Chapter 452 - Life Analogous to a Chess Game (1/2)

Was she up already? Lin Mengya could not help but admire Sumei. After all, she had taught her a lesson last night.

Moreover, she had displayed her passionate love with Long Tianyu in front of Sumei. She was quite certain that if she added fuel to fire today, Sumei would not be able to endure and would act.

She waved Baishao to her and gave her instructions before Baishao left with a smile on her face.

“What antics are you up to now, my little cousin? Sumei is merely a commoner. She won’t be able to survive your treachery.”

It was easy for him to criticize from the sidelines. He had witnessed Lin Mengya’s ruthlessness and he supposed Sumei had no way of escape.

“That’s not necessary. She already had a taste of it last night. Basically, before we leave, she will be dealt with completely.”

Lin Mengya was not at all worried. If it were Hongyu who was trying to make trouble, perhaps Hongyu would be able to see through her.

Sumei might appear to be witty, but she was actually rather a dimwit.

After she had been through a few of Lin Mengya’s moves, Sumei had lost all strength to get back at her.

If Sumei was still able to hold it in, it would mean that Lin Mengya had underestimated her.

Not long after they finished eating breakfast, Lin Mengya and the other two continued to chit chat in her room.

It was then that Baishao rushed in and whispered into Lin Mengya’s ears for quite some time.

“Are you sure she did that?”

The expression on Lin Mengya’s did not change as she asked Baishao the question.

“It is very true. I saw it with my own eyes. I suppose they are talking about it in the room now.”

There was anxiety written on Baishao’s face, but Lin Mengya remained composed. As the saying went that the person concerned was not perturbed while the people around her were already on fire.

“What happened? Why are you so anxious?”

Zuo Qiuyu asked out of curiosity. In the last few days, he had witnessed for himself how shrewish yet charming Baishao was, but she was certainly absolutely loyal to Lin Mengya.

The relationship between the two ladies was more intimate than his relationship with Lin Mengya who was his kin.

After all, it was rare to see masters like Lin Mengya, who cared little about the master-servant relationship.

Compared to those frail-looking rich ladies in the old capital city, who beat up their servants for every little mistake, Lin Mengya was a much better master.

“What urgent matter could it be? It was just because Sumei had intercepted Cousin Chen while he was on the way here.”

Lin Mengya replied indifferently as she lifted the teacup in her hand and took a sip.

“What? She was looking for my elder brother, the emperor? What does she want?”

Zuo Qiuyu may be very intelligent, but his intelligence was mostly confined to the area of his medical knowledge.

In terms of recognizing people’s schemes and ploys, he was not far from being an expert.

He supposed this was the reason Zuo Qiuchen had delegated the responsibility of looking for their aunt to Zuo Qiuyu.

After all, he would survive well in the Imperial Hospital, where he was a skillful physician, yet an unambitious youth from a reputable family.

However, the situation in the Nation of Lintian was so complicated that Zuo Qiuyu had fallen behind the people’s rhythm on the day he returned.

“Could she not endure any longer?”

Long Tianyu immediately understood Sumei’s intention and he gave Lin Mengya a somber look.

Seeing that Lin Mengya nodded to his question, Long Tianyu did not appear anxious though.

Zuo Qiuchen was not stupid. Even he could not deny that the sometimes hateful cunningness in him ran in the Zuo Family.

This time, Sumei had taken the bait.

“Please just say that I’ve caught a cold last night and I don’t want to see anyone. If Cousin Chen insists on coming in, can you stop him, Long Tianyu?”

Long Tianyu nodded silently and sent out into the courtyard to guard the entrance.

The door to the room was opened slightly so that they could see clearly from the inside while whoever was outside could not look in.

Long Tianyu stood in the corridor wearing a cool expression on his face, so much so that no one in the courtyard dared come close to him, lest they offend him.

After a while, Zuo Qiuchen strode into the courtyard, looking glum, with Sumei trailing behind him.

It had not taken long for her to cry her eyes out. With swollen eyes, Sumei looked so pathetic as if she had been badly bullied.

The servants in the courtyard could hardly grasp the situation.

While the emperor did not smile brilliantly whenever he visited, he had never looked as furious as today.

It was even more puzzling to them to see Prince Yu’s little concubine trailing behind the emperor. Did they not just get into a fight yesterday when Prince Yu wanted to take in a concubine?

How was it that the little concubine seemed to be on the emperor’s side now?

What was happening? Everyone was confused.

“Where’s Lin Mengya? I want to see her!” said the emperor.

Just when Zuo Qiuchen was about to enter her room, Long Tianyu put up his arm to block Zuo Qiuchen’s way.

Keeping his eyes looking straight, Zuo Qiuchen stopped by the door to Lin Mengya and did not force his way through.

“She’s fallen ill. She can’t entertain any guest.”

The serious expression on Long Tianyu’s face and the tone of his voice seemed to say that there was no room discussion.

It appeared that there was an invisible furnace burning between them. Neither was willing to give in an inch.