"This is …"
Lin Mengya reached out and took the small cloth bag. It was hard. She opened the silk handkerchief layer by layer and found a golden Heart Protection Mirror inside.
"This belonged to an ever-victorious general of the previous dynasty. I heard that it was made of a flying stone. I knew that the young general would inevitably be in danger when he was fighting outside. I thought that as long as this Heart Protection Mirror could protect the young general, it would be worth it. "
Shangguan Hui looked shy, but there was a girl's stubbornness in her watery eyes.
Lin Mengya could tell that Miss Shangguan, who was as pretty as a flower and as beautiful as jade, was really sincere to her brother.
But deep down, she felt sorry and guilty for Elder Sister Yue Ting.
After all, if it were not for her, Elder Sister Yue Ting and her brother would be a perfect couple.
If Shangguan Hui and her brother were destined to be together, she would not stop them. But if they were not destined to be together, she would not force her brother to marry Shangguan Hui.
Lin Mengya looked at Shangguan Hui's blushing face.
Maybe the reason why she changed her mind and helped Shangguan Hui was the deep love in her eyes. It was so similar to Elder Sister Yue Ting's.
After comforting Shangguan Hui for a while, Lin Mengya called someone and secretly sent Shangguan Hui away.
Lin Mengya played with the smooth Heart Protection Mirror and turned it over. Then she saw the name "Qingyuan" on the back.
She was secretly shocked. If she guessed correctly, the previous owner of this Heart Protection Mirror was Zhang Qingyuan, the God of War in the previous dynasty!
Fifty years ago, this person was already the ever-victorious general whose name shook the world.
But twenty years ago, he resigned because of an old illness. If he was still alive, he should be an old man in his seventies.
If this was really the Heart Protection Mirror used by General Zhang, did it mean that this legendary old general was actually worshiped by the Shangguan family?
She closed her eyes gently. Some fragments and clues instantly formed a huge and complicated network of relationships in her mind.
She skipped over all the details that she had never noticed before.
When he thought about it carefully, he realized that if all the information was gathered into one thing, then —
His eyes opened in an instant.
A cold glint flashed across his pitch-black eyes.
If someone happened to see it at this moment, they would definitely be shocked.
His snow-white forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
It had never occurred to her that the Empress might have such an idea.
If that was the case, Long Tianhao, his father, and the unconscious Emperor in the palace were all in a precarious situation.
Fortunately, she had been causing trouble for the Empress in the palace recently. He believed that it had delayed them by quite a bit.
Next, if the Empress was free, the first person she would deal with would be him.
Since this was the case, then she could not just sit still and wait for death.
Although he could not directly rush into the palace and fight with the Empress with real swords and spears. But she still had a lot of ideas to find trouble so that the Empress would not be so bored.
Her slender fingers subconsciously supported her snow-white and delicate chin. What she should do next was to let the Empress experience the feeling of running for her life.
Of course, the news brought by Shangguan Hui was not only about forcing her to marry the Empress.
In fact, in order to escape from her family, Shangguan Hui had done a good job.
The main branch of the Shangguan family was her stepmother, Shangguan Qing, and the Empress, Shangguan Dongzhu's father's branch.
The Empress was the eldest daughter, with a younger sister and four brothers.
The head of the Shangguan family was Shangguan Nanxiong, the first class hereditary Marquis Fuyuan. Although he was old, he was the authority of the whole family.
According to her father, when he was young, he was a genius who could stabilize the country with martial arts and leave a good name for generations.
Unfortunately, Shangguan Nanxiong was arrogant and had a very high standard. As a result, the descendants of the Shangguan family all inherited the problem of being arrogant.
Shangguan Nanxiong's legal wife, Madam Ye, was also born in a military family.
In those days, she was a heroine comparable to Liang Hongyu. She was strong-willed, and the Empress and Shangguan Qing were born by her. As for the remaining four brothers, they were all born by concubines.
But they were raised by Madam Ye since childhood. When she was a child, she had met this grandmother and several uncles.
To be honest, she really couldn't tell that these four people were not born by her. They must have inherited Shangguan Nanxiong's genes. Under the influence of the Empress, these four people each had their own merits. They all became important officials in the court and held great power.
To be honest, if Lin Mengya wanted to overthrow the Empress, she had to eradicate the Shangguan family one by one.
Only in this way could she cut off the Empress's retreat, and then nibble away all the Empress's power little by little.
Now it seemed that it was as difficult as climbing to heaven. However, Lin Mengya felt that there was still hope in this matter.
