The evening breeze is whiny, and the night is as cool as water. Lonely and cold, the lonely moon is bright.

The dungeon was dimly lit and gloomy, and the occasional scream was chilling.

Ling Yun was accompanied by Cell Leader Li to the cell where Lu Wenzheng was being held.

Through the iron window, Ling Yun silently stared at the tired and weak figure on the haystack, speechless for a long time.

"Lu Wenzheng, Lord Zhou has something to look for you!" The leader of Li Prison glanced at him with disdain, and he looked arrogant.

Lu Wenzheng didn't raise his head and didn't open his eyes: "What Lord Zhou is not Lord Zhou, Lu disdains to mess around with nameless people." ”

Li Cellhead teased: "Lu Wenzheng, you are such a big shelf!" Do you think you're still the invincible criminal department secretary you used to be? It's all at this point, are you still pretentious? ”

Ling Yun waved his hand at him, "Brother Li, you go get busy first, and the younger brother will invite you to drink another day." The younger brother was ordered by Master Li to have a few words to say to him. ”

Cell Leader Li snorted dissatisfiedly, turned around and went out.

There were only two people in the cell, Lu Wenzheng and Ling Yun.

Lu Wenzheng still lowered his head and disdained him, but he could feel that the other party had been staring at him intently.

He finally couldn't stand this unspeakable silence, glanced up at the person in front of him, and said coldly: "If I'm not mistaken, you must be a lobbyist sent by Li Zhishan again, right?" ”

Ling Yun didn't speak, just watched him, a thin layer of red like a river rising, slowly spreading to his eye sockets, extinguishing the light in his eyes.

Lu Wenzheng said lazily: "If this is the case, then I will advise you: don't bother with me anymore!" Please go back, my heart is like a stone, and I won't change my mind! ”

Ling Yun gritted his teeth tightly, but the courage and strength to speak out were gone.

Lu Wenzheng said: "What's the matter with you, why don't you speak?" ”

"Why don't you ask who I am?" Ling Yun said in a voiced voice.

What a familiar sound. Lu Wenzheng wondered if he had heard it wrong? He raised his head in some astonishment, staring at Ling Yun's tears without blinking, and said in a trembling voice, "You...... You are ......"

Ling Yun's whole body trembled, he "pounced" and knelt down in front of Lu Wenzheng, his hands tightly grasped the iron window, and choked up: "My lord, yes...... I ......"

Lu Wenzheng looked at his tearful face, and he didn't know what to say for a while in excitement; After a while, he said incoherently: "Ling ...... Cloud...... Zhichao, is it really you? I...... Am I not dreaming? ……”

Ling Yun couldn't cry and said: "My lord, you are not dreaming, it is really my ......"

The two looked at each other with their hands, speechless.

After a long time, the two of them withdrew from the atmosphere of grief and indignation. Lu Wenzheng asked, "Zhichao, why are you here?" How can it be described like that? ”

"It's hard to put into words." Ling Yun sighed lightly, and recounted the beginning and end of how he infiltrated the palace and investigated the prince's case; In the end, he told Lu Wenzheng about Yang Zhenfei's book and emergency.

After saying that, Jian raised his eyebrows, looked at Lu Wenzheng with burning eyes, and said: "My lord, now Ding Jinzhi is in cahoots with the people of Tianxiao, and he is planning to kill his adult; Your Majesty is in a very dangerous situation right now, and there is no other choice but to get out of here immediately! ”

Lu Wenzheng was stunned: "Do you mean that you want me to escape from prison?" ”

Ling Yun said: "That's it. Now they are not on guard, I only told the cell boss that Li Zhishan wants to interrogate you, let's get out of the prison first......"

Lu Wenzheng's eyes were calm, as if there was a sharp chill fleeting, and he said categorically: "No!" ”

Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, "My lord—"

Lu Wenzheng's expression was solemn, his lips pursed into a straight line, and he said in a resolute tone: "Lu is innocent in his life, and he is loyal to the saint and the court; Now that I have been framed by the ministers, I believe that there will be a day when the injustice will be revealed!

"What is it if you run away with you now? They are worried that they will not be able to catch the evidence of my incrimination, and that is not the right thing to do? Lingyun, you don't need to persuade me anymore, in short, I won't leave here even if I die! ”

Ling Yun said: "But my lord, the current situation is different from before, they are already extremely vicious, and they are about to poison the adult, can the adult just sit here and wait for death?" ”

Lu Wenzheng said: "Even if I sit and wait to die, I am willing." Even if Lu dies, he will not rebel against the court and do anything unsubordinate! ”

"My lord, why are you doing this? ......" Ling Yun raised his head and took a deep breath, his lips trembling slightly.

"If you really hurt them, no matter how loyal you are to the court, what is the use? My lord, please listen to me: don't wait here for your loyalty to die, you leave here with me first, one day your grievances will be revealed, and won't the court still be able to return your innocence? ”

"Lingyun, you stop! If you dare to say these rebellious things to me again, I'll die here!" ......" Lu Wenzheng's face instantly turned black, and the words that came out of his mouth were also cold.

"Listen to me and get out of here at once; Leave my business ...... mind for now," he said, weakly letting go of the hand that had been holding Ling Yun tightly, and turned his back to ignore him.

