I became the villain's deceased wife

Lu Wanying was no longer in the mood to argue with her.

She had to quickly inform the prince and let him make preparations for both scenarios!

Look at Song Tian so calm.

Lin Jingyu is probably fine too.

Once he comes back.

The prince's position is in jeopardy.

Thinking of this, she gave an angry look and left with her maid.

Lin Jingze was copying Buddhist scriptures out of boredom.

Anyway, I've been under house arrest, so I might as well just sit there doing nothing.

But there was no news from the south.

Ji Hongfeng has not shown up yet.

According to the withdrawn secret guards, Commander Ji has disappeared since the encounter with Lao Si's convoy.

Did he die in order to deal with Lin Jingyu?

That was the fastest and sharpest knife he had.

It would be a pity if he really died.

But if we can defeat the stumbling block of the fourth brother, it would be considered a good use of his power.

Just as I was thinking this, I saw Lu Wanying jogging in.

She even ignored the ladylike manners that she usually paid the most attention to.

He shook his sleeves in disgust and said to the panting Lu Wanying with disdain:

“Nowadays, things are becoming more and more unruly.

He didn't even bother to inform the emperor before entering the East Palace!"

Lv Wanying didn't care about these things anymore. After calming down a bit, she said hurriedly:

“We were all deceived.

Lin Jingyu was not dead at all.

Liang Cen had already built warehouses and stored grain in the southwest, which suppressed the flood. "

The prince paused with the pen in his hand and frowned.

"What did you say?"

He was still waiting for the fourth brother to be unable to cover up the truth and return to Beijing to beg for mercy.

He wanted to ask for mercy from his father and atone for his sins.

But if the fourth brother successfully suppressed the flood.

Then, as the elder brother, he would only be charged with the crime of murdering his siblings.

"Are you telling the truth?"

He stood up and looked into Lu Wanying's eyes.

Just as Lu Wanying was about to speak, she heard the eunuch hurriedly report:

"Your Highness, this is not good.

Manager Wu, whom you deployed in the southwest, is back.

He said that all the granaries in the southwest had been confiscated by the Fourth Prince, and he had already obtained evidence that you had hoarded grain and driven up prices.

I'll be back tomorrow!"

Lin Jingze sat back down.

It’s over.

This time it's not just about harming brothers and sisters.

There are also those who disrupt people's livelihood, hoard goods, and profit from national disasters!

Each one of them is a capital crime!

"Your Highness...

Your Highness! "

Seeing that he was frightened and at a loss, Lu Wanying shouted several times.

Lin Jingze barely came back to his senses.

He looked over with a pale face and grabbed her shoulders:

"Wanying, what should I do?"

The fourth brother will be back tomorrow.

There are several Dragon Shadow Guards around him.

He didn't have another secret guard as capable as Ji Hongfeng.

No matter how you look at it, you lose.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness.

You have one last way out!"

Lu Wanying looked at him, her expression more resolute than ever.

She had been planning this for so long.

But I can't just sit and watch Lin Jingze fail.

Even if it means risking all my life.

She also wants to fight for the position of queen!

After all, once you have been in that position, no one can resist the temptation of power.

“My father is in charge of 30,000 imperial guards stationed in the Shenji Camp, five miles outside the capital.

I have also placed my trusted confidants among the palace guards.

Always at my disposal!"

Lin Jingze's eyes widened when he heard this.

"You...you are making me..."

Having been a crown prince for many years, he is actually not very courageous.

It's okay to use some tricks.

But if he were to rebel...

"Your Highness, we have worked so hard for so long, are you really willing to admit defeat like this?

You have also seen what happened to the third brother.

You don’t want to be as miserable as him, right? "

Lin Jingze gasped in panic.

Lin Jingyan was imprisoned for life and locked up in a deserted yard.

In order to take revenge, Lu Wanying bribed the guard with just a little money.

Then they crippled his hands and feet.

But the emperor was extremely disappointed with his son.

After hearing the news, he just asked the imperial physician to check it out. When he heard that the patient's life was not in danger, he didn't care about it anymore.

