The Ge brothers were on duty in front of the Jinling Palace. Suddenly, they saw Sun Guoxiong leading a group of imperial guards to come aggressively and patrolling in front of the palace. They were about to step forward to question them, but they were stopped by Zhao Yang, a close family member of the Jinling Palace.
Zhao Yang stepped forward slowly and said in a deliberately long tone: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Sun? You lead so many guards to wander around in front of our house. You don't know why?"
Sun Guoxiong skillfully made a haha, and said with a smile: "Nothing, brother was ordered to capture an important criminal. I didn't want to chase him here but he disappeared. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do the job when I went back, so I had to stay here and look for him carefully." Brother Zhao, please forgive me for any offense."
Zhao Yang tilted his lips upwards and said coldly: "If that's the case, Master Sun doesn't need to look for him. I've been staying here just now and I haven't seen any trace of a suspicious person."
Sun Guoxiong coughed unnaturally and said sarcastically: "Brothers like you are disturbing me, so I'll say goodbye." He led a group of guards and left dejectedly.
Zhao Yang looked at the retreating figures of Sun Guoxiong and others, his face full of disgust and displeasure, and he snorted coldly.
The setting sun gradually approaches the horizon; the glow is like blood, slowly spreading from the horizon, rendering the gorgeous clouds on the horizon as red as flames.
It was already dark. After handing over the shift, the Gurdjieff brothers returned to their residence tiredly in the haze before night.
After closing the door, the two brothers were talking about what happened during the day, when they suddenly heard some rustling sounds coming from the back room.
This place is where the two of them live; so except for the two of them, no one else comes there - unless there are some special circumstances.
The problem is that everything is normal now, there is nothing special, so why is there such a strange sound in the room?
At first they thought they had heard wrongly, so they looked at each other; then they turned around nervously, staring inside without blinking, and their hearts could not stop beating.
It was confirmed, there was really movement inside; to be precise, there was someone inside the house!
"Whoever is inside, come out!... Otherwise, our brothers will not be polite!"
Ge Long's eyes widened in shock, he whipped out his sword and shouted into the back room.
But when the door curtain was lifted, a person walked out step by step.
Their expressions suddenly changed. They couldn't believe their eyes. It was as if a bolt from the blue had hit their heads, and their whole bodies were instantly numb.
The person who came was actually Ling Yun.
His face was extremely pale, and there was no sparkle in his eyes. His originally handsome and innocent face looked extremely miserable under the torment of pain. His figure was shaky; his whole body was covered with scars, and there was a broken blade stuck in his left shoulder, which was stained with blood and made people feel desolate and frightened.
Everything happened too suddenly and unexpectedly; looking stupidly at the bloody, miserable and broken person in front of them, the two brothers could hardly recover for a moment.
They just stood there like clay and wood sculptures, dumbfounded and at a loss.
These days, almost everyone's focus is on Ling Yun, especially the two brothers - but now when Ling Yun really stood in front of them, they were a little confused.
Looking at them, Ling Yun curled his lips and smiled miserably. He wanted to say something but finally couldn't say it, so he staggered and fell down...
The sky above the head glowed with a dark blue light, shining coldly on the courtyard of the Jinling Palace. There were no stars in the sky, and the gloomy clouds piled on top of each other in a messy mess on the horizon.
When Ling Yun woke up, he found that he was already lying on a hospital bed in Jin Pavilion.
The body was covered with brocade quilt and fragrant quilt, and the wound had been carefully bandaged, and the pain was greatly relieved. There was a circle of people sitting around him: Prince Jinling, Princess Huanyu, and the Ge brothers.
When Prince Jinling saw him waking up, he took a deep breath and said softly: "Zhichao, do you feel better?"
Ling Yun looked at him with dark eyes and nodded weakly.
Prince Jinling asked again: "Why are you here, Master Lu?"
Ling Yun couldn't help but groan in pain, his face was so pale that there was almost no blood; he stayed there for a long time before saying in a thick voice: "Master Lu... he is already dead!..."
Ling Yun's deep voice reached everyone's ears, like a thunderous explosion, and their sanity was instantly blown to pieces.
Zhao Fu's eyes widened in disbelief. He looked at Ling Yun with shock and sadness in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "What did you say?..."
"Not only Master Lu died, but Yang Zhen also died... They all blamed me for not being able to rescue them..."
Ling Yun's shoulders trembled slightly, he covered his eyes with his hands, tears silently flowed down his fingers, and he choked: "Your Majesty, really, I really have no face to live in this world anymore, and no face to face it again. you……"
After talking about it, he was so heartbroken that he burst into tears.
At this moment, everyone was silent. Everyone's face was covered with a thick layer of haze, and the air around them seemed to have solidified, making people feel suffocating.
There was an unspeakable silence.
