When Prince Zhao Fu of Jinling heard his daughter Huan Yu say that Ling Yun had something important to report to him in person, he couldn't help but feel shocked. Without saying a word, he stood up and said decisively: "Okay. Huan Yu, take me there right away." he!"
Less gossip. The father and daughter had finished their discussion. After looking around and seeing that no one was paying attention, they quietly walked out of the door and hurried towards the secret room where Ling Yun was.
The palace garden is lined with green trees and lush vegetation, and a winding path stretches into the distance. On both sides of the path are rockery pavilions, flower beds with bonsai, and even more exotic flowers and plants, which are dazzling.
Several ancient trees towered into the sky, and their leafy crowns blocked the dim moonlight, making it impossible to see whether the road ahead was winding and bumpy, or whether there were any potential dangers.
In the secret room, Ling Yun was leaning on the brocade couch alone, contemplating with his eyebrows lowered. Suddenly he saw Prince Jinling coming here in person. He was startled and hurriedly struggled to get up to pay his respects.
"Zhichao, why are you so polite to me? Stop being so polite. And your injury has not healed yet, so be careful!" Prince Jinling quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Ling Yun asked to see the prince. He really has something very important to report to the prince. If there is any rudeness or inappropriateness, please forgive me."
Ling Yun was so worried that he didn't have any leisure time to follow the previous red tape and talk about other things, and just got straight to the point.
Prince Jinling's heart twitched unconsciously, "What's the matter?"...
Ling Yun suddenly bent over and knelt down, and said seriously: "Ling Yun has something to ask of me, and I beg you, Your Majesty, to fulfill it."
The Prince of Jinling held Ling Yun's prostrate figure tightly with his hands, and said in an urgent voice: "Zhichao, what are you doing? Just tell me what you have to say, why do you do this? Get up!"
Ling Yun's deep and persistent eyes were full of emotion, "If the prince cannot agree to Ling Yun's request, Ling Yun will keep kneeling like this."
Prince Jinling sighed: "If you don't say anything, how can I promise you this? Please tell me what it is." After saying that, he pulled Ling Yun up from the ground without any explanation.
"Ling Yun thanked the prince." Ling Yun stood up, looked at the prince of Jinling and said: "Ling Yun only wants one thing from the prince: Dare you ask the prince to take Ling Yun to see the emperor!"
When he said this, although his voice was not high, his tone was extremely strong, and every word was very precise. It was like cutting gold and jade, crisp and clear, and there was no doubt about it. It was obviously a light feather-like texture, but it had a kind of knife-cutting effect. As sharp as an axe.
Prince Jinling and Princess Huanyu were stunned for a long time, speechless.
"What? You...you are going to see the Holy One?..." It took Prince Jinling a long time to come back to his senses, and a muffled voice came slowly, as if overflowing from the depths of his throat.
Ling Yun's eyes were calm and he nodded vigorously without any hesitation.
"You...how did you suddenly have such an idea?..."
"It's not that Ling Yun suddenly had this idea, it's that this idea existed many days ago, but it was just that due to various obstructions or other unavoidable reasons, it could not be implemented..."
When he said this, he clenched his teeth tightly and tried his best to suppress the pain in his heart. Every time memories come to mind, every time the past is mentioned, it brings a deep bitterness, like a lingering shadow that can never be erased.
Trapped in jail, he was falsely accused of murder and arson, and escaped from the prison at the critical moment... The Lord Hou asked his mother, Princess Chang Qing, for help, hoping to unite Prince Jinling and his father, He Yuting, to meet the emperor... He didn't want his father, He Yuting, to be threatened by Tian Xiao's people. Forced to betray himself...the matter of meeting the emperor to explain the truth about the prince's case and redressing Mr. Lu's grievance was put on hold...
Prince Jinling and Princess Huanyu were dumbfounded.
Once, the Emperor Zhao Yu summoned the father and daughter to the imperial study room, and became very angry with them, just to ask Ling Yun about the details of everything he had done in the past few days from the capital to the capital; even later, Huan Yu's I was completely speechless because of my love.
"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?" …
Thinking about the embarrassing events in the past, Prince Jinling and his daughter were still at a loss and confused at that time, but now they finally understand.
The remnants of emotion are like a wisp of dark fragrance that has not yet been exhausted, spreading in his and her hearts, filled with a kind of heavy depression, making people feel breathless...
Finally, after wandering in confusion and confusion for a long time, they returned to their usual calm.
"What happened next?" Prince Jinling's voice was deep and hoarse.
"Later..." Ling Yun paused slightly, "Although the idea of seeking an audience with the Holy Emperor was temporarily shelved, Ling Yun has never given up on his original intention.
"Now that I calm down and think about this matter over and over again, if I want to bring the crown prince's case to light and clear up Mr. Lu's grievances, the only way to do it is to meet the Holy One!
