Ling Yun met with Lian Nanchun at the Jinming River, hoping that she could tell him how to identify hibiscus flower poison, so as to determine whether Cai Ming was really poisoned by hibiscus flower poison during his lifetime, and why Cheng Qi was drunk and committed murder. Let’s have an explanation.
Lian Nanchun's eyes were dark and he said decisively: "No!"...
Ling Yun's heart throbbed unconsciously, "Why?"
The stern look in Lian Nanchun's eyes flashed, "What do you think? He Chengqi is the son of He Yuting and the husband of Princess Huanyu, and these two people have deep hatred against me. If He Chengqi dies, I will applaud him." It’s too late, do you think I would be stupid enough to save him?”
Ling Yun lowered his eyelids with a complicated expression and was speechless for a moment.
Lian Nanchun's eyes were focused on his face, and his eyebrows twitched, with a bit of narrow-minded meaning: "By the way, I also forgot, your true identity, Ling Yun, should be the eldest son of the Hou Ye Mansion - said After all, you are not running around for your own family affairs, so why did you just plausibly say that it is public rather than private?"
Lian Nanchun's words were sarcastic and sarcastic, leaving Ling Yun speechless.
A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he smiled bitterly: "So, you are not willing to do this favor?"
Lian Nanchun nodded expressionlessly. Her eyes were stern and she spoke clearly: "Ling Yun, let me say it again, you and I have already severed our ties with each other, once and for all, so no matter what happens, don't come to me again."
Ling Yun felt that his heart was extremely cold. His hands slowly clenched into fists, and his angry eyes were full of pain. He gritted his teeth and said, "Well said...I'll remember it! Even if the person named Ling dies in the future, he will never bother you again to practice." The eldest lady..."
After saying these words with difficulty, he turned around and walked forward without looking back.
Looking at the man's back fading away in the drizzle, Lian Nanchun raised his face slightly. That beautiful and ethereal face was a bloodless pale, sad, weak, and heartbreaking.
The drizzle fell on her face, and it was cold; there was a little bit of moisture, it was rain or tears, it was hard to tell...
In the study of Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice.
Lu Wenzheng frowned, and his dull face seemed to be covered with a thick layer of frost. He looked solemn and worried.
Ling Yun's failure in this trip brought the case, which had begun to turn around, into a deadlock again.
Although Lu Wenzheng looked very calm when listening to Ling Yun emotionally telling him what happened, the extreme disappointment and frustration in his heart was difficult to describe in words.
However, he calmly comforted Ling Yun in turn, because he could deeply understand Ling Yun's depression and pain at this time.
When everyone was hesitating and helpless, the school captain Liu Yong suddenly rushed in excitedly and said with joy: "Sir, good news, my subordinates have found out the whereabouts of those thieves and Hua Ruyu!"
Everyone couldn't help but be happy when they heard this. This is exactly what it means: "There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with bright flowers and dark flowers."
Lu Wenzheng's originally gloomy eyes couldn't help but light up. He couldn't hold back his excitement. He suddenly stood up from behind the desk and couldn't wait to urge Liu Yong to state his case.
Liu Yong reported: "My subordinates were ordered to check for information near the Wild Boar Forest. They divided the guards they led into three squads and took turns tracking them day and night. Finally, they discovered the whereabouts of the bandits and quietly followed them. After more than ten miles, we discovered the location of the thieves’ stronghold..."
Lu Wenzheng was very happy, praised Liu Yong, and asked him to lead the way. He arranged for Ling Yun and Yang Zhen to lead the guards to the robbers' lair to destroy the robbers and rescue Hua Ruyu.
Ling Yun and Yang Zhen took the order and rushed to Qiang Ren's mountain stronghold with hundreds of guards.
Yang Zhen ordered to surround the stronghold first, and then lead people to rush into the stronghold.
In a fierce fight, Bandit No. 10 was either killed on the spot or captured without mercy. It didn't take long before the account was settled.
Then Ling Yun and Yang Zhen broke into the bandits' gathering hall, stopped in the middle, and ordered the guards to search around for Hua Ruyu.
After a while, the guards returned one after another and brought in a dozen young women with disheveled clothes. They reported to the two of them: "I would like to inform the eldest son, Colonel Yang, that these women were found in the back hall. Take a look. How should I resign?"
The women were so frightened that their faces turned pale, they were trembling, and they knelt down and begged for mercy.
Ling Yun's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his clear eyes were filled with dark clouds, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
A woman boldly said: "We are all girls from good families that Chen Erhu snatched away. He forced us to be his wives - Guan Ye Mingjian, we are all forced!..." As he said this, he twitched. Sobbed and cried.
"Chen Erhu?..." Ling Yun frowned slightly, "Is Chen Erhu the leader of this village?"
The woman lowered her eyebrows and said, "Exactly."
Ling Yun turned to Yang Zhen who was standing aside, "Brother Yang, have you seen Hua Ruyu - is she among these women?"
Yang Zhen glanced around the women with anxious eyes, and finally shook his head in disappointment.
Ling Yun's face darkened unconsciously after hearing this; he lowered his head and lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, then turned his face and whispered a few words in Yang Zhen's ear.
