In the royal study, Princess Changqing came to see the emperor in a worried mood.
When the Emperor saw that Princess Chang Qing was hesitant to speak, he couldn't help but trembled in his heart and said hoarsely: "Emperor, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"
Princess Chang Qing thought that the emperor had already asked this question, so she no longer had to beat around the bush and just said it straight to the point. She bit her lip and whispered: "My wife is here for... Ling Yun's matter."
"What? Ling Yun?..." The emperor was stunned for a moment and did not react. In his impression, Princess Chang Qing and Ling Yun should be incompatible with each other. Today, Princess Chang Qing suddenly said that she came to him about Ling Yun's affairs, which made him confused for a moment.
"I don't understand why the imperial aunt suddenly came to me about Ling Yun's matter?"
Princess Chang Qing lowered her eyebrows, her eyes turned into broken shadows, and cried: "Now, I don't dare to hide it from the Holy Sage anymore - Your Majesty, Ling Yun is my long-lost son Cheng Lin! ... "
The emperor was a little confused for a moment, "The emperor is saying that Ling Yun, the former bodyguard commander of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice, is now the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, the child who was taken away by Ge Shi more than thirty years ago?..."
Princess Chang Qing's watery eyes were filled with melancholy, she nodded lightly and said, "Exactly."
Next, she briefly recounted the legendary life and experiences about Ling Yun's past.
The emperor couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. After a while, he sighed and said: "There is such a thing in the world. God, you are really good at playing tricks on people..."
Princess Chang Qing just bowed her head and cried.
The emperor stood up, paced back and forth in the imperial study, and finally stopped and said: "No wonder Prince Jinling told me several times that he always looked at Ling Yun with a very familiar look, but for a moment he couldn't remember what it looked like. Who, it turns out to be like this!"
Princess Chang Qing's voice was filled with sobs, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor sighed with emotion for a long time, and finally came to his senses and asked: "By the way, Auntie Huang, are you coming to me this time just to plead for Ling Yun?"
Princess Chang Qing lowered her head and said, "My wife is not here to plead for mercy, but to explain to the Holy Lord the whole story of what happened that day."
"oh?"
Princess Chang Qing said: "Originally that day Zhichao, ah no - Ling Yun just went to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice to say goodbye to Lu Wenzheng. It happened that His Highness the Crown Prince also went to the Ministry of Justice to find Lu Wenzheng. Unexpectedly, something like that happened..."
Thinking about the mysterious death of the prince, she felt her heart ached, and her voice was trembling and she could no longer speak.
When the prince was mentioned again, the unspeakable trauma in the emperor's heart seemed to be torn open again, and the uncontrollable pain spread bit by bit from the depths of his heart. He turned his back and sighed: "Huang Gu, please stop talking..."
Princess Chang Qing burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, my wife has made you sad again. My wife deserves death..."
The emperor suppressed his grief and said silently: "It's okay, Auntie Huang, just keep talking."
Princess Chang Qing wiped her tears and said: "Although Ling Yun has some friendship with Lu Wenzheng, it was only in the past; now it has been eight years since Ling Yun left the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice. If it hadn't been for the investigation of Cheng Qi's injury a few days ago, He had to return to the Criminal Department because of his case. He would never have anything to do with Lu Wenzheng again...
"What's more, that day, he returned to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment to bid farewell to Lu Wenzheng, but he happened to encounter those things... So Your Majesty, my Lin'er is really innocent!
"Everyone in the world knows that the Holy One is a wise king, kind and wise, so I am weeping and kowtow here, begging the Holy One to discern right from wrong, and be sure to give him justice!"
The emperor stopped and pondered for a moment, then frowned and sat down behind the desk again.
"Royal Aunt, just rest assured about this matter. I will send someone to carefully investigate the ins and outs of this matter. If Ling Yun is indeed unjust, I will give him justice."
Princess Chang Qing burst into tears with gratitude, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "My wife, thank you so much, Your Majesty!..."
The emperor said: "As I said just now, the emperor's aunt and I don't have to be like this. Let's get along."
Before he finished speaking, Feng Chaoying walked in from the outside with a worried look and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Ding and Commander Li have something urgent to see you outside."
"Urgent? What's urgent?..." The emperor saw that Feng Chaoying looked a little uncomfortable, and his heart throbbed unconsciously, "Let them come in."
Feng Chaoying snorted and went out.
Seeing this, Princess Chang Qing stood up hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and has many things to deal with every day. I don't dare to disturb Your Majesty anymore, so I will leave first."
The Emperor said: "Okay. The Queen Mother has not been to the palace for such a long time. The Queen Mother misses the Queen Mother very much. She was still talking about it two days ago. Why don't the Queen Mother go and sit with the Queen Mother first?"
Princess Chang Qing felt a wave of heat in her heart, and said with emotion: "My wife, I would like to thank the Holy Majesty and the Queen Mother for their care. I will go to the Queen Mother to pay my respects first."
After saying that, he saluted the emperor again, turned around and walked out the door.
At this time, Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan walked in and happened to meet Princess Chang Qing.
