frightfiction Chapter 274: Really Useless
Chapter 274: Really Useless
"On one side is the daughter of a minister who is so reckless and arrogant that she even dares to curse the prince because of her military achievements. On the other side is the emperor's own son. I'm sure anyone knows what to choose, right?"
"Miss Lin, please go to the palace and plead your case with the Emperor. This will allow him to see the courage of Princess An, who personally ordered the marriage."
"Those who know it are saying that Miss Lin, you spoke without thinking because you were angry about Prince An's defeat. Those who don't know it might think that Prince An was dissatisfied with the Emperor's decision, jealous of Prince Rui, and harbored resentment, which is why Miss Lin said it."
As soon as Shen Qionghua finished speaking, Lin Xiyan and Zhou Lingyi's faces turned pale as paper.
Lin Xiyan was proud and arrogant, and used to being domineering. The curse she had just said against King Rui was just a spur of the moment word.
Now, when Shen Qionghua said that she would inform the emperor about this matter, he felt a little scared.
She was not so arrogant as to think that she was more important to the emperor than Prince Rui's life. The charge of cursing the prince was enough to get her into trouble.
Zhou Lingyi felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, and he shuddered all over.
She wanted to teach Shen Qionghua a lesson so much that she ignored why Shen Qionghua slapped Lin Xiyan.
If Shen Qionghua told the truth, one could easily imagine how furious the emperor would be.
Not to mention how much the emperor dotes on and values Prince Rui, just say that Prince Rui is now leading the troops to war as the commander-in-chief.
Cursing King Rui to die on the battlefield is equivalent to cursing the court to lose the war, isn't it?
If this matter were to be made public, I'm afraid that the people would be able to drown the Lin Mansion and the Yongning Marquis Mansion with a single spit. Even His Highness Mian would probably be implicated.
No, this must not be allowed to happen.
Luo Xiyao was actually a little amused after hearing what Shen Qionghua said. She clapped her hands and looked at Zhou Lingyi and Lin Xiyan calmly, saying, "Qionghua is right. You all should go to the palace. Anyone who doesn't go is a fool."
"I'm really curious about the Emperor's reaction when he finds out that you cursed His Royal Highness Prince Rui to die on the battlefield."
Zhou Lingyi's face was solemn and his expression was gloomy. After a long while, he spoke softly, "Princess, Cousin Hua, what are you talking about? His Royal Highness Prince Rui is a prince. Even if we had a hundred guts, we wouldn't dare curse His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
"It was you, it was you, who relied on the power of His Royal Highness Prince Rui to humiliate Sister Lin."
"Look, Sister Lin's face is swollen, and the slap marks haven't disappeared yet."
No one else knew what was said just now except these four people. They could have denied it, as Shen Qionghua had no evidence anyway. On the contrary, the wound on Lin Xiyan's face was a real mark.
After Zhou Lingyi's reminder, Lin Xiyan also reacted and said quickly, "That's right. You said I cursed Prince Rui. What evidence do you have? The slap mark on my face is still obvious."
Luo Xiyao's eyes widened. She had never expected such a shameless person to lie with his eyes open. She said, "You still want to deny it? I heard it with my own ears."
Zhou Lingyi chuckled and said, "Princess Pingning, you have always sided with His Royal Highness Prince Rui. Your words cannot be used as evidence."
Luo Xiyao was so angry at being so righteous and confident. She was about to rush forward but was stopped by Shen Qionghua.
Zhou Lingyi was trying to provoke Luo Xiyao with these words. If Luo Xiyao hit Zhou Lingyi in an impulse, it would be even easier to define the matter as them taking advantage of their power to bully others, thus covering up the words that Lin Xiyan had just said to curse King Rui.
Shen Qionghua burst out laughing at Zhou Lingyi's secretly smug look.
"Zhou Lingyi, do you think that since there's no evidence, and you guys refuse to admit it, that this matter has the upper hand?"
When Zhou Lingyi saw Shen Qionghua's unhurried look, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
As expected, Shen Qionghua raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "When you said those half-truths just now, the tower was indeed deserted."
