Chapter 90: Confrontation Some people in the city are starving, while others can...
At the city gate, Crown Prince Qin Youqian walked over with a smile on his face, and behind him followed Song Yiru, who also had a smile on her face.
Qin Yuqing raised an eyebrow. The fourth princess, Qin Qinqin, went to the south because of the emperor's order. The disaster situation in the south is now basically stable, and the biggest floods and plagues have been solved one by one.
The current famine in the south does pose a problem for food in Cangzhou and Lingjun, but it is not serious enough to require a crown prince and the daughter of the prime minister to personally travel to the south.
So there must be a bigger secret hidden behind this.
"Brother Crown Prince, since you are here now, don't tell Sixth Sister that you came here specially to take her back to Beijing." Qin Yuqing asked with a smile.
Instead of waiting for Qin Youqian and Song Yiru to explain to her, it would be better for her to take the initiative and seize the initiative.
Qin Youqian smiled lightly, and his eyes were full of tenderness and doting when he looked at Qin Yuqing: "I haven't seen Sixth Sister for a long time, and I miss her a little, so I specially asked my father for permission to go to the south to pick up Sixth Sister and bring her back to Beijing." As he spoke, Qin Youqian approached Qin Yuqing step by step and spoke to her in a low voice.
"Father misses Sixth Sister very much. It's time to return to the capital."
Qin Yuqing did not respond immediately. There was still a smile in the beautiful fox eyes, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
Qin Youqian's words were very interesting. What did he mean by "it's time to return to the capital"? He used his father's name as an excuse to urge him to go back. Could it be that the prince was also behind this Luocheng incident?
As expected of the prince, he hid it well enough.
"Brother Crown Prince, you know that Sixth Sister has been raised in a temple since she was a child. Although I know that my brothers and sisters miss me very much, after all, Sixth Sister has not had a proper reunion with you, Brother Crown Prince."
Qin Yuqing lowered her posture, her tone containing three parts sadness, three parts grievance, and six parts pretending to be sensible.
Hearing this, Qin Youqian's eyelids suddenly twitched uncontrollably. He seemed to have foreseen what Qin Yuqing was going to say.
Lu Jingchuan was standing behind Qin Yuqing. He looked down and could see Qin Yuqing covering her smirk with her hands. He chuckled indulgently and said, since she likes to play, he would play with her.
Song Yirou stood behind the prince. She shook her head silently, feeling both doted on and helpless. She saw through what Qin Yuqing was about to say at a glance.
But she didn't say anything. She was just taking advantage of the prince's convenience to go to the south. She had her own things to do.
The remaining few people did not speak. They either looked at the sky or the ground, trying to reduce their presence. Besides, they had no right to speak.
"Sixth sister has already written to father to explain the situation, and father also agreed that sixth sister can play in the south for a few more days." As he said, Qin Yuqing took the letter handed over by Chuntao and handed it to Qin Youqian. Seeing the shock in the other party's eyes after reading it, he reached out and tugged at Qin Youqian's sleeve and said.
"Brother Crown Prince, are you willing to accompany Sixth Sister to play in Luo City for a few more days?"
Lu Jingchuan looked at Qin Yuqing and made a gesture with his hands behind his back. Lu Jiu understood immediately and turned around to give orders to the troops from Ling County and Cangzhou.
The huge group of people left silently, leaving only a small group lurking not far away.
The emperor's handwritten edict is here, and it is also his sister's plea. Qin Yuqing has already lowered his attitude so much. If Qin Youqian refuses again, he may be criticized.
At this time, the general came over and saluted the prince respectfully: "Greetings, Your Highness." After saying that, he looked at Qin Yuqing, who had a smile in his fox eyes, and said reluctantly.
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess."
Sure enough, in this world, only a greater imperial power can oppress people.
Qin Yuqing was thinking to herself, and only now did she carefully observe the appearance of the general in front of her. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but the general's eyes were similar to Song Yiru's.
Could it be that he and Song Yiru are relatives?
Could this be the reason why Song Yiru wanted to go to the south? If Qin Yuqing remembered correctly, the Song family always stood on the side of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, whether in the original book or in this time and space.
Although Qin Yuqing couldn't be sure whether the private minting of copper coins in the south was related to the Second Prince, given his ambition, it would be difficult for him not to intervene.
The four words "privately minting copper coins" are easy to write, but are full of difficulties when actually doing them. This is not something that can be accomplished by a single force.
However, judging from the reaction of the masked man in white in the cave and the people sent by Yu Bingyan to intercept him, the illegal minting of copper coins involved at least two forces.
The leading force is still the one wearing white clothes and wearing a mask. Speaking of the case of the young Taoist priest in the capital who also committed the crime of giving gifts, it seems that they are all caused by the same person.
"I beg Your Highness to make the decision for me." Just as Qin Yuqing was thinking, the general suddenly spoke loudly, his words full of grievance and anger, and he looked at Qin Yuqing with eyes that he wanted to look at but did not dare to look at.
Qin Yuqing laughed secretly in her heart. He is such a grown-up, but he still has all these things. Isn't that childish?
"General Song, please feel free to speak. The reason why Luocheng is so stable today is inseparable from General Song's long-term garrison." The prince smiled and helped General Song up.
"If there is any grievance, I will take care of it on behalf of the general."
Your surname is Song, that’s right.
Thinking of this, Qin Yuqing looked at Song Yiru, but saw that she threw a coquettish glance at her, then looked at General Song with a smile, and silently moved her finger horizontally.
Qin Yuqing lowered her eyes to hide the shock in her eyes. If she had not misunderstood Song Yiru's meaning, then it would be very interesting to see Song Yiru go to the southern part.
