Chương 226: Liu Hongshan Showing Up Again

Seeing that Lin Ran was silent, the empress couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you thinking? Are you worried that they will send people to assassinate us on the way back?"

Lin Ran shook his head. Then, he explained his doubts. He paused for a moment and said, "At first, I thought that there was something strange about the 15 cities, such as a secret treasure or something, but later on, I realized that it wasn't."

"It's because Xuan Wushang didn't specify which 15 cities, right?"

The empress pondered for a moment and said, "It's entirely up to me which 15 cities to cede, so this matter has nothing to do with the cities themselves. He just wants 15 cities."

"Yes, that's right."

Lin Ran nodded in agreement. "If he has designs on one city, and there happens to be the one he wants among the 15 cities you cede, the probability of that happening is too low."