Chapter 431 Blind to Truth
The prince put down his chopsticks.
"Isn't Jinzhi exaggerating a bit? You have a noble status, and your father and mother dote on you. You are the only ones who are favored by heaven. Even the royal children are not qualified to compare with you. Now your father has given you more power. Jinzhi is now extremely powerful in the capital. Who would dare to lay a hand on you?"
Qin Jinzhi held the bowl out to the emperor, who was so angry that he wanted to overturn the plate of meat in front of him.
She looked at the Crown Prince, "Uncle, have you forgotten that during the hunt not long ago, I was stabbed through the neck by an assassin right in front of you, and almost died in front of you?"
Upon hearing this, everyone understood that the hunt was Qin Jinzhi's attempt to capture the powerful families of the capital.
A staged death brought down multiple families.
But the crown prince could not refute it, for he was indeed involved in it.
He has grown increasingly fearful of Qin Jinzhi ever since the dust settled on that hunt.
The Crown Prince discovered that Qin Jinzhi was so cunning that she could manipulate so many people in the capital.
Knowing full well what he was planning, they still played along.
Such scheming is evident if she truly wants to uncover the truth of what happened back then.
He can't hide it at all.
Back then, Qin Ziyi wanted the throne.
Now, his daughter wants him dead.
After a moment, the Crown Prince smiled slightly, "Jinzhi is right, but you are Piao'er's elder sister. Everyone in the capital praises your ruthless methods. Your uncle believes you can protect Piao'er."
The atmosphere at the table was subtle.
Xiao Piao quickly said, "Father, I know martial arts. I don't need my sister to protect me! My sister has so many official duties every day. I don't want to cause her any trouble."
The Crown Prince did not look at Xiao Piao, but stared into Qin Jinzhi's eyes.
Xiao Piao's men hurriedly shook Xiao Can's sleeves.
Xiao Can quietly patted Xiao Piao's hand and said, "Father was worried that A Piao would be bored and run around in the East Palace, so he thought of sending A Piao to the Thousand Birds Bureau. A Piao has always listened to Jin Zhi since she was little. But what A Piao said is right. Jin Zhi is busy with official duties now. A Piao is lively and doesn't want to cause trouble for Jin Zhi. I will take A Piao out to play for the next few days and spend more time with Grandfather and Grandmother."
Xiao Piao nodded quickly, "Brother is right, A Piao also wants to spend more time with Grandfather and Grandmother."
But the Crown Prince didn't respond, and Qin Jinzhi had no intention of backing down.
She finished her meal at a leisurely pace.
Then he looked up at the Crown Prince and asked, "If Xiao Piao dies in the Thousand Birds Division, can Uncle bear it?"
The Crown Prince's expression turned completely cold, and Xiao Can also spoke up: "Jinzhi! A-Piao has been closest to you since childhood, how could you curse her to die?"
Qin Jinzhi looked at Xiao Can, "Do you think the word 'death' is too unlucky? That's true, you all have a long time to live, but I'm about to die, so I don't feel there's anything wrong with it. Xiao Piao can enter the Thousand Birds Bureau, I only ask Uncle, can you take responsibility?"
Upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, Xiao Piao immediately looked at Qin Jinzhi and said, "Sister, don't say that. You're only nineteen years old. You won't die."
Qin Jinzhi said to the Emperor and Empress, "Grandfather and Grandmother, I'm full. You all can continue eating."
After saying that, he got up and left.
After Qin Jinzhi left, the atmosphere at the table turned completely cold.
The Empress put down her chopsticks, got up without saying a word, and left.
The emperor stood up and overturned the table.
"roll!!!"
Qin Jinzhi went straight back to the Prince's Mansion.
Lying on the swing in the courtyard, Yun Jin jogged over with a cloak.
He then placed a stack of letters in front of Qin Jinzhi.
"A letter from Chengdu Prefecture."
Qin Jinzhi opened the letters one by one; they contained recent events in Chengdu Prefecture.
There was also a letter of greeting from Li Jin.
One of the letters said that someone from the Gongshu family had gone there.
They even beat up Gongshu Zhi.
The person who assaulted the man stayed for three days before leaving.
Two young men were left behind to help Gongshu Zhi with his work.
The mechanical beast is already in the middle stage, and it will be finished soon.
Qin Jinzhi smiled, thinking that it must be Gongshu Zhi's older brother.
The current head of the Gongshu family.
She asked Yun Jin to prepare writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
When the letter from the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion was delivered to Li Jin, Li Jin immediately jumped three feet high on the spot.
"Master Gongshu! Would you like to have some fruit and rest?"
Li Jin personally carried the fruit platter into Gongshu Zhi's courtyard.
Gongshu Zhi, seeing Li Jin's excited expression, asked curiously, "You won money? Why are you so happy?"
Li Jin took out a fan from his waist and walked to Gongshu Zhi's side to fan him.
“Of course, it’s something even more exciting than winning money. The princess said that the day Mr. Gongshu’s mechanical beast is completed will be the day I return to the capital with you.”
As Gongshu Zhi doodled on the blueprints, he said with a smile, "What kind of bewitching potion did my brat give you? Everyone in the capital avoids you like the plague, but you seem to be enjoying it."
Seeing that Gongshu Zhi's lips were a little chapped, Li Jin turned around, poured him some tea, and handed it to him.
“The princess is an exceptionally good person. It is a great blessing for me, Li Jin, to be able to work by her side. As for the people in the capital, to be frank, there are countless blind people. But it is fortunate that there are so many blind people in the world. If everyone were bright and discerning, how could someone like me have caught the princess's eye?”
Gongshu Zhi took a sip of tea and clicked his tongue. “What you said is not wrong. Our little rascal is just a bit ruthless in his methods, but these people in the capital make him sound like a demon or a rat.”
Upon hearing this, Li Jin smiled and said, "I hope that you can create the mechanical beast soon, so that we can return to the capital as soon as possible."
Gongshu Zhi raised an eyebrow and asked, "If you come back to the capital with me, what will happen to Chengdu Prefecture?"
Li Jin said with a smile, "There will naturally be someone in charge of Chengdu Prefecture."
"Madam, what did they say in Kaizhou?"
Zhang Hai'an placed the pastries he had bought in front of Yunshan.
Yunshan, with her hair in a woman's bun, sat in the study reading the letter sent by Yunge.
"The preparations in Kaizhou are complete, and some veterans can be relocated there."
Zhang Hai'an nodded. "That's excellent."
Although Chengdu Prefecture was wealthy, it was of limited size.
There are too many wounded and veteran soldiers who have been discharged from the front lines.
The Chengdu Prefecture alone could not accommodate them.
Yunshan brought Qin Jinzhi's letter to Chengdu and married Zhang Hai'an.
Besides protecting Zhang Hai'an from rumors and unnecessary trouble.
In addition, there is close-fitting protection.
Zhang Hai'an wouldn't stay in Chengdu for long, so he needed to make proper arrangements for the veterans before leaving.
Now that Chen Ning'an has been granted the title of Princess Xian, she naturally has the ability to settle these veterans.
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