The three people who were left in the courtyard by Lin Chen were like clay sculptures, and they didn't move their stiff bodies for half a day. Among them, Nie Duo was the longest-happy, the most eagerly looking forward to it, and the deepest disappointment, he kept burying his head in his palm, and then Wei Zheng stretched out his hand and shook him, but he didn't respond.

"Nie Duo, when you see the young marshal tomorrow, you will say that you are worried about here, so you disobeyed the order and ran over, don't mention the matter of that grass...... He knows that when we are sad, he will be sad himself......"

Nie Duo stayed for a long time, his hands clenched into fists, turned around violently, knelt in front of Nie Feng with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Big brother, there is something to ...... You probably know that now that my father and uncle are gone, you should discipline me, you beat me, please, you beat me! ”

"Nie Duo, what are you doing?" Wei Zheng came over and pulled him, "Is it useful to beat you?" It's useful to beat you, and a group of people have already started it, what are you making trouble about? ”

"Leave me alone!" Nie Duo threw his hand away and roared: "Do you know that there was a time when I hated you very much, I didn't have anything to do, although I moved my heart that shouldn't have moved, but when I came back, no one knew at all, and the young marshal didn't feel it, but why do you have to ask me clearly, what's wrong with me, and you have to force me to say it after pouring wine!" But what is the result? I said that I was beaten by you, I was heard by Feiliu, everything is irreparable, and I can't ......deny it," Wei Zheng was also aroused by him, kicked over, and said angrily: "You still say why I beat you, do you remember what you said?" You said that you love the county lord and love everything in this world, you don't care about anything for her, you can even betray the young marshal! ”

"Yes," Nie Duo's eyes turned red. Nodding heavily, "That's what I said and thought at the time...... But. No matter what I think or say. I knew I couldn't do that. Indeed, I often have some very selfish thoughts in my heart, and even when I dig ice and grass in the poison swamp, I can't help but think that I am so desperate. Is it because as long as the young marshal is alive, I can hope to get the Nihuang? He will forgive us, he will fulfill us, no matter how many people oppose it, as long as the young marshal is willing to break the marriage, he will definitely have a way to keep us together...... And once he's gone, even if I don't care about other people's attitudes and opinions, Nihuang and I ...... I will never be able to get over the hurdle in my heart

"Nie Duo......"

"These thoughts sound disgusting, don't they?" Nie Duo took a deep breath. Raising his head, "But I still think so." But after thinking about it, it suddenly dawned on me that none of this mattered. Put aside all selfish thoughts. Put aside the neon phoenix, put aside my weakness and contradictions. I asked myself. If the truth were the opposite, if as long as the young marshal lived, I would never get Nihuang. What will I do? The answer is still so, there is no doubt that I just want him to live. You know this feeling very well, because you are like this, we are all like this, but why can't it? Why? ”

Wei Zheng looked at him speechlessly. Nie Feng took a deep breath, his lips were still a little purple, and tears fell, soaking the sparse hair on his face. Compared with those two people, he has experienced more and has deeper feelings, but he can't say it now, and he is so uncomfortable that he doesn't want to say more.

After a brief explosion, silence returned to the courtyard. Nie Duo looked at Wei Zheng's gloomy and sad face, a little deflated, reached out to pat him, knelt down again, bowed to his brother, and said, "Big brother, take care, I'm leaving."

"Where are you going?" Wei Zheng jumped up suddenly.

"I'm going back to Yunnan. The young marshal won't let me come, don't tell him, I'll go back quietly. ”

"You...... Don't you see him? ”

Nie Duo shook his head, turned around and walked out, but was pulled by Wei Zheng.

"Don't go, let the young marshal reproach twice and stay in the capital." Wei Zheng's eyes flashed, as if he didn't want to say it, but he had to say, "Yunnan is far away, I'm afraid...... It's too late to notify you when the time comes......"""What's the notification?" Nie Duo was shocked by his extraneous voice, and his heart almost stopped: "What do you mean?" ”

Wei Zheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said in a low voice: "The situation in the capital is good, it is not the same as when the young marshal did not allow you to come...... Besides, the situation of the young marshal is not very good, you better stay. ”

"What do you mean not so good? Isn't Lin Gongzi here? ”

Wei Zheng looked at him, his eyes were suddenly full of tears, and he couldn't help but turn his head to hide to the side, but he was forcefully pulled back by Nie Duo and asked: "He has been writing to say that he is very good, he should also be very good, young marshal is just over thirty years old now, do you know?" What nonsense are you talking about? ”

Nie Feng's hand slowly reached over and covered his younger brother's ground, and he held it hard. The forward general of the Red Flame Army was more able to stabilize the overall situation than the willful and flamboyant little marshal back then, and this moment was no exception. Under his steady gaze, Nie Duo slowly controlled his emotions and let go of his grip on Wei Zheng's hand.

