A warm arm hugged Lin Mengya at this moment. She turned around and saw Long Tianhao's worried look.
"Are you all right? Did the Empress make things difficult for you? "His mellow voice exuded a strong sense of concern. Lin Mengya's heart, which had just turned cold, was dispelled by his greeting.
Yes, this man would stand by her side no matter what. What was there to be afraid of? Even if the sky collapsed, he would hold it up.
She shook her head, gave Long Tianhao a reassuring smile, and said.
"The Empress just gave me a pair of bracelets. She didn't do anything to me. There are so many relatives, and so many things happened today. The Empress can't do anything to me. "
Long Tianhao took a deep look at Lin Mengya. No matter how strong this little woman was. He was still afraid that she would be at a disadvantage if she confronted the Empress, a cunning woman.
He suddenly thought that if Lin Mengya really entered the palace. In that case, wouldn't the Empress become more aggressive in dealing with Lin Mengya?
But his father's illness couldn't be delayed. He frowned slightly, and was really in a dilemma.
After so many things, the blessing banquet had to be ended hastily.
The Imperial Clan Court would naturally deal with the Fifth Prince's affairs. However, the Emperor was still ill. If the final treatment was to be done, it would require the Emperor's personal approval. But Lin Mengya estimated that the Empress would not let the Fifth Prince off.
The Crown Prince had been involved in this matter, and now the Empress must be anxious to keep the Crown Prince out of it.
The only way was to make everything that the Fifth Prince had said a lie. There were countless ways to achieve this. Lin Mengya just felt that the Fifth Prince was really doomed this time.
But this was all his retribution, and he couldn't blame anyone.
Asking a tiger for its skin would have the risk of being eaten by the tiger. Not to mention the Fifth Prince, who was not smart at all.
On the street outside the palace, the carriage of Prince Yu's Mansion moved slowly. However, he stopped at the entrance of a dark alley.
A petite figure suddenly jumped out of the alley. Seeing that there was no one around, she lowered her head and got into Lin Mengya's carriage.
"Master, I've already informed Eldest Young Master. He's waiting for you not far ahead. As you ordered, he didn't attract anyone's attention. "
Lin Mengya nodded. She had always trusted Baisu's work.
She had invited her brother over because she wanted to know if he was responsible for the fire in Zhaohe Hall.
If it was really her brother who did it, then he was really too daring.
The clan members and ministers who had left the palace would naturally return to their own homes if they had ancestral homes. As for those from other places, they either lived in the Imperial Palace or the temporary imperial residence in the capital.
Therefore, Lin Mengya deliberately chose an inconspicuous path. Apart from being a little darker and narrower, it wouldn't take up too much time.
The carriage was moving along the dark path. After a while, a handsome young man stopped her carriage on horseback.
"It's the Eldest Young Master. Master, it's the Eldest Young Master outside."
Baizhi saw Lin Nansheng's silhouette at first glance and whispered to him.
"Please come in."
The carriage was full of her trusted maids, so it wouldn't be easy for them to leak the news.
Moreover, there was no one around. Baisu and her brother were both martial arts masters. If someone was eavesdropping, they would be able to find traces.
Lin Nansheng, who was dressed in neat clothes, had an ingratiating smile on his face as soon as he got into the carriage. He knew that everything he had done could be concealed from everyone except his younger sister.
Therefore, with the attitude of being honest, he didn't plan to hide anything from his sister.
"Does Father know?"
Lin Mengya glanced at her brother and asked softly. Lin Nansheng immediately shook his head and said,
"I don't dare to let Father know. If he knew that I dared to set fire to Zhaohe Hall, he would burn me to ashes."
But Lin Mengya smiled faintly and looked at her brother in front of her with interest.
"Father knew long ago. When you went out, I was the one who covered for you. Although I'm a loyal minister and good general, I'm not foolishly loyal. Do you really think that father doesn't know anything about the Fifth Prince trying to kill me today? "
It was not until now that Lin Mengya figured it out. How could it be so coincidental that the two princes chosen by the Empress were the King of Chongshan and the King of Lishan?
Even though they were all very impartial clan members, they still spoke for her openly and secretly.
Although the two princes didn't seem to have anything to do with her father at the banquet. But a casual movement from them cleared all of Lin Mengya's doubts.
She saw with her own eyes that while everyone else was watching the dance, only these three princes pretended to be immersed in the song and dance.
