"Don't kneel! My husband will not kneel before such a shameless slut!"
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
The First Emperor's imposing and dignified appearance immediately came to mind for Li Lin.
Following closely behind was the beautiful Princess Manyin.
Unlike the First Emperor, Princess Manyin's eyes were already slightly red, and her resolute expression surprised Li Lin, who was inside the room.
And then add this sentence.
This was completely unexpected.
[Princess Manyin has personally acknowledged that I am her fiancé? This...this is too unbelievable! Although I've met her quite a few times these past few days, she's always been very shy and has never mentioned anything about marriage. This is truly beyond my expectations!]
"Ah? Your Highness! Your Majesty!"
Li Yao, belatedly realizing what was happening, naturally felt curious after hearing the sound. When she turned around, she was so frightened that she almost lost her mind.
He collapsed to the ground.
His face was filled with fear and anxiety, and he was trembling all over: Oh no, oh no! It must be because I was too smug just now, and what I said was too presumptuous; Her Highness the Princess and His Majesty both heard it...
"Your Majesty? Your Highness the Princess? What brings you here to my newly purchased house?"
Li Lin did not steer the conversation toward Li Yao.
Because he knew that if he intervened, he wouldn't escalate the conflict, or make it worse. If he acted like a peacemaker and tried to cover things up, it would be detrimental.
He will definitely make the princess mistakenly think that he is a kind-hearted person.
If a kind-hearted person is bullied like this, wouldn't that only fuel more conflict?
Since you've made up your mind to retaliate, you must make a good choice: either don't act at all, or act decisively and resolve the issue immediately. There can be no dragging things out!
"Lord Li, we all heard what that vile woman said. She tried so hard to frame you. What do you have to say? What grievances do you have? Speak up! The Empress and the Emperor are here, and we will stand up for you!"
"Your Highness, Your Majesty, I've thought about it, and I believe you've misunderstood. Miss Li Yao was just joking with me. She and I are childhood friends; how could she possibly frame me like that? You must have misheard!"
Li Lin was very sincere. He knelt down and spoke calmly to defend her.
This left Princess Manyin completely shocked.
And what about the First Emperor?
If I hadn't known his thoughts beforehand, I might have been shocked too.
Li Yao was even more surprised and looked at Li Lin with a strange expression.
"Lord Li, why are you still pleading for this vile woman at a time like this? I heard everything that happened inside the room just now. This vile woman tried so hard to frame you, don't you resent her at all?"
“Your Highness, Your Majesty, since you already know, I won’t say anything more. Because of me, her brother and father have been imprisoned. It’s only natural that she’s coming to me for revenge. Although she wants to harm me, she is at least a filial daughter!”
Li Lin sighed, closed his eyes, pondered the way the Virgin Marys spoke, and then spoke in that tone.
As expected.
This worked!
Princess Manyin was immediately angered by his lenient attitude. She gritted her teeth and said with exasperation, "Minister Li, how could you be so foolish? You are such a kind person, but why would anyone let you go just because you are kind? Father, quickly throw this wretched woman into the imperial prison, so that her family can go on their way together in peace!"
【Excellent! Success! To catch a thief, first catch the king; to shoot a man, first shoot his horse. Now, the princess will surely deal with Li Yao seriously in her anger. After all, people lose their rationality when they are angry, and they won't question anything suspicious that happened today, nor will they listen to Li Yao's explanation for deliberately luring her into the trap!】
"Your Highness, I'm innocent! I'm innocent! It was that bastard Li Lin who brought me here. Before you arrived, he kept touching me inappropriately..."
If he hadn't made that gesture to defend her, Princess Manyin might have overheard those words.
But unfortunately.
Too late!
"Hmph! Li Yao, you vile woman, even at a time like this, you still want to shift all the blame onto the kind-hearted Li Zhongcheng? He has been trying to clear your name, but instead, you've gone and started making trouble in front of me, slandering him like a mad dog. You vile woman, your heart is truly wicked to the extreme!"
Princess Manyin had never been so angry as she was today.
In her earlier years, she had a close relationship with Li Yao because her brother Fusu was close to him, and they were acquaintances.
Unexpected.
This is Li Yao's current attitude.
This is absolutely unforgivable!
"Alright, alright, Manyin, stop being angry. Guards, issue my decree to imprison the Prime Minister's daughter, Li Yao, in the Imperial Prison, along with Li Si and Li You!"
"promise!"
Soon, the guards and eunuchs who were standing at the entrance to the inner courtyard came in.
They dragged the crying Li Yao out.
The whole farce in the house finally came to an end at this moment.
Li Lin let out a breath and regained his composure.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, it is thanks to your timely arrival that my reputation was ruined!"
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