at the starry sky for a long time, then suddenly opened his mouth and sighed softly.
"well."
Old man, old man.
About Ren Qingrui.
Could it be that in this world, you are the only one who can help me solve the doubts in my heart?
Young Master Liu sighed secretly in his heart, and his calm eyes gradually became darker.
He just stared at the stars in the night sky, silently dazed.
The moon is bright and the breeze is gentle.
I don't know how long it has been.
Some chaotic footsteps sounded from behind the arch.
Liu Xuan carried a lantern with flickering candlelight in her hand, and walked out of the backyard with several maids, each carrying a wine jar.
"Brother."
Young Master Liu came to his senses immediately when he heard his little sister's voice.
He breathed a silent sigh, smiled lightly, and turned to look at Liu Xuan, who was walking towards him.
"Hey, I've chosen it."
Liu Xuan smiled lightly and replied: "Yeah, I've already chosen it."
Young Master Liu turned slightly and turned his attention to the few maids.
No, it should be said that he looked at the hands of their little sisters.
When he saw six little maids, each holding a huge wine jar, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and his heart couldn't help but twitch.
"Xuan...Xuan'er."
Seeing that the smile on her elder brother's face suddenly froze, Liu Xuan raised the corners of her lips slightly and raised her brows with a smile.
"Hey, brother, what's wrong?"
Young Master Liu walked directly in front of the six little maids, and pointed at the wine jars in their hands with trembling lips.
"Little sister, can you...don't tell me that the drinks in the hands of Xiang'er and the other sisters are all century-old wines?"
Seeing Young Master Liu's reaction, Liu Xuan narrowed her pretty eyes slightly, with a hint of narrow-mindedness in her eyes.
"Brother, what do you think?"
Listening to the teasing tone in the younger sister's words, Young Master Liu trembled and turned to look at her.
"Really?"
"What do you think?"
Young Master Liu took a few deep breaths, looked at his little sister with a lifeless expression, gritted his teeth and said: "Huh-huh-
Liu Xuan, my good sister, my good sister.
You...you are so willing!"
Seeing the distressed and troubled expression on Young Master Liu's face, as if he was about to cry, Liu Xuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Pfft... My eldest brother, isn't it just a few jars of century-old wine? Are you like this?
Okay, okay, little sister, I’ll tell you the truth and I won’t tease you anymore.
The wines in the hands of Xiang'er and her sisters are only two jars of some century-old wine."
Listening to the little sister's uncontrollable words, Mr. Liu's face instantly lit up with joy.
"Ah? Really?"
Liu Xuan nodded slightly and rolled her eyes pretending to be unhappy.
"Of course it's true."
Young Master Liu licked his lips, grinned and pointed at the wine jars in the hands of Xiang'er and the other sisters.
"Hey, hey, my dear, what are those four jars of wine?"
"Those jars of wine are peach blossom wine brewed by Sister-in-law Ya herself.
Moreover, they are all peach blossom wine that has only been stored for about ten years.
As for those old wines that have been collected for about 20 to 30 years, little sister, I don’t dare to move them out.
Otherwise, I don’t know how distressed you would be, brother!”
Young Master Liu straightened his body and waved his hands with a serious look on his face.
"Hey, little sister, what are you talking about?
Isn't it just some drinks?
You are my brother and my biological sister. You can drink whatever wine you want.
My sister wants to ask her brother for a few jars of fine wine to taste. How normal is this?
Brother, I have nothing to feel sorry for."
Seeing her eldest brother's serious expression, Liu Xuan slightly narrowed her pretty eyes and pointed in the direction of the wine cellar behind her with a half-smile.
"Brother, since you said so.
Well, Xuan'er, I, the little girl, if I don't give you a chance to perform well, won't it mean that I, the little girl, are too ignorant?
Good brother, it’s still early anyway.
How about we go back to the wine cellar to change the wine now?"
Hearing Liu Xuan's answer of climbing up the pole, Young Master Liu suddenly looked embarrassed.
What you said in reply will directly stop me, my eldest brother.
The corner of his mouth twitched as he looked at the serious look of his little sister, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
My little sister, isn't she?
