The five hundred and thirteenth chapter fell into passive
Despite Xiao Lizi's urging, Ling Yun did not move for a long time. Instead, he muttered in his heart, "This... Ministry of Rites, why on earth did you want to put him to death? He has never offended anyone from the Ministry of Rites in the past."
There is no reason for the grudge, but if someone stabs someone in the back, no one else would feel comfortable.
"Master Ling, Master Ling..."
Seeing Ling Yun sinking into deep thought, Xiao Lizi let out a few soft screams.
After coming back to his senses, Ling Yun said without hesitation, "Ah~oh, father-in-law, please wait a moment while Rong Xiao explains to his family."
If there is no benefit, or the benefit is not enough, Xiao Lizi will definitely make things difficult. Now that he is holding a stack of thick silver bills in his hand, he naturally has no intention of making things difficult. He just said something to ask Ling Yun to move faster and not to let His Majesty.
If you have been waiting for a long time, there will be no further urging.
Ling Yun nodded repeatedly and said he would be back soon.
There was no other way. In order to prevent accidents, he had to say hello to his family in advance. If something unexpected happened, they would not be frightened.
He first went back to his room, wrote a letter, went out to find the eldest child and explained a few words, and then left with Little Lizi.
Ling Yun did not let Yang Ergou follow him, but thrust a letter into his hand with his backhand, and told him earnestly that if he went out on this trip and did not return for a whole day and night, he should send the letter to Li Mansion and give it to his master Li Chengyou.
As for the content of the letter, it was nothing more than Ling Yun telling Li Chengyou about his situation, and then asking him to help him. If something happened to him, he would arrange for the Ling family to be sent back to Annan as soon as possible.
When he came out of the prison, he originally planned to let the Ling family stay in the capital for a few more days before he left, and then find a reason to arrange for them to go back.
In this way, they would not be able to see any suspicion. Now the arrival of Xiao Lizi has broken his original plan. No one knows whether the road ahead will be a broad road or a cliff.
In order to take precautions, I can only write a letter in a hurry to solve my worries.
As the carriage slowly entered the palace, following Xiao Lizi's footsteps all the way to the royal study, Ling Yun's anxious heart never let go for a moment.
"Ling Yun, a humble minister, pays homage to my emperor. Long live my emperor. Long live the emperor."
"Well~ get up!"
Facing Ling Yun's audience, Emperor Qianxi's tone above him was neither salty nor cold, but it sent a chill down his back.
After getting up, Emperor Qianxi did not speak, and there was silence in the imperial study room.
After a pause, he couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere. He glanced at Emperor Qianxi secretly and said cautiously, "I wonder why your Majesty has come to ask this minister to come?"
It was not a problem to be fucked like this. Seeing that Emperor Qianxi showed no sign of speaking, he had no choice but to take the initiative to ask.
Emperor Qianxi raised his head slightly when he heard the sound, and glanced sideways at him without any trace. The movement of raising his head was quite stiff, and his face had a cold expression, as if he had been resented by someone before he came.
"Did you know that someone from the Ministry of Rites came just now?"
Sure enough, Emperor Qianxi entered the topic as soon as he opened his mouth, which made his heart skip a beat subconsciously. At the same time, his hands trembled unconsciously, realizing that something was wrong. Based on his understanding of Emperor Qianxi, he was going to attack.
Prelude.
Although he was turbulent in his heart, it was still calm on the outside. Ling Yun suppressed the panic in his heart and calmly replied, "Your Majesty, I don't know."
Xiao Lizi had already mentioned the matter of the Ministry of Rites to him, so he naturally knew about it, but in this case, he couldn't tell him, so he had to pretend not to know.
Emperor Qianxi tapped the imperial desk and was silent for a long time. He looked at him quietly, as if waiting for something.
Ling Yun knew in his heart that the reason why Emperor Qianxi was silent was just waiting for him to speak again. In this way, the pressure would double his sense of pressure.
But he didn't fulfill Emperor Qianxi's wish, and just kept silent, leaving him with nothing to do. But the quieter the imperial study room became, the more irritating it became. For the current plan, he could only grit his teeth and calm down. Stop all movement with immobility.
