When they reached the dark room next door and closed the stone door, Prince An, Jiang Chi and Lin Luoling expressed their plans one after another, which basically coincided with each other.

After hearing this, Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun looked at each other. They only had this one daughter, and they had already blamed themselves for having chosen Zhu Xianzhi as Lin Luoling's son-in-law. Now that their daughter had planned what to do in the future, they agreed without hesitation, no matter how difficult it was.

Afterwards, Prince An mentioned the matter of Granny Sun and the Three Days of Soul-Drawing. Jiang Chi stood up and clasped his fists in a serious manner and said, "Leave this matter to me. Granny Sun must be captured alive. As for those Three Days of Soul-Drawing..."

Jiang Chi hesitated a little and turned his head to look at Prince An.

Prince An thought for a moment and said, "Since the Three Day Soul-pulling Grass is very similar to the Crane Grass, why don't Madam Lin ask Granny Sun to personally lead people to Jiangnan to buy some good varieties and plant them in the backyard on the pretext that she needs to add new grass to the backyard.

Jiang Chi, you secretly follow Granny Sun, and you will definitely find out who she has met and what she has done along the way. You may even be able to catch some people who are involved with her. When Granny Sun returns to Xuzhou, you can capture her alive, isn't that good?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chi and Lin Tingxu both agreed with Prince An's proposal.

Prince An and He Jinchun said, “After Granny Sun leaves Jingxuzhou, Madam Lin will find a few trustworthy maids to secretly replace the three-day soul-binding grass at the gate of the courtyard with crane grass.

As for when to change it..."

Prince An's eyes narrowed as he said, "To ensure that nothing goes wrong, it is best to change the grass in the middle of the night. Madam Lin should have someone come to Jingfu Temple in advance to inform me. I will send secret guards to the Lin Mansion to look after it."

Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun understood Prince An's intention. He did not want to interfere in the affairs of their Lin Mansion, but was afraid that Granny Sun would go to the south of the Yangtze River and would secretly tell Prince Rui's other spies stationed in Xuzhou, Beijing, to monitor the Lin Mansion.

If King Rui knew about their secret exchange of souls for three days, he would definitely realize that they suspected Grandma Sun, so they sent Grandma Sun away.

Lin Tingxu stood up and thanked Prince An, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty was very kind to me in the past, but my personality made it difficult for me to gain a foothold in the court, and I disappointed Your Majesty. If Your Highness Prince An has time, please write a letter to Your Majesty.

I have just pondered over this matter for a long time. If the Lin Mansion has a Three Day Soul Trap, there may be one in the palace as well. It is better for Your Majesty to be prepared in advance."

Prince An nodded and said, "This is exactly what I am thinking. I will send a letter to the capital tonight."

As he said that, he stood up and walked in front of Lin Tingxu.

Prince An was two or three inches taller than Lin Tingxu. When he lowered his eyes slightly and looked at Lin Tingxu, he no longer had the morbid look he had in the past. Instead, he exuded an indescribable nobility and domineering aura.

He said: "Father is a man who knows how to use talent. When Master Lin resigned and returned to Xuzhou, Father must have been very reluctant to let you go. Otherwise, how could the Lin family have been able to become a royal merchant all these years?

My father fought through blood and stepped on corpses before he ascended the throne. The deep-rooted snobbery in the court cannot be eradicated in one or two years. The northern and southern borders have been invaded by other countries on the border for years. If we want to stabilize the country, we must first bring peace to the country. Master Lin understands this principle.

The people all think that the emperor can do whatever he wants, but they don’t know that a good emperor will have many times when he is helpless in order to stabilize the country.”

Lin Tingxu nodded and bowed again, saying, "If Your Highness Prince An can protect my daughter this time, although I cannot join Prince An's army, I am willing to spend all my family wealth to become His Highness Prince An's strongest backing."

Lin Tingxu opened his mouth and wanted to say that he only hoped that his wife and daughter would be happy and healthy in this life.

Prince An smiled calmly and said, "Master Lin, do you know what your daughter asked me for last night?"

Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun looked at Prince An suddenly.

Prince An said, "She said that she was willing to use her own life to protect her parents and the safety of the Lin family."

When Lin Tingxu and He Jinchun first heard this, they were moved to tears. After thinking about it carefully, they couldn't help but feel a tightness in their hearts, thinking that Lin Luoling had promised herself to Prince An in exchange for their future safety and well-being.

Just as they were about to speak, Prince An saw through what the couple were thinking and spoke first, "Master Lin and Madam Lin don't have to think too much. Luo Ling just wanted to thank me for helping her many times and promised to work for me.

This prince is not a mean person who cheats others. I will not use a woman's reputation and body to exchange for benefits. The two of you have taught your daughters well. After the divorce, Luo Ling has ambitions to go far. She wants to become the largest female businessman in Jingxuzhou and help this prince succeed to the throne of the crown prince. "

He Jinchun let out a long sigh and asked, "Ling'er, do you want to do business?"

Lin Luoling nodded, then turned to look at Prince An and said, "There is one thing that I changed my mind about temporarily."

"What's the matter?" Prince An asked with his hands behind his back.

Lin Luoling said: "I thought about it last night and asked my mother and Zhu Xianzhi to propose that if he is willing to divorce me, Governor Cao will make the decision and let Zhu Xianzhi take up the post of Water Minister of Xuzhou.

Of course, this matter will inevitably involve His Royal Highness Prince An, after all, it is a seventh-rank official position, and Governor Cao cannot appoint or dismiss him. "

Prince An was puzzled and asked, "Why let him be the Water Minister?"

Why?

When Lin Luoling couldn't sleep last night, he suddenly thought of how in his previous life, more than ten days later, there would be three consecutive days of heavy rain in Jingxuzhou. As a result, the harvests of many of the Lin family's farms were halved, many farmers' houses collapsed, and displaced refugees crowded outside the east gate of Jingxuzhou.

After discussion, her father and mother provided free porridge outside the east gate of Xuzhou in the capital for more than ten days.

This incident caused a huge uproar and alarmed Emperor Deshun.

It stands to reason that there are a few days of continuous rainfall in Jingxuzhou every year. Even if it rains heavily, it will not flood four or five villages.

So Emperor Deshun ordered people from the Water Resources Department to investigate in person.

After investigation, it was found that the water minister of Xuzhou, the capital, ordered people to dig a dam on the first day of rainfall for unknown reasons. This led to heavy rains and the villages under the dam were flooded.

The director of the Du Shui Si immediately ordered his men to capture the Du Shui Cheng of Xuzhou and bring him back to the capital.

Later, there were rumors that the water minister of Xuzhou in Jing ordered people to chisel the dam and rebuild it because he saw cracks in the dam. Coincidentally, it rained heavily the next day and it rained for three consecutive days.

Later, she heard from her mother He Jinchun that after the Water Minister of Xuzhou came to the capital, he was interrogated for more than ten days in a row, but he could not get any information. In the end, the Water Minister of Xuzhou was sentenced to be torn into pieces by five horses.

At that time, He Jinchun sighed repeatedly and said, "If the mountain dam really had a crack, it could be repaired. Why would they dig through the mountain to rebuild it? And they did this during the rainy season. How can Your Majesty believe such a lie?"

Although Lin Luoling didn't know which prince the Du Shui Cheng of Jingxuzhou was working for, she was sure that he was not working for Prince An.

Jingxuzhou is the fief of King An. Given King An's personality, he would not want to see the people in his fiefdom suffer heavy casualties from natural disasters and be left with nowhere to live.

Lin Luoling proposed to give the post of Xuzhou Du Shui Cheng to Zhu Xianzhi, which was to give the two princes a scapegoat. How could the two princes not use him?

Lin Luoling couldn't tell the truth to King An. While she was thinking about what to say, Jiang Chi whispered something in King An's ear. King An's eyes darkened slightly. He first glanced at Jiang Chi, then frowned and looked at Lin Luoling.

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