The young general and the prince, who was to be married off, fell in love at first sight!

Chapter 131 "I'll fulfill my marital duties to you in a different way."

"I do not!"

Convergence? I've already suffered such a huge loss, what harm would it do to let me touch it? Would it hurt me? Why should I converge!

If I don't take advantage of the fact that you don't dare to really attack me now, am I supposed to wait until I'm healed before I come to you for my own good?!

After being exposed, Lin Shiming not only did not feel guilty and stop, but became even more blatant and unscrupulous. He no longer used the action of stretching to cover up and simply put his other hand on it as well.

While he was happily taking advantage of the Crown Prince, he also arbitrarily threatened the "victim" to submit.

"You're not allowed to move, or I'll tell everyone about how I molested you!"

"..."

Lu Yuxi was stunned by his shamelessness and for a moment forgot to react.

Lin Shiming, full of wicked intentions, smugly took advantage of Lu Yuxi's upper body with his hands.

Still not satisfied, he rolled his eyes and, taking advantage of Lu Yuxi's embarrassment, became even more audacious and rushed down to her.

This thuggish behavior made Lu Yuxi take a deep breath and quickly grab Lin Shiming's misbehaving hand.

He never imagined this person could be so scoundrel.

"Shi Ming!"

Even the somewhat conservative Lu Yuxi's eyes widened. She immediately threw down the book in her other hand and nimbly rolled off the bed. "In broad daylight, not to mention your injury hasn't healed yet!" Isn't this deliberately provoking and being irresponsible?

"What do you mean?" Lin Shiming, taking advantage of Lu Yuxi's current inability to touch him, was smug and self-satisfied. "Just because I touch you doesn't mean something has to happen! We're a married couple, isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to take advantage of you a little!"

Lu Yuxi's face was already completely red.

He found it impossible to continue discussing such intimate pleasures with Lin Shiming in broad daylight, so he simply pretended not to hear and bent down to pick up the clothes on the bedside bench to put on. However, he did not expect that Lin Shiming, who was already on guard, would grab him and pull him into the quilt.

Having successfully caused trouble, Lin Shiming smiled smugly at Lu Yuxi, "Come and get it!"

Didn't you bully me so much the last few times, saying you enjoyed watching me cry? Today I'll see who cries first!

Wearing only his undergarments, Lu Yuxi suddenly felt a nerve throbbing in his head. He sighed helplessly.

"Shi Ming, temporary power means nothing. How many days can your injuries protect you?"

Lin Shiming didn't respond at all, saying, "Let's drink and be merry while we can!"

This stubborn, unyielding attitude gave Lu Yuxi an even bigger headache.

Lin Shiming, who was in high spirits and didn't care about anything, was truly helpless and could only lower his head and admit defeat, "Tell me, what do you want?"

“Even though I’m injured, I can’t let you suffer as a vegetarian, can I?” Lin Shiming smiled brightly. “I’ll fulfill my husbandly duties to you in a different way.”

*

On the way back to the palace, Lu Yuxi leaned her head against the back of the car seat, closed her eyes and remained silent.

He only came to pick up the Crown Princess, who was "returning to her parents' home," and found her sleeping. Not wanting to disturb her, he lay down next to her for a while, but he never expected things to develop to this point.

The usually dignified and polite Crown Prince was noticeably less sensitive after his marriage, and he had also learned many new things on his own. But this only happened at night.

What happened in broad daylight was truly beyond Lu Yuxi's usual mental capacity to bear. He was so embarrassed that he didn't even dare to greet his brother-in-law before taking Lin Shiming and getting into the carriage back to the palace, a rare instance of him being impolite.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuxi sighed again.

In just over two months of marriage, he sighed as many times as other people do in a lifetime.

"Lu Yuxi!" Lin Shiming was displeased. "Why are you sighing! Are you complaining that my service wasn't good enough? My hands are almost blistered!"

"Of course not." Lu Yuxi opened her eyes and took Lin Shiming's hand. "I was just thinking that we didn't say goodbye to our brother before we left, which was a bit impolite."

This is something!

Lin Shiming suddenly realized what was happening, and his anger vanished instantly.

"It's alright! He's in a hurry to go out with my sister-in-law, and he gets annoyed just seeing me. It might be better for him if we don't say goodbye."

You know your brother feels terrible when he sees you.

Lu Yuxi shook her head and wisely changed the subject.

"Didn't you come back to burn Lin You's birth date and time? How did it go?"