Ling Yun was extremely sad and said in a trembling voice: "My lord—"

Lu Wenzheng still turned his back to him, and said indifferently: "Life and death are small, but loss of festival is big." If God has eyes, it would be a blessing to let Lu go out alive; If Lu really can't escape this catastrophe and die in prison, it is also the will of God, as long as one day the grievance can be revealed, I will laugh at Jiuquan! ……”

When he said this, his voice was very unstable, like mottled brushstrokes carved in the air, obviously with a light feather-like texture, but it made Ling Yun feel a pain like a knife and an axe.

Lu Wenzheng said calmly: "It's not too early, let's go!" ———If the next time you come to see me for this, I won't pay attention to you!" ”

Ling Yun's expression was empty for a moment, as if something had cracked away, silently.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment. At this time, there was the footsteps of Li Cell's head outside.

"My lord, I'll go back first, take care." Ling Yun silently lowered his eyes and gritted his teeth uncontrollably, as if all his efforts had come to naught, and his heart was full of disappointment and helplessness.

He arched his hand at Lu Wenzheng's back, slowly stood up from the ground, sighed lightly, and then turned around with some difficulty and walked out.

It wasn't until Ling Yun's footsteps were far away that Lu Wenzheng slowly turned around.

The emotions on his face progressed layer by layer like a turbulent undulating wave; The part of the heart was numb, as if it had been cut with a smasher, and the pain was almost breathless.

Looking blankly at Ling Yun's distant back, his eyes were full of tears......

The spring wind rustles the leaves with the restlessness of the approach. A light rain suddenly came, and the clouds fell on the window lattice.

In the study of the Jinling Palace. The red window is ajar, and there is a hint of coolness; The sound of light rain was annoying, mixed with a few earth-shattering thunders.

Zhao Fu, the prince of Jinling, is writing hard in front of several cases.

He was writing a note to Emperor Zhao Yu, stating the recent progress of the case of the crown prince under investigation: "Regarding Lu Wenzheng's plot to murder the prince, there are many doubts, the motive is unknown, the evidence is insufficient, and everything remains to be discussed. ”

"I implore the Holy Lord to think twice before acting, and not to make regrets by neglecting for a while, affecting the innocent, accidentally hurting loyal ministers, and regretting it too late when the time comes......" The prince of Jinling finally wrote.

At this time, family member Zhao Wei came in and reported: "Lord, the two fathers-in-law in the palace outside have urgent matters to see. ”

The prince of Jinling was stunned for a moment, the brushstrokes flickered, and a large pool of ink dripped on the song, like a flower blooming, spreading little by little.

Looking at the ink-stained song, the prince of Jinling shook his head with some annoyance.

"Lord Wang......" Seeing that the prince of Jinling looked sluggish, Zhao Wei on the side coughed promptly.

"Oh, please." The prince of Jinling came to his senses and said busily.

Suddenly, two palace people dressed as eunuchs hurriedly walked in, with a frightened look on their faces.

The prince of Jinling glanced at the two of them, "The two fathers-in-law are very good, what do you call them?" ”

One said: "We are the people next to the Queen Mother, and we have just entered the palace not long ago. Because Father-in-law Liu couldn't get away with something in the past two days, the Queen Mother sent the two of us to ask to see the prince. ”

The prince of Jinling's heart sank, "It turned out that the Queen Mother sent you, tell me what is the matter?" ”

The man said with a frightened face: "Lord Huanyu, she ...... She suddenly fell ill with an emergency......"

"What? ......" The prince of Jinling only felt his head bang, and his face instantly turned pale.

The man lowered his head and lowered his eyes, looked away and said, "Originally, the county lord was fine this morning, but he suddenly said that his chest hurts, it's so scary!" The Queen Mother has already found a doctor to treat the county lord, and I don't know how small the specific situation is, so I hurriedly came to report to the prince on the order of the Queen Mother......"

The prince of Jinling said anxiously: "Zhao Wei, go and prepare a sedan chair, and go to the palace with me immediately!" ”

Zhao Wei answered, and hurriedly went out to make arrangements.

The father-in-law glanced at his companion and said to Zhao Fu: "So I'll take the first step." After saying that, he bowed, turned around and hurried away.

The prince of Jinling here had no time to think about anything, and hurried to the Da Nei Palace accompanied by Zhao Wei and others.

When he arrived in Da Nei, Zhao Fu got off the sedan chair and rushed inside. The palace maids in the palace saw the anxious appearance of the prince of Jinling, who dared to stop him, but looked at him in surprise.

The prince of Jinling soon came to the palace of the lord of Huanyu. didn't see Huanyu, so he asked a palace maid next to him, "Where is the county lord now?" What is her condition? ”

The palace maid was stunned: "What, the county lord's ...... Illness? The county lord has been doing well, and the slave and maid still greet her! ……”

The prince of Jinling was a little stunned for a while. Only then did he calm down and look around, in good order, although the palace maid stood with bated breath, her expression was peaceful, and there was nothing abnormal, so she couldn't help but be strange.

At this time, footsteps sounded outside, and the county lord of Huanyu walked in, accompanied by Xiangyun and several other maids. Seeing the prince of Jinling, Huanyu's eyes flowed, and he was surprised and happy: "Dad, why are you here?" ”……