A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without any blind date.
Raise your glass to invite the bright moon, and look at each other as three people.
The moon doesn't know how to drink, and its shadow follows me.
For now, the moon will be shadowed, and we must have fun until spring. …
Du Zhenghai was drinking by himself in a tavern, drinking to drown his sorrows, which only made him more sorrowful. All the sad emotions were stirring in his heart, but he suppressed them. The pain was extremely uncomfortable but he had nowhere to vent.
He is melancholy, frustrated, bored and emotionless. In his drunken eyes, a vague figure seemed to be approaching him in a trance.
He didn't bother to raise his eyelids and just murmured: "Ling'er, Ling'er..."
"Brother Du, you can't drink anymore." The visitor reached out and held down his cup.
Du Zhenghai raised his head and saw that the person coming was Ling Yun. A chill immediately formed between his brows and he said coldly: "What are you doing here?"
Ling Yun glanced at him dimly and said in a tone without any emotion: "Brother Du survived the catastrophe and escaped from prison. After learning this news, I have been looking for you everywhere - Brother Du, are you there?" You didn’t suffer much in prison, did you?”
Du Zhenghai curled his lips lazily and said in a low voice: "Thanks to Commander Ling's care, I won't die for the time being."
Ling Yun sat down on the seat opposite him and said with a wry smile: "Do you still hate me now?"
Du Zhenghai snorted, with a hint of trembling hidden in his cold voice, "Ling, let me ask you, why did you save me? Is it to atone for your so-called father's sins?"
Ling Yun felt sad for a while and said bitterly: "Brother Du, how can you say this? I have never acknowledged that so-called father."
Du Zhenghai looked at him sideways and said coldly: "Really? Then why did you save me?"
Ling Yun said: "Because we are friends."
Du Zhenghai's eyes became distant, and the cool smile at the corner of his mouth made people's hearts tremble, "But we are no longer friends!"
Ling Yun said: "Because we were friends once."
Du Zhenghai nodded slightly, "Okay, that's well said. I will always remember Commander Ling's life-saving grace, and I will repay you for the life I owe you one day. Farewell!" He said and pushed the cup He stood up, threw a piece of loose silver on the table, and walked out.
Ling Yun said from behind: "Wait a minute."
Du Zhenghai said: "What else do you have to say?"
Ling Yun looked at him with wet eyes and said, "Are we still friends in the future?"
Du Zhenghai's brows and eyes were filled with coldness, "No more."
The emotions in Ling Yun's eyes trembled violently, and he smiled sadly, saying bitterly: "Is it just because I am... He Yuting's son?"
"Yes."
Ling Yun lowered his starry eyes, and his long eyelashes covered the sadness in his eyes, and said with some difficulty: "Actually, I would rather I was not. But God has arranged it this way, what can I do? Do the grievances of the previous generation have to be dealt with by the next generation? Will anyone bear the responsibility?"
Du Zhenghai narrowed his cold eyes and said, "You should know the saying 'the father pays his debts to the son', right?"
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, speechless.
Du Zhenghai said: "I also know that none of this is your fault. But after all, you are also the son of my enemy. The blood flowing in you will always be the blood of my enemy. The hatred between parents is irreconcilable, and the hatred between you and me is Deep as the sea, do you think we can be friends?"
Ling Yun's heart ached. He didn't refute because he knew there was no need to refute.
He felt like he was in ruins, and the reality was like a broken city wall, coming with a sense of powerlessness; and he was alone, helpless, with nowhere to escape, and it seemed that he could only wait to die.
At this moment, he really wanted to cry; but he knew that he was not even qualified to cry...
Du Zhenghai sighed softly and walked out.
Ling Yun suddenly said: "Brother Du."
Du Zhenghai stopped and said expressionlessly: "What else do you want to say?"
Ling Yun said: "Although you and I are no longer friends, can you promise me something?"
"you say."
Ling Yun said: "Don't tell anything about me and He Yuting."
Du Zhenghai said: "You can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime. Even if I don't tell, I can't guarantee that one day others will find out - Ling Yun, do you think you can escape?"
Ling Yun said dullly: "It's just a matter of time, just tell me whether you agree to it or not?"
Du Zhenghai turned around and glanced at Ling Yun's pale, almost bloodless face. At that moment, he felt as if his heart was being suppressed by an invisible boulder, suffocating him so much that he couldn't breathe.
It turns out that in this world, he is not the only one who is helpless. At that moment, Du Zhenghai suddenly felt a sense of sympathy in his heart.
After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded solemnly, "Okay, I promise you."
"Thank you." Ling Yun raised his head and looked at him with a stern look, then slowly raised his palm.
Reflecting the cold moonlight, Du Zhenghai saw faint waves of light flashing in the other party's eyes.
Du Zhenghai's heart throbbed unconsciously, and he subconsciously stretched out his right hand. Two-hitter deal. …
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
But Huanyu's personal maid, Jiao Xing, has been filled with worries and troubles these days. Her father is sick but has no money for medicine.