“I just had a fever, what progress can there be? It will take at least ten days.” Lin Shiming started counting the days on Lu Yuxi’s fingers. “Today is April 20th, just in time for the Sixth Prince’s wedding.”

He planned to talk to Bai Qiongzhu about it when he got back today. If Lin You could really get things done within ten days, then they could have Bai Qiongzhu take the medicine after the Sixth Prince's wedding, fake his death and leave the palace. The timing would be just right and wouldn't affect their subsequent plans and events.

“My father was kicked out of the Phoenix Palace yesterday, and it seems there’s no progress at all. I’m going to try it myself today.”

Lu Yuxi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go with you."

"No!" Lin Shiming refused decisively. "I'll go myself."

If he goes by himself, at least he'll be less embarrassed if he gets kicked out. Otherwise, he'll be humiliated in front of Lu Yuxi, which he can't bear!

Lin Shiming gave the order directly, "Go to Xuanzheng Hall and keep an eye on my father. Don't let him come and make a fool of himself. I'll come and get you after I've finished my business."

"Alright." Lu Yuxi let him do as he pleased. "Then the Crown Princess can come pick me up soon."

*

It is the hour of You.

Lin Shiming rushed into Fengyi Palace just in time for dinner. Bai Qiongzhu was quite surprised to see him come in alone.

"Where's Yu Xi? Why didn't he come with you?"

Lin Shiming casually approached the table, sat down next to Bai Qiongzhu, and gestured for a palace servant to bring him a set of bowls and chopsticks before slowly turning back to answer Bai Qiongzhu's question.

"We agreed to take turns chatting with you and helping you resolve your inner conflicts."

"No need."

"Don't be so quick to refuse!" Lin Shiming had already started eating without any hesitation, putting food in his mouth. "Whether my persuasion works or not is another matter, but at least let me finish the process, okay?"

Bai Qiongzhu snorted, "I can also kick you out directly, that way it's done in one step, you don't even need to go through the procedures."

"...You can't say that." Lin Shiming put down his chopsticks and bowl ingratiatingly, and personally ladled a bowl of soup for Bai Qiongzhu. "If I left earlier than Father Emperor today, I would be making a huge embarrassment!"

"My mother loves me dearly; she probably doesn't want me to be inferior to my father!"

Bai Qiongzhu was amused by him and laughed, scolding, "You little rascal!"

"A monkey is fine, as long as he's more capable than Father!" Lin Shiming said with a grin. "I'm Mother's most trusted confidante, so I know that Mother has already made up her mind about this matter, and I would never say anything that would upset her."

"But Mother, could you please give me some face and listen to what I have to say? Write down a sentence or two to appease Father and the others, so that I can have some merit to show off to Father tomorrow. That way, you can have a laugh and have some fun, right?"

These words made people feel quite relaxed and happy.

Bai Qiongzhu's smile deepened. She raised her hand and tapped Lin Shiming's forehead. "You! You really are a little rascal. Alright, speak up. Your mother will give you this face."

Having achieved his goal, Lin Shiming smiled brightly and began to eat and talk.

"My plan is one in a million, one in a thousand, invincible, perfect, and unstoppable!"

Lin Shiming first boasted a couple of times, then waved away all the palace servants in the side hall before continuing to whisper to Bai Qiongzhu in a smug and mysterious voice.

“Today I took your and Crown Prince Hua Min’s birth dates and times and burned them for my ancestors, to that Taoist priest named Lin You. I told him to find a way to send you a dream so that you and Crown Prince Hua Min can meet in your dream.”

Bai Qiongzhu was shocked for a long time before he couldn't help but laugh in surprise.

"You actually came up with such an unreliable method?"

"That's precisely why I'm doing this—it's unreliable." Lin Shiming feigned profundity. "This method is great! Only you can say whether it works or not. You can just pretend I succeeded, and then I'll have won completely!"

"So you're trying to drag the Empress Dowager onto your pirate ship so you can all deceive His Majesty and Yu Xi together?"

"How can this be called deception!" Lin Shiming hurriedly put down his chopsticks and earnestly explained to Bai Qiongzhu, "This is my extremely clever and considerate way of helping you escape the misery of being bothered by your father and Lu Yuxi every day!"

"Look, my plan is comprehensive and makes perfect sense. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. Even if it fails, it's because my ancestor was useless, and it has nothing to do with me."

"You just need to pretend you really had the dream after ten days, and then Father and the others will definitely think my method is effective and they won't keep nagging you about it!"

"When Father and the others have Mr. Nan Gu prescribe the memory-erasing medicine for you, it will be easy for you to find an excuse to refuse."

