It's just that the country of Shaluo is too far away from the capital, even if it is a message, it will take a year to travel, so the message transmission is extremely inconvenient.

For example, Xiao Tang sent a letter back to Beijing before he set off, although Lin Shenzhou knew that he had set off, but when he received the letter, he could not know where he had gone now, so even if he wanted to reply to the letter, there was nowhere to deliver it.

So since Xiao Tang's envoy, the news from the two sides seems to have been cut off.

And how could Xiao Tang be sure that Ying Lanfeng came to this land of poor mountains and bad waters today that month? Naturally not, in fact, in Xiao Tang's prediction, Ying Lanfeng would not arrive until a few months later at the earliest.

Just because he knows that the officials here are not ordinary evil officials, but the kind of extremely vicious and lawless people, although Ying Lanfeng is accompanied by Zhang Min, it is still difficult to deal with.

Xiao Tang was afraid of danger, so he specially came to clear the road for Ying Lanfeng first, but he didn't expect to meet him and save him.

Xiao Tang came back from the country of Shaluo, and there were actually some cars with him, such as the return gifts given by the king of Shaluo, among which there were nine beauty queens of the country of Shaluo.

Xiao Tang only temporarily arranged these people in the nearby county town, and ordered Liang Jiu to take care of them personally, but he took a few powerful subordinates to take a detour to the remote county, and he came overnight, otherwise, even if he was one step late, everything would be over.

Now that he finally cleared the obstacles for Ying Lanfeng, he quickly led the people back and continued to travel to Beijing.

On this day, in the Tang Mansion in Beijing, Min Li was talking to Ying Huaizhen, and suddenly the maid outside said, "Sister Lin is here." ”

The two of them stood up, and saw Lin ** coming in from outside with a smile, only to see that she was wearing a purple shirt embroidered with a pattern of a hundred butterflies wearing flowers, which looked slim and beautiful.

Min Li looked up and down, and said with a smile: "Sister Lin was sick, and I thought you were going to become sick...... Why did you add color? It looks better than it did before it was sick!"

When Lin ** heard this, his face was slightly red, but he didn't speak.

Min Li smiled again and said, "Even if you don't say it, I know." ”

Lin ** was startled, and then looked at her: "What do you know?"

Min Li looked at her and said, "Don't panic...... Why don't I know? It's not because my brother is coming back soon? Look at my sister's cheerful appearance, just put it away quickly, lest everyone see it and laugh at you. ”

Lin ** smiled and lowered his head again, secretly relieved, and because he saw that Ying Huaizhen was also present, he spat out again: "You just have to take it a little, how about a girl in the boudoir, always making fun of people? Not to mention that you are still facing Sister Huaizhen, you pay attention to teach her badly." ”

Min Li also walked over, took Ying Huaizhen's hand and sat next to her, and said with a smile: "Don't look at her younger age than us, but she doesn't understand anything? ”

Ying Huaizhen just smiled and said, "Sister, don't make fun of me, I don't understand anything." ”

Minli also looked at her and smiled, and said, "This is a girl who knows etiquette seriously." ”

Lin ** was surprised to see that the two of her were so close, so she also sat down and said, "I was sick, and you two are better than before......

Minli turned around and said, "Sister, don't be jealous, you're sick, haven't I been there twice?"

Lin ** smiled: "You still have some conscience." Suddenly, he saw a hairpin slanted on Minli's head, and a water-red silk flower on the top, which was extremely delicate and beautiful.

Lin **'s heart moved, and she felt that this flower was very familiar, and when she thought about it, it was a little like the one that Ling Jingshen gave her before, but then threw it to her.

Lin ** deliberately asked: "This flower of yours is fresh, I heard that it is loved by everyone outside, I originally wanted to buy one, where did you get it?"

Sure enough, when Minli heard this, her face was a little shy and shy, and she said, "It's nothing...... It was given by Brother Depth of Field.,If I bought it myself.,I'll buy one for my sister too.。 It's just a word, but with a sweetness that can't be hidden.

When Lin ** heard the word "Ling Jingshen", his heart suddenly became very uncomfortable, and he peeked at Minli's shy expression, and suddenly his heart moved, and blurted out: "You are ......"

When the words came to his mouth, he suddenly remembered that Ying Huaizhen was also there, but some words were inconvenient to say, so he held back and only bowed his head.

