Lin Mingzhu looked at him, "Everyone in the palace always says that I'm vicious. Do you think Your Majesty thinks so too? But Your Majesty, think carefully, have I ever killed anyone?" She looked at Ning Wuque, "I entered the palace and got married just to win the favor of my husband. My husband doesn't like me, and he treats the maids better than me. I am jealous."
Luan Cui said anxiously, "Girl..."
"But the girls of my Lin family never do anything lowly. Hongying, let me ask you, are you willing to marry Changgui?" Although it was the original owner's doing, if Hongying was really unwilling, she would be a maid beside Ning Wuque after all. How could she marry a servant casually?
Hongying's eyes were filled with tears and she nodded while crying.
"Later, I sent Changgui to the Lin family army. Your mother thought I was deliberately harming you, but the Lin family is my mother's family," Lin Mingzhu's eyes suddenly turned red as she spoke. "Could I have predicted in advance that the Lin family would be disfigured and that no one in the Lin family would survive?"
Lin Mingzhu choked up and looked at everyone, "Although my Lin family has been defeated, it cannot wipe out the prestige of the Lin family army. I have always done things with a clear conscience. I just think that you treat Hongying like a sister, so I want her husband to move up a level."
King Ning frowned, "Why didn't you say these words before?"
"I didn't like to explain before, I always thought that those who are innocent will be innocent, but now the Lin family is going to fall. If I really don't say anything, won't I be wrongly accused to death?"
King Ning just looked at her suspiciously for a while, but didn't ask any more questions.
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Because of saving Hongying, Lin Mingzhu got a little bit of convenience. She knew that Lin Mingyue had killed someone, and even if she clarified her identity now, as Lin Mingyue's sister, she was afraid that nothing good would come of it.
For this reason, Lin Mingzhu pretended that she didn't care about anything, and asked Luan Cui to secretly write a few letters and send them to Marquis Gu in the capital.
This place is already the territory of the Central Plains. The King of Yan is thousands of miles away and of course has no way to help her, but just half a year ago, she accidentally saved Lord Gu of the Central Plains. Lord Gu is a man who will repay a favor. Lin Mingzhu is sure that if her letter can reach Lord Gu, he will definitely come to save her.
But the only thing she was a little unsure about now was the time.
After all, Marquis Gu is in the capital, and this place is outside the Great Wall. What I am most afraid of is that Marquis Gu has just arrived here, and I have already been beheaded.
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At the same time, Shen Qingqiu and Gu Yanwei had also arrived outside the Great Wall.
The border has always been an important checkpoint for every dynasty. In addition to the barbarians, there is also a small Central Plains here, which was the fiefdom of the princes when the country was founded. King Ning is the vassal king of this place, and is also a rare king with a different surname.
Actually, most of the foreign lands here are not under the jurisdiction of the Central Plains, but the diplomatic relations between the two countries have always been good. Normally, Gu Yanwei came here to inform King Ning. But because he and Shen Qingqiu were on a secret visit, they passed the checkpoints with the identity of ordinary merchants.
Therefore, King Ning did not know that they had arrived here.
Shen Qingqiu and Gu Yanwei were sitting in a wonton shop, preparing to try the food outside the Great Wall and the food in the capital to see what the difference was.
When he looked up, he saw a white dove flying into the sky. Shen Qingqiu instantly became interested, "Tu Jiu, your master wants to eat a roasted pigeon tonight."
"Yes!" Tu Jiujiu instantly understood his greedy master's thoughts.
He immediately used his Qinggong skills to catch up with him.
On the other hand, Jin Cai, who is now married to Tu Jiu, looked at the pigeon suspiciously, "Girl, I think that pigeon looks a bit like a carrier pigeon?" Wouldn't it be bad if they shot the carrier pigeon down and delayed its business?
Shen Qingqiu was not worried, "What are you thinking about? This is outside the Great Wall. If it is really a carrier pigeon, it will be difficult to fly out of such a strong wind and sand." And if they came across a letter sent to the outside of the Great Wall, they would also be helping that person.
Jin Cai was confused by what she heard, but her girl was always right.
Soon Tu Jiu came back holding the pigeon. Jin Cai noticed that there seemed to be something tied to the pigeon's legs. "A letter, it seems there really is a letter, girl!"
Shen Qingqiu never expected that he would be so lucky to shoot someone's carrier pigeon?
Tu Jiu handed the pigeon to Shen Qingqiu, who opened it without any mental block. Since the pigeon had already shot itself, there was no way he could compensate with a live pigeon. He could only see what the letter writer wanted to say. If it was something serious, they had brought an entourage with them anyway.
Sending someone to deliver the letter will not delay that person's business.
But when Shen Qingqiu unfolded the letter and took a look, his expression gradually changed.
"Qiu'er, what's wrong?" Gu Yanwei asked.
Shen Qingqiu said, "Do you still remember the Miss Lin that my father mentioned when he was in Yan State?"
Gu Yanwei thought about it and had some impression. "I only heard from my father-in-law that she was a young woman with excellent medical skills. She once saved my father-in-law's life."
Shen Qingqiu took the letter and said, "It's her."
