The next day, Ding Xiaohui and Ruojun bought some fruits, carried Xiao Nian'an on their backs, and found the hidden and elegant "Homesick Garden" according to the address provided by Song Yuanyang.

"Let's put it on for the child, I don't want to make a fuss." She handed the mask to Xiaohui, but her heart was very bitter, she didn't know what happened to Ruikang, Jiaqi, Jiawei, especially Master Zhou when he saw Nian'an's little face, even Song Yuanyang could see at a glance who the child looked like, not to mention these people who were so familiar with Ruikang, she knew that this was very unfair to Xiao Nian'an, Ruikang was his biological father, and Master Zhou was his grandfather, but ...... She frowned, she didn't want any more turmoil, Xiao Nian'an was already surnamed Ding, and she had nothing to do with the Zhou family.

Ding Xiaohui knew her thoughts, nodded, took the small mask and put it on Xiao Nian'an's face, Xiao Nian'an waved his little hand, his mouth was uh-huh, his little head was swaying left and right very uncooperatively, as if he was protesting against God's injustice to him, and a pair of black eyes stared at Mei Ruojun's face, as if he had a stomach full of questions.

Mei Ruojun looked at Xiao Nian'an, who was forced to wear a mask, and felt very distressed, there were people in the garden who were most closely related to him, but he couldn't recognize them, Ruojun held the child tightly in his arms, Ding Xiaohui slapped open the door of the "Homesick Garden", a forty or fifty-year-old maid opened the door, asked their identities, closed the door again, and turned around to go inside.

After a while, the door opened, and Cheng Jiaqi stood at the door nobly and elegantly, wearing a dark red cheongsam, a beautiful bun, and silver silk double-flying butterfly hair ornaments on her ears and temples, still as beautiful and dignified as many years ago, looking at Ding Xiaohui and Mei Ruojun in surprise.

"Ruojun? Xiaohui? How did you find this? ”

Ding Xiaohui told Song Yuanyang about coming to ask for help, Cheng Jiaqi frowned, and did not invite them in, but walked out by himself and closed the garden gate.

Jiaqi raised her hand slightly, pointed to a bamboo forest beside her, and motioned to go to the bamboo forest to talk.

The three of them came to the bamboo forest, and after a long silence between each other, Jiaqi raised her head and smiled kindly, "Thank you so much for coming to visit Ruikang." But...... Ruojun, we are already old friends, and I don't shy away from anything, frankly, I think your appearance can't really help Ruikang. ”

"Ruikang's heart knot is that he has never walked out of the past, and you represent his painful past, your appearance will only evoke his painful memories, what he needs is not the past, but to face the reality and the future. Just like you and Xiaohui, you see, you have stepped out of the shadows of the past, chosen the right person, and lived a happy life, to be honest, I envy you. Xiaohui is a good man, you are lucky. ”

Jiaqi smiled, calmly took Ruojun's hand, held it in his hand, looked at Ding Xiaohui with appreciation, and then said: "And Ruikang also needs to do the same, he must let go of the past of the two of you and face the present and the future." ”

Her words were smooth and reasonable, Mei Ruojun didn't have any words of refutation and questioning at all, she knew that what Jiaqi said was right, maybe what Ruikang needed most was not to see her, but to forget her, and completely forgetting their past was the best for him.

Jiaqi sighed and said softly and forcefully: "Besides, my father is in the garden now, how are you, the former daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, going to face him?" Isn't it embarrassing? ”

Yes, yes, yes, everything Jiaqi said was right, why was she so stupid, why didn't you think of this? She nodded unconsciously.

Ding Xiaohui groaned and said: "Ruojun, what Jiaqi said is reasonable, firstly, you have remarried, and you are no longer from the Zhou family, and it is quite embarrassing to meet Uncle Zhou again, and secondly, Ruikang really needs to forget the past and cheer up again." And you are not the right person to help him. Since we have already been here and our hearts have arrived, let the doctor and Jiaqi take care of the rest, Ruikang is injured for the country and the people, God will definitely bless him to get better. ”

Yes, all of them make sense, all in all, it's okay that she and Ruikang can't meet, as long as they don't meet, everyone can live peacefully, as long as they are separated, everyone can be happy, as long as they are no longer together, the world will be peaceful.

