"Then I ask you again, how did you pretend to be Zhou Shan and hide in the palace?"

In the imperial study, the emperor was interrogating Ling Yun one by one about the many plots involved in the prince's case; It wasn't until later that he asked Ling Yun how he pretended to be a guard and hid in the Ouchi Palace.

Ling Yun thought about it for a while, and then told everything that happened in Qixia Pavilion that night.

He and Du Zhenghai infiltrated the palace and asked Mo Shuiling for help...... Unintentionally, he encountered Yuan Chao and Zhou Shan, the guards on duty at night...... Yuan Chao took the opportunity to coerce and intend to insult the imperial concubine...... He had no choice but to kill Yuan Chao and Zhou Shan...... Qixia Pavilion arson...... Yi Rong Cheng Zhou Shan......

Because now that Du Zhenghai and Mo Shuiling are dead, no one's net worth interests are involved, so Ling Yun no longer has any worries, and he explained the cause and effect of the matter without subtlety.

The emperor listened to Ling Yun's narration silently, and couldn't help but think of the beautiful woman with loose sideburns, long sleeves and flowing sleeves, and a smile that fascinated him, and the bitterness that surged in his heart instantly overwhelmed him like a surging tide.

Even though so many days had passed, every time he remembered the tragic situation of the woman he loved before she died, his heart rose with dense pain, and the pain suffocated him.

Ling Yun's confession was basically consistent with Mo Shuiling's confession to him before his death, and it was confirmed by both sides, and Zhao Yu knew that what they said was true.

"Okay, don't talk about it......" Zhao Yu's eyes darkened, he tried to stabilize his mind, and waved his hand at Ling Yun weakly.

He slowly stood up from behind the bookcase, turned his face, and looked intently at the mural carved with dragons and phoenixes on the wall, and did not speak for a long time.

Feng Chaoying, who was on the side, saw that the emperor's face was gloomy and he didn't speak for a long time, so he cautiously reminded: "Holy ......"

Zhao Yu let out a long sigh and closed his eyes, as if he wanted to erase the devastation from his eyes; When he opened his eyes again, his expression had returned to his previous calm.

He turned to look at Ling Yun and said slowly: "You and Du Zhenghai trespassed into the palace and killed the inner guards, although the crime is unforgivable; But Yuan Chao and Zhou Shan intended to insult Concubine Lingniang, which was really a great rebellion and innocent death! - Don't mention this beforehand. ”

Ling Yun said: "Yes." ”

The emperor's cold eyes swept over Ling Yun's face, and the topic changed to say, "Since you have been in the palace, you must have found something, right?" Let's come with me. ”

"Lingyun obeys." Ling Yun's clear eyes flickered, "Does the Holy Lord still remember Feng Lin?" ”

The emperor was stunned, "Feng Lin, hasn't he been banished from the palace?" ”

Ling Yun said, "Does the Holy Lord know what happened after Feng Lin left the palace?" ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, thinking that there must be a reason for it, and then said, "You say." ”

Ling Yun said: "As soon as Feng Lin left the palace, he met the killer. ”

Then, he told the story of Feng Lin's encounter with assassins in the deserted suburbs outside the city that day, and later Lian Nanchun and his little aunt Lian Xie appeared in time to kill the thief and save Feng Lin.

Of course, when he stated these things, he quietly retained a part, that is, the true identity of Lian's aunt and nephew - he just said implicitly and euphemistically that the people who pulled out the sword to help were Yang Zhen and his two martial arts friends.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't care too much about these details, he was only anxious to ask what happened later.

Ling Yun carefully and carefully recounted the confession that Feng Lin confessed to Lian Nanchun, Yang Zhen and others:

How Feng Lin was confused by the palace maid named Zi Yan, how he was caught red-handed by Li Zhishan and others when he was doing something wrong with Zi Yan, and later Feng Lin placed Zi Yan next to the prince under the combination of soft and hard work of Li Zhishan, Zi Yan and others, until Feng Lin found out that Zi Yan put something in the prince's tea, and finally the prince died without knowing it...... And so on.

The emperor couldn't help but breathe. He subconsciously stood up slowly with the dragon chair, pressed the knuckles of several cases until he turned white, and said distractedly: "You mean, the prince was killed by Li Zhishan and Zi Yan's conspiracy?" Oh my God, how could it be? ……”

Ling Yun didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

Zhao Yu's expression gradually stiffened, and an indescribable emotion surged up in his eyes, including annoyance, hatred, and disbelief.

It took him a long time before he sat back in the dragon chair, only staring at Ling Yun in a daze, and did not speak.

Time stood still for a moment.