The air was so heavy that it was almost suffocating, and neither of the three spoke again.

That night, Nie Duo stayed in his brother's room, there was no sound, no tossing and turning, just sleepless all night and opened his eyes until dawn. When he got up in the morning, he freshened up and went to see his young marshal with a slightly pale ground.

Maybe it's really because the situation in the capital is different, Mei Changsu didn't get angry when he saw Nie Duo kneeling in front of him to ask for sin, staring at him with a little joy in his eyes, although he still blamed, he just said lightly, "Why are you disobedient", and then asked about the current situation of the Nihuang County Lord.

In fact, although Nie Duo is in Yunnan, the two have been deliberately avoiding it and have not met, at this moment Mei Changsu asked about Nie Duo, afraid that he would be too careful, and would not dare to tell the truth, so he replied vaguely, "She's fine." At this time, Zhen Ping came in and reminded Mei Changsu and said: "Sect Master Yanhou has been handed an invitation a few days before his birthday today, please go and enjoy Zaogui, will the sect master go in person or just give a gift?" ”

Mei Changsu pondered for a moment and said, "Prepare for a trip later." ”

Lin Chen leaned on the table and propped his chin with his hand and said, "Yanhou also invited the prince on his birthday, right?" ”

Mei Changsu turned to look at him and knew that he had seen what his mood was up and down yesterday. smiled and said, "Now that you know everything, there is no point in deliberately avoiding it." I've been thinking about it all night, and that's it. It's better to meet more often and get used to it earlier. It's even better for Jing Yan and me. ”

"Then you take me with you," Lin Chen stretched and stood up, "I like the smiling son of the Yan family, he once came to Langya Pavilion to spend money and ask him what his future daughter-in-law is like." Pretty cute. ”

"So you're kidding him for talking nonsense?"

"Hey, hey." Lin Chen smiled heartlessly and didn't refute it, and threw himself into the yard to chase Feiliu. Mei Changsu didn't care, he leaned back on the bench and asked Nie Duo about the current situation of the border defense between Yunnan and Dachu, and told him to pay attention to the situation in the East China Sea. While talking to him, Nie Duo carefully looked at the young marshal he hadn't seen for many years, and the more he looked at Yan the more carefully he looked, the more he understood that what Wei Zheng said last night was not groundless. I couldn't help but be entangled in my heart.

On the contrary, Mei Changsu didn't pay attention to the expression of his general. After talking for a while. He paused to rest and looked out the window.

Lin Chen's laughter came from the courtyard. Sounds like a lot of fun. There was not the slightest annoyance.

Although the truth is that there can be no one in this world without troubles.

"Nie Duo......" listened quietly for a moment. Mei Changsu screamed softly.

"I'm here."

"Jing Yan already knows me," Mei Changsu turned his head and looked at him gently, "You know that he is a more dead-hearted person, so he will definitely oppose you and Nihuang...... You have to be patient, I'll figure it out. ”

Nie Duo looked at him steadily, and for some reason he suddenly felt very angry in his heart, and couldn't help but roar: "Young marshal, please stop worrying about us." It's not important, it's not urgent, the most important thing now is you, you obviously ......"

At this point, I choked and couldn't say it anymore. Obviously what, obviously has a liferup, obviously has exhausted every day, but why do you still want to bear all the burden and all your efforts? Mei Changsu's blind spot is that when he delays his life little by little for the sake of his dead soul, for his old friends, and for his brother who depends on him for life and death, he forgets that others will worry about him, and forgets the guilt and pain in his heart when his friends watch him keep sacrificing.

