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Li Jiancheng shook his head immediately. "That's not possible. How can a son kill his father? Besides, my father has powerful guards by his side, and he controls the military. How could I possibly kill him? For you, my father killing your brother was purely an accident, and so much time has passed. I hope you can forgive him!"
Dan Bingbing listened and found some logic in his words. Although she hated Li Yuan, her hatred for Li Shimin was not as deep. After all, Li Yuan's death was an accident. The main issue was that killing Li Yuan was far too difficult! Therefore, her target remained Li Shimin.
"Alright then! Where did Li Shimin go? When will he be back?"
"My father sent him to Jiangnan, and his return date is uncertain. But I think it should be within three or four months," Li Jiancheng replied.
"Is it going to take that long?" Dan Bingbing seemed to lose patience.
"A gentleman takes revenge; ten years is not too late! It's been four or five years already; do you really care about these three or four months?" Li Jiancheng advised.
Dan Bingbing thought for a moment and nodded. "Fine! What can I help you with at the Eastern Palace?"
Help me warm my bed! Li Jiancheng thought to himself.
Of course, he couldn't say that out loud, especially with Hua Ying and Yu Minjie present.
"You and Liang Jing can come here during the day to assist with training. But you must return to sleep at night; there are no rooms for you here. Also, I've developed a new type of Repeating Crossbow. You and General Hua can help produce it and then test it to see if it works," Li Jiancheng said as he took out a blueprint.
"Okay." Dan Bingbing's eyes lit up. It seemed she was quite interested in new weapons.
Li Jiancheng turned to Hua Ying and Yu Minjie. "From now on, don't call her Third Miss! We can't let others know that Miss Bingbing comes from Erxianzhuang."
"Understood, Your Highness!" Yu Minjie and Hua Ying replied.
"You two can leave now! I need to have a private conversation with Miss Bingbing!" Li Jiancheng waved them off.
"Yes!" The two answered and left the room.
"We've already talked; what else is there to discuss?" Dan Bingbing looked at Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng pointed to a stool and said, "Have a seat! I want to ask you about matters related to the brothel. Are you willing to let me ask in front of them?"
Oh, so that's what this is about! Dan Bingbing obediently sat down. She was originally a lady from Erxianzhuang, the master of the place. Hua Ying and Yu Minjie were her guards, of lower status. How could she let them know that she had once stayed in a brothel?
Seeing her seated, Li Jiancheng asked, "Why did you choose to hide in a brothel? Wouldn't it have been better to use another identity for your assassination?"
Dan Bingbing said bitterly, "I originally thought that Li Shimin was a playboy who would frequent places like that, but it turns out he never goes there at all. Instead, it was unexpectedly Li Yuanji who did. I wanted to get close to Li Yuanji first and then use him to get closer to Li Shimin..."
As she spoke of this matter, Dan Bingbing couldn't help but sigh repeatedly. Her thoughts were beautiful, but reality was harsh. She had believed that one day Li Yuanji would bring her second brother Li Shimin over.
As a result, Li Yuanji did not bring Li Shimin, but instead brought Li Jiancheng to Qunfang Garden. Li Jiancheng was the Crown Prince, and Dan Bingbing had not expected him to come. The key point was that Li Jiancheng was not her enemy.
When Li Jiancheng first offered to redeem her, she instinctively refused. Later, she realized that if she were to infiltrate the Eastern Palace, she would certainly have the opportunity to assassinate Li Shimin. So when Li Jiancheng proposed to redeem her again, she readily agreed.
Understanding the situation, Li Jiancheng smiled. One could imagine that if Dan Bingbing were to assassinate Li Shimin in the Eastern Palace, regardless of whether she succeeded or failed, he would not have a good outcome either. Even if the Emperor did not kill him, he would be stripped of his title as Crown Prince! This was likely Li Yuanji's true intention in bringing him to Qunfang Garden.
Fortunately, he had seen through Dan Bingbing's identity and confronted her early on. Li Jiancheng said seriously, "Let me emphasize again: you cannot kill Li Shimin in my Eastern Palace, nor can you take matters into your own hands."
"Okay, I understand. What do you plan to do to eliminate him? You aren't just trying to fool me, are you?" Dan Bingbing nodded in agreement but then asked uneasily.
"In two years. Why would I try to fool you?"
"Isn't there another reason for redeeming me? As long as you're not deceiving me, whenever you kill Li Shimin will be when you achieve your goal!"
Li Jiancheng understood her meaning and felt delighted in his heart while maintaining a calm demeanor: "Now that you've said that, I dare not deceive you even more. Moreover, we need to reach our goal as soon as possible!"
When Li Jiancheng redeemed her, he had mentioned that he was tempted by her beauty. Dan Bingbing's earlier words undoubtedly used her body as bait to prompt Li Jiancheng to act against Li Shimin sooner. This indicated that Dan Bingbing was willing to become a concubine for Li Jiancheng. It was not surprising; after all, he was the Crown Prince and would one day become Emperor. He was also quite handsome and talented—an excellent choice among men.
If Dan Bingbing killed Li Shimin and managed to survive, she would naturally still want to marry. An ordinary man would certainly not catch her eye. Therefore, Li Jiancheng was undoubtedly a very good option.
"Let's go outside." With that, Li Jiancheng stepped out.
Dan Bingbing followed him out.
Li Jiancheng gave a few instructions to Feng Li, informing him that Dan Bingbing would also come to the Training Ground during the day from now on. In addition to assisting in training soldiers, she would mainly be testing and experimenting with a new Repeating Crossbow.
Upon hearing that Li Jiancheng had designed a new Repeating Crossbow, Feng Li's eyes lit up. The leaders of the Changlin Army were mostly equipped with Patterned Steel weapons; if there was also a new Repeating Crossbow, wouldn't they be unstoppable in battle?
After discussing these matters, Li Jiancheng returned with Ma Qiang and Niu Fu.
For the next two days, Li Jiancheng took Dan Bingbing and Liang Jing to the Training Ground every day. The training of the guards was managed by Feng Lihua, so he didn’t need to worry about it. Li Jiancheng had never been knowledgeable about training soldiers. His focus was temporarily on weapon improvements.
The modifications were on a small scale; any large-scale changes would not be permitted by Li Yuan. After all, the emperor had to be cautious even with his own sons. Otherwise, Li Yuan wouldn’t have sent Li Shimin away to the south. His actions were not for Li Jiancheng’s benefit but for his own.
Li Jiancheng primarily guided Dan Bingbing and Liang Jing in creating an improved Repeating Crossbow based on the blueprints. After two days of work, the new Repeating Crossbow was finally completed. Once tested, it proved to be much more effective than the old version, with significantly improved accuracy.
After that, Li Jiancheng no longer needed to go to the Training Ground. He shifted his focus to growing vegetables and brewing wine, both aimed at improving the living conditions in the Eastern Palace. He requested that all the vacant land in the Eastern Palace be converted into planting areas so that come spring, they could grow cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, and grapes. They built a trellis for the grapevines to climb over; sitting under the grape arbor in summer would surely be quite pleasant!
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