Chapter 24: Estrangement

Fei Miao Miao continued: "This red ginseng was born in southern Xinjiang, and it has been planted once in a thousand years, which can detoxify strange poisons and bring people back to life. And this red ginseng is as red as blood from the root to the flower, but why this is happening, no one knows. Some people say that this red ginseng is a monster, and it is so red and gorgeous when it sucks human blood all year round; Some people also say that it is a mascot, and the aura of heaven and earth will be as red as blood. People have their own opinions, and there is still no accurate statement. ”

Fei Miao Miao pointed to the bottom of the red ginseng stem, a notch that had fallen off the leaves, and said, "When Miao Miao's grandfather first got the red ginseng, he broke off a leaf and used it to test its medicinal properties. I don't know if it can be brought back to life, but the medicinal properties of a single leaf are several times that of century-old ginseng, and it can really detoxify strange poisons as rumored. ”

Lin Yueying listened carefully to Fei Miaomiao's detailed introduction, and couldn't resist the temptation of the red ginseng, and wanted to touch the blood-like leaves of the red ginseng.

"In this world, red ginseng is just such a plant, even if you ask me for it in person, I won't give it to you!"

This sudden voice made Lin Yueying retract her hand, turned around and said to Yuan Cheng who had just come out casually: "Yueying came from the countryside, I have never seen such a strange thing, Yueying is just to see, look." ”

Lin Yueying belittled herself so much that Yuan Cheng couldn't say anything about her, but Lin Yueying continued to ask Miao Miao: "Since this red ginseng is so precious, why don't the predecessors of Feihuazhu keep it for themselves, but here with Mrs. Yuan?" Mrs. Yuan doesn't look like someone who is loved by others? ”

Fei Miaomiao listened to Lin Yueying's words, and the face that was still smiling just now slowly disappeared, and she looked at Yuan Cheng who was still smiling a little at a loss.

It was the first time for Lin Yueying to see such a bewildered Fei Miaomiao, and she didn't know what to look at Yuan Cheng.

Yuan Heng saw that the two of them were at a loss, and they didn't show any unusual emotions, so he came between the two, looked at the red ginseng with them, and said in a calm tone: "When my grandfather was critically ill, the whole mansion and the entire Yunju Mountain went to find medicine for my grandfather, but everyone ran all over the country and didn't find the medicine that could root my grandfather." The old man Feihuazhu finally got this red ginseng, but his grandfather didn't wait for the old man Feihuazhu to drive to the west. ”

The death of a loved one is the most sad thing, but Yuan Cheng downplayed such a big thing, which made the two girls sad for him.

Yuan Cheng continued: "The death of his grandfather made the old man Feihuazhu blame himself, not only because he couldn't come back in time to save his grandfather, but also because he couldn't see his grandfather for the last time, so he was afraid that he would make the same mistake again, so he simply put this red ginseng in his grandmother's place." ”

When Yuan Shuo died, Fei Miao Miao was still young, and she heard these things from her brothers and sisters, and she also heard that Yuan Cheng had been staying in front of Yuan Shuo's bed at that time, and had never left, even after Yuan Shuo was buried, he had been guarding Yuan Shuo's tomb, and Yuan Heng was afraid that Yuan Cheng would have something wrong, so he sent him to Yunju Mountain.

After Yuan Cheng recounted the past lightly, he saw that the two people beside him were looking at him with sympathy, and he smiled heartily when he was flattered: "Last time, the emperor rewarded some good things, do you two want to go and see them?" ”

Yuan Cheng never lied when he spoke, and Fei Miao Miao didn't want to see Yuan Cheng depressed because of the mention of Yuan Shuo, so Fei Miao Miao immediately nodded: "Okay!" ”

Yuan Cheng touched Fei Miaomiao's head, and led her to Yunnuoyuan.

Lin Yueying looked at Yuan Cheng's tall back, thinking about his understated face just now, and felt a little bitter in her heart......

