When Ying Chuanlin heard Ling Yun suddenly change the subject and asked about "He Chenglin", he said lukewarmly: "Junior brother is a smart man, how come he can't understand such a simple truth?"
Ling Yun frowned slightly and said after a moment: "I understand. Now that He Chenglin has been assassinated, the identity of the so-called eldest son of the Marquis Mansion is of little value. Li Ruiyun can also take this opportunity to abandon this mask. "
Ying Chuanlin nodded and said, "Commander Ling is indeed very thoughtful!"
"The Feiyun Villa tragedy was also caused by Li Ruiyun?"
Ying Chuanlin said bluntly: "Yes, this is called treating others with their own medicine!"
Ling Yun nodded silently; he lowered his clear eyes slightly, covering up the sadness that passed through his eyes, and a sour feeling welled up in his heart.
Due to the tragedy at Feiyun Villa, he couldn't help but think of Lian Nanchun, this beautiful and affectionate woman who he had made a lifelong commitment to but had no connection with, and whom he loved deeply...
There was an unspeakable silence. The two of them sipped the tea in a low mood. The bitter taste lingered in their mouths for a long time, and they couldn't get rid of it.
After a long time, Ling Yun slowly said: "Now I finally understand a lot of things."
"What's up?"
Ling Yun said: "The unsolvable mysteries about Ding Mengxuan."
Ying Chuanlin stared at him with bright eyes and said, "Have you untied it now? Let's take a look."
Ling Yun said: "First, it's about her meeting with the so-called ghost."
"oh?"
Ling Yun said: "The so-called ghost is actually Li Ruiyun. He took advantage of Ding Mengxuan's infatuation with the eldest son of Lord Hou to play with her emotions and taint her innocence."
Ying Chuanlin said indifferently: "Is there anything else?"
Ling Yun said: "He also told her that the person who killed her husband was actually Ling Yun, thus creating a conflict between me and her."
Ying Chuanlin said coolly: "Isn't that the truth?"
Ling Yun rolled her eyes at him and continued: "Later, when he found out that Miss Ding was pregnant with his flesh and blood, and Princess Chang Qing forced Miss Ding to have an abortion, in order to save his own child, he had Miss Ding kidnapped—— It’s a pity that man’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations. One move of chess is missing and the success falls short.”
Ying Chuanlin said lukewarmly: "This is all a generous gift from my junior brother!"
Ling Yun ignored his cynicism, frowned slightly and said, "There's just one thing I can't figure out right now."
"What's up?"
Ling Yun said: "The matter of Ding Mengxuan's personal maid Qiyu."
Ying Chuanlin's expression suddenly changed, and his sinister eyes darkened.
Ling Yun glanced at Ying Chuanlin's gloomy face, smiled meaningfully, and said unhurriedly: "Normally, when Ding Mengxuan and the eldest son of the Marquis' Mansion meet every night, the people in the Marquis' Mansion will always be aware of it. Yes; especially Ding Mengxuan's personal maid. She serves the young lady every day. No matter how slow she is, such a big movement will not be hidden from her. However, when Princess Changqing asked her about this matter, At the time, she didn’t know anything about it—Senior brother, don’t you think this is strange?”
Ying Chuanlin kept silent, but asked: "How did you know about Princess Chang Qing's questioning of Qi Yu?"
Ling Yun raised the corners of his mouth, smiled slightly, and said nothing.
Ying Chuanlin suddenly said: "Oh, I actually forgot that Princess Huanyu and Princess Changqing's aunt and nephew are deeply in love and talk about everything - I think Princess Changqing must have told the princess about this, and then the princess told her about it. You told me, didn’t you?”
Ling Yun snorted slightly but said nothing.
Ying Chuanlin said with a bit of sourness: "Junior brother, how come you think your life is so good? Rich and powerful, with a lovely wife and a beautiful family, and the princess is so considerate to you... Your senior brother is really good. I’m so jealous!”
Ling Yun raised his sword eyebrows and said, "Ying Chuanlin, have you said enough?"
Ying Chuanlin sighed softly and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this and let's get to the point. Junior brother, you just said so much, are you doubting me?"
Ling Yun sneered and said: "What do you think? If you hadn't been arranged by the martial artist to mediate, how could Li Ruiyun have entered the inner courtyard of the Marquis's mansion so smoothly and unscrupulously dated Ding Mengxuan - and in the Marquis's mansion There are so many elite guards, but no one notices it?"
Having said this, Ling Yun paused for a moment, then looked up at Ying Chuanlin, who was just silent, and said unhurriedly: "Especially for a personal maid like Qiyu, who is also very secretive about this matter. Refuse to reveal even a single word... Senior brother, I really admire your power to shock people and your ability to handle things!"
Ying Chuanlin's face was gloomy and he lowered his head weakly.
Ling Yun saw his frustrated face, but he didn't intend to let him go just like that; his sharp eyes burned like lightning, with a cold and cold light, "Tell me, where is Ding Mengxuan now?"
Ying Chuanlin said expressionlessly: "Do you think I will tell you?"
Ling Yun said coldly: "Even if you don't tell me, I know. If it doesn't work once, there will always be a second time. Ying Chuanlin, where did you kidnap Ding Mengxuan?"
Ying Chuanlin said: "Are you so sure that I was the one who kidnapped Ding Mengxuan?"
