Two days later, after noon, the carriage of Fan's mansion, carrying Ling Xiao and his party, slowly came to the south gate of the capital, at this time Shen Yue, is patrolling outside the south gate, since the prince Xiao Hong forced the palace, Cao Jingzong's army outside the city guarded the north gate and the west gate, in order to prevent the Northern Wei army from raiding, the weakest defense is the south gate guarded by Shen Yue, at this time the people out of the south gate are also very few, except for a few businessmen will go back and forth in and out of the city gate, at this time the people in the city, originally in previous years can go outside the city to put river lanterns, because most of them dare not go out, for fear of causing trouble for themselves, more is better than less, most of them stayed in the capital。

Shen Yue saw Ling Xiao coming down from the carriage, and his heart was slightly stunned, although this eldest nephew and daughter-in-law had only seen her a few times, but he was very impressed by her, not that she was beautiful beyond everyone, but that she exuded the kind of peace and tranquility, which made him feel extremely comfortable.

"Mrs. Fan, I don't know where are you going at such a late hour?" Shen Yue hurriedly greeted him.

"Hello Uncle Shen, the little girl heard that Mrs. Na Hui died suddenly and was buried in the official land in the suburbs----- Lord Shen must also know that I have a deep relationship with Mrs. Zhang's family, Mrs. Na Hui was buried there alone, the little girl was very sad when she thought about it, it was the Obon Festival, and the little girl wanted to take the opportunity to put the river lantern to pray for Mrs. Hui, and by the way to her grave to add a handful of soil. Ling Xiao replied respectfully after giving a salute.

"Alas----- my former friend was also ill-fated when I think about it, and there are many troubles in my family----- and now that his case has been solved, I am also a little comforted in my heart. Shen Yue thought of Zhang Yuanzhi, and his heart began to ache, since the prince's rebellion subsided, he heard the news from the palace, and learned that Mrs. Hui, who was arrested and imprisoned, turned out to be Zhang Yuanzhi's daughter Zhang Qifeng, and he didn't expect that in just a few days, Zhang Qifeng suddenly fell ill and died in prison.

The Mrs. Fan in front of her, although she is the righteous daughter accepted by Zhang Yuanzhi, but she has this intention, she wants to go to Zhang Qifeng's grave to take a look, if Zhang Yuanzhi has knowledge, she will also be grateful to this righteous daughter.

"It's not early in the day, so it's better for Madame to go early and come back early. Shen Yue kindly reminded, "There are many graves on this official land, and the yin qi is extremely heavy, so you can't stay for a long time." ”

"Thank you Lord Shen for your kind reminder, the little girl must be more careful. Ling Xiao said gratefully.

Shen Yue waved his hand and motioned for the carriage to let Ling Xiao go. Yuegui, who was driving the car, parked the carriage in front of the five-mile pavilion outside the city gate, Ling Xiao walked out of the carriage, Zhang Qifeng, who was in the car, did not get out of the car, she just lifted the curtain with a nervous expression, looked around, there was silence around, at this time in the five-mile pavilion, only Ling Xiao who had just stepped out of the car.

Ling Xiao stood quietly in the long pavilion, looking intently at the south, after a while, she saw a person walking on the official road, this person was sturdy, with a full beard, he strode in front of Ling Xiao, and gave a deep salute: "This is Mrs. Fan?"

Ling Xiao nodded: "A few days ago, I delivered the letter to the mansion, but you?"

The man hurriedly replied, "It's down there." ”

Ling Xiao looked at him and was silent for a long time before he said, "Did he arrange for you to answer here?"

"It was my brother's arrangement, my brother had done too much evil in his life, and he told me that before he died, he must do more good things to make up for the wrong things he did in his life. The man replied respectfully.

Ling Xiao closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them, her expression became a little cold: "No matter what he does, he has already made too many mistakes, and he can't make up for his previous mistakes, if you can take Madame Hui out of the capital, it would be an excellent thing." ”

"Madame, rest assured, I will take her to a safe place. ”

"----- looks like you've found that place too. Ling Xiao listened to him and suddenly said.

"My brother and I have found this place a few years ago, don't worry, Madame, I am a blacksmith from a distance, and it is a good identity to hide here. ”

"Master Gao, it is nearly a thousand miles away from the capital, and it is far away, so I hope Master will be more careful along the way. ”

Na Gao Yuan nodded: "Madame, relax, senior brother has already explained these things to me, and I will protect them along the way." ”

"When did you get together with Yuwendu?" Ling Xiao asked suddenly.

"After my brother was expelled from the sect by my master, I quietly went down the mountain and left with him. Gao Yuan remembered the scene when the senior brother left the division alone that day, and his nose was slightly sour, "I didn't expect that the senior brother was killed by my own villain, but it's a pity that I can't kill He Zheng, otherwise I will definitely avenge this great revenge for the senior brother." ”

Ling Xiao shook his head and looked at the gradually setting sunset, and after a long time, he said: "Why should there be such a deep hatred between people? I believe in Buddhism, and it is an excellent thing to use Buddhism to talk about transforming people's hearts, but it is a pity that people in this world only talk about how to do it, but in their hearts they don't understand the teachings of Buddhism at all.