Yuan Cheng saw that Lin Yueying didn't follow, so he looked back at Lin Yueying, who was still standing there, and asked, "Aren't you coming?" ”

Lin Yueying looked at Yuan Cheng who was carrying the light, the bitterness in her heart disappeared in an instant, and she immediately walked over: "Come, so that I, a country girl, can have a long experience!" ”

Lin Yueying still belittled herself so much that Fei Miao Miao couldn't stand it: "Sister Yueying really loves to joke!" ”

Lin Yueying came to Fei Miaomiao's side, and followed the two of them to Yunnuoyuan together.

In the curling courtyard, the restless Lin Yuelang really didn't have the patience to read, so he put the book in his hand on the table and turned his head to look at the snowflakes fluttering outside the window.

People will eventually disperse, those who should come can't be stopped, and those who should leave can't be kept.

Fei Miao Miao held Lin Yueying's hands tightly, reluctant to part with her: "Sister Yueying, can't you stay for a while?" ”

Lin Yueying touched Fei Miaomiao's head: "No, otherwise it would be too late to go back, and Sister Yueying's family would be worried." ”

Fei Miao Miao said again: "Miao Miao is going to leave the imperial capital early in the morning on a cloudy day, and I don't know when I will be able to see Sister Yueying?" ”

Lin Yueying held Fei Miaomiao's hand tightly, and she was really reluctant to let go. I don't know why I'm reluctant to let go, and the time for the two of them to know each other is not enough for even a day.

Lin Yueying comforted Fei Miao Miao and said, "It's okay, the days are long, I can't go to Yunju Mountain, Miao Miao can still come to the imperial capital, isn't it?" Sister Yueying is waiting for Miao Miao here, okay? ”

"Hmm!"

Fei Miao Miao in Lin Yueying's arms nodded seriously.

Fei Miao Miao reluctantly let go of Lin Yueying, and said to Yuan Cheng: "Accept to send Sister Yueying back, don't let Sister Yueying's family wait in a hurry." ”

Fei Miao Miao was rarely so sensible, which made Yuan Cheng very relieved, walked over and touched her head, and came to Lin Yueying's side to pick up Lin Yueying, but as soon as Yuan Cheng's hand was stretched out, Lin Yueying took a step back.

Yuan Cheng, who was still happy, looked at Lin Yueying and took a step back, and looked at her inexplicably, after all, Lin Yueying avoided herself for the first time, which caught Yuan Cheng off guard.

Lin Yueying knew that she was obsessed with Yuan Cheng since she saw Fei Miaomiao, and Yuan Cheng also took good care of her, Lin Yueying didn't know what level of development had reached between them, but Lin Yueying didn't want to know either.

Lin Yueying took a step back and didn't look directly at Yuan Cheng: "Yueying has Feiyan, just let Feiyan send me back, so I don't have to trouble Yuan Gongzi." ”

Lin Yueying's refusal made Yuan Cheng even more at a loss, so he stumbled and asked, "What's the matter, Yueying?" ”

Lin Yueying glanced at the sky above Yunnuoyuan, and then looked at Yuan Cheng and said: "This back and forth will definitely waste Yuan Gongzi's time, and the weather is strangely cold, Yuan Gongzi will stay in your mansion, just let Feiyan take Yueying back." ”

Yuan Cheng looked at Lin Yueying's habitual smiling face and polite words, and knew that she wanted to keep a distance from herself, and also knew why she kept her distance from herself, and now he was really happy in his heart.

Yuan Cheng didn't want to explain to Lin Yueying about himself and Fei Miaomiao now, so he smiled and said to Lin Yueying: "Okay." ”

Yuan Cheng, who was still at a loss just now, agreed to Lin Yueying so readily, but Lin Yueying was at a loss.

Lin Yueying not only refused Yuan Cheng to send her, but Yuan Cheng also readily agreed, so that Fei Miaomiao, who was standing aside, didn't know why this happened.

"Feiyan!"

As soon as Lin Yueying's voice fell, Feiyan instantly appeared on Lin Yueying's left side.

Although Feiyan was not much taller than Lin Yueying, Lin Yueying's weight was nothing in Feiyan's opinion, and when she turned to face Lin Yueying, she gently hugged her, and in an instant, the two of them disappeared in Yunnuoyuan.

