Ling Yun and Huan Yu returned to Huanyun Pavilion from the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice.
The two were laughing and joking, when suddenly Ling Yun suppressed his smile, his clear eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice to the outside: "Who is outside?..."
The person outside hesitated slightly, walked in with his head lowered, and said softly: "The princess, the princess, is a slave."
But it's the girl Xiangyun.
Huan Yu's eyes were sharp and she said coldly: "What are you doing sneakily standing outside the door?"
Xiangyun lowered her hands and said respectfully: "I am here to ask the princess and the princess for instructions on something."
Huanyu's eyes flashed with a hint of boredom, "What's the matter?"
Xiangyun bit her lips lightly and said calmly: "This slave has been transferred to the garden outside for several days. I would like to ask for permission when can I come back to serve the princess and the princess?"
Huan Yu frowned lazily and said absently: "Let's talk about it later."
Xiangyun raised her eyes slightly, and there were faint waves flashing in her eyes; she hesitated for a moment, and seemed to muster up a lot of courage and said: "But Princess, I really can't bear to leave you, and really want to come back and continue." Serve you! Did the slave do something wrong? Does the princess not want the slave?..."
When she talked about it later, her eyes were red, her voice was sad, and she was choked with sobs and couldn't speak anymore.
Huanyu listened to her endless chatter, with a pitiful look on her face, and was very impatient. Just as she was about to reprimand her, Lingyun had already taken over the words and said: "Okay, stop talking, I Got it. There's nothing going on in the garden outside now, you can come back."
After hearing this, Xiangyun felt as if she was receiving a general amnesty. She smiled instantly and said in a trembling voice: "Really?...Thank you, Commander Ma! Thank you, Princess! If there is nothing else, I will resign first!"
She happily bowed deeply to Ling Yun and Huan Yu, and then left with a smile.
Looking at Xiangyun's cheerful figure, Huanyu raised her lips in displeasure and said, "Jian Ma, you are really easy to talk to these servants!"
Ling Yun's jade-like eyes flashed, and he said with a crooked eyebrow, "What did we say in the past? Don't just yell at your servants when nothing happens. You should be a good and kind master." Good mistress—hey, you promised me to come here at the beginning."
Huanyu snorted and said disapprovingly: "She is just a girl, why are you so nice to her? Oh, no, I found out why you always like to go to these stinky girls - tell me the truth, are you treating them so well? Do you have any unreasonable thoughts?..."
Ling Yun said helplessly: "Oh! I'm really convinced by you. With a jealous lady like you here, even though I have such a thief heart, I don't have the thief courage!"
After hearing this, Huan Yu's autumn-like eyes flashed with a sharp cold light, and she immediately retorted mercilessly: "If you dare to have such a treacherous heart or courage, I will never let you go." !”
When Huan Yu said this, his expression was solemn and cold, with no smile at all on his face.
Looking at her determined expression, Ling Yun's heart suddenly twitched, and a chill filled his heart unconsciously.
He paused for a moment, then said feebly: "Forget it, I'm getting too far away again, let's get down to business first! The first thing now is to discuss how to rescue my troubled brother from the predicament."
Huanyu's face softened slightly, and she looked at him speechlessly and said, "What, you still want to save him, haven't you given up yet?"
Ling Yun said decisively: "Of course, he and I are close friends of life and death. Unless I die, I will never watch him become a sword-headed ghost."
Huan Yu bit her lips and said, "Then how are you going to save him?"
Ling Yun said expressionlessly: "There is no other way but to rob the law field tomorrow."
Huan Yu stared at him in astonishment and said, "You're crazy! At Jie Dharma Field, aren't you going to die?"
Ling Yun sighed softly and said: "Now that things have happened, is there a better way?"
Huan Yuru Shui's eyes turned, "Yes, I can go and beg the Queen Mother!"
"The Queen Mother?..." Ling Yun frowned, "Is that okay? How can you persuade the Queen Mother about such an important matter?"
Huan Yu smiled slyly, "Shanren has his own clever plan - believe me I'm right."
Ling Yun's clear eyes flashed, and he said with joy and joy: "Who doesn't know that my princess's wife has great magical powers and can turn the tide and turn the world around at critical moments - I'll leave it all to my wife!"
As he spoke, a thin layer of mist suddenly appeared in front of his eyes; something seemed to be choking in his throat, making him unable to speak a word.
He just stood up and gave a deep salute to Princess Huanyu.
It has been four or five years since she got to know Ling Yun. How has Huan Yu ever seen Ling Yun with such a humble attitude?
In her mind, Ling Yun has always been the kind of aloof, reserved, arrogant, fearless and heroic type who would not frown even if a knife was placed on his neck; when had she ever seen him so cool? Looking like weeping?
Looking at his sad look, Huan Yu felt a pity in her heart and said quietly: "Jun Ma, don't be like this..."