He never even asked how he became like this.

He doesn't want to end up like that.

Lin Jingze swallowed and grabbed Lu Wanying's arm with his backhand.

“What do you want to do?

I will listen to you!"

Lu Wanying's eyes darkened and she told Lin Jingze her plan.

Then I thought of Song Tian again.

Since everyone is going to be destroyed.

Naturally, there was no need to keep this woman who had ruined her plans.

"Your Highness, just be at ease and come to the audience tomorrow.

Leave everything else to me and my father!"

She took a lot of effort to convince Marquis Yongping.

Now the Marquis' Mansion and the Crown Prince have long been tied together.

Faced with this life-or-death choice, a father should know what to do.

Day two.

The fourth prince Lin Jingyu, who had been out of touch for more than a month, brought Liang Cen and the four Dragon Shadow Guards sent by the emperor.

Go to court.

"Your Majesty, I was attacked on the way but luckily escaped.

Later, he was afraid that the other party would know that his son was not dead, so he continued to make things difficult for him.

This is how the message was hidden.

I frightened my father!"

Several shadow guards nodded obediently.

This fourth prince is indeed not a simple character.

Not only are there masters who can defeat the Dragon Shadow Guards, but there are also peerless poisons from the Medicine King Valley.

Now they can only do as he says, otherwise they will be heartbroken and in unbearable pain.

Emperor Zhaohui was happy to see that his most beloved son was fine.

I almost burst into tears.

His headaches have been getting worse these days.

I have been taking medicine every day and have barely managed to make it to today.

Fortunately, his hard work finally paid off.

"Tell me quickly, what happened?"

He glanced at the prince standing next to him.

"Do you know who intercepted you?

How was disaster relief provided afterwards?"

As Lin Jingyu entered Beijing, memorials from various prefectures in the southwest regarding floods were also delivered to him.

It is said that the Fourth Prince remained calm in the face of danger, handled matters fairly, and cared about the people.

Not only did he order the dredging of blocked waterways, he also comforted the people affected by the disaster.

He also ordered local officers and soldiers to rebuild homes for the displaced victims and distributed food rations and seeds for the next six months.

Emperor Zhaohui was very puzzled.

Wasn’t all his disaster relief grain money destroyed?

Although it was mentioned in the memorial that the imperial merchant Liang Cen made great efforts and solved a lot of food problems for everyone.

But the disaster-stricken area is serious, and relying on just one businessman is far from enough.

“Return to Father.

Before I set out, I switched teams with Master Liang for the sake of caution.

Therefore, those who were intercepted on the way and fell into the river.

Just some chaff and straw.

The real relief money was actually sent by Mr. Liang with his own escort company via Jiangnan.”

This statement came out.

The court officials suddenly understood.

They all praised the Fourth Prince for his brilliant strategy.

And Crown Prince Lin Jingze's face turned pale unconsciously.

Emperor Zhaohui glared at him.

He praised his fourth son highly.

"Well, you are worthy of being my son. You are a man of strategy, brave and resourceful."

And he also knows how to protect his own shortcomings.

He also did not reveal the truth about the prince's mastermind in front of all the court officials.

For a moment, the scale in his heart completely tilted towards his fourth son.

"Replying to Father, I am on this journey.

There is another catch.

There was a severe drought in the south before, and grain production decreased.

However, some people hoarded food, bought low and sold high, maliciously driving up food prices.

The flood came suddenly this time, and this person could have opened his warehouses to provide disaster relief and minimized the losses to the people.

But he kept the warehouse door tightly closed and not a single grain of rice came out.

The purpose was to wait until his son was unable to control the flood and then jump out to win the hearts of the people.

He has evil intentions and treats the people as a joke.

Please let the emperor decide."

As he spoke, he presented the account book seized from Lin Jingze's granary.

and the instrument of order issued by him personally.

Lin Jingze rubbed his hands inside his sleeves.

Although a little nervous, his expression was determined.

when.

finally reached!