Shogunate.

The autumn wind gusts, blowing the pond water with waves, the lotus flowers in the pond also dance with the wind, there is a pavilion built in the pool, Mu Chengcheng sits in the pavilion, the slender fingers stroke the piano, the sound of the piano is resentful, the posture of the allure is a little miserable, and the haggard appearance is distressing.

Suddenly, the strings snapped and made a piercing sound, as if they were about to puncture a person's ear.

Mu Qingcheng was so frightened that his hands trembled, the corners of his lips turned white, his eyes were full of confusion, and he shouted: "Cai Wei, Cai Wei." ”

Cai Wei saw that Mu Chengcheng was not in a state for the past few days, so she went down to the kitchen to make red dates and white fungus lotus seed soup, and just finished serving it, when she heard Mu Chengcheng's shouts from a distance, and hurriedly ran over.

"Miss, Cai Wei is here."

Seeing Cai Wei, Mu Tingcheng relieved his heart, and said reproachfully: "Where did you go just now, why didn't you say a word." ”

Cai Wei didn't explain what she actually said, but Mu Tingcheng didn't hear it. It's just that she is a little surprised, the prince of Jin has not come to the mansion to see Miss in the past few days, and the mood of the young lady is not very good, and there are some gains and losses, always afraid that there is no one around, and even sleep by his side.

She also tried to find Prince Jin, but Prince Jin has been very busy recently, and only said that she would come to see Miss, but she couldn't pull away. She was worried that she was bad, and asked Miss if she wanted to ask a doctor to take a look, but she made Miss even more unhappy, and she excused herself on the grounds that she was in good health.

"Miss, the slave maid saw that you were playing the qin, so she didn't disturb you. The slave maid came to the kitchen and brought red dates and white fungus lotus seed porridge, Miss, you can eat some. Cai Wei was worried that Mu Qingcheng wouldn't be able to eat again, she had eaten too little these days, and she had lost a lot of weight.

Mu Qingcheng shook his head, his face was full of sadness, he raised his eyes to look at Cai Wei, and asked softly, "Isn't he still able to pull away?" ”

Cai Wei was embarrassed, seeing her so haggard, she couldn't bear to tell her the truth, so she persuaded her: "The prince said that he would come to see the young lady when he had time." Miss doesn't have to be anxious, the prince's favorite woman is Miss you, if there is a good one, the prince will also be worried. ”

I thought that saying this would make Mu Tingcheng feel better, but I saw Mu Tingcheng shaking his head in despair, tears rolling down, and crying that there was no longer a young lady, "Cai Wei, that person is back, I'm no longer the only one, I... I'm just a substitute for her, woo..."

Cai Wei hugged Mu Qingcheng distressedly, thinking resentfully in her heart, if she knew who that person was, she would definitely not let her go.

Since she was a child, Mu Chengcheng treated her like a sister, and she had never seen her so sad. Since she met Prince Jin, Miss's heart has been tied to Lord Jin, and Prince Jin's joy and anger are her joy and anger. Three days ago, the young lady didn't know who she saw, and as soon as she came back, she was in a state of tears, sobbing and telling herself that she had always been just a substitute, although she knew that Ah Jin had always regarded her as another person, but as long as that person did not appear, then she was the only one.

But when she came back that day, the young lady kept saying that the person had returned, and she didn't tell her who she had met or what she had known. It's just that the soul can't keep it, and it's hard to sleep and eat.

Three days ago, Mu Tingcheng received a letter, and he went to the appointment by himself without calling Cai Wei.

A dilapidated inn in the south of the city, and the place to make an appointment is a private room in this inn.

Mu Chengcheng glanced at the dilapidated façade, took a deep breath to give himself courage, gritted his teeth and went in.

Pushing open the door of the private room, the man in black inside pulled her in, she screamed in fright, but the man covered her mouth and nose and threatened: "Be careful again, your life is not guaranteed." ”

Mu Qingcheng tried desperately to calm himself down, covering his pounding heart, trying to see the face of the man in black clearly, but found that he was wearing a mask.

The obedient man in black was very satisfied with Mu Qingcheng's obedience, let go of the hand covering her, and said loudly: "For the sake of King Jin, you are really not afraid of anything." ”

A young lady with fine clothes and jade food, who was held in her hand, came to the appointment alone because of a letter from him about Wan Yan Jin.

Mu Tingcheng was indeed very scared in her heart, and she thought about retreating, but she really couldn't persuade herself, because this was very important to her.

"Is what you say true?" Mu Qingcheng asked nervously, although she kept telling herself not to believe it on the surface, she still couldn't twist her heart.

Mu Qingcheng couldn't see what the expression of his face under the mask was, and only heard his voice ringing in her ears with a mocking tone: "Didn't Miss Mu notice it?" Why wasn't King Jin by your side on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he said that he was on business? ”

Mu Qingcheng recalled that when she and Cai Wei went to King Jin's Mansion that day, Steward Zhang did say so, and she didn't see Yan Jin for a long time.

Mu Qingcheng's face was no longer suspicious, and the man in black continued: "It's just that you don't know that you are in the shogunate, that night he was taking his beloved woman to the Temple of the Seven Fairies to throw red ropes and enjoy the fireworks. And you obediently didn't go anywhere in the house in order not to disturb him to do things, so you missed this scene. ”

Beloved woman...

Mu Qingcheng suddenly remembered that Wan Yan Jin sometimes looked at her eyes in a daze, and she screamed several times before she came back to her senses. At first, she really thought that he was looking at herself, but after many times, she was vaguely aware of it, but she was already trapped in it, so she comforted herself, but she thought too much, even if Ah Jin didn't love her, at least now she is the only one, isn't it? As long as that person never appears, then he will always be Ah Jin's beloved woman.

But what if one day, that woman appeared?

She didn't dare to think about it, so she kept deceiving herself and kept telling herself that Ah Jin's beloved woman was her, and there was no one else.

She has been deceiving herself for so many years, and suddenly someone tears the truth and puts it in front of her, how can she accept it?

"I don't believe it, I won't believe every word you say. Ah Jin, Ah Jin, he would never do this to me..."Mu Qingcheng grabbed the hand of the man in black again, almost begging, hoping that he could tell her that everything he said was just a lie to her. "Tell me, it's not true... That's not true, is it? ”

The man in black didn't pay attention to Mu Chengcheng, and threw off a set of red ropes. Mu Chengcheng would never have believed it, but when she saw the red rope, the little hope in her heart also came to naught.

This is Ah Jin's handwriting, how could she not recognize it.

"The ten-mile long pavilion is full of frost, how old is the green silk and white hair? There is no regret in this life, and there is a fate in the next life. This, this is really Ah Jin's handwriting..."

Even if it is wrong to meet in this life, there is no regret, and we will stay together in the next life. Even in the next life, does he want to stay with that woman?