eurekapd Chapter 271 Lin Yuwei's Idea
Chapter 271 Lin Yuwei's Idea
"I will go and find out as soon as possible about the Wu family. Have you prepared everything I asked you to?"
"Everything is ready, but will that really happen?"
Lan Zhi shook her head.
“I’m not sure, but we must not be careless. If Lin Xingliang is the one who led the impeachment of the Crown Prince this time, it means that he is very likely to help his son-in-law Wei Jianxun take the throne. Although Wei Jianxun is a bookworm, he has Lin Yuwei, Lin Xingliang, and the entire Lin family behind him. Just looking at his recent performance, coupled with Lin Xingliang, who has always supported the Crown Prince, suddenly changing his stance, I think we must be wary of Wei Jianxun.”
After thinking for a moment, Yuan Tianxiong nodded.
"You're right, I'll go down now. Please be careful."
"Go!"
After seeing Wu Tianxiong off, she rushed to the study, leaving Aqi and Xiangxiu to guard the door outside, while she went in alone.
She knew Wei Jianning's temperament better than anyone else. He wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately. If the imperial edict to kill the Wu family was indeed issued by him, then he must have solid evidence.
Given his modus operandi, even if he had evidence, he wouldn't have killed these people while he was away from the capital.
Therefore, she deduced that there must be some unknown secret involved, or that the imperial edict was not from his hand.
Wei Jianning is not in the capital, yet someone has made such a big move during this time. They must be planning something earth-shattering. She has to be careful for them.
Yangxindian
Wei Jianxun and Lin Yuwei stood before the Emperor. Looking at his rosy complexion, Lin Yuwei praised him:
"Father Emperor looks so good lately, it must be all thanks to Consort Jin's care!"
Sitting beside the Emperor, Consort Jin swayed her graceful figure, her eyes sparkling as she revealed a captivating smile.
"Yuwei, I have to thank you for this. Otherwise, how would I have had the chance to meet the Emperor? The Emperor is truly the best man in the world. He is caring, gentle, and considerate. Meeting the Emperor is truly a blessing I earned in my past life."
The Emperor also looked at Consort Jin with eyes full of love.
"In the past, Consort Lan already pleased me immensely, but I never expected that Consort Jin would surpass her. Consort Jin has said a lot, and I must thank you for that as well."
Lin Yuwei smiled and quickly bowed in reply:
“Father, you are too kind. I did nothing wrong. You and Consort Jin met because of fate.”
The emperor immediately beamed with joy.
"Hahaha, you're right, it's fate that brought me and Consort Jin together. By the way, you just said you came today to talk to me about something. What is it?"
Lin Yuwei tugged at Wei Jianxun's sleeve. Wei Jianxun cleared his throat and, following Lin Yuwei's instructions beforehand, cautiously said:
"Father, I've heard... I've heard that the Crown Prince... oh, no, I mean Wei Jianning, while he was investigating the people's conditions for you, has been constantly recruiting soldiers. Moreover, Lan Zhi even sent Yuan Tianxiong with tens of thousands of elite troops to join him. I'm worried that he's dissatisfied with your removal of him from the position of Crown Prince and intends to rebel..."
"What did you say?"
The Emperor's face turned ashen in an instant. Seeing this, Consort Jin, who was sitting beside him, quickly rose and gently patted his back, repeatedly comforting him:
"Your Majesty, you haven't been feeling well lately and shouldn't get angry. Please let Prince Xun finish speaking first!"
After taking a few heavy breaths, the Emperor waved his hand.
"This matter should not be discussed lightly..."
"Your subject dares not speak recklessly. When you issued the decree to depose him from the position of Crown Prince, Lan Zhi secretly led Yuan Tianxiong away from the military camp. This is not in accordance with common sense. During this period, Lan Zhi, who was heavily pregnant, still visited the homes of various ministers. If you do not believe me, you can invite several ministers who had a good relationship with Wei Jianning before, and you will know the truth once you ask them."
The Emperor's eyes darkened slightly, and he raised his hand, saying:
"Qin Shun, go and fetch a few ministers. I want to ask them what Lan Zhi said to them."
Hearing this, Lin Yuwei's eyes gleamed with smugness, because she had already arranged everything. Now that Wei Jianning was not around, even if Lan Zhi had a hundred mouths, she would be unable to defend herself.
In less than half an hour, several ministers came before the emperor one by one.
After glancing at the group of people, the Emperor asked with a serious expression:
"Has Lan Zhi come to see you recently?"
Without a second thought, those people shook their heads and stammered:
"No...no."
At this moment, Lin Yuwei raised her voice and shouted sternly:
"How dare you not tell the truth before the Emperor? I was strolling on the street that day and saw with my own eyes Lan Zhi visiting your homes. Could I have been mistaken?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the ministers hurriedly lifted their robes and knelt down, saying one after another:
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess came to see this old minister, but she forbade me to speak..."
Hearing these people still address Lan Zhi as the Crown Princess, Lin Yuwei immediately reminded them.
"Everyone, Lan Zhi is no longer the Crown Princess. Is it appropriate for you to still address her as such?"
Upon seeing this, those people quickly changed their tune.
"Your Majesty, Lan Zhi visited this old minister's home the day before yesterday."
Another person chimed in:
"She also visited the Chen family."
"She visited the Chen family the day before yesterday..."
"..."
The Emperor frowned, his face serious as he asked,
"What did she say?"
One of them replied:
"She said that the position of Crown Prince would always belong to Wei Jianning, and that she would never mistreat him after he ascended the throne. She also said that Wei Jianning would soon be the Emperor..."
The other person nodded eagerly.
"Yes, yes, that's what she told me too, and she told me not to tell anyone else..."
Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement, claiming that Lan Zhi had also told them the same thing.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately turned cold.
"I'm not dead yet, is she in such a hurry to put Ning'er on the throne? Guards, bring her here."
"Father, not allowed."
Lin Yuwei glanced warily at the ministers, then curtsied and said:
“If we confront her directly, she will definitely not admit it. Instead, it will make people think that you are bullying her. I think you can test her.”
"How to test?"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuwei said directly:
"You can issue an imperial edict to appoint Xun'er as the crown prince and see her reaction. If she conspires with Wei Jianning to rebel, she will remain calm. If she comes to the palace to see you, the result will be the opposite. You might as well give it a try."
The Emperor looked at Lin Yuwei with considerable confusion.
"I didn't understand what you said."
Lin Yuwei narrowed her eyes and explained again:
“Father, this is what I think. If Wei Jianning wants to rebel, he won’t care about the position of Crown Prince. What he cares about is the throne. Even if you appoint Xun’er as Crown Prince, he will not care. On the contrary, if Lan Zhi rushes to the palace to plead or cry after she finds out that you have appointed Xun’er as Crown Prince, it shows that they have no intention of rebelling. That’s why they care about the position of Crown Prince. Do you think what I said makes sense?”