Qin Yanning slowly took a small piece of venison and stuffed it into her mouth. After she finished eating, she smiled and said, "Your Highness is very popular now. I am just an unpopular princess. Your Highness can certainly kill me, but if I die, Your Highness will definitely lose a helper."

Qin Yanning handed the paper in his sleeve to Tuoba Ling. Tuoba Ling glanced at it and his expression became serious. "What is this?"

Qin Yanning knew that Tuoba Ling would be tempted by what she had taken out. In the previous small world, she had learned the secret techniques of the Tang Sect. The piece of paper contained the blueprint of the Zhuge Crossbow that she had just drawn on the sedan chair.

Although Tuoba Ling was the final winner in his previous life, he and his guards were severely injured by the other princes. If he had the Zhuge Crossbow, his chances of winning would have been greater. Tuoba Ling was a smart man, and he must have known what choice he should make.

Sure enough, Tuoba Ling shifted his position, blocking the movement of his hands and putting the drawing away.

However, he still did not let down his guard against Qin Yanning. "Since Your Highness has such a good thing, why doesn't she work for Da Zhang, but give it to me instead?"

Qin Yanning sneered, "Does Your Highness really think that I am worthy of being the princess of Dazhang?"

"The court of Dazhang is completely rotten. My father, nearly fifty years old, is still obsessed with beauty. Even if I take out the blueprints for the repeating crossbow, can it change Dazhang's current predicament?"

"As long as they have enough food and clothing, the people don't care whether they follow Dazhang or Damao, and I am the same."

"Since Your Highness has had many conflicts with Dazhang, you naturally understand what kind of life the people of Dazhang are living now."

Hearing Qin Yanning say this, Tuoba Ling looked at her with a more serious look in his eyes, "Then what does Your Highness the Princess want?"

Both of them are smart people and naturally understand that there is no benefit in this world without reason.

Qin Yanning knocked on the table and smiled innocently. "Your Highness naturally has his own abilities, and he certainly understands what kind of life I lead in the palace. All I ask is to protect my mother."

Tuoba Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, "Princess, you are making things difficult for me. The Dazhang Desert is thousands of miles away. How can I protect the princess's mother?"

Qin Yanning blinked. "That's your Highness's business. If you can't do it, why don't you return the blueprint to me and pretend that we never had this conversation?"

"If the Khan had this, he would surely be willing to help me get my mother out of Dazhang."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Ling felt the blueprint in his arms getting slightly hot. This seemingly delicate little princess was actually not polite at all when it came to manipulating people.

"Princess, please don't forget what others have said about me. Do you think I will return something I have in my hands?"

"Then I would like to thank Your Highness first. My mother is the most timid, so I hope Your Highness will be more careful."

Tuoba Ling couldn't help laughing when he saw Qin Yanning making the request seriously. His men had indeed investigated this Princess Pingkang, and they also knew that her mother, Concubine Lin, was a palace maid of low status. Over the years, they had been bullied by other concubines in the Dazhang harem.

But now that we really get to know each other, this Princess Pingkang is nothing like the timid and cowardly person as rumored.

However, Princess Pingkang has a similar life experience to him. He can now become a Shura that is feared by others on the battlefield, so she can naturally be what she is now.

Seeing that Tuoba Ling remained silent, Qin Yanning knew that although he still had doubts about her, he had agreed to form an alliance with her. She continued, "Once your Highness's people have thoroughly researched the Zhuge Crossbow, I will draw a few more blueprints for your Highness."

Qin Yanning was also somewhat helpless, but her current body was fragile and weak, and she had no other help, so she naturally had to come up with enough chips to win over the Son of the World.

Tuoba Ling's eyes lit up. Although he had only taken a quick glance, he could already feel the exquisiteness of the content drawn on the drawing. But Qin Yanning said that she could draw something as exquisite as the drawing.

Tuoba Ling suppressed the joy in his heart and said coldly: "Then Princess, just wait for my good news."

Qin Yanning nodded and stopped talking, instead focusing all her attention back on the dishes in front of her. Her goal for today had been achieved. Although the drawings just now were detailed, she had deliberately omitted some details. If Tuoba Ling wanted to study them carefully, he would definitely have to come to her.

Seeing that Qin Yanning stopped talking, Tuoba Ling clasped his hands slightly and walked out of the shed. Looking at his back, Qin Yanning sighed. It seemed that this man's temper was not as bad as the rumors said.

A Lian in the consciousness space broke out in a cold sweat. God knew that when Tuoba Ling put his hand on the sword, she was ready to use points to exchange for the host's chance to start over.

But it seems that the host made the right bet, and the Tang Sect secret techniques in her hands are indeed enough to prove her value.

Seeing Tuoba Ling leave, Yuzhu and Yutang obediently returned to Qin Yanning to serve him. After seeing her princess remain calm in the face of Tuoba Ling, Yuzhu became more and more convinced that her princess had been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.

Yuzhu carefully poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qin Yanning, "Princess, you are so brave. The Third Prince looks so fierce, but you are not afraid at all."

Qin Yanning glanced at Yuzhu. Yuzhu seemed smart and lively, but intelligence alone was not enough for a person. The most important thing was loyalty. "His Royal Highness the Third Prince is not a beast. What is there to be afraid of?"

Yuzhu secretly stuck out her tongue. The third prince smelled of blood, and the princess actually said that he was not scary?

"But the princess is fine, why did you suddenly want to have dinner with His Royal Highness the Third Prince?"

Qin Yanning rapped the table with his knuckles. "Does the master need to tell you what to do? You just need to do everything I say. Now I am the concubine of the Khan of the Great Desert, not the unloved princess in the Dazhang Palace."

When Qin Yanning said this, his demeanor was different from usual. Yuzhu felt that Her Royal Highness the Princess at this moment was even more intimidating than the Queen who had been in high position for a long time. She shuddered and quickly admitted her fault, "It was Yuzhu who spoke too much. Princess, please don't bother with Yuzhu, a servant."

Qin Yanning didn't look at Yuzhu, but instead fixed his gaze on the busy desert soldiers not far away. "As long as you don't betray your master, I can guarantee that your future life will be much better than your life in Dazhang."

"Being sent to the desert, I believe you were not valued in the palace before. Now that you are in the desert, the only one you can rely on is me. Do you understand?"

Yuzhu and Yutang looked at each other and quickly agreed.

Qin Yanning knew that the people who followed her to the desert to serve were scattered and mixed. If she didn't establish her authority and discipline them, she would have troubles when they arrived at the Desert Palace.

Fortunately, everyone is not stupid and knows what to do to benefit themselves.

Qin Yanning had just scolded two of her personal maids, but Tuoba Ling had already started studying the blueprints.