Dressed as the villain's stepmother

"Of course it's fine."

When the envoy saw Jiang Lianzhu, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.

He was still a little doubtful a few days ago, but now he is completely convinced of what Jiang Lianzhu said.

"The Qiqiaocao you want is ready. Follow me into the house to get it."

The envoy knew Jiang Lianzhu's purpose of coming here, and took her into the house without saying a word.

The Qiqiaocao was placed in a sandalwood box. Because of the proper placement, the stems still looked plump, giving people the illusion that they had just been picked.

"There is only one Qiqiaocao grass. After the girl gets it, be sure to hide it well. As for the tribute to the emperor - I have already ordered someone to exchange this gift list and mark out the Qiqiaocao written in it. Lost."

The envoy handed the box to Jiang Lianzhu very solemnly.

After hearing this, Jiang Lianzhu nodded and said, "Of course you will. It's just that you changed the gift list privately. If His Majesty knew about it, would there be any trouble?"

"That's not the case. We in the Western Region regard this Qiqiaocao as a treasure. We didn't make it clear before that we wanted to pay tribute to your emperor. Even if he gets angry again, he can't do anything to me. .”

The envoy said in an understatement, with certainty inside and outside his words.

He also calculated that he had a loophole to exploit, otherwise he would not have agreed to Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Yunchuan's request from the beginning.

Jiang Lianzhu didn't say much else. She hugged the agarwood box in her hand tightly and ran out of the palace at the right time, directly outside the palace gate.

The person arranged by Liao Yunchuan was waiting for her outside. Seeing that there was no one else around, he immediately stepped forward carefully and called Miss Jiang.

"I have got what your master wants. Send me to Prince Xiang's Mansion now."

Jiang Lianzhu didn't have much time to chat with the person who responded, so she gave simple and straightforward instructions.

"Girl, get in the carriage."

The person who responded naturally understood and opened the curtain of the carriage without saying a word.

The carriage jolted for a while and then stopped outside Prince Xiang's Mansion.

Jiang Lianzhu walked in with a vigilant look. After seeing King Xiang, she slowly let down her guard: "I have already obtained the Qiqiao grass. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, it is best to use this grass now."

"Now?"

The expression on King Xiang's face condensed slightly.

"Yin'er's health has been a bit bad recently. If he has to rehabilitate his hand tendons and hamstrings now, will he be a little unbearable?"

He was also really worried, fearing that if something went wrong, their plan would fall short.

"No, it just hurts a little."

Jiang Lianzhu replied crisply.

"Since you have chosen to cure your disease, it is necessary to pay a little price."

"it is good."

King Xiang gritted his teeth and agreed.

the other side.

The prime minister negotiated with the people outside the palace for a long time, and finally got permission to enter the palace.

Without saying a word, he went straight to the palace where the envoy was, and knocked steadily outside three times before he reluctantly got in.

"You really handed over the seven-orificed grass in your hand!"

The prime minister stared at the envoy, with a hint of disbelief in his words.

He had clearly given instructions before and offered attractive enough conditions, but the people from the Western Region were just incompetent and did not take what he said to heart at all.

"So what if I hand it over?"

The envoy glanced at the prime minister and didn't give him a good look at all.

"I came to the Central Plains this time just to heal the injury on my arm. I just used a seven-hole grass as a bargaining chip. What's the trouble?"

The envoy's words were extremely light.

Naturally, he was hiding some of his own logic, so the prime minister couldn't say much to refute him for a while.

"Well, I know that it makes no sense to love you - if you are willing to go to the emperor with me to admit your mistake now, then I can save you, but you are still so obsessed and want to If you protect them, don’t blame me for not giving you this face.”

The prime minister said viciously. Seeing the unknown emotion on the envoy's face, he subconsciously thought that he was trying to trick him.

"Why, your status in the Western Regions is certainly great, but since you have come to the Central Plains, you must abide by the laws of the Central Plains. Don't think that this loser Prince Xiang can protect you."

"Prime Minister, I think you said it too early, or that you took yourself too seriously."

The envoy couldn't stand the Prime Minister yelling at him, so he stood up randomly.

"This is just a deal between Miss Jiang and I, not to mention who has promised that this seven-orificed grass will be presented as tribute to the emperor. The emperor still has the mind to be in the palace and have a peaceful draft. What do you think? Why are you so anxious to ask him here?"

The envoy showed no mercy at all, and stepped closer to the prime minister in front of him.

The Prime Minister inevitably showed some panic in his heart, and he swallowed quietly: "You, why are you telling me this now? The gift list that you replaced before has already been replaced. It’s in the imperial study room—don’t think you guys can escape!”

He had expected it before, so he deliberately kept a hand in reserve. Now he might be able to win back the game with the little moves he made secretly before.

The expression on the envoy's face immediately changed. He could smile confidently just now, but now he was already panicking.

The things in the imperial study were not something they could take just as they wanted. Besides, who knew whether the emperor had opened it or not.

"If you are willing to cooperate with me now, then I can put all the responsibility on Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Yunchuan, and it will definitely not affect you in the slightest."

The Prime Minister knew that he had the upper hand now, so his tone of voice became a little different, with a hint of arrogance.

"If you don't want to do this in any way, then you can't blame me for not giving you a good look."

The envoy remained silent and did not answer. He looked up at the prime minister in front of him.

He seemed to have mastered the knack of manipulating people, but after a moment he slowly said: "Anyway, the cooperation between the two of us will not be revealed to others... What else do you have to worry about?"

"I promise you."

The envoy was silent for a moment before he said he was relieved.

"I just like to deal with smart people, but it would be meaningless to reveal this matter too early. The rest is entirely up to me."