The night was intensely black, as if the boundless thick ink was heavily smeared on the dark sky, the stars were dim, and the moon was dull, making people feel deeply suffocated and desperate.

Loneliness in the dark night is an indescribable emotion, as if it has overflowed, drowning all the hearts and minds of man.

Mengyun Xuanli. Li Ruiyun sent Bai Yu away, and returned to the original flower hall, staring blankly at the remnants of the table that had not had time to be removed, and seemed to return to last night in a trance, where he and Ding Mengxuan were still talking to the moon and chatting over wine......

But in the blink of an eye, things are wrong, and the beauty is gone. When I think about it, it suddenly feels like a dream.

He instructed his attendants to bring the food and wine again, and poured himself a drink, and sat alone until dawn.

The attendants on both sides came and persuaded him several times, asking him to go back to rest; But he didn't care about anything, and continued to drink as he should, in a trance and at a loss, as if he was sleepwalking in hell.

Later, he was eight or nine minutes drunk; In the drunken eyes, Ding Mengxuan's beautiful shadow swayed.

"Mengxuan, Mengxuan, where are you? …… Why did you come with me at that time, in fact, I really didn't want to hurt you! The reason why I did this was because I was forced to be helpless! ……

"Mengxuan, do you know how much I love you? But why, why did you betray me, why did you keep thinking about other men in your heart? Why will I never get your heart...... Why ......"

Muttering to himself, he burst into tears.

The candlelight on several cases flickered on and off, swaying his misty drunken eyes; Because of the effect of the wine, his half-drooping eyelids were stained with a faint rouge.

In the fog of his eyes, he inadvertently glanced at the plaque on the lintel of the opposite hall, the three eye-catching big characters on the plaque.

"Meng Yunxuan......" subconsciously repeated these words, and his heart unconsciously throbbed, "Meng Yunxuan...... Mengyun ...... Cloud, cloud...... Haha, haha......"

Suddenly, he burst out laughing, and the laughter was poignant, long, and creepy.

At the moment when he suddenly woke up, the pain was also frantically tearing at his sensitive nerves, spreading instantly.

"I thought your feelings for that man came later; I didn't expect that in your heart, you have been thinking about him from the beginning, thinking about the man with the cloud in his name, Lingyun, Lingyun...... I now realize that I was the stupidest person! ………”

At this time, he was stunned and collapsed, and he was injured. His expression was empty for a moment, as if something had cracked apart, silently......

At the same time, twenty miles away from here, beside a jungle, a lone new grave had just been erected.

A pinch of loess to cover up the wind flow. Guarding in front of this lonely loess, Ling Yun thought about it, and only felt pain in his heart.

At the same time, in a different place, two men were grieving for the same woman.

The past, as it was yesterday.

Ling Yun remembered that his first encounter with Ding Mengxuan was more than ten years ago, when he and she were both young and weak, and their love was beginning to open. Her frightened eyes, like fawn, were pitiful and made his heart pound.

He remembered that the next time he met her was in front of her embroidery building, when she leaned against the railing, and her figure was full of poetry and poetry under the shade of flower branches, which once made him think about it.

He remembered that the conflict between him and her later due to the misunderstanding intensified, so that the two were incompatible and met with swords.

Now that she is finally looking forward to the day when she will release her previous suspicions, she has left herself again - is the fate between herself and Ding Mengxuan really a providence?

The wind was bleak, stirring his messy hair. In the chaotic thoughts, he couldn't help but think of what had happened in the past few days: the prince was killed, Lord Lu was framed and imprisoned, and he was almost murdered in the prison......

Later, with the help of Du Zhenghai, he finally escaped from the prison; When he was helpless, he pinned a glimmer of hope on his parents, thinking that through their help, he might be able to get out of a temporary predicament, but he never expected that what he was waiting for was deception and betrayal......

Thinking about the unbearable experience a few days ago, thinking that his parents were able to send himself to the enemy with their own hands, and thinking about the humiliation and abuse he suffered in the hands of Li Ruiyun...... He felt nothing but pain.

He remembered the gentle and considerate words of Princess Evergreen again, and He Yuting's amiable smile - could it all be fake?

If even their own biological parents can deceive and betray their sons with no conscience, then what else in this world can be believed in?

Think about it again, now, the prince died in vain, Lord Lu is still in the prison, the dragon and phoenix jade talisman was destroyed, and Ding Mengxuan also died in his arms...... How hard I tried to change the current situation, but after a lot of hard work, what happened?

At that moment, he really felt the insignificance of his power. He suddenly felt how frustrated he was, and how futile all his efforts were!

Thinking of this, he only felt disheartened and at a loss; He didn't know what he was going to do next or where to go from here.

At this time, he felt how lonely and helpless he was, and how he wished that someone could comfort him, help him, and soothe his broken heart, but ......

He didn't know how long he had been waiting in front of Ding Mengxuan's grave, and for a while, he only felt that his mind was blank.

I don't know when the sky was gloomy, and a light rain began to fall, falling on his face and clothes, but he was unconscious.

