The eldest brother and the Su family sister already know each other? When did it happen? The Su family sister never mentioned it to her.

It was because in the past few days, when she returned to Longcheng County, she often went out to deal with unsolved cases and had little time to meet with the Su family sister, so she didn't have time to mention it.

Or did you not say it on purpose?

A certain junior sister who was particularly protective of her food suddenly became vigilant.

She glanced at the sky outside the door, turned her head towards Ouyang Rong, and said as if impermanent:

"The girl from the Su family said that she really likes chatting with you, senior brother."

"oh……"

Ouyang Rong was just about to nod and say a few words of humility, but the intuition he developed after spending a long time with his junior sister made him shake his head immediately and said:

"Maybe it's because the junior sister is away and has no one to accompany her. This Su family girl is bored in her boudoir. She seems quite talkative, but I'm very busy and don't have much time to deal with it."

Ouyang Rong chuckled and said, "It's okay if she didn't complain to my junior sister. After all, she is Da Lang's sister. I am too embarrassed to refuse to offend her."

"I've never complained." Xie Lingjiang shook his head.

After a pause, she glanced at Ouyang Rong, who spoke in a normal tone, and then added:

"Besides, talking about people behind their back is not an honest act. If she talks about Senior Brother in front of me, I will definitely stop her. But why does Senior Brother ask this? Could it be that he has done something accidentally and is worried that she will complain to me, Junior Sister?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head seriously:

"That's not true. The main reason is that I'm afraid of neglecting others and seeming a bit perfunctory when chatting. By the way, little junior sister, what else did she say to you? Did she share any topics with you that she likes to discuss?"

Facing the senior brother's rhetorical question, Xie Lingjiang was noncommittal and did not answer.

She picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, raised her head and asked proactively:

"During the days when I went to Gezao Mountain, did the girls from the Su family often come to see Senior Brother?"

"We don't talk often, and we don't talk deeply." Ouyang Rong said righteously.

"Oh, really." Xie Lingjiang's tone was as usual, surprisingly gentle: "Then...how did you get to know each other? She took the initiative to find you?"

He immediately explained:

"No, it was a few days ago that I went to the Su Mansion for a banquet at the invitation of Dalang. I met her on the verandah after tea and dinner. She also happened to return the umbrella. By the way, I remember borrowing the umbrella from Donglin Temple.

I think I told you..."

Xie Lingjiang nodded and looked at him sideways.

Ouyang Rong said calmly:

"Then she also asked some questions about your whereabouts, little junior sister. You left in a hurry at that time. It seems that this little girl from the Su family still cares about you. Do you have a good relationship with her, junior sister?"

"It's okay... maybe." Xie Lingjiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Well, it's pretty good."

"That's it." Ouyang Rong smiled.

But what he didn't see was that a plain hand hidden in a sleeve under the table across from him had grasped the hem of the clothes at some point, and those green fingers were twisting the fabric at the corners of the clothes back and forth.

The green onion tangled with the fabric at the corner of the clothes was pointed at the belly. Sometimes it was blue and white without blood, and sometimes it was red...

Naturally, no one knows the little thoughts and tricks of these daughters’ families.

Ouyang Rong only listened to Xie Lingjiang and nodded with a smile, his beautiful eyes looking forward to:

"It's good. I'm not here, so she can take my place to accompany my elder brother. The younger sister of the Su family is also quite nice. She's kind-hearted and a lady. She lives in seclusion. She's not like me, who wears men's clothes all the time and is in public...

"

Ouyang Rong was stunned and immediately interrupted:

"What are you talking about, junior sister? We still have something to talk about because of you, isn't it? It's also because of junior sister that I became casually acquainted with her. I guess she is the same. Occasionally, when we meet and chat, one of the two most popular topics is

We are surrounding our little junior sister."

He looked directly at her and said with a smile: "I learned a lot about my junior sister from her. I didn't expect that my junior sister is very popular outside, but in private life she is quite..."

"What's the matter?" After Ouyang Rong said a few words, Xie Lingjiang, whose mood improved like a flower blooming in the dark willows, couldn't help asking.

"Quite stupid."

"She... why can't she say anything?"

"You're not allowed to say you're stupid?"

"Eldest brother is also very stupid in life and has caused a lot of stupid things." Xie Lingjiang straightened his back, "Aunt Zhen and Wei Lai both told me!"

The two brothers and sisters made fun of each other, and the atmosphere was no longer as weird and strange as before.

Ouyang Rong took the initiative and said to Xie Lingjiang:

"When I was chatting with the Su family girl, there was another main topic. She always beat around the bush and tried to find ways to ask me some questions related to government affairs and inquire about my views on the current situation.

"You are very similar to me, Junior Sister, today, so I asked if Junior Sister asked if this matter was related to Su Xiaomei, after all...

"Junior sister didn't mention it before. I thought that as a descendant of the Xie family in Chen County, she was not interested in it due to the influence of Qingtan Chongxuan's family tradition."

Xie Lingjiang hesitated to speak, but as for the strange thing about Su Guo'er in Ouyang Rong's mouth, she understood the mystery, lowered her voice, and explained in a small way:

"I see, what the Su family's little sister said...is like this. Although she is a girl in a boudoir, she has some masculine qualities and likes to discuss the affairs of the court. Don't blame me, senior brother."

"nothing."

Ouyang Rong blinked at Xie Lingjiang:

"Anyway, I pretend to be deaf and dumb every time, pretending that I don't understand. If she likes to analyze, just analyze. I nod and flatter, and occasionally give her a look of admiration to cheer her up, but there is no way to get rid of me."

"Elder brother is so bad..." Xie Lingjiang couldn't laugh or cry.

Ouyang Rong smiled and his expression gradually turned serious:

"Didn't my junior sister ask, who will win the battle between Liwei and Wei?"

He nodded slightly:

"There are some words, but I only tell you in private, junior sister, and I can't talk to outsiders like them."

For some reason, Xie Lingjiang suddenly realized that the bitter tea that he had just held in his mouth for a long time began to taste a little sweet.

"Elder brother..." Xie Lingjiang stared at Ouyang Rong who was serious about his matter, his teeth and cheeks filled with sweetness.

She looked down at the tea leaves in the cup.

I don’t know whether it’s the joy that comes after all the hardships, or whether my senior brother is very sweet.
Chapter completed!