"What is your majesty trying to do with me?" Rong Kui was not in a hurry to go out. Instead, he went back to the room, poured himself a cup of tea, looked at Lin Zhiyu who walked in, and said with a smile:
"Is Your Majesty doubting me, or am I Beiyuan doubting the sincerity of my friendship with Lingqing?"
Knowing that he would defend himself, Lin Zhiyu didn't say much and waited for General Ji to come back to tell her the result.
"Prince Rong, please take care of yourself." Lin Zhiyu turned and left after taking a look at Rong Kui who couldn't hide the gloom in his eyes. "Watch tight, don't let anyone escape."
Rong Kui clenched the teacup tightly, his fingertips turning white.
It seems that his contact with the old guy was exposed.
Or was he betrayed
Thinking that the prime minister might have leaked the secret, Rong Kui's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
He was not afraid of what Lin Zhiyu would do to him. After all, he was the only prince in Beiyuan. If she really dared to attack him, she might start a war between the two countries.
When he gets out, if he finds out that the Prime Minister betrayed him, he will definitely let her know the consequences!
It's a pity that Rong Kui is destined to be trapped here.
The prime minister was taken to Dali Temple. There was no treatment for the time being, but he was waiting for Lin Zhiyu to come over.
After Lin Zhiyu finished handling the affairs in the palace, he went to Dali Temple.
People gathered outside the council hall of Dali Temple.
Almost all of them came to see the news of the prime minister's arrest.
After all, the prime minister's image was established so well on weekdays that General Ji almost seemed to be parading in the street when he escorted her back.
The Prime Minister lowered his head, not daring to look at the eyes of the people around him.
The people talked a lot, and some pointed at her.
Nanfeng originally wanted to go to Dali Temple with Lin Zhiyu, but Lin Zhiyu refused.
"Just stay in the palace and take care of yourself. I can handle these things."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Nanfeng had no choice but to agree. In fact, Lin Zhiyu had just left the palace, so he followed her out.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
The palace maid's shouts made the people watching consciously move out of the way.
"Your Majesty has come in person?"
"Did the Prime Minister really commit a heinous crime?"
"This is the first time in my life that I have seen His Majesty with my own eyes..."
Lin Zhiyu was sitting on the pedestal, looking more solemn in his extremely formal court uniform, and the voices around him gradually became quieter.
After getting off the steps, Lingya helped Lin Zhiyu into the council hall.
She didn't walk very fast, and her slow footsteps sounded like a reminder to the prime minister's ears.
"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Meet Your Majesty..."
After Lin Zhiyu sat down, the people and General Ji saluted one after another.
Lin Zhiyu made a "get up" motion, and then looked at the prime minister.
"Master Prime Minister, you really disappoint me."
Hearing these words, the Prime Minister trembled like chaff.
"I... I know that my crime deserves death. Please spare my family!"
She was lying on the ground, kowtowing desperately.
"I also miss sparing their lives because you have been watching them for many years and made a lot of contributions. However, do you know how serious the mistakes you have committed are?"
Whether it is for pleasure or collusion with the enemy, according to Lingqing's national regulations, any one of them can kill the nine tribes.
"Come here, bring all the stolen goods!"
Lin Zhiyu gave an order, and someone came in carrying the boxes.
She signaled for someone to open the box, and the contents inside were revealed, and everyone could clearly see what was inside.
"Is this... is this stolen property?"
"Isn't it possible? Isn't the Prime Minister an honest official?"
"This is too much! You are treating us like fools!"
Lin Zhiyu randomly pulled out another letter from the small box.
The Prime Minister trembled even more.
The empress sitting above sneered at him and threw the letter and envelope to his hand, "Would you like me to read it for you? What is written in it?"
"No... no need, I plead guilty!"
The prime minister kowtowed frantically, "I beg your majesty to spare my relatives."
Lin Zhiyu slapped the case, "You still have the nerve to beg me? Do you know what kind of situation I, Lingqing, will face if you really cooperate with Rong Kui!"
"Are rights more important than the safety of the people?"
"I can turn a blind eye to other things. Do you really think Rong Kui is just like that?"
The people watching finally knew why Lin Zhiyu was so angry.
The dignified prime minister actually had an affair with an enemy country. With this in mind, they would not stop until the nine tribes were punished!
Who would have thought that the prime minister, who appears to be steady and loving to the people, would be like this
The execution of the Nine Tribes is already a certainty.
On the other side, the news that the prince was detained soon spread back to Beiyuan.
Because he didn't know the reason, the emperor of Beiyuan sent another envoy to ask Lin Zhiyu why he wanted to detain the prince.
Lin Zhiyu threw a letter directly at the envoy's feet and sneered: "Your country has a good prince, and we can't catch up with him!"
The messenger opened the letter curiously and read every word.
His expression didn't look much better either, and he cursed Rong Kui in his mind for being such a fool and not doing things cleanly.
"Your Majesty, although Prince Rong made a mistake, fortunately it did not cause any losses. Please be kind and let him go."
"If I let him go, will someone let me go, Lingqing?" Lin Zhiyu was determined. "It's about my soul and comfort, I will never give in."
"Then what do you want, Your Majesty?" Beiyuan's envoy laughed angrily, but his prince was still in the other party's hands, so he had nothing to do.
"Don't be nervous, I won't let you do anything."
The more she said this, the more the messenger felt that this matter was not easy to get past.
"Why don't you change it to a prince?"
"!" The messenger was very surprised that Lin Zhiyu would say such a thing.
"I know you want to say that this is the only prince in Beiyuan, but as far as I know, Rong Kui should have a twin brother, right?"
"...Yes, but that prince was called the Disaster Star and died many years ago."
"Dead?" Lin Zhiyu pretended to be surprised. "But I know a man who looks exactly like Rong Kui."
"What?! This is impossible!"
Lin Zhiyu clapped his hands, and Nan Feng walked out wearing normal clothes.
Dressed in white, he is independent from the world.
That face is indeed the same as Rong Kui's.
"This... how is this possible..." the messenger muttered to himself in disbelief.
"How about it, wouldn't it be nice to change to a prince?"
The messenger hesitated.
He could see that apart from this method, other methods would probably not work.
"I have no right to make the decision on this matter. I have to ask the Emperor."
"Okay, you go, I will give you ten days. If you don't come back, I will personally send Rong Kui back." Although Lin Zhiyu smiled, the threat was self-evident.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Rong Kui was still waiting eagerly for his father to send someone to rescue him, but he waited and waited but no one came.
So he asked someone to inquire secretly again, but they found out that a messenger had been there, and he went back after the conversation.
Suddenly, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
After the envoy returned to Beiyuan, he repeated Lin Zhiyu's words in detail.
"Did she really say that? Have you seen the person she was talking about?" the emperor of Beiyuan asked.
"I've seen him before. He does look the same as the prince."
"In that case..." The emperor seemed to have aged several years instantly. "Then let's change it to the prince..."
(End of chapter)