I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

Mao Zhong secretly resented Lin Chen in his heart, and felt more and more that Lin Chen was not a person to be trusted. He asked the prince to keep this in mind.

Mao Zhong, who wrote this letter, immediately wanted to tell this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but he also knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already set off to Tianmen Pass to go to the battlefield.

Mao Zhongshou was in the Prince's Mansion and was so angry when he read the letter that even his hands were shaking as he wrote.

He never thought that Lin Chen, who was appreciated by the prince, could bully the prince's subordinates like this. Last time they had a meal, Mao Zhong not only didn't get to eat, but also overturned the bowl.

But Lin Chen told him very calmly, "You can't win against me."

When Mao Zhong thought of this sentence, he felt very uncomfortable. Who is this Lin Chen?

That day, Lin Chen was practicing horse riding in the princess's mansion.

After a horse rushed out, Lin Chen jumped onto the horse's back and rushed directly to the street.

Mao Zhong was coming towards him on the street. He had disliked Lin Chen for a long time. Now that he saw Lin Chen coming on horseback, he blocked his way. Fortunately, Lin Chen stopped his horse in time, otherwise he would have knocked Mao Zhong away.

Lin Chen saw the man clearly and immediately shouted rudely, "Why are you blocking my way? Don't you know this is a horse crossing?"

Mao Zhong just smiled happily, "I am the prince's man. If you hurt me again, you will be sentenced to death. Don't you understand?"

Only then did Lin Chen realize that this person was here to cause trouble for him, and that there seemed to be no point in saying this. Instead, he felt that Mao Zhong was intent on slandering Lin Chen.

Not only should he be charged with the death penalty, but also with various other crimes. Moreover, Lin Chen stole his food last time, so this man probably holds a grudge and that's why he came looking for him.

So Lin Chen got off his horse, stood in front of Mao Zhong and asked, "Tell me, what do you want to say? If you have any opinions about me, you can raise them. After all, I have time to respond to you now."

Mao Zhong stood there indifferently. He really didn't like what Lin Chen said. Although he felt that what he said made some sense, it was just unpleasant to his ears.

Furthermore, Lin Chen hadn't apologized from the beginning to the end, and he hadn't even given an explanation for the last time he stole my food. So Mao Zhong asked, "You stole my food for no reason and humiliated me. Do you think I'll let you go? When the Crown Prince returns, I'll have him take you down with him, and you and that princess will never be able to stand up again."

Mao Zhong thought of a very sinister plan, but soon he revealed an understanding expression and said to Lin Chen: "I'm afraid that you and that princess have some dirty involvement. If the old emperor knew about it, would you still exist?"

After hearing his vicious words, Lin Chen instantly understood what Mao Zhong wanted to do. Could it be that he wanted to do something defiled?

Lin Chen looked at the man warily. He sneered and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. If you don't have anything to say, just leave. I don't need to talk to you here."

"And what do these things have to do with me?" Lin Chen looked as if it had nothing to do with him.

Mao Zhong then walked a few steps in front of Lin Chen and glared at him fiercely, "What do you want to do? I won't let you go."

Lin Chen asked rudely, "What do you want to do? Are you going to kill me now?"

Lin Chen felt that this person might have other ideas, but just didn't say them out loud.

Mao Chong had some concerns after hearing these words. After all, he was a minister under the princess. If he died suddenly, it might bring guilt to the prince. The prince was currently on a military expedition and had not returned yet. If he was accused of murder, I am afraid the old emperor would not value His Royal Highness the Prince.

"For the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I will let you go. Go away and don't come around me again. I don't like seeing you." After saying this, Mao Zhong strode forward, as if he was saying some extremely important truth, with great righteousness.

Lin Chen was indeed a little puzzled. This person was so tense just now, why did he suddenly stop talking now?

Could it be that he had taken something into consideration? However, the prince was a minister in the outer court. Being a minister on both sides, they would naturally fight, but they would not dare to cause any loss of life.

Lin Chen thought about it, got on his horse and continued riding westward. This time he was going to the house of a very good friend of the princess. That friend was an official in the court, but considering his rise to power, he was a good choice to assist the princess. Moreover, this friend had been advocating for the princess to ascend to the throne the last time he met her. This person was selling oil and salt in various places.

He mainly sells refined salt and is considered a small salt merchant, but he also sells government salt. Although he sells it legitimately to various places for disaster relief, he has never committed any crime, so Lin Chen feels that this person is clean and can be trusted.

Moreover, salt merchants generally value trust and business. This time, Lin Chen was also for a village outside the capital. Lin Chen heard that famine had occurred in some villages in the suburbs. The villagers had no food to eat and no salt to cook. So Lin Chen noticed this and immediately felt very strange. Is there no one in charge of the suburbs of the capital?

However, when he thought about the old emperor being seriously ill, he probably had no ability to take care of these things, and the prince was away and the princess was often only concerned about the throne, so no one paid attention to the suffering of the common people. Only Lin Chen saw this and decided to help.

Anyway, he doesn't have much to do here in the capital. As long as he can turn these small things into big things, it may not be difficult.

When Lin Chen rushed to this border town, he suddenly found that there was a dark shadow following him closely. The dark shadow was the man in black sent by the prince before, but why was he following him?

Lin Chen realized that the prince's men couldn't know too much about the disaster relief, so he turned and headed another way. He wandered through the jungle for a long time and finally got rid of the man in black. However, he was a little lost when he saw the vast jungle in front of him. It took him a long time to get out and find the village with smoke rising from the chimneys.

At this time, he also saw the house of a wealthy businessman in the suburbs. It was the mansion built by the princess's friend. He lived in the suburbs and sold salt, but never benefited the people. Lin Chen did not understand this salt merchant. He was so cold-blooded that he did not care about the sudden famine of the people in the suburbs.

Could it be that the money is really the only thing on his mind?

Although Lin Chen also wanted to help these disaster victims, he did not have much money. Although the princess and the prince gave him some money, it was only enough for his own use.

If he wants to give money to the common people, he needs some silver, and this is where he needs help.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come so easily to find the princess's friend.

This friend stays indoors in the deep mountains. Does he usually go out to discuss business?

Lin Chen guessed and slowly approached the mansion.