Although Gu Xuan felt that Meng Lanruo couldn't do anything drastic, Lin Rufei was still a little worried.
In the next few days, Lin Rufei didn't see Meng Lanruo. He thought about it and felt that something was wrong, so he found Zhuyin and asked her why she didn't see Meng Lanruo.
Zhuyin replied, "Oh, Young Master Lin doesn't know yet. My young master contracted a cold a few days ago, and he has been recovering from illness these days."
Only then did Lin Rufei know that Meng Lanruo was ill, and said, "Is it serious?"
"It's not serious, it's just a little cold. It's just that Young Master Lin is also ill. I'm afraid you have been sick in the past and haven't told you." Zhuyin replied.
Lin Rufei asked Meng Lanruo where she was recuperating, and planned to visit him, thinking that he suddenly fell ill, which was inseparable from what she saw that night. But looking at Zhuyin's appearance, it is estimated that Meng Lanruo didn't tell the story.
Zhuyin led the way and took Lin Rufei to Meng Lanruo's door. Before he entered, he heard Meng Youyue's hard-hearted voice of consolation: "My little ancestor, how can you not get sick without taking medicine. Well, be good, don't be self-willed, let your mother know if you want your ears."
Meng Lanruo said in a hoarse voice, "No, let my mother get rid of it."
Meng Youyue was helpless: "You're sure that mother is reluctant, right? If you don't drink it, I'll force it."
Meng Lanruo was about to say something when Zhuyin raised her hand and knocked on the door, saying, "Miss Young Master, Young Master Lin heard that Young Master is ill and came to visit."
"Come in." Meng Youyue said.
Lin Rufei entered the room and smelled a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. This smell was familiar to him. He smelled it for many years, and it was really annoying.
Meng Lanruo, who was jumping around a few days ago, was lying on the bed haggard, her face was extremely pale, but her face was somewhat similar to Lin Rufei's.
He saw Lin Rufei's eyes light up at first, then dimmed again, and said, "Young Master Lin, come and see me."
"Well, come and see you." Lin Rufei walked to the bed, "How do you feel?"
"It's just a small wind chill, my sister always likes to make a big deal of fuss." Meng Lanruo complained, "This medicine is bitter for people who have brain pains, even if they don't drink it for a few days, they will be fine, why should they suffer?"
Meng Youyue clicked on his forehead angrily when she heard the words, and said, "You, how old are you, you are still afraid of the pain of medicine, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by Mr. Lin."
Meng Lanruo stuck out her tongue and made a playful grimace, but she still refused to take the medicine.
Meng Youyue sighed and reluctantly gave up the persuasion, saying that you should talk first, and she went to call her mother over to watch Meng Lanruo drink the medicine.
Meng Lanruo was not afraid at all, so hee hee called Meng Youyue to bring him a bag of candied plums, and asked Wang Ji at the door. Meng Youyue glared at Meng Lanruo and said that there was no time to buy plums for him, besides, he was still ill, and he refused to drink medicine and wanted to eat plums, which was delusional.
Meng Lanruo just laughed when she heard the words, but did not refute.
Meng Youyue walked out of the room, but the smile on Meng Lanruo's face faded, and there was some worry in her brows, she coughed a few times, and murmured, "I haven't been sick for a long time..."
Lin Rufei comforted her: "It is normal for people to get sick occasionally."
"The last time I got sick was a year ago." Meng Lanruo said, "I was very ill, fortunately I met Xiao Yu later..." Mention Xiao Yu's name, Meng Lanruo looked sad, "But I didn't think of it. , she and Qi Yansheng…”
Lin Rufei said, "Then what do you want to do now?"
Meng Lanruo forced a smile: "What else can I do? Although I said I hate Qi Yansheng, we have been friends for many years. He is a distinguished guest of Meng Mansion and has been in Meng Mansion for many years. Although I feel that He's very annoying sometimes, but he's really the only friend I have..." He said, feeling sad again, choking heavily.
Lin Rufei was at a loss for words. A good friend is with her most beloved woman. There is probably nothing worse than this in this world.
"And I always thought that Qi Yansheng liked my sister." Meng Lanruo huddled on the bed, like a poor little girl who was bullied badly, "But thinking about it now, he actually never said such a thing, I He jokes about this on weekdays, but he just doesn't refute it." He thought that such silence was the default, but he didn't think that it actually represented rejection.
