Chapter 122: Hit the Target Every Time
Xiao Zirui frowned at what she said:
"What do you mean by that? Do you still think that I will cheat you out of money?"
Yun Qingqing didn't respond at all and said directly to the emperor:
"Anyway, as long as I can confirm that the prince has purchased the grain in both quantity and quality, I can discuss the amount of silver. But before you see the grain, Your Majesty and the prince, please think of a way to pay for it first."
"If this doesn't work, then forget it. I can just donate a thousand taels of silver."
The emperor's eyes jumped, and he immediately made a decision:
"It is rare that the princess is willing to share the country's worries. I will do as you say!"
Are you kidding? The national treasury is empty and we finally found a rich man who is willing to pay for the grain purchase. What if the bargaining makes the sponsor angry and runs away? Where can we find the next one?
Xiao Zirui glanced at the Queen and saw her nod imperceptibly, so he didn't say anything else.
The meeting finally ended, and Xiao Zirui followed the queen directly to Fengqi Palace.
After sending the outsiders away, Xiao Zirui immediately frowned and asked:
"Why did the Queen Mother support the Regent today?"
Although the Queen later managed to arrange a grain-purchasing job for him, he was originally responsible for supplying all the grain for the Northwest Army, but now the amount has been reduced by two-thirds.
Seeing that he was obviously a little angry, the queen shook her head and sighed:
"My dear, you are still too young."
Xiao Zirui became more and more puzzled:
"I would like to hear the details of what the Queen Mother meant."
The Queen's red lips curled up coldly:
"The wealthy merchants in Langqu and Quzhou can indeed provide food, but even with my old friend as a middleman, the price is still twice the market price, and the highest price we report to the court can only be three times, otherwise the emperor will definitely not agree, and it will be even more difficult to call for donations of silver."
"I already knew this!" Xiao Zirui said impatiently, "But what does this have to do with the regent transferring grain from Jing Kingdom? Now we can buy less grain, but the price difference has not changed, so isn't that a huge loss!"
"Who said that?" The queen smiled indifferently.
"He, Xiao Changheng, insisted on going to the southern border to collect grain. The journey is long and dangerous, and there is no telling what might happen along the way..."
Xiao Zirui looked at her meaningful gaze and suddenly understood.
"Yes!" He slapped the table and said happily, "As long as..."
After receiving the Queen's gaze, he immediately stopped talking and looked around carefully.
"As long as we rob him of all the food along the way..."
The queen glared at him:
"What nonsense are you talking about? You bought it from a rich businessman!"
Xiao Zirui nodded repeatedly, still very excited, and sneered:
"Xiao Changheng would never have thought that all his hard work in collecting food from a long distance would be for my benefit!"
…
On the way back to the palace.
A certain prince was sitting in a carriage, his brows so tightly knitted together that they could kill a fly.
Yun Qingqing looked at him for a few seconds, then leaned back and closed her eyes to rest, as if she was completely unaware of the cold air emanating from that person.
Finally, Xiao Changheng couldn't help but speak:
"Why did you agree to such unreasonable conditions? You knew that the queen had bad intentions."
Yun Qingqing opened her eyes, sat up straight and looked at him. Xiao Changheng was stunned.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but why did he feel that the girl's eyes were shining... and she seemed to be in a particularly good mood?
Before he could think more, Yun Qingqing spoke.
"I know what the queen is thinking. She just wants her scumbag son to make a fortune by raising grain."
"If they just wanted to do that, it would be fine. But they wanted to drag me into this and use this opportunity to make me suffer a great loss. You can't blame me then."
"If I hadn't said that I was willing to reimburse all the money for buying food, that scumbag might not have let go of his trouble. Now that I said this... hehe..."
Yun Qingqing didn’t say the rest.
She had already discovered that the prince was under a dark cloud today, and the evil he had done over a long period of time had almost paid off.
There is a ninety-nine percent chance that he will be in big trouble this time because of buying grain.
