After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

The next day, Lin Tingben wanted to rest at home and pack up to return to his hometown.

But the emperor suddenly summoned her to the palace. She thought that he would only ask about the business in the border town.

She changed her clothes and went to the palace.

Just as he was about to enter the palace, he met Xiao Jingchuan standing at the palace gate, as if he was waiting for someone.

Lin Ting got off the carriage and saluted Xiao Jingchuan.

"Second Prince, long time no see."

Just as Lin Ting finished saying this, Yijia behind Xiao Jingchuan clasped his fists and spoke.

"Madam Weirui, it's time to call Prince Jing. Our prince defeated Xi Luo, and His Majesty specially appointed the second prince as a prince, and gave him the title Jing!"

Lin Ting looked up into Xiao Jingchuan's eyes. He didn't feel proud at all when he heard Yijia say that.

A pair of black eyes were filled with passionate love for Lin Ting.

Lin Ting was not stupid, so she naturally understood his eyes and also felt that Xiao Jingchuan had a deep love for her.

As long as the two of them don't break this window paper, everyone can still live in peace.

Besides, the identities of the two people are there, and it is impossible to reveal them, so even if Lin Ting knew it, he would pretend not to know.

"Congratulations on becoming the only prince of Dongxia. It seems I have to pay my respects to you again. Your Highness, Prince Jing, is greeted by your Highness, Lin Ting."

Xiao Jingchuan reached out to support Lin Ting, but felt it was inappropriate, so he stretched his hand mid-air and then retracted it.

"Lin Ting, we are friends. When there are no outsiders around, you can call me by my name."

"Okay, but you're Prince Jing now. I'm so happy for you."

Lin Ting smiled and agreed to Xiao Jingchuan, but she knew that she would not overstep the line and would not let Xiao Jingchuan have any other misconceptions about her.

The two entered the palace together. Lin Ting didn't say anything, but she knew in her heart that the person Xiao Jingchuan was waiting for at the palace gate just now was her!

Inside the main hall, the emperor and Mr. Jiang were also there, and they talked about matters concerning the border town.

Lin Ting also answered truthfully that everything they were doing was going smoothly now.

The reason for calling Xiao Jingchuan was also to tell him that he would be needed in the future when dealing with Xi Luo.

He must strengthen military training and not slack off.

When Xiao Chu and Concubine Zhang saw the emperor conspiring with Xiao Jingchuan, they felt angry but had to endure it.

"Mother, Xiao Jingchuan has become increasingly arrogant and has even been named Prince Jing. What should I do?"

On Xiao Jingchuan's way back, Xiao Chu and his mother, Concubine Zhang, used all means to get him to do so.

They asked their few remaining ministers to advise against making Xiao Chu the crown prince.

But the emperor said that he would not appoint a crown prince until the crisis in Western Rome was resolved.

"Don't be discouraged. His Majesty won't make you the crown prince just yet, and he won't make Xiao Jingchuan the crown prince for the time being. If he can't be the crown prince, then we can just grab that position."

Concubine Zhang twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a ball. They still had a certain amount of power in the court, and the emperor was poisoned and would not live long.

Lady Zhang’s words were so shocking that Xiao Chu turned to look at her with a face full of disbelief.

"Mother, what do you mean by this?"

Concubine Zhang sneered: "Chu'er, don't you see that in just six months, our power has been reduced by half? This is a deliberate plot by your father to target us mother and son.

Didn't he confer the title of Prince Jing on Xiao Jingchuan? Find an opportunity to eliminate this scourge, and from then on, the entire Dongxia Kingdom will naturally be yours."

Only by killing Xiao Jingchuan would no one come to compete with Xiao Chu for the throne. In this palace, it was a fight to the death. Between him and Xiao Jingchuan, only one of them was destined to survive.

"Son, I will obey Mother in everything."

Concubine Zhang turned around and went back to the palace, with Xiao Chu following behind her.

"Chu'er, have you found the military advisor you mentioned you were looking for?"

Thinking about the person he wanted to find that day, but still had no results, Xiao Chu spent a lot of manpower and resources on this.

"No! It's been so long, that person is probably no longer in the capital."

Xiao Chu only knew that the man had talked with Mr. Jiang. His voice sounded feminine, but he was indeed a man.

"Call your people back. There's no need to look for that person anymore. She won't be on the same page with us."

Xiao Chu was stunned, and quickly followed Lady Zhang's footsteps, walking side by side with her.

"Mother, what do you mean by this? Have you found the person I mentioned?"

Lady Zhang glared at her stupid son. Couldn't he understand such a simple truth?

"The man you're talking about had a face-to-face conversation with Mr. Jiang. So Mr. Jiang must have recognized him, right?"

Xiao Chu nodded, but he also sent people to check at Mr. Jiang's mansion, and there were no strange men frequently entering and leaving his mansion.

“Mr. Jiang recognized that person, and the food plan that person told Mr. Jiang was just a superficial introduction.

But you see, now they have reached a contract with Xi Luo. Without this person to discuss the detailed plan together, could they have done it so quickly?

Think about it again, during the time when Mr. Jiang was on a diplomatic mission, who was helping them the whole time, and who made the greatest contribution?"

Xiao Chu immediately thought of Lin Ting, but Lin Ting was a businessman and could only pay money at most.

She went to the border town for the fox fur. Could she be related to this matter?

"Mother, do you mean that the person I'm looking for is Lin Ting?"

Xiao Chu recalled the back of the figure he had seen at the beginning. He was indeed not tall and had a weak build. If he hadn't known that he was a man, he would have thought he was a woman disguised as a man.

A woman disguised as a man?

These four words suddenly appeared in Xiao Chu's mind, and he reacted instantly.

"No wonder Father summoned Lin Ting more and more often. It turns out they had been planning this together for a long time."

Xiao Chu had been looking for someone for such a long time, but he never thought it would be Lin Ting. He was so angry.

“Chu’er, Lin Ting and the others are planning to take advantage of Xiluo. If it succeeds, it will be yours in the future. If it fails, you don’t have to care.

Your only enemy now is Xiao Jingchuan. If you defeat Xiao Jingchuan, everything Lin Ting and the others have done will only serve to help you."

"What mother said is, let Lin Ting and the others do it freely. The mantis stalks the cicada, and I will be the oriole behind it."

......

Lin Ting waited for Mr. Jiang to come out of the palace together.

"Mr. Jiang, His Majesty's health is worse now than when we went to the border town."

Old Jiang is an old man, and he walks with more strength than the emperor, but there is nothing he can do. In the deep palace, there are deadly things everywhere, and even the emperor is not immune.

"Your Majesty is now being cared for by Imperial Physician Wan, and he will recover."

Old Jiang did not reveal too much to Lin Ting, but Lin Ting was a doctor by profession, and she could tell from the emperor's face no matter how well he pretended.

There is poison in the emperor's body, and the poison has been in his body for a long time. If he is treated well, he may be able to live for about five or six years.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, everything will be fine."

Lin Ting came out of the hall while talking to Mr. Jiang.

Lin Ting’s guess was correct. Xiao Jingchuan was indeed waiting for her here again.

"Your Highness Prince Jing, you haven't left the palace yet?"