"That's why you disguised yourself and sneaked into the palace to look for evidence, right? That's why you evaded me and pretended to ignore me, right?"
After being forced by Princess Huanyu in every possible way, Ling Yun finally admitted his true identity. Huanyu's cheeks were slightly red, even a little hot, showing the strong excitement and dissatisfaction in her heart, and she spoke with a bit of accusation and sadness.
Ling Yun sighed helplessly and closed his eyes, as if to erase the devastation everywhere.
Huanyu's black eyes were moist, reflecting the broken waves, "But have you ever cared about my feelings?"
Ling Yun was silent for a while, then Fang slowly opened his eyes and said with a wry smile: "I admit, I shouldn't have treated you like that at that time, but do I have any other choice besides this?"
Huanyu was stunned for a moment.
Ling Yun said: "Because my life no longer belongs to me. As long as I can find out the prince's case and rescue Mr. Lu, it's worth it even if I give up my life! As for other things, I don't care so much."
Huanyu bit her lip, and her eyes seemed to turn into real objects and hit his heart through the layers of obstacles. "Does the 'other' you mentioned include me?"
Ling Yun's eyes narrowed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, princess. Loyalty and justice cannot be both. There is no such thing as the best of both worlds in this world. What's more, I owe you so much in this life. If it's hard to pay it off in this life, there's only the next life. .”
"Why did you say such a thing? Are you really determined to die for Lu Wenzheng?..." Huanyu's heart trembled and she cried: "Zhichao, you are so stupid, I don't want you to die. , I don’t want you to repay anything, I just want you to live well! Promise me, let it go, leave this dangerous place of right and wrong immediately, and find a place without noise and disputes..."
Ling Yun said in a thick voice: "Princess, please stop talking. If I walk away so irresponsibly now, then am I still a human being? Besides, there is no turning back when I shoot my bow. At this point, I have already There is no way to stop... Princess, please forgive me, I cannot agree to your request."
Huan Yu knew Ling Yun's character well and knew that it was useless to persuade him, so she couldn't help but shed tears sadly.
Ling Yun looked at the moonlight outside the window and said softly: "Princess, it's getting late. If you go back late, people may be suspicious. Please go back!"
Huanyu wiped the tears from her cheeks and walked out the door without saying a word.
Ling Yun suddenly said: "By the way, there is one more thing that the princess must agree to."
"What's up?"
"Please, Princess, keep it a secret for me and don't tell anyone about the things I did in the palace."
"I know." Huanyu nodded. She turned around and stared silently into Ling Yun's eyes with a pair of tearful eyes, filled with infinite nostalgia and reluctance.
She choked with sobs for a while and finally said: "Zhichao, please take care of yourself."
Ling Yun's moist eyes revealed a warm light; he stared at her affectionately and nodded vigorously...
Above the vast sky, the stars and moon were dim, and a dark night shrouded the vast earth. The night was already very deep, and there was still a lamp in Ding Jinzhi's mansion.
The silent living room was bright and bright. The two people sitting opposite each other a few tables ago had dark faces and frowned; a suffocating and suppressed breath slowly flowed in the air.
Ding Jinzhi and Li Ruiyun are discussing countermeasures.
Ding Jinzhi told Li Ruiyun in a low tone what had happened in recent days: first, Zhao Ying failed to assassinate Feng Lin, Feng Lin was kidnapped, and then Li Zhishan came to the house to seek advice.
Li Ruiyun's knuckled fingers tapped on several cases slowly, and said in a cold voice: "Then what was the result of your discussion?"
Ding Jinzhi sighed in frustration, "What else can be done? The people who kidnapped Feng Lin are most likely remnants of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment. They must be trying to get some evidence from Feng Lin to clear the old man Lu Wenzheng's charges. . Now that we can’t get rid of Feng Lin, and it’s difficult to catch the culprit in the short term, we can only start with Lu Wenzheng.”
"How to start?"
Ding Jinzhi said: "Intensify the intensity of torture to extract confessions, and determine Lu Wenzheng's crime of regicide and rebellion as soon as possible. As long as the crime is proven——"
Li Ruiyun twitched his lips and said, "What's the result?"
The corner of Ding Jinzhi's mouth twitched, and there was a hint of helplessness in his tone, "That Lu Wenzheng was stern and stubborn, refusing to admit it; he wanted to torture him, but who expected that Prince Jinling got in the way and protected Lu Wenzheng in every way..."
Li Ruiyun pursed her thin lips tightly, and her originally stern temperament became fierce and cold, and she said sullenly: "This old guy, Zhao Fu, the King of Jinling, has been against us many times. He really doesn't know what is good and what is good! If we don't get rid of this person, there will be endless troubles! "
Ding Jin said: "In Mr. Li's opinion?"
Li Ruiyun's dark pupils were as deep as a whirlpool; he smiled vaguely and said nothing.
Ding Jinzhi understood and said: "I understand. As long as there is a chance in the past few days, I will have people do it."
Li Ruiyun nodded in approval. He pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Besides, there is no need to spend too much time on Lu Wenzheng's place. In the long run, not only will we work hard on ourselves, but we will also have long nights and dreams."
