"My half brother is using my death as the reason to attack Da Cheng when he was the one who wanted me dead," Lu Wei said. He took a deep breath and continued, "You had helped me so much in the past when he tried to kill me. If I did not help you, heaven would punish me."

The Crown Princess exchanged her glance with Jiang Xiao Tian before she looked at Lu Wei. She tapped her fingers on the table as she weighed her decision.

"Besides," Lu Wei continued when the Princess did not say anything. "You could say that you were helping me, as well. I have some matters that I'm going to need your help as well. It's a win-win situation."

"What exactly are you planning to do?"

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"Of course, I am going to reveal to them that I am still alive."

Princess Lingchen was surprised by his answer. Back then, didn't he said that he did not want to let the Emperor of Qian Rong that he was still alive? He wanted to live life freely and no longer entangled with the imperial family of Qian Rong. What changed his mind? The Princess then asked the question on her mind.

"I have recently found out something during my visit to Qian Rong," Lu Wei said. "You could say that I hold a grudge against him."

"Will this cause the Emperor of Qian Rong to fall from his position."

"Maybe," Lu Wei shrugged lazily.

"What if the citizen of Da Cheng no longer want him as the Emperor? I know that your brother has a son, but he is not old enough to ascend the throne. Will you step up as a successor?" Princess Lingchen asked.

Lu Wei was silent for a while. He looked up with a firm look in his gaze as he answered, "Yes."

A small smile curved on the Princess' lips. In the end, he had chosen to ascend Qian Rong's throne. Lu Wei definitely had changed after years. "Well then, tell me your plan. How can I help you?"

The two of them discussed their plan for hours. They were going to reveal that Prince Lu Wei was still alive and the Emperor was the one who tried to kill him off. Back then, they had released a few mercenaries sent by the Emperor. Jiang Xiao Tian had sent a few of his trusted men to shadow those mercenaries back to Qian Rong.

After the Emperor received news that his half brother was dead, he immediately tried to kill off those mercenaries. However, Jiang Xiao Tian's men had managed to save the head of mercenaries, who was almost in his last breath.

They have evidence of the Emperor of Qian Rong's ruthlessness.

With the help of Chief Ye, Lu Wei had ways to appear as if he was weak. They were going to act in a play where Lu Wei was injured for years after the Emperor's cruel decision and Princess Lingchen was the one who sheltered him and helped him to recuperate.

As for Eastern Zhou, they were not going to let them off.

Da Cheng was not that week to let others bully them. It would be stupid if they did not retaliate.

Eastern Zhou had betrayed Da Cheng. Back then, the Emperor of Da Cheng had signed a treaty with Eastern Zhou. Da Cheng will export their commodities to Eastern Zhou, and Eastern Zhou should never try to attack Da Cheng for the next twenty years. Moreover, back then, Eastern Zhou has promised to send military aid to Da Cheng whenever they were in need.

However, they have gone back to their promise and provided military aid to Qian Rong instead. It was not hard to figure out why Eastern Zhou changed its mind.

For years, Eastern Zhou was jealous of Da Cheng's fertile soil. Eastern Zhou land was mostly sands and hard rock. Da Cheng admired Eastern Zhou's big army. That was the reason why the Emperor of Da Cheng decided to write the agreement.

As Eastern Zhou had changed their mind, it was not hard to figure out that the Emperor of Qian Rong has promised to give half of Da Cheng's land to them. Since Eastern Zhou had dared to betray Da Cheng, then, Da Cheng will be the one who will take away Eastern Zhou's land as their own.

The citizen of Qian Rong will be angry when they found out about their Emperor's scheme. While the Emperor of Qian Rong will be too busy to protect himself and will have no other choice but to return to Qian Rong, Eastern Zhou will be at lost with the sudden change. It was around this time that Da Cheng would send their army to initiate the attack to Eastern Zhou.

"You do not want a part of Eastern Zhou's land?" Princess Lingchen asked. "Don't you think this is unfair?"

"Unfair? Da Cheng's army will be the one who does all the works to defeat Eastern Zhou. Why would this decision be unfair?" Lu Wei said. "Besides, if I have to take the throne, I will be to busy to restore Qian Rong's government. I would not have time to manage the new land. You deal with that."

Hearing his reply, Princess Lingchen did not know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that Lu Wei was still unwilling to take the lead of Qian Rong. The only reason he came back and chose to ascend the throne unwillingly was to help Da Cheng out of their predicament. With that thought, the Princess' gaze on Lu Wei softened.

"When should we begin to act?" Jiang Xiao Tian asked.

"As soon as possible," Lu Wei said. "Give me a week to prepare myself. I will send you a message when I have finished at my end. Then, you can start to act against Eastern Zhou."

"Then I will discuss this matter with the Emperor first," the Crown Princess said. "I will contact you again in a few days."

Lu Wei nodded. He watched the Princess for a while and asked, "How is your health?"

"This question, shouldn't you be asking me this at the beginning of this meeting?" Princess Lingchen gave a teasing smile and continued, "Thanks to your grandmother's help, I no longer have to suffer from the cold poison."

Lu Wei nodded again. "There is something else that I have to let you know," Lu Wei said. "My grandmother and Yang Yun will make a trip to Da Cheng in two months. The time to open up the portal to the other world is approaching soon."