The entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
[Guagua, is the morning court session over? Why is it so quiet?]
As soon as Shen Mingzhu voiced her thoughts, one of Prime Minister Lin's protégés immediately stepped forward to submit a memorial...
[Host, the court session is still ongoing, It'll be a while longer.]
"By the way, Guagua, continue with the story of Lin Yuheng. Who exactly gave him the Gu worm? Was it that courtesan?"
Everyone in the main hall wanted to know who had cast the spell on Lin Yuheng!
Lin Xiang: Who is it?
Who harmed his son!
[Host, use your intelligence to think about it. Besides Lin Guojiu, who is the biggest beneficiary?]
[Guagua, have the people targeting Crown Prince Yan Beichen already started eliminating people?]
After hearing this, the system was practically ready to materialize and wag its tail!
[Host, I told you you're the smartest and most capable! Lin Yuheng is Crown Prince Yan Beichen's maternal uncle and Empress Lin's elder brother. He's practically the Crown Prince's support! Don't let Lin Yuheng's abilities fool you; he's still too young. The old foxes in the officialdom still give him some face now, but once his father passes away, and the old lady Lin suffers a stroke and follows him, Prime Minister Lin will be devastated and his health rapidly declines. Empress Lin will also be heartbroken. With two close relatives gone, the affairs of the harem are handed over to Consort Li. Lin Yuhui will be struggling to maintain the Lin family's honor and the Crown Prince's position. Poor Lin Yuhui, not even twenty years old yet, already bears all the burdens!]
[By the way, host, originally Crown Prince Yan Beichen wouldn't have woken up this early! Shen Jiaojiao wouldn't have married Prince Xuan, Yan Yunxuan, so soon either. By the time the Crown Prince woke up, Imperial Uncle Lin was already gone!]
The entire court fell silent!
Especially Lin Xiang, a tear had somehow landed on his official boot.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen couldn't bear to look at his maternal grandfather's state, so he quietly stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve.
If he can wake up early, will his uncle be able to find the cause of his gu illness and be cured?
After court, he will spend a fortune to find someone skilled in Gu poison to cure his uncle's illness!
Now, the officials in the court have different thoughts and intentions.
Su Qingshan was anxious. How did this get connected to his daughter and grandson, the Second Prince, again?
Back then, everyone in Shengjing knew that this Lord Shen liked Yun Xuan so much that he would destroy him if she couldn't have him! Why did she change so much and keep on opposing them!!
No, that won't work!
She can't destroy the Su family's hopes!
He silently prayed that this matter had nothing to do with any member of his family.
He was afraid that Lin Xiang would come up on the spot and fight him to the death.
As if remembering something, he quickly moved away from Lin Xiang!
[Guagua, was this poison cast by someone from the Second Prince's faction?]
[Host, you're wrong! But it is somewhat related to him though.]
[Guagua, you've gone astray! Now you always like to keep me in suspense and only say half of what you mean!]
The entire court of officials nodded repeatedly.
That's absolutely right!
They were so anxious that they scratched their heads and were very worried after only hearing half of what was said.
[Host, let me tell you, this is a wedding gift from one of Shen Jiaojiao's admirers to her and the Second Prince Yan Yunxuan!]
The entire court: !!!
[Guagua, this... is really hard to judge! Do Shen Jiaojiao and the Second Prince know?]
[Host, they don't know! The wedding hasn't happened yet! They'll find out after the wedding!]
[Guagua, my God, what kind of new pervert is this! Giving someone's life as a wedding gift!]
[Host, what are you saying! What human life? They clearly sent over an obedient "dog"! Wait for the Gu worms to slowly erode Lin Yuheng's mind, and he'll become a puppet, a particularly obedient one at that!]
Lin Xiang heard this and couldn't catch his breath, so he fainted!
"Prime Minister Lin!"
"Summon the imperial physician! Summon the imperial physician!"
Lin Yuhui's eyes turned red with anger. When he heard that the man wants his father to be a "dog" for Shen Jiaojiao and the Second Prince Yan Yunxuan, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
He's going to kill that man!
The wickedness of his intentions is utterly outrageous!
This is not only insulting, but also morally reprehensible!
No wonder Prime Minister Lin was so angry he fainted!
[Guagua, what exactly did Lin Yuheng do to offend that person? To deserve such retaliation is utterly despicable, a complete attack on his spirit!]
[Host, this matter is actually related to you!]
[Guagua, how did this get involved with me? I've never spoken to the Lin family except for Empress Lin!]
Sigh... This matter dates back several months. Everyone in Shengjing knew about your feud with Shen Jiaojiao, but everyone also knew that Shen Jiaojiao wasn't the Shen family's biological daughter, though no one said it openly.
One evening, Lin Yuheng, the Imperial Uncle, went to a brothel with his colleagues, ordered dancers to perform, and relaxed together, drinking and having fun. During their conversation about the Marquis's mansion, Lin Yuheng sighed, "Trees should be trees, flowers should be flowers; everything in the world should be in its proper place." He meant that Shen Jiaojiao should return everything she had received from the Marquis's mansion. Unfortunately, someone overheard this!
So, you all know what happened next!
[Guagua, it's all because of a few words said by Lin Yuheng.]
[Yes, host, after all, Shen Jiaojiao is his savior!]
Shen Mingzhu: ...
[Guagua, didn't Shen Jiaojiao save Zhou Hanchuan, the second senior brother of the Divine Doctor Valley? Could it be...?]
[Oh dear, host, what are you thinking! The Divine Doctor Valley's mission is to heal the sick and save lives; they don't research Gu techniques! That person was a wanderer of the martial world, everyone called him Nameless. He was a free spirit, loved to travel, and it was during his travels in the Southern Frontier that he unintentionally saved a powerful figure there. As a token of gratitude, the powerful figure gave him a precious Gu worm, the very one he used for Lin Yuheng!]
Hiss...
[Guagua, when did Shen Jiaojiao save that person? Why does she save people every day?!]
[Host, on the day you and your father, Lord Shen, went to Huguo Temple, you not only killed the giant snake but also dug up a hundred-year-old ginseng; Emperor Jingyuan abducted the fierce general, and Shen Jiaojiao, as the woman of destiny, met Wuming again at Huguo Temple! Then she learned everything he had done for her and that he was leaving Shengjing to travel far away once more!]
Before leaving the capital, Wuming will leave behind a rattle drum to control the Gu worms. This drum is Wuming's wedding gift to Shen Jiaojiao!
Emperor Jingyuan's eyes widened!
And it's about him!
He touched his nose sheepishly.
Minister Su Qingshan firmly remembered the words "Shen Jiaojiao is a woman of destiny" and went back to tell the Second Prince Yan Yunxuan to treat Shen Jiaojiao, his concubine, well.
Shen Mingzhu was also very embarrassed.
[Guagua, Lin Yuheng ended up like this because he spoke up for me. How can we help him? After all, he's the Crown Prince's uncle, and might even be my future child's maternal uncle!]
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: What do you mean by "maybe her future child's maternal uncle"? Isn't she the Crown Princess? Aren't the children she bears his children?
Lin Yuheng must be her child's maternal uncle!
This woman!
If she dares to cheat on him, he'll strangle her!