This title is not something you can get easily!
It can be seen that Dong Ling'er's ability to make money is by no means comparable to that of ordinary businessmen.
In this life, Dong Ling'er only seems to be running a restaurant, and there is the huge mountain of Pingyang Palace behind her. The ability she has shown is not yet to the extent that people would want to take action regardless of the palace.
So, there is nearly an 80% chance that the person behind the scenes would be so desperate to kill Dong Ling'er at this moment, not giving her any chance to grow.
The person behind her, like her, carries the memories of her previous life.
It is because he knows how desperate Dong Ling'er will grow in the near future that he wants to eliminate this hidden danger at all costs.
After having this idea, Lin Chunhuan knocked on the pillar three times.
Soon, a figure appeared beside her.
This was the female guard that Xiao Cen had left by her side before. She was originally a secret guard, but according to Xiao Cen's wishes, she should be made a visible guard and kept by his side.
But Lin Chunhuan thought about it and felt that having Qiu Shuang by her side was enough, not to mention that Dong Ling'er could come back to help occasionally. She really didn't need so many people, so she let the female secret guard go back to her old job.
It's all protection anyway, and there's not much difference between being in the light and in the dark. Sometimes, even staying in the dark can have unexpected effects.
However, at the beginning, Lin Chunhuan had no intention of using this person. Sometimes he would deliberately push people away when doing something. After being noticed by Xiao Cen, the two had a deep and long conversation.
The content of the conversation included but was not limited to Lin Chunhuan not allowing the secret guard to be forced not to follow, on the condition that Xiao Cen handed over all the assets, tokens, and indentures of the female secret guard to her.
"From now on, she's yours. You don't have to report any of your actions to me. Is this going to work?"
Recalling Xiao Cen's pitiful look when he said this, Lin Chunhuan slightly curled the corners of her lips, but that smile only existed for a moment in her eyes.
"Go to the places where Dong Ling'er has been and check to see if anyone has investigated her whereabouts in the past few months. It would be best if you could find out who that person is."
The female secret guard didn't even respond.
He just nodded slightly and disappeared into the night.
Qiu Shuang came out to look for someone and said Dong Ling'er had woken up. Coincidentally, Mu Qing also came over and invited A Qing over. Looking at the smiling face in front of him, Lin Chunhuan sighed and sat down on the bed. "Now it's just you and me. If you want to cry, cry it out."
"It's okay, there's nothing shameful about crying a few times."
Dong Ling'er burst out laughing when she heard that. As she laughed, her eyeballs drooped down, and soon both sides of Dong Ling'er's sleeves were wet.
Seeing her crying, Lin Chunhuan did not try to persuade her, but just sat quietly beside her and handed her a towel so that Dong Ling'er could wipe her face.
It's a good thing to be able to cry at this time. At least if you cry, you probably won't try to commit suicide again.
Lin Chunhuan was really scared. She was afraid that such a vibrant life would really wither away in front of her because of these disgusting and dirty things.
"Ling'er..."
"Your Majesty, there's no need to persuade me." Lin Chunhuan had a lot of words prepared but couldn't say them out loud. Dong Ling'er interrupted him with a sniffle, "I'm crying only because it hurts, not for anything else."
"As for that kind of thing, just treat it as a dog bite. Anyway, I don't plan to get married in this life. I can enjoy so many men, other people don't have this blessing. I won't think too much about it, let alone seek death."
Every word Dong Ling'er said was powerful.
Looking at the face still covered with bruises, Lin Chunhuan opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. Instead, Dong Ling'er smiled and tried to persuade her, "It really doesn't matter. If a dog bites someone, then kill the dog. As for the wound, it will heal. If that wound didn't kill me, would I commit suicide because of it?"
"There's no such thing as this."
Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips and stared at Dong Ling'er's eyes for a long time.
In the end, he just nodded and covered her with the quilt. "Okay, I promise you, I will catch the person behind this. Then we can avenge our grudges and settle our grievances. After we get over this hurdle, we can still be good girls."
After leaving Qiu Shuang behind, Lin Chunhuan gathered his cloak and returned to his residence with the maid who usually served in the yard. He waited until dawn before the female secret guard appeared quietly again.
"The princess's guess was correct. Over a month ago, someone did go to the matchmaker to ask about Miss Dong. Because Miss Dong had a somewhat peculiar personality and later entered the palace, people were asking about her, and the matchmaker took a closer look. This is a drawing I made based on her description."
A simple portrait was handed to Lin Chunhuan.
Unfortunately, the face above was not someone she knew, but she could imagine that so far, she only knew of Xiao Jinan and Lin Chunuan who had memories of the previous life.
If those two people really wanted to investigate something, they didn't need to do it themselves. There were plenty of people they could use. However, having the portrait would at least give them a direction, so they wouldn't be completely clueless.
Lin Chunhuan nodded, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
After hearing this, the female secret guard did not respond, and her figure slowly disappeared silently, as if she had never appeared, without leaving any trace.
"Ah Huan."
Lin Chunhuan was staring at the portrait in a daze when Xiao Cen walked in quickly from outside and grabbed her wrist without saying a word. "The emperor has urgently summoned us. We must enter the palace immediately. Come with me."
"Enter the palace?"
Lin Chunhuan was stunned for a moment, "What happened?"
"The third prince accused Xiao Jinan of forming a clique for personal gain and intending to rebel." Xiao Cen's face turned ashen. Xiao Jinan had been quiet for a while, and he thought that his adopted son had come to his senses.
I didn't expect that after being silent for a while, he would actually have such a big move!
Regardless of whether they are related by blood or not, in the eyes of the emperor and everyone, Xiao Jinan is his, Xiao Cen's son, and this cannot be refuted at all.
Once this crime is confirmed, even if it is finally proved that it was just Xiao Jinan's personal behavior and had nothing to do with the palace, he will inevitably be implicated afterwards.
What's more, up to now, apart from the urgent summons from the emperor, he has not received any news from the palace.
Xiao Cen thought about what this meant for a moment, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Lin Chunhuan, on the other hand, didn't think too much about it. As he packed his things, he wondered, "The Third Prince? Didn't the Third Prince pester the Eight Prefectures Inspector to go out and investigate a case? I haven't heard when he'll be back."
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