But it was said that Lu Wenzheng and Xu Zhi were at a loss as to what to do about the quarrel between Ling Yun and Princess Huanyu.
Lu Wenzheng was a little speechless and said: "Oh! You said Commander Ling is in charge of him, and now he is making such a fuss - it's really troublesome. I have nothing to do with him now!..."
Xu Zhi mused: "The prince interceded for you this time. The students privately thought that it was probably related to Commander Ling. It's just that he offended the princess, and the prince was probably still angry with him. Otherwise, the prince would not have said that to you. The words are here!"
Lu Wenzheng put his hand on his forehead and said softly: "Mr. Xu, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that the gap between me and him is so deep! And these days, he seems to be hiding many things from me. I feel like I don’t understand him less and less..."
Xu Zhi said: "There may be some misunderstandings, sir, don't worry too much about it. Later, I will go to persuade him, explain my righteousness to him, and state the interests involved - for your family and life, for ours The safety of everyone in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice is in danger, and I think he will definitely figure it out!"
Lu Wen brushed his beard with his hand, nodded and said: "I hope so."...
However, it was said that the Prince of Jinling, Zhao Fu, was sitting alone in the flower hall drinking tea. At this time, the housekeeper Zhao Renyi came in from outside with a spring breeze on his face, and whispered in the ear of the Prince of Jinling: "Your Majesty, Commander Ling is here outside and wants to see you. …”
"Oh? Are you serious about this?..." Prince Jinling raised his eyebrows, and a trace of surprise that could not be concealed jumped in his eyes unconsciously; but then his face darkened again, and he snorted coldly. He said in a voice: "Humph, he still knows how to come! Go out and tell him that the king is busy with important matters now and you don't have time to see him. Let him wait outside first!"
Zhao Renyi hesitated for a moment, carefully looked at the prince's face, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this...is not appropriate? Although Commander Ling's character seems to be easy-going and smooth, he is actually very proud and arrogant in his heart; Sometimes his stubbornness comes to the fore, and he even dares to disobey the imperial edict, and even Mr. Lu dares to contradict him! In my humble opinion, it’s better not to make it difficult for him, otherwise once things come to a standstill, it will not end well! "
Prince Jinling narrowed his eyes and snorted disapprovingly: "Obviously he offended the princess and was at fault first. How dare he lose his temper in front of me? I'd like to take a look. He How big of a temper does Ling Yun have, how proud and arrogant he is! Renyi, go out and make arrangements so that he can come in and see me right away!"
Zhao Renyi responded cheerfully and went out happily.
As he walked out, he smiled secretly in his heart and thought to himself: "This prince is a sharp talker and a soft talker. These days, he is clearly hoping from the bottom of his heart that Commander Ling can come to the palace as soon as possible to take the princess back, but he refuses to give up. Admit it! It’s really a cooked duck, and all that’s left is a tough mouth…”
Here, Prince Jinling is sitting in the flower hall, continuing to sip tea leisurely.
After a while, Ling Yun walked in with Zhao Renyi leading the way. He lowered his head and respectfully paid homage to the prince.
Zhao Fu, the Prince of Jinling, took a quick look and saw that Ling Yun was still dressed in white, with a long and tall body. His attire could not be simpler and clearer, but it more and more highlighted his tall and tall figure, as well as the chicness emanating from his bones. Elegant temperament.
Although his face is a little pale, his eyes are a little dim, and his expression is a little decadent; but when he stands there, there is no need to deliberately show or reveal anything, just the outstanding and unique style exuding from his body. It gives people a refreshing, clear and pleasing feeling.
"Oh, there's nothing I can do about being handsome; otherwise, that damn girl Huanyu wouldn't have to be so obsessed with this brat; I wouldn't have to tolerate him anymore..." Prince Jinling complained secretly in his heart.
I won’t talk about the inner thoughts of Prince Jinling here; I’ll just talk about Ling Yun. To be honest, Ling Yun really couldn't withstand the pressure this time, so he forced himself to do it.
On one side, his mother, Mrs. Ruan, was persuading him to come with earnest words, almost pleading; on the other hand, Xu Zhi was urging him to come, eloquently and convincingly; and other people in the house were even more affectionate towards him, Xiaozhi. Being rational, verbose, and chattering endlessly only made him extremely annoyed.
If he refuses to come again, I'm afraid everyone in the Shangshu Palace of the Ministry of Punishment will roll their eyes at him...
When Prince Jinling saw that Ling Yun just lowered his head and remained silent, he felt very unhappy. He said in a somewhat teasing tone: "Commander Ling, you are a noble person who has come to my mansion on humble grounds. I don't know what you are doing."
Ling Yun felt a little unhappy when he heard the sarcastic remarks made by Prince Jin Ling, but he managed to hold back his anger and said, "Ling Yun is here to take the princess back to her mansion."
Prince Jinling looked incredulous, turned around and asked the housekeeper: "Renyi, what did he just say?"
Zhao Renyi was secretly amused, but his face remained calm as he said, "Commander Ling said he would take the princess back to his residence!"