Ying Huaizhen didn't say anything, as if he hadn't heard anything, he only picked up an embroidered surface that Minli hadn't finished on the table and looked at it carefully.

It turned out that Ying Huaizhen and Minli had an intersection, and they almost talked about everything...... Min Li also vaguely mentioned Ling Jingshen a few times, and every time she mentioned it, she was always very praised.

Ying Huai Zhenyin has experienced the word "love", seeing Min Li's expression when she talked about Ling Jingshen, she was shy and timid, and her face was full of joy and couldn't be suppressed, it was almost the same as when she mentioned Ling Jue in her previous life, and she knew in her heart that Min Li was in love with Ling Jingshen, and she was quite affectionate.

Ying Huai sighed secretly in his heart.

Last time, before Xiao Tang went to the envoy, Ying Huaizhen followed Ying Lanfeng to his mansion, and Ling Jingshen was also present at the time, but Ying Huaizhen only paid attention to Xiao Tang at that time, so he just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it.

Later, when I talked to Minli again, I slowly remembered this person, and knew that he was Ling Jue's brother, and ......

It's just that although she is good friends with Minli, there are some things that are naturally inconvenient to say, and some things that must not be said.

Therefore, whenever Minli mentions Ling Jingshen, Ying Huaizhen only looks like he doesn't care about listening, or casually perfunctory a few words, and in addition, he refuses to say a word more, and refuses to make up a word.

However, Minli is very fond of Ling Jingshen in her heart, and these boastful words can't be said to others, if she says it to Lin **, she will definitely not give up with her temperament, or scold Ling Jingshen again, or make fun of Minli again...... But Ying Huaizhen is different, no matter what she says, she just laughs and listens, extremely gentle and comfortable.

Therefore, Min Li likes it even more, at this moment her mind is on Ling Jingshen, she only cares about her own joy, there is someone listening in front of her as a share, and the others don't care at all.

At this moment, Ying Huaizhen heard the two of them mention Ling Jingshen again, so he pretended to be careless again, put down the embroidery, rubbed his hands and said, "It seems to be a little cold, let me pick the fire more vigorously." Then he got up, and went to the stove, and stretched out his hand to make the fire.

Seeing her leave here, Lin ** pulled Minli and whispered, "Have you forgotten what I told you before?"

Minli asked, "What words?"

Lin ** frowned and shouted, "Don't pretend to be stupid, you know...... That person, that person is not good!"

Min Licai smiled and said, "So you said Brother Jingshen? Alas...... Don't always be prejudiced against him, I grew up with him, how can I not know, not to mention that my brother is good with him......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly saw Lin **'s face flushed, as if she was extremely angry, Min Li hurriedly coaxed and said, "Okay, okay, don't be angry, I won't say it...... I didn't do anything, but since Brother Jingshen remembered me and bought something for me, how could I not accept it? ”

Lin ** looked at Minli's appearance and suspected that she liked Ling Jingshen...... Shocked and anxious for a moment, she opened her mouth, wanting to say that Ling Jingshen had also given her this flower, but how could she say it? What would happen after saying it? Not to mention that Ling Jingshen had also done something to her that she could never declare......

Lin ** thought about it, but he turned his head away angrily and stopped talking.

Ying Huaizhen turned his back to the two of them, and vaguely heard a few words, knowing that the two of them were muttering for Ling Jingshen.

Ying Huaizhen was silent, just holding the tongs and playing with the charcoal, the red charcoal flickered in the stove, as if it was a person breathing one by one, but there was an almost suffocating scene in front of Ying Huaizhen:

The white flags fluttered, and the sound of low sobs rang in her ears, and the man, dressed in plain clothes, had his back to her, and knelt straight on the ground.

A maid beside her whispered with a crying voice: "How is this good, the little boy has not left for three days and three nights, has never eaten a mouthful of food, and has never drunk water, no matter who advises him, he will not listen to ......."

Ying Huaizhen burst into tears, just staring at the back, looking at the back that was as straight as ice, knowing that he must be extremely sad at the moment, she wanted to persuade him not to be too sad, no matter what, and she was there, he had to take care of himself.

So he ran forward regardless of Qi Qi and called: "Ling Jue ......"

Ling Jue didn't look at her, just stared at the tablet in front of him, Ying Huaizhen saw that his face was like snow, bloodless, but his eyes were extremely red, as if the tears he cried were bloody.

