Lin Yushu really wanted to kill Su Ruxiu and Lin Yazi, but she would not do it in the prison. First, because she didn't want them to die too easily, and second, because she didn't want to cause trouble for Nan Rongjing.

Nan Rongjing had helped her a lot, and although she had been helping him suppress the poison, she did not want to squander their friendship without restraint.

Bah, there is no such thing as affection.

Ever since Nan Rongjing suggested that marrying him could help Lin Yushu avoid many troubles, Lin Yushu always felt a little awkward when facing Nan Rongjing.

She didn't want to get married, nor did she need Nan Rongjing to do such a thing. She didn't want to owe him anything.

If she chooses to get married in the future, she will never do it in this way, because from the moment she gets married, the two of them are no longer equal, so how can they treat each other with respect in the future?

Mu Shang looked at Lin Yushu's face which turned red and white, and felt a little puzzled.

"You, the county lady, have misunderstood. His Royal Highness has asked me to tell you that the case of the Northern Liao spy has been thoroughly investigated. His Majesty has now learned of your mother's affairs, so there should be an imperial decree tomorrow for you to prepare."

Lin Yushu nodded. She understood what Nan Rongjing meant.

Now that Prince Zhao has defected to the Crown Prince, the only minister who holds military power in Emperor Ming's hands is Lin Mingyue. In order to win over Lin Mingyue firmly, Emperor Ming will definitely make a fuss about the Northern Liao spy case and the poisoning of Ye Yuanshuang.

"I understand. By the way, I also have something to tell His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess is pregnant."

Mu Shang was shocked when he heard this. He obviously also knew that the prince was infertile.

"Thank you, County Lord, for telling me." Mu Shang calmed his expression, bowed respectfully to Lin Yushu, and prepared to leave.

"Leng Dai, help me send Guard Mu off."

"Yes."

The two walked one in front and one behind. Leng Dai reluctantly raised her head and walked in front of Mu Shang, who obediently lowered his head, like a hen leading her chicks back to the nest.

Lin Yushu looked at their backs and smiled softly. If she met her destined partner, perhaps she would no longer be opposed to getting married.

Ye Yuanshuang's death caused a huge uproar. Lin Yushu's grandmother, the old lady of the Duke of Qing's Mansion, brought everyone in the mansion to kneel in front of the Zhengyang Gate of the Imperial Palace, begging for justice.

Emperor Ming immediately issued an edict, sentencing the second wife of the General's Mansion, Su Ruxiu, and Nanny Li to death by slow slicing. Lin Minglang was demoted to the position of Vice Minister of Rites, fined for three years' salary, and the plaque of "Mighty General's Mansion" bestowed by the previous emperor was taken back.

On the other hand, Emperor Ming personally bestowed a plaque with the words "General's Mansion Guarding the Country" on Lin Mingyue, and awarded Lin Ling half of the power to lead the imperial guards, under the pretext of relieving Prince Zhao's worries, but in fact he was taking away half of Prince Zhao's military power.

The punishment and reward severely slapped Lin Minglang's family in the face. Lin Minglang, who had always been successful, became seriously ill in bed and hid in his mansion, ignoring everyone.

On the second day after Lin Yushu visited the prison, the General's Mansion, no, now it has become the Lin Mansion, sent someone to pick up Lin Yazi.

But Lin Yazi was crazy at the time, and kept shouting "Help" and "I shouldn't kill you", which made the people along the way laugh.

So now the rumor in the capital is that the masterminds behind Ye Yuanshuang's death should be Lin Yazi and the old lady. This makes the people who admire Lin Mingyue and his son very angry. They block the door of the Lin Mansion every day with rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs, and throw them on the head and face of anyone who comes out.

It just so happened that the old lady wanted to go out of the house that day to help Lin Minglang to make connections, hoping to get him reinstated as soon as possible.

The old lady who sneaked out through the back door didn't expect that there was a group of angry people waiting at the back door.

As soon as she went out, rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs flew everywhere. Some people even took out the泔水桶 and 夜香桶, and each of them raised a scoop and splashed the old lady's head and face with it.

Her face, which had been glorious for most of her life, was instantly covered with slop and feces.

The old lady couldn't stand the stimulation and fainted.

Originally, she was greatly devastated by the arrest of the Second Madam, Lin Yazi and Nanny Li one after another. She was too sick to get out of bed. If she hadn't been holding on to her last breath and wanted to smooth things over for Lin Minglang, she would not have been able to leave the house at all.

As a result, he encountered even greater stimulation as soon as he left the house.

When Lin Yushu heard the news, the Lin family's doctor had already confirmed that the old lady had suffered a stroke and was completely paralyzed in bed, unable to even speak.

Lin Yushu put down the account book in her hand, picked up the rain-previous Longjing tea and tasted it carefully, feeling happy. The old lady had to end up like this, it seemed that she had done so many bad things that even God couldn't stand it.

This is better. She lay paralyzed on the bed like a living dead, but she could clearly see that the demise of the Lin Mansion was more painful to her than death.

Lin Mansion, Ci'an Palace.

Lin Qingrou was dressed in plain white clothes, standing beside the old lady, sobbing softly.

Her mother had been executed by slow slicing. It was said that she was cut into pieces nearly four thousand times before she died. Her entire body was cut into a bloody skeleton. It was a horrible sight.

Just after my mother's funeral, the old lady suffered a stroke and fell ill. There was also Lin Yazi, who was crazy all day long, in the mansion. Lin Minglang also hid in the study and did not go out all day. The whole mansion was paralyzed and in complete chaos.

Lin Jiang is her only backbone now, Lin Qingrou said to Lin Jiang while crying.

"Brother, what do you think we should do about this?"

Lin Jiang's face turned black and blue. During this period, there had been great changes in the government. Even he was ostracized by his colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue and had a hard time making progress.

"No matter what, you have to marry the Fifth Prince. As long as you marry him, our family will still have a chance to turn things around."

"Marry? I am in mourning now, can this marriage still be possible?"

"Don't worry, my father has just asked the clan leader to completely remove my mother from the family tree. Since she is a sinner, she is not worthy of staying in the Lin family's family tree to enjoy incense. So now you and I are motherless and there is no need to observe mourning for her."

Lin Qingrou didn't expect this to happen, and the sadness in her eyes eased a lot. She didn't care about the old lady and Lin Yazi in the first place.

She was just sad about her mother's death and that she could not marry Nan Huaishuo as she wished.

"As for my aunt, I will ask my father to send someone to send her back to Duke Liu's mansion. No matter how crazy she is, it has nothing to do with us."

Lin Qingrou nodded, agreeing in her heart. Lin Yazi's reputation was now so bad that even the prince's reputation was implicated. The farther they stayed from her, the better.

"The most important thing now is not to let grandma die. If grandma dies, your wedding with His Highness will definitely be postponed."

Lin Qingrou and Lin Jiang's eyes fell on the old lady. At this moment, her eyelids were trembling, as if she wanted to open her eyes, but was unable to do so.

"The court doctor said that after my grandmother suffered a stroke, she was only completely paralyzed and unable to move or speak, but she was still conscious and her condition would not deteriorate anytime soon."

Lin Jiang nodded with satisfaction. That was good.

"You should stay in the mansion and wait for your marriage. Don't leave the house unless necessary. Your Highness told me that there may be major changes in the capital in the near future!"

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