comeback [rebirth]

However, before Cen Yuan could finish his words, that sister Yi floated over, with a smile on her face: "You two young masters."

What Cen Yuan was about to say was suddenly interrupted.

With a flicker of consciousness, he forced himself to adjust to a sane state, and looked at the legendary master.

Calculated, this sister Yi should be about forty years old, but she is well maintained, and there is no trace of age at the corners of her eyes and lips.

Cen Yuan greeted her briefly, and immediately saw that the other party dismissed Xiaoer, smiled and said to himself: "I don't know what to call the young master?"

"My surname is Yuan." Cen Yuan blurted out the false identity, and he pointed to the vacant seat by the table: "Sister Yi, you're welcome, let's sit together."

On the other side, Yan Xuan didn't make a sound, but nodded politely.

Sister Yi has seen many people, and she can tell from the temperament just now that these two handsome young masters are not ordinary people.

When she walked over, she looked at the two of them separately, and combined with the words conveyed by the second child, it was easy to judge that Cen Yuan was the one who spoke better among the two, so she straight to the point and said to each other: "I heard The young master has something to look for, did he fall in love with us, Luo Yun?"

Cen Yuan said, "That's not the case."

Sister Yi originally thought that she was sure of everything, but now she was stunned when she heard the other party's denial.

"Which girl in my family does the young master take a fancy to?"

Cen Yuan originally wanted to chat with the other party first, but when he thought about Yan Xuan's reaction that seemed sour, the moment he opened his mouth, it turned into a eager denial: "Yuan didn't fancy a certain girl, but just wanted to find a girl. Sister Yi inquired about someone. And..."

As he spoke, he lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then picked up the wine glass to cover the lower half of his face: "Besides, I already have a family, so I can't let him hear it. I'm not afraid of making fun of you if I say it... Maybe it can't beat my family."

The wife heard clearly from the side: "..."

Cen Yuan's appearance, there is no such thing as the coquettish demeanor he deliberately made at the beginning, but his expression and tone can't be said to be scared, but more like...

Meaningful ridicule?

Sister Yi thought in her heart, opened her eyes slightly, and was stunned for a moment, naturally she didn't notice Yan Xuan's complicated expression beside her.

After a while, she covered her lips and smiled, and resumed her smile: "It's okay. Then I don't know who the young master is trying to find out?"

After talking and laughing, Cen Yuan also put down the wine glass in his hand, and said softly: "Eight years ago, the plague broke out in a certain place in Shuyang County, and people from a nearby town fled to Chu State. I wonder if sister Yi knows about this?"

"Of course I know." Sister Yi replied one by one, "Among the people who fled to Chu State back then, there were a few orphans, and I brought them back to Qingbaolou myself."

Cen Yuan cut to the chase: "Among those people, is there a woman named Cui Yu'er?"

Following his question, the smile on Sister Yi's face quickly disappeared.

She looked at them suspiciously, and said after a while: "Who is the young master? Why do you ask these questions?"

As soon as they saw the other party's reaction, they knew they were in the right place.

So at this moment, Cen Yuan was not in a hurry, said "Oh", and then brought out the rhetoric that he had fooled the Yue family brothers before, and added fuel and jealousy, and said it so vividly that even the dead can be said to live.

Sister Yi was a little skeptical at first, but then she sighed as if she was gradually persuaded by his half-truth and half-fake rhetoric.

"Cui Yu'er is indeed one of the few orphans I brought back to Qingbaolou." She said softly, "The child is naturally beautiful, willing to work hard, and she also likes to dance. But I don't know if it is born like this, or because of the parents She is a bit introverted."

"What then?"

"On her 16th birthday, she told me for the first time that she wanted to perform on stage, and I naturally agreed." Sister Yi's eyes fell somewhere in the void, obviously immersed in memories, "Then On that day, she performed perfectly. Many guest officials asked her nickname, and said that she would like to dance next time, but she was still shy, so I didn’t force her. play."

Sister Yi paused for a moment before continuing: "It was more than a year ago that she told me that she would leave Qingbaolou."

Cen Yuan was startled, and Yan Xuan looked at each other at the same time.

