Chapter 377: Being fooled again
No one knew that the queen had evil intentions towards Shi Yu again.
Not long after she left, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple confessed that he had risked his life to save the concubine's son because of his friendship with him.
Qing Wu, Shi Yu and others were not surprised by this result. A Dali Temple Shaoqing alone could not implicate the Queen.
But fortunately, there is now an extra position where I can place my own people.
Shi Yu dismissed the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple from his post and sentenced him to death on the grounds that he knowingly broke the law and abused his power for personal gain.
Liang Fusu was directly appointed to fill the vacant position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. After this incident, the Liang family was openly standing in the prince's camp.
What surprised Shi Yu was that Lord Liu, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, and the chief judge of the Dali Temple also publicly supported him and stood on his side.
But after a little thought, it is not difficult to understand. The Queen wanted to swap the son of her concubine, but she bypassed the Minister of Justice and asked the Junior Minister of Justice to do it. It can be seen that the Minister of Justice was not valued by the Queen.
The Queen has promised to hand over power, and the Minister of the Supreme Court, knowing the current situation, will naturally choose to support the new monarch.
The Jingzhao prefect probably guessed the Queen's handiwork because he and Qingyan helped solve Liang Fuzhu's case.
Maybe she still had some blood in her body, or maybe she was ashamed of what the queen had done, so she chose him over the queen.
Glancing at the moving lips of the Jingzhao prefect, Shi Yu curled his lips slightly. If there was any other reason, it was probably that the Jingzhao prefect still wanted them to help solve the Lin family ancestral tomb case.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Lord Liu, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, kneeling before Wei Qingyan, "Crown Princess, according to what the father-in-law said, the Lin family's gravekeeper was murdered, and it was most likely done by the Chilie people.
After I took over the case, I only found traces of a woman in the room, and no other traces. Could you please ask the Crown Princess to visit the Lin family's ancestral land after you feel better?
I'm thinking, maybe the gravekeeper still harbors resentment over his unjust death, and perhaps I can get some clues from him?"
He scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "I now feel that what the father-in-law said makes sense. General Lin is getting married at this age, and it is really not easy to delay the date of the engagement."
Wei Qingyan knew that he didn't necessarily believe in any grudges, but just wanted to take the initiative to show goodwill, so he nodded and said, "I will go with you tomorrow morning."
Shi Yu had no basis in Fengzhao. Although the queen had delegated power, she had been working in Fengzhao for many years. Even if Shi Yu really took over, many things would be difficult. But if he had his own supporters, it would be much easier in the future.
She wanted to be Shi Yu's good wife, so there was no reason for her not to cooperate.
What's more, they really need to go to the Lin family's ancestral tomb to dig out what's going on under Lin Jinzhi's coffin.
After getting Wei Qingyan's promise, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture took the Dali Temple Minister away with him on the pretext that he still had to investigate the case.
The other officials also left one after another, leaving Liao Xiaohua hesitant. Wei Qingyan remembered what he had promised him before, "Master Liao, please go back first. After these two busy days, I will go to your residence to take a look."
"Thank you, Princess."
Liao Xiaohua was indeed worried about her son's matter, but she also knew that Wei Qingyan and the others had a lot of things to do, so after expressing her gratitude, she left.
"I'm sleepy, so I'll go back." Qingwu covered her lips with a round fan and yawned.
Last night, Shi Yu came to borrow someone. She was so worried that she didn't sleep the whole night. She went to stop the queen early in the morning. She was really tired after holding on until now.
"If anything happens, just send someone to look for your aunt."
"Thank you, aunt." Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan bowed to her together.
If it weren't for the help of her favorites last night, Shi Yu might not have been able to bring Wei Qingyan back so easily.
Qing Wu waved her hand indifferently, "We are family, let's not talk about this. I am happy to see Lin Wanzhi get humiliated."
In the next yard, Lin Lanting woke up slowly and saw Wei Shijun leaning against the door frame, with a dissolute and romantic look, like a wandering knight.
