Chapter 679 Set Traps
It was getting late. Lin Mengya, who had freshened up, was reading a book leisurely in her room.
At this time, Long Tianyu must be trying to sneak into her room. But today, he would probably find it not as simple as it used to be.
She sat composedly in her room, thinking Qinghu set these traps to prevent the Shangguan Family from sneaking in and Long Tianyu was just implicated unfortunately.
There suddenly came a noise from the dim yard.
Lin Mengya immediately closed the book and involuntarily looked out of the yard.
In fact, before Qinghu set up these traps, she had secretly sent someone to inform Long Tianyu about this.
Could it be that Long Tianyu had underestimated the traps or Qinghu had played some new tricks?
She, who knew well about Qinghu, was aware that ordinary people could not escape from the traps set by him.
Could Long Tianyu be trapped?
Lin Mengya felt a little uneasy. There came continuous noises from all directions after the great noise.
However, the Grace b.u.t.terfly Courtyard was quiet, and Qinghu didn’t show up here.
Perhaps, Long Tianyu was fine for the time being.
Before long, the door of Lin Mengya’s room was opened by a pair of big hands.
She, who had been tense, finally felt relieved.
Lin Mengya hid the worry in her eyes and pretended not to notice it. She subconsciously opened the book but was obviously not reading it.
“I’m back.”
There seemed to be a trace of delight in his deep voice.
Of course, Lin Mengya knew that he might have seen her worried look just now.
Lin Mengya deliberately fixed her eyes on the light yellow book, tried all she could to put on a composed look, and said, “Well, you must have gone through a lot.”
It was a piece of cake to pretend to be composed.
She didn’t want to admit that she had been worried about him just now.
Long Tianyu, who was dressed in black clothes, only found her quite adorable.
As soon as he came out of the Imperial Palace, he received a report from a guard that plenty of traps had been set in Lin’s Mansion.
Although the guard did not mention that he was sent by Lin Mengya, he gave the most detailed description of the path directly leading to her courtyard.
She had always been so restrained. Even if Long Tianyu didn’t see her hesitant look outside, he knew that she did not want him to get hurt.
“Go to bed earlier. It’s very late, and I’m tired,” Lin Mengya said.
Long Tianyu stared at her flirtatiously and lovingly so that she felt a little guilty, stood up immediately and tried to get out of his sight.
However, Long Tianyu prevented her by taking a step forward and trapping her in his arms.
Long Tianyu, who knew her very well, raised his eyebrows and asked, “Who did you mess with this time?”
Lin Mengya had always stuck to the principle that she would never offend others unless she was offended, but she would not let go of any enemy, who had fallen into her hands.
She turned around, nestled naturally in Long Tianyu’s arms, pouted, and said indifferently, “It’s just a recent grudge. Anyway, we and she have born deep grudges against each other. I don’t mind adding this fresh animosity to our old grudges.”
It was impossible for her and the Shangguan Family to make peace with each other.
Moreover, Shangguan Qing had tried repeatedly to plot against her, so Lin Mengya had long wanted to make her pay a heavy price for what she had done so that Lin Mengya could show the Shangguan Family that the Lin Family was not at the mercy of them.
Long Tianyu, who had learned what had happened today, asked, “That’s true. But how are you going to deal with Lin Mengwu?”
Lin Mengya was right. After her father returned to the Capital City and presented himself before the Emperor, he would probably divorce Shangguan Qing at once.
Although Lin Mengwu was the granddaughter of the Shangguan Family, she was also the descendant of the Lin Family. Therefore, it wouldn’t be justifiable for the Shangguan Family to take her back even if they wanted to.
The traps set by Lin Mengya had come in handy. Given the way the Shangguan Family dealt with affairs, they would not let it go at that.
“Deal with her? How dare I do that? I just think that Mengwu is old enough to get married, so it’s time to find her a good husband.”
Since she wanted to teach Shangguan Qing a lesson, she could start with the thing Shangguan Qing cared about the most.
Since Shangguan Qing thought that she could manipulate someone else’s marriage back then, now she decided to pay her back in her own coin.
Shangguan Qing could rest a.s.sured if she found Lin Mengwu a good husband, right?
Sensing Lin Mengya’s simmering evil thought, Long Tianyu couldn’t help sneering and said, “You’re right, my good wife. Given the prominent background of the Lin Family, the Second Miss of the Lin Family will definitely be able to marry a husband from a n.o.ble family. Regarding the right person, you should make a proper selection.”
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows with a wicked smile.
She would definitely make a good choice so that Shangguan Qing would faint in shock as soon as she heard the name of her son-in-law.
