Yang Zhen came to the Lin'an Pavilion of the Marquis's Mansion and sincerely invited Ling Yun to have a talk at the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice; Ling Yun then went to the front hall to ask for the opinion of his mother, Princess Changqing.
Princess Chang Qing stared into Ling Yun's eyes with unblinking eyes, and said quietly: "If Lu Wenzheng wants you to stay in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice and help him catch errands and handle cases as before, will you agree?"
Ling Yun's face slowly darkened, and thousands of thoughts kept churning in his mind. He pursed his lips slightly and said nothing...
Ling Yun followed Yang Zhen to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice.
After many years of separation, I felt a lot of emotion when I revisited my old place.
Especially when Ling Yun passed by Baiyunxuan, his original residence, and looked at everything familiar in front of him, the past events were vivid in his mind, as if it were yesterday, and he seemed to be back to those free and easy days in the past.
I worked on cases together with my brothers in the house, drank together, played around, and had no restraints; although there were times when I was unhappy or fell out, but now that I think about it, what lingers in my heart is more joy, sweetness and yearning...
Yang Zhen saw that Ling Yun was just stunned and couldn't help but said: "Brother Ling, what's wrong with you?"
Ling Yun came back to his senses, forced a smile and said: "It's nothing, I just remembered some things in the past, and I felt a little emotional about the difference between things and people."
Yang Zhen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Brother Ling is always high-spirited and heroic. When did he become so sentimental? Did he get emotional?"
Ling Yun didn't answer, just said: "Let's go."
The two of them walked through the halls and pavilions and arrived at Lu Wenzheng's study.
Lu Wenzheng saw Ling Yun coming in and hurriedly stood up to greet him. When they looked at each other, their eyes were moist.
Ling Yun knelt on the ground with one knee, bowed and said: "Sir..."
Lu Wenzheng hurriedly supported him: "Zhichao, no, I should call you the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion now. Stop doing this and ruining the house."
Ling Yun felt sad and said uneasily: "Sir, please don't say that. In fact, Ling Yun is still the same Ling Yun as before. Ling Yun hopes that you can still call me by my name as before..."
Lu Wenzheng said with a trembling voice: "Is it okay? Zhichao..."
A layer of mist suddenly appeared in front of Ling Yun's eyes, "Sir..."
The two looked at each other for a long time, almost crying.
When Yang Zhen saw this, he also felt the corners of his eyes getting wet. But he soon calmed down and hurriedly smoothed things over: "We haven't seen each other for many years. We should be happy to meet again today. Look, what are you doing now?..."
After Yang Zhen reminded him, Lu Wenzheng came back to his senses, smiled softly, and asked Ling Yun to sit down. Then he asked: "Zhichao, how have you been doing these years?"
Thinking about the past, Ling Yun had mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't know where to start for a while, so he just nodded numbly, "It's okay... Sir, how about you?..."
Lu Wenzheng's face was filled with sadness. He sighed and lowered his head.
Ling Yun knew he had made a mistake and said hurriedly: "Sir, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned this."
Lu Wenzheng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "No, you and I were close friends and talked about everything. What should we say? In fact, we have gone through so many years of suffering. Are we still afraid of talking about it again? , mentioned the past?”
Ling Yun said: "Sir, don't say anything. In fact, Yang Zhen has told me everything that has happened in the past few years. I can understand your difficulties."
Lu Wenzheng raised his lips and smiled, his smile was gloomy and sad, "Really?... To be honest, I am really happy now, because I can finally find a confidant to express my pain in my heart.
"I think back then, I was very ambitious and high-spirited. With the help of the five heroes of the Lu family, I handled the case vigorously and resolutely, and it was so easy and majestic. But a few years later, the people in the house either passed away or left. , now the talents are withering and everything is desolate. Where has the prosperity and prominence of the past gone?
"And as the years go by, my energy is not as good as before, and I feel more and more unable to handle the affairs of the house. Whenever it is quiet at night and I can't sleep alone, I think of the old scenes, and I just feel sad and melancholy. , I really hope I can go back to the old days..."
Ling Yun felt sad in his heart and lowered his head in silence.
Lu Wenzheng added: "And for so many years, there are two knots in my heart that have never been resolved - Zhichao, do you know what they are?"
Ling Yun unconsciously raised his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lu Wenzheng said: "The first thing is about Qiuyue."
"Miss Lu?..."
Lu Wenzheng nodded feebly, his face filled with sadness.
It turns out that five years ago, after Lv Qiuyue learned about Jiang Chun's death, she was so distraught that she wanted to die for love in front of Jiang Chun's grave. Thanks to Ding Jiying on the side who blocked the rescue in time, she was able to save her life from the gate of hell.
At that time, Ding Jiying took Lv Qiuyue back to Ding's house in a rage, and urgently ordered her family to find the best doctor in the capital to diagnose and treat her injuries.