"But can you guarantee that when Lin Xiyan cursed His Royal Highness Prince Rui, there was no one on the tower? Was there really no one who heard what she said?"
Zhou Lingyi's smile froze as he said, "Do you think I'll be intimidated by scaring me?"
Lin Xiyan also said: "That's right, it just happened that someone heard it."
Shen Qionghua chuckled and said, "Well, since you're looking for death, then go to the palace."
"If there really were common people who heard this and were brought in to testify, they would be charged with cursing the prince and deceiving the emperor. Tsk tsk tsk~"
Zhou Lingyi and Lin Xiyan looked at each other and saw hesitation and fear in each other's eyes.
In fact, they all had their backs to the steps of the city wall just now, and had no idea when the people on the city wall had left.
If the people really heard this, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor...
Shen Qionghua curled her lips and looked at the two of them with disdain, "I dare to take a gamble. Why, you don't dare?"
Zhou Lingyi stared at Shen Qionghua intently, trying to find a flaw in her face to see if she was bluffing.
But there was contempt and confidence on Shen Qionghua's face, but no guilt, as if everything was under control, and she had dug a hole and was watching them jump in.
Zhou Lingyi clenched the handkerchief in his hand. Could it be that what Lin Xiyan said was really heard by someone, so Shen Qionghua was so fearless?
Luo Xiyao naturally understood Shen Qionghua's intentions and said with a smile, "Look at me, I was so stupid for a moment. Don't you want to go to the emperor to plead your case? Go ahead and see who the emperor punishes!"
Lin Xiyan was very excited and immediately threw away her previous concerns and said, "Let's go..."
Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Zhou Lingyi.
Zhou Lingyi shook his head slightly and whispered in Lin Xiyan's ear, "Sister Lin, don't be careless about this matter."
Lin Xiyan was about to mock Zhou Lingyi for being timid when a merchant girl said something to stop her. Then she heard Zhou Lingyi continue, "Sister Lin, we've been defeated at the border, and General Lin is in a very difficult situation."
"If there really is a witness, he will be charged with cursing the prince and deceiving the emperor. Even if General Lin has made meritorious contributions at the border, the General's Mansion will probably not be able to escape the blame."
Zhou Lingyi made the matter sound so serious that Lin Xiyan's anger subsided and she hesitated for a moment.
Seeing the two of them mumbling and obviously disagreeing, Luo Xiyao immediately squeezed in, "What do you think? Have you thought about it?"
"If you want to go to the palace to plead your case, then go quickly. We'll accompany you to the end. Don't drag it out here. It's very annoying. I didn't sleep well all night and I'm still waiting to go back and catch up on some sleep!"
As she spoke, Luo Xiyao yawned loudly, tears welling up in her eyes.
He looked extremely sleepy, and it was clear that he did not take Zhou Lingyi and Luo Xiyao seriously.
Zhou Lingyi and Lin Xiyan both felt humiliated and had already given up on going to the palace to plead their case, but when they saw this situation, they stubbornly refused to speak.
Luo Xiyao didn't want to waste time on two annoying people. She really didn't sleep well and urgently needed to catch up on her sleep.
Seeing that the two of them were like dumb, he immediately muttered, "Weren't they quite talkative just now? Now they're dumb?"
Then he said impatiently: "Since you are not going to enter the palace, Qionghua and I will not play with you anymore. We will leave first."
Having said that, he took Shen Qionghua's hand and left.
Looking at the two people's departing backs, Lin Xiyan felt extremely humiliated.
In the past, at the border, everyone had to give in to her and flatter her, but since she came to the capital, although she was married to Prince An, she suffered bullying everywhere, especially after she met Zhou Lingyi.
The humiliation turned into anger that was suppressed in his heart, and he wanted to vent it out in an instant, and Zhou Lingyi happened to be the recipient.
Who asked Zhou Lingyi to stop her just now!
Lin Xiyan looked at Zhou Lingyi with a cold face, her voice brimming with arrogance, "You're relieved now. You're right. It's not you who got beaten, so of course you can just let it go."
"As a noble lady from an aristocratic family, you were manipulated by a merchant girl with just a few words. You are so useless! Humph!"