Princess, something terrible has happened! The prince consort has attempted suicide again!

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiaomeng asked.

"Come with me."

Liu Qingrou didn't explain, but pulled him out of the car and turned into a small alley.

Zhang Xiaomeng then noticed a suspicious person ahead, who was none other than Huang Cheng, the second prince of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

"What's he doing here?" Zhang Xiaomeng asked, puzzled.

Liu Qingrou was also curious, so she secretly followed them to a dilapidated temple.

Huang Cheng was very cautious. He looked around at the door and only went in after confirming that no one was there.

Inside the dilapidated temple, there were already people waiting, dressed plainly, as if they had dressed up deliberately.

"You've arrived."

The other person stood with their hands behind their back, their expression indifferent.

"It's him!"

Liu Qingrou, hiding outside, looked surprised when she saw the person clearly.

"Who is he?" Zhang Xiaomeng asked in a low voice.

"Zhao Jinrui, the third prince of Dongling."

Zhang Xiaomeng immediately became interested; a secret meeting between the princes of two countries could not be anything good.

Huang Cheng said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "This place is too hard to find. I wandered around for ages and almost got lost."

Zhao Jinrui laughed and said, "Better safe than sorry. If we get caught, we're all finished."

Huang Cheng didn't dwell on this issue and went straight to the point.

"Where is what I asked for?"

"Nature brought it."

Zhao Jinrui took out a blueprint.

Huang Cheng immediately reached out to take it, but Zhao Jinrui withdrew his hand.

"What do you mean? You want to back out?" Huang Cheng's face darkened.

"What's your rush? I finally got my hands on this border map, you have to show some sincerity," Zhao Jinrui said.

"Didn't we agree on the terms before? You give me the defense map, and I'll help you kill Zhao Changning."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaomeng frowned.

"Killing her won't be easy. What if you fail? Wouldn't I be at a loss? I need to know your plan," Zhao Jinrui said.

"It's alright to tell you, on the wedding day, the groom will kill Zhao Changning."

Zhao Jinrui asked in surprise, "You're saying Zhang Ling will help you kill Zhao Changning?"

"good."

Huang Cheng nodded.

"Are you kidding me? What reason would he have to do that?" Zhao Jinrui questioned.

"Never mind that. In short, Zhao Changning will die on the wedding day." Huang Cheng said confidently, as if everything was under his control.

Zhao Jinrui gave him a deep look, and after a long while, he spoke, "You'd better not disappoint me."

As he spoke, he handed over the border map.

Huang Cheng opened it and immediately became displeased, "Why is there only half?"

Zhao Jinrui said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm just doing this in case. After it's all done, I'll give you my other half."

"it is good."

Huang Cheng readily agreed, put away the blueprints, and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Zhao Jinrui called out to him.

"Is there anything else?" Huang Cheng asked, puzzled.

"With the border defense map in hand, my Dongling border will definitely fall. That's a heinous crime of treason. I've thought about it, and I feel that simply killing Zhao Changning isn't enough," Zhao Jinrui said.

"Zhao Jinrui, don't go too far. This is what we agreed on beforehand," Huang Cheng said, dissatisfied.

"Don't rush me. I won't ask for an exorbitant amount. There's just one additional condition, which is easy for you to meet."

"What are the conditions?"

Huang Cheng composed himself and asked calmly.

Zhao Jinrui said, word by word, "I want Liu Qingrou, the light of Nanzhao."

Huang Cheng immediately flew into a rage and flatly refused, "You're dreaming! She's my fiancée, how could I give her to you!"

Zhao Jinrui sneered, "Huang Cheng, don't pretend to be affectionate in front of me. Others may not know you, but don't I know you well? You're just using her to gain prestige. Once you get the border map of our dynasty, it's nothing compared to the contribution you made by letting her suppress the literary world of Dongling."

Upon hearing this, Huang Cheng fell into deep thought.

Liu Qingrou, hidden in the shadows, frowned deeply, her heart filled with unease.

