Chapter 304 Sour taste
Xiahou Yi came to Ning Dynasty to stir up trouble, and joined forces with Xiao Yun and Xie Jingze to use Shen Wan to lure and kill Xie Jingyu.
Xie Jingyu was a man who would never let go of his grudges. Since he could not kill Xiahou Yi in Ning Dynasty, he sent people to ambush in Beiyue in advance, on the route Xiahou Yi had to take on his way back.
Seven secret guards were sent at that time. Later, Xiahou Yi set off to return to Beiyue and set a trap for Xie Jingyu. He gave the daughter of Duke Song to Xie Jingze, so that Duke Song and Xiao Yun would spare no effort to help Xie Jingze win the throne and get rid of him.
It was obvious that Xiahou Yi was determined to kill him. Keeping him would definitely be a disaster. Xie Jingyu reflected and felt that it would be difficult for seven secret guards to kill Xiahou Yi. In order to ensure that there would be no mistakes, he sent four more secret guards.
The four secret guards set out several days after Xiahou Yi set out. They hurried and finally caught up with him in Xuzhou and followed him into Yizhou.
Xiahou Yi was not fast, and the secret guards felt that waiting in front was useless. What if Xiahou Yi became alert and took a detour? There would be no point in ambushing him. It would be better to follow him from behind and wait for an opportunity to act.
As soon as they discovered in Yizhou that Xiahou Yi was about to kill the man, they followed the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and how could the people of Ning Dynasty allow a prince of North Vietnam to be slaughtered at will? So they killed the two assassins they sent and rescued the man.
Xie Jingyu also felt that this matter was unusual. Although Xiahou Yi repeatedly wanted to kill him, he would not kill anyone who posed no threat to Xiahou Yi.
That man must have been a threat to Xiahou Yi in his previous life, but not as big a threat as him. Otherwise, he would have traveled thousands of miles to kill him. If he met him on the way back to North Vietnam, he would have eliminated him.
Thinking of this, Xie Jingyu asked, "Do you know who that man is?"
The secret guard shook his head. "We were so anxious to catch up with the Third Prince of Beiyue that we didn't ask any more questions. The assassin didn't return to report, and the Third Prince of Beiyue didn't send anyone to kill him. He should still be in Yizhou. It won't be difficult to find him."
I originally wanted to come back and pass by Yizhou to check it out again, but I didn’t take that route.
However, because it was not difficult to investigate, the secret guards did not take it too seriously.
"Send someone to investigate."
Just because Xiahou Yi wanted to kill him, he was destined to be no unknown person in the future.
Xiahou Yi and Xiao Yun joined forces. Although Xiahou Yi betrayed Xiao Yun after he left, Xiahou Yi's enemies might not be Xiao Yun's enemies. There was no guarantee that Xiao Yun would not help Xiahou Yi. Moreover, Xiahou Yi came to Ning Chao in person to kill him, so Ning Chao must have his spies.
Although they didn't know each other in this life, he married a loyal and righteous Crown Prince's wife. Even the Crown Prince of Dongliang Gaoyang hoped that they could be on good terms, let alone the people of Ning Dynasty.
Shen Wan hid behind the screen, the blush on her face had long since faded. After the secret guard left, she walked out, "I have something to ask my cousin, I want to go to the Yun family tomorrow..."
Xie Jingyu stretched out his hand and pulled Shen Wan into his arms, "Is there anything that your cousin from the Yun family can help with, but I, your husband, can't?"
A smell of vinegar hit me in the face.
Shen Wan blinked and said, "Do you smell the sour smell?"
Xie Jingyu was so angry that he wanted to carry Shen Wan to the desk. Shen Wan immediately begged for mercy, hugged his neck and said, "Stop making trouble, let's talk about serious things..."
He wanted to hear what serious business it was.
But Shen Wan was a little unable to open her mouth. Could she say that sometimes she also disliked Xie Jingyu for being too smart, so that there were some things she wanted to say but didn't dare to say them. She didn't dare to tell the truth, and it was difficult to lie in a comprehensive manner because he would easily see through her.
