Although the official didn't know who I was, he saw the way I showed no scruples in front of Pei Yuanxiu and guessed that I had an unusual identity. He knelt down and turned to me and said, "Yes, I did hear it.

Some of his followers called him Mr. Liu."

I walked up to him and looked at him nervously: "Mr. Liu, what is his name Liu?!"

"I don't know this."

"I don't know? What about him? How does he look? How is his conduct?"

"This——"

The official looked at me with some embarrassment and said: "I am not of high enough rank to attend the reception banquet of the imperial envoy. I just glanced at him in a daze in the side hall. Mr. Liu should be a young man with a relatively tall stature."

He's tall, but a little thin, but his appearance really didn't appear to me——"

My face darkened.

The official was cautious to begin with, and he probably had already noticed that my status around Pei Yuanxiu was not low. Looking at my dejected look now, he thought hard for a while, and suddenly seemed to remember something, clapped his hands and said:

"By the way, I remembered it. Before I secretly left Yangzhou, I heard that this gentleman had promulgated several new laws in Yangzhou Prefecture, officially abolishing the untouchable status of the people in Yangzhou, and that in addition to tax and corvee

There have also been great changes in the system. I heard that the people in Yangzhou applauded and applauded him. They said that this gentleman has a face as fierce as a yaksha and a heart as kind as a Bodhisattva."

My heart moved when I heard it.

A face as sharp as a Yaksha and a heart as kind as a Bodhisattva?

This, is this a light cold?

No matter what, I can't associate him with "a face as fierce as a yaksha". In this room, in this courtyard, his smile warms people's hearts like the spring breeze. How could he become as stern as a yaksha?

And at the night banquet, with such thunderous tactics, blood will flow five steps after every word and action, is it really Qinghan?

However, if it hadn't been for him, the new decrees issued by Yangzhou Prefecture, the abolition of untouchable status, especially the reform of the tax corvee system, were proposed by him in this place.

If it's not him, who is it?

Who, Mr. Liu, could go deep into the tiger's den and risk his own life to wrest Yangzhou back from the rebels?

I just feel like my heart is in chaos.

At this moment, Su Su came in from outside. When she saw my lost and pale face, and the debris on the ground, she hurriedly stepped forward to help me: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"<

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Her anxious voice and warm hands suddenly gave me a real feeling.

Looking at her and then at Pei Yuanxiu, who had a solemn expression, I hesitated for a moment and then said, "You came just in time, help me clean up."

"Okay."

She nodded hurriedly and leaned down to clean up the debris on the ground, but I had already turned around and walked out. When Pei Yuanxiu saw that I was leaving, he hurriedly stood up holding the table: "Qingying!"

I looked back at him with a dazed look in my eyes.

"Where are you going?"

"Me? I want to go out for a walk." I said, smiling at him: "You guys should have something to discuss. It's inconvenient for me to stay here. I'm going to go for a walk, just by the river."

Facing my smile, Pei Yuanxiu seemed a little confused.

After a moment of silence, he said softly: "Don't go too far,"

"Hmm."

I turned around and left.

The first lunar month has not yet passed, and there is still the joyful atmosphere of the New Year everywhere in the village. There are still a lot of red papers piled on the ground, which are left after the firecrackers were exploded. I heard that these things will not be cleaned until after the first lunar month, so I dazzled them.

Look, the whole village seems to be covered with a red carpet, full of joy.

In the air, there is also the smell of fish meat wafting from the kitchens of every household.

I walked slowly along the path and soon reached the river.

Compared with the liveliness in the village, it is of course much deserted here. It is still celebrating the New Year, and no one will go down to the river. The river water is cold, as if it has been frozen by such a coldness, and it is almost not flowing, only when you get closer.

, you can hear the sound of gurgling water.

I walked aimlessly along the river, my thoughts as chaotic as my steps.

Suddenly, my feet felt cold.

