"It was my fault for not thinking carefully during lunch. Your Highness ate little, so I guess he was hungry. Jinghan specially made some snacks to fill your stomach."
Now that the supporter she had just relied on was gone, Lin Jinghan did everything she could to save face in order to achieve her goal.
"Put it there." Lin Jinghan tried to please him like this, but Sikong Zhan still didn't look up, looking unmoved: she was just about to give this snack to someone else to fill their stomach, and now she gave it to him because the other person didn't want it. She had no sincerity at all.
In Lin Jinghan's opinion, as long as there is no rejection, there is still hope.
She came to Sikong Zhan's desk, gently put down the food box, took out several plates of cakes from it, gently picked up a piece, and handed it to Sikong Zhan, "Your Highness, this cake is fragrant, sweet but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. If it wasn't made especially for you, I would have eaten it all by myself while I was in the kitchen."
She blinked, pouted, and tried to act coquettishly: "Prince, please try it. Jinghan has been busy for a long time for this snack..."
However, Lin Jinghan was an orphan when she was young and had no right to act like a spoiled child with others. Later, she joined the army, where there were only men and women in the army. She had always been strong-willed and had never acted like a spoiled child with others. Now she was learning on the spot, and her acting skills were really not that good.
Fortunately, Sikong Zhan didn't look up, otherwise, seeing Lin Jinghan's expression, he would definitely not be able to help but chase her away.
In fact, even if he didn't see Lin Jinghan's expression, Sikong Zhan started to drive people away.
"Put your things down. If you're alright, you can leave." Sikong Zhan's tone remained cold and hard, and he was not moved at all.
Lin Jinghan couldn't pretend anymore after getting rejected. She put the cake in her hand to her mouth, took a big bite, and left angrily: "What an unromantic man! She even asked Shiqin for advice on how to please the prince before coming here! She even learned how to act like a spoiled child! Damn his acting like a spoiled child! I'm done with him! If he dares not let Xuan'er appear in front of her in one piece tomorrow, she'll turn against him!"
As soon as Lin Jinghan left, Sikong Zhan smiled imperceptibly and seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at the plates of snacks on the table, thought for a while, and moved his nose. Sure enough, there was a refreshing fragrance. He picked up a piece and took a light bite.
After eating one piece, he still felt unsatisfied, so he picked up another piece.
"Your Highness, someone secretly delivered this secret letter, saying that it contains news about the princess." Mu Wenyao hurried in, walked straight to Sikong Zhan, and handed him a secret letter.
Sikong Zhan had eaten half of the snack in his hand. He frowned, put the snack down as if nothing had happened, quickly opened the secret letter, and his face changed instantly.
The secret letter read: Outside Linghe City, Cangmang Villa, Lin Jinghan is exchanged for Sikong Ling.
He looked at the snacks on the table with a hint of hesitation.
Mu Wenyao looked at Sikong Zhan's table suspiciously, not understanding why someone would be so stupid as to put snacks on Sikong Zhan's table.
After a long while, Sikong Zhan closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he was full of coldness and handed the secret letter to Mu Wenyao. "Select 10 people from the Night Department and set off in half an hour."
Mu Wenyao didn't understand why the prince hesitated on such an important matter as saving the princess?
When he saw the secret letter, he finally understood the reason for Sikong Zhan's hesitation, and was horrified: I wonder what choice the prince will make?
However, the matter was urgent and he did not have time to think about it. After receiving the order, he left in a hurry.
Sikong Zhan immediately called Tang Xun over and told him about rescuing Sikong Ling. He took one last look at the snacks and made up his mind: "Go ask the princess to come over and take these snacks away."
Tang Xun quickly packed up the snacks, carried the lunch box and walked out. As he poured the snacks on the ground, he sighed: Such exquisite snacks, it seems that they were carefully prepared by the princess, and they smell delicious. What a pity.
Outside Linghe City, in a vast courtyard.
The people in the villa soon received Sikong Zhan's reply.
"My lord, King Jingnan agrees." The man in black knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and presented King Jingnan's reply with both hands.
The man called the Master was half lying on a soft couch, with a black curtain separating him from the outside world, making it impossible to see his appearance or tell whether he was a man or a woman.
The man waved his hand lightly, and the reply letter in the black-clothed man's hand passed through the curtain and flew into his hand.
A moment later, the man's voice was heard from inside. His voice was hoarse and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman. "Everything must be done according to the plan. What we want is Sikong Zhan's life!"
"Yes!" The man in black accepted the order and bowed and retreated.
The person stayed on the couch for a long time before slowly getting up and lifting the curtain, revealing a beautiful face. It was Sikong Ling, the missing princess of Prince Jingnan's Mansion!
After leaving Sikong Zhan, Lin Jinghan didn't even have the mood to go to the wounded camp, and walked straight towards her own tent.
However, before she could even walk back, Tang Xun approached her halfway and said, "Princess, the prince invites you over."
"Do you know what's going on?" He had just chased her away, and now he invited her over. Could it be that Sikong Zhan had changed his mind?
"I don't know. Your Highness, please come quickly and decisively, and please don't waste time, Princess." Tang Xun kindly reminded: Rescuing the princess is urgent, and if the princess doesn't understand the situation and delays the matter, it will be bad.
Tang Xun's tone of voice was much better than Shi Qin's. At least when Lin Jinghan heard it, she could clearly feel his kindness.
"Thanks for the reminder." She smiled at him and quickly turned back the way she came.
The princess was so approachable. Tang Xun thought for a moment and felt that a few more reminders wouldn't be considered a violation of the prince's taboo. He followed Lin Jinghan closely and said,
"Princess, the prince never eats sweets, snacks, or anything like that, let alone anything like that."
Hearing this, Lin Jinghan's footsteps became a little unsteady. So, I'm using the very thing he dislikes to please him? That's not right. Since Tang Xun knew about Sikong Zhan's habit, it makes sense that Shiqin wouldn't know about it. So why didn't Shiqin warn her? Did she just watch her run into a wall?
What Lin Jinghan didn’t know was that it wasn’t actually Shiqin’s fault.
Sikong Zhan doesn't like to be served by others. There are only a few guards who can serve him closely. Apart from Lin Jinghan, no woman has ever been so close to him. Even his sister Sikong Ling has never been very close to him. Therefore, no woman knows the likes and taboos in Sikong Zhan's personal life, and Shiqin certainly doesn't know either.
"I understand." Lin Jinghan stopped and turned to look at Tang Xun, taking out a bottle of high-quality medicine. "Commander Tang, this is the medicine I personally prepared - Guyuan Pill. It is very effective in treating both external and internal injuries. You should keep it for future use."
Lin Jinghan knew that Sikong Zhan had a bad temper, so she didn't ask Tang Xun to help her, as that might put him in an awkward position. But it would never be wrong to establish a good relationship with him first.
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