After seeing the truth, a lot of things that I don't understand can be explained, but Meng Lanruo would rather not see the truth.
Lin Rufei has been silent, but fortunately, Meng Lanruo doesn't seem to need him to say anything. Meng Lanruo recites a lot of old things about him and Qi Yansheng. It can be seen that he does have something special about Qi Yansheng. friendship. This Qi Yansheng has been in the Qi family for nearly ten years, even if he is a dog, he should have some feelings. What's more, he's quite an interesting person.
"Aren't you going to ask him?" Seeing Meng Lanruo's words getting tired, Lin Rufei asked this crucial question.
Meng Lanruo smiled bitterly: "I don't want to ask him, I'm afraid I'll be even sadder."
Lin Rufei was a little surprised.
"But I should go to Xiao Yu again to see if she is willing to go with me." Meng Lanruo said, "If you really don't want to, then that's fine." He said lightly, but his tone contained With great grief, Lin Rufei listened clearly.
It seems that this oiran Xiao Yu has indeed played a very important role in Meng Lanruo's life.
After hearing Meng Lanruo's words, Lin Rufei thought that this matter was the end, and Meng Lanruo decided to give up and give up Xiao Yu to Qi Yansheng.
For some unknown reason, Lin Rufei always felt that there was an unusual aura in this matter.
After a while, Meng Lanruo's sister and Mrs. Meng came over, carrying the candied plums just bought in the bag. Meng Lanruo had expected it for a long time, and she took it with a smile, and she even called out "good sister" coquettishly. Madam Meng urged him to drink the medicine with a dark face, but Meng Lanruo refused to open her mouth, and Madam Meng wanted to tug at his ear again.
Seeing the happy atmosphere of the family, Lin Rufei got up and said goodbye.
After the conversation just now, Meng Lanruo told Lin Rufei that he wanted to make it clear to Xiao Yu. Lin Rufei thought that Meng Lanruo would go after her illness was healed. Who knew that in the evening, he saw Zhuyin in the room with a frowning face. After a little incense, he casually asked what happened.
Zhuyin said: "Alas, the young master has done something stupid, and his condition has gotten worse."
"What's wrong?" Lin Rufei thought for a while, "What did he do?"
"Isn't the young master still ill?" Zhuyin said in distress, "Who knows that he didn't look at him for a while, and he sneaked to the flower building to see the oiran gone, and was finally found by the young lady, and he was arrested again."
Lin Rufei was slightly stunned, but did not expect Meng Lanruo to be so impulsive.
"That's all right, Madam didn't like the young master going to Hualou at first, so she simply banned him." Zhuyin muttered, "I don't know how beautiful the goblins in Hualou are, and the young master who can hook him is so fascinated. "
Lin Rufei said, "Then where is he now?"
"I was locked up." Zhuyin said, "I don't know when I will be released."
Lin Rufei frowned slightly, feeling that this matter was getting more and more troublesome.
After Zhuyin went out, Lin Rufei sighed and said to herself, "It's really troublesome..."
"Yeah, it's annoying to be troublesome." Gu Xuan sat lazily on the chair. He was not very interested in everything in the Meng family, including the love and hatred of the Meng family's young son. In fact, as long as If he didn't threaten Lin Rufei, he would always look lazy.
Lin Rufei's heart was not as big as that of Gu Xuandu. She sat beside the bed for a long time without speaking, and he hesitated: "Do you think Qi Yansheng knows about this?"
Gu Xuandu said, "That Qi Yansheng is a smart person."
Lin Rufei: "So he knows?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Probably know."
Lin Rufei said, "I see, why didn't he say anything?"
Gu Xuandu laughed. He said, "It definitely means yes, but it means that whether the young master of the Meng family likes it or not is another matter."
Lin Rufei frowned, always feeling that there was some dangerous information hidden in Gu Xuandu's words.
"Wait, it will be over." Gu Xuandu repeated it flatly, "completely - over."
Meng Lanruo was detained for three days.
In the past three days, Lin Rufei could hear his cry whenever he passed by the courtyard where he lived. The little boy was clearly still ill, but his cry was full of anger. At first Lin Rufei was a little worried, but later Gradually get used to it.
Lin Rufei's illness also gradually recovered, thinking that after she recovers, it is almost time to leave Meng's house, so she plans to say goodbye to Meng Lanruo.
