At night, the moonlight is bright and clear, with a sense of crystal clearness, like tears, hanging in the night sky. Taking advantage of this light, Yu Tzu Hyuk also sat by the window to drink and admire the moon as before. Things in the world are such a coincidence, but every time Yu Cihe admired the moon and drank, he ran into Shang Ling who couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, and went out for a walk. But this time, it wasn't Shang Ling who saw Yu Cihe sitting by the window.

"Shang Ling!" Yu Cihyuk's crisp voice pierced Shang Ling's eardrums like a sharp sword.

"Hiss~" Shang Ling covered his ears, patted his heart again, and turned his head to look at Yu Cihe, his face was hideous, as if a poisonous snake saw its prey spitting out letters, "It's a big night, can't you be quiet?" ”

"Big night, who do you want to eat with this expression?" Yu Tzu Hyuk stopped looking at him at all and drank to himself.

"What's the matter? Do you still blame me for being hideous? Why don't you say that in the dead of night, your lion's roar scares my heartache? As he spoke, he rubbed his heart with his hand again, and his expression was no longer hideous, but became aggrieved, as if he was angry. Yu Ci Hyuk didn't pay attention to him anymore, he returned to his normal state and talked to Yu Ci Hyuk: "Hey? Yu Tzu-hyuk? Why do I see you drinking and admiring the moon every time I come out? How much wine do you hide? ”

"It's not much, it's just a matter of buying all the way."

"That's not much?" Shang Ling smiled helplessly and shook his head, "How much do you like to drink?" Like when I drank with Ah Xuan and them before, I felt like you weren't drunk. Hey, I can tell you, Yu Cihyuk, drinking like you is not good for your health. ”

"What do you think drinking does?"

"Effect?" Shang Ling put his face on his hand, tilted his head and thought for a while, "Solve your worries?" It's not to say, 'How can you solve your worries?' Only Du Kang. 'What?' So what does it do to solve your worries? ”

"Do you think it can really solve your worries?" As he spoke, Yu Tzu Hyuk took another sip of wine.

"I think..."Shang Ling looked up at Yu Cihe's drinking, and always felt a little sad, "I don't think drinking can solve my worries." I got drunk once, and I forgot about it when I fell asleep, but what should I do when I wake up the next day, why bother? Is it just for a momentary escape? Shang Ling shook his head and shouted at Yu Cihe, "Yu Cihe! Give me a place! With that, he jumped and climbed the wall with his hand to go up to Yu Tzu-hyuk's window. Yu Cihe knew what he wanted to do, and as early as Shang Ling shouted her kung fu, she turned over and left him a vacancy. Yu Tzu Hyuk stood in the room with a wine jug in one hand and the other arm in the other, watching Shang Ling roll in, his face a little happy, but it was also fleeting. Shang Ling stood up and twisted his waist and said, "How is it?" Is it not that the sword is not old? ”

"Hmph~" Yu Cihe ignored him, walked straight to the window, and sat by the window with his back to the window, "The third watch broke into the women's boudoir in the middle of the night, what do you say King Nanyang will think of you?" ”

"Yu Cihyuk, don't mess with me!" Shang Ling walked up to her and sat down, "I just think it's too tiring to stand down and talk to you with my head up." By the way, he reached out and shook two fingers in front of his and Yu Tzu-hyuk's eyes, "Isn't it much better to talk like this now?" ”

"It's all up, and I can't drive you down." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the moon outside.

"Hey, Yu Tzu-hyuk? Why do you like to see the moon so much? What's so nice about this? As he spoke, Shang Ling also turned his head to look at the moon outside, "Why can't I see anything?" ”

"What do you think this moon looks like?"

"Like what?" Shang Ling thought for a moment, "Plates? That's why it's also called a jade plate! ”

"Do you know the story of the mermaids in the South China Sea?"

"I seem to have heard of this, which means that a long, long time ago, in the sea in the south of our country, there lived a merman, who looked like a human, but had scales like a fish on his back, dragging a tail like a fish, and lived freely in the water. The merman has two special skills, one is good at spinning and weaving silk, the silk woven by the merman is very fine, thin like the wings of a cicada, the color is good, the luster is enough, no matter who sees it, it will be loved, it is a kind of silk fabric of the highest grade; The second is that their tears can be turned into pearls. Tears are their treasure. After living in the water for a long time, the sharks will go ashore to spend the night in the homes of the people near the sea, and if the people who are staying there have looms, in order to repay the family, they will take the initiative to weave silk for the households. They weave silk very quickly, and as long as they stay in the household's house for a few days, a good silk horse will be woven. If the householder takes the silk woven by the merman and sells it, he will earn a hundred times more silver taels than the usual silk. If I'm not mistaken, this is it. ”

