Chapter 232 Lord Lin's Decision

When they saw Lin Yin, they immediately became lustful and took turns torturing her until she died.

That's why he was thrown into the mass grave.

When Minister He said this, everyone who should understand understood.

Zhou held her hands tightly, her body shaking continuously.

No wonder Mrs. Lin said that He Yunyao fell ill due to grief over Yin'er's accident, so she couldn't come to pay her respects.

Of course she didn't dare to come.

How could she, a murderer, stand in front of Yin'er?

When Zhou thought of the scars all over Yin'er's body, she could imagine what kind of torture she had suffered before her death.

Every inch of her skin was covered with bruises.

She could even imagine how Yin'er begged those people but was eventually tortured to death by them.

Thinking of this, Zhou's nails had already dug into the flesh. It was this pain that allowed her to control her mind and not rush in to kill He Yong.

Lin Hecheng finally recovered from his shock.

"You...you..." But he just stammered and couldn't say anything.

But the next moment, He Yong's words pulled him back from this state of confusion.

He Yong also stood up and seemed to have regained his condescending attitude as he looked at Lin Hecheng.

"The problem is that this matter has now reached the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Third Prince." He Yong looked at Lin Hecheng with a false righteousness on his face. "If this matter only involves our families, I am willing to hand over Yun Yao to you and sister-in-law to deal with."

"But this matter reached the Third Prince."

At this point, He Yong's voice became softer: "The Third Prince contacted me today and asked me to meet him tomorrow."

Hearing this, Lin Hecheng raised his head and looked at He Yong in front of him with a confused look.

"If the Third Prince really wanted to expose this matter, I would have been in front of His Majesty by now, but the Third Prince asked me to meet him alone."

He Yong paused, then turned to look at Lin Hecheng: "It means he wants to use this to control me. If he makes this public, he will not only target me, but you as well."

Lin Hecheng subconsciously retorted: "I'm just a victim!"

But he felt that what he said was not right, so he quickly stopped talking and looked at He Yong timidly.

Hearing this, He Yong's face turned a little colder. He had done his best to support him over the years, but he never expected that he would abandon him so cleanly at the critical moment.

"Indeed, I might be the only one who will go to the Dali Temple." He Yong's tone was cold, which made Lin Hecheng a little scared. He knew something about the methods of his brother-in-law.

"But if my He family is uprooted, what will happen to your Lin family?"

Seeing Lin and Cheng hesitating, He Yong added another sentence.

"So this matter must not be made public. We should just solve it among ourselves. I will also go to the Third Prince to show our loyalty."

Lin Hecheng raised his head suddenly. Was he going to be dragged in as well?

This is about seizing the throne, how dare he do that?

He Yong did not say anything else, but just looked at Lin Hecheng in front of him, waiting for him to make a decision.

This wait lasted from dawn to dusk.

And Zhou outside the window was also waiting silently, waiting for her husband's decision.

If he really wanted to collude with He Yong, she would report it to His Majesty even if she died.

Finally, Lin Hecheng spoke: "Everything is up to my brother-in-law."

He slumped down on the chair, as if all his energy had been drained away.

And Zhou, who was waiting outside the window, finally gave up.

The whole person returned to his yard like a walking corpse.

Sure enough, Lin Hecheng arrived soon.

"You go to Jingzhao Prefecture tomorrow and drop Yin'er's case. Just say that you don't want the matter to ferment any further and are willing to stop here." Lin Hecheng hadn't been to Zhou's courtyard for a long time. He felt guilty towards Lin Yin, so he spoke hesitantly and didn't dare to look Zhou in the eye.

Zhou pretended to be unaware of what had just happened and asked calmly, "Why?"

Lin Hecheng thought she was just tired and didn't take her strange look to heart: "This matter concerns the reputation of our children. It's fine if you sacrifice Yin'er, but do you want to ruin the reputation of all your children?"

These words stunned Zhou.

These days, her heart has been on Yin'er, and she has forgotten about the other children in the family.

Lin He's prejudice against Zhou seemed to be loosened, and he hurriedly continued, "You have always been the most polite."

Zhou finally nodded in agreement.

But in his heart, he hated the He family and He Yunyao so much.

Since Lin Hecheng fears the imperial power, he will sue quietly until the He family is defeated.

That’s not all, she wants He Yunyao to taste the same feeling she had experienced before a thousand times more.

Lin Hecheng thought that Zhou was moved by his words, and he felt relieved.

I have finally climbed to my current position with the help of my brother-in-law, and I absolutely cannot give up because of this.

At noon the next day, Minister He also dressed up and came to Wangyue Tower.

But I saw that His Royal Highness the Third Prince was already waiting outside.

"Greetings to His Highness." Minister He paid his respects politely and waited for the third prince's next words.

"Minister He, please sit down!" The Third Prince poured a glass of wine for Minister He, pushed the wine in front of him, and looked straight into his eyes. "Minister He, you are also a smart person. I don't need to tell you why I want to see you, right?"

He Yong did not say anything.

The Third Prince was not annoyed. He Yong had been able to sit on the post of Minister of Works for so many years on his own. He must not be the kind of person who could be easily coerced.

"Minister He is very quick and sharp." The third prince picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he smiled and looked at He Yong: "Now Madam Lin has gone to Jingzhao Prefecture to withdraw the lawsuit, saying that she is unwilling to pursue the matter any further."

He Yong finally couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and bowed to the Third Prince: "I am willing to serve Your Highness like a dog or a horse."

Upon hearing this, the third prince smiled even more.

He raised the wine glass in front of him again and pointed it towards He Yong.

He Yong naturally understood that by drinking this glass of wine, he had joined the Third Prince's army.

Thinking of this, He Yong felt a little confused.

But for the sake of his own power, he has no choice but to agree to the third prince. As for the rest, he will take it one step at a time!

The sensational incident of Lin Yin being kidnapped came to an end just like that.

Not long after, people in the capital had completely forgotten about this incident.

After all, there is never a shortage of after-dinner gossip in this capital city.

And Lin Yin’s matter is just the tip of the iceberg.

And since that day, Zhou seemed to have completely forgotten about Lin Yin, as if the person who couldn't eat or sleep and was so thin a few days ago was a completely different person.