Chapter 121 I'll Take Someone Down With Me Even If I Die
Seeing this scene, Marquis Chengyi was so shocked that he almost screamed, but he reacted quickly and quickly covered his mouth.
But those old eyes were even redder than before, with tears welling up in them.
"Don't cry!" Yu Youning said softly, comforting him attentively, "This is my little Baibai. It will eat the poison in Zhai Heming's body."
Marquis Chengyi nodded quickly, "Okay, okay! Eat it!"
He understands the truth!
But when he watched a poisonous insect crawl into his son's ear, he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
Lin Ruoli's face was originally full of disdain, but now seeing this scene, she became panicked.
She felt a little uneasy and wanted to leave quickly.
"I don't have time to watch you talking nonsense here. I'm leaving."
Lin Ruoli was about to leave as she spoke, but after taking just two steps, she looked in pain, covered her chest with her hands, and fell directly to the ground.
This change shocked everyone.
Lin Ruoli lay on the ground, covering her heart with her hands, rolling around, her face full of pain.
Yu Youning sighed and shook his head, "I just told you to let Xiao Baibai eat the baby Gu. Anyone with the mother Gu will suffer from heart-wrenching pain. You refused to believe me, and now you're suffering!"
Everyone looked at Lin Ruoli rolling on the ground in pain, not only did they not have the slightest sympathy, but their eyes were full of vigilance and precaution.
Where did Lin Ruoli get this poisonous insect?
This time, Lin Ruoli put the insect on the child Zhai Heming.
But what if she puts such a poisonous insect on that powerful person next time?
The emperor's face was ashen, and murderous intent was already emerging in his eyes.
Such poisonous insects are really scary!
If this poisonous insect gets into his body, wouldn't the empire of Dayong be in danger?
Lin Ruoli screamed in pain at first, but as time went on, his voice became weaker and weaker, and he stopped rolling around. He had fainted from the pain, and his pale little face was covered in sweat, looking extremely pitiful.
But there must be something hateful about a pitiful person.
No one felt sorry for Lin Ruoli at this time.
The fat white little bug crawled out of Zhai Heming's ear again.
Yu Youning reached out and took it.
After a while, the fat white bug disappeared into Yu Youning's sleeve.
Seeing this, Huo Qingchen immediately looked over and said, "Youning, you actually let the bugs stay on you, aren't you scared?"
Every girl he had known since childhood had been terrified of bugs.
Even if they saw insects from a distance, they would scream and run away, and some were even scared to tears.
But Yu Youning actually carried a bug with him all the time!
Although this insect is white and fat, it looks quite cute.
But no matter how cute it is, it is still a bug!
Yu Youning looked at Huo Qingchen strangely, "Little Baibai is so cute, why are you afraid of it?"
This little Baibai is the offspring of the Gu King. It was hatched with her blood and grew up drinking her blood. How could she be afraid of it?
Just as Huo Qingchen was about to continue asking, Huo Yun'an covered his mouth.
The emperor then raised the question that worried him, "Youning, are there many poisonous insects like this? Are there any more?"
He is really worried!
Yu Youning shook his head. "These insects are all mother and child. If the child dies, the mother will die too. They are extremely difficult to breed. There shouldn't be many, right? I don't know!"
Shouldn’t be many?
That means there is more!
The emperor was even more worried now, and his eyes turned colder when he looked at Lin Ruoli. "Youning, when will Lin Ruoli wake up?"
"Do you want her to wake up?" Yu Youning said, taking out a golden needle, "One injection and she'll wake up!"
The emperor was more than happy to accept this and nodded quickly, "Then I'll trouble Youning!"
"No trouble! It's just a piece of cake!"
Yu Youning walked forward and gave Lin Ruoli an injection on the head. Lin Ruoli moaned and slowly opened her eyes.
The person woke up, but heart-wrenching pain followed.
Although she didn't faint from the pain again, Lin Ruoli's face still looked extremely painful, with cold sweat dripping down her cheeks.
The emperor looked at her coldly, "Lin Ruoli, I want to ask you, where did you get this poisonous insect from?"
Just looking at the emperor like this, you can tell that he must be very angry.
Lin Ruoli didn't dare not answer, and spoke despite the pain.
"I...I don't know...I really don't know..."
As she spoke, tears fell down her face.
Although Lin Ruoli didn't know why the emperor was so angry, she understood one thing: she had to grit her teeth and say she didn't know!
Otherwise, death might be the only thing waiting for her.
The emperor asked twice more, but Lin Ruoli kept crying and shaking her head, saying she didn't know, and the situation became deadlocked.
It was at this time that Lin Siqiong ran over, knelt beside Lin Ruoli, and held Lin Ruoli in her arms.
Lin Siqiong looked up at the emperor with a pleading expression, "Your Majesty, Li'er is only five years old! She really doesn't know! Perhaps someone took advantage of her inattention and placed that mother Gu on her."
