The Empress, who was still as noble as ever, walked out of the Liuxin Courtyard with her victory in the midst of all the kowtowing voices.
All the outsiders followed the Empress and hurried out of this troublesome place.
The lively and bustling guessing banquet instantly became deserted.
"Alright, get up. Yu 'er and Ya' er, come with me. Jinyue, keep an eye on Ruqin and don't let her go anywhere. "
Concubine De was so smart that she had already guessed the whole story.
She looked at her niece with disappointment and felt a chill in her heart.
She had seen the banknote clearly. It was clearly the money she had given Ruqin a few days ago. She felt sorry for her daughter and gave it to her.
She didn't expect that Ruqin would use it to frame Mengya.
What surprised her even more was that this girl was so stupid. Now, the entire Jiang Family would be ruined by Jiang Ruqin.
Lin Mengya followed Concubine De into the main room of the Liuxin Courtyard.
Baizhi, who had been nervous, immediately followed Lin Mengya.
She had seen everything that had happened outside.
She looked at Lin Mengya with tears in her eyes when she thought that Miss was almost wronged.
"Go to Baiji and the others first. We'll talk later."
Baizhi comforted the frightened girl and looked at Lin Mengya. She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. Finally, she walked out obediently.
Concubine De sat on the main seat and looked at Long Tianhao and Lin Mengya. She wanted to say something but stopped.
After a long time, she sighed and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought Ruqin into the mansion."
As Jiang Ruqin's aunt, how could she not know what Jiang Ruqin was thinking?
Ruqin had been interested in Yu 'er since she was a child.
However, Ruqin was born by a concubine. She couldn't be Long Tianhao's legal wife.
She used to think that the two of them grew up together. In the future, she would accept Ruqin as a concubine or a concubine. She would have one less thing to worry about.
But she didn't expect that Ruqin would do such a thing.
"Mother, you don't have to blame yourself. I guess Ruqin was instigated by someone."
At this time, Lin Mengya still took the initiative to help Jiang Ruqin.
Concubine De increasingly felt that her daughter-in-law was obedient, gentle, generous and kind.
"You, your personality is so pure and kind. That's why you were schemed against."
Pure kindness? Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.
If Concubine De were to find out what she had done behind her back, she would not be able to use the word "concubine" anymore.
"Yu 'er, what did the Crown Prince do in your courtyard?"
From the beginning to the end, the Crown Prince did not jump out to cause trouble.
Even Lin Mengya found it unbelievable.
Could it be that the Crown Prince's temperament had also changed?
"The Crown Prince is only here to drink and guess riddles with everyone. He doesn't seem to care about what's happening here."
Concubine De pondered over Long Tianhao's words.
"I'm afraid the Crown Prince knows about this. Otherwise, the Empress would not have asked the Crown Prince to avoid arousing suspicion. In the end, we lost this round. "
After fighting with the Empress for so many years, there were gains and losses.
However, if Concubine De wanted to protect herself this time, she would have to sacrifice her family.
She smiled bitterly and shook her head. It was all her fault. If she had not spoiled Jiang Ruqin, things would not have turned out this way.
She wouldn't have ended up in this situation. She reaped what she sowed, and she couldn't blame anyone else.
"No, we haven't lost."
Long Tianyu and Concubine De turned to look at her when Lin Mengya said this softly.
"Xing 'er will not be sent to the prison alive. She died in the hands of the Empress. It has nothing to do with us. We can only put an end to this. "
Lin Mengya had been acting from the beginning until now.
Her panic, her hesitation, and her feigned calmness were all for the Empress and the Crown Prince to see.
It was not until now that she showed her usual faint smile.
Long Tianhao's heart was filled with a trace of emotion.
This lass, why does she always give people unexpected surprises?
"Ya 'er, this is not a joke. Can you guarantee it?"
Concubine De was not optimistic. She knew the Empress better than anyone else.
Now that she had something on her, how could she give up so easily?
"Mother, don't worry. I'm afraid that Xing 'er will be dead soon. I just need to act for a few more days. Don't worry about anything else. "
Lin Mengya said with great certainty. Her tone was full of confidence.
"Mother, Mengya must have her own arrangements. Trust her this time."
Long Tianhao believed that as long as Lin Mengya said it, it would come true.
"Okay, then I'll trust you two for the time being. Alas, I'm old. It's time for me to give way to you young people. "
Concubine De felt a little jealous when her son trusted her daughter-in-law so much.
However, Lin Mengya had always treated her like her own daughter.
Thinking of her usual kindness, this little bit of jealousy disappeared like smoke in thin air.
