"Yes, accent, Qingxin, do you still remember the accent when he spoke? Where does it sound like?"
"Da Guoguo, please let me think about it carefully first."
"Okay, don't be anxious for brother's sake, girl, think slowly."
Ren Qingxin nodded her head gently a few times, frowned slightly, and carefully recalled the past events with a look of reminiscence in her eyes.
Young Master Liu looked at the beautiful woman's thoughtful expression, took a sip of wine, and quickly observed the reaction of his old man with the corner of his eye.
He originally thought that Liu Zhi'an's expression would change after hearing the questions he asked Ren Qingxin.
However, he was disappointed.
When he looked at Liu Zhi'an out of the corner of his eye, he was still happily toasting to each other with his in-law Qi Run, and the expression on his face showed no trace of reaction.
It was as if he didn't hear what Mr. Liu just said.
Liu Da had rarely seen this situation before, and a look of disappointment quickly flashed through his eyes.
With a slightly complicated look in his eyes, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, lifted the wine bottle on the table casually, and looked at the beautiful lady beside him with a smile.
I hope Ren Yatou can remember something.
After a long time.
Ren Qingxin's eyesight returned to normal, and she raised her eyes to look at Young Master Liu.
She looked at her sweetheart who was smiling lightly, and shook her head a few times with helplessness.
"Da Guoguo, I'm really sorry. It's been so many years. Sister, I really can't remember the accent of that old senior."
"Qingxin, don't you have any impression at all?"
"Yeah, yeah, I have no impression at all."
As soon as Ren Qingxin finished speaking, she spoke again: "No, that's not entirely true."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Da Guoguo, sister, I still have some impressions.
However, you also know Daguoguo. At that time, it was the first time for me and my sister to leave my hometown.
Therefore, it is difficult for me to tell where other people are from when they speak with an accent.
Therefore, even though I have a little impression of my sister, as time goes by, it has become vague.
After all, almost ten years have passed."
After listening to Ren Qingxin's explanation, Mr. Liu nodded with a clear expression, and filled a glass of wine for himself with a slightly regretful look in his eyes.
Although Mr. Liu was a little regretful about the beauty's answer, he was not surprised.
As Ren Yatou said just now, after all, ten years have passed.
So many years have passed, not to mention Ren Yatou, even if it were me, the result would probably be the same.
Ten years is too long after all.
Ren Qingxin saw the regretful look on her sweetheart's face, and her eyes guiltily wrapped around the green-white jade fingers on her slender jade hands.
"Da Guoguo, I'm really sorry, sister, I can't help you."
Listening to the lady's somewhat guilty tone, Young Master Liu immediately put down the wine bottle in his hand and patted the lady's arm gently with a smile.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's not an important thing anyway, just forget it if you can't remember it."
"real?"
Looking at Ren Qingxin's doubtful expression, Young Master Liu nodded happily and said, "Hahaha, of course it's true. Why did I lie to you about such a trivial matter?"
Mr. Liu's words are true words from the bottom of his heart.
From the beginning, when he asked this question, he had no intention of getting any useful information from Ren Qingxin.
The reason why he asked the beauty this question was just to see his old man's reaction.
But after all, an old fox is still an old fox.
Still so shrewd, still so airtight.
Ren Qingxin let out a long sigh of relief when she heard her sweetheart's heartfelt laughter.
"Yeah, yeah, sister, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi sipped the wine at the corner of his lips with a blank look, then picked up the pot and poured a glass of wine for the beautiful lady.
"Qing Xin, don't just eat nuts, have a drink with me as a brother.
This is a fine wine that has been stored in cellars for more than a hundred years, so it’s okay if you don’t try it.”
Ren Qingxin smiled and nodded, quickly picked up her wine glass and touched it gently with her sweetheart's.
"Hey, Daguoguo, sister, I'll give you a toast."
"Drink together, drink together."
After the wine went down her throat, Ren Qingxin immediately picked up the wine bottle and poured two glasses of wine for her sweetheart and herself.
"Qingxin, how does it taste?"
“Delicious.”
"Hahaha, it tastes good, so you can have a few more drinks."
As Young Master Liu smiled, he picked up his wine glass and looked at brothers Liu Zhi'an and Qi Run.
"Old man, father-in-law, I would like to give you a drink from this young master."
"Well, let's drink together."
"Okay, okay, let's drink together."
Liu Dashao smiled and raised his bottomed wine glass to Liu Zhi'an and the other two, then stood up and stretched lazily.
"Old man, father-in-law, this time, I really have to go back to the study."
Liu Zhi'an took a bite of the cold dish and waved his hand casually.