Ling Yun rubbed the center of his brows, suddenly curled up the corners of his lips in an ambiguous and seductive way, and smiled. With a pull of his right hand, he pulled Huanyu directly into his warm and broad embrace, and said affectionately: "Huanyu, thank you..."
Huanyu finally couldn't resist Ling Yun's sweet temptation. She subconsciously stretched out her arms and gently hugged his flexible and strong waist, buried her face deeply in his arms, and said softly: "Follow me." Why are you talking about this? As long as it’s for you, no matter what you ask me to do, I will be willing to do it..."
Listening to Huan Yu's murmur, Ling Yun raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but think of a few years ago.
At that time, Lu Wenzheng was implicated and imprisoned because of the assassination of Taoist Yuan Zhen in the palace. When the situation was desperate, it was this beautiful and smart princess who came forward to persuade the Queen Mother to turn the tide and save Mr. Lu's life.
What will be the result now? Success or failure only depends on this...
No need to elaborate, the book is brief.
Princess Huanyu came into the palace to see Empress Dowager Wei. With her sweet words and soft whispers, she made the Empress Dowager smile and feel happy.
In the end, under the "clever words" of the ghostly princess, Queen Mother Wei quickly "surrendered" and agreed to Princess Huanyu's request without blinking an eye.
Empress Dowager Wei acted vigorously and resolutely.
After lunch that day, she hurried to the Yangxin Hall to meet the emperor. She carefully chose her words and stated her request for the emperor to pardon Du Zhenghai in a subtle and subtle way.
After hearing this, Emperor Zhao Yu couldn't help but frowned, seeming a bit in a dilemma, "Mother, how can this be done? Du Zhenghai is a criminal of the imperial court. He will be interrogated and executed at noon tomorrow. Once I have made my decree, how can I take it back?"
Empress Dowager Wei's face darkened and she said, "Why, doesn't the Holy One even give the Ai family this little face?"
The emperor said: "The crime of Du Zhenghai is so heinous that he should be beheaded according to law. If he is pardoned without asking the reason, wouldn't it be unfair and cause criticism from the ministers?"
The queen mother raised a sneer on her lips and said disapprovingly: "Which minister would criticize him? Is it He Yuting? Huh, you said that pardoning Du Zhenghai is unfair. Isn't He Yuting's killing of Du Zhenghai just avenging a private revenge?"
The emperor was choked and speechless for a moment.
The Queen Mother said again: "How can you say that Du Zhenghai's crimes were so heinous? It was Taoist Yuan Zhen who assassinated the Holy Sage, not him! Although he was suspected of kidnapping officials' family members, he did not succeed; besides, he had a reason for doing so. !
"He Yuting did go too far back then, forcing his family to be separated and his family destroyed. How could he, a commoner, not harbor revenge?
"Now that his parents are dead, can't he still redeem all his past debts? If he kills Du Zhenghai again, won't his Du family have no descendants?
"To be honest, don't He Yuting and his wife have no fault? As the saying goes, 'Forgive others if you have to,' so why does He Yuting leave no way out and insist on killing them all?"
Empress Dowager Wei spoke in a well-reasoned and eloquent manner; her words were sharp and her attitude was sincere, which made the emperor frown and bow his head in silence.
The Queen Mother continued: "The Ai family has never been interested in political affairs. If it weren't for your sister Huanyu this time..."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, "Oh?...What does this matter have to do with Huanyu?"
The Queen Mother said leisurely: "This Huanyu and Du Zhenghai were childhood sweethearts. Later, he saved the lives of Huanyu and Lingyun when they were at Feiyun Villa..."
The emperor was a little confused for a moment, "Wait a minute... Mother just said that Du Zhenghai and my imperial sister were childhood sweethearts. Where does this start? Doesn't my imperial sister only like Ling Yun?"
Empress Dowager Wei retorted: "Who said she only likes Ling Yun? My Yu'er is so beautiful and smart, why can't she have someone to fall in love with before meeting Ling Yun? Besides, she was still young at that time and was not sensible..."
The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "No matter how ignorant you are, you won't find a little Taoist priest to be your sweetheart!"
Queen Mother Wei narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly and said with some displeasure: "What's wrong with the little Taoist priest? Anyone can like him as long as he is not a eunuch in the palace. Why do you want to worry about that person's leisure?"
"Now that Du Zhenghai is in trouble, Huan Yu misses his old love and begs me desperately to save his life no matter what - Your Majesty, don't let the Ai family down!
"Otherwise, if something happens to my Yu'er, I'll take away half of the Ai family's life..." At this point, her eye circles turned red.
The emperor is a well-known filial son. When he saw this, he hurriedly said: "Mom, please calm down. Let me think about this matter again. You will hear my answer tomorrow morning."
Seeing that the emperor finally relaxed, Queen Mother Wei couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. A subtle smile after "the conspiracy succeeded" flashed across her face.
She raised the corners of her mouth slightly in an exaggerated arc, "Well, the Yi family is just waiting for the emperor's good news!..."
