Liu Mingzhi was startled when he heard the name Li Cheng blurted out by Ren Qingrui. Although he had known about Li Ye's anonymity for a long time, when he heard this strange name again from someone else's mouth.
Liu Mingzhi was still in a daze involuntarily for a while.
He picked up the teacup and drank tea to cover up his seemingly calm expression, but his restless heart.
It wasn't until he finished drinking a cup of tea that Liu Mingzhi nodded to Ren Qingrui.
"Yes, Li Cheng!
Have you met him? "
Ren Qingrui nodded without hesitation: "Of course I saw him. If I didn't see him, how could my little sister know that her parents are living in seclusion in such a remote place as Mount Kumgang? Brother, aren't you asking knowingly?"
"Yes, Brother Wei almost forgot that if you can find your parents, he is the one who really contributes.
How do you feel about Li Cheng? "
Ren Qingrui was startled, and glanced to the side with her beautiful eyes flickering, and nodded in response to Young Master Liu's question with a toothless smile: "A very good person, with a stability that is very inconsistent with his age.
He spoke in a mature and measured manner, not at all what he should be at his age.
I really don’t know what kind of family style can cultivate such young talents.
But looking at the way he lives in a hut, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, he must be a self-taught young hermit.
Isn't there a saying that says this? The small one hides in the wild, the big one hides in the city.
However, there are always some Dayins with different personalities who like to live in seclusion among the mountains and rivers. Maybe he is that kind of Dayin with different personalities.
Or maybe there are great sages in our ancestors, so the family tradition can be so admirable!
But that’s it! "
"But what?"
"Children are just children after all. No matter how mature and prudent they pretend to be, they still cannot escape the childishness of a teenager.
His temperament is indeed eye-catching at first glance, but after seeing more, it seems a bit nondescript.
Stability that is extremely inconsistent with your age will only make people feel very disharmonious.
My little sister thinks he must be very tired from living! "
Liu Mingzhi listened to Ren Qingrui's evaluation of Li Ye and was silent for a long time while licking his lips.
He poured out Ren Qingrui's already cold tea and filled the pot with fresh tea.
"Aren't you yourself a little girl who has just grown hair, and you still call me a child? I think you are just pretending to be mature and prudent.
Brother Wei didn't ask you to talk about his character and temperament here. What Brother Wei asked was how do you feel about him? "
Ren Qingrui twisted her slender jade fingers together and was silent for a while. She picked up the hot tea and held it in her hands to warm it. She nodded and lowered her eyebrows with a slightly unnatural smile.
"Didn't my little sister already answer your question, big brother?
It feels good, he is a good young talent. "
Although Ren Qingrui answered his questions fluently, Liu Mingzhi could still feel the insincerity in the girl's tone.
He rubbed his temples and sighed: "Then do you know who he is?"
Ren Qingrui's delicate body trembled slightly, pretending to be indifferent and shrugging.
"My little sister is just asking for something from him, but she doesn't want to marry him. Does it matter who he is or what his status is?
If he can help the little sister, the little sister will naturally be very grateful to him. If he cannot help the little sister, the little sister will not resent him.
All living beings are just passers-by, acquaintance is fate, parting is God's will.
Why do you need to ask so clearly!
We meet again in mountains and rivers. If we are destined to meet again in the future, wouldn't it be beautiful to have a glass of wine to reminisce about the reunion of old friends?
If you know too much, the meaning of meeting again will be lost! "
Liu Mingzhi clapped his hands gently and applauded: "Everyone is a passer-by. The acquaintance is fate, and the separation is God's will.
Why didn't I realize that you were such a eloquent and quick-thinking girl when you lived in my house before? "
"Oh, big brother, you can't always look at people through the crack in the door. The older you get, the more sensible you will become!"
"You said just now that you would be extremely grateful to him if he could help you. After he helped you find your parents, you said goodbye to him like this?"
"Otherwise, what else can I do? He can't help my little sister find her parents, so I have to do what the drama and story books say in return, and promise him my life, right?
I can thank him in other ways!
Besides, he was also entrusted by you, eldest brother, to help the younger sister. If he wants to commit himself to you, the younger sister should also commit himself to you. "
Liu Mingzhi rubbed his nose with wandering eyes: "Little girl, this is just a movie, don't talk nonsense here.
Didn't he keep you when you said goodbye? "
"Of course I tried to persuade him to stay. After he repeatedly tried to persuade me to stay, my little sister played chess and piano with him in the thatched cottage, and spent about three or four months reciting poems and poems for fun. But she really couldn't live the quiet and inactive life of a hermit!
I had to say goodbye again.
I also persuaded him that if he really didn’t want to say goodbye, the worst he could do was go out to the mountains with me and see the world.