That Gao Yuan didn't answer, his life was extremely simple, except for playing iron and forging swords, he rarely had other ideas, and he didn't know anything about what Ling Xiao said. He is extremely loyal to Yuwen in his life, as long as it is what Yuwen commands, he will do his best to do it, and what he does today is also what Yuwen Du ordered before his death, he just did it one by one, as for why he did it, he didn't bother to figure it out.

Ling Xiao turned around and came to the carriage, lifted the curtain in front of the car, and said to Zhang Qifeng and Yuegui who were sitting inside: "I can only send you here, and you will be accompanied by this master on the way." ”

Yue Gui suddenly reached out and grabbed Ling Xiao's hands, and asked in a choked voice, "Ling Xiao, when will we meet again?"

Ling Xiao smiled softly at her: "It won't be too long before I think about it, and I'll go there to find you." ”

"Ling Xiao, I haven't thanked you for saving my life, Gui'er is here to kowtow to you, and I have the right to thank you. "As soon as Laurel bent her knees, she fell to her knees.

Ling Xiao hurriedly stretched out his hand to support her: "Gui'er, don't do this, you and I have been sisters for many years, this kneeling is gone----- it was your life that you shouldn't have died, so you were saved by me." In the future, you and I will still have a chance to be together, don't be so polite. ”

"Sister Ling Xiao, you must go to us----- Gui'er is waiting for you there. ”

"My sister will definitely pass. Ling Xiao nodded in agreement.

Zhang Qifeng, who was sitting next to Yuegui, looked at the other two, she sat there with a blank expression, without any reaction. The tears that fell from the depths of the laurel love did not seem to touch her, Zhang Qifeng at this time, all she thought about was the things of the year, her thoughts seemed to be uncontrollable at this time, and the past things were slowly passed over in her heart, she remembered that back then, when she learned the rumors that Fan Yuncheng was short and ugly, she cried and made a fuss and refused to marry him, and after she and He Zheng did ugly things, the sadness and helplessness of her parents, and the strange eyes of the servants at home, at that time she hated Ling Xiao the most, this girl actually dared to marry for herself, who gave her such a big courageAs the years passed, her hatred for Ling Xiao did not weaken in the slightest, but became deeper and deeper, and more and more out of her control. When she slowly remembered it at this time, she suddenly found that the person she hated the most was not her parents, not Ling Xiao, but herself----- when she cut the beautiful wedding dress, she didn't realize that she was slowly pushing happiness away, and when she brutally killed her family, she didn't realize that it was her own hands that pushed away the dearest relatives in her life, and just now, when Yuegui and Ling Xiao said goodbye, she realized that the past that she could never go back to, the pain she suffered, was not imposed on her by others, but she buried these happiness in her own hands。

Ling Xiao slowly let go of his hands, and Master Gao sat in a carriage and drove the car slowly to the southeast.

Ling Xiao has been holding back the tears, at this time can no longer bear it, she looked at the carriage that gradually walked away, for Yuegui's departure, her heart is reluctant, thinking that when the Yongzhou case first occurred, she was the last to leave Zhang's mansion, she wandered back and forth in Zhang's mansion, for these people who had lived with them in the past, such a miserable death, felt sad, she was crying while tidying up their clothes for them, for them to still have the dignity of being a human being after death, when she was tidying up Yuegui's clothes, she saw the gold bracelet exposed in Yuegui's arms, which was given to Yuegui after she came to Zhang's house the day before。 She still remembers the way she cried bitterly when she saw the bracelet, and it was because of her own crying that the dying Laurel managed to open her eyes------

Ling Xiao was surprised and happy when she saw Yuegui open her eyes, she drove away alone that night, and sent Yuegui to the Hidden Cui Nunnery to recuperate, when Yuegui's injuries improved, she learned from Yuegui's mouth who the real murderer was, and only realized the seriousness of the situation, but at that time Fan Yuncheng had been forced to come to the capital, Ling Xiao originally didn't want to bring Yuegui to the capital, but she was also in order to avenge Boss Zhang in the future, so she tried to bring her back.

Ling Xiao remembered the things that happened after she saved people, as if it was fate, if she hadn't returned to Yongzhou to bring her back, she wouldn't have met Wei Rui, let alone the thrilling things that happened one after another in the future-----

Now everything that happened because of them will gradually subside with the departure of Yuegui and Zhang Qifeng, this is the only way to solve the problem, she has to face the pain of life again, the person who is like a sister left again, in order to protect Ling Xiao's family, Ling Xiao is tired of her family in this life, she feels so tired, she doesn't know how long she can last, these painful tortures can pass.

