Lou Kui mentioned Hang Yang to Fei Yu.

Unfortunately, Fei Yu was unwilling to help at all; he didn't want to confront the Crown Prince right now.

I didn't want to upset Qingyou.

Therefore, Lou Kui also knew that Hang Yang was a useless piece.

Especially after learning from the system that Hang Yang's luck value had dropped to about the same level as an ordinary person, she gave up on him.

For her, there is only the distinction between valuable and worthless.

Therefore, he didn't want to have anything to do with Hang Yang anymore, which is why he avoided and hid when the other party came looking for him.

Therefore, when she later heard from the system that Hang Yang's favorability towards her had plummeted to negative numbers, she wasn't too surprised.

It's just a pity, otherwise she would have already raised Hang Yang's favorability to 85.

According to the original rules, Hang Yang would be of great use to her.

Then a rumor also spread in the capital.

Whoever is on good terms with Lou Kui will suffer.

Just look at the Fourth Prince and Hangyang. One was sent to the frontier, while the promising top scholar was relegated to a lowly position in the Ministry of Works.

The key point is that Lou Kui is also ruthless; Hang Yang is clearly like this because of him.

After Hang Yang's incident, Lou Kui avoided him, appearing eager to distance herself from him.

His character is indeed terrible; he's not worth associating with.

No wonder the Crown Prince said that Hang Yang had made a bad choice in making friends. Everyone felt the same way when they saw Lou Kui avoiding Hang Yang now.

Who would dare to associate with someone like that?

As a result, Lou Kui had previously won her a lot of favor, and the noble sons and aristocratic families who surrounded her began to distance themselves from her.

Firstly, she didn't want to offend the Crown Prince and Princess Ling because of Lou Kui, and secondly, she was afraid of ending up like Hang Yang, being used and then discarded.

After encountering setbacks several times, Lou Kui also heard the rumors and was so angry that she nearly fainted.

"Was it that bitch Min Qingyou who spread the news?"

Now, whoever approaches her will deliberately avoid her, as if she were a plague.

How can I raise favorability and earn rewards like this?

The system has already given up: "Even if she released it, what can you do about it?"

"Host, your reputation is getting worse and worse, and your luck is declining as well. If this continues, you're going to be in trouble."

It was prepared to bind to a new host if Lou Kui, this useless thing, failed.

The system's words stung Lou Kui: "Why didn't you arrange a more impressive identity for me back then?"

The Fujian green pomelo is arrogant and unrestrained just because of its status.

If she were of such high status, would she need to feel so aggrieved?

System: "Your identity is the best I could choose."

"Besides, even if I arranged for you to become a princess, you wouldn't be as favored as Min Qingyou!"

"Didn't you see that the princesses in the palace never bother with Min Qingyou?"

The emperor's heart is crooked, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Lou Kui: "..." That hurts again.

"It's so frustrating that I have so much talent but can't use it."

She could have been a master, but Min Qingyou stole the spot and she's been labeled a fraud. It's so frustrating.

The system was speechless, wanting to say that you have no talent whatsoever. If it weren't for the exchange items, you would still be that obscure nobody.

The more things were like this, the deeper Lou Kui's desire for power became. "Now the only thing to do is to hurry up and urge my cheap father to rebel."

Since she was able to bind to the system and travel through time, it meant she was the chosen one, and she refused to believe she couldn't defeat Min Qingyou.

She is only going through some hardships and trials now; she is destined to become an empress in the future.

Lou Kui kept telling herself this, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was indeed the case.

So he exchanged for a hint talisman and used it on the King of Guangfeng, implying that the king should rebel in order to achieve great things, and that his current life was too stifling.

The principle behind these suggestive symbols is based on modern psychological hypnotic suggestion, and they have also been blessed with spiritual power, so they are very effective.

The Prince of Guangfeng had always wanted to rebel, but he hadn't made up his mind until now.

Now, all the desire for power and the dark side of his heart have been stirred up, so he has intensified his covert actions.

They even secretly began manufacturing weapons in a desolate mountain near the capital.

It would be too conspicuous to transport weapons from outside, making them easy to be discovered. It would be better to build them up on the outskirts of the capital, so that they can be used directly when a rebellion breaks out.

Qingyou wasn't surprised at all when she learned of Lou Kui's actions.

All of the other party's actions were within her expectations.

That day, Shen Ke negotiated a business deal.

However, the other party wanted to meet at a manor outside the city of Beijing, so he went there with his men.

Mentally prepared, this was definitely a trap set by those two.

Recently, he secretly kept an eye on things and discovered that the wicked woman's maid had exchanged secret signals with outsiders twice.

After tracking the other party, he also learned that the mastermind behind it was indeed the Prince of Guangfeng.

Besides him, the Prince of Guangfeng also used the same methods to control several other merchants who were not particularly prominent but had considerable wealth.

One of them even owns an iron mine, which he is secretly mining.

After being taken over by the Prince of Guangfeng, those iron mines also became part of the Prince's estate.

The deeper Shen Ke investigated, the more alarmed he became.

Moreover, his men were almost discovered, so he told Princess Ling all the information he had found.

Hopefully, the Crown Prince and the Emperor will take some precautions.

After all, what is a spoiled prince trying to do by controlling merchants to amass wealth and secretly mining iron ore?

Even his first thought was to rebel.

Qingyou told him not to concern himself with it or investigate further, and they knew that.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ke understood immediately. He realized that the Emperor should have discovered Guangfeng King's treacherous intentions long ago, but had not yet dealt with them, so he was relieved.

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