When there is a drought, set up an altar on a cliff and throw dry ice into the clouds to look for rainfall.

This was Dongxu's record of this rain many years later, and it was recorded in the annals of history together with the name Chen Ling. But there were also criticisms, which were attributed to what Chen Ling did after the rain.

Maybe it just happened to catch up with the rain that was about to fall. The artificial rainfall that should only last for a few hours has been falling for nearly a week. From violent storms to gentle breezes and drizzles, the rivers have risen, the farmland has been irrigated, and the long drought has been followed by sweet dew. Everyone's faces are filled with emotions.

smile.

And the decree in the palace was issued very quickly. This deed caused a sensation, and the imperial court wanted to win over Fengling, the meritorious deed.

This incident caught Fengling off guard and gave her a headache.

The result she wants is not to serve as an official in Dongxu, otherwise what is the difference between her and the traitor Qi Xinai? Originally, all she did was to delay the time of making bombs and protect herself, and then wait for the enemy to relax against her.

Find an opportunity to escape.

But he didn't expect that he had gone too far and became famous in Dongxu. If he entered the palace, he would be a ghost if he could escape.

So she stayed awake all night, thinking about escape plans when she opened and closed her eyes.

In the early hours of the morning, she finally made a decision.

The day to set out for the palace was originally today, but Duo Tuer actually did not plan to return to the capital, because his main purpose of staying in Shikha Prefecture was to use Fengling to make bombs, so as to recapture Yucheng and even Weizhou and turn defeat into victory.

Win back your reputation.

Therefore, he did not immediately carry out the order to return to the palace. He understood that returning to the palace at this time was just a gift to the Queen Mother, and at most he could atone for his sins. That was not what he wanted.

Another piece of bad news for Fengling is that the sulfur mine has been found and is on the way to be mined and transported. It takes at most three days to travel. In other words, she will have no choice.

On this day, she took advantage of the patient's self-cultivation to go out to relax. After a rain, Luoxia Lake returned to its previous scenery. The water was sparkling, making it the most suitable place for swimming in the lake.

She borrowed a close friend from Dudu'er's side to enjoy the breeze together on the deck of the flower boat.

Fengling felt very comfortable, but the confidant looked disgusted the whole time.

Fengling smiled and shook her head, handed her a cup of tea as a sign of courtesy, and said, "You don't have to regard me as an enemy. Maybe we can become partners."

The confidant's name is Zalina. Fengling guesses that she is one of the few people who knows Duo Tuer's gender and has other thoughts about Duo Tuoer, so she has always been very hostile to her.

Zarina did not take the tea cup and looked at her coldly, "What do you mean? Just tell me. We Dongxu people don't like to follow Fengyang people's roundabout ways."

She didn't give face, and Fengling wasn't angry either. She retracted her hand and put down the tea cup, drank it herself, and said, "Of course it's about your highness's cooperation."

Zalina's eyes narrowed and she asked the others to leave. They were the only two people left on the boat. She stared at Fengling and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean? What does it have to do with your Highness between us?"

Fengling saw that she was anxious when she mentioned Duo Tu'er, and couldn't help laughing: "Looking at your reaction, anyone with a discerning eye can guess that you are interested in your highness."

Zalina jumped up and said angrily: "Chen Ling, we haven't reached the point of joking between us. Don't you Fengyang people follow your words and deeds prudently? Are you allowed to make jokes about His Highness?"

Fengling lowered her eyes and looked at the spilled tea leaves, and said calmly: "I know in my heart whether I am kidding you or not. Why bother to pretend? Don't you like to speak frankly? Then I will speak frankly."

She raised her eyes and looked directly at Zarina, and asked: "I plan to leave here and return to Fengyang, and I need your help."

"Are you crazy?" Zarina was surprised, "His Highness needs your ability now, how can he let you leave?"

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Kai. If you want to leave, it's impossible. Even if you die, you can only die in Dongxu."

Fengling chuckled after hearing this, raised her eyebrows and smiled softly: "That's good, you can stay as well. I happen to be tired and don't want to work hard anymore, so being a prince-consort is also good."

"How dare you!" Zalina was completely furious. She pulled out the scimitar from her waist and pointed it at Fengling: "If you dare to plot against His Highness, I will kill you!"

"It doesn't matter, come on." Fengling changed to a leisurely and comfortable position and leaned back, looking at the scenery on the lake and sighing: "I only have to serve His Highness every day and swim around the lake when I'm bored. This life is really good."

Zarina sneered angrily, looked at her with contempt and said, "Just because of you, His Highness just treats you as a useful dog. How important do you think you are in His Highness's heart?"

"Really?" Fengling approached her while pushing the wheelchair, "You are with His Highness every day. Can't you see any difference between her treating you and me?"

"You are not qualified to compare with me." Zarina affirmed.

But Fengling found suspicion in her eyes. She was lying to herself. In response, she smiled faintly, reached out to take back her knife, and softened her tone, "Actually, we don't need to be tit-for-tat like this. Our purposes are different. You

I like Duduer, but I don't like it. I just want to go back to my hometown, so we can cooperate."

"You don't like His Highness, but you still treat His Highness..." Zarina could not describe the word related to seduction, gritted her teeth and cursed: "Shameless bastard!"

Fengling also admitted it openly and said innocently: "Yes, I was deliberately deceiving your Highness's feelings. If you don't help me go back, then I can only continue to deceive in order to survive. Then people will call me Prince Consort."

