In the Buddhist view, there is an invisible connection between people, which is what connects people to each other, which is called fate.
Talking to each other in the daily life in the market is fate, riding a boat together on the lake is fate, strangers looking at each other and smiling are fate. All these kinds of relationships in the world are all fate. Blood relationship is the most common, direct, primitive, and fundamental of all relationships. It exists from birth and comes from heaven.
The Mei family has been thin for hundreds of years. It has been passed down to only four generations. Mei Yuanchen has no uncles or cousins. Although Baili's family is prosperous, Bailisi left the family early. He was cut off from his relatives at a young age and has only one younger brother. Therefore, Bai Lien may be Mei Yuanchen's only living blood relative besides his parents. This original connection between blood is the most difficult to let go of.
Although Mei Yuanchen has no memory of this uncle in his mind, his mother has often been talking about him in his ears for more than ten years. He also knew a lot from others: he knew that when he was a child, he and his mother traveled thousands of miles to the capital to find relatives, and the two depended on each other all the way and struggled to survive; he knew that when he was less than a month old, he came from the capital alone. Qingxi County Mansion held him gently in his arms, treating him like a treasure and refusing to let go for a long time; knowing that his whereabouts had always been her mother's heartache that she could not let go of for many years, which made her secretly wipe away many tears; knowing that, He has a body and appearance that is almost identical to his own, and he is just like him when he is reborn as a human being.
In the whole world, that madman may be the only person who knows the whereabouts of his uncle. But today, he actually spoke again.
"What on earth did he say that made the prison steward of the palace so frightened that he could not speak?" When Mei Yuanchen rushed to the cell, the madman was kneeling on the ground, wailing against the cell wall. He waited outside the cell door for a long time, but when he saw the madman, he just cried and said nothing. He couldn't help but ask the guard beside him: "What did he say just now?"
The middle-aged jailer hesitated and replied awkwardly: "Sir, I was far away from here before, so I didn't hear anything clearly." He was the jailer on duty, and he was the only prisoner here, so he always stayed there. By the side of the cell, I heard nothing. However, what the lunatic in prison just said was really of great importance, and even if he had the courage, he would not dare to say it casually. What's more, before leaving, the steward repeatedly warned: "Don't talk too much, otherwise you will be killed!"
The jailer on duty had an honest look, and his face was twitching slightly, obviously nervous and apologetic. When Mei Yuanchen saw this, he couldn't bear to embarrass him anymore, so he pushed open the cell door and sat down on the ground behind the madman.
The madman was crying to himself and didn't care who was sitting behind him. His mind seemed to be much clearer today than usual, and he no longer kept babbling nonsense. After a while, he began to speak: "I really didn't say anything, why didn't you let me out? I don't know anything. , please let me go! That night was the memorial for Baili Enna, I was just on the sidelines." He cried and kowtowed heavily, as if he was extremely afraid.
"Buzz!" When the madman said the three words "Bailien", Mei Yuanchen couldn't help but be shocked: "He is really an uncle! The Baili brother he mentioned before is actually my uncle Bailien!" He didn't have time to think about it, so he continued to listen carefully. The lunatic didn't pause for a moment, and continued: "That night, it was Xiaosheng and Bai Lien who were on duty in the Imperial Court of the Shangshu Yamen. At about midnight, I heard someone playing a drum outside the door. I The two of them hurried over and opened the door. They saw a postman lying on the threshold covered in blood, holding a memorial tightly in his hand. He could only breathe out from his mouth and nose. Seeing that he was already dead. Baili Enwei After thinking about it for a long time, I took the memorial from the postman and told me that the postman who delivered the letter was obviously being chased all the way here. I thought that the things mentioned in this memorial must be extremely important. ! In order to prevent the loss of the notebook and the failure to understand such an important matter, he opened the memorial in private and read it. As a young student, I have always been timid and fearful of things. I really have never seen the notebook! I didn’t know anything. I’ve seen it! I’ve never seen anything! That memorial has only been in Bai Lien’s hands, and no one has ever seen it except him. I really don’t know anything! Your Highness, Your Highness, please spare me!”
"Your Highness? Your Highness?" Mei Yuanchen's heart suddenly shrank, "The person who harmed my uncle was actually a prince in this world! The things reported in the book must have greatly hindered him, so he did this cruel thing!"
"Bai Lien is the only one who has read the memorial! I have always been a timid boy, and I would never dare to make a decision! Your Highness, please forgive me!" What the madman said after that, Mei Yuanchen couldn't listen to a word. "Prince Yi! It's Xia Muren!" He slowly stood up from the ground, lowered his head and walked out of the prison, only to see Xia Chengxuan and Xia Chengyi standing in front of him, both looking at him with worried faces.
It turned out that when the two of them saw the nervous look on the cell steward's face, they had already guessed that the man in the cell must have said something terrible. Seeing Mei Yuanchen running away like a gust of wind, he hurried over. By this time, they had been standing outside the prison for a long time, and they had listened to everything the madman had just said.
Xia Chengxuan took two steps forward, put his hand on his right shoulder, and whispered: "Yuanchen, if you want to think about this, you must let it go! I know you are sad, but your uncle has been here and there for a long time, and for him Do you really want to seek revenge on an important prince for this old matter?" He leaned closer and said solemnly: "If you do something stupid, no one can save you! Even your parents will be punished. Are you implicated! Is it worth it? Besides, he has thousands of attendants around him, how can you avenge this?" Although Xia Muren is his uncle, he is obviously much closer to Mei Yuanchen. Not only is he not worried about King Yi being Instead of killing him, he was worried about Mei Yuanchen's safety as he sought revenge.
When Mei Yuanchen was feeling sad and lost, she heard his heartfelt words of concern and felt warm in her heart. She raised her head and looked at him, forced a smile and replied softly: "Chengxuan, you are overthinking. I will Are you such a ignorant person? It's just that my uncle has been harmed by others, so I always feel a little sad in my heart. I am not an ignorant child, so I naturally know that this revenge will never be avenged."
"No matter you really think it through or you are just saying this to deal with me. I treat you as a brother, and I will naturally stand up for you in everything. But if you really do something treacherous, don't say it was saved by Prince Jia's Mansion. No, even if he can be saved, he will never be saved, do you understand?" Xia Chengxuan frowned and said solemnly. He was born in an imperial family and had been good at weighing the pros and cons since he was a child. The consequences of such a cons were definitely beyond the ability of Prince Jia's palace to bear, and he knew that his father would never allow it.
"Chengxuan, thank you!" Mei Yuanchen reached out to hold his left wrist and said sternly: "Don't worry! I will not seek revenge from King Yi. It has been many years since this happened, and I wouldn't even dare to do so based on the words of a madman. Determine the authenticity. Moreover, the current situation is in turmoil. What King Yi did in Pingzhou has saved the lives of many people! I should let go of both public and private matters."
When Xia Chengxuan heard what he said, he felt reassured and said with a smile: "That's good! I promised Xiao Ling to go to Rui Mansion, and I'm a huge promise. Do you still want to accompany me?"
"Of course I'll go with you!" Mei Yuanchen replied with a smile.
After hearing his words, Xia Chengyi's hand that had been clenching finally opened; the tight string in his heart finally relaxed.
