"That won't do. Now that the Second Prince has arrived in my Xia Kingdom, he can't just leave as he pleases! Guards, escort the Second Prince back and treat him well!"
Li Xiaochen shook his head and shamelessly detained the person.
"yes!"
Wang Yu immediately led his men to detain the Second Prince and his two subordinates.
"Li Xiaochen, aren't you afraid my father will start a war by detaining me today?"
Qiu Tinghao's face turned cold, and he threatened Li Xiaochen.
"I'm actually quite looking forward to it. I'm fed up with you guys sending people to our country to spy on us all the time. Qi does it, Zhao does it, and the Northern Frontier does it too. Do you really think our Xia Kingdom is easy to bully? I'm actually hoping for a war! Let's fight! When we've scared you all, you won't be so annoying anymore!"
Li Xiaochen said nonchalantly, but he was genuinely annoyed by these fleas who would come to their Xia Kingdom to test them from time to time. They weren't annoyed, but he was.
He hadn't thought much of the other countries' actions before, but ever since Xin Xin found so many spies, he'd been sending people all over the country to investigate, and anyone with a suspicious identity would be secretly investigated.
Upon investigation, he indeed uncovered quite a few bad apples, and realized that their Xia Kingdom had become a sieve. The thought of it was terrifying!
No wonder Xin Xin said before that the Xia Kingdom was at risk of being destroyed. With so many spies, it's a miracle that the Xia Kingdom survived!
However, this investigation turned out to be a blessing in disguise. They found many orphans like Cheng Tinghao and helped them find their parents. For those who couldn't find their homes or were older, Li Xiaochen simply handed them over to Zhao Shijie, asking him to start training new recruits according to Lin Yuxin's method.
The Xia Kingdom needs a fresh blood, and saving so many children is a good deed in itself.
Qiu Jingfan's entry into the capital was driven by ulterior motives. He didn't notice anything amiss when Qiu entered the city. It was only when Qiu risked his life to investigate Xin Xin's residence that his men discovered something was wrong and reported it to him.
He had some doubts and was afraid that this person might harm Xin Xin, so he ordered someone to investigate this person, but they couldn't find him.
As Xin Xin famously said, "Since we've come all this way, it would be a shame not to leave something behind."
Li Xiaochen thought it made perfect sense, so he simply followed Xin Xin's example and detained the person directly.
As for his mention of war? In the past, he would have hesitated, fearing it would be too costly and exhausting for the people.
But now, with Lin Yuxin's explosive package as a safety net, he's really not afraid.
Although there aren't many of those treasures, they are incredibly powerful and can be a very useful weapon when necessary.
Call him fearless if you want, he has confidence now, and Xin Xin is his confidence!
At this moment, Qiu Jingfan really wanted to fight back, but it was no use. There were only three of them, and Li Xiaochen's men had already surrounded the city gate. He had nowhere to run.
His other men, fearing to alert the enemy, remained outside the city.
Now look what happened; we were fine when we arrived, but we can't go back.
Qiu Jingfan was furious! But he was helpless and could only let Li Xiaochen's men take him away.
Li Xiaochen watched his retreating figure. Since he had detained the Second Prince, he would leave the trouble in Zhao to the Emperor.
Li Xiaochen rode back. It had snowed a few days ago, and he needed to go to the storeroom to see if there were any decent furs so that the steward could find someone to make a cloak or scarf for Xin Xin so she wouldn't be cold.
Hmm! Make her another pair of shoes!
Lin Yuxin was unaware that the person who had designs on her had already been arrested by Li Xiaochen. At that moment, she was looking at the invitation Zhao Hanya had given her over and over again!
Puzzled, he asked:
"Am I going to this banquet too?"
Zhao Hanyue nodded and said to Lin Yuxin:
"The invitation from Prince Gong's Mansion says that Princess Shuhe is engaged and they invite all the noble ladies and wives in the capital to attend and celebrate, as well as to add to Princess Shuhe's dowry. Moreover, they specifically asked you to attend, so it's hard to refuse. But if you really don't want to go, you can simply not go. Do you think they'll blame you?"
Zhao Hanyue was unaware of what had happened between Princess Shuhe and Lin Yuxin. She prioritized her daughter's wishes; if she didn't want to go, she didn't have to. If the Prince Gong's Mansion blamed her, she would have her father talk to the Prince Gong's Mansion.
Lin Yuxin pouted, touched her chin, and pondered.
To be honest, I really don't want to go. That Princess Shuhe is completely insane. She's obsessed with Li Xiaochen, and she can't even tell right from wrong. Since she can't have him, she's causing trouble for me. I bet this banquet is a trap set specifically for me!
[Who told her to scheme against me last time? I turned the tables on her and made her spend a few days in a brothel. Her reputation was ruined. No wonder she hates me!]
[But if I don't go, wouldn't it make me look like I'm afraid of her? Wasn't that woman sold into a brothel? Who's she using as a scapegoat? No way, this is such a big scoop, I can't sleep if I don't go see!]
After thinking it through, Lin Yuxin looked at Zhao Hanyya and said:
"Okay, I'll go!"
Zhao Hanyue listened to her daughter's thoughts and realized that Princess Shuhe had a grudge against her daughter. However, since her daughter had already decided to go, she would just keep a close eye on things. She herself had suffered at such banquets and could not let her daughter suffer the same fate.
"good!"
...
Time flies, and it was January 1st in the blink of an eye, the day Prince Gong was to hold a banquet.
Lin Yuxin was woken up early by Xiaodie and started getting ready.
Lin Yuxin closed her eyes and let Xiaodie finish her fussing before finally getting into the carriage and leaving the mansion with Zhao Hanyue.
When they arrived at Prince Gong's Mansion, many daughters and wives of officials were already at the gate.
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