Chapter 515 You seem to care more about his wife
Ji Yunlan looked at Zhao Shen for a few times and sneered, "Well, it seems that you predicted that something would happen in the capital. This means that the emperor should also know about it, so you also know what Prince Yong will probably do."
In the end, it was the soldiers at the border who were sacrificed anyway.
Zhao Shen didn't explain, but said sincerely: "I will find out what went wrong as soon as possible."
Ji Yunlan was about to say something, but Ji Changlin waved him off and said, "The Emperor can't be blamed for this. He might even be in danger right now. But we can't delay the delivery of military supplies any longer. The weather isn't too cold yet, so the soldiers can barely hold out. But if it gets colder in a few days, they'll freeze to death."
Zhao Shen pursed his lips and said, "I know."
Ji Changlin stopped talking about this matter and returned to the original topic: "What do you think about Qi Yongcheng's situation?"
Speaking of this, Ji Yunlan's expression turned grim. Thinking of the dangerous situation when his father was assassinated, he said coldly: "How else can we see it? The one in question is his wife who sleeps with him in the same bed, and the other is his deputy general who is with him day and night. Do you really believe that he knows nothing?"
Ji Changlin: "It's not impossible."
"Dad...if Qi Yongcheng was so confused, how could he be alive now?"
Ji Yunlan shouted in dissatisfaction.
Although bravery is what charges into battle on the battlefield, veterans like Qi Yongcheng have won more battles than losses over the years and have been promoted to higher positions through military merit, which is definitely not achieved by bravery alone.
Ji Changlin rolled his eyes at his son. "What are you yelling about? If you could produce evidence to prove he was involved in my assassination, I would hand him over to you. But you didn't, did you?"
Ji Yunlan said unconvincedly, "Just because I don't have evidence doesn't mean he's innocent."
Ji Changlin nodded. "After something like this, his innocence is irrelevant. His men assassinated me, and his wife might be a spy. With these two factors, he can never return to the army. As for the rest, you can't just accuse him of something."
After saying this, he turned to Zhao Shen and asked, "You seem to care more about his wife. Why?"
After all, this is Youzhou. As soon as the incident happened, Zhao Shen sent people to investigate Qi Yongcheng's wife. Naturally, such a thing could not be hidden from Ji Changlin.
If it was something else, Zhao Shen would not have asked this question, but this was not a normal way of thinking. Under normal circumstances, even if there was solid evidence that Qi Yongcheng sent someone to assassinate him, the female relatives would be dealt with last.
Zhao Shen recounted Prince Yong's hiring habits: "Judging from past events, this prince prefers women, and the women under his command are all capable. When Ah Shu and I discovered that someone might have been lurking around you for ten years and even had access to military deployment maps, we wrote to inform you. You must have checked everyone around you, but to no avail, so we suspect this person might not be within your scope of investigation."
There are only a handful of people in the army who can get the defense map. If he is really next to Ji Changlin, there is no way he can't find it out.
So he and Ji Yunshu thought that it might be the family of a high-ranking military official, and this guess was actually very reasonable.
Ji Changlin suddenly realized, "So that's what's going on. This makes Su a strong suspect. She definitely hasn't left Wuning yet, but it won't be easy to find her right away. Do you have any leads?"
Zhao Shen replied: "Not yet, but as long as she is still in Wuning, we will find her sooner or later."
Ji Changlin smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you. If you need anything, just look for Yunlan."
Zhao Shen said respectfully, "Thank you, father-in-law."
Ji Changlin finished speaking and was about to get up and leave. Ji Yunshu quickly asked, "Dad, I heard from Bai Ling that you know a doctor with superb medical skills, is that true?"
"Bai Ling?"
Ji Changlin asked doubtfully.
It was Ji Yunlan who reacted first: "It was a maid I picked for my sister when she got married. She was the one with good medical skills."
Ji Changlin nodded: "Are you asking about the Poison Fairy Miaoyin?"
Ji Yunshu became interested the moment he heard the name: "Poison Fairy? Is her poison technique very powerful?"
Ji Changlin said, "Well, she comes from a legitimate medical family, but later on, her family was in trouble and she became a wanderer. She made those poisons to protect herself. What do you want from her?"
Before Ji Yunshu could decide whether to tell his father about Zhao Shen's situation, he said, "I have a friend who has been poisoned by a very difficult to cure poison. I happened to hear Bai Ling say that her master is very powerful, so I'm asking for help."
Ji Changlin didn't know whether he believed her fabricated story or not, nor did he ask her which friend was poisoned. He just gave her a meaningful look and said, "She's living in seclusion in Wuning City now. I'll have someone take you there later."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Thank you, Daddy."
Ji Changlin's expression lightened a bit. "Why are you being so polite to Daddy? Things are not peaceful in Wuning City lately. You should be careful too."
Ji Yunshu said, "I'll be careful."
Ji Changlin was a master himself. As soon as he entered the courtyard where Ji Yunshu lived, he could feel that it was tightly guarded. He said to Zhao Shen with a pleasant face, "Thank you for your hard work."
“This is what I should do.”
After his father and brother left, Ji Yunshu happily pulled Zhao Shen's sleeve and said, "Tomorrow we will go find this Poison Fairy."
Seeing that she was full of anticipation, Zhao Shen did not say anything to spoil her mood. He just said, "If you didn't tell me the truth just now, he will know it soon if we go together tomorrow."
Ji Yunshu said with some melancholy, "I didn't say it because I didn't want him to worry. He's been so busy these days that he doesn't even have time to go home. He's also got so many messy things going on. He must be feeling bad."
At this point, she looked at Zhao Shen suspiciously: "Are you really unaware of the military supplies issue?"
She felt that although Zhao Shen had left the capital, it was impossible for him not to leave someone to pass on the message.
It's winter now, and a half-month delay in military supplies is no small matter.
Zhao Shen said, "I left someone in the capital, but I haven't received any news so far. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have done nothing."
"In that case, how do you conclude that something happened in the capital?"
If something really happened in the capital, it would be impossible that no information would be leaked.
The moment Ji Yunshu heard Ji Changlin say this, he even wondered if the emperor in the capital had been replaced.
Zhao Shen said, "It's wartime now, and no one dares to seize such a large amount of military supplies. So it must have happened on the way, but the court hasn't made any move. It's obvious that the communication channels in the capital have been controlled."
"But after half a month, you didn't notice anything wrong?"
Zhao Shen's expression was solemn: "There have been letters from the capital, saying that everything is normal."
"So, either the letter was replaced, or your people rebelled?"
Either way, it's undoubtedly not a good thing.
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