Early that morning.
Qin Ming followed Ling Yin to the imperial kitchen.
Ling Yin received the staple vegetables.
Qin Ming went to the back kitchen to receive the snow cold fruit.
The snow cold fruit is a second-level spiritual fruit with rich spiritual energy. The princess has always loved it.
Qin Ming was about to leave after taking the snow cold fruit when he suddenly saw a few squids and a dozen squid ink sacs thrown in the corner of the kitchen.
The meat of the squid can be eaten, but most of them will remove the ink sacs.
Qin Ming suddenly thought of a way to deal with Li Shan.
The ink sac fluid of the squid is as black as ink, but its essence is protein.
Just use this black liquid to write on paper.
The protein will decompose quickly and the words will disappear!
He wants to teach Li Shan a lesson!
Qin Ming saw that there was no one around, and quickly took an ink sac and put it in his pocket.
...
After returning, Qin Ming found the right time and saw Li Shan coming back from outside the door.
He immediately spread out the paper that Li Shan had given him on the table in the room.
He smeared squid ink on his fingers and wrote on the back of the paper: one, two, three, four.
As expected, Li Shan was immediately attracted when he passed by his door.
Qin Ming pretended not to see it, and blew on the written paper to accelerate the decomposition of protein.
He folded the paper and put it on his chest.
Li Shan looked excited.
Simplified Chinese! It was indeed simplified Chinese!
Qin Ming, you damn time traveler!
Li Shan immediately wanted to report to the palace, but the princess had not returned from the morning court!
He had to wait until the princess came back and expose Qin Ming in person, so that he could get the most generous reward!
In fact! The time when the princess attended the morning court was already within Qin Ming's calculation.
This period of time was just enough for the handwriting on the paper to disappear.
Qin Ming pushed the door and walked out, pretending not to see Li Shan.
In the yard, Ling yin was burning firewood, with an iron pot on top to boil water.
The weather was very cold, and the imperial kitchen mostly only provided meals, and hot water was basically solved by each palace.
Qin Ming lay beside the pot and put firewood inside, deliberately heating his clothes, and high temperature would make it easier for protein to decompose in a short time.
He and Ling yin talked and laughed while boiling water.
Li Shan was so angry that his teeth itched!
"Qin Ming, I let you show off. When the princess comes back later, it will be your death!"
...
An hour later, the princess returned from the morning court.
She was dressed in black brocade, with a high chest, and the moon shadow sword in her hand was stained with blood.
Qin Ming thought: This madman is obviously going to the morning court, why does it feel like he is going to kill people!
Eight female guards followed in and stood on both sides of the princess.
Ling yin brought hot water, and Qin Ming brought the snow cold fruit.
The princess walked under the red maple tree in the yard, and suddenly swung her black sleeves.
A completely cold breath gushed out.
With a "pop~" sound.
All the snow piled on the blue stone table was shaken away.
The princess sat down in front of the stone table.
"Bring a jar of wine, and we'll have dinner here."
"Yes!"
Qin Ming took the opportunity to go into the house to get the wine, and he took a look at the paper quietly.
He made sure that the ink on it had disappeared.
Only a few black particles were left and shook lightly.
There was no trace of it on the yellow paper.
Qin Ming opened a jar of green ant wine and placed it in front of the princess.
Seeing that the time was right, Eunuch Li Shan stepped forward and knelt down with a plop.
"Report to the princess, I have something important to report."
The princess's stunning face was terribly cold.
She picked up the wine and drank it all, and spit out a word coldly.
"Speak!"
"Princess, I found that Xiao Qinzi is a time traveler."
Swish! The guards around were shocked, and even the princess's beautiful eyes were slightly shocked.
She looked up at Qin Ming, her eyes full of murderous intent.
The eight female guards drew their swords and surrounded Qin Ming tightly!
Ling yin, who was boiling hot water, was anxious.
Jingxiang, who was helping, looked calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with her!
"Xiao Shanzi, do you have any evidence?"
"Princess. I saw Xiao Qinzi writing simplified Chinese characters in the room.
The characters were in his arms!"
"Oh?" The princess's beautiful eyes looked at Qin Ming again.
