"I wonder what your Highness's plan is?" Lin Jinghan retracted her gaze and turned to look at Sikong Zhan.
"Let the mine here collapse, and then cover it up from outside." Sikong Zhan did not hide his plan from Lin Jinghan.
"But the iron ore here still exists. As long as the emperor sends people here to mine, no matter how great the difficulties are, it should not be difficult for the king of a country. The iron ore will definitely appear. Then..." By then, if the Jingnan Army secretly mines the iron ore, it will be said that they are plotting a rebellion, and some people will believe it. Lin Jinghan shook her head, disagreeing.
"So what? As long as I don't want, the emperor will never be able to dig out the mine. Besides, even if he finds the iron ore here, so what? He hasn't been caught red-handed. If I don't admit it, what can he do to me?" There was a glimmer of contempt in Sikong Zhan's eyes.
Is this what it means to be shameless and invincible? Lin Jinghan secretly rolled her eyes: "You're so powerful that you're not even afraid of the emperor. If you're not afraid, why did you ask me to come up with a solution? It's unnecessary!"
Sikong Zhan seemed to have seen through Lin Jinghan's thoughts. He glanced at her and continued:
"That day, you nearly became the wife of Jile Village. If Wu Yan's allegations about the iron mine are confirmed, and if he says anything unfavorable to you, your situation will be worrying. On the other hand, if it can be proven that everything Wu Yan said was a lie, then no matter what he said, it will no longer be credible. I have my own way to deal with it. Do you understand?"
This man, is he thinking about her? Lin Jinghan didn't believe it. She stared into Sikong Zhan's eyes and said calmly, "As long as the prince knows that Wu Yan and I only have hatred, nothing else, I don't care what others think."
"Lin Jinghan may not care, but Princess Jingnan must! My princess must not have any stains!"
He himself didn't care about these things. As long as he knew that she hadn't wronged him, that was enough. However, she was different. If she wanted to gain a foothold in the Jingnan Palace, she couldn't let the people in the palace have doubts about her.
Although the orders of the Jingnan Army were as firm as a mountain, and no one dared to disobey him as long as he gave the order, he always knew that people's hearts were the most difficult to control. If her reputation was really damaged, even if no one dared to say it, wouldn't they think about it in their hearts?
Therefore, it is better to take precautions before anything happens.
"If Your Majesty minds, you can just divorce me." Lin Jinghan laughed at herself.
How ridiculous! She was captured by Wu Yan and narrowly escaped death, but this actually became a stain in his mouth! Women in this era are really pathetic!
She originally thought that although this man was overbearing and sometimes unreasonable, since he knew that she almost married Wu Yan, he was willing to give her the status of princess. Regardless of his starting point, this at least shows that his three views should be correct. Unexpectedly, he was just like those sour Confucian scholars, who didn't like to put heavy shackles on women's so-called reputation. It was unreasonable!
"The Jingnan Palace has never had any princesses divorced, only princesses who died." Sikong Zhan's face turned cold.
This woman, after her last failed escape attempt, now blatantly demands a divorce? He's been so thoughtful of her, and she still wants to leave him? Wants a divorce? No way!
Lin Jinghan's eyes turned cold: This was a reminder to her that if it really came to that, he would let her die!
She became more and more determined to leave the Jingnan Palace - there was no princess who was divorced, so I would be the first princess to be divorced!
"Jinghan, you really value your life... Who would want to die when you can live?"
"When I return to the capital, I will find a way to make Wu Yan shut up forever." She is his princess. No one can threaten her except him. If there is anyone who can threaten her, he will kill them!
"Thank you, Your Highness, for considering me like this." Lin Jinghan smiled gently, but that smile did not reach her eyes. If you look closely, you will find the coldness in her eyes.
"I have a way to completely wipe out the mineral veins here. However, from now on, the iron ore here will be buried forever..."
Aren't you thinking about me? Then let me see if you're willing to give up the mineral vein here for your princess!
"You want to destroy this place completely?" Sikong Zhan was a little surprised: Regardless of the value of the iron ore here, just the destruction of such a big mountain is not easy.
"It's just about destroying the mineral veins and the mountains here. Jinghan doesn't have that ability. Your Highness, are you heartbroken?" Lin Jinghan was still smiling.
Meeting Lin Jinghan's expectant gaze, Sikong Zhan pondered for a moment and asked, "How long will it take?"
"If Your Highness fully cooperates, it will only take one day." Lin Jinghan's smile deepened: "It will only take one day, Your Highness. If you want to reject my proposal on the grounds that it takes too long, I'm afraid it won't work..."
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Everyone will obey your orders. I want to see results in one day." Sikong Zhan agreed without any hesitation.
This is the King of Jingnan. If he can eliminate the trouble forever, why should he care about it being just an iron mine!
In comparison, he was more curious about how Lin Jinghan could destroy the mineral vein here within a day.
He is looking forward to it...
"Prepare saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur immediately, the more the better." Lin Jinghan learned from the original owner's memory that there was no gunpowder in this world, but these raw materials did exist.
Sikong Zhan quickly sent people to buy it - regardless of cost, at any price.
In just three hours, the raw materials were delivered one after another.
In a spacious camp, Lin Jinghan was training the Jingnan Army to make gunpowder.
"What I taught you just now is theoretical knowledge. Now, it's time for us to put it into practice. Remember, if anyone makes the slightest mistake, everyone present will suffer. If someone is killed on the spot, I will not be responsible for collecting the body. So, remember, you may not know how to do it, but you cannot make mistakes!" Lin Jinghan looked extremely serious. She picked up a quantity of gunpowder. Although her right hand could not exert force yet, it was still no problem for her to slowly demonstrate the production method.
Those who were selected to participate in the production of gunpowder were all the best in the Jingnan Army, and each of them was learning very seriously.
Lin Jinghan demonstrated and instructed over and over again patiently. Finally, after an hour, the first gunpowder blank, in addition to the one made by Lin Jinghan, was successfully produced.
Sikong Zhan witnessed the entire process, and while he was amazed, he was also very satisfied with the performance of the Jingnan Army. However, although he watched carefully and attentively, he had no intention of helping out at all, not even a little bit.
By the time all the raw materials had turned into gunpowder blanks, it had already darkened.
The others had been sent away, leaving only Lin Jinghan and Sikong Zhan on the field.
"Your Highness, now, I am going to proceed to the last step and complete the assembly of the gunpowder. Do you want to join me?" Lin Jinghan had no intention of hiding the production method from Sikong Zhan.
"Let me make it clear first, this process is very dangerous, even more dangerous than the process of making the blank just now. If you're not careful, you'll probably be blown away, with blood and flesh flying everywhere..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
