"There are people arresting you everywhere outside, and you are still injured, where can you go? Besides, even if Commander Ling really wants to leave, he has to wait until night when no one is paying attention; it is broad daylight now , aren’t you asking for trouble by just walking out like this?”
Ling Yun wanted to leave Mengyunxuan, but Ding Mengxuan hurriedly stopped him.
"In Madam's opinion, what should we do?" Ling Yun frowned slightly and said.
Ding Mengxuan frowned slightly and pondered for a moment, "There is a secret room under my embroidery room. No one knows about this secret room except Qiyu and me - including Li Ruiyun."
At this point, she tilted her head slightly and looked at Ling Yun with piercing eyes like water: "In my opinion, Commander Ling is better off resting in this secret room for a while, and then leave after his injury is better. How about that?"...
Looking at Ding Mengxuan's expectant eyes, Ling Yun was moved and nodded silently.
Although the place Ding Mengxuan mentioned was a secret room, it was actually decorated the same as the room above. It was fully equipped with tables, chairs and bedding, elegantly and delicately arranged, and furnished in a warm and comfortable manner.
And because this secret room is under Ding Mengxuan's boudoir, Ding Mengxuan's master and servant don't need to go out to deliver meals or anything.
Moreover, except for Ding Mengxuan, Qi Yu and a few serving girls and servants, the rest of the idlers are not allowed to come here unless they have very urgent matters, so it is relatively safe.
Ling Yun rested peacefully in the secret room for a few days, and his mental and physical strength had almost recovered; but his injuries still needed to be recovered.
Because the sword-feng confrontation with Li Ruiyun that day was a desperate one, and both sides suffered losses; so the internal injuries he suffered were extremely serious, just like the wounds in his heart. It would not take a few days to recover as before, and could only be healed slowly.
Here, perhaps time is the best painkiller. Since it is not easy to forget the pain of the past, then choose to let it go! Let yourself live a life that belongs only to you, without them...
The gloomy sky was pouring out the breath of boredom, and the whole world seemed to be flowing with damp depression.
Gazing at the prosperous and dream-like past of that life, suspended in the air like light smoke, lingering around the promises that have become the past.
At noon that day, Ding Mengxuan came to deliver food to Ling Yun. Ling Yun was meditating and adjusting his breath. When he saw her coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet her.
Ding Mengxuan smiled slightly and said, "Is Commander Ling's injury getting better?
Ling Yun nodded and said: "It's much better now. Thank you Madam Li for taking care of me these days. Ling Yun really doesn't know how to repay her."
Ding Mengxuan rolled his eyes speechlessly and said nothing.
In the past few days, the exchanges and conversations between the two have always been like this, very polite; the politeness is laced with alienation, so that the exchanges between the two can only stay at the surface of polite greetings, and cannot go deeper into the heart.
The two sat awkwardly facing each other, neither of them speaking for a long time. After a while, Ding Mengxuan stood up silently and said softly: "It's time for me to go back."
Ling Yun stood up to see him off.
"By the way," Ding Mengxuan arrived at the door, and Ling Yun suddenly remembered something, "I want to tell Madam that I will leave here tonight."
Ding Mengxuan couldn't help but be startled and glanced at him sideways with his autumn eyes.
Ling Yun said in a deep voice: "Ling Yun has been bothering you here for several days, and I have troubled you enough. Now my injury is much better; and it is really inconvenient for me to stay here any longer.
"Because of the long nights and many dreams, Li Ruiyun may come here at any time. If he finds any clues, it will not only be detrimental to me, but also implicate my wife."
Ding Mengxuan could not find any reason to keep him at this time. She slightly pulled back her pair of curves and said with a hint of sadness, "Okay, Commander Ling, please take care of yourself."
Ling Yun said lightly "Yeah" and nodded.
Ding Mengxuan let out a sigh and walked out. When she reached the door, she stopped again. As if she had made a lot of determination, she mustered up her courage and said, "Commander Ling, can I ask you a question?"
"Ma'am, please speak."
Ding Mengxuan looked at him with dense eyes and said: "You...you
Is it really He Chenglin, the eldest son of Lord Hou? "
Ling Yun's face instantly turned pale, like a decadent mysterious painting, filled with an indescribable sense of exhaustion and vulnerability. His lips trembled for a few moments and then he said nothing.
Looking at his painful and troubled expression, Ding Mengxuan couldn't help but feel a little at a loss, "I'm sorry, I really shouldn't ask these questions, I shouldn't touch your sadness..."
Ling Yun tried his best to calm down the turbulence in his heart, and a wry smile appeared on his melancholy face, "It doesn't matter. In fact, after going through so many things, there is nothing I can't think about now."
Ding Mengxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and an almost numb melancholy surged in his heart.
Ling Yun paused for a moment, and the words he was about to say became extremely difficult, "Yes, I am the eldest son of Lord Marquis, and I am He Chenglin, but so what can I do? They don't treat me as their biological son at all. , they even colluded to deceive me..."