I looked down and realized that I had stepped into the water. The river water wet the hem of my skirt and my ankles. I hurriedly limped to a big rock by the river and sat down, wringing out the hem of my skirt and shoes.

I can't take off my socks, but I don't want to go home now, so I can only sit here and dry them.

And when I looked up, I saw the vast sky in front of me.

It's Yangzhou City...

I still vaguely remember that on New Year’s Eve, when I was standing in the yard, I saw the fireworks in Yangzhou City. They were colorful and colorful. I thought they were so beautiful. However, I never imagined that those fireworks would illuminate more than just my life.

Eyes also illuminated his eyes.

Is it really him?

Is that the imperial envoy who was so decisive in killing and killing in Yangzhou City that his blood splattered five steps with just one sentence, really him?

But why did he come to Yangzhou?

When I was at Uncle Gui's Ferry Pavilion, he promised me that he would not go to Jiangnan easily. Why did he break his promise to me so quickly? Yangzhou City, the city where Liu Shizhou and Liu Yi sacrificed their lives,

How much impact will it have on his future?

I simply don’t dare to think about it.

Just when I was in a state of confusion, a gentle voice sounded next to me——

"Light?"

I looked back and saw that it was Yunxiang. She was wearing a jade-colored jacket and stood tall and graceful by the river. As soon as she saw me, she came over immediately: "Why are you here?"

"I, I came here for a walk. What about you?"

"Me too."

When she saw the wet hem of my skirt, she knew what had happened and didn't leave. She sat on the stone like me and helped me hold the hem of my skirt open and shake it.

I couldn't help but look at her.

These days, she has been accompanying me here, and unknowingly, we have become good sisters who talk about everything. However, it is impossible for her and me to talk about everything. I know what is in her heart.

There is always a place that I, and even she herself, can no longer touch.

The two of them were in silence, and the sound of the water gradually became abrupt. It felt like the experiences, memories, and years of the two of them were just passing by with the water. I thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Yunxiang, you

How are you doing now?"

She glanced at me and couldn't help but smile.

I thought about what I asked and laughed.

She and I get along almost day and night, and we only miss these geniuses during the Chinese New Year. Now that I suddenly ask this question, anyone will laugh.

But after laughing for a while, she gradually seemed to feel something. Her smile faded, she was silent for a while, and said softly: "It's okay."

"What's a good idea?"

She lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes reflecting the water, thought for a while, and said slowly: "It's much better than before. I have much more freedom. Since the second brother came back, Gou Er has become more honest and dare not take action.

He beat me and found a serious job. My family is getting better day by day; as for me -" she thought, suddenly smiled and said to me: "I can be considered a small boss now."

I also smiled and nodded.

"Let me tell you secretly -" She whispered in my ear and said: "Gou Er also knows about my private money, but he dare not ask me. He is afraid of my second brother."

She said, laughing so hard that her shoulders shrugged, and I laughed together with her.

"Also, I have started to learn to read now. Don't tell others, I already know hundreds of them. In the future, I can also help you go out to negotiate business with people and sign contracts."

I looked at her with some surprise.

Unexpectedly, Yunxiang was so motivated and started to learn to read secretly. She was already quite old and had no background in reading. In addition, everyone in the world believed that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue."

, she is still willing to work hard like this, which really surprises me.

It seems that she has really integrated the embroidery workshop into her life, so she is so devoted to it.

She rested her head on my shoulder and sighed softly: "When a woman lives like this, it's okay. I have nothing to complain about."

She said this, and even I think it is true. Now that I have enough money, I am doing my own work, and my husband has finally returned from his lost ways, and he has nothing to be dissatisfied about.

But in my heart, I was still a little confused. Even when I looked at her, although she was smiling, her eyes were empty.

I looked into her eyes and asked after a long time: "Then do you feel happy?"

"Happiness?"

She murmured these two words, and after a while, she smiled faintly, but there was a bit more loneliness in her smile, and said: "Forget it. I am happy."

Count...?

I became more and more confused and looked at her.
To be continued...