Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

After hearing what Chen Lang said, He Jinling suddenly said, "Sir, Sheng Yinping came to visit you this morning. Could it be related to this matter?"

Chen Lang nodded slowly: "It is very likely that Sheng Yinping and the Queen Mother are one and the same. She came to see me, perhaps to gather information for the Queen Mother."

"Seeing that I'm safe and sound, and that I'm with the princess... we now have a reason to cancel the marriage."

"So I was so terrified that I even sacrificed the princess's reputation, but in the end, I helped Empress Dowager Xiao?"

"If that's true, then this old woman is truly terrifying."

He Jinling asked, "Sir, what should we do next?"

Chen Lang said, "Prepare for the return journey. Once the decree to cancel the marriage comes down, leave immediately."

He Jinling replied in a deep voice, "Yes."

After a brief pause, he frowned and asked, "Sir, the princess..."

Chen Lang was a little embarrassed and said, "It was just acting. I didn't really do anything to her."

He Jinling said, "Sir, you two slept in the same bed. It doesn't matter whether you broke the window paper or not."

"This not only concerns the reputation of the daughter's family, but also the face of the royal family."

Chen Lang said with a stern face, "Listen carefully, this matter must be kept to itself."

"I will talk to Ying'er myself. She will definitely not tell His Majesty about this."

"Even if I did, I believe His Majesty would not punish me even if he knew."

He Jinling said, "Your Excellency, you misunderstood. What I meant was that His Majesty would not punish you, but would recruit you as his consort."

Chen Lang's head shook like a rattle. "What do you mean by a prince consort? I'm not interested in being one."

He Jinling felt a little regretful and said, "What a great opportunity."

Chen Lang said angrily, "What a bullshit opportunity! If you like it, just go for it."

He Jinling said: "I do want to, but the princess doesn't like me."

Chen Lang glared at him and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll go back to the city without you. Stay in Shangjing and be my spy."

He Jinling quickly admitted his mistake and said with a flattering smile: "Sir, I was just joking, don't be angry."

"Don't worry, I'll keep this a secret and won't tell anyone."

Chen Lang looked at Qu Huai'en again, and the latter nodded seriously.

When he looked at Wu Le, he said, "Don't look at me. I'm not going back."

"The director ordered that I must stay in Shangjing to replace the deceased Lord Peng and take over everything here."

Chen Lang said, "I had the same idea. Since Third Uncle has arranged it in advance, let's do it. But I'm sorry to trouble you. After what has happened, I'm afraid that the spies left in Shangjing will have a harder time."

Wu Le smiled and said, "To be honest, sir, I really like this kind of life of dancing on the edge of a knife. It's very exciting and very satisfying."

Chen Lang said: "So he's still a masochist."

Wu Le was stunned: "What are you shaking for?"

Chen Lang said: "Nothing."

"But you just mentioned Lord Peng... His body is still hanging on the city gate."

"Brother Yelu Xiu will definitely not be kind to me now. What do you think I should do to get back the bodies of Lord Peng and his other comrades?"

Wu Le said: "It is definitely not possible to find Yelu Xiuge. For now, we can only ask for help from Sheng Yinping."

Chen Lang said, "I'm really confused. Where does this girl get so much power? It seems like all the royal family and nobles in Shangjing have to give in to her."

Wu Le explained, "Your Excellency is still not quite clear about the importance of the Liao Kingdom's Imperial Master."

"Sheng Yinping is very likely to be the next Imperial Preceptor of the Liao Dynasty. This position has been held since Emperor Taizu of Liao, a position above those of princes and dukes, representing the supreme divine authority in the Liao people's religious system!"

"The Liao Kingdom is different from us. We believe in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, but they believe in God. To the Liao people, the Imperial Preceptor is a messenger of God, and the Liao royal family has no right to interfere with the inheritance of the position of Imperial Preceptor. If that emperor wanted to interfere with the inheritance of divine authority, he would be doomed."

Chen Lang suddenly realized: "I knew it, a little girl could shock so many people, so this is the root of it."

"But I don't seem to have anything to trade with her."

Wu Le shrugged and said, "Your Excellency will have to figure this out yourself. I can't offer any advice."

Chen Lang looked at He Jinling and Qu Huai'en.

They both nodded at the same time: "Me too."

Chen Lang smiled helplessly and waved his hand, saying, "It's getting late, let's all go back and rest."

……

The imperial edict to terminate the contract arrived the next morning.

After the eunuch finished reading the decree, he handed Chen Lang a piece of paper and whispered, "Mr. Chen, this is what Miss Yinping asked me to pass on to you."

Chen Lang thanked him and snapped his fingers. He Jinling came over with a wooden tray covered with a red cloth and handed it to the eunuch: "Thank you for your hard work."

The eunuch lifted a corner of the red cloth, his face visibly brightening. "I have to go back and report. Goodbye."

After saying that, he happily walked away holding the wooden pallet.

Chen Lang opened the note and saw an address written on it: West Hillside.

Chen Lang found Wu Le and asked him for the specific location of his address.

Among the current delegation, Wu Le is the one who is most familiar with Shangjing.

Wu Le said, "Sir, there is a Buddhist temple on the west slope near the imperial palace. Yelu Saban lives there."

"After leaving the Honglu Temple, walk straight west. When you see the Imperial City, turn east. After about two miles, you will see the western slope."

Chen Lang handed the note to Wu Le and asked him to destroy it, and then went to the destination with Qu Huai'en.

When they were almost there, they were stopped.

Chen Lang said that he was invited by Sheng Yinping, and the blocking soldiers only agreed to let Chen Lang go forward alone.

Helpless, Qu Huai'en could only wait there.

Chen Lang rode alone to the west slope of the mountain. Although the name contained the word "slope", there was no slope at all. What came into view was an ancient temple, which was even a bit dilapidated.

Sheng Yinping sat on the threshold of the temple, with her hands on her chin, staring blankly at the tree in front of her.

After seeing Chen Lang, she patted her butt and stood up without any ladylike manners.

"Don't tie the horse up. Let it wander around on its own. It won't get lost."

"Why don't you bring your big wolf?"

Chen Lang said, "Little Huihui is too handsome. I'm afraid I won't be able to bring him back home after taking him out to the street."

Sheng Yinping rolled her eyes and said, "Tsk, you talk like no one cares."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Miss Yinping specially asked me to come here. What's the matter?"

Sheng Yinping said, "The marriage is cancelled, and you are going back to Dayan. I want to chat with you before you leave, is that not okay?"

Chen Lang said, "It is my honor to chat with Miss Yinping."

"I wonder what Miss Yinping wants to talk about?"

Sheng Yinping said, "Let's talk about how to make a prince become emperor."