My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 238 Prince Rui

Dongshan packed a food box with several plates of snacks and asked Lin Ziping to take them with him.

I've met Prince Rui a few times in the past few days. He's a chubby, always smiling little old man.

I heard he was the emperor's cousin. He didn't care about politics, only about romance. He helped the emperor when he ascended the throne and got a sinecure in the court.

Judging from the fact that they borrowed books from each other, the two had a fairly close relationship.

The moonlight was bright and dazzling. Lin Ziping walked under the moonlight, carrying a food box, asking for directions as he headed towards Prince Rui's tent.

This boss is so capricious, he does whatever he wants. Although the golden book sounds very tempting, he never thought that if Prince Rui didn't bring it, people of their level probably wouldn't lack gold.

Despite his complaints, Lin Ziping's actions betrayed his true intentions. Although he didn't know the way, he still managed to stumble his way to Prince Rui's camp.

To my surprise, I was stopped as soon as I arrived at the door.

"Who goes there?" the guard at the door asked.

By the moonlight, Lin Ziping sized up the person in front of him.

I recognized him from his eyes; he was a complete stranger.

"I am here on His Majesty's orders to deliver pastries to Prince Rui." Lin Ziping picked up the food box and showed it to the guards.

The guard looked Lin Ziping up and down and said, "When did you start serving His Majesty? I don't recognize you, and I also have your waist token?"

Lin Ziping touched his waist and suddenly remembered that although he had become a "close minister of the emperor," he was not yet a true official in that respect.

After all this, it turns out I'm only on temporary assignment at best; I haven't been officially assigned a position yet!

Who knows, at the end of the month I might only get the salary for my original position!

Lin Ziping's gaze hardened; this job assignment had to be put on the agenda.

“Brother, I really am sent by His Majesty. Prince Rui will know as soon as he sees me. Also, this food box was personally brought by Lord Dongshan,” Lin Ziping explained.

"Go, go, go. Do you need Prince Rui to personally verify your identity?" The guard waved his hand impatiently. "In this palace, only waist badges are recognized, not people. This is a rule set by Emperor Taizu."

"Brother, Your Majesty..." Lin Ziping was about to say something.

The guard said no more, and shoved Lin Ziping, saying, "Leave now, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Having said that, he crossed his arms, closed his eyes to rest, and said no more.

Lin Ziping couldn't help but curse inwardly, giving the guard in front of him a thorough dressing down.

"Brother, don't be angry, I'll leave right away," Lin Ziping said meekly, clutching the food box tightly.

Get out of the guards' sight, Lin Ziping rolled his eyes and spat hard in the direction of Prince Rui's tent.

What a bully who relies on his master's power!

If I don't finish my task tonight, I won't be able to explain myself when I get back.

Lin Ziping carried the food box and walked into the woods next to him. The food prepared by Lord Dongshan was not something Prince Rui could enjoy, so the small animals in the mountains could only eat it, with the main point being not to waste it.

As for asking Prince Rui to return the "golden book," he will remind him at a later time.

The woods, shrouded in moonlight, were hazy and indistinct, making it difficult to discern the path.

Lin Ziping didn't dare go too far. To avoid being discovered by travelers the next morning, he found a secluded place, took out the pastries from the food box, threw them away, and dug a hole to bury the plate containing the pastries.

If someone with the right destiny were to unearth it, it would become an antique displayed in a museum hundreds of years later.

After dealing with the scene of "selling stolen goods," Lin Ziping looked up and was greeted by a sky full of stars in the distance.

Previously, I only noticed the moon and completely ignored the starry sky.

Lin Ziping felt a sense of relief.

Just then, the sound of intermittent water could be heard not far away.

A gentle breeze swept by, and Lin Ziping felt a refreshing coolness on his face, his feet unconsciously moving closer to the sound of water.

The closer you get, the clearer the sound of water becomes, and the more humid the air feels.

Suddenly, a series of "uh-huh" sounds came from inside.

