Chapter 214 Letter from Bai Ziyu
Today is the day when the shop owner from Yue State returns to Beijing. As the host, Gu Siqing has to host a welcome party for him.
"Manager Wu has been running a shop in Qi for many years. I think it's hard for him to get used to a foreign country. Thank you for your hard work."
Gu Siqing raised her glass to him. This was not just a polite remark. She always had respect for her subordinates.
Shopkeeper Wu was a middle-aged man in his forties, but he was still very healthy and in good spirits. He smiled and raised his glass in response: "I am a little uncomfortable, but I am happy to work for the boss."
In addition to Gu Siqing, there were also Li Si and other shopkeepers in the capital, who came to welcome Shopkeeper Wu.
Among the group, several shopkeepers had been out of Yue State, but the countries they had visited were different.
Several people asked Manager Wu about the customs and habits of Qi State. They talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"On my way back to the capital, I learned that Your Majesty had reappointed a crown prince. Isn't it a coincidence that just before I returned to Yue, the crown prince of Qi died unexpectedly while hunting. The exact circumstances of the accident are unknown to outsiders."
Shopkeeper Wu looked very secretive. Anyone who knew about the struggles among the royal family would have guessed that there was something fishy going on with the accident involving the Crown Prince of Qi.
"The prince of Qi is dead? Isn't Qi in chaos now? But there are no rumors in the capital."
Li Si brought the wine cup to his lips. When he learned that such a big event had happened in Qi State, he was as surprised as everyone else.
"The King of Qi was old, and the Crown Prince died unexpectedly, which caused chaos. When the King of Qi learned that the Crown Prince had died, he also died of a sudden illness. The capital of Qi was in chaos at the time. I was also shocked at the time."
When Shopkeeper Wu talked about the chaos in the capital of Qi, he was secretly frightened.
Royal disputes could easily lead to war, and the people in the capital were like their heads hanging on their necks, and any death could happen. At that time, Manager Wu had already planned to send a message to Gu Siqing, asking him to urgently withdraw to the Kingdom of Yue.
"Hearing what Shopkeeper Wu said, it seems that someone soon stabilized the political situation in Qi?"
Gu Siqing heard that Shopkeeper Wu was trying to suppress his words first. Since Qi seemed calm at the moment, it meant that the turmoil would soon be quelled. If the political situation in Qi was not stabilized, it would be difficult for them to return.
"The boss is very good at predicting things. Just when several princes and princes of Qi were about to draw swords, the long-missing King Xiaoyao of Qi returned to Qi and stabilized the situation with his iron-blooded tactics."
Speaking of the free and easy King of Qi, Shopkeeper Wu obviously admired him very much.
A person who can become a stabilizing force in a chaotic situation is naturally very capable and deserves admiration.
"The King Xiaoyao of Qi? Why have I never heard of this person before?" Gu Siqing pondered for a moment. In his two lifetimes, he had never heard of him.
"It's normal that the boss hasn't heard of him. This King Xiaoyao left the capital of Qi a long time ago and disappeared without a trace. Even the King of Qi sent people to search for him for many years but couldn't find him."
Manager Wu stayed in Qi for a year, and since he was in the capital, he heard some secrets of the royal family.
"The King of Qi was suspicious of King Xiaoyao and wanted to kill him, but fate played a trick on him and Qi almost fell into chaos. In the end, it was this prince who had disappeared for many years who stabilized the situation."
Killing one's own son or brother because of the fear that he or she might seize power was a very common practice in the royal family and was not surprising.
Gu Siqing was eating while listening to Shopkeeper Wu talking about this, as if she was listening to an interesting story.
"King Xiaoyao has returned at this critical juncture. I'm afraid that he will ascend the throne soon." Gu Siqing said casually. If things were to develop in this way, it would be almost certain that King Xiaoyao would ascend the throne.
Shopkeeper Wu waved his hand upon hearing this and said, "That's why I say that King Xiaoyao is an interesting person. He seems to have no intention of becoming emperor. Instead, he values Xuanyuan Yu, who was previously a hostage in Yue State, very much. He has mostly entrusted the affairs of the previous dynasty to Xuanyuan Yu. Before I returned to Yue State, Xuanyuan Yu had already shown signs of ascending the throne."
Thinking about the situation when he left the imperial capital of Qi, Shopkeeper Wu felt that Xuanyuan Yu would most likely ascend the throne.
Gu Siqing was stunned when he heard the name of an acquaintance. He asked in disbelief, "Reusing Xuanyuan Yu?"
King Xiaoyao, who had been missing for many years and suddenly returned to Qi, and Xuanyuan Yu, who went to great lengths to escape from Yue and back to Qi.
The simultaneous appearance of two seemingly unrelated people reminded Gu Siqing of an old friend, Bai Ziyu! How could such a coincidence happen?
"Yes, although this King Xiaoyao has never had much contact with Xuanyuan Yu, he thinks highly of him, and Xuanyuan Yu also trusts King Xiaoyao very much."
Seeing that Gu Siqing was interested in Qi's affairs, Shopkeeper Wu talked more about them.
Gu Siqing remembered the day when she talked about Xuanyuan Yu with Bai Ziyu, Bai Ziyu had said with certainty that Xuanyuan Yu was not that kind of person.
She didn't think there would be such a coincidence in the world. The King Xiaoyao who appeared at this critical juncture was most likely Bai Ziyu.
Gu Siqing thought about it for a while and felt that if Bai Ziyu was really the King of Freedom, this title would be quite suitable for him.
For the people of Yue, anecdotes about the State of Qi were just topics for idle chat after dinner. After talking about them, everyone still had to return to their own lives.
Gu Siqing didn't know when Chi Hongyuan would choose to ascend the throne, so she had to choose a suitable candidate for her future husband as soon as possible. Therefore, she happily went to various mansions to attend banquets these days.
When she was concentrating on choosing her future husband from among the young men in the capital, a letter was delivered to Gu Siqing at full speed.
The business under Gu Siqing's name is now growing bigger and bigger. In order to facilitate the handling of urgent matters, Gu Siqing asked them to send a letter directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion if they have any important matters. So when she received the letter, she opened it without thinking much.
Gu Siqing sat up straight as soon as he opened the letter and saw the first line of words.
"Who sent the letter? What happened in that store?" Seeing Gu Siqing's serious expression, Guihua subconsciously came over to take a look.
Gu Siqing coughed lightly and raised his hand to block Guihua: "You leave first, I'll call you if there's anything."
The master was rarely so mysterious. Although Guihua was a little curious, she still retreated.
Gu Siqing watched Guihua walk away, took a deep breath, and then unfolded the letter again.
She recognized it at a glance. The handwriting on the letter was Bai Ziyu's. Since he was able to send a letter to Yue, it meant that his people had returned to Qi safely.
"How are you doing recently? I have returned to Qi safely. For several years, I have only kept one thing from you. I think you have known about Qi recently. The King Xiaoyao is me."
Looking at the words written by Bai Ziyu himself, revealing his identity to her, Gu Siqing was a little surprised, but also felt it was reasonable. Bai Ziyu was indeed the King Xiaoyao who had disappeared for a long time.
"When I fled from Qi, my brother the Emperor refused to let me go and sent his personal guards to hunt me down. I was imprisoned and my life was hanging by a thread. It was you who rescued me that allowed me to escape."
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