A warm arm hugged Lin Mengya at this moment. Looking back, what he saw was Long Tianyu's worried look.
"Are you okay? Did the Queen give you a hard time?" The mellow voice exuded a deep sense of concern. Lin Mengya's heart, which had just become cold, was dispelled by this greeting.
Yes, this man will stand by his side no matter what. What's so scary about her? If the sky falls, won't he still be able to hold it up
He shook his head, gave Long Tianyu a comforting smile, and said:
"Queen, you just gave me a pair of bracelets. You didn't do anything to me. There are so many clan members, and so many things happened today. Queen, you can't do anything to me."
Long Tianyu took a deep look at Lin Mengya, no matter how powerful this little woman was. But he was still afraid that she would suffer if he faced off against a cunning woman like the Queen.
Suddenly I remembered what if Lin Mengya really entered the palace. Then the queen, won't she go even harder and deal with Lin Mengya
But my father's illness really couldn't be delayed. His brows furrowed slightly, he was really in a dilemma.
After experiencing so many things, the originally wonderful blessing banquet had to end hastily.
The affairs of the fifth prince will naturally be handled by the clan mansion. It's just that the emperor is still ill, so the final treatment must come from the emperor himself. But Lin Mengya estimated that the queen would not let the fifth prince go.
The prince has already been involved in this matter, and now the queen must be anxious to keep the prince out of the matter.
And the only way is to make everything the fifth prince said become lies. There are countless ways to accomplish this, but Lin Mengya just felt that the fifth prince was really doomed this time.
However, this is all his retribution and he cannot blame anyone.
If you seek skin from a tiger, you have to risk being eaten by the tiger. What's more, what about a person like the fifth prince, who is not smart at all
On the street outside the palace, the carriage of Prince Yu's Mansion was walking slowly. But he stopped at the entrance of a dark alley.
A delicate figure suddenly jumped out from the entrance of the alley. Seeing no one around, he lowered his head and got into Lin Mengya's carriage.
"Master, I have informed the eldest young master. He is waiting for you not far ahead. According to your instructions, he did not attract anyone's attention."
Lin Mengya nodded. She could never be more confident when Bai Su was doing things.
She invited her brother over because she wanted to know if he was responsible for the scandal at Showa Palace.
If it was really his brother who did it, then his courage would be too great.
Clan members and ministers who came out of the palace, and those who had ancestral homes, naturally wanted to return to their own homes. Those from other places either live in the imperial palace or in the palaces in the capital.
Therefore, Lin Mengya deliberately chose an inconspicuous path. Apart from being a little darker and a little narrower, it doesn't waste time.
The car was driving on the dark road. After a while, a handsome young man stopped Lin Mengya's carriage with a horse.
"The eldest young master has arrived. Master, the eldest young master is outside."
Bai Zhi saw Lin Nansheng's outline at a glance and whispered back.
"Please come in."
There were all her confidants in the carriage, so the news would not be easily leaked.
And there was no one around. Bai Su and his brother were both martial arts masters. If someone eavesdropped, they would be able to find traces.
Lin Nansheng, who was arrogant, had a somewhat flattering smile on his face as soon as he got on the carriage. He knew that everything he did could be hidden from everyone, but he could only hide it from his sister.
Therefore, in line with a frank and lenient attitude, he was not prepared to hide anything about his sister.
"Does dad know?"
After glancing at her brother, Lin Mengya asked softly. Lin Nansheng immediately shook his head and said:
"I don't dare to let dad know. If dad knew that I dared to fight against the fire at Showa Palace, he would definitely crush me to pieces."
But Lin Mengya smiled lightly and looked at her brother in front of her with interest.
"Dad has known for a long time. When you went out, it was dad who provided cover. Although dad is a loyal minister and good general, he is not a foolish and loyal person. Do you think that dad really knows nothing about the fifth prince shooting me today? Is it done?"
It wasn't until now that Lin Mengya figured it out. What a coincidence that the queen chose two princes, one was King Chongshan and the other was King Lishan.
Even though they were all very fair clan members, they all spoke to her overtly or covertly.
Although at the banquet, the two princes seemed to have little in common with their father. But an inadvertent movement relieved all Lin Mengya's doubts.
She saw with her own eyes that while those people were mesmerized in watching the Feitian Dance, only these three people pretended to be immersed in the song and dance.