"Xiao Qinzi, do you have anything to say?"
"Princess, I don't know what Eunuch Li Shan means?"
"Still pretending? You damn traveler wrote simplified characters and hid them in your chest! Princess, I am willing to guarantee with my head!"
Li Shan said, stepping forward and forcibly taking the paper from Qin Ming's chest.
He had an excited smile on his face, his hands slightly trembling.
Three years! He had been in the palace for three full years.
He had been looking for an opportunity to prove his abilities.
If he could capture a traveler, not only would he receive a hundred taels of silver, but he would also gain martial skills and techniques.
That would allow him to join the Demon Suppression Guard and rise to power.
As Li Shan unfolded the paper, he walked toward the Princess.
"Princess, I saw him write on the back of this paper..."
At this point, Li Shan suddenly froze!
His eyes grew wide and round!
There were no characters on the back of the yellow paper!
"This can't be right. How is that possible?"
The front of the paper had "Yu Xiu Gong Xi" written on it — he saw Qin Ming write those four characters! How could they have disappeared?
"Where are the words you said?"
Li Shan's face turned pale.
"This is impossible! I clearly saw the characters! Where are they?"
"Impudence!"
With a loud slap, the Princess struck the stone table.
The force was so great that even the wine jars bounced up three feet in the air.
"You said he wrote simplified characters, where are the words?"
"Princess, I clearly saw him writing, but... but where did the words go?"
Li Shan trembled, his legs shaking with panic.
A female bodyguard stepped forward, snatched the yellow paper, and presented it to the Princess.
"Did Xiao Qin Zi write these four characters on the back?"
Qin Ming knew it was the right moment. He deliberately approached with a look of confusion and grievance.
"Your Highness, these four characters are not written by me. Last night, for some unknown reason, someone threw this paper through the window."
"I originally planned to report this to the Princess today, but I didn't expect Eunuch Li Shan…"
The Princess remained expressionless.
She raised the paper and carefully examined it for three breaths.
"Little Shan, if I remember correctly, this should be your handwriting."
Seeing that the deception couldn't be hidden any longer, Li Shan quickly took two steps forward and nervously said,
"Princess, it is indeed my handwriting. I wrote it intentionally to test if that Xiao Qin Zi is a traveler.
I wanted to see if he could recognize the characters and meet me at 'Yu Xiu Fang Xi,' so I could capture evidence of his crime."
"Then how do you know how to write these simplified characters?"
Li Shan had originally planned to say that Jing Xiang taught him,
but he had promised Jing Xiang to keep it a secret. Besides, it was just copying the simplified monument.
Even if the Princess found out, it wouldn't be a huge crime.
"Your Highness, I saw this simplified monument outside Yu Xiu Gong, so I memorized these four characters!"
"Do you know the consequences of lying?"
"Princess, every word I said is true! I am loyal and devoted!"
The Princess's expression was cold and indifferent.
"Take him away, and execute him!"
Li Shan was immediately terrified and involuntarily urinated himself.
His mind went blank. Was it a crime just to copy four simplified characters?
In an instant, two female bodyguards grabbed Li Shan by the arms and began dragging him outside.
"Princess, I'm innocent! I was just studying the stone tablet outside Yu Xiu Fang, trying to help you catch the travelers!"
In the next breath, suddenly—
The Princess threw the wine cup she held into the air, and dozens of drops of wine instantly suspended in mid-air.
Her black sleeve waved.
The drops of wine in mid-air condensed into a half-foot-long water sword, which shot straight toward Li Shan!
"You fool! There is no simplified monument outside Yu Xiu Gong!"
In that instant, Li Shan's mind felt like it was struck by a heavy blow!
As he watched the water sword coming toward him, the last thought that flashed through his mind was:
Jing Xiang lied to me!
"Whoosh~ Pfft~" The water droplets condensed into a short sword and sliced across Li Shan's neck.
His head was severed and rolled off, blood spurting everywhere!
Several drops of blood splattered onto Qin Ming.
He immediately activated his copying ability, trying to see if he could replicate it!
But the result! No reaction at all.
Li Shan wasn't a traveler!
Then how did he write those four simplified characters, "Yu Xiu Gong Xi"?