In this quiet night, the moonlight is as bright as a silk thread, casting a faint silver light all over the ground.

Yi Han's gaze was as cold as ice, fixed tightly on Liu Banruo. His body was like a sculpture, motionless, without even the slightest intention of dodging.

"May I ask, Madam Liu, how can we take our relationship to the next level?"

Yi Han's voice was as calm as water, and his eyes were shining with clarity, as if he didn't care about anything in front of him.

Liu Banruo smiled gently. She stretched out her slender fingers, gently held Yi Han's hand, and tried to lead it to her chest.

However, Yi Han pulled his hand back as if he had been electrocuted, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Madam Liu, this trick is useless to me."

Liu Prajna did not seem discouraged. She smiled again, her eyes seductive, "General, you misunderstood. This is not a trick. It's just that you are handsome and powerful. Which woman in the world would not be moved by you? I am just one of them."

Yi Han raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in his tone, "I am really flattered by what Concubine Liu said. But, you are in the harem, and I am in the former court. How can the relationship between you and me be simply summed up by the word 'heart-throb'?"

Liu Prajna didn't care. She said calmly, "There is no absolute boundary between affection and action. You and I are in the front court and the harem, each doing our own thing, but if we can work together, wouldn't we be invincible? I promise that with my help, your future will be limitless, General."

Yi Han's eyes instantly became as sharp as a knife, "Madam Liu's promise is indeed tempting, but aren't you afraid that I will tell the emperor about this?"

Liu Prajna smiled lightly, as if she had already made up her mind, "General, you are joking. After we cooperate, these matters will be decided by you and me, right?"

Yi Han's heart trembled. This Liu Prajna was indeed extraordinary.

He shook his head slowly. "Madam Liu is full of confidence, but forgive me for being frank. You can't even control your own future now. Your confidence is a bit too false. Besides, the world is so big, how can a woman control it so easily?"

Liu Prajna's lips curled up slightly, with a hint of pride on her face, "General, you are wrong. Isn't the world now controlled by the Empress Dowager? What she can do, I, Liu Prajna, may not be unable to do."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes. "I, Liu Prajna, am the smartest woman in the world. I should be the one in a high position and have great power. As for the Empress Dowager, what virtue or ability does she have to be above me?"

Yi Han sighed, "Madam Liupin, you are wrong. I didn't reject you because I was afraid of your schemes, but because I really don't like you. There is no destiny between you and me after all."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Yi Han said calmly, "Madam Liu, you should calm down."

Liu Prajna stroked her hair gently, straightened her clothes, and her complexion returned to normal, as if the emotional fluctuations just now were only a flash in the pan.

She said calmly, "Open the door."

She did not feel the slightest bit of humiliation or dissatisfaction at Yi Han's rejection.

On the contrary, all of this was the result she had expected. She knew that dealing with a man like Mu Yihan would require more patience and wisdom. Liu Prajna had already figured out everything in her mind. She believed that no man could resist her temptation.

Mu Yihan was no exception. What she wanted was not only his heartbeat, but also his submission and loyalty.

In Lingnan, although Liu Banruo is not the most beautiful woman, she has attracted much attention for her noble temperament and noble manners.

Countless men fell in love with her, and even the King of Lingnan favored her.

However, she never took these men seriously.

Because she knows that what she is pursuing is higher power and status.

Liu Prajna sat at the table, staring at the tin in front of her.

She knew that the iron can contained something that the King of Lingnan had put in there himself.

She could get everything she wanted just by opening it.

She picked up a long wire and carefully threaded it through the small hole on the tin can. Her movements were light and skillful, as if she had practiced it countless times.

Soon, she had threaded all the holes with wire.

Then, she mixed yellow mud and tung oil into a special material and applied it to the wire.

This material dries up when exposed to fire and becomes extremely hard.

Liu Prajna lit the paper with a flint, and then slowly baked the yellow mud and iron wire.

Soon after, a slight popping sound was heard from the tin.

Liu Prajna knew that this was the sound made by the yellow mud after it dried. She quickly used a dagger to remove the yellow mud and wire along the line of the wire.

Soon, she opened the lid of the tin can and showed it to Yi Han, with a strange smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)

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