At that moment, Ying Huaizhen seemed to be able to empathize, she could truly feel the heart-wrenching pain of Ling Jue at this moment, tears involuntarily blurred her eyes, Ying Huaizhen reached out and tried to pull his arm: "Ling Jue ......"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he touched his arm, Ling Jue waved his hand hard, and actually threw Ying Huaizhen to the side, she was caught off guard, fell to the ground, half of her body fell painfully, and several maids were so frightened that they ran up and hurriedly supported her.

Ying Huaizhen endured the pain, but he still looked at Ling Jue with surprise and pity, but saw that he still didn't look at her, just stared at the tablet in front of him, and only after a moment, he said coldly: "You go away." ”

At that time, Ying Huaizhen thought that he was heartbroken, so he treated himself like that.

So after turning around, she also specially told the maids who accompanied her not to tell Sù Ying Lanfeng about the matter...... After all, she secretly ran out to visit him.

In that fall, her shoulders were bruised, and Li Xianshu inadvertently saw it, and Ying Huaizhen only argued that she had fallen carelessly.

Ying Huaizhen couldn't forget the appearance of Ling Jue kneeling on the mourning hall, at that time she thought: No matter what you do, as long as you ...... Don't let him be so sad, then be willing to do whatever she wants.

But no matter what, he couldn't bring that person back to life, and this was exactly what Ling Jue wanted.

Ying Huaizhen was helped away by the maids, she was still looking at Ling Jue, and he was still looking at the words on the tablet: Ling Jingshen......

The white characters on a black background are shocking.

Yes, before they got married, Ling Jingshen had passed away.

At first, I didn't know what the cause of his death was...... Ying Huaizhen inquired, and everyone said that it was an acute illness.

His thoughts fluctuated, and he heard Minli laugh in a low voice: "You don't care about me, you still take care of yourself." ”

Lin ** snorted: "Just laugh, don't say that I didn't remind you...... You know, there is no regret medicine in the world. ”

Min Li said: "What kind of regret medicine, what do I want to do with that Raushzi." ”

Ying Huaizhen's eyes were slightly moist, but fortunately, they were quickly dry again by relying on the fire.

Counting on his fingers, Ling Jingshen passed away in his previous life...... It's less than three years away.

Suddenly, someone gently put her shoulder on the shoulder, and laughed in a low voice: "Silly girl, what are you doing in a daze at the fire? Look at you...... The face is hot, and if you run out like this, you will be as sick as Sister Lin. ”

It turned out that Minli came over, gently helped Ying Huaizhen up, and let her still sit on the original couch.

Ying Huaizhen looked at Minli's gentle face, thinking of the scenes he had just remembered, he still couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable in his heart: if Ling Jingshen really died in three years, then in addition to Ling Jue, there would be one more heartbroken person in this world.

In the afternoon, Ying Huaizhen took the car back to the house, and when he entered the house, he saw Li Xianshu coming back from outside with a spring breeze on his face, and said with a smile: "Everything is finally fine, the world is peaceful." ”

The maid came to help Ying Huaizhen put away the cloak, but before Ying Huaizhen could ask the clue, Li Xianshu had already smiled and said, "Your third aunt's matter is already fine...... Thanks to your third uncle, he is really a good man who can do things! I thought it was a big deal, and I was very upset, but now your third uncle said to me: 'We all know each other's names and surnames, and we will be fine after sitting together and drinking two glasses of wine.' ”

Li Xianshu couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after thinking about it for a while, she laughed again, and since then she has become a little closer to Sanfang.

Soon it was the end of the year, the weather turned cold, and it snowed again for the past two days.

Ying Huaizhen got up early in the morning, put on a cloak, went to greet the old lady, and talked with Ying Cui, Ying Yu, Ying Rui and a few of their girls for a while, and saw that the old lady was tired, so he got up and went back to the room.

The four girls walked halfway and were talking and laughing, when they suddenly saw a person coming from the corridor next to them, and Ying Yu called out first: "It's a little cousin!"

At that moment, the two of them greeted Ying Cui, and talked around them, and Guo Jianyi also stopped and talked to them.

Ying Rui watched from the side, and said, "It's cold here, can't you go back?"

