Chapter 406: Planning Ahead

"Crown Princess, please help me see what's wrong with Ning'er?"

As soon as Shi Yu and his companions arrived, the old father-in-law ran to Wei Qingyan.

When Wei Qingyan entered the room, his eyes fell on Lin Qianning, who was sitting on a chair. His expression gradually became serious. "It's the soul fire. There are three soul fires, and two are missing."

"Can it be found again?" the old father-in-law asked hurriedly.

"If the soul fire is still there, we can find the person who got it and take it back."

But since Lin Qianning's soul fire was pressed onto another person, that soul fire already belonged to another person.

Then, if she takes the soul fire back from that person, it will be considered as evil magic that harms people, and she will suffer backlash.

Unless the other party is not human.

She thought of Xiao Pei. Could it be that Lin Qianning's soul fire was pressed on Xiao Pei?

But now was not the time to think too much, so she looked at Shi Yu worriedly. She saw that his lips were tightly pursed and his pupils were as dark as ink, making it impossible to tell his emotions.

The next moment, he was seen kneeling in front of Lin Qianning, resting his head on her knees.

Without any words, he quietly placed Lin Qianning's skinny and pale hand on his head.

Wei Qingyan's eyes suddenly felt sore.

Perhaps this is the blood relationship between mother and son. When Shi Yu didn't know that he was not the queen's biological son, he was not so close to the queen.

Thinking of Lin Qianning's stolen life and the suffering she had endured in this life, Wei Qingyan felt sorry for her and Shi Yu.

Seeing his biological mother being harmed like this, Shi Yu must be feeling heartbroken.

He himself had donated his soul fire and spent several years in frailty and illness. Lin Qianning lost two soul fires, and her body lost all functions, like a walking corpse.

But the other party's viciousness lies in that he left a ball of soul fire for her, and all three souls and seven spirits were there, so Lin Qianning was conscious.

She can sense the outside world but cannot express it, as if her soul is trapped in a lifeless puppet.

No matter what, even if she suffers backlash, she must find a way to get back Lin Qianning's soul fire. Wei Qingyan made this decision in her heart.

Lin Guozhang turned his back and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.

Lin Lanting's eyes also turned red.

The room was silent for a moment.

Until Shi Yu stood up, put Lin Qianning's hands back on her knees, and led the others to the next room, "Grandfather, what did they say when they sent mother here?"

He just accepted it.

Lin Guozhang's eyes were wet again. He wiped them and told everyone the conversation between him and Princess Rong'an without missing a word.

Worried that Shi Yu might misunderstand, he explained, "It's not that I don't care about Ning'er, but Rong'an is close to the Queen, and I'm worried that this is a setup.

Their actions today must have a purpose. They definitely didn't send Qian Ning back because they were worried that she would be killed by Qing Yin."

Shi Yu nodded, "Grandfather, there is no need to explain further. Shi Yu understands."

"But what is their purpose in doing this?"

Lin Guozhang wiped his eyes again and said, "If Lanting had not told me that you are Qian Ning's child, I might have really believed her words and cooperated with her to hide it from Qian Ning.

But I also feel that they have hidden Qian Ning for so many years, not just to deal with the Lin family.

That's why I called you here. If we can all work together to sort things out and share information, we might be able to learn their true intentions and take precautions in time."

Wei Qingyan was deeply moved by what Lin Guozhang said.

There are so many grievances, many of which are caused by hiding them and not communicating in time, which leads to the subsequent disasters.

Fortunately, they did not hide Shi Yu's life experience from Lin Lanting, and Lin Lanting informed Lin Guozhang in time.

She pondered and said, "Today, the Queen used a cruel trick to alienate An and Shi Yu, which shows that she still hasn't given up.

Soon it will be the day for Shi Yu to return to his ancestral home. The Crown Prince will return to the court, and Feng Zhao is without a king, so it is natural for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne. The Queen probably wants to make a fuss about Shi Yu's identity."

After all, the queen didn't know yet, but Shi Yu already knew his own life experience.

However, the Queen has used the Fengzhao Dragon Vein and the country's destiny to go back in time. She should know that the Fengzhao Kingdom will not last long.

Then why does she still want to compete with Shi Yu?

A thought flashed through Wei Qingyan's mind, but before he could catch it, he heard Shi Yu say, "They said that Mother was discovered by Qingyin, and Qingyin was arguing with Prince Consort Song about it, so it's impossible that the servants in the Princess's Mansion didn't know anything about it.