Ding Jinzhi said: "Master Li means-"
Li Ruiyun's sinister eyes were filled with coldness, and he squeezed out one word from his mouth: "Kill!"
Ding Jinzhi was shocked and said: "What, he also killed? But..."
Li Ruiyun suddenly stopped tapping on the boxes, smiled secretly, and whispered a few words in Ding Jinzhi's ear.
A humble smile appeared on Ding Jinzhi's greasy face, and he nodded repeatedly: "Goodbye, Mr. Li."
Li Ruiyun's face was trembling and darkened at this moment. He stared deeply at him with his evil eyes and said in a more serious tone: "Remember, only the two of us know about this matter. Mr. Ding, let's talk ugly beforehand. If you accidentally leak the news and ruin a big thing - then don't blame me, Mr. Li, for being ruthless!"
Ding Jinzhi felt a chill coming to his heart. His frown tightened a little, and he smiled and said, "Master Li, you are serious. You and I share life and death, and we treat each other with sincerity and sincerity——"
Li Ruiyun smiled and said: "That's good, then I'll just wait for the good news."
The backyard of Ding Mansion. In the young lady's inner room.
The baby was babbling and waiting for feeding. Lu Qiuyue sighed while taking care of the baby absentmindedly.
At this time the door opened and Ding Jiying walked in. He glanced at Lu Qiuyue, hesitated to speak, sighed softly, and sat down on the chair.
Lu Qiuyue saw the clue and asked, "Jiying, what's wrong with you?"
Ding Jiying said perfunctorily: "It's nothing..."
Lu Qiuyue frowned slightly, glanced at Xiu Ming next to her and said, "Xiu Ming, please take the young master to bed first."
Xiu Ming responded, took the young master Ding Yanrui, turned around and went out.
Lu Qiuyue said: "Jiying, go and close the door."
Ding Jiying stood up obediently, closed the door, turned around, and looked elsewhere with wandering eyes.
Lu Qiuyue's dark eyes stared at him without blinking, "There are only two of us now. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Ding Jiying murmured: "It's really okay..."
Lu Qiuyue smiled sadly, without any warmth in her eyes, "Are you still deceiving me, right? From the moment you walked in, you had your worries written on your face."
Ding Jiying hesitated and said: "But...but Qiuyue, I really don't know how to tell you about this..."
"Tell me, no matter what happens, I can bear it..." Lu Qiuyue's heart trembled. She reached out and rubbed her hot eyebrows, feeling that her breathing was not smooth.
Ding Jiying hesitated and said: "Just now, just now a family member secretly came to me and told me... just now he passed by my father's room and overheard my father and others discussing something. After listening carefully, it turned out to be them discussing something. Want...to plot to kill your father..."
Lu Qiuyue's delicate body swayed and almost fell down.
All the blood drained from her face, and she felt a heart-breaking pain permeating her limbs. She tried to hold up her limp body, but it was in vain. All the strength in her body seemed to be drained away at that moment.
Ding Jiying couldn't help but panic when he saw it. He hurriedly stepped forward to hold her trembling body, his fingertips gently brushed the tears from the corners of her eyes, and murmured soft words of comfort.
Lu Qiuyue fell into Ding Jiying's arms, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and she cried sadly: "Jiying, what do you think I should do? Although he has done many things that sorry for me, even though I hate him very much and break up with him. The relationship between father and daughter has changed, but he is my father after all!
"I watched helplessly as he suffered this disaster but I couldn't do anything. What do you think I have the dignity to live in this world anymore? It would be better to die and not have to suffer like this anymore!"
Looking down at the helpless and grief-stricken person in his arms, Ding Jiying felt his heart twitching in pain. He stood up quickly, turned around and walked out the door, "I'm going to argue with my father right now and ask him to let your father go no matter what!"
"Jiying, please don't!..." Lu Qiuyue's eyes trembled violently and she blurted out. She struggled to hold up her exhausted body, staggered two steps forward, and tightly grabbed his sleeves.
Ding Jiying was startled and stopped.
Because the action just now was too violent, Lu Qiuyue felt dizzy for a moment, and thin beads of sweat seeped out along her forehead.
Ding Jiying hurriedly helped her back to the brocade couch and carefully helped her sit down again.
"Jiying, calm down first." Lu Qiuyue raised her face and exhaled gently, trying to calm down the turbulent emotions in her heart; then she turned her eyes to her husband.
"First tell me what's going on, who is planning with your father to harm my father."
Ding Jiying sighed softly and told the whole story.
It turns out that when Ding Jinzhi and Li Ruiyun were plotting to persecute Lu Wenzheng, Ding Jiying's close family member Ding Xin happened to be passing by.
Although the two people could not hear every word of what they discussed, they could hear the outlines of the plot that followed, namely the murder of Lu Wenzheng.
Li Ruiyun has always been cautious and thorough in his actions, but there are times when he is careful and careless.
Before discussing the matter with Ding Jinzhi, he also inspected outside the door and made sure that there was nothing unusual before entering the room. Unexpectedly, Ding Xin would pass by and inadvertently pick up the secret...
