Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 496 Schemes, Female Prime Minister Shen Mingshu! [2 updates]

Chapter 496: 496 Schemes, Female Prime Minister Shen Mingshu! [2 updates]

Lin Zhushuang didn’t want to kill Ye Wanlan directly, only because she had to follow the strict rules set by the Five Great Families long ago.

Except when necessary, one must absolutely not lay hands on ordinary people.

If this rule were violated, the violator would be jointly executed by the Five Great Families.

In fact, this rule also carried over from the agreement of the ancient Six Great Sects of Jianghu.

After all, those who cultivated martial arts possessed inner strength, and the gap between them and ordinary people was like a Heavenly Moat, insurmountable.

The Six Great Sects were originally founded to protect the common people, but it was inevitable that some would harbor ill intentions and set foot on an evil path.

At such times, a Six Kill Order would be issued, and all Jianghu forces would mobilize to execute the transgressor.

Today’s Five Great Families controlled the remaining martial arts of Shenzhou, with ninety percent of the family members being cultivators of inner strength, naturally continuing the iron rules of Jianghu from the past.

However, in reality, descendants of the Five Great Families, relying on their family’s power, oppressed ordinary people.

As long as it wasn’t exposed or brought to light, it would just pass unnoticed.

Killing Ye Wanlan was a simple task for Lin Zhushuang.

But if she had to add "quietly and without notice" to the act, that became much harder.

If she could cut off Ye Wanlan’s future with something as simple as cheating on the college entrance exams, then Lin Zhushuang was more than willing.

Among Lin Weilan’s three grandchildren, Lin Qin had already returned to the main house and become a close confidant of Lin Shiyuan.

If she could destroy the futures of both Ye Wanlan and Lin Wenli, then that would leave none of Lin Weilan’s descendants.

At this thought, Lin Zhushuang’s body couldn’t help but tremble with excitement.

No one knew she was actually quite fearful.

Although she had become a Supreme Elder based on her outstanding talent from years past, she had encountered an extremely serious bottleneck in the Heavenly Music Method and had made no progress.

The Lin Family had always been led by the wise—what if someone pulled her down from her position as the Supreme Elder?

She had to secure her position!

"Please rest assured, Supreme Elder, I will handle this matter well for you," the woman bowed deeply, "Moreover, the ’Treasures of The Divine Land’ program is indeed not to be underestimated. If the Supreme Elder is interested, you could send someone to make a guest appearance on the show."

Lin Zhushuang, even less concerned with matters of the entertainment industry, frowned, "What is this about?"

"The show centers around filming the culture of Shenzhou, and the trailer has already been played globally and has been well received by audiences everywhere," the woman replied, "Moreover, it has obtained broadcast permission from the Global Center. If our Lin Family were to showcase themselves on the program, it would certainly bring certain benefits."

Lin Zhushuang began to consider the feasibility of this.

"Supreme Elder, you may not know, but Su Ningxiang has even sent her own younger sister to the show."

"I am aware of this; Shiyuan mentioned it to me."

"What sort of person is Su Ningxiang? Everything she does is calculated," the woman sighed, "However, as hard-hearted and ruthless as her sister is, being from the same mother, she never truly made it onto the show."

"Alright, go prepare for that previous matter," Lin Zhushuang waved her hand dismissively, "After the deed is done, you won’t be lacking your share of the rewards."

The woman was overjoyed, "Thank you, Supreme Elder."

**

The next day, Friday.

After several months away from Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School, Ye Wanlan returned to a welcome from the whole class.

"Student Ye, we thought we wouldn’t see you again before graduation."

"Wuwuwu Ah Lan, I really missed you. Will we have the chance to attend the same university?"

"The Archaeological Center should just directly recruit Ah Lan, right? Does Ah Lan still need to take the college entrance exam?"

Ye Wanlan answered patiently, one by one.

Yunjing University’s archaeology department had reserved a spot for her since early on. Whether she took the college entrance exam or not, she could attend Yunjing University.

