"Where can I wake up from my drunkenness tonight? The dawn wind and the waning moon on the willow bank..."
In the back garden of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice. Jiang Chun drank alone and thoughtlessly, drowning his sorrows with wine, but his sorrows only became more sorrowful.
The dishes and cups on the table were in a mess; he was already a little drunk, but he still drank. While drinking, he muttered vaguely:
Princes and grandsons follow in their footsteps,
The green bamboo wets the towel with tears.
Once you enter Houmen, it is as deep as the sea.
From then on, Xiao Lang was a passerby...
There were heavy and meandering footsteps behind him. He didn't need to look back, he already knew who was coming to him, because he was so familiar with everything about her.
He continued to pour himself a drink without looking at her. He just said: "You came at the right time. The clear breeze and bright moon are just the right time to express your heartfelt feelings and say goodbye."
Lu Qiuyue said in a trembling voice: "Jiang Chun, how can you say that?"
Jiang Chun said: "Am I wrong? Miss Lu is about to leave the boudoir and become the young lady of the Minister of Etiquette. I haven't even come here to congratulate you!"
Lu Qiuyue burst into tears, "Jiang Chun, don't you understand my feelings for you now? I only love you in this life. Not to mention the son of the Minister of Rites, even the emperor, I don't care about you!" "
Jiang Chun's heart twitched painfully and murmured: "But the Emperor has already made a decree to marry you to Ding Jiying..."
Lu Qiuyue said: "So what, if we leave the place where this is wrong, if they can't find us -"
Jiang Chun was stunned, "You mean we... ran away from home?"
Lu Qiuyue nodded firmly and said: "Not bad!"
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate," Jiang Chun said, "You are the rich daughter of the Minister of Justice, and you have been pampered since you were a child. If you live with me and live in the open, how can you, a weak woman, endure this pain?"
Lu Qiuyue said: "I'm not afraid. As long as I can be with you, I am willing to beg on the street. I have decided that I will stay with you forever."
At that moment, Jiang Chun's originally hesitant heart suddenly found a solution; he held Lu Qiuyue in his arms with trembling hands, and said with tears: "Qiuyue, I can have a confidante like you by my side in this life. Even if Jiang Chun dies immediately, there will be no regrets!"
Lu Qiuyue gently rested her head on Jiang Chun's chest and whispered: "Don't die or say such unlucky words - tell me first, when will we leave?"
Jiang Chun gently stroked her hair and said softly: "What do you think?"
Lu Qiuyue said: "According to me, let's leave now!"
Jiang Chun was stunned, "Now?...Then do you want to say goodbye to Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu?"
Lu Qiuyue smiled bitterly and said, "If I say goodbye to them, will they still let me go?"
Jiang Chun couldn't help feeling sad, thinking: "Master Lu only has a daughter like Qiu Yue, whom he loves like the apple of his eye. Now Qiu Yue suddenly left him, and she didn't even say a word to him before leaving. How sad he must be when he finds out!" How pitiful the hearts of parents in the world are!"
He thought about himself again. Mr. Lu had shown him the kindness to meet him, and he had rekindled the kindness. Now, not only could he not repay his kindness, but he wanted to abduct his daughter and run away. Isn't that repaying kindness with hatred?
If he really did this, wouldn't he become an ungrateful villain? But what if he doesn't? Do you have to watch the woman you love get married to someone else, and you can only feel helpless and feel sorry for yourself?
The more Jiang Chun thought about it, the more he felt that he had no clue. His mind was in a mess, like a mess, and he lost his mind for a moment; he just lost his mind in a daze and was silent for a long time.
Seeing that he was just in a daze, Lu Qiuyue slowly raised her clear eyes like a pool of clear springs and whispered: "Jiang Chun, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Chun said silently: "Qiuyue, is this the right thing for us to do, Lord Qi Lu?"
Lu Qiuyue told him the central matter, and tears fell unconsciously.
She knelt down, bowed several times to Lu Wenzheng's residence, and choked with sobs: "There is no such thing as the best of both worlds. Father, mother, and daughter have no choice but to do this! The two elders have worked hard to raise our daughter for twenty years. Zai, today my daughter has to live up to the expectations of the two elders! My daughter is unfaithful and unfilial, and the two elders should not have such a daughter..."
Jiang Chun also knelt down on his knees and said in a trembling voice: "Qiuyue, if you belittle yourself like this, then I will be even more embarrassed! Mr. Lu has been kind to me, and I not only don't want to repay the favor, but also repay the kindness with hatred..."
Lu Qiuyue cried: "Jiang Chun, please stop talking!" The two of them cried together.
After a long while, Jiang Chuncai said: "How can we cry and cry like mother-in-law and mother-in-law? Qiuyue, whether to leave or stay now, I only listen to your words!"
Lu Qiuyue said flatly: "Of course we are leaving! How do you think we can leave here without anyone noticing?"
Jiang Chun frowned and said, "I don't know who is on duty tonight?"
"It's probably Ling Yun..." When Lu Qiuyue said this, a hint of panic suddenly flashed in her clear and persistent eyes, "Oh, I'm afraid it won't be easy to escape from under his nose..."
Jiang Chun raised his chin slightly, and a sarcastic smile flashed in his eyes, "Then what's the problem? Just based on your past friendship with him, Miss Lu..."
Lu Qiuyue was stunned for a moment, "My friendship with him?"
