Chapter 350: Overdoing It for a Romance
[My lord, I have fulfilled my mission. I have found out the part he didn't say. It turns out that what he said was half true and half false! 】
The system voice sounded a little excited, and it suddenly popped up, scaring Su Qianqian. She quickly looked at Qin Hanzhang, worried that her abrupt expression would make him feel strange.
Qin Hanzhang had no reaction.
Su Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief: [Why are you so startled? Tell me quickly. 】
[Hehe, there was indeed a problem with the food and fodder escorted by Duke Xuan. After being discovered in Jining, Duke Xuan was indeed delayed for a few days in raising the food and fodder.
It was at that time that the head of the Zhu family took Duke Xuan to meet a masked mysterious man, who told them to go with the flow and let him see what would happen to the loyal ministers who defended the country. 】
[Duke Xuan witnessed the harsh conditions in the northern border. Marquis Wuning, like the soldiers, ate dry and hard bread and drank vegetable soup from a big pot.
The soldiers only got meat by occasionally hunting wild game, and only after winning a battle could they buy pork, chickens and ducks from the people to reward them.
The delivered military rations had to be picked and sifted over and over again, and the soldiers who had free time had to help. The army cooks would reward the soldiers who did a good job of helping by giving them a fine flour steamed bun.
When returning to Xijing, Duke Xuan's enthusiasm quickly faded. When passing by Jining, he listened to the words of the head of the family and went into Yunhe Mountain with him, where he met the mysterious man in Yunhe Mountain.
The mysterious man never took off the black scarf covering his face, but he took Duke Xuan to see the barracks in Yunhe Mountain. Those soldiers looked more disciplined and orderly than the Da Qi soldiers on the battlefield in the northern border.
The mysterious man told Duke Xuan that within ten years, Da Qi would be in chaos and a new king would come to power. By then, he would be a senior official who had served the emperor well, rather than a stepping stone who would be driven around and die on the battlefield.
Instigated by the mysterious man, Duke Xuan agreed to his proposal. At that time, he came up with the plan of the Wanwu Shengcaihui, began to raise money and food for Yunhe Mountain, and secretly recruited and controlled private soldiers. 】
[This mysterious man has never shown up. Why would Duke Xuan trust him and be willing to work for him? 】
Su Qianqian was confused.
[This cannot be seen. The daughter of Duke Xuan openly takes concubines and enjoys the pleasures of the boudoir in her mansion. However, secretly, she often goes out of the mansion and travels between Jinning and Yunhe Mountain, sending the money she has collected to Yunhe Mountain. 】
[This year marks the tenth anniversary. The Marquis has returned to the capital with a great victory, and the Wanwu Shengcai Club was originally going to be disbanded. I am taking this opportunity to deliberately create chaos so that you can find out that the club leader has extorted money.
However, Duke Xuan made a wrong calculation. He did not expect that the Crown Prince would ask the Marquis to investigate the case personally. The money that the Marquis had confiscated was originally going to be given up, but the Marquis acted quickly and the traces leading to Yunhe Mountain were discovered before they were cleared, which made them lose their composure.
Duke Xuan personally rushed to Yunhe Mountain and designed a strategy to encircle and suppress the Marquis, but the Marquis survived the disaster and broke through the siege. Duke Xuan then adopted a conciliatory policy and wanted to make the Marquis an ally. 】
The system finally explained clearly what Duke Xuan had done, and Su Qianqian nodded secretly:
[Our Marquis is a man of both courage and wisdom. He was able to escape unscathed from such a carefully planned situation. Who else could have done that?! 】
[Oh, my young lady actually knows how to praise others? Or are you still praising me so openly and without any reservation? Why don't you praise me? My contribution is not small either! 】
The system takes credit for it in a sarcastic way.
[Xiao Tong Xiao Tong is better than Gua Gua. You can go home after you have accumulated enough merits. Xiao Tong Xiao Tong is the best. You are the ace of eating melons. You can upgrade for 300,000 yuan each time. You can own a car and a house just by working hard! 】
Su Qianqian quickly praised them, saying that they were all working people and should not only eat melons, but also eat pie!
System: I suspect you are implying something, but I have no evidence...
"Where are we going now?" Qin Hanzhang, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips and asked.
"Of course we have to go and have dinner. It's really rude of you to invite us but not treat us to a meal. This family head should be replaced..."
Qin Hanzhang thought about it and told Qin San to go to a restaurant.
When I got off the carriage at the restaurant, I turned around and saw Jiang Baipin also getting off the horse. His handsome face showed a ruffian look: "Why, you want to ditch me and eat alone? You guys have to treat me to this meal."
Su Qianqian rolled her eyes at him and was about to speak when Qin Hanzhang blocked her view and pulled her into the restaurant.
This restaurant did not look luxurious, but the dishes were very exquisite. There were quite a few customers in the restaurant. The waiter came over and invited the three of them to a private room. Qin San took the others to sit downstairs for the banquet and could clearly observe any abnormalities around them.
"Pick the one you are best at..."
"Waiter, please bring up the four best dishes in your restaurant."
Su Qianqian said to the waiter with a smile, automatically ignoring Jiang Baipin's classic phrase for ordering food.
"How stingy! I heard that you guys were the one treating me, so I only ordered four dishes."
Jiang Baipin glanced at Su Qianqian.
"The four best dishes..." The waiter looked at the three of them suspiciously, "I'm afraid you won't be able to finish them."
"If you have any leftovers from the four dishes, just bring them up!" Jiang Baipin slammed the table without caring about his image.
"Okay... okay, sir!" The waiter was so scared that he stuttered and hurried downstairs.
While waiting for the food, Su Qianqian and the system ate melon.
[The private room on the left is occupied by two couples. They came from two different places and met here by chance. It was really a chance encounter...
The man surnamed Zhang married the cousin of the man surnamed Han, and the man surnamed Han married the cousin of the man surnamed Zhang. Before the marriage, the cousins were in love with each other, and they were always unwilling to be separated by force. This time, the two pairs of lovers met in an absolutely premeditated way.
Last night in the inn, a man named Zhang drugged his wife, and his wife also drugged him, and so did the couple of a man named Han. In the end, all four of them fell asleep and nothing was accomplished, hahahaha…
When I woke up today, I thought I had drunk the wrong tea. We made an appointment to have dinner here, and were thinking about how to stay one more day to make good things happen. I wonder if the scene of all being knocked down will be repeated tonight, hahahaha...]
It had been a long time since the system had made such a devilish laugh. Jiang Baipin was stunned at first, then he lowered his head and his shoulders trembled, trying hard not to laugh.
Qin Hanzhang's expression was also very stiff, and he suppressed the corners of his lips.
[They were doing it for love... no, it was an affair, so they went a little too far, hahahaha...]
Su Qianqian also laughed in her heart and looked towards the private room next to her.
[The room on the right... this one is quite interesting. It houses the two sons of County Magistrate Gu. The acting county magistrate has sealed off the Gu family's home and kicked them all out.
The two went to Zhu's house for help, but the door was not opened. They had no choice but to send a letter to ask his father's old friends to help plead with the county magistrate, but after waiting for a long time, no one came.
Now the delicious food that the two brothers bought with their jade pendants is just sitting there cold. 】The system sighed.
[This county magistrate was very decisive and swift. Knowing that County Magistrate Gu was an abandoned son of the Zhu family, he took advantage of the situation. 】
Su Qianqian sneered, such things are commonplace and treat good and bad people equally.
"Sir, the food is here!"
The waiter's cheerful shouting attracted Su Qianqian's attention, and then the three people in the private room all widened their eyes and were unable to make a sound.
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