——Another year ago?

"Sister Yi, do you know why she said she wanted to leave, and where did she go after that?" Cen Yuan asked.

"She only said that she met someone she likes." Sister Yi said, "I didn't elaborate on the rest."

Cen Yuan immediately felt a little strange: "Since you are the person you like, why don't you propose marriage to Qingbaolou?"

According to the rules of Qingbao Building, the other party will not be turned away because of the amount of the betrothal gift - in this way, it can only be the other party's problem.

Sure enough, Sister Yi said: "I only heard that the other party is the son of a big family in Qingjiang County. It seems that the family doesn't think highly of women who come out of Qingbao Building, so they don't make a big show. Although I am also worried, but after all, it is Yu'er made her own choice, and it was the first time I saw such a firm look in her eyes, so I didn't want to interfere too much, I could only leave her a lot of money before she left."

Cen Yuan thought to himself: Yes, this is an elopement.

Then why did you elope to the palace?Still occupying the magpie's nest, using someone else's identity?

Who is that son?

"Sister Yi." Cen Yuan asked, "Have you not communicated with her by letter since more than a year?"

"In the beginning, I did pass it once or twice." Sister Yi said, "After that, I never received her letter again, and I don't know what happened to them."

Cen Yuan understood immediately.

——At that time, Cui Yuer had already been sent to the palace, and could no longer communicate with outsiders.

When things got here, it seemed as if they had just bypassed a blue rock and encountered an iron wall again.

Cen Yuan asked Sister Yi about the son's information again, but after all, the other's parents despised Qingbaolou first, and now his son eloped with him again, so naturally he would only treat it as a family ugliness and cover it up, so this In the past year, there was no news that the son of a big family in Qingjiang County disappeared "inexplicably".

Just at this moment, a mistress came to look for her: "Sister Yi, a prince is looking for you."

Sister Yi immediately regained her senses upon hearing the sound, and responded to the other party: "Understood, please ask Mr. Wang to wait for a while."

After finishing speaking, she turned to Cen Yuan: "That's all I know. If you continue to look for Yu'er and find it, can you let me know?"

"Okay." Cen Yuan quickly replied, "Go ahead, let's continue drinking and watching the dance."

Sister Yi nodded, taking advantage of the opportunity to pour a glass of wine for the other party to express her gratitude, but she was taken aback when she picked up the glass: "Young master actually chose this wine."

Cen Yuan didn't expect her to suddenly talk about wine, and his reaction was a bit slow before he asked, "What's wrong with this wine?"

Sister Yi shook the jug and found that there was almost no wine left in it.She returned to the original smile, and said softly, "How much did you drink?"

During the conversation just now, Cen Yuan drank another glass, a total of three drinks.He told the other party truthfully, but Miss Yi let out an "ah".

"It's no wonder the young master was so sober enough to talk for so long." Immediately afterwards, she looked at Yan Xuan, "Please take care of the young master. If you need a carriage, just tell Xiao Er."

The two said respectively: "?"

"Don't look at the taste of this wine is just a little strong, but it is the strongest wine here. Usually, different amounts are served according to the number of guests at a table, and there are two glasses per person." Sister Yi said, "This wine is called ' Three cups and three steps', only our Qingbao Building has it. No matter how many people usually drink a thousand cups, as long as they drink three cups, they will definitely not be able to last three steps."

"..." Cen Yuan was stunned for a moment, only feeling a little hot, but otherwise there was no difference, he couldn't help asking: "Is it so amazing?"

"Young master, you will know after walking three steps in a while."

At this moment, someone at a table not far away urged: "Sister Yi, where is Sister Yi?"

Sister Yi didn't want to say much, she said goodbye to the two with a smile, and left.

The two remaining people looked at each other: "..."

·

After the other sister Yi left, she walked around to Mr. Wang's table, and gave him an apologetic smile: "Mr. Wang, I'm really sorry, can I trouble you to wait a little longer."

"Ah?! We still have to wait." Prince Wang was a little dissatisfied.

Sister Yi said embarrassedly: "The girls are too good tonight, and they are really too busy."

