dognovel Chapter 336: The Beauty Trap
Chapter 336: The Beauty Trap
Chen Futu went straight out of the royal court and sent someone to invite the so-called Young Master Qin, completely deviating from the expected procedure. This left Sun Wei completely bewildered, while Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen's smiles grew even brighter.
If Sun Wei hadn't gone through all this pretense and had simply revealed Qin Liangyu's past, then exposed the fact that the Northern Frontier King was actually Qin Shao, and had been sincere and said some nice things, the King would have admitted that he was Qin Shao. But with Sun Wei's approach, the King would have just played a trick on him.
Sure enough, a moment later, "Young Master Qin" walked into the royal palace with his hands behind his back, touched his disguise, and said calmly, "I heard you were looking for me?"
Sun Wei was speechless. "Where is the King?"
"His Majesty has something urgent to attend to and cannot come. Please tell me what you have to say."
Chen Futu did it on purpose, putting the Sun family in a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness. Sun Wei actually wanted to expose the Northern Frontier King and Qin Shao by bringing them together. How could he be fooled like that!
Sun Wei was drenched in sweat. "Young Master Qin, I have come here to fulfill my gratitude to my younger sister."
"Silver is a good thing, I will gladly accept one million taels."
Chen Futu stopped pretending and casually waved his hand. Immediately, Tiger Guards from the royal court came to receive the silver.
This practically makes it clear that Qin Shao is the King of the Northern Frontier, but do you, Sun Wei, dare to point it out now? If you do, what were you doing earlier, having the King disguise himself to amuse you? Are you looking for death?
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen were overjoyed. Sun Wei's situation was now quite precarious, as the king had blocked the path of directly exposing his identity.
Sun Linlin and Sun Feng stared at Chen Futu, then looked at their silly older brother, and were momentarily confused about the situation.
Chen Futu asked, "Young Master Sun, is there anything else?"
"I would like to host a banquet for you. May I ask if you have the time?"
"Sure, you set the time, and I'll be there anytime."
"Very well, I would like to invite you to the banquet tonight."
After saying that, Sun Wei hurriedly left with his brother and sister.
Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Why must you argue with him, my lord?"
"Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been difficult to reconcile. I want to see how the Sun family will choose, but Sun Wei thinks he can fool me. It's not that easy."
Chen Futu is now somewhat hopeful. This matter eventually needs to be resolved, but what will Sun Wei do next?
"The honey trap".
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen said in unison.
Chen Futu was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Zhuge Liang said, “Judging from Sun Wei’s behavior, he rashly asked the lord to summon the young master Qin, which shows that he was anxious. Someone must have given him another idea. The only way to openly expose the lord’s identity without offending the lord is the beauty trap. Therefore, I am sure that the one who came up with this idea must be the mistress of the Sun family.”
Liu Bowen chimed in, “Indeed, Lady Sun is a shrewd woman. This tactic kills two birds with one stone. It can resolve the Sun family’s dilemma of loyalty and righteousness, and also provide an opportunity to offer up Sun Xiaomei, thus securing the Sun family’s place in the northern frontier. It’s just that Sun Wei doesn’t want to gamble his future on Sun Xiaomei’s marriage, which is why he’s so eager to expose the king’s identity. Unfortunately, the king doesn’t fall for it, so he has no choice but to use the beauty trap tonight. Your attendance at the banquet will be your chance.”
"I see."
Chen Futu looked at the two old foxes in surprise.
The saying "Zhuge Liang divided the world into three kingdoms, Liu Bowen unified the country" is indeed true. They analyzed all the inside stories from the slightest clues. So Chen Futu asked, "Gentlemen, what should I do?"
"Your Majesty must not indulge in women. The Sun family can be used, but their identities are extremely sensitive. We must never form a marriage alliance with them, lest they become relatives of the emperor."
Zhuge Liang's expression turned serious, implying that with the example of the Northern Frontier King escaping the capital to establish his own kingdom, and the Kaiping King being a formidable figure, his descendants might very well follow suit. Even if they couldn't rise up, it was necessary to take precautions to prevent them from becoming too powerful.
"Zhuge Kongming! Am I really that lustful?"
Chen Futu rebuked him with a dark face.
Zhuge Liang said leisurely, "It's good that Your Majesty understands."
"Hmph, I'm too lazy to argue with you."
Chen Futu went back to read the memorial in a bad mood, while Liu Bowen quickly ran away, not wanting to be scolded by the king.
As evening fell, inside the Sun family mansion, Sun Linlin was dressed extremely beautifully and charmingly, but she couldn't help feeling a little nervous. "Brother, are you sure Young Master Qin is the King?"
“It’s confirmed. Mother said you should use your beauty to expose his pretense. If you can take this opportunity to deepen your relationship, the Sun family can settle down in Longcheng. As your elder brother, I didn’t want to use your life’s most important matter as a bargaining chip. So today at the royal court, I wanted to ask the king to summon Qin Shao. But the king didn’t give me any chance. I had no other choice.”
Sun Wei looked ashamed.
If nothing had gone wrong in the family, he would have made the decision about who his sister wanted to marry, but now that's no longer possible.
Fortunately, the King of the Northern Frontier was a man of great stature, and thus did not disgrace the women of the Sun family.
"But I'm completely incapable of doing this."
Sun Linlin grew increasingly uneasy. If she remembered correctly, she had once cursed the Northern Frontier King in front of Chen Futu, calling him a ruthless butcher and even mocking him for having an affair with Zhao Xier in the military camp, causing heavy losses to the Western Expeditionary Army.
It would be strange if the King of the Northern Frontier took a liking to her.
"You should prepare well. If it really doesn't work out, we'll have to find another way."
Sun Wei left the room in a daze, leaving Sun Linlin standing there dumbfounded.
Half an hour later, Wang Ting received an invitation to a banquet from the Sun family.
Chen Futu did not refuse and took Dian Wei with him.
Upon arriving at the Sun family residence in Pingkangfang, Madam Sun and her entire family greeted them, but Sun Linlin was nowhere to be seen.
The old lady did not reveal her identity, but greeted her with a smile and led the way.
Upon entering the main hall, a banquet was prepared, accompanied by music and dance.
The lady then made an excuse to leave, leaving the Sun brothers to entertain the distinguished guests.
Not seeing Sun Linlin, Chen Futu asked, "Where is Miss Sun?"
Sun Feng remained silent, looking indignant, while Sun Wei said with a wry smile, "My little sister will be here soon."
He sent someone to call Sun Linlin, and after a short while, a woman in red dress floated in.
Sun Linlin looked extremely beautiful tonight, with radiant skin and a striking vermilion dot between her eyebrows.
"Little sister, why don't you have a drink with Young Master Qin?"
Sun Wei beckoned, and Sun Linlin shyly stepped forward, kneeling down in front of the table like a little bird to pour wine.
This scene gave Chen Futu a sudden and strong sense of déjà vu.
It seems that when Wang Yun hosted a banquet for Lü Bu, Diao Chan's shy and hesitant manner was exactly the same as Sun Linlin's today.
Chen Futu suddenly felt a chill. Sun Linlin was beautiful, but unfortunately he was not fortunate enough to enjoy her beauty.
While she was thinking, Sun Linlin took out a golden hair crown and came forward in an affected manner.
"Young Master Qin, would you like to try my cooking?"
puff--
Chen Futu could no longer hold back his laughter and burst out laughing, leaving the three siblings completely bewildered, wondering what was so funny.
Chen Futu secretly asked the system, "What does this mean? Are you treating me like Lü Bu?"