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Chapter 268 White Lies
The breeze is coming.

After a few drinks, Ouyang Rong was a little drunk when the wind blew in the afternoon.

From awakening in the underground palace from sleepwalking in the early morning, to now having lunch with the teacher and junior sister in Meilin Courtyard.

After tossing for a long time and being in a coma for many days, I was really hungry.

Ouyang Rong was not polite about the whole table of dishes originally used to entertain the teacher.

The same goes for wine, he drank it like water and used it to swallow food.

The fine wine on the table was brought by Xie Lingjiang from "Su Mansion". Of course, now Ouyang Rong also knows that the next door is not some Su Mansion, it should be called Li Mansion.

But of course you can't hang a plaque on the surface, after all, the "Li" surname is the well-known imperial surname throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Lianghan turns out to be quite good at drinking."

Seeing Ouyang Rong who was absorbed in grilling rice and drinking a few sips of wine from time to time, Xie Xun and his daughter looked at each other, turned their heads and said with a smile.

"It's okay, but it doesn't taste like anything."

Ouyang Rong put down the bowl, smiled, and reached out to grab the jug, ready to pour wine for the teacher.

But someone has moved faster.

"Father, senior brother, I'm coming."

The three of them moved a small square table under the grape arbor and knelt down to eat.

Ouyang Rong and Xie Xun sat face to face in the north-south direction.

Xie Lingjiang sat between the two, facing them sideways, with Ouyang Rong on the left and Xie Xun on the right.

At this moment, after taking a bath, this girl from the Xie family is full of fragrance. She is wearing a snow-white long dress with double breasts, and she is kneeling on a futon.

The girl's kneeling posture caused her slender buttocks to sit on her calves, and the silky fabric was bulging and tight, like a gourd-shaped jug in her hand.

Xie Lingjiang volunteered, and the three thousand blue hair was tied up dignifiedly by a glass red rope hairpin. She sat up, holding the wine pot with two jade hands, flowing gently, and her small face seriously fell in love with the elder brother and father fine wine.

Xie Xun couldn't help but glance at the hairpin Xie Lingjiang pinned on his black hair.

When she entered the kitchen just now, her long hair was still loose, but after a while, when she and Liang Han came out with the meal, her long hair was tied up with a strange hairpin.

His cheeks also turned red a lot, although he still had a serious expression on his face.

Xie Xun couldn't help sighing.

He glanced at the wine glass again, and met the gentle and virtuous little girl pouring wine in front of him.

In other words, how long has it been since he drank the wine poured by his own daughter? I remember how good my daughter used to be when I was a child. Unfortunately, after I grew up, I didn't like to participate in the banquets of my father's generation. She was independent and often taught him to drink less...

But today, for the first time, it has risen.

In fact, for the old father, he is not afraid of his daughter's face, but he is afraid that she will suddenly behave.

Xie Xun turned his head: "It's been hard work."

"It's nothing, father, drink quickly." Xie Lingjiang smiled, responded, and immediately turned her head. She frowned at Ouyang Rong, who was drinking heavily, and said in concern: "Elder brother, drink slowly..."

The father is kind and the daughter is filial.

Taking advantage of Lianghan's presence today, Xie Xun calmly drank a few more glasses, but his mouth was inexplicably sour.

Hey, I don't know if it's the sour wine or what.

Having almost filled most of his stomach, Ouyang Rong temporarily put down his chopsticks, raised his wine glass to Xie Xun, and signaled:
"Actually, I don't drink much on weekdays. I mainly spend time with teachers and friends."

He smiled: "Because I can't taste any good taste of wine. I just feel that it is similar to slightly sour water. It can quench thirst, so I can't say I like it."

"Is that so, Lianghan has indeed changed a lot."

Xie Xun rolled up his sleeves, put down his wine glass, and said with emotion:
"Brother Shen returned to Jiangzhou from Longcheng before, and what he said to Wei Shi was correct. Wei Shi remembered that when Liang Han was studying in school, he hated this kind of drinking and socializing the most. He didn't drink at all, and no one would lose face Give."

