The yard is shaded by trees and the night breeze is blowing, so you don't feel the heat at all.
There were some pastries and wine on the table. Qin Yun casually picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, which was very satisfying.
Zheng Ruyu's pretty figure stood aside, her slender white hands helplessly rubbing her brocade robe.
He glanced sideways at Zheng Ruyu and said, "Am I capable of cannibalism?"
Zheng Ruyu lowered his head, and a trace of nervousness flashed across his oval face: "No, Your Majesty, the enlightened king, pardoned the guilty woman. It is too late for the guilty woman to be grateful."
"Then why are you standing aside, not even daring to look at me? Come sit here."
Qin Yun pointed to the stone chair opposite, his tone somewhat unquestionable.
"Yes." Zheng Ruyu nodded, moved her steps slightly, and sat over. Her demeanor was that of a lady, very charming.
Qin Yun waved his hand towards Eunuch Xi again.
Eunuch Xi immediately understood and quietly took away all the maids and eunuchs.
Under the midsummer night, there were only two people left in the yard.
Zheng Ruyu's face was slightly red, and she was very nervous inside. There was a look of struggle in her eyes. It was self-evident what Qin Yun meant by coming to her place at night.
She originally wanted to follow Qin Yun, but when she saw him, Zheng Ruyu felt particularly embarrassed, and she could not let go of the rigid dogma in her heart.
"I ask you, which one is better, the harem or the prime minister's palace?" Qin Yun asked nonchalantly.
"The harem is the emperor's palace, so naturally the harem is better." Zheng Ruyu said in a low voice.
Qin Yun raised his eyebrows: "Then you will live in Shengqing Palace forever."
Zheng Ruyu's heart trembled, and she knelt down and said in fear: "Your Majesty, the sinful woman is already someone else's wife. If this spreads out, I'm afraid it will damage the majesty of the Holy One."
"You and Lin Changshu are famous, but I want to see who dares to gossip like this!" Qin Yun said nonchalantly.
"Your Majesty, this sinful woman..." Zheng Ruyu bit her red lips and stopped talking.
Qin Yun became interested and said with a smile: "So, you rejected me?"
Zheng Ruyu was about to cry and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the sinful woman dare not."
"Stop calling yourself a sinful woman. I have pardoned your innocence. I keep my word."
Qin Yun stood up, looked down at her oval face, and said briefly: "It's not sweet to force a melon. I have no intention of forcing you. If you don't want to stay in the harem, I can send you out of the palace at any time."
Zheng Ruyu's beautiful eyes lit up, she raised her head and timidly tried: "Your Majesty, will you not punish the Zheng family's sins as well?"
Qin Yun raised the corners of his mouth, lifted up his dragon robe and squatted in front of her, pinched her white chin with one hand, and said softly: "What do you think?"
Zheng Ruyu's eyes were filled with sadness, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
She hated Lin Changshu to the extreme in her heart. She wanted to rebel, but she and her natal family were implicated. The saddest thing was that there was no emotion or substantive behavior between the two, and it was purely a marriage.
In the end, she will have to bear the consequences.
"Let's do this. I'll show you a clear path." Qin Yun said with great interest and nonchalantly.
Qin Yun was not at all anxious about Zheng Ruyu. He chewed slowly and occupied her body and mind little by little. Only in that way could he feel a sense of accomplishment.
"Return, please express it clearly, Your Majesty." Zheng Ruyu said awkwardly.
"If you leave the palace now, I will send you to Hebei and ask the Zheng family to hand over their property, land and positions in various states. Even if you pay for your life, I will not pursue it any further," Qin Yundao said.
Hearing this, Zheng Ruyu's face turned bitter. How is this different from the exile of the entire Zheng family!?
"May I ask, Your Majesty, is there any other way to go? The Zheng family has been in Hebei for generations and has never crossed the border and has no intention of rebellion."
Qin Yun smiled: "Yes!"
"Be your Jieyu well and try to give birth to a dragon son."
Zheng Ruyu's face panicked and she fell to the ground, her oval face instantly turned red to blood with shame.
His eyes flickered: "Your Majesty, this, this, this..."
"Hahaha!"
Qin Yun laughed, feeling a little relieved, and stretched out his hand to help her up without any explanation. Her delicate hands were so gentle to the touch that people couldn't help but want to play with them.
