After taking care of Meng Yidi's funeral, the time for everyone to set off is approaching. Regarding the question of his whereabouts, Ah Jin also has to give an answer. So when Ah Jin appeared in Green Willow Villa, everyone was not surprised.

"Big girl, you're here," Ah Jin was packing her luggage when she entered Shen Yu's room, and when she saw Ah Jin walk in, she put down her work and sat down at the table with her.

Ah Jin glanced around her bedroom, and at a glance saw the tightly wrapped object on the long table. There were three sticks of incense stuck in front of the object, and the cigarette smoke curled around and slowly rose into the air. Ah Jin lowered his eyes, and sighed in his heart, "You're almost cleaned up." ”

"Well," Shen Yu gathered the coat draped on his body, and most of the flesh wounds on his body were healed, just because he had been locked up in the dungeon for a long time, and now he was still a little cold, "There is nothing to clean up, most of the soft is left in the palace." ”

At the mention of this, Ah Jin suddenly thought of a person, "Wei Yizheng, do you want to inform me?" ”

Shen Yu shook his head, his expression was indifferent, but Ah Jin still saw through her forbearance at a glance, but he didn't expose it.

"No," she said, "the dungeons of the East Palace and the Jichang Palace were on fire one after another, and the Crown Princess and I were nowhere to be found, and he was so clever that he probably guessed that all these things had something to do with me." He was in the royal capital for a day, and he was in the palace for a day, and he knew as little about our affairs as possible. ”

"That ......" Ah Jin found that what he couldn't see the most now was the resentful couple who couldn't be loved, and the pair in front of him was. She pursed her lips, hesitated again and again, and finally asked this sentence, "You go, the mountains are high and the waters are long." If he wants to find you, where can he start? ”

"Big girl, I told him a long time ago that if you don't see me one day, you will go to the Valley of the Medicine King. If he had a heart, he would have found it. If you don't want to ......" Shen Yu's thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and he didn't say any more.

Ah Jin sighed, and unconsciously set his eyes on the package that was enshrined on the desk, "Do you really want to sprinkle her in the Hundred Flowers Col." ”

Shen Yu followed Ah Jin's line of sight, the cigarette curled and filled her eyes, "I will still leave some buried in the mountain col, set up a monument for her, and leave a memory for people." ”

"That's fine," Ah Jin nodded, not letting himself sink into this heavy sadness for too long, "You've always had an idea, and I'm relieved." There is only one thing, Tsutenkaku is also your home, and when you miss us, it is understandable to come back and have a look. ”

"The slave knows." Shen Yu looked at Ah Jin and smiled slightly. This is the first time since Ah Jin entered the door that he saw her smile, "Big girl, you came today, you should also practice with the pavilion master." ”

Ah Jin didn't answer her words, but said, "Why do you think it's practice, instead of walking with you?" ”

Shen Yu didn't argue with her, just lightly pressed his finger on Ah Jin's wrist. After a while, she withdrew her hand, "Although the injuries on the eldest girl's body have not improved, they have been controlled. It's just that if you don't go back to Tongtian Pavilion, you can't cure it. ”

"I'll go back, just not now." Ah Jin straightened his sleeves and got up to say goodbye to Shen Yu. As soon as she left the room, she saw Ah Yin standing at the door holding Broken Star waiting for her, "Did your father-in-law call you over?" ”

Ah Yin nodded, and followed Ah Jin to Liang Qi'an's room.

"Why didn't he come by himself?"

“…… The stepfather said that if he comes, you will not necessarily follow him back to his room to talk about things. ”

Ah Jin pursed his lips, only to feel that his adoptive father had really eaten her temperament thoroughly.

The villa is not big, and the two sisters and brothers arrived at the door of Liang Qi'an's room after a while. Ah Jin pushed the door to enter, but blocked Ah Yin from the door, "You go around, Sister Ah has something to say to her father-in-law alone." ”

"Got it." Ah Yin didn't think much about it, and flew up to the roof of the room not far away and sat down. Ah Jin squinted at him for a moment before closing the door.

As soon as he turned his back, he saw Liang Qi'an sitting at the square table, already making tea, "Sit down, don't be there." ”

Ah Jin sat silently opposite Liang Qi'an, and as soon as she sat down, Liang Qi'an couldn't help chattering again, "You came here today, have you made up your mind?" ”

"Why did my father knowingly ask?" Ah Jin picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and sighed contentedly, "If you can talk to me well, maybe my daughter can stay here for a while." If not, my daughter will go back. ”

Liang Qi'an was choked by her, and immediately looked at Ah Jin pitifully, "You didn't let Ah Yin stand outside the door just now, and you didn't let him enter the house, just so that you could slap me so disrespectfully." ”

"You're wrong, I'm here to save some face for my father," Ah Jin looked at Liang Qi'an and replied seriously.