The middle-aged Confucian student recalled: "It was later when Luoyang rushed to take the exam, and when our master and apprentice said goodbye, Lianghan only had a drink under the willows. This matter was still talked about in the academy for a while."

"is it?"

Xie Lingjiang looked at Ouyang Rong curiously, his eyes sparkling.

"Well, there is such a thing." Ouyang Rong nodded and laughed, paused, as if recalling for a moment, and thought softly:

"Advise you to drink one more glass of wine and go west to Yangguan...without any old friends."

Xie Lingjiang looked sideways, Xie Xun laughed and asked:
"Does that Lianghan still remember the ambition he made when he said goodbye that day and went to Luoyang?"

Xie's father and daughter looked at each other.

Ouyang Rong put down his chopsticks and remained silent for a long time.

"I was young and energetic at the time."

Xie Xun shook his head: "You are not young and energetic, what are you calling a young man, not to mention, isn't Lianghan still young now? He will be the weakest champion in the army."

Ouyang Rong sighed: "It's hard to compare the teacher, Xie Jiabaoshu, the heart is not old."

Seemingly understanding the riddle in the words of my father and senior brother, Xie Lingjiang turned his head and glanced at the Su Mansion next door.

Xie Xun put down his chopsticks and was about to speak when Ouyang Rong said first:

"These days when my apprentice is in a coma, I have worked hard for the teacher and my junior sister."

Xie Xun shook his head, pointed at Xie Lingjiang and said, "Wu Wan worked harder, traveling thousands of miles to Mount Gezao to seek medical treatment for you."

Ouyang Rong asked calmly, "Is my injury serious?"

Xie Xun nodded.

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked: "My injury wasn't treated by Master Shandao, right?"

"That's right." Xie Xun said calmly:
"Wu Wan went to Gezao Mountain to invite Daoist Chongxu, but Lianghan was seriously injured, and Daoist Chongxu was also helpless. At this moment..."

Xie Lingjiang raised his head and wanted to say: "Brother, in fact, this genius doctor..."

Xie Xun interrupted:

"Fortunately, at this time, Daoist Chongxu met a genius doctor passing by Longcheng, who was also a Taoist senior, and asked him to help him, so he saved Lianghan."

Xie Lingjiang frowned, and turned to look at the calm-looking father, who didn't look at her, but stared at Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong asked: "Who is the genius doctor, but he is still in Dragon City?"

"Lianghan is cured, but the genius doctor has left."

"Can you leave your name?"

"The genius doctor did not leave a name."

"I see." Ouyang Rong whispered.

Xie Xun turned his head, stopped Xie Lingjiang with his eyes, turned back immediately, and asked softly:

"How did Liang Han determine that it wasn't Master Shandao who healed him? Wei Shi and Wan Wan just wanted to tell you about it."

"If it were Master Shandao, they would definitely make Xiufa and the others stay by the bedside, especially if I was about to recover and when I woke up, according to Master Shandao's temperament, I would definitely appear by the bedside immediately.

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "But I woke up and waited for a long time, but there was no one in the room, and my junior sister was also late...

"Later, she also mentioned some miracle doctor to inform her that she was cooking in the kitchen just now, and her mind cleared up, and she thought of this question."

Xie Xun sighed: "Lianghan is careful."

Ouyang Rong turned his head and asked Xie Lingjiang who was frowning at the side:
"Why does Junior Sister have such an expression? Is it because the genius doctor saved me? What request did you make to you? Even if you say it, it's nothing."

Xie Lingjiang shook his head: "No request was made to us."

Xie Xun said softly: "We wanted to give it, but the genius doctor didn't accept it. Instead, he said that someone had already paid for you, Lianghan."

Ouyang Rong frowned: "Who?"

Xie Xun didn't answer, but looked at Ouyang Rong.