"Because only by meeting the Holy One can Ling Yun tell the truth about the case and the evidence he has obtained in the past few days to Datian, and then ask the Holy One to take charge of the overall situation."
Prince Jinling frowned and thought for a long time, then slowly said: "You are right. At present, treacherous ministers are in power and control the government, and there are even some people with ulterior motives colluding with Tian Xiao to plot evil; now we want to control the overall situation and bring order to the chaos. , we can only rely on the current Holy Master, but..."
When he said this, a hint of complexity flashed across his eyes, and there was an indescribable helplessness in his voice.
"It's just Zhichao, you have to think about some things carefully. If I take you to see the Holy Lord, it will certainly make the crown prince's case come to light and Mr. Lu be vindicated, but you yourself may not be able to escape the blame. Moreover. Based on the things you committed a few days ago, I’m afraid it’s…”
At this point, he shook his head sadly, looking at him with red eyes, and there was a lump in his throat.
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, the darkness in his eyes became thicker, and his voice became tense quietly, "I know. According to the laws of the country, the crime I am committing now must be extremely heinous even if it is for a reason and the situation is unavoidable. , there is no escape from the death penalty..."
"Since you know, you still want to die?" Prince Jinling's voice was very unstable, like mottled brushstrokes carved in the air.
Ling Yun lowered his eyes to cover up some of the restrained emotions in his eyes, but the sadness in his voice still leaked out irresistibly, "But other than that, do I have any other choice?"
Huanyu, who had been keeping silent at the side, finally said, "Of course - you can also choose to put down those messy things and leave here forever!"
Ling Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a flash of determination in the wind and snow, and he said decisively: "Impossible!"
"Why is it impossible? This way you don't have to die!" Huan Yu's face changed, and there was a bit of anger in his expression, "Is there anything more important than living? And now, even if you go to see the Holy Lord , and then found out the prince’s case and vindicated Mr. Lu’s grievances, so what can we do?
"They won't survive! In fact, after all, all this is just for the world to see, and has no practical significance! So Zhichao, promise me, let it go and don't continue it. !”
Looking at Huanyu's eyes that contained sadness and anxiety, Ling Yun's clear eyes revealed a solemn sadness, and said in a deep voice: "Princess, thank you for your kindness, but please forgive me for not agreeing to it."
"Why?..." Huanyu's eyes were so bright that they seemed to be shining, and her lips were trying their best to suppress the trembling.
Ling Yun pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty, Princess, to be honest, it's not that I never thought about letting go, but I still have no choice but to get to where I am today. The reason is not that I am really so noble and only think about others." , and what’s more, I’m forced to have no choice but to be helpless!”
Prince Jinling and Huan Yu were shocked when they heard this and looked at him in astonishment.
Ling Yun's face was as gloomy as a lake covered with a thin layer of ice, and he said silently: "When I was implicated in the Prince's case and imprisoned in the sky prison, actually at that time, I never thought about killing people and escaping from prison; it was because they were colluding together. , colluded and conspired to kill me quickly, and I had no choice but to escape from the prison...
"Then they framed me for charges of arson and murder in the prison - and this crime itself is a capital crime! Therefore, if I want to get rid of this crime, I can only investigate the case of the prince and Mr. Lu's grievances, so Then those things happened, until today..."
Prince Jinling and Huanyu could only sigh in despair.
"Just now the princess told me to let go and leave here forever, but at this stage, I can no longer let go! Taking a step back, even if I really leave here, where can I go?
"In the whole world, it's all the king's land; on the shore of the land, it's all the king's ministers - I can't bear these charges all my life and live in hiding and be hunted by them forever!"
When he said this, Ling Yun's eyes were so heavy that he couldn't refuse.
Prince Jinling and Princess Huanyu looked at each other, speechless.
Ling Yun raised his head and looked ahead sadly, and continued: "Although Ling Yun dare not call himself a hero, he was always upright and innocent all his life. But now he is burdened with these dirty charges and will always live in the world's accusations and scorn. I am really unwilling!..."
"So," he calmed his breath and looked at the prince of Jinling with his dark eyes, "Ling Yuncai begged the prince to find a way to take me to see the emperor to clarify the whole story of the prince's case and Mr. Zhao Xuelu At the same time, I have repaid my grievances with justice and innocence. And I always have to take responsibility for what I have done, and I can't just hide and escape blindly."
Prince Jinling twirled his beard and eyebrows and pondered for a long time, and finally nodded with a heavy heart.
After many twists and turns, he finally got the prince's approval. Ling Yun couldn't help but let out a deep breath from his throat; at the same time, a kind of silent sadness spread from the bottom of his heart, like a ball of ink dripping on rice paper, uncontrollably. Spreading little by little...
"So, Ling Yun thanks the prince." His voice was deep and hoarse, and with an imperceptible forbearance, he leaned forward and bowed down to the prince of Jinling.
