The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

"So those packages outside are all your snakes?"

Liang Chongyue recalled that the packages seemed to move twice when the lotus pond opened, but the movement was not big and could not be seen without careful observation.

Lianchi stretched out his hand to stop the little snake that was trying to pass through the narrow gap in the middle of the jade stone, and put the little snake into his sleeve. The little snake was small and slender, and it squirmed around in his sleeve until it disappeared from view soon.

"There are not only snakes, but also some other small animals. Don't worry, Your Highness, they are all obedient and will not hurt anyone at will."

When Lian Chi said this, Liang Chongyue was even more unconvinced. Was it Lian Chi who was telling her to be obedient? But this was her princess residence.

"Where do you keep all these little beasts? Daxiangguo Temple is a state temple. Will you keep so many without being discovered?"

Lian Chi looked straight ahead with clear eyes, not at all like someone who would keep a poisonous snake on his sleeve.

"Your Highness helped me take the abbot's seat. The old abbot has passed away. I am now temporarily in charge of all affairs of Daxiangguo Temple. All living things have spirits. It is precisely because Daxiangguo Temple is deeply protected by the royal family that the creatures in the mountains also like to wander here.

Even if they are accidentally seen by pilgrims, they will only feel the Buddha's light shining on them from Daxiangguo Temple. These poisonous creatures will be moved by the Buddha and will no longer harm people when they arrive at Daxiangguo Temple."

The more Liang Chongyue listened, the more she felt something was wrong:

"How many do you have?"

Lian Chi had originally wanted to introduce the several small animals he had brought with him today, but when he was asked this question by His Highness, he was stunned for a moment, his smile froze a little, and he spoke awkwardly while avoiding his gaze:

"Not too many. Although I am the abbot, my yard is only so small, so I can't keep too many."

Liang Chongyue didn't like her subordinates cheating her, especially so openly. Just a few packages outside were not enough for a chief's courtyard to support.

Lianchi escaped from the Ten Thousand Snakes Cave in Miaojiang. He was not a simple person to begin with. It seemed that the ten years of life in the Buddhist temple had not changed him.

Lian Chi saw that Her Royal Highness the Princess's face darkened slightly, and the memory of being punished by Chi Rong and Ping An in the past came back to her. She immediately straightened her expression and no longer concealed anything.

"Not too many, but not too few either. I've been raising them for six years. After these little beasts grew up, I couldn't control their reproduction, so I don't know exactly how many there are."

The more Liang Chongyue listened, the deeper her frown grew. If she hadn't asked Ping'an to pick the person up today, she wouldn't have known all this. By the time she came back within two years, Daxiangguo Temple would have been renamed Wansheku.

There is a temple above where thousands of people worship, and there is a snake den below where all five poisonous creatures are present; people burn incense during the day and thousands of snakes appear at night?

"If I don't send Ping An to pick you up today, are you going to keep them in the temple for the rest of your life?"

Liang Chongyue's tone sank slightly, and he slammed the jade twist onto the table. The next second, a black afterimage shot out from Lian Chi's sleeve and headed straight for the jade twist that Liang Chongyue had just thrown onto the table.

Lianchi reacted and tried to catch the little snake, but he couldn't catch up with the little snake's speed. The snake had already entangled its body and hand together.

For the first time, Liang Chongyue saw a satisfied look on a snake's face. The little snake's head rested on the Qilin pendant that she played with most often, and its body was twisted and entangled with her hands, forming a circle.

Lian Chi stretched his hand in the air, looking at Liang Chongyue with a pair of innocent eyes. Seeing that she did not speak out to stop him, his slender fingers stretched out at an extremely slow speed towards the little snake and Liang Chongyue's hand that had just been released.

When Lian Chi caught the little snake, he couldn't separate it from him. The little snake wrapped itself around him tighter and tighter, as if it wanted to stay with the string of hands for the rest of its life.

"Don't worry about them for now. First explain those poisonous creatures you raised."

Liang Chongyue poured herself a cup of milk tea, drank several sips, calmed herself down, and waited to hear Lian Chi's explanation.

Seeing that he couldn't separate the little snake, and His Highness was not angry, Lian Chi simply ignored it and reported the news he had received to His Highness first.

"Raising these little beasts is my own selfish desire, but I brought them here today to discuss something with Your Highness. Whether Your Highness believes it or not, what I'm about to say is what I saw with my own eyes, and every word is true."

Lian Chi returned to his serious look. Liang Chongyue leaned back. Just then, a ray of sunlight came in from outside. Her long eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes, obscuring the expression in her eyes.

"I met with Prince Yi, Prince Kang, and Prince Yin at the Great Xiangguo Temple. At least ten of the royal family members were having a pleasant conversation with the people from the northern border hiding in the Great Xiangguo Temple. I have already obtained evidence of their conspiracy. Even if I could not come safely today, I would appear before Your Highness."

After saying that, Lian Chi took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Liang Chongyue.

The scroll was unfolded, and Liang Chongyue looked at the information on it about the transaction location of Fu Yuexiang, the ownership division of several salt fields in Da Xia, and the weapon drawings she had made before.

It turned out that they were trying to take advantage of her alone. The overall national strength of Da Xia was much stronger than that of the Northern Territory. Liang Chongyue racked her brains but couldn't figure out why these people were giving up their good and prosperous lives and what they were doing.

Liang Chongyue didn't trust anyone at this time, so he directly looked up the system to verify the authenticity.

"Go check whether this thing is real or not, and also check whether what Lian Chi just said is true."

Liang Chongyue read everything wrapped in the scroll, pushed the scroll aside, and waited for the system's response.

"How long did it take you to get these things, and how did you get them?"

Lianchi could see that His Highness was tired. These past few days, those princes had been coming to Daxiangguo Temple every day, and he had heard a lot of news.

He knew that His Highness was troubled by the marriage proposal from the new King of the North recently, but he could not just stand by and watch those people trying to harm His Highness and do nothing.

"It didn't take long. They didn't know I was His Highness's man. I accepted the gold, silver, and jewelry they sent me. They treated me as an ordinary person and asked me to help spread the word. That's when I heard all this news."

"However, there was no evidence at that time. I also inquired about the situation and found out that Your Highness was not in the capital at that time. I kept delaying it until now. Only after I got the evidence did I dare to inform Your Highness of this matter."

Lian Chi's words made sense, but Liang Chongyue still felt that he was hiding something from her. She stared at Lian Chi like a hawk eyeing its prey:

"You still haven't told me how you got these things?"

Liang Chongyue's fingers tapped impatiently on the table, making a regular and dull sound. The tapping became faster and faster. There were a lot of things going on recently, and Liang Chongyue's patience was limited.

Lian Chi hesitated for a moment, and Liang Chongyue could see the struggle between his eyebrows, wondering what he was hesitating about.