Chapter 138 Leaving Bianjing
The main hall of the Marquis of Yongyi's Mansion.
Qin Junyi rushed over in a hurry. He had been negotiating with the prince about Shangguan Jing's matter in the past few days, but there was still no result. King Wei had taken the man away and there was no further news.
The government did not take any action.
The whole situation seemed to have reached a stalemate after Shangguan Jing fell into the hands of King Wei.
At this time, whoever loses patience first will be in a passive situation.
The prince came to the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion in person. Qin Junyi subconsciously thought that he came to the mansion in such a hurry because of Shangguan Jing's matter.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Qin Junyi walked into the hall and bowed.
The prince sitting in the main seat raised his eyes and said, "Sit down."
Qin Junyi sat down at the head of the table and frowned, "Your Highness, is there any news about Shangguan Jing?"
"There is no news about Shangguan Jing." A look of melancholy flashed in the prince's eyes. Ever since Shangguan Jing fell into the hands of King Wei, Emperor Ren De had become much quieter. Even regarding the affairs of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, the prince did not dare to act rashly.
He originally wanted to use the incident at the Duke of Ying's Mansion to deal with the King of Wei.
Now the King of Wei, who is a "traitor to the Shangguan family", seems to have strangled the throats of Emperor Ren De and his son.
"You don't have to worry too much about Shangguan Jing. The King of Wei may not really do anything to him." The prince said in a soothing tone.
The Crown Prince was certain that the King of Wei would not follow up, just as he was afraid that the King of Wei would learn from Shangguan Jing about the conspiracy between Emperor Ren De and the Shangguan family. The King of Wei was also afraid of Emperor Ren De.
Today's Dayin is no longer the Dayin during the Jingyou period when the late emperor was in power.
Emperor Ren De was no longer the Emperor Ren De who needed to be killed as an example to scare the court and the public.
What if the King of Wei knew the truth?
Who would believe that the Shangguan family’s treason was false?
"Your Highness, I just feel that Shangguan Jing will be in great danger if he falls into the hands of King Wei." Qin Junyi was heartbroken when he thought about how the Shangguan family had endured humiliation for Emperor Ren De for so many years, but at this critical moment they ignored Shangguan Jing.
The Crown Prince frowned, feeling displeased with Qin Junyi's slightly blaming words. "Is the King of Wei a pushover? Ever since Shangguan Jing fell into the hands of the King of Wei, I haven't spoken up for him in front of the Emperor? I haven't been to the King of Wei's mansion to run around?"
"But the people at Prince Wei's palace refused to let me in, saying the Prince was recuperating. What else do you want me to do?"
"I didn't know Shangguan Jing would be in grave danger?" The Crown Prince's expression became increasingly solemn. "Don't you really know how dire the current situation is?"
"Don't you think that the King of Wei has been so patient since he took Shangguan Jing away, just waiting for the Shangguan family to show up?" The prince said coldly.
Sure enough, Qin Junyi's expression changed.
"I just came out of the palace. The emperor wants you to take Shangguan Yao away from Bianjing."
"Leave Bian Jing?" Qin Junyi's words became more serious.
How could the prince not know what Qin Junyi was thinking? "I know you're worried that your second and third uncles will take advantage of this opportunity, but your father is still at the border, and with Xie in charge, I will also take care of you. Don't worry too much."
"Your Majesty, what your father wants you to do is take Shangguan Yao and leave Bianjing to meet Shangguan Yan. And bring a letter to Shangguan Yan for your father."
Qin Junyi raised his eyebrows: "If I suddenly leave Bianjing now, I'm afraid I'll be targeted by the King of Wei's people."
"The Xie family is transporting medicinal herbs and grain to the border. As their son-in-law, it's your duty to escort them." The Crown Prince thought about Emperor Ren De's instructions, his expression growing graver. "Your Majesty, your father wants you to go to the border with the Xie family. You should discuss this with the Xie family. Your Majesty will not issue any decrees."
The implication is that Emperor Ren De will not interfere with the Xie family's arrangement of escorting medicinal materials and food, but Emperor Ren De wants Qin Junyi to go with him, and take Shangguan Yao away, and also take away the letter from Emperor Ren De to Shangguan Yan.
The only person Emperor Ren De can trust is Qin Junyi, but he will not get involved in the Xie family's escort of medicinal materials.
Qin Junyi had to figure out a solution for this himself.
"When will the Xie family escort the medicinal materials to the border?" Qin Junyi naturally knew what the prince meant, and also vaguely felt that Emperor Ren De had some intention of abandoning Shangguan Jing.
Will Shangguan Jing become an abandoned child of Emperor Ren De and Shangguan Yan?
"Mid-month." The prince said, "The specific date depends on what the Xie family wants."
"I understand." Qin Junyi said respectfully.
The serious look on the prince's face faded a lot, and he suddenly asked, "Is your relationship with Xie Rongying okay?"
Qin Junyi stared at the prince in confusion.
The prince continued to ask, "I heard that your relationship with Xie Rongying was very strained?"
"Because it was my mother's order, I dared not disobey. After I married her, I found that Xie Rongying was strong-willed and hypocritical in everything, so I did not ease the relationship." Qin Junyi said truthfully.
"Don't you have any interest in Xie Rongying at all?" The prince found it hard to imagine that Qin Junyi was indifferent to such a bright and beautiful woman like Xie Rongying.
Qin Junyi understood what the prince meant and said seriously, "I promised Yao'er that we would be together for the rest of our lives, and I will never let him down."
"Pedantic!" The prince stared at Qin Junyi with a look of dismay. "Do you know that after you coax Xie Rongying into submission, the industries and power behind her can all be used by you?"
Qin Junyi frowned when he heard what the prince and Jiang said.
"You don't think that your chastity towards Shangguan Yao means you are deeply in love with her, do you?" The prince looked at Qin Junyi as if he had never understood Qin Junyi before. "You don't think that as long as you marry Xie Rongying, she will be yours and will consider you in everything, do you?"
Qin Junyi frowned and still didn't speak.
"Junyi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but this woman needs to be coaxed. You have Shangguan Yao in your heart, but that doesn't stop you from having a wealthy partner like Xie Rongying by your side." The Crown Prince couldn't understand Qin Junyi's behavior. "If you had coaxed Xie Rongying into submission since she entered the house, would your mansion still have so much money left to pay for it?"
Qin Junyi felt somewhat touched after hearing this.
Some words coming out of Jiang's mouth were regarded as orders by Qin Junyi. He didn't like everything Jiang arranged for him.
But he had to obey Jiang's arrangements, so he was disgusted with Xie Rongying most of the time.
It would be more accurate to say that he was disgusted with the wife that Jiang had arranged for him rather than thanking Rong Ying.
Hearing what the prince said, Qin Junyi felt a little moved. He had to admit that Xie Rongying would indeed be a very good mistress of the house.
"Alright, I came here to tell you what father meant." The prince stood up as he spoke. "Now that we've come to this point, you should understand that father also has another intention, which is to tie your Qin family and the Xie family together firmly, and to prevent any more mistakes."
After hearing this, Qin Junyi felt a sense of enlightenment in his heart and bowed, "Farewell, His Royal Highness."
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