Chapter 199 The Secret of Empress Feng Zhao
Shi Yu’s transactions were straightforward.
Lin Lanting managed to bury Lin Jinzhi back in the Lin family's ancestral tomb, and then returned Shen Changshan's body to the Shen family.
Three months later, he told Lin Lanting where Prince Fengzhao was.
Before Wei Qingyan went to Furong County, he had already confirmed to Xiao Zhian and Lin Lanting that the current Shen Changshan was Lin Jinzhi of Feng Zhao.
Just now, Wei Qingyan told the two of them the reason why Lin Jinzhi replaced Shen Changshan.
In order to avoid worsening the conflict between the two countries, Wei Qingyan temporarily concealed the part where the late emperor coerced Lin Jinzhi.
This is a matter of great importance to both countries, so it would be best if the emperor himself told Feng Zhao the truth. Before knowing the emperor's attitude, they would not rashly reveal the late emperor's crimes without the emperor's knowledge.
Secondly, revealing the truth bit by bit would also give Queen Feng Zhao some buffer time, so as to prevent her from suddenly hearing the whole truth and doing something that would be detrimental to both countries in anger.
This was the decision made after Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu discussed it.
Moreover, twenty-three years ago, when Lin Jinzhi returned to Feng Zhao, and whether there was any other truth behind Feng Zhao's palace coup,
They don't know yet, and Feng Zhao needs to find out for himself.
What they need to do now is to resolve Lin Jinzhi's resentment first.
Lin Lanting frowned when he learned that Lin Jinzhi had pretended to be Shen Changshan and lived in Wei for decades without returning to Fengzhao, actually to seek forgiveness for his sins.
"How will Ben know whether the information you gave me is true or false in three months?"
Shi Yu said calmly, "If General Lin doesn't trust me, you can investigate on your own."
Outsiders did not know that he was not a prince of the Wei royal family. In addition, he was well-known for being favored by the previous emperor, so people would not easily suspect him.
We are bound to take many detours, and we may not be able to find him in three months.
Three months later, he and Xiaoyan were married.
Even if they found out, he still had other options.
However, Shi Yu didn't want to cause any more trouble.
I couldn't bear to see Wei Qingyan suffer.
If she could resolve Shen Changshan's resentment sooner, she could be a bride waiting to be married with peace of mind.
Lin Jinzhi was originally a member of the Lin family. Although he took away Empress Feng Zhao's child, he had never done anything to let down the Lin family.
On the contrary, General Lin must have felt full of guilt towards his son during his lifetime.
Shi Yu's people found out that Lin Lanting's father was a filial son.
He must be aware of General Lin's guilt towards Lin Jinzhi.
If he knew that his younger brother wanted to go home after his death, I think he would agree.
As for how he would deal with Empress Feng Zhao's daughter, Shi Yu felt that the Lin family would have his own way.
After all, when the third daughter of the Lin family participated in the rebellion, the Lin family was not implicated, and now Lin Lanting is valued by Empress Feng Zhao.
It can be seen that Empress Feng Zhao relied on her natal family, or there was some kind of checks and balances between them.
It was exactly as Shi Yu expected.
What Lin Lanting was considering was indeed his grandfather's guilt towards his uncle.
In fact, it was not only my grandfather who felt guilty, but my father also felt extremely remorseful.
My father regretted not telling my uncle the truth about my grandfather's lust earlier, and he regretted even more that he did not go to the Shen family in the north to pick up my uncle in time.
If my father knew that my uncle had been living away from home for all these years, he would definitely take him back.
But the younger uncle stole the prince, so the queen must hate him.
The Queen cannot hide what her uncle did from her, not to mention that Xiao Zhian is here, even if Xiao Zhian helps to conceal it.
When the prince is found in the future, all the people involved in this period will be revealed.
Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Zhian said, "Uncle, if the Lin family finds the prince, it will be a meritorious service.
Back then, my grandfather stole the Crown Prince, and that was a mistake. I will ask the Queen Mother to offset the mistake."
It was indeed abominable that his grandfather stole his prince brother, but he was already dead. Compared to preventing him from returning to the Lin family, finding out the whereabouts of the prince brother was more important.
Lin Lanting also knew that finding the prince was more important at the moment. Dawei promised to help, and Shi Yu promised to give news in three months, which was not considered a breach of promise.
