How did Xiahou Lian's brother die?
Suicide by taking poison. In the novel The Governor is Seriously Ill, Xiahou Yue's younger brother Xiahou Yao committed suicide by taking poison because of being framed by a traitor. The novel "The Governor is Sick" tells the story that Xiahou Lian is a chaotic party in the Jianghu and the most wanted man in the East Factory. He has become a small fan at the bottom of the East Factory, earning two taels of silver a month and even unable to pay the rent.