Seeing him wake up, she smiled and said, "You finally woke up, are you okay?"
There was concern in her eyes, but her body did not move. She still leaned there in that casual posture. Perhaps because of the injury she suffered last night, her face was a little pale and she had lost her usual color.
"Not bad." Lin Lanting also smiled. "What about you? Why don't you go and rest?"
Wei Shijun didn't care much, "It's okay, there are a lot of people in the mansion, I was tired of the noise, so I came to see you."
Lin Lanting looked at her quietly without saying anything else.
Those who came were all in the front yard, while she lived in the back yard. The Prince's Mansion was not small, and those people in the front yard could not disturb her.
She came here specifically to see him.
Wei Shijun also knew that her reason was a bit far-fetched. She smiled and finally moved. She walked to Lin Lanting's bed and took out the Lin family's seal and the jade bead from her arms.
"Let's just call it a day with this fake marriage."
Lin Lanting was panicked, "Why? You should have done it."
Wei Shijun hummed, then fell silent for a moment, "Even if I broke my promise, you heard yesterday that my...those things, once spread out, would be detrimental to your reputation and that of the Lin family.
Judging from the Queen's condition today, she probably won't grant you a marriage anymore..."
"I have eyes and a heart, so I won't judge a person with my ears."
Lin Lanting interrupted her, "My eyes and my heart tell me that you are a good girl and someone who keeps her promises.
You don't understand the Queen. The more she acts like this, the more she will do things behind the scenes. Once our marriage is over, she will definitely try to put someone around me.
Even with what my father said, she still had other means, such as making a woman lose her virginity with me and forcing me to marry her.
You saw it last night. She didn't want to spare my life. Once I marry the woman she placed here, they will attack me and I won't be able to defend myself.
And my father, he is already upset because of my injury. If he knew that my marriage was broken off, I am afraid he would not be able to bear the blow.
Wei Lao San, we agreed on this. You promised me, and you can't go back on your word. I don't care about what you're worried about. If you help me this time, I'll repay you in the future."
He spoke very quickly, saying a lot in one breath, as if he was worried that if he spoke too slowly, Wei Shijun would interrupt her.
When he heard what Assassin Headache said yesterday, he was shocked, then angry, and now heartbroken.
The fact that she is still unable to sleep to this day shows how much impact the events of that year had on her.
Lin Lanting himself couldn't understand why he felt so sorry for someone, since he wasn't a kind person or a gentle man.
It's probably just because of fate.
In Wei Shijun's impression, Lin Lanting was always calm and composed. Even when they first met, he was floating in the water with one breath, and there was no such anxious look on his face.
When she thought about her father-in-law who was not very smart but kept his promise to protect her, her determination when she came here was actually shaken.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Lin Lanting started to act like a spoiled brat, "Wei Lao San, you saved my life, and you promised to marry me. I also promised you that if you have anything you want, I will do my best to satisfy you.
If you don't want to, and I never have the chance to repay you, then just throw me back into the pool at the bottom of the cliff and pretend you never saved me."
The pool at the bottom of the cliff was naturally the place where Wei Shijun first rescued Lin Lanting.
The bottom of the cliff is in Dawei, and they are now in Fengzhao!
Wei Shijun laughed angrily after hearing his unreasonable words. After laughing, she saw Lin Lanting still staring at her intently, and finally just sighed, "I hope you don't regret it."
Those people knew her past, and it wouldn't be long before the entire Fengzhao Imperial City knew about her past.
She may not care about reputation, but why should the Lin family become the talk of the people?
Seeing that she finally relented, Lin Lanting pursed his lips and said, "A gentleman's word is as good as gold, and the same goes for women."
He put the seal and jade beads that Wei Shijun had placed beside the bed back into her palm and said, "Put them away, otherwise when father sees them, he might get all sorts of crazy thoughts.
He's old and can't stand stimulation. Once he's worried, he won't be able to eat or sleep well, and his mind will become increasingly muddled..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
