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Chapter 249: Warming Feelings
Chapter 249: Warming Feelings
"I don't know what to do... I ran away... but I feel it's wrong... I'm not a person with a conscience... I approached her... because she's kind-hearted... She always gave me food... Her father is a blacksmith... My father couldn't beat her father... I didn't dare cause trouble at her home... As long as I escaped to her place... I could temporarily avoid the beatings from my parents..."
Her breathing became increasingly labored, and she was on the verge of losing her breath.
Meng Qianqian furrowed her brows, "Don't say anymore."
She smiled weakly, "Meng Qianqian... I just gave birth... It's a time when I'm prone to emotional stupidity... I won't say it now... If you ask me again next time... I will never speak of it again..."
She looked towards the door, as if lost in memories, "Later, I went back and buried her. I kept the 'Rescue Order' and the signal bamboo, hoping to return them to Uncle Lin one day."
"I didn't know what to do with the other corpses, and at that moment... Lu Lingxiao appeared..."
Lu Lingxiao mistook her for Lin Wan'er and told her that Lin's father and son were dead, asking if she would leave with him, and he would take care of her for the rest of his life.
For the rest of his life.
No one had ever given her such a precious promise.
She couldn't refuse such a great temptation, so she nodded against her conscience.
She took on Lin Wan'er's identity.
Pretending to be Lin Wan'er wasn't difficult, but the challenge was that Lin Wan'er's father turned out to be the renowned Shier Wei.
"General Lin said that you also know martial arts and can kill so many assassins. Your martial arts skills must be much better than mine."
Lu Lingxiao spoke to her with great admiration.
But she didn't know martial arts, and this was her fatal flaw.
Immediately after, she faced an even bigger flaw.
Lin Wan'er was from Yangzhou, and her entire family spoke with the Yangzhou accent. She could manage a few phrases, but if she spoke more, anyone could tell she was a native of the border regions.
She tried her best not to speak.
She had just lost her father and brother, and Lu Lingxiao thought she was too heartbroken to talk to anyone, so he didn't suspect her.
But this couldn't go on forever.
She needed a permanent solution.
It was hard to tell if it was her luck or misfortune, but she was captured by the Beiling people.
The Beiling people forced her to reveal information about Shier Wei, but she wasn't the real Lin Wan'er. How could she possibly know?
However, no matter how she tried to explain, the Beiling people didn't believe her.
They tortured her relentlessly, making her suffer.
It was her first taste of the consequences of lying.
She vowed never to impersonate Lin Wan'er again; this identity was too dangerous!
But what good were vows? She was about to die!
Just as she thought she was doomed, a masked person appeared and took her away from the Beiling army camp.
That person said he believed her, but he hoped she would continue pretending to be Lin Wan'er.
He assured her that she would never face any danger again.
He could also tell her some information about Shier Wei to help her get through.
"I asked him why he did this... He said I didn't need to know... Either I go back to the Beiling army camp to die... Or I become the real Lin Wan'er..."
Being able to pretend to be Lin Wan'er for so long without being exposed was indeed because Shier Wei was secretly helping her.
More than the purpose, Meng Qianqian wanted to know the identity of the other party: "Who is that person?"
Lin Wan'er replied, "Hai Zhu."
Meng Qianqian was shocked, "Hai Zhu?"
Hai Zhu was the most reckless but also the most indecisive among Shier Wei, always following others' lead. This answer was too unexpected.
But things had come to this point, and Lin Wan'er didn't need to deceive her.
Although she was Xiaoli, Meng Qianqian was used to calling her Lin Wan'er.
Meng Qianqian asked solemnly, "Lin Wan'er, is Sheng Hou a traitor?"
Lin Wan'er was horrified, "How could Uncle Lin be a traitor?"
Meng Qianqian asked doubtfully, "When Marshal Chu was poisoned, someone falsely transmitted his orders and transferred the twelve guards from the mansion. Wasn't it Sheng Hou who did it?
"Lin Wan'er's chest tightened painfully, her face pale as she struggled to speak, "It was Hai Zhu... He's the one who poisoned me... He got Shen Hou to pass on his orders... It was also him..."
Meng Qianqian suddenly understood.
At the Princess's Palace, when Si She asked Chen Long and Wei Yang to reveal who gave the orders, they all shouted out the name of Shen Hou.
Hai Zhu knew that Shen Hou was the one spreading the orders, and Wei Yang and Chen Long did indeed receive the orders from Shen Hou. However, they were unaware that the orders actually came from Hai Zhu.
Shen Hou had been used by Hai Zhu.'
Lin Wan'er's life was slipping away rapidly, and Meng Qianqian quickly administered acupuncture and gave her a Heartguard Pill.
'I can't swallow it...' Lin Wan'er tightly grasped Meng Qianqian's hand, using all her strength, 'Hai Zhu... told me to wait in the capital for someone... That person... will give me something... Once I get it...'
Meng Qianqian leaned in, bringing her ear close to Lin Wan'er's lips.
Blood kept surging up Lin Wan'er's throat, "Did you remember?"
Meng Qianqian nodded, "I remember."
"And... be careful..."
Lin Wan'er whispered the name of a Shier Wei member in Meng Qianqian's ear, and her arm went limp.
The infant in her arms seemed to sense this, and cried out heartbreakingly...
Meng Qianqian went to the adjacent room.
Despite the major upheaval, her face showed no sign of panic.
Her composure and demeanor impressed even Princess Wanping.
A bizarre question suddenly flashed through the princess's mind: Was this really Meng Qianqian? Why did she seem so equal to her?
"Princess."
Princess Wanping gathered her thoughts, "She's gone?"
"Yes."
"Is the child alright?"
Meng Qianqian replied, "Thanks to the princess's blessings, the child is fine. She was born under the princess's good fortune. Would you like to see her?"
Princess Wanping nodded.
Meng Qianqian handed the baby to Princess Wanping.
The child cried loudly, and as Princess Wanping held her, she felt the fragility of life for the first time.
She sighed, "Life is unpredictable, and fate is a fickle thing. Do you think she regrets anything?"
Meng Qianqian didn't respond.
Princess Wanping looked at the little one in her arms and said to Meng Qianqian, "You can go now. I will handle the rest. You and Lu Yuan didn't come last night."
Meng Qianqian left the courtyard.
Lu Yuan stood in the morning light, having waited for an unknown duration. Dewdrops had settled on his body, and the golden rays of light refracted through each crystal-clear droplet, reflecting a lustrous, glass-like sheen.
Had he... waited here all night?
Lu Yuan turned around, seeing her standing at the doorway without moving. For once, he didn't tease her with his sharp tongue, but instead walked towards her, "Are you tired?"
"Yes," Meng Qianqian said, pressing her forehead against his chest.
Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, his chest feeling like it was on fire.
"You..."
"Just for a moment."
Meng Qianqian spoke softly.
She wasn't shaken by what Lin Wan'er had said, and it didn't affect her emotions.
"Grand Marshal."
"Yes."
Lu Yuan maintained the posture of support, his tone cool and distant.
"Hai Zhu is the traitor."
"Yes."
"Lin Wan'er... Xiaoli has something hidden in the Lu family."
"Let Yu Zichuan go and get it."
Yu Zichuan had been eavesdropping on the rooftop the entire time, so he heard everything Lin Wan'er and Meng Qianqian said.
Lu Yuan had thought that Meng Qianqian would reveal the second traitor among the Shier Wei.
Unexpectedly, Meng Qianqian suddenly spoke with a hint of grievance, "Giving birth... it really hurts..."
(End of Chapter)
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