Chapter 97 Princess Nanyang's real birth!

After listening to Yang Zijin, Lin Mei was surprised. She couldn't believe it. She asked, "Zijin? Are you Zijin?" "Come on, Aunt, please be seated." Yang Zijin stood up and pulled Lin Mei to sit down. Seeing that Lin Mei was still at a loss, Yang Zijin explained, "Aunt, listen to me." Yang Zijin told Lin Mei the whole thing. Lin Mei was stunned, "So, you are Infanta Qingcheng, who just returned to the mansion of Duke Mu!" Yang Zijin nodded with a smile. "You naughty girl! I'm the last one to know your identity. You even asked people to go to Moonlight, which made me worried a lot on the way here!" Lin Mei growled. She used to worry about that for a few days. Yang Zijin said with a smile, "Well, Aunt, I just wanted to make a joke with you!" "You are the infanta now. Don't be so naughty!" Lin Mei said, holding Yang Zijin with her hands and stood up. Then she smiled and said, "Now everything is done. It will be better from now on. Get up! Let me see how do you look like in women's dress!" Lin Mei knew that Yang Zijin was a girl, but she always wore men's clothes. Lin Mei didn't expect her to be so amazing when she put on women's clothes! If Yang Zijin didn't say it, Lin Mei wouldn't recognize her. "Amazing! Madam Yang is lucky." Lin Mei said with a smile. Yang Zijin took out the mask she brought, "See! This is a new product from my store. You can have a try first!" "You're so sweet." Lin Mei took it. She suddenly understood something and asked, "You're the mysterious person who bought Blossoming Peach?" "Right!" Yang Zijin replied. Lin Mei said in a sulk, "You're a deep card. You arranged everything in advance." They chatted for a while, and then Yang Zijin said, "Aunt, it's late. Let's have a meal first, lest sisters in Moonlight worry about you." "That's it!" Lin Mei nodded. Yang Zijin called Jiang Wei, standing outside the door, "Go to get some food and two pots of wine. I want to drink with Aunt Lin!" "Yes, Your Highness." Then she went out to a waiter. Yang Zijin said to Lin Mei, "Aunt, please keep my identity in secret. If others knew it, there would be some troubles!" "I know. Zijin, you can trust me." Lin Mei knew well of the ways of the world, so she understood what Yang Zijin said! It was getting dark, and they left. All girls in Moonlight are waiting for Lin Mei. Hearing there was sound from outside the door, everyone hurriedly stood up and saw Lin Mei coming in. They all quickly came around and asked, "Madam Lin, are you okay? Why didn't you come back so late?" "I'm fine. It's an old friend of mine. She just made a joke with me. We haven't met for a long time, so we chatted for a while. Don't worry. It's too late. Go back to your rooms." Seeing these girls here, Lin Mei was comforted. Yang Zijin returned to the mansion of Duke Mu and asked Lan to prepare bath water for her. After washing, she got into bed early! In the mansion of Marquis Shuo, Shuo Ling was reading in the study. He suddenly saw a signal from afar. So, he put down the book and disappeared into the night. The signal was from Youyou Valley. Shuo Ling guessed the reason for calling him. He frowned. Since he decided to be with Yang Zijin, he had already thought about how to explain to General Bai and other soldiers who were loyal to his father. He walked into a cave, pressed a switch, flew through a valley, and walked through a lavender field. He continued to walk forward for about half an hour. There were many farmlands in front of him and rowed of thatched houses standing opposite the farms! Shuo Ling walked towards a room with light. "Uncle Bai." Shuo Ling called the person sitting inside the room. The man was about fifty years old, in a commoner's clothes, but it couldn't cover his muscular body. He was General Bai Zhanfei, who used to fight side by side with General Shuo on battlefields. Seeing Shuo Ling coming in, Bai Zhanfei got up, "My Lord." "Uncle Bai, why did you call me?" Shuo Ling sat down next to Bai Zhanfei and asked. Bai Zhanfei said, "My Lord, you brought an outsider here yesterday. If she told others what she saw, our whereabouts would be known by other people, and our plan would also be broken down." "Uncle Bai, do you think that I'm such a frivolous person? How can I ignore your lives?" Shuo Ling said with a smile. Bai Zhanfei asked, "Last night, all soldiers saw that you were so intimate with the girl. Do you fall in love with her? My Lord, please don't forget that we have to demonstrate the innocence of your father. It's not the right time for you to talk about love!" "I have my purpose." Shuo Ling said as he had planned. Bai Zhanfei frowned, "Purpose? So, what's your purpose?" "The girl is Princess Nanyang's daughter." Shuo Ling intended to tell Yang Zijin's life experience to Bai Zhanfei. Bai Zhanfei asked with confusion, "Princess Nanyang's daughter?" "Years ago, there was a turmoil in Beiling, and the present Empress Dowager asked the Emperor's father to allow her to take troops back to Beiling to stop the chaos. However, when she got there, everything was too late. Emperor of Beiling and all princes were killed." "The corpses were all thrown outside the city gate. Empress Dowager sighed deeply at the time. When she was about to leave, she heard