Chapter 38: Shooting Arrows at Deer
Besides...
Qiuxuan tilted her head.
"You want to be emperor."
Jiang Jinhan laughed, but his laughter was drowned out by the long and angry speeches on the stage.
"My sister holds the military power, and if we're talking about legitimacy, we have the Fourth Prince, the Queen's legitimate son. I'm just a half-dead cripple, and I'm not sure if I can live for another three years."
"Don't talk nonsense." Qiu Xuan squinted at the scene of a couple hugging and crying downstairs, "I just want to ask whether you want to or not."
"Of course."
"So," Qiu Xuan looked at Jiang Jinhan, "so you killed Wu Zhuang because you were betting that the emperor would be angry and point the finger at the most suspicious people, the eldest princess and the fourth prince."
"Yes, of course I have considered this."
Jiang Jinhan nodded approvingly.
"From the sound of it, you have other purposes?"
The first act ended, and the musicians played a melody as slow as flowing water.
Jiang Jinhan's voice was like the sound of ice breaking on flowing water.
"Aren't you curious?"
He smiled and handed Qiuxuan a cup of tea.
"Aren't you curious about what will happen if Wu Zhuang dies?"
Osmanthus flowers were added to the tea, and when the hot water was added, a peaceful and sweet aroma wafted out.
Qiu Xuan had to admit it.
Jiang Jinhan's statement is very attractive.
“The wizard who lost his arm that night became the new shaman.
I guess that the shaman has changed several people. At least the fat man in front of him does not match the shaman with light steps that Ningjia mentioned before.
Since the shaman village can be replaced, what about the witch village?"
Qiuxuan's eyes sparkled.
"Do you think that if Wu Zhuang died, Shaman Zhuang would just choose a new one as if nothing had happened?"
Perhaps Jing Beian and the others will send this news back to Liangzhou and send a new wizard into Dadu.
"What do you need me to do?" Qiu Xuan asked.
"Drive Wu Zhuang away from my father for me." Jiang Jinhan said.
He handed Qiuxuan another memorial.
"Ningjia wants you to help her. I will convince my father to agree and announce it on the day of the Autumn Hunt."
Before Jiang Jinhan finished speaking, Qiu Xuan already understood.
"This way, I have a reason to present my case to the Emperor. Although Wu Zhuang is always by the Emperor's side, I can seize this opportunity and convince the Emperor to let Wu Zhuang leave."
"Everything depends on Mr. Qiu's eloquence."
Jiang Jinhan praised.
“When Wu Zhuang dies, Qiu Sheren will be by my father’s side, so he will naturally be free of suspicion.
Even if the emperor pursues you later, you have already left for the border."
Jiang Jinhan pointed to the note from Qiu Xuan on the table and said, "Or you could change your route and head north to find my eldest sister. She's always been curious about you."
"Why do I feel that this is your real purpose?"
Qiuxuan put the note away.
"When that day comes, His Highness will need to come up with a plan for what will happen."
"Mr. Qiu agreed?"
"If you don't agree, can I leave this door?"
Qiu Xuan stood up and said with a smile:
"Second Prince, let's say goodbye now."
"I only fear that the world will not be in chaos."
Qiu Xuan turned around.
"What did the Second Prince say?"
Jiang Jinhan raised his head, and the sunlight shone in from the open door, becoming a ray of light in his dark eyes.
"I just thought you seemed happy."
*
Outside the theater, Gan Tang was sitting in the front of the carriage eating a bag of sesame candy. When she saw Qiu Xuan coming out, she stuffed the candy into Xu Qi's arms, jumped off the carriage and came to greet her.
"Ma'am, was the show good?"
“He’s working really hard.”
Qiu Xuan got on the carriage, and Gan Tang quickly instructed Xu Qi to drive the carriage to the East Market.
"Let's go to Qingliangju to buy some preserved fruits first. If we don't eat them now, it will be too late this year."
"Madam, madam, last time I went out, I found a place that made delicious osmanthus cakes. They were selling them in baskets on the street. Let's go find them today, okay?"
Gan Tang's happiness was extremely contagious. Qiu Xuan heard Xu Qi humming a Liangzhou tune outside.
"Gantang."
"Madam?" Gan Tang sat upright in front of Qiu Xuan. "What does Madam want me to do?"
"If I want to leave the Marquis' Mansion..."
"I go wherever my wife goes."
Before Qiuxuan could finish, Gan Tang answered.
"Even if we leave Dadu?"
"Are we going to Nanchu?" Gan Tang's eyes sparkled. "I've been wanting to try fresh lychees for a long time."
"I'm going to the North, but..."
Nan Chu doesn't seem to be a problem either.
Gan Tang was immersed in the excitement of Nan Chu's delicacies, but suddenly she calmed down.
"But I heard that people in Nanchu travel by boat. Doesn't that mean Xu Xiaoqi can't go with us?"
Xu Qi, who was outside, heard the conversation between the master and servant and opened the curtain a little.
"Madam, I can row the boat, so you must take me with you."
"Look," Gan Tang said, his smile like a cracked lychee, "Xu Qi is coming too."
"Okay then." Qiu Xuan smiled. "When the time comes, you must listen to my arrangements."
*
"Why can't I go to the Autumn Hunt?"
Feifei grabbed a walnut on Qiuxuan's desk and slammed it hard, and the shell broke into pieces.
"Because you have another one in your belly."
Qiuxuan dug out the walnut meat from the shell and handed it to Hawksbill White's nose for it to sniff.
"Then I can also take first place."
Feifei took another photo.
"Besides, why can you go!"
Because no matter whether it is Jiang Jinhan or Jing Beian, they have to rely on me to kill Wu Zhuang.
These past two days, Qiu Xuan couldn't help but wonder what would happen if these two groups met.
Should we get rid of Wu Zhuang first, or destroy the other party's body first?
"I don't know." Qiu Xuan picked up a handful of fruit pulp and threw it into her mouth. "Your Highness the Princess doesn't know either?"
"The princess didn't tell me anything."
Feifei held the third walnut in her palm.
"However, Xu Sheren said that Princess Ningjia sent a letter."
Feifei clapped her hands together, and the walnuts crushed in her palms.
"She doesn't want to take you away, does she?"
"perhaps."
"Then you're going to Baisha City. The food there is pretty good, the fruits and vegetables are sweet, and the meat is delicious. Gan Tang should like it very much. Oh, and where did that girl go? I even brought her some snacks."
"I've been running errands. There's been a lot going on in the mansion lately."
Qiuxuan used a handkerchief to wipe the fruit crumbs off Feifei's hands.
"But you, why did Her Royal Highness the Princess let you go out?"
"She couldn't stand my teasing, so I practiced in her yard every morning."
Feifei's eyes rolled.
"On the day of the Autumn Hunt, I can sneak out too. Your carriage can just take me there."
"By that day, I probably won't be able to take care of you."
"I'm going to find Jiang Jue." Feifei answered simply.
"Then you might run into Xiao Mianzhi."
"It happens if we meet."
Feifei took a walnut and held it in her left hand. She pressed her right thumb against her index finger and flicked it lightly.
"I think she's definitely not as difficult as you."
Feifei placed the walnut that was split in half in Qiuxuan's hand.
"She's quite sweet, but her grandmother is scary."
"How terrible is it?"
"Holding my son's urn, I sat at the gate of Her Majesty the Queen Mother's palace and cried for two hours."
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