I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Days passed by one by one.

In the procession that Dong Jin was escorting Consort Hui's body back to her hometown of Huozhou in Jiangnan, Crown Prince Qin Li's convoy "mingled" in.

Because of Qin Li's caravan, which included many women, Qin Li would frequently stop to enjoy the scenery and experience the local customs and traditions.

This inevitably slowed down the entire team's southward journey.

Left with no other option, Dong Jin could only send a small team to escort his sister Consort Hui's body back to Huozhou.

He himself had no choice but to lead a large group to accompany Qin Li on his excursion.

The thought of not being able to accompany his sister back to Huozhou, but instead having to travel around with the man who killed his sister, filled Dong Jin with a burning hatred. It felt as if a million ants were gnawing at his flesh, causing him unbearable pain.

But he was completely helpless, because his life was in their hands.

A few days ago, the red-banded serpent coiled around his neck every day, baring its fangs to scare him.

Then, Qin Li gave him two choices: one, continue wearing the necklace; two, take the poison, and he would receive the antidote after arriving in Huozhou.

Dong Jin chose the latter without hesitation and swallowed the poison.

Because it's better than being scared by the Red Serpent every day.

Nobody knows how he spent the past few days.

I dared not speak much, dared not eat much, and dared not even sleep at night.

Actually, this is nothing serious; it's still bearable.

What he could not tolerate was that whenever Lady Wei saw him, she would draw her sword and try to kill him.

So much so that later on, Dong Jin didn't dare to show his face and had to hide like a rat.

However, on this day, Qin Li made an exception and summoned him.

When he arrived at Qin Li's caravan, he immediately spotted Madam Wei, and Madam Wei also spotted him.

However, Madam Wei did not raise her sword to strike him again, but stared at him coldly, presumably because Qin Li had given the order.

However, Madam Wei looked at him as if he were a dead man.

"I would be grateful if Lord Dong would sleep with his eyes open from now on. It wouldn't be good if I found an opportunity to cut off his head one day."

As Dong Jin passed by Madam Wei, he overheard her coldly uttering harsh words.

Dong Jin certainly couldn't tolerate it. He didn't even take Wei Yingxiong seriously, let alone Wei's wife, who was just a woman. If it weren't for Qin Li's sake, he would have taught Wei's wife a lesson long ago and shown her how tough a man's fist can be.

"Of course I'll keep my eyes open, because I want to witness your wedding ceremony with my own eyes, my lady. An old widow getting married, just thinking about it is quite a novel experience, hahaha..."

Dong Jin mocked her without restraint, not daring to lay a hand on Madam Wei, but he was willing to talk to her. Qin Li didn't say anything either.

"Okay, wait and see!"

"Let's see if I'll cut off your head first, or if I'll get married first!"

Madam Wei's face was contorted; she already regarded Dong Jin as an enemy she was determined to kill in this lifetime.

"Fine, then. I'm not afraid of you..."

With a whistle, Dong Jin swaggered past Madam Wei and approached Qin Li by the stream.

This time they camped by a stream, where there were fish. Qin Li was calling his men to catch fish and roast them.

When Dong Jin arrived, Qin Li had taken off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and was leading people to fish in the stream.

Dong Jin dared not disturb him and could only stand obediently on the shore, waiting for Qin Li to come ashore.

But no matter how long they waited, Qin Li still wouldn't come ashore.

Having no other choice, he had to take off his armor.

He rolled up his trouser legs and stumbled closer to Qin Li.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Upon approaching, Dong Jin bowed respectfully to Qin Li.

Qin Li didn't even bother to look at him; he was still directing Zhou Biao and the others to fish.

She simply gave a perfunctory "hmm," which was enough to acknowledge his arrival.

"Your Highness, what brings you here?"

Dong Jin got straight to the point and asked.

"Good thing."

Qin Li said, "Thanks to your escort along the way, those bandits dared not make any rash moves, and I was able to live in peace. I will reward you handsomely."

"real?"

Dong Jin was quite surprised.

Would Qin Li be so kind?

The sun must have risen in the west.

"Of course it's fake."

Qin Li took a fish out of the fish basket at his feet and threw it to Dong Jin.

Dong Jin hurriedly grabbed it with both hands and hugged it to his chest.

The fish was too slippery and almost got away; if it had, it would have been a serious crime.

"Your Highness?"

Dong Jin didn't understand what Qin Li meant by giving him the fish.

"don't know?"

Qin Li glanced at him with disdain, "This is my reward to you. I caught it myself, and it's yours."

Dong Jin was stunned for a moment, and then his lips twitched.

Is this the generous reward Qin Li mentioned?

Sure enough, his guess was correct.

Qin Li wouldn't be that kind.

He's a marquis; what kind of fish can't he have?

Although Qin Li caught the fish himself, it wasn't a rare or expensive fish; he was just giving it to a beggar.

However, despite thinking this in his heart, Dong Jin forced a smile on his face:

"Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness! I am deeply grateful!"

"Be grateful, and eat."

"What do you want to eat?"

Dong Jin was taken aback again.

"Let's eat fish."

Qin Li replied.

"But the fish was raw."

"Sashimi tastes best."

Qin Li smiled.

Dong Jin figured it out.

Qin Li was deliberately messing with him.

Fine, he'll endure it.

It's just raw fish, it's not like we've never eaten it before.

He wanted to see what other tricks Qin Li had up his sleeve.

He took a big bite out of the fish and tore off a large piece.

Fish scales were splattered with fresh blood everywhere; it was very fishy and inedible.

But Dong Jin still chewed it a couple of times and swallowed it.

"We're almost in Jiangnan, what are your plans, Lord Marquis?"

While eating the fish, Dong Jin heard Qin Li speaking again.

Dong Jin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "I will follow Your Highness's arrangements."

"No, don't listen to me."

"Jiangnan is your territory. My words don't count."

Upon hearing this, Dong Jin sneered.

It turns out that Qin Li also knew that Jiang Nan didn't keep his word.

Knowing all this, yet still daring to mess with him like this, they've really run out of time.

"What does Your Highness mean?"

Dong Jin asked.

"I am preparing to invite someone to dinner, but I will have to trouble Lord Dong to invite this person for me."

"Who should we invite?"

"The Six Great Families!"

Dong Jin waved his hand, "Your Highness thinks too highly of me. The Dong family is easy to deal with, but other aristocratic families will not give me face."

Despite being the Marquis of Wuyang, he held a certain position in the capital.

But in the eyes of the powerful families in Jiangnan, he was just a pawn sent out by the Dong family.

What face can a chess piece have? No powerful families would come.

"I can't control that. Anyway, I'm going to treat people to dinner. If they can't come, or not all of them do, Lord Dong knows my temper, right..."

Upon hearing this, Dong Jin nervously swallowed.

Qin Li's temper? He really needs to know.

In other words, if he can't find anyone, he'll die.

"Your Highness, could we discuss this further? It's not that I don't want to serve you, but I'm powerless before the powerful families of Jiangnan. In their eyes, I'm like an ant..."

Qin Li interrupted, "Ants? You, Lord Dong, shouldn't belittle yourself. You are the Marquis of Wuyang of my Great Zhou. Alright, this matter is settled."