In the bleak wind and cold rain, he remained motionless, like a statue, and gradually, all his consciousness was blurred......

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on a soft couch, covered with a quilt that was a little simple, but soft and comfortable; Surrounded by snow-white walls, there is a table and a chair in the room, although the furnishings are simple, but the windows are bright and clean, and they are very tidy.

A faint medicinal fragrance permeated the air, penetrating the heart and spleen, indescribably refreshing.

Ling Yun silently looked at the settings in the room, feeling that this place seemed familiar.

At this time, as soon as the door opened, a young man in his twenties, dressed as a waiter, walked in with a medicine bowl, saw that he was awake, and said happily: "Ling Daxia, you have finally woken up!" I told Master to go right away. ”

With that, he put the medicine bowl on the table, turned and went out.

Ling Yun felt that this young man was a little familiar. In the middle of the day, he heard footsteps outside the door, and the young man had walked in with a woman in gray with silver sideburns.

He saw that the woman was about sixty years of age, in good spirits, in good spirits, in a simple plain robe, with long hair pulled high, and looked fresh and neat.

Raw complexion, delicate eyebrows, nose bridge, cherry mouth, although a few years older, but the quiet face, the whole body style exudes a look is still clear and elegant, simple and subtle, faintly revealing an elegant and refined wind.

When Ling Yun saw her, he immediately recognized her. The person who came was the owner of the Divine Doctor Villa, who had twice treated the injuries and illnesses of He Yuting in the past, and the good-tempered mother-in-law known as "Sai Zhongjing"; The young man was her apprentice, Bao'er.

Seeing her, Ling Yun remembered the past again, remembered He Yuting, and his heart was gloomy.

Sai Zhongjing saw that he was just speechless, so he asked in a kind tone, "How is it, do you feel better?" ”

Ling Yun nodded lightly, struggled to sit up from the couch, and said dumbly, "I feel much better; Thank you mother-in-law for saving her life. ”

Sai Zhongjing frowned slightly, and said softly: "The internal injury you suffered a few days ago has not healed, and now you have a serious wind chill, you need to calm down and recuperate, don't move, lie down first!" ”

Ling Yun was expressionless, glanced at her lightly and said, "What kind of place is this?" ”

Sai Zhongjing looked at him with his eyes down, and his gentle eyes curved a shallow arc, "Divine Doctor Villa!" This morning, Bao'er and I went up the mountain to collect medicine, and I saw you alone in front of a lonely grave in a daze, the rain was so heavy, and you didn't move, just like a wooden stake, don't die? …… The old body couldn't bear it, so he rescued you. ”

An indescribable pain welled up in Ling Yun's heart, surging and clogging up his throat, making him almost unable to speak.

After a long time, he exhaled lightly, came to his senses, and said in a voiced voice: "Mother-in-law, why did you save me?" Rather than live in such pain, it is better to die, and it is a hundred ......"

Sai Zhongjing was stunned for a moment and sighed: "I miss you Lingyun, what a high-spirited and heroic hero you were at the beginning, why are you so decadent and depressed now?" ”

Ling Yun smiled bitterly, his eyes were tired and dim, and he was silent.

Sai Zhongjing said in a calm tone: "Actually, the things that have happened to you these days, including those things in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, are very clear, and I also know that you are also very bitter in your heart......

"What I want to say now is: what is going to happen will happen, and since the disaster that is about to come cannot be avoided, it can only be faced. As for how to deal with it, it's up to you. Some people may choose to give up, but some people will choose to face it actively and bravely, and change everything with courage and strategy. Zhichao, do you say yes? ”

Ling Yun bowed his head and was silent.

Sai Zhongjing's voice was delicate, and he continued to tell eloquently, "Now Lord Lu is still in prison, and his life is on the verge - I believe that he was wronged, and now you are the only one who wants to clear his grievances and save him from prison, but if you are still depressed and decadent for a little bit of children's love and parents' shortcomings, then ......"

Ling Yun felt his head start to ache again. He put his hand on his forehead and said in a deep voice, "Thank you mother-in-law for your teachings." It's just that now I'm in a mess and want to be quiet......"

Sai Zhongjing rolled his eyes at him helplessly, sighed and said, "Okay, I understand your current mood. ”

She instructed Bao'er to take the bowl of medicine on the table, and said: "This bowl of soup and medicine is specially prepared for you by the old body, which can drive away cold and invigorate qi, and reconcile the meridians. ”

Lingyun thanked him.

Sai Zhongjing said again: "It's not too early, and the old body won't disturb your rest." Before going out, she glanced at Ling Yun again and said, "Zhichao, I hope you can do it yourself." ”

After Sai Zhongjing's master and apprentice left, Ling Yun drank the bowl of soup and medicine according to her instructions, and sat cross-legged and meditated for a while, breathing in the Qi Luck Dantian for a while, feeling refreshed and in a slightly better mood, so he fell into bed and lay quietly, his thoughts flew and he was sleepy, and he fell asleep dimly.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a soft knock on the door outside, and a graceful woman in white walked in with light steps, slowly approaching his bed......