Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

The matter came to an end, and Yu Da and Qian San escaped severe punishment with the help of Li Chu. Considering that they had helped Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue, and came forward to testify to the guilt of Shi Siming and Zhang Jinxin, they were given a lighter punishment and only had to go to the Dali Temple to receive a punishment of twenty strokes of the cane each.

As for why He Lingyi, who had always been unable to get the love she wanted, was suddenly willing to come out and testify against Shi Siming and Zhang Jinxin? There is actually a little story behind this.

After having her tendons cut and taken back to the Prince of Guangping's mansion, He Lingyi was extremely devastated and mad when she first woke up. However, with Dugu Jingyao's understanding of He Lingyi in her previous life, and after asking Li Chu about He Lingyi's situation, she gained some confidence. Because He Lingyi was still the same woman with deep obsession and twisted love as in her previous life.

So Dugu Jingyao thought of a way. If her wish was fulfilled, she could come forward and testify against Zhang, right?

Li Chu was in Dugu Jingyao's room and was about to go to bed, but Feng Shengyi came to find Li Chu. Li Chu then went to the flower hall of Wangyuexuan to listen to Feng Shengyi's reply.

Li Chu nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and then just said: "Well, you did a good job. You can arrange for the two guards. Come back to me when He Lingyi wakes up."

Feng Shengyi responded and went out to make arrangements, while Li Chu returned to Dugu Jingyao's room.

Dugu Jingyao was lying on the couch reading a book. Li Chu saw her and said, "It's so late and the candlelight is dim. Don't read anymore. You might hurt your eyes."

Dugu Jingyao closed the book obediently, blinked her big curious eyes and looked at Li Chu and asked, "Donglang, what's the matter?"

Facing Dugu Jingyao's slightly coquettish look, Li Chu naturally threw down his armor. He took off his coat, sat back on the couch and said, "It was those two guards and He Lingyi who were brought back."

Dugu Jingyao frowned slightly and asked, "He Lingyi, is she the female guard who betrayed you?"

Li Chu nodded, but did not speak.

Dugu Jingyao pretended not to see it and asked again, "Donglang, you treat your servant so well, why did she betray you?"

Li Chu smiled bitterly and touched Dugu Jingyao's hand, saying, "You may not believe it, but it's because I treated her so well that she..."

Dugu Jingyao feigned confusion: "Ah? How is this true? You treat her well, but she comes to harm you? You've raised an ungrateful person!"

Li Chu explained: "It's like this. Because I asked her to be my bodyguard, she thought I was different from her. As time went by, she gradually fell in love with me..."

Seeing Dugu Jingyao looking at him angrily, he quickly hugged Dugu Jingyao and said, "But I treated her well because she was capable, just like being kind to the wind. Then she heard that I was going to Yunnan to give you a birthday gift and asked her to stay in Chang'an. She felt something was wrong, so she teamed up with Zhang to assassinate Ruo'er and me on the way."

Dugu Jingyao broke free from his embrace and looked at him suspiciously: "But if you go to give me a gift, it doesn't necessarily mean that we will have any more interactions, right?"

Li Chu said: "You don't know, after I returned safely, I found out the truth of the matter and locked her up in the dungeon. I talked to her once and then I knew what she was thinking. Moreover, she was a little paranoid..."

Dugu Jingyao asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Chu sighed and said, "Her original words were that she liked me, but I would only look at her straight in the eye and reward her when she completed her mission well. Then, because she heard from somewhere that I went there to marry into the Yunnan Prince's Palace, she wanted to assassinate me. She said that since she couldn't get me, she would destroy me..."

After saying this, the two looked at each other in silence, and Dugu Jingyao sighed in her heart: It turns out that He Lingyi is still as obsessed with Li Chu as she was in her previous life.

Dugu Jingyao just felt that this woman was really scary. Although she had fought on the battlefield and survived in the harem, she still couldn't help but shudder when she thought about it.

Li Chu saw Dugu Jingyao shivering, so he hugged her and said, "Don't be afraid, Jingyao. I have already ordered people to cut the tendons in her hands and feet. She can't do anything else."

Dugu Jingyao said angrily, "Don't talk about this late at night. It's a bit scary!"

Li Chu looked at the person in his arms and said, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I won't say any more. Let's rest early. We have a tough battle tomorrow."

Dugu Jingyao hummed softly, thinking that Li Chu was really going to sleep, and naively lay down to sleep, but Li Chu approached her again.

But for some reason, when Dugu Jingyao saw Li Chu's face enlarged in front of her, she suddenly had an idea, but... hehe!

So in order to get Li Chu to help, Dugu Jingyao took the initiative and used all her tricks to make Li Chu feel extremely satisfied both physically and mentally.

When the two of them lay back on the bed, Dugu Jingyao said, "Donglang, I have a way that might allow He Lingyi to testify against Zhang."

