Jiang Chun and Lu Qiuyue wanted to elope in order to escape the marriage, but they were stopped by Ling Yun outside the wall of the backyard of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department. Looking at the two of them who were about to die or live, and were grief-stricken, Ling Yun was stunned in his heart.

His slightly furrowed eyebrows were cold and indifferent, warm as jade and light as a cloud, "In this world, it is not easy for two people to truly love each other; It is not easy for two people who truly love each other to stay together for a lifetime. ”

He raised his head and looked at the dim and dim cold moon in the sky, and couldn't help but think of the emperor's marriage to Huanyu a year ago; From this, I thought of Lian Nanchun, the person he loved deeply who promised him a lifetime of love, but had no chance to be together.

"Go," he finally decided, "to leave this noisy place, to a place where there is no strife or trouble, no deceit, and never to ......return."

The two of them listened, and the hearts that had been hanging in their throats finally fell; At that moment, they only burst into tears with excitement, their bodies went limp, and they collapsed to the ground, and the two hugged each other tightly, whimpering silently.

Looking at their joyful and crying eyes, Ling Yun's heart twitched violently, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

After a long time, the two of them came to their senses and knelt down at him, grateful, and thanked him for his accomplishment.

Ling Yun said in a deep voice: "We are all good friends, why do you need to see each other like this? Don't delay any longer, let's go! The road ahead is full of difficulties and dangers, you should take care! ”

Jiang Chun and Lu Qiuyue couldn't help but shed tears again. They turned around, bowed in the direction of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, and then supported each other, one step at a time, and walked away.

Ling Yun silently looked at their distant backs, gradually moving away, and finally melted into the vast night.

In the sky, the Milky Way is glorious, the jade dew is clear, and the moonlight is bleak; The wind on the ground moves, the shadow of Gui is mottled, and the insects cry lowly.

The next day, the Miss Shangshufu of the Criminal Department ran away from the house, and someone had already told Lord Lu; The letter left by Lu Qiuyue was also presented to him.

Lu Wenzheng couldn't help but be furious when he heard this, and then he was heartbroken; His face was pale, and he sat down in his chair with trembling lips, and he was speechless for a long time.

Xu Zhi's mood was also very heavy. The first thing he thought of was: As soon as Miss Lu leaves, how should this family matter given by the emperor be explained to the above? He frowned and thought for a long time, and then said cautiously, "My lord, do you want to send someone to find it?" ……”

Lu Wenzheng shook his hand weakly, "No need." If the Son does not teach, the Father is the Father's fault; The unscrupulous adoptive daughter is all my fault. It's just that I can't figure it out, no matter how bad I am, I worked so hard to raise her so big; Before leaving, she didn't even say a word to me, who was a father! ”

Xu Zhi felt sorry in his heart, and said softly: "Maybe Miss has her last resort!" ”

"You don't need to say it," Lu Wenzheng sighed, "Raising a son is like raising a donkey, raising a daughter is like raising a pig, and the father-daughter relationship of more than 20 years has been ruined!" Alas! If this matter spreads, what face does Lu have to see the world? ”

Xu Zhi listened to Lu Wenzheng's tone of voice too heavy, and said uneasily: "Don't say that, my lord, Miss Miss's departure may just be a momentary impulse, and one day she will come back if she changes her mind." ”

Lu Wenzheng laughed miserably, and when he got up, he accidentally knocked over the teacup on the table, rolled down, and fell into several petals, splashing water.

He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Even if she comes back, I won't recognize her as a daughter anymore - it's like this tea spilled on the ground, it's hard to collect it!" ”

Xu Zhi wanted to say something more, but Lu Wenzheng had already flicked his sleeves, "Mr. Xu, don't say anything." Who was on duty last night? ”

Xu Zhi said in a low voice: "Probably ...... Commander Ling. ”

Lu Wenzheng said sharply: "What do you mean?" Is it or isn't? ”

Xu Zhi said in a trembling voice: "Yes!" ……”

Lu Wenzheng's eyes were dark, covered with a layer of terrifying frost, and he said angrily: "Get Ling Yun for me immediately!" ”……

As soon as Ling Yun heard the summons, he understood that something was wrong, but he had to come to the study to see Lu Wenzheng.

Standing silently in front of Lu Wenzheng's bookcase, his eyes were downward, his long eyelashes swept down slightly, covering the vague feelings on his face, and he said in a low voice: "Lingyun see your lord." ”

Lu Wenzheng looked at him with a majestic gaze and said, "Commander Ling, were you on duty last night?" ”

Ling Yun lowered his head and said, "Yes." ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "Then what do you say about someone in the house running away without permission last night?" ”

"This ......" Ling Yun frowned, he wanted to explain something, but he didn't know how to say it; He groaned for a moment, and had no choice but to say, "Subordinate...... Remiss. ”

Lu Wenzheng sneered: "Such a thing happened in the house, do you think that it can be ended with just the word 'dereliction of duty'?" Under such a grim form, two big living people in the mansion slipped out from under your nose, and you didn't even investigate, if there were thieves from the Heavenly Owl Organization to commit it, what would be the consequences? ”

Ling Yun felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't defend himself, so he had to say, "Please punish the adults." ”

"Of course the government has to punish you, otherwise how can you obey the public?" Lu Wenzheng said, turned around and asked Xu Zhi, "Mr. Xu, according to the laws of the Criminal Department, how should the crime of dereliction of duty on duty at night be punished?" ”

Xu Zhi said in a low voice: "Those who derelict their duties should be punished with a cane for fifty, but adults ......"