Liang Qi'an was helpless. This daughter of her has been so neat since she was a child, she can't say it, and she is reluctant to fight, so she can only admit it, "I understand what you mean, you just don't want to follow us back to Tongtian Pavilion." No matter what, the female university is not staying. ”

Liang Qi'an waved his hand and sighed again and again. Ah Jin obviously knew that he was retreating and advancing, and he saw that she was eating soft or hard, but Liang Qi'an's pitiful appearance still aroused the guilt in her heart.

Ah Jin frowned slightly, bit his lip, and subconsciously softened his tone, "It's not that I won't go back, when the time comes, I will talk to Wen Yu about it." After all, there is no conclusion to the current affairs of the East Palace, and my sudden disappearance at this time will inevitably arouse suspicion. ”

Liang Qi'an took a sip of tea and looked up at him. The words came to her mouth, but she swallowed it again, and all she said was concerned about her, "You can't drag it out like this with this injury." ”

"My daughter knows." Ah Jin lowered his head and said no more. It's rare for a daughter to be so low-browed, and Liang Qi'an is not aggressive.

The father and daughter drank tea in silence for a while, only to hear Liang Qi'an say again: "Okay, I won't urge you." But there is one thing, don't take your injury seriously, if you feel that something is wrong, you must find a way to contact us. ”

"Yes, thank you, father," Ah Jin knew that Liang Qi'an could say this, and he was already giving in. She poured tea for Liang Qi'an with a smile, which was very flattering.

Liang Qi'an pointed at her with his finger, and finally took the cup of tea, "I wanted to take Ah Yin away, but since this is the case, Ah Yin stayed." You two should have a good idea. ”

"Does my father have any other concerns about this arrangement?" Ah Jin looked at Liang Qi'an with some surprise, Liang Qi'an entered the royal capital this time, one was to end those past events, and another important reason was to take their sister and brother back to Unruly Mountain. Now Liang Qi'an actually offered to let Ah Yin stay, which is really strange.

Liang Qi'an looked at the tea deeply, and was silent for a long time before saying, "I'm afraid that the things in the royal capital are going to settle down." Before that, it was the most chaotic time. He didn't worry about Mrs. Ren, and so did I. ”

Hearing Liang Qi'an mention of Mrs. Ren, Ah Jin was relieved, so he didn't continue to ask, but said: "If my brother knew that my father had made this decision, I would be very happy." ”

"Your younger brother, it seems that he doesn't care about anything, but in fact, he cares more than anyone else," Liang Qi'an said this, looked up at Ah Jin, and said, "It's the same as you." ”

Ah Jin smiled slyly, supported his chin and looked at Liang Qi'an, and said word by word: "Father doesn't need to be modest, and he doesn't look at who taught our sister and brother. ”

After that, she didn't wait for Liang Qi'an to respond, she stood up and left the room. Liang Qi'an reacted, and just as he wanted to stop her, the person had already disappeared in front of his eyes, leaving only a string of laughter like silver bells.

Liang Qi'an shook his head helplessly, and when he saw that there was still tea in the pot, he poured himself another cup.

……

After meeting Shen Yu, Ah Jin became much more relaxed. Because of the better mood, even the face that was slightly pale due to the injury tomorrow has become a lot more ruddy. Shen Yu hummed lightly and entered the east wing, but was frightened by the solemn atmosphere in the room.

She stepped into the threshold with one foot, but the other didn't know if she wanted to step in too. When she was in a dilemma, Song Wenyu turned around and saw her. Seeing this, Ah Jin hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Song Wenyu beckoned to her, and then she obediently came to him and sat down, "I don't know if it's good news or bad news." I heard that Xiao Shuo is going to become a monk. ”

"Monks?" Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who was hungry for profit, actually chose to escape to the empty door. Mo said that Song Wenyu felt untrue, and even Ah Jin thought so, "Where did you get the news from, could it be that something went wrong in the middle." ”

"It's been a while. said that after the crown princess was gone, His Royal Highness the crown prince was obsessed with Buddhism and did not pay attention to the government. After the sage's persuasion failed, now he had to hand over the position of the prison to King Run. Song Wenyu hugged Ah Jin in his arms, and while saying this, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Ah Jin tilted his head and thought for a while, a little incredulous, "In this way, you have set up the stage for this play, and you were suddenly notified that you don't need to act...... Is this a victory without a fight? ”

The position of the superintendent of the country is very important to the prince, everyone knows it. Now that the saint of the prison country is willing to do it for Xiao Zhan, the meaning is already obvious.

"I don't know if there was a victory without a fight. But I know the same, if he really insists on becoming a monk, the evidence that he has collected before about the prince's alliance with a party for personal gain may not be able to cure him," Song Wenyu was very worried, and he had already thought about these things countless times before Ah Jin came back. In the end, he could only come up with this answer.

