Chapter 60 Chapter 60 [VIP]
Chapter 60
Qian Tong didn't explain the disappearance of the Qian family's seventh uncle in law. He said to Madam Qian, "He ran away, so let him go. I'll find someone better later."
When Mrs. Qian thought of her son-in-law's face, she felt a little regretful.
She had finally come to like him and the engagement party had already been held, so why was he so impatient?
But the person has already run away, so I can only give up.
The next night, Madam Qian brought the Taoist priest to the house again, but she had lost sight of Qian Tong. She asked the maid in her yard, and she said, "Seventh Lady just went out and said she would be back in a few days.
Mrs. Qian had never been aware of her whereabouts and had no right to interfere, but just one last time, she couldn't help but mutter, "Didn't we agree on two days? What's the rush?"
Even though the person is not here, the ritual continues.
Mrs. Qian asked the Taoist priest to come into her room and sprinkle some talisman water on her.
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The copper coins are being loaded onto the truck at this moment.
The carriage behind him was piled with small dragon balls that Prince Song brought back from Fuzhou. In order to save Qian Tong, Song Yunzhi robbed the tea shop in the name of the Qian family, and the robbed tea was also escorted to the Qian family's warehouse.
Now Qian Tong is safe and sound, and the Qian family has been cleared of the charges. Today, Prince Song is coming to pick up the goods.
Qian Tong leaned against the door, watching the servants continuously carrying goods out of the warehouse. He said to the person behind him, "Yun Zhen, are the Pu family really not going to settle accounts with me?"
She didn't look back as she spoke.
Seeing that she was unusually quiet tonight, Song Yunzhi finally asked this question after a long while. Knowing what she was worried about, he stood up and walked over to her side, saying gently, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He has already sent secret guards lurking in the Qian family, and if the Pu family takes any action, they will be killed without mercy.
yes.
With the support of the powerful imperial court behind Prince Song, Qian Tong felt relieved. She nodded and said to him, "I believe you." She believed that he could protect her.
But the only person who believed in him was Qian Tong, the seventh daughter of the Qian family. As the king of the Qian family, the first lesson he learned was that he could not pin his hopes on others.
After the car was loaded, Fu Yin and A Jin followed Qian Tong's instructions and prepared some wine and food to reward the hard-working officials.
Qian Tong took a pot of wine from A Jin and invited Prince Song to drink with him. "I brewed this myself last year using green plums. It's not as sweet as the ones on the market, but its astringency is in line with the hardships I went through in my first brewing experience. Prince, please drink a couple of glasses with me. After we finish, we'll have a tough battle to fight next."
Song Yunzhi didn't like drinking.
Other children are taught how to socialize by their parents at an early age, but the princess is different. She hates people who drink, not because she can't stand the smell of alcohol, but because she hates the ugly appearance of people after drinking.
Therefore, Song Yunzhi has lived to be almost twenty-two years old and has hardly ever touched alcohol.
The rare times he did so were when he had a drink with the emperor and when he honored his elders at family banquets.
He didn't touch his glass.
Qian Tong didn't try to persuade him, but drank his own cup and asked, "What are your plans, Crown Prince? You've convicted the second son of the Pu family. I'm afraid the Pu family won't tolerate you. Even if they don't dare to oppose the court openly, they'll definitely send someone to assassinate you in secret. Aren't you afraid?"
Song Yunzhi watched her pour herself another glass and asked, "Why should I be afraid?"
She picked up the wine glass, supported her head with one hand, and suddenly leaned forward to look at him, "Prince, do you know that every time you speak like this, you give people a very noble feeling."
Song Yunzhi was slightly stunned, he didn't know.
Qian Tong smiled and said, "I know that the prince is not that kind of person, but I can't stand the fact that some people are born with the aura of immortals. Just one sentence can make people look up to them and feel ashamed."
That is the demeanor cultivated among royal aristocrats, which ordinary people cannot learn.
Song Yunzhi looked at her in confusion.
Qian Tong raised his glass to him and said, "I believe that the Crown Prince will be able to complete his mission. I offer my respects to the Crown Prince. I hope that the Crown Prince can quickly eliminate the evil, and that the land of Dayu will be peaceful and prosperous, that the elderly can wear silk and eat meat, and that the people will not be hungry or cold."
Her tone was sincere, and she made such a noble wish that Song Yunzhi could not resist and raised his glass.
Drink it all in one gulp.
