Time Travel: The Useless Prince, First Destroy the Princess

"You two are not from this neighborhood!" the middle-aged man asked in a very calm tone.

"Yes! We are from Luojing!"

This is Hongnong County. Liu Zhao knew that the middle-aged man was sent by Liu Yan, so he spoke frankly.

"No wonder you look so unfamiliar!" The middle-aged man nodded slightly. "My name is Shangguan Mi. May I ask your name, brother?"

"Liu Zhao, she is my girlfriend, Chu Lan!"

Liu Zhao saw him using the word "wo" when speaking, which meant that in this era, "wo" should be a common way to refer to oneself, instead of "wu" or "zaixia" as shown in the textbooks.

It seems that in this era, you can speak more freely and there is no need to learn the way of speaking like those on TV.

tired!

And I can’t learn it by myself!

"What a handsome man and beautiful woman, a perfect match. I am so envious!" Shangguan Mi flattered him immediately.

Liu Zhao smiled and looked at Chu Lan.

Chu Lan lowered her head in shame, so there was no way she could speak so bluntly.

And my girlfriend!

"Where's my sister-in-law?"

Liu Zhao simply let go and no longer called Shangguan Brother like he did on TV.

Shangguan Mi must have gotten married, but in that era, the mistress of the house generally did not show up much.

So I just sent two maids to make tea.

Judging from Shangguan Mi's family background, it should be a very good one, so supporting a group of maids should not be a problem.

Shangguan Mi was obviously a little surprised. Why was he asked so directly?

But he still replied: "To be honest, I am ashamed to say that I am already thirty-five years old and still haven't got married!"

"Not married yet?" Now it was Liu Zhao's turn to be surprised.

In ancient times, it was impossible for a person who was not married in his thirties to do so, unless he was extremely poor and could not find a suitable family.

But Shangguan Mi's house must belong to a rich person.

There must be other reasons for not getting married.

Judging from the poem, could it be that he was hurt by love?

Or maybe you were dumped and don’t want to get married anymore?

So, isn't he someone sent by Liu Yan?

Opening the door to yourself, is it just a coincidence?

Shangguan Mi unconsciously glanced at the poem on the wall and changed the subject, "Brother Liu, are you traveling from Luojing to Hongnong to visit relatives?"

"Yeah! It's a pity that I can't find it. Maybe he moved away!" Liu Zhao answered vaguely.

"That's fine. Now that we're at my house, Brother Liu, you can rest assured and stay here while I search slowly!"

"Thank you very much!"

Liu Zhao looked outside and saw that it was indeed raining heavily. Even if he wanted to leave, he couldn't.

But I was indeed a little thirsty, so I picked up the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Shangguan Mi smiled. At this time, the maid behind the screen came with a pot to add water to Liu Zhao.

"Ask the kitchen to prepare more wine and food!" Shangguan Mi instructed the maid.

"Yes!" The maid agreed and walked out from behind the screen.

"Brother Liu, those four lines of poetry were written by me. What do you think, Brother Liu?"

Shangguan Mi saw Liu Zhao reading poetry again and asked again.

“Well written, well written!”

Liu Zhao has read many Tang and Song poems in textbooks, but if he were asked to evaluate them, he really couldn't do it.

So I can only say it is well written.

It’s always a good idea to give some praise first.

"Where's the good?"

Shangguan Mi continued to ask.

"This!" Liu Zhao was a little helpless. "Since ancient times, love has always been followed by empty regrets. This poem expresses the feelings of so many infatuated men and women!"

When Liu Zhao saw the poem "Love is in vain, but hatred is in vain", he remembered the famous line "Love is in vain, but hatred is in vain since ancient times". Unfortunately, he couldn't even remember who the author was.

However, it is just right to use it to explain Shangguan Mi's poems.

"Love has always been full of regrets!" Shangguan Mi nodded. "Alas! Over the past thousands of years, so many people have been hurt by love!"

There was something bleak in his words.