the cry of a child, and she quickly found the child." Shuo Ling said. Bai Zhanfei was still puzzled, "What's the connection between the case and what we are doing now?" "At this time, the Empress of Beiling, in the last minute of her life, held Empress Dowager with her hands, and gave her a token. It was said that the one who possesses the token has the right to order the guards secretly cultivated by the Beiling Emperor." Shuo Ling explained. Bai Zhanfei realized something and said, "You mean the child is Princess Nanyang?" "Yes, when the incident happened suddenly, Beiling Emperor was captured before he called these guards. Empress Dowager picked up the child, and the child immediately smiled at her. Empress Dowager liked the child very much. When she came back, she took the child and the dispatch card was brought to Dongling." Shuo Ling continued. Bai Zhanfei nodded, "That explains it!" "I suspect that Princess Nanyang died for this. But "he" didn't find the token for many years, so "he" had to give up! Now that Princess Nanyang's daughter appeared, those people who wanted the token would take actions soon. This is why I tried to be close to her." Shuo Ling said. To reassure Uncle Bai and the soldiers here, Shuo Ling had to say like this, and he said "sorry" in silence. Bai Zhanfei then asked, "How is it going?" "Now, it seems that she has no idea about the dispatch card, but I will continue to do investigations." Shuo Ling shook his head and said. After listening to Shuo Ling, Bai Zhanfei was utterly relieved. General Shuo died for queer reasons. They used to investigate on the case secretly and found that General Shuo fell into an ambush as someone informed the enemy of his whereabouts in advance. The one who let out the information was none other than the Dongling Emperor Chushi Youtian whom they were loyal to. General Shuo has made outstanding achievements many times and has won respect and support of all generals and soldiers. Chushi Youtian was afraid of his power, so he schemed to kill General Shuo. After knowing the truth, Bai Zhanfei was unwilling to work for the Emperor, so he resigned from his post and secretly called General Shuo's soldiers and trained them for ten years in Youyou Valley. Shuo Ling's mother also took her own life after knowing the truth. At that time, Shuo Ling was young and ignorant. Until he was sensible, Bai Zhanfei contacted him and told him the truth. Shuo Ling didn't live up to their expectations over the years and inherited the wisdom and bravery of General Shuo. They have been secretly cultivating forces over the years, preparing to reveal the dirty tricks of Chushi Youtian! Thinking of this, Bai Zhanfei said, "My Lord, please don't delay our plans because of the love!" "If you want to meet me, just let people notify me. The signal may attract others' attention." Shuo Ling said. Bai Zhanfei said, "I will be careful in the future." At this time, Bai Shuangshuang, Bai Zhanfei's daughter, heard that there was a sound from the room, so she opened the door. She asked, "Daddy, why haven't you slept so late? Who are you talking with?" "Bro, you are here." Seeing Shuo Ling, Bai Shuangshuang said with a smile. "Shuangshuang, don't be rude!" Bai Zhanfei said. Shuo Ling said, "I'll go if there's nothing wrong." "My Lord, take care." Bai Zhanfei said. Bai Shuangshuang still wanted to say something but was scared to close her mouth by Bai Zhanfei. After Shuo Ling left, Bai Shuangshuang muttered, "Dad, why don't you allow me to talk with him?" "There is something you don't understand. He is going to do important things, and can't be disturbed by anything else now!" Bai Zhanfei said seriously. After hearing that, Bai Shuangshuang hung her head down. "I know. It's too late. I will go back to my room. Dad, have an early rest." She walked out of the room with a worried expression. Looking at Bai Shuangshuang's unhappy expression, Bai Zhanfei understood what his daughter was thinking. She fell in love with Shuo Ling at first sight. If their plan succeeded, Shuo Ling would be the Emperor, and they would be courtiers. Shuangshuang couldn't help Shuo Ling with his work. So, he wanted to stop her affection for Shuo Ling early. Otherwise, she would be hurt in the future! ... After finishing the morning meeting, imperial concubine Xiao and the Third Prince Chushi Weiming went to Grand Mentor Liu's mansion. Grand Mentor Liu just arrived home and sat down in the hall. Mrs. Liu poured a cup of tea for him. He just drank a sip of tea before he heard a voice. "You are at ease! Mr. Liu." Grand Mentor Liu looked up and saw that it was imperial concubine Xiao and the Third Prince. Then he got up and said, "Madam, how dare these ignorant servants not come to report earlier!" While he was saying this, he glared at Chushi Weiming. "Don't blame them. I let them not to bother." imperial concubine Xiao said with a smile. She continued, "This is a gift that the Third Prince specially prepared for you and Yiyi." Chushi Weiming hurriedly took the gift to Grand Mentor Liu with his hands. Grand Mentor Liu glanced at it, and then called the butler outside the door, "Go and put it in the warehouse!" "Your Highness, you can give it to me!" The butler hurried to Chushi Weiming after hearing that.