Lin Qingfeng gave a thumbs-up, "Your Highness is incredibly intelligent indeed, not just the Lost Association but also people from Eternal City and Duke Fuxing were involved. These three parties had laid their nets in the heavens and the earth, speaking of which, I must thank Duke Fuxing’s people. Without them clashing with the Lost Association, I wouldn’t have been able to escape."
Lin Fu understood, during the previous period she had been the target of assassination by the Lost Association, which provoked a furious retaliation from Duke Fuxing. He would not spare anyone from the Lost Association, which provided Lin Qingfeng with the perfect opportunity to exploit the chaos.
"Go on," Lin Fu said, her memory not fully recovered, she couldn’t trust Lin Qingfeng and had to probe step by step.
Lin Qingfeng was well accustomed to the Princess’s personality and didn’t find it strange at all, "The elder princess was also looking for you. This time, we orchestrated a plot against her, and she lost her most important aides. She nearly went mad returning to the Lost Association..."
"Wait, you said the elder princess? You mean Evelyn?"
"Yes, your elder sister, Princess Evelyn, and you are Flora, the little princess most cherished by Joseph IV."
"So the one who died was Xiling?"
"Your Highness, do you remember?"
"Not really, only that Xiling died before my eyes, but Xiling wasn’t killed by the Empire’s forces, he was killed by Evelyn."
"I see, I thought so. Even if the Royal Guard caught Xiling, it wouldn’t be possible to execute him on the spot." Lin Qingfeng wasn’t surprised at all, "The elder princess really is ruthless—unchanged. Xiling had forsaken his own family for her, and over the years, he didn’t hesitate to commit numerous deeds in critical moments."
"Evelyn killing Xiling wasn’t about abandoning him during a crisis, but rather a silencing act. At that time, Evelyn had already escaped, and Xiling was covering her retreat. It seemed like Xiling was about to make some crucial decision, but unfortunately, he died before he could."
This issue had troubled Lin Fu for long, but since it seemed unrelated to her, she hadn’t dwelt on it.
"You should investigate what kind of secret necessitated Evelyn killing Xiling to preserve." Lin Fu instructed offhandedly, only to realize after speaking that she seemed too practiced at giving such commands—it was almost as if she had done this countless times.
It had become a habit.
"Yes!" Lin Qingfeng answered without hesitation.
Lin Fu narrowed her eyes, seeing how adept Lin Qingfeng was, she no longer doubted her true identity.
"Recount our plan from beginning to end."
Lin Qingfeng shifted his position for comfort, pondering where best to start, "It all began with the Purple Wish Token, a secret known by few. For nearly a thousand years, the Fu Family hasn’t issued any color tokens, though they are still circulated, but no one can really distinguish them clearly. More famous is the Funeral Token, wish token..."
"Get to the point," she remarked impatiently.
"Oh!" Lin Qingfeng felt somewhat aggrieved, his lengthy explanation was just because he feared that the Princess might not remember.
"You learned the secret of the Purple Wish Token from the late Emperor and over the years discovered that the Lost Association held one. To obtain it, you orchestrated cooperation between Eternal City and the Lost Association in exchange for the Purple Wish Token."
"Did I get it and then give it to you? And also arranged the forthcoming alliance through marriage?" Lin Fu shivered at the guess that surfaced in her mind.
So she really had approached Duke Fuxing with a purpose, previously assuming she had suddenly traveled through time, any schemes could have been ascribed to her original self, but now knowing it was all her own doing, how was she to face Duke Fuxing next?