Beautiful girl travels through time and space to become a princess
Chapter 41 Shadow Moon Cult
Lin Yuwei knew that she had a heavy responsibility, so she decided to start with those palace traitors who had already been discovered.
First, she secretly observed the daily behavior of the palace maids and eunuchs who were suspected of being the accomplices of the Shadow Moon Cult. She found that one of the palace maids, Xiao Cui, was particularly suspicious. Xiao Cui often sneaked to a remote corner near the cold palace when no one was paying attention.
Lin Yuwei decided to follow Xiao Cui herself. One day, when Xiao Cui went to that corner again, Lin Yuwei followed carefully. Xiao Cui took out a small package from under a stone in the corner and quickly hid it in her arms.
Lin Yuwei's heart tightened, she knew this might be important evidence. After Xiao Cui left, she quietly walked over, but found that there was nothing under the stone.
Back in the palace, Lin Yuwei fell into deep thought. She realized that Xiao Cui must have moved the things to another place. So she began to pay attention to Xiao Cui's contact with other palace maids and eunuchs, trying to find out the new place where she might hide the evidence.
After a few days of observation, Lin Yuwei discovered that Xiao Cui had a close relationship with Xiao Li, the eunuch who was responsible for cleaning the imperial study. She guessed that the evidence might be hidden in a corner of the imperial study.
However, the imperial study is an important place in the palace and cannot be entered at will. Lin Yuwei came up with a plan. She deliberately mentioned in front of the emperor that the layout of the imperial study needed some improvements and suggested that the emperor let her help choose some new decorations. The emperor readily agreed.
Lin Yuwei led the palace maid into the imperial study, ostensibly to select decorations, but actually to secretly look for evidence. She carefully checked every corner and finally found some letters in a secret compartment of a bookshelf.
Just as she was about to open the letter, she suddenly heard footsteps outside. She quickly hid the letter in her arms and pretended nothing had happened to continue choosing decorations.
The person who came in was the eunuch chief steward of the emperor. When he saw Lin Yuwei in the imperial study, a trace of doubt appeared on his face. Lin Yuwei said calmly: "Eunuch, I am selecting some suitable decorations for the emperor to make the imperial study more cozy."
The chief eunuch nodded and left without asking any more questions. Lin Yuwei breathed a sigh of relief, and after returning to her bedroom, she couldn't wait to open the letter.
The content of the letter shocked her. It recorded in detail the collusion plan between the "Shadow Moon Cult" and some ministers in the court, as well as their conspiracy to launch a coup when the emperor left the palace to offer sacrifices.
But these letters were not enough to fully expose the conspiracy of the Shadow Moon Cult, and Lin Yuwei decided to continue looking for more evidence. She thought of the eunuch Xiao Li who had close contact with Xiao Cui before.
Through inquiries, Lin Yuwei learned that Xiao Li had been frequently in and out of the palace's storehouse recently. She guessed that the storehouse might be another place to hide evidence.
So, Lin Yuwei took the palace maid to the warehouse on the pretext of checking the items in the warehouse. Deep in the warehouse, she found a locked box.
She asked the maid to find the key, and after opening the box, she found it was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and some tokens related to the Shadow Moon Cult.
Just as Lin Yuwei was about to take the evidence away, she suddenly heard a commotion outside. It turned out that Xiao Li had come over with a group of eunuchs.
Xiao Li said fiercely: "Lin Yuwei, how dare you break into the storehouse without permission and steal the property of the palace!"
Lin Yuwei said calmly: "Xiao Li, don't slander me. I am here to inspect the items in the warehouse on the orders of the emperor. But why are you so flustered?"
Xiao Li sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you are looking for. You have discovered our secret. Don't think of leaving here alive today."
As he said this, he commanded the eunuchs to rush towards Lin Yuwei. Lin Yuwei and the palace maids fought hard, but the other side had more people and was gradually at a disadvantage.
At this critical moment, the prince and his guards arrived in time. The prince shouted loudly: "How dare you, you servant, be rude to Master Lin!"
When Xiao Li and others saw the prince coming, they were so frightened that they dared not move.
Lin Yuwei handed the evidence she found in the storehouse to the prince and told him what happened. After hearing this, the prince looked solemn and decided to meet the emperor immediately with Lin Yuwei.
When the emperor saw the evidence, he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the Shadow Moon Cult.
In the following days, Lin Yuwei assisted the emperor and the prince in checking each person in the palace who was related to the "Shadow Moon Cult".
However, the power of the Shadow Moon Cult is much larger and more complex than they imagined. During the investigation, Lin Yuwei encountered many difficulties and obstacles.
Some ministers who originally supported her suddenly changed their attitudes and made things difficult for her investigation. Lin Yuwei understood that these ministers were probably bribed by the Shadow Moon Cult.
At the same time, various rumors continued to spread in the palace, saying that Lin Yuwei framed good people and attempted to monopolize power.
Faced with these pressures, Lin Yuwei did not back down. She firmly believed that justice would eventually defeat evil, and continued to work hard to find more evidence to thoroughly expose the conspiracy of the Shadow Moon Cult.
One day, Lin Yuwei received a mysterious letter, which mentioned that in an abandoned temple outside the capital, there was an important account book of the Shadow Moon Cult, which recorded their financial transactions and personnel list.
Lin Yuwei decided to go to the abandoned temple to look for the account book herself. She took a few trusted palace maids, disguised as ordinary people, and quietly left the palace.
After arriving at the abandoned temple, Lin Yuwei carefully looked around. The temple was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, with mottled walls and incomplete Buddha statues.
In a secret room in the temple, Lin Yuwei finally found the account book, but just as she was about to leave, she was surrounded by a group of men in black.
The leading man in black said coldly: "Lin Yuwei, today is the day you die."
Lin Yuwei was not afraid at all and said, "You bunch of traitors, don't even think about stopping me from exposing your crimes."
The two sides engaged in a fierce fight. Lin Yuwei and the palace maids fought hard, but the black-clad men were very skilled in martial arts and they gradually became exhausted.
At this critical moment, the prince arrived with reinforcements. After a fierce battle, all the men in black were subdued.
Lin Yuwei brought the account book back to the palace and handed it to the emperor. Based on the records in the account book, the emperor wiped out the power of the Shadow Moon Cult in the court and finally resolved this huge crisis.
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