Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Chapter 193: Southern Star

Lu Ziqing and Xiao Yan went to the next room to keep company. Su Chengfeng led the people into the box. Everyone looked over and saw that it was two strange women. No one said a word for a while.

Only Su Chengyi suddenly called out, "Sister Yunling."

This address made Yang Zhounan's heart pause. He subconsciously looked over and saw Su Chengyi happily walking over and hugging him, greeting him happily.

Yunling?

He shifted his gaze to Su Chengfeng, who was smiling beside him, and then he reacted.

This is the name of the person that Su Chengfeng would call out in his drunken dreams. Is this the person in his heart?

Yang Zhounan seemed to be a little dazed and looked at him secretly, introducing him to everyone present one by one.

After a while, he seemed to be distracted, so when Xi Yunling greeted him, he seemed not to hear it. It was not until Lang Si beside him reminded him that he reacted, stood up and called out politely.

"Miss Xi, I'm sorry for being rude."

Xi Yunling smiled and said, "General Yang, you are too kind."

During this meal, except for Yang Zhounan who was preoccupied, the others quickly became familiar with each other and started chatting and laughing.

In the next room, three rounds of drinks had already been held, and the ministers were drinking with great enthusiasm.

The first three rounds were all Xiao Yanjing's. This time, Lu Ziqing also stood up with his glass and faced the people present.

"It is truly my great honor to be able to gather with you all here today. I am deeply grateful for your care and support. Now, I would like to offer this glass of wine to you all. I wish you all a smooth career and a long life."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank. After putting down their glasses, Zhang Tong said, "Counselor Lu is not only an excellent doctor, but also a man of high moral character. It is a great honor to have met Courtier Lu."

"Minister Zhang is right." Anyuan Hou Xiao Duo continued. He is Xiao Yan's cousin.

"President Lu cured Duke Wei and Elder Fang successively. His medical skills are truly unparalleled in the world. Moreover, he is so young and handsome, calm and reserved, with an extraordinary demeanor. He is truly a rare and remarkable man in the world."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile. He listened to the flattery of the ministers present and Lu Ziqing's politeness, and drank two more cups with Xiao Duo.

Xiao Duo seemed a little tipsy and chuckled softly, saying, "You have a good friend. I can see that he is different from the people in the court. He is very low-key and a man who gets things done."

Xiao Yan drank some wine and said, "He is a relatively reserved person, preferring peace and quiet, and not one to fight for power and gain."

"It's probably hard to find such a simple person in the world." Xiao Duo poured wine for Xiao Yan and filled his own glass.

"I'm going to say something that you may not like, but he's not suited to a filthy and calculating place like the imperial court. He's more like someone who should be cultivating himself, away from the mundane world."

Xiao Yan felt a mixture of joy and sadness when he heard these words. He was happy that Xiao Duo was good at judging people and that he was sure of Lu Ziqing, but he also felt sad because that was what he had always feared.

Lu Ziqing should stay away from the mundane world, as if he was destined to live above the nine heavens since his birth, and overlooking the world is his natural mission.

Even though he came to the mortal world, put on the robes worn by ordinary people, and wandered around in the corrupt officialdom, his otherworldly aura and integrity could not be concealed, and he seemed out of tune with his surroundings.

It seems that all the troubles in this world cannot affect him at all. Such a Lu Ziqing should leave.

Xiao Yan recalled what Lu Ziqing had said to him before: "I'm feeling irritable and unstable."

He believed that Lu Ziqing was because of that senior sister, but he also felt that it was not just because of this person, perhaps there was something else.

Xiao Yan was very conflicted. On the one hand, he didn't want Lu Ziqing to feel depressed, but on the other hand, he was afraid that she would leave. He had no choice but to use glass after glass of liquor to wash away the depression in his heart.

The drinking and laughter continued until almost midnight. Except for Lu Ziqing and the two new guests, everyone else in the two private rooms was drunk.

Outside the restaurant, Lu Ziqing saw off the ministers and friends. Zhang Tong and Zhang Yin had already gotten drunk and were waiting in the carriage.

Only Senior Qing kept looking at Lu Ziqing without moving. Lu Ziqing nodded politely, turned around and left without saying anything.

Xiao Yan felt that Lu Ziqing acted strange whenever he saw Senior Qing tonight, so he didn't dare to ask.

He was about to say goodbye to Senior Qing when he saw her suddenly call out to Lu Ziqing, "Nanxing."

Xiao Yan immediately felt familiar yet strange with this address, as if he had heard or seen it somewhere before.

Just as Lu Ziqing paused when he heard the voice, and took a breath, he suddenly remembered that the word "Nanxing" was on the prescription of the red cloth doctor.

Arisaema? Arisaema?

His expression was filled with inexplicable surprise for a moment, and he thought to himself, "So he had been... for a long time, and I just didn't know it."

Lu Ziqing paused where he was without looking back. After a few seconds, he took a step forward. Senior Qing called him urgently, but he did not stop. He acted as if someone had called his name by the wrong name and ignored him.

So, Senior Qing called out "Lu Ziqing" again with red eyes, and the person in front finally stopped, turned around and said to her in a very calm tone.

"Senior Qing, what else do you want?"

Senior Qing walked slowly up to him, tears welling up in his eyes, "Do you really not recognize me?"

"What do you mean, Senior Qing?" Lu Ziqing looked indifferently at the silent, weeping face. "We just met today. How can we talk about whether we recognize each other or not?"

"Ziqing." Xi Yunling looked worried, "You can't talk to your mother like that."

mother?

Xiao Yan suddenly understood, and saw Lu Ziqing said indifferently: "She is not my mother. My mother died a long time ago. Apart from my senior sister, I have nothing now."

These words were like a knife cutting through his heart. Tears welled up in Senior Qing's eyes, and he clutched the hem of his shirt across his chest and cried silently.

Xi Yunling supported Senior Qing and scolded Lu Ziqing, "Ziqing, are you talking like a human being? How can you say that about your mother? She went through so much hardship to survive until today, just to see you again."

Lu Ziqing snorted softly, "It's really been a lot of hardship, a lot of hardship to go there..."

"Snapped--"

He was halfway through his words when Xi Yunling suddenly slapped him. Xiao Yan was startled and took a few steps forward to pull Lu Ziqing away.

"I wanted to slap you on the face, you can blame me." Xi Yunling was also angry.

"I just want to tell you that your mother has never wronged you in the slightest. You may not understand it now, but one day you will. Everything she did was forced upon her. Without your mother, there would be no you. Even if my father were still alive, he would say the same thing. Today, if you still recognize me as your senior sister, remember what I say."

After she finished speaking, she said goodbye to Xiao Yan and helped Senior Qing get on the carriage and leave.

Lu Ziqing stood there for a long while without moving, as if all the dust and decay that had been buried for a long time were spreading out through the cracks, and endless hatred had already crept into his eyes.