Your brother, I'm just being polite, how can you take it seriously?
"Brother?"
"Hey, hey, little sister, what do you say?"
"Brother, what do you think of my little sister's suggestion?"
"Uh... this... what..."
Young Master Liu looked at Liu Xuan in embarrassment and groaned for a long time without saying anything.
When Liu Xuan saw this, she didn't say anything and just kept staring at Young Master Liu with a smile.
Young Master Liu thought quickly, his eyes suddenly lit up, he walked directly in front of Xiang'er, reached out and took the wine jar in her hand.
"Xuan'er."
"Brother, tell me, little sister, I'm listening."
Young Master Liu gestured with the wine jar in his hand, and said with a smile: "Xuan'er, we are going to the garden later to continue admiring the moon with the old man, mother, and your sisters-in-law.
Right?"
"Hmm, so?"
"Xuan'er, it's such a happy thing that our family can get together to enjoy the moon.
When admiring the moon, it doesn’t matter what you drink, what matters is the atmosphere.
Atmosphere is the most important thing.
Doesn't it mean that we have to drink some fine wine to have a real reunion?
Xuan'er, do you think this is true?"
Liu Xuan's pretty face froze, and her lips pursed a few times.
She never imagined that her eldest brother would actually reveal his stinginess.
Seeing Liu Xuanying pursed her lips and unable to speak, Young Master Liu smiled and put the wine jar back into Xiang'er's hand.
"Xiang'er, it's ready."
"Hey, this slave knows."
"Xuan'er, isn't that the truth?"
Liu Xuan raised her eyes and glanced at the smiling Young Master Liu, and nodded her head a few times helplessly.
"Yes, yes, that's the truth. Brother, you are absolutely right.
Little sister, listening to your words is better than studying for ten years!"
Young Master Liu laughed loudly and patted Liu Xuan's shoulder, then turned towards the garden and gestured with his lips.
"Hahaha, little sister, let's go then."
"Brother, please."
"Together together."
"Xiang'er."
"My slave is here."
"You sisters will rush to the garden first to deliver the bars. My young master and my little sister will arrive soon."
"Yes, slave sisters obey."
Liu Mingzhi watched the figures of the Xiang'er sisters go away, and was silent for a moment thoughtfully. He looked at Liu Xuan, who was walking side by side with him, with a faint smile.
"Xuan'er."
"Hey, big brother?"
"Little sister, since you are not the same person you were back then, I have a question for you."
Liu Xuan asked curiously: "Huh? What's the problem?"
"Little sister, if my elder brother remembers correctly, you are already twenty-eight years old this year, right?"
Hearing her elder brother's question, Liu Xuan'e frowned and remained silent for a moment, then nodded with a rather sad expression.
"Yes, as if in the blink of an eye, little sister, I am already twenty-eight years old."
Young Master Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "Huh, I'm twenty-eight years old, I'm already twenty-eight years old.
Little sister, although this question is a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask you.
Since you are not that person, you have nothing to do with this kid Li Ye.
Then why have you never left the court to get married at this age?"
Liu Xuan tightened her cloak and looked at Young Master Liu with a wry smile and shook her head.
"Hahaha, of course I haven't met the right person yet."
"I haven't met the right person yet, is that all?"
Liu Xuan smiled slightly and nodded: "Yes, that's it, what else?"
Looking at the faint smile on the little sister's pretty face, Young Master Liu couldn't help but frown.
"The reason is that simple? Is there no other reason?"
"Yes, it's that simple."
"After all these years, haven't you met a suitable person?"
Liu Xuan pursed her lips a few times and handed the lantern to Young Master Liu with a smile.
"Brother, please pick out a lantern for a while. My little sister's skills are a little better."
Mr. Liu nodded slightly and took the lantern directly into his hand.
"OK."
"Brother, little sister, don't you know what's going on with me?
In these years, my little sister and I have been traveling around the world with Brother Jiuniu, rarely staying at home.
Brother, you should also know what is going on in the world.
Most of them are reckless people with three religions and nine schools of thought.