Zhao Jinrui continued to incite, "A great man who wants to achieve great things must know how to choose. A woman is nothing. Once you become the emperor of Nanzhao, what kind of woman won't you have?"

After saying that, he waited quietly, trusting that Huang Cheng would know what to do.

After a long while, a resolute look flashed across Huang Cheng's face, and he gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay! I will send her to you."

Zhao Jinrui threw his head back and laughed, "Brother Huang is indeed a man destined for great things. I await your good news."

Liu Qingrou's heart sank to the bottom. Her hands clenched into fists, her body trembled, and her beautiful eyes were filled with sorrow and despair.

She did not react at all until the two left.

"They're gone."

Zhang Xiaomeng broke the silence, feeling a pang of pity.

Liu Qingrou came to her senses, stopped crying and making a fuss, and suddenly pulled Zhang Xiaomeng into the dilapidated temple.

Zhang Xiaomeng asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Liu Qingrou did not answer, her eyes were lifeless, like a pool of stagnant water, and she slowly raised her hand to loosen her belt.

Zhang Xiaomeng was taken aback and asked again, "What are you doing?"

Liu Qingrou remained silent, tossed aside her belt, her coat slipped down, revealing her thin underwear, and then began to undress Zhang Xiaomeng.

Zhang Xiaomeng then realized her intention: to ruin her own reputation.

This is revenge, and also a sign of utter despair.

Although Zhang Xiaomeng was not a gentleman, he would never take Liu Qingrou under such circumstances.

He grabbed Liu Qingrou's hand and said, "Calm down."

Liu Qingrou ignored him, shook off Zhang Xiaomeng's hand, and continued to forcibly take off his clothes.

Zhang Xiaomeng had no choice but to push her away, saying, "Don't demean yourself, it's not worth it."

Liu Qingrou glanced at him, then suddenly turned around and ran towards a dry well outside the dilapidated temple.

"That's fucking awful!"

Unable to bear watching a life die before his eyes, Zhang Xiaomeng hurriedly chased after Liu Qingrou and grabbed her.

"Don't do anything foolish."

"Let me go!"

Liu Qingrou's eyes were red, and she had already resolved to die.

Zhang Xiaomeng advised, "Is it worth risking your life for such a scumbag?"

"Let me go! It's none of your business!"

Liu Qingrou's hysterical roar was completely devoid of her usual composure; she seemed to have gone mad.

Seeing that reasoning with her was ineffective, Zhang Xiaomeng simply raised his hand and slapped her across the face.

Liu Qingrou fell to the ground, and Zhang Xiaomeng pointed at her nose and cursed, "Idiot! He loses nothing if you die. He can still get the border map and make a great contribution. When he becomes emperor, with three thousand beauties in his harem, who the hell will remember you, you stupid woman!"

Liu Qingrou collapsed to the ground, finally unable to hold back her tears.

Zhang Xiaomeng waited until she had cried enough before squatting down, wiping away her tears, and speaking gently.

"Death won't solve anything. If you have hatred in your heart, make that scumbag pay the price."

He stopped talking, giving Liu Qingrou time to process what he had said.

If she still can't get over it, he won't stop her anymore.

After a long while, Liu Qingrou suddenly raised her eyes, her gaze no longer filled with sadness, but instead with overwhelming anger and hatred.

"You're right, I'll go expose their crimes right now!"

Having said that, he got up and prepared to leave.

But Zhang Xiaomeng stopped him, saying, "This matter concerns the diplomatic relations between the two countries. You have no evidence. No one will believe you based on just your word. On the contrary, it will alert the enemy."

Liu Qingrou felt that what was said made sense, and blamed herself for being blinded by anger and not thinking things through.

She couldn't help but ask, "Then what should I do?"

"Naturally, we'll wait for them to come forward and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop."

A shrewd glint appeared in Zhang Xiaomeng's eyes as he explained his plan in detail.

Liu Qingrou was quite surprised that this brothel servant had such a brilliant mind and such a foolproof plan, which most people could not have come up with.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she stared intently at Zhang Xiaomeng, "Who...who are you?"