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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

 Chapter 248: 

 Secret Conspiracy

"Bao'er, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you," Madam Chen looked troubled. "Your father has already written back, advising me to listen more to the words of our two sons and daughters-in-law."

As an elder, she couldn't let herself be manipulated by the younger generation in public. However, she did want to heed her husband's advice.

Ge Bao'er paused, her face turning slightly pale. She had always known that her father didn't like her, resenting her difficult childhood experiences and considering her unworthy of being his legitimate daughter.

"Mother, if it's difficult for you, then forget about it," Ge Bao'er stood up, forcing a bitter smile. "It's not just for myself. There's a deep enmity between me and the Lins, as you know. If she truly is the original Lin Yunwan and has become Princess Huan, she won't let me off easily. If I continue to provoke her and the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion, I'm afraid..."

This reasoning wasn't entirely valid. The Duke of Xingguo's Mansion had a solid foundation that couldn't be shaken by an illegitimate daughter.

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But Madam Chen wouldn't utter such words that would hurt her daughter's dignity.

"Mother, in the future... please forgive your unfilial daughter. I won't be able to come to see you anymore," Ge Bao'er cried out, her heart torn apart.

Hearing these words, Madam Chen's heart ached, and she held her daughter's hand with both anger and urgency. "Bao'er, what are you saying! Even if the sky falls, you're still my daughter, and no one can stop you from coming!"

Ge Bao'er shook her head. "Mother, please don't anger Father anymore because of me. From now on, I only ask one thing from you... if... please take care of Qing'er for me."

"He's my only child. He and you are the only concerns I have in this life," she said as if it were a farewell forever.

Madam Chen had only two children in her life, and her youngest daughter had been lost for so many years before being found again. She couldn't bear the thought of her daughter abandoning her own child.

"What nonsense are you talking!" 

With determination, Madam Chen grit her teeth. "Although Duke Xingguo may not be able to touch the Prince, having a fake Princess Huan in the picture is still within reach."

Ge Bao'er's sorrow turned into joy. "Mother, are you willing to help your daughter?"

Madam Chen sighed. "We're in this together, who else will help you if not me?"

"Mother..." Ge Bao'er's eyes brimmed with tears.

Madam Chen pulled her into her arms. "From now on, no more nonsense! There's no such thing as next life or this life. Since I've found you again, I'll protect you well."

"Thank you, Mother."

"Silly girl, no need to thank me. Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

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Ge Bao'er had become clever. She said, "Everyone has eyes. We don't need any complicated schemes. As long as everyone knows the truth, once the crime of deceiving the emperor is established, even if the royal family wants to suppress the matter, it will be like trying to hold back the tide. She will have no way out."

Madam Chen frowned. "But it's not easy to do that."

Ge Bao'er smiled, "Mother, as long as someone isn't afraid of offending Princess Huan and can benefit from it, then this matter can be resolved."

"Not afraid of Princess Huan and can benefit from it? Who could that be?"

Madam Chen was puzzled.

Ge Bao'er's eyes gleamed. "I heard that the Crown Prince and Prince Huan are not on good terms. The Crown Princess often spreads rumors of pregnancy, but there has been no sign of an actual pregnancy. Prince Huan's heir, despite his young age, has been granted the title of crown prince by the emperor's favor. How could the Crown Prince and Crown Princess feel comfortable about this? Compared to me, they would prefer to see the birth mother of Prince Huan's heir, someone with an improper background."

Madam Chen nodded. "If the Crown Prince and Crown Princess indeed have such intentions, we can take advantage of the situation. Deceiving the emperor by usurping someone else's identity and contaminating the imperial bloodline, there are ready-made charges. I'm not afraid that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess won't be tempted."

She expressed some concern. "But in doing so, we might... offend Prince Huan."

Ge Bao'er sneered. "Mother, haven't you thought about it? What if Prince Huan is also kept in the dark?"

"This..."

Madam Chen shook her head: "No. Prince Huan is not that kind of dull person."

Ge Bao'er had dealt with men herself, so she knew very well what men were like.

Lu Zhengliu initially loved her appearance, then he loved her status.

Her father despised her status, and Qing'er also despised her status.

She was very confident: "If the prince knows that Lin Yunwan's identity is not flawless anymore, will he still bother to protect her? Isn't he worried about angering the emperor? Isn't he concerned about disappointing the court officials? Isn't he worried that his son will never hold his head high in front of others because of such a mother?"

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No one understood this feeling better than her!

Madam Chen thought for a moment and said, "That's true."

When Ge Bao'er walked away, she had a certain air about her, saying, "What does it matter to be a princess? In the end, she's still being manipulated by me."

There was a strange smile on her lips: "Because all the men in the world are the same, equally opportunistic, equally heartless."

"No exceptions."

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Back at the Duke of Wu Ding's residence, Ge Bao'er ran into Lu Zhengliu.

He stared at her for a long time, saying bluntly, "You've been going out too often recently."

Ge Bao'er didn't evade the question and replied directly, "I went to see my mother and also met with someone from the Lin family of Jiangqian."

Lu Zhengliu's face changed color. "What are you trying to do?"

Ge Bao'er smiled. If she wished, she could still maintain the innocent and gentle appearance of her youth.

"Master, don't you want to see the Princess Huan regain her status as the Madam of our Duke of Wu Ding's residence?"

Lu Zhengliu sneered, "That would be a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

He could still distinguish between what could be done and what could not.

"No matter how much I want her back by my side, I won't harm her. She can never become a member of my Duke of Wu Ding's residence again."

"Ge Bao'er, I advise you to stop harboring twisted intentions!"

Lu Zhengliu warned her.

Ge Bao'er's fingernails dug into her palm as she forced herself to smile and seduce the man in front of her, "Master, haven't you ever thought that, without deceiving the emperor, she could transform from Princess Huan to someone else—a person you could accept by your side?"

Lu Zhengliu was very puzzled.

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Ge Bao'er pursed her lips and said, "If Prince Huan doesn't know Lin Yunwan's true identity, would he still want her after it's exposed? And if he does know her identity, would he dare to keep her after it's exposed?"

"If she can fake her death once, why can't she fake it twice?"

"Master, if you want something, you have to boldly go for it. If you keep being afraid of this and that, you'll never—"

"Why are you helping me?" Lu Zhengliu coldly interrupted.

Ge Bao'er took a deep breath, forcing herself to smile, "I know you and Qing'er resent me. I don't want anything else, I just want half of the Wu Ding Marquisate for my Qing'er in the future."

"Since you love Qing'er, I'll help you." 

Lu Zhengliu wavered.

Remembering the joy on her face that day, he felt alive again, his heart beating with excitement. Involuntarily, he curled his lips into a smile.

Regardless of everything, she was still alive, and he had raised their son, Changgong, well. Now he had even passed the civil service examination.

"Okay," Lu Zhengliu squinted at Ge Baor, "We'll talk to Prince Huan about this matter privately. If you dare to spread it openly, even if it means giving up the business help from the Xingguo Duke's Mansion, I'll throw you and Qing'er out."

"I understand," Ge Bao'er smiled. Once Lu Zhengliu left, her expression turned cold as ice, as if she had become a different person.

"So, she's become so important to you," she muttered.

"Then I can't afford to lose her," Lu Zhengliu replied.

"The entire Wu Ding Marquisate belongs to my Qing'er!"

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