The Longfeng Teahouse is not far from the General's Mansion, and it didn't take much effort to reach the destination with Du Xiaomeng in the carriage.

Du Xiaomeng got out of the carriage with a cloth bag, smiled at the coachman and said, "Thank you, big brother, you can go back, you don't have to wait here." ”

With that, she walked straight to the gorgeously decorated Longfeng Teahouse.

The coachman didn't dare to go back like this, if the girl ran to another place after a while, he didn't follow and lost the person, and he couldn't explain to the beautiful girl when he went back. The coachman followed into the teahouse and watched Du Xiaomeng enter a wing room upstairs, and immediately went to find the owner of the teahouse, moved out of the title of Rui Wangfu, and said a few words to the owner of the teahouse, and the boss nodded a few times before calling a shopkeeper to give a few words, and the shopkeeper hurriedly ran out after hearing it.

Seeing that the owner of the teahouse sent someone to Rui Wang's Mansion to report his current location, the coachman continued to stay in the teahouse and stared at the wing room on the second floor, not daring to relax in the slightest.

The coachman downstairs was nervously watching, and Du Xiaomeng in the wing room ordered a table of good dishes to enjoy in a leisurely manner. She was in a bad mood, but her appetite was very good, and she also called the shopkeeper to serve her several bottles of Longfeng Teahouse's special "plum wine" to help her enjoy it.

When Yu Tianzheng received the news and rushed to the Longfeng Teahouse, it was already afternoon, and as soon as he entered the door, the coachman hurriedly greeted him, pointed to the wing room on the second floor, and said, "Your Highness, Miss Du is in that wing." ”

Yu Tianzheng walked upstairs quickly, and when he pushed open the door of the side room, Du Xiaomeng was already full of food and drink, and at this time he was pouring a full glass of plum wine ready to drink.

Seeing Yu Tianzheng push the door in, Du Xiaomeng calmly put down the wine glass, took another empty wine glass, poured a glass of wine, raised a glass of wine and said to Yu Tianzheng with a smile: "This Longfeng Teahouse's home-brewed plum wine is very good, do you want to have a glass?" ”

Yu Tianzheng closed the door with his backhand, sat down casually beside Du Xiaomeng, took the wine glass and drank it all, then put down the wine glass and looked at her and said, "It's not early, Xiaomeng, let's go back." ”

Du Xiaomeng looked at him with wide eyes and asked in surprise: "Your Highness, didn't Miss Meijing tell you what I said?" ”

Yu Tianzheng didn't answer her question, but asked calmly: "Is it because the subordinates in the palace are not serving satisfactorily?" Or is there anyone who is upsetting you? ”

Du Xiaomeng shook her head. She lowered her head and took a sip of the contents of the cup, put the cup down and said slowly, "Could it be that Your Highness still doesn't understand what I mean after reading the box I asked Miss Mei to send back?" ”

Yu Tianzheng shook her hand and said, "I don't understand." Didn't we say it well before? When you asked me to give it to you, I never forced you, why did you suddenly have the intention of leaving? ”

Du Xiaomeng wanted to withdraw his hand back, but Yu Tianzheng held it tightly and had to give up. She looked directly into Yu Tianzheng's eyes and said, "All along, I always feel that there seems to be something between me and you, something is missing, and I wonder why every time you look at me affectionately, I always feel uncomfortable." Now, I finally understand why. ”

Yu Tianzheng looked at Du Xiaomeng, his lips pursed tightly, waiting for her to continue.

Du Xiaomeng touched his face and smiled bitterly and said softly: "It turns out that what you said about liking is not to Du Xiaomeng, you are not loving Du Xiaomeng, and your eyes are not looking at Du Xiaomeng affectionately." What you like, what you see in your eyes is the shadow of the late Princess Rui in me, you want to turn me into a stand-in for Princess Rui, and find a place for your love for Princess Rui, what you say about how different I am so liking me is just a lie, isn't it? ”

A trace of strangeness flashed across Yu Tianzheng's face. He straightened his face, then shook Du Xiaomeng's hand with a gentle smile and said, "Xiaomeng, you think too much, why don't you believe in my love for you until now?" You've been through so much between me and me, how can I use you as a stand-in? We've been together for a long time, and what I've been doing for you, and how well I've treated you, can't I give you enough confidence to believe that I really like you and really want to stay with you until I am white? ”

After listening to Yu Tianzheng's words that seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, Du Xiaomeng looked at him and said word by word: "I have been to Yicui Listening to the Rain Pavilion. ”

Feeling Yu Tianzheng's hand trembling slightly, she took advantage of the situation to withdraw her hand and continued: "In the portrait, Princess Rui is wearing a red dress and combing the same hairstyle as me, and there I saw the butterfly Shuangfei and Xuezhongmei designed by you, as well as the poem you inscribed: In the past, Xuemei met to find each other, and yesterday the butterflies flew in pairs. Once the yin and yang are separated, the strings are difficult to continue, and it is sad to continue. The soul is gone, sighing, and seeing the lovesickness of things, the liver and intestines are broken. ”

