I became more and more embarrassed. I was indeed too careless and forgot about such a living person as him. The second brother of the Zhao family was originally a kind brother, but this time it seemed like he was trying to be reasonable and unforgivable. He made me speechless.

At this time, Liu Qinghan said from the side: "Second brother, thank you for your hard work."

Zhao Yuncheng hurriedly turned to him: "It's okay."

"Have you encountered anything?"

"No, there are people coming to pick Qingying up in Chengdu, but she sent them back by herself."

He nodded, turned to look at me again, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's too late, you can rest early."

“…”

"I'll talk about other things in the future."

“…”

I thought about it and nodded.

This time I came here, although I didn’t plan to stay for how long I would stay, I also know that I would not be too short. Many things have been said and solved slowly over time.

He and Zhao Yuncheng walked out, and Su Su accompanied me to the other side, the room they prepared specifically for me.

The room was bigger than the previous one and was very comfortable to arrange. The home furnishings were not new, but used for some years. They were like mahogany cabinets, and the copper handles were shiny, giving people a very homely and familiar feeling, and they no longer looked like a guest room. Su Su helped me in and said, "Miss, they are really caring."

I smiled and sat down beside the bed.

She brought me hot water to wash. When I sat in front of the dressing table and asked her to remove my hair, she said softly: "Miss, that young master Liu, how about his hair--"

I said, "He said, it's so sad."

"What are you worried about? I can make my hair white."

"Who knows?"

I smiled faintly, and saw that she seemed to want to ask something, and I said, "Stop talking, it's too late, I'm tired. Go to bed early."

"Why."

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It was a dark and sweet sleep, and it was the next morning.

I slept very peacefully and woke up very early. After waking up, I was in good spirits. After washing up, a few young servants who looked very clever brought breakfast, but they didn't go into the house directly, but waited outside the door and asked Su Su to take it. I ate at the table, and they were guarding outside.

After I ate, they hurried in to clean up. I wiped my mouth and asked, "Where is Liu Qinghan? Has he got up?"

One of the servants raised his head and said with a smile: "The third master got up so early. The eldest lady is looking for him? He is by the lake."

"By the lake?"

"Yes. Do you want to find the third master? I will take you there."

"All right."

I sorted out a little and asked Su Su to take care of Zhao Shuyuan, so I followed the servant. During the day, when I looked at the villa, I realized that it was really amazingly big, especially when I walked to the backyard and walked through the winding corridor and came out of an arch.

It turns out that this villa has no back door.

What comes into view is a wide lake, reflecting the rising sun and the green light. On the other side of the lake, the towering mountain walls we saw before we came here, have now become a natural barrier, as the back door of this Yilan Villa.

The bluestone path at my feet stretched out all the way, and to the lake, two water corridors were built, as if one was back and forth, and a wide water pavilion was connected to the center of the two corridors.

Liu Qinghan was following an old man with white hair in the water pavilion and was slowly practicing Tai Chi sword.

I stood on the path in surprise, watching him wearing a white coat, following the old man's moves, slowly but comfortably swing each sword, feeling quite flowing.

The servant stood behind me and said with a smile: "Not long after the Third Master has been here, he has started practicing Tai Chi sword with Master Chen."

"How is he practicing?"

"The young people are laymen, and I can't tell it, but after Master Chen said that the third master should not be bad at practicing."

"oh."

"Miss is going to go over?"

"Don't worry, don't bother them."

I said, looking back at him: "You go and do your business first. When they finish practicing, I will go find him by myself."

"Why."

The servant agreed and left, and I continued to stand on the path, watching the two people slowly swing their swords in the water pavilion. Although I wanted to talk to him about something, I was not anxious when I looked at their moves.

After about a quarter of an hour, the two of them gathered their swords and stood still.

The old man practiced a set and was refreshed. However, Liu Qinghan was sweating profusely, as if he was much tired than the old man. The Master Chen explained something to him, then turned around and left. He picked up the towel on the Shuixilili stone table and wiped the sweat on his forehead and neck. As soon as he looked up, he saw me.

I walked over with a smile.

"San Master, I'm so idle."

He smiled, threw the towel onto the porch chair aside, and said, "Don't make fun of me."

"How could I remember to practice this?"

"Your cousin practices this."

"You just practice with me?"