Xie Jingyu looked at Chen Wan and said, "It seems that we haven't shared the same bed together enough. It's far less than the cousin relationship you and the eldest young master of the Yun family have had for more than ten years."
He picked up Shen Wan horizontally and carried her back to the house to deepen their relationship.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, Shen Wan quickly said, "I always talk about what I dreamed about. Are you afraid that you don't believe it?"
Xie Jingyu said, "When have I ever not believed you? Even if you told me that the sun would rise from the west tomorrow, I would believe it."
Shen Wan, “…”
It seems that everyone really believed it.
I was skeptical even though I didn't believe it, so I sent someone to check.
Shen Wan asked, “Why do you trust me so much?”
Xie Jingyu pinched Shen Wan's nose and said, "You can't afford the consequences of deceiving me. You know it, and your husband knows it too. Why don't I believe you?"
Besides, what Chen Wan saw in her "dream" was not for herself. She was probably the only one in Kyoto who was worried about others and the affairs of the court. She wanted to help but was afraid that he would not believe her.
"Tell me, what did you dream about again?"
Xie Jingyu saw Chen Wan's hesitation and did not expect Chen Wan to open her heart to him today. He took it step by step, from body to heart.
He has the patience.
Xie Jingyu asked this, and Chen Wan had nothing to hide. She said, "I dreamed that Jizhou was hit by heavy rain for seven consecutive days, causing floods and displacing the people of Jizhou. The Jizhou government opened the granaries to provide disaster relief on the first day after the heavy rain stopped, but that very night, the granaries flooded and all the food and grass were burned. By the time the court received the news and sent people to provide disaster relief, it was too late. I don't know how many people starved to death..."
"I'm afraid this will happen again, so I asked my cousin to open a few more grain shops in Jizhou. If the granary floods again, so many innocent people won't starve to death."
It turns out it’s not about myself.
But how could the granary be flooded so easily after the heavy rain and burned down completely...
It is obvious that there was no food in the granary, and they were not prepared for floods and food shortages, so they were so anxious to take out the remaining food to provide disaster relief on the first day after the rain, and then burned the granary to destroy the evidence.
Xie Jingyu understood, "Then what?"
"The Emperor also suspected something was wrong with the granary and sent the Marquis of Linjiang to investigate. He was killed less than two weeks after arriving in Jizhou..."
This is also the reason why Chu Yang, the son of Linjiang Hou, later followed Xie Jingyu in rebellion.
Once the chatterbox opened, Chen Wan said a lot without realizing it.
After Linjiang Hou died, Chu Yang buried his father, and then one day, he disappeared.
Later I learned that Chu Yang went to Jizhou to investigate the death of Marquis Linjiang and the granary.
After several months of investigation, the evidence was brought back to the capital. The evidence pointed directly to the Left Prime Minister. The emperor dismissed the Left Prime Minister and sentenced him to death. However, before the Left Prime Minister could be executed, the emperor suddenly fell seriously ill and died.
Later, Xiao Yun ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty. The left prime minister was spared from death, but was soon acquitted on the grounds of fabricated evidence.
Chu Yang was imprisoned and executed on the charge of slandering important officials of the court.
At that time, the imperial court was in chaos. Prince Yuzhang and Zhao Ang and others broke into prison, were hunted down, and disappeared without a trace. The next time we heard about them, it was when they rebelled together with Xie Jingyu.
Shen Wan was unable to help Jizhou avoid the natural disaster, but she was able to minimize the losses caused by man-made disasters through the Yun family and Taoist Qingyuan.
Regarding the flood in Jizhou, it was right for Chen Wan to ask the Yun family for help. It was easier to ask the Yun family than the emperor for help. The emperor believed in Chen Wan, but the civil and military officials might not believe him. It was indeed more convenient to ask the Yun family.
But that was in the past. Now the emperor would trust Chen Wan unconditionally. The flood in Jizhou has not occurred yet, and the granary has not been burned. It is much easier to investigate now.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