Yang Zhen nodded frequently and said loudly to the women: "You are all victims. As long as you actively cooperate with the government and catch Chen Erhu, the government will not only not punish you, but will also send you home to reunite with your parents, brothers and sisters." .
"What I want to ask now is: Where are Chen Erhu and Hua Ruyu? If you know anything, just tell me boldly. The government will definitely reward you."
After hearing this, another woman quickly said: "When the officers and soldiers were encircling the stronghold just now, the little girl saw him hurriedly leaving the back door with Hua Ruyu; where he went, I don't know."
Yang Zhen nodded, discussed with Ling Yun, and then ordered Liu Yong to stay and deal with the affairs of the village; then he and Ling Yun left the village and led others to search for Hua Ruyu's whereabouts.
At the same time, the two made an agreement: no matter who it is, once they find Hua Ruyu, they will immediately send a letter to the other party to come and meet.
After the plan was completed, the two groups of people went separate ways.
But Ling Yun, with hundreds of guards, searched all over the mountains and plains for Hua Ruyu's whereabouts. Seeing that the sun is setting, it is still in vain.
While everyone was feeling depressed, they suddenly heard a woman's cry and cry for help faintly coming from the valley.
Everyone held their breath and listened carefully. The sound seemed to come from the east side of the cliff. Ling Yun led people to search for the sound, and finally found the woman calling for help at the bottom of a cliff valley.
At that time, the woman was hanging on the branch of a pine tree, holding on to the slanting branch with both hands. Her delicate body was trembling in the wind, and she was about to lose her support.
As soon as she saw the crowd, the woman immediately shouted as if she was a savior: "Master, master, come and save me!..."
Ling Yun's clear eyes turned and gestured to the left and right.
Several agile guards quickly climbed up the tree and carefully rescued the woman.
Ling Yun glanced at the woman. Her black hair was scattered, and her clothes were torn in several places by branches, revealing her snow-white skin, which was quite indecent, so she asked the person next to her to hand over a long gown for her to put on.
The woman calmed her mind, then with a flash of her wonderful eyes, she bowed down and said delicately: "Thank you, sir, for saving my life."
Ling Yun asked: "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The woman's face was pale and she said faintly: "The little girl is as beautiful as jade——"
Ling Yun raised his sword eyebrows, "What? Are you just Hua Ruyu?"
Hua Ruyu said: "Yes. A few days ago, the little girl was kidnapped by Chen Erhu and taken to the mountain stronghold. Today, the government officials came here to suppress the bandits. Chen Erhu took the little girl hostage and ran away together without any explanation.
"Later, when he saw that the officers and soldiers were about to catch up, he was afraid that carrying the Nujia would be a burden, so he frantically pushed the Nujia off the cliff and fled for his life.
"If I hadn't been lucky enough to hang on these branches, and be so lucky to meet all the officials, the consequences would have been disastrous..." The more she spoke, the sadder she became. She covered her face with her hands and began to sob. .
Although Ling Yun heard what she said was reasonable, he still had some doubts in his heart, so he ordered the guards around him to get the flower-like jade figures and compare them carefully.
I saw that although the woman in front of me had messy black hair and disheveled clothes, she still had high eyebrows, a pink face, and was charming and charming.
In particular, those eyes are filled with emotion, and the watery light spreads out quietly like ripples, tugging at people's heartstrings silently, making people feel a little distracted and their heartbeat speeds up at the first sight.
Looking at the charming and enchanting beauty in front of him, Ling Yun suddenly felt dazed for a moment. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his handsome and innocent face was unconsciously stained with a thin layer of flush...
He took a gentle breath, closed his eyes and tried to calm his scattered thoughts; when he opened his eyes again, his eyes returned to their usual peace and clarity.
He turned around and handed the graphic to the guard beside him casually.
Hua Ruyu watched Ling Yun's every move intently, and suddenly burst into laughter.
The corners of her lips were curved, and a pair of seductive fox eyes contained real and false teasing. She wandered around Ling Yun and said in a soft and soft voice: "If the Nu family is not mistaken, you are the once famous Ling Yun, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Commander, the now famous eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, right?"
Ling Yun was slightly startled, a cold and cruel light flashed across his cold starry eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "How do you know so clearly?"
Hua Ruyu's charming eyes were as silky as silk, and she chuckled and said: "People say that Commander Ling - no, the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion is a first-rate man, handsome and unrestrained. I still don't believe it. When I saw him today, he is indeed well-deserved!"
"If such an imposing and beautiful man like you is not the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, wouldn't the slave family really be blind? Gegege..."
Hua Ruyu's trembling smile almost overturned all the guards around her.
Everyone looked at the gorgeous and beautiful woman in front of them with fascination, and they were a little lost for a moment.
Ling Yun's eyebrows were like daggers, and his black eyes looked at her coldly, without any emotion.
He slightly raised the corner of his mouth and thought to himself: "No wonder Cheng Qi was so confused and infatuated when he saw her that day. He was obsessed with his mind and did such stupid things. It seems that this woman is indeed charming. No matter who it is, if it is for a moment If you can't control yourself, you will lead her into the ditch!"...
