Chapter 048 This Man is Saved
The Qi family secretly searched for someone for most of the night. Although the news was blocked, the commotion was so loud that it still alarmed some people.
Just when the inner courtyard of the Qi family was in chaos, Qi Siwei came back by herself.
The maid came out crying, "Miss, where have you been?"
"I'm fine. Go tell mother. I'm going back to my room."
Upon hearing this, the maid ran to the lady's courtyard.
When Madam Qi heard that her daughter had returned, her expression was cold: "We asked her to go and meet the Ruan family, but she went missing. If the marriage with the Ruan family fails, I will see how I will deal with her when I return."
"Oh, mother, after all, the young master of the Shangjia family is indeed not worthy of Siwei. I think the newly appointed Dali Temple Minister is not bad."
"I heard that this person has not yet chosen a side. If he can stand with us, it will definitely be of great help to Dad."
"Dali Temple?" Madam Qi pondered for a moment and sighed, "Write a letter to your father first and see what he says."
"Okay." Master Qi returned to his room happily. If he could take down the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, he would be able to get a high position in the Ministry of Justice. At that time, he would have the power of life and death, and there would be many people rushing to curry favor with him.
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On the fifth day of the journey, He'an, who had been moving slowly, suddenly ordered to speed up the journey, which was enough to make several officials from the Ministry of Revenue very angry.
The post battles continued, and they only took a short break when passing through villages and towns. This completely disrupted Lord Qi's plan.
According to his calculations, the letter from Qi Mansion would only be delivered to the post station in the town ahead a day later, but if it did not stop, it would not be received.
The situation in the capital is still unclear, and Lord Qi is more afraid than anyone else.
If he couldn't climb up the big tree of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was really afraid that the Second Prince would use him as a scapegoat. By then, he was afraid that he would never be able to return.
Thinking of this, he wanted to incite a few officials to cause trouble.
The officials accompanying this trip are all older, and they really cannot handle traveling so non-stop.
While resting in a forest, they came to He'an with pale faces and said, "Sir, we have been traveling for two days straight, and our old bones are almost falling apart. Can we stay at the post station ahead for one night before we continue?"
He An heated up food for Ruan Qinghuan while looking at them. He changed his easy-going attitude and his eyes suddenly turned cold. "According to what you gentlemen said, for the sake of your comfort, should I ignore the lives of tens of thousands of disaster victims in Lu City?"
This……
The Prime Minister's expression suddenly changed, and they dared not speak.
He An was silent for a moment: "Or, the emperor asked you to come here to enjoy the mountains and rivers?"
"No, no, no. The disaster situation in Lucheng is entirely up to you, sir." A higher-ranking official can oppress people to death. When he speaks nicely, he seems approachable. But when he speaks harshly, there is a naked sense of oppression.
Ruan Qinghuan, who was sleeping in the car, was awakened by the voices of several people. He saw He'an coming over with freshly heated porridge and cakes, as well as two chicken legs that he had bought when he passed through the town.
"It's urgent. Madam, please help me."
"You're hurrying up all of a sudden. Are you out of the Second Prince's surveillance range?"
He An nodded: "Although the Second Prince has many spies, he is still under house arrest. Many things are inconvenient. If we hurry, we should be able to reach Lucheng within three days."
"Haha... Aren't you afraid of really breaking these old bones?"
"Then they can only rely on their own luck."
Floods would occur in Lucheng every few years, making life miserable for the people. The imperial court would often allocate money and grain, but it had never been able to eradicate the problem of collapsed dikes. Gradually, it became an opportunity for officials from all over the country to save money. Although the second prince was the leader of this matter, few officials who had handled disaster relief were clean.
After Ruan Qinghuan finished eating, He An immediately arranged to leave.
The carriage started moving, He'an took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Ruan Qinghuan. Looking at the signature on the letter, she suddenly became energetic although she was a little tired.
After reading the contents of the letter, the smile on his face disappeared: "What do you think about this matter, sir?"
My brother was almost framed, but luckily he escaped unharmed. Ruan Qinghuan was still angry.
This is all a gift from Lord Qi.
"He'an, even an anxious rabbit will bite. When the Second Prince asked Lord Qi to come to Lucheng, he should have known that this trip was dangerous."
Ruan Qinghuan took over the conversation: "So, before in the Prince's Mansion, Qi Siwei tried to show her goodwill to you, but Master Qi set his sights on my brother?"
"Madam is the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it's the same if I try to curry favor with you."
The three sentences were out of character, and Ruan Qinghuan glared at him.
Lord Qi is a truly capable person, willing to use his daughter's lifelong happiness as a bargaining chip.
Three days later, they came to a fork in the road. He An took out the map, which was the one he and Ji Lingchuan looked at in the study that day.
Ruan Qinghuan: "Let's go east."
"Why?"
"Because..." Facing He'an's scrutiny, Ruan Qinghuan felt a little guilty: "Didn't I say before that Wangyue Mountain is steep and has a complex terrain. In addition, it has been raining in Lucheng recently. If there is a landslide, it will be dangerous."
He'an withdrew his gaze, but was thoughtful.
Ruan Qinghuan has never left the capital, so how could he know so much about Lucheng?
It is impossible to come to such a definite conclusion just by looking at the map.
Ruan Qinghuan also knew that he was getting anxious, so in order not to arouse He'an's suspicion, he decided not to say anything more.
Although it was known that there were private soldiers of the second prince in Lucheng, in the original book, He'an did not come here in person. Only the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Qi, brought a few cronies with him. In the end, he became the scapegoat for the disaster relief silver corruption case and died under the siege of the people.
In fact, there are not many people who really dare to kill people. Those so-called civilians are private soldiers in disguise.
Now, many things have changed, and Ruan Qinghuan is not sure whether his original ideas are correct.
He'an finally listened to her advice and drove towards the eastern road. The sound of rain hitting the roof of the car was a little irritating, and Ruan Qinghuan's mood was equally irritating.
It was hard to feel at ease before arriving in Lu.
The rain was coming in waves, and when they were almost reaching a village, the carriage suddenly stopped. He An frowned, and Ruan Qinghuan was a little nervous.
He An soothed her, "Don't be afraid, everything will be fine."
There are more than 20,000 private soldiers here, but their accompanying guards are less than 500. There is no need to fight. Just stepping through them will probably turn them into meat paste.
He'an opened the car curtain, and Ruan Qinghuan moved forward, only to see a ferocious figure running out from the rain. The man's clothes were tattered, and his beard and hair were tangled together. Even if he tried his best, he still couldn't run very fast.
A group of horsemen appeared behind him. They covered their faces with cloths and chased after the man with long swords in their hands.
"This person is saved." Ruan Qinghuan blurted out in desperation.
Although He An did not come to provide disaster relief in the original drama, after the fall, he and Ji Lingchuan encircled and suppressed these private soldiers and rescued a weapons genius named Lu Yue from them.