Ruojun subconsciously hugged Nian'an tighter, and nodded painfully, she knew that she couldn't cry, she couldn't reveal the disappointment and sadness in her heart, because Jiaqi would mind, Ding Xiaohui would mind, and the whole world would mind.

She pursed her lips vigorously, trying not to let herself cry, Ding Xiaohui handed the fruit to Jiaqi, said a few polite words, gently hugged Ruojun's shoulder, and left.

The door behind him opened, Ruojun couldn't help but look back, Jiaqi had just stepped into the door, a maid rushed out, shouting: "Mrs., madam, the colonel has a headache again, he hurts so badly...... Go and see, he's smashing things in the house......"

Before her words fell, in a trance, it seemed that a person ran out of the backyard, wearing pajamas, holding his head in pain, running around the yard, screaming loudly, and smashing his head desperately with his fist.

"Ruikang !!" She saw him, it was him, it was him, it was him, he was so painful, so painful, oh no, the world didn't exist anymore, she didn't care about anything anymore, everyone didn't matter anymore.

Where's the sky? Where is the land? I don't know, she only has him in her eyes, she stuffed Nian An into Ding Xiaohui's arms, desperate to rush into the garden, she wanted to save him, to hug him.

The people in the garden were also chaotic, Master Zhou ran out, Jiawei ran out, everyone shouted, hurriedly trying to stop Ruikang from beating his head, but Ruikang was tall and strong, and he was in a state of madness at this time, no one could stop him, he shouted loudly, the shouting was heartbreaking, and everyone was terrified.

"Ruikang! Ruikon! She shouted and rushed into the garden, God, let her save him, she could save him, he had saved her so many times, and she could do the same.

Just when she was about to touch the iron door, Jiaqi suddenly turned around and stared at her coldly, she had never seen Cheng Jiaqi's eyes like this, her eyes suddenly reminded Ruojun of Mrs. Zhou, stern, cold, gloomy, cold, angry, jealous......

Ruojun seemed to see Mrs. Zhou standing in front of her, and in an instant, the blood in her whole body stopped flowing, she was stunned for a moment, but Ruikang's shouting made her unable to care about this, even if she wanted her to kneel, she could, she spoke: "Please......"

only said one word, Cheng Jiaqi had already closed the big iron door with a ---bang, and the two of them were separated again by life, why? Why? She could no longer restrain the pain in her heart, crying and banging the door.

"Jiaqi, please, open the door, I promise, I will go, please, as long as he is well, I will go, I promise, I promise......" She begged loudly: "Ruikang! Ruikon! I'm here, I'm here......" she cried out, banging on the door, hoping he could hear, hoping that her presence would ease his pain.

But there was a very clear order from inside the door: "No one is allowed to open the door!" ”

Jiaqi ...... Cheng Jiaqi...... The kind, tolerant, and empathetic woman, the good friend who once cared for each other and hugged each other, is gone, Ruojun doesn't know Jiaqi's suffering over the years, she loves Ruikang, but she can't make him fall in love with herself by all means, she has been living in the shadow of Ruojun, she has been living in a mirage built by Ruikang, what golden boy and girl, what match made in heaven, what harmony between Qin and Se, all fake, all non-existent, there is only Mei Ruojun in his heart from beginning to end, she is unwilling, She was crazy with jealousy, and she didn't allow Mei Ruojun to get one step closer to Ruikang.

Mei Ruojun's crying outside the gate upset her, Zhou Ruikang's wailing in the yard broke his heart, she hurried to her husband, she must have a way to comfort her husband, she must have a way to save her husband, she must have a way to really have her husband.

Zhou Ruikang had a splitting headache, beating his head desperately, he couldn't see the scene in front of him, everything in front of him gradually became blurry and dim.

There was a noise in his ears, and everyone was shouting around him, which made him very annoyed and annoying, but in these voices, there was a faint voice in his heart calling him, that voice was so soft, so delicate, just like her person, that voice said a lot of words to himself when he was asleep, plum blossom, plum blossom, plum blossom in his heart..... He remembers, he remembers......

"Ruojun ......" He shouted weakly in the direction of the gate, and suddenly his eyes went black, his body went limp, and he passed out.

"Oh, Ruikang, how are you?"

"Ah, go get a doctor!"

"Hurry up, carry it into the room."