Fei Miao Miao watched Feiyan and Lin Yueying leave, so she came to Yuan Cheng and asked, "Chengcheng, why didn't Sister Yueying let Cheng Cheng?" ”

Yuan Cheng, who was still happy and stealing fun, really didn't want to answer Fei Miaomiao's question, and didn't want to spoil her mood because of her self-blame, so she said she didn't know, and immediately changed the topic: "You seem to like the nine-link just now, do you want to take Yunjushan to play?" ”

Fei Miao Miao was still worried about Yuan Cheng and Lin Yueying's affairs just now, but now when she heard Yuan Cheng mention the Nine Links, she immediately put what had just happened behind her: "I didn't untie the Nine Links for a long time, and Cheng Cheng and Sister Yueying knew but didn't tell Miao Miao." ”

Hearing Fei Miao Miao mention this, Yuan Cheng laughed blatantly.

Fei Miao Miao saw Yuan Cheng laughing at herself again, and asked Yuan Cheng again: "Cheng Cheng, how do you untie the nine links?" ”

Yuan Cheng looked at Miao Miao in front of her, and saw that Yuan Cheng had her back to her, so she went around to Yuan Cheng and continued to ask......

In the wind and snow, Feiyan was rushing home with Lin Yueying in her arms.

Lin Yueying's weight is nothing to Feiyan, holding it in her arms is like holding a child. But for Lin Yueying, leaning on Feiyan's shoulder is far less warm than leaning on someone's arms.

Lin Yuelang, who was still minding the delicate relationship between Lin Yueying and Yuan Cheng, sat on the swing on all fours as if he had lost his soul, looking at the somewhat dim sky with blank eyes, and muttered vigorously: "It's dark, don't you come back, don't you come back?" Do you want to pick it up? Where did Yuan Chengzhu come from? ”

Lin Feng, who was standing on the right side behind Lin Yuelang, looked at Lin Yuelang's decadent appearance, and didn't believe it, was this still the arrogant and empty-eyed Lin Yuelang he knew?

The sky gradually darkened, and Lin Yuelang, who could no longer sit still, immediately bounced up from the swing.

Lin Feng saw Lin Yuelang suddenly stand up, so he came to his side: "Childe? ”

Lin Yuelang stood up and said, "Do you know where Yuan Cheng lives?" ”

Although Lin Feng had not been in the imperial capital for a long time, he had to know what he should know, and immediately replied: "Lin Feng knows!" ”

"Okay, I'll pick up my sister now!"

Lin Yuelang was about to turn around and leave Wangshu Pavilion as he spoke, but before he could turn around, he saw Feiyan falling from the sky with Lin Yueying in her arms.

As soon as Feiyan landed, she gently put down Lin Yueying in her arms, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Lin Yuelang saw that Lin Yueying was back, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Sister is back." ”

"Hmm."

Lin Yueying patted the falling snow on her body, answered, and walked in front of Lin Yuelang, and was about to leave Wangshu Pavilion.

Although Lin Yuelang could also dance with a sword and sword, he couldn't be on his own, but he still glanced at the courtyard wall on the left side of Wangshu Pavilion before chasing Lin Yueying.

Lin Yuelang trotted to Lin Yueying's side and helped Lin Yueying pat off the falling snow on her body: "What did my sister do in the Yuan Mansion today?" ”

Lin Yueying didn't think about Lin Yuelang's words crookedly, so she replied directly: "It's nothing, after seeing Old Madam Yuan, I just had a snowball fight with Miao Miao and them." ”

Between the two clans, one day they weren't pinching each other in the dark, and my sister actually played a snowball fight with Yuan Cheng!

Lin Yuelang looked at Lin Yueying questioningly, her expression was flat, she completely lost her aura this morning, and asked again: "My sister's spirit is wrong, is Yuan Cheng bullying my sister?" ”

"Is there one? , maybe I'm too tired today, after all, I've been playing with Miao Miao all day. ”

Lin Yueying stretched her waist and continued: "I don't know where Miao Miao's spirit comes from, she won't get tired after playing for a day, is it because I'm old?" ”

Lin Yuelang glanced at Lin Yueying, who was not shocked, and said angrily: "You and I are only eighteen!" ”

Lin Yueying turned her head to look at Lin Yuelang who couldn't help but tease beside her: "What about you, why don't you stay in your own study, why are you going to me?" ”

Lin Yuelang still said angrily: "It's nothing, I just don't worry about my sister, come and see." ”

"I can't lose it!"