Lin Rufei went to the place where Meng Lanruo was imprisoned. The servants all knew Lin Rufei and knew that he was a distinguished guest of Meng's residence, so they did not stop him and let him in directly.
"Young Master Lin, Young Master Lin, you finally came to see me!" Meng Lanruo jumped up and down in the room, excited like a monkey coming out of the mountain. There were all kinds of food on the table in front of him. There are also a lot of idle books such as chat books, except that they can't go out, they don't look like they are locked up. He had apparently recovered from his illness, and his face was no longer ill, and his face was flushed.
"I also thought that you are by no means such a ruthless person, and you will definitely come to see me!" Meng Lanruo handed Lin Rufei an orange and signaled him to eat it with a smile.
Lin Rufei didn't answer and said helplessly, "Even if you're impatient, you can't run out sick."
Meng Lanruo shook her head and said with a smile, "You don't know how worthwhile my trip is."
"Oh? Did you meet Xiao Yu?" Lin Rufei asked curiously.
"I saw it, and I asked her about that day." Meng Lanruo said, "It really was a misunderstanding. She has nothing to do with Qi Yansheng. It was just a coincidence that they met, and... something happened... that's why they are so intimate."
"Something happened? What happened?" Lin Rufei felt very suspicious.
Meng Lanruo was a little hesitant, he thought for a while, and lowered his voice: "Xiao Yu encountered some things, some of which he couldn't think of, so he went to the riverside, and happened to meet Qi Yansheng who was putting out lanterns, and he was rescued by him. "
Lin Rufei immediately understood what Meng Lanruo meant: "Does she want to commit suicide?"
"Shhhhhhhh, keep your voice down." Meng Lanruo said, "I didn't believe it at the time, so she said that and took off her clothes to me." He blushed for a moment when he said this, and then showed a serious look again. , "I just found out that her skin is full of dense old wounds."
Lin Rufei frowned and listened.
"It turns out that before coming here, Xiao Yu had encountered unkind people. She managed to escape, and when she arrived in Xinzhou, she was in Hualou because of her livelihood, so she met me." Meng Lanruo said, "I want to redeem her. When I came out, she felt that she was not worthy of me."
Lin Rufei said, "So...she can't think about it?"
"Yeah." Meng Lanruo laughed, "I also asked Qi Yansheng about this. He said the same thing as Xiao Yu, but..." He said in distress again, "He still doesn't like Xiao Yu, he thinks he is too small. Yu is not as innocent as she has shown, and she advised me to stay away from her."
Lin Rufei was silent for a long while listening to Meng Lanruo's words.
This explanation is perfect, but in it, there is a sense of disharmony. It is like a lie without flaws. Although there is no difference, it will always make people feel a little uncomfortable. Lin Rufei didn't want to arbitrarily call it a lie, but deep in his heart, layers of doubts did arise.
And Meng Lanruo obviously didn't think so much. He believed Xiao Yu's words and Qi Yansheng. He felt that Xiao Yu had not betrayed him, but was still the girl he loved.
He talked about the next plan again, saying that after he got out of the confinement room, he would pick up Xiao Yu immediately, no matter how his mother objected, he would definitely marry this girl back home. The best ending.
Lin Rufei hesitated to speak, but she still didn't say anything about pouring cold water.
Meng Lanruo said regretfully: "It's a pity that you are leaving and cannot attend our wedding, otherwise you will stay longer?"
Lin Rufei declined with a smile.
After talking to Meng Lanruo for a while, Lin Rufei came out of the room only to see Qi Yansheng standing at the door. Qi Yansheng also seemed to be here to see Meng Lanruo, and he came as soon as Lin Rufei left.
"Young Master Lin." Qi Yansheng smiled and nodded at Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei simply returned the gift.
There was not much conversation between the two, and they passed by. Lin Rufei smelled the strong aroma of unicorn grass again.
After planning to leave, Lin Rufei asked Fuhua Yurui to pack her luggage, but who knew that the gods were not beautiful, and the next few days were cloudy and rainy. Fuhua was afraid that Lin Rufei would freeze, so she went to Xinzhou City to spend a lot of money to buy it. After getting out of the carriage, he took out the talisman and let the craftsman inlay it in the carriage, which would take a few more days.
Meng Lanruo's confinement just ended, like a free bird, scurrying around Meng's mansion, and pulling Lin Rufei to see him off.