Ling Yun said: "It's still what I said just now: otherwise everything wouldn't be such a coincidence: Mr. He happens to be not in the mansion, and most of the elites in the Hou Ye's mansion are also out on business - just imagine, if it weren't for you, the martial arts master, who would Will you master the timing and proportion so well?"
Ying Chuanlin just lowered his head and drank tea without saying a word.
Looking at Ying Chuanlin's cold and distant expression, Ling Yun suddenly felt sad and said quietly: "Senior brother, do you still remember the time when you and I were practicing martial arts in Tianshan Mountain? At that time, the two of us were very close and we felt like brothers. , eat at the same table and sleep on the same couch.
"That time we went up the mountain to collect medicine together. I was still young at the time, and my skills were far inferior to those of my senior brother. I accidentally kicked over a rock and fell down the cliff. If my senior brother hadn't desperately helped me - "
Ying Chuanlin's pupils shrank slightly and said tremblingly: "Stop talking!..."
However, Ling Yun could not stop the floodgates of emotion and said emotionally: "My foot was also sprained and swollen at that time. It was my senior brother who carried me back on his back for such a long way..."
"I told you to stop talking!..." The muscles on Ying Chuanlin's face twitched violently, and he roared hysterically.
The corners of Ling Yun's eyes were sharpened, as if he wanted to dig out his obscure soul, and he said decisively: "I want to say! In the past, we were brothers and sisters, but in the blink of an eye, we became strangers and enemies. Why? I don't understand, like Tian Xiao, organization, how can you work for it? Don’t you know what kind of person Li Ruiyun is? Why are you doing this? Brother, tell me, are they blackmailing you, or do you have something to use against them? In your hands?”
Veins popped up on Ying Chuanlin's face. He could no longer contain his surging emotions and unsheathed his sword.
Amidst the exclamations, the cold and harsh light of the long sword had already reached Ling Yun's heart. With a pair of scarlet eyes that were almost bleeding, he said with gritted teeth: "Ling Yun, if you say one more word, I will kill you -"
The horrified eyes of everyone in the teahouse were all focused here. Everyone was either surprised, frightened, or looking curiously, not knowing what was going on here.
Ling Yun's clear and distant eyes looked indifferently at the cold sword edge in front of him. The complex and painful eyes reflected in the sword's light were calm and silent.
Ying Chuanlin was stunned for a long time, then Fang sighed softly, weakly withdrew the sword, and said bitterly: "Actually, how do you know the pain in my heart..."
Ling Yun said in a sincere voice: "Senior brother, just tell me what's going on!"
Ying Chuanlin lowered his eyes with a blank expression and murmured: "You don't understand, you don't understand..." As he said that, he stood up and left his seat tremblingly, and rushed out of the teahouse as if he was running away.
Ling Yun silently looked at his retreating figure and was speechless for a long time.
He was thinking hard: What does senior brother have to hide? What kind of despicable means did Li Ruiyun use to blackmail his senior brother, so that he would give up and willingly sacrifice his life for Tian Xiao? …
Storytellers always have long stories if they have words, and short stories if they don’t have words.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is spring again. In March, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, willow trees are lingering, swallows are whispering in the suburbs, and tourists are flocking. It is a good season for outings and beauty.
However, Lu Qiuyue, the eldest lady of the Ministry of Punishment, listened to the girls Caiming and Xiu Ming describing the beautiful scenery in the fields outside the city with ecstasy and excitement. He came to find Jiang Chun, whispering softly and asking him to accompany him to go out to pick green leaves.
Jiang Chun is naturally a young man at heart and likes to travel and enjoy things, not to mention that he has a beautiful woman and his wife by his side.
Beautiful scenery, pleasing to the eye, and what a pleasant and longing thing it will be.
But when Lu Qiuyue came to ask for leave from her father, she was met with disappointment.
Lu Wenzheng resolutely adheres to his usual family tradition of being polite, strict and tidy, and resolutely does not allow Lu Qiuyue, a girl, to go out privately.
"What kind of behavior do you have for being such a beautiful lady? Don't you think you've caused enough trouble to your father before? Well, there's no need to be verbose, just step back!"
"Dad!..." Lu Qiuyue pouted, Lao Gao was about to say something more, but Lu Wenzheng snorted coldly, walked away with a square step and fluttered his sleeves with his iceberg face unchanged for thousands of years.
Lu Qiuyue was left behind, gritting her teeth and stamping her feet but unable to do anything, "What a stubborn old man, stubborn and ignorant..."
Lu Qiuyue returned to the back garden dejectedly. There, Jiang Chun, Caiming, Xiu Ming and others were waiting expectantly for her good news.
After learning the news about Lu Qiu's unlucky start, they couldn't help but lower their heads in dejection, and all of them frowned and sighed sadly.
At this time, the smart and clever Caiming turned her eyes like water and came up with an idea, "Miss, why don't you go find Princess Huanyu? The princess is free and easy, lively and fun; if Commander Ling can accompany her, , she will definitely agree!
"If she comes forward to ask for leave, I don't think you will refute her face. When the time comes, I will ask the princess to intercede for you. Just say that the princess feels that it is a bit deserted to travel with just the two of them, and I really hope that she can You guys will accompany me there - I think your Excellency won’t refuse to agree, right?”
"You are so clever!" Lu Qiuyue's eyes were filled with longing, and she scratched her nose with a smile.
Then, she hurried to the Junma Mansion east of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice to find Princess Huanyu.
