After all, the army he privately maintained consumed a lot of military pay every year. If he had Qin Wu's million-silver subsidy, he could even expand his army.
The emperor intends to appoint a crown prince. Only with troops in his hands can he protect himself and his family.
After all, the Queen and the Imperial Concubine are now very powerful. If he doesn't stand on the right side, once the new emperor comes to power, it will be time to settle old scores, and the Qi family will inevitably be in chaos.
The Duke of Qi did not want to be involved in the struggle for the throne, but the struggle for the throne in all dynasties was always bloody and unavoidable, so he had to make plans early.
If Qin Wu has money, she can be used to her advantage, as long as she doesn't bring harm to the Qi family.
He also knew that if he wanted Qin Wu to stop making trouble, Qi Xiuzhe and Qin Yinnuan had to completely break off their relationship, and then she would be willing to pay money to the Qi family.
And Qi Xiuzhe chose Qin Yinnuan and didn't divorce Qin Wu and kick her out, which would be absolutely disadvantageous to the Qi family. He would also be caught in the middle of the Qin family. Once Qin Yinnuan was wronged, Prime Minister Qin would give him the cold shoulder.
If Qi Xiuzhe was not his only son, he would not have indulged him so much, causing so much controversy, damaging his own reputation, and bringing shame to the Qi family.
"Father, I will..."
"You can only choose one! Qin Wu or Qin Yinnuan!" Duke Qi forced him the most harshly in history.
...
...
He just wanted to find Qin Wu to see if she was alive...
He damaged Yin Nuan's reputation. If he didn't marry Yin Nuan, how would she survive?
As long as Qin Wu listens to him and becomes his concubine, he will ensure that she will not be criticized.
She set fire to her mother-in-law, which was already a crime punishable by one of the seven grounds for divorce. Making her a concubine would also save her life.
In the end, he would have to send Qin Wu away from Shangjing.
"I'll go find Qin Wu. If she's still alive, I'll give her a letter of divorce." Qi Xiuzhe compromised in disguise.
It seems that his son has completely lost any feelings for Qin Wu.
The Duke of Qi was no longer there to stop him from going to find Qin Wu.
Qin Sumu also brought people to go find Qin Wu with Qi Xiuzhe.
Inside the cave.
It's been two days.
The relationship between Qin Wu and the national teacher became subtle.
She didn't even know how to face him.
No matter what, she could not have imagined that the Imperial Master would use his own body temperature to drive away the cold for her.
The Imperial Master looked calm, as if this incident had never happened.
If she cares about it, it will be her fault and she is overthinking it.
"My fever has subsided. Is the Imperial Master in any condition? Let's leave here?" Qin Wu didn't want to stay with him any longer. She felt very uncomfortable.
The Imperial Master’s wound had almost healed, but Qin Wu didn’t know exactly how serious the injury was.
She wanted to check the imperial teacher's pulse, but was refused.
Despite the Imperial Master's resistance, Qin Wu did not insist. After all, she was not the one suffering from the pain.
"Okay." The national teacher responded and stood up.
The two men came out of the cave and walked along the canyon.
Because of the poison, the national teacher's internal energy is now unusable. He can't use his lightness skills to carry Qin Wu up, so he can only find the way out of the valley.
But not long after the two of them left, a group of men in black appeared again and stopped the National Master and Qin Wu.
"Xie Chenyan, you can't run away." The leading man in black sneered.
The leading man in black had a long scar on his face that ran from his left forehead to the right neck, like a coiled centipede, and looked ferocious and terrifying.
When Qin Wu saw the black-clad men leading the group, a group of figures suddenly emerged in her mind.
The leader was tall and strong, but she couldn't remember what he looked like.
It was the person she dreamed of in her nightmare.
Whenever she thought about it too much, her head would ache.
But she remembered that the man in front of her was standing behind that tall and mighty man.
The scar running through his face is particularly distinctive and unforgettable.
Almost subconsciously, Qin Wu clenched her fists and asked coldly, "Who sent you?"
"Ha." The black-clad leader looked down on her and said, "You are such a bold woman."
"Go to hell, and I'll tell you who sent you."
The man in black looked fierce and said sternly, "Go ahead, kill them..."
"You have more people, but if I fight you with all my strength, none of you will survive."
The Imperial Master's voice was cold and calm, as if he didn't take this group of men in black seriously.
"Let's make a deal." Although he looked disheveled and miserable, it could not conceal his fierce and domineering aura.
Duan Yimai smiled sarcastically with a cold face, "Hey, you are seriously injured now, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with me?"
"It's only a matter of time before you lose your head."
"Oh?" The Imperial Master raised the long sword in his hand and pointed it at Duan Yimai. "Before I die, I can kill you first. Do you believe me?"
Without waiting for Duan Yimai to speak, the Imperial Master said, "Let her go. I will let you do whatever you want and will never resist."
Qin Wu's pupils froze, "National Master, you..."
"Don't get me wrong." The Imperial Master said calmly, "They want my life. I just don't want to implicate innocent people."
These words seemed to be telling Duan Yimai as well.
"Hahaha." Duan Yimai laughed, "How come I didn't know that Xie Chenyan, who kills without blinking an eye, would actually have a heart of a bodhisattva and be willing to die for a woman."
"You don't want to implicate innocent people, but you love this woman and can't bear to let her die..."
Duan Yimai and Xie Chenyan have fought several times.
If he hadn't taken action every time when Xie Chenyan's poison took effect, he would really not be his match.
But he didn't expect that he would be so lucky every time and escape.
But this time, he will never be allowed to run away.
If he has to hand over his head to the master this time, he will have to hand over his brain as well.
The Imperial Master was not moved at all by Duan Yimai's ridicule. His tone remained calm, "We should die together, or let her go."
Although they were given two options, the momentum made the Duan Yimai choose to release Qin Wu and let the national teacher do whatever he wanted.
Letting a woman go would make Xie Chenyan surrender, and it would also avoid too many brothers being killed or injured. It was a good deal.
"Okay, I promise."
Duan Yimai didn’t know how seriously Xie Chenyan was injured, otherwise he would definitely not have wasted time talking to Xie Chenyan.
"Eat this." Duan Yimai took out something that looked like insect eggs and handed it to Xie Chenyan, "We'll let this woman live."
Just as the Imperial Master was about to speak, Qin Wu pulled him behind her and asked Duan Yimai coldly, "What is this? Gu insect eggs?"
"Oh, I didn't expect a woman like you from the Great Zhou Dynasty to know this." The contemptuous tone turned sinister again, "You don't want to leave, do you want to die with your lover?"
"Leave here immediately." The national teacher's voice became a little colder, and he gave the order, asking Qin Wu to leave immediately.
From what Duan Yimai said, Qin Wu roughly guessed that he was not from the Great Zhou, but from Southern Xinjiang!
Southern Xinjiang is good at using poisonous insects.
She had been to southern Xinjiang in her previous life, so she had met this person.
But in fact, she could hardly remember what happened in Southern Xinjiang. If it weren't for the person who suddenly appeared in front of her, she would not have thought that she must have lost a part of her memory about Southern Xinjiang.
Why did she lose? Was it because it was too terrible and she didn’t dare to face it and chose to forget it?
But she still remembers the pain of being skinned and cramped. So what kind of terrible thing did she go through to choose to forget this memory...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