"Oh?" Liu Zhao was now more certain in his heart that Shangguan Mi did not get married, probably because he was hurt by love and did not want to get married!

"The most difficult thing in this world is love!" Shangguan Mi continued, "You two are so deeply connected, I'm sure you can't understand the pain of love!"

As he spoke, he looked at Chu Lan.

Chu Lan didn't dare to say a word and just wanted to plug her ears.

Two grown men were actually talking about love in front of him?

"Makes sense!"

Liu Zhao agreed casually, saying that love is the most unsolvable thing in the world, and there are very few people who have never been hurt by it.

Looking back, when I was in modern times, I was hurt by love more than once or twice.

But as time goes by, the scars slowly heal.

Chu Lan was in love for the first time and obviously did not understand what Shangguan Mi said, but she lowered her head and did not dare to say anything. She secretly glanced at Liu Zhao.

"Brother Liu is probably no more than twenty years old, so he must not have experienced many love affairs!"

In Shangguan Mi's eyes, Liu Zhao and Chu Lan were probably arranged by their parents and matchmakers, and they had never really talked about love.

Even if Liu Zhao said the line "Since ancient times, love has always been followed by regrets", it was just an elaboration of his own existing poems, so it was not surprising.

Liu Zhao knew that he looked at her young and didn't understand the pain of love, but there was no need to argue.

"You're right, I rarely pass by here!"

"Alas!" Shangguan Mi sighed, "When I was Brother Liu's age, I also had a confidante!"

"It can be seen that Brother Shangguan must have been very handsome when he was young, and there must have been many beautiful women around him!" Liu Zhao was almost certain at this time that Shangguan Mi was definitely not someone sent by Liu Yan, and there was some flattery in his words unconsciously.

"Brother Liu, you are wrong! I have only loved one person in my life!" Shangguan Mi refuted Liu Zhao's words.

Liu Zhao felt a little embarrassed for a moment. Not everyone was like him, liking every beautiful woman he saw. He could only laugh dryly.

"Although a man can have three wives and four concubines, I only love her! I have no regrets in this life!" Shangguan Mi sighed.

"What kind of peerless beauty could make Brother Shangguan so devoted to her?"

Liu Zhao was very curious.

"She is a fairy from heaven, who came down to earth just to see me!" Shangguan Mi looked melancholy, "It's better not to tell!"

It seems that he doesn't want to recall that sad thing.

At this point, Liu Zhao felt embarrassed to ask further questions, so he picked up the tea bowl and drank half of it.

It seems that from ancient times to the present, the most hurtful thing is indeed love.

Especially the most infatuated party is always the most hurt party.

Seeing that Liu Zhao did not answer, Shangguan Mi continued, "Could you please let me know the names of your relatives in this neighborhood?"

It seemed like he was deliberately changing the subject.

Liu Zhao's brain raced, and he could only make up a name. He said, "Ma Yun, a distant relative. We haven't been in touch for decades. I'm afraid Brother Shangguan might not even know him! Besides, we only know he's in Hongnong County, but not necessarily in this neighborhood!"

Although we have no contact with Jack Ma in daily life, I am most familiar with him, so I couldn't help but use Jack Ma's name.

"Jack Ma?" Shangguan Mi nodded. "I've definitely never heard of him. He probably doesn't belong to this neighborhood!"

"Probably! I was just trying my luck!"

Liu Zhao told this lie without blushing or getting nervous. It seems that people in this era are quite easy to fool!

"The empire has just been settled, but the people are still not at peace. It's really not easy for you two to travel around looking for your relatives!" Shangguan Mi glanced at Chu Lan intentionally or unintentionally. "When a man and a woman travel together, the danger is doubled. You two must be careful!"

"Thank you! I'll be careful!"

Liu Zhao laughed. It seemed that in Shangguan Mi's eyes, running around with a woman was really unusual.

I looked outside and saw that the heavy rain showed no sign of stopping. It really proved the saying: If it rains, God will keep guests; if God keeps me, God will keep me!

Fortunately, Shangguan Mi had no intention of seeing him off!