Perhaps it seemed that no one had noticed them. These three quasi-old men, who were all over a hundred years old in total, smiled in perfect agreement.
It was a smile that was neither a compliment nor just a polite smile.
From that moment, Lin Mengya realized that everything was actually under her father's control.
She and her brother were just pawns in this contest, while her father was just hiding behind it and adding fuel to the flames. Without letting any news come out, the Queen might not be able to guess that the person who was actually playing a game with her was not Lin Mengya, but Lin Muzhi.
"You mean, dad knows everything we do, and also helps 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 lieutenant general, how could he not understand his chief general
Burning the Showa Palace on fire is a trick that young people find thrilling. Could it be that the stubborn old man in the family has really figured it out
Suddenly, he was still a little unbelievable.
"Of course, if that's not the case. How could the fifth prince's quiver be lost? I guess you must have collaborated with Qin Mo and asked the imperial army in the Ancestral Temple to steal it for you, right? Don't forget these things. , but there are dedicated people sorting it out. But why did the fifth prince simply forget about it in the main hall just now, let alone bringing it with him. Of course, with the fifth prince's personality, he would not remember it at all. Live. But why did everyone forget to remind him?"
Lin Mengya's words suddenly enlightened Lin Nansheng.
Yes, he also felt that things were a little too smooth. If his father wasn't secretly helping him, then there must be something wrong with these things.
In his heart, he was suddenly shocked. It turned out that after so many years, he still didn't fully understand his father.
"Brother, in fact, your scheming and methods are exactly the same as your father's. It's just that you still have the arrogance and aggressiveness of a young man. My father may not be as strong as you back then, but he has been quiet for many years, so he has more You have gained a lot of composure. I believe that, given time, you will definitely become an old fox like dad, go for it."
Lin Mengya could understand her brother's shock at this moment.
In fact, she was able to figure out these things only after the fact.
There is some wisdom that is far beyond what she, who is protected like a flower in a greenhouse, can possess. She still had to learn from her father about the great wisdom that dared to communicate with heaven and earth.
"Sister, you made a really smart decision. As an older brother, I have to learn to be an old fox like our father."
The intelligence of the Lin family is definitely the same. Lin Mengya smiled, as long as her brother understood. If what happened this time did not go as she expected, the queen would definitely blame it all on Long Yingchu. Moreover, the Chen family may be in ruins this time.
But the Chen family has always been on good terms with the official family, so isn't his family the only one to follow their lead? Why would the queen not care about the Chen family at all
As expected, it is puzzling.
"By the way, sister, why didn't I see the Yue family at tonight's family dinner? I went to the Yue Mansion yesterday, but the disciples said that everyone went back to their hometown after Mr. Yue came to visit his relatives. Moreover, I asked After hearing about Yue Ting's situation, why did they start chasing people away?"
Mentioning Yue Ting, Lin Mengya's heart suddenly sank.
He lowered his head and looked at his toes, seeing that he could no longer hide it. How should she speak to keep her brother calm
"Brother, I have something to tell you."
Lin Mengya thought about it, and rolled into her brother's arms just like she did when she was a child. But this time, she hugged her brother and lay on his shoulder. Before she could speak, she shed tears. It rolled down like a thread and landed in my brother's clothes.
"A few months ago, King Ming of Xifan came to visit. The royal family and ministers all followed the prince and King Ming to go hunting in Lingju Mountain. Sister Yue Ting and I were also among them."
Even though several months had passed, Lin Mengya still felt unbearably distressed every time she mentioned this incident.
Even though she is so strong, she can cry like a tearful person.
The four girls in the carriage seemed to be infected at the same time. After all, Miss Yue Ting was the first person to treat Lin Mengya sincerely.
If it weren't for her constant protection, I'm afraid the master would be gone from this world long ago.
"I know, something happened to Yue Ting, right? Did she fall off the horse? Or... or was she injured in some way?"
No matter how dull Lin Nansheng was, he still sensed something unusual. He immediately asked hurriedly, but Lin Mengya hugged her brother tightly and said word by word:
"The second son of King Ming was instigated by others and wanted to kidnap me. But I didn't expect that I saved the day several times and actually angered this beast. He... He actually ruined Sister Yue Ting. Finally, there was someone who maliciously slandered Yue. Sister Ting. In order not to tarnish your reputation, she jumped off a cliff and committed suicide."
Lin Mengya's hidden tears could no longer be held back and fell from her eyes.