Chapter 118 Half a Lifetime of Longing, Seemingly Seeing an Old Friend

Liu Mingan was dragged into the Grand Tutor's Mansion by the old lady of the building.

Along the way, the servants who went out to look for the old lady looked sideways, silently looking at the unfamiliar Liu Mingan.

Yan Cui and Hua Fei held lanterns in front to light the way, and occasionally turned back to say a few words to Liu Mingan: "Young Master, it would be great if you could see the old Grand Tutor or Grand Tutor. The old lady will listen to them. I am sorry for wasting your time, please forgive me!"

Liu Mingan smiled and replied "No problem".

After entering the gate of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Hua Fei winked at Yan Cui. Yan Cui understood and trotted to the inner courtyard to look for someone.

Judging from the old lady's posture, she was going to drag this strange man to the study.

The old lady was confused, and they, as servants, could not be confused. Who knows who this person is? There are so many important things in the study. What if this young man has evil intentions and takes this opportunity to cause trouble? That would be bad.

So Yan Cui wanted to call the old Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor out to persuade the old lady. She stood in the yard and made things clear. Then she politely sent this young man out of the house.

Before Yan Cui walked into the study, she saw the Grand Tutor supporting the old Grand Tutor and walking out. The Grand Tutor had not taken off his official uniform yet. It was obvious that he had just returned from the palace after a meeting.

"Yan Cui, have you found the old lady?" Grand Tutor Lou Baili asked the maid who rushed over.

Yan Cui nodded, and then repeated the situation: "She found him, but she mistook him for someone else. She brought back a young man to look for you. He has already entered the mansion and is coming this way. I am here to inform you first."

Lou Baili and the old master looked at each other, and they saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

This was not the first or second time.

In the past twenty years, they couldn't remember how many "Qingzhi" the old lady had brought back.

"Dad, then you wait here first, I'll go and persuade mother to come back."

Lou Baili wanted to hand the old man to Yan Cui to help, and go to look for her mother herself, but was stopped.

"Let's go and have a look together!" The old lady Lou Yuhuan spoke slowly, and then he muttered to himself: "Didn't Lianyu say yesterday that she met someone who looked very much like Qingzhi? Maybe she went out again today, and the person she brought back was that person..."

He is seventy-three years old this year, and he doesn't know how long he can live. He also has some obsessions that the old lady has, but he is still sharp-eyed and clear-headed.

But there are always times when you have fantasies.

Maybe this person really looks a bit like Qingzhi.

They should never meet again in this life, but he wants to see that person again, even if he is only a little bit similar.

Lou Baili said nothing more. He helped Lou Yuhuan walk out of the yard. When they reached the pavilion in the garden, they saw Hua Fei holding a lantern and leading the old lady and a tall man towards them.

The light in the corridor was dim, and Lou Baili and Lou Yuhuan couldn't see the man's face clearly.

"Mom is not too outrageous this time. This man is at least 80% similar in figure and appearance." Lou Baili said lightly, with a bit of a joke.

"Yeah." Lou Yuhuan looked at the figure with a dazed look.

As the three of them got closer and closer, Liu Mingan's handsome face completely appeared in Lou Baili's sight, and he no longer had any mood to joke.

Too similar!

This man is too similar!

His facial features are only 60% similar, but he gives people the same feeling as that person.

Lou Baili turned his head to look at his father, but saw that Lou Yuhuan opened his mouth slightly, with a layer of moisture in his eyes.

"Qingzhi..." Lou Baili heard his father whispering softly.

The old lady saw the father and son, and pulled Liu Mingan to walk over quickly: "Old man, Baili, I found Qingzhi!"

Liu Mingan had already seen the two people here, and their identities were easy to guess.

The old man in his seventies should be the old Tai Shi, and the man in his fifties wearing official uniform must be the current Tai Shi.

As an ordinary citizen, Liu Ming'an should be polite when meeting an official. However, he had just opened his robe and had not yet made any other movements when he heard the old master hurriedly say, "No need to be polite!"

