Chapter 150 Bowing Down in Submission

As soon as Yao Qingling finished speaking, a pill the size of a longan was suddenly stuffed into her mouth.

Behind her, Lou Yue tied up the small cloth bag tightly, slung it diagonally to her side, and said with a serious expression, "Miss, it's time to take your medicine."

These pills were made by He Yin and Lou Yue together.

Yao Qingling was pregnant, but she was always worried about this and that. Sometimes when she was out and about, she couldn't drink any nourishing soups or medicines, so the two of them came up with this idea.

With her mouth stuffed, Yao Qingling could only chew and swallow the pills.

The pills didn't taste like medicine; they looked like some kind of pastry.

Lin Shiyuan looked at her and saw her rosy lips moving back and forth, her round face as cute as a hamster.

It makes you want to pinch it.

I'm not sure whether to pinch the cheeks first or the lips first...

Yao Qingling was taking the pills, still thinking about other things. She quickly swallowed them, glanced to the left and right, and told Lin Qiao and Lou Yue to leave for the time being.

Lin Shiyuan snapped out of his daze, coughed lightly, and felt a slight burning sensation at the tips of his ears.

Qingling didn't notice his odd behavior. She tilted her head to his side and lowered her voice, saying, "We need a lot of stone. Have you forgotten about those questionable ores used to rebuild Yongning Temple?"

Previously, Lin Shiyuan discovered that the stones had gone to the Yongning Temple in the west of the city, which was under reconstruction. However, the area was guarded by the government, making it difficult to investigate further.

Lin Shiyuan was slightly taken aback and looked at her: "You mean, investigate the source of those stones?"

Qingling nodded.

“I told Suo Zheng that the stone we need is the same type used at Yongning Temple. I asked him to allocate some to me when he delivers the materials…”

The political climate is such that those at the top rake in huge sums of money, while those below skim the surface.

The lower-ranking officials secretly released stones to the people for use, making a fortune; they could smooth things over with their superiors and subordinates, and nothing would happen to them.

Lin Shiyuan nodded; that was one way to do it.

They need a lot of stone, so we can get to know them; once we're on their good side, we can extract useful information from them.

Perhaps we can even sneak into Yongning Temple to find out what's going on.

He hopes to find out the purpose of those iron ore as soon as possible.

The two talked for a while longer.

On the east side of the dock, there is a tower. At this moment, Prince Xin, Lian Chengtai, is looking at the dock with his newly acquired telescope.

He frowned as he watched as the maidservant fed Yao Qingling something.

"She's already so fat, and she's still eating." The man thought of the woman in the painting, and then compared her to the woman in front of him, his brows furrowed even more deeply.

She's so fat, even if that painting were hung at the city gate, no one would believe that the person in the painting is Yao Qingling.

He thought again, Zhan Xingzhuo said that he had never mistreated Yao Qingling and had taken good care of her, but now it seems that Yao Qingling is just someone who likes to eat snacks.

She gained a lot of weight after the divorce.

"Did Zhan Xingzhuo not give her enough to eat, which forced her to take it too far and insist on a divorce?"

The guard beside him glanced at him and silently turned his head away.

They're just living too comfortably, aren't they?

However, the prince looked at that portrait every day, but he didn't know what it meant.

Lian Chengtai then looked through the binoculars and saw that Yao Qingling and Lin Shiyuan were standing very close together, their heads almost touching.

"Heh, this man and woman... I wonder what Brother Zhuo would think if he saw them."

Lian Chengtian curled his lips in a mocking smile, "Lin Shiyuan has been at the border for so long, has he never seen a woman before? Even a sow can see a flower?"

He turned his head to the guard with a mocking smile and casually tossed the telescope over.

The guard caught the telescope and stood silently to the side.

Lian Chengtai braced his hands on the railing, leaning slightly forward, gazing at the warehouse ruins in the distance.

His eyes, however, were dark and deep, like a well containing unseen secrets.

The sunlight fell into his eyes, but not a single ray of light penetrated them.

After a while, the shadow in his eyes finally dissipated.

He took the telescope back from the guard.

Yao Qingling and Lin Shiyuan were still talking there, and no one knew what they were talking about, but they seemed to have a lot to talk about.

The man seemed to be holding back a lot of resentment, and felt very uncomfortable.

"We need to find a way to transfer Lin Shiyuan away from Yao Qingling. Otherwise, Brother Xingzhuo will start to disapprove of how close the two of them are. What do you think we should do to transfer Lin Shiyuan?"

The guard glanced at him.

The prince is not such a warm-hearted person.

Why did he think it was the prince who disliked him?

The guard lowered his head and said, "This servant does not know."

Lian Chengtai gave him a cold glance, then turned to his accompanying staff: "What do you think?"

The aide thought for a moment, then leaned forward and whispered a few words in Lien Seung-tae's ear.

Lian Chengtai's expression softened as he looked at the ruins in the distance where people were busy working.

His expression was solemn, and a deep calculation flashed in his eyes.

Then he raised a carefree smile.

Haha, Yao Qingling took over that warehouse belonging to the man surnamed Shi; her luck was destined to be bad.

She's never experienced a life of wealth before. This dilapidated warehouse is not worth her personal attention. She's made herself look undignified in such a dirty and messy place.

Zhou Zhining wouldn't do that.

However, he began to look forward to it.

"Yao Qingling probably hasn't heard about the eerie rumors surrounding this warehouse. I really want to see her looking like she's about to cry and is filled with despair..."

Lian Chengtai gave a cold smile and walked down the tower with his hands behind his back.

He went to Jinmantang.

Zhou Zhining was still wearing a veil. When Lian Chengtai arrived, she personally greeted him and sent all the maids around her away.

As soon as Lian Chengtai entered, he sat down in the seat of honor and rested his arm on the table.

Zhou Zhining glanced at him, removed her veil, and went over to personally pour him tea.

"Where does Your Highness come from?"

Lian Chengtian glanced at her with a half-smile: "That girl hasn't been found yet, but Zhan Xingzhuo is about to return to the capital. How are you going to explain this to him?"

Zhou Zhining said calmly, "She's just a maid, what's the big deal?"

Lian Chengtai glanced at her and raised one eyebrow.

Based on Zhou Zhining's methods, that maid is probably already dead.

Lian Chengtian picked up his teacup, blew away the foam on top, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "That was Yao Qingling's stand-in. You killed her, and Xing Zhuo will probably be sad for a while."

Zhou Zhining clenched her fingers, but showed no sign of panic.

She loosened her grip and said nonchalantly, "Brother Xingzhuo won't mind."

Lian Chengtian glanced at her, thinking of Yao Qingling's voluptuous figure, and figured that Zhan Xingzhuo probably wouldn't care about Yao Qingling now.

But that little girl still retained Yao Qingling's former appearance, and now she's gone. Zhan Xingzhuo will still feel reluctant to let her go.

The man twitched the corner of his lips, slowly turning the ring on his finger, and changed the subject.

Zhou Zhining was very surprised after hearing what he said.

"The Prince wants to recommend Lin Shiyuan?" She frowned. "You can't possibly win him over."

"Lin Shiyuan is now inseparable from Yao Qingling. Everyone in the capital knows that he works under the Yao family."

Lin Shiyuan, a grown man and a former general, was willing to submit to a woman.

This wasn't Yao Qingling's skill; she simply knew how to use the arts of love and sex to bind a man's heart.

Zhou Zhining thought disdainfully.