"It is a shame that the culprits cannot be brought to justice. But if he really has his heart set on the Buddha, you can't help him. Take 10,000 steps back and say, what is the difference between him becoming a monk and being degraded to a commoner? I'm just afraid that these are just expedient measures. ”

"King Run and I were thinking of cutting off their henchmen one by one in one go. But now that the saint suddenly has this action, it is obviously a hint that King Run will slow down his pace and don't be aggressive," Song Wenyu subconsciously clenched his fists, and finally let go helplessly, "The king's heart, I really can't guess." ”

"You don't have to be so frustrated, the saint is like this, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to appease the adulterer. He just...... Probably, I started to care about family affection. When this sentence came out, Ah Jin felt ridiculous.

This saint is so strange. disappointed Concubine Liang like that at the beginning, and treated Ah Yin. When he got old, he was like a different person.

"Family affection......" Song Wenyu squinted his eyes, thinking about the various treatments that Xiao Zhan had experienced, and his heart was mixed. He hugged Ah Jin tighter and sighed softly: "Ah Jin, it's good to have you." ”

Ah Jin's cheeks were crimson, and he silently responded to his hug.

He is so dependent and affectionate to herself, how can she be willing to leave.

……

Xiao Shuo sat at his desk dressed in white, copying the Buddhist scriptures that Meng Yidi had not finished writing during his lifetime. Since the fire in the East Palace, he has also frantically investigated this matter and has not slept endlessly. Then suddenly one day, all his movements came to an abrupt end, and he never went out of the house, just copying these Buddhist scriptures, and he couldn't even go to the early dynasty. Now Xiao Shuo seems to have left those fame and fortune behind, and he didn't even care about his own life.

Seeing that the saint had a laissez-faire attitude towards Xiao Shuo, and also gave Xiao Zhan the position of superintendent, Zhu Liangxin still couldn't hold his breath after all.

On this day, Xiao Shuo's door was pushed open suddenly, and Zhu Liangxin saw that the complete scripture was placed everywhere on the floor, and he couldn't help but shake his body. The movement outside the door did not make Xiao Shuo stop the pen in his hand, Zhu Liangxin watched him continue to calmly copy the scriptures, stroke by stroke, extremely serious, she couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

"Mother, be careful, don't trample on the scriptures that I have copied with great difficulty." Zhu Liangxin took a deep breath and just walked into the room when he heard Xiao Shuo speak.

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was these damn sutras again.

Zhu Liangxin closed his eyes, probably suppressing the anxiety in his heart, "How long do you plan to copy these scriptures?" ”

"You asked Di to copy it a hundred times. The last time I went to see her, she had copied it twenty times, but now her copy was burned, so I thought about it and simply copied it a hundred times for her. Xiao Shuo replied without raising his head.

"Do you know that there are different opinions outside, and your father has given Xiao Zhan the position of the prison country. Shuo, what does this mean, you should be clear, right? Yes? Could it be that you want to give up the position of the crown prince to others? Zhu Liangxin came to Xiao Shuo's desk, supported the table with both hands, and looked at Xiao Shuo expectantly.

Hearing this, Xiao Shuo raised his head and saw the tears faintly flashing in Zhu Liangxin's eyes. He sighed and lowered his gaze again, "Mother, what are you afraid of?" Are you afraid that I will lose the position of prince, or are you afraid that I will lose my son? ”

Zhu Liangxin looked at him in a daze, and didn't understand the deep meaning of his words for a while. After a moment, her blank eyes became firm again, "Does this make any difference?" If Xiao Zhan takes the position of prince, will you, me, mother and son still have their lives? ”

"Mother, what you want is not a son, but someone who can fight for the throne for you. Now I don't want to fight for that position, my mother doesn't want to force me anymore because of the mother-son relationship for many years. ”

"I'm forcing you?" Zhu Liangxin felt that she had heard a joke, which made her want to laugh out loud, but the voice she squeezed out of her throat was clearly a little choked, "So far, it has become the palace forcing you?" Well, that's great! ”

"I used to want that position. Now I ......" Xiao Shuo didn't continue, his current attitude has already explained everything. Zhu Liangxin is such a smart person, and how can he not understand it.

However, this is not the result she wanted.

"Ah Shuo, did you just admit defeat? Is this going to be done without a fight? ”

"Mother, we've lost. The fourth brother doesn't even intend to give us a chance to admit defeat," Xiao Shuo looked at Zhu Liangxin meaningfully, saying the frustrating words that Zhu Liangxin didn't like to hear the most.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xiao Shuo's calmness made Zhu Liangxin finally lose her patience, she screamed out loud, and swept the scrolls that Xiao Shuo had piled up on several cases to the ground. The scroll fell to the ground and spread out in all directions, Xiao Shuo glanced at the mess in front of him, and still looked calm.

