"Although I am a eunuch and I like the power in my hands, I just want to protect myself. I want to live and live freely." This was the first time Song Yushu said this to Jiang Shouli.
Jiang Shouli looked at her and did not refute for a moment. The court was in chaos. If one did not have a little power in his hands, he would be at the mercy of others. He was very familiar with this.
Neither of them spoke again until Lu Zhixing came out.
The next day, before the court session, the drum for submitting reports was struck, and Concubine Yue dragged her bloodstained body to kneel in the Golden Throne Hall.
"I, a commoner, Lin Fu Yueshi, am suing the Minister of Justice, Lin Zong, for allowing his subordinates to abduct me and then, in order to force my submission, using trumped-up charges to exterminate my entire clan. We have evidence of his correspondence with his subordinates."
"To protect myself, I gave myself to the enemy who destroyed my clan. I learned from Lin Zong himself that he allowed his family to seize fertile land, sell illegal salt, smuggle illegal firewood, and commit countless other crimes!"
As Concubine Yue presented evidence of her crimes one by one, the court officials in the Golden Palace who had attached themselves to the Lin family could not help but panic. Some timid officials even fainted on the spot.
They knew that the Shanglin Mansion was sealed yesterday, but they thought that as long as Lu Zhixing was still there, the Lin Mansion would not fall. How could they have known that so many things would be laid out in public?
"How unreasonable!" Although the emperor had known this for a long time, he was still very angry when he heard it. The Lin family relied on their status as in-laws and had been arrogant and domineering, even looking down on him. Now he could finally vent all the resentment in his heart.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The court officials immediately knelt on the ground.
At this time, Jiang Shouli moved out on his knees and brought up something that could bring down the Lin family.
"Your Majesty, I have a report to make."
"allow."
"Following clues, I found the Lin Mansion colluding with a Japanese royal family sorcerer to use strange magic to control King Jing. They were arrested on the spot last night!"
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This completely stunned the court officials who still held a glimmer of hope for the Lin family and Lu Zhixing.
It's over, it's over, everything is over...
Everything has been exposed, and everyone understands that there is no way the Lin family will recover. However, as daughters of the Lin family, the Queen and the Queen Mother cannot allow the Lin family to decline.
After all, without the Lin Mansion, the empress dowager would no longer be able to interfere in state affairs, and sooner or later the queen would no longer be the queen.
The Queen Mother was okay, as she was a thoughtful person and she didn't make a fuss immediately, but the Queen was not. As soon as she heard the news, she rushed to the Golden Palace.
Even when the emperor was about to issue an order, she stood at the door and shouted, "Wait!"
The emperor's face was so ugly that he had no idea how much he had been controlled by the queen in his life, and he didn't know how many princes and princesses in the palace had died at the hands of the queen.
"The evidence regarding the Lin Mansion incident is irrefutable. Out of respect for our long-standing friendship, I'm even considering a joint trial by the three courts." The emperor said gloomily, "Empress, are you trying to force me to immediately dismiss the Crown Prince and confiscate the nine clans of the Lin family?!"
"How dare you!" The Queen had lost her mind. She pointed at the Emperor's nose and cursed, "The Lin family is worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of the people! If it weren't for the Lin family, how could we have such a clear and bright land?!"
If the ministers had not been present, the queen would probably have said directly that if it were not for Lin, the emperor would not have been able to ascend to this position.
The emperor's face suddenly softened from being darker. He was still thinking about how to deal with the queen, but he didn't expect the queen to pounce on him.
"Empress, this is the Golden Palace, not your back garden. You said that Lin is not guilty, so why did you rush into the Golden Palace in such a hurry?" Lu Yanzhou glanced at the emperor's face and stood up.
"Your actions will only push the Lin family into a deeper pit of fire."
Lu Yanzhou's two sentences made the queen's face pale. She had been arrogant in the palace for a long time relying on the Lin Mansion. She had never bowed her head to the emperor's family in her life.
When she heard the news that Lin was convicted, she ignored the advice of her subordinates and went straight to the Golden Palace. When she came in, she thought the people outside were afraid of her, so they didn't stop her.
It seems there is something wrong here! The Queen suddenly looked at the Emperor, at her husband, "You did this on purpose! Did you do this on purpose? We have been married for so many years, and you actually want to kill me!"
The emperor slammed the table. "How ridiculous! I think the Lin family is really in big trouble! Come! Drag the queen out!"
How could the throne room allow people from the inner palace to come and make decisions? The emperor achieved his goal and started to drive them away.
"Let me go! Let me go!——" In the end, the queen was dragged out of the throne room by someone.
The emperor finally issued an order for a thorough investigation, saying that some crimes must be investigated, and those that did not exist cannot be forced to be accused, but the decline of the Lin family is a foregone conclusion!
When the Queen Mother heard the news in the palace, her eyes suddenly turned black and she fell into her chair.
"Empress Dowager!" The nanny beside her quickly supported her and helped her calm down.
It took the Queen Mother a long while to recover. She stared at the maid and asked, "Is Prince Jing in the Golden Throne Hall today?"
"To answer your Majesty, he is not here." The nanny shook her head.
"Send an order to allow Prince Jing to enter the palace!" The Queen Mother's headache grew worse. "He has Lin's blood in his veins! Tell him to protect the Lin family even at his death!"
The nanny beside her wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she didn't dare to speak and just took the order and left.
In less than two hours, Lu Zhixing entered the palace. Before he could finish his ceremony, the empress dowager beckoned for Lu Zhixing to come over.
She held Lu Zhixing's hand and looked at him eagerly, "I know this is difficult, but you are a member of the Lin family after all. You can't just watch the Lin family decline."
Lu Zhixing said coldly, "Grandmother must be ill. I am of the Lu family bloodline, when did I become of the Lin family bloodline?"
The Queen Mother released her hand, her eyes sharp and cold as she looked at him, "The Lin family has supported you for so many years, and this is how you repay them? Whether you are willing to acknowledge them or not, you must save the Lin family! Even if it costs you your life, you must save them!"
"Grandmother." Lu Zhixing suddenly stood up and looked down at the Queen Mother on the bed. "Didn't I die long ago when Lin wanted my fifth brother to replace me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" The coldness between the Queen Mother's eyebrows and eyes was like a freezing snowy night. She could no longer conceal her disgust for Lu Zhixing. "If Lin wanted your life, would they have tried their best to save you while you were unconscious?!"
Lu Zhixing was extremely disappointed in her, but it made sense. How could his grandfather, who had raised him since he was a child, so easily order him to be killed? What about his grandmother, who saw him from time to time and "spoiled" him?
"You don't know I'll go blind in the future..."
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