Therefore, Ling Yun decisively closed his eyes, then took a deep breath to adjust his mentality. His heart suddenly became enlightened, and his irritability gradually faded away until it disappeared completely.
When Emperor Qianxi saw Ling Yun closing his eyes and gradually adapting to his pressure, he was slightly startled. He smiled crookedly and said to himself: This boy is quite capable and can easily resolve my oppression.
Then his body leaned forward slightly, and a gleam suddenly burst out from his eyes. He stared at Ling Yun eagerly, and said without anger, "The Ministry of Rites just arrived here and mentioned your matter. They said that your matter seems to be clear, but in fact it is not. You Do you know why this is?"
Emperor Qianxi was domineering and his tone was aggressive, as if he would be arrested and charged as long as he didn't tell the truth.
Ling Yun was dazed for a moment and shook his head subconsciously.
Emperor Qianxi pursed his lips, and was very satisfied with his panicked performance, so he continued to say in a deep voice, "That's because you once lay on the same bed with my daughter, Princess Yucheng, and this...is a death penalty!"
Ling Yun's face instantly turned pale and he cursed, "Damn the Ministry of Etiquette, they are full and have nothing to do, right?"
"Your Majesty, I...I am wronged!"
Emperor Qianxi stared at him and said without any doubt, "Unjustly? I'm thinking, the Ministry of Rites has good reasons and can't find any reason to refute, so how can it be unjust? I'm thinking now, according to the wishes of the Ministry of Rites, I will release you. One thing, maybe it was a wrong decision.”
Ling Yun paused, his brain spinning rapidly, thinking about how to deal with Emperor Qianxi's difficulties. For a moment, he thought thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, your Majesty's decision is the most correct decision for me. No one. As a department of the imperial court, the Ministry of Rites is His Majesty’s minister. Naturally, it can raise questions, but how can it dare to refute His Majesty’s decision-making?”
Emperor Qianxi sighed softly and said helplessly, "Having said that, the Ministry of Rites has questions, the other departments of the six ministries must have the same questions, and the people must also have similar questions. Although I am the emperor, how can I block this long mouth? ?”
Until now, Ling Yun still couldn't figure out what Emperor Qianxi wanted to do. Could it be that the purpose of calling him here was just to tell him that the Ministry of Rites would release him if he didn't agree?
But he felt vaguely that it didn't look like it, and guessed that there must be a hidden secret that he didn't know about.
"Your Majesty, I don't know. But in my heart, your Majesty's words are the imperial edict, and your Majesty's will is God's will. If you want me to die, I have to die. If your Majesty feels that I am guilty, I will plead guilty without any objection."
Emperor Qianxi was stunned for a moment. What he didn't expect was that Ling Yun's answer was so straightforward, impassioned, and a little tragic.
He said with emotion, "Do you really think so? As long as it's my words and my orders, won't you refuse them?"
"Forehead…"
Of course Ling Yun didn't think so in his heart, it was just that he was forced by the situation and could do nothing, otherwise a ghost would be willing to say such nonsense.
He said this just to show his loyalty and to prevent Emperor Qianxi from imprisoning him again.
It can be said that the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.
Ling Yun's words obviously touched the heart of Emperor Qianxi. For a moment, Emperor Qianxi was in a surging mood and full of energy, so that the expression on his face relaxed a lot.
Looking back at Ling Yun, he was immediately speechless. He just wanted to put on a show, but who would have thought that the listener would believe it and caught him off guard.
The only solution now is to bite the bullet and finish the play.
Emperor Qianxi was not stupid, and he could see the truth and lies in Ling Yun's words at a glance. Obviously, he did not expose the truth, but took advantage of the situation and defeated Ling Yun's army, leaving him speechless for an instant.
For some reason, Emperor Qianxi was extremely happy to see Ling Yun deflated.
[Author's digression]: Let me explain it! In fact, the original setting of this book was changed when the protagonist entered Beijing. The reason is because I originally planned to write a tragedy.
If there are careful readers, they can tell from the time when the eldest baby disappeared and the second baby was sold. But at that time, some readers could not see that the Ling family was too miserable, so the little scholar changed the setting. From then on, the following The plot has also changed a lot, which is one of the reasons why the plot has been a bit slow recently.