"get out."
Qi Run put down the wine glass in his hand and nodded with a smile.
"Okay, okay, Zhi'er, you go and do your work first."
"Okay, then I'll take my leave first."
Liu Xuan suddenly stood up and stopped in front of Young Master Liu with the wine glass in her hand.
“Brother Stinky, didn’t we agree on the road that we would get drunk today?
We've just been drinking for a while, why did you have to leave midway again?"
Seeing the angry look on his younger sister Liu Xuan's face, Young Master Liu smiled bitterly and patted his belly.
"Xuan'er, when we were here earlier, I drank a lot of wine.
Just now on our way to the backyard wine cellar, brother, I drank most of your wine bag.
On the way back to the garden, most of the bag of peach blossom wine you just filled from the wine cellar went into my brother's mouth.
Now, brother, I really can’t drink anymore.
Good little sister, let’s drink it another day, let’s drink it another day.”
Liu Xuan looked at Young Master Liu's red face after drinking, and nodded helplessly.
"Okay, if that's the case, let's forget it."
Young Master Liu nodded happily and raised his hand to pat Liu Xuan's shoulder.
"Hahaha, Xuan'er, let your sisters-in-law accompany you to have a drink. I'll go back first for my brother's sake."
"Hey, Xuan'er understands, please watch your steps."
"I know, I know."
Young Master Liu chuckled and waved, tightened his cloak, picked up the lantern on the side and walked straight out of the pavilion.
Liu Xuan watched her eldest brother walk dozens of steps before turning around, walking to her seat and sitting down again.
"Sisters-in-law, come on, let's continue drinking."
Qi Yun gently patted the back of Liu Xuan's hand, gave her a look, stood up and walked behind Ren Qingxin.
"Sister Qingxin."
Ren Qingxin raised her head and glanced at Qi Yun standing next to her, and immediately stood up holding her own glass of wine.
"Sister Yun, do you want to drink with me?
Sister, I’d like to give you a drink.”
Qi Yun looked at Ren Qingxin who was about to clink glasses with her, shook her head helplessly a few times, and took her glass directly into her hand.
Seeing her wine glass being snatched away by Qi Yun, Ren Qingxin couldn't help but froze.
"Hey, Sister Yun, what are you doing?"
Qi Yun looked at Ren Qingxin's confused eyes, then turned sideways in the direction Liu Dashao was going and pursed her lips.
"Silly sister, don't you understand the principle of striking while the iron is hot?
It’s already this time, what else are you drinking?
It’s a rare opportunity, why don’t you catch up quickly?”
Ren Qingxin looked in the direction Qi Yun indicated and instantly understood what she meant.
She turned her eyes to look at Qi Yun's encouraging gaze, and her newly recovered complexion turned rosy.
"Sister Yun, I...but..."
Qi Yun looked at Ren Qingxin's hesitant expression. She first put the wine glass sideways on the stone table, then took Ren Qingxin's jade hand and walked towards the outside of the pavilion.
"Hey, hey, sister Yun."
After Qi Yun led Ren Qingxin out of the pavilion, she looked back at the people in the pavilion and leaned sideways towards Ren Qingxin's ear.
"Silly sister, what else are you doing?
My husband drank a lot, and you drank a lot too. Don’t you understand the meaning of drunkenness and... chaos?
This is a good opportunity, go for it."
Ren Qingxin bit her red lips lightly with her teeth a few times, and nodded with a blushing face.
"Okay... okay, sister understands."
"It's good that you know. Let's go quickly."
Ren Qingxin nodded with a bright red face, gently lifted up her skirt, and chased after her sweetheart in the direction he was leaving.
Qi Yun watched Ren Qingxin's beautiful figure gradually disappearing, shook her head with a smile, and turned back to the pavilion.
The third princess, Qi Ya, the queen sisters and others looked at Qi Yun who was sitting down, and turned their eyes sideways.
"Sister Yun, can it be done?"
"Who knows, let's see what our husbands think."
"Yes, this kind of thing depends on what the husband thinks. We sisters can't help much."
"Hey, let nature take its course."
"Sisters, little sister, drink and drink."
Inner courtyard study room.
After Master Liu unlocked the door with the key, he turned his head and looked under the arch in the courtyard with a smile.
"Qingxin, stop hiding, come out quickly."
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Ren Qingxin's pretty face turned red and she walked into the courtyard with an embarrassed expression.
"Da Guoguo, so you know that I am following you behind, sister?"
Young Master Liu opened the door casually, smiled softly and waved to the beautiful lady.
"Silly girl, do you think that all the kung fu I have practiced over the years as my brother was in vain?