Ying Huaizhen looked up at himself when he saw Guo Jianyi talking to Ying Cui, and was afraid that something would happen to him, so he said to Rui: "You go back first, I'll come back later." ”

Ying Rui didn't say anything, just glanced at Guo Jianyi, and then went by himself.

Ying Huaizhen stood in place, waiting while watching the snow, and sure enough, after a while, I don't know what Guo Jianyi said, Ying Cui and Yingyu ran away, and the surroundings were quiet.

Ying Huaizhen turned around and saw that Guo Jianyi had already walked to his side, looked at her and said with a smile: "Why don't you go back to the house with Rui'er, what are you doing blowing the wind here?"

Ying Huaizhen turned around and said, "What is the little cousin doing here?"

The snow reflected the light, and her face became more and more white, like a beautiful jade, and her eyes were black and white, as if she could see through people's hearts.

Guo Jianyi looked at it for a while, then turned his head away, and only said: "Didn't you ask me to inquire about my second cousin last time? I have already sent a cronie to the south, and I just sent a letter back today......

When Ying Huaizhen heard him say about his father, he had long forgotten what he was indifferent, and hurriedly grabbed his hand and asked anxiously: "How is my father?" ”

Guo Jianyi looked at her with anticipation, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, that person saw it in person, and he also talked to the second cousin, the second cousin is very good, you can rest assured...... Alas, how can you do it if you don't have enough heart all day?"

Ying Huaizhen's eyes were stunned, and when he heard this, he smiled with joy, stretched out his hand and shook his mouth, let out a sigh, and said with a smile: "Oh! I'm relieved! You don't know how many days my heart has been hanging!"

Guo Jianyi looked at her with a bright smile, touched it in her arms, and Ying Huaizhen couldn't help but smile again: "You brought me something again?"

Guo Jianyi smiled: "I didn't bring it to you this time." As he spoke, he took out something and handed it over.

Ying Huaizhen looked down and saw that it seemed to be a letter, took it in a daze, and couldn't help asking, "...... is this?"

Guo Jianyi said: "Just open it and look at it." ”

Ying Huaizhen hurriedly tore it open, unfolded the letter paper, and when she saw the words on it, she immediately burst into tears, it turned out to be Ying Lanfeng's handwritten letter to her.

Ying Huaizhen read it from beginning to end, and when he saw Ying Lanfeng writing about his anecdotes and embarrassments along the road, he couldn't help himself, and he shed tears and laughed at the same time, so he read it twice before he put the letter away and said, "Little cousin, I don't know how to thank you." ”

Guo Jianyi took out a handkerchief, handed it to her, and said, "If you talk to me about this, you want to be separated from me." ”

Ying Huaizhen took the handkerchief, wiped his tears, and laughed: "Who is separated from you, if I were an outsider, I wouldn't dare to bother you to help me inquire about my father's affairs, but you are also willing to work hard, and specially sent someone over...... If you change someone else, it's rare to take it to heart like this. ”

The corners of Guo Jianyi's lips moved, Ying Huaizhen looked at the square handkerchief, folded it carefully, and said, "It's dirty, I'll return it to you when I wash it." As he spoke, he wanted to put it away.

Guo Jianyi smiled, but said, "It's okay." He lifted up his hand and took it, and put it back in his bosom.

Ying Huaizhen heard about Ying Lanfeng's recent situation, read his handwritten letter again, a boulder fell to the ground in his heart, turned his head to look at the flying snow in front of him, let out a long breath, and said, "I am most happy today these days...... Little cousin, every time you bring me good news, it's really my lucky star......" he said, laughing happily.

Guo Jianyi looked at her intently, her eyes were gentle, and suddenly saw a few pieces of snow drifting in with the wind, and some fell on Ying Huaizhen's flowing sea, Guo Jianyi saw it, so she raised her hand and wanted to brush it off for her, her hand was hanging in the air, and when she was about to fall, she suddenly saw Ying Huaizhen's eyes wide open, staring at the opposite side in a daze.

Guo Jianyi was stunned, and as he turned his head, he suddenly saw an outstanding figure on the opposite side, and he was vaguely looking this way.

Guo Jianyi recognized who it was, and suddenly the whole person seemed to be thunder and lightning, and he stayed on the spot.

The snow fell one after another, almost blinding people's eyes, Ying Huaizhen was stunned at first, and then shouted in surprise: "Uncle Tang!" immediately picked up the corners of his skirt and ran over there.