Seeing the Empress's unkind expression, the madams around her naturally fell silent and did not dare to say anything.
After looking around and making sure that everyone was here, the Empress spoke coldly.
"Today, Bodhisattva appeared in the Grand Hall. The reason why I asked you to stay is that there's something I have to ask you. "
Bodhisattva appeared? Lin Mengya was stunned and looked into the depths of the Grand Hall.
If that was really the case, why were these monks looking at them as though they were enemies?
It must be that the Bodhisattva appeared to be unusual.
"Your Highness, you can say it. Of course."
Some clever people in the crowd had already begun to flatter the Empress.
But the Empress just nodded slightly and said seriously, "Bodhisattva appeared and said that there was a great grievance in this temple.
And this matter concerns the royal family, so we have to be cautious. " Suddenly, Lin Mengya's mind flashed as if she had thought of something.
A great grievance related to the royal family. Could it be related to Beauty Cheng, who had been missing for several days?
Lin Mengya had never thought that the Imperial Palace was a good place to go.
She had never thought that the Imperial Palace was a good place to go.
There were many cases of people being eaten without spitting out the bones in every dynasty. A weak woman like Beauty Cheng had probably become a victim for some reason.
Lin Mengya only felt that this matter was too strange, so even if she had doubts in her heart, she finally buried them in her heart and waited quietly for the Empress's next words.
The Empress seemed to be troubled and gently rubbed her forehead with her slender fingers.
"You should have heard of Beauty Cheng, who has been missing before."
The Empress's tone seemed to be a little sad.
The madams around looked at each other and just nodded silently. They did not know what the Empress meant by Beauty Cheng.
"The Buddha appeared. Master Yunshen received a revelation from the Buddha that Beauty Cheng, who had been missing for a long time, had died. However, she had a pure heart and a Buddha's heart, so the Buddha appeared and complained for her. The murderer who murdered Beauty Cheng is here. I asked you to stay here to fulfill Beauty Cheng's last wish, and also for your safety. "
Beauty Cheng was dead? Lin Mengya was a little stunned. Although she had some guesses in her heart, she still felt a little depressed when she confirmed it.
Over the years, she believed that she had seen many life and death situations.
However, every time she saw innocent people die in vain, she still felt touched.
He had met Beauty Cheng once. Although they didn't have a deep relationship, he knew that she was a relatively simple girl. But he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
However, she didn't have the time to grieve over this.
Her acute sense of danger told her that the main event was about to begin.
"I didn't expect that Beauty Cheng would encounter such a disaster at such a young age. It's just that, Your Highness, I wonder who the murderer is? "
In the crowd, some madams who were close to the Empress dared to ask.
However, the Empress only shook her head as if she didn't know anything.
But Lin Mengya found that Aunt Yan, who had been standing next to them just now, had quietly disappeared from the yard without them noticing.
Looking around, she found that except for Yunshen, the people who usually followed the Empress had all disappeared from the yard.
Could it be …
Her heart tightened slightly. Yinghua was still in the yard. She hoped that Hongyu and the others could handle this matter.
Time passed bit by bit.
After announcing that the murderer would be tracked down, the Empress didn't say anything more.
However, the feminine and handsome monk Yunshen always seemed to inadvertently look at her.
Since the thing that Brother Tian Ning gave her could resist the strange fragrance, Lin Mengya was no longer so flustered when she met the monk again.
On the contrary, there were a few times when the monk saw how calm her gaze was. A look of astonishment flashed across his eyes.
Obviously, he was a little surprised.
Although Lin Mengya didn't know what the monk was planning, she didn't lower her guard at all.
With the presence of the Empress, these madams, who usually lived like princes, could only stay in the square outside the Grand Hall, no matter how displeased they were.
At this time, it was getting dusk. Lin Mengya stood in the crowd, but the sense of crisis in her heart was getting stronger and stronger.
Not long after, Aunt Yan, who looked a little panicked, trotted all the way in the direction of the Empress.
She didn't have time to greet the madams, but immediately leaned over to the Empress's ear and whispered for a while.
No one knew what she said, but after listening to Aunt Yan's report, the Empress's eyes, full of surprise, fell on Lin Mengya.
"Everyone else can leave. Princess Yu, you stay."