For example, the matter of Shangguan Hui was a very good breakthrough.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed in it?"
Long Tianhao's voice suddenly came from behind. Lin Mengya turned her head and gave him a charming smile.
Being dazzled by her smile, Long Tianhao's expression relaxed a lot in an instant.
He walked to her side, took her cup, and took a sip of the tea in it. The fragrance of the tea was clear and cold, with a trace of indistinct bitterness. After it rippled in the mouth, there was a kind of indescribable sweetness.
Lin Mengya looked at him reproachfully. This man was a prince. Why didn't he have any modesty?
"Actually, I'm thinking. How to make trouble for the Empress, so that she can't spare time to deal with us. "
It was just a cup of tea, and Lin Mengya didn't need to be angry with him.
She simply picked up a honey orange on the plate and deftly peeled the orange skin with her small hands.
When Long Tianhao heard what she said, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and it spread out quietly.
To be honest, Lin Mengya's strategy was indeed different from that of his group of counselors.
Men, after all, always talked about open and aboveboard methods. Even if they occasionally played dirty, they were not as cautious as Lin Mengya, who always had a continuous follow-up.
To use an inappropriate analogy, their moves were like cutting through the Gordian knot with a sharp knife. The most powerful method was to cut off the head one by one.
But Lin Mengya was different. Her methods were like termites eating through a big tree.
Bit by bit, bit by bit, there would always be a day when she gnawed it clean.
Therefore, the prey targeted by her could only admit that he was unlucky.
"If you want to make the Empress anxious, it must be the Crown Prince and the Shangguan family. But recently, the Crown Prince seems to have quieted down. He stays in the Crown Prince's Mansion every day and never goes out unless there is something important. Therefore, if you want to do something, you can only do it to the Empress's family. "
Lin Mengya nodded. In fact, she always had this kind of instinctive tacit understanding with Long Tianhao.
It was just that neither of them noticed it.
"You're right. Today, I have a distinguished guest who brought us a lot of good news. One of them is that the Third Master of the Shangguan family, the third brother of the Empress and my nominal third uncle, seems to be involved in the illegal salt trafficking. "
Lin Mengya was very smart. Those three sentences revealed the identity of the Third Master of the Shangguan family and the way to deal with him.
"Is the news reliable? The Third Master of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Li, is the provincial governor of Quanzhou. If he is involved in the illegal salt trafficking, it will be a serious crime. Moreover, the Shangguan family doesn't seem to be so short of money. "
Long Tianhao's words were reasonable. Since ancient times, salt had been a monopoly of the imperial court.
Of course, there must be people who made huge profits from illegal salt trafficking. But compared with the reputation and status of the Shangguan family, he should know which was more important.
Lin Mengya smiled mysteriously, and her eyes were full of certainty.
"Don't worry, my informant is absolutely reliable. Moreover, I'm sure that Shangguan Li's side business isn't limited to just this. Because the Shangguan family may need a lot of money now. "
Lin Mengya was very clear that if the Shangguan family wanted to control the court, they must need a lot of money.
If she were to do it, she would definitely find an agent like Sanjue Hall. Then she would sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
However, although this method was reliable, it was relatively slow to make money. Moreover, the initial investment was relatively large. So, if she wanted to make a lot of money in a short time, nothing was faster than illegal business.
Moreover, Shangguan Li was the provincial governor of Quanzhou. He was also the highest official in Quanzhou. If he invested in the business, it could be said that there was no danger.
Therefore, she felt that since he had already done it, Shangguan Li would definitely not stop at this.
As long as she could catch Shangguan Li's tail and cut off the Shangguan family's source of wealth. She believed that the Shangguan family would not be in a mess. But there would always be a shortage of resources.
Moreover, in the Shangguan family, only Shangguan Li had this kind of business mind.
Without money, no matter how hard the Empress wanted to make trouble, she would have to go through a lot of trouble. She couldn't openly move the money in the national treasury to her mother's house, could she?
After all, those old officials were watching the Empress's every move.
"That's a good idea. But, Mengya, I have something to talk to you about."
Long Tianhao did not want to mention this to Lin Mengya.
But now it seemed that the situation between them and the Empress was already in a desperate situation.
From the Empress's repeated attacks on the people around him, Long Tianhao could feel that the Empress was probably unable to control her temper and wanted to attack the powerful adult princes.
He could fight back, but before that, he had to remind Lin Mengya of something.
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
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