After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 468 Different Purposes
Lin Yi carefully observed the Twelfth Prince's expression and reported in a low voice, "Our people still can't find out exactly what the Fifth Prince and Miss Jinse talked about. The Fifth Prince's men are keeping a close watch on them..."

Speaking of this, Lin Yi felt a little uneasy.

If they just happened to bump into each other on the street, why did the Fifth Prince need to take Jinse to a teahouse? And why did he send everyone else away to talk for quite a while?

Lin Yi didn't dare to doubt whether Jinse had any ulterior motives towards the Twelfth Prince!

But he had some doubts, didn't he?

Of course, he dared not tell the Twelfth Prince about this doubt.

The twelfth prince might think he was trying to sow discord or complain about something.

The twelfth prince remained silent for a while. Lin Yi pondered for a moment and then asked, "Your Highness, should we continue to inquire about this matter?"

We need to know what the Fifth Prince said to Jinse, right?

Just as the twelfth prince was about to speak, he heard Jinse's voice coming from outside the door.

As luck would have it, Jinse returned at that very moment.

As soon as he returned to the manor, he asked someone for the location of the twelfth prince and then came over immediately.

Upon entering and seeing Lin Yizai, Jinse didn't think much of it. She simply smiled and said to the Twelfth Prince, "Your Highness, on my way back from the bookstore, I saw that Yang's had just started making a batch of hibiscus pastries, so I went in and bought some to bring back."

As Jinse spoke, she opened the pastries she had bought and placed them in front of the Twelfth Prince.

"This servant remembers Your Highness saying a couple of days ago that you wanted to eat this... This batch of pastries looks quite good today, Your Highness, would you like to try some?"

The twelfth prince nodded happily and reached out to take a piece of hibiscus pastry.

Seeing him pick it up and put it straight into his mouth, Lin Yi subconsciously said, "Your Highness, this..."

Jinse was taken aback, and subconsciously turned to look at Lin Yi with a puzzled expression.

The twelfth prince ignored Lin Yi completely, and with a wave of his hand, bit off half of the hibiscus pastry.

Lin Yi's face froze...

Seeing that Jinse was still staring at him with a puzzled look, he could only smile awkwardly at her and then silently lower his head without saying a word.

Jinse looked at him, then at the twelfth prince, thought carefully for a moment, and then suddenly realized something...

She was immediately embarrassed.

She looked at the twelfth prince and said, "Your Highness, why did you just eat it..."

As she spoke, Jinse subconsciously reached out, grabbed a piece of pastry of unknown origin, and stuffed the whole thing into her mouth.

She was used to eating snacks and light meals with the twelfth prince in the past, and never thought much about it back then.

Only after Lin Yi reminded her did she belatedly realize what had happened.

She should have tried the pastry before bringing it out.

The twelfth prince almost couldn't help but laugh when he saw her nearly choke on a bite of pastry, so he quickly reached out and handed her the teacup beside him.

"You don't need to be like this. Do you think I don't trust you? Why are you in such a hurry? Be careful not to choke. Have some tea to calm down."

Jinse silently thanked the Twelfth Prince, then quickly took the teacup and drank a couple of sips.

She had just picked out a walnut shortbread, which was a bit dry, and she almost choked on it.

He took two sips of water before swallowing.

After catching her breath, Jinse said, "After all, these are things bought from outside, so it's better to be careful. His Highness's safety is the most important thing."

After saying that, Jinse didn't dwell on the matter any further and changed the subject, saying, "There's one more thing I need to report to Your Highness."

The twelfth prince asked, "What is it?" Jinse replied, "This servant met the fifth prince on the street before going to buy some snacks after leaving the bookstore today. The fifth prince stopped me and we talked for a while..."

Standing awkwardly to the side, Lin Yi, who hadn't spoken for a long time, twitched his ears upon hearing this.

The twelfth prince smiled and asked with a curious look, "What did your fifth brother say to you?"

Jinse then repeated to the twelfth prince what the fifth prince had said to her.

Afterwards, Jinse asked the Twelfth Prince with great confusion, "Your Highness, did the Fifth Prince say all this because he wanted to do something through this marriage alliance?"

For example, what purpose does he secretly aim to achieve by pushing someone of his own choosing to the Liang Dynasty?
Jinse couldn't think of any complicated reason.

But I just felt that the Fifth Prince couldn't possibly just want to help me in a simple way?
This makes absolutely no sense.

The twelfth prince also had some doubts, but seeing Jinse's conflicted look, he comforted her, "Perhaps the fifth prince really just wants to help? Sister Jinse, don't worry too much about this. If you're really worried, I'll send someone to inquire about it later."

Jinse pondered for a moment and nodded.

Jinse left this matter to the twelfth prince and stopped worrying about it.

After spending a short while in the study, I left.

There were still things to do at the manor, and she noticed that Lin Yi had been there the whole time, so perhaps he also had something to report to the Twelfth Prince.

After Jinse left, the twelfth prince looked at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi nodded in understanding and replied, "This servant will immediately send someone to investigate."

The twelfth prince hummed in response, seemingly asking Lin Yi, or perhaps just murmuring to himself thoughtfully: "Fifth brother wouldn't be concerned about the marriage alliance for no reason, would he? Do you think it might be related to Empress Li?"

Previously, Empress Li had secretly contacted the Prince of Ankang's residence on several occasions, all for the sake of the marriage alliance with Daliang.

I wonder what they're planning.

Now even the Fifth Prince is worried about this matter...

Lin Yi looked at the twelfth prince, thought for a moment, and asked with a puzzled look, "But Your Highness, didn't Empress Li always want to send the young lady to Daliang? But just now, from what the young lady said, it seems that the Fifth Prince wants to help the young lady stay?"

The mother and son have such contradictory motives!
Therefore, what the Fifth Prince did today and what Empress Li was going to do are actually unrelated?
Lin Yi pondered for a moment, but dared not directly refute the Twelfth Prince's words. He could only offer his own opinion in a shallow manner.

The twelfth prince frowned but remained silent.

But it must be said that Lin Yi's words also make sense.

If the Fifth Prince and Empress Li shared the same goal, they wouldn't have said those things to Jinse today.

Can……

What exactly is wrong?
The twelfth prince thought for a moment and then instructed Lin Yi: "In that case, you should investigate carefully and see what the Li family and the other people in the court are planning to do!"

Lin Yi's lips twitched, and he immediately sighed inwardly.

Well, he only needed to find out what the Fifth Prince was planning, but he said one more thing and now he has to investigate what everyone who has ideas about the marriage alliance is up to...

Think about the lively scene in the imperial court these past few days.

Lin Yi felt as if everything before him had suddenly turned gray.

This is an incredible amount of work!

But then the twelfth prince raised an eyebrow and asked, "What, you can't do it?"

What do you mean he can't do it?

These words really hit Lin Yi hard.

Lin Yi can admit anything, even his own incompetence!
He practically patted his chest to declare, "Your Highness, rest assured, this servant will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"