Du Ruo disappeared from the Mercy Fragrance Garden like this. There was no warning. Like the petals scattered into mud after a night of heavy rain, only the dark fragrance remains.

Wen Xiaoqian, Luo Xiaoshan and the others heard that Du Ruo was missing, and they were all asking around where she went. Nothing came of it. In addition to being sad, there is nothing to be done.

Wang Yuan walked on the stone road that had not yet dried, walked to the back door of the Lianxiang Garden, waited for a while, and saw a man dressed as a man coming out of it, and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

"This little brother, can you help call Du Ruo and tell her that her friend Wang Yuan is looking for her."

The man glanced at Wang Yuan a few times, and then waved his hand to let him not get in the way: "There is no Du Ruo here, you can look elsewhere." ”

Wang Yuan was surprised: "Little brother must have remembered wrong, my friend is indeed here!" ”

But the man did not listen to him and hurried away.

Wang Yuan waited for a few other questions, but they all gave the same answer. He returned to Yun Feibai's residence, a little stunned. I am very puzzled, why did this big living person disappear out of thin air?

"Coming back so soon? Visible to your friends? Yun Feibai came in from the door. Shook the water on the umbrella and leaned the umbrella under the eaves outside the door.

Wang Yuan was still lost in thought, did not look up, only hummed lightly: "Hmm." ”

"Then you can get the book where Aunt Zhang accepted bribes?" Yun Feibai then asked.

Wang Yuan sighed: "Eh, my friend is gone." ”

Yun Feibai didn't expect him to say this, and he was also a little surprised: "This thing is a little strange, I have heard of Du Ruo's name, the current celebrity in the piano workshop, it is impossible to say that there is no no." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head helplessly, in fact, he did say that it was gone.

Is this clue broken? The two of them will definitely not give up easily.

It is said that Du Ruo was sent out of Lianxiangyuan by Zhu Yunlai, and the carriage traveled all night. In the early morning of the second day, I stopped in front of a deserted nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing. The nunnery is green bricks and black tiles, and the walls are overgrown with moss, and it looks in disrepair. On the dark gate, an old stone plaque reads the words "Suigetsu Temple".

"This is it." Zhu Yunlai stopped the carriage and helped Du Ruo down. The two of them took their leave.

Du Ruo stood in front of the door with a birdcage and knocked three times. Before she came, Aunt Lin instructed her to be cautious in her words and deeds. Tell her that the owner of this water moon hermitage has a bad temper, and she should be careful to serve. Thinking of this, she cheered up and prepared to deal with it carefully.

After a while, an old woman's voice came from behind the door: "Who?" ”

Du Ruo replied respectfully: "My name is Du Ruo, and I was sent here by Aunt Lin of Lianxiangyuan. ”

The door creaked open a small crack, revealing an old human hand.

The old woman pushed the door open a gap in one person, and Du Ruo saw her true face. I saw that the old woman's body was rickety, but she was still in good spirits, with her silver hair coiled on the top of her head. Dressed as a nun. The wrinkled face looked at Du Ruolai with suspicion.

Du Ruo was not allowed to enter the door, but still stood outside the door, waiting for orders.

"Do you have a letter?" The old woman was very cautious. Du Ruo took out Lin Jiangyue's letter from his arms and handed it to the old woman. Then the door closed again.

About a third of the time had passed, and the old woman opened the door again. This time she didn't ask more, but said lightly, "Come in." ”

Du Ruo saluted: "Thank you!" And he went in.

The water moon nunnery is not big, but it is the size of a three-entry courtyard. As soon as you enter the door, there is a temple, but the incense is scarce.

The two of them didn't stop, and walked through the hallway into the backyard. In the courtyard is a large camphor tree, with lush branches and leaves, opening its canopy and casting a shadow. Under the tree sat a well-dressed silver-haired woman, eating breakfast in front of a small bamboo table.

Breakfast is porridge with side dishes.

Du Ruo didn't get a good night's sleep, he was very sleepy, and he yawned unconsciously.

The woman under the tree gently put down the dishes and chopsticks, swallowed the food in her mouth slowly, and said in a lazy voice, "Come and sit." ”

Du Ruo bowed cautiously and sat next to the bamboo table.

Du Ruo finally saw the woman's face clearly. Although the woman is over half a hundred, her skin is still white. It's just that due to age, there are still some deep and shallow wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and mouth. Full of silver threads, meticulously combed. You can still see the elegance of her youth. I can't see emotions in my eyes, like a pool of stagnant water, lifeless.

"Mother Xu, prepare some breakfast for her." The woman under the tree commanded.

The old woman's original name was Mama Xu, and she replied with a neat "yes", and after a while, she served a bowl of white porridge and side dishes.

The owner of the Water Moon Nunnery raised his chin and signaled that Du Ruo could eat. Du Ruo cautiously glanced at the woman, and saw that she really had no opinion, so he moved his chopsticks.

After a while, a bowl of white porridge was served, and the body gradually warmed up.

Before Du Ruo could say anything, the woman got up on her own and left alone.

Du Ruo also wanted to introduce herself, but the woman didn't seem interested. Mother Xu also came to clean up the dishes and chopsticks at this time, and when she saw Du Ruo stunned in place, she said to her coldly: "Don't work soon!" ”

If it is said that the garden is a spring and summer full of flowers, then the Suigetsu Temple is the winter when everything is withering. The days of Suigetsu-an are really like being a monk, and they are extremely lonely. Until now, Du Ruo still doesn't know who the owner of Shuiyue Nunnery is called, so she can only call her mother-in-law with Mother Xu.

Whether it is Xu's mother or her mother-in-law, they will not make small talk with her.

Every day, I just clean and work, recite sutras and eat fasting. There is only a small boundary, and it only takes five minutes from the beginning to the end. When I was free, I had to look at the camphor tree in the yard in a daze. Du Ruo felt like he was going crazy! Boredom goes crazy! Lonely madness!

She began to talk to her carrier pigeon: "Little Ash, who the hell did you send it?" Du Ruo named the pigeon "Little Grey" because it was a grey pigeon. She wanted to let it go, but it was so lonely and terrible. Leave a small animal by your side, so as to pass the time, and raise it again.

Ash cooed, as if in response. After a few days of panic, Ash seemed to have gotten used to it. Just like Du Ruo now. But whether this is an appearance or a real adaptation, Du Ruo himself can't tell.

She felt that she was in a similar situation to Ash, and that she was also locked up in this cage and lost her freedom.

The sky is getting colder, and you can already see a white mist blowing out of the exhalation. Every morning, the grass and leaves are inlaid with lace.

Du Ruo frustrated his hand, fetched a basin of water from the well, and soaked his hands in the cold water for a while, and his hands turned red. She splashed some cold water on her face to sober herself up.

The backyard sounded Xu Ma's voice: "Du Ruo, come here!" I've got something for you to do. ”

Du Ruo hurriedly answered, trotted over there, and didn't know what to ask her to do.