As if he understood something, Ouyang Rong slowly relaxed his eyebrows:
"So it's like that... don't you want the rescued to feel guilty? This genius doctor is kind, he hangs the pot to help the world, and his benevolence benefits the world..."

Xie Xun nodded: "Maybe he stood up to save people after witnessing Lianghan's benefit to the people of Longcheng. This can be regarded as 'someone paid for it', Lianghan need not feel guilty."

"Really..." Ouyang Rong whispered.

He suddenly remembered the very, very long dream when he was in a coma.

Ouyang Rong raised his head and asked, "Besides this genius doctor, who else is guarding my sick bed these days?"

It's no small matter.

Xie Xun was not surprised. He glanced at Xie Lingjiang and said directly:
"It's not Houhou, it's a girl from a good family invited by Houhou. Her surname is Zhao. This little lady Zhao is smart and able to take care of others.

"Lianghan, you should also know that Houhou is spoiled and spoiled, and can't take care of anyone.

"There is no one in Meilu Garden for the time being, so it has to be like this.

"The genius doctor also likes to be clean, and he didn't allow us to get close, so he asked Mrs. Zhao to help me in front of the sick bed."

Ouyang Rong let out a long breath: "That makes sense."

Full of wine and food.

Xie Xun glanced at Ouyang Rong who was bowing his head in thought, and stood up first:
"You just recovered from illness, brother Li's family next door wanted to come to see you, but they were stopped by the teacher, who only said that you had just recovered from an illness, so it is not appropriate for people to disturb you.

"If you're free right now, would Lianghan go to the next door to sit down? So that they don't have to worry about it anymore."

Ouyang Rong raised his head, glanced at the benefactor who sincerely invited him, and pondered:

"Thank you teacher for thinking of me. I won't go wandering for the time being. I just recovered from my illness and I have a lot of business affairs piled up. Wait for me to deal with it for two days before making plans...Men, walk slowly, and the younger sister is too."

"it is good."

Xie Xun nodded happily, and without delay, Xie Lingjiang got up to say goodbye with a reluctant expression.

Ouyang Rong saw off the guests in person.

"Brother, wait."

Xie Lingjiang stopped, untied the glass and red string hairpin, and handed back the blue butterfly petal-like glass piece to the senior brother, leaving only a red string and tied it into a ponytail.

"Don't wear it back?" Ouyang Rong asked with a smile.

"You are so generous, you are still so good at coaxing people..." Xie Lingjiang glared at Ouyang Rong, stuffed the tripod sword into his arms, narrowed his eyes and said:
"It's not allowed to coax others, and it's not allowed to joke."

Ouyang Rong laughed and nodded.

After a while, watching their backs disappear at the end of the Meilin path, he calmly turned around and faced the empty yard:

"A passing genius doctor?"

He rubbed his face with his palm, and murmured:
"What about that weird dream... I seem to... bit a woman."

……

"Father, why don't you just tell Elder Brother about Miss Qingxiu?"

Meilu Garden, a study room, Xie Lingjiang frowned, looked at his father who was drinking tea calmly, and asked:
"Is it her Second Senior Sister, what did she tell you?"

Xie Xun sighed: "There are some things, don't you need to explain too clearly? From the moment her second senior sister walked in and handed the old man a cup of tea with a smile, the old man knew the meaning..."

"This is just the meaning of her senior sister and second senior sister, not the original intention of the delicate girl!"

Xie Xun shook his head: "It's a matter of asking the genius doctor to do it. Mrs. Zhao has already agreed to her two senior sisters."

Xie Lingjiang stubbornly said:

"This is unfair to the delicate girl." She said every word: "And the senior brother hates unfairness the most! You have to tell him."

Xie Xun asked, "Wouldn't you be worried that he might do something wrong?"

Xie Lingjiang shook his head:
"I have always firmly believed that if it is really wrong, the senior brother will not do it, and if it is not wrong, why not do it? Then let him know, there is no need to weave lies, even if it is good intentions."

