PNB Chapter 395: Another Deal
Chapter 395: Another Deal
"Senior sister, you're finally awake! I've been waiting for you for so many days!"
Lin Rusi immediately went forward and hugged Ye Ruoruo tightly.
Looking at Lin Ruosi, who was so excited, Ye Ruoruo felt a little ashamed.
After all, she herself had been in the Second Prince's dungeon for so many days.
If it weren't for Ye Ruoruo's own failure, they probably would have succeeded by now.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't failed, we would have been able to stabilize this country by now..."
However, when Lin Ruosi saw Ye Ruoruo's remorseful expression, she immediately became angry.
"Senior sister, what are you saying? You've done all this for us, how can we blame you!"
"Alright, now you don't need to think about these things anymore, Senior Sister, you need to rest well!"
After chatting with Ye Ruoruo for a couple more minutes, Lin Rusi's girlfriend drifted off to sleep.
That very night, the spies returned to the palace.
"Your Highness, we have traveled to quite a few places this time."
"The information we received was also quite accurate."
Hearing the spies' nonchalant remarks, Lin Rusi felt a little bored.
"Let's get straight to the point: what exactly is the identity of this Second Imperial Consort?"
Lin Rusi asked, idly touching her fingernails.
Who would have thought that the final result would be so shocking?
"These two imperial consorts are the daughters of the wife of a general from the Qin Kingdom... and are sisters with Ling Xue'er."
Upon hearing this news, Lin Rusi's eyes widened. She had never imagined that the Second Imperial Concubine had such a background.
But Lin Rusi quickly came to her senses.
Not long after, he told Li Jingyang, who had returned to the Prince's Mansion, about the matter.
Li Jingyang was equally shocked when he heard the news.
It seems this emperor is quite shrewd; he managed to marry the daughter born to the wife of the Qing Kingdom's general to his own son.
"How would Ling Xue'er react if she knew this news?"
Seeing Lin Rusi's enthusiastic expression, Li Jingyang also smiled.
As expected, when Lin Rusi delivered the news to Ling Xue'er the next day, Ling Xue'er was extremely shocked.
He quickly replied to Lin Rusi, wanting to meet her.
And, no matter what, I must see Lin Rusi before tonight.
Upon receiving Ling Xueer's reply, Lin Rusi couldn't help but take out the letter and hand it to Li Jingyang after reading its contents.
"It seems that Ling Xue'er is also losing her composure now, after all, she has found her biological sister."
After Lin Rusi finished speaking, she wanted to pack her things to go and keep her appointment with Ling Xue'er.
However, Li Jingyang was extremely worried.
Lin Rusi had been assassinated before, so who knows what kind of accident she will face this time?
"If you're going to see her, then I want to go with you."
Li Jingyang spoke with such conviction that Lin Rusi had no choice but to nod and agree to his suggestion.
And so the two of them rode together in a carriage to Lingxiao Pavilion.
At the entrance of Lingxiao Pavilion, Ling Xue'er was already waiting for Lin Rusi's arrival.
But when she saw Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang arrive together, Ling Xue'er frowned.
"I didn't expect Your Highness to come along. But right now, I only want to talk to Lin Rusi."
Hearing these words, Lin Rusi hesitated, after all, Li Jingyang had come to protect her safety.
"Ling Xue'er, the prince came only to protect my safety. Besides, even if he finds out, so what?"
Despite Lin Rusi's statement, Ling Xue'er still disagreed.
Seeing how determined Ling Xue'er was, Lin Rusi didn't insist on keeping Li Jingyang there and went upstairs with Ling Xue'er.
However, Li Jingyang was extremely worried, fearing that Lin Rusi might be in danger, so he gave Lin Rusi some instructions before leaving.
"If you encounter any danger, just shout my name, and I'll be waiting for you outside."
After saying this, Li Jingyang watched Lin Rusi leave.
However, after Ling Xue'er and Lin Rusi went upstairs, Ling Xue'er went straight to the point and said to Lin Rusi.
"I want to make a deal with you now. I can exchange any information I've gathered for you."
As Ling Xue'er said these words, Lin Rusi raised her eyebrows thoughtfully.
It seems Ling Xue'er really went all out.
"But the price is that you must protect the Second Princess Consort well. If anything happens to the Second Princess Consort, I will not give you any information about it under any circumstances."
Upon hearing Ling Xue'er's words, Lin Rusi narrowed her eyes.
"I feel that this kind of deal is really unfair to me."
Hearing Lin Rusi's words, Ling Xue'er was somewhat displeased and immediately raised her stakes.
"I will also stop the deal between the Emperor of Qing and the Second Prince. What do you think of that?"
Ling Xue'er felt confident of victory this time, and appeared exceptionally proud and self-satisfied.
But to her surprise, Lin Rusi still refused her request.
This struck Ling Xue'er as extremely strange; she had no idea what Lin Rusi was really up to.
"What are you really thinking? Why did you refuse even though I offered such generous terms?"
Ling Xue'er patted the table, stood up, and came to Lin Rusi.
They wanted to know what other thoughts Lin Rusi had.
“I think the conditions you’ve offered me are far too generous; I don’t need so many.”
"After all, protecting the Second Princess Consort was just something we did on the side."
Ling Xue'er was deeply moved by Lin Rusi's words; she hadn't expected Lin Rusi to be so kind and compassionate.
"After all, the Second Princess Consort saved my senior sister's life before, so we should take care of her."
However, Lin Rusi deliberately concealed the fact that the Second Prince had beaten the Second Princess.
When Ling Xue'er heard about this, she was even more moved.
"You're such a kind person, Asi... I'll tell you as soon as I have any news from now on."
By the time they finished saying those words, the deal was essentially done.
Before leaving, Ling Xue'er asked Lin Rusi to give a piece of jade pendant she was wearing to the Second Princess.
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Asi. No matter what, you have to give her this jade pendant."
After Lin Rusi accepted the jade pendant, she carefully put it in her pocket.
However, after hesitating for a while, Lin Rusi finally told Ling Xue'er about the incident where the Second Prince beat up the Second Princess.
As soon as she said it, Ling Xue'er's expression became extremely complicated and ferocious.