Then she looked up and looked at Song Yirou again, blinked her fox eyes playfully, and made a drinking gesture.
Song Yirou understood immediately, smiled gently at Qin Yuqing, and made a gesture of holding up the wine glass. During this time, the two of them made very small movements and made a gesture of clinking glasses towards each other.
Lu Jingchuan, who took everything in, had a hint of confusion in his eyes. It was obvious that he couldn't understand what Qin Yuqing and Song Yiru were talking about.
His Ah Ruan has a secret, and she doesn’t tell him anything.
General Xiao Lu felt melancholy for a moment, but was mostly happy, as this meant that his A Ruan was slowly beginning to accept this world.
On the other hand, the prince's attention was all on General Song at the moment, so he naturally did not notice the little movements between Qin Yuqing and Song Yiru.
General Song was lowering his head at the moment, looking as if he had suffered a great deal of injustice, so he missed the actions of Qin Yuqing and Song Yiru.
If he knew this now, perhaps he would not target Qin Yuqing anymore.
"Your Majesty, I never expected that all my hard work over the years would be insignificant in the eyes of the Sixth Princess." General Song was tense, and his words were full of dedication to the country.
"I admit that I am not as good as the Lu and Shen families in defending our country, but I am also stationed in Luocheng all year round and have not been home for many years."
If the timing hadn't been inappropriate, Qin Yuqing would have wanted to applaud General Song. With such acting skills, he would definitely be able to create a career in the entertainment industry.
Thinking of this, Qin Yuqing looked at General Song carefully. In fact, from this perspective, General Song's muscle lines are extremely perfect due to years of martial arts training, coupled with attractive wheat-colored skin.
Although he is not as popular as some fair-skinned and popular young actors, he does have a certain audience.
As she was thinking, her vision went dark. Qin Yuqing pulled Lu Jingchuan's hand away with amusement and turned to look at a man who still had a blank expression but his eyes were full of anger.
She symbolically patted the back of Lu Jingchuan's hand, and her thoughts returned to her mind. She wanted to see what General Song would say next.
"I know General Song is tired, but Sixth Sister has always been virtuous. Whether in the capital or during my trip to the south, the people have praised her."
After hearing what General Song said, the prince responded without any hesitation. He first affirmed General Song's contribution, then used what he saw and heard on the way as evidence, and then put forward his own opinions.
"Could there be any misunderstanding during this period? I believe General Song, but the people of Dayin will not lie. Could it be that some other people have lost their hearts and hurt Heqi?"
"Whether they are princes or common people, they are all citizens of the Great Yin. Everything they do must be for the stability of the Great Yin."
As the prince said this, he patted General Song's shoulder meaningfully. Qin Yuqing didn't know whether General Song understood it or not, but she did.
It seems that the prince has the same plan as her. If that's the case, then let's cooperate with him.
General Song raised his head and was about to point to the soldiers from Ling County and Cangzhou not far away, but found that there was no one there. In an instant, the words General Song wanted to say were stuck in his throat, unable to come out.
"I have a narrow vision and have been misled. Thank you, Your Highness, for your guidance." General Song followed the Prince's words.
Qin Yuqing saw that General Song looked at her with resentment in his eyes that she did not understand, and Qin Yuqing understood that General Song did not understand the prince's implied meaning.
But what was he resentful about? Apart from beating up Song Yaozu, the legitimate son of the Song family's useless son, he hadn't done anything else against the Song family, right?
Not far away, Song Yirou sighed silently, with a hint of helplessness and sadness in her eyes. Although she couldn't see General Song's expression, she understood from his words.
General Song not only did not understand, but also insisted on those people's ideas.
"Brother Crown Prince, it's Sixth Sister's fault if you think about it." Qin Yuqing naturally knew to show some mercy to others, at least for now she had to give Crown Prince Qin Youqian some face.
"Sixth sister was too impulsive and misunderstood General Song. Let's put it this way." Qin Yuqing waved to Chuntao. Chuntao took a piece of clothing from the carriage. Qin Yuqing took it and said sincerely.
"This is a patchwork quilt made by the people of Cangzhou and Lingjun. General Song knows that Cangzhou and Lingjun suffer from floods year-round, and this year they've been plagued by famine. This is the best gift they could make."
"General Song, you won't mind, will you?" Qin Yuqing said as he handed over the clothes. "General Song may not be aware of the famine in Cangzhou and Lingjun. Although these cloths are a bit worn, they are still the best the people can find."
"Could it be that General Song dislikes it?"
The prince coughed lightly, and General Song seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He forced a smile on his ugly face, stretched out his hand to take it, and said, "How could that be? I will naturally cherish it."
Qin Yuqing's eyes were filled with relief, but more of curiosity. She continued to ask, "Speaking of which, Prince, my sixth sister discovered something very strange this time."
General Song held the patchwork quilt in his hand and felt it was as heavy as a jack. Listening to Qin Yuqing's voice, his heart skipped a beat and a bad premonition came to his mind.
On the other side, when Qin Yuqing took out the patchwork quilt, Lu Jingchuan knew what she was going to do, so he gave Lu Jiu a look, and Lu Jiu also handed something to him.
Song Yiru took in everyone's actions. She sighed again. This time, she could not protect General Song no matter what.
"Why are people in Cangzhou and Lingjun starving, while rice in Luocheng can be thrown on the ground at will?"
As Qin Yuqing spoke, he pointed at the rice that had fallen on the ground by a rice vendor not far away.
"Even though they're not far from each other, some people in the city can't even get enough to eat, while others can spend lavishly?"
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