wealthy lord

Chapter 877: Just give up?

Lin Yun's mouth curled up: "Okay, then let me tell you! Your father secretly colluded with the Tong family and let the former queen Tong Xiangrou go! You should know how important this woman is to me! Because of your father, my plan cannot be implemented! So, even if Meng Yuan is still alive now, I will definitely let him die!"

"My father has been confined at home and has never been out, let alone seen outsiders. How could he collude with the Tong family? The entire Meng Mansion is guarded by people from the Infantry Commander's Office. If this is true, then Qi Changyun is also a suspect!"

Even though Meng Zhiyi was suffering from a mental breakdown at the moment, her mind was still sharp and she hit the nail on the head in one sentence.

Qi Changyun and Li Mu both looked livid.

Lin Yun finally reacted and looked at Qi Changyun abruptly, saying playfully, "I was wondering why Lord Qi suddenly became violent and committed a crime! It turns out it was because of this matter!"

Qi Changyun cursed Meng Zhiyi in his heart, but he could only kneel on the ground and clasp his fists and say, "Your Majesty, I had no knowledge of this matter! You can charge me with dereliction of duty, but you must not accuse me of colluding with the Tong family!"

Lin Yun sneered, "Of course, if I can't even see this, then there's no point in mixing! But your expression today, Qi Changyun, really disappoints me!"

Qi Changyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the blame was not put on him, he was not afraid of anything.

Then, he looked at Meng Zhiyi: "I will give you two choices now! First, continue to serve me and do your current job well! I can pretend that nothing happened! Second, because of your filial piety, I will allow you to hold Meng Yuan's funeral! Afterwards, I will give you a white silk! You choose!"

Lin Yun knew that this woman was very ambitious and would never be willing to die.

So, he just now told the story of Meng Yuan's death at the hands of Qi Changyun without showing any emotion.

As expected, Meng Zhiyi sighed: "Thank you, Regent, for your help. I won't do anything stupid again!"

She was very smart. When she found out that Qi Changyun was the murderer of her father, she did not show it and did not even look at Qi Changyun for a second.

But she must avenge this.

Lin Yun was now satisfied, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I knew I had made the right choice!"

After that, he turned around and left.

Qi Changyun and the Eight Wise Kings followed silently behind.

After leaving the Meng Mansion, Qi Changyun asked curiously, "Prince, what does Meng Zhiyi mean? She fought desperately with the Eighth Prince just now, and even shouted for killing. Why did she not say anything when she found out that it was Xiao Lao who killed her? Could it be that she is still planning to seek revenge on Xiao Lao?"

Lin Yun glanced at him and said, "Lord Qi is now in power, is he still afraid of a weak woman seeking revenge?"

Qi Changyun smiled awkwardly: "Of course I am not afraid of her! But... everyone knows that Meng Zhiyi is your concubine..."

Lin Yun turned around and faced him, saying, "Why? Do you want me to give Lord Qi a guarantee?"

"I dare not! I was just asking casually!"

"Humph!"

Lin Yun was too lazy to say more. He walked out of the Meng Mansion and took a sedan chair into the palace.

Qi Changyun gritted his teeth secretly. What happened today had already made him vaguely feel the danger.

But he would never accept this fate and planned to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Lin Yun.

The Imperial Study in the Palace.

Several palace guards were sealing the secret passage with bricks and mud.

Li Daozhen and Li Daozon just waited there obediently.

They haven't been to the imperial study for a long time.

Although there are eunuchs tidying and cleaning the place every day, it looks empty because there are no people around.

At this time, Li Daozhen asked: "Your Majesty, do you know why the Regent wants to see us?"

Li Daozong shook his head slowly. He was very decadent and pale now. He was immersed in women all day and spent his time hanging out with the concubines that Lin Yun had chosen for him. At this time, Fulin'an, Ye Ruhui, Du Sheng, and Zheng Youli walked in and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor.

Although they looked down on Li Daozon in their hearts, they still had to do their job well.

Li Dao Zong said in a deep voice: "Alright! Please don't be polite, everyone! Tell me quickly, what is the purpose of the Regent summoning everyone all of a sudden? Is he planning to formally declare war on the King of Han?"

Fu Lin'an clasped his fists and smiled: "Your Majesty, please don't guess! No one can guess what the Regent is thinking now! However, as far as I know, it should not be a declaration of war against the King of Han! It should be something else!"

Li Daozhen snorted coldly: "Playing tricks! You old guys are now hanging around him, Lin Yun, all day long. Why are you still pretending to be stupid? Are you bullying me because there is no one left in the Li family?"

Zheng Youli said sarcastically: "We, as ministers, naturally dare not bully your Li family! However, no one knows whether you, Li Daozhen, have done anything to harm the court recently!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Daozhen and Li Daozon's expressions suddenly changed.

"Nonsense! You are just a servant of Lin Yun. You have no right to speak in the imperial study!"

Li Daozhen was afraid of Fu Lin'an, Ye Ruhui and Du Sheng, but he was not afraid of Zheng Youli.

In his opinion, Zheng Youli was just a slave supported by Lin Yun. He had no real ability and was just a fox taking advantage of the power of others.

Zheng Youli nodded with a smile: "I am indeed a bondservant, but in terms of status, I am higher than you, Li Daozhen! Do you still think you are the crown prince?"

"you!!"

Li Daozhen was suddenly speechless. Zheng Youli's words were like steel needles, piercing his heart directly.

At this time, Li Daozong angrily shouted: "How dare you! Zheng Youli, you look down on Li Daozhen, don't you even take me seriously?"

Zheng Youli said playfully: "I dare not be rude to the emperor! It's just..."

"Your Majesty!"

Li Daozon has been feeling very angry lately and is worried about where to vent it.

Moreover, his intuition told him that Lin Yun was most likely targeting him this time.

He shuddered at the thought of that incident.

Zheng Youli clenched his fists and was about to refute, but Du Sheng, who was standing next to him, quietly pulled his sleeve.

"Master Zheng, a little impatience can ruin a great plan! Don't be fooled!"

Zheng Youli let out a long sigh and could only kneel down on the ground obediently.

Li Dao Zong smiled sinisterly: "Xue Tu..."

"The slave is here!"

When everyone turned around, they saw that Xue Tu had changed into the official robe of the commander of the palace guards, walked in majestically, and knelt on one knee on the ground.

"What crime should Zheng Youli be punished for for defying the imperial family?"

Xue Tu glanced at Zheng Youli who was kneeling beside him, clasped his fists and said, "He should be beheaded!"

"Yes! He deserves to be beheaded, but I will not kill him for the sake of the Regent! I will just beat him with a hundred sticks. You can start now!"

When these words were spoken, everyone frowned.

Now, who in the entire court doesn’t know that Zheng Youli is Lin Yun’s confidant?

Hitting him would be equivalent to hitting Lin Yun in the face. Is Li Daozon just throwing away all hope?
(End of this chapter)