Lin Mengya had always been a person with a sense of propriety. She had offended Wanyan Lie again and again to remind him that Xiaoyu was not their flag and could do whatever she wanted.
But at the same time, she knew clearly.
In order to assist Xiaoyu, Wanyan Lie could disregard his life and death. Lin Mengya was just a helper. It would be a little too much for her to take over the role.
Perhaps it was because Lin Mengya was not someone to be trifled with, Wanyan Lie suppressed the slight dissatisfaction in his heart.
After this confrontation, the atmosphere eased a lot, but it was still a little awkward.
"Uncle Lie, is it convenient for you to talk about the matter I mentioned to you last time?"
Xiaoyu was very polite to Wanyan Lie, but after hearing this, Wanyan Lie's face became a little serious.
A moment later, he let out a deep sigh, as if he was unwilling to think about those romantic feelings from back then.
"This matter is the past between the King and the Madam. As an official, I shouldn't mention it. But — Miss Lin, since this matter is related to the great cause, I have to let the King down this time. "
Wanyan Lie's eyes fell on Lin Mengya.
Obviously, he felt that these old matters could not solve the current predicament.
Lin Mengya had expected this. After all, Wanyan Lie had been away from home all year round, and he might not know the subtle situation in the palace.
Moreover, as a man, how could he understand the twists and turns of a woman's affairs?
Wanyan Lie immediately opened his mouth and explained it to him. Only then did Wanyan Lie understand.
"I see. No wonder the Madam was always criticized in the palace. I didn't expect that this matter would still be brought up after almost 20 years. "
Wanyan Lie sighed with emotion. He probably didn't expect that the past would slowly ferment over time into this situation.
Lin Mengya and Wanyan Yu waited quietly for him to continue. After all, apart from the two people involved in the palace, only Wanyan Lie in front of them knew the cause and effect of the matter.
With Wanyan Lie's slightly nostalgic tone, Lin Mengya and Wanyan Yu finally understood part of the truth 20 years ago.
Back then, when the king relied on the power of those few aristocratic families to ascend the throne, he was still a young man about the same age as Xiao Yu.
It was said that young couples loved each other the most. But because the Great Queen had been forced onto him by someone else, and she had a very domineering temperament, if the Great King slightly neglected her, she would turn the palace upside down, not to mention being deeply in love with His Majesty.
At this time, the king coincidentally got acquainted with Madam Jing Rou, who was still the Xin Family's Gu Lady at that time.
Although Wanyan Lie didn't have any romantic words in his memories, he knew that the lonely and arrogant young Emperor and the gentle and affectionate beautiful girl must have experienced an indulgent romance before they decided on a lifetime of love.
Lin Mengya had no doubt about this, judging from how much the king doted on Madam now.
However, the love between the king and Madam Jing Rou could only be kept secret. Therefore, Madam Hui, who was Madam Jing Rou's personal maid at that time, became the swan goose that carried the letters.
Perhaps it was because Madam Hui was the only link between him and his lover, the king treated Madam Hui with more patience than others.
But it seemed that they just loved Madam Hui because of her.
Gradually, Madam Hui became infatuated with this melancholy and noble man.
Then, Madam Hui and Madam Hui had a chance to pass messages. Madam Hui kept giving hints to the king, and in the end, she even took the initiative to offer herself to the king.
But the king refused all of them.
But Madam Jing Rou didn't know about it, and the king didn't like to talk about women. Therefore, only the few close servants knew about it.
After the two of them went through many difficulties and finally became husband and wife, Madam Jing Rou entered the palace with her personal maid.
Everything was fine in the first few years. Although Madam Hui liked Madam Jing Rou, the king didn't like her, so she could only behave herself.
But in the fourth year, the king suddenly favored Madam Hui and made an exception to promote her from a maid to Madam Hui, who was second only to Madam Jing Rou.
Everyone said that it was because the king liked Madam Hui, who was originally a maid, but Madam Jing Rou, as the master, took advantage of her identity and power to steal the king's favor.
Later, the king finally learned the truth, so in a rage, he gave Madam Hui the title.
Of course, all kinds of rumors were suppressed by the king in the end.
But the title of Madam Hui was stabilized. Later, the king treated Madam Jing Rou very differently from before.
These things were kept as secret rumors, and they almost became the truth.
However, according to Wanyan Lie, The king liked Madam Jing Rou, who was a young lady, and it was Madam Hui who stole his love. It was wishful thinking.
