However, Lu Wenzheng and others in the Office of the Minister of Punishment suddenly heard that Prince Jinling was visiting, and they all felt a little confused.
Lu Wenzheng exchanged glances with Xu Zhi next to him. The two understood each other and nodded tacitly.
So Lu Wenzheng stood up and greeted him respectfully with Xu Zhi, Yang Zhen and others.
Like stars holding the moon, everyone took Prince Jinling to the living room of the Minister of Punishment, gave up his seat to watch tea, exchanged some pleasantries, and then turned to the main topic.
The prince of Jinling did not hide it and said straight to the point: "Today, the king accidentally heard the housekeeper and others in the mansion saying that something seems to have happened to Ling Yun?"
Lu Wenzheng nodded depressedly, shook his head and sighed: "It's strange to say that that day Ling Yun came out from my place. According to the guards who saw him, he was sitting quietly in the back garden when he was suddenly attacked by someone, so he chased him. Go out and never come back from now on——"
The prince of Jinling asked: "Could it be a plot or an ambush? But I don't know who the person who made the sneak attack is?"
Lu Wenzheng shook his head weakly.
Xu Zhi said: "Only a passing guard saw the situation at that time, but unfortunately it was just a glimpse. In fact, this is also the fault of Commander Ling. He was too careless and underestimated the enemy. He did not come back to report something when something happened, but just pursued the matter on his own initiative. We went up, but something happened now, right?"
Yang Zhen was quite dissatisfied and defended Ling Yun: "Brother Ling was also eager to catch the enemy at that time. Otherwise, if the opportunity was wasted, wouldn't the thief escape? If it were me, I would do the same thing!"
Lu Wenzheng glared at Yang Zhen fiercely and scolded: "You and Ling Yun both have the same temper, but you do things too recklessly, otherwise you wouldn't have suffered so much!"
After Yang Zhen scolded Mr. Lu, he immediately became speechless and lowered his head in disbelief.
Prince Jinling said: "Ling Yun is a child who relies on his own merits and is too arrogant. I don't know who attacked him. If they are thieves organized by Tianxiao, I'm afraid..." He sighed, Say no more.
When Lu Wenzheng first saw the visit of Prince Jinling, he couldn't help but think of the incident a month ago when Princess Huanyu expressed her love to Ling Yun but was rejected. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Now I saw that the Prince of Jinling not only ignored the previous grudges, but was very worried about Ling Yun's safety, I felt guilty and moved in my heart. At the same time, I secretly complained that Ling Yun didn't know what was good and did not let the Prince of Jinling and Princess Huanyu treat him. A lot of affection.
At this time, he thought about Ling Yun's whereabouts and his life or death. Lu Wenzheng couldn't help frowning, sighing, and feeling extremely heavy.
Everyone is worried, and a thick cloud hangs over the hearts of everyone in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice.
Everyone here is worried; there are also those who are gloating over the misfortune. They are the brothers Li Xuan and Li Wu, the martial arts masters of the Jinling Palace.
It was Li Xuan who was "following like a shadow" in the bushes that day and sent out poisonous sleeve arrows to attack Ling Yun.
Li Ruiyun's motivational effect at the beginning really worked. These days, Li Xuan has been secretly following Ling Yun, looking for opportunities to assassinate him; it is true that "the emperor pays off", and he finally caught the opportunity that day.
Counting it now, more than ten days have passed since the incident, and there is still no news from Ling Yun. The two brothers secretly calculated that Ling Yun was probably dead.
Thinking of this, the two of them couldn't help but feel happy; and they were already ready to ask Gang Leader Li for credit and rewards; but on the surface, they remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
If the two brothers knew that Ling Yun was still alive and well in the world, they would be disappointed.
Ling Yun was still being held in a small xuan with a quiet environment. His right wrist was locked to the edge of the bed with a diamond chain. The chain was several feet long, which gave him a certain amount of room to move.