Mei Ruojun vaguely heard the sound of talking in the garden, a bunch of people chattered, and he could already know the chaotic scene inside, and after a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged servant came out, and hurriedly walked out, and did not look at Ruojun, and left quickly, Ruojun knew that this must be to ask for a doctor.

She tried to push the door in, but hesitated.

"I'd better go in and have a look, you hold the baby." Ding Xiaohui stuffed the child into her arms, blocked the iron door that had not yet been closed, turned his head sideways to look at her deeply, exhaled a deep breath in his nose, walked in, and the iron door closed again.

Mei Ruojun didn't see his expression clearly, but that dull exhalation was enough to make her understand the storm her marriage was about to face, but she couldn't think about it now, her head was full of Ruikang's safety, she looked at the sky helplessly, and kept praying for mercy from the heavens, so that she could let herself go in and look at him, even if she was willing to sacrifice everything.

Xiao Nian'an seemed to feel the suffering of his parents, his little hand rested lightly on Ruojun's face, blinking those watery eyes, oh my God, he is so small, his little face is so beautiful, but he has to wear such a big mask.

Ruojun took off the mask on his face, hugged him tightly in his arms in distress, and Xiao Nianan also hugged his mother's face.

"Nian'an, my poor child, your father is inside, he hasn't seen you yet, he's very sick, mom misses him so much, but mom can't take you to see him, what should I do, what should I do?"

The sky was drizzling, Ruojun could only huddle under the eaves with Nian Anse, and she didn't know how long she had been standing, she only felt that her legs were sore, a rickshaw came, the manservant and the doctor hurriedly got off, the big iron door opened again, the manservant turned his head to look at Ruojun's mother and son, and asked, "Madam, who are you looking for?" ”

"I ...... I'm looking for ...... Can I go in and have a look? She pleaded incoherently in a confused mind.

The manservant saw that her words were disorderly, headless and brainless, and waved his hand irritably: "Hurry up, hurry up, how ugly it is for you to stand at the door of someone's house with a child in your arms like this." After speaking, he ignored Ruojun's mother and son, and led the doctor into the garden with an umbrella.

//

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, Ruojun protected Nian An in his arms and shrank in the corner of the wall with his face inward, I don't know how long he waited, the big iron door finally opened again, and it was Ding Xiaohui who came out, he held an umbrella and stared at Ruojun's mother and son in the corner, his brows were tightly locked.

"Ah, Xiaohui, how is he? How's it going? ”

Ding Xiaohui sighed: "The doctor gave him a painkiller injection, and he is fine for the time being." ”

"What do you mean it's okay for the time being?" She grabbed her and asked urgently.

"He still had bruises in his skull, and it was probably pressing on his optic nerve, and he could ...... Will be blind ......"

"What? Blindness? No, no, how could he be blind? Her face was pale, her whole body was trembling, and she could barely stand on her feet.

Ding Xiaohui helped her: "The doctor said that she was temporarily blind, and as long as the blood was bruised, her vision could be restored." ”

"That'...... How long does it take? ”

"I don't know, I prescribed him a few prescriptions to dissolve blood congestion, eat first, don't worry, I will often see him, and the doctor also recommends that we combine Chinese and Western treatments. I think he'll get better. ”

"Can I go in and see him? I just look outside the door, just one look. Her lips trembled and she pleaded.

Ding Xiaohui looked at her deeply, was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Ruojun, they don't welcome you. Cheng Jiaqi is the hostess here. ”

She was stunned for a moment, remembering Jiaqi's cold and piercing eyes just now, and suddenly a scoop of cold water was poured on her fiery heart, and her sanity gradually recovered, she glanced at Ding Xiaohui lonely, and muttered in her mouth: "Oh, yes, you are right, you are right...... They didn't welcome me. ”

She glanced up at him, his face was not good-looking, his sharp eyes kept staring at her, she lowered her head, and said in a very low voice, "I think, you are not welcoming me either." ”

Ding Xiaohui smiled bitterly: "It's up to you." Okay, I'm tired, let's go back first. He paused and said, "Maybe you'd rather stay here, then I won't stop you." ”

She took a deep look at the big iron door behind her, frowned, and shook her head: "Let's go back." ”

He took her under the umbrella, and the three of them slowly walked into the rain.

That night, Ding Xiaohui slept back on his single bed, and the two of them had their own thoughts that night, and they couldn't sleep for a long time.