Chapter 41 Making a Deal with the King of Qin
Su Yuheng's face was calm as he slowly sat down at the chessboard opposite King Qin.
Then she picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard. She raised her eyes again and looked at the King of Qin who was staring at her.
"If I can make a deal with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, I, Su Yuheng, will naturally come."
The King of Qin looked her up and down with a calm gaze, then suddenly chuckled, "So, I underestimated you."
"Everyone in Yanjing says that the fourth young lady of the Su family is extremely gifted and beautiful, and is the epitome of a noble lady in Yanjing. Now it seems that Miss Su is even more surprising than I imagined."
"You deliberately tripped in the garden yesterday just to send a message to me, asking me to come to Wangjing Tower to see you."
Su Yuheng picked up the black piece and looked meaningfully at the King of Qin who was staring at her.
She said calmly, "If Your Highness the Prince of Qin didn't want to know the secret on my letter, why did you come to Wangjing Tower? Your presence proves that Your Highness also wants to make this deal."
The King of Qin placed the white piece down, looked at Su Yuheng, and went straight to the point.
"Where is she?"
Su Yuheng raised her eyes and met his expectant gaze.
"Your Highness, I'm talking about a deal."
"What do you want?" asked the King of Qin.
Su Yuheng put down the chess piece in his hand, looked at the King of Qin quietly, and said in a clear voice: "Two days later on the pleasure boat, I hope His Royal Highness the King of Qin can testify for me and stand on my side."
"What do you mean? What do you want to do on the pleasure boat?" King Qin frowned and looked at Su Yuheng with some confusion.
"Your Highness, please don't keep me in suspense. I think Your Highness knows better than I do what the King of Qi is planning to do to me on the pleasure boat."
"Although I cannot fight against the imperial power, I have tried my best to live and work in Yanjing City, but some people want to provoke me."
The King of Qin's eyes dimmed as they fell on the girl's resolute face. He then said, "Brother King of Qi is indeed attracted to you."
"But I have been friends with Brother Qi since childhood. If something happens, how can I be worthy of Brother Qi if I stand behind you?"
Su Yuheng sneered when he heard this.
She smiled and looked at the King of Qin as if he were a fool.
In his previous life, when the King of Qi ascended the throne, the King of Qin was pierced by thousands of arrows and his body was completely destroyed.
What a deep brotherly love.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin treats the Prince of Qi as his own brother. Does he treat you as his own brother?"
As soon as Su Yuheng finished speaking, the King of Qin's expression suddenly changed. "Miss Su, please stop trying to sow discord between me and my brother, the King of Qi. My brother and I have been together since childhood. Our relationship cannot be sown by a few words from a woman like you."
Su Yuheng said, "Your Highness the Prince of Qin is right. You have been brothers since childhood. How can a woman like me sow discord?"
"But Your Highness, Prince Qin, have you forgotten that two years ago, you led a cavalry unit to Ningzhou to fight, but that cavalry unit was completely wiped out overnight."
"At this point, the Battle of Ningzhou City was a disastrous defeat. Rivers of blood flowed, and civilians were slaughtered. Your Highness lost the trust of His Majesty. However, the cavalry of His Highness the Prince of Qi repelled the Qi army in that battle."
"Your Highness, have you never doubted this? Why are the cavalry you carefully trained so fragile?"
As soon as Su Yuheng finished speaking, he saw the King of Qin opposite him showing an expression of disbelief.
"How can you, a woman, know about military affairs?"
"I have heard that the fourth daughter of the Su family is the most virtuous, obedient and sensible. I didn't expect that you would even see what is going on in the court."
Su Yuheng raised her eyebrows and looked meaningfully at the King of Qin opposite her. Seeing the anger hidden on his face, she said coldly, "Your Highness, I know it's hard for you to believe this for the time being, but this is the fact."
"Your Highness doesn't know why his cavalry was completely wiped out in one day, but I know it clearly."
"Looking at His Highness's behavior now, it seems he doesn't want to know the whereabouts of that person."
"Since Your Highness doesn't want to make this deal with me, I'll take my leave." Su Yuheng said, slowly getting up from the chair, turning around and about to leave the private room.
She had just taken two steps when the voice of King Qin came from behind her.
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Su Yuheng stopped walking and heard the King of Qin say, "I want to know why my cavalry was completely wiped out in just one day. Miss Su, please tell me."
Su Yuheng then turned around and looked at King Qin sitting on the chair, with a cold arc at the corner of his lips.
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, will you make this deal?"
King Qin's eyes flickered. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "I will make this deal."
"What do you want from me, my king? Besides testifying for you on the pleasure boat the day after tomorrow, is there anything else I can do standing behind you?"
Su Yuheng smiled and said, "I won't ask for too much. Whether it's true or false, it's up to Your Highness to judge for himself."
"The reason why your Highness's cavalry was completely wiped out overnight was because there were horses infected with glanders among your cavalry."
When Su Yuheng's cold voice fell, King Qin widened his eyes in disbelief. He simply couldn't believe his ears.
"What did you say? There are horses with glanders mixed in with the cavalry? That's impossible!"
The King of Qin sat on the chair, his whole body trembling slightly.
He remembered that battle clearly.
His cavalry went ahead to lead the charge, while he and his lieutenant followed behind.
When they arrived, the entire Ningzhou City was a river of blood, with corpses strewn across the ground. All the cavalry were killed by the Qi generals, and even the people of Ningcheng were all massacred.
At that time, he was in charge of Ningzhou City, but Ningzhou City fell into the hands of Qi State.
Later, it was indeed the King of Qi who led his troops to recapture Ningzhou City.
At this point, the King of Qi was highly valued by his father, but he fell to the bottom.
It turned out that there were horses suffering from glanders mixed in with his cavalry.
He stood there in a daze, looking at Su Yuheng in disbelief.
"How did you know that there were glanders-infected horses among my cavalry? How could a lady like you know so much? What else do you know?"
Su Yuheng looked calmly at the trembling King Qin across from her and said, "Your Highness, don't worry about how I knew this."
"If Your Highness the Prince of Qin wants to investigate the annihilation of the Iron Cavalry, why not start with the horses? You'll eventually find the answer you seek."
"As for the whereabouts of the Princess of Qin, I will personally inform Your Highness in three days. As it is getting late today, I will take my leave."
After Su Yuheng finished speaking, she turned around and left the room. When she reached the door, she stopped and looked inside. She saw that King Qin's eyes were always on her.
She said quietly, "I forgot to tell His Highness that one must be on guard against others."
"In a month, His Majesty will once again send Your Highness to the border for support. Your Highness must be careful of ambushes and choose the right path."
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