It’s no wonder that Lin Luoling asks Prince An for confirmation before doing anything; it’s not that she is too cautious.

But she was not familiar with Prince An. Although she had saved Princess July and received the Qilin jade pendant from Prince An, she also learned from Jiang Chi that Prince An was fond of her.

Judging from the fact that Prince An ordered Jiang Chi to set fire to Prince An's Mansion, Tianxiang Tower, and Qionglou Yuge, although Prince An is gentle and elegant, with eyes as clear as springs and a faint smile, he seems to be a peaceful and easy-going person, but in fact, he is extremely cunning and people can't figure out his thoughts and calculations at all.

Such people like to take control of all situations in their own hands.

Although Lin Luoling was planning to earn money for the renovation of the Jade Tower and Palace, he also wanted to use the second prince, Prince Rui, to kill Zhou Yuanbao.

In fact, Lin Luoling understood that it was King Rui who caused the extermination of the Lin family in the previous life.

She was unable to deal with Prince Rui, so she used Prince Rui to kill Zhou Yuanbao, making it impossible to repair the Jade Tower, which was equivalent to blocking the financial path of the eldest prince, Prince Jin.

How could the King of Jin give up? He would definitely deal with the King of Rui.

This can be considered that Lin Luoling wants to use Prince Jin to deal with Prince Rui.

Doing so is invisibly helping King An.

Lin Luoling thought about this matter carefully. She guessed that Emperor Deshun did not grant fiefdoms to Prince Jin and Prince Rui, but only to Prince An. On the surface, it seemed that Prince An's path to inheriting the throne was cut off.

In fact, this is not the case. Emperor Deshun asked Prince An to come to Xuzhou, the capital. When Prince An is fully grown, he will be named the crown prince.

Otherwise, why did Jiang Chi choose to be loyal to Prince An? Prince An only needed a letter to make Emperor Deshun forgive Cao Peng, the governor of Xuzhou?

Therefore, Lin Luoling thought about it carefully. Without knowing how sincere Prince An was to her, she would let Prince An know whether she was dealing with Prince Jin or Prince Rui. Without knowing Prince An's plans, she would not harm Prince An's interests.

It would also allow Prince An to tell her everything he knows and let down his guard.

In this way, in the near future, when she deals with those wicked people in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, not only will she not face any obstacles, but she will also get help from Prince An.

After everyone had eaten their fill, the waiter removed the cups, plates and bowls and brought a pot of tea to the table. Only then did Lin Luoling collect his thoughts and say to Prince An, Princess July and Jiang Chi:

"There are still things that need to be taken care of. Sister Chen Yin and I will go to Prince An's Mansion to play with Princess July another day."

Standing up and saluting, Lin Luoling immediately noticed Prince An's extremely elegant expression. He froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

Jiang Chi waved his hand and said, "Go and do whatever you want. If you encounter any difficult problems, let me know."

Lin Luoling nodded, and left with Chen Yin.

After returning to the Lin Mansion, Lin Luoling got off the carriage and followed Yan Jin straight to a long-vacant yard in the front yard.

There were two servants standing at the gate. When they saw Lin Luoling coming, they saluted and said:

"Hello, young lady. You are in the house."

Lin Luoling nodded and walked in.

Seeing this, Chen Yin sat and waited in the hanging flower pavilion outside the courtyard.

When I entered the house, I saw Zhou Yuanbao pacing back and forth, his eyes darting around and looking around, probably trying to figure out how to escape.

Zhou Yuanbao was shocked when he saw Lin Luoling entering the house. He immediately knelt down and said, "Second Young Madam, my parents' affairs have nothing to do with me. Please don't take me back to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. The Yongning Marquis will kill me."

Lin Luoling pretended not to understand and said, "When did I say I would take you back to Yongning Marquis's Mansion? Why would Yongning Marquis want to kill you?"

The reason Zhou Yuanbao said this was actually because he helped move grain in the shop until dawn. Dragging his tired body, he just walked to a place not far from the east gate of Yongning Marquis when he heard several servants say that Zhou Quan and Nanny Dong were burned to death, and Yongning Marquis asked them to find Zhou Yuanbao at all costs.

Zhou Yuanbao didn't know what had happened, but he heard from the servants that Marquis Yongning would definitely beat him to death if he captured him and brought him back to the mansion.

Zhou Yuanbao believed that his parents knew too many secrets about Marquis Yongning and his wife, which brought about their own death.

He turned around and ran into the alley, heading straight for Zhili Girls' College, wanting to call his sister up to escape.

But when he went to Zhili Women's College to ask, he was told that a maid had come to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion and took his sister away.

After hearing this, the first thought that came to Zhou Yuanbao's mind was to escape quickly.

As a result, he ran to the south gate and saw a group of soldiers conducting a strict investigation. He also thought that he was a family-born slave and the indentures of his entire family were held in the hands of the wife of Marquis Yongning. If he ran away from Beijing and Xuzhou, he could only hide and survive in a deserted mountain.

In such a big city like Xuzhou, there was no place for him to hide.

He ran to Xicheng District, having not slept all night and with an empty stomach. As he turned into an alley and was about to sit down and rest for a while, he was hit on the head with a stick and knocked unconscious.

When he woke up, he was in this room, and there were two strong men watching him at the gate.

He looked around and found that this was not the Yongning Marquis Mansion. Just as he was thinking about how to escape, Lin Luoling arrived.

Zhou Yuanbao knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, begging Lin Luoling to let him go.

Lin Luoling sat down in the wide chair and asked in a cold voice, "It seems that you know that Butler Zhou and Nanny Dong were burned to death?"

Zhou Yuanbao didn't know how to answer, and then he heard Lin Luoling say, "I think you are a pitiful person. I saw you once in the shop last time, and you are smart, so I plan to ask the wife of Yongning Marquis for your indenture, and let you work for me in the future. I wonder if you are willing?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yuanbao wiped away his tears and said in shock: "Is what the Second Young Madam said true?"

Biyou shouted at the side, "Our lady is such a noble and respectable person, how could she have the leisure and elegance to joke with you?"

Zhou Yuanbao waved his hands and said, "No...no...that's not what I meant. The Second Young Madam has given me a new life. Even if I have to go through fire and water, I am willing to be loyal to her."

Lin Luoling's lips curled up in a cold arc, and she said: "I can't take on your work for nothing. It will cost a lot of money to get your indenture."

Zhou Yuanbao kowtowed and said, "I will never let Second Young Madam waste her money. As long as Second Young Madam can save my life, I will obey Second Young Madam's orders in the future."

"All right!" Lin Luoling stood up and said, "I'll find two capable men in a moment, harness the carriage and take you to Wangjia Village. You can find a few capable bricklayers and come back with the manager of the Jade Pavilion to take over the job of repairing the Jade Pavilion."

"Repair the Jade Tower?"

"What? You don't want to do it?" Lin Luoling asked with a frown.

Zhou Yuanbao hesitated, for he knew that Qionglou Yuge was a restaurant opened by the eldest prince, Prince Jin, in Xuzhou, the capital.

Lin Luoling coaxed him, "Marquis Yongning wants your life. You can only work for the eldest prince, Prince Jin, so that he won't dare to touch you easily. Otherwise, how do you think you can save your worthless life?"

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