Yu Tzu Hyuk still looked at the moon and said, "The pearl is born in the mussel, and the mussel is stored in the sea." Whenever the moon is bright and quiet, the mussel opens to the moon to raise its pearls, and the pearls get the moon, and the color is full of light. Tears are metaphors for beads, since ancient times, mermaids cry tears, each into a pearl, but also a strange scene in the sea. In this way, the bright moon falls between the seas, and it is a pearl bathed in the realm of tears. This moon is like a pearl, with abundant luster and dew, whether it is a profit or a loss, it is a different heavenly fairyland. The change of the moon image is also more like a reflection of the world. Viewing the moon itself may not be the moon itself, but a feeling, an image. Yu Ci paused and asked Shang Ling, "It's going to be fifteen soon, right?" ”

"Yes." Shang Ling was actually fascinated by the moon that Yu Cihe said, "There are still two or three days to be fifteen." ”

"Shang Ling, promise me one thing, right?" Yu Tzu Hyuk suddenly turned her head and became very serious, although she was like this on weekdays, Shang Ling still felt a different aura.

"What's the matter? You said. Shang Ling also took advantage of the trend and became serious.

"When fifteen, don't be with me."

"Why?" Shang Ling was a little surprised, "Isn't fifteen the days when you are riddled with old illnesses?" At that time, you need someone to be by your side to take care of you! ”

"No, it's not the same time it used to be, and if you still want to see me again, don't be out of my sight at fifteen." Shang Ling wanted to say something more, but looking at Yu Cihe's increasingly determined eyes, he couldn't say a word.

"Thinking about it, she is measured in her work, so there shouldn't be any big problem." Shang Ling thought so, nodded and said, "Okay! I promise you, you have to be safe yourself! ”

"Thank you." Yu Tzu Hyuk said no more, and looked up at the moon again. Shang Ling took advantage of the moonlight to look at Yu Cihe's face at this moment, and in a trance, he seemed to see a small beating shadow on Yu Cihe's face. He reached out to grab the little shadow, but it was empty. Looking up at the moon again, in the moon image, that small shadow seems to be dancing on the moon.

"Could it be that you are really fascinated by the moon?" Shang Ling thought to himself, a sea appeared in front of him, and he saved a merman by the sea. In fact, there is a second half of this story: the fisherman rescues an injured merman on the shore and brings it home to recuperate. After the injury was healed, the merman did not leave, and took the initiative to weave the silk in the benefactor's house, and when the silk was finished, the boatman found that it was different, and then he knew that he was saving the merman. After living for a while, the merman was leaving, and he couldn't help shedding tears before leaving, and the tears fell and turned into crystal pearls. When the pearls were about to overflow in the plate, the mermaid gave them to the boatman. Turn around and jump into the sea and disappear into the vast sea. "Who is the merman?" Shang Ling asked himself in his heart, but there was no answer to tell him, "Is it Yu Cihyuk?" He began to make up an answer for himself, "yes..."

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"Keeping the two of them in the house for a few more days is really delaying the trip of the two of them." King Nanyang looked at Shang Ling and Yu Cihe apologetically.

"It's not the prince's fault, it's a good thing to be more prepared, it's just that we have been bothering the palace for a few more days." Yu Cihe said a few very official clichés, and Shang Ling saw that she didn't want to bother talking any more, so she followed up and said, "Since there is nothing to do, then we will say goodbye to the prince here." With that, Shang Ling saluted to King Nanyang.

"That's nature." King Nanyang stood up, "Take care, two of you." Yu Cihe saluted again, and the two turned around and left the palace. Mo Ziwen stood next to him without saying a word the whole time, and it wasn't until the two of them left that his eyes looked at the two of them, his eyes full of regret.

"Zi asked?" King Nanyang saw the difference in Mo Zi's question, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"It's nothing, it's just that they left suddenly, and I feel a little lonely in my heart."

King Nanyang looked at the figures of the two of them who were gradually moving away and sighed: "The palace is going to be deserted again." ”

Yu Cihe walked in front of Shang Ling without saying a word, and after walking for a long time, Shang Ling couldn't bear the loneliness and ran forward and gently poked Yu Cihe's arm.

"What's wrong?" Yu Tzu-hyuk's pace did not decrease in the slightest, but he turned his face slightly.

