Chapter 1110 A Frenzied Whitewashing

He's just a minor official's family, not even worthy to carry Lin Yue'e's shoes before, yet now he acts all high and mighty, saying that daughters should pay for their fathers' debts, which is something he should accept. It's simply outrageous.

Years have passed, and Cheng Dieyi's bones have turned to ashes. Why don't the Cheng family dare to settle scores with Lin Yuesha? Is it because Lin Yuesha is going to become the empress?

Lin Yue'e was burning with jealousy; she was unwilling to accept this!

Behind the scenes, the maids and servants gave Lin Yue'e advice: even though Lin Shusheng was imprisoned, he hadn't been beheaded, so there was still room for maneuver.

Even if Lin Yuesha were to betray her own family for the greater good, she is still Lin Yue'e's older sister. With that relationship, Lin Yue'e will eventually regain her former glory.

Lin Yue'e had doubts about this. She'd never allow Lin Yuesha to be her lackey; why should she?

Is it because Lin Yuesha is a vixen who seduced Qi Heng that she rose to the top overnight?

With such a good opportunity, Lin Yue'e believed she could also seize it, so she set her sights on Qi Heng.

After spending a considerable amount of money, Lin Yue'e finally learned that Qi Heng was going to the Prince of Luo's villa, where he was already waiting.

She rolled her eyes. As a daughter, no matter how wrong her own father was, he was still her father, so she had to show that she was a filial daughter.

"presumptuous!"

Qi Heng's guards were about to step forward to arrest Lin Yue'e, but Qi Heng stopped them.

Lin Yue'e will be left here for now, and dealt with after the situation calms down.

The case of Lin Shusheng caused a great uproar in the capital. The people praised Lin Yuesha for putting her own family aside for the greater good. However, if Lin Yue'e were also dealt with, some people might think behind her back that Lin Yuesha was cold-hearted and implicated her innocent sister in order to avenge her father.

People always like to stand on moral high ground to judge others, and no one is exempt from this.

Even if Qi Heng were in a high position, he could not silence public opinion. He did not want his wife to be criticized, not even a single word could be said about her.

He is petty and narrow-minded; upon hearing such remarks, he feels a bloodthirsty urge to kill.

"You want to exonerate Lin Shusheng?"

Qi Heng's icy gaze was fixed on Lin Yue'e, who couldn't help but shiver.

I heard that the new emperor's mother was once the most beautiful woman in the capital, Lady Yun. It turns out that she used to wear a mask, a mask with a pockmarked face, so ugly that no one wanted to look at her a second time.

To my surprise, his true appearance is quite striking; he is a rare and handsome man.

But this was precisely the kind of person who possessed an aloof and detached air, which inexplicably frightened Lin Yue'e, making her unable to look him in the eye.

"Brother-in-law... no, Your Majesty, I don't mean to overturn Father's case, but rather..."

Overturning the verdict was impossible. The case was jointly decided by the Prefectural Magistrate's Office, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Ministry of Justice, so there was no possibility of overturning it. Lin Yue'e knew this perfectly well, and she only hoped that her father could be lenient.

"The daughter of a disgraced official is willing to take the blame for her father."

Lin Yue'e regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking, her voice trembling. In truth, she wanted to get closer to Qi Heng, not to get herself involved.

If she had the chance to marry her brother-in-law, even if she only became a concubine, she would have a chance to rise in rank.

The Qi family, numbering over a hundred, was wiped out. Qi Heng should have had deep feelings for Lord Qi. At this time, Lin Yue'e is taking the lead and playing the emotional card, which might attract Qi Heng's attention.

Lin Yue'e's mind was as cunning as a honeycomb. She analyzed things from multiple angles, and she had rehearsed her lines for meeting Qi Heng a thousand times in secret.

How will you take responsibility?

Qi Heng raised an eyebrow. This Lin Yue'e had fully inherited the bloodline of the Lin family; she was ambitious, calculating, and reckless.

It's a pity, he's not stupid, Lin Yue'e seems to have chosen the wrong person.

"Your subject is willing to go to prison in your father's place, only asking that you be spared death."

Lin Yue'e wiped her eyes and shed a few genuine tears. With the Lin family destroyed and its members killed, Lin Yue'e finally understood what it meant to be treated so differently. She did not want to be a daughter of a poor, ordinary family.

The Qin family has collapsed. Because of her mother's death, the Qin family hates the Lin family to the bone. Every time Lin Yue'e goes there, she is kicked out.

Now, she has no one to rely on. When Lin Yuesha returns and whispers sweet nothings in Qi Heng's ear, Lin Yue'e doesn't think she'll have a chance anymore.

Therefore, success or failure hinges on this one move.

"Lin Yue'e, Lin Shusheng not only committed a shocking crime, but also personally killed Qin Shi."

Qi Heng asked pointedly, "You're trying to exonerate your father, but have you ever considered how Qin would feel if she were still alive?"

Lin Yue'e came to plead guilty because Lin Shusheng had not yet been executed and might still be of use.

However, Qin Shi was a dead person and had long been forgotten.

In comparison, it was easy for Lam Yuet-ngor to make a choice.

"No, brother-in-law, it was Mother who instigated Father to do this. Father was at most an accomplice. He thought Mother was too ruthless, so he made a mistake!"

Now that things have come to this, and Qin is dead, those who are alive must continue.

After much deliberation, Lin Yue'e decided to shift all the blame onto Qin Shi and offered to act as a witness.

"Father is guilty of killing Mother, but if we don't do it, many more people will die because of it."

Lin Yue'e's whitewashing methods were truly brilliant. After reversing right and wrong, Lin Shusheng was portrayed as someone who would sacrifice his own family for the greater good, because he didn't want the Qin family to make the same mistake again.

Lin Shusheng was also in great pain when he made this choice.

"Brother-in-law, please believe me. I visited you in prison, and Father said that Qin Shi was not killed by Father, but by Jiao Niang, Father's mistress!"

Jiao Niang gave birth to two sons, but they were not officially recognized as wives. Qin Shi, as the head of the household, absolutely forbade any mistresses from entering the family.

Harboring resentment and considering the well-being of her two sons, the woman decided to go all the way and, after committing the murder, took it upon herself to hide the body.

At most, Lin Shusheng knew about the crime but failed to report it, thus protecting the criminal. He was imprisoned, while Jiao Niang escaped unscathed and even took a large sum of money from the Lin family. This world is unjust!

"Alright, we'll make a decision on this matter after we catch Jiao Niang."

Qi Heng readily agreed. If it weren't for the fact that Jiao Niang had run far away and it would take time to bring her to the capital, Lin Shusheng wouldn't be alive now.

"Brother-in-law, you..."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Lin Yue'e's eyes. She had only said a few words, yet she had swayed Qi Heng's decision. It seemed that Qi Heng did not want to execute her father either.

After all, Qi Heng is going to marry Lin Yuesha, how can he tolerate such a stain on the Lin family!

"Get out of the way after you've finished speaking."

Qi Heng appeared calm and collected, but in reality, he was already quite impatient.

Lin Yue'e thought herself clever, but Qi Heng saw through her at a glance.

"Brother-in-law, may Yue'e accompany you?"

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Yue'e raised another unreasonable condition. She justified herself by saying, "It is my elder sister's wedding day, and as her younger sister, I should provide a dowry. However, I haven't chosen one yet. I wonder if that would be acceptable..."

Lin Yue'e asked Qi Heng to go shopping. She knew that there was a batch of new treasures at the Treasure Pavilion today. If she appeared with Qi Heng, wouldn't those snobbish people who looked down on others fawn over her like lapdogs?