Xinran was startled by his roar and almost lost her temper, but she held back for the sake of her lord's great cause.

“Your Highness, I know you’re not in a good mood right now, but we can’t just ignore everything. Don’t forget our grand plan. The current situation isn’t good for you. You’ve been our ally for many years, so we naturally need to protect your rights. This is essential for our long-term cooperation.”

As she spoke, she forced a smile, trying to make her words as easy for people to accept as possible.

Although Prince Lin was still angry, seeing her looking at him so ingratiatingly made him feel much better.

He is a prince of noble birth; when did it become the place of a bunch of petty scoundrels to mock him? These people should be fawning over him!

"Then tell me, what should I do now?"

"Your Highness, do you know that nothing ventured, nothing gained? To achieve great things, one must first have a hard heart!"

Xinran curled the corners of her lips and continued, "Since those people have been unkind to you, Your Highness no longer needs to hesitate to act out of consideration for family ties. It's time to put those plans that Your Highness rejected before into practice."

Those who had previously been in contact with Prince Lin had mentioned the idea of ​​rebellion, but Prince Lin had refused them all.

Of course, the reason for refusing was not out of kindness, but because I felt that I should never resort to such thoughts unless absolutely necessary, since rebellion would be recorded in history books and leave a bad name for eternity.

The person on the throne now is his own father. If he were to rebel, it would be patricide and regicide, and he would be ridiculed by the whole world.

But now, his home is deserted and he is ridiculed. He has had enough!

"If I were to rebel, would your Eastern Court support me?"

Lin Wang suddenly moved closer to Xinran, reached out and lifted her chin. The two were very close, and his eyes were full of inquiry.

Xinran was surprised by his sudden approach. Despite feeling disgusted, she nodded and smiled, "Of course. We are allies with Your Highness. As long as you agree to a ten-year truce with our Eastern Court after the registration, we will unconditionally agree to send troops to support you."

In recent years, the war in the border area has never stopped. Both sides have won and lost, but the overall impact has not been very significant. However, the Eastern Court has requested a ten-year truce.

Isn't this requirement too simplistic?

Prince Lin, disbelieving, asked, "Is this all you ask for?"

"Of course not. There is one more thing, which we will naturally discuss when you ascend the throne."

"What is it?"

"Don't worry, it's just an item. Our lord likes it very much and wants to have a look at it. It's no problem for Your Highness."

Only then did Prince Lin feel completely relieved. If it were just an object, that would be fine; all he cared about was the throne.

He had been lying low for so many years, hoping to one day unexpectedly sit on that throne. But by sheer coincidence, He Jiu Niang appeared and ruined all his plans. Now he no longer needed to live behind that false mask. From now on, he would openly compete for the throne.

After reaching an agreement, Xinran left. Once outside the Lin Prince's residence, she wiped her chin with disgust, thinking that all men were equally repulsive.

After her experience with Qin Jian, she now has a physical aversion to men, and feels nauseous whenever a man gets close to her.

I thought Prince Lin would be a man of integrity, but it turns out that all crows are black.

When Prince Lin entered the palace, he did not go to see the old emperor, but instead went to the inner palace to find his mother.

After leaving the palace, He Jiuniang learned that the people at Prince Jing's residence had been waiting for a long time. She quickly wrote down the prescription, counted the money, confirmed that it was 10,000 taels, and then handed the prescription over to them.

"By the way, there are a few ingredients that are hard to find. Since His Highness Prince Jing paid so readily, I will give you some as a gift. Prepare them now and have them delivered to Prince Jing's residence later."

"Yes, thank you, Madam Lu."

The other party was overjoyed, thanked her, and hurriedly ran off, as if afraid that He Jiuniang would change her mind.

He Jiuniang didn't want to give it to him either, mainly because some things weren't common in this era and might still be in some overseas countries. If Prince Jing couldn't buy them and caused trouble, it would be really hard to explain.

They're saying they got the goods hoarded through someone else, but they can't say who that person is, since they still have to run their own business.

When it comes to business secrets, others won't ask any more questions.

That's how they got away with it.

He Jiuniang went to the warehouse and secretly added some stock. Then she had someone come and count it and sent a lot of it to Prince Jing's residence, enough for him to eat for several months.

If you still want to eat it a few months later, you'll have to pay her to buy it; she can't keep giving it away for free.

This morning I brought a copy to the Emperor at the palace. The Emperor also wants to ask her for the prescription, but she hasn't agreed yet.

The old emperor said he was willing to exchange something with her, but she hadn't decided what she needed yet, so she thought she'd postpone it for a few days.

He was the emperor after all; it would be too much of a loss to only swindle him out of ten thousand taels of silver. She needed to think it over carefully.

Lu Baichuan was gone for a whole day before returning, and as soon as he got back, he went to find He Jiuniang.

"Wife, His Highness wants to know Xinran's whereabouts. Can you find her?"

Lu Baichuan has been busy at the camp these past few days, reporting on what he has been doing in Jingzhou and coordinating with people in the capital to see if the information is the same as what was previously exchanged, in order to prevent the letters from being tampered with. After confirming that everything was fine, he focused his attention on Xinran.

Xinran was the only survivor in the entire Qingyin Garden. She came to the capital but disappeared without a trace. No news of her could be found for so long, and they were worried that she was doing something shady behind the scenes, so they had no choice but to ask He Jiuniang for help.

The "Stretch Leg and Stare Eye Pill" that He Jiuniang gave us before contained a special powder that He Jiuniang could find no matter where you were, just like Lu Baichuan before.

This is also why Qin Jian spared Xinran's life in the critical moment when the people from Qianfan Pavilion did so. However, Xinran misunderstood and thought that Qin Jian truly cared for her.

"Sure, are you in a hurry? I can take you to see one tonight."

He Jiuniang had anticipated this, and thought that Prince Chen must be getting impatient.

"good."

Lu Baichuan nodded, deciding not to tell anyone else for the time being. The two of them would go and scout ahead first, and then have Prince Chen send others to keep watch, so that they wouldn't be easily exposed.

More importantly, he didn't want to expose his wife's special qualities to others.

That evening, the two prepared to change into their night clothes and set off.

"It's freezing cold, wear this underneath."

He Jiuniang took out a black down jacket for him. It was a postmodern style that was lightweight and warm, and it wouldn't restrict his movements when he wore it.

Lu Baichuan took it and put it on underneath, then put on his night clothes, which were indeed very warm.

"Let's go, let's find a fire as soon as possible!"

He Jiuniang quickly tidied herself up and rushed out the door.