I'm not a scumbag

Of course, no one could persuade Ling Tingyu to do what she decided.

Although he knew that the ugly ghost in the Western Regions could not win, Deng Zhuang still took one hundred and twenty precautions to guard against Qin Zuo.

But Qin Zuo was protected by Ling Tingyu in front of him and helped by Cheng Ruyi in the back. He lived very comfortably and was really not afraid of Deng Zhuang's schemes.

In the following days, Qin Zuo was quiet, no one came to disturb him, and he concentrated on... being lazy.

【Host...】

Ah Kuai was puzzled and hoped to wait for Qin Zuo's answer.

Qin Zuo may have been too busy in the past few days, so he finally spoke.

Looking back at the original plot, although the original person died early and had no sense of existence, the biggest change in the mentality of the male protagonist, Ling Fantian, was at the brewing competition.

Nowadays, the heroine has gradually established a firm foothold in the Zhong Mansion thanks to the wholehearted dedication of the second male lead, and the cannon fodder Zhong Aorong has been disciplined and submissive.

And our male protagonist has just started to participate in politics at this moment, and everything has been clearly arranged by his mother and queen.

Obviously, in this plane, the heroine has a bigger halo as the protagonist, but this has nothing to do with Qin Zuo.

All he cares about is the mission goal.

No matter how the heroine behaves, as long as she doesn't harm Ling Tingyu, he can let her go.

Due to his previous contact with the male protagonist, Qin Zuo still has good feelings about Ling Fantian. He just hopes that this young man will not do something stupid out of his mind.

Qin Zuo originally wanted to sell wine in that small town to gain some fame and attract attention here. Who would have thought that those people would be confused by his appearance and dare not buy his own wine.

In the end, I borrowed Cheng Ruyi's help.

He didn't want to do this at first, but before he could move his position, he was captured by Deng Zhuang.

The people of Yan country are fond of wine, and they are addicted to wine. This is why Ling Fantian wanted to take him to drink flower wine as soon as Qin Zuo came.

This brewing competition takes place every three years, and this year may be the last during the Queen's reign, so it is of great significance.

What he has to do is to win the title, stay with Ling Tingyu, and help her block the halo of the heroine.

The purpose is clear, not as casual as it seems.

[But, host, you don’t know how to make wine at all...]

Ah Kuai's words made Qin Zuo laugh.

"Why should I?"

"As long as it's ready-made, for the rest, just show off."

Qin Zuo is still confident in his acting skills, and the connection is also connected with Panzi. When he settles down with Ling Tingyu this time, he can take over his half apprentice.

Ah Kuai secretly cursed, if the brewing competition was as simple as his host thought, how could it have such a high status? Ah Kuai wanted to say something else, but Qin Zuo blocked it directly.

Oh, the function of blocking is a practical function that Qin Zuocai discovered.

Ling Tingyu on the other side had just finished handling government affairs when he saw his secret guard kneeling in front of the palace.

"how?"

After waiting for so long, some news finally arrived. The fatigue in Ling Tingyu's brows disappeared, waiting for the secret guard's answer.

"The mastermind has been caught and imprisoned, awaiting His Highness's fate."

Ling Tingyu nodded with satisfaction. After so long, the result was finally achieved. When she thought of the suspicious person, Ling Tingyu couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

No matter what Deng Zhuang's purpose was, these actions were not in line with the rules.

Let's put this matter aside for now. After many years of friendship, she is willing to give him a chance to explain.

"What about the other thing?"

The secret guard's heart tightened, and soon his forehead was covered with sweat.

Ling Tingyu didn't say anything when he saw this, but asked the secret guard to retreat with a look of disappointment.

The efficiency of their work was getting lower and lower, and Ling Tingyu was wondering if it was time to let his trump card come out.

In fact, she had some guesses about the person's identity, but without accurate evidence and the doubts in her mind, she couldn't confirm it for the time being.

"The Queen."

Ling Fantian's voice came from outside the door. After Ling Tingyu collected her emotions, she calmly said, "Come in."

Ling Fantian has been here too frequently recently, so frequently that the Queen Mother has noticed.

You know, they've never been this close before.

Ling Fantian's purpose every time he comes is very simple.

He just told Ling Tingyu that Deng Zhuang was wrong.

This childish behavior did not arouse Ling Tingyu's dissatisfaction. She had no other thoughts except that she found it funny.

But it has to be said that the subtle process is often something that parties cannot check themselves.

Otherwise she would not have sent people to investigate Deng Zhuang.

When Ling Fantian came this time, he naturally knew that the small report he had made for so long had finally made some progress, so he came here specially to continue his efforts.

He hated Deng Zhuang in his heart.

He hated Deng Zhuang for lying to him, hated Deng Zhuang for having evil intentions, and even more hated Deng Zhuang for causing him to separate from his new good brother Zuo Xiaochen.

Now that Zuo Xiaochen's whereabouts are unknown, he has every reason to suspect that Deng Zhuang is behind it.

Of course, although he was dissatisfied with his mother and emperor sister, he did not show it.

"I heard that Fan Tian has been very close to the eldest lady of the Zhong family recently?"

Ling Tingyu asked with concern.

It's not like she has never seen Zhong Qingmei before. This woman's scheming and skills may be difficult for her younger brother to control.

This kind of woman is not suitable for her brother.

On the contrary, she is still very optimistic about Deng Zhuang's sister, Cheng Ruyi.

Ling Fantian didn't know that his imperial sister had some random thoughts in his heart. Hearing Ling Tingyu's words, Ling Fantian was shocked at first. Could it be that his imperial sister was spying on him?

The dissatisfaction in his heart was still well hidden. Ling Fantian shook his head in denial, and his attitude towards this matter was extremely firm.

Ling Tingyu glanced at him meaningfully and said nothing more.

But it was this look that made Ling Fantian feel more strange in his heart.

Sister Huang, are you on guard against yourself?