kingnovel Chapter 1095: Meng Linger was afraid of the ministers and tested.
Chapter 1095: Meng Linger was afraid of the ministers and tested.
The major case that Meng Linger, Yun Yisanren, Li Kangning and Yan Ziyi investigated together was undisputedly commended by the king's grandfather.
Meng Linger now has both fame and fortune, and is very successful.
Many ministers were afraid of Meng Ling'er, fearing that Meng Ling'er would secretly find out everything about them.
But they had to praise Meng Ling'er on the surface. They had to boast about it loudly while keeping their family's secret business more secret to avoid being discovered by Meng Ling'er.
Every minister has an industry behind him, and every family has an industry that cannot be seen in the light.
They had always hated the little witch Meng Ling'er. However, she had been unlearned and unskillful in the past, spending most of her time playing pranks, playing tricks on others, or doing other low-brow things that even noble men and women would disdain to do.
The ministers didn't care about Meng Ling'er's behavior, nor would they pay attention to what she did. As long as she didn't cause trouble for her family, it was fine.
But now she has suddenly become so powerful and has found out the secrets of so many ministers, which forces them to take her seriously.
They were not afraid of her mediocrity, nor of her fearless mischief, but they were afraid that this little witch would suddenly turn her mind to the right path, especially targeting the lucrative industries secretly run by various families.
One of the ministers, Lord Liu, who was a thoughtful man, rolled his eyes and came up with a plan.
He decided to hold a banquet in the palace, ostensibly to celebrate the awards received by Meng Ling'er and others, but in fact he wanted to take the opportunity to test Meng Ling'er to see if she was only targeting those families, or if she suddenly became nosy.
If Meng Ling'er is not sensible and is willing to be the first to take action and ruin everyone's good fortune, then Meng Ling'er cannot stay.
At the banquet, Lord Liu deliberately mentioned some obscure industry matters in front of Meng Ling'er to observe her reaction.
Meng Ling'er is no naivete. To be able to survive in the palace and become a little witch that everyone fears and dares not provoke, Meng Ling'er is definitely not a simple-minded person, but rather a clever and witty spirit.
Meng Ling'er smiled slightly, pretending not to care, and cleverly changed the subject.
Lord Liu saw that his attempts had failed, and he became even more apprehensive. Other ministers also watched Meng Ling'er's every move from the sidelines.
After the banquet, Meng Ling'er returned to her residence.
She knew very well that these ministers would not give up, and there would probably be more open and covert attacks waiting for her in the days to come.
But who was Meng Ling'er? She had never been afraid before, but now with the treasures Li Kangning had given her and the protection of her uncle, it was even less likely that she would be afraid.
It is not difficult to use the enemy's tactics against them and find out the enemies hiding in the dark.
Meng Ling'er's lips curled up, a sly glint in her eyes. She called over her trusted maid and whispered a few instructions.
The next day, news came from the palace that Meng Ling'er was ill in bed due to overwork. The king also sent the imperial physician to treat the little princess.
Soon, the secret spread: the little princess was possessed by an ungrateful spirit. It was said that in just one night, the little princess was tormented to the point of dishevelment and madness.
When the ministers heard this, they thought she was really tormented by the vengeful ghost and were relieved. They cursed inwardly:
"She deserves it. Who told her to be the Princess of Freedom instead of managing the private businesses of other families? She must be crazy."
"Is this little witch pretending to be crazy? If she is really crazy, God bless us and save us from taking action."
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Lord Liu felt that the opportunity had come, and secretly contacted other ministers, preparing to speed up the operations of their shady industries.
However, what they didn't know was that Meng Ling'er had already arranged people to secretly monitor their every move.
Just when they thought they had succeeded, Meng Ling'er suddenly appeared before them with an imperial edict from the king's grandfather.
"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because I'm sick?" Meng Ling'er sneered, "Today, I will expose your crimes to the world!"
The ministers' faces turned pale instantly and they looked at Meng Ling'er in horror. They didn't expect that this little witch was so powerful.
Yun Yi San Ren also praised Meng Ling Er: "Ling Er, you used the combination of feigning insanity and playing the opponent's trick quite well. Your cleverness paid off."
Meng Linger jumped to Yun Yisanren, packed a box of snacks and treats given to her by her grandfather the king, and presented it to Yun Yisanren as a treasure.
"Master uncle, these are some of my favorite special dim sum and snacks. Ling'er specially sent some for you to try."
Yun Yisanren dodged for a moment. This little girl might have truly considered herself an elder and a close relative, not caring at all about the strict rules of gender.
Not only did Meng Ling'er stand close to Yun Yisanren, she also picked up a piece of dessert with her hands and stuffed it into Yun Yisanren's mouth.
Yun Yisanren was unable to dodge and quickly stepped back and kept silent.
As a result, Meng Ling'er pushed the snack forward a little too far, and she stuffed her finger into Yun Yisanren's mouth and was sucked.
Then she lunged forward.
Yun Yisanren subconsciously lifted Meng Linger up.
Meng Ling'er also took the opportunity to hug Yun Yisanren's waist tightly.
The accident happened so suddenly that both of them were stunned. They just hugged each other and stared at each other.