The Lin family did not belong to the Yan Kingdom, but was a military family in the Fan land. Lin Mingzhu was raised by her grandfather since she was a child. Because she loved medicine, she went to the Yan Kingdom with her grandfather to study it. This time she was going back to her hometown to worship her ancestors, but she didn't expect to be framed by her closest person.
Shen Qingqiu himself was born into the Shen family, and he has always known that not all parents in this world are qualified to be parents.
Gu Yanwei knew from the look on her face that she was planning to intervene.
"No matter what you say outside, I will listen to my wife." His words also made his position clear.
"Okay, then let's go to Prince Ning's Mansion."
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At that time, Prince Ning’s Mansion.
Lin Mingzhu was trembling with fear, not knowing whether her letter had been sent out. At this time, Luan Cui stumbled back to the room and shouted, "Miss, Miss, the prince, the prince wants you to come over... He said, he said that there is a distinguished guest from the capital, who is here to visit you!"
Lin Mingzhu was a little surprised. She calculated that the letter might not even reach Lord Gu's hands by now, so how come he was here?
Even if the letter arrives, it would take at least half a month for a human to catch up with the pigeons that travel day and night.
But no matter what, since Prince Ning came to call her, she had to go to the hall.
As soon as he entered the hall, besides King Ning, he saw two young men and women sitting in the guest seats, both of whom were extremely outstanding. The man was as gentle as jade and had a noble aura, while the woman was as beautiful as a flower, making people intoxicated.
"This is Miss Lin, right?" Shen Qingqiu asked.
Lin Mingzhu didn't recognize the person in front of her, but she felt that her aura was somewhat familiar.
"My father is Lord Gu Yong." Shen Qingqiu said.
Lin Mingzhu suddenly realized that the only daughter of Lord Gu was the current queen of the Central Plains. Just as she was about to kneel down to pay her respects, Shen Qingqiu had already helped her up, "Miss Lin, there is no need to be polite. We are here just to travel. If we hadn't received Miss Lin's letter, we wouldn't have bothered Prince Ning rashly."
"My letterhead?" Lin Mingzhu was stunned.
Shen Qingqiu felt a little embarrassed at the moment, so he told her about how he accidentally hunted Lin Mingzhu's carrier pigeon.
Prince Ning was also curious. He knew Lin Mingyue, a mere idle noble lady. How could she know Shen Qingqiu who was far away in the capital?
Shen Qingqiu also looked at Prince Ning, "I think Prince Ning should be curious about why I know Miss Lin... Before I came, I also knew some news that your principal wife killed your concubine and the baby in her belly. If it was really done by Miss Lin in front of me, I would not beg for mercy. But, this Miss Lin was also killed by someone."
Prince Ning vaguely understood, but still had some confusion, so he said, "Miss Shen, please speak frankly."
Shen Qingqiu did not say anything, but clapped his hands. Tu Jiu then pulled two people over from the hall. They were the servants who used to serve Lin Mingyue. "They served Lin Mingyue. You can ask them what happened."
Prince Ning glanced at Lin Mingzhu standing beside him, and the mystery that had been hidden in his mind was slightly solved.
Why is it that a person who knew no medicine before suddenly understands all kinds of advanced medical skills and his personality becomes completely different, it turns out that he has become a completely different person?
The servants under him had already been interrogated by Tu Jiu. Now his son was so scared that he dared not lie and just told him all the plans of the Lin family.
"The eldest girl is a national hero of Yan State. But she was disobedient, so the master and the mistress wanted the second girl to replace the eldest girl so that the whole family can go to Yan State to live a good life... It just so happens that the eldest girl can suffer for the second girl..." The servant also valued his life, so he did not say directly that he would die for the second girl.
Although Lin Mingzhu knew that her family had abandoned her, she still bit her lower lip with a little sadness after hearing it so bluntly from her subordinates.
When Prince Ning realized that he had been deceived, his face turned extremely ugly. After a moment, he slammed the table and said, "How can this be possible!"
"Look for her, I'll find her even if I dig deep into the ground!"
When Prince Ning gave an order, his subordinates naturally worked hard to carry it out.
Shen Qingqiu said, "Your Majesty, Miss Lin was just framed. I hope Your Majesty will not blame her."
King Ning raised his head and glanced at Lin Mingzhu. "I am not the kind of person who cannot distinguish right from wrong. Besides, she has invited you two here." King Ning admitted that if it was just Lin Mingzhu defending herself, he might not listen at all. She is indeed a smart woman.
She was innocent to begin with, and she even saved her wet nurse's daughter. Thinking of this, King Ning would not bother with her.
Lin Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, and King Ning looked at her again, "I didn't know before, and I slapped you, I hope you don't blame me."
Lin Mingzhu shook her head. "The prince lost his beloved son and just misunderstood me as an enemy. It has nothing to do with you." Even now, if she found Lin Mingyue, she would want to cut her into pieces.
Prince Ning looked at Gu Yanwei and the other two again, and was about to speak when Gu Yanwei said, "We have been delayed here for a long time, and we will set off for Beijing tomorrow."
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