When Ling Yun was faced with a dilemma, he suddenly received a calligraphy book from Lian Nanchun. As promised, he came to Shili Pavilion outside the city. The moment he saw her, he felt a heat wave in his heart and suddenly felt like crying. a feeling of.
He stepped forward step by step and said in a deep voice: "Chun'er!..."
Lian Nanchun turned around and looked at him silently. Two lines of tears fell from his eyes as bright as water. He almost choked and said, "Zhichao, our fate is over. Let's break up."
Ling Yun felt his heart twitching in pain, and said with a trembling voice: "What?..."
Lian Nanchun sobbed and said: "I know everything that happened in the past two days. I am already very touched that you can do this for me. Seeing your tangled and painful look, I am really heartbroken. I I can’t embarrass you anymore. If we separate, it may be a relief for each other!..."
Ling Yun felt as if his heart was being violently twisted by a sharp blade, and the pain was so painful that he could hardly breathe. It took him a long time to calm down and said resolutely: "No! What did we say back then at Hermit Villa? I promised you at that time that I would love you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life and never change my heart, and I would never do it again in this life. Marry another woman—don’t you want all this?..."
Lian Nanchun sighed: "One moment, another moment, the situation is different now, and we have to change accordingly; I can't let you give up everything you have now just for me, and be an irresponsible, A person who has no king or father, is unfaithful, unfilial, and unkind..."
Ling Yun felt that his throat seemed to be choked by something, and he was speechless for a moment.
Lian Nanchun raised his face and held back the tears that were about to fall, "Actually, as long as we have each other in our hearts, it's fine. Those so-called worldly status and so on are not important..."
Ling Yun's heart ached.
Lian Nanchun added: "And you have to promise me that after you marry the princess, you must treat her well and shoulder the responsibilities of a husband to his wife. She is deeply devoted to you, even though you don't love her. She, but she loves you very much. In fact, she was not wrong. The only mistake she made in her life was probably falling in love with you..."
Ling Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Lian Nanchun raised his head and stared at the cold, curved moon in the sky. He said in a deep voice: "From now on, we will just be ordinary friends. If you need anything, you can come to me at any time; if I need anything, I will also go to the capital to find you."
Feeling sad, Ling Yun was speechless for a long time, and then said after a long time: "With a close friend like you, even if Ling Yun dies, he will have no regrets in this life..."
Lian Nanchun breathed a sigh of relief and said sadly: "There are many kinds of love in the world, one of which is desperate and selfish love. If you can't get it, you would rather destroy it than let others get it; there is also another kind of love. The other is to let go and be fulfilled. As long as you watch the person you love live well from a distance, even if you can't be with him, you will feel very satisfied and happy. Between these two, I choose the latter."
Ling Yun closed his eyes, tears sliding down his cheeks unconsciously.
Lian Nanchun raised his face and looked at the sky. It was already the full moon. She whispered softly: "It's getting late. It's time for you to go back. I'll leave instead." Then she turned around and walked forward.
Ling Yun caught up and said, "Chun'er..."
Lian Nanchun's delicate body suddenly trembled, and she stopped subconsciously, "You...do you have anything else to say?"
Ling Yun bit his lip and said, "Can I hug you again?"
Lian Nanchun broke through her defense instantly, she turned around and took two staggering steps forward; Ling Yun stretched out his arms, and the two hugged each other tightly, letting the tears flow freely...
In the sky, there is cold starlight; on the ground, there are whimpering autumn insects.
At this time, the palace of the Minister of Justice was already in chaos. When Qiu'er saw Ling Yun leaving without any explanation, she couldn't help but panic. She didn't dare to go to Mr. Lu, so she had to run to Xu Zhi and tell the whole story incoherently.
After hearing Qiu'er's incoherent report, Xu Zhi immediately lost his confidence; he jumped out of bed, ran to the door barefoot, and told Tong Er Jinzhong to summon Yang Zhen and Jiang Chun immediately.
Yang Zhen and Jiang Chun came over sleepily. When they heard about Ling Yun's sudden departure tonight, everyone couldn't help but complain.
Yang Zhen complained about Qiu'er and said: "Qiu'er, you are serious. Commander Ling wants to go out, why don't you stop him?"
Qiu'er was speechless for a moment and couldn't help but argue: "Captain Yang, are you kidding me? What kind of person is Commander Ling and what kind of skills is he? If he wants to get out, who can stop him?" Ah? What’s more, I am a weak woman with no power to restrain a chicken..."
Yang Zhen was robbed by Qiu'er, and he felt that he was just too impatient and unscrupulous, so he had no choice but to shut up.
Jiang Chun acted quite calmly at this time. When he saw this, he waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't say anything now, let's go find people separately!"...
Everyone was anxious and looked for him in a panic all night. Until it was almost dawn, there was no sign of Ling Yun.
Master Lu also got up at this time. Hearing that Ling Yun suddenly left the house and did not return all night, he was so angry that he slumped down on his chair and was speechless for a long time. It took a long time to recover, and he ordered everyone angrily: "Why are you still standing there, keep looking!..."
At this time, a guard suddenly hurried in and said happily: "Master Qi, Commander Ling is back!"
