Ling Yun was drinking at Zhengyanglou Restaurant, drinking to drown his sorrows. Suddenly, he saw Li Zhishan, the commander of the imperial guards, leading a group of imperial guards to rush in aggressively and surrounded the table where he was sitting.
Li Zhishan's face was as cold as an iceberg for thousands of years, and he finally spoke coldly: "Ling Junma, are you okay?"
Ling Yun raised his eyes in response, glanced at Li Zhishan lightly, and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, it turns out to be Commander Li. I'm glad to meet you. I wonder what your purpose is for Commander Li to come here?"
Li Zhishan said: "Lingjun Ma——"
Ling Yun frowned slightly, and a coldness appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I am Ling Yun, but I am not a county horse."
Li Zhishan raised his eyes slightly and said: "Why did Lingjun Ma say this? The Queen Mother and the Princess are waiting anxiously in the palace to summon you."
"Queen Mother?..." Ling Yun's breath stagnated, and a slight hint of surprise flashed through his originally calm and indifferent eyes.
Seeing his sudden change in expression, Li Zhishan couldn't help but curled his lips teasingly, thinking: "So you have moments when you are not calm! I thought you, Commander Ling, had always been the kind of person who was calm and calm before the collapse of the mountain. What a character!..."
He calmly took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, glanced at the other party with a hint of provocation, and read aloud: "The Queen Mother's handwriting: Xuan Lingyun will come to the palace today, please do so!"
Ling Yun felt his heart sink. Why did the Queen Mother suddenly declare an edict to herself for no reason?
Although he was depressed and listless some time ago, and he was too lazy to ask about all the complicated and complicated affairs in the capital, he still heard some rumors about the Jinling Palace and Princess Huanyu.
He also knew that since the last time Prince Jinling had an interview with him at Qinfang Courtyard but failed, there had been a lot of commotion in Prince Jinling's palace, and Princess Huanyu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and hated him to the extreme.
Later, I heard that Princess Huanyu was taken to the palace by the Queen Mother to relax because she was full of sorrow and boredom.
From this point of view, the fact that the Queen Mother suddenly sent these imperial guards here today is most likely related to Princess Huanyu...
Li Zhishan saw that his face was gloomy and he didn't respond for a long time, so he couldn't help but urged: "What's wrong, Ling Junma, you still don't accept the order?"
It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided. It seems that today's disaster is probably inevitable.
Thinking of this, the corner of Ling Yun's mouth twitched unconsciously, and an imperceptible sad smile appeared on his face.
He stood up silently, knelt on one knee, and slowly received the imperial edict.
Li Zhishan looked at him with cold eyes and said, "It's not too late. The Queen Mother is still waiting in the palace. Please ask Ling Junma to follow her into the palace immediately to meet her."
What else could Ling Yun say at this time? He took out a piece of broken silver and threw it on the wine table, then walked out. Li Zhishan hurriedly led the crowd to follow him...
In the Cining Palace of Empress Dowager Wei, Ling Yun was brought in by Li Zhishan.
Ling Yun put on his clothes and bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother, "Ling Yun kowtows to the Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Wei concentrated on playing with the jade-colored ring in her hand and said casually: "Commander Li, please step aside first."
Li Zhishan snorted and led the people out.
After retreating to the left and right, in the huge Cining Palace, apart from a few personal maids, there were only two people, Queen Mother Wei and Ling Yun.
Queen Mother Wei picked up the jade cup filled with fragrant tea on the table and took a slow sip; then she raised her head slowly and looked up and down at the person in front of her with a somewhat critical look.
I saw that he was still wearing crisp white clothes. It was obviously a simple and clear outfit, but it more and more highlighted his tall and tall figure, as well as the chic and elegant temperament that exuded from the inside out.
He stood there erect, his handsome face looked a little reserved and conceited because of his indifferent expression; he was as bright and cold as the frost and snow, and as calm and moving as the flowing water in the night.
His eyelids were drooped, the bridge of his nose was high, his lips were very light in color, and every contour line seemed gentle and elegant, but there was also a sharp chill.
In the past, when Empress Dowager Wei looked at a person, she would always do so with the disdainful attitude of a monarch looking at his subordinates.
But now with a different perspective and thinking, when she looked at Ling Yun again, she suddenly felt that the young man in front of her was not as annoying as she had imagined.
Because during the previous period, she had long been accustomed to hearing the cries and resentments of Princess Huanyu, and she was extremely disgusted with Ling Yun.
At this moment, looking at Ling Yun's handsome and refreshing demeanor, and his calm and indifferent expression, she couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh from the bottom of her heart, and thought to herself: "He is indeed a man of outstanding temperament and outstanding standards. No wonder Huan That good-for-nothing girl Jade would be so obsessed with him!"
Thinking of this, her tone softened, "Ling Yun, do you know why the Ai family called you here this time?"
Ling Yun lowered his head, his long eyelashes covering the dark and unclear emotions in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Ling Yun doesn't know."
