Emperor Mingzong was overjoyed by this statement, and he had no intention of severely pursuing Lin Ruo's crime of bullying the monarch - he only realized that Lin Ruo might know that Gu Manxi was his daughter, and there was an annoyance that the secret was revealed by the juniors, but it was not enough to punish Lin Ruo with death. On the contrary, Lin Ruo's openness and honesty untied the knot in his heart for many years, making him feel relieved and happy in his heart, let alone Lin Ruo's sins.

Thinking of this, Emperor Mingzong beckoned to Lin Ruo: "Get up." ”

Emperor Mingzong asked Lin Ruo to sit beside him, picked up the jade pendant that was resting on the steps, and handed it back to Lin Ruo: "Keep it well." Although he knew that this was not Gu Manxi's piece, Emperor Mingzong knew that Lin Ruo regarded this jade pendant as his sister's relic and had always been careful to keep it close to him, and he couldn't bear to tell her the truth.

Lin Ruo held the jade pendant, looked at Emperor Mingzong's expression, blinked his eyes, and asked with some uneasiness: "Your Majesty, are you...... Has my sin not been cured? ”

Emperor Mingzong raised his eyebrows, raised his face, and said in a deep voice: "When did I say that I won't cure your crimes?" Of course it has to be cured, and it must be cured! Let you have a good memory, and you won't dare to bully you again in the future! ”

“……”

However, Emperor Mingzong did not really "punish" her, and the so-called "punishment" was just to let her continue this father-daughter relationship for Gu Manxi. This point, in fact, there is no need for Emperor Mingzong to say, Lin Ruo will also do it. If it weren't for the support of Emperor Mingzong and the pity of the Empress Dowager, she would not have been as happy as she is now. Even though she is confident that she can break away from the Gu family and bring down the Gu family, the suffering she has to endure and the price she has to pay must be unimaginably huge.

It's just that before leaving, Lin Ruo asked Emperor Mingzong a question: "Your Majesty, how did Gu Ting and the Lu family know about their sister's background?" ”

Emperor Mingzong's brows suddenly furrowed together.

Lin Ruo didn't wait for Emperor Mingzong's answer, and quietly withdrew from the imperial study.

From beginning to end, she didn't ask Emperor Mingzong what he planned to do with the Gu family and what he planned to do with King Ye. Gu Manni killed her brother, murder pays for life, capital crime is inevitable, this ending is undoubted. What kind of reprimand and punishment King Ye would receive, Lin Ruo didn't care. But the last question before leaving, it was enough—enough to teach Emperor Mingzong to kill Gu Ting and the Lu family.

In the deep night, the gibbous moon that was about to be completed was about to sink into the west, and she muttered to the night sky: "It's already the second watch...... and she finally moved to kill, and sought justice for her mother and sister who were related by blood, for the real Gu Manxue, and for Gu Yannian, who died tragically.

I just don't know...... The real Gu Manxue and her family, will they feel that this justice is too tragic.

Murong Chong came behind her and put a thin cloak on her: "It's windy at night, don't catch a cold." Or Zhu Xuan is careful and has prepared a cloak for you. ”

Lin Ruo turned his head sideways, withdrew the gaze that fell on his shoulder, and slowly turned to Murong Chong, looking at him with a pulse.

Murong Chong asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

Lin Ruo shook his head and said, "It's nothing, let's go back." ”

"Okay."

Murong Chong didn't ask much, took Lin Ruo's hand, summoned the eunuch who led the way, and walked towards the palace gate step by step with the light of the lantern as yellow as a bean.

He wanted to know what Emperor Mingzong had said to Lin Ruo, but if Lin Ruo didn't say it, he wouldn't ask. Somehow, tonight's Lin Ruo, the whole person looks covered with a layer of sadness - that is the sadness that comes out of the bones. Her well-behaved and docile appearance at the moment fell in his eyes, making him feel as if there was a blunt knife, slashing at his heart one by one, and that kind of distress was endlessly stretched.

The bow was full of strings and easy to break, and he really couldn't bear it.

The carriage jogged on the deserted street, and the sound of horses' hooves and squeaks sounded particularly clear in the quiet of the night.

"Thank you, lord."

After a long time, Lin Ruocai broke the silence, looked at Murong Chong, and thanked him softly.

This thank, perhaps only Lin Ruo himself knows, in addition to thanking Murong Chong for helping her wash away the grievances of killing Gu Yannian, thanking Murong Chong for helping her bring down the Gu family and seeking justice for her, and most importantly, thanks to Murong Chong's appearance and companionship, so that she finally really let go of her obsession with Song Huan Chu.

But no matter how wise Murong Chong was, he would never have thought of the deepest meaning hidden in Lin Ruo's thanks. He took her hand and looked back at her with a pulse, but there was a bit of loss in his tone: "You don't have to be so polite. ”

Lin Ruo smiled lightly, then turned his gaze away and stopped talking.

It was almost at the gate of King Rong's mansion, Lin Ruo lifted the curtain of the car, took a hard breath of clear air, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that there was a person standing at the corner of the palace - when he saw their carriage coming, that person stood up and looked intently at the carriage that was getting closer and closer, like a sculpture.

Song Huan Chu?

Murong Chong also saw it, holding Lin Ruo's hand, but he couldn't help but tighten a little.

Seeing Lin Ruo being carried out of the carriage by Murong Chong, Song Huan Chu stepped forward. He had probably left the palace and waited here, his clothes slightly damp.

It seems that this star is not last night, for whom the wind is exposed and the midnight is upset.

These two lines of poetry popped up inexplicably in Lin Ruo's mind, and with the ordinary heart of a bystander, he looked at the fact that Song Huan Chu was waiting for her to come back at the gate of King Rong's mansion.

Song Huan Chu said: "I have a few words I want to talk to Lin ...... Tell Princess Rong that it will be convenient for Prince Rong. ”

Murong Chong didn't answer directly, but looked at Lin Ruo and silently put the decision in her hands. Lin Ruo smiled faintly and said, "If you have anything to say, Prince Zhan doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Song Huan Chu frowned: "It's ......"

"There's nothing to shy away from, Prince Zhan, if you have anything to say, please say it." Lin Ruo's tone was light, he couldn't hear joy and sorrow, nor love and hatred, "If you think that what you say will affect the relationship between me and the prince, and it is inconvenient to ask in front of the prince, then you should never ask again." ”

Murong Chong was a little surprised that Lin Ruo would say it so bluntly, and in front of him.

Song Huan Chu's face turned pale in an instant, and when he looked at Lin Ruo's sad and joyless eyes, he understood that Lin Ruo was telling the truth. Most people will have some secrets hidden in their hearts, especially if they don't want to let those closest to them know - but in that way, they will also care too much about that person, and they will suffer from gains and losses, and they will no longer be like themselves.

Perhaps, Lin Ruo's uniqueness at this point is what attracts him, such a different Lin Ruo really can't make people unmoved. But he missed it—by all means.

So, he wanted to ask her for a reason.

It was clear that at that time, she used that method to save him, without caring about her own reputation!

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