Chapter 170: Prince Ping’s Chief

[The people of Daliang now know to hide their shortcomings by sitting in the private rooms instead of embarrassing themselves in the lobby. Sitting in the private room over there are Prince Ping and his chief secretary, as well as the toad-jumping general and his younger brother. 】

When Qin Yuzhuo heard what the system said, he couldn't help laughing when he thought of the bearded man who was scared by Su Qianqian and jumped around in the hall.

Qin Hanjin's eyes, ears and nose were all filled with Fourth Miss Zhuang. He didn't hear what the system said at all. When he saw Qin Yuzhuo laughing, he thought she was making fun of him and secretly glared at her threateningly.

Zhuang Yan saw this and couldn't help but laugh.

When Qin Hanjin turned around and saw this smile, she felt as if there was a tree hidden in her heart. All the flowers on the tree bloomed brilliantly at that moment. Joy and happiness were overflowing on her face and could not be concealed at all.

At this time, Su Qianqian was still thinking about Lu Zhiqing.

[Tongzi, Madam Xu used to be an embroiderer in the Princess's Mansion. Why didn't she stay in the Princess's Mansion, but went out to run an embroidery workshop with great effort? 】

Su Qianqian asked tentatively.

It’s not that she didn’t let the system investigate Madam Xu’s background, but this person really had the potential to be an undercover spy, and the people she came into contact with were very diverse.

Even though we knew that she came from the Princess's Mansion and was beaten with twenty boards and dragged out half to death, we still didn't know why she was willing to leave the Princess's Mansion even at the cost of being beaten.

[When Madam Xu was in the princess's mansion, she was taciturn and unsociable. She only did embroidery and sewing every day. The rules in the princess's mansion were strict, but the monthly salary was also generous. It only took her two years to earn enough money to redeem herself.

However, because she ruined an embroidered robe for the princess, she was not only unable to leave but also nearly had her hand broken. It was Duke Xu who met her by chance and said a few words of love, only then was she let go. She stayed in the princess's mansion to pay off the material money she owed, but the man who was going to marry her broke off the engagement and married someone else.

After paying off his debts ten years ago, he insisted on leaving. As a result, he was beaten with a stick and almost died. After recovering from his injuries, he opened the Xiayi Workshop. The people he met on weekdays were all embroiderers and merchants from all over the world. There was nothing special about it. 】

The system's voice was somewhat puzzled: [Although there is nothing special about it, it is strange that she has to go to the Goddess of Childbirth once a month even though she has neither been married nor forced into marriage by the government. 】

"Mr. Su, what are you thinking about? Try the tea I ordered."

Zhou Jinxi's slightly shy voice called Su Qianqian back. She was so absorbed in listening that she didn't notice that Miss Zhou was actually demonstrating her talent herself.

Su Qianqian unkindly used a poison-testing talisman to test whether the tea was poisonous before she picked up the teacup to look at it. There was actually a little duck painted on the tea soup. How did Zhou Jinxi know that she liked ducks?

"Miss Zhou actually drew a duck. I admire her. Thank you very much, Miss Zhou."

Su Qianqian made some polite remarks, but she found that Zhou Jinxi's expression was stiff after hearing her words: "Mr. Su, that is clearly a mandarin duck. I have another one..."

Su Qianqian followed Zhou Jinxi's gaze and saw a chicken floating in her teacup...

[Hahaha, this Miss Zhou is really interesting. She chased the Marquis until he got married, and now she is chasing the Marquis's wife. Hahaha...]

The system laughed wildly, and Qin Hanjin almost broke down. Qin Yuzhuo had already lowered his head and was shaking his shoulders, unable to control himself.

[Hahaha, I can be considered popular with both men and women...] Su Qianqian felt proud.

[Stop flattering yourself. Look at your appearance, which is the best in the capital. And look at your status. You begged and begged to marry a marquis, but you are still a virgin. Don't you reflect on yourself? Which guy did you kill?

What's the point of meeting such an older leftover woman? She will just make duck tea for you but you won't be able to eat the duck! 】

The system turns on its poisonous tongue function and pokes Su Qianqian in the sore spot.

Zhou Jinxi, who was standing next to him, recovered his energy in an instant, and ordered tea again with high morale...

[My lady, the Prince of Ping comes to this teahouse every day to drink tea. It seems that he really wants to stay in Da Qi as a hostage. The Crown Prince of Daliang and the two princes never leave the Honglu Temple, and they are very patient. 】

The system noticed the people from Daliang again.

[What about Princess Meng Yun?] 】

Su Qianqian watched Zhou Jinxi's skillful cooking and felt like she was seeing herself cooking: every time she was full of confidence and gave her all, she was discouraged by the final taste.

[Meng Yun never stepped out of her room, but the other two princesses wandered around Xijing City all day long. 】

The system obtained information about other people from Prince Ping and General Qiu Ran, but the information was not much, which meant that they rarely came into contact with the prince and princess.

[I always feel that the bailiff who died on the street was related to the Daliang envoy, but they had just arrived in Daliang, how could they collude with the gangsters? 】

Su Qianqian frowned and wondered who made that strange steel needle and who killed the bailiff and for what reason.

[However, among the Daliang envoys, there are also people from Da Qi. This is not his first time in Da Qi. 】

The system reminded Su Qianqian.

[Are you talking about the historian with a broken arm?] How did he get to Daliang in the past? How could he get into Prince Ping's mansion and become the chief secretary? 】

Su Qianqian looked through the patio to the opposite side. There, a gauze curtain was lowered at the fence of the private room, and only a human figure could be vaguely seen.

[This Chief Clerk Tao Huan was picked up by Prince Ping who was cleaning up the battlefield at Mount Xumi nine years ago.

At that time, Tao Huan was hit by a rock and fainted in a crevice. Prince Ping was surprised that there was a survivor, so he had someone bring him back to his tent to ask about the affairs of the Great Qi.

Although Tao Huan's arm was amputated after he woke up, he gave advice to Prince Ping, allowing him to gain credit as quickly as possible and was appreciated by the Emperor of Daliang. It was also for this reason that Prince Ping stood out among Prince Ning's sons.

After that, Tao Huan entered the Prince Ping's mansion. He was just a counselor at first, but later he gave advice to Prince Ping, which enabled Prince Ping to make meritorious deeds one after another and become a person the emperor relied on. As a result, he was made the Chief Clerk. 】

The system revealed Tao Huan's vest, and Su Qianqian was even more surprised:

[Those found at Mount Xumi, aren’t they the soldiers of Da Qi? Such a smart and cunning person should not be an ordinary soldier. I wonder if I can find out his identity...】

Su Qianqian saw a figure floating behind the gauze curtain opposite her. Then footsteps were heard in the corridor outside the box. The laughter of the bearded general also came closer and closer, passing through the door of the box and going downstairs.

Su Qianqian looked downstairs and saw the four people talking as they went out, but the younger brother of the bearded general came back, stopped the waiter and whispered a few words to him, then handed him a piece of silver and turned away.

Soon there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the waiter came in with a plate of peach kernel cakes: "A guest just asked me to bring it over."

Qin Hanjin and Qin Yuzhuo looked at each other in bewilderment: "What guests?"

"It's the envoy from Daliang. He said he wanted to give it to the young master of the Marquis of Wuning." The waiter placed the peach kernel cake on the tea table, bowed and walked out.

"Why did the envoy from Daliang give this to me?" Qin Hanjin pointed at the peach kernel pastry in confusion.