Qian Tong looked at the empty cup in front of him and whispered, "Yun Zhen, I actually want to go to Kyoto too, to see the place where you were born and raised. Although it may be a bit disrespectful, I also want to see what your parents look like and how they gave birth to such a handsome man like you..."
After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes and fixed her gaze on his face infatuatedly.
Song Yunzhi saw drunkenness in her eyes.
He shouldn't have paid attention to a drunk man, but he blurted out, "There will be a chance."
There will be no chance.
After tonight, he will know the whole truth.
At that time, he would definitely want to kill her.
The officials outside still had to transport goods tonight, so they didn't dare to drink too much. After each of them had a few drinks, they started on their journey.
All the tea was shipped out of the Qian family warehouse.
It’s time for Qian Tong and Prince Song to leave.
About half an incense stick later, Prince Song began to show symptoms. The familiar feeling of fainting came over him. Song Yunzhi quickly realized that something was wrong and tried to pry open his eyelids. He grabbed the window sill of the carriage. The girl turned around, not knowing whether to feel distressed or despair. He bit, "Copper!"
The first time we met, she schemed against me in Haitang Building.
However, there was clearly more sadness in Prince Song's eyes today.
, her heart ached a little, she said: "I'm sorry, Prince, it's not that I don't trust you, but I have my own choices and don't need anyone to protect me. Before Prince came to Haizhou, I had already reached a deal with the Park family. He, but the condition is..."
She looked at his bloodshot eyes from struggling, and her eye sockets were a little sore. She whispered, "I have to kill you first."
The drug devoured Song Yunzhi's consciousness. He fought against it, his pupils trembling visibly as he stared at her intently.
Look, this.
There will be no good result.
Qian Tong couldn't bear to watch any longer. She lowered her eyes and said, "The Pu family also wants these little dragon balls. Tonight, my people will transport them to Mingzhu Port, load them onto a ship and ship them out to sea. Once we cross the strait, the prince will no longer be able to find any evidence that the Pu family is secretly hoarding Jian tea."
She looked up after she finished speaking.
Just before Song Yunzhi closed his eyes, he saw a hint of hatred burst out from his eyes.
Her alliance with him ended here.
She was born cunning and had deceived countless people, but only the Prince Song in front of her made her feel a little guilty. When Fu Yin lifted the curtain and called her, she looked up and realized that her face was a little cold.
Fu Yin was stunned: "My wife..."
Qian Tong stood up and got off the carriage, letting the tear on her face slowly melt into her skin. She calmly ordered, "Send someone to find Chen Che and ask him to bring a doctor to rescue us."
The officers transporting the goods outside had already staggered.
The Qian family's servants carried the people aside, took off their official uniforms and put them on, jumped into the carriage, turned to another intersection, and hurried to the port.
Qian Tong raised his hand to fasten the brim of his cloak, took the reins from Ajin, and jumped on the horse.
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When Chen Che arrived, the road was littered with officials who had their outer clothes stripped off.
Soon he found the unconscious Song Yunzhi in the carriage. The seventh lady of the Qian family was not there, and no member of the Qian family could be found at the scene.
Who else in this world could have made Song Yunzhi fall into her hands time and time again except that enchantress from the Qian family? Without having to guess, Chen Che knew that it was that enchantress who was causing trouble again.
She has only been back for a short time, but she is really restless.
Saving lives was the most important thing, so Chen Che first brought the person back to the prefectural government and called a doctor. The doctor found that the poison he was given was not fatal, but just a sleeping drug.
The accompanying officers were also drugged, and only when Song Yunzhi woke up did they find out what had happened.
After an incense stick of time, Song Yunzhi opened his eyes and slowly regained consciousness. Before he recovered from his coma, he stood up and rushed out. He stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Shen Che hurriedly held his arm, "What's going on?"
The red in Song Yunzhi's eyes grew darker, but his voice was icy cold, "Go to Pearl Harbor and stop her."
Without asking, I knew who the 'she' he was talking about was.
Chen Che cursed, "Monster!" and called Wang Zhao to prepare the troops. He didn't believe it. Qian Tong had repeatedly sought death. Did she really think they couldn't do anything to her?
Wang Zhao ordered his troops to march ahead, and Chen Che sat with Song Yunzhi on the couch for a while, advising him, "Brother Song, don't worry. Even if she manages to escape tonight, I will bring her back."
Song Yunzhi didn't say anything. He closed his eyes and waited for the drowsiness in his head to slowly fade away. As the medicine in his body disappeared, his face became paler and paler.
