Lin Mengya laughed in her heart. These two people must have been bribed by the Empress. They were just one-time pawns. Even if they succeeded in framing Lin Mengya, they would be killed by the Empress for various reasons afterward.
A used knife, who would choose to hang it by their side?
"But it's Princess Yu who has been wronged. In my opinion, it's better to let Princess Yu deal with it. "
The Empress was a high-ranking person after all. She casually gave the right to deal with the sinner to Lin Mengya.
After all, Lin Mengya was the victim. It was reasonable to let her deal with it.
But in this way, the Empress would lose the reputation of being virtuous and wise. She could also get rid of her suspicion. Killing two birds with one stone was indeed the usual way of the Empress.
But unfortunately, she met Lin Mengya who was the most difficult to deal with.
The other clan members all had their own plans in mind.
The Empress must have been very confident in doing this. Although they were a little dissatisfied with the Empress's increasingly domineering, if there was no suitable time to make trouble rashly, it would be a laughing stock.
Therefore, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Mengya.
Princess Yu, who had been wronged, was still kneeling in the same place, with her head lowered, without saying a word.
"Princess Yu, what do you think of this matter?"
After hearing the question of the King of Chongshan, Lin Mengya raised her head. At this time, a pair of beautiful eyes were full of tears. She looked sad and weak, which was a great contrast with the condescending and aggressive Empress.
"I grew up in a boudoir and have never had any contact with the Yun Family and the Rites Officer. How could I be framed for no reason? Moreover, when the gown came out of the Shangfu Bureau, it had to be inspected by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other parties before it could be sent to the Prince's Mansion. This can't be done by these two people. "
Lin Mengya was calm and had no intention to spare these people at all.
In any case, those people wanted to drag her down with them. Showing mercy to these enemies was the same as being cruel to herself.
"What you said is reasonable. Your Highness, you have been in charge of the imperial harem for many years. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen. If he just let it go like this, he wouldn't be able to escape. I'm afraid it will damage your reputation. It was better to conduct a thorough investigation. On the one hand, it's to prove Princess Yu's innocence. On the other hand, it can be considered as cleaning up the palace to prevent such a disaster from happening again. "
King Lishan cooperated well with his brother. The two of them echoed each other and forced the Empress to investigate this matter thoroughly.
The Empress began to hate the two old men.
When the emperor ascended to the throne, these two crafty old fellows pretended that they weren't feeling well, so they couldn't take on any important responsibilities. They asked to leave the country and go to their fiefdoms.
She didn't expect that when the emperor fell ill, they would say that they came back with the imperial edict to control the court, so that the Crown Prince and her wouldn't act against the rat for fear of breaking the vases.
Even when she invited these two old fellows here today, Lin Mengya had nowhere to hide.
However, he didn't expect that he would be fooled by them!
The coldness in his phoenix eyes gradually receded. He pretended to think for a while before speaking faintly.
"Let's do as the two princes have said. Minister Yun, Eunuch Huang, you must cooperate with the two princes. Do you understand? "
At this moment, the Empress was ready to watch a good show. There was nothing in this world that was foolproof. So, she was already prepared to be found out.
These princes wanted to follow the vine to the melon, but they had to see if they dared to involve her!
"Yes, Your Highness."
Eunuch Huang was not in a hurry. This matter had nothing to do with him. He was just a messenger.
The Empress was about to turn and leave, but Lin Mengya spoke again.
"Your Highness, you must be forgetful. You just promised me that you would let me visit the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
The Empress couldn't help but change her expression.
This could be said to be a complete and utter provocation. Who did Lin Mengya think she was? How dare she visit the Imperial Ancestral Temple alone?
In the royal family, only the Empress and the Crown Prince's wife could have such glory.
She was just a bastard's wife. How could she want such a special honor? She was delusional!
"This is against the rules of etiquette. I think it's better to forget it. If you offend the ancestors and punish Dajin, Princess Yu, won't you be reviled by the world? "
The arrogant Empress was going back on her words.
The two princes also felt that it was a little inappropriate.
It was indeed against the rules of etiquette for Princess Yu to visit the Imperial Ancestral Temple. If she insisted, she would be at a disadvantage.
"Your Highness, you're right. But I feel that you're a man of your word. She had already agreed earlier. If she were to go back on her word now, wouldn't it be detrimental to Her Ladyship's reputation? Then the sin of your daughter-in-law would be even greater. I don't need to visit the Imperial Ancestral Temple today, but I want a promise from you in the future. If one day I have a request that will benefit the country, the people, and the world, I hope you can win me. "
Lin Mengya lowered her head. She looked respectful, but in fact, no one knew what she was planning.
