Chapter 490: Bilige's Secret
Ji Yunshu shook her head. She felt it was a pity to say that.
This person now has only one way to go, which is death.
She looked outside. On the surface, there was only one maid and guard serving, but there were many people hiding in secret.
"He wants to use us as bait?"
Zhao Shen laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. He knows we've walked into a trap, so of course he'll arrange everything outside so no one will come to rescue us."
"Now that we're living here, are you sure you can get what you want?"
The weather was a bit cold, so Zhao Shen closed the window. "We can only do our best. Killing the real General Qian and replacing him with a fake one is unlikely to be Bilige's doing. It must be someone from Prince Yong's Mansion. If we can get hold of something on Prince Yong's Mansion, we might be able to make a breakthrough."
Their most important goal this time was to obtain evidence of the Yongwang Mansion's collusion with Mobei.
Once the evidence is conclusive, the emperor can take direct action against Prince Yong's Mansion and eliminate this serious threat.
Ji Yunshu said, "Why don't we try to find a way to get in touch with that fake guy? He might be from Prince Yong's Mansion."
"There's an 80% chance he's from Prince Yong's Mansion, but there's absolutely no evidence to prove it. Prince Yong's Mansion wouldn't leave such an obvious handle. But Bilige, on the other hand, has worked with Prince Yong's Mansion for many years and might even be a puppet used by Prince Yong to control Mobei. He should have evidence."
Ji Yunshu raised an eyebrow: "Will he take it out?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Why not? I was once disabled and felt that life was hopeless. In him, I see a part of myself. I think he might not want to live as much as he does, nor does he like power as much as he appears to."
Ji Yunshu looked at Zhao Shen in a daze. Had he ever been so pessimistic and disgusted with the world?
Zhao Shen only realized what he had said after he finished speaking. Seeing the pain in Ji Yunshu's eyes, he smiled and said, "It's all in the past. You know, I was young and arrogant at that time. It was hard for me to accept the fact that I became disabled. But in fact, it got better later, especially after you married me."
Ji Yunshu hugged him and said, "You don't need to comfort me. No one in this world can do better than you."
She didn't know whether his legs had healed in his previous life, but he finally accepted reality and turned himself into a knife hidden in the dark for the emperor.
He died on the way to investigate the cause of death of his father and brother.
In the book, he died silently and was only mentioned briefly because he made way for the male protagonist.
Ji Yunshu felt sad when he thought about this.
Zhao Shen rarely saw her like this, and felt a little helpless: "I'm really fine."
Ji Yunshu's emotions faded as quickly as they came: "It's good that he's alright. We'll get better and better in the future. He's just Prince Yong, right? I don't believe he did so many things and there would be no trace at all. Let's keep looking, we'll find him eventually."
Zhao Shen saw her fighting spirit soar and said with a smile, "You're right, so we should focus on Bilige. He must have evidence in his hands."
Ji Yunshu was thinking about Bilige's situation when an idea suddenly occurred to him: "Do you think Bilige is a little strange?"
"What's strange about that?"
Ji Yunshu didn't know how to tell Zhao Shen about his sudden thought. After a moment's deliberation, he said, "Back in Mobei Royal City, do you think he was really forced to the point where he couldn't fight back and had no choice but to flee in disgrace?"
Zhao Shen had already noticed this: "Of course not, but he probably knew from the beginning that he couldn't compete with Wujina, so he chose to retreat. After all, this way he could preserve his strength to the greatest extent."
Ji Yunshu couldn't deny that this was a possibility, but the important thing was, "If he could poison the Queen of Mobei, then before that, wouldn't he have been able to deal with Wu Rina? Why didn't he do it?"
In the book, Bilige also gained a foothold with the help of the war with Daxia. If she remembered correctly, there was no mention of how Wujina died.
In other words, it is very likely that Wujina did not die at the hands of Bilige.
Zhao Shen had never considered things from this perspective. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Wurina is no pushover. It won't be that easy to kill her. Bilige certainly doesn't want to alert the enemy."
The more Ji Yunshu thought about it, the more he felt that what he thought might be closer to the truth.
Thinking that she might have discovered Bilige's secret, her heart began to beat faster. Seeing that it was getting late, she pulled Zhao Shen and said, "Let's go find His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince to have dinner together."
Zhao Shen: “…”
Bilige was also surprised to hear that Zhao Shen and his wife wanted to have dinner with him.
He sent someone to watch over the yard arranged for the two of them, but it wouldn't be too obvious, so he didn't let anyone monitor their every move.
Naturally, it is impossible to know what the two talked about.
He asked someone to invite the two into the house. He coughed twice before saying weakly, "I apologize for my poor hospitality. I hope you can forgive me."
The fact that the two men were prisoners was completely ignored, as if they were really distinguished guests who needed to be well entertained.
Ji Yunshu listened carefully to his breath. As expected, although he looked very weak, his breath did not weaken at all and was still about the same as before.
There is indeed something strange about this man's body.
She pulled Zhao Shen to sit down and said, "We are sorry for interrupting you. It's just that it's really boring to dine alone, so I thought the Fifth Prince would be even more lonely alone, so why not have him accompany us?"
Bilige had always eaten alone since he was a child and had never felt lonely, but since Ji Yunshu had said so, he couldn't refute it. He looked at Zhao Shen with a strange expression, wanting to know what he thought about his wife insisting on having meals with other men.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Shen had a cold face as usual, and nothing could be seen.
He had no choice but to nod: "That's right, ma'am."
Seeing that Ji Yunshu was not joking, he continued, "I wonder what Madam would like to eat. I'll have someone prepare it."
The weather was a bit cold today, so Ji Yunshu said, "Hot soup would be nice."
Bilige nodded and asked someone to go down and make arrangements.
He is in poor health and has many dietary restrictions. For him, eating is just a way to survive.
He didn't think Zhao Shen and his wife came to see him just to have a meal, so he asked, "I wonder if you two have anything else to do?"
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that when we were in the royal city, Princess Wujina promised me that she would treat me to a meal after everything was settled. But we left in a hurry, so she didn't keep her promise. I figured since you're her brother, it would be just as well if I asked you to treat her."
The smile on Bilige's face froze for a moment. He looked at Ji Yunshu seriously, and saw that the other person was smiling, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with his words.
His expression turned cold. "Although Wujina and I are siblings, she may not want to have a brother like me. Now, there is no brother-sister relationship left between us. I'm afraid she shouldn't come to me to repay what she owes Madam."
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