The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 97: They begged me to let her into the palace

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes turned towards the woods, and they saw Gongshu Yanyu in the lead, with Gongshu Beicheng and Shen Weiyuan on the left and right, the three of them riding back on horseback, looking exhausted.

When the palace servants who were waiting on the side saw the three people return, they hurried forward to lead the horses and carefully helped Gongshu Yanyu dismount. He seemed to be in a good mood. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he laughed: "It's really refreshing. I haven't sweated so much as today in a long time."

Gongshu Beicheng was the first to step forward to congratulate: "Your Majesty's riding skills are still as good as before, and your archery skills are also quite outstanding. I am really ashamed of myself."

Gongshu Yanyu laughed heartily a few times, and the people on one side saluted. Many people who flattered him gathered around him. Gongshu Yanyu turned his head and glanced at Shen Weiyuan beside him, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Shen Aiqing didn't use his full strength today. I know your ability. What's wrong? Are you afraid of hurting me?"

Shen Weiyuan didn't show much emotion when he heard this. He just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I am just showing off my skills. Your Majesty is taking care of me."

Hearing these words that were obviously flattering, Gongshu Yanyu did not get angry. Instead, he raised his hand and put it around his shoulders, patted them hard, leaned close to his ears, and whispered, "Good boy, I didn't know you were so good at saying these polite words."

After saying that, the two smiled at each other, not caring about it anymore. They were originally walking forward with big strides. Suddenly, Gongshu Yanyu seemed to notice the tense atmosphere not far away.

After just one glance, Gongshu Yanyu stopped and the smile on his face gradually faded. He was a little suspicious, but Gongshu Tingyue, who was not far away, was the first to react.

Seeing Gongshu Yanyu coming back, she suddenly pushed through the crowd and walked straight towards Gongshu Yanyu. She knelt on the ground with a plop and cried, "Your Majesty! You have to make the decision for me!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed, and everyone took the initiative to make way for them, tactfully avoiding the direction her finger was pointing, for fear of being implicated.

In the end, the blame naturally fell on Lin Mowan. Gongshu Tingyue paused and burst into tears again: "She killed Youxi, and now she wants to kill Youan. I don't know where she hid Youan. If we don't find him in time, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

The more she spoke, the more her body began to tremble uncontrollably. At Gongshu Yanyu's signal, the palace maid beside her hurriedly helped her up from the ground. Turning back, her eyes fell on Lin Mowan, and she didn't notice Shen Weiyuan who frowned unconsciously and Gongshu Beicheng who had a meaningful look on his face.

Lin Mowan was trembling with fear. She was supported by Yuzhi and knelt on the ground politely: "I, the humble girl Lin Mowan, pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."

Although she had stopped crying, the clearly visible slap marks on her face and her eyes that had long been red from crying, as well as her cautious and well-behaved actions, made her look nothing like the kind of person Gong Shu Tingyue described.

Gongshu Yanyu frowned and said, "Lift your head up so I can see."

Hearing this, Lin Mowan did as she was told, but she only raised her head slightly and trembled, not daring to make any big movements. She kept her eyes down, looking timid.

Seeing her appearance clearly, Gongshu Yanyu's expression eased a little, he just breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You stand up and answer the question."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Mowan bowed in thanks. Yuzhi stood up first and helped Lin Mowan to stand up. Gongshu Yanyu, together with Gongshu, Gongshu Beicheng and Shen Weiyuan, had already walked through the crowd and reached the seat of honor.

He sat down, shaking his clothes, frowning and asking the two people: "What's going on?" Gongshu Tingyue came out first and accused Lin Mowan in front of everyone: "She hid You'an. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me. He is your nephew."

Lin Mowan shook her head vigorously to deny it: "No, I didn't, she lied, I really didn't."

She shook her head and waved her hands, portraying the panic and helplessness of a helpless girl who was framed vividly. She was born beautiful, the kind of natural beauty that seemed to be born with seduction all her life without knowing it, pure and sexy.

Plus, she looks so pitiful now that it's hard not to feel sorry for her. Even Gong Shu Yanyu couldn't help but feel pity for her.

In the past few years, Gongshu Yanyu was well aware of what Gongshu Tingyue had done. There were several times when he was almost in trouble and he helped to solve the problems.

Now, looking at Lin Mowan who couldn't explain clearly, Gongshu Yanyu turned around and looked at Gongshu Tingyue: "You said she did it, where is the evidence?"

Obviously, Gongshu Tingyue was well prepared. She took out the rattle that she had just snatched from Lin Mowan and said, "This, this is what I bought for him at the market this morning. If she is not the murderer, why would she have this in her hand!"

When Gongshu Yanyu heard this, his eyes turned and his gaze fell back on Lin Mowan. He asked, "How do you explain it?"

Lin Mowan stopped crying, but her voice still trembled: "No, this is what I asked Yuzhi to buy just now, it's not Madam Jiang's..."

As she spoke, tears could not stop falling.

"You're talking nonsense!" Gongshu Tingyue roared, and Lin Mowan was so scared that she shut up immediately. She couldn't help but shrink and stepped back tremblingly, as if she was intimidated and dared not speak again.

Seeing this scene, everyone looked at each other, and they all saw Gongshu Tingyue's aggressiveness. They had no idea that Gongshu Tingyue was now like a frightened bird. No matter how well she disguised herself on the surface, any slight disturbance would remind her of the day when Jiang Youxi was carried back.

At this moment, a palace maid holding an identical rattle in her hand hurriedly squeezed in from the outside of the crowd, knelt on the ground with a plop and paid homage to the emperor, then turned around and handed the thing in her hand to Gongshu Tingyue: "Madam, this is what I found in the pond next to it. Please take a look and see if it is the young master's."

Looking at the same style of rattle in front of him, Gongshu Tingyue was stunned. He looked at the one in his hand and then at the one in the palace servant's hand. He was speechless for a moment.

Seeing her expression, the onlookers and Gongshu Yanyu also understood what was going on. Just as Lin Mowan said, the one in Gongshu Tingyue's hand was bought by Lin Mowan for Luo Qiaoniang's daughter Zhou Ying to play with, and the one that the palace servant just brought back was Jiang Youan's.

Gongshu Yanyu frowned as he thought about it, and his tone was filled with a hint of restrained anger and disbelief. He said helplessly, "Are you so suspicious just because of this thing? If I remember correctly, she was the adopted daughter that your Jiang family took the initiative to take back, right?"

Gongshu Tingyue instantly lost her temper. When she heard what Gongshu Yanyu said, Shen Weiyuan beside her came out at the right time and added: "Yes, they begged me to let her into the mansion."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar, and the sound of discussion was endless. This was tantamount to putting the entire Jiang family on the line of public opinion. Gongshu Tingyue looked at the faces of people who were talking about it, and didn't know whether he was angry or worried, but Jiang Youan's eyes turned black and he fainted. The palace people were so scared that they hurried over to support him.