Lu Wenzheng didn't wait for Xu Zhi to say anything more, and had already coldly ordered: "Come on, take Ling Yun out of the hall, and punish fifty with a cane!" ”

Ling Yun's heart was cold, he didn't say anything, just hung his head in frustration.

The guards on both sides wanted to step forward but hesitated, but they just stood at a loss.

Seeing the embarrassed looks of the guards, Lu Wenzheng's sharp eyes flashed, and he sneered: "Why, don't you dare to do it if you think Ling Yun is your top boss?" Do you still have to talk about human affection and etiquette in front of this house? ”

The guards still looked at each other, hesitating to move; Lu Wenzheng was about to get angry, Ling Yun saw it, how could he let this embarrassing situation continue, so he didn't wait for the executing soldier to step forward, and walked straight out of the door.

On the execution ground outside the hall, Ling Yun raised his head and raised his eyes slightly in the breeze; Then he exhaled softly and took off his shirt, revealing his back.

The two guards who executed him were his men, and they were always in awe of him; At this time, the two of them were holding their spine sticks, and before they could move their hands, their hands had already trembled by themselves. One of them looked embarrassed, and said, "Commander Ling, we ......"

Ling Yun said expressionlessly: "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, let alone me?" Besides, I am also to blame, and the sin should be like this, so you don't have to be embarrassed, just do it! As he spoke, he straightened his sturdy body and closed his eyes.

The two guards winked at each other, and finally they got their guts, gritted their teeth, and raised their spine staff with trembling hands.

Syllable! Syllable! The spine staff fell with a sharp sound of wind, and Ling Yun's originally smooth back immediately protruded from a series of bloody marks, red and dazzling, which was shocking.

Ling Yun's face was pale, and beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead one by one; He gritted his teeth, stubbornly controlling his will, trying not to keep himself from making a sound.

At this time, I suddenly heard a woman screaming, "Stop! Stop! ……”

The two guards trembled with fright and hurriedly stopped; Trembling and turning around, he saw that the county lord of Huanyu had a blue face and broke in angrily.

Seeing this situation, Huanyu couldn't help but raise his willow eyebrows, his apricot eyes were round, and he couldn't say that he raised his hand and slapped the execution guard twice, and reprimanded angrily: "You don't want to live a dog who doesn't know what to do, and you dare to beat the county horse?" ”

The two guards covered their hot faces with grievances, and explained with a bitter face: "The county lord is angry, he really doesn't complain about the little one!" The small one was also ordered by Lord Lu, and the little one didn't dare to ......."

Lord Huanyu's bright eyes flickered, "Lord Lu? I'm going to find him! With that, he turned around and hurried out.

Ling Yun shouted anxiously: "County Lord! ......"It's too late to stop the industry.

But he said that in Lu Wenzheng's study, Xu Zhi, Yang Zhen and others were interceding for Ling Yun, "Commander Ling has followed you for many years, and how many hard deeds he has made for adults, and occasional mistakes are inevitable, so spare him this time!" ”

Lu Wenzheng's face sank, and he said: "It is precisely because of this that I can't let him go, in front of Wang Fa, I must treat everyone equally, otherwise how can I convince the public?" ”

When the stalemate was at a stalemate, I saw that the lord of Huanyu County had already broken in. Lu Wenzheng and the others hurriedly got up to salute the county lord and invited the county lord to sit down.

Xu Zhi and Yang Zhen secretly glanced at each other; Yang Zhen stuck out his tongue, knowing that the county lord had come to Xingshi to ask for guilt, so they just waited to see the excitement.

Lord Huanyu sat down unceremoniously and asked in a flat tone: "Lord Lu, I don't know why you want to scold the county horse?" ”

Lu Wenzheng frowned and said, "Is the county lord talking about Commander Ling?" He was derelict in his duties and violated the laws of the Ministry of Justice, causing some people in the house to go out without permission—"

The corners of Huanyu's mouth twitched: "Did Lord Lu talk about last night's incident?" Even if adults want to hold them accountable, they should blame me instead of him! ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

Huanyu's starry eyes shone with shimmering shimmers, and he said faintly: "Last night, I was about to fall asleep, and suddenly felt unwell, so I hurriedly called the county horse who was on duty at night, and I delayed it for a while.

"I mean not to let him go back, how can he be too loyal to his duties, after inviting the imperial doctor to see it, he saw that it was no big problem, only stayed for a while and left again, I didn't expect the time to be so bad, only this moment of kung fu and something happened...... Alas! It's all my fault, if you want to punish me, punish me first! ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "As the county lord said, although there was a reason for last night's incident, due to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, the responsibility of the parties is held accountable regardless of their reasons, so the responsibility is still in Lingyun——"

The county lord of Huanyu raised his face and said angrily: "So, Lord Lu is unwilling to let go of the county horse?" Okay, I'll go down to the hall now, whoever wants to hit him, unless he hits me first! ”