There was only a tiny possibility left. Even if he really brought the food back as scheduled and asked her to reimburse him in cash, it wouldn't matter. It would only be a few hundred thousand taels.
Is Yun Qingqing, the only granddaughter of the richest man in Jiangbei, someone who is short of money?
What she lacks is spiritual power!
Paying out of one's own pocket to help the army with its urgent need for food and fodder would not only build up reputation but also increase merit. If she could just spend this little money and have Xiao Zirui run errands to get the job done, she would be so happy that she couldn't contain herself.
Yun Qingqing counted happily while counting on her fingers.
Xiao Changheng rubbed his brows silently and coughed lightly:
"You just cursed the prince with those words. Forget about saying them in front of me. But be careful when there are outsiders around. Don't give people a chance to talk about you."
Yun Qingqing's mind was not on this, and she said blankly:
"What did I scold him for?"
Xiao Changheng looked at her silently: "..."
Yun Qingqing: "...Oh, a scumbag?"
Xiao Changheng: “…”
Yun Qingqing curled her lips:
"You're not wrong, the dog feels that he's at a disadvantage."
"Cough..." Xiao Changheng couldn't help but coughed twice with his jaw lowered.
"Your Highness, are you okay? If you have caught a cold, you need to see a doctor immediately."
Yun Qingqing asked in a fake manner of concern.
Xiao Changheng silently turned his head to the car window and ignored her.
The man's usually cold eyebrows curved unconsciously.
…
The matter of transferring grain was urgent, so the two men had to make preparations immediately after returning home and lead the team to set off the next day.
That night.
A burst of ghostly howlings was heard in Yun Qingqing's yard.
"Don't abandon me! Sister Qingqing, don't you care about me anymore? Even if you don't care about me anymore, you can't abandon these two innocent children..."
Yun Qingqing: ???
She looked at the man with fox eyes who was pulling Ye Xingyu with his left hand and holding Xiao Yiyan with his right hand, her face full of black lines.
She was just out doing something and would be back in a few days. What was this guy yelling about?
He even abandoned two children... How could this person speak in such a way that he deserves a beating!
She raised her hand and touched the hairpin, then looked at Qingjue with a smile:
"Ajue, if you feel lonely, I can leave Poxiao to accompany you."
Qingjue shut up instantly and looked at her resentfully.
Xiao Yiyan finally took the opportunity to get rid of his grip, dragged Ye Xingyu to Yun Qingqing to complain:
"Sister Qingqing, he's a bully! Ah Yan doesn't want to play with him anymore, can you take us away and leave him at home?"
Qingjue widened his eyes:
"You kid actually want to leave me here to die? Why didn't I see that you are such a bad guy before?"
"Hmph!" Xiao Yiyan made a face at him.
Ye Xingyu pulled at Yun Qingqing's sleeve, tilted her little face and said in a baby voice:
"Sister Qingqing, are you never coming back? Don't you want Xiaoyu'er anymore? Don't leave. Take Xiaoyu'er with you, okay?"
Yun Qingqing held her forehead with her hand: ...
She should just leave Poxiao behind to accompany that idiot Qingjue.
What has he instilled in these little kids?
Yun Qingqing finally explained to the two little kids that she was just on a business trip and would be back in a few days, so she asked them to stay at home and gather their spirits and build up their soul power.
Fortunately, the two kids were not so stubborn and soon calmed down and went out to play hand in hand.
Yun Qingqing folded her arms and looked at Qingjue:
"Tell me, have you thought about how you're going to die?"
Qing Jue slid to his knees and fell to her feet, starting to act pitiful:
"Sister Qingqing! I actually have my own difficulties..."
Yun Qingqing listened to him talking in confusion for a long time and finally understood.
To put it simply, this guy is bored of staying in this small yard and wants to go out for fun, but he can't.
