After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

He Lingsheng was sweating profusely and kept glancing at He Hong, begging him to find a solution quickly.

He Hong felt a little disappointed, knowing that the truth could not be concealed. The emperor was unwilling to help him conceal it, so he knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, there must be something hidden. He is not the only one involved in this kidnapping. I hope Your Majesty can see clearly."

There was a subtle sense of shirking responsibility in these words. Zuo Ling was also involved in this matter. What he meant was that Zuo Ling might be the mastermind, and He Lingsheng was only an accomplice, not the leader.

Zuo Ling didn't hear the deeper meaning in his words, but Zuo Nai did.

She quickly pulled her sister to kneel down. She pursed her lips in fear and lowered her head, looking like a weak person.

"Father, it is true that Zuo Ling was wrong in this matter. She was spoiled by her son and minister. She is also the little princess in Dongying Country and everyone respects her. She had a few words with Miss Jin before this. There is no deep hatred at all. She just wanted to tease her. She has no bad intentions."

"After all, her hatred for Miss Jin is not so vicious as to threaten her life."

What this meant was that Zuo Ling and Jin Yuanyuan didn't have any deep hatred, so there was no need to take their lives. But He Lingsheng was different. He had a delicate relationship with He Linyuan, and it was obvious that He Lingsheng was the one in control.

Anyone with a discerning eye could understand what Zuo Nai said, and it made sense. The emperor was not a person who could not distinguish right from wrong or reward or punish people equally.

Zuo Nai speaks very skillfully. He doesn't make others feel uncomfortable and he achieves his goals.

Zhao Lingzhou wanted to just watch from the sidelines at first, but seeing her like this, he felt a little reluctant.

In the past few days since he married her, he has never been to her room. He has been resting at Gu Xingruo's place every day. Zuo Nai has not made any noise or trouble, but has been quiet and peaceful, acting as a princess in name only.

Seeing her so weak and cautious, he felt guilty.

I couldn't help but speak up for Zuo Ling, "Father, Zuo Ling is young and doesn't know much. I just got married to Zuo Nai. She shouldn't be the mastermind. Please be lenient with her."

The kneeling Zona slowly raised his head and gave him a grateful look.

Zhao Lingzhou turned his head away awkwardly and didn't look at her.

He Hong felt that the situation was not good and wanted to say something, but was rejected by the emperor.

"Alright! The matter is clear now. The evidence is irrefutable. He Lingsheng framed his brother. He Linyuan almost died in the bandit den. He Lingsheng is guilty of a serious crime. He will be punished with fifty lashes, house arrest for one year, and expelled from the Imperial College!"

"As for Zuo Ling, you are from Dongying. Although Dongying is a vassal of Tianyuan, I don't want to bother with a little girl. I will give the divorce letter to King Dongying and let him punish you."

It is said that King Dongying will punish Zuo Ling, but he is Zuo Ling's father after all, and the emperor is far away. Who knows if he will just pretend not to punish Zuo Ling.

Therefore, he decided to increase the tax rate of Dongying by 10% and reduce the power of Dongying. In this way, the King of Dongying would blame all the crimes on Zuo Ling, and he would punish her even if he didn't want to.

His series of actions really resulted in a severe punishment, and everyone present once again felt the importance of Jin Yuanyuan to the royal family.

Her status in Tianyuan Kingdom had unknowingly risen to a higher level.

He was beaten with fifty boards. The beaters were the emperor's subordinates, the Yulin Guards, who were directly under the emperor's command. They were not afraid of offending He Hong and showed no mercy when beating him. Each board was solid.

He Lingsheng cried with tears and snot. He had never suffered such an injustice before.

He felt so aggrieved when he thought that he would never be able to go to the Imperial Academy again.

On the carriage on the way home, she hugged He Hong and cried bitterly.

"Dad, what am I going to do in the future? I can't go to the Imperial Academy anymore. I have to be confined at home and can't go out to play. I don't want it, I don't want it, ahhhhhhhh!"

He Linyuan could hear his crying in the carriage behind, and he felt very happy.

He drew aside the curtain, and the familiar scenery outside seemed particularly pleasing to the eye.

Originally, He Hong was very happy because He Linyuan's leg was healed, but now that his eldest son had suffered such a misfortune, he had no time to be happy and his mind was completely on his eldest son.

When he returned home, He Lingsheng was carried into the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Seeing her second son like this, Ruan Zhi trotted over and looked at He Hong anxiously.

"Husband, what happened? He was fine when he left, why is he like this when he comes back?"

He Hong felt somewhat resentful about what He Lingsheng had done, but seeing that he was so badly injured, he couldn't say a word of blame.

After briefly explaining the situation, Ruan Zhi looked at He Linyuan who was standing there in horror.

Ruan Zhi is different from Ruan Li. He Linyuan's biological mother, Ruan Li, has a gentle personality and is beautiful. Although she is from Kyoto, she has the gentleness and cuteness of a Jiangnan girl. She is a woman that every man will fall in love with.

She is not only beautiful, but also has a good personality, otherwise He Hong would not be so obsessed with her and love her all his life.

Everyone in the Ruan family is good-looking. Ruan Zhi is also pretty, but not as pretty as her sister Ruan Li.

She was not as pretty as Ruan Li. Ruan Li's beauty was like a fragile porcelain vase, not like that of a human woman.

Ruan Zhi is like a tenacious dodder that can survive no matter what adversity it faces.

In the beginning, He Hong married Ruan Li's half sister Ruan Zhi just to piss off Ruan Li, but as he got to know her better, he found that Ruan Zhi was kind and unpretentious, and that she was a completely different type from Ruan Li.

He gradually opened his heart to her, and she gave birth to his first son, He Lingsheng.

But even so, Ruan Zhi could never replace Ruan Li, and He Hong loved her deeply.

Ruan Zhi also knew this, so what she wanted was never to be the first in his heart, but only to be the first in name.

Ruan Li is now buried in the earth. She has become the prime minister's wife, envied by everyone in Kyoto. She thinks she is the winner.

But when she saw that He Linyuan's leg had healed, she was so surprised that she forgot about He Lingsheng.

She thought his life was ruined, but today when she saw him stand up and walk like a normal person, she was so scared that her back was sweating and the hair on her body stood on end.

The stiffness on her face only lasted for a moment, and then quickly turned into surprise. She wanted to reach out and hug He Linyuan.

"Lin Yuan, your leg is healed. That's great! If your sister is still alive, she will be very happy to know that your leg has healed."

He Linyuan shook off her hand that was about to hug him, took a step back, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"If my mother really had a spirit, wouldn't the first people she would want to kill be you two? Why are you so happy?"

If He Hong hadn't forced his mother to marry him, if Ruan Zhi hadn't regarded her mother as an enemy, talked to her and provoked her every day, and stole her things, how could she have become depressed and committed suicide.

But even if my mother died, she would still be trapped in the Prime Minister's Mansion and buried here.

She would be trapped here for the rest of her life, entangled with the two people she hated the most.

After hearing what Ruan Zhi said just now, people who didn't know would think that she and her mother were very close. He didn't believe that his mother's death had nothing to do with Ruan Zhi. It's just that he had no evidence and it was just a guess. Even if he told He Hong, he wouldn't believe it.

At this time, He Hong's brows tightened, and he lectured like a child who didn't understand:

"Yuan'er! How can you talk to your mother like that? She is my legal wife now, and she is also your mother's sister. We are all family. Why do you always speak in such a sarcastic way? You are an unfilial son!"

He Linyuan stared at him straight, and suddenly sneered, "A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse gives birth to a son who can dig holes. I am unfilial, so of course I am bad from you!"