Zheng Ruyu's delicate body trembled, she didn't dare to speak, and she didn't dare to take her hand back. She bit her red lip with her teeth and struggled extremely.
When Qin Yun saw that it was almost done, he stopped mentioning the matter.
"Pour me a glass of wine."
Zheng Ruyu picked up the wine bottle nervously, her hands still trembling, and poured Qin Yun a glass staggeringly, feeling as if she wanted to hit the wall and die.
"His Majesty."
At this time, a prison officer responsible for the torture and interrogation of Lin Changshu was brought in by Tao Yang.
Qin Yun looked at the prison officer and said calmly: "How was the interrogation?"
The prison officer was a little frightened when he saw the emperor for the first time. He knelt down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Lin Changshu refuses to reveal his accomplices even if he lives or dies. The villain has tried all his methods to no avail."
"In fact, he is not even afraid of having everyone in the Lin family executed. He even plausibly says that the person he cares about most has left the Lin family. He is fearless and lets... His Majesty stop trying to get news from him."
Hearing this, Zheng Ruyu's face turned pale, as if five thunders had struck his head, and he almost retreated and fell to the ground.
That sentence about the person she cared about the most has left, and she is fearless, which deeply hurt her! Who is she as a legal wife?
On her pretty face, two lines of tears couldn't help but shed, which was very sad.
Lin Changshu didn't want to see her so much because they were just in the name of husband and wife, without the reality of being husband and wife. She even thought about keeping clean for him at this moment of life and death, but Lin Changshu was so ruthless.
For a time, her hatred for Lin Changshu became even stronger.
On the side, Qin Yun smiled with satisfaction at the prison officer and waved his hand: "Continue the trial."
"yes!"
The prison officer was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, His Majesty did not blame him, but instead smiled at himself.
Little did he know that this report would become Qin Yun's "magic touch" to overthrow the beauty.
Wait until people leave.
There was a long silence.
Qin Yun stood up and said with an indifferent expression: "I'm tired, I'll give you some more time to think about it."
With that said, he lifted his feet and walked away.
Just took three steps out.
Zheng Ruyu responded, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, mustered up the courage to kneel in front of Qin Yun, and said in a pleading tone: "Your Majesty, the sinful woman has figured it out, and please forgive the Zheng family once. The sinful woman promises that the Zheng family will fully support it."
Daxia and His Majesty."
Qin Yun raised the corners of his mouth, turned around and pretended to be displeased: "Sinful woman?"
Zheng Ruyu was stunned for a moment, then realized what she was doing, biting her red lips in embarrassment: "Sin... no, I..."
As she spoke, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she was so charming that she seemed to have a little deer bumping around in her heart.
She is nearly thirty years old but full of girlish feeling. This is when a woman is at her most mellow, just like a jug of old wine, making people covet her.
Qin Yun stretched out his hand to help her up and smiled with satisfaction: "It's a nice night today, why don't you, my dear concubine, accompany me for a drink?"
Zheng Ruyu's delicate body trembled, the word "beloved concubine" really hit her heart hard, making her panic and shy at the same time.
Finally, I sighed slowly in my heart and let go of my grudge.
She picked up the wine pot and poured a glass for Qin Yun. Her long white fingers looked particularly pleasing to the eye.
When Qin Yun took the wine glass, he couldn't help but touch it. It was smooth and delicate, it was simply a pleasure!
Zheng Ruyu's face turned red and she retracted her hand shyly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this isn't appropriate." She looked around awkwardly, but she was still in the yard.
"It's appropriate. What's inappropriate?"
Qin Yun directly grabbed her into his arms with one hand, his touch was soft, and he hugged her slender waist domineeringly: "As my woman, you are not allowed to refuse."
Zheng Ruyu felt weak all over. This was the first time she was held in a man's arms. She was extremely ashamed, but she didn't dare to move because of Qin Yun's domineering eyes.
"My beloved concubine, come and have a drink!"
He personally delivered the wine to Hong Lip.
She fluttered her long eyelashes and raised her slender neck to drink.
After drinking, she frowned slightly, as if she was a little overwhelmed by the alcohol.
After just a while, my face turned a bit drunken and very bright.
Then, Qin Yun kept urging him to drink. As the saying goes, wine can make men bolder, and it can also make women relax. Drink more so that you can do things later.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how to drink. I really can't drink anymore."
"My beloved concubine, come here, I will feed you."