He smiled bitterly for a while, looked in the direction of the capital in a daze for a long time, and could only let me leave by myself.
I left him some gold and silver as a token of gratitude, but he refused. "
Liu Mingzhi's eyes suddenly became sharp, and an invisible pressure enveloped Ren Qingrui: "Actually, you know who he is, right?"
Under pressure, Ren Qingrui suddenly felt like a frightened bird. Her delicate body could not help but tremble slightly, and she looked at Young Master Liu in panic: "Da Guoguo, I...I... "
Liu Mingzhi picked up the tea and sipped it carefully with a stern face: "From the beginning to the end, you never seriously thought about what I said to my brother.
I said you shouldn't appear here, not because you can't come to the capital.
But because you have met him and know some secrets that you shouldn't know, so you shouldn't be here.
He let you go for some reason, that's his business.
But if you still show up in the capital after seeing him, you are asking for your own death. "
Feeling the increasing pressure on Liu Mingzhi, Ren Qingrui's pretty face was pale and bloodless, and she looked at Liu Mingzhi tremblingly, her beautiful eyes panicked and sad.
"I...I...I came to the capital just to see you, eldest brother. We are destined to meet each other, and I have lived in your house for so long. Do I even want to see you after we leave?" Isn’t it okay?”
There was a crunching sound, followed by a heart-wrenching rustling sound, and the official kiln porcelain cup in Liu Mingzhi's hand turned into powder and slowly flowed towards the ground.
"Let me ask again, you already know who he is, right?"
Ren Qingrui looked at Liu Mingzhi with a painful expression for a while, then moved his head with struggling eyes.
"About... I roughly guessed it, but my little sister has never mentioned this matter to anyone, not even a word about it to my parents.
My little sister has already planned to keep these things in her stomach! "
"Many people say this, but there are only two kinds of people who can really keep secrets, and one is the dead!"
Ren Qingrui's panicked eyes flashed with a trace of unnoticeable excitement and joy: "The other kind is one of our own, right? My little sister is willing to be one of her own. I traveled thousands of miles and came to the capital alone to see you, just to repay you." ....."
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly raised his hand to interrupt Ren Qingrui's words. He had already guessed what Ren Qingrui wanted to say, and he probably understood the real reason why Ren Qingrui came to the capital.
"The other kind is the person who can't speak!"
Ren Qingrui's eyes dimmed and she smiled bitterly: "They are also dead, right?"
"clever!"
"You shouldn't have come back, wouldn't it be better to stay there with him?
You can't help but see how much he cares for you. He is a young and talented person, and you are beautiful, youthful and beautiful. They are a match made in heaven.
You should understand what I mean by sending you there. "
Ren Qingrui's heart ached, and she silently lowered her head to look at the tea cup in her hands. Her face, which had turned pale due to Liu Mingzhi's pressure, gradually calmed down, and the pain and sadness in her eyes were self-evident.
Holding the steaming cup of tea in his hand and remaining silent for a long time, Ren Qingrui slowly raised her head and looked at Liu Mingzhi with a sad and joyful expression.
"Do I have to obey your arrangement and marry him to be your wife, right?"
"Of course not, I just hope that you can have a happy marriage.
As for whether it can work out, it all depends on whether you two can be in love with each other, not that I have to see you marry him to be satisfied. "
Ren Qingrui's tense expression suddenly relaxed: "In that case, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.
Why should I obey your forced arrangement and marry him? Why do I have to stay with him?
The person he is obsessed with is not me.
You know this!
It’s true that that woman is Ren Qingrui, but she’s not me!
You know some twists and turns and bizarre reasons better than I do, why would you send me over to meet a stranger?
Just because he is your nephew and someone from the previous dynasty...? "
"Alas! Girl Qingrui, you may have misunderstood the meaning of being a brother.
I don't mean to force you.
After all, my brother's intentions are good. "
Ren Qingrui stared at Liu Mingzhi quietly: "The reason for forcing two people who were originally unrelated and strangers together is because it was your good intention.
Liu Mingzhi, don’t you think your kindness is too cruel? "
A faint mist gradually gathered in Ren Qingrui's eyes, and she wiped it casually: "Now I know the secret that I shouldn't know, and I have left that place.
Like you said, only dead people keep secrets.
You are kind to me, and I have no regrets if I die in your hands.
If my death can keep your secret that you don't want outsiders to know, Qingrui would be more than willing to die.
You can do it anytime.
If it's not convenient here, you can find another place! "
Liu Mingzhi turned his finger quietly, staring at Ren Qingrui closing her starry eyes and raising her head slightly, her expression became a little sad and she shook her head.
"You're so stubborn!"
"There is no regret for the path you choose!"
