"Yu Mei, tell me, what else did Ling Yun say to you at that time?"...
In the imperial study, Emperor Zhao Yu summoned Prince Jinling and Princess Huanyu to investigate matters related to Ling Yun in order to learn more about Lu Wen's escape from Zheng Tian Prison.
Princess Huanyu lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes trembling slightly like butterfly wings, hiding the dark and unclear emotions in her eyes. The words Ling Yun said to her a few days ago again clearly lingered in her ears:
"Princess Princess, do you know how I have been living these days? In order to find evidence for the Crown Prince's case, to avenge Mr. Lu's grievances, and to prove my own innocence, I ran around, sometimes even hanging on my life. First line..."
"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." ...
The emperor listened to Princess Huanyu's eloquent statement, his eyes flickered, and he thought thoughtfully, "Besides, what else did he say?"
"What else did you say..." Huanyu couldn't help but frown slightly.
——Other than that, it seems that only the things between the two of them are left, her sorrow, her tears; and his explanation and his helplessness.
But can she openly and frankly speak out about these intimate matters in front of the emperor and her father?
Thinking of this, a layer of flushing appeared on her charming face. She bit her red lips and shook her head gently, "No more..."
"Really?..." The emperor looked at her deeply, with a hint of consideration in his eyes.
"Yeah, that's all we talked about his experiences; then I talked to him about some things between us, and then there was nothing else..." Huanyu lowered his head, with shadows in the corners of his eyes. Suppressing the twinkling brilliance in his eyes, he said calmly.
"Is it really gone?" Looking at Princess Huanyu's cowardly expression, the emperor was obviously unwilling to say anything and couldn't help but increase his tone.
"Brother Emperor, it's really... it's really gone! It's not like you don't know my little sister's temperament. Ever since she was little, she has always been with you and the Queen Mother no matter what happens. I can't hide anything from you!"
Seeing the emperor's dubious look, Huanyu's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she couldn't speak clearly.
"Okay, you said you never hid anything from me. Then tell me the truth. Did Ling Yun tell you why he set fire to the prison and killed people?" The emperor's voice was a little deep, as if he was trying his best to control the excitement in his heart. .
"..." Huan Yu frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head in confusion.
"After escaping from the prison, why didn't he come to the palace to explain to me the whole story immediately?"
"..."
"How did he change his identity and sneak into the palace? What useful information did he find out later, or what strong evidence did he master?" The emperor looked like he was asking for the truth.
"..." Huanyu's face was still clouded.
Looking at Huan Yu's confused expression, the emperor was completely speechless and couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.
"I didn't say this, and I didn't say that. Then what else did you two say when you were together for such a long time? Apart from the trivial and inconsequential things between men and women, is there nothing else serious?"
At this time, Huan Yu was also a little anxious because of the emperor, "Your Majesty, for my little sister, the matter between me and him is the most serious matter! How can it be an insignificant matter?"
"You..." The emperor was momentarily speechless by Huanyu's retort.
"Also, little sister, let me reiterate: Ling Yun and I haven't been together for long at all! At first, little sister was playing the piano in the imperial garden, and she met him by chance. He kept dodging and pretending not to know me. ; It wasn’t until I used my trump card and went to Zhou Shan’s residence that he was cornered by me, and he reluctantly admitted his identity.
"Although the conversation between the two of us didn't last very long, and he didn't have time to tell me the details about him, I know that he was wronged from the beginning to the end!
"He would never do those lawless things, murder and escape from prison. He was just framed and had no choice but..."
When Princess Huanyu said this, although her voice was low, her words were crisp and her tone was decisive, revealing an unquestionable firmness. She seemed to already know what Ling Yun was doing.
The emperor was quite dissatisfied. I thought: "It seems that my girl is really confused by Ling Yun. I don't know if I am in the past, not only the past love brain, but now it has become a brain disability?"
He casually raised his eyelids and let out a chuckle from his nose, "You said that Ling Yun was framed by someone, then I ask you, who was he framed by? And why did they frame him?"
"Tianxiao Organization, and Li Zhishan!" Princess Huanyu was also forced into a dead end by the emperor at this time, and the words blurted out without thinking.
"Li Zhishan?..." The emperor's heart twitched unconsciously, "Where is the evidence?"
"Do you still need evidence? That day when Ling Yun and Li Zhishan met outside the prison, everything they said and did was seen and heard by so many people in front of so many people!"
"Oh?..." The emperor's mouth curved slightly, he looked at her with interest and said, "Go on."