“Of course. Your Highness, please help me spread the news that our Lin Family is trying to find my sister a well-matched husband, and I would like to find someone who could impress her,” Lin Mengya said with evil sparkles in her eyes.
There were plenty of graceful childes in the Capital City, but no one could guarantee that all of them were gentlemen, right?
She had to take a lot of trouble to find someone Lin Mengwu was “satisfied” with.
The counterattack of the Lin Family had been launched silently in the dark. Even the Shangguan Family probably did not expect that the wild beast they thought they had tamed over the years was now showing its sharp fangs and claws and going to taste their flesh and blood!
When Lin Mengya opened her eyes, she found Long Tianyu, who had held her in his warm embrace, had gone without being noticed.
She slowly got up and rubbed her forehead. Although Long Tianyu had suffered a lot during this period of time, she had to admit that every time she saw him suddenly appear in front of her, she was actually cheerful.
It was said that absence made the heart grow fonder. They acted as if carrying on a clandestine love affair, which was actually a sweet and exciting experience.
It was like the sour and sweet popping candy she had eaten when she was a child, arousing her desire to savor it again and again.
Baizhi stepped into the room in an ambiguous atmosphere and said with a blush, “Miss, this is a letter from Master we received this morning.”
With hair disheveled, Lin Mengya stretched out her slender hand lazily to take the letter from Baizhi.
Qinghu had placed his follower around her father, so it was easy for her father to send her a letter. She opened the pale yellow envelope and glanced over the letter before showing a trace of delight in her eyes.
Sure enough, her father cared about her as much as her brother did.
Lin Mengya aroused her brother’s anger for the way she had been treated with only a few words, while her father got furious after learning from Qinghu, who intentionally hid part of the fact, what had happened to Lin Mengya.
“What did Master write? Miss, tell me!”
Baizhi looked curiously at her Miss’s smile and urged her to tell her.
“Nothing special. Father said that he would immediately seek justice for me after he comes back. Don’t worry, everything is under our control,” Lin Mengya said.
She put away the letter while calculating the current situation.
The Emperor probably did not expect that the only soft spot in the hearts of her sensible father and brother was her, who had been an insignificant fool.
Her father and brother were not at home back then. If they hadn’t treated her with indifference on purpose, Shangguan Qing, who was jealous, wouldn’t have tolerated her, such a useless fool.
Even the Emperor thought that her father and brother just treated her as an ordinary family member, and he didn’t expect that what he had done to her would enrage them.
Even a loyal dog was likely to make its master, who trampled on it, pay the price.
What was more, the Lin Family had never been the kind of sn.o.bbish lackeys.
Since the Emperor had extinguished the loyalty of the Lin Family personally, he should not blame the Lin Family for disregarding his feelings.
“Guards, escort all the thieves we caught last night to the gate of the government office and hang a sign on them to indicate their ident.i.ties. The others should clean up the mansion to welcome my father,” Lin Mengya said with a slight smile.
Last time, she had ordered the guards to escort those servants of the Shangguan Family to the government office in a big way. In fact, it had already initiated a discussion among some people.
Now, with all this evidence, she would like to see what explanation the Shangguan Family was going to give!
In the government office, Lin Mengya, who was personally led in by the magistrate, was leisurely drinking a cup of warm tea.
Speaking of which, it was the first time for her to visit this newly-built government office.
It was much more s.p.a.cious and brighter than the former government office, but the magistrate in front of her was as embarra.s.sed as the former magistrate.
What a coincidence! It seemed that every time she came here, she caused the magistrate a lot of trouble.
Lin Mengya blinked her big eyes and said with an innocent look, “Your Excellency, you’re over courteous, but I’m wondering why you’re in such a difficult position.”
However, Lord Xu, the newly appointed magistrate, stared at the troublemaker in front of him with a frown and said, “Your Highness, in fact, I…”
“Alas, you’re over courteous. I’m no longer Princess Yu. You can just address me as Madam.”
Lin Mengya politely interrupted Lord Xu with a mild smile.
To some degree, Lord Xu had done her a favor. If she really offended him, her brother would probably have a hard time in prison.
Therefore, she came here in person this time.
Lord Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had heard that Lin Mengya was the most difficult to deal with. However, he did not expect that not only was her brother detained here, but she also sent these people here.
Although he had never feared these n.o.bles, he didn’t want to be fooled.
So he had no choice but to continue the conversation with this vice Princess.
“Madam, you’re right. I’m sorry for my impoliteness. I’m wondering what brought you here.”