This……

Those who know, know; people these days are quite open-minded!

Like a bucket of cold water being poured over him, Lin Ziping's state of mind was completely shattered.

Lin Ziping stopped in his tracks, intending to leave, but he couldn't move his feet.

Enough. Food and sex are human nature.

What harm is there in following your heart and checking whether you know the person doing the work?

After mentally preparing himself, Lin Ziping held his breath and slowly approached.

The water shimmered, and two people were embracing each other by the shore.

Lin Ziping was standing at a slightly higher position, so he could only see the general outline and couldn't make out the faces of the two people.

Having satisfied his curiosity, Lin Ziping decided to leave.

Suddenly the man turned his head.

Isn't that Prince Rui?!

So he wasn't in the tent after all. And that guard was so fierce yet so timid!

Having lost interest in watching Prince Rui's bedroom pleasures, Lin Ziping was now truly preparing to leave.

"Yingzi—"

"what--"

Two voices came from both directions.

That sound...

Lin Ziping didn't have time to think. He rushed forward, picked up the food box, and smashed it down on Prince Rui's head.

The scene was somewhat chaotic, and before Prince Rui could react, Lin Ziping knocked him to the ground.

The woman's face was numb, her eyes were filled with tears, and she stared blankly at Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping closed his eyes, took off his outer garment, and draped it over the woman.

He glanced at the unconscious Prince Rui beside him and uttered two words: "So small."

Then he kicked it without any mercy.

Prince Rui struggled for a moment, and Lin Ziping picked up the food box next to him and smashed it with a "bang".

"What are you doing here?" the woman's hoarse voice asked.

"Just passing by," Lin Ziping replied, stopping what he was doing. After a moment, he added, "Don't be afraid."

"Afraid? Why would I be afraid?!" the woman chuckled.

Lin Ziping looked up at her; in the moonlight, the red bracelet on the woman's wrist seemed to glow red.

The woman was Li Qiongying.

Li Qiongying casually straightened her clothes and slowly stood up.

When Lin Ziping saw Li Qiongying trying to get up, he quickly went to help her. Only when he got closer did he realize that her exposed shoulder was covered with teeth marks, some deep and some shallow, and bleeding.

Noticing Lin Ziping's gaze, Li Qiongying adjusted her clothes, lowered her eyes, and said, "It looks terrible, doesn't it?"

Lin Ziping shook his head, silently thinking about kicking Prince Rui a few more times later.

“I think I can understand how Hu Rongrong felt when you saved her back then,” Li Qiongying murmured.

"What?" Lin Ziping asked, not having heard clearly.

Li Qiongying said no more, "What do we do now?"

Lin Ziping glanced at Prince Rui, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and a thought of killing him to silence him arose in his mind.

“There’s no one around, why don’t we…” Lin Ziping said, looking at Li Qiong.

“No, he is His Majesty’s most favored prince, and he commands tens of thousands of troops in the capital. If he dies here under suspicious circumstances, it will definitely not end well, and the investigation will surely trace it back to you and me.” Li Qiongying rejected Lin Ziping’s idea.

Lin Ziping thought for a moment, and realized that if he died here, the injury on Prince Rui's head would be impossible to explain.

I felt a little annoyed; I had acted impulsively just now.

Li Qiongying sighed and patted Lin Ziping's hand: "I'll handle this. Don't be so impulsive next time."

"How are you going to handle this?" Lin Ziping asked loudly, then suddenly realized it was inappropriate and lowered his voice, saying, "You're a girl, how can you handle this? I'll take responsibility for my own actions. If anyone asks you about it, just blame it on me, and I won't implicate you!"

Li Qiongying twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing an expression that was neither a smile nor a cry, and said, "That's great."

Lin Ziping didn't understand what was so good about Li Qiongying's "That's really good." He helped Li Qiongying to a clean place to sit down, then squatted down in front of Prince Rui, pondering how to handle the situation.