But why did Madam Jing Rou think that she stole Madam Hui's favor?
She thought that she would get the answer, but now it seemed that it was even more confusing.
Lin Mengya frowned slightly and looked at Wanyan Lie, who was helpless. After all, as a man, he could only see the superficial things.
As for the real emotional entanglement between the three of them, he didn't know.
"Impossible. Madam Hui has a snake's heart and is good at acting. She must have made up such a rumor to fight for the king's favor!"
Xiao Yu couldn't hold it in any longer and said coldly.
Lin Mengya looked at the child and shook her head.
"If what you said is true, then Madam Hui's favor and my wife's guilt are very unreasonable. Besides, although I don't know the king's character as well as you do, I also feel that he is not a person who can be easily deceived. By the way, when the king gave my wife the cold shoulder in those years, did anything serious happen in the palace? For example, the fight for favor among the concubines, or the internal strife, which is more excessive? "
She and Xiaoyu looked at Wanyan Lie at the same time.
The latter was a little embarrassed, but it was difficult for him to resist the two pairs of eager eyes.
He frowned and thought for a long time, and then slowly said a few things.
"It seems that a few things are more serious. It seems that a few new beauties in the palace were driven out of the palace by the king because they plotted to kill a lady in the palace. There is also a letter about Madam Hui's pregnancy, but later it was left unsettled. Other than that, there's nothing else. "
It was not easy for Wanyan Lie to remember these things based on his character.
Lin Mengya connected these things and got some useful information.
After Madam Hui was favored, the king deliberately gave Madam Jingrou the cold shoulder for a long time.
At this time, several new beauties in the palace plotted to kill a lady in the palace. So she guessed that the king's original intention of appointing Madam Hui was actually the possibility that Madam Jingrou could be a shield in the dark.
Xiaoyu was only 15 years old this year, and Madam Jingrou entered the palace 20 years ago.
Since she immediately sent him away after giving birth to the child, it showed that at least at that time, her position in the palace was not very stable.
However, it didn't seem right to appoint Madam Hui just for one more shield.
But Madam Hui kept saying that Madam Jingrou killed her child that day.
So at that time, something very complicated must have happened in the palace.
Lin Mengya shook her head and found that she seemed to have fallen into a big pit.
And if she wanted to solve all the misunderstandings at that time, she had to know the cause and effect.
Although the families of nobles, marquises, generals, and ministers were extremely rich, there were too many things that they had to do.
She didn't know how many people would be involved. After a long time, she found that it was a dead end.
It seemed that she had to think about it in the long run.
"Well, let's talk about it later. In fact, there is another thing I want to trouble you with today. "
Wanyan Lie looked at Lin Mengya but didn't refuse.
After all, Lin Mengya came here to help them. Moreover, Wanyan Lie and Xiaoyu had already reached a consensus on one point.
Lin Mengya would never do anything that could harm Xiaoyu. He was very good at judging people, especially Lin Mengya. He would never make a mistake.
"Go ahead."
"I hope you can help me kill the priests of those tribes. Don't kill them, just seriously injure them. Don't leave any clues, and don't deliberately lead the news. It's better if one or two of them die. "
Lin Mengya's eyes were gentle, but what she said made Wanyan Lie tremble.
Did he hear it wrong? Killing priests was something that would cause public anger!
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows and looked at Wanyan Lie with a faint smile. She seemed to think that his hesitation was a little ridiculous.
"Miss Lin, you should know that these priests are highly respected even in their own tribes. Now, Young Master and I are trying our best to win their support in secret. Isn't it too risky to kill them now? Moreover, even if they die, their successors may not be able to support Young Master. On the contrary, it's self-defeating. They hate being controlled by others the most. I'm afraid I can't do as you say. "
Wanyan Lie thought that Lin Mengya wanted to get rid of those who didn't support Xiaoyu, and then support a group of people who supported Xiaoyu to become priests. In this way, she could win the support of the tribes.
Although there were occasional disputes among the tribes, the unity of the tribes was not comparable to the internal strife of the royal family.
Perhaps this method could be used elsewhere, but in the tribe, it was too risky, and it was easy to be discovered.
Once it was exposed, Xiaoyu would immediately be at a disadvantage, and even have no possibility of succeeding.
Therefore, no matter what, he couldn't take this risk.
Lin Mengya smiled helplessly. Did she look like a simple-minded person?
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