Seeing him so happy, Lin Rufei felt a little at ease, thinking that no matter what, Meng Lanruo was also the most favored son of the Meng family. Even if something happened, his parents would protect him.
The peaceful days lasted like this for a few days. During these few days, Lin Rufei would see Qi Yansheng sitting in the corridor fishing. He didn't greet him as he did on the first day. Qi Yansheng's back was extraordinarily lonely and indifferent.
Lin Rufei didn't really deal with him, so she didn't take the initiative to ask.
A few days after the talisman in the carriage was about to be inlaid, Lin Rufei happened to pass by the corridor, and Qi Yansheng, who was fishing on the corridor, opened his mouth and said, "Young Master Lin, are you leaving?"
Lin Rufei should claim to be.
"Although Lan Ruo's temperament is detached, he actually has very few friends. You are one of the few people who is called a friend by him." Qi Yansheng said, "It's a pity to leave like this."
"There is no such thing as a banquet in the world." Lin Rufei said lightly. Although he likes Meng Lanruo quite a bit, he can't stay in Meng's house all the time. Besides, Meng Lanruo is in good shape these days, and he smiles every day.
"Yes." Qi Yansheng smiled lightly, "But if you're not in a hurry, can you ask Young Master Lin to leave a few days later?"
Lin Rufei said, "Why?"
Qi Yansheng did not speak any more, put away the fishing rod in his hand, and turned away.
Lin Rufei frowned at his back, and Gu Xuan said lazily, "Pity that little boy from the Meng family... I'm going to be unlucky."
Lin Rufei looked at Gu Xuandu suspiciously.
Gu Xuandu smiled: "But this matter has nothing to do with you."
Lin Rufei asked again, but Gu Xuandu refused to say anything.
Lin Rufei was still uneasy, so she postponed her departure schedule for a few more days.
Who knows, just the day before he decided to leave, the accident really came.
Meng Lanruo wanted to marry Xiao Yu, a Hualou girl who went home, and left a suicide note. She threw herself into the water and died. It is said that Meng Lanruo was in her room at the time and watched her jump off the flower boat. Falling into the river is so fragrant that the jade perishes.
Lin Rufei was drinking tea when she heard the news, and the teacup in her hand trembled and almost fell to the ground.
Zhuyin cried and said that the young master was heartbroken, and was forcibly taken back to the Meng family by his wife. At this moment, he was alone in the room and no one was seen. Everyone was very worried, but they didn't know what to do.
The back of Lin Rufei's fair hand was scalded red by the tea, Yu Rui hurried forward, took away the teacup, and wanted to bring some ice cubes, but Lin Rufei refused.
"Where is he? I'll go take a look." Lin Rufei said.
"It's in the attic next to Young Master Lin." Zhuyin cried, "How can this be done..."
Lin Rufei got up and hurried to the attic without even wearing a coat. There were already quite a few people standing outside the attic. At first glance, they were all relatives of Meng Lanruo, all with sad faces. Mrs. Meng had already fallen into Meng Youyue's arms, sobbing sadly and muttering: " How could such a thing happen, I already obliged him to bring that woman into the house, how could she still commit suicide by throwing herself into the river!"
Meng Youyue also looked sad, and her eyes were full of worry about Meng Lanruo.
Lin Rufei remembered what Qi Yansheng had said to herself a few days ago, thinking that Xiao Yu's death was inseparable from him, but in the crowded crowd, he was nowhere to be seen.
No matter how comforting the people outside, Meng Lanruo in the house still refused to open the door. Everyone couldn't, so they had to gradually disperse. Mrs. Meng was worried that something would happen to him, so she sent someone to guard outside the house.
Lin Rufei also left. On the way back, she saw Qi Yansheng who was still fishing on the corridor. He walked behind Qi Yansheng and said coldly, "What did you do?"
Qi Yansheng turned his back to Lin Rufei and said with a smile, "I don't know what Young Master Lin is referring to?"
Lin Rufei said, "Why do I need to tell you?" Naturally, it was Xiao Yu's business. He didn't believe that the girl would throw into the river for no reason, and the scars on her body might have something to do with Qi Yansheng. That story can deceive the naive and simple Meng Lanruo, but it cannot deceive others.
Qi Yansheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Zifeiyu, do you know the joy of fish?"