Although they now know that the man in black is a secret guard of the Wei imperial palace, it is not easy to investigate him, just as it is not easy for the Wei to interfere in their Feng Zhao affairs.
That's why Prince Rong found him to make this deal.
He pondered and said, "Okay, I will arrange this matter in the future. Three months later, I hope to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Shi Yuqing smiled lightly, "Deal."
After Shi Yu left, Xiao Zhian asked Lin Lanting with burning eyes, "Have they found the Crown Prince?"
"Perhaps, or perhaps we have some clues. Although we have promised King Rong of Wei, we will not give up the investigation."
Lin Lanting patted Xiao Zhian on the shoulder, but he didn't say one thing so as not to worry Xiao Zhian.
The uncle suddenly let Chun Xing go back. Perhaps His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not living well in Wei, so he let Chun Xing lead them here and take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to Fengzhao.
His guess was indeed correct, but how could he know that because of Wei Qingyan's rebirth, Shi Yu's body also recovered, so he would not think about Shi Yu at all.
I just thought that Shi Yu had found some clues.
"Well, we can go back after we find the Crown Prince." Xiao Zhian's eyes were a little melancholy. He had been away from Feng Zhao for more than a year, and he missed his mother a little.
Thinking of Empress Feng Zhao, he thought of the letter he had just received and asked, "Why didn't my uncle tell Miss Chang and the others about the letter from my mother?"
In the letter, Empress Feng Zhao told them that when Emperor Feng Zhao came to Wei, he had never had any conflicts with anyone, but he did find someone who looked similar to Lin Jinzhi.
That man was the top scholar in the imperial examination in Wei. Emperor Feng Zhao became suspicious and investigated. He found that the top scholar looked similar to his uncle in the countryside, so his doubts were dispelled.
After all, there are similar people in the world.
Moreover, Lin Jinzhi was brought back to the Lin family by General Lin himself, so there should be no mistake.
Emperor Feng Zhao no longer took the matter to heart, but only mentioned it when chatting with Empress Feng Zhao.
Empress Feng Zhao received a letter from her son, in which she was asked whether Emperor Feng Zhao had any enemies in the Wei Dynasty. After thinking about it carefully, she had no clue and only thought of this matter, so she told the two of them in the letter.
Lin Lanting looked at Xiao Zhian and said, "They have already found out that Shen Changshan is Lin Jinzhi. This news is not important to them, so I didn't mention it."
Xiao Zhian thought about it and realized that it was true, so he didn't say much and went out with his guards to look for his brother.
Lin Lanting took out the letter from Empress Feng Zhao from his arms, his eyes dark.
After my grandfather was demoted by the royal family, the Lin family fell into decline for a time. The revival was all due to the Queen's promotion. After that, the Lin family was used by the Queen and became her helpers.
The empress was the daughter of a declining family at the time. She was able to gain the undying love of the emperor's brother-in-law, and was also valued by her father-in-law, the late emperor, who arranged a marriage for her. Later, she was able to secure her seat in the court as a woman.
It's not just her looks and luck, but her extraordinary intelligence.
Such an intelligent person learned that his third sister had given the prince to the black-clad men of Wei, and he also knew that there was someone in Wei who looked similar to Lin Jinzhi.
Could she really not imagine that the person was the real Lin Jinzhi?
There is a secret that neither Xiao Zhian nor the emperor's brother-in-law knows, which is that it was the queen who instigated his uncle to elope.
The queen did this because she was only eight years old, but she could see that her grandfather was protective and partial to her younger uncle. She was worried that her father's position in her grandfather's heart would be surpassed by her younger uncle.
That's why I thought of asking my uncle to leave home to win favor for my father.
Her instigation changed her uncle's fate drastically. When she looks back on her life, will she hate her for this?
Regardless of whether the reason why the uncle stole Prince Fengzhao was to take revenge on the queen, the queen knew best what she had done. The first thing she should have suspected was that the uncle was still alive and the prince's disappearance was his revenge.
However, the Queen did not tell them such important news when they left Fengzhao. It was not until they wrote to ask and explained that they had made some discoveries that the Queen had to tell them.
Lin Lanting held the letter in his hand, exerting a little force.
Doesn’t the Queen want the Prince to go back earlier?
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