But, of course, she would take the college entrance exam, as that was the first promise she had made to the No.7 Middle School Principal.

Once a promise is made, it must be kept.

"Ay, Ah Lan, why didn’t Xueqing come back with you?" The class representative looked around. "Where has she gone off to be busy again? Could it be that she has returned to the Su Family?"

Ye Wanlan smiled faintly, "She has personal matters, and it’s not right for me to pry."

"Student Ye, you don’t know, but that Su Xubai from the class next door has been inquiring about you and Xueqing every day, afraid he’ll miss something," a male student said. "He used to be dismissive of you two, and now he’s shamelessly coming around; who cares for that?"

"Ah, ah, ah, speak of the devil and he shall appear," the class representative shouted. "Su Xubai, this is our class 2. Hurry and leave; don’t come here to cause a commotion!"

Su Xubai looked somewhat embarrassed; he pursed his lips and tossed a sentence at Ye Wanlan, "Remember to join the calligraphy competition finals together," before rushing off.

Ye Wanlan did not respond and instead opened a history book to start discussing questions with the students of class 2.

**

The next day, the crew of "Treasures of the Divine Land" also arrived in Jiangcheng, simply because this place was the last stop designated by the crew.

Three hundred years ago in the Ning Dynasty, Jiangcheng was just a small city on the southeast edge. However, it was also where Female Prime Minister Shen Mingshu once lived.

Next to Jiangcheng Museum was Shen Mingshu’s former residence.

Starting with Princess Yongning Xiang Lan, the only female crown prince, and ending with Shen Mingshu, the Eternal Female Prime Minister, the filming of "Treasures of the Divine Land" also reached its final stage.

"Shen Mingshu is the one and only Eternal Female Prime Minister, unmatched in history," Professor Shen said. "She made a tremendous contribution to the Daning Dynasty, and beyond that, she was also Princess Yongning’s mentor."

"The fact that Princess Yongning achieved so much is not only due to her own talent, but also because she had the Imperial Tutor and the Female Prime Minister leading the officials to teach her," the director sighed. "When all the civil and military officials of a dynasty generously impart their knowledge, doesn’t it directly create an unparalleled figure?"

Only Ning Zhaozong could offer such a strong team of teachers.

Ye Wanlan simply smiled and listened, without interjecting.

She had heard Shen Mingshu mention her old home several times, recounting her impoverished childhood.

After establishing the Daning Dynasty and initiating the Tianqi Era, Grand Ancestor Ning allowed women to enter officialdom and founded schools for women.

However, it was also remarkable that Shen Mingshu could rise to the position of Prime Minister in such a competitive field, truly talented and exceptional.

What really established her unique position in history was that she wrote new laws for the Daning Dynasty.

The new laws allowed the Ning Dynasty to rise to new heights under Ning Zhaozong’s rule, creating the second glorious era since Grand Ancestor Ning.

It is very regrettable that the history books do not clearly record the last moments of Shen Mingshu’s life.

People only know that Shen Mingshu also perished in that earth-shattering war, but not how she died.

And precisely because the history books left this blank, historians who obsess over the "betrayal theory" have come forward, claiming that Shen Mingshu was the traitor in that war, leading to the fall of the Ning Dynasty.

"Minister Shen could not possibly," Ye Wanlan finally spoke up when this topic was brought up, her voice faint, "She would only exhaust her mind and deplete her energy for Shenzhou and die only after fulfilling her duties."

Shen Yeqiu smiled, "Miss Ye is also a dedicated fan of Minister Shen? I also think it’s impossible. Alas, with Minister Shen’s character, she must have done something significant for Shenzhou at the last moment."

It’s just that the history books are too small to contain too many magnificent and vast events.

And many, many things have been completely buried by time.

"No." Ye Wanlan lifted her head and said softly, "I’m not her dedicated fan."

Everyone turned back to look at her.