"Ask your good wife!"
The Emperor gestured with his chin toward Lin Yuxin and said.
Li Xiaochen paused, looking at Lin Yuxin, and seemed to understand something. His Xinxin had a habit of collecting treasures randomly. Where did she collect this? Or was it something from her mysterious space?
"Wasn't I going to a banquet at Prince Gong's Mansion today? I found it there, so I brought it along to hand over."
Lin Yuxin shrugged and said indifferently.
She didn't want to either, but the Prince Gong's Mansion was too bullying, constantly causing her trouble. And not only that, they even plotted against her mother.
If she could tolerate this, she wouldn't be called Lin Yuxin!
Li Xiaochen noticed the emotion in her eyes and knew something was wrong, so he didn't ask any further and planned to ask her privately later when he had the chance.
"Achen, have someone remove these things and keep them for the army. Also, investigate Prince Gong. How has he acquired all these things over the years? I need to know what Prince Gong is up to."
The Emperor was in no mood to care how Lin Yuxin had acquired so many things. He spoke to Li Xiaochen.
"Yes, Your Majesty! News has just arrived from the border that the Zhao Kingdom has been making some moves these past few days, stating that they want Qiu Jingfan released, or they will attack Fuzhou City!"
Li Xiaochen clasped his hands in a fist salute and reported back.
Lin Yuxin: ...?
Autumn scenery sails?
[How did this unlucky fellow end up in the Xia Kingdom? And even got captured? The book says that the second prince of the Zhao Kingdom is a real shrew, constantly bullied by his brothers since childhood, but he is quite cunning and managed to stand out among the princes.]
Unfortunately, after he left Zhao to seek merit, the situation changed drastically. He went abroad to gather information about other countries, and by the time he returned, the emperor of Zhao was almost replaced. He was then killed. Judging by the timeline, the Zhao emperor should be imprisoned by now, right?
[The one who planned to attack Xia Kingdom this time was probably the fifth prince, who is the most ruthless. He probably doesn't want Qiu Jingfan to return, so on the surface he wants Xia Kingdom to release the second prince, but in reality, this is a difficult situation for Xia Kingdom.]
[If we release the Second Prince, Qiu Qiyi will definitely kill him on the way, preventing him from returning to Zhao and then framing Xia. If we don't release him, Qiu Qiyi will have a convenient excuse to attack Xia, and we can also test the waters and see Xia's military strength.]
[This fifth prince, Qiu Qiyi, is destined to be the future emperor of Zhao. However, he is truly ruthless. The emperor of Qi is ambitious and wants to unify the world, but this fifth prince, Qiu Qiyi, is a notoriously cruel and ruthless tyrant, far more brutal than Xiao Hao.]
That brat raped his brother's wife, killed his own mother, ravaged the people, and slaughtered loyal ministers. He single-handedly caused the chaos in Zhao ten years later! Hmm! Letting him be emperor will only bring more trouble in the future!
[The emperor must find a way to stop that brat from becoming emperor; otherwise, when Xiao Hao becomes emperor, we'll have to worry about this ticking time bomb that is the Zhao Kingdom.]
Lin Yuxin frowned as she pondered, unaware that the Emperor and Li Xiaochen were also silent, deep in thought about the feasibility of Lin Yuxin's suggestion.
If what Lin Yuxin said is true, then Qiu Qiyi really can't be allowed to succeed.
"Ahem! Pingning! We captured the second prince of Zhao a while ago, what do you suggest we do with him?"
The Emperor's eyes darted around, and he asked Lin Yuxin a probing question.
Lin Yuxin was trying to figure out how to start the conversation when the Emperor asked her. Lin Yuxin was overjoyed, looked at the Emperor, and said earnestly:
"We shouldn't treat this prince of Zhao too harshly. After all, good relations between our two countries require mutual support. Why don't we release him? That way, he'll remember our kindness, won't he?"
Lin Yuxin rambled on for a long time, but the Emperor understood only one thing: he wanted her to release the people!
"If we release him, what if he comes back to provoke our Xia Kingdom again? And if he gets into trouble on the way back, we'll be blamed again, which will only create more trouble!"
The Emperor's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Lin Yuxin and asked again.
"Hehe, leave this matter to me, and I guarantee that Zhao and Xia will become friendly nations in the future!"
Lin Yuxin immediately stood up straight, patted her chest, and said.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you. If you need any manpower, just ask Li Xiaochen."
The Emperor was waiting for her to say that. He wanted someone to help him deal with this hot potato, instead of refusing to acknowledge it and making an old man like him worry about it.
Lin Yuxin: ...!?
You agreed so quickly, I feel like I've been tricked!
"yes!"
Lin Yuxin still accepted the task.
"Alright, you may leave!"
Seeing that the important matters had been discussed to the last minute, the Emperor waved for them to leave. He needed to go to the Empress to calm himself down and seek some comfort.
"Your Majesty, if you wish to investigate Prince Gong's residence, you can do so tomorrow. It is not safe to go tonight!"
Before leaving, Lin Yuxin gave the Emperor a piece of advice; whether he listened or not was none of her business.
After the two left the palace, Li Xiaochen began to inquire about the Prince Gong's residence from Lin Yuxin.
What's going on at Prince Gong's Mansion?
"Ever since I entered the Prince's mansion, that old dog, Princess Gong, has been picking on me and even trying to scheme against my mother. It would be strange if the Prince didn't benefit from this! How could I tolerate this? I'll just wipe out his entire mansion. You wait and see tonight, there's a good show to watch!"
Lin Yuxin frowned and said fiercely.
Why is Princess Gong targeting you?
Li Xiaochen frowned and asked, puzzled.
"As for dealing with me, it's obviously because of her precious daughter. I made her stay in a brothel for a few days. Do you think that's a grudge? As for my mother...? I suspect there are other motives involved! I need to find an opportunity to test her!"
Lin Yuxin said dismissively, but when her mother was mentioned, she hesitated for a moment. It seemed she would have to go find her older brother!
Li Xiaochen knew that Princess Shuhe had tried to scheme against Lin Yuxin but failed and was instead outsmarted, so that woman deserved it. However, seeing the hesitation Lin Yuxin showed when talking about her mother, he was a little worried.
"If there's anything you can't handle, have An Er come find me!"
Li Xiaochen gave instructions.
"Okay! Got it!"
Lin Yuxin nodded and smiled.
...
In the afternoon, Lin Yuxin was going to find Qiu Jingfan by herself, but Li Xiaochen heard her and insisted on going with her. Of course, that guy had climbed over Xinxin's wall before, how could he not go and keep an eye on him?
So Li Xiaochen took her to the place where Qiu Jingfan was imprisoned.
Qiu Jingfan was not imprisoned in a dungeon, but in a courtyard, which was guarded by people everywhere, so he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
Lin Yuxin pushed open the door and entered, with Li Xiaochen following leisurely behind her.
As soon as Lin Yuxin entered the gate, she saw a man sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard with his back to her, slowly drinking tea and looking quite relaxed.
"The Second Prince of Zhao, you certainly have a good time!"
A female voice rang out, and Qiu Jingfan was startled. He turned around and saw that both of them were frozen in place.
"It's you?"
Lin Yuxin looked at the person sitting there in surprise. She had met this person once before, and he had even flirted with her before. She never expected him to be a prince of Zhao.
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