Chapter 488 Borrowing You Too
“My dear nephew! Have you heard? His Majesty has newly conferred the title of Imperial Concubine on two new concubines, one surnamed Liu and the other surnamed Han, both of whom are already six months pregnant.”
"Hmm! I've heard about it. Whether it's true or not, what does it have to do with us?"
Qin Mo naturally knew about Emperor Zhaowu's conferment of the title of Imperial Consort, and she knew it much earlier than the Prince of Anyang. Wang Zhi, the director of the Imperial Capital's Secret Intelligence Bureau, directly used a flying letter to deliver the message, which shows how important matters concerning Emperor Zhaowu's offspring were in the hearts of the people of Daxia.
"How can it not concern you? A few years ago there were rumors that His Majesty wanted to take your son into the palace to raise! Weren't you tempted back then?"
"I'm not interested at all. I'll raise my own son. Who cares about that broken chair? I wouldn't even sit on it if you offered it to me."
"Nephew, be careful with your words...be careful with your words."
Anyang King Qin Ce and Qin Mo have been living together in Kangju for some time now. He has a good understanding of Qin Mo's temper. Family members hold a very important place in Qin Mo's heart. He might not be angry if you take something good from Qin Mo. Qin Mo has spent a lot of money, but don't even think about touching his son. Try touching a hair on his family.
As for not being tempted by the throne, Qin Ce just took it as Qin Mo talking nonsense. He, Qin Ce, was probably the most unambitious prince in the royal family, but he had dreamed of ascending the throne a few times when he was young.
However, if Qin Ce knew how vast the territory Qin Mo now controlled, he might believe it to some extent. After all, Qin Mo was living a pretty good life. While ascending the throne and becoming emperor would be good, being a king of overseas regions was not bad either.
"Hmm! Nephew, have you heard any interesting news from the capital lately?"
"...Why do you, an old fogey, still like to gossip about this kind of thing?"
Qin Mo's intelligence office in the capital was very responsible. It would compile a list of all matters, big and small, concerning the court officials, as well as interesting stories, and send them over on time. Anyway, Qin Mo and his two best friends now had a military station, and various military supplies were sent to the Western Regions every month, so a few stacks of letters were sent over along with it.
"If there's nothing, then there's nothing! I'm leaving! You know, Kangju is such a lousy place, there's nothing at all, it's enough to suffocate a person."
Prince Anyang, Qin Ce, had served in the Central Military Office in the capital for many years and had picked up the habit of drinking tea and chatting that people in the capital liked. His main form of entertainment was to invite a few relatives and friends to gossip about the Grand Secretary's family, chat about the secrets of the Prince Consort's mansion, and talk about the lover of a certain Vice Minister.
But now that he's in Kangju, no one dares to talk to him! After he got to know Qin Mo, he became very familiar with her. Qin Mo would occasionally have gossip about the capital, so he would come to Qin Mo's military camp every now and then. The two of them would point and curse at the letters, saying things like, "This minister let his son commit violence again," or "That general forcibly abducted a woman." It was all true or false, but it was enough to satisfy his craving for gossip. Moreover, Qin Mo also learned a lot about the complicated relationships in the capital from him.
After Qin Ce left, Qin Mo's face turned cold. It wasn't that he disliked the Prince of Anyang; in fact, the uncle and nephew got along quite well after becoming familiar with each other. The reason he was unhappy was a gossipy letter he had just received the night before.
Gossip letters about Wang Yushi.
"Your Highness, someone outside the military camp requests an audience!"
"not see!"
Qin Mo was feeling quite agitated when Aiya came in to announce that someone was requesting an audience.
"She said she was an old friend of His Highness's, named...Danfeng!"
"...Please let her in!"
Qin Mo was startled and stunned, then thought it was impossible. He believed it must have been Wang Yushi's messenger or the hero Qing Ning who had arrived.
The footsteps outside the tent were very light, but extremely familiar. Qin Mo stood up abruptly and then saw Wang Yushi, her face veiled by a light veil, walk in, dressed in full armor and wielding a heavy sword, just like when they first met on the snowy plains.
Wang Yushi entered Qin Mo's military tent as if she were in her own Fengning Palace. She threw her heavy sword into a corner, tore off her veil, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank from it, not caring at all that Qin Mo had just used it.
"How did you end up in Kangju? Weren't you...?"
"What am I? Being doted on by that person? With him?"
"...Don't get so angry! I don't believe you anyway..."
"……none of your business……"
Qin Mo understood. Right now, this person was angry and would lash out at anyone who came near. It was better to talk less and do more.
The beef and mutton in the Western Regions are quite good, and the barbecue grill is readily available. Two people can grill one and eat the other, and half a sheep will be gone in no time.
Judging from the way Wang Yushi ate, Qin Mo knew that she had been traveling in a hurry and probably hadn't eaten for several meals.
"Did you sneak out on your own... or did he beg you to come?"
"I came here of my own volition!"
"Oh! So he released that information to cover for you?"
"laugh!"
Wang Yushi scoffed, "He's just trying to cover for himself!"
Qin Mo needed to figure out whether Wang Yushi had escaped or fought her way out. After eating her fill, Wang Yushi was in a better mood and briefly told Qin Mo about the reasons and process of her coming to the Western Regions.
"You're going to Lan City, aren't you? Why are you in Kangju? It's eight or nine hundred miles away from here!"
Qin Mo prepared water for Wang Yushi to wash her face and casually asked her a question while helping her wash up.
Wang Yushi was washing her face when she heard Qin Mo's words. She paused noticeably, then said with some annoyance, "What? I can't even come to see you? His Highness Prince Heng has risen in status; he's not someone an ordinary person can reach!"
Qin Mo silently took the handkerchief from her hand and whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about? Did I ever think I was lucky to be with you? I was very happy that you came to see me."
"Actually, I came to you to borrow your army!" Wang Yushi said with a smile, smoothing her damp hair and calming the turmoil in her heart.
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