"I brought Qingzhi back, I brought him back..."

The old lady seemed to have gotten rid of a worry, and she repeated it to the father and son impatiently.

Liu Ming'an stood there awkwardly, just waiting for the two people of noble status to persuade the old lady so that he could leave early.

"Hua Fei, serve tea!" Lou Baili suddenly ordered, which surprised Liu Ming'an and the two little maids.

"Go quickly!"

Lou Baili urged, and Hua Fei replied "yes", handed the lantern to Yan Cui, and went to the kitchen.

"Young Master, if you have nothing to do, please sit for a while before leaving." After saying this, Lou Baili turned to look at Liu Ming'an and made a "please" gesture to the pavilion next to him.

"Master Lou, I..."

Liu Ming'an wanted to refuse, but before he finished speaking, an old voice with a slight tremor came over: "Young Master, just have a cup of tea before leaving."

It was the old master who spoke.

Liu Ming'an looked at the old man with the same gray hair, felt his burning gaze on him, and finally nodded.

The four people entered the pavilion and sat down. Three pairs of eyes were staring at Liu Ming'an, making him feel uneasy, especially the old lady who kept grabbing his sleeve and passing the candy to him.

Hua Fei came over with tea. Lou Baili stood up and walked to the old lady, whispering to her for a long time. Then the old lady stuffed the paper bag full of candies into Liu Ming'an's arms, looked at him reluctantly for a few more times, and obediently let the two maids help him leave.

Lou Baili returned to his seat, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Liu Ming'an.

The head of the officials poured tea for an unknown person. Liu Ming'an was flattered. He knew that he was all because of this face. He quickly took it with both hands and said "Thank you, Grand Tutor".

Lou Baili and his son have been in the officialdom for many years, and they can tell what kind of person they are at a glance.

At the moment, Liu Ming'an sat upright, his eyes only on the tea in front of him. They could see that the young man was very reserved and uncomfortable sitting here.

"Young Master, please don't be offended. It's because I miss my son too much that I want to invite you to have a cup of tea. I have no other intentions." Lou Yuhuan said slowly, staring at Liu Ming'an without blinking, as if he saw the handsome young man who was famous in the capital back then.

Liu Mingan nodded to show his understanding, and then he heard Lou Baili say: "My mother has brought back many 'Qingzhi's' in these years, but you are the most similar."

This is the name of his father that Liu Mingan heard from the second member of the Lou family. He wanted to say that my father was also called Qingzhi, but he thought about it and gave up. It

was too deliberate and seemed to be a kind of flattery.

"Young Master, what is your name?" Lou Baili asked casually.

Liu Mingan replied politely: "My last name is Liu, and my name is Liu Mingan."

"Mr. Liu——"

Before Lou Baili could finish the word "Zi", he heard a "bang" from the side. It turned out that Lou Yuhuan accidentally knocked over the teacup.

Liu Ming'an and Lou Baili were attracted by the sound and came over. They found that the old man's knees were soaked and the boiling tea was still steaming.

Lou Baili was about to ask about Lou Yuhuan's situation, but he saw him staring at Liu Ming'an. The old master who used to be calm and composed in confrontations with the emperor was now trembling with a terrible voice.

"Ming...an..., is it the Ming'an of 'wise and polite, a peaceful life'?"

Liu Ming'an was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment when he heard the old master ask this. Some memories suddenly came back to him.

"Ming'an, do you know why your father gave you this name?" His father lifted him up high, let him sit on his shoulders, and asked him with a smile.

Young Liu Mingan pulled his father's hair and answered in a tender voice, "I don't know."

"Because Dad hopes that you will be wise and polite and live a peaceful life."

It seemed to be an afternoon, when the sun was setting, and the whole world was shrouded in orange afterglow. Liu Mingan couldn't see his father's expression when he said this, he only remembered the man's voice as gentle as the spring breeze.