Hearing her say this, Situ Yao naturally would not refuse. After all, it was just sending more people. Even if nothing happened, it was good to prevent problems before they happened.
When everything was ready, several carriages wobbled out of the palace.
Because the temple is on the mountain, Su Mengyan and others can rest for a while while in the carriage.
When the carriage reached the foot of the mountain, it became difficult to go up the mountain again. The horses had been walking for such a long time and needed a rest.
So, Su Mengyan immediately prepared to let the convoy rest for a while at the foot of the mountain.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard a commotion outside.
"What's going on?" Su Mengyan wanted to stick her head out to see, but Bixia immediately pulled her in. She had good hearing and could already hear the sound of swords clashing outside.
"Your Majesty, please don't move. I heard the sound of fighting outside. I'm afraid there are thieves." Bixia advised.
When Su Mengyan heard Bixia say that there might be a thief outside, she couldn't help but sigh. Her premonition turned out to be true. Today was not so peaceful after all.
After a while, the noise outside gradually stopped, and immediately a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, a group of thieves just appeared and disturbed you. Please forgive them."
It is really not the guards' fault in this matter. There are thieves. How can they control such a thing?
So, Su Mengyan asked, "What crime did you commit by escorting us? Has it been resolved now?"
"Yes, those thieves have been dealt with." said the guard.
When they encountered thieves at the foot of the mountain, Su Mengyan felt that they could not rest there any longer, so she asked these people to whip them up the mountain as quickly as possible and rest in the temple.
Soon, the group arrived at the temple.
Originally, this time she left the palace in order to let Qiuyue meet her biological mother.
Therefore, Situ Yao and his concubines waited at the foot of the mountain.
But this time, it was not only Su Mengyan, Lin Xiangru and Qiuyue who went up the mountain, but also Lin Xiaoxiang came.
At that time, they said they were going to the temple to offer sacrifices for Qiuyue's biological mother. When Lin Xiaoxiang said, "I have finally left the palace, and I am pregnant. Why don't you let me go with you to the temple and pray for the safety of your unborn child."
What she said made sense, so Su Mengyan did not refuse.
Inside the temple, the Prime Minister's wife knelt before the Buddha, muttering to herself, "Buddha, I know this is against the will of heaven, but for the sake of my family, I have no choice but to do it. Please forgive me, Buddha."
Thinking of the assassination attempt on the Queen, the Prime Minister's wife felt a little uneasy, so she came to the temple early in the morning to seek peace of mind.
Just as she was kneeling in front of the Buddha, she heard a noise coming from outside the temple.
It turned out that Su Mengyan and others had entered the temple.
As the wife of a minister, the Prime Minister's wife naturally had to pay her respects to the Empress when she met her in the temple.
So when she learned that the Queen had arrived, she knew that their assassination had failed.
When she came out and saw a figure pulling a little girl behind Su Mengyan, her eyes suddenly shocked. Why was her daughter here?
Then, the Prime Minister's wife immediately responded: "I greet the Queen and pay my respects to all the ladies."
Su Mengyan obviously didn't expect to see the Prime Minister's wife here, but this was a temple, not a place where no one was allowed to enter, so she just nodded to the Prime Minister's wife.
After exchanging a few words of flattery with the Prime Minister's wife, Su Mengyan took Lin Xiangru and Qiuyue to burn incense for Cui Mixue and Situ Zhao.
After Su Mengyan walked a few steps, she seemed to remember something, turned around, walked to Lin Xiaoxiang's side, leaned over and whispered in Lin Xiaoxiang's ear: "I have a few words to say to you. I advise you to take good care of yourself and don't think about things that are not necessary."
After saying that, Su Mengyan turned and left.
What did she mean by this? Did she know that the thieves at the foot of the mountain were sent by her? No, it was impossible that she hadn't done this herself. How could she know? Lin Xiaoxiang's mind was full of thoughts.
When Lin Xiaoxiang thought of what Su Mengyan had just said to him, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He had spent so much effort setting up such a trap, but he didn't expect that Su Mengyan could dodge it so easily.
And judging from Su Mengyan's attitude just now, she should have known that she was involved in this matter. It must be said that Lin Xiaoxiang was a little confused about where the loophole in her plan was that Su Mengyan noticed it.
Although the Prime Minister's wife wanted to know why Lin Xiaoxiang didn't tell her that Lin Xiangru was accompanying her this time, but when she saw Su Mengyan leaving, she didn't dare to speak. She was afraid that Su Mengyan would notice something.
So the Prime Minister's wife just looked at Lin Xiaoxiang hatefully, with some disgust in her eyes. She knew her daughter too well, so even if she didn't ask, she understood that Lin Xiaoxiang wanted to get rid of Su Mengyan. But at the same time, if she could get rid of Lin Xiangru as well, that would naturally be the best.
It is said that blood ties the bond between family members. These two sisters grew up together, but now they have become enemies and are eager to take each other's lives.
When this matter came to light, the Prime Minister's wife could only sigh and say that children are no longer under the control of their mothers when they grow up, let alone that these are two daughters who have entered the deep palace backyard.
After they finished their worship, the Prime Minister's wife wanted to find an opportunity to be alone with Lin Xiangru, but unfortunately, it was not possible because this was an unfamiliar place. In addition, Qiuyue only found out today that Lin Xiangru was not her biological mother. Qiuyue was very scared, so her little hand kept holding Lin Xiangru's hand tightly.
So when the Prime Minister's wife found Lin Xiangru, Qiuyue was also there. The Prime Minister's wife glanced at little Qiuyue and wanted to let her leave, but then she thought that she was just a one-year-old child and it didn't matter if she heard something.
Thinking of this, the Prime Minister's wife ignored Qiuyue's presence, grabbed Lin Xiangru's hand, and tears fell down.
"My poor daughter, you always wanted to enter the palace. Your mother knew that you liked the emperor, so she let you in despite your father's opposition. Now you have ended up like this. Your mother is so heartbroken." The Prime Minister's wife burst into tears as she spoke.
Thinking about what happened before she entered the palace, Lin Xiangru did still have some affection for the Prime Minister's wife. She vaguely remembered that before she entered the palace, her mother always said that she was destined to be a noble concubine and had always supported her to enter the palace.
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