At that time, they would let someone leak some information so that the world would know that their mother was alive and had become the concubine of Prince Consort Song.

That mother's child is the child of Prince Consort Song. If you accuse your mother of switching children, and my identity with Cao Yizhao is reversed, I will become the concubine's son. How can a concubine's son be worthy of being the Master of Feng Zhao?"

"That's actually the case."

Lin Guozhang was angry and frightened, and gritted his teeth and said, "Then what should we do?"

They also have no evidence to prove that it wasn't Prince Consort Song who insulted Qian Ning's innocence back then?

There is no evidence to prove that the man back then was Emperor Feng Zhao, except for Qing Wu's statement.

But Qingwu has always been at odds with the Queen, so her testimony is not very convincing, and the Queen will definitely accuse her of being Shi Yu's accomplice.

Confusion of the royal bloodline, impersonation of the crown prince to steal the throne, once Shi Yu and the others are proven guilty of these crimes, there will be no redemption.

What should I do?

Lin Guozhang slapped his forehead and wondered why he didn't have a smart mind and be more intelligent.

Seeing his father's face wrinkled like a bitter melon due to anxiety, Lin Lanting comforted him, "Don't worry, father. We still have time to slowly find a way out.

Based on our understanding of the Queen, would she label the Crown Prince as a concubine's son when he acknowledges his ancestors?

Lin Guozhang thought about it and shook his head, "It's unlikely."

Putting aside family affection, his daughter is the most cruel person. She will definitely praise Shi Yu highly first, and then trample him into the mud, leaving him with no chance to turn over.

Coincidentally, Wei Qingyan thought the same way.

"The Queen will probably use the matter of Prince Consort Song having an illegitimate child to attack Shi Yu after he ascends the throne and before he officially hands over half of the national seal.

In this way, she could not only severely defeat Shi Yu, but also show her innocence. She was the poor person who was looking forward to her son's return with joy and sincerely supported her son to take the throne, but was deceived by the conspiracy.

We can even take the opportunity to eliminate those loyalists who support Shi Yu."

Including the Lin family, she will still be the benevolent queen who sacrifices her relatives for the sake of Feng Zhao Tianxia.

Wei Qingyan looked at the other people in the room, "So, we have to cooperate with them in acting and make sure the Queen doesn't realize that Shi Yu has learned about his life experience."

"One more thing."

Lin Lanting frowned. "The Crown Prince has a fire poison pattern on his body. This is proof of his royal bloodline from the Feng Zhao family. How will the Queen explain this to the world?"

"Why explain?"

Shi Yu said, "This is the secret of the Feng Zhao Imperial Family. For the safety of the direct descendants of the Feng Zhao Imperial Family, this secret cannot be made public.

Even if it is made public, the only person who can prove it is the old Zongzheng. What if he dies?"

"Isn't the old master in danger?"

Lin Lanting was shocked.

"Then we need to secretly send someone to protect the old Zongzheng."

Wei Qingyan shook his head, "Once the Queen finds out that someone is protecting the old Zongzheng, she will definitely know that we have discovered her conspiracy.

But we can't ignore the life of the old Zongzheng, so we must first expose the Queen's crimes before she can carry out her plan."

Lin Lanting thought about it for a moment and understood what Wei Qingyan meant.

Before the crown prince ascends the throne, the old Zongzheng is safe. "So what should we do?"

He asked the same question as Lin Guozhang.

Wei Qingyan pondered, "This matter depends on Xiao An's attitude, and we need to consider it in the long run. However, to be on the safe side, we have to openly put a few people around the old Zongzheng.

I heard that General Lin and the old patriarch are familiar with each other. Do you have any ideas?"

If the queen finds out something and takes action against the old clan leader in advance, it would be impossible to guard against it.

"I know that besides his love for reading, the old master is most obsessed with playing chess."

Lin Guozhang continued, "He once chased someone across half of Fengzhao just to play chess with him. If he got a good chess manual, he would be so obsessed with it that he even gave up his family. The old princess had many arguments with him because of this."

"If that's the case, then it's easy."

Wei Qingyan said, "My father included in my dowry the chess manuals left by the chess masters of the previous dynasty, and among the envoys accompanying us, Lord Wang and Qian Shiheng are both masters of various kinds."

If the old clan leader stayed in the inn, it would not be easy for the queen to take action under the eyes of the Wei people.

However, this matter had to be done naturally so as not to arouse the Queen's suspicion.

Now that the matter had been resolved, Lin Lanting asked, "The Crown Princess just said that the plan should be determined based on Zhian's attitude. What does that mean?"