Chapter 149 New Crisis
Chapter 149 New Crisis
At the banquet, Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei were both on high alert. Lin Yuwei's eyes kept moving among the crowd, trying to find the source of the strangeness.
Shen Mo calmly observed the expressions and actions of the ministers and brothers. At this time, a palace maid came to Shen Mo with a wine pot and was about to pour wine for him. Lin Yuwei suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in her heart, and she shouted loudly: "Wait!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on her, and the palace maid was so frightened that her hands began to tremble and she almost dropped the wine jug.
"There's something wrong with this wine." Lin Yuwei said.
Shen Mo's face darkened, and he immediately ordered someone to take the maid down. The maid was so scared that she knelt down and begged for mercy: "Prince, please spare me, Princess, please spare me, I was also ordered by someone."
After interrogation, the palace maid confessed that it was one of Shen Mo's brothers who instructed her to poison the wine in an attempt to murder Shen Mo.
When this happened, there was an uproar in the palace. The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.
Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg of the enemy's conspiracy. In the following days, they were more cautious.
Lin Yuwei began to recall the details of her time travel, trying to find a way to deal with the crisis, while Shen Mo strengthened his ties with loyal ministers to consolidate his power in the court.
One day, when Lin Yuwei was walking in the palace, she accidentally overheard a conversation between two palace maids.
"Have you heard? Recently someone has been secretly collecting evidence on the prince."
"Shh, keep your voice down, no one can hear you."
Lin Yuwei followed them quietly, wanting to hear more news.
The maids walked to a secluded corner and continued, "It seems that they are trying to file a complaint in front of the emperor and make the prince lose his favor."
Lin Yuwei hurried back and told Shen Mo about this.
Shen Mo frowned: "It seems that they will not give up until they achieve their goal."
In order to deal with the enemy's conspiracy, Shen Mo decided to take the initiative. He proposed a series of reform measures that were beneficial to the development of the country in the court, winning the support of the people and some ministers.
However, the enemies did not stop there. They spread rumors that Shen Mo's reforms were for personal gain and he was trying to usurp the throne.
For a time, people inside and outside the palace were in panic.
Lin Yuwei suggested that Shen Mo hold a charity event to show his love for the people and his loyalty to the country.
Shen Mo adopted her suggestion, the event was very successful, and the people praised Shen Mo highly.
But the enemy still refused to let go of any opportunity. They bribed a close minister of Shen Mo to betray him at the critical moment.
At an important court meeting, the minister suddenly stood up and accused Shen Mo of all sorts of wrongdoings. Shen Mo was caught off guard by this sudden betrayal.
"Your Highness, your so-called reforms are just to satisfy your own selfish desires. You are not worthy of being a crown prince at all!" the minister shouted at the top of his lungs.
Shen Mo glared at him: "Why do you want to frame me?"
At this time, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and the emperor's face became very ugly.
Lin Yuwei was extremely anxious, she knew she had to find evidence to prove Shen Mo's innocence as soon as possible.
She ran around and finally found evidence of the minister's collusion with the enemy in his home.
Lin Yuwei hurried to the court with evidence and exposed the enemy's conspiracy in front of everyone.
After seeing the evidence, the emperor suddenly realized the truth and ordered severe punishment for the traitors and the masterminds.
Shen Mo's crisis was temporarily resolved, but they knew that the road ahead was still long and the struggle in the court would never stop.
On a quiet night, Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei sat in the garden.
Shen Mo said with emotion: "Yuwei, I'm so grateful to have you by my side during this period of time."
Lin Yuwei smiled and said, "We are husband and wife, we should support each other."
Shen Mo held her hand and said, "No matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are in the future, we will face them together."
Lin Yuwei nodded, her eyes full of determination.
Just then, one of Shen Mo's advisers hurried over.
"Your Highness, it's bad. News has come from the border that the enemy is invading." The strategist said anxiously.
Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei looked at each other and understood that a new challenge was coming...
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