Seeing her brother in a daze, Lin Shiyue smiled: "Although I have never seen that Miss Lian, but for her to be remembered by you, she must have something special about her, because... you wouldn't look down on ordinary women." Lin Shiyue smiled at her brother, with a hint of mischief in her smile.
Lin Shulun's face turned slightly red, and he said seriously, "Sister, you are very quick to learn bad things tonight. You are just like those girls in Yuchi's family, teasing your brother."
Lin Shiyue still smiled at her brother's blushing face. She was now even more curious about what kind of woman Miss Lian was.
Lin Shulun's blush faded slightly: "Sister, please don't misunderstand me. I mentioned Miss Lian because it was Miss Lian who tried the Ma Yun case."
"Oh?" Lin Shiyue was even more surprised. "A woman can go to court to try a case?" She had been studying women's classics since she was a child. Women were not allowed to take charge of affairs, let alone interfere in politics and try cases.
"Well, the Nine Gates are very mysterious. Father doesn't often mention them, but there are women who can work there. This Miss Lian is from the Nine Gates. Although the Crown Prince was the presiding judge in the Ma Yun case, it was Miss Lian who solved all the mysteries and secrets of the case that day..." Lin Shulun couldn't help but admire her as he spoke. That day was also an eye-opening day for him. "She was calm and composed in the court. Solving the case was like unraveling a mystery with ease. It's amazing that a woman can do this! Miss Lian must be knowledgeable to understand so many mysteries. This Miss Lian is really amazing!" Lin Shulun admired her endlessly, but it was a pity that he never had the opportunity to ask Miss Lian for advice.
He looked at Lin Shiyue after he finished speaking, only to see her staring at him and laughing. He looked at himself with a puzzled look in his eyes: "Sister, what's wrong?"
Lin Shiyue's eyes flickered: "Brother, if you are so impressed by Miss Lian, then the Crown Prince is presiding over the Ma Yun case. Do you think His Royal Highness is also impressed by Miss Lian?"
Lin Shulun was stunned. He gradually recalled Duanmu Qingchen's behavior in the court. It really seemed that he knew Miss Lian.
Lin Shiyue was slightly disappointed: "Didn't Yun Yao say that Fu Mingrui was obsessed with Miss Lian and always went over the wall to see her? If she is really like what my brother said, then she can be called a remarkable woman. If she is a remarkable woman, how can ordinary women like us compare to her?"
Lin Shulun continued to stand there in shock. His sister was much smarter than he had imagined!
Lin Shiyue smiled faintly and walked towards Magpie Bridge alone. Lin Shulun slowly came back to his senses, and when he looked at Lin Shiyue's back again, he was suddenly a little surprised. Shiyue didn't seem to be the person he and his father knew. Perhaps his father and he seemed to be a little worried about Shiyue entering the palace.
Lin Shiyue's figure also became hazy in the dim light. She seemed no longer the little sister that Lin Shulun had protected since childhood. She went from hiding behind him to walking alone in front of him with a calm back. They might have really underestimated their little sister.
The long red lights hanging from the promenade illuminate the quiet road down the mountain.
Fu Mingrui was walking alone in the dim red light, dressed in black. The long downhill road seemed to be extremely long in front of him, like a long python with no end.
He wanted to regain his usual calmness and concentration, but he just couldn't concentrate no matter what. He felt dazed and confused as if he was drunk, even though he hadn't drunk a drop of alcohol tonight.
What's wrong with him
Why did he become somewhat distraught when he learned that Lian Youyou and Lin Tingjun were together during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Just like those distraught souls during the Qingming Festival
He clenched the hairpin box in his hand. He didn't even understand why he was like this, but he was alone here, feeling sad? And the Lian Youyou who made him so unlike himself was now in love with Lin Tingjun, whispering in each other's ears and being affectionate.
His mind began to buzz, but he could not get rid of Lian Youyou's image in his mind, and he could not stop imagining Lian Youyou with other men. He really... fell in love with that woman, that mysterious... Lian Youyou...
This answer made him suddenly feel like he had lost all his strength and could no longer move forward. His pain was that when he had to admit his feelings, he also knew that he would never have another chance.
Is this the pain of not being able to get the love you want
He suddenly understood the cases he handled, those infatuated men and women, those cases where love turned into hatred, those... people who died because of love and hatred...
"Mingrui—Mingrui—Fu Mingrui—" Duanmu Qingchen ran down all the way and pounced directly on the dazed Fu Mingrui's back. Fu Mingrui staggered and came back to her senses. She looked back in disbelief at Duanmu Qingchen who pounced on her back. Why was he here again!
"Mingrui, you can't get rid of me~~" Duanmu Qingchen smiled wickedly at Mingrui, "Let's go find Youyou."
Fu Mingrui stared at him with wide eyes, thinking that Duanmu Qingchen was totally unreasonable: "Didn't you hear Yun Yao say..."
"Youyou is with that Lin Tingjun~~~" Duanmu Qingchen said indifferently while swinging the jade pendant at his waist, but he could not hide the deep disappointment in his eyes, "But so what? Just because she is with that Lin Tingjun, I can't go find her?" Duanmu Qingchen raised his face and asked back with some confidence.
Fu Mingrui stared at Duanmu Qingchen blankly. How could there be such a unreasonable person? Just because he was the prince, he could be so blatantly ignorant
"I'm different from you." Duanmu Qingchen patted Fu Mingrui's chest. "You are just too depressed and too suffocated. Youyou is with another man, so I just want to interfere. When it comes to chasing girls, you can't be a gentleman. You have to be a scoundrel and interfere more. Only then can you steal their love." Duanmu Qingchen's words were well-reasoned, and even Fu Mingrui, who was so logical, suddenly couldn't find any words to refute him.
"Besides, you can climb over the wall to see Youyou all day, but I can't. I haven't seen Youyou for a long time, I must see her today." Duanmu Qingchen said with great frustration, with a firmness in his eyes, "Even if she doesn't like me, I want her to know my feelings. If you are a man, don't hold it in! You have to act like a man, what's the point of secretly loving someone like that?" Duanmu Qingchen looked at Fu Mingrui, and suddenly reached out to grab his sleeve, "I saw the gift you prepared, take it out and give it to Youyou!"
"Stop it!" Fu Mingrui angrily pushed Duanmu Qingchen away. He was already annoyed by this and became even more furious after Duanmu Qingchen's disturbance. (To be continued)