She pushed him aside and sat on the ground. She had just recovered from her shock and took out the booklet. As soon as she read a line of words, her expression changed instantly. After reading page after page, her face turned green with anger. She stood up and kicked him several times. Still not satisfied, she lifted the car curtain and said, "Stop the car! Turn around and go back home!"
No wonder Sikong Zhan had been acting so strangely these days, suddenly becoming so good at flirting. It turned out he'd hired a teacher, even bringing cheat sheets! And she actually fell for him!
Mu Wenyao had been paying attention to the movements inside the carriage. Now that there was no sound, he was a little confused. He tentatively grumbled a few times and asked, "Did you succeed? Are you angry?"
Lin Jinghan raised her eyebrows and looked around: She felt it was strange that there were always birds cooing these days!
The carriage drove directly into the palace and did not stop until it reached the Nuanfeng Courtyard.
After sending the driver away, Lin Jinghan directed the men to carry Sikong Zhan from the carriage to the soft couch in the back room of the study, while she sent someone to call back the Wu brothers. For unknown reasons, the Wu brothers had been transferred away by Sikong Zhan. Now that she thought about it, there must be something fishy going on!
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death, so she called all the maids and guards in the yard and asked them to quickly set up an "anti-eavesdropping device" in the study:
The room is equipped with bamboo tubes all around. From top to bottom, the bamboo tubes are cut into half-meter sections at a 15-degree angle and placed in layers at a slight tilt. A thing similar to a water tank is designed on the top layer. You only need to open the valve on it, and the water will flow out from the bamboo tubes above and fall into the bamboo tubes on the next layer.
In this way, as long as she adds water to the water tank and opens the valve, the whole room will be filled with the sound of gurgling water. Who can still hear what the people in the room are saying!
The servants of Prince Jingnan's Mansion were very efficient and quickly decorated the room according to Lin Jinghan's requirements.
Not long after, the Wu brothers returned and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Princess."
Lin Jinghan opened the valve, letting out the gurgling sound of running water. Then she sat up straight and asked solemnly, "Wu Si, this princess wants to ask you, are you my wife or the prince's wife?"
The Wu brothers were looking around in confusion. When they heard Lin Jinghan's words, Wu Si immediately kowtowed and said firmly: "Wu Si's life was saved by the princess. Wu Si is willing to die for the princess!"
This stance isn't firm enough! Lin Jinghan continued to ask, "If the prince wants to kill me, what will you do?"
"Then Your Highness, please step over Wu Si's body!" Wu Si kowtowed again.
Lin Jinghan looked at the other three people, "What about you?"
Wu Da kowtowed first, "Our lives were given by the prince, but from the moment we followed the princess, we belonged to her! If the prince really wants to harm her, we will definitely protect her, but we cannot become her enemy. All we can do is use our bodies to block her!"
Wu Er and Wu San followed suit and kowtowed, "We swear to protect the princess until our death!"
"I've remembered your words today, and I ask you to keep them in mind as well!" Lin Jinghan looked pleased and asked, "Does the Jingnan Army have any secret codes for transmitting information, such as the sound of a 'cuckoo' bird?"
"Yes." Wu Si said it without thinking. After he finished speaking, he realized that it was a secret and quickly added: "Princess, this is a military secret. It's better not to ask about it!"
"Don't worry, I'm not trying to find out military secrets. I'm just annoyed by the constant chirping of birds lately. If that bird doesn't know what's good for it and continues to chirp, go help me catch it."
The Wu brothers took the order and retreated, hiding around the courtyard. Wu Si hid next to the soft couch in the back room of the study.
Mu Wenyao didn't understand what was going on. He saw Lin Jinghan carrying Sikong Zhan into the study. After waiting for a long time, Sikong Zhan didn't wake up. He couldn't sit still anymore and ran to find Lin Jinghan himself.
"Greetings, Princess. I have something to ask the Prince."
"The prince..." Lin Jinghan rolled her eyes and lied casually, "He's asleep. Come back later!"
Did he fall asleep? Or was he knocked unconscious? Mu Wenyao's eyes were full of smiles as he jokingly said:
"The prince's heart is with the princess. When the princess bullies the prince, please be gentle..."
Lin Jinghan burst out laughing. "You're joking, my prince! Who could possibly bully a man like the prince? It's good enough that he doesn't bully others!"
At this time, the sound of birds cooing came from the inner room of the study - it was angry. Mu Wenyao looked carefully at Lin Jinghan's expression, but couldn't tell whether she was angry or not. He silently lit a candle for Sikong Zhan and found an excuse to leave.
As soon as Mu Wenyao left, Lin Jinghan opened the valve, went to the back room of the study, asked Wu Si to leave secretly, and then woke up Sikong Zhan.
Sikong Zhan opened his eyes and recalled what happened just before he fell unconscious. He sat up instantly and turned his head. What caught his eye was Lin Jinghan's frosty face and murderous eyes, as well as the booklet lying beside her...
She sat there, just staring at him, without saying a word, as if waiting for him to speak first.
Invisible torture was the most deadly. For the first time, Prince Jingnan felt guilty. He coughed and said cautiously, "Jinghan, that booklet..."
Lin Jinghan didn't respond and continued to stare at him.
He continued stubbornly:
"That booklet..."
After struggling for a moment, he finally made up his mind and looked at her with burning eyes.
"I care about you too much. You want to draw a line between us and ignore me. I am anxious, so I ask Mu Wenyao how to make you like me, just like I like you!"
Poor Mu Wenyao, because Lin Jinghan had activated the anti-eavesdropping device, he now knows nothing. If he knew that Sikong Zhan had betrayed him so easily, he would have definitely asked for several times more military pay! Twenty times at least, no upper limit!
Lin Jinghan laughed and threw the booklet at Sikong Zhan, her anger erupting in an instant.
"So, in your eyes, love can be deceived with this so-called strategy, right? You guys teamed up to deceive me and trick me. It's very interesting and fun, right?!"
"No! That's not the case!" He definitely didn't mean that, he definitely didn't want to deceive her! He wanted to explain, but for a moment he didn't know how to explain.
"I can't bear your love!" She sneered, with a mocking smile on her lips. She looked at him with contempt, turned around, and left without looking back.
He hurriedly chased after her and appeared beside her in an instant, holding her hand.
She was forced to stop, without even looking at him, and said coldly: "Let go!"
He still held her domineeringly, "No! You are my princess, I will never let go of your hand in my life!" Not only did he not let go, he also pulled her into his arms.
She didn't struggle. Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked angry. "If you force me, you'll pay the price!"
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