Chen Che could tell that something was wrong with him tonight. Even though he was awake, he looked as if he had suffered a severe blow and his expression was sad and grief-stricken.
He remained silent and didn't want to say more, so Chen Che didn't ask any more questions.
I thought to myself that I must make the witch pay the price tonight.
Killing the entire Lu family was an injustice to her, but this time, she openly robbed the tea and smuggled it across the sea under the noses of imperial officials. What crime should she be punished for?!
This time, even Brother Song can't save her.
It was better this way, so that sooner or later he would recognize the true nature of the witch and understand the gap between the two of them: one was an official and the other a businessman; one was upright and the other greedy and cunning.
How can we be together?
Song Yunzhi gradually recovered, his expression recovering from the initial wave of grief, replaced by black eyes as cold as ice. He stood up and just as he reached the door, a messenger suddenly came in and reported: "The second wife of the Park family is here and wants to see the prince."
Shen Che was stunned.
Since the imperial court came to Yangzhou, no one from the Pu family had ever come to visit. This second wife was the first member of the Pu family that Wang Dong had visited in the prefectural government.
Because Mr. Park was arrested.
Shen Che glanced at Song Yunzhi, waiting for his instructions.
Song Yunzhi's face was expressionless. He said, "Please come in."
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Half a minute later, Mrs. Park II met Song Yunzhi.
He knelt down and saluted from a distance, saying with an apologetic look, "The Pu family didn't know the prince was coming and was unable to visit him in time. It was our fault that we didn't recognize the prince's true appearance for a while."
Song Yunzhi refused to answer.
Chen Che thought to himself, why are you pretending? Mr. Park knows everything, how could you not know? He asked on behalf of Song Yunzhi, "I wonder why the second lady came to visit at night?"
Her second wife happened to rush over at this time, which made it hard not to think that she was colluding with the witch of the Qian family. In order to successfully transport the tea, she came here specifically to stop the government's pursuit.
But the second lady's next words made Shen Che stunned.
"I had no intention of disturbing the Crown Prince so late at night, but my servants just brought back a piece of news. After much consideration, I believe this matter is extremely important and concerns the Crown Prince's life, so I took the liberty to come here."
She looked up at Song Yunzhi and saw that he was safe and sound. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, the prince is fine."
Song Yunzhi raised his eyebrows and glanced at her indifferently, obviously no longer having the patience to listen to her anymore.
Madam Park saw through it and picked up the most important thing, saying, "The news I received tonight is that Miss Qian Qi wants to kill the prince."
Shen Che looked at Song Yunzhi in shock.
No wonder Brother Song is acting weird tonight...
But the evil woman clearly already knew Brother Song's identity and his intentions. A prince's consort is enough for her Qian family to live on for several lifetimes, and she is still not satisfied?
How cruel is her heart?
The Second Madam continued, "This Seventh Lady is simply too arrogant. First it was the Cui family, then the Lu family. She seems innocent in everything, but in which of them has she been implicated? Now she is even more audacious, wanting to kill the Crown Prince. She deserves death."
The Second Madam noticed the changes in the faces of the two young men from aristocratic families in front of her and continued, "I originally thought she didn't know the Crown Prince's identity, but a few days ago, when I returned to Haizhou and asked my family, I learned that my eldest nephew had already given her a portrait of the Crown Prince. She actually knew the Crown Prince's identity from the beginning, yet she was so audacious that she fantasized about kidnapping the Crown Prince and making him her seventh uncle-in-law of the Qian family..."
"Oh, by the way, the prince should have heard that she and my eldest nephew had a relationship two years ago, but my sister-in-law saw through her evil heart and didn't agree. A few days ago, Miss Qi came to Haizhou to plead with my sister-in-law to help them get together."
She wanted to continue, but Shen Che could hardly listen any longer.
He didn't dare to look at his brother Song's face.
"As for the tea she transported tonight, it has nothing to do with my Pu family. The Jiancha tea in Fuzhou belongs to my Pu family's teahouse. We have account books to record where it has been sold over the years. Your Highness can rest assured to check. I don't know what kind of rumors Qian Qi Niang spread with your Highness to trick you into destroying my Pu family's teahouse. In order to prevent the misunderstanding between you and my Pu family from getting deeper and deeper, I broke the rules set by merchants tonight and came to explain things to you. I also hope that your discerning eyes can see the situation clearly. Who is serving the court and who is seeking personal gain..."
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