“I… I didn’t! I’m always loyal to you! Please save me, Your Grace!” Yuanshu pleaded.

Last night, she had been secretly sent to the Emperor by Xiaoyu’s men.

Although the Emperor was not bloodthirsty, he had a strong aversion to an evil servant like Yuanshu.

The eunuchs only asked her a few questions, but she brought up the Empress as her backing and scolded them harshly.

How could the eunuchs, who worked for the Emperor, be threatened by her?

They immediately gave her such a sound thrashing that she called out for her parents and confessed a lot of evil things the Empress had done over the years.

That was the reason why the Emperor was particularly angry. Although he had heard about some of the Empress’s evil conduct, he didn’t expect her to be so unscrupulous that she obviously regarded the imperial palace as her place where she could do whatever she wanted.

Yuanshu, frightened by the sound thrashing, had a silly thought that the Empress would definitely save her.

Unexpectedly, the Empress tried to stay out of this and even hurled insults at her.

Watching the farce that was going on between the Empress and Yuanshu, Lin Mengya could not help but shake her head secretly.

Now she was finally aware of what a loyal servant was like.

“Shut up! I never asked you to do such a monstrous thing. Your Majesty, it was decided and done all by Yuanshu and has nothing to do with me. Please execute this vicious woman as soon as possible!” The Empress tried hard to push all the blame onto Yuanshu, and Yuanshu obviously did not expect this.

She glanced blankly at her master with a flash of viciousness in her eyes.

At midnight yesterday, when she had only a faint breath of life left after being beaten, a eunuch came over and secretly told her that if the Empress refused to save her, she should tell the truth.

In this way, the Emperor might spare her life considering she made amends for her wrongdoing.

Otherwise, given the Emperor’s deep affection for Madame Jingrou, she would definitely suffer all sorts of torment.

She was filled with dread at the thought of what had happened to her last night.

She had suffered the misery in the Avici Hell and was unwilling to go through it again.

“Your Grace, I’ve always been loyal to you. Unexpectedly, you leave me to sink! In that case, don’t blame me! Your Majesty, Madame, Her Grace indeed intended to harm you two. Her Grace had thought about taking revenge by setting up Madame Jingrou since she woke up. Three days ago, Her Grace got something from Lord Yao. Later, she gave it to me and the other palace maids and instructed us to find a chance to put it in Madame’s diet and daily necessities. That day the sight of the incense box in the palace maid of the Fengyu Court reminded me of this, and then I coated my finger with the poison and mixed the poison with the incense,” Yuanshu said.

On hearing Yuanshu’s words, with her face turning as white as a sheet, the Empress shivered like a butterfly that couldn’t survive the winter.

If she had not been supported by someone behind her, she definitely would have collapsed onto the floor like a pile of mud.

She glanced at Yuanshu in horror, and then at her husband who showed a murderous look in his eyes.

The Empress’s mind was occupied with one thought that she was doomed!

She said, “Your Majesty, I didn’t… Your Majesty…”

“Enough!” The Emperor said.

He, who was furious, didn’t want to listen to any explanation of this vicious woman.

He clenched his large hands into fists, feeling the urge to kill the Empress as soon as possible.

It was quiet in the room. The Empress, in her attendant’s arms, looked listlessly at her husband, realizing for the first time that he really wanted to kill her!

“Please cease to be angry, Your Majesty,” Madame Jingrou said.

Instead of revealing a triumphant smile or adding fuel to the fire, she held the Emperor’s hand worriedly in secret with her eyes full of concern for him.

At the sight of this, Lin Mengya realized that there were signs that the Empress would lose to Madame Jingrou completely.

The Emperor was like a peerless weapon that was dazzling but too sharp.

Only by overcoming hardness with softness could one make it curb its radiance and become her guardian.

However, the Empress just confronted the tough with toughness, which made her and the Emperor incompatible with each other.

The situation was very clear now. With both human testimony and material evidence, the Empress could not justify her inciting Yuanshu to poison the incense.

At this moment, someone’s visit to the chamber aggravated the situation.

“Let go of me! I want to meet His Majesty! Your Majesty, you can’t treat my sister like this. She’s devoted to you. You can’t be so heartless!” There came a coarse voice.

The man did not restrain himself at all considering he was in the chamber of the Emperor.

Lin Mengya immediately realized that the man was Yao Zun, the eldest son of the Yao Family as well as General Beilu of the Lieyun Empire whose awe-inspiring reputation was widely known.

He and the Empress were born of one mother, so he doted on and spoiled his only sister a lot.

If it were not for his support, the Empress would not have acted so recklessly.

Even now, Yao Zun was still as wildly arrogant as before and showed no respect for the Emperor.

