Since Yu Ziqing's death, Ran Ying has been depressed, locking herself in the mansion, either sitting in the courtyard or sitting in the study every day, without saying a word, not knowing what she is thinking.

It was as if her soul had been sucked away with Ziqing's death, as if she had lost interest in everything in this world. She always looked at somewhere stupidly, as if the young man in white could still travel through life and death and come back from another world.

Imperial Doctor Chen in the palace came to see it and said that it was caused by too much blow and depression. Imperial Physician Chen is in his sixties, his beard is gray, and he is accustomed to the madness of those in the whirlpool after the power struggle.

Yu Wentai asked: "If it is a disease, then it can be cured?" ”

The imperial physician twisted his beard and said, "There is no cure for heart disease." Take her out for a walk, play in the mountains and rivers, see different people and things, let her cry, laugh, or open her heart. ”

"No cure? Even if there is no medicine to relieve it? Yu Wentai asked. Crying? Yes, since she knew about Yu Ziqing's death, she didn't shed a single tear, and when she thought about it, the doctor was very reasonable.

The imperial physician twisted his gray beard and said, "Medicine is not a panacea, and the prime minister should not be in a hurry. The girl had no symptoms, but she had experienced something heartbreaking, so that she had lost interest in everything in the world and did not want to hear about it. This person is always trapped in his own world, and he will magnify some things infinitely. What she needs is companionship and time. He smiled, "Time is the best medicine." Prime Minister, do you understand? ”

Yuwentai thought about it for a day, so he arranged the affairs of the court, and left six of the twelve iron guards in Chang'an to collect all kinds of news, and the other six people went out with him and took Ran Ying far away.

His destination was Qinzhou.

Legend has it that Emperor Fuxiwa's brothers and sisters and Emperor Xuanyuan were born in Qinzhou, Qinzhou has been respected in the Guanlong area since ancient times, there are the Yangtze River and the Yellow River flowing through here at the same time, the river valley basin is fertile, the water and grass are abundant, it is a good place for grazing horses and livestock since ancient times, and therefore it is a rich and prosperous place in Guanlong since ancient times.

It is said that in ancient times, the ancestor of the Qin people who lived here Bo Yi raised horses for Shun, got Shun's fiefdom and gave him the surname "Ying". When he arrived in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Boyi's descendant Feizi was praised by King Xiao for his meritorious work in raising horses for King Xiao of Zhou. King Xiao not only let him inherit the surname Ying, but also made his land a vassal, the Qin of Yi.

Since Yuwentai came to Kansai, he has been very fond of Qinzhou. He once thought that if he was not the prime minister and only made a history of assassination in one state, then he would only be willing to be the history of Qinzhou assassination.

It's a pity that when he followed He Batyue in his early years, he only served as the assassin of Xiazhou and Qinzhou, but he never had a chance.

Along the way, the guards have inquired clearly, there is an immortal cliff fifty miles away from the Maijishan Grottoes, and there have been hermits and masters under the cliff in the past dynasties, seeking Taoism and cultivating immortals. The guards have cleaned up the two adjacent abandoned grass houses and rearranged them for Yuwentai and Ran Ying to live in.

When Yuwentai took Ran Ying to the Immortal Cliff, he saw two renovated grass houses side by side, tied under the towering cliff. The cliff overhead is a natural rain eaves. The surrounding forests are lush and green, and a curtain of small waterfalls hangs on the cliff wall of 100 meters, and the water pouring down flows into a shallow river behind the house.

On the opposite cliff, several temples can be faintly seen, scattered among the mountains, and the sound of bells and drums is faintly heard in the morning and dusk.

The people of this dynasty believed in Buddhism, so the temple prospered.

"Ah Ying, we will stay here for a while." He said to her.

"Hmm." She responded gently, her face expressionless, and her soul wandered away.

"I love it here, do you like it?" He asked again.

"I like it." She replied softly.

Monalo on the side looked at it and was quietly worried. He didn't expect Yu Wentai to put down the affairs of the court and bring Ran Ying here, is he guilty of Ziqing's death, or is his feelings for her already so deep?

He didn't know that she had shaken him to this extent.

Every morning, the golden eagle named Ava raised by Liu Wu would send the latest news from the DPRK and China, and bring back the news that Yu Wentai had annotated the day before. Occasionally, he would talk to her about the new events in the DPRK and China. She also always listens more and speaks less. It was as if those things had passed by her ears and could not enter her heart.

He took Ran Ying out to climb the mountain every day, mountain by mountain, and carefully watched every inch of Qinzhou's scenery. He took her to worship the Buddha, a temple and a Buddha cave, listening to the Sanskrit sound and paying homage to the solemn treasure. He went out hunting and brought back hares, roe deer and even wild boars. At night, he sat in front of the house with her and watched the moon rise to the top.

The moon was white and bright, and hung lonely in the sky.

The moon in the water is never the moon in the sky. The person in front of him has become his sweetheart.

Yu Wentai sometimes feels that he is losing his spirit, and he is gradually indulging in this comfortable and peaceful life. He occasionally thinks that if he stayed in Wuchuan back then, he would probably have lived such a peaceful and peaceful life, maybe he would have married a wife and had children, and he would be satisfied.

A month has passed. It was the middle of September, and the full moon was as bright as a silver platter, shining on them all in silver.

Yuwentai saw Monaro and the others sitting on the side, drinking wine and chatting quietly, and suddenly asked: "Qingshan, do you remember the full moon we saw on the night we left Wuchuan together and passed the Great Wall?" ”

As soon as they heard this, Monalo and He Louqi came to their senses, stood up and said, "Of course I still remember. At that time, the old general and several sons were still there, so we went to Dingzhou to find Xian Yu Xiuli. ”

"Do you remember the song you sang that night? Sing one more! Yu Wentai said again.

"If a man wants to be healthy, he doesn't need to have many companions. Harriers fly through the sky, and flocks of birds wave in both directions. (1)" Several people sang in low voices. The voice was low and deep, echoing in the empty valley in the quiet night.

Yuwentai turned around and saw Ran Ying motionless looking up at the moon in the sky, and sighed in his heart.

Suddenly, I heard Ran Ying also singing softly: "If a man wants to be healthy, he doesn't need to be together." Harriers fly through the sky, and flocks of birds wave in both directions. ”

Her singing voice was soft and soft, like a delicate and soft hand brushing through everyone's heart.

Everyone stood up and looked at Ran Ying in surprise and joy. In the past few days since she came to Qinzhou, it was the first time she had opened her mouth to sing.

No, for the first time since they knew her, she opened her mouth to sing.

Yuwentai was even more ecstatic. But he only frightened her, and asked softly, "Ah Ying, what are you singing?" ”

Ran Ying withdrew her gaze from the sky, turned her face to look at Yuwentai, and said gently, "Brother Aying taught me." ”

After that, his eyes were hot, and two lines of tears flowed down.

Brother Aying is gone, and Ziqing is gone. He is the only one who is by his side, carefully cared for and patiently accompanied.

Yuwentai's heart was relieved. She finally burst into tears.

Ran Ying looked at him. Once upon a time, she saw him as condescending and invincible. She saw that he was tired of silk, and the fat horse was light; But now, he suddenly looked different in her eyes. He was not the same noble man she had seen in the carriage, he had changed.

Like a father to his only daughter, he asks for warmth and takes care of him. Why did he do this?

Exegesis:

(1) If a boy wants to be healthy, he does not need to have more companions. The harrier flies through the sky, and the flock of birds waves in two directions: the folk song "Qiyu Song" of the Northern Dynasties.