When An Jin came to play at my house, he happened to see the black gold token once. However, he was still young at the time and didn’t pay much attention to it, only remembering that the Yao flower was quite special. It wasn’t until he turned fifteen and gradually began to take over the secret department’s affairs that he saw the image of the black gold token given to the secret department by the Qi Emperor.
He must have remembered seeing such a black gold token at my house and secretly sent people to investigate the Xiao family’s background, confirming my identity. However, he never revealed this to his mother-in-law or mentioned a word to the Qi Emperor.
From the beginning, he never intended to let the Qi Emperor know my identity or have me return to Nan Rui as a princess.
In the year he turned eighteen, he proposed to me and was tragically rejected. He thought it over and decided to become an official, causing a significant conflict with his mother-in-law. By then, he had completely taken over the secret department, leaving her with no choice. Everything seemed to be proceeding smoothly, and he was just waiting to propose to me after becoming an official, hoping I would marry him peacefully. He even instructed the dark agents to keep an eye on my every move, ruthlessly cutting off any potential romantic prospects.
Who would have thought that more than a year later, my gambling-addicted mother would lose that black gold token?
The black gold token accidentally fell into the hands of the Third Prince, Xia Zhichun, and the secret department immediately received the news. Shocked, his mother-in-law immediately questioned An Jin, who was then forced to tell the truth.
His mother-in-law was furious and immediately demanded he go to the palace and report the matter to the Qi Emperor. An Jin resolutely refused, reasoning with her and deciding to suppress the matter and feign ignorance. His reason was simply that he didn’t want me to fall into the hands of the Qi Emperor and the Eastern Palace, becoming a tool for their political schemes.
