The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Lu Linlang saluted Guan Ling, who smiled and said, "Miss Lu is truly intelligent. Please stand up quickly. No wonder my brother and Lord Han both praised you. Yes, I am Princess Yong'an."

"Your humble servant greets the princess." Upon hearing her admission, Lu Linlang immediately bowed deeply. The previous one was just a test, but this time it was a real confirmation.

Princess Yong'an helped her up and told her story to Lu Linlang: "Originally, this matter involves royal secrets, but Miss Lu is not an outsider. We came to Chongshui this time with the intention of asking Miss Lu for help, so I will tell you directly.

Everyone in the world knows that the Regent is second only to the emperor, but that is not true. He has many influences and subordinates throughout the capital, and his spies are spread all over Daqi, but more of them are in the north. After the purge last year, nine out of ten people in the court are his people.

During the Chinese New Year last year, the Regent and my brother held a banquet in the palace. All the ministers were present. The Regent pretended to be drunk and signaled to the officials below to let my brother abdicate the throne to the Regent. Naturally, my mother did not agree. She questioned the Regent on the spot whether he wanted to go against the will of the late emperor and become a traitor. She also brought out the imperial edict left to my mother by the late emperor, saying that if the Regent had the intention of committing rebellion, he could be removed.

The Regent was of course unhappy, and the palace banquet ended in a bad mood. However, he did not give up. Because my mother had contradicted him, he wanted to kill her. That day, he ignored the palace servants' obstruction and tried to break into my mother's bedroom late at night. Fortunately, I was resting at my mother's place that day, and after hearing his movement, I quietly went out from the back door and found my brother to bring reinforcements.

My royal brother was furious, but the regent had no scruples and humiliated my mother directly in front of my royal brother. My mother did not expect him to be so despicable, so she mobilized the guards from her mother's family to protect us.

Seeing that this approach didn't work, the Regent started to think of other shady tricks and began to purge other members of the royal family. In my opinion, he was so crazy for the throne that he even wanted to kill the descendants of the royal family. He also arranged for the palace servants to attack the emperor's brother's concubines and made them drink a decoction that made them infertile. At the same time, it was discovered that the emperor's brother had been poisoned by him with a chronic poison, and his health was not as good as before, and it was difficult for him to have children.

However, the Regent concealed these things very well, so many people were unaware of his sinister plan.

After discussing with my mother and my brother, the emperor decided to secretly send me out of the palace to avoid the persecution of the regent and find an opportunity to eliminate the regent's men. That's why General He and I have been hiding from place to place. We came to Chongshui according to Lord Han's suggestion. The test we made some time ago was also to see whether Miss Lu is really talented or just a name. Now we have confirmed that Miss Lu is indeed talented.

I just don't know if you, Miss Lu, dare to take this risk. I will remain here incognito, and General He will go to other places to recruit people and lure the Regent's men elsewhere. When the time is right, we will remove the Regent and consolidate my brother's position."

Although Princess Yong'an is young, she is very thoughtful when she speaks, and the look in her eyes when she looks at Lu Linlang is full of firm belief.

Miss Lu's family and the Regent have a deep blood feud because of the murderer of their father, so this is one of the reasons why they came to find Miss Lu.

"Miss Lu, as long as you don't reveal the princess's identity and let her live here safely, we will come back to pick her up after we build up our power and eliminate the regent's faction. Miss Lu, you don't have to worry about anything else."

He Yue laid out their plan in full, and Lu Linlang finally understood what he was planning.

However, most of the people in the court now are the regent's men, and there are even people in the army. Lu Linlang feels that it will not be easy for them to eliminate the regent, and it will take several years to get any results.

Moreover, this regent is indeed arrogant. He even dares to kill royal family members, just to wait for the emperor to die or abdicate so that he can inherit the throne legitimately. His methods are so cruel that no ordinary person can compare to them.

"General He, the Regent's power is not simple. It will be difficult to get rid of him. I don't know if you have heard of any unusual movements at the border. I am worried that the Regent will join forces with the bandits in the north to attack the city of Daqi.

You'd better prepare early, otherwise, with such a powerful enemy at hand, it will be even more difficult to get rid of the Regent. To secure internal peace, you must first stabilize external affairs."

Lu Linlang didn't know whether they were prepared or not. Once their attention was diverted, when the army arrived, distant water could not quench the nearby fire.

"We have already taken care of Miss Lu's concerns, but my father's power at the border has been repeatedly suppressed. All we can do is mobilize as many people as possible, but this step will be difficult. Therefore, it is very dangerous for the princess to stay with me. I will soon be heading to the border, which is even less suitable for the princess. I can only ask Miss Lu to take good care of the princess."

"Your Highness, the Regent delayed the rescue in order to control the border. I, Lu Linlang, and the Regent are sworn enemies and will definitely support the Emperor. Please rest assured, Princess and General, I will protect your safety. However, I am afraid that I will wrong you. I will change your identity to my maternal cousin and settle down under another identity."

"Don't worry, Miss Lu. I will follow your arrangements."

After the three of them had discussed it, Lu Linlang asked He Yue about the situation at the border. Now that the autumn harvest was over, according to He Yue and his colleagues, this was an important opportunity for the bandit army to store food. In previous years, they would also make unusual movements at this time, so the border had been prepared in advance.

However, the Regent is capable of murdering the royal heirs, so we cannot expect him to have a good conscience. If we let our guard down and the two sides collude, I am afraid that even more serious consequences will occur.

Lu Linlang had no experience in fighting, and she didn't dare to command a general who had been fighting on the battlefield for years. She thought that the only thing she could do was to help them with logistical reserves.

The wealth she had accumulated in Chongshui was not enough. If she just wanted to be a wealthy person living in a corner, it would be more than enough. But if she wanted to support the army on the front line to fight, such a little food would be just a drop in the bucket.

So we have to keep working hard. After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Moreover, the emperor was kind enough to allow Lu Zhan to inherit the title, and also laid a solid foundation for their career after they arrived in Chongshui. With a status, they can no longer be bullied by ordinary people. Even though the Liu family was jumping around before, they can only live with their tails between their legs now.

In order to avoid being noticed, He Yue left Chongshui that night. Lu Linlang asked someone to prepare a lot of dry food for him. After expressing his gratitude, He Yue set off overnight.

The princess's identity cannot be exposed. She has to go back and inform the people in Yunyi about this matter and change the princess's identity to the daughter of Lu Linlang's aunt. Fortunately, Lu Linlang does have an aunt, but after Lu Linlang's mother passed away, she received news that they were caught by thieves at the border and their whole family was gone.

Lu Linlang did not tell the villagers about this matter, so after Lu Linlang discussed it with Yun Yi and others, she took the princess and still lived in Xishan Village as Guan Ling.

She was familiar with Li Zhubu of the county government, and had previously given priority to supplying soap from her home to Li Zhubu's brother-in-law. So after Lu Linlang found him directly, she changed Guan Ling's settlement time to March this year. Originally, not many people settled in Chongshui, and they submitted the household registration book to the higher authorities once a year. This year's book had not been submitted yet, so she took advantage of this loophole.

At this point, Princess Yong'an officially changed her name to Guan Ling and lived in Xishan Village with Lu Linlang.