Jiang Chun put his face against her ear and whispered softly: "Miss, stop pretending to be stupid! Wasn't it widely rumored in the capital that Lord Lu wanted to recruit Ling Yun to be his son-in-law? A boy named Jiang Chun got there first..."
Lu Qiuyue heard that Jiang Chun's tone was full of sour vinegar, and she suddenly understood. She couldn't help raising her eyebrows and said: "Okay, now you are still planning me!..." He raised his hand and hit, Jiang Chun smiled quickly. dodge. The two of them were laughing and joking again...
Less gossip. However, Lu Qiuyue and Jiang Chun had reached an agreement and hurried back to their boudoir to pack their luggage. Seeing that Caiming and Xiu Ming were both asleep, she couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
She simply packed up her gold, silver, and belongings, and left a letter to her parents. Then she quietly left the door, walked around the pavilions and pavilions in the back garden, winding corridors, and tiptoed to the backyard of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice. Go.
Naturally, she met several groups of guards on duty along the way, who cautiously asked her where she was going; Lu Qiuyue looked melancholy and said in a low voice: "I can't sleep at night, so let's go out for a walk..."
Everyone knew that Miss Lu was about to get married against her will, and it was inevitable that she would be in a bad mood, so they did not dare to ask more questions; for fear that if they bothered to ask, they would get themselves into trouble and be reprimanded by this unruly and willful young lady.
In this way, Lu Qiuyue arrived at the back door of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice smoothly, where Jiang Chun had been waiting for her for a long time.
Lu Qiuyue was a lady, always dignified and polite, and also pampered. This was the first time in her life that she had done this kind of secretly carrying someone on her back and climbing over the wall.
At this time, with the help of Jiang Chun, he climbed out of the courtyard wall with great difficulty. When he landed, he accidentally sprained his foot. He could only squat on the ground in pain, holding his ankle and saying, "Hey "Hey, oh, oh, oh," he hummed.
Jiang Chun said distressedly: "Qiuyue, it's all my fault that you have to suffer with me."
Lu Qiuyue rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "Why are you talking about this at this time? Let's go quickly!"
Jiang Chun said "Hey" and carefully helped her up. Just as the two of them were about to walk forward, they suddenly heard someone behind them say: "Why don't you say goodbye to your old friend when you want to leave? You just leave without saying a word." , it’s too uninteresting!”
The two of them couldn't help but turn pale with shock; when they turned around, they saw Ling Yun, the guard commander of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment, standing behind them.
He held the sword in his hand, and the watery moonlight gently washed his stern and deep face. His eyes were as cold as ink jade, and his whole body exuded an aura of alienation and coldness.
The two of them felt cold and secretly complained that they couldn't leave now.
Jiang Chunqiang calmed down and asked, "Brother Ling, how long have you been following us?"
A sneer appeared on Ling Yun's thin lips, "Anyway, I saw the tear-jerking scene where the two of you were having sex with each other in the back garden."
Jiang Chun said angrily: "Ling Yun, you are actually monitoring and following us? Is this what an upright and honorable man would do?"
Ling Yun's half-narrowed starry eyes flashed with a trace of ridicule, "It's not my fault, it's just that you are too affectionate and attract people's attention!"
Jiang Chun raised his eyebrows and raised his hand to draw his sword, "The matter has come to this, there is no other choice - Ling Yun, draw your sword!"
Ling Yun sneered: "Brother Jiang is going to use force to solve the problem? Is Brother Jiang confident that he can defeat me?"
Jiang Chun's nose flared and he said bitterly: "Ling Yun, don't be too crazy! Even if I can't beat you, I will fight to the death with you!"
Ling Yun said: "I'm afraid we won't have this chance. Before you and I can make a few moves, the entire Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment will be alarmed. When everyone comes out, will you two be able to leave?"
The sadness in Lu Qiuyue's eyes gradually emerged, and she said sadly: "Commander Ling, are you going to take us back?"
Ling Yun sighed softly and said: "Miss, please think twice. If you leave, you will not only expose yourself to disloyalty and unfilial piety, but also make Mr. Lu bear the charge of being unkind and unjust. His Majesty will hold him accountable!"
Lu Qiuyue said decisively: "It is difficult to have both ends of the world, and it is even more difficult to balance loyalty and filial piety. Now that Jiang Chun and I have decided to leave, Commander Ling, if you insist on stopping us, then I will have to die in front of you now!" He pulled out Jiang Chun's long sword and wiped it on his neck.
Jiang Chun was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly grabbed Lu Qiuyue's sword; Lu Qiuyue cried: "Jiang Chun, what are you doing to stop me? We can't be together alive. We only hope that we can have someone to rely on on the road to hell... …”
Jiang Chun burst into tears and said: "Miss..."
Looking at the two of them tugging and tugging and grieving, Ling Yun felt sad in his heart, and sighed softly: "Why do you have to be like this, Miss? In fact, if I insisted on stopping you, the two of you had not set off in the back garden long ago. By that time, we can go and report to Mr. Lu, why wait until now?"
The two of them were stunned, staring at him blankly.
Ling Yun said sadly: "To be honest, I am very conflicted in my heart. If I let you go, I would be sorry for you; if not, I would be sorry for you..."
The two of them didn't speak, their hearts were beating fast. They were waiting for his decision, waiting for him to make a decision about their fate.