She had expected that the Empress would not let her visit the Imperial Ancestral Temple so easily.
When the Empress made this request, she knew that Lin Mengya would go back on her words in public.
Then, Lin Mengya would generously change her request, and the Empress would not be able to refuse.
Seeing that Lin Mengya was so sensible, the two princes tried their best to make it happen. After all, it was the Empress who wronged Lin Mengya and broke the promise.
After all, it was the Empress who wronged Lin Mengya and broke the promise.
The Empress glanced at Lin Mengya, but the words in her mouth were stuck in her throat, and she could not say them out.
The Empress glanced at Lin Mengya, but the words in her mouth were stuck in her throat. She thought that Lin Mengya had fallen into her trap and was just fighting like a cornered beast.
In fact, she had been tricked by Lin Mengya from the beginning.
Don't be fooled by that lass's submissive and respectful demeanor, but the schemes in her heart were probably hard to surpass most people's.
"Okay, I'll grant you your request."
The Empress did not think that Lin Mengya would be so broad-minded and generous to make a request that would benefit the country, the people, and the world. At most, it would be a reward. But Lin Mengya did not have to be happy for too long.
Things wouldn't end so quickly.
"I'll have to trouble you to handle this matter. I have something important to attend to during the Heaven-worshipping Ceremony, so I won't waste any more time. Eunuch Huang, please cooperate with me. You must not disappoint this empress' expectations, do you understand? "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The Empress waved her sleeve and left. In fact, they had only fought to a draw in this round.
Lin Mengya did not implicate the Empress, and the Empress did not convict her. For this reason, Lin Mengya did not feel any joy in her heart.
"Guards, take these two men away and wait for Princess Yu's judgment."
Eunuch Huang ordered coldly. Lin Mengya watched as the two men were dragged out by a few guards.
The Heaven-worshipping Ceremony was still going on, and this was not the best time to deal with them.
Lin Mengya was not afraid that someone would kill them. If the two men were killed at this time, the Empress would be even more suspicious.
It didn't matter who killed these two people. What was important was that the Empress couldn't be dragged into this.
"Your niece-in-law thanks the two Imperial Uncles for your protection. If not for your help, I'm afraid that I would have been wronged to death today."
The moment the Empress left, the royal relatives behind the two princes followed her out.
Lin Mengya immediately kowtowed to the two princes to express her gratitude.
King Chongshan and King Lishan looked at each other. They could more or less see the admiration in each other's eyes for their niece-in-law.
How many years had it been since they had seen such an obedient, intelligent and witty girl in the royal family?
"Good, good, good. You're so thoughtful. We're just helping you out. Child, you don't have to be so polite. We're bosom buddies with Muzhi. With us around, we won't let you suffer any grievances. "
King Lishan said with a smile. His trusted eunuch helped Lin Mengya up.
"I didn't expect this to happen."
Lin Mengya had heard about this from her father.
It could be said that her father and the Emperor had fought for half of Dajin.
It was also because of this that the Emperor could stand up against the opinions of the masses and sit on the throne.
Her father had also said that apart from him, the Empress had two biological brothers to help her. Now it seemed that these two brothers were the ones who helped her.
"That's true. However, those who knew about it have either died or retired. Therefore, not many people know about our relationship with your father. Now that we can help you secretly, it's the best we can do. Sigh, the Emperor is sick. Women are taking over the government. There's going to be chaos. "
King Chongshan's worries seemed to be the same for King Lishan.
Lin Mengya looked at the two princes to ease their worries.
In fact, Lin Mengya felt that the words "women taking over the government" sounded like discrimination against women. However, the Empress was narrow-minded and the Crown Prince was headstrong and self-opinionated. If the imperial court was controlled by these two people, the empire would be destroyed in the hands of these two people.
She cleverly kept quiet. If the two princes said this, it would mean that they were worried about the country and the people.
But if she said something that she shouldn't say, that would be extremely disrespectful.
"Sigh, look. Old people just love to talk nonsense. Come on, let's go and watch the ceremony. I really don't know how Long Tianhao is so lucky to have such a smart princess. "
King Chongshan immediately recovered from his worried expression. The daughter of his old friend was so sensible. Obviously, he liked her more.
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