"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lin Mengya did not know what kind of person Lu Yun was.
However, Zhu Aizhi was promoted because he had done a meritorious service in catching the thieves.
Lin Mengya met their eyes and smiled indifferently.
However, Zhu Aizhi acted as if he did not know Lin Mengya.
Lin Mengya lowered her eyes and smiled softly in her heart.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to make preparations. We can start the screening later. "
The Empress nodded, but still sent her aunt to keep an eye on Lin Mengya.
In the wing room, Madame Wang still looked pale and there was no sign of her coming back to life.
Lin Mengya had no time to care about anything else, for her brain was working fast.
Although Madame Wang was already a dead person in the eyes of the others, the Empress's aunt just stood at the door and looked at Lin Mengya seriously. She did not know whether it was taboo or fear, but she refused to come in.
"Baiji, go to the room quietly and bring me the flower juice that you used to dye your nails."
Lin Mengya instructed Baiji quietly. Baizhi had been in the room all the time, so she was not worried that someone would take advantage of the opportunity to do something.
Baiji nodded and quietly went to follow Lin Mengya's instructions.
"Later, watch my eyes and do things. Someone will definitely feel guilty, and we have to seize this person's guilty conscience to win back the city. If you receive my signal, you will secretly replace the bottle in my hand with the bottle of flower juice, do you understand? "
Qinghu nodded. With his sharp eyes and quick hands, it was very easy for him to do something in front of these people.
"Your Highness, I wonder if you're ready?"
The aunt outside the door seemed to be a little impatient and urged repeatedly.
Lin Mengya immediately signaled to the people in the room, and Qinghu also walked out of the wing room with a basin of water.
"Your Majesty, I'm ready and can start at any time."
Everyone's eyes followed Lin Mengya's movements.
The Empress just glanced at her indifferently, and then said,
"Okay, you can start."
"Yes."
Lin Mengya asked someone to bring a square table and put the basin of water on the table.
This time, because it was a masked ball, everyone had to collect their own clothes and take good care of them.
Therefore, Lin Mengya asked someone to make a register. Anyone who could enter her Liuxin Courtyard had to be registered.
This way, there would be fewer opportunities to fish in troubled waters.
"Next, when I call out your name, come over and put your hand in the water. Those who don't have cinnabar on their hands will not have any changes, but those who do have cinnabar will turn the water purple. "
Lin Mengya's words made everyone feel nervous.
Attempting to harm the royal family with the art of witchcraft sounded like a crime punishable by execution of nine generations of the family.
"Princess Yu, you must be careful about this matter. If there's a wrong case, wouldn't the loss outweigh the gain? "
Among the crowd, there were some cautious people who voiced their concerns.
A serious look appeared on Lin Mengya's face.
"Everyone, don't worry. If you haven't touched the cinnabar before, you won't have any reaction. Besides, even if there's a reaction, it doesn't mean that he's the real culprit. It just narrows down the scope. "
Lin Mengya's promise temporarily calmed the people who were worried.
"I, Yue Qi, will be the first to try."
Anyway, in everyone's eyes, the Yue family was on the same side as Prince Yu's.
Now, Yue Qi had nothing to worry about.
"Alright, please, Miss Yue."
Qinghu stepped aside and let Yue Qi and her maidservants take turns to put their hands in the basin.
Everyone's eyes widened. The water in the basin was still as clean and pure as ever.
Yue Qi exhaled a little and showed her hands to the crowd.
"Don't worry, everyone. The water seems to be fine."
Yue Qi's words made those who were doubtful feel at ease.
According to the order of the list, a long line formed, and everyone became enthusiastic. The sooner the test was done, the sooner they could be cleared of suspicion.
Lin Mengya stared at the basin on the table and looked at the people in the line.
Many people revealed a grave expression or an impatient expression.
After all, getting involved in this kind of thing meant sending himself and his family to the guillotine.
Jiang Ruqin looked at the basin on the table in fear, as if it was a poisonous snake or a fierce beast.
She had never thought that things would turn out like this!
"Miss … what … what should we do?"
The maidservant was so scared that her voice trembled.
Who would have thought that Lin Mengya would be able to turn the tables on what was already a sure thing?
Moreover, he was about to get caught in the fire, and it was going to burn him.
"What else can we do? Oh yes, did you wash your hands after you threw the basin?"
