Chapter 186: Forgive others when you can!
In the past two days, General Zhao has been impeached every day and his life has been worse than death.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not shown up again, and everyone is waiting to see what the Emperor will do with the General's Mansion.
In order to plead for his son, General Zhao went to the palace and knelt every morning.
Now he doesn't ask the emperor to forgive the Zhao family, he just asks not to implicate other members of the Zhao family.
Zhao Yan's biological mother cried every day when she saw General Zhao and pleaded for mercy for her son.
General Zhao used to dote on the mother and daughter. Whenever his aunt cried and made a fuss when something happened, he would soften his heart. But this time, he was more irritable than ever before.
Gu Ting told the emperor the whole story, and the emperor knew it clearly.
Although General Zhao failed in educating his son, he was loyal to the emperor.
He had followed the emperor to conquer the country, and the emperor did not want to lose this general.
On the third day of General Zhao's kneeling, the emperor beat him with twenty sticks, but Zhao Yan was first imprisoned in Jingzhao Prefecture, awaiting the prince's decision.
The prince had been hiding in the Princess's residence for a few days and was finally planning to return to the palace.
General Zhao understood that the prince was supporting the Qin family. In addition to blocking Gu Ting to plead for mercy, he also went to the Qin family in person every day to apologize.
General Zhao was sincere and brought gifts every day to show his sincerity.
The Qin family couldn't stand it any longer, so the whole family went to the village. After the people from Qinjia Village arrived at the village, they started to turn the soil in full swing.
Qin Zhizhi had already prepared the watermelon and strawberry seedlings and turned the land over, and arranged for people to plant them.
This way, when the watermelons and strawberries are ripe, they can be harvested in batches.
Qin Zhizhi had no worries about selling strawberries because at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, everyone ate the strawberries given by the Queen Mother. After the banquet, many people wanted to buy some, but they had no channels.
Qin Zhizhi believes that as soon as strawberries start selling, they will be a hit.
As for watermelons, Qin Zhizhi is not afraid at all. With people's love for watermelons nowadays, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.
These days, Wang Xinru also went to the farm with Qin Zhizhi, and when she learned that the Qin family wanted to grow strawberries and watermelons.
Wang Xinru directly transferred many people who were proficient in planting from her own farm to help Qin Zhizhi.
Wang Xinru was very interested in Qin Zhizhi's strawberry planting and even saw unlimited business opportunities.
Wang Xinru proposed to Qin Zhizhi that she wanted to obtain the sales rights first, and Qin Zhizhi naturally agreed. With so many strawberries and watermelons, the Qin family alone could not handle it.
With the help of the Wang family, this deal will go more smoothly.
Qin Zhizhi and Wang Xinru agreed on a cooperation plan on the spot. Wang Xinru was already grateful to the Qin family, and after the cooperation plan was reached, Wang Xinru became even more concerned about this matter.
Regarding Zhao Yan's case, the emperor beat General Zhao, the Zhao family compensated for the shop's losses, and Zhao Yan was imprisoned for a month.
Lord Qian didn't give Zhao Yan any care at all. This was General Zhao's personal instruction.
When Zhao Yan was released from prison, he had become so thin that he looked like a monster. He had suffered a lot in prison.
General Zhao directly asked the housekeeper to send Zhao Yan to the manor, along with his concubine, and sent people to discipline him strictly.
Zhao Yan originally thought that once he got out, he could return to the general's mansion and still be his father's beloved son.
But after he came out, not only did he not even see his father, he was also sent directly to the farm.
Zhao Yan still doesn't understand what he did wrong and why his father disliked him.
On the day Zhao Yan was released, Qin Zhizhi did bring people with her, but when she saw Zhao Yan's appearance.
Qin Zhizhi thought she could handle Zhao Yan by herself, but suddenly she felt it was boring and went back with her people.
General Zhao was naturally always paying attention to his son's situation. When he learned of the choice made by Qin Zhizhi and others, General Zhao knew that his son was temporarily safe.
That day, General Zhao personally went to the Qin and Gu families to present generous gifts and thank them for not caring about it.
The Qin family and the general's mansion did not become enemies because of Zhao Yan's incident. Instead, General Zhao felt that the Qin family was kind and sincerely interacted with the Qin family.
In the following decades, the Zhao family always remembered the Qin family's kindness, and General Zhao also helped Qin Qingyuan and others many times.
When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learned of Qin Zhizhi's choice, he smiled and asked, "Sister Zhizhi, are you willing to do this?"
"Ayan, although I was very angry at first, I was later moved by General Zhao's sincerity."
"General Zhao is a good general. We cannot let the emperor lose a general just because of the personal grudge between the Qin family and Zhao Yan. It would be a huge loss."
Qin Zhizhi knew that imperial power was supreme in this era, but she didn't want to bully others and make enemies for the Gu and Qin families.
Zhao Yan was deeply moved, as he knew that Qin Zhizhi did this for him.
After returning from the Qin family, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told the Emperor what Qin Zhizhi said, and the Emperor rarely praised someone.
"Gu Jinghuai is so lucky. Although he has an unreasonable uncle, he is very protective of his sons. He also has a wife who understands the big picture."
"I am now very much looking forward to his performance this year, as well as the two brothers of the Qin family."
The emperor has never met Gu Jinghuai, Qin Qingyuan and others until now, but because of Qin Zhizhi, he has heard of them a long time ago.
"Father will not be disappointed. They are all excellent."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised these people highly. After their experience in Qinjia Village, the Crown Prince felt that they should be officials and work for the people.
"Then I'm looking forward to it."
The incident of Zhao Yan attacking the prince lasted for a month and finally came to an end. The ending was something no one expected.
Since the emperor didn't pursue the matter, everyone naturally had no objections.
The affairs between the Qin and Zhao families finally came to an end, and it was already April.
Qin Zhizhi looked at the one hundred acres of green strawberry and watermelon seedlings, and her whole body was filled with energy.
Some of the people in Qinjia Village have returned to the village to work, and Qin Zhizhi made new arrangements for those who are willing to stay and work long-term.
The eldest and second uncles stayed behind. They thought that this was the first time Qin Zhizhi was growing these rare things, so they wanted to stay and help.
Qin Chuan was the head of the village and could not stay in the capital for too long. When he went back, Qin Zhizhi asked the Wang family caravan to help deliver strawberry and watermelon seedlings to Qinjia Village.
The Wang family owns a shop in the county town where they live in Qinjia Village. Qin Zhizhi thinks that they can grow strawberries and watermelons in Qinjia Village and sell them in the Wang family's shop later.
Moreover, she signed an agreement with Wang Xinru, or the Wang family could go directly to Qinjia Village to purchase it.
Qin Chuan now obeys Qin Zhizhi's words. If he agrees a second later, his father will chase him all over the capital and beat him up.
Qin Chuan didn't bring back many strawberry and watermelon seedlings, so he only planted ten acres of land in total.
These ten acres of land are now the treasure of the people in Qinjia Village. Qin Chuan almost lives on the land every day.
As soon as the seedlings were planted, they were reserved by the richest man in Beijing. In the eyes of the people in Qinjia Village, these green seedlings are worth money.
The villagers took the initiative to guard the fields, and the village head said that they would share the money when the time came.
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