Du Xiaomeng read out the poem at a very slow pace, and after she read out the whole poem, Yu Tianzheng's calm expression changed slightly. Du Xiaomeng withdrew the gaze locked on Yu Tianzheng's face, lowered her eyes and continued: "The sadness and affection in the poem make me remember the poem after reading it once, and I can also see from the poem how deep your feelings are for Princess Rui." Because you are too affectionate for Princess Rui to empathize with others, so when you don't know when and how to see the shadow of Princess Rui on me, and find the feeling of Princess Rui in me, you will find me as a stand-in, wanting to turn me into the person you love in your heart. ”

"I don't want to be anyone's stand-in, since what Your Highness needs is just a stand-in who lives in the shadow of Princess Rui, then any woman other than Xiaomeng can do it." Du Xiaomeng plucked the butterfly on her bun and then took off the snow plum on her wrist, held it with both hands and handed it to Yu Tianzheng, and said: "This hairpin and bracelet belong to Princess Rui, Xiaomeng is not blessed, please take it back." ”

Yu Tianzheng sat there with a complicated expression and neither spoke nor took the things, Du Xiaomeng put the hairpin and bracelet on the table, and said, "Your Highness, I have made it clear to you, and in the future, we will be ordinary friends as before." Take care, I'm leaving. ”

Du Xiaomeng stood up and was about to go out, but Yu Tianzheng suddenly grabbed her and dragged her into his arms and said hurriedly: "Xiaomeng, other women can't compare with you, don't go, follow me back to the palace." You are not a stand-in in my heart, give me a little time, and I will use my actions to prove to you that I really like you! ”

Du Xiaomeng was held in his arms and neither struggled nor anxious, this situation was within her budget, according to past experience, it was in vain to fight with Yu Tianzheng. She raised her eyes to look at Yu Tianzheng with a calm face, and said in a small but clear voice: "Your Highness, this game of self-deception is not fun, you better let me go." ”

"No, I'm not going to let you leave me!" Yu Tianzheng, who was a little out of normalcy, suddenly picked up Du Xiaomeng and said, "I must take you back today!" ”

Du Xiaomeng looked at him coldly, and before he raised his foot to walk out, he raised his voice and said, "Ruyi, as you wish, does Your Highness remember the promise you gave Xiaomeng?" ”

That thing is none other than Jade Ruyi.

Yu Tianzheng froze for a moment and froze, Du Xiaomeng held Yu Ruyi tightly and said: "Your Highness promised to do three things for Xiaomeng, and now Xiaomeng will ask Your Highness to do the first thing: don't pester Du Xiaomeng from now on." ”

After speaking, Du Xiaomeng forced himself to pretend to be calm and stared at Yu Tianzheng's face, not daring to miss the slightest change in expression on his face. Her heartbeat couldn't be suppressed, and her hand holding Yu Ruyi was sweating, if Yu Tianzheng rebelled and insisted on escorting her back to Rui Wang's Mansion, she would not have any room to resist at all.

Yu Tianzheng looked at the jade Ruyi in Du Xiaomeng's hand without saying a word, and after a while, his gaze gradually darkened. He put down Du Xiaomeng and picked up her face, stared at her and said sadly: "That day, you asked me for a promise, and I thought that you finally figured out and were willing to be my princess." It turns out that at that time, you already had the heart to break with me, Xiaomeng, we really can't go on any longer? ”

Du Xiaomeng lowered her eyes and whispered: "I already know the truth, I can't continue to deceive myself to accept a relationship that doesn't belong to me, let alone convince myself to fall in love with you." ”

Yu Tianzheng let go of the hands holding her face in disappointment, and suddenly hugged her again, leaned over and kissed her fiercely on the lips. Du Xiaomeng struggled hard and couldn't push him away, just when she thought that she couldn't escape and was forcibly taken back to Rui Wangfu as a stand-in, Yu Tianzheng pushed her away without warning, and said with a blank face: "You go." ”

Du Xiaomeng, who hadn't caught her breath yet, was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted and rushed out of the door. She ran out of the room, walked a few steps, thought for a moment, then turned back, stood at the door and whispered inside, "Thank you for your success, take care." After saying that, she was afraid that Yu Tianzheng would change her mind, so she quickly turned around and ran downstairs without daring to turn around, leaving the Longfeng Teahouse as fast as possible.

In the wing room, Yu Tianzheng dejectedly picked up the hairpin and bracelet that Du Xiaomeng put on the table, the butterflies on the hairpin were still fluttering, and the red plum on the bracelet was as gorgeous as in his memory, and he was still left with a lonely one. Yu Tianzheng put the hairpin and bracelet into his arms, sat on the chair and took the wine jug to pour the wine by himself, drinking one cup after another, as if to pour the full loss little by little.

When Du Xiaomeng came out of the Longfeng Teahouse, it was already dark, and she didn't dare to slack off and ran directly to Lin Xinru's house. At this time, the street was already deserted and there were not many pedestrians, but Du Xiaomeng, who had not calmed down his nervousness, was in a hurry, not noticing that there was a person following him in the distance.