Lian Xuanzhong finally didn't kill him that day.
She said that she would not let Ling Yun die so easily, and she believed that one day he would change his mind. If he doesn't agree for a day, lock him up for a day, and if he doesn't agree for a year, lock him up for a year. She believes that even the most determined person cannot bear this kind of weariness.
Finally, someone couldn't hold on any longer. This person was not Ling Yun, but Lian Nanchun. "Auntie, it doesn't matter. The person who locked him can't lock his heart. Can you force yourself to do emotional things? Just let everything happen. !”
Lian Xuanzhong rolled his eyes at her and said, "Do you mean to let him go?"
"What if I don't let him go?"
Lian Xuanzhong said unwillingly: "Wouldn't this be too advantageous for this brat?"
Lian Nanchun said: "Then what can we do? We can't lock him up for the rest of his life! We are in Cao Ying and our hearts are in the Han Dynasty. How can we become a couple? Is it true that no one wants me, Lian Nanchun? I have to be shy." Are you rushing to marry someone with a stern face?"
Lian Xuan was speechless for a moment.
Lian Nanchun came to the small xuan where Ling Yun was imprisoned, took out the key and unlocked him, and said expressionlessly: "You are free now, you can leave."
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment. At that moment, his mind was in a trance. It took him a while to come back to his senses and said in a trembling voice: "Why?..."
Lian Nanchun turned his back and said sadly: "If it's yours, you will get it; if it's not yours, you can't force it. Tonight I will serve you a drink here to practice it. After today, you will be free. You can do it anytime." You can walk."
After saying that, she turned around and went out, leaving Ling Yun alone in the same place, lowering her head and thinking, with all kinds of emotions in her heart...
That night, the moonlight was like water, the breeze was blowing, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and the courtyard steps were silent, it was quite poetic and picturesque.
Ling Yun and Lian Nanchun were sitting opposite each other under the moonlight, changing cups and drinking to drink away their sorrows. They were already a little tipsy.
Lian Nanchun said dullly: "With such a beautiful moonlight, wouldn't it be boring to sit and drink alone? Let me play a song on the zither to express my feelings." Then he ordered his attendants to get the plain qin, and while playing, he sang:
Red crisp hands, yellow vine wine,
The city is filled with spring scenery and willows on the palace walls.
The east wind is evil and happiness is thin.
A lot of melancholy, a few years away from home,
wrong! wrong! wrong! …
The melody is harmonious, smooth, and melodious; the melody is sad and mournful, full of melancholy.
Ling Yun drank the sake, which tasted bitter in his mouth; while listening to the tragic songs, he felt sad in his heart. I was obsessed with it for a while, and I couldn't extricate myself from the intoxication.
The song ended and the two continued to drink. The more wine he drank, the drunker he became, and the more he talked. Ling Yun was already a bit drunk at this time; later, he directly took the wine bottle and started drinking by himself.
Seeing him like that, Lian Nanchun knew that he was in pain, so he went to snatch his wine bottle, "Zhichao, please stop drinking..."
Ling Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Chun'er, don't you even understand me?..."
Lian Nanchun was startled.
Ling Yun murmured, as if speaking to her or to himself: "Do you know what happened after returning to the capital last time? At that time, the princess and I met with the emperor and clarified everything, and then the princess returned After leaving her Jinling Palace, I returned to my Shangshu Palace of the Ministry of Punishment; I foolishly thought that everything in the past was over, and she and I were separated and had nothing to do with each other from now on. Thinking about it now, at that time I really thought everything was too simple..."
Lian Nanchun just looked at him silently.
Ling Yun took another sip of the bitter wine and continued, "People say that a lot of talk can make a fortune, but it turns out that rumors can really kill people! I didn't expect that just such a thing between me and the princess would be spread. Her behavior was so outrageous. The relationship between her and me was originally innocent, but they spoke of it in such a bad way that even Prince Jinling was angered later..."