Prince Wang snorted, and waved the back of his hand outward: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Sister Yi saluted him, turned around the corner table and chairs, and went straight to the backyard.

In the shadows, a figure stopped quietly and asked after seeing her, "Did you tell me everything?"

"Say it." Sister Yi replied, her lips closed for a moment, and she couldn't help asking: "What role did Yu'er play in the whole thing, and why did she have anything to do with such a big shot?" ?”

The figure was indifferent to the face covered in the darkness, and only said: "When everything is over, you will know."

"Then..." Sister Yi said, "Can she still come back to Jiangnan?"

The figure stopped talking.

After a while, Sister Yi took the initiative to end the topic: "I see."

The figure was noncommittal, and finally said: "My lord ordered that the rest of the affairs remain as usual."

After all, he stepped on the lightness kungfu under the night, and he disappeared after a while.

Sister Yi looked at the direction in which the other party disappeared and fell silent. After a while, she put on her old smile again, went back to the building and called a waiter, and ordered: "Three cups and three steps have great stamina, go Get the carriage ready for the two sons just now."

·

"My lord, the carriage is ready."

Yan Xuan looked at the person beside him who was obviously distracted, and was about to say "thank you" next time, but was robbed of the words.

"What carriage do you want?"

Cen Yuan walked out of the Qingbao Building all the way, and he had already surpassed three steps. At this time, the stamina of three cups and three steps really began to rise.He only felt that everything he looked at seemed to have superimposed shadows, and it was only with the last bit of willpower that he barely controlled his body and avoided the embarrassing situation of being in a mess.

But in general, it is still within the controllable range!

He thought to himself that although this wine sounds mysterious, but when he is really drunk, it is only mediocre, and it is no different from other strong wines.So after replying, without waiting for Xiao Er to persuade him, he directly pulled Yan Xuan away: "Let's go!"

Yan Xuan: "..."

The Second Highness may not have realized the strength of his subconscious mind, and Yan Xuan was defenseless against him, so when he was pulled, he immediately moved his feet.

In a hurry, he could only thank Xiaoer quickly, then turned around and followed Cen Yuan away.

They didn't stay in Qingbaolou for too long, after all, their original intention had been achieved.In order not to appear too abrupt, they pretended to watch the second dance, and then left, which took only an hour or so.

It's just that the weather has gotten colder recently, and it was already late when the two of them arrived at Qingbaolou. Now that they returned to Guangbai Street, the crowds were much less than before, and even the vendors on the street were gradually tidying up. Set up the stall, ready to go home.

Originally, the two of them planned to go shopping on Guangbai Street, but now they have nothing to do, let alone one of them can barely walk in a straight line, so they can only go back home now.

When they came, the two took a long detour on the commercial road. At this moment, Yan Xuan glanced at the direction and led Cen Yuan to the opposite alley.

Unexpectedly, before they walked into the alley and Kankan reached the entrance of the alley, Yan Xuan felt a sudden grab on his wrist.

He looked back, and saw Cen Yuan standing quietly behind him, his hands tightened more and more, his eyes looking at the alley were blurred and absent-minded.

"What's the matter?" He held the other hand back.

"Yan Xuan." Cen Yuan called out, "Don't go inside."

Upon hearing this, Yan Xuan looked suspiciously into the alley.

The alley is not long, there are only bricks and tiles on both sides, and moss grows in the corners. Obviously, few people walk around, and naturally there will be no lighting lamps.

It turned out that there was someone setting up a stall at the entrance of the alley, and the halo of the lanterns faintly shone into the alley, so the road was hidden under the radiance and was not noticed.However, at this time, the original stalls have long since disappeared, and the lanterns have also been taken away. There is only sparse moonlight left in the alley, no one is there, and it looks very deep. The door of darkness.

But that's the case, Yan Xuan remembered that Cen Yuan was clearly not a timid person who was afraid of the dark, and he didn't believe in ghosts and gods at all.

He clenched his hands tightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

Cen Yuan didn't know what he thought of, he raised his eyes and glanced at the other party: "The alley is too dark."

Not long after the words fell, he added another sentence in a daze: "I can't see your face clearly."