If the empress really intended to deal with her, then her biggest secret would probably be exposed to the world. But, she thought about it and felt that though the empress was powerful and cunning, it was somewhat impossible for her to know the shocking fact that she was a time traveler. What was going on with all this?
After suppressing various speculations in her heart, Lin Mengya knew that she would probably never know the truth of the matter until the very end. It was just that the empress was the empress. Regardless of what tactics her opponent used, just a simple move had almost wiped her out. She really couldn’t take it lightly anymore.
There were still a few days away from leaving for the Huguo Temple. Fortunately, there were a few capable people around Lin Mengya, who properly prepared everything, including the sacrifices. But Long Tianyu’s face was getting gloomy day by day. Lin Mengya could guess that Crown Prince and he would definitely have different political opinions because of the follow-up problem of Yunzhou governance. However, whether it was she or the emperor, they believed that Long Tianyu should be patient for the time being.
Seeing that the mediocre Crown Prince harmed those victims who were already tortured with his own self-righteousness, Long Tianyu must feel very upset. Although Lin Mengya was worried for Long Tianyu, she felt that it was the best start for a wise future ruler when he cared for the people. Other things could wait.
He came back from the palace and went straight to the study again. However, Lin Mengya had already prepared for it. She had asked the kitchen to prepare a bowl of warm chicken porridge. Although Long Tianyu returned to their room to rest every night after she fell asleep, she learned from the guards around him that he hadn’t eaten properly for several days. One must eat to survive. How could he eat irregularly like this?
Yesterday, the confidantes of Long Tianyu had tried to give her a message or hint. In short, their main idea was that they hoped she, Princess Yu, would take good care of their prince. She had to do something to prevent him from starving himself to death.
Fortunately, Lin Mengya was always a democratic princess who conformed to public opinion. Now she found an opportunity to bring some food to feed the prince in person. As soon as she arrived at the door of the study with her maid, Lin Mengya heard the arguing of several staff members. Disputes were inevitable when there were various suggestions and ideas.
Lin Mengya quietly took Baizhi back to the side and listened to the sound coming from the door of the room in silence. In fact, the content of their dispute was nothing more than how to manage the victims and how to rebuild the disaster-stricken area. They had very good ideas, but they were not comprehensive enough.
Lin Mengya didn’t intend to interrupt this good cycle, so she just listened quietly under the window with her maid. The argument in the room was over and Lin Mengya could hear that those incomplete strategies had become perfect. Only then did she tidy up her clothes and walked to the door with her maid.
“Master, the porridge is already cold. Why don’t I go to warm it up before bringing it back?” Baizhi whispered, reminding Lin Mengya in her ear.
After seeing Lin Mengya nod slightly, she turned and left. The slight movement outside had already disturbed the people inside. The door was immediately opened from inside, and Princess Yu with a gentle smile appeared in front of everyone.
“Hello, everyone. Thanks to your help, my husband is not at a loss. Thank you so much.” Lin Mengya bowed slightly and saluted all the staff.
However, these aides who were capable of ruling the world panicked and hurriedly saluted her. Moreover, they immediately gave the space to the couple. Lin Mengya turned around, looked at the group of men who disappeared immediately, and smiled.
She wondered what such a group of young and energetic young men would be like after 20 or 30 years. But one thing was certain, and it was that they would be the cornerstone for Long Tianyu to secure the position. Now that the audience had already left, Lin Mengya turned around and entered the study.
Behind the large desk, Long Tianyu, who was somewhat haggard, was closing his eyes at the moment. He slightly frowned and pressed his forehead hard with his big hands. Lin Mengya shook her head. He didn’t eat well or get enough sleep. Of course, he felt that he was out of energy. Lin Mengya walked forward slowly, stretched out her slender hands, and gently massaged Long Tianyu’s forehead.
“Was it cold to stand outside for so long?”
He suddenly grabbed her soft and white hands with his big hands. However, after being gently broken free by her, he allowed her small hands to continue to massage his forehead with moderate strength and felt very comfortable.