After that, Lu Qiuyue lay on the hospital bed for more than a month, but she looked dull, said nothing, and did not see anyone who came to visit, including Lu Wenzheng and his wife, her biological parents.
Later, Lu Qiuyue finally agreed to meet Lu Wenzheng.
But after the father and daughter met, Lu Qiuyue's first words were: "Tell me, did you kill Jiang Chun?..."
Lu Wenzheng was stunned for a moment. Although he presented the facts and explained the whole story to his daughter with sincerity, Lu Qiuyue still could not believe him.
Lu Qiuyue raised her face slightly, a little wet. Her eyes were blood red, and a pale smile appeared on her lips, "Do you think I will believe your words again?... Lu Wenzheng, you killed the person I love most in my life and ruined my life's happiness. I hate you. !…
"From now on, I will sever the father-daughter relationship with you, and don't expect me to call you father again!"
Looking at his daughter's frustrated expression and listening to her daughter's desperate and heartless words, Lu Wenzheng slumped down on the ground.
His heart seemed to be hollowed out and all thoughts were lost; the whole world seemed to have lost its original color at that moment.
Hearing this, Ling Yun was stunned for a moment. After a long time, he slowly came back to his senses and murmured: "How could this happen?...After so many years, hasn't Miss Lu's misunderstanding about your Excellency still not been eliminated?"
Lu Wenzheng shook his head with blank eyes and said absently: "Maybe she will never forgive me in this life..."
Ling Yun felt as if his heart was being pulled hard by something, and there were bursts of pain. He sighed and was speechless.
Lu Wenzheng was silent for a moment and then said: "In addition, there is another knot in my heart. Zhichao, do you know what it is?"
Ling Yun's eyes were as dark as night, just looking at him.
Lu Wenzheng said in a deep voice: "That's you..."
Ling Yun's eyes trembled with emotion, and he said in a thick voice: "Sir, Ling Yun has done so many helpless things. Although he couldn't help it at the time, after all, Ling Yun has deeply hurt your heart and let you down. The expectations for this unsatisfactory subordinate - now that I think about it, Ling Yun is really heartbroken..."
"Zhichao, why do you have to belittle yourself like this?..." Lu Wen was looking out the window in a daze, and said in a bitter voice: "Actually, now that I think about it, I have made mistakes too!
"I should not only consider the problem from my own standpoint, without putting myself in your shoes and considering your feelings. Instead, I should simply and rudely ask you to do something you don't want to do..."
Ling Yun felt a twinge of pain in his heart, "Sir, please stop talking! In fact, Ling Yun..." At this point, an unspeakable emotion condensed in his sad eyes, and he sighed sadly and stopped talking.
Lu Wenzheng tried hard to calm down his somewhat out-of-control emotions, raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief: "The past is gone; now that I think about it, right and wrong are no longer important... Zhichao, now I only want you. I can let go of past grudges and start over.”
Yang Zhenyi said: "Yes, Brother Ling, come back quickly. Do you know how much my younger brother and the brothers in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment have missed you over the years? Do you know how much the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment needs you now?"
"Let us stay together like before, brothers, in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice, and happily help adults with official affairs, arrest errands and handle cases, and relive those carefree days in the past..." He raised his face, his eyes flashing. Staring at the sparkling little stars, there is a look of longing and longing.
Looking at the earnest eyes of Lu Wenzheng and Yang Zhen, Ling Yun's heart was churning. His eyebrows were slightly frowned, and his clear eyes were sparkling. In the cold late autumn sunshine, they seemed to be flowing with warm jade.
He pondered for a while and finally said: "Thank you Brother Yang for your enthusiasm and sincerity, thank you Mr. Lu for your wrong love. In fact, Ling Yun really misses those happy times in the past; because those days in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice are the best days in my life." The most beautiful and memorable time.
"How great would it be if we could turn back time? How great would it be if time could stay in those days forever, but is it possible? There is no turning back. After so many years, so many things have happened, and everything has been changed. Change, now that I think about it, everything has changed, and I can never go back to the past..."
Ling Yun's last words were choked by his own trembling sobs. He couldn't help but lower his long eyelashes to cover up the shimmering waves in his eyes.
Yang Zhen couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, and said calmly: "But, Brother Ling..."
A bitter smile appeared on Lu Wenzheng's melancholy face. He raised his hand to stop Yang Zhen's words and said slowly: "Actually, I should have thought of this a long time ago. Zhichao, you are right, time will not go back. Since things have changed, we can never go back to the past, so you can't stay in the house anymore, right?"
Ling Yun bowed down and said with tears in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Ling Yun has to live up to your expectations again..."
Lu Wenzheng sighed: "Zhichao, why did you say that? It's just that I was too abrupt just now. Zhichao, I only want to ask you one thing now: Since we can't be colleagues, can we still be friends?" "