She had asked someone to write the Cinnabar Mansion Inscription. Because of the strict interrogation in the mansion these days, she had kept it in her purse, waiting for an opportunity to frame Lin Mengya.
If the Jiang family was found out, it would be the end of the Jiang family.
"I just put the Cinnabar Mansion Inscription there in the chaos, and didn't have time to wash my hands."
Jiang Ruqin's maidservant's face was as pale as a sheet.
She knew her mistress's character too well. If the Jiang family found out, she would not be able to protect herself.
Lin Mengya would definitely put all the blame on her.
"Xing 'er, I've been good to you, haven't I?"
Jiang Ruqin's eyes flashed with a trace of viciousness. She was prepared for the worst.
Xing 'er was trembling. It seemed that what she was most worried about had finally happened.
"Miss, of course you've been good to me … Miss, I don't want to die. You have to help me."
Xing 'er's pretty face was covered with tears as she pleaded with Jiang Ruqin.
A trace of fake reluctance appeared on Jiang Ruqin's face.
She grabbed Xing 'er, and silently ran with Xing' er to an inconspicuous corner of the wall.
"You have a younger brother, right? I heard from the old maids in the mansion that he has just turned three years old. You love him very much, right? "
Jiang Ruqin was like a devil who took away other people's lives. Her eyes and eyebrows were full of viciousness.
"Miss … Miss, please let my younger brother go. Let my family go."
Xing 'er was frightened. Her younger brother and her parents were all looking forward to the day when she could leave the mansion after ten years.
But when she saw her mistress's gloomy face, she finally understood what was waiting for her.
"As a servant, if you can help me get through this, I'll treat your family well on your behalf. If you're incompetent, even if I'm involved in this, you know it's easier for me to kill your family than to crush an ant. "
Jiang Ruqin made up her mind. It was not the first time that she sacrificed others to help herself.
Moreover, if this matter were to be exposed, it would definitely implicate his own family.
No matter how much her father loved her, her brothers and sisters would always find opportunities to take away her father's love.
Last time, Lin Mengya's demand for compensation had already made her father extremely impatient.
She might as well end it once and for all.
"Remember, you're ordered by Princess Yu to frame me. Do you understand?"
Jiang Ruqin said in a low voice as she stuffed a sharp dagger into Xing 'er's hand.
Xing 'er trembled as she took the lethal weapon. Her face was already covered with tears.
"Alright … if I die for you, I hope you'll treat Xing 'er's family well."
What a pitiful little girl. She had no idea that by admitting to it, she had already destroyed her family's chances of survival.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your younger brother."
"I'll let you reunite in the nether world." Jiang Ruqin thought viciously, but she pretended to be compassionate.
Things were going well, but Lin Mengya's brows were getting tighter and tighter.
Now, some people had been selected, and many of them had no problems. Therefore, the atmosphere was not as tense as before.
Baiji and Baishao stood behind Lin Mengya. Their eyes met, and they seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"The water is a little dirty. Someone, go and change another basin. Everyone, please take a rest. Madams and Misses who have been selected, please come and have a rest here. "
Lin Mengya maintained the basic etiquette of a hostess. Those who had been examined nodded slightly at her.
For those who had not been tested, chairs were also brought to the Liuxin Courtyard. Soon, the Liuxin Courtyard was full of people.
"Master, can we really find the murderer?"
Baiji asked worriedly in the wing room.
Lin Mengya looked at her maidservants apologetically and said in a low voice,
"It'll be great if we can find him. If not, I'll bear the responsibility. I've already made arrangements for the four of you. "
Even Baisu was a little moved.
Not to mention Baiji and Baishao, they burst into tears on the spot.
Lin Mengya lowered her eyes, held the hands of the three maidservants, and said,
"As your master, it's my fault that I failed to protect you. If I were really taken away, the four of you, as my trusted subordinates, would definitely be implicated. However, Xiaoyu and Qinghu will help you hide, including your families. I've bought a shop and hidden some money there. Although it's not much, it's enough for you to make a living. At that time, the four of you can pretend to be biological sisters. You'll listen to Baiji. She's the steadiest, and I'm the most at ease. "
Lin Mengya's earnest advice made the three maidservants burst into tears on the spot.
They had always thought that Lin Mengya only cared about the affairs of the world.
They didn't know that Lin Mengya had already made arrangements for her maidservants.
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