There was a momentary freeze on the faces of the two people, but they soon came to their senses and hurriedly greeted Princess Changqing with smiles on their faces.
The moment Princess Chang Qing saw Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan, for some reason, an inexplicable chill suddenly hit her heart.
But in this situation, she was not allowed to say anything; facing the humble smiles of the two people, she just said a vague "Oh" and passed them by.
Here Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan came in, knelt down and paid homage to the emperor.
The emperor said: "Get on your own terms. You two dear friends are so anxious to see me. What's the matter?"
Li Zhishan said: "Your Majesty, a major event happened in the prison last night: Ling Yun colluded with the thieves to plot evil, set fire to the prison and then took advantage of the chaos to kill people and escape."
The emperor's expression suddenly changed. He could hardly believe his ears and couldn't help but repeat, "What? Ling Yun committed murder and escaped from prison? Are you serious about this?..."
Li Zhishan said: "It's absolutely true. Last night, Yuan Chao and his three men, Zhou Shan and Shen Hai, were on duty in the sky prison. Suddenly, two masked assassins in black, a man and a woman, broke into the jail. One of the guards threw sulfur, flame, salt and other igniting materials into the cell to set fire to the cell, and took advantage of the chaos to force the jailer Zhang Hu to open the cell door where Ling Yun was imprisoned and let Ling Yun go.
"Ling Yun joined forces with the two thieves and frantically wounded many of our brothers before taking advantage of the chaos to escape. Although Yuan Chao, Zhou Shan, Chen Hai and others fought desperately, Ling Yun and the others were all highly skilled in martial arts, and They were extremely vicious - they were unable to resist, and Shen Hai, Zhang Hu and others also died in the line of duty..."
Speaking of the end, Li Zhishan's voice was trembling and he was too sad to speak any more.
The emperor rose up in anger. Even though he was so well-educated, he couldn't help but get furious, "I originally thought that Ling Yun was just accidentally involved in Lu Wenzheng's case, and he might be unjust; I didn't expect that he would do such a lawless thing. Come on, this is really unexpected!..."
Seeing the emperor's anger, Ding Jinzhi couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and quickly added jealousy to the side: "Your Majesty, how could this Ling Yun be unjustly accused? When he was in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment, Lu Wenzheng regarded him as his trusted nephew and right-hand man; so Over the years, the two have been very close - Wei Chen believed that he was definitely involved in Lu Wenzheng's plot to murder the prince!
"Furthermore, if he is really unjust, he will definitely wait for us to verify the evidence in the sky jail with peace of mind and restore his innocence; but now he chooses to kill people and escape from prison, which only shows that he has something evil in his heart! So Your Majesty , this Ling Yun’s crime is extremely heinous and must be severely punished!”
The emperor felt a surge of angry blood instantly surge to the top of his head. His eyebrows were raised, the corners of his eyes were red, and he said sternly: "Okay, I understand! Li Zhishan, I order you to immediately pass on the order and post notices, drawings, and wanted notices throughout the capital and in all prefectures and counties across the country. Ling Yun!"
Li Zhishan hurriedly said: "Wei Chen accepts the order!"
"Also," the emperor raised his head slightly, tried his best to calm down the raging anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "As soon as there is news that Ling Yun has been captured, come and report to me immediately.
"I must ask him personally. I have always valued him and liked him very much. Why did he do this and live up to my expectations for him!"
Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan's eyes flickered, and a hint of deep thought flashed through their eyes, and they said repeatedly: "Wei Chen accepts the order."
The emperor sat down slumped. He supported his forehead with his hands, thought for a moment, then raised his head and said to the two of them: "If there is nothing else, please step back first!"
Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan snorted and quickly retreated.
After sending the two of them away, Emperor Zhao Yu frowned and continued to pace in the imperial study with his hands behind his back, the anger still lingering on his face.
At the end, he suddenly remembered something, turned to Feng Chaoying and said: "Manager Feng, send someone over immediately to see if Aunt Chang Qing is still with the Queen Mother. If she is still there, call her to see me immediately!"...
Princess Chang Qing was chatting with Empress Dowager Wei in Cining Palace. Suddenly she heard the emperor's urgent call, and her heart sank. She hurriedly said goodbye to the Empress Dowager, and hurriedly followed the eunuch Feng Lin who summoned her to see the emperor.
As soon as she entered the imperial study room, she felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere. I took a peek and saw the emperor sitting behind the desk, his face ashen, and his expression was terrifying.
Princess Chang Qing was so frightened that she trembled. After bowing to the emperor respectfully, she asked softly: "The Holy Emperor summoned my wife to come here. What do you want to say?"
The emperor glanced at her angrily, turned to Feng Chaoying and said, "Manager Feng, tell her."
Feng Chaoying said "yes" cautiously, then carefully considered the words and recounted what Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan had just reported.
After hearing this, Princess Chang Qing was so shocked that her face turned pale and she was speechless for a long time.
The emperor's eyes flashed with cold light, revealing infinite coldness and coldness, "Huanggu, this is what your good son did! I originally thought that he might be unjust, but I never expected that he would actually do it. It really disappoints me to see such a treasonous thing happen!——Huanggu, what else do you have to say now?”…