Lin Mengya involuntarily doubted how on earth the Empress and her brother, who courted death all the time, survived until now and gained their current power.

Sure enough, those people born in noble families could live easy lives.

At a glance, she could tell that Yao Zun, who had a craggy face, was boorish.

Moreover, he was dressed in a loose and gorgeous robe.

Lin Mengya had seen this kind of robe. Those priests wore similar robes, but they were not as flashy as Yao Zun.

Next to him stood a few eunuchs whose faces were bitter.

They presumably failed to stop him, a formidable general.

The Emperor glanced at him, maintaining his inscrutable expression.

Lin Mengya realized that something was amiss. Although it was in an emergency, Yao Zun did not bow to the Emperor.

It seemed that he really regarded the imperial palace as the Yao’s Mansion.

“What did you say?” The Emperor asked.

Although Yao Zun was a rough man, he was overwhelmed by the Emperor’s intimidating air.

The Emperor just said a word, but it calmed the furious general down a little like cold water pouring on him.

“I, I just think that my sister has been wronged. Your Majesty, my sister has served you over the years. Aren’t you aware of her character? Although my sister is a little hot-tempered, she is much better than those who are only good for misleading the public with evil doctrines,” Yao Zun said.

His words were apparently directed at Madame Jingrou.

Lin Mengya frowned slightly, thinking Yao Zun made an improper remark.

In any case, Madame Jingrou had been the chosen witch of the Xin Family and now was the Emperor’s concubine.

Given either of her identities, he should not have said that.

“General Yao Zun, did you say that to embarrass our Xin Family? Greetings, Your Majesty, Your Grace, Madame.” There came a gentle and elegant voice that seemed to be questioning him.

Lin Mengya instinctively looked towards the door. Why was he here?

“Xin Luan, what brought you here?” Seeing the middle-aged man pass through the door, Madame Jingrou asked in astonishment.

In recent days, Xin Luan had shut his door to decline seeing visitors and hardly had any contact with anyone.

They kept what had happened this time from him.

However, he came uninvited and seemed to intend to stand up for Madame Jingrou.

This was a pleasant surprise brought by an unexpected guest. Lin Mengya was stunned for a moment, and then regained composure.

With Xin Luan around, this show would be more wonderful, wouldn’t it?

“You… A member of the Xin Family? She has been expelled from the Xin Family. High Priest, I’m afraid that you are incapable of making the Xin Family take her back!” Yao Zun said.

He certainly showed no respect for Xin Luan, the High Priest who was going to retire.

Lin Mengya shook her head secretly. She was finally aware of why the Emperor agreed to her plan to get rid of the Yao Family first.

The Yao Family was too powerful, but the successors were all idiots.

It would be inappropriate to let Wanyan Jing take full control of the Yao Family.

Taking Xin Luan as an example, no matter if he was going to retire or not, he, who was capable of getting his position, was definitely a scheming, resourceful and powerful man of effective means.

Yao Zun, who taunted him, was trying so hard to court death.

“Although she has been expelled from the Xin Family, you are not supposed to humiliate her. As the High Priest of the Xin Family, I certainly won’t fold my arms and watch you distort truth. I’ll tell the Old Master of the Yao Family exactly what you said today,” Xin Luan said.

Yao Zun immediately shut his mouth. Despite his unnatural expression, Xin Luan’s words touched him on the raw.

The real decision maker of the Yao Family was that Old Master. Although he was no longer in charge of the Yao Family, he still enjoyed high prestige in the family.

The Old Master had prohibited Yao Zun by official order from interfering in his younger sister’s family affairs again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he heard that his sister had been wronged, he came in a hurry.

Xin Luan knew him so well!

“Your Majesty, Your Excellency. I heard that someone attempted to poison Your Majesty and Madame. Considering it’s significant, I come to be present as an observer. I’m wondering if you will allow me,” Xin Luan said.

He put himself in an insignificant position by claiming that he came to be an observer.

But in fact, what he said just now showed that he was here to support Madame.

Lin Mengya found the current situation particularly interesting. Either in terms of family background or the Emperor’s favor, the Empress was obviously at a disadvantage.

It seemed that the game was set today.

“Okay. Come on, offer him a sea,” the Emperor said.

Xin Luan bowed gracefully and sat down in his seat with a mild look.

After glancing at the significant people in the hall, he fixed his eyes on Miss Helan with a complicated look for a moment.

Lin Mengya, who lowered her head and only dared to look at the others stealthily, was unaware that today the High Priest came mostly for her apart from supporting Madame Jingrou.

“Go to search the Linqiu Pavilion. I must get to the bottom of this and won’t tolerate anyone involved in the poisoning,” the Emperor said in his usual indifferent tone.

Nevertheless, the Yao siblings knew that they probably would not be able to escape their doom today.