"If it weren't for Mother's strategizing, how could clowns like us have someone to rely on?"
Lin Mengya comforted her sweetly. In fact, compared to Concubine De, she was much worse.
She had only fought with the Empress a few times, but she already felt that it was very thrilling.
Concubine De, who had lived in the Imperial Palace for so long, was able to stand tall and have her own place, which showed that she was very skillful.
"This girl is getting sweeter and sweeter. If you really want to have a baby, why don't you give birth to a boy and a girl so that I can enjoy the happiness of a family. "
This was the first time that Concubine De urged them to have a baby in front of Lin Mengya.
She felt a little embarrassed. Give birth to a baby? This was a question that she had never thought about. She did not know why, but her pretty face blushed.
Long Tianhao saw it and was thinking in his heart.
Now it seemed that Lin Mengya was the only woman he wanted to give birth to his child.
However, the situation was not clear now. He was afraid that it was not good to put his child in danger when it was born.
"Mother, the current situation is really not suitable to give birth. The Empress is watching us covetously. If we have Lin 'er now, he will become their target. "
Long Tianhao's words made Lin Mengya's heart tremble.
She turned to look at this handsome man.
It turned out that he really did not want her to become the real Princess Yu.
In fact, she did not want to give birth to Long Tianhao's baby.
However, when these words came out of Long Tianhao's mouth, she felt a chill in her heart.
That's right, he still had Princess Linlang. What was she to him?
"I was just mentioning it. Don't be so nervous. You and Ya 'er are still young, so there is no need to be anxious. "
Concubine De also knew that the current situation was not the best. She sighed helplessly.
If the Emperor was still healthy, she and her son would not have to be so cautious.
"I'll go back to the Art Courtyard and wait for your news. As for Ruqin, let your eldest uncle take her back. She is not allowed to go out in the future. "
Jiang Ruqin had completely lost Concubine De's love for her.
If she was sent back, she would be put under house arrest.
Apart from being a chess piece, Jiang Ruqin could only suffer miserably in her small courtyard before being betrothed to someone else.
In fact, it was not that Lin Mengya did not want to get rid of Jiang Ruqin, but for the sake of the Jiang family, Concubine De and Long Tianhao, she had to protect Jiang Ruqin.
It was just like how she and Lin Mengwu had to protect the reputation of the Lin family no matter what.
As a lady from an aristocratic family, she had to shoulder the glory of the whole family.
Concubine De brought Jiang Ruqin out of the Liuxin Courtyard. Only Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao were left in the room.
The atmosphere was a little strange and quiet. It seemed that both of them were immersed in their own thoughts.
It seemed that they did not know how to say it.
"You …"
"I …"
They opened their mouths at the same time and changed their words at the same time. There was always an extremely awkward tacit understanding between them.
In the end, Lin Mengya suppressed the sadness in her heart.
As if nothing had happened, she raised her head and looked at Long Tianhao.
"Your Highness, do you know who the vice commander of the imperial guards is?"
Long Tianhao frowned, and a dark-skinned face appeared in his mind.
"He used to be an inconspicuous guard in the temporary imperial residence. He made a great contribution to the imperial guards and rose to his current position. However, I've heard that he's a ruthless person. He is very close to the Crown Prince's party. "
Speaking of which, if Zhu Aizhi had not stopped Xing 'er from killing herself. He was afraid that the lass would have become a corpse by now.
They did not have to go through so much trouble.
"So he is such a person? I really underestimated him. "
Lin Mengya smiled indifferently, but her expression was indecipherable.
Long Tianhao looked at the smile at the corner of her mouth. It was like a mystery, but there were always brilliant ideas that even he could not think of.
"Do you know this person?"
Lin Mengya was stunned, but she still decided to hide the truth.
"I only met him once in the temporary imperial residence. Your Highness, what do you plan to do next? "
Outside, Baiji and Steward Deng were cleaning the courtyard with the old maids and servants.
The pieces of paper on the ground were like fallen leaves, which was exceptionally bleak.
"I've already sent someone to kill Xing 'er. As long as she is dead, the Empress will not have any evidence to put me to death."
It was a very ruthless method, which was similar to what Lin Mengya had thought.
"By the way, why is Wang Hanlin not here?"
His wife was in such a serious situation, so he should have been here long ago.
But until now, Lin Mengya had not seen Wang Hanlin.
"I've already invited him to the study, and Lin Kui is watching him. He has always been on the Crown Prince's side. If he comes to make a scene, there will be a lot of trouble. "
No wonder the red houndtooth talisman had been dealt with since they found it.
Everything in Liuxin Courtyard was in order, and no one outside came to make a scene.
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