Finally, Prince Jinling raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief, breaking the silence in front of him, "Zhichao, you don't have to blame yourself too much. I know who you are, and I can better understand all the efforts you have made to rescue Lu Wenzheng these days. effort.
"It's just that people make plans, and God makes things happen. Some things cannot be changed by human power. As long as you try your best and have a clear conscience, you can only do your best and listen to God's will as to the outcome."
Listening to the sincere words of Prince Jinling, Ling Yun felt a little calmer in his heart; he bit his lip and nodded silently.
Zhao Fu said again: "By the way, Zhichao, you haven't told me how you got here; also, what evidence did you find about the prince's case after Mr. Lu was imprisoned?"
"It's a long story." Ling Yun lowered his head, lowered his silent eyes, and after a few moments of pale lips trembled, he finally spoke with difficulty. His voice was also low, making people feel tired and heavy for no reason.
He wandered into the palace and pretended to be Zhou Shan... Later, he robbed a prisoner and rescued Lu Wenzheng and escaped from the capital... He was chased by the Tianxiao organization and fell off a cliff... A few days ago, he failed to rescue people at the execution ground... He was chased and intercepted by officers and soldiers and was seriously injured... ...I had no choice but to escape to Jinling Palace...
Ling Yun briefly told the whole story, leaving everyone speechless and sighing.
Prince Jinling's facial features stiffened for a moment, and a cloud formed in his pupils. He frowned and sighed, "Zhichao, I'm not talking about you, but you've caused quite a big mess. , I’m just afraid…”
As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly and couldn't continue.
Ling Yun didn't care; his eyes swirled slightly, and he said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, from the moment Master Lu was imprisoned and I decided to investigate the prince's case and vindicate Master Lu's grievances, I have no longer put my life and death at risk. Take it to heart.
"So what if you pretend to be a guard and sneak into the palace; what if you rob a prison, rob a law court to save people, the worst is death, but compared to eradicating evil and upholding justice, what does it count?"
Prince Jinling looked at Ling Yun's upright and awe-inspiring face, and couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He sighed: "How lucky is it that the court has such loyal ministers and generals as you and Lu Wenzheng? As for what you just said, even if I I will risk my life to protect you, because now the case of the prince and the vindication of Mr. Lu’s injustice are all on you!
"Zhichao, just stay here with peace of mind until your injury recovers. I can guarantee that as long as I am alive, I will never allow those with ulterior motives to plot evil..."
Ling Yun struggled to get up and said movedly: "Your Majesty's words are serious. Ling Yun would like to thank Your Majesty for Mr. Lu and the Crown Prince!..."
As he said this, he turned his head and wanted to bow, but was stopped by Prince Jinling.
Everyone chatted for a while. Prince Jinling saw that Ling Yun was depressed and listless, and knew that he was in a depressed mood, so he comforted her with some words of comfort and winked at Princess Huanyu, and everyone withdrew knowingly.
After exiting the door, Zhao Yang waited cautiously at the door, looking alert and alert. Seeing everyone coming out, he hurried forward to greet them.
Prince Jinling asked Princess Huanyu to go ahead, stopped and asked: "How is the situation? There is nothing abnormal, right?"
Zhao Yang said: "Don't worry, my lord, this place is very hidden. No one will find it unless you know it in advance."
Zhao Fu nodded and looked back at the secret room in front of him.
This is a basement, located in a remote corner of the palace garden. There is a pavilion above. It looks normal from the outside. Only by activating the mechanism in the pavilion can the door be opened and entered.
Because the garden scenery in the Jinling Palace Garden is complicated, with many pavilions and pavilions, and pavilions like this can be seen everywhere, so any mechanism set up in such an inconspicuous place should be quite hidden.
Zhao Fu turned to look at Zhao Yang, his deep eyes filled with inquiry and scrutiny, "Except for you and me, no one else knows about this matter, right?"
Zhao Yang said: "There are also Mr. Liu Liu and the Ge brothers who are treating the injuries of Jun Ma Ye... ah, the eldest son."
"Mr. Liu Liu?" Zhao Fu's frown tightened slightly, "Is this person reliable?"
Zhao Yang said: "Mr. Liu Liu's medical skills and ethics as well as his petty temperament are most obvious. Your Majesty, please rest assured about this."
Zhao Fu said: "What about the Ge brothers?"
Zhao Yang said: "There is no need to worry about these two princes. They were the first to discover Commander Ling hiding in the mansion and then reported it to the princess."
Zhao Fu twirled his beard with his hand and thought a little, "That's good. But it's important to be on guard against others. It's always good to be cautious. Arrange a few close family members to keep an eye on them. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst."
Zhao Yang said respectfully: "Yes."
Finally, Prince Jinling asked Zhao Yang to keep his mouth shut and never let others know about it again.
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