Chapter 400 Lu Jing was killed
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Su Qianqian took the opportunity of a day off to come to Lanxiang College. Unexpectedly, within such a short period of time, the college had really become like the flourishing colleges of later generations.
This is the last day of classes. The college will be on holiday starting tomorrow and classes will resume after the Lantern Festival.
Su Qianqian followed the envoy of the academy to inspect some classrooms. There was active communication between the professors and students. This was what Su Qianqian required when recruiting teachers. They should not just read books blindly, but practice more to broaden their horizons. Therefore, she prepared many model teaching aids and some picture albums.
Su Qianqian saw Xue Wanning, who was like a bright moon surrounded by the students' admiring gazes, standing on the podium and talking eloquently.
She also saw Qin Yuqing, and followed the master who taught smelting to watch the various flames in person, what kind of flame had what temperature, how many changes were needed to put different irons in, and how to control the temperature.
Qin Yuqing took notes seriously, her little face glowing red in the firelight.
Su Qianqian left a large stack of red envelopes as tuition subsidies for teachers and professors. The college was maintained by the income from Madam Shaohua's teahouse and restaurant. She herself could not afford to pay the bills, so the subsidies to the employees were also a way to win over their hearts.
The 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is also the last day for officials to attend court. Tomorrow the government offices will be sealed and closed, and the New Year holiday will begin.
On this day, Duke Xu came back to report that the body of the head of the Zhu family was found in Yunhe Mountain. It turned out that he was abducted and tortured by bandits.
Duke Xu requested that he lead the six southeastern guards of the imperial army to wipe out the bandits in Yunhe Mountain next spring to reassure the people.
Emperor Gan De said that the matter could be discussed after the New Year. The six guards in the southeast have 100,000 soldiers and horses. This is not a small matter. Why should a large army be mobilized to conquer a small group of bandits? It also needs to be discussed with senior cabinet officials.
Duke Xu did not refute but stood aside and obeyed.
The Crown Prince, Prince Jing and Prime Minister Xue couldn't help but look at Duke Xu: Since the head of the Zhu family was tortured to death, is the Dali Temple a fake one?
Lord Zhuang hung his head and pretended to be deaf and dumb. As long as he didn't admit it, the Dali Temple would have nothing to do with the head of the family. However, he also frowned and thought: Where did Duke Xu get this conclusion from?
[This is going to be interesting, it turns out you can play it this way...] Su Qianqian was watching melons when she heard this. She was glad that the head of the Zhu family was abducted instead of being killed with a knife. It seemed that the head of the family was still useful.
Su Qianqian was very happy when she returned to the Marquis' Mansion after the next shift. She finally had her New Year holiday and didn't have to get up earlier than the chickens, nor sleep... later than anyone else.
"My lord, the young master of Mingyue Tower wants to see Lord Su for something." Qin San's voice came from outside the car window.
"Let him get in the car." Qin Hanzhang glanced at Su Qianqian who was about to get up and get off, and instructed Qin San.
Su Qianqian sat back down.
Jiang Baipin got on the carriage and reluctantly bowed to Qin Hanzhang. He was about to sit next to Su Qianqian, but Qin Hanzhang stopped him with a gesture: "Just sit there."
"I can hear it clearly from close by, and I just want to tell Su Qian." Jiang Baipin wanted to retain his last bit of stubbornness.
"You can only sit there and talk, otherwise go down." Qin Hanzhang was unmoved.
"Su Qian, you are already a fifth-rank official, why do you still want to ride in the same carriage with him? He looks very good? If you can't afford it, I can help you!"
Jiang Baipin finally gave in, and even though he sat down, he still wanted to instigate him.
Su Qianqian asked: "Do you mean you can't afford a car or you can't afford a face? His face... is pretty good-looking."
"You... do you have an eye disease? If he thinks it's good-looking, what about me... what about me?" Jiang Baipin's ears turned red, but he still turned his handsome face towards Su Qianqian.
Qin Hanzhang mercilessly raised his hand to push Jiang Baipin's face away, and wiped his hands in disgust.
"You are naturally beautiful too..."
"Let's talk business." Qin Hanzhang interrupted Su Qianqian and stared at Jiang Baipin.
"Good... as long as it looks good... let's talk business. The brother you sent me to do the work has returned. Lu Jing is dead, but he was not killed by them. He was hacked to death at night while staying at the inn before he arrived at the princess's fiefdom."
Jiang Baipin became serious when he talked about serious matters.
Su Qianqian and Qin Hanzhang were both a little surprised, especially Su Qianqian. She thought that no one dared to touch Lu Jing, so she asked Mingyue Tower to take action. She didn't expect that someone was more anxious than her and killed him before he even got his fiefdom.
"What is Duke Xuan's reaction?" Qin Hanzhang asked.
Jiang Bai glanced at Qin Hanzhang and deliberately turned to Su Qianqian:
"Duke Xuan felt that he was almost there the night before, so he relaxed his guard and drank a little. When he was woken up and found out something had happened, he regretted it deeply.
He has brought Lu Jing's body back to Xijing, but not as fast as our brothers. Even if he rides at full speed, it will probably take him three or four days to reach the capital. ”
"The timing is calculated quite accurately..." Su Qianqian looked at Qin Hanzhang meaningfully.
In another three or four days, it will be time to give them the antidote.
"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Although Duke Xuan is responsible for leading the troops to escort, who sent those soldiers?" Qin Hanzhang said with his eyes lowered.
"It's... Duke Zhou!" Su Qianqian suddenly realized. In this way, Duke Zhou would become enemies with Duke Xu and the Princess's Mansion, and his children's in-laws would become murderous enemies.
"Duke Xuan is not afraid of bringing trouble to himself and exposing himself..." Su Qianqian did not continue. It seemed that Duke Xuan was really going to start a rebellion.
"Let them fight each other. Duke Zhou was a treacherous man back then. Now that the princess hates him, I'm afraid his life will be difficult."
Jiang Baipin leaned lazily against the wall of the car. Although he looked good, his cold look made the girls scared.
"Tsk tsk tsk, with such a cold personality, no wonder he still can't find a wife at his age." Su Qianqian curled her lips and shook her head.
"How do you know that I can't get married... I just haven't met the person I like yet..." Jiang Baipin seemed to be irritated. He sat up and raised his voice, then slowly lowered it with a guilty conscience.
He frowned and felt a little worried, wondering why the girls in Yanyu Tower could not make him happy, but Su Qianqian's every frown and smile was always lingering in his mind.
Could it be that he was raised by the OP and took after the OP in that aspect? But why is it him, and why is he related to the Qin family!
"Is there anything else? If not, then go down. Do you want to go back to the mansion with us for dinner?"
Qin Hanzhang drove Jiang Baipin away with a cold look in his eyes. This man was too lustful, and his wife was also a lustful person...
"I don't have that preference. Looking at your cold face, how can I eat?"
Jiang Baipin and Qin Hanzhang were comrades who had fought together, and he was unruly by nature and would not be respectful to Qin Hanzhang's status as a marquis.
"Then get out of here." Qin Hanzhang actually spoke rudely. Su Qianqian finally saw how careless the former playboy was about his image.
Jiang Baipin snorted and went down, then turned back at the door: "If you need money to buy a carriage, come to me. If you want to see my face, I'm no worse than him!"
Qin Hanzhang really wanted to kick him out, but he managed to hold himself back.
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