Princess Huanyu raised her head and recalled the scene at that time:
Li Zhishan: "Oh, I almost forgot. Last time at Qinglong Villa, your eldest son, the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion, was once trapped in the hands of Tianxiao and was tortured. He was even brutally raped by the leader of Tianxiao's gang..."
Ling Yun: "How did you know so clearly the details of when I was trapped in Qinglong Villa? It seems that Commander Li really has something to do with Tianxiao's people!"
Li Zhishan: "You are talking nonsense!"
Ling Yun: "How could this be nonsense? Commander Li will not forget it so quickly, right? I have been staying by your side some time ago! "
"I have witnessed and heard every move, word and deed of Commander Li with my own eyes - if I wasn't 100% sure, if I didn't have enough evidence, how could I say something like this that concerns Commander Li?" What about the stakes in wealth?..."
Li Zhishan was so angry that he said, "Open your bow and shoot an arrow to kill these two rebellious officials and traitors!"
"The treacherous traitor should be you, Commander Li!..." Ling Yun sneered. …
Listening to Princess Huanyu's vivid description, the emperor's face slowly darkened. He put his hand on his chin and was speechless for a long time.
Seeing that her words seemed to have moved the emperor, Huan Yu couldn't help but feel happy. She carefully looked at the emperor's face and said softly: "Brother Huang..."
"Okay, I know all these things. Uncle Emperor and Sister Yu, you two should step aside first. I will come back to you if anything happens."
The emperor weakly waved his hands at Prince Jinling and Princess Huanyu.
The two of them said "yes" in succession, bowing their eyebrows and bowing out.
Before leaving, the emperor did not forget to give a special instruction, "Remember, not a word of what was said here today is revealed."...
After sending Prince Jinling and Princess Huanyu away, Emperor Zhao Yu left the desk and paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, his eyebrows furrowed into a tight knot.
"Pass it to Li Zhishan." He suddenly stopped and ordered Feng Chaoying, the general manager next to him.
Looking at the emperor's gloomy face, Feng Chaoying felt her heart beating rapidly. He panicked and said "yes" and hurriedly turned around and went out.
After a moment, Li Zhishan, the commander of the Imperial Guards, followed Feng Chaoying in hurriedly, knelt down on the ground, and paid homage to the emperor.
The emperor's eyes were sharp, and a cold and stern look flashed across his eyes, "Li Zhishan, do you know your guilt?"
Li Zhishan's heart trembled, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "I know my guilt."
"What's the crime?"
Li Zhishan said with fear on his face: "Ling Yun had an evil plot and pretended to be Zhou Shan to do evil in the palace. The ministers were not aware of this and allowed the rebellious minister and traitor to lurk in the palace and do many illegal things to disturb the palace. Order has even alarmed the Holy Master, and the humble ministers have neglected their duties..."
"Do you still know that you have neglected your duty?" The emperor stared at him with cold star-like eyes, and said coldly: "Ling Yun has been making trouble in the palace for so long, and you don't even know - Li Zhishan, what do you imperial guards do? ?”
Li Zhishan was as silent as a cicada, lowering his head and saying nothing.
The emperor asked again: "Do you know where Ling Yun is now?"
Li Zhishan said: "Wei Chen has mobilized the guards of the capital to arrest him."
The emperor asked: "Where is Lu Wenzheng? Where is he now?"
Li Zhishan said: "Wei Chen is sending people around to find out the news."
"After talking for a long time, there is no news about the two of them?" The emperor narrowed his narrow black eyes and swept over with a sharp knife.
Li Zhishan shivered unconsciously, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
"What a bunch of trash!" The emperor muttered with a pale face.
Li Zhishan held his breath and concentrated, his two arms fighting, but he didn't say a word.
The emperor sat back behind the desk again, put his hand on his forehead and thought for a while; then he raised his head, looked at Li Zhishan with deep eyes and said: "Li Zhishan, there is something that I am still doubtful about, and I want to ask you what it is." what's going on?"
The emperor spoke slowly and calmly. Although his words were calm, Li Zhishan was vaguely aware of a coldness that was so suffocating that he couldn't breathe.
He subconsciously tensed his slightly stiff back and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty...please speak, I must tell you everything you know, and I will tell you everything..."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, and his eyes suppressed a cold luster, "That day, Ling Yun kidnapped Lu Wenzheng and was trying to escape from the prison. He met you on the way. During this period, you seemed to have said some unexplained words to Ling Yun, which caused Ling Yun to retort, saying You have something to do with Tianxiao’s people—how do you explain this?”…