Lin Rufei said indifferently, "I don't know if the fish is happy or not, I only know that the dead can't be happy." Seeing Meng Lanruo being fooled by Qi Yansheng, even his good-natured temper was a little hot. Meng Lanruo also regarded Qi Yansheng as a friend, but she didn't know what this so-called friend did.
Qi Yansheng laughed, he put down his fishing rod, stood up, bowed to Lin Rufei, and said seriously, "Thank you, Young Master Lin."
Lin Rufei stared at him, waiting for his next sentence.
Qi Yansheng said, "Thank you, Young Master Lin, for becoming Lan Ruo's friend."
After saying this, Qi Yansheng turned around and left without any reluctance. Lin Rufei stood silently, holding the sword on her waist. She didn't say anything for a long time, until Gu Xuan asked him what he was thinking, and he said coldly. : "I was thinking that if this Qi Yansheng was killed with a single sword, the aftermath would not be troublesome."
Hearing this, Gu Xuandu couldn't help but burst into laughter, out of breath: "Xiao Jiu is angry." He said coldly that he was about to kill someone, but for some reason he looked so cute, and then again Looking at Lin Rufei's warm voice with doting eyes, "If you want to kill, kill it. Anyone who makes Xiao Jiu unhappy should die."
Lin Rufei only thought that Gu Xuan was making fun of herself, glared at him, and left without saying a word.
Xiao Yu's death really broke Meng Lanruo's heart. He lasted for three days without drinking and sleeping. Madam Meng had no choice but to prescribe medicine to stun him, and forcibly fed him some decoction.
Lin Rufei also saw Meng Langruo who was in a coma. In just a few days, the little boy lost a lot of weight. His originally round cheeks revealed a thin chin. Although his eyes were closed, he still frowned. , as if trapped in a nightmare that can't be woken up.
The death of a loved one in front of him is far more terrifying than a nightmare.
After sleeping for a long time, Meng Lanruo woke up, opened his eyes and saw the Meng family and Lin Rufei who were waiting by the bed. He was about to drive everyone out when he heard Lin Rufei's voice. A little light, but as gentle as usual, Lin Rufei said, "How about I accompany you to talk?"
Meng Lanruo hesitated for a moment, but agreed.
The Meng family retreated, and there were only two people left in the house, Meng Lanruo looked at Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei also looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Cry if you want, you are still a child, it's not ashamed."
The next moment, Meng Lanruo burst into tears, crying, calling out Xiao Yu's name while crying, Lin Rufei looked at her grief-stricken appearance, and felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. He didn't persuade him, so he sat quietly beside him, and when Meng Lanruo was tired of crying, he handed him a cup of warm tea and motioned him to drink it.
Meng Lanruo drank the tea and calmed down a little. He looked at Lin Rufei dully and said, "Xiao Yu is dead."
Tears flowed down the corners of her eyes again, "I will never be able to fight with her."
Lin Rufei raised her hand and touched his head with a soothing touch.
Meng Lanruo wailed again.
He cried almost all night until he was tired of crying and fell into a deep sleep.
After Lin Rufei came out of the room, she was surrounded by the Meng family and briefly talked about Meng Lanruo's situation.
The Meng family heard that he was crying, so they were a little relieved, saying that in the second half of the night there were others watching, so Lin Rufei would go to rest first.
Lin Rufei didn't hold back and planned to go back to sleep for a while.
He walked slowly through Meng's mansion and arrived at his own house. Through the window, he saw the lights in the house.
After entering the room, Lin Rufei saw Gu Xuandu sitting in the candlelight. He looked tired and seemed a little tired. Hearing Lin Rufei's footsteps, he didn't lift his head: "Are you back?"
"Where have you been?" Lin Rufei asked.
Gu Xuandu said: "Go and get some things." He said, and lifted two lanterns from under the table.
The style of the lantern was very familiar. It was the lantern used by Lin Rufei to pay homage to his ancestors that Lin Rufei saw by the river before. Lin Rufei was wondering what Gu Xuandu was doing with this, when he saw Gu Xuandu handing over the lantern. gave to myself.
Lin Rufei reached out to take it and looked into the lantern, her expression froze.
There are two lanterns with two names written on them, one is Xiao Yu, and the other is... Meng Lanruo.
The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: The cutting is continuous, and the rationale is still chaotic.
Gu Xuandu: What should we do then
Lin Rufei: Just chop it all off with one knife.
Gu Xuandu: Chop chop chop, let's all chop up the unhappy little leeks!