Don’t regret it when you die.”

Zarina struck directly with a knife, "I'll kill you bastard!"

But in the end, the blade still stopped within an inch of his head because Fengling didn't move away.

"Admit it, you can't kill me at all. If you kill me, no matter what the reason is, your Highness will be angry. Moreover, your Highness needs me now. If you kill me, you will never get him.

heart."

Every word was true, and it was like a nail piercing Zarina's heart. Her hand holding the knife was so strong that it trembled slightly. After a moment of struggle, she slammed the knife into the wooden door of the cabin.

After calming down her anger, she figured it out: "If I let you go, His Highness will be in a dilemma, so it is impossible to let you go."

"Then it depends on your choice. Do you choose to continue to accompany him as the only confidant, or do you want to be replaced by me and even watch me and him and Meimei with your own eyes? If he loses me, he will be punished by the Queen.

Fan, there will be no real danger, after all, he is the eldest daughter of the emperor and the future concubine."

Zarina hesitated.

Feng Ling hooked her lips and continued to persuade: "If you help me, I can give you a way to solve the crisis of your Highness. It will be up to you to propose it at that time to save him from danger. I am afraid that he will not treat you differently.

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Treat him differently. She had to admit that Zarina was moved. Ever since she started working with His Highness, even though she gained trust, she could tell that there was only trust.

Originally, she felt that she would be satisfied as long as she stayed with His Highness, but Fengling's arrival broke the balance. She had never seen His Highness be so indulgent to a woman, and even became more and more like a man.

Just when she was wavering, several people came to the shore on horseback, and it was Dotul.

He got off his horse and men and immediately signaled to the person at the helm to bring the boat over.

Before she reached the shore, Fengling lowered her voice and said to Zarina: "I'm not in a hurry for you to reply now. I'll give you one night. I'll wait for your decision tomorrow."

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The boat slowly docked, and Duo Tuer came up and sat down opposite Fengling. The waiter next to him filled him with wine. He glanced at the waiter's beautiful face, shook his hand, and the wine spilled out of the cup.

Splashed on his hand, the waiter was immediately knocked away by a palm and fell into the water.

Fengling frowned, displeasure flashed across her eyes, but her expression changed again after a moment.

"Your Highness is angry?" Fengling smiled lightly.

She took the wine glass and put it aside, then gave him her teacup: "Drinking is harmful to the body, drinking tea is good for the body. He is just an insignificant person, there is no need to be so angry."

Duo Tuer's face was not very good and he stared at her closely: "Are you distressed?"

The people in the water were still struggling, as if they couldn't swim. They stretched out their hands to grab something, but Dotul didn't speak, and no one dared to jump in to save him.

Fengling turned her gaze away from the man in the water and landed on Duo Tuer's face. The smile on her lips became gentler, but behind this gentleness was a sharp edge, "Your Highness was joking. He and I just met by chance. How can we compare?"

The relationship between you and Your Highness. He deserves to be punished if he fails to serve Your Highness well. However, His Highness is dealing with a servant here today, in full view of everyone, and if people talk too much, he may get a bad reputation."

Although Duo Tu'er had a changeable temperament, he still cared about his reputation. Fengling understood this correctly. He looked at her with a cold face, and after thinking for a moment, he ordered his subordinates to fish him out.

The beautiful waiter choked on the water and fainted. Fengling made sure he was still alive and ignored him.

After the person was taken down, Duo Tuer sat down again. This time he chose to drink tea. He talked about business with Fengling: "The sulfur ore can be transported in less than three days. Chen Ling, the most important thing is that I keep you alive."

This is where it comes in. You must make the weapon as soon as possible, so as not to disappoint His Highness."

It seems that he takes this matter very seriously. If he doesn't leave this wolf den, he will really be infamy for thousands of years.

Her thoughts passed by like lightning, and she sighed leisurely, showing a look of understanding, and said: "Originally, I didn't want to make such a harmful weapon, but now I understand, if I choose between revenge and justice, then I

You can only choose the road full of bones. You are right, when you have power, you can get everything at your fingertips. Revenge, status, and money are indeed very tempting."

Duo Tu'er was satisfied that her ideas were consistent with his. With a common direction, cooperation would be smoother and more secure. Besides, he had always disliked Fengling's image of a righteous and good person. He always felt that in her eyes, he

No place to hide.

He had long wanted to drag her into the darkness, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

He smiled: "Your Highness just likes to associate with smart people. Those who shout about serving the country and the people or doing justice sound great, but in the eyes of His Highness, they are all hypocritical. No one is born as a disciple of the Buddha.

, Great love knows no bounds, everyone is selfish, and the so-called risking one’s life is just that the benefits are enough to move people’s hearts.”

Fengling sneered in her heart. He said these words in a condescending tone, as if he had really seen through the nature of people, but he was just covering up all aspects with one side. The complexity and changeability of the human heart is something that can never be learned in a lifetime.

Frankly, she admitted that what he said made sense, but was too negative.

I have seen in psychology before that there is a professional term called "projection". To put it simply, what kind of person you are will determine the kind of world you see. When one person criticizes another person, he is

Seeing the bad side of oneself through others. For example, a thief will definitely lock his own door; a liar will definitely be more wary of all kinds of sales.

In the same way, a person who is good at seeing the advantages of others must also have many advantages; a person who likes to deny others must be full of denial of himself.

This is the case for Dotul. In his eyes, the world is only filled with competing interests and darkness, and he cannot see the light side.

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