Ling Yun swallowed his saliva, his shrugging Adam's apple rolled, breaking the stagnation in front of him, and said cautiously: "Holy Lord, Ling Yun still has one more matter, I don't know if I should talk about it?" ”

The emperor said indiscriminately: "You say." ”

Ling Yun said bluntly: "Zi Yan is a member of the Heavenly Owl Organization; Li Zhishan and others colluded with the people of the Tianxiao Organization to jointly murder His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The emperor was shocked and said, "What? ”

Ling Yun said: "Zi Yan once assassinated the prince of Jinling and the lord of Huanyu in the palace with a maid named Xiangyun a few months ago, and was met by Ling Yun at that time, and I had no choice but to kill her.

"At that time, I found the mark of the Celestial Owl on her left arm, from which I can conclude that she is a member of the Celestial Owl Organization. In this matter, the prince of Jinling, the lord of Huanyu County, and the inner guards who were present at the time could all testify. ”

The emperor stared at him directly, his expression was gloomy and vigilant, "You said that Li Zhishan colluded with the Heavenly Owl Organization, what evidence do you have?" ”

Ling Yun's face was calm, and he said in a calm tone: "Although Ling Yun can't come up with any strong evidence to confirm this matter for a while, during the days in the palace, Ling Yun has been following Li Zhishan's side, and he knows everything about his words and deeds: his true collusion with Li Ruiyun and others is really a wolf's ambition, and it is obvious that it is revealed. ”

The emperor bowed his head and groaned, thoughtful.

Ling Yun said again: "In addition, Ling Yun still has a few inferences about Li Zhishan's plot for the Holy Lord's reference, I don't know if I should talk about it?" ”

The emperor said expressionlessly: "You say." ”

Ling Yun said: "Li Zhishan, Zi Yan and others colluded to coerce Feng Lin to place Zi Yan next to the prince, which shows that their intentions are ill-intentioned, this is one of them;

"When Ling Yun was in prison, Yuan Chao, Zhou Shan, Shen Hai and others conspired to murder me, and these three people were Li Zhishan's subordinates. This is the second one.

"Although these two points cannot directly prove that Li Zhishan has anything to do with the people of Tianxiao, they can explain Li Zhishan's disobedience......"

"Anything else?" The emperor's eyes were as dark and thick as the night, and he continued to ask.

Ling Yun said: "In addition to Li Zhishan, there are also some ministers in the court who secretly have dealings with the people of Tianxiao. ”

"Who are they?" The emperor's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's falcon, and he asked while the iron was hot.

"There is a ...... of Ding Jin," Lingyun said.

"Ding Jinzhi—" The emperor muttered and repeated these three words, and an imperceptible gloom swept through his eyes, like a dragonfly dotting water, without a trace in an instant.

"It's ......" Ling Yun hesitated for a moment, and then stopped.

The emperor saw that Ling Yun was talking in a hurry, and he seemed to be unsatisfied; His deep eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked straight at him and said, "He won't be the only one—Ling Yun, tell me the truth, who else?" ……”

Ling Yunne lowered his head, and the emperor's low, almost coercive voice echoed in his ears, with a strong and suppressed aura, which was so suppressed that he couldn't breathe.

After hesitating for a while, Ling Yun finally opened his mouth with difficulty: "There are still ...... And He Yuting ......"

"He Yuting?" The emperor's eyes swirled, and an inexplicable strange feeling came to his heart. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "Is this true?" ”

Ling Yun nodded weakly.

The emperor frowned, did not speak for a long time, and his eyes stayed on his face gloomily, as if he wanted to explore something from his face, "Ling Yun, I ask you, since He Yuting is your biological father, then why do you still report him?" ”

"......" Ling Yun's face turned pale, and his heart trembled, as if someone had sprinkled a handful of steel balls in his chest, and a cold and hard burning sensation instantly rolled over his heart.

The emperor tilted his head slightly, glanced at him meaningfully, and seemed to not care about his painful and tangled mood at all, and deliberately dragged out his tone and said: "Is it righteous to kill relatives?" Or are you simply taking revenge on him for betraying you to Li Ruiyun before? Loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, ethics and morality, how do you understand it? ”

"Holy Lord, can Ling Yun not answer these questions? ......" Ling Yun lowered his eyes, avoiding the fierceness in the emperor's eyes that could almost penetrate his heart, and said in a trembling voice.

His voice is unstable, like obscure brushstrokes carved in the air, mottled.

Looking at Ling Yun's almost pleading expression, the emperor's heart softened, and he could no longer be ruthless to make the heart of the person in front of him who was cornered by him even worse.

He chuckled, his originally dark gaze softened, "Okay, let's get down to business." Who can prove the authenticity of Feng Lin's confessions that you just said? ”

Ling Yun said without thinking: "Feng Lin himself." ”

The emperor was stunned: "Where is Feng Lin now?" ”

Ling Yun said: "It's still with a few of my friends in the rivers and lakes." ”

"Really? ......" The emperor's eyes flashed with a touch of astonishing brilliance, and he couldn't wait to say: "Bring him to see me immediately!" ”……