The prince of Jinling said "Oh?" in a somewhat exaggerated voice, and said in surprise: "Is this the sun rising in the west, or did I hear it wrong? It has been nearly a month since my daughter returned home, and no one has come to pick her up. , I thought Commander Ling was going to stop his wife and marry again!"
Ling Yun lowered his head, bit his lips lightly and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive Ling Yun for being negligent. Regarding the matter with the princess that day, it was only because Ling Yun was too offensive and made no excuses. Your Majesty, the prince has a lot of people, but please come out." As soon as we met, Ling Yun had something to say to her."
When Prince Jinling saw Ling Yun's face full of shame and depression, looking lonely and helpless, he couldn't help but feel soft in his heart. He sighed softly and said: "Actually, I can't even slap you. I can't blame you for what happened last time, Huan." This girl Yu is too willful. If the two of you can resolve your past feud and reconcile as before, I would be the happiest - someone, please go and invite the princess."
Seeing that Prince Jinling finally relaxed, Ling Yun couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and felt a little relieved.
After what seemed like a long time, Princess Huanyu slowly walked out from behind, accompanied by her girl Xiangyun.
When she saw Ling Yun, her face immediately darkened, a layer of fire appeared in her eyes, and she said coldly: "What else are you doing here?"
Prince Jinling said: "Huanyu, stop acting like a child. Since Zhichao has come to pick you up, just let him go back! As a young couple living at home, if they spend a lot of time together all day long, it is inevitable that there will be some If a long ladle hits the edge of the pot, why don't you two each take a step back?"
Huanyu raised her eyebrows and said: "Let him go back, how can it be so cheap! I kindly interceded for him that day, but instead of thanking me, he scolded me! He shouted at me harshly, I am so angry now It’s not gone yet!”
Ling Yun's eyes suddenly shrank, but he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and said softly: "Everything is my fault, why don't you ask for your forgiveness now?"
Huan Yu rolled her eyes, snorted coldly and said, "I'm so angry, can you just say 'forgive' in an understatement and end it?"
Ling Yun's clear eyes flashed and he said, "Then what do you want?"
Huan Yu raised her face, glanced at him sideways and said, "You must kowtow to me to apologize!"
Ling Yun thought he heard wrongly, "What did you say?"
Huan Yu curled her lips and said, "What did I say? I want you to kowtow to me in person to apologize!"
The Prince of Jinling on the side also felt that Huan Yu had gone too far, and couldn't help shouting: "Huan Yu——"
Huanyu did not look at Prince Jinling, and said with a sense of going her own way: "This is a matter between the two of us. Dad, you don't have to worry about it - Ling Yun, kneel down quickly!"
Ling Yun felt an unprecedented shame welling up in his heart. His cold star-like eyes bloomed with cold light, and he said through his teeth almost every word: "Princess, you are too much..."
Huan Yu said reluctantly: "Am I going too far? Is it me who is going too far or you? When you glared at me, yelled, and embarrassed me in front of so many people, didn't you go too far? Today, I also want you to repay all the grievances I suffered that day in front of everyone - this is called repaying the other person the same way he did! Ling Yun, kneel down quickly!"
Ling Yun faced the princess's provocative gaze and felt his blood rising. He gritted his teeth and said, "What if I don't kneel down?"
Huan Yu said: "Then don't ask me to go back with you!..." She raised her head, looking arrogant.
Countless obscure and complex emotions flashed through Ling Yun's eyes, and his originally indifferent and distant face now looked a little distorted by the extreme shame and anger.
There was an unspeakable silence in the living room at this time, and the awkward atmosphere slowly flowed in the air, making it suffocating and breathless.
Finally, even Xiangyun couldn't stand it anymore. She suddenly had the courage to whisper: "Princess Princess, please don't embarrass me anymore, in front of so many people..."
Before she finished speaking, she received a loud and crisp slap on the face from Huan Yu.
Huanyu raised her eyebrows and scolded: "You bitch, don't you know who you are? Do you have a role to speak here?" Xiangyun covered her burning, red and swollen cheeks, tears streaming down her face.
Ling Yun couldn't bear it anymore and looked at her coldly with eyes full of anger and said: "If I don't kowtow to you to apologize, are you determined not to go back?"
Huan Yu said: "That's right. Besides, I am the king, you are the minister, and the king is the guide for the ministers. I want you to kneel down to me. Isn't it an exaggeration?"
Ling Yun sneered and said: "I am the husband and you are the wife. Princess, please don't forget the saying 'the husband is the guide for the wife'!"
Huan Yu raised her eyebrows and said leisurely: "If we talk about the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules, it should be that the king guides the ministers, the father guides the sons, and the husband guides the wife; the king guides the ministers first, and the husband guides the wife last." - Ling Yun , In vain do you claim to be an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, don’t you even understand this simple truth?”
Ling Yun's proud and upright body suddenly trembled violently, and the sadness in his eyes gradually spread; he smiled bitterly and said: "Princess, in your mind, you have always been the king, and I Yes, I am; the relationship between you and me will always come last, right?"
