Emperor Yan's lips curled into a meaningful, cold smile, but it quickly vanished, replaced by disbelief and anger.
He slammed his hand heavily on the dragon throne: "Bang!!!"
"presumptuous!"
"Is the Zhou family really so presumptuous?"
"Zhou Cheng really did say some things! He said it would be great if he overthrew the dynasty and became emperor himself!"
Lin Jiaoyun replied without changing her expression, "Your Majesty, I dare not lie. Zhou Cheng really did say that."
"Okay, okay!"
Emperor Yan's eyes were filled with disappointment and hatred. He clutched his chest, shook his head, and sighed, "Zhou Zhenguang, Zhou Zhenguang, I have treated you well. How could you be so disloyal, heartless, and unjust!"
"How could you collude with the Xiongnu for the sake of seizing power! You have truly disappointed me!"
"If it weren't for the Lin family girl saying it herself, I probably wouldn't have believed it."
"Grand Tutor Cheng, what else do you have to say now? The Lin family's daughter has accused the Zhou family of plotting rebellion, yet you keep saying that Zhou Zhenguang is a loyal general. Whom should I believe?"
Grand Tutor Cheng laughed sarcastically: "This old minister has nothing to say."
At this point, nothing he said would make a difference.
It's a ridiculous saying that military generals rarely meet a good end.
What a fitting ending!
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are truly ruthless!
"Very well! Since you have nothing to say, then..." Emperor Yan met the Crown Prince's pleading gaze, snorted coldly, and ordered, "Then, as the Crown Prince suggests, lock him up in the Dali Temple to assist in the investigation!"
"I just heard from the Lin family woman that Zhou Zhenguang's room contains letters of collusion with the Xiongnu, is that right?"
Lin Jiaoyun's palms were sweating with nervousness: "Yes."
"good!"
"Issue my decree."
"Dispatch five hundred Imperial Guards to thoroughly investigate the Zhou family. Once they find any letters of treason, immediately detain all members of the Zhou family. Anyone who dares to obstruct the investigation, except for Zhou Cheng, will be executed without mercy!"
"Lin Jiaoyun, daughter of the Lin family, possesses a strong sense of righteousness and demonstrates the integrity of a woman. She is hereby granted the title of Princess Shanyun, bestowed with a thousand taels of silver, and granted residence in the Princess's Mansion! Court adjourned!"
The oppressive feeling above their heads gradually subsided, and the voices of the ministers began to murmur in the hall.
Lin Jiaoyun, kneeling on the ground, finally realized what she had just heard... Princess?
Is she going to become a princess?
Oh my god!
Lin Jiaoyun covered her mouth in surprise, trembling with excitement.
As for any sense of guilt or conscience, it vanished entirely in the face of enormous profits.
Only the Grand Tutor Cheng, who had been detained and taken away, let out a cold laugh, glancing at Lin Jiaoyun with sarcasm and contempt, and said, "Zhou Cheng treated you well without reservation and made sacrifices for you, but I never expected that the one who would stab him in the back in the end would be you."
"Miss Lin, you are truly a person of noble character and gratitude."
"I admire you, I admire you..."
"What do you know!" Lin Jiaoyun was struck at the heart and immediately stood up to retort, "What do you mean by stabbing me in the back? I'm just telling the truth! I'm talking about integrity, do you understand integrity?"
"Besides, I feel really guilty, okay?"
“Zhou Cheng was quite good to me before, and my conscience isn’t clear! He loved me to death, and it’s his blessing that he could make some sacrifices for me before he died.”
"You don't know anything!"
Lin Jiaoyun retorted angrily, but her heart was filled with relief and joy, believing that she had made the best choice of her life today.
But is this decision really the right one? Will she really not regret it?
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