Chapter 347: Impersonating the Marquis
"There are guests who shouldn't be here..." Aunt Wu frowned.
"It's okay. If there is anything wrong, the servant in front will tell me." Qin Hanzhang stood up calmly.
"I will go out and take care of it first. There is a side door here. If you are worried that it will be inconvenient, you can leave through the side door."
Aunt Wu led the three of them out of the upper room and pointed to a small corner door in the wing.
"Okay, let's go out from here." Su Qianqian nodded. Aunt Wu opened the corner door, and the three of them went out and walked into the alley next to the shop.
After leaving the alley, Qin San, Xue Ke and others also came out of the shop, followed Su Qianqian and Qin Hanzhang, and protected them as they got on the carriage.
In the carriage, before Su Qianqian could ask, Xue Ke reported: "A few people suddenly came into the shop just now. They were rude and rude, but they were extra vigilant and careful, so the girl reminded the shopkeeper."
"Thirteen will follow them." Qin Hanzhang said in a deep voice.
Su Qianqian nodded, still thinking about what Aunt Wu said.
[My lady, what Aunt Wu heard the gatekeeper say that year was that he kept repeating: That is not the prince, that is not the prince, there has never been a prince, what are they going to do.
Aunt Wu didn't understand, but when it came to the prince it was not something that ordinary people could discuss. She couldn't get justice just based on this sentence, but she could lose her life. 】
The system solved the mystery in a timely manner.
[So that’s how it is. That’s not the prince. There has never been a prince…] Su Qianqian pondered this sentence in her mind, unable to figure out what it meant.
Qin Hanzhang had a solemn expression. The truth of the matter was becoming more and more elusive. He thought that someone had deceived the emperor, and that person should be the eldest princess, who wanted to take revenge on the Qin family out of love and hatred. He did not expect that the prince was involved.
Which prince is this? What did this prince do?
Su Qianqian and her group paraded through the city, strolling around Jinning County, tasting delicious food and buying local specialties. They had dinner at a restaurant in the evening before returning to the inn.
Qin Shisan came in to serve tea and reported the results of his following those people.
"I followed them to the pharmacy and bought a lot of medicinal materials. I didn't buy them from the same store. I bought several herbs from each store, which weighed dozens of kilograms.
The subordinates asked the owner of the drug store what medicine they bought and wrote it all down here. "Qin Shisan handed a piece of paper to Su Qianqian.
Qin Hanzhang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qin Shisan, but Qin Shisan didn't realize that there was anything wrong with him.
"These are two prescriptions, one for wounds, and one for... detoxification." Su Qianqian looked at the medicines carefully and judged according to the prescriptions known by the original owner.
"Such a large amount of medicine and antidote is needed in only one place..." Qin Hanzhang said thoughtfully.
"In the military, but buying them secretly like this, it can only be... private soldiers, Yunheshan." Su Qianqian analyzed according to the clues.
"Yes, this place is only a few hours away from Yunhe Mountain, and it is also the fief of Duke Xuan..." Qin Hanzhang paused here and did not continue.
"We can't alarm them yet, but we can find out where they are staying and when these herbs are shipped out of Jinning. They can be checked when they leave the city."
Su Qianqian thought of this and said casually, Qin Shisan immediately clasped his fists and said, "I will do it right away, Mr. Su, don't worry."
Taking his eyes away from Qin Shisan's back, Qin Hanzhang turned to look at Su Qianqian, who was carefully sorting out the specialties she had bought: "This is for Yue Niang, this is for grandmother, this is for mother, and the others are for sister and Yuzhuo..."
Qin Hanzhang felt soft in his heart, but also a little sour, and couldn't help coughing lightly twice.
"Is it because of the wound? Or did you catch a cold?"
Su Qianqian immediately looked up, put down the packages and boxes, walked over and put her hand on Qin Hanzhang's forehead. She didn't feel anything unusual, so she grabbed his wrist to take his pulse. Although he was a little deficient in blood and qi, it was not serious.
Qin Hanzhang was frozen in place by Su Qianqian's smooth movements, fearing that if he moved, such generous treatment would disappear. At this moment, he only hated that Su Qianqian's medicine was so effective that he recovered too quickly, and he also hated that the weather was not so cold that he did not catch a cold.
On second thought, Su Qianqian is afraid of the cold, so it is better not to catch a cold than to let her suffer from the cold.
Qin Hanzhang's mind was in a mess, but Su Qianqian didn't know. She was just wondering why Qin Hanzhang suddenly coughed when he didn't catch a cold and his wounds were normal.
"you……"
"This is not very suitable for Hanjue, so why not give it to me?" Qin Hanzhang raised his chin slightly and pointed to a brocade box on the table.
"You mean this fan pendant? Why is it inappropriate? Han Jue will take part in the imperial examination next year, and he will be the top three in the imperial examination. This fan pendant means winning the first prize in the imperial examination, which has a perfect meaning. Why is it inappropriate?"
Su Qianqian opened the brocade box and fiddled with the exquisitely carved jade fan pendant.
"How do you know that he will be the top three in the imperial examination?" Qin Hanzhang asked quietly.
Su Qianqian was startled and quickly covered her mouth with her hands, thinking to herself: [Oh no, did I say that out loud? 】
Qin Hanzhang: Yes, you said it!
There was no other way, Su Qianqian tried to smooth it over: "Of course, Hanjue almost won the first prize in the provincial examination, so the third place should be easy for him, right?"
Qin Hanzhang did not expose her, but stood up and walked over to take the fan pendant from Su Qianqian's hand: "I don't care whether he is the top scholar or the third scholar. I just think that he doesn't deserve what I don't have. This fan pendant is not suitable for him."
Su Qianqian blinked her eyes hard, trying to see clearly whether this was a fake Qin Hanzhang: [Xiaotong, Xiaotong, wake me up quickly, I must be having a nightmare. The person in front of me is a fake, a fake marquis who fought with his own brother for a fan pendant! 】
Qin Hanzhang pursed his lips, feeling embarrassed and angry. He simply put the pendant into the box and put it directly into his arms: So what if he still fights for it!
Su Qianqian had no choice but to act like a naughty child throwing a tantrum. She was thinking about giving Qin Hanjue another one tomorrow. Bringing gifts to family members when on business trips was a fine tradition she had always maintained.
Not to mention that Su Qianqian slept soundly at night hugging the human-shaped pillow. After dawn, she packed up energetically, had breakfast, went out to prepare a gift, and then she and Qin Hanzhang took the invitation to visit Zhu's house.
The Zhu family's ancestral home is located in the northeast corner of Jinning. It is said that someone who is good at feng shui once said that this place occupies a bit of the dragon vein, so there is some dragon energy, and the descendants of the Zhu family will definitely prosper.
As expected, later on, the Zhu family had an ancestor who had the merit of following the dragon, and since then, their descendants have been rich and powerful until the generation of Duke Xuan's great-grandfather, when the family declined. Fortunately, the old concubine extended the life of Duke Xuan's mansion, and I don't know how long this wealth and power can be maintained.
Qin Shisan knocked on the heavy vermilion lacquered door, but he did not expect that the person who opened the door was the steward of the Zhu Mansion. He said that the master had been waiting for a long time and asked Su Qianqian and Qin Hanzhang to go directly to the second gate by carriage.
The two men walked into the living room, but it was empty. The housekeeper stepped out and closed the door behind him.
"My dear nephew, how are you?" A clear voice accompanied by footsteps came from behind the wide screen.
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