Empress Dowager Wei sneered and said: "Ling Yun, you are really good at pretending to be confused!" With a bang, she threw a document in front of him, "Did you write this letter of divorce?"
Ling Yun gently picked up the document, glanced at it, and said expressionlessly: "Yes."
Empress Dowager Wei raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "Ling Yun, don't you think you are going too far? I think my niece Huanyu is the princess of the dynasty, with golden branches and jade leaves, beautiful and intelligent, there is nothing about her that is not worthy of you, That actually made you want to treat her like this?"
Ling Yun said indifferently: "The Queen Mother's words are wrong. It's not that the princess is not worthy of Ling Yun; it's that Ling Yun is ignorant and ignorant and can't reach the level of the noble and noble princess."
Empress Dowager Wei's eyes widened and she said: "You!... What a Ling Yun, how dare you say such sarcastic words now? Let me tell you, if you don't give an explanation to the Ai family now, you won't be alive today. Walk out of the gate of Cining Palace!"
Ling Yun's heart throbbed unconsciously, "Why did the Queen Mother say this?"
Empress Dowager Wei pursed her lips tightly and said, "Don't pretend to be with the Ai family, take back your so-called divorce letter, and then complain to Huanyu. From now on, you can live your little life in peace and contentment, and the Ai family will no longer hold you accountable for the past." Mistakes committed; otherwise, don’t blame the Ai family for being ruthless!”
Ling Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Is the Queen Mother intimidating Ling Yun?"
Queen Mother Wei stared at him with stern eyes and said: "Stop talking nonsense, just tell me whether you agree or not?"
Ling Yun looked blank for a moment. No one can understand the struggle in his heart at this time, forcing himself to make an impossible choice.
In the end, he only stared at the jade cup filled with fragrant tea on the table without saying a word.
Seeing that he was just silent, the Queen Mother became impatient and said, "Ling Yun!..."
Ling Yun finally said: "Your Majesty, please look at this jade cup. If the tea inside spills on the ground, can you take it back?"
Queen Mother Wei was stunned for a moment, then said through gritted teeth: "The Ai family understands what you mean, so you would rather die than take back the divorce letter?"
Ling Yun stood quietly, his bloodless lips turned white from his bite. He closed his eyes and calmed down for a moment. When he opened them again, his cold eyes were full of determination, "The princess and I have severed all ties. Even if we are forced to be together, we can only strengthen each other." It’s just the pain. Breaking up may be a kind of relief.”
The Queen Mother sneered and said: "Ling Yun, you are really heartless. Alas! I pity my niece's miserable life. I was only fooled by your good looks at first, but she actually fell in love with such a heartless and unjust man like you! Ling Yun, now Aijia Let me ask you again, are you really determined and will you never regret it?"
Ling Yun said flatly: "Queen Mother, it's hard to force yourself on emotional matters. Even if the Queen Mother kills me, I won't change my mind."
The queen mother was completely furious, "Ling Yun, you are so ignorant! Ever since my niece came to the Ai family last time to cry, the Ai family couldn't help but want to teach you a lesson, but Huanyu interceded for you. I suppressed my anger and decided to give you another chance to change your ways.
"I never expected that you turned a deaf ear to the Ai family's earnest persuasion just now. It seems that if the Ai family doesn't give you some advice today, you don't know what it means to be too high!... Come on!"
She gave the order, and Li Zhishan immediately rushed in from outside the hall with a dozen wolf-like guards, and stood behind Ling Yun menacingly.
Li Zhishan glanced at Ling Yun with a hint of schadenfreude, then crossed his hands and saluted the Queen Mother: "Please give me your instructions, Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Wei turned her eyes coldly and said to Ling Yun: "Ling Yun, let me ask you one last time, are you really determined?"
Ling Yun raised his face, and then he saw a person, Princess Huanyu.
She stood in front of the screen, her eyes full of resentment filled with tears, staring at him intently with the last glimmer of hope, and said in a trembling voice: "Zhichao, if you change your mind now, it's still too late..."
Ling Yun unconsciously tightened his grip. He looked at her silently, some complicated and tangled emotions tumbling in his eyes, but he finally closed his eyes; when he opened his eyes again, he looked away calmly, as if she were a stranger.
He shook his head slightly and said in a somewhat contemptuous tone: "Princess Princess, what you do will only make me look down on you even more."
Huanyu felt that her chest was so suffocated that she could hardly breathe, and unprecedented despair and pain lingered in her heart.
She glared at him hatefully, bit her lip until it bled, and said through her teeth almost every word: "Ling Yun, then you can't blame me..."
She sobbed, covered her face with her hands, and rushed behind the screen without looking back.
The Queen Mother could no longer suppress her anger. Her gaze was deep and deep, like a deep abyss, the bottom of which was far away; she suddenly hit the table and said sternly: "Li Zhishan, take him out and give him a hundred punishments. I will kill this ruthless, unworthy and evil person." Brat!..."
Li Zhishan snorted and said coldly to Ling Yun: "Commander Ling, please."
Ling Yun bit his lip lightly, but said nothing in the end; he turned around and walked out of the hall without looking back.