Do you think that with my little sister’s personality, I can stand up to those reckless people?
When the younger sister said this, she didn't mean to look down on those people in the world.
If you ask me, little sister, to accompany those people to drink and have fun, and to call each other brothers, I will be very happy, little sister.
As for becoming lovers, forget it, it’s really not appropriate.”
As soon as Liu Xuan said this, Young Master Liu nodded in agreement.
"That's true."
"Of course, after so many years, my little sister has been running around in the world, and she has met a few young talents who I think are pretty good.
These people the little sister is talking about are not people from the world."
Young Master Liu frowned and his expression suddenly became curious.
"Oh? What then?"
Liu Xuan gently twisted her waist and raised a self-deprecating smile on her lips.
"Hahaha, at first, when we first met, all those people tried their best to please me, my little sister.
However, when they found out that I, my little sister, was a child of the Jianghu.
One by one, they instantly started to stay away from my little sister."
Seeing the self-deprecating smile on the little sister's pretty face, Young Master Liu subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
"Little sister, what are the identities of those bastards with eye problems you mentioned?"
Seeing her elder brother's slightly narrowed eyes, Liu Xuan's pretty face tightened, she hurriedly stopped twisting Liu's waist, and stretched out her hand to tug on his sleeve.
"Brother, don't come here blindly.
If someone looks down on my younger sister, that is their own business.
You can't go looking for trouble with someone just because they don't like your little sister, right?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at his younger sister's nervous expression and shook his head helplessly.
"Those bastards are really blind to gold and jade."
"That's right, those people are indeed ignorant of gold and jade.
The fact that they look down upon my little sister’s status only shows that they are not that lucky.”
Liu Mingzhi took a long breath and nodded vigorously.
"Little sister, you are absolutely right, those bastards are indeed unlucky.
Little sister, it's their honor if you feel good about them.
Good guy, they actually picked it up.
What happened to the children of Jianghu, a bunch of blind bitches?
The children of Jianghu eat their food and drink their water.
They are all the people of my dragon, who is more noble than the other?"
Liu Xuan smiled lightly and took Young Master Liu's left hand, nodding her head a few times with a smile on her face.
"Yeah, yeah, brother is absolutely right."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and glanced at the little girl who was looking at his arm, and let out a sigh of relief.
"Since I proclaimed myself emperor, I have issued several new decrees every year that benefit the country and the people.
In February of the third year of Taiping, I personally conveyed orders to all the officials in the cabinet.
The policy is drafted by the cabinet, approved by the Palace of Ten Kings, and implemented by the Six Ministries.
Regardless of whether they are relatives of the emperor, officials of big or small temples, or ordinary people with household registration, and people in the world.
They are all my great dragon people and subjects.
In addition to violating the laws of my dragon, he was demoted to a lowly person.
From the emperor's relatives to the peddlers and pawns.
As long as those who follow my Great Dragon's Laws, regardless of their rank, will be protected by the Great Dragon's Laws.
Anyone who degrades another person's household registration without reason shall be whipped ten times and fined one tael of silver.
As for today, it has been nearly four years since my brother's decree was issued.
However, judging from what you just said, little sister, the effect of this decree is not very significant."
"Brother, there are some things that cannot be said.
Isn’t it like this since ancient times?”
Young Master Liu sighed softly, with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"This has been the case since ancient times. When I came to Brother Wei's place, I had to slowly change for Brother Wei.
Little sister, the young talents you mentioned just now are probably the children of aristocratic families or scholars in various prefectures, right?"
Liu Xuan gently shook Young Master Liu's arm and said coquettishly: "Oh, big brother."
Young Master Liu frowned and said one word in a deep voice.
"explain!"
Seeing her eldest brother's attitude, Liu Xuan could only smile and nodded.
"Brother, you are right."
"Little sister, tell Brother Wei about the people you know who you think are pretty good.
Which person, after knowing your identity as a son or daughter of Jianghu, would have the most intense reaction and the worst attitude."
"Brother, you..."
"Little sister, I am not asking you this because I want to take revenge on them.
As a brother, I just want to know why the people in that place are still so stubborn."