However, Ling Yun came to the palace on his own initiative and risked his life to ask the emperor to withdraw the marriage decree. The emperor Zhao Yu was angered and slapped Long An and said: "Ling Yun, do you think I really don't dare to kill you? Someone - "
After giving the order, several wolf-like warriors in golden armor walked in and stood beside Ling Yun menacingly, just waiting for the emperor's instructions.
At this time, all Ling Yun could think about was his true love and vows with Lian Nanchun, and he had already put life and death aside; he gritted his teeth and said nothing, closed his eyes gently, and just waited for the emperor's decision.
Just as the emperor was about to speak, Prince Zhao Ting's eyes turned as bright as water. He suddenly stood up and walked to the steps. He saluted the emperor and said, "Father, I have something to say, should I say it or not?"
The emperor's originally tense face relaxed a little. He glanced at the prince and said expressionlessly: "Go ahead."
Zhao Tingdao: "Ordinarily, Ling Yun disobeys the imperial edict and disobeys his father, and should be executed. However, I can also confirm from this that the rumors between him and my aunt Huanyu some time ago are indeed false. It seems that Commander Ling is really He is a gentleman who is respectful and polite and calm in his affairs!"
After hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Ting'er, what are you talking about? Is the topic going astray?"
Zhao Ting blinked and said, "I didn't go astray. I have been talking about Commander Ling! However, Commander Ling, you are too stubborn. In the past, you and I, Aunt Huanyu, were monarchs and ministers. We should strictly observe etiquette." ; But now, my father has granted you a marriage, why can't you turn around? Could it be that you have become a stickler by following Lu Wenzheng's stubborn old stubbornness all day long?"
The emperor almost made Zhao Ting laugh, and Feng Chaoying couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
No matter how heavy Ling Yun was at this time, he almost laughed at the prince's words; he raised his head and looked at Zhao Ting anxiously, and said calmly: "Your Highness the prince..."
Zhao Ting smiled and said: "Father, look, Commander Ling also smiled - I knew Commander Ling wouldn't be that stubborn person!"
As he spoke, he paused for a moment and then said: "Actually, it is possible that Commander Ling was confused for a moment and couldn't turn his head around. My father and son thought that this matter must not be rushed, and they gave him ten days. ——I guarantee that Commander Ling will figure this matter out within ten days! If he is still stubborn and stubborn after ten days, it will not be too late for my father to kill him again!..."
When Zhao Ting said this, his probing eyes followed the changes in the expression on the emperor's face, and he said cautiously: "My humble opinion is all based on my feelings. I wonder what my father thinks?"
The emperor held his chin with his hand, frowned in thought, and finally nodded slightly.
He waved his hand to make the golden-armored warriors on both sides retreat; then he turned around, glanced at Ling Yun angrily, and said coldly: "Ling Yun, you heard what the prince just said, if it hadn't been for the prince's intercession , I will kill you right away! You go back now, have a good time to reflect, and then prepare to marry the princess in ten days; otherwise, come to see her!"
Ling Yun wanted to say something more, but the emperor was impatient to hear what he had to say, and said to Feng Chaoying with a gloomy face: "Manager Feng, go find Lu Wenzheng and bring his subordinate back so that he can teach you. If this marriage fails, I will punish him as well!"
After that, he snorted coldly and walked away...
When Ling Yun followed Mr. Lu back to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice, it was already very late.
Lu Wenzheng was extremely speechless at what Ling Yun had done. He took Ling Yun back to his study and retreated, leaving only him and Ling Yun.
Ling Yun knew in his heart that he had caused a lot of trouble tonight; he also knew what kind of impact he would have on Mr. Lu and what kind of trouble he would cause.
At this moment, facing Mr. Lu's almost murderous, blade-like eyes, he bent over and knelt down, just waiting for Mr. Lu's thunderous fury to attack him like a violent storm.
Lu Wenzheng's livid face was as cold as frost, and his cold eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger. He stared at Ling Yun for a long time, and suddenly raised his hand and dropped it on his face.
Ling Yun's figure remained motionless, he closed his eyes, just waiting for Mr. Lu's slap full of hatred to fall straight down.
Lu Wenzheng's hand stopped in mid-air and did not fall down for a long time.
He sighed heavily, slumped down on the chair like a deflated ball, and was speechless for a while.
After a long time, he weakly raised his head, but he didn't even look at him, leaving him with a stiff and indifferent back; then he asked in an almost emotionless tone: "Tell me. , will you agree to this marriage?"
Ling Yun has already made up his mind to run a dark road and be a benevolent person; at this time, all he wants is to stick to the true love between himself and Lian Nanchun, and stick to his original intention and commitment - as for right or wrong He no longer cared about the consequences.
He was silent for a long time, and finally raised his head and said resolutely: "Ling Yun still said the same thing, even if I die, I will not agree to this marriage!"
Lu Wenzheng was almost desperate for him. He smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Ling Yun, how can you be so stubborn? Just now in the palace, the Holy One has made it very clear, either you marry the princess, become the princess of the dynasty, and become famous, or you just refuse to resist the decree. Your honor, your head fell to the ground, your reputation was ruined - such a simple and clear thing, even a fool knows how to choose, how can a smart person like you be so confused? Tell me, why is this? "
Ling Yun said numbly: "No matter why, a gentleman does something and doesn't do something. In short, I just can't agree to this marriage."
