a's smile widened, but she didn't keep anyone in suspense. Instead, she spoke, "In my opinion, Your Highness should first find out the true scale of this rebellion. How much territory have they seized...Chapter 188: Treasure

That shameless scoundrel who repeatedly took advantage of his own...

When Jin Xueyuan thought of that figure, she felt a wave of bitterness.

Before that, she always thought that scoundrel was just a swindler who took advantage of her and disappeared. She wouldn't see him again, and she had suffered this humiliating loss. She estimated that it would be difficult to seek revenge.

When all else failed, after countless attempts to secure the favor of high-ranking officials through gifts and connections, this seemingly insurmountable task was unexpectedly accomplished by a mere street con artist.

She was so excited that she didn't think about all of this.

"No!"

Jin Xueyuan almost blurted it out.

These two characters, "her", left the members of the delegation, who had just grasped a glimmer of hope, dumbfounded.

The man with the goat beard, who had spoken first, asked, "Princess, why not Zhou Taipu is right, this person could very well be the key. As long as we find him and offer him great rewards, he will surely agree."

“This matter, your servant can take charge of. Please tell the princess his name and address, and your servant will definitely visit him with one hundred percent sincerity and ask for his help.”

She first found the loyal old minister a little annoying.

She could claim she was deceived and her body taken, that as a princess, her most precious chastity was forcibly violated by this man, yet she didn't even know his name

These words absolutely cannot be spoken.

Otherwise, half of these ministers, who are devoted to the current dynasty, would be enraged to death.

"This simply won't do!"

Jin Xueyan felt it was hard to say. She said, "That person already helped us see the Crown Prince, which wasn't easy. Persuading the Crown Prince wouldn't be so simple either. Anyway... Forget this route, let's come up with other plans."

Zhou Taipu frowned slightly, seeming to detect something unusual in Jin Xueyuan's extraordinary performance.

He began, "Princess, do you not also know his origins"

This remark made Jin Xueyuan somewhat angry.

"Zhou Taipu, I don't know his background. Does he have anything to do with what we are discussing"

"I've inquired around, and there seems to be no one in the capital matching that description. Perhaps he's just a con artist, and this whole incident has nothing to do with him. It might just be a coincidence, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse. Whatever it is, I don't want to talk about him anymore."

Seeing Jin Xueyan's extremely firm attitude, the others could only suppress their doubts and thoughts, keeping silent.

Zhou Taipu's face grew even more suspicious, but he clasped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, let's think of another way... For now, the best course of action is to be adaptable and use our utmost sincerity to persuade the Crown Prince, giving him a reason he can't refuse to send troops."

Someone asked: "Grand Master of the Household, what reason could we have to prevent the Crown Prince from leading troops against the Xian Dynasty"

Zhou Taipu chuckled softly and said, "Ordinary reasons wouldn't do, but... what if it were a treasure left behind by the first emperor of Qin"

This remark immediately caused a stir in the hall.

When Jin Xueyan saw Zhou Taipu let go of the rogue, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when she heard this, her heart was lifted to her throat again. She said, “This is just a legend. It's said that Emperor Taizu of the Qin Dynasty, over three hundred years ago, hid a treasure within the territory of Xian Chao. However, for these past three hundred years, not only have many emperors of the Qin Dynasty come looking for it, but even our own royal family has searched, yet there has been no trace. Everyone treats this as a joke. Are you sure the Crown Prince would believe it”ing, but if it's money, he's really stingy."Your Highness."Zhou Ping'an seemed to know how shy Li Chen was, so he said: "The fastest way to control someone's heart is to use both threats and enticemen...