After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

The sky was gloomy and it was drizzling that day. When Jiang Xue Ning returned home, she found Jing Yu standing at the gate of the palace in a black robe, holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Seeing her coming back, his peach blossom eyes, which had been somewhat dim, instantly blossomed with a scorching light, "You're back."

She didn't ask him what he was doing there, but said, "It's wet and cold outside, come in and talk."

The study was warm and filled with freshly picked flowers from the morning, which had a faint fragrance. Qinghe served hot tea and ginger soup.

She took a sip of tea, leaned back in her chair, looking a little tired, and said nothing.

There was the sound of "tick-tick" of rain outside the window, but the room was exceptionally quiet and relaxing. His originally terrible mood gradually calmed down.

Jiang Xue Ning teased the cat in her arms for a while before she slowly spoke, "Tell me, why did you come here in the rain?"

He propped his chin with his hand and looked at her intently, "I was mesmerized by the prince's calm demeanor at the post station. I couldn't sleep at night. As soon as I closed my eyes, all I could think of was the prince's stunning figure. I think I'm probably suffering from lovesickness."

Her ears hurt from listening to it, so she stroked the cat's head, rolled her eyes and said, "Speak human language."

"Can you accept me? I don't ask for your loyalty, I will bring my own dowry. As long as you give me a position no lower than that of a concubine after you rule the world, that will be enough."

She looked up at him lazily, her eyes were cold, and her words were sharp, "Is it you who is not well, or is there something wrong in Jincheng?"

"Jincheng is good. It would be even better if I could marry into Xiangchu."

Jiang Xue Ning did not miss the obscure look on his face. She sighed and said, "It must be very uncomfortable and suffocating to wear a mask and act like a dandy all the time."

He suppressed the gloom in his eyes, raised his eyes and smiled at her evil smile, "If the prince doesn't want me, then I can only crash and die in front of the palace gate."

"Hey, if you get killed, wouldn't that be what your half-brother wants?" she said with a smile.

The expression on Jing Yu's face vividly illustrates how a person can go from being as bright as the sun to being as cold as ice with just one heart-wrenching word.

He couldn't act anymore and sneered, "It seems that the prince knows a lot."

Jiang Xue Ning pulled out a sealed document about him and Jin Cheng from the drawer. "The most beautiful woman in Hunan and Chu at that time married your father, but she was not cherished. After your mother died, your father quickly brought Bai Yueguang into the mansion. From then on, you had a stepmother and a half-brother who was two years older than you."

"The once smart and obedient young master began to become naughty and annoying. When he grew up, he became a bohemian and unruly dandy."

A very clichéd story with a very clichéd ending. The old city lord seemed to favor him the most, but he cared most about his eldest son with Bai Yueguang.

He was the nominal young city lord, but he had never been in power and had long been sidelined.

Having said that, Jing Yu stopped pretending and said resentfully, "My Lord, you are really annoying."

"Then you can just hate it." Jiang Xue Ning said mercilessly, "According to the latest news, your brother Jing Ye has already arranged to marry a business woman."

Merchants are in business, and Xiangchu is a well-known wealthy businessman with businesses in many places. His financial strength should not be underestimated. This marriage made his already bad situation even worse.

He said helplessly, "You have checked my entire ancestry. You must know too much."

"Well, a handsome man suddenly appeared and insisted on marrying me, so I naturally had to be careful."

"You are such a boring person, full of tricks."

The cat jumped out of her arms and ran away. She also cheered up and said, "Tell me, was it your own idea to marry into my family or the old city lord's idea?"

Jing Yu blinked and habitually threw her a wink. "It was his idea to let me seduce you with my beauty and marry you into your family to gain benefits for Jincheng. It was my idea to want Jincheng to marry into your family as well."

"You hate him?"

"It's hard to say." He leaned lazily on the chair, like a seductive demon. "He hired the best master to teach me martial arts, so the mother and son couldn't get rid of me after several attempts. He also doted on me, even doting on me."

"But he loved the mother and son more. He devoted all his energy to raising his eldest son, paving the way for him and taking great pains for him."

"He dotes on me on the premise that I am obedient and unrestrained, and will never surpass his older son."

"I understand. You want both..." Jiang Xue Ning nodded sympathetically. "You want your eldest son to inherit everything and become your pride, but you also want to be a loving father and filial son to your youngest son, so you are being treated well while being suppressed."

Jing Yu took a big sip of tea. He approached her with a calculating mind. But she easily understood him and saw through his mask.

After pretending for so many years, he felt tired and bored.

Some things can never be obtained no matter how hard you try. His father has long been more than just his father.

Looking at the calm and composed woman at the top, Jing Yu rarely showed his weak side, "Let me make a deal with the prince."

Finally, she came. Jiang Xue Ning sat up straight and said seriously, "You say."

"Your Majesty, lend me some people. When I have taken care of my family affairs, Jincheng and I will be yours."

Seeing her expression that was choking and hard to describe, he laughed heartily, "Am I so annoying?"

"Well, I may not be able to give you the position you want..."

Jing Yu pretended to be sad and said, "I rarely bow my head to others, so at least leave a place for me as a confidant."

Jiang Xue Ning's eyes swept across his face, "For the sake of your face, you can have this."

"Well, from the day I gave you flowers, I knew we must have a special fate."

"Don't give me that. It's obvious that you planned this long ago." Jiang Xue Ning yawned. "Go find Bai Yu if you need someone. He will cooperate with you."

Finally, Jing Yu said seriously and with a stern look in his eyes, "I hope Your Highness will treat the people of Jincheng well. They have done nothing wrong."

"it is good."

In fact, he could have dealt with Jing Ye and his son by himself, or he could have found someone else to cooperate with. He came to her because he wanted to find a good place for the people of Jincheng.

He was born and raised in Jincheng, and the people of Jincheng seemed to have gotten used to having such a young city lord who was too good-looking and caused chaos every day.

Most people who saw him would greet him in a friendly manner. There would be pretty girls who would give him flowers, there would be old men who would invite him to eat noodles when they saw him... There would be fierce women who would always tease and joke with him.

He wanted to destroy the mother and son and make his father regret it, but he never wanted to destroy Jincheng or the peace.

After leaving the palace, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up. He looked up at the sky and let the sunlight shine on his face.

Fuyun asked quickly, "Has the prince agreed to let you marry into his family?"

He answered the question irrelevantly, "I suddenly realized that it's good to be soft occasionally, especially to someone who is both beautiful and strong."

Fuyun was confused by what he heard, but seeing that his mood had improved, he became happy too.