"You!..." Lu Wenzheng was so angry that he couldn't speak. He walked back and forth in the room twice, stopped, wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it, so he simply flicked his sleeves and slammed the door.
Ling Yun continued to kneel in the study until dawn. People from the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice continued to bombard him in turn, but to no avail. Everyone was talking, shaking their heads and sighing, unable to do anything.
It was almost noon, and Mrs. Ruan staggered in with the support of her maid Qiu'er. She stared directly into Ling Yun's eyes and sobbed: "Zhichao, are you trying to force your mother to death?"
Ling Yun's heart sank, "Mother, what do you mean?"
Mrs. Ruan sneered and said: "You come to ask me what I mean, but I want to ask you what do you mean? What a grace and glory it is for the Holy Spirit to grant marriage. Instead of being grateful at all, you want to resist the decree. Disrespectful! Don’t you know that what you do is disloyal, filial, benevolent and unjust?”
"Unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust?" Ling Yun raised his head, looked at his mother blankly and said, "My mother said this, but the child really doesn't understand..."
Mrs. Ruan said sternly: "You don't understand, do you? Then listen carefully: The Holy Father has granted you marriage, but you are disrespectful by resisting the decree and betraying the emperor's favor. This is disloyalty. If you resist the decree, it will be a capital crime. After your death, It is unfilial to abandon your mother to have no one to support you, and to betray the kindness your parents have given you in raising you for so many years. Mr. Lu has been kind to you, and the kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Not only do you not want to repay, but you will be implicated. It is unkind for him to be condemned together with you; and those brothers in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment who have a life-and-death relationship with you..."
Ling Yun felt his heart aching and said in a trembling voice: "Mother, please stop talking!..."
Mrs. Ruan sneered and said: "Why, can't you stand it with just these few words? Then do you know that since yesterday morning when I heard the news that you were going to resist the decree and refuse the marriage, until now, your mother has been deeply affected. Are you suffering? Do you know how difficult it was for your parents to raise you since you were a child? Yes, now that you have grown up and your wings have hardened, you can no longer listen to your mother, right? So you You just want to make your mother angry to death, right?..."
The more Mrs. Ruan talked, the more excited she became. Suddenly her body stretched out and she fell back. Qiu'er on the side hurriedly supported her and said: "Madam! Madam! What's wrong with you?..."
Ling Yun couldn't help being shocked. He stood up from the ground in a hurry, rushed forward in a few steps, hugged his mother, and shouted: "Mother! Mother!"...
It's getting dark again. Ling Yun stayed by his mother's side silently, looking at everything in the room that was gradually dimming and blurring, and he felt confused.
During the day, I had seen a doctor for my mother. The doctor said: Mrs. Ruan fainted because she was overly excited. She just needs to take a good rest and rest calmly for a few days, and then she will be fine. But remember one thing: Don't let her go again. She gets angry.
To prevent her from getting angry, you have to comply with her wishes, you have to...
Ling Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly. In order to obey my mother's wishes, do I have to agree to marry Princess Huanyu? Is he going to break the promise he made with Lian Nanchun at the Hermitage Villa?
He can resist orders and not be afraid of life and death; but can he be disobedient and unfilial and abandon his mother? Is it really so difficult to keep a promise you made?
He raised his head and stared blankly at the increasingly dark night outside the window.
He just sat there, motionless. Qiu'er came and urged him several times to have dinner, but he seemed to ignore it.
The night was already very deep, and he was still sitting sadly, thinking over and over; gradually he became sleepy, and all his consciousness gradually became blurred...
At some point, he suddenly heard the window lattice banging several times. He suddenly woke up with a startle. After calming down for a moment, he noticed that there was a calligraphy letter on the table next to him.
He hurriedly took it over, and with the flickering candlelight, he could vaguely read a line of words on it: "After seeing the words, stay in the pavilion ten miles outside the city for a while."
There was no head, tail, name, date, or date, but after seeing the calligraphy letter with Liao Liao's numbers, Ling Yun's spirits were lifted, and a touching brilliance appeared in his originally gloomy eyes.
He carefully put the calligraphy book into his arms, stood up and straightened his clothes a little, and then went out to call Qiu'er.
Qiu'er heard the sound and came in and asked him what his orders were. Ling Yun ordered: "You take good care of my mother. I have something to do and I will be back soon."
"Commander Ling..." Before Qiu'er could say anything, Ling Yun had already flashed out of the door. When she chased him to the door, Ling Yun's figure had long disappeared under the vast night.
Ling Yun used Qing Gong and walked quickly, and soon arrived at Shili Pavilion outside the city.
Under the watery moonlight, I saw a slim and lonely figure standing in the wind, like a fairy on the waves, extremely beautiful, but extremely indifferent.
The moment Ling Yun saw her, he felt a heat wave in his heart, and suddenly felt like crying. He stepped forward step by step and said in a deep voice: "Chun'er!..."
