The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

The Crown Prince chuckled, "Now you're in a hurry? You weren't that anxious when you were hiding in this shop before."

Du Mingxian gave an awkward smile, touched her nose, and tried to justify herself: "I wasn't hiding inside. There was nothing I could do if I was in a hurry. Now that I'm out, I definitely need to get back to the manor as soon as possible."

The Crown Prince glanced at Ling Silang but remained silent, showing no intention of getting off the carriage.

Ling Silang gently touched her hand. "You don't need to worry about the Wen family. I wrote a letter to Lord Wen, imitating your handwriting, saying that you went out to offer incense."

"I'd better go back for a bit to feel more at ease."

"We've asked you to come to the Crown Prince's residence to discuss the layout plan with you. We also think we'll be entrusting you with the task of drawing the plan this time."

"Oh, that's not a problem."

So the carriage went all the way to the Crown Prince's residence, entered discreetly through the back gate, and stopped in front of the Crown Prince's courtyard.

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang followed the Crown Prince into the study.

The Crown Prince instructed the servants outside, "Go and invite General Yang to the residence."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian looked at Ling Silang and tapped the table lightly: You won't tell the Crown Prince that I have the real layout map, will you?

Ling Silang shook his head: No, he didn't say anything. His Highness the Crown Prince has his own ideas.

Du Mingxian: This is called "General Come Here," but there's no real layout map. Surely they're not trying to make it up, are they?

Before Ling Silang could knock, the Crown Prince coughed lightly. "Excuse me for interrupting. If you two really have something to say, you can go outside and find a place to talk properly, or I can go out myself."

Du Mingxian felt awkward, while Ling Silang was more composed, saying, "Your Highness is joking. Mingxian and I have nothing to say to each other."

"Well, don't think that just because you don't say anything, I don't know. Your little tapping back and forth is a way of chatting that only you know."

Du Mingxian: "..." This crown prince is too smart.

Ling Silang chuckled, "Your Highness, the time they gave Mingxian is almost up. What should we do next?"

"We definitely can't give the real one, so we can only give the fake one," the Crown Prince said casually.

Du Mingxian rolled her eyes and didn't say anything. Even if it was fake, she would be in trouble if it were found out.

The Crown Prince was truly angered by Du Mingxian's attitude. "If it weren't for the fact that you are the people she wants to protect, would you, with my status, speak to me like this?"

Du Mingxian: "..." So it's all thanks to Grandma?

Ling Silang immediately admitted his mistake, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. It was an unintentional mistake on our part."

The Crown Prince waved his hand, "Never mind, since she asked me to protect you, I will naturally protect you."

Du Mingxian was so curious that she simply asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what is the relationship between you two?"

"Go look it up yourself if you want to know."

Du Mingxian pursed her lips and remained silent. Did she really think she couldn't find out? She definitely could, she just didn't have the time.

General Yang arrived soon, and the four of them sat in the study and began to discuss the matter.

The Crown Prince trusted General Yang and directly told him about Du Mingxian's situation, including the fact that Du Mingxian was an imposter, Wen Huan.

Du Mingxian didn't quite trust General Yang, but she trusted the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince trusted General Yang, so she could only reluctantly trust him as well.

"This matter is not easy to handle," General Yang said after hearing the whole story.

Du Mingxian thought to herself, if it were easy, she could do it herself, why go through all this trouble?

The Crown Prince was polite, saying, "If it weren't for the trouble, I wouldn't have bothered General Yang."

Du Mingxian then took a good look at General Yang. His voice was full of energy. She hadn't looked closely before and thought he was a young man, but now that she observed him carefully, she realized that he was quite old.

"We don't have the real border defense layout map right now, so all we can do is guess the layout map based on the border defense map, and then give it to the other side with a mix of real and fake maps."

Ling Silang had concerns: "Giving it to the other party is only a temporary measure, but we can't let her get hurt, so this drawing is not easy to make."

General Yang nodded slightly, then looked at the Crown Prince, "It would be best if we knew the real border map, and used it as a reference to draw a fake one. The difference between the real and the fake would make the other side wary."

Du Mingxian shook her head in denial, "If you really want to make the other party wary, you need to know which country it is. Our Da Shun has relations with several countries, so investigating would be a very troublesome thing."

The Crown Prince hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry, gentlemen, I can get the real thing. However... General Yang, the rest will have to be done by you."

"Your Highness's praise is appreciated. If there is indeed a real map, I will carefully consider it and take into account the other party's situation before finalizing this map."

The prince seemed to have made a big decision, "You can all disperse for now, and come back here tomorrow. Zhentu will also come out tomorrow."

Du Mingxian was somewhat touched, but she was mostly curious.

"Your Highness, are you planning to go directly to the Emperor to ask for the real map?"