"Who knows?"

In the courtyard of a mansion in the east of the imperial capital, a man stood in front of a tree, looking at a man hanging from a tree.

The man had been stripped of his shirt, his bare skin was purple from the cold, he was trembling terribly, and there were several bloody holes on his body that had been stabbed by knives, and he was bleeding continuously, staining the snow beneath him red.

The man slowly walked up to the man, patted his frozen face, and asked, "Boy, you are not small, you dare to beat the idea of the girl in my son's house, are you tired of it?" ”

The more the man spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he shot, the harder he became.

The man who was hanging from the tree endured the pain on his body and face, and slowly raised his head, but he didn't dare to look at the man's cold eyes: "Childe, the villain and Cuihua are already in love, we are together, and each other's families agree." Besides, after the Shangyuan Festival, our contract with He Fu will expire, and we will not be from He Fu anymore! ”

"That's really sorry, it's still more than a month before the Shangyuan Festival, so for more than a month, you are still from my He Mansion!"

As he spoke, he took the ladle from the bucket that was placed beside him, scooped up a full scoop of water, and threw it on the man.

The man was already purple from the cold, and he couldn't feel it even if the water was cold in winter, so he hung motionless from the tree, letting the cold water rob him of what little body he had left.

The man found it boring to torture the man, threw the ladle back into the bucket, turned around and walked back into the house. Not long after, a woman's cry for mercy and screams came from inside the house.

The man who was hanging from the tree, listening to the movement in the house, opened his bloodshot eyes, glared at the house where there was a constant scream, and he couldn't wait to break free from the rope on his body, rush into the house, and break the man's body into pieces, but unfortunately he couldn't do it at all, so he could only struggle desperately, listening to the sound he didn't want to hear......

Now that it is almost the end of the year, even if Lin Yueying wants to go to Liuyunyuan to take classes, the teacher who teaches has also gone home on vacation, and Lin Yueying can only prepare for the New Year wholeheartedly.

Lin Yuelang was holding a pen, standing behind the desk and writing his article freely, when he filled a page, he wanted to change another one to continue writing, but the paper on the desk had run out.

Lin Yuelang came to the bookcase behind him, looked at the cabinet with papers at the bottom right of the bookcase, it was also empty, and he wanted to ask someone to pick it up, but the people in his courtyard all went to clean it together, there was no way, Lin Yuelang could only go to the warehouse to find it by himself.

In front of the warehouse, Lin Yuelang looked at the paper that was colored by paint handed over by the bell, and his innocent eyes widened: "What is this?" ”

Bell took the paper back and said, "It seems that a rat knocked over the paint jar next to the white paper, and this is the ......."

Lin Yuelang glanced at the dusty warehouse behind the bell, and didn't want to embarrass the bell, so he said: "The words can't be written, if you don't dislike it, just cut it and play with it." ”

Although the warehouse does not belong to the bell tube, and the bell can't be controlled, but before returning to the imperial capital, the bell promised Lin Yueying that she would be her right-hand man, but she couldn't even take out a clean piece of paper.

The bell was also picked up by Lin Yuelang and Lin Yueying together, and the bell was always by Lin Yueying's side, Lin Yuelang didn't want to make her unhappy, so he took a piece of paper from her hand and folded it, and asked, "How is my sister getting along with Chu Lin?" ”

The bell, who was still depressed, heard Lin Yuelang ask himself, and hurriedly replied: "How do you say this?" Miss gets along with Lin Gongzi, and it is almost the same as getting along with Gongzi, that is, Lin Gongzi lets Miss everywhere, and Miss also likes to bully Lin Gongzi. ”

There was nothing wrong with the bell's answer, because what she said, Lin Yuelang also knew it.

Lin Yuelang didn't know if Chu Lin had feelings for Lin Yueying, but what he knew was that at least Lin Yueying didn't have feelings for Chu Lin now.