She asked Princess Huanyu for a few days' leave. When she returned home, she looked at her father, who was lying on the bed, emaciated and dying, and her two younger brothers, who were already exhausted and at their wits' end trying to treat their father. They were helpless. .
She lost her mother when she was young, and her father worked hard and worked hard to bring the three siblings together.
In order to reduce the burden on her family, she had no choice but to sell herself into slavery and became a maid in the Jinling Palace.
In addition to plowing the fields, her two younger brothers also used their free time to do some labor at the house of Mr. Yang Ximeng, a wealthy family in the capital. The little money they earned could only barely support the family.
Now that her father was seriously ill, a famous doctor in the capital charged a sky-high price, which shocked her three siblings.
Five hundred taels of silver! ——Such expensive medical expenses are something their whole family will never be able to earn in their lifetime. The famous doctor asked them to prepare enough money within ten days, otherwise their father would die.
At this time, the family was really worried and helpless.
Jiao Xing's real surname is Liu, and her nickname is Ke'er. Her eldest brother's name is Liu Aniu, and her younger brother's name is Liu Ahu.
People are often driven into a hurry and have no other choice, so they will have some desperate thoughts.
Liu Aniu was pacing around the room distractedly, and suddenly he stopped, his dark eyes slowly falling on the restless Jiao Xing in front of him.
Jiao Xing looked at her brother's somewhat ferocious face and those malicious eyes, and a chill came over her heart. She stammered, "Aniu, what's wrong?"
Liu Aniu's expression was distorted for a moment, and he suddenly laughed slowly, "Sister, your master is the dignified commander of the bodyguard of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice. He is a county horse, the emperor's second-rank official, and has great wealth. If he plucks out his hair, he will be worse than Our thighs are still thick, why don’t you go and beg him?”
Jiao Xing's eyes were stunned, and she immediately retorted: "Why do you ask me to say this? Five hundred taels of silver, our whole family will never earn money in a lifetime!"
"Besides, doesn't the county horse help me often? Three, two, five, or twelve or eight taels. As long as I ask for help when I have difficulties, he will happily give it to me. I never have to pay it back, and I never have to pay it back. Ask me to do something.
"I feel uneasy every time, but I secretly make up my mind that one day I will repay his kindness. Who would have thought that it would be like this! - Alas, I owe him enough..."
Liu Ahu raised his chin and said, "Then this time will be the best!"
Jiao Xing's eyes were red and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother, aren't we too greedy to do this? How can we bear to treat such a good person like the Lord Commander?"
Liu Aniu sneered, with a look of disdain on his face: "What, Ling Yun is a good person? Sister, don't be too naive! Nine out of ten officials like them are well-dressed and sanctimonious on the surface; behind their backs But the cocks are crowing, the dogs are stealing, the men are thieves and the women are prostitutes. Huh, this guy named Ling is no exception."
Jiao Xing said: "Brother, there are some things that should not be said carelessly; I serve him every day, and I know the character of Lord Commander Ma the best. He is a rare gentleman!"
"Ling Yun is a gentleman?..." Liu Aniu curled his lips with a look of disapproval.
Suddenly he glanced at Jiao Xing with a sinister look, and said with a low smile: "Sister, you just said that Ling Yun always helps you. Whenever you need silver or something, he will give it to you happily, and he never needs any money. you still?"
Jiao Xing nodded and said, "Yes!"
Liu Aniu continued: "You also said that you are by his side every day, serving him personally?"
Jiao Xing said: "Yes, what's wrong?"
A lewd smile flashed across Liu Aniu's narrow eyes, and he said softly, "Sister, tell me the truth, is there anything like that between you two?"
Jiao Xing's blurred eyes blinked, and she said in confusion: "That thing? What is it?"
Liu Aniu glanced sideways at her, bent down and whispered in her ear: "Why are you pretending to be confused? What's going on? Of course it's a matter between a man and a woman!"
Jiao Xing suddenly widened her almond-shaped eyes and said angrily: "Liu Aniu, what are you talking about? He is the master, and I am the slave. My duty is to serve the princess and the princess wholeheartedly - except Besides, I don’t dare to have any other unreasonable thoughts!”
As if a ladle of cold water was poured on the blazing fire, Liu Aniu's originally excited and ambiguous eyes slowly dimmed.
He lowered his head in frustration and sighed boringly: "So, there is really nothing between you? Oh, how disappointing! Sister, you said you didn't get such a convenient condition... ...Alas! You are a bit too stupid!..."
Jiao Xing flushed with anger and raised her eyebrows: "Liu Aniu, if you say such nonsense again, I will ignore you! You can insult me, but you can't insult the commander! The whole capital , who doesn’t know what Commander Ma Ye is like, he is open-minded and upright..."
"What, Ling Yun is open-minded and aboveboard?..." Liu Aniu seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. He rolled his eyes and said, "Sister, it seems that you are really confused by his appearance. ! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, hum…”
Having said this, the corners of his mouth raised in an exaggerated arc mockingly.
Jiao Xing saw that Liu Aniu kept silent when he got to the key point and deliberately kept it secret. She couldn't help but feel a throbbing in her heart and asked hurriedly: "What's going on? You should tell me!"
