"Then let's see who has the last laugh."

Faced with Shangguan Xun's words that sounded like a battle order, Lin Yunmeng did not lie to him and formally accepted his challenge.

Shangguan Xun gave her a meaningful look: "After the funeral, I will give you a surprise. I think you will like it very much."

After saying that, Shangguan Xun climbed over the wall neatly, tiptoeing as gracefully as a swimming dragon.

surprise?

Lin Yunmeng didn't feel any expectation, she only felt fear.

Who would expect a so-called ‘surprise’ from a rival?

It wouldn't be bad if it wasn't a shock, let alone a real surprise.

"Madam...he won't tell anyone about you pretending to be faint, right?" Mi'er saw that the atmosphere was really weird, so he cautiously broke the deadlock.

"No, didn't I explain? I fainted and woke up again. Smart people will sell my face."

Lin Yunmeng smiled reassuringly at her and rubbed the girl's head.

She was the crown prince's concubine. Even if the crown prince was seriously ill, the officials and ladies would still bow to her and support her.

"You can eat the pastries Yunji gave you first, and I'll go in and rest for a while."

"Well, Mi'er will be watching over you. Madam, please sleep peacefully."

…

Under the stars, in the quiet night, only the nightingale crows and weeps. The mourning hall in the Prime Minister's Mansion is covered with white cloth, and the guests have left the table and dispersed. The excitement was mixed with sadness, but now the excitement has faded like a tide, revealing the inner sorrow.

According to hidden customs, the immediate family members have to take turns guarding the deceased during the funeral. Tonight, it was supposed to be Lin Yunmeng, the eldest daughter, but she was unwell, so Lin Yunji thought of taking care of her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the dinner banquet was cleared, Lin Yunmeng came to the mourning hall in mourning clothes and said to Lin Yunji: "You have been busy all day today, and you are almost exhausted. I am the one who is here to watch the mourning tonight. Go back quickly."

Rest."

Lin Yunji was stunned for a moment and hurriedly shook his head and stepped forward to help Lin Yunmeng, but Lin Yunmeng raised her hand to stop him and said hurriedly.

"Aren't you feeling unwell? Mi'er, help eldest sister back..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Yunmeng raised her hand to signal him to be silent.

"I've had a good rest, but I just didn't sleep well. Didn't the doctor take a look at it? Besides, if I fainted from grief for the head of the Lin family, he would be so happy that he would jump out of the coffin."

Lin Yunmeng smiled indifferently, glanced at the ebony gilt-edged coffin, and then turned to look at Lin Yunji.

"Look at the dark circles under your eyes... If this girl Mi'er hadn't felt sorry for you, I wouldn't have wanted to get up from the soft couch~"

Lin Yunmeng teased, which immediately made the two people present blush. She immediately laughed happily, bypassed Lin Yunji and entered the mourning hall, came to the coffin and knelt directly on the futon.

Lin Yunji wanted to say something else, but Mi'er grabbed his wrist.

"Master, just listen to my wife. She feels sorry for you herself, so she knows how to make fun of you." Mi'er complained shyly, while Lin Yunji lost his mind because of her initiative and felt dizzy.

He was pulled out by Mi'er.

Looking at the coffin hung with white silk, Lin Yunmeng lowered her eyes. Although she no longer had any feelings for this person, it was her responsibility as a member of the Lin family and his children to kneel down and bid him farewell.

I don’t know how long I have been kneeling, but suddenly there was movement behind me. This gloomy mourning hall combined with the light footsteps, if you are a little timid, you may want to hide in the cracks in the ground now!

Lin Yunmeng turned back suddenly, her eyes as sharp and cold as wolves.

Lin Yunmeng was stunned for a few seconds when she saw the person coming, and the other person showed a gentle smile.

"Why, after not seeing each other for a few days, you no longer recognize me, my husband?"

This voice is as calm as a clear spring washing water, the lips that are not thick or thin outline the soft arc, and the smile between his curved eyebrows and eyes...

Lin Yunmeng started to fight in excitement. Because she stood too hard, her head felt dizzy for a moment and she stumbled.

Xu Qingke's face changed slightly when he saw it, and he immediately used Qinggong to quickly fly up and hugged her slender waist.

The familiar slightly astringent medicinal aroma mixed with light floral fragrance fills the nostrils.

Lin Yunmeng blinked, and she suddenly remembered what kind of flower this was. She also had this kind of fragrance on her body when she was recuperating in Eden Valley.

Because this nameless flower blooms everywhere in the Valley of Eden, child ghosts always use sachets scented with these flowers to diffuse the smell of blood in the house.

"Zimou...you're back!" Lin Yunmeng also hugged him, stood on tiptoes and rubbed her face against the sexy Adam's apple on his neck.

Xu Qingke curled her lips and looked deeply at her with lowered eyes. This glance seemed to crush Lin Yunmeng into pieces in his pupils, so that her face would never be lost there.

"Well, I'm back, I won't leave this time."

Lin Yunmeng's eyes burst out with surprise, as if the dark night faded away in an instant, ushering in the bright sunshine.

This look of surprise and joy aroused the guilt in Xu Qingke's heart. He had been away from his little girl for a long time.

Xu Qingke gently touched Lin Yunmeng's cheek, raised her head and glanced at the coffin placed in the middle, her lowered brows were gentle, showing the love that belongs to Lin Yunmeng alone: ​​"I'm sorry, I'm here

It’s too late.”

Lin Yunmeng shook her head: "You took time out of your busy schedule to see me, but I couldn't go to see you. It's you who pays most of the time, but I owe you. It's not too late.

of?"

In this way, she owed Xu Qingke more.

She didn't help at all with the Eden Valley matter, and asked Xu Qingke to allocate manpower to help her encircle the Luocheng camp.

Logically speaking, Lin Yunmeng did not do well, but...

As expected, Xu Qingke frowned and looked at her disapprovingly.

"Why do we need to talk so clearly between you and me? What is owed and not owed? Never say these polite and distant words again in the future."

Xu Qingke's unhappy look was also very good-looking. His eyebrows slanted into his temples and he furrowed his brows slightly, and his lips under his tall nose were slightly pursed, clearly showing his master's mood.

Lin Yunmeng raised her eyebrows and snorted softly.

"Then why do you say it's too late? You didn't come late. You came at just the right time."

Just when I was struggling in the darkness, like the dawn, the light of dawn bloomed in my heart.

In my previous life, you didn't come, and I sank into the quagmire of lies. In this life, you appeared, but you didn't come too late, because when you appeared, it was not too late.

Although Xu Qingke didn't know what Lin Yunmeng was thinking at the moment, he could keenly sense the changes in her emotions.

If just now she was like a piece of solid ice, now the glacier is melting, and her warmth is like a warm spring, entering his heart.
Chapter completed!