While serving himself a bowl of soup, Lin Shiming continued smugly, "Isn't this a great idea! It solves your huge problem, guarantees that Father and the others won't bother you anymore in ten days, and also lets me win a round against them so you can have some fun."

“It’s very useful.” Bai Qiongzhu slowly ate a bite of food. “But what’s this ‘memory-erasing drug’?”

Lin Shiming, who was busy drinking soup, paused for a long time before awkwardly raising his head under Bai Qiongzhu's meaningful gaze.

His smile looked very guilty.

You misheard me.

"If you don't tell me, I'll kick you out."

"I must have misheard..."

"Shiming, you're going to get the Empress Dowager to help you fabricate lies and win against His Majesty and Yuxi, but won't you at least give her some deposit first?"

"..."

Lin Shiming buried his head in his food and soup, looking guilty. "Then I'll tell you, you can't kick me out."

“We’re allies, how could Mother possibly kick you out!”

*

It is exactly 7:00 PM.

Having eaten and drunk his fill and "reached an agreement" with Bai Qiongzhu, Lin Shiming swaggered out of Fengyi Palace accompanied by Lianqiu.

Seeing Lian Qiu's beaming smile and respectful bow, Emperor Longyun, who was hiding outside the door, was dumbfounded.

No, why!

Why shouldn't he be kicked out, and why does Lianqiu have to personally see him off?

Emperor Longyun withdrew his head in indignation, subconsciously touching his face. Could it be that I am old and unattractive, which is why I am no longer favored by the Empress Dowager?

"What is Father thinking?"

"I was thinking of Zitong..." As he spoke, Emperor Longyun suddenly realized that something was wrong with the voice. He looked up abruptly and met Lin Shiming's handsome face, which was unpleasant to look at. "Where did you come from!"

That nearly scared me to death!

"Look at what you're saying." Lin Shiming took a leisurely step back, then glanced at Lu Yuxi, who was awkwardly looking around, and said, "Your subject came out of Fengyi Palace openly and honestly, while you and Your Highness were sneaking around, I don't know what you were doing hiding outside."

"Let me think about this. Is this what they call 'a guilty conscience'?"

"...If you don't know how to use idioms, you don't have to use them."

Emperor Longyun leaned against the wall to catch his breath. He felt his heart, which had been pounding with fright from Lin Shiming's performance, finally calm down, and he regained his usual composed and strategic demeanor as a monarch.

"I was worried that you would also be kicked out by Zitong, so I came to help you out of this predicament."

You just want to see me make a fool of myself, don't you!

Lin Shiming chuckled and addressed Lu Yuxi, who still dared not meet his gaze, "Is that so, Your Highness?"

Lu Yuxi finally turned around awkwardly, and touched her nose sheepishly, "Father insisted on coming, and I couldn't stop him."

Humph.

Lin Shiming glanced at the guilty father and son with disdain, but considering that this was the main gate of Fengyi Palace, he finally took pity on them and let the matter drop.

"There's no need to try to resolve this. Let's go to Father Emperor's Xuanzheng Hall first."

*

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall, Li An had just left at Lu Yuxi's signal when Emperor Longyun, impatient as ever, asked, "Well? Has Zitong figured it out at all?"

"No."

Emperor Longyun's expression instantly turned contemptuous and mocking.

"But I let Mother know our plan in a calm manner."

"...What?"

Lin Shiming picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Didn't Father Emperor always think about how to let Mother Emperor know our plans so that she would consider cooperating? Your son has just succeeded!"

Every word and action he just made was the result of extensive rehearsal and careful consideration.

Lin Shiming is not good at acting and does not like to engage in scheming, but that does not mean he is a fool who cannot set any traps for others.

He deliberately chooses to go during mealtimes, speaks with a mix of truth and falsehood, and uses his actions to conceal changes in his facial expressions... If he is meticulous and patient enough, he might be able to fool people.

Emperor Longyun was kicked out yesterday because he wanted to bring up the matter of "amnesia" treatment with Bai Qiongzhu, but Bai Qiongzhu didn't want to hear a single word.

Therefore, Lin Shiming's purpose for today's trip was to use "having fun" to allow Bai Qiongzhu to objectively and calmly understand their "amnesia" plan, and at the same time to give Bai Qiongzhu a heads-up so that she wouldn't be scared after Lin You's plan succeeded.

By then, Bai Qiongzhu will surely understand Lin Shiming's intentions, and things will be done smoothly and naturally.

For this reason, Lin Shiming racked his brains to design his words and actions today.