After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Yan Shiyan stood there in silence, he had become numb from listening.

Forget it. Since my mother knew that what Cui Yongwei said was unpredictable, she still let me stand here, which meant she trusted him without hesitation.

But my mother was too rash.

Of course, I would keep the secret I heard to myself and would never betray my mother.

But what if it was someone else?

This is not okay.

He had to think carefully about how to tell his mother about this.

Just as he was in a daze, he heard his mother chuckle, "Cui Yongwei, are you trying to say that the Fourth Prince is the eldest grandson of Prince Ruyang?"

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Cui Yongwei trembled all over and stared at her with his eyes almost popping out of his sockets.

This is impossible!

She couldn't possibly know!

Yan Shiyan pursed his lips tightly, trying hard to recall what the Fourth Prince looked like on the night of the Lantern Festival, when he had met him once.

Prince Ruyang is the late emperor's brother from the same mother and is related by blood to the current emperor.

Since the Fourth Prince was able to grow up safely without arousing any suspicion, his appearance must be similar to the Emperor's.

Yan Shiyan’s inference was correct.

Compared with the late emperor's heroic and extraordinary appearance, Prince Ruyang's facial features are more handsome.

It is said that nephews resemble their uncles. The emperor's nephew was born somewhat like his uncle, the Prince of Ruyang.

It is precisely because of this that the "child exchange" has a basis for implementation.

Cui Yongwei's voice brought Yan Shiyan back to reality.

"you……"

Cui Yongwei was shaking like a leaf in the wind, his face was ashen and his voice was hoarse: "How do you know?"

He had planned everything, but he had never expected that his only bargaining chip was nothing in front of Qin Yaoguang.

Is it possible that the only bloodline he has left in this world is going to disappear just like that?

Qin Yaoguang glanced at him calmly: "I have said it before, I know much more than you think."

"Princess, Princess..."

Cui Yongwei's defenses were completely broken, and he pleaded in a trembling voice: "You, just help me this time because we are still connected by blood?"

Qin Yaoguang just looked at him coldly without saying anything.

Yan Shiyan spoke, his voice as cold as snow: "You only think of blood ties when you are at the end of your rope. It shows that this blood is not worth mentioning to you at all."

Hit the nail on the head.

Qin Yaoguang curled her lips and secretly gave him a thumbs up in her heart: Well said.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Cui Yongwei, wearing shackles, struggled to crawl to Qin Yaoguang's feet and said, "As long as Your Highness is willing to save my child and raise him for me, you can ask for anything!"

Qin Yaoguang leaned over and looked down at him: "Tell me, what value do you have?"

"I……"

Cui Yongwei was speechless, but he knew that the eldest princess was his last chance.

Apart from her, it would be difficult for him, a death row prisoner, to see anyone else, and even if he did, he would not be able to reveal his secrets to her.

And Yan Shiyan, who has always been protecting Qin Yaoguang, is the reason why he trusts her.

Since she was so broad-minded and raised a concubine's son so well, Cui Yongwei had reason to believe that she would also have mercy on an orphan who posed no threat.

"what do you want?"

His gray hair fluttered in the air. He knelt on the ground with difficulty, overcoming the obstacle brought by the wooden yoke on his neck and kowtowed several times.

After letting him kowtow, Qin Yaoguang slowly spoke: "Where is the ill-gotten gains you collected and sent to King Ruyang stored? Who is guarding it? Where is his secret arsenal?"

Prince Ruyang is a man of deep scheming.

In the past, he conspired with Xie Shu to seize the throne, but unexpectedly, he was betrayed by Xie Shu as soon as the plan was accomplished, and he was forced to return to his fiefdom.

All these years, nothing happened.

A person who deliberately wants to become the supreme ruler suddenly disappears. Can he turn over a new leaf and reflect on himself?

No, he has just been sharpening his sword for ten years with the intention of making a comeback.

This is not because Qin Yaoguang wants to wrongly accuse him, but because the plot of the original book serves as a backing.

However, it is extremely difficult to obtain information about Prince Ruyang.

He had failed once, but this time he managed his fiefdom like an iron plate, and his intelligence network was as dense as a spider web.

If you are not careful, you will alert the enemy.

Qin Yaoguang followed Shunyu's clues and just when he had made some progress, all the news was completely cut off.

The person who knows Prince Ruyang best is probably the former Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Cui, his partner.

It’s not that Prince Ruyang relaxed his vigilance because of the cooperative relationship.

But because of the cooperation, he had to give Cui Yongwei some authority, otherwise things would not be able to proceed.

Cui Yongwei was obviously stunned when he heard Qin Yaoguang's greeting.

He hadn't expected that she would actually care about this.

What good would it do her to know these things? She couldn't even use them as bargaining chips in negotiations with the Xie family.

"Speak as much as you know."

Qin Yaoguang didn't bother to pay attention to the other party's psychological activities. She just wanted to take precautions as much as possible and minimize the possibility of Prince Ruyang's rebellion.

The people are prosperous and suffer.

If a country dies, the people will suffer even more.

Someone like Cui Yongwei who only thinks about himself will probably never understand her motives.

“In fact, I know very little.”

Cui Yongwei smiled bitterly: "He is very defensive. The first dock I sent people to enter Ruyang County by water was taken over by his people, making it difficult to get deeper. I only know that the man is his confidant and his adopted son. He gave him the surname of the country and the single name 'Yuan'."

Qin Yuan, she knew this person.

But this name alone is far from enough.

Qin Yaoguang did not answer, but narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of dangerous light in her eyes.

Do you want to get away with it simply by saying this?

"You are still keeping it a secret for him. Are you hoping that he will succeed in his rebellion after your death?"

Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "Don't you think about what good it would do to you if he succeeded, or would it be a waste of time to hurt others and not benefit yourself?"

After carefully observing Cui Yongwei's expression and thinking for a while, Qin Yaoguang suddenly realized, "Yes, it is obvious that I am not your last resort. Prince Ruyang is."

Given Cui Yongwei's caution, how could he not have any backup plan?

That child was both the bloodline he preserved for himself to continue his family line and a hostage given to King Ruyang. The two men reached a deal on this basis.

However, the child is now in Cangzhou, and Prince Ruyang is out of reach, so Qin Yaoguang is just a transitional candidate for Cui Yongwei.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yaoguang's face changed and he turned away.

Yan Shiyan followed closely behind.

The two of them were in perfect harmony, not even glancing at Cui Yongwei, and left cleanly and neatly without any delay.

three,

two,

One.

Qin Yaoguang silently counted to three in his heart.

Sure enough, when she finished counting "one", Cui Yongwei shouted: "Wait!"

She still kept walking.

This kind of psychological game is actually similar to shopping for clothes in a small store.

Whoever wavers first loses.

"Your Highness!"

In order to keep her, Cui Yongwei hurriedly said something that both of them did not expect.