Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Li Xiaonuan was startled by the drinking and replied blankly, "Your Highness, I have not committed any crime."

Prince Jing was amused by Li Xiaonuan's reaction and asked leisurely, "Since you haven't committed any crime, why do you beg me not to implicate your innocent clansmen?"

Li Xiaonuan was even more dumbfounded and said, "Isn't this a crime of possessing a treasure?"

Prince Jing was overjoyed. First, he said she was innocent, then he added, "Possessing a treasure is a crime." Li Xiaonuan was truly frightened. Therefore, he said in a cheerful tone, "Since you know that possessing a treasure is a crime, then why don't you confess the truth?"

Li Xiaonuan quickly replied, "Yes, I will confess now, I will confess everything." After saying that, she was about to kowtow. But a sharp pain in her knee instantly pulled Li Xiaonuan back to her senses.

She bit her lip in frustration and asked somewhat defiantly, "Your Highness, I should be honest. I already told you everything last time. Besides, I have nothing else to say. What else does Your Highness want me to confess?"

Prince Jing did not answer Li Xiaonuan directly, but looked at her provocatively and said, "You were just looking like you were ready to die, why are you throwing a tantrum now? Humph, don't think I don't know that you think I'm a treacherous person who will betray you after you've served your purpose."

Li Xiaonuan was surprised, unable to understand why Prince Jing had suddenly changed his tone. She couldn't help but tentatively ask, "Your Highness, what is the purpose of summoning me here today?"

Prince Jing snorted coldly again and said unhappily, "Get up right now. Don't think I don't know how reluctant you are to kneel before me every time."

Li Xiaonuan still didn't believe Prince Jing's words and continued to kneel and look at him.

Prince Jing was furious. He adopted the same demeanor he had when he was a physician, pointing at Li Xiaonuan and scolding, "Don't treat me like the kind of person who would do anything for power. I am a physician, after all, and I won't hold a grudge against people for no reason. It's just that the topics you mentioned before were too outrageous, and I couldn't accept them."

Li Xiaonuan knelt there, stunned and somewhat bewildered. The prince's demeanor had changed so quickly, it was almost bizarre. Everything was so different from what she had imagined; what about her previous decisions?

Prince Jing looked at the dazed Li Xiaonuan and once again angrily twisted his non-existent beard: "I order you to get up. Seeing your brave and fearless appearance before, I thought you were really different from others. I didn't expect you to be a bit dim-witted."

Amused by Prince Jing's exasperated appearance, Li Xiaonuan asked excitedly, "Your Highness, can you really believe what you say? Can I trust you?"

Prince Jing completely ignored the erratic behavior of Li Xiaonuan, snorted coldly, and continued drinking his tea. Li Xiaonuan awkwardly got up and obediently sat back down. Even now, she still felt like she was walking on clouds, lacking any sense of security or groundedness.

In the awkward silence, the cicadas' desperate chirping was especially piercing. Li Xiaonuan shook her head, trying to regain her senses. When she met Prince Jing's slightly mocking gaze, Li Xiaonuan realized she had misunderstood and had been tricked by the cunning Prince Jing.

"Your Highness, what would you like to ask?" Although she really wanted to curse, Li Xiaonuan forgave Prince Jing's wicked sense of humor when she thought of her clansmen who were no longer in danger.

Prince Jing put down his teacup and said casually, "You look better like this now. Your previous serious and reserved demeanor was really unpleasant. Actually, I don't have any questions, I just want to learn more about the world you've described."

Li Xiaonuan smiled knowingly, her heart skipping a beat as a heavy weight lifted from her shoulders. Hearing Prince Jing speak to her so kindly, she said self-deprecatingly, "I really have been overthinking things, getting myself all tangled up. Your Highness, that world is very mysterious; I don't actually know much about it. What aspects would you like to learn about?"

Prince Jing stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, "You said before that there are many people in Qi Song like you who know many things that you don't. I just want to know what harm those things would do to the people of Qi Song and the Qi Song Dynasty."

Li Xiaonuan understood; they were afraid that if a genius like the founding emperor were to reappear, he might harbor thoughts of usurping the throne. However, time travel was an unknown destiny, and how could Li Xiaonuan possibly know what kind of things they would bring that could alter time and space?

Even if a tech geek or chemistry genius were to transmigrate here, there would still be conditions for them to conduct scientific research. Besides, the only thing that can truly harm ordinary people these days is mind control.

As for the harm to the monarchy, besides controlling the people and making them blindly follow him, there is also the impact on the military. Perhaps time travelers cannot build various missiles, airplanes, and cannons, but firearms and explosives are quite easy to develop.

Thinking of explosives, Li Xiaonuan recalled the wood ash she used for washing clothes. Come to think of it, she could easily make some soap to replace it. Could that be considered a viable option? As for that scented soap, although it worked quite well, it looked a bit disgusting and wasn't of good quality.

Oh dear, how did I get sidetracked? I was clearly thinking about how to tell Prince Jing about those things. Li Xiaonuan slapped her head in frustration and said, "Your Highness, the Qi Song Dynasty is still in the era of cold weapons. But the world I've seen has already created extremely powerful weapons of mass destruction."

Prince Jing asked curiously, "Does 'destructive weapon' refer to large weapons like crossbows?" Prince Jing tried to understand Li Xiaonuan's new term.

Li Xiaonuan shook her head and explained to him the principles of fireworks rising into the air, the benefits of using gunpowder to make bombs and landmines, and the necessity of firearms. Since she wasn't formally trained, Li Xiaonuan couldn't really explain it clearly.

But Prince Jing listened with great interest. When he didn't understand something or couldn't get an answer, he had his attendants bring paper and pen and wrote it down. Finally, Prince Jing said he would find someone to study those things.

Li Xiaonuan shared her insights on weaponry, thus completing her mission. As for the legendary spiritual guide, Li Xiaonuan specifically reminded Prince Jing to pay close attention to public opinion.

If those who incite public sentiment can be apprehended promptly, the situation can be contained as soon as possible. However, throughout history, those who can manipulate people's hearts have always had a large number of loyal followers, making it difficult to trace them back to the root of the problem. After all, the law does not punish the masses.

The more deeply Li Xiaonuan analyzed the situation, the more Prince Jing felt the terrifying nature of people. As a descendant of a royal family, he should have possessed all the necessary shrewdness. However, after listening to Li Xiaonuan's analysis of the brainwashing tactics, he realized that his own shrewdness was somewhat inadequate.

"Besides these, what characteristics do people who return from that world have?" Prince Jing asked finally.

Li Xiaonuan took a few sips of tea and replied, "The most direct manifestation is that they are completely like different people, but their actions haven't changed much. Moreover, they have started to change their situation and stance through various channels, and they succeed almost every time."

Prince Jing pondered for a while, feeling that what Li Xiaonuan said was as good as nothing. But upon closer reflection on Li Xiaonuan herself, he realized that what she said was true. Identifying such people was the most urgent task at hand.

Li Xiaonuan said she was powerless to help.