Li Chu tilted his head to look at Dugu Jingyao with interest and asked, "Oh? Yao, do you have any good ideas? Tell me about them."

Then Dugu Jingyao leaned over to Li Chu's ear and told him the method. Li Chu quickly stopped her and said, "No."

Dugu Jingyao explained, "You don't have to do anything. Just gaze at her affectionately for a moment, then reach out and touch her hand or face. What? Is there anyone our suave Prince Guangping cannot seduce?"

Li Chu didn't buy her trick and insisted, "No."

Dugu Jingyao feigned anger and said, "So you don't want to bring Shi Siming and Zhang to justice? Don't you want to avenge me?"

Hearing this, Li Chu finally softened his tone: "Is there no other way?"

Dugu Jingyao smiled and said, "Who made He Lingyi like you so much? Using the beauty trap is the fastest."

Li Chu thought about it, and as if ready to die heroically, he said, "Well, for A Yao, it's okay for me to sacrifice my looks."

Dugu Jingyao kissed him happily upon hearing this. Li Chu was also happy in his heart, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "But this alone may not be enough. She is also smart. If I suddenly treat her so abnormally, she will definitely notice something is wrong."

Dugu Jingyao thought about it and it seemed to be the case. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lurk around Li Chu for so long. So she asked, "Then what should I do?"

Li Chu said, "Give me a strong dose of medicine." Then he whispered a few words in Dugu Jingyao's ear.

Dugu Jingyao frowned and thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth, stomped her feet and agreed.

Sure enough, before dawn the next morning, someone came to report that He Lingyi had woken up.

In order not to affect today's big show, Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao quickly got up, dressed up, and went to He Lingyi's residence.

After arriving, Dugu Jingyao asked Li Chu to wait outside for a while while she went in first.

He Lingyi saw that it was her who came in, and stopped looking at her. Instead, she turned her head away and said viciously: "I failed to kill you in the Shi Mansion. I was really too soft-hearted!"

Dugu Jingyao didn't take her harsh words seriously and just said, "You've already become like this, and you still want to kill me?"

He Lingyi didn't answer, but asked: "Why are you here? Where is His Highness?"

Dugu Jingyao sat on the pearwood chair and said, "He has to go to court! And today's morning court session is the time to deal a heavy blow to Shi Siming and Zhang."

He Lingyi then turned around and asked, "What do you want?"

Dugu Jingyao said with a smug tone, "It's very simple. Shi Siming secretly harbored the guilty concubine, and Zhang kidnapped the princess and the county lord. What do you think will be the fate of these two people?"

He Lingyi laughed contemptuously and said, "What evidence do you have?"

Dugu Jingyao said, "If my calculations are correct, Zhang is already on her way into the city, along with the other guards and maids from the Shi residence. They are all witnesses."

After a pause, he glanced at He Lingyi and said, "Of course, there is also you, an important witness."

He Lingyi laughed even louder: "Hahaha, you want me to testify? Unless I die!"

Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "Hey, don't say that. You don't need to die to testify for us."

He Lingyi didn't take Dugu Jingyao's words seriously at all. Dugu Jingyao continued, "I heard that you like His Highness. If that's the case, the greatest favor I can get for you is to let you into the palace, but you can only be a concubine. After all, no prince would marry someone with broken limbs as his princess."

He Lingyi said doubtfully, "Are you serious?"

Dugu Jingyao nodded. "Of course. I heard you're deeply in love with His Highness, so I intend to help you. But you can only be a Lady, after all, you already have a Consort. And you have to know that even though everyone says we're deeply in love, he still has many difficulties and has to marry many women. You have to understand that as long as His Highness has you in his heart, that's all."

He Lingyi still felt something was wrong, so she asked, "Where's His Highness? I want to hear it from His Highness himself."

Dugu Jingyao knew that He Lingyi was suspicious, so she said, "Si Jian, go and invite His Highness in."

Not long after, Li Chu came in. He tried hard to adjust his state and eyes before coming in, so when he looked at He Lingyi after coming in, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

He Lingyi wanted to get up, but Li Chu quickly came to the bedside, supported her, and said, "The doctor said you are not feeling well. No need to be so polite."

He Lingyi still felt a little unreal, and then looked at Li Chu with expectant eyes and asked, "Your Highness, the princess said that you agreed to take me into the palace, is that true?"

Li Chu tried hard to conceal his flaws and smiled gently, "Of course it's true. This is what I told the princess, and she agreed. As long as you are willing to help me testify against Zhang today, I will take you into the palace. However, since the two concubines will not be able to enter the palace for a few days, would you and Mrs. Zheng come in on the same day?"

He Lingyi was already very happy to be able to enter the mansion, so she didn't care about so many things, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then I will listen to your Highness."

So the matter was settled.