Chapter 131 What the hell am I doing?
After the meal, Qin Zhaoyue rinsed his mouth with a sip of Dongting Junshan Silver Needle tea, held his stomach, and leaned back in his chair without any image.
Although the portion of each dish was not large, more than 30 dishes were almost all eaten, and the main fighting force was King Rui and Qin Zhaoyue.
Prince Rui Zhu Songxian met a fellow enthusiast and was so happy that he ate too much. He ended up lying in the same slumped position as Qin Zhaoyue.
"I like Liu Yatou's personality. If you want to eat anything else, just tell me and I'll have someone arrange it for you later."
Qin Zhaoyue waved her hands and said, "Don't even mention food. I'm almost vomiting."
"Hahaha……"
Qin Zhaoyue admitted that she was somewhat trying to please others.
This garden and this life are exactly what she dreams of, and she is truly envious of them.
But such an easy-going and unassuming old man was actually involved in a counterfeit currency case, and he is very likely the biggest corrupt official.
With this understanding, when you look at the old man in front of you who looks like a rich man, you will feel scared.
After a brief chat, we finally got to the point.
"Big girl, you're here to help with the floods, right? If you need any help, just let me know. I have a say in this little corner of Bailu County."
Qin Zhaoqiong cupped his hands and said, "There's nothing special about water management.
Bailu County is extremely well managed. To be honest, I haven't come across a place that gives me such peace of mind in all my travels."
Zhu Songxian smiled and said, "Yan Wenyuan is quite capable. Although I am only a prince with an honorary title, I have heard of his reputation."
"Exactly. I inspected it yesterday and it's very organized and well-thought-out.
Because of this, Zhao Qiong has an unwelcome request..."
When she said this, she showed some embarrassment, as if she was too embarrassed to speak up.
Qin Zhaoyue waved his hand and took the initiative to take over the conversation.
"Your Highness, my elder sister is shy and embarrassed to say that she actually asked for it on my behalf."
"Oh? What's the matter? Feel free to tell me."
Qin Zhaoyue had already thought of an excuse.
It was simply that he was frightened by the previous assassination attempt and was feeling lazy, so he wanted to recuperate in Bailu County for a while.
I originally planned to live in the house arranged by the provincial government, but my fifth brother said that the prince was a very kind person, so I wanted to stay there for a while.
Zhu Songxian frowned upon hearing this, "Were you assassinated?"
Qin Zhaoyue patted his chest with lingering fear. "Well, what happened to me was not so bad. My elder sister was stabbed."
"Are you okay? Do you want me to ask the court doctor to come and see you?"
Qin Zhaoqiong quickly thanked him, "No need. I've been in the army for a long time, and getting injured is commonplace. It's just that I've implicated Sixth Sister."
As she spoke, she glanced around, and Zhu Songxian understood what she meant and immediately sent the people around him away.
"Your Highness, the one who orchestrated the attack was a sorcerer. If I hadn't been protected by the Xuanji Guards, I'd probably have already..."
Zhu Songxian narrowed his eyes, faintly seeing the wind and thunder, "It's that group of people. Have you found out where they are? Is it related to the Tianyan Sect?"
"It's still unknown. I've never dealt with them. Although I've sent a message back to the capital, I also want to ask the prince."
Zhu Songxian sighed, his face full of reminiscence, and after a long while he spoke: "It's normal that you don't know.
During the reign of the previous emperor, the leader of the Bi Tian Yan Sect was the national teacher, and he was very glorious at that time.
When I was in the capital, I met many sorcerers. They could calculate and deduce things, but they even had the ability to control people's minds!
If it weren't for the strong opposition from some court officials at the time, the late emperor would have even wanted to establish Tianyan Sect as the state religion.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he immediately abolished the Imperial Master and expelled the Tianyan Sect sorcerers from Fengjing. I support this.
I never thought that fourteen years later, not only have they not restrained themselves, but they even dared to assassinate the heir to the throne. They are simply courting death!"
The two sisters shared the same hatred for the enemy and were actually secretly observing King Rui's expression.
Qin Zhaoyue was influenced by the movies, TV dramas and novels in his previous life, so he understands some micro-expressions.
No matter whether it is accurate or not, at least I understand something.
From her point of view, there was nothing wrong with Prince Rui's emotions.
The anger, the reminiscence, even the body language, were flawless.
Last night, the five of them analyzed the case together, and one of the most terrifying speculations was that the theft, illegal mining, assassination and counterfeit currency were all carried out by the same force.
With weapons, strength and money, all the elements of "rebellion" are sufficient except for people.
It can be seen how important it is for the two sisters to survive the assassination. If a civil uprising is provoked and people are forced to rebel, Dagan will be in jeopardy in an instant.
Then again, for such an important and dangerous matter, is it too much for Qin Zhaoyue to ask for 100,000 taels?
She was the one who pried out this money!
Let’s talk about Prince Rui again. Even if he has nothing to do with these things and is just the culprit behind the bad currency case, his control over Bailuzhou is extremely terrifying.
Many people witnessed the assassination of Qin Zhaoyue and her sister, whether on the high slope of the river bank or at the gate of the county government office.
Did he really not get any news at all? Qin Zhaoyue didn't believe it.
In this case, there is at least a 70% to 80% certainty that Prince Rui is acting.
Alas...it turns out that he is not easy to deal with.
"Your Highness," Qin Zhaoqiong asked in a deep voice, "Based on your understanding of sorcerers, can you guess why they want to assassinate the heir to the throne?"
Zhu Songxian did not answer immediately. He hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"I've been away from Fengjing for too long and have lost track of political affairs. It's hard to speculate without any evidence.
However, based on my understanding of sorcerers, they deduce the fate of the people and the country.
Since you dare to risk your life to assassinate the heir to the throne, you are definitely not after just one person or one city."
Qin Zhaoqiong nodded, "Your Highness's concerns coincide with mine.
In short, the threat of assassination remains, and I am unable to take care of my younger siblings, so I have an unwelcome request."
Zhu Songxian had already understood the implication, "Don't worry, let them live in my manor, it's just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks."
"Your Highness, Zhao Qiong needs to be made clear. This matter is risky..."
"Hey," Zhu Songxian waved his hand, "I'm extremely afraid of death, so when I left Beijing, I brought a lot of capable guards with me.
Over the past ten years, I have trained a lot of security guards, and everyone is safe here with me.
Big girl, why don't you stay at the manor first and discuss it after hearing the news from the capital?"
Qin Zhaoqiong stood up and bowed. "The flood control issue cannot be delayed. It is also the task entrusted to me by His Majesty. I dare not neglect it for a moment."
Zhu Songxian shook his head slightly upon hearing this, "You really do have some of the spirit of His Majesty back then.
Well, since you have such ambition, I won't force you to stay. You need to be more careful."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
It was not yet noon, but Qin Zhaoqiong was about to leave.
Qin Jingzhan gritted his teeth and stepped forward, "Eldest sister, how can you do this, I..."
"Okay," Qin Zhaoyue took the initiative to stop him, "Let's stay with my eldest sister. Who do you think is more useful, you or me?"
Qin Jingzhan was stunned and immediately wanted to say that it was him who led the troops to Bailuxu State alone to distribute grain.
How could he say this? He could only say awkwardly, "You..."
Qin Zhaoyue waved his hand and said, "Wrong, both of us are useless. Staying with my elder sister is just a burden."
Qin Jingzhan: ...
Just talk about yourself, why are you talking about me?
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