Why was that? Why was she the only one left when everyone else had left?
Lin Mengya's heart was in turmoil, but on the surface, she could only respectfully obey the Empress's order.
However, at this time, the crowd already had many speculations about her.
Not to mention anything else, once she colluded with Beauty Cheng's matter, she was afraid that there would be more trouble in the future than now.
The crowd had been evacuated, and Lin Mengya stood alone in the square, under everyone's gaze.
She didn't know what had happened, but there was one thing Lin Mengya was sure of. She and the girls at home had long been on guard against this matter.
Even if the Empress intended to frame her, things should not have gone so smoothly.
At least, they had no time to do such a thing.
The Empress just glanced up and down at her, and then her expression returned to the usual noble and indifferent.
"Come in. The others are not allowed to follow in."
Lin Mengya was calm. Maybe it was just a routine interrogation.
But the moment she followed the Empress into the Grand Hall, she couldn't help but be slightly shocked when she saw the Buddha statue in the middle of the hall, which should have been kind and amiable.
At this moment, there was a line of blood-red tears at the corner of the Buddha's half-closed eyes.
The stream of tears of blood on the serene Buddha statue was a particularly ghastly sight.
It was no wonder that the surrounding monks stood with their heads lowered, as if something major had happened.
But Lin Mengya was a person who had traveled through time. Naturally, she knew how many tricks the so-called Buddha statue's tears were.
If the Empress wanted to use this matter to punish her, it would be difficult to stop everyone's mouth.
"Kneel down."
The Empress suddenly shouted coldly, and the palace servants beside her were all shocked.
But Lin Mengya straightened her back. Even if she had to kneel, she had to know what she had done wrong.
The Empress turned around and saw Lin Mengya, who did not obey her, and a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes.
"Until now, you still don't know your mistake?"
Know her mistake? Lin Mengya only felt that it was ridiculous. She was careful with her words and actions, and she almost did not go out these days to bathe and burn incense.
If so, she really didn't know what she had done wrong.
"Of course, I should obey your order, mother. It's just that I don't understand. What is it that you are talking about? "
Seeing that she was ready to resist to the end, there was only penetrating indifference in the Empress's eyes.
"I let you come in alone to save your face. Do you really think that I don't know what you have done? "
Lin Mengya increasingly felt that the Empress was really a master of acting.
In order to save her face, she was just afraid that others would find out what she had done wrong and slander her, wasn't she?
However, the Empress waved her hand. Immediately, Aunt Yan led some people to carry something in from outside.
When it was placed in front of Lin Mengya, she suddenly felt as if she had been hit by an electric current.
Her wet clothes clung tightly to her delicate body.
Her greenish-white face was completely drained of blood. There were even hideous livor mortis spots on her face, forming patches of extremely horrifying markings.
Lin Mengya's eyes widened as she looked at the lifeless body in front of her.
But she would never be wrong. The body in front of her turned out to belong to Beauty Cheng!
But what did this have to do with her?
"Your Majesty, in order to trace the disappearance of Beauty Cheng, we followed your order to search every courtyard with a well. Sure enough, we found Beauty Cheng's body in the dry well in Princess Yu's courtyard. "
Aunt Yan's men reported the situation in full detail.
But everything was like a heavy bomb, making Lin Mengya's mind suddenly go blank.
Impossible! She had checked it once, and there was nothing wrong with all the places in the courtyard.
Moreover, no outsiders had come in these days. If Beauty Cheng's body had really stayed in the well for a few days, even if others couldn't smell the rotten smell of the body, she would definitely have no problem with her sense of smell.
However, in an instant, Lin Mengya thought of a detail that she had always ignored.
With her eyes wide open, Lin Mengya looked at the Empress and Aunt Yan beside her.
Even though the two of them pretended to be good, at this moment, Lin Mengya could feel the pride of the master and servant who had worked together to put on a good show.
And the viciousness of being sure that she would have no chance to turn the tables.
It turned out that from the moment she stepped into Huguo Temple, the conspiracy against her had been quietly staged in the dark!
"The body was found in the dry well where you live in full view of the public. In the past three days, except for the people in your courtyard, no outsider has ever entered or left the monk room where you live alone. Evil creature, do you still want to resist stubbornly now? "
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