Lin Yuelang asked again: "Where is my sister?" ”

The bell replied, "Just now Uncle Liang invited the young lady to the account room to reconcile the accounts. ”

Lin Yuelang put the folded boat on the paper held by the bell and said, "You can get busy first." ”

The bell looked at the small boat in front of him, the frustration just now was swept away, and he replied "yes" and watched Lin Yuelang leave.

In the account room, Lin Yueying glanced at the accounts with detailed writing, put them on the table and said, "The pen is written very clearly, there is nothing wrong?" ”

Lin Liang, who was standing on the side, took a step forward and said, "The ledger is fine, the problem is ......"

Lin Liang said as he pointed to the two-finger-wide wooden box on the table.

Lin Yueying glanced at the wooden box next to her, raised her hand and opened it, looking at nearly half of the silver in size.

Lin Liang continued: "Since returning to the imperial capital, the old man can't take care of the affairs in the house, but the old slave has never seen the bottom of the box that the young lady gave to the old slave, so the old slave wants to ask the young lady, is this really just an ordinary wooden box?" ”

Lin Yueying knew that Lin Liang was asking herself about the origin of the money, but telling Lin Liang about Yuyu Pavilion would only worry him, so she said perfunctorily: "I don't know, who secretly put it in." ”

This is also a reasonable explanation, after all, there are such people. Lin Liang was no longer obsessed with the origin of this money.

Lin Yueying closed the account book and was about to get up, but she heard a knock at the door, Lin Yueying looked at the door and saw Lin Yuelang.

Lin Yueying opened her mouth and asked, "Lazy again?" ”

Lin Yuelang came in from outside the door and said as she walked: "No, it's just that the paper for writing is used up, and everyone is busy cleaning, so I want to go out to buy paper by myself, so I will ask my sister if you want to go together?" ”

Lin Yueying basically arranged everything at home, and there was nothing she needed to do herself, so she stood up from behind the desk and said, "Okay, anyway, it's okay to be idle, and it's okay to go out for a walk." ”

After Lin Yueying finished speaking, she walked out from behind the desk and walked out of the account room, and Lin Yuelang also followed behind Lin Yueying.

On the other side of Chu Mansion, Chu Lin and Chu Xingluo, who had just come out, met Lin Yueying and Lin Yuelang, who had just gone out.

Chu Xingluo looked at Lin Yueying and the two of them who came out of the Lin Mansion side by side, and looked up at Chu Lin, who was also looking at them, but he couldn't see what Chu Lin's mood was.

Lin Yueying saw Chu Lin and the others, and hurriedly stepped out from behind the door of the Lin Mansion, came to the front of the two, and greeted the two.

Chu Xingluo hadn't seen Lin Yueying for a few days, and he was very happy to see Chu Yueying, but he pretended to walk towards her coldly: "Sister Yueying, I haven't seen you for a few days, what are you busy with this time?" ”

The matter of the Yuan Mansion cannot be said, but if she tells Chu Xingluo that Lin Yuelang does not let her interact with the Chu Mansion, it will definitely hurt Chu Xingluo's heart, Lin Yueying can only say: "It's nothing." What about you, where are you going? ”

Chu Xingluo replied: "Father asked us to go and get something, for Chinese New Year's Eve, what about Sister Yueying?" ”

"Your brother Yuelang's writing paper is running out, and we are about to buy some, do you want to go together?"

"Okay......"

Chu Xingluo's words were interrupted by Lin Yuelang: "Not good! ”

Lin Yuelang, who came up after Lin Yueying, interrupted Chu Xingluo's words, then took Lin Yueying's hand and left. Lin Yueying didn't blame Lin Yuelang, turned around and waved goodbye to Chu Lin and the others, and let Lin Yuelang pull him away.

Chu Xingluo was still happy, but as soon as Lin Yuelang came, he interrupted his words and pulled Lin Yueying away, Chu Xingluo was really a little angry now.

Lin Yuelang first gave himself an eviction order, and then cleaned up the things that Luo Jinyu had prepared for him in the curling yard, and now he can't talk to Lin Yueying. Chu Xingluo hurriedly chased after him and wanted to ask what was going on, but he was dragged by Chu Lin before he took a step.