"Mother, Erchen once went to thoroughly investigate the fire in the East Palace. The four corpses were examined by his son. ”

"You, when are you?" Zhu Liangxin looked at him in a daze, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Xiao Shuo looked at Zhu Liangxin's surprised appearance, and couldn't help laughing, as if he was mocking Zhu Liangxin, and as if he was laughing at himself, "Those four people are not palace people in my East Palace. Coincidentally, the palace people who were serving in the East Palace that day were all taken away by Mama Kong, but among these corpses, there was no Mama Kong. Mother, you said before that Mama Kong would take a few days off, which is also a lie. I've checked, Mama Kong didn't go back to my uncle, she was always alone, neither with you nor back to my uncle. So where did she go, you say? ”

The answer was about to come out, but Xiao Shuo chose to be silent. Zhu Liangxin's body trembled, she only felt that Xiao Shuo was becoming more and more unpredictable, "The fire in the East Palace is not set by the palace, and it is not about Mama Kong, how many times do you want the palace to say it?" ”

"The way of nature, the fire has nothing to do with the mother. My mother would never do anything to shoot herself in the foot...... However, Erchen also tested a poison in the ashes, and the poison was exactly the same as that taken by Concubine Liang. Mother, tell me, why is there such a coincidence? Why does this smell of intestinal poison appear in the East Palace? ”

After Xiao Shuo finished the last sentence, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Liangxin. His eyes were cold and reserved, and his feelings for this woman were so complicated that they almost tore him apart.

Zhu Liangxin gritted his teeth and confronted him silently. She originally wanted to count Meng Yidi's no, but now that the person is gone, Xiao Shuo's heart is also gone with this woman. She was well aware that she could no longer reveal her true thoughts at this time, which would only make things worse.

"Ah Shuo, now is not the time to talk about this, if you don't go back, all your previous efforts will be in vain," Zhu Liangxin avoided the important and lightly, and persuaded bitterly.

Xiao Shuo looked at Zhu Liangxin as if he was looking at a stranger. At that moment, there was no resentment and confusion in his heart, only sadness and disappointment. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and looked at Zhu Liangxin with pity, as if he was looking at a fish struggling to bounce on the dry lake bed, "Mother, what the son-in-law can find, the fourth brother will definitely be able to find out." His scheming is so deep, and with the help of Song Wenyu and Luo Teng, the fire in the East Palace will be found out sooner or later. Perhaps, what happened in Pelican Palace back then, they will also find out...... This is the long-cherished wish of the fourth brother for many years. It was also the beginning of all this that was happening right in front of us. ”

"No, it can't be," Zhu Liangxin took a few steps back, her steps staggering, and she wantonly trampled on several snow-white scrolls.

Xiao Shuo got up, rolled up the scrolls on the ground one by one and put them away, he was doing these things without hurry, and said to Zhu Liangxin: "Mother doesn't need to persuade me anymore, the way I am now is not necessarily a bad thing." ”

Zhu Liangxin subconsciously stepped aside, watching his son leaning over to pick up the scroll. Since he was a child, Xiao Shuo has always been required to do his best in everything. Since he was sensible, Zhu Liangxin had never seen him so idle and indifferent.

At that moment, Zhu Liangxin suddenly realized that she had lost this son.

She turned around with a pale face, and walked to the door of the room step by step, Xiao Shuo put away the scroll and held it in her arms, and when she stood up to look at Zhu Liangxin, she only had time to glance at the backlit back.

I don't know if it's his delusion, he only feels that Zhu Liangxin seems to be a lot older at that moment. He lowered his head and counted the scrolls in his arms, and was relieved to find that the number was just right.

Actually, he has some words left unfinished. It is true that he moved the idea of becoming a monk for the sake of Meng Yidi, and it is also true for Zhu Liangxin.

Ever since he was tested for intestinal poison in the main hall of the East Palace, he already knew that this was a dead end. When he invited himself to become a monk, he degraded himself to a concubine.

Perhaps, this can save my mother's life. As for his mother's mother's family, he couldn't help it.

Xiao Shuo rearranged the scrolls, and Meng Yidi's figure suddenly appeared in front of him. He subconsciously closed his eyes and covered them with one hand. Warm liquid trickled down his fingers and dripped onto his white clothes.

Di, are you okay coming back?

I miss you.

I miss our children too.

The sadness he was desperately suppressing suddenly exploded, and he whimpered in a low voice, not daring to cry out loud. Eddie is gone with his child, and he is also the initiator. And what right does he have to cry?

Di, I regret it.

I really regret it......

I am willing to spend the rest of my life with the Green Lantern Bitter Buddha, just in exchange for a reunion with you.