Perhaps they felt that no one was paying attention to them, the three of them, who were about a hundred years old, smiled tacitly.
It was a smile that was neither a compliment nor a mere politeness.
At that moment, Lin Mengya realized that everything was actually under her father's control.
She and her brother were just pawns in this game, while her father was just hiding behind and adding fuel to the fire. He didn't reveal anything. Even the Empress couldn't guess that the person who was playing with her was not Lin Mengya, but Lin Muzhi.
"You're saying that Daddy knew everything we did and even helped us?"
Lin Nansheng still couldn't believe it. After all, he and his father had been fighting on the battlefield for many years. As his father's deputy general, how could he not understand his general?
Setting fire to Zhaohe Hall was a thrilling move that even young people found thrilling. Could it be that the stubborn old man had really been enlightened?
For a moment, he still couldn't believe it.
"Of course, if that's not the case. How could the Fifth Prince's quiver be lost? I guess you must have colluded with Qin Mo and asked the imperial guards in the Imperial Ancestral Temple to help you steal it, right? Don't forget, these things are all handled by professionals. However, why was it that when the Fifth Prince was in the hall earlier, he had completely forgotten about this matter, let alone brought it along? Of course, with the Fifth Prince's character, he would never remember it. But why did everyone forget to remind him? "
Lin Mengya's words made Lin Nansheng suddenly see the light.
That's right. He also felt that things were going too smoothly. If it wasn't for his father helping him in the dark, there would definitely be flaws in these matters.
Suddenly, he was shocked. It turned out that after so many years, he still didn't fully understand his father.
"Brother, in fact, your scheming and tactics are exactly the same as our father's. But you still have the arrogance and aggressiveness of a young man. Our father might not be as strong as you in the past. It's just that he has been quiet for many years, so he's more mature. I believe that in time, you'll become an old fox like our father. Come on, you'll become an old fox like our father. "
Lin Mengya could understand the shock in her brother's heart at this moment.
In fact, she could only understand these things after the fact.
Some wisdom was far from what she, who was protected like a flower in a greenhouse, could possess. She still had to learn from her father about the great wisdom that dared to fight against heaven and earth.
"Sister, you've made a smart decision. As the elder brother, I also want to learn from our father how to be an old fox. "
The wisdom of the Lin family was definitely inherited from the same generation. Lin Mengya smiled, as long as her brother understood. If she was right, the Empress would definitely put all the blame on Long Yingchu. Moreover, this time, the Chen family might not be able to recover from the setback.
But the Chen family had always been on good terms with the Shangguan family, and followed their lead, didn't they? Why did the Empress not care about the Chen family at all?
Indeed, it was puzzling.
"By the way, sister, why didn't I see anyone from the Yue family at the family banquet tonight? I went to the Yue's Mansion yesterday, but the doorman said that Lord Yue went home to visit his relatives. Moreover, I've only asked about Yue Ting's situation. Why are they chasing me away? "
Lin Mengya's heart suddenly sank when she mentioned Yue Ting.
She lowered her head and looked at her toes. It seemed that she couldn't hide it anymore. How could she open her mouth so that her brother could remain calm?
"Brother, I have something to tell you."
Lin Mengya thought for a while and rolled into her brother's arms like she did when they were young. But this time, she hugged her brother and laid her head on his shoulder. Before she could say anything, tears rolled down her cheeks and fell on her brother's clothes.
"A few months ago, King Ming of Xifan came to visit. The royal family and ministers followed the Crown Prince and King Ming to Mount Lingju for hunting. Sister Yue Ting and I were among them. "
Even though a few months had passed, Lin Mengya's heart ached every time she thought about it.
She was such a strong woman, but she also cried like a tearful person.
The four girls in the carriage seemed to be affected at the same time. After all, Miss Yue Ting was the first person who treated Lin Mengya sincerely.
If it wasn't for her protection, her master would have died a long time ago.
"I know. Something happened to Yue Ting, right? Did she fall off the horse? Or … or is she injured? "
No matter how slow Lin Nansheng was, he could sense that something was not right. He asked hurriedly, but Lin Mengya hugged her brother tightly and said word by word.
"The second son of King Ming was instigated by someone and wanted to kidnap me. But I didn't expect that I had offended this bastard after several times of danger. He … he defiled Sister Yue Ting. Finally, there was a villain who maliciously slandered Sister Yue Ting. In order not to tarnish your reputation, she jumped off a cliff and committed suicide. "
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