It's cold outside, come in quickly."
Ren Qingxin nodded vigorously and immediately quickened his pace.
"Hey, here we come."
Young Master Liu took the lead in walking into the study, took out the torch and lit a few candles on the desk.
After Ren Qingxin walked into the study, she looked at her sweetheart who was walking towards the stove and gently closed the door behind her.
She just took two steps, seemed to think of something, and then stepped back.
Then, with nervous eyes and a pounding heart, she glanced at Mr. Liu who was changing briquettes for the stove, and carefully bolted the door.
Then he walked towards Young Master Liu with light steps.
Young Master Liu looked at the beauty walking towards him, picked up the kettle on the stove and brewed two cups of fragrant tea.
"Girl."
"Hey, Daguoguo."
"If you didn't stay in the garden with your sister Yun, sister Yan'er and the others, why did you come to the study with me and my brother?"
Hearing her sweetheart's question, Ren Qingxin's body trembled slightly, and her pretty face, which was already red, turned even redder.
"My...sister...
Girl, I'm too drunk to drink, so there's no point in sitting in the garden any longer.
It’s better to come and chat with Da Guoguo.”
Young Master Liu heard the beauty's different words, looked at her pretty red face, and cheerfully picked up a cup of tea and handed it over.
With Ren Qingxin looking like this, how could he not understand the beauty's thoughts?
However, I didn't intend to reveal anything.
"I see, let's have a cup of tea."
"Hey, thank you Daguoguo."
Mr. Liu gently stroked the tea lid in his hand and walked slowly towards the sand table next to the bookshelf.
"Girl, if you're cold, just sit by the stove and warm your hands."
Ren Qingxin immediately shook his head, turned around and followed Young Master Liu.
"Da Guoguo, it's not cold, sister, I'm not cold at all.
Sister, I drank a lot of wine and walked all the way just now. Not to mention I’m cold, I’m actually a little warm.”
Liu Mingzhi looked back at the beauty who had followed him, chuckled and nodded.
"Okay, as long as it's not cold."
Ren Qingxin blew the tea in her hand with her mouth slightly open, and looked at the sand table in front of her curiously.
"Da Guoguo, do you want to see the sand table now?"
Young Master Liu casually placed the tea cup on the edge of the sand tray and looked at the beautiful woman standing next to him with a smile.
"Silly girl, for my brother's sake, I am standing next to the sand table. What else can I do if I don't look at the sand table?"
Ren Qingxin's pretty face froze, and she scratched her head with a silly smile.
"Hehehe, that's right."
Liu Mingzhi picked up a small flag from the bamboo tube, smiled and walked around the sand table in front of him.
"Clean core."
"Huh? Da Guoguo, how are you doing?"
"Girl, have you seen the scenery outside our territory?"
Upon hearing her sweetheart's question, Ren Qingxin looked startled for a moment, then shook her head.
"No."
"What a pity."
Ren Qingxin nodded and took a sip of tea, then walked lightly around the sand table with Young Master Liu.
"Da Guoguo, aren't you just joking with my sister by asking this question?
My sister, I haven’t even been to a few of the beautiful mountains and rivers within our Dalong territory, so how could I possibly have seen the scenery outside the territory?
However, Sister Yun, Sister Shan'er, and Sister Rongrong have told me and other sisters about the scenery outside the territory before."
"Oh? What did your sister Yun and the others tell you?"
"The lonely smoke in the desert, the sunset over the long river, the beautiful scenery is endless."
Liu Mingzhi stopped for a moment, looked at the positions of the Western Regions countries on the sand table with a sad expression, and nodded with emotion.
"Yes, the desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, and the sun is setting over the long river.
The scenery outside the territory is as beautiful as a picture scroll."
"The lonely smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river."
Ren Qingxin repeated these two lines of poetry softly, and her eyes couldn't help but become longing.
“The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight; the long river is full of sunset.
Daguoguo, is the scenery outside the territory really so beautiful?"
"Hahaha, it's even more beautiful than this."
Ren Qingxin gently pursed her lips a few times and smiled bitterly with emotion.
"It's a pity, sister, that I won't be able to see the beautiful scenery you mentioned in Daguoguo."
Young Master Liu looked at the beautiful woman's regretful expression and firmly planted the small flag in his hand on a hill on the sand table.
"When there is an opportunity in the future, I will take you sisters to experience the infinite scenery outside the territory."
"real?"
"Hahaha, when have I ever made a mistake as a brother?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be waiting for you, girl.
Da Guoguo, your little chess piece was inserted in the wrong place, it is not outside our dragon territory."