"How do I feel something is wrong with you?" Shang Ling cautiously, "Are you still angry that the prince suspects you?" ”

"Nope." Yu Tzu Hyuk finally stopped, "I don't care about this matter for a long time. ”

"Then why do you look so sad?"

"Do I have one?"

"Yes!" Shang Ling nodded affirmatively.

"Let's talk as we go." Yu Tzu He took another step, and Shang Ling walked side by side with her, "I just thought of one thing suddenly, I don't know if I can explain it to you." ”

"You say, I'll listen. Anything can be said. Shang Ling's eyes widened with curiosity, as if he wanted to see what was going on in Yu Cihe's mind through his wide eyes.

"I wonder maybe we're running out of time to walk side by side like this now." Yu Tzu-hyuk still looks melancholy as before.

Shang Ling also felt a little melancholy when he heard this, but thinking that he was always the one who looked at the light, he smiled and comforted Yu Cihe and said, "Being able to walk for a day is a day, and being able to walk for a moment is a moment, you are such a smart person, you can't see through this?" Shang Ling smiled and continued, "But I'm quite happy. Because Yu Tzu-hyuk is finally sad because we can't walk side by side and can't deal with some things together. I, Shang Ling, how to say it in this life, I have earned it! ”

"Do you really think so?" Yu Tzu Hyuk turned his face to look at Shang Ling's face.

"Of course!" Shang Ling gave her a big smile in return.

Yu Tzu Hyuk smiled and said seriously: "We are going to check on you and Yulongtai next, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Hmm..."Shang Ling also became serious for a second, "I think, since I suspect that Yulongtai is obeying the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, and my father-in-law is doing things for His Royal Highness the Prince, why don't we start with the latest investigation?" Let's go check it out first... My home? This "my family" Shang Ling said it very lightly, as if he had accidentally told his secret.

"Is it really okay for you to do that?" Yu Cihe was obviously a little worried that Shang Ling would put himself in danger after being discovered by Shen Fan.

"It's fine." In fact, Shang Ling himself felt weak when he said this, but he felt that some things couldn't just be left alone, "Yu Cihe, don't worry, I will definitely protect myself." You don't have to worry anymore. In this way, the emperor's birthday banquet yesterday, so the father-in-law can't go back for a while, so let's take advantage of this time to hurry up and take a look. ”

Yu Tzu Hyuk didn't have anything else to say, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, hurry up and hurry." ”

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Xuan Zhuyi stayed in Lingxian Pavilion and was idle all day, and when he thought of Shang Ling and Yu Cihe running around, he felt uneasy about his conscience when he lived a free life all day. However, now that he has become the target of being hunted down, it will be a dead end to go out without his life, not to mention that Ouyang Ruolin is now out of sight, and he should accompany her by his side. However, he still couldn't stay idle, and he was always thinking about something.

"I think my brother has been sullen and distracted in recent days." Mu Jinggong carefully discovered that something was wrong with Xuan Zhuyi, and took the time to call his sister and Feng Xunyi out to discuss the matter.

"Maybe I'm worried about Ruolin." Mu Zhixi tilted her head, as if she was thinking about something.

Feng Xunyi was silent for a while, and suddenly answered: "A while ago, he told me that Shang Ling and Miss Yu would not go back, and he was a little worried. ”

"It's normal to worry, and so do we." Mu Zhixi suddenly came to her senses, "The two of them have been out for so long, and they haven't heard from them until now, so they must be worried." ”

Mu Jinggong: "I think the senior brother should also be worried about them. I think the senior brother wants to go out and check on his own, but he can't get out. You think, Ruolin is like this now, and he himself is being hunted down and killed, and he really can't go anywhere. ”

"yes... Can't go anywhere. Mu Zhixi suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "He can't go anywhere, we can!" ”

"Sister, what do you want to do?" Mu Jinggong's eyes also seemed to glow.

"Shang Ling and Yu Cihe went to investigate the matter of Yulongtai, then we will go to investigate the matter of the prince." Mu Zhixi seemed to have a plan, "Or if we can't find out on the prince's side, then we will go and investigate the incident in Mufu back then." ”

"What happened to Mufu?" Mu Jinggong's eyes flashed with tears, "Can we really find out the truth of the year, sister?" ”

"How can you know if you don't try?" Mu Zhixi's gaze became a little firmer, "That matter is absolutely inseparable from the imperial court, I want to ask for a reason for the hundreds of people in the Mu Mansion, and also for myself to ask for a result." ”