“No. I am not so afraid of the cold. It’s just a pity that your porridge went cold. I’m afraid it will take a while before you can eat it.” Lin Mengya joked with him softly, and Long Tianyu gradually felt relaxed.
Actually, he had already noticed her coming. However, he had not expected that she would choose to wait outside for so long. She just did not want to disturb his business. She was always so considerate, gentle, and generous, so he had fallen in love with her more and more deeply.
He would rather give her all his affection for this life, and still thought it wasn’t enough.
“What’s so important about the porridge? With you here, I won’t feel tired. After listening for so long, do you have any good suggestions?” Long Tianyu held her in his arms, pressed his chin against her head, and asked comfortably.
“I’m afraid I don’t have any good suggestions. They were all good, and I was impressed just now. With your staff, I am afraid that in the future, you will not need me as a buttinski.” She smoothed out the fine wrinkles at his collar little by little.
Lin Mengya knew what she was capable of. In fact, she had just taken credit for modern education. She could draw something out of what she had learned or experienced. But she knew that compared to Long Tianyu, who had received imperial education since he was a child, her ideas were nothing more than a modest spur.
“Buttinski? Where did you learn such vulgar words? My princess, aren’t you always noble and elegant?”
There was a pain in his chest that was not very painful. Long Tianyu smiled silently. She could always please herself. He hugged the woman who was pinching her chest tightly and sniffed the nice smell of her body that was mixed with the fragrance of medicine.
No matter how tired he was, he could still be contented.
“Father asked me to arrange the Buddhist ceremony. But this time, I can only protect you outside. You and Yinghua must be careful in the Huguo Temple and try to avoid them, do you understand?” Long Tianyu was still worried and warned Lin Mengya carefully.
She stopped pretending to be angry with him. She leaned on Long Tianyu’s chest and quietly listened to the various worries in his tone. She obediently nodded. Although she didn’t want to meet those people, things might not be as simple as she had imagined.
“By the way, I heard that you took the imperial decree of the empress and watched it for a long time today. But what’s wrong? Or, do you think there is something wrong with the imperial decree?”
Everything in her yard couldn’t be hidden from his eyes. Therefore, Lin Mengya naturally did not keep it from him. But, straightening up from his arms, Lin Mengya had already figured out how to explain it.
“You know, I was spaced-out and silly before, right?”
Long Tianyu naturally nodded when she took the initiative to mention the past. These things were not secrets to the people in the Capital City. Besides, after knowing that the silly lady was his princess, he had taken the initiative to send someone to Lin Mansion to investigate and monitor her.
“Actually, I was not born like this. Later someone framed me and poison me to make me live in a muddle for more than ten years. But on the sedan chair that day, Lin Mengwu gave me highly poisonous jujubes. I think it should happen to be an antidote to the poison, so I woke up. But this time, the paper used in the empress’s imperial decree has undergone special treatment. It should be mixed with a drug that would make me stupid again. I think they just don’t want me to be so smart to annoy them.”
Lin Mengya deliberately mixed the two things half-truthfully. After all, everything she said was true. It was just that the cause and effect were twisted by her. Moreover, given her current relationship with Long Tianyu, they had sworn to love each other for life, and she must also find a most suitable excuse for her going out with Qinghu to find medicine before Long Tianyu could agree.
Therefore, this time, she would never completely hide it from Long Tianyu. As for the truth, of course, she would make Long Tianyu understand it in another reasonable form. As expected, after hearing her words, Long Tianyu was very angry.
There was a deep chill in his deep eyes. Of course, Lin Mengya, who knew him best, knew that it was the precursor to his decision to kill someone. She immediately patted his chest, and comforted Long Tianyu softly, trying to soothe his anger.
But Long Tianyu grabbed her hands hard, and the distress in his eyes made Lin Mengya almost drown. In Long Tianyu’s heart, when she was hurt, he was more uncomfortable and distressed than when he was hurt himself.
“It’s okay. Thanks to the teacher and you, I’ve taken so many panaceas this year. Such a trivial drug did not affect me.”