Being a reborn legitimate daughter is not easy

Chapter 204 A Clever Mind

Chapter 204 A Clever Mind

"For example, the Left Chancellor, Gongsun Zhan."

As soon as Ye Yingrou spoke, an eerie silence fell over the secret room. After a moment, as if to ease the awkwardness, Shi Zhenghan burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, you little girl, you're so young, but you've got some nerve."

After a moment, Shi Zhenghan's laughter slowly subsided. He looked at Chunyu Jing and asked, "Then what does Your Highness think of what Master Ye said?"

"Rou'er, the Prime Minister and I would like to hear your thoughts," Chunyu Jing said.

Ye Yingrou looked at the two of them, quietly clenched her fists, and let her heart pound violently.

She killed Dr. Tang at the research institute and stole the new omnipotent artificial intelligence he had developed. When she jumped into the space-time rift, she initially only wanted to escape the institute's pursuit, but she did not expect to be transported to this world. She successfully activated the AI ​​with the blood of "Ye Yingrou" and obtained a "poison-making system", thus successfully "resurrecting"!

However, over the years, the identity of "Ye Yingrou" has been a thorn in her side, making her feel extremely dissatisfied!

She was an illegitimate child born out of wedlock. Her mother was merely a mistress of Marquis Anshi. Although she was favored by Marquis Anshi, she could not be seen in public and could not even return to the Marquis's mansion!

Therefore, her ultimate goal is to restore her status as the legitimate daughter of "Ye Yingrou," marry the most powerful man in the world, and use the poison in her possession to further control the rise and fall of the country! Anyone who stands in her way or obstructs her is a target she wants to eliminate!

Ye Pianran, Gongsun Yuan, Ye Yankang, Chunyu Yang, and even the Left Prime Minister, who is second only to the emperor—Gongsun Zhan!

A dark glint flashed in Ye Yingrou's eyes. She slightly raised the corners of her lips and, in the sweetest tone, spoke of the extremely vicious plan in her heart:

"That's what Rou'er thinks. There are so many ministers in the court, so why did Prince Yue choose to seek cooperation with Prime Minister Shi? It's because in his plan, he needs someone closest to His Majesty to assist him in order to achieve his goal."

Ye Yingrou slowly analyzed, "And such candidates, besides the eunuchs and concubines around His Majesty, are the two prime ministers on the left and right."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Chunyu Jing with a hesitant expression. Chunyu Jing nodded slightly, signaling her to continue.

"Rou'er is not very knowledgeable and has never understood why a country needs two prime ministers. Many things can be decided by one person alone. I suppose Prince Yue thinks the same way. He sought cooperation with Prime Minister Shi not because he thought Gongsun Zhan was hard to persuade, but because in his mind, Prime Minister Shi was more suitable to be the prime minister of a country than Gongsun Zhan."

Shi Zhenghan felt very comfortable after hearing Ye Yingrou's words, and Dingdingding increased his favorability towards Ye Yingrou.

"Prime Minister Shi can easily agree to cooperate with Prince Yue. During the cooperation, I will have all the correspondence between the Prime Minister and Prince Yue forged in Gongsun Zhan's handwriting. After His Majesty arrives in Xingzhou, while Prince Yue is raising an army in rebellion, I will arrange for assassins from Ronghua Tower to place these letters near Gongsun Zhan in the chaos, thus confirming his crime of plotting rebellion with Prince Yue. At that time, Prime Minister Shi can cooperate from the inside and outside, causing Prince Yue's rebellion to fail, while also allowing the Prince to gain merit and eliminating the power of the Gongsun faction. Wouldn't that be killing three birds with one stone?"

Chunyu Jing clapped his hands, his eyes revealing undisguised admiration for Ye Yingrou.

"As expected of someone who commands an assassin organization like Ronghua Tower, your cunning and methods are in no way inferior to Prime Minister Shi's. What's the old saying? It's better to offend a petty person than a woman. Prime Minister, you must get along well with Rou'er in the future, and don't upset her," Chunyu Jing said with a smile.

Shi Zhenghan quickly replied, "Of course, we're all in the same boat now."

