Chapter 44: It hurts when a blunt knife cuts the flesh
Xie Shouzheng, Da Mi, and the other guards were stunned when they heard the name "Dongfang Banquet", and then silently gave Lin Qingyue a thumbs up:
"Deputy Envoy Lin is so generous that he's willing to sacrifice his own husband to save the Ghost Mother!"
"You are worthy of being the deputy envoy of our Xuanjing Division! Sacrificing one life to protect all living beings! We admire you!"
"I thought you were just being impulsive, abandoning your status as Princess Jin to do the dirty work with us. Now I know you're a truly heroic woman, willing to forsake men for your career!"
"Because of your selfless and great character, you will be the person we admire most from now on!"
Lin Qingyue was so flattered by the praise that her heart surged with passion: "For the great cause of exorcising evil spirits, for the well-being of the people of the world, what is a man? What is a dog prince? I am willing to sacrifice my own family for the sake of everyone!"
"Good!" everyone shouted!
Xie Shouzheng asked quietly, "Will the King of Jin agree?"
Lin Qingyue stroked her chin and chuckled, "Whether he agrees or not is not up to him!"
"A-choo! A-choo! A-choo!" In Prince Jin's mansion, Dongfang Yan sneezed three times in a row.
Manager Zhao quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped Dongfang Yan's nose.
"I heard that a sudden sneeze is a sign of being missed. My Lord, could it be that the Princess is missing you?"
Dongfang Yan glared at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense about the master."
"Yes!" Zhao An retreated with a smile.
Emperor Zhao of Qi claimed to be ill and had not attended the morning court for several days.
Dongfang Yan also recently learned that Emperor Zhao of Qi was infected by mayfly silk, and guessed that it was a sequelae of the mayfly silk being drawn out.
The longer the mayfly silk parasitizes, the closer its fit with the host becomes, and the greater its impact on the host's body.
Although Dongfang Yan didn't know how long Emperor Zhao of Qi had been infected, judging from the duration of his illness, it had been at least several months.
However, this illness is a good thing for Dongfang Yan.
He had secretly contacted several trusted ministers and brought up the issue of changing the crown prince again on the grounds that the emperor was old and the country could not go without a crown prince for a day.
If this can make him the crown prince, then Mayfly Silk will have made a great contribution.
At this time, a servant came over and delivered something: "Your Highness, this is the purse embroidered for you by the Second Miss of the Lin Mansion."
On the lilac-colored purse were embroidered a few elegant orchids, and beside them were two small butterflies flying side by side.
Dongfang Yan understood what Lin Ruzhen meant, which was that she hoped that the two of them could fly together.
"Ah." He sighed softly, "Why can't Lin Qingyue be as kind and gentle as Zhen'er?"
"Your Highness, the person you sent to Nanping earlier has returned with the letter."
Nanping was where Lin Qingyue lived before she was adopted into the Lin family. Dongfang Yan had previously had doubts about Lin Qingyue's past and sent people to inquire about it.
As the place was too far away, it was inconvenient to go back and forth. In order to complete the task as soon as possible, the explorers wrote everything in letters and sent them back 800 miles away in an expedited manner.
The letter described in detail the situation in the Nanping area. The word "poor" can be used to describe the deep mountains.
Lin Qingyue was originally an adopted daughter bought by a village household. Her adoptive father had a bad temper and would beat and scold her at any time. Her adoptive mother was mean and lazy, leaving all the housework, big and small, to her adopted daughter.
As the adopted daughter grew more and more beautiful, her mother became interested in her and took her out of the mountains to the county town, hoping to sell her for a good price.
The Lin family's old nanny happened to be back home to visit her relatives and discovered that the child looked like her own wife. Not long after, the Marquis's Mansion sent someone to take Lin Qingyue away.
Before leaving, he gave his adoptive parents a large sum of money to keep them quiet.
The people from the Dongfangyan faction, after promising some benefits, learned a shocking piece of news: Lin Qingyue was stolen out of the mansion by an evil slave, and a cat was used to replace the prince!
The stolen baby girl was sold into the mountains until her crime was exposed and the marquis's mansion sent people to find and take her back.
After seeing this, Dongfang Yan clenched the letter tightly.
If Lin Qingyue was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion who was replaced, then who was the other baby girl who was exchanged with her?
The answer is self-evident!
"The Lin family is so brave!"
In Dongfang Yan's heart, the blood of the nobility far outweighed the blood of the lower classes. Even if the Lin family had been deceived at first, they shouldn't have allowed Lin Ruzhen to be presented as a legitimate daughter after knowing that she was a fake.
And he was so foolish as to hold a woman with the blood of a pariah in his heart, and even thought about marrying her as his wife!
How does she deserve it?
The purse that was hanging on his waist just now was pulled off by him and thrown to the ground.
When Lin Qingyue came back, what she saw was Dongfang Yan's sour face.
She frowned and thought: "I haven't told him to marry Gui Muxi as his father yet, why is he unhappy?"
Looking down, she spotted the purse thrown on the ground again and asked, "Where did you get that purse? The embroidery is so poor, and you still have the nerve to give it away and embarrass yourself?"
Dongfang Yan raised his head and asked coldly, "Why don't you tell me about Lin Ruzhen and your life story?"
Lin Qingyue knew that Dongfang Yan must have sent someone to investigate her background and discovered Lin Ruzhen's identity as a fake daughter.
"Because my good father has repeatedly forbidden me from revealing Lin Ruzhen and I's life story since the first day I returned to the Lin family. Of course, I dare not say it."
"Are you afraid, or are you deliberately hiding it?" Dongfang Yan questioned loudly, "So, you've been watching me fall in love with a lowly woman, sinking into this mess?"
Lin Qingyue couldn't help but laugh. "Why do you say it as if I'm forcing you to be with her? Besides, would you believe me if I told you? Haven't you always thought I was full of lies, sarcastic, and a stubborn stone in the toilet? And your Zhen'er is a pearl from the sky, worthy of your lifelong cherishment? Why, now you call her a bitch?"
"You!" Dongfang Yan was speechless and said angrily, "If you tell me, even if I don't believe you, that's my business! But if you don't tell me, you're deliberately deceiving me!"
Lin Qingyue shrugged and asked, "Oh, really? Then let me tell you right now. The person who saved your life more than half a year ago was not Lin Ruzhen, but Lin Qingyue. Do you believe it?"
"Why do you confuse right and wrong?"
"Look, you don't believe me even when I tell you the truth. You only believe what you've found out. So, Your Highness, now that you know Lin Ruzhen's background, are you still willing to make her your concubine?"
Dongfang Yan stopped talking.
Even though he still regards Lin Ruzhen as his savior, there is a difference between the high and the low.
No matter how many years Lin Ruzhen was educated in the palace, it could not change the low-class blood flowing in her body.
And he, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, has a great chance of conquering the world in the future, and his concubine is more noble than the wife of an ordinary family.
Lin Ruzhen...is no longer worthy.
"I suddenly feel a little sorry for Lin Ruzhen," Lin Qingyue said casually, "She tried so hard to please you, but in the end, her lover denied everything because of her background. Tsk tsk, how pitiful!"
I just wonder if he will become even more pitiful after it is confirmed that he pretended to be a savior?
It hurts when you cut flesh with a blunt knife, so take your time.
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