After Nie Duo yelled, he was a little at a loss, and with tears in his eyes, he put his forehead on the armrest of the young marshal's chair, while Mei Changsu looked at him in a daze, looking very confused. Lin Chen didn't know when he appeared outside the window, tilted his head to look at the scene in the room, and sighed: "Changsu, as soon as I look at your expression, I know that you don't understand what Nie Duo is angry about. ”

Before Mei Changsu could speak, Nie Duo jumped up and retorted: "Don't talk nonsense, where am I angry?" How could I possibly be angry with the young marshal? ”

"Okay, good," Lin Chen waved his hand and said, "Count me nosy, I really can't stand it, you group of people can't stand it, I can't stand it, why do you mix with you like such a dashing and dusty character?" ”

At this time, Feiliu suddenly came out, carrying a large basin of water and splashed towards Lin Chen from a few steps away, instantly splashing him into a soup chicken, and at the same time said loudly: "Lost!" ”

Lin Dagongzi really didn't lose it, he prided himself on being a chic character, only stunned for a moment, then calmed down, wiped the cold water on his face, turned around elegantly, and said to Feiliu Zhengse: "Xiao Feiliu, I tell you seriously, although I played a water splashing game with you just now, but when we have been truces for half a quarter of an hour, and I start talking to you Brother Su about other topics, most people should know that the game is over, at this time, you sneak behind my back and splash water, the behavior is very wrong and ineffective, do you understand?" ”

Feiliu obviously didn't understand, because he immediately blushed with anger: "Lost! You're here! ”

The desolate atmosphere was vanished by their trouble. Nie Duo took a deep breath and stood up straight, a little annoyed that he had suddenly lost control of his emotions just now, causing trouble to the young marshal, but fortunately, Mei Changsu's attention had now been drawn by Feiliu, and he was smiling and stroking his head, listening to him accuse Lin Chen of despicability in a few words. In the end, in line with the principle of educating children not to be untrustworthy, the owner of the Su house forced Lin Chen to cash in the bet after losing - wearing a long skirt and dancing a fan, and the whole house ran over to watch, and the laughter swept away the dullness and sadness of the past few days.

In the afternoon, Lin Chen carefully checked Mei Changsu's pulse, and his expression was quite satisfied. At this time, Li Gang was ready to go out to celebrate his birthday, and the two got into the same carriage together, and drove towards Yanhou's mansion.

Although he said that he would not deliberately avoid it, when Mei Changsu arrived at the Yan Mansion, Xiao Jingyan had already come and left in a hurry, so the two did not meet each other. Because the national funeral is not yet complete, it is not possible to gather for a banquet and drink, so the name of the invitation is to invite everyone to enjoy the prosperous morning laurel in the backyard of the Yanfu, and there are not many people who receive the invitation, the whole mansion is still very quiet, when Mei Changsu entered, there were only four or five people in the Guixiang Hall, everyone knew each other, but there was no special acquaintance with each other.

"Why don't you see Yujin?" Mei Changsu looked left and right and asked.

"He was with me for most of the day today, entertaining guests, but unfortunately Mr. Su arrived not long ago, he was going to say that he was going to send a friend out of the house, so he ran out."

Mei Changsu's expression moved slightly, and then it was another joke, and his head slid over. This kind of occasion is just a courtesy, and the purpose of the invitation is nothing more than to show that he has begun to be active again in the court, so it doesn't matter, after sitting down for a while, Mei Changsu got up and said goodbye.

The carriage followed the route it had come, and on the way back, it crossed the main Suzaku road and cut diagonally along the nearby laneway. When we passed the intersection, another black carriage was coming from the south, so the coachman of the Su Mansion stopped the reins and avoided the side, allowing it to pass first.

"Liyang Mansion ......," Lin Chen muttered as he looked at the black gauze lantern hanging in front of the carriage through the screen window.

"The news of Xie Yu's death came a few days ago," Mei Changsu sighed lightly, "The friend that Yujin went out to send today is probably Xie Bi." Although Qianzhou is a long way away, as a son of man, he still has to go and transport the bones back. It's just a pity that Aunt Liyang doesn't have a child by her side now......"

"They'll come back if they have a chance." Lin Chen glared at him, "Sympathy, what's much better than you." ”

Mei Changsu didn't mind his bad tone, but a faint smile appeared on his lips, he patted his arm back, and said softly: "Lin Chen, thank you......"