Chapter 160: Fanning the flames
But didn’t Shen Ruyu die a long time ago?
At this time, Lin Baoer had already come up with countless novel plots in her mind, such as substitutes, fake death, resurrection, etc. Each of them was telling her that the villain’s business was not over yet.
Lin Mobai’s trip to the border was already decided, but half a month later, when Shen Xuelan found out, she cried for a whole day. It was only after Lin Qiming and Lin Baoer joined forces that she was coaxed.
In addition, the fact that Concubine Li was similar to Shen Ruyu was also concluded.
"The person in the tomb is not Shen Ruyu."
Lin Mobai's words were like thunder, shaking everyone's heads.
"Perhaps they thought that no one would investigate whether Shen Ruyu really hanged herself to death. The tomb was not covered at all, and other people were used to fill the gap. A young woman who looked like she had just reached the age of 15, with a similar figure and age to Shen Ruyu."
"How can this be possible!" Lin Qiming slammed the table hard, his face gloomy, "Song Chu actually fooled us like this!"
Lin Zhiyu pondered, "It seems that the things done by the third prince may not be without the help of Shen Ruyu. Now Concubine Li is similar to her, which is really strange."
[I remember that Shen Ruyu had a flower petal birthmark on her chest. We will know whether Concubine Li is Shen Ruyu after checking.]
Lin Baoer frowned slightly, feeling angry. She
was actually tricked by the third prince! It's really infuriating!
In the original story, Shen Ruyu was loyal to Song Chu and had no second thoughts. She would help him seize the throne even if she had to climb into someone else's bed. When she faked her death and escaped, it was probably Song Chu's idea to secretly set up another chess piece.
But Song Chu might not have expected that he would be completely defeated by them and become a useless man before he could use this chess piece.
Now it seems that Song Chu is in prison now, and according to Shen Ruyu's temperament, she will not fail to take action.
Several people in the study looked at each other, thinking about it.
It is natural that a woman has to be checked for birthmarks on her chest, so they handed this matter over to Song Qingqing.
As a princess, Song Qingqing is different from them. There is always a way to see Concubine Li.
At this time, on the third night after the finalization, the result came out.
"She does have a birthmark on her chest."
In Shuiqinglou, Song Qingqing took a sip of her cold tea and dropped it on the ground.
The faces of the people around her changed instantly.
"What on earth does she want to do?!" Lin Mobai frowned, "She faked her death to escape, became the courtesan of Mingyanfang, and finally entered the harem and became Concubine Li."
"She planned this step by step, I don't believe she didn't have a purpose!"
Lin Ruqian, who realized it later, was shocked, "She is also the courtesan of Mingyanfang?!"
Lin Baoer was extremely helpless.
This is what they found out in the past two days. It is difficult to find the whereabouts of Shen Ruyu, but it is easy to find out what Concubine Li did when she was alive. It was by chance that the emperor met Shen Ruyu, who was a courtesan, while on a tour incognito. He was attracted by her beauty and saw that she only sold her skills but not her body, so he bought her directly and made her Concubine Li, and she was favored for a while.
It was not that there were no court officials who opposed it at the time, but the emperor suppressed public opinion with his own strength and found reasons to dismiss and exile those who opposed the most fiercely. Just like that, the voices of opposition stopped abruptly.
"If she wanted to avenge the third prince, why did she speak for the second brother?"
This is what Lin Baoer was most puzzled about.
At that time, the emperor was furious. As long as she fanned the flames a little, Lin Mobai and Song Qingqing would have no chance at all. She could also use this to destroy the marriage between the Lin family and the Chu family, and weaken the emperor's feelings towards the Lin family. It can be said that she killed three birds with one stone.
But she didn't do that. Instead, she spoke for Lin Mobai and recommended him to go to the border to win military merits for herself. What did she want to do?
Thinking of Lin Mobai's end in the original plot, Lin Baoer's heart tightened.
Died with thousands of arrows piercing his heart...
Could it be that after going around in circles, they would still encounter this situation?
So Shen Ruyu's goal was to let Lin Mobai die on the battlefield?
Without the support of the original plot, Lin Baoer found that she had no idea about the subsequent plot development, let alone Shen Ruyu's purpose.
Seeing her trapped in her own emotions, Lin Mobai's eyes softened, and he touched Lin Baoer's head and said softly, "Don't worry, the second brother will definitely return safely, Baoer must believe in the second brother."
Lin Baoer raised her head and looked at him confusedly, as if asking if it was true?
Lin Mobai smiled at her and said firmly, "Really!"
Song Qingqing on the other side also looked sad. She bit her lip and her eyebrows were sad.
At this moment, she could do nothing.
...
That night, in Wanyan Palace, under the curtains, on the bed, two entangled bodies made a series of indecent sounds, which complemented the flickering candles on the side, which was extravagant and unusual.
After that, Shen Ruyu clung to the emperor, hooked her hair, and smiled meaningfully, "Your Majesty, are you still used to using that calming incense?"
The emperor hummed softly, hugged her and touched her, and smiled, "My beloved concubine's exclusive prescription is really effective. My head doesn't hurt anymore, and I sleep very well every day."
"Really? As long as it is useful to Your Majesty, it's worth the effort I put in to make it." Shen Ruyu chuckled twice, half lying on the emperor and teasing, "It seems that Your Majesty's head doesn't hurt anymore, and his energy has improved a lot."
"You dare to tease me when I'm here?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, but there was no anger on his face. He lifted Shen Ruyu's chin and turned over to press on her, "Then I will let my beloved concubine experience it again."
Another round of lovemaking, the night outside was getting darker, and the emperor yawned sleepily.
But Shen Ruyu didn't intend to let him fall asleep like this, and kept teasing the emperor's nose with the end of her hair, "Your Majesty, I suddenly thought that the second son of the Lin family is not yet an adult, and he is still young. Letting him go to the battlefield like this, will it make the Lin family unhappy?"
"Why do you suddenly bring this up?" The emperor raised his eyes sleepily.
Shen Ruyu pouted coquettishly, "I just remembered it suddenly. At that time, I just didn't want Your Majesty to continue to be angry and worry about your health, so I proposed this proposal without thinking. Now I think about it, what if the Lin family thinks that I did it on purpose and is dissatisfied with me?"
After hearing this, the emperor snorted coldly, "What does this have to do with my beloved concubine? If it weren't for my beloved concubine giving him a chance, I would have thrown him out of Yanjing City long ago. He dares to be arrogant to the princess, but he has to see if he has the ability to do so!"
"If he can really take down five cities within two years, he will be considered a young general. I think highly of him, and marrying the princess to him will be a perfect match."
"If not, don't blame me for breaking up this couple with my own hands!"
"Don't be angry, Your Majesty." Shen Ruyu stroked the emperor's chest, "Hasn't Your Majesty always loved the princess?"
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