"If Li'er really knows something, she will definitely tell you everything she knows. Your Majesty, please understand!"
Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, Lin Siqiong looked at Yu Youning with tears in her eyes. "Youning, you and Li'er have been sisters for a while. You don't want to see Li'er being wrongly killed, do you?"
Yu Youning frowned, "Does she really not know?"
"Li'er really doesn't know anything! Look at her, she's in so much pain, how could she lie?"
"But when she was in there before, she told me that she knew my mother-in-law!" Yu Youning said.
"What mother-in-law?" the emperor asked hurriedly.
"I don't know Granny's name. Master only told me that her name is Granny. Twenty years ago, Granny used this insect to harm people, and then she disappeared. Master has been looking for her ever since.
Just now when we were inside, Li'er said that her mother-in-law helped her a lot. I asked her to tell me where her mother-in-law was, but she refused.
Lin Siqiong held Lin Ruoli's hands tightly, wishing she could slap her.
She had repeatedly told Lin Ruoli not to mention her mother-in-law's existence to anyone.
Not only did she mention it, she even mentioned it in front of Yu Youning!
How could such a stupid person be Lin Siqiong's daughter!
Although she hated Lin Ruoli to death, Lin Siqiong took a deep breath and still cried to defend Lin Ruoli.
"Youning, you know Li'er misunderstood you because of what happened before. It must be because of this, so after hearing you mention your mother-in-law, she deliberately said that she knew her mother-in-law, just to piss you off. You can't take her angry words seriously!"
Lin Siqiong is best at sophistry, and after hearing what she said, many people actually found it reasonable.
Yu Youning frowned, "Is that so?"
"Of course!" Lin Siqiong nodded vigorously. "Li'er has been in the capital since she was born and has never left. She has always been surrounded by many maids and servants. How could she possibly know a mother-in-law?"
"You said that...it seems to be true..."
When Huo Qingchen heard this, his eyes widened. How could Youning be so naive and so easy to deceive?
Did you actually believe the other party's lies?
"Youning, you——"
Before Huo Qingchen could finish his words, Chu Huaixu glared at him and forced him to swallow the rest of his words.
Although he swallowed the words back, Huo Qingchen felt a little aggrieved.
He wanted to remind Youning, why was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glaring at him?
The emperor looked calmly at Chu Huaixu, then at Yu Youning, and finally agreed with Yu Youning, saying, "Since Lin Ruoli doesn't know any mother-in-law, let's put this matter aside for now. I will send someone to continue investigating."
After hearing this, Lin Siqiong breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally got it over with!
"But!" the emperor spoke again, his voice cold and hard, tinged with impatience. "Lin Yan's lax management of the household has led to his granddaughter, Lin Ruoli, being targeted by treacherous individuals, and has also implicated the son of the Marquis Chengyi. He will be demoted one level and fined two years' salary!"
Lin Yan, who had been trying hard to reduce his presence, felt as if a pot had fallen from the sky when he heard this, hitting him so hard that his head spun and his vision went black.
Lin Yan quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know anything at this moment!"
He had no idea what a poisonous insect was, let alone what a mother-in-law was.
Why should his salary be fined?
Why should he be demoted?
The emperor snorted coldly, "Are you old and your brain no longer working? I'm telling you, it's because you're ignorant and don't manage your household properly that I'm punishing you!"
"But Your Majesty—"
"If you dare say one more word, you will be demoted one level!"
When the emperor said this, his eyes were as cold as a knife.
Lin Yan was frightened and didn't dare to say another word.
He has been demoted to the fifth rank. If he is demoted further, it will be the sixth rank!
This is the capital city!
An official of the fifth rank is just a small official and is always lower than everyone he meets.
How will he go out and walk in the future?
The more Lin Yan thought about it, the angrier he became, and the look he gave Lin Ruoli and Lin Siqiong was filled with resentment.
It’s all because of them, mother and daughter!
If it weren't for them, he wouldn't have been punished one after another!
Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, Lin Yan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
"What?" The emperor was extremely annoyed and wished he could sentence Lin Yan to death the next moment.
Lin Yan kowtowed and said, "I have failed to manage my family properly. Your Majesty, I am willing to accept the punishment. But there is another person who is also responsible!"
"Who?" The emperor was a little surprised.
"Mr. Shen Qingmo, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!" Lin Yan shouted, "Mr. Shen Qingmo is Lin Siqiong's husband and Lin Ruoli's father. He has a greater responsibility than I do at this moment!"
After hearing these words, not only the emperor, but everyone else looked at Lin Yan in shock.
Lin Yan is unwilling to die alone, and wants to drag someone else down with him!
Although the emperor was a little shocked, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Lin Yan said made a lot of sense.
Shen Qingmo is indeed to blame!
It’s just because Lin Siqiong and Lin Ruoli have been living in the Lin Mansion, so many times, he forgot that Shen Qingmo and Lin Siqiong are husband and wife, so he missed Shen Qingmo!
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