Hongshi began writing a letter to the emperor, saying that there was a severe disaster in Geshan Village in Kaifeng, Henan, where many people had died and the victims were emotional. After finishing the letter, he ordered the messenger to send it back to the capital immediately.

Guan Bin asked him, "Your Highness, what should we do next? Will the grain from Geshan Village be distributed?"

Hongshi nodded and said, "Okay, but we can't give them too much. Just enough to keep them alive. They don't need to live too well, and a few more people will have to die."

Guan Bin replied, "This humble official understands!"

At this moment, Hongshi was completely immersed in the satisfaction of the plan's success, completely disregarding the suffering that the people of Geshan Village were enduring.

The letter was delivered to the capital by fast horse. After reading it, the Emperor felt that the matter was very urgent and immediately wrote back to Hongshi, instructing him to appease the emotions of the disaster victims and to immediately go to Kaifeng Prefecture to procure grain for disaster relief.

In fact, not only the Emperor received the letter, but the Eighth Prince also received a letter from Guan Bin. After reading the letter, he sneered and said, "Hongshi's ruthless pursuit of his goals is just like the Fourth Prince's!"

The person next to him asked, "Master, what should we do next?"

The Eighth Prince said, "Why don't we have to do anything? Hongshi will take care of everything else for us."

Hongshi was overjoyed after receiving the Emperor's reply, thinking that this time he would finally impress his father.

He summoned Guan Bin and told him the Emperor's intentions. Guan Bin said, "Your Highness, can we now completely restore the grain supply to Geshan Village?"

Hongshi nodded: "We need to hurry. This is the first thing Father Emperor instructed us to do. You also need to send people to educate those villagers to keep their mouths shut. If word gets out and Father Emperor finds out, all our efforts will be in vain."

Guan Bin responded and went out to take care of the matter.

Afterwards, Hongshi went to Linlang's room. He was so happy today. Everything had gone according to his plan. He couldn't wait to tell Linlang. Upon hearing this, Linlang immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Highness. One day, Your Highness will become the Crown Prince and inherit the throne."

That night, Hongshi was so engrossed in the warmth and fragrance of the women that he forgot all about home, drinking cup after cup of wine until he was completely drunk. Perhaps because what he had done was against the natural order, although Hongshi knew that he had done it to "make a contribution," he still felt uneasy.

"Now, I just hope that the prince's plan will succeed soon, so that I can get rid of him as soon as possible," Linlang thought to herself. She originally thought that Hongshi was really not valued by the emperor, but since she became his concubine, she gradually saw through this man's selfishness and ruthlessness.

No matter how clever Linlang was, she was still just a woman. She thought that the Eighth Prince would treat her well because she had helped him, but she didn't expect that the Eighth Prince was just using her.

Early the next morning, someone came to Linlang's room and asked, "Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Hongshi drank a lot of alcohol last night, and with the matter of Geshan Village now settled, he has relaxed and is currently asleep in Linlang's bed.

"Who is it?" Hongshi roared angrily.

The visitor didn't leave but instead said anxiously, "Your Highness, I, Guan Bin, request an audience."

When Hongshi heard that Guan Bin had arrived, he got up from Linlang's room, tidied himself up, and then came out to meet him.