After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief in unison. Their hearts that had been hanging around finally returned to their stomachs, and they all felt like a stone had finally fallen to the ground, and they felt relieved.
Lu Wenzheng was furious at this time. He had a sullen face and ordered angrily: "Let him come in!..."
Ling Yun walked in from outside in despair.
His face was pale, his eyes were dull, and his clothes and hair were wet. He must have stayed outside all night, and the spring dew was heavy, and his whole body was wet with dew.
He had indeed sat all night in the dewy wilderness.
At that time, after he broke up with Lian Nanchun, he did not go back immediately. Instead, he randomly found a piece of bluestone next to the grass and sat on it. He sat motionless like this, without even changing his posture. He continued in a daze. Sit until dawn.
No one knew what he was thinking at this time, and no one could understand how he felt at this time.
It wasn't until the sky got brighter that he stood up in a daze and walked back step by step.
At this time, everyone saw Ling Yun's embarrassed expression, and their original resentment towards him had subsided somewhat.
However, Lu Wenzheng's face was livid, full of anger, and he said sternly: "Kneel down!"
Ling Yun followed the instructions and knelt down, lowered his eyelids and said nothing.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Where did you go last night?"
Ling Yun said nothing.
"Do you know that everyone worked hard all night to find you last night?"
"..."
"Ling Yun, you've been really outrageous these past two days! Tell me, what's wrong with you? How did you become like this?"
Still silent.
Seeing Ling Yun's dejected and half-dead look, Lu Wenzheng, who had always been calm and composed, almost became furious: "I've been asking for a long time, why didn't you answer? Speak!"
Xu Zhi, Yang Zhen and others were rubbing their hands and stamping their feet anxiously. Yang Zhen quickly walked to Ling Yun and whispered: "Brother Ling, what's wrong with you? The master is asking you something. Are you stupid? You are talking." ah!"
Ling Yun slowly raised his head, looked at Lu Wenzheng intently, and finally said: "Sir, I have already thought about this marriage. I... agree."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, as if they didn't understand what Ling Yun said. Yang Zhen couldn't help but ask again: "Brother Ling, you...what did you say?"
Ling Yun squeezed out almost every word through his teeth and said numbly: "Ling Yun will obey the emperor's marriage grant!..."
Everyone understood what he meant, and after they regained consciousness, they all jumped up with joy and chattered:
"Really!... Commander Ling, you finally figured it out! Oh, this is really not easy!"
"Let me tell you, Commander Ling is just confused for a moment! How could he, a man who understands justice so well, not agree to this matter?"
Everyone was talking to each other for a long time. Suddenly, seeing Master Lu still keeping a straight face and saying nothing, they quickly stopped talking, winked at each other, and carefully focused their probing eyes on Master Lu.
Lu Wen's face was as heavy as water, and he snorted and said: "It's a good thing that you have figured it out. But tell me what happened last night, why did you suddenly agree to this?"
Ling Yun's face turned pale and he said weakly: "Sir, I..." He suddenly swayed and fell down.
Everyone was shocked, and quickly supported him and said: "Commander Ling, Commander Ling, what's wrong with you?..."
Lu Wenzheng was also a little panicked and hurriedly ordered: "Go to the doctor quickly!"
The doctor came, checked Ling Yun's pulse, and told everyone that Ling Tong's health was fine. It was just due to excessive fatigue and excessive stress in the past two days.
Yes, from the morning of yesterday to now, it has been two days and two nights. Ling Yun has not closed his eyes. He has been suffering in pain. His body has been severely overdrawn; and basically he has not eaten or eaten. The most important thing is Yes, the stimulation in his heart was too great, and he was depressed but couldn't find anyone to talk to. He had to hold on by himself, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore and he fainted.
The doctor prescribed several prescriptions for Ling Yun to warm and regulate the body. Lu Wenzheng quickly arranged for someone to take the medicine according to the prescription. He also asked the servants Yu Mo, Yu Zhu and others who served Ling Yun to serve Ling Yun with the medicine on time and to take good care of him. There must be no mistakes.
The two boys agreed repeatedly.
Then, Lu Wenzheng arranged for Ling Yun to be sent back to Baiyunxuan for rest.
After sending all the people away, Lu Wenzheng sat silently behind the desk and thought for a while, but still couldn't feel relieved, so he called in the two guards Liu Yong and Wang Quan and solemnly ordered them: these days Ri Yao has been strictly guarding the outside of Baiyunxuan. If any abnormality is found, report it immediately.
Both of them were people with clear minds. After hearing the words, they responded with understanding and went out.
Let’s go back to Baiyunxuan here. Mrs. Ruan's body and mood had improved a lot at this time. She had just heard from Qiu'er that Ling Yun had agreed to the emperor's marriage. She couldn't help but let out a long breath, and a stone finally fell to the ground in her heart.
Before she could be happy, she saw Ling Yun suddenly fainted, and her heart couldn't help but lift up again.
She sent everyone away and sat silently in front of Ling Yun's bed, looking at her son's almost bloodless, sleepy face, his slightly frowned brows, his tightly closed eyes, and her tears. Unconsciously, he fell down and murmured: "Zhichao, why do you think you're doing this?...