"But lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharp knife."

Li Bao'er's crisp voice came.

Xie Lingjiang frowned and looked.

At this moment, she and Xie Xun are not the only ones coming to the study room, Li Bao'er, Li Xian, Li Dalang and Wei Mei's family are all in the room.

As soon as Xie Xun's father and daughter came back from the Meilin Courtyard, they paid a visit, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

"Sister Bao'er, do you understand the elder brother, or do I understand the elder brother?"

Xie Lingjiang asked quickly.

Li Bao'er lowered his eyes and poured tea, nodded and admitted: "Of course it's sister Xie, who understands Ouyang Lianghan better. But sister, I understand people's hearts, and understand the pros and cons."

It was this proud and confident tone that made Xie Lingjiang very unhappy.

"You mean I don't understand?" Xie Lingjiang pouted and said, "Who didn't believe in the kingly way of the elder brother before, and who underestimated the power of this small spoonful of water for the people of Longcheng? Now you are slapped in the face?"

Li Baoer frowned slightly, nodded and said:

"I admit that I was really mistaken at the time. I was the one who was arrogant. Ouyang Lianghan has the talent of Wang Zuozhi. The kingly way he promoted is dignified and upright, and he can enter the hall of elegance!"

The little girl with plum blossom makeup turned her head and said to Xie Xun, Li Xian and the others:

"So, father and brother, we have to ask him for help, this kind of talent must not be missed.

"Uncle Xie was right.

"Besides, this is also the order of Miss Zhao's second senior sister. Regarding the matter between Yunmeng Jianze and Miss Zhao, we are not allowed to say a word in front of Ouyang Lianghan. This second lady is very powerful. If you are moved by emotion and reason, we will not be able to beat them for the time being, and if we don’t follow them, we can tell Ouyang Lianghan that it will hurt him instead.”

"You nonsense..." Xie Lingjiang stood up.

Xie Xun sighed, "Okay, Wan Hou, stop arguing."

Li Xian also hurriedly got up, grabbed Li Bao'er's sleeve, said with a wry smile: "My niece, please calm down, Bao'er has a straight temper, huh."

Xie Lingjiang shook his head: "She's not straight, she has a lot of twists and turns."

Li Bao'er smiled and said, "That's straight forward, I haven't seen Sister Xie take someone down, it's a good thing."

"What are you talking nonsense about, you..." Xie Lingjiang blushed and jumped up.

"Okay, okay, Bao'er, can you say a few words less?"

Li Xian and Xie Xun hurried forward and persuaded the two daughters.

Standing aside, Wei Mei calmly glanced at the blushing girl from the Xie family, and then at her own daughter who was understating it as if she didn't care.

The woman in the long skirt had a thoughtful look on her face.

"Actually... I also think Uncle Xie's approach is quite right."

Li Dalang interjected at the right time.

Everyone immediately quieted down and looked at each other, including Li Xian and his wife.

They looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

Usually, it is rare to see my own boss expressing opinions, and I have always been used to keeping my head silent.

"This is indeed good for Lianghan, and it is also good for the people of the world."

Li Dalang said in a serious tone:
"With Lianghan's talent, he should go to a wider world to benefit more people, because there is more than one Dragon City in the whole world, but there are many Lianghans missing."

"But Dalang, you used to dislike us getting involved with other people..."

Li Dalang turned his head, smiled at the surprised Li Xian couple, and said:
"Before, I was afraid that our family would hurt Lianghan's future. Now, if Lianghan's analysis here is correct and there is really a little hope, as Amei said, our family naturally cannot miss Lianghan."

Li Xian and the others looked relieved, Xie Xun couldn't help turning his head to look at Li Dalang, as if a little unexpected.

If it is true what his apprentice Lianghan said in the "Longzhong Dui" that day, then as Li Xian's undisputed eldest son, this respectful, generous and kind Li Dalang may become the emperor's eldest grandson in the future...

