Xia Lin shook his head. He decided to keep the secret for the time being and not tell his family. However, there was one person he chose to confide in: Jiang Yun.
Back at the general's mansion, Xia Lin didn't waste any time and immediately went to find Jiang Yun. After Jiang Yun opened the door, Xia Lin entered, closed the door behind him, sat down on a chair, and took a big gulp of tea from the cup Jiang Yun had used. After letting out a sigh of relief, he looked at Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun was quite confused by Xia Lin's series of actions. Seeing that he finally calmed down, he immediately asked, "Xiaolinzi, what's up? What happened when you went to the palace?"
Xia Lin stared seriously at Jiang Yun. "Jiang Yun, you mustn't tell anyone about what I'm going to tell you next!"
The smile on Jiang Yun's face vanished, and he also became serious. "Okay, go ahead. I'll definitely keep your secret."
Xia Lin took a deep breath and told Jiang Yun about how he met Concubine Shu and was informed by her that he was actually a prince. After hearing this, Jiang Yun was shocked for a moment, and then made a decision. "We must kill that woman, Concubine Shu!"
Xia Lin was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood. He asked, "Do you think she'll soon tell the emperor about my background?"
Jiang Yun nodded. "She can see that you have no intention of acknowledging your prince identity for now. For her own interests, she'll surely tell the emperor your real background. Then, using the excuse that your mother is dead, she'll try to get you to recognize her as your mother. Xiaolinzi, you don't want your current life to be disrupted, right? Then the only way is to kill Concubine Shu!"
[Ding~ New task: Prevent Jiang Yun from killing Concubine Shu. Task reward: Jiang Yun's darkness value will be reduced by 11 points. Failure penalty: Your background will be exposed, and you'll be separated from your current family.]
Xia Lin held Jiang Yun's hand. "Anyway, she's right about one thing. By blood, she's my aunt. I can't just watch you kill her. Is there any other way to stop her from revealing my secret?"
Jiang Yun sighed. He knew that kind - hearted Xiaolinzi would stop him from killing someone. It was the same thing the other day when he wanted to execute a subordinate of the Demon Cult who had failed to do his job properly. Xiaolinzi insisted that the subordinate had always been loyal. Although he was guilty this time, he could be given a chance to atone for his sins. And that subordinate really did redeem himself, though at the cost of an arm.
Oh well, hadn't he known his lover's personality for a long time? Besides, Concubine Shu was indeed Xiaolinzi's aunt.
"There's a kind of medicine in the Demon Cult that can make people's memories go haywire. But it has side - effects. It'll make people go crazy."
Xia Lin pondered for a while after hearing this and asked, "Isn't there a milder way?"
Jiang Yun shook his head. Xia Lin sighed and silently said sorry in his heart. Although he thought it was a bit hypocritical, he'd rather be a hypocrite than have his secret background exposed.
"Then I'll have to trouble you. But the palace is so heavily guarded. How can you, Master, drug Concubine Shu?"
Jiang Yun smiled. "Xiaolinzi. First, you underestimate your husband's capabilities. Second, your husband has a spy in the palace, and this spy has a high position. He can help me sneak into the harem smoothly and drug Concubine Shu."
After hearing this, Xia Lin's first reaction was that Jiang Yun was really amazing. His second reaction was, "Get out of here! Who's your wife! You pervert!"
Jiang Yun laughed while dodging the teacup Xia Lin threw at him. "Hey, Xiaolinzi. If you hurt me, who'll do things for you?"
Jiang Yun caught the cup and kissed Xia Lin to calm his anger, even though Xia Lin still scolded him as a lecher and an old pervert.