He didn't speak immediately, but looked behind me. The Master Chen had already walked away. He said, "Master Chen has no other livelihood. He has never married or had children in his life. No one can support him. If he doesn't practice with him, he will have to go back to the countryside."

I looked back and saw that the white-haired old man had turned a corner and left.

I smiled.

"However, it's quite interesting to practice," he said, and he picked up a sword flower. Although it was not the moves in Tai Chi sword, he did it very skillfully and said with ease: "It's good to strengthen your body."

The sword flower lingered in front of me. I was so scared that I took a step back. He smiled and hurriedly took the sword back into the sheath and hung it on the pillar on the other side. At this time, several servants came over, holding the food box in their hands, and gave us two gifts as soon as they came up, and then placed the things in the box on the stone table.

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It was similar to what I just used, but it was a little more weight. He sat down and looked up at me: "Do you want to use it together?"

“I’ve eaten.”

"Oh, do you have the appetite to eat a little more?"

I saw a plate of baked cake inside, which I hadn't eaten for a long time, so I sat down and picked up a piece to eat.

He also sat aside, drinking porridge and eating vegetables.

Although it was just a breakfast, I couldn't help but feel that the breakfast was a bit too grand when facing the mountains and flowing water in front of me. Moreover, the breakfast tasted pretty good. I ate the cake in my hand and smelled the aroma of fish fillet porridge on his side, and couldn't help but want to eat some more.

He noticed my gaze and looked at me, I hurriedly smiled in disguise: "You really know how to enjoy it now."

He was stunned for a moment and laughed.

"What do you think, are you used to it?"

"Um?"

“Life like this.”

I also wanted to ask if you were much more free and enjoyed than when you were an official before, but he suddenly smiled and said, "How can you not get used to it from frugality to extravagance? In a while, I will probably blame the past--"

I stuffed the last little bite of baked cake into my mouth, and it broke when I heard him say halfway. I looked up at him, but he just smiled and then finished drinking the last bite of porridge in the bowl. The servant next to me immediately took tea to rinse his mouth, and wiped the corners of his mouth with a small square towel.

At this time, a guard hurriedly ran over from the way I came.

The man quickly arrived in front of us in the blink of an eye, bowed to us, and then held a letter from Jian Xin in both hands and came to him: "Third Master, the news has been sent back."

He threw the veil away, picked it up and looked at it, and his brows furrowed.

I sat next to me and wiped my hands with a veil. Seeing his solemn expression, I asked, "What's wrong?"

“…”

"What's the news?"

He did not answer me immediately, but frowned and looked for a while before waved his hand. The guard and several servants hurriedly retreated while packing their things. Then he twisted the letter in his hand and handed it to me.

I took it over and looked at it, and my brows were tightened.

It was a simple letter he sent back from someone who was interviewing the news outside Sichuan. It clearly stated that in the past month, powerful gentry in Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei participated in the rebel operations. Although there were officials and soldiers from various places fighting against them, the situation was very unoptimistic.

Wars everywhere were ignited, and in this way, the entire Central Plains would fall into chaos.

This is what Chaoshi is most afraid of.

My mood, which was originally relaxed early in the morning, immediately became tense at this time. I looked at it for a while, then looked up and asked him: "What is the situation in those places in Shanxi and Henan?"

He took the simple letter from me and said, "I didn't say it, it should be a stalemate."

"Stay-off..."

If there is a stalemate, it means that the outcome is not decided.

But this does not make people feel at all comforting. It is impossible to never decide the winner for a lifetime. Once there is a winner, there will be a situation where one rises and the other falls. If the court really loses, the situation in the war in several other places will not be unaffected.

He frowned and said, "Although these places are not far apart, they have all started to cause trouble in nearly a month. If it is said that there is no involvement, it is impossible."

My heart was slightly heavy: "You mean-"

Actually, there is no need to ask at all. I know what he means, so he glanced at me and didn't answer me.

The two fell silent.

He still read the simple letter with his fingertips, as if he was thinking about something. His fingertips gently rubbed the edge of the letter, and in a short while he rubbed the edge of the letter to his hair.

I asked, "Qinghan, I'll ask you something."

He looked up at me and said, "You ask."

"You live in Xichuan and are concerned about the situation outside and make people inquire about the war everywhere. Then why do you not even look at the letters from the capital? You just return to the emperor without even looking at them?"

“…”
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