At this time, Li Xian's words brought Xie Xun back to reality:
"Brother Xie, what did Nephew Liang Han say about your lunch this time? What does he mean?"

Xie Xun pondered and said: "Liang Han said that Longcheng is busy with things. He has just recovered from his illness and needs to deal with it for a few days. He has no time to think about anything else."

Not long ago, the master and the apprentice had lunch at the grape trellis. They didn't mention the matter of resignation last time, but they focused on this matter throughout the whole process.

In fact, what Xie Xun wanted to know was very simple, whether his favorite student still had ambitions for an official career.

If not, then there will be no talk of Xie Xun's introduction of the deposed Emperor Lixian's family later.

Fortunately, during this lunch, the answers I got were not bad.

Xie Xun stroked his beard.

"It's fine if you don't directly refuse." Li Xian took a long breath of relief and sighed:
"Before, I was worried that nephew Liang Hanxian would continue to resign. After all, before our noses, he almost resigned and went into hiding. Fortunately, niece Xian chased him back.

"Right now, as long as you don't resign and continue to be the Dragon City Order, then you should still have the heart to become an official."

Speaking of this, Li Xian and his wife couldn't help turning their heads, and glared fiercely at Li Bao'er who was drinking tea alone, as if blaming her for not reporting the knowledge last time.

Li Bao'er closed her eyelids slightly, sipped her tea and said nothing.

The abandoned Emperor Lixian, who was dressed as a rich man, walked to the window and sighed:
"By the way, what is it that can impress this Lianghan and virtuous nephew?"

The atmosphere in the study was silent for a while.

Li Bao'er got up, put on a chest-length skirt, walked to the bookshelf, took out a book, opened it for a closer look, and analyzed crisply:

"No matter what, please pay attention to Miss Zhao's matter. Don't miss out. We can't offend Yunmeng Jianze for the time being, and Ouyang Lianghan is the same. Knowing too much will only increase our worries. It will be of no benefit to him or us. .”

Except for Xie Lingjiang, Li Xian and the others nodded slowly.

Li Bao'er left the study room first, and also took a book by Xie Lingjiang, who had no time to pursue it at the moment.

Li Xian, his wife and Li Dalang also bid farewell upon seeing this, and leave one after another.

In Yilanxuan's study room, only Xie Xun, Xie Lingjiang, father and daughter were left.

The atmosphere was silent for a while.

Xie Lingjiang immediately turned his head and broke the silence:

"Even though I had no choice but to agree to the second female monarch... but my father was not like this before."

Xie Xun stroked his beard for a moment, then suddenly said: "As a father, I hope Lianghan can inherit the mantle."

"So Father is the same as Uncle Li and the others?"

Xie Xun was noncommittal.

She turned her head away and said angrily:
"But elder brother has the right to know, I understand elder brother, do things prudently, and will not be impulsive..."

"No." Xie Xun said suddenly: "In this respect, Weifu knows him better than you, he...will."

Xie Lingjiang turned his head.

Father and daughter look at each other.

The house is quiet.

Outside Yilan Pavilion.

Li Xian's family, who left the study, walked on the corridor.

"Brother is the most suitable to go."

The little girl with plum blossom makeup walking in the front suddenly spoke, and said to Li Dalang in a daze:

"My sister, I am only suitable for discussing pros and cons with smart people. I don't know how to talk about feelings. My father and mother are too old, and my brother is just right, and he is a good friend."

Without waiting for Li Dalang's response, Wei Mei smiled half-smile, glanced at Li Bao'er who held his head up and said:
"Don't know how to talk about feelings? According to my mother, it may not be necessarily, maybe it is more suitable than Da Lang."

"...??"

Li Bao'er turned her head and glanced at the smiling mother, snorted coldly, shook her sleeves and left.

Leaving Li Xian and Li Dalang staring at each other.

　Sorry for the long wait, good brothers, this chapter is a thousand words too long, good night everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)