Originally, she said that she wanted him to stay in Tianming Pavilion, and he was quite happy at that time, because there were many young ladies in Tianming Pavilion. Maybe one of them would develop feelings for him after spending a long time together and would be willing to go into the ancient jade with him and become a twin spirit.
As a result, after such a long time since she brought him back, she never mentioned taking him to Tianming Pavilion again.
But suddenly she wanted to leave him behind again, and no one knew how long she would be gone. Could she let him go to Tianming Pavilion first?
He missed the young ladies in Tianming Pavilion.
"You stay in the yard and practice obediently!"
Yun Qingqing slapped him on the head, feeling both angry and amused.
But she also had some doubts:
"Why do you keep thinking about tricking a little girl into becoming a twin spirit? Is this matter so important to you?"
"It's important!" Qingjue covered his head and looked at her pitifully.
"Sister Qingqing, didn't you notice that my ancient jade is only half a piece? My original body is a jade jade, a double jade jade!"
"It's only half a piece of jade, so doesn't that mean it's not complete? I'm an incomplete spirit..."
"Ever since I became conscious, I have had a feeling that unless I find my twin spirit, the void in my heart can be filled!"
Yun Qingqing held her forehead again and looked at him dimly:
"Then have you ever thought that even if you hook up the soul of an ordinary person as a twin spirit, the other half of the jade will be found by itself?"
Qing Jue's eyes suddenly became dull: "..."
"Have you ever thought that since you were born from this half of the jade, shouldn't your twin spirits be born from the lost half of the jade?"
Qing Jue: “…”
He stood up silently, walked to the corner and squatted down facing the wall.
Autistic.
Yun Qingqing shook her head, too lazy to pay attention to him, and continued to be busy.
…
…
Tianming Pavilion will be closed for a few days.
Yun Qingqing gave everyone a holiday and allocated some money for Mu Hongling to distribute. Everyone was delighted.
On the second day, the Regent and the Princess left the capital with a group of people.
The spies from the Prince's Palace followed the team all the way out of the capital, watched the team go away, and then went back to report.
Here, Xiao Zirui listened to his subordinates' report and smiled with determination:
"Such an important escort team only has 500 people? Uncle, you are really confident."
"It seems that this time, God is helping me!"
Yun Bailian stood beside him and suddenly said softly:
"Brother Crown Prince, since it's still early for them to come back and forth, can you go to borrow grain two days later? Bai Lian will definitely be able to help Brother Crown Prince this time!"
"Oh? Are you so confident?" Xiao Zirui asked in surprise.
Yun Bailian nodded and said:
"In recent days, I have increasingly felt that my fortune is on the rise. I guess it's because Tian Feng hadn't woken up for some reason before, but now there are signs of waking up."
"If you don't believe me, you can give it a try."
Xiao Zirui asked curiously:
"How do you try this?"
Yun Bailian took out a copper coin and handed it to him with a smile:
"Brother Crown Prince, you can toss this coin at random, and Bai Lian will guess whether it is heads or tails. If you guess wrong, Bai Lian will admit defeat!"
Seeing that she was full of confidence, Xiao Zirui also became interested:
"Okay, let's try it."
He casually threw the copper coin, caught it in his hand, and covered it with his other hand.
Yun Bailian blinked and said without much thought:
"The other side."
Xiao Zirui took his hand away and looked at it, then raised his eyebrows.
Yun Bailian smiled and said:
"Well, I was right!"
Xiao Zirui glanced at her and threw the coin again.
"front."
Right again.
Xiao Zirui's expression became a little formal. He looked at Yun Bailian and said:
"I'll throw the dice three times in a row. If you can guess correctly every time, I'll do as you say."
Yun Bailian smiled and nodded:
"Don't even mention three times. I'm not afraid even if it happens five or ten times!"
She was indeed confident in her heart, after all, she had already tried it privately after doing that thing.
It was just a simple matter of tossing a coin and she guessed, and she always got it right!
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