A green snake beneath the sleeve sang through cold rain; until the enemy's head was taken, there would be no returning home (Happy New Year, everyone)
"Oh, before you leave the Divine Capital, you had better let the Crown Prince know," Emperor Yongchang instructed. "Tell him you're inspecting the Wondrous Sound Pavilion's Eastern Capital branch. He still needs the Wondrous Sound Pavilion very much."
He Miaoyin understood what Emperor Yongchang meant. He wanted her to remain undercover beside the Crown Prince and continue gathering intelligence for him.
And since she had already agreed to cooperate with Emperor Yongchang, she was effectively a mine planted beside the Crown Prince, ready to explode at any moment. If she wanted a good ending, she had to draw closer to Emperor Yongchang.
That way, the Crown Prince's intelligence network would also serve Emperor Yongchang.
Deflecting a thousand pounds with four ounces-Emperor Yongchang's imperial scheming was still superior to the Crown Prince's.
Unfortunately.
Emperor Yongchang did not know her true identity either.
He Miaoyin pretended to deliberate before finally nodding. "Your Majesty, I only want revenge."
Emperor Yongchang was very understanding. "I will help you with all my strength. Whatever the Crown Prince cannot give you, I can."
This was a sense of security.
He Miaoyin thought, Thank goodness I'm a rebel.
Thank goodness I know your secrets.
Otherwise, I really might have fallen for your handsome-man trap.
While in the Divine Capital, Thousand Faces had spent most of the time hiding in the Wondrous Sound Pavilion.
He Miaoyin was among those who knew the most about Emperor Yongchang's physical condition.
But she had not told the Crown Prince about it.
An Emperor Yongchang with an intact body possessed astonishing charm.
But He Miaoyin felt she could still resist an Emperor Yongchang whose body was incomplete.
After all, however much was said, if it could not ultimately be put into action, it was purely a spiritual romance.
He Miaoyin knew that