He paused and then continued, "Later, when I came back from Jinling Palace, after much thought, I felt that she and I were not suitable - so when we met with her the next day, I told her bluntly that we were not suitable for each other. It was impossible for her, let her find another lover; she was very sad at the time and asked me if my heart belonged to me. I told her that she and I were not suitable in the first place, and I did not love her, and it had nothing to do with anything else..."
Lian Nanchun said in a deep voice: "Then she must hate you to death, right?"
Ling Yun didn't answer, just lowered his head and continued drinking.
Lian Nanchun raised his blurred autumn eyes, looked at Ling Yun's eyes that were already in a trance due to the effect of wine, and murmured: "You rejected her at the beginning, and now you reject me, I want to know What on earth...are you thinking?"
Ling Yun took another sip of the bitter wine, "I rejected her because I didn't love her at all. I couldn't deceive her, nor could I deceive myself; and now, I reject you..." At this point, his His voice was hoarse and he could no longer speak, and he buried his face in his arms in pain.
Lian Nanchun looked at his painful and helpless look, and suddenly felt very distressed.
She stood up unsteadily, walked up to Ling Yun step by step, stretched out her arms, hugged his body from behind, and said softly: "Zhichao, don't be like this anymore. In fact, I understand the pain in your heart." , I will not force you again..."
Ling Yun turned around and hugged her tightly, and said with a bitter smile: "Chun'er, am I a failure in life? I want to love but I can't love, I can only do things I don't want to do against my will..."
Lian Nanchun said quietly: "Do you know which two sentences I hate the most?"
Ling Yun slowly raised his slightly hazy drunken eyes and looked at her infatuatedly.
Lian Nanchun said: "Love is deep and fate is shallow, but fate is not shared."
Ling Yun nodded knowingly and said, "Then do you know those two sentences that I like the most?"
"Those two sentences?"
Ling Yun said affectionately: "If our love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night?"
Lian Nanchun said: "It would be great if there was an afterlife."
Ling Yun said: "If there is an afterlife, we will definitely get married and never change our hearts for the rest of our lives!"
Lian Nanchun nodded silently, tears filling his cheeks unconsciously.
At this time, a waiter came to add more wine. He poured out the remaining wine and filled their glasses with new wine.
Lian Nanchun raised the cup swayingly, and his words were a bit slurred, "Come on, let's get drunk tonight and drink to our heart's content! It's done..." He raised his face and drank it all in one gulp. .
Ling Yun's mind was also confused at this time. After hearing what she said, he tremblingly picked up the wine glass and drank it to his heart's content.
At this time, the two of them were already eighty-nine percent drunk. The two men raised their heads to look at the night in confusion. It was already the full moon and it was almost the third watch.
Ling Yun chuckled and said, "It's getting late, let's... go back!" When he stood up unsteadily, he felt top-heavy and staggered.
Lian Nanchun smiled and said: "Look at you, you are... drunk, let me help you..." He walked crookedly to Ling Yun.
Ling Yun also laughed, "It takes fifty steps to laugh a hundred steps, but you still have the nerve to accuse me..."
The two of them supported each other and staggered back to Ling Yun's original xuan. Lian Nanchun wanted to help Ling Yun back to the bed, but when he didn't want to, his body refused to obey him and he leaned on the bed.
The two people's bodies hugged each other tightly.
Ling Yun looked at the other party's loving eyes with a pair of scorching eyes, and he felt that there was a dark fire burning somewhere, and the hot impulse surged up in his belly.
The two people's faces were so close that they could clearly feel each other's warm breath, and really hear each other's somewhat heavy and short breathing.
At this time, an inexplicable impulse surged up in the hearts of both of them. This impulse made them feel itchy and horny, and they couldn't help but hug each other tightly.
The emotions that had been suppressed in my heart for many days erupted like a volcano, and then they spiraled out of control.
All benevolence and morality, etiquette and shame, emotions and reason all vanished into thin air. It seemed like there were only two of them in the world...
