Chapter 413 Fire at the Water Department
Since returning to the capital from Lingnan, Xiao Piao had always felt that her father's attitude towards her sister Jinzhi was inappropriate.
Even though they were a family, the father was always on guard.
Even after her brother returned to Beijing, he became completely different.
Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, my father was the murderer who killed Sister Jinzhi's father!
Why?
Xiao Piao burst into tears, her expression filled with anguish.
No wonder my brother said that they and my sister are no longer on the same path.
They are enemies.
Her father was her elder sister's father's killer!
Xiao Piao couldn't understand how her loving father could have caused the death of their Jin Kingdom's hero.
There was a knock on her door.
Xiao Can pushed open the door and walked in.
“Ah Piao.”
Xiao Piao looked at Xiao Can with red eyes, "Brother, why did Father do this? Was it just because of a vague and unfounded comment?"
Xiao Can sat down next to Xiao Piao. "A Piao, many times, we don't have the right to choose, and the children of the royal family have even less of a right to choose."
Xiao Piao looked at Xiao Can, "Brother, does becoming a member of the royal family mean you can't distinguish right from wrong, and that you can be heartless?"
Xiao Can handed over a handkerchief, "But everything Father did was for us. He planned for so many years and took good care of us, brother and sister. He owes Jinzhi, but he doesn't owe you or me. We have no right to blame Father."
Xiao Piao looked at Xiao Can and asked the question that had been hidden in her heart for many years.
"Brother, is that position really that important?"
Xiao Can looked at Xiao Piao and said, “No one in this world can resist the temptation of that position. People below desperately want to climb up, but there is only one master for that position. All those above will do anything to push those below down. If we talk about emotions, Father is immoral. But as the crown prince, this is just a way for Father to prevent himself from being pushed down by those below.”
Xiao Piao looked somewhat sad.
Xiao Can wiped away Xiao Piao's tears, "A Piao, you've come of age, and I believe you can figure things out for yourself."
The door was closed, and Xiao Piao's eyes were filled with sorrow.
Her brother was wrong, but she had no way to refute him.
The beneficiaries are not innocent, as my sister learned afterward.
I will never forgive her.
Xiao Piao's eyes flickered as she thought of Qin Jinzhi's cold attitude towards her.
Did the older sister already know the truth, which is why she couldn't bring herself to smile at the children of her enemy?
If her older sister already knew the truth, she would never let her father off the hook.
They were destined to have only one person live.
Qin Jinzhi sat in her study, flipping through a record of all the landforms of the Chu Kingdom.
These are all records she made after infiltrating the Chu Kingdom, reports from her undercover agents, and diagrams compiled by her subordinates after their travels.
Although incomplete, it already records most of the topography of the Chu Kingdom.
Now that the situation in the capital is gradually stabilizing and there are no powerful families to restrain them, if the two countries were to go to war again...
It was a battle for life and death.
She needed to memorize these terrain features so that she would be prepared for any eventuality on the battlefield.
At this moment, the sentry delivered a message from Ah Chun and Ah He.
A fire broke out at the Water Department, and Su Yue'e narrowly escaped death.
Much of the material needed for shipbuilding was burned.
Qin Jinzhi chuckled. This was indeed a huge profit; they really dared to do such a thing right under the noses of the capital.
She threw the letter into the brazier beside her.
The next day, Qin Jinzhi left the palace with Yun Que and Yun Jin.
We arrived at a village on the outskirts of the city.
This estate is all wasteland, but it covers a large area.
The exterior looked as if it had just been built recently, with walls much higher than those of other villages, making it impossible to see anything inside.
After Qin Jinzhi and her two companions knocked on the door, a servant-like person inside welcomed Qin Jinzhi in.
We walked into a large open space.
The room was full of workers, their hands constantly busy.
There was a table in the middle, and a woman sitting in front of the table was enthusiastically solving the problems that the workers were having.
The servant said to the woman, "Doctor Su, Her Highness the Princess has arrived."
Su Yue'e turned around, her face immediately filled with smiles.
"This humble official greets the princess."
She walked to Qin Jinzhi's side and said, "Your Highness is truly prescient. Sure enough, someone tampered with the shipbuilding materials. Fortunately, Your Highness was quick-witted and had me transport all these materials here, so the construction schedule was not delayed. If these thieves knew that they had paid so many lives to burn only some scrap metal, they would probably be furious."
If the materials are destroyed, the need to prepare them again will delay the shipbuilding schedule.
Every extra day the construction period is extended means one more day of disruption for the people.
Qin Jinzhi looked around and nodded in satisfaction.
Then he looked at Su Yue'e and asked, "What is Wei Ziming doing?"
Su Yue'e was delighted as soon as she heard Wei Ziming's name.
"How could the princess have guessed that this military governor would provide new materials? The news of the fire just came out yesterday, and today that official sent a message to the Water Department, saying that the Wei family is willing to provide new materials to reduce the construction delay and prevent the people from being disturbed."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Because some things can only be done while you're alive. The construction of these ships cannot be delayed, but the quality of the ships must be guaranteed."
Su Yue'e nodded quickly, "Don't worry, Princess, I personally oversee every step of the process here, and there will absolutely be no problems."
Qin Jinzhi spoke again: "The materials provided by Wei Ziming will be transported back to the Water Department. This is a matter of great importance. Tomorrow, you should submit a memorial to His Majesty requesting that the Thousand Birds Bureau protect the Water Department. I will send people to guard the Water Department. You can then focus on building ships."
Su Yue'e's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Princess!"
After the inspection, the three left.
On the carriage, Yun Jin said with a grin, "If Wei Ziming knew that the idea of burning down the Water Department was inspired by you, Princess, wouldn't he be furious? The Wei family has really bleed a lot this time with all those materials."
The lark was also smiling beside her.
The national treasury has just become somewhat full, but the amount of silver needed for shipbuilding is enormous.
The funds allocated to the Ministry of Water Resources were far from sufficient to build enough ships.
Water is dangerous, and the safety of our soldiers must be guaranteed.
The quality cannot be compromised in the slightest.
Qin Jinzhi had long ago set her sights on Wei Ziming.
Su Yue'e is not affecting the interests of just one or two people.
But this is the capital city, and even finding a few clues might not be enough.
Her establishment of the Chidori Bureau was in vain.
Qin Jinzhi sent people to instruct those who intended to harm Su Yue'e to set fire to the Water Department.
The materials used for shipbuilding were not transported to the Ministry of Water Resources.
The warehouse of the Water Department was filled with broken copper, scrap iron, and rotten wood.
If Wei Ziming wants to return to Huainan, he must live.
Su Yue'e has repeatedly gotten into trouble; His Majesty and the Empress will surely be furious.
Presenting the materials served two purposes: firstly, to demonstrate his innocence in the matter and his support for shipbuilding, thus dispelling the suspicions of His Majesty and the Empress.
Secondly, it was a warning sent from afar to those who wanted to harm Su Yue'e.
If Su Yue'e is harmed again, the Wei family will take action.
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