What kind of character Lin Yueying is, Chu Lin knows very well, why Lin Yuelang hates Chu Mansion, Chu Lin can guess it now, but he really doesn't know what Lin Yuelang hates Chu Mansion for.

Chu Xingluo was already angry, but when he looked back at Chu Lin, who was calm, he became even more angry: "Big brother, when did we treat Sister Yueying badly, but why did Brother Yuelang treat us like this, even if I can't talk to Sister Yueying?" ”

Chu Lin couldn't answer Chu Xingluo's question either, so he patted him on the shoulder and walked over to him, saying, "Let's go, your brother Yuelang will naturally say it when he wants to, and if you question him now, it will only make him angry." ”

Chu Lin has always been a person who is comfortable and unruly in the eyes of Chu Xingluo, but now he doesn't dare to mess with Lin Yuelang, who is just a scholar, which makes him unable to figure it out.

Chu Xingluo stopped Chu Lin when he caught up with him, and was full of anger: "Big brother, why don't we ask Brother Yuelang directly, but wait for Brother Yuelang to say it himself?" It's okay to wait for Brother Yuelang to say it himself, so what if Brother Yuelang doesn't say it for a year, can we wait a year? What if it's three years, five years, ten years? Are we all going to wait? ”

Since Lin Yuelang came back, Chu Lin has been very conflicted, but now Chu Xingluo is questioning himself like this, which makes him even more contradictory.

Chu Lin looked at Chu Xingluo and kept his mind as calm as possible: "In a word, if you want to go with me, you will obediently follow me; If you don't want to ......"

Chu Lin raised his hand and pointed to the gate of the Chu Mansion, and continued: "You go back!" ”

Chu Lin seemed to be calm, but in Chu Xingluo's eyes, he was a complete threat, so that his anger disappeared in an instant, and he could only pout and make way for Chu Lin to let him pass, and he followed Chu Lin by his side.

Lin Yuelang didn't let Lin Yueying talk to Chu Xingluo, although Lin Yueying was a little angry, she didn't ask Lin Yuelang, just obediently followed behind him.

Lin Yueying and the others bought the things they wanted to buy, and they were thinking about finding a place to eat, but after all, it was the end of the year, and there were people everywhere, not to mention that there were no vacant seats in various restaurants and restaurants, and even the streets were bustling with people.

Because there were too many people on the street, in order to avoid getting separated, Lin Yuelang, who was walking in front, led Lin Yueying forward. But the two of them didn't take a few steps, but they were hit by a rampaging big man who bumped into Lin Yuelang's arm, Lin Yuelang didn't grab Lin Yueying at once, and he was squeezed out by the crowd for a long time.

Lin Yueying, who was small, was drowned in the crowd like a thin leaf. On the other side, Lin Yuelang turned around and wanted to find Lin Yueying, but there were too many pedestrians on the street, and he didn't take a few steps forward after walking for a long time.

Lin Yuelang, who was overwhelmed by the crowd, looked at the people coming and going beside him, but none of them were what he was looking for.

Lin Yueying finally squeezed out of the crowd, and as soon as she came out, she came to the corner of the street and stood there, looking for Lin Yuelang's figure in the crowded crowd, but how easy is it to find someone in the crowd? There was no way, Lin Yueying could only stay on the side of the street and wait for Lin Yuelang.

Lin Yueying leaned against the corner, looked at the crowd coming and going, clasped her hands and said regretfully: "If you knew that there were so many people today, you should have put two small flags on Yuelang's head before going out, in that case, you would definitely be able to see where Yuelang is at a glance now." ”

Lin Yuelang, who squeezed out of the crowd, looked at the bustling crowd anxiously, but he couldn't see Lin Yueying's figure at all, and he could only blindly look for it in the crowd.

This Lin Yuelang couldn't wait for the left, and the right waited for the original, so Lin Yueying was a little impatient.

Lin Yueying didn't want to wait any longer, and was about to go to find Lin Yuelang when she left the corner, but Lin Yueying only took two steps before someone grabbed her right wrist.