The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

Chapter 238 Chang Jingcheng, Prefect of Yuezhou

The muscles in his arms were incredibly hard; although I had witnessed it yesterday, I couldn't help but marvel at it today.

After poking my arm, I found it very interesting and couldn't help but poke other places.

Chest muscles, abs, cheeks...

Qin Wanying is like a mischievous child.

Xiao Jiye was tickled by her and could only say, "Stop fooling around, or you'll fall down yourself."

Qin Wanying had no choice but to give up and obediently nodded. Right in front of her was Xiao Jiye's snow-white Adam's apple.

She really likes it...

I couldn't resist and took a small bite.

Xiao Jiye felt completely numb.

This annoying little goblin!

Before they had been outside for long, Xiao Jiye carried her back inside.

Qin Wanying realized she was in deep trouble; she had messed things up!

It’s over!

Xiao Jiye gently placed Qin Wanying back on the bed in the bedroom.

Qin Wanying huddled in the corner of the bed, looking at Xiao Jiye with a pleading expression.

"You've openly provoked your husband. Tell me, how should I punish you?" Xiao Jiye deliberately kept a straight face.

Qin Wanying looked around, then finally extended a small finger and whispered, "As punishment, should I kiss you?"

He raised a finger and lifted Qin Wanying's chin, a half-smile on his face: "One kiss and that's it? You don't seem to want to lose anything at all."

Qin Wanying grabbed Xiao Jiye's large hands that were lifting her chin with both hands, and said with a fawning expression, "I'm already in this state, please spare me, my husband."

Xiao Jiye's heart melted at the sight of Qin Wanying.

She's so cute.

I was just trying to scare her.

She's already like this, how could I bear to bully her?

Her tone softened: "I'll owe you for now, and I'll collect it back with interest in a couple of days."

Qin Wanying's eyes lit up.

In a couple of days?

Great, I can rest for two days.

"You rest well first, I'll go out for a bit." With that, he left to cool off outside.

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The Crown Prince was still very busy; just a few days after his wedding, he was back at court handling official business.

After all, the War King's faction is now watching them like a sword of Damocles, ready to fall at any moment.

They must now also prepare tirelessly for the final battle to come.

In fact, the best outcome Qin Wanying envisioned was victory without a fight, since war is a costly and exhausting affair.

However, the chances of this happening are slim. The War King holds military power, so a war will likely break out.

Several of the current regional governors in the east are loyal to the War King, and they are unlikely to be easily shaken.

Previously, Qin Wanying and her group mainly focused on establishing their presence in the capital, turning many of the capital's officials into their own people. They also formed alliances with the Kingdom of Ke and Yunze, and with the assistance of King Zhao, many local governors remained neutral.

Many of these regional governors were appointed during the reign of the previous emperor and have no connection with the current emperor.

Now we should bring the local governors of important regions under our own command.

The Crown Prince went to court, and Qin Wanying put on a veil and went to Tianji Garden.

I can't give up fortune-telling; I might be able to gather some useful information or meet some helpful people.

For example, Kang Qiu, whom she met at Tianji Garden, later helped her a lot.

And then there's War King's servant, Ah Liang, who knows War King's weakness, but he still hasn't found it.

They've already sent Shadow to search for him secretly, but it seems he's vanished into thin air. Qin Wanying even suspects that he might have been killed by the War King.

After Qin Wanying finished her divination at Tianji Garden, she wanted to pack her things and leave.

Voices came from outside: "Master, there's a new place called Tianji Garden here. It must have opened recently."

"Tianji Garden? Probably just more supernatural and bizarre stuff. I wouldn't deign to bother with it." The speaker was a middle-aged man.

Qin Wanying looked somewhat displeased upon hearing this, but she wasn't too angry.

The door was open. She looked up and saw a middle-aged man speaking. He was dressed in casual clothes, but his clothes were quite expensive.

A servant boy followed beside him.

She stared at the middle-aged man for a while, surprised.

See? I told you I should set up a fortune-telling stall.

What I wished for came true; I wanted to win over a prefect, and a prefect was offered up.

Qin Wanying walked to the door and called out to the man, "Sir, please wait."

The man stopped and turned to look at Qin Wanying. He realized that he had spoken too loudly and that the girl had heard him, and he looked somewhat embarrassed.

Looking inside, they saw that besides the young woman, there was only one other maidservant wearing a veil.

Could this girl be a fortune teller?

This woman's fortune-telling was quite rare even in the time of Emperor Yao.

“Why don’t you come in and sit down, sir? Let’s discuss what constitutes supernatural and bizarre matters. Don’t worry, I won’t accept any money from you,” Qin Wanying said.

Today, Chunying is following Qin Wanying.

Hearing the man say such things, Chunying was also filled with anger and couldn't wait to make Qin Wanying clear her name and see how shocked and embarrassed the man would look!

The man found this amusing.

Alright, alright, I'd like to see how you plan to scam people.

He then went inside with his servant.

Passersby who saw the girl from Tianji Garden call out to the man thought he was very lucky.

They were still lamenting why they hadn't encountered such good fortune.

Qin Wanying sat down, picked up the tea on the table, parted the gap in her veil and handed it in, taking a small sip.

The man only saw Qin Wanying's chin and was surprised for a moment. Although he only saw a glimpse, he was certain that she was an absolute beauty.

"Please tell me, sir, why do you say I am supernatural and eccentric?" Qin Wanying looked at the person in front of her with great interest.

"If this young lady is using a fortune-telling guise and can't tell me my name or what I'm doing here, then she's just spouting nonsense," the man thought. "Are all swindlers this brazen these days? I'll expose her."

"The gentleman's surname is Chang, and his given name is Jingcheng. He was originally from the capital and later became the prefect of Yuezhou."

Chang Jingcheng was surprised; he hadn't expected this girl to actually know his name and what he did.

However, his first reaction was not that the girl had calculated it, but rather how she had found out.

After all, he was an official and originally from the capital, so it wasn't difficult for him to know these things.

"You can say all this, so maybe you already knew it. My master was originally from the capital, and many people there know him," a servant said.

Qin Wanying smiled gently, unhurried.

"Lord Chang has a child, born to his deceased wife, named Chang Zijin, who is sixteen years old this year."

"You remarried in Yuezhou. Your wife, surnamed Mei, had a son with you less than two years after your marriage."

"This time when I returned to Beijing for the pilgrimage, I brought my wife and children back with me."

Chang Jingcheng felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

He spent most of his time in Yuezhou and didn't have much contact with people in the capital. He also rarely mentioned his family affairs to anyone.

How does this person know so much?!

Could they be secretly investigating him?

"Who exactly are you, and how do you know these things?"