Chapter 157: Surrender 2

"The Lu family is powerful, and the Ling family is far inferior. What's more, I am just a weak woman who can't even tie a chicken. It is as difficult as ascending to heaven to avoid Lu An and to seek revenge. After thinking about it, I finally made up my mind to come to the capital."

"I didn't expect to meet bandits on the way by boat. I didn't expect to be rescued by Your Highness later. Your Highness saved my life and then rewarded me with a name card, so that my sister and I can see Doctor Wei as soon as possible. I will never forget these favors in my life."

Ling Jingshu looked up at the Crown Prince, her eyes were slightly red, but her eyes had returned to calm: "Your Highness, this is my biggest secret, and it is also the greatest humiliation and pain in my life. Whether Your Highness is willing to help me or not, please keep it secret for me."

The Crown Prince exhaled a long breath, his face was as cold as an ice sculpture, exuding a breathtaking chill: "Don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ling Jingshu bowed in a proper manner to thank him, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The first step has been taken. Next, she still has a lot to do.

"It won't take much effort for me to help you deal with the Lu family." The Crown Prince had recovered from his shock and regained his usual calmness and sharpness: "But why should I help you?"

The Crown Prince stared at Ling Jingshu and asked slowly: "Or, what price can you pay for revenge?"

It doesn't matter that she doesn't like him now.

As long as she agrees to marry him, he will avenge her and completely eradicate the Lu family. He will give her all his love and let her live a life of luxury and wealth.

There will be plenty of time in the future for her to slowly like him.

The Crown Prince's eyes were burning, like an eagle staring at its prey.

His eyes were so explicit that he clearly revealed his thoughts.

Ling Jingshu's heart sank slightly.

Fortunately, she had never underestimated the shrewdness of this Crown Prince. She had expected such a situation. So she was not panicked at this time.

Ling Jingshu did not avoid the Crown Prince's gaze. She looked back and spoke clearly into his ears: "As long as His Royal Highness is willing to help me get revenge, from now on, my life belongs to His Royal Highness. No matter what His Royal Highness orders me, I will obey. I am willing to go through fire and water for His Royal Highness, no matter what."

The Crown Prince's expression was a little stiff and he frowned.

He had heard so many words of sincere surrender like this.

Ling Jingshu's expression was firm and her words were resolute, obviously speaking from the heart.

However, this was not the answer he wanted at all.

What he wanted was her person and heart, not her life and loyalty.

"The Prince's Mansion has a thousand guards, and I have five hundred personal guards. They are all skillful, obey my orders, and are loyal to me. There are also many secret guards outside the Prince's Mansion who hide their identities. They secretly work as spies everywhere to gather information and carry out tasks for me."

The Crown Prince's voice contained a trace of imperceptible anger, and his words seemed harsh and unpleasant: "As for the officials who are privately loyal to the Prince's Mansion, there are countless. They have different official positions and serve in various departments. When I give an order, someone will submit a memorial to me and do the job for me."

"You are just a weak woman who can't do anything. I can't think of what use your surrender will be to me in the future."

"You want me to take action against the entire Lu family for you with just a light surrender. This wishful thinking is too loud! What gives you such confidence that you think I will agree to such a ridiculous request?"

At the end, his tone was almost sarcastic.

Being so ruthlessly humiliated and despised, Ling Jingshu did not get angry, nor did she cry and run away.

"Your Highness's concerns are not unreasonable." Ling Jingshu's voice was very calm: "There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. No matter how shameless I am, I dare not hope for it. I am indeed just a weak woman, not as good as the guards and those secret guards, let alone those officials. However, I also have my advantages."

"Oh? What advantages?"

The embarrassment of being rejected before, mixed with the resentment in his heart, made the tone of the crown prince more cold and harsh: "Do you mean to say that your beauty can seduce people, such as the sixth uncle?"

As soon as the words came out, a trace of regret flashed in the eyes of the crown prince.

Such words are undoubtedly a great humiliation for an unmarried girl. He just... just said such angry words because he was angry for a while.

What's more... the King of Yan is really interested in her. What if he refuses her surrender and she turns to the King of Yan in disappointment?

No matter how powerful the Lu family is, it is just a family. For the high and mighty princes and grandchildren, it is not difficult to get rid of the Lu family.

With the temperament of the King of Yan, in order to please the beauty, he will only act faster and more ruthlessly than him.

Unfortunately, words spoken are like water spilled, and it is impossible to take them back.

Ling Jingshu raised her eyes and looked at the gloomy Crown Prince, and said softly: "Your Highness has misunderstood. I never planned to surrender to the King of Yan. From the beginning, the person I wanted to surrender to was Your Highness."

The Crown Prince's expression did not change, but his eyes lit up and the corners of his lips rose slightly.

"To be honest with Your Highness, Lupin has already secretly surrendered to the King of Yan, and the Lu family can be regarded as the King of Yan's followers. I want to take revenge and deal with the Lu family, and I will never go to the King of Yan."

Ling Jingshu continued: "The King of Yan will not attack his own people for a woman he doesn't know. Once this kind of thing gets out, it will lose the support of the people. The King of Yan is ambitious and scheming, and it is impossible for him to do such a stupid thing that will destroy his reputation. If the King of Yan tells Lupin, not only will I not be able to take revenge, but I will also alert the enemy."

"So, I have always kept my distance from the King of Yan. I have never thought of joining him."

The corners of the Crown Prince's lips twitched a few times, and he snorted imperceptibly: "You are very thoughtful."

I don't know if it is sarcasm or praise, or both.

Ling Jingshu calmed down and replied calmly: "I am a weak woman, without any helpers or background. But I am unwilling to be humiliated. If I want revenge, I must be careful and thoughtful."

"You are too modest."

The Crown Prince thought of something and suddenly laughed: "If you are a weak woman, there will probably be no more strong-minded women in the world."

How could Ling Jingshu, who stood upright in the rain of arrows and killed the bandit with the sharp blade in her hand when the bandit was injured, be a weak woman?

Miss Ling Jiu, who never bowed to the powerful and was smart and calm, could not be compared with those famous ladies who recited poems and painted all day long?