Chunyu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "On the other hand, I think Rou'er's plan is feasible. Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Shi Zhenghan said, "Since Your Highness does not object, then let's do it this way. Tomorrow, I will go to Wangjiang Tower to find Prince Yue."

Chunyu Jing grunted and said meaningfully, "My future depends on you."

As she received messages indicating increasing favorability, Ye Yingrou's smile grew even sweeter and more charming.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, the future of this world will surely belong to you."

After the private meeting ended, Shi Zhenghan put on his gauze hat again and set off to leave the Prince's residence. To show his importance, Chunyu Jing personally saw him off.

On the way, the two walked side by side in silence towards the back gate of the Prince's mansion. After confirming several times that no one was following them, Shi Zhenghan lowered his voice and asked:

"Has Your Highness confirmed Miss Ye's background? Why have we never heard of Marquis Anshi having such a daughter before?"

"Her mother was merely a concubine of Marquis Anshi, so it's understandable that she wasn't recognized by the Marquis's household. However, although she couldn't enter the Marquis's household, she has an elder brother whom you must know."

Shi Zhenghan was incredibly intelligent; he understood immediately: "The top scholar in this year's provincial examination at the capital's examination center is Ye Yanxun? So it was him."

“I know your concerns, but you can rest assured that this brother and sister’s hatred for the Gongsun clan is far greater than yours or mine,” Chunyu Jing said calmly.

Shi Zhenghan: "Oh? What do you mean?"

"Do you know why Ye Yanxun, a son of a concubine, is so highly regarded by Marquis Anshi?" Chunyu Jing said with a light laugh. "That's because he was raised as if he were his own son by Marquis Anshi's legal wife, Gongsun Yuan. Who is Gongsun Yuan? She is the apple of Gongsun Zhan's eye. Calling someone else's mother and kowtowing to her, Prime Minister, do you know what that feels like?"

"So, they hate Gongsun Zhan to the bone?" Shi Zhenghan asked. "What about Marquis Anshi? What is his attitude now?"

"Him? He had no choice but to do so for his beloved son."

Shi Zhenghan pondered for a moment and said, "But I am still worried. Does he really have the guts to turn against his father-in-law and abandon his wife and children for the sake of a son born to a mistress?"

Chunyu Jing narrowed his eyes, feeling that Shi Zhenghan's words made a lot of sense.

While Ye Yingrou and Ye Yanxun's birth mother was indeed favored by Marquis Anshi, Gongsun Yuan also gave birth to a son and a daughter. Marquis Anshi seems to favor Ye Yanxun now, but no one can say for sure whose heart will ultimately lean more towards him.

"What does the Prime Minister think should be done?"

“Your Highness needs to establish a closer relationship with the Marquis’s mansion,” Shi Zhenghan said. “The position of Your Highness’s principal wife is still vacant, and Ye Pianran, the eldest daughter of Marquis Anshi, has also broken off her engagement with Ouyang Shaoyu. I believe that, given her status, she is the only suitable candidate for the position of princess consort. If this marriage can be arranged, Marquis Anshi will have no choice but to submit to us, and at the same time, it will also dispel Gongsun Zhan’s wariness of Your Highness.”

Upon hearing Ye Pianran's name, Chunyu Jing's heart stirred slightly, and her graceful and beautiful figure involuntarily appeared before his eyes.

Chunyu Jing said, "We are about to set off for Xingzhou in less than half a month. Taking a concubine at this time would be too hasty."

"Even if we can't get married immediately, we can still arrange the marriage first, to avoid any unforeseen complications," Shi Zhenghan said.

Chunyu Jing suddenly recalled the scene at Guanhai Tower earlier that day, where he saw Chunyu Yang and Ye Pianran smiling at each other in the rain, and a nameless anger suddenly ignited in his chest.

"Prime Minister, rest assured, I will handle this matter carefully."

Seeing that he did not object, Shi Zhenghan breathed a sigh of relief, opened the back gate of the Prince's Mansion, and boarded a carriage under the cover of night.

After seeing Shi Zhenghan off, Chunyu Jing turned and returned to the main residence. He pondered Shi Zhenghan's words, a cold, obsessive glint in his eyes.

This world will be his sooner or later, and she must be his too!

However, as soon as this thought crossed his mind, a sharp, piercing pain suddenly shot through his heart once again!