The speed of the carriage gradually increased, and Master Gao sat in front of him and urged the horse to whip up, and hurried to the southeast. Zhang Qifeng, who had been silent at this time, suddenly shouted loudly: "Stop." ”

Master Gao hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse and stopped the carriage: "Madam, why do you stop?" ”

That Zhang Qifeng didn't answer him, she ignored Yuegui's obstruction, she hurriedly got out of the car and ran back, looking at Ling Xiao in the carriage, when she saw her running towards her at this time, she was also stunned, she couldn't understand why this Zhang Qifeng wanted to come back.

Zhang Qifeng came to Ling Xiao panting, and she asked loudly: "Ling Xiao, there is something I must ask clearly." ”

Ling Xiao looked at her in a daze, and asked puzzledly, "Miss Qifeng, what do you want to ask?"

"Why didn't you kill me?" Zhang Qifeng screamed, "My sin is unforgivable, but why did you let me go?"

Ling Xiao sighed, why did this Zhang Qifeng always wonder why these simple truths could not be understood: "I did promise the old lady, no matter what, I will keep you safe for the rest of your life." ”

"If you don't tell me, no one will know this----- you can completely pretend that you don't know, and kill me----- why do you have to keep your promise to my mother?"

"Before ----- got married, they had already adopted me as a righteous daughter, so you are my sister. Ling Xiao was silent for a while, but still answered her, "I have already told you this, you can be unkind, but I can't be unjust." ”

Zhang Qifeng looked at Ling Xiao, and after a long time, she said softly: "I lost, Ling Xiao----- I have been unconvinced all these years, and I have been trying my best to win you----- until this time I realized that I can't be compared with you at all, since you came to Zhang's house, I have lost, and I have lost completely." ”

"Miss Qifeng-----"

"Ling Xiao, I know that if we say goodbye today, you and I will never see each other again, so let me finish my words. Zhang Qifeng understands that she will never see Ling Xiao again in this life, and if she doesn't say it at this time, she is afraid that she can only take what she wants to say in the future to Huangquan Road, "I am indeed not worthy of being Fan Yuncheng's wife, God has already told me since I met He Zheng----- Ling Xiao, if there is an afterlife, I will live the life of ordinary people with the person who likes me, and no longer ask for things that do not belong to me." ”

"I know. Ling Xiao nodded, she just wondered why Zhang Qifeng was talking about this.

"Ling Xiao, will you give my daughter a name?" Zhang Qifeng asked with tears in her eyes, "After you answer me, I will leave." ”

Ling Xiao only understood at this time what Zhang Qifeng really cared about, what she didn't get in her life, she hoped that her daughter could get it, this was too deep pain, Ling Xiao could feel the deep despair and uneasiness in her heart.

"Xiao Nirvana's status, it's not whether I want to give it or not, Miss Qifeng, you also understand that in this life, there are some things that you can't force to get, and Xiao Nirvana is the same. ”

Zhang Qifeng looked at Ling Xiao blankly: "My Buddha blesses, she can be reborn in Nirvana!"

"She will definitely ----- Miss, there are some things you have to let go of so that you can move forward easily. Ling Xiao said softly, "When you get there, you should read some Buddhist scriptures from time to time to calm your heart." ”

Zhang Qifeng suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao was stunned, she couldn't imagine that Zhang Qifeng, who had always been arrogant, would suddenly do such a thing, she hurriedly knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Miss can't be like this, never like this." ”

After Zhang Qifeng kowtowed, she wiped away the tears on her cheeks and said with a smile: "Okay, I, Zhang Qifeng, don't owe you anything in this life, so don't live it." ”

She turned around and ran to the carriage, and after getting into the carriage, she urged Master Gao to leave quickly, Ling Xiao followed behind the carriage for a while, and only stopped when the carriage gradually disappeared and was out of sight.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, Ling Xiao rushed back to the capital before dark, at this time, in the moat, there were already many river lanterns, and the people in the city had begun to put river lanterns.

Ling Xiao suddenly wanted to put a river lantern on it for Zhang Yuanzhi and his wife, write what she wanted to say on it, and bring it to the two of them, so that they could know about it, so that they could relax----- she looked at those river lanterns, knowing that even if she put the river lanterns, she couldn't write anything on them, she could only put these things in her heart and never be known by others.

When she returned home, Fan Yuncheng was anxiously waiting for her. Fan Yuncheng didn't expect that she would delay for so long, worried that something would go wrong, and He Zheng would know about it, but he was afraid that his wife would be poisoned by them.

"Sent away?" Fan Yuncheng asked in a low voice.

Ling Xiao nodded and replied softly, "Send it away, it's safe and sound." ”

Fan Yuncheng sighed: "I'm just afraid of the beam, I can't be safe at this time." ”

Ling Xiao was shocked when she heard this, and she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"