"Them?..." Ding Mengxuan's fragmented eyes showed a slightly surprised and confused look, "Are they Princess Chang Qing and Lord He?..."
Ling Yun nodded weakly.
Ding Mengxuan said: "Commander Ling, may I venture to ask, what exactly did they do to make you so sad?"
Ling Yun said dullly: "Do you know how I got here?"
Ding Mengxuan looked at him in confusion.
"It was them, my biological parents, who betrayed me..." Ling Yun lowered his eyes sadly, bitterness spreading in his mouth, "On the surface, they cared deeply about me, but secretly they colluded with Li Ruiyun, set up a scheme to frame me, and personally I'm in the hands of my enemies - Mrs. Li, would you believe such a thing? Can you admit such parents again?..."
Seeing Ling Yun's heartbroken expression, Ding Mengxuan felt desolate and at a loss for words. It took her a while to come back to her senses and murmured: "Commander Ling..."
Ling Yun continued: "At that time, I fell into the hands of Li Ruiyun, and I really couldn't live or die; they coerced me, even humiliated me in every possible way, to force me to hand over the dragon, phoenix and jade talismans.
"Later, I was really cornered by them, and with the determination to die together, I detonated the gunpowder mechanism in Mr. Lu's study, destroying the dragon and phoenix jade talismans... and then, I ended up here."
Ding Mengxuan was dumbfounded and sighed, and after a while he said: "I have heard about these things, but I didn't expect the truth to be like this."
After a pause, she added: "I also know that Li Ruiyun has done a lot of bad things; what I didn't expect was that he would be so despicable and shameless..."
Ling Yun's pupils tightened, his thin lips became a line, and he said angrily: "Actually, the things Li Ruiyun has done before are just the tip of the iceberg compared to these; Mrs. Li, do you think Li Ruiyun is just despicable and shameless? He is simply a wolf with ambition, Zhao Ran Ruojie!"
"What?..." Ding Mengxuan couldn't help but turn pale and said: "You mean Li Ruiyun has... a rebellious heart?..."
Looking at Ding Mengxuan's panicked look, Ling Yun knew that he had made some impulsive remarks, and he couldn't help but regret it, thinking: "Why should I tell Ding Mengxuan this? She is just a weak woman, innocent and innocent, and she knows too much, not only It won't change anything, but it will only bring endless troubles to her."
He pondered for a moment and said: "It's nothing, I was just talking casually; but I still want to remind Madam to be careful in front of Li Ruiyun.
"Madam is just a weak woman, simple and innocent, and can't change anything. So what Madam can do is: no matter what Li Ruiyun does, you don't care; you must not get involved in his things! Stay out of the matter and ignore it. Ask, take good care of yourself, that’s the most important thing.”
"The one who gave birth to me is my parents; the one who knows me is Commander Ling." Ding Mengxuan's eyes felt wet, "Thank you Commander Ling for reminding me. I just don't understand now, since fate has allowed you and me to meet each other, why does it play tricks on us? Let each other pass by each other and never end?"
Ling Yun's heart trembled unconsciously, "Mrs. Li, please stop talking."
"Don't call me Mrs. Li! Does Li Ruiyun deserve me to be his wife?..." Ding Mengxuan suppressed the burning pain in his heart and trembled: "He deceived my feelings and destroyed everything I deserved. He treated me There is no true love at all, only possession to satisfy selfish desires and use by any means. He is a wolf, and I hate him so much!..."
Looking at her expression, which was almost out of control with excitement, Ling Yun felt sad. He didn't know what words to use to comfort her, so he could only say: "Mrs. Li."
"Can you call me Mengxuan?" Ding Mengxuan said quietly: "Brother Ling - can I call you this?"
Looking at her eyes that were about to cry, Ling Yun nodded silently.
Ding Mengxuan raised his head, staring blankly outside with a pair of lifeless eyes, and said sadly: "Actually, when I was one year old, my parents made an appointment for me and you. You and I could have been husband and wife, but why... "
Ling Yun said: "Mrs. Li, don't say anything anymore. It's been so many years, why are you bringing it up? Maybe everything was wrong from the beginning. The so-called fate tricks people..."
"Call me Mengxuan."
Ling Yun could only say: "Mengxuan."
Ding Mengxuan slowly lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling like butterfly wings; she bit her red lips hard, seeming to have made a lot of determination, "Brother Ling, can you...can you hug me once?..."
Ling Yun's body couldn't help but stiffen, the corners of his lips pressed down slightly, he raised his face and let out a breath without saying anything.
"Look at me, how long has it been, and I'm still dreaming..." Looking at the other person's somewhat embarrassed look, Ding Mengxuan let out a sigh, stared at the person in front of him with wet eyes for a moment, and showed a self-deprecating wry smile, " It was originally impossible between us..."
As she spoke, she let out a sob and turned around to leave.
Ling Yun felt a twinge of pain in his heart and shouted from behind: "Mengxuan."...
