Chapter 268 Jing Xiuxiu's Mission
Miao Jiu looked at him with a smile: "Not only am I going to open up the wasteland, I also plan to start animal husbandry."
"There are too many idle people in the city, so we should find something for them to do, including the fishermen at sea. They also need a stable income, right?"
Si Tian's scalp tingled when he heard this: "Are you planning to ensure that the people of Beiyang City have enough food and clothing?"
"Since we have the ability and opportunity, why not give it a try? Besides, we only have the Liu family's farmland now, and it may not be enough to feed the people of Beiyang City."
"The consumption in the army is much greater than that of the people in the city." Siming looked at the two children jumping outside the window.
"Okay, in that case, I'll prepare the necessary things and send them to the wasteland outside the city tomorrow."
Si Tian is a man of quick action and will not procrastinate.
Jing Xiuxiu went to the Si family from time to time in the next few days, but unfortunately, no one in the Si family used the excuse of being away and didn't even let her in.
She ran to the governor's office to look for him, but before she could even get in, she was stopped outside and refused to come in no matter what.
When I went to find Chen Yongnian, he also started to pass the buck: "Ms. Jing, it's not that I don't help you contact Governor Si. You saw that he ignored me when I called."
"Besides, this Governor Si and I already have a grudge. Last time, his brother-in-law cheated me out of so much money. And there's also the matter with the General Administration of Customs. He's also angry with me."
"You tell me what I can do, I have no other options."
"Why don't you talk to the higher-ups and give him the appointment letter from the next head of the General Administration of Customs? Maybe he'll come to us himself."
Jing Xiuxiu's delicate face turned pale, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Director Chen, I came here with a mission. If I can't see him, will you take responsibility for the things I've been told to do?"
"Ms. Jing, what you said is wrong. If he doesn't show up, can I still kidnap him?" Chen Yongnian had a smile on his face, but he looked helpless.
"Useless trash." Jing Xiuxiu stood up, grabbed her handbag and stormed out of the General Administration of Customs.
"Miss Jing, take care!" Chen Yongnian's face became gloomy after she left.
"General Administration, who is Jing Xiuxiu? How can she be so arrogant?" The secretary on the side frowned.
"She was originally a princess of the Jing Palace. General Si's wife, Jing Wanru, was from the Jing Palace. She was the eldest daughter of a legitimate wife, while this one was born to a concubine."
"Although Jing Wanru was born in Prince Jing's mansion, she doesn't have that kind of stubborn and willful nature. She's smart and eager to learn, and basically learns everything after being taught once."
"Her mother died early, but she was very smart and took charge of Prince Jing's Mansion very early. She was the one who managed the property of Prince Jing's Mansion before she got married."
"It was during my visit to Beiyang City that I met Governor Si. There was a little incident between us, but it also led to our marriage."
"After Jing Wanru died in childbirth, Jing Xiuxiu came to the Si family under the pretext of attending the funeral. She fell in love with Governor Si at first sight."
"The Si family let her stay at home because she was Jing Wanru's sister and she came to Beiyang City alone to attend the funeral."
"During that time, Governor Si was drowning his sorrows in alcohol, getting drunk every day. One night, she secretly went to his bed, but who was Si Ming?"
"If his bed was so easy to climb, he would have had countless concubines over the years."
"Before she could do anything, she was kicked down by Governor Si, with a gun pointed at her head."
"But she's lucky. Prince Jing has arrived in Beiyang City at this time, ready to take her back."
"After this incident, he asked General Si to spare Jing Xiuxiu this time for Wanru's sake, and he won't let her come again in the future."
The secretary was even more confused when she heard this: "What about her now?"
"Prince Jing took her to the northern government's territory, but somehow she got addicted to opium."
"Si Dujun hated opium the most, so he naturally severed the relationship with the Jing family."
"I heard that Prince Jing died two years ago, and the Prince Jing's Mansion has completely fallen into decline. Jing Xiuxiu joined the Northern Government by chance, and that's why she had the opportunity to come to Beiyang City."
What Chen Yongnian told him were all old stories, but they were not a secret in Beiyang City.
Nowadays, it is not uncommon for a younger sister to become the second wife after the elder sister dies.
It’s just that Siming doesn’t like you, so it’s useless even if you look like Jing Wanru.
Jing Xiuxiu returned to the hotel in a rage, and someone was already waiting for her.
"Miss Jing, don't forget that our master has put in a lot of effort for you to come to Beiyang City this time, and you haven't done anything yet."
"If you fail to complete the task assigned by the master this time, you will probably face a bad ending when you return." A man lowered his hat so that his face could not be seen.
Jing Xiuxiu clenched her fingers and looked at the person opposite her: "It's not that my throat is having problems. Besides, you can see that I can't see anyone from the Si family now."
"That's your problem. You were able to meet people from the Si family before, but you can't see them later. Don't you know that?" The man snorted coldly.
"Are you threatening me?" Jing Xiuxiu looked at the man angrily.
"I'm not threatening you. I'm just warning you. Don't forget that you can stay safely in the Northern Government because of you, sir. If you can't even do this little thing, you don't deserve to stay there."
"My lord asked me to tell you something. If you fail to complete this mission, you will have no choice but to sleep with him."
After the man finished speaking, he stood up and left the hotel room without waiting for Jing Xiuxiu to say anything.
After the man left, Jing Xiuxiu swept the tea set off the table.
The crackling sound of porcelain breaking filled the whole room.
She looked at the fallen fragments on the ground in frustration, and suddenly her eyes lit up and she had an idea.
He picked up the phone beside him and quickly made a call: "I have a way to see Siming, you guys cooperate with me to put on a show."
I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone. After a while, Jing Xiuxiu continued, "Tomorrow you can shoot me in front of the Si family's door."
"I just don't believe they would just stand by and watch someone die when something happened right in front of their house."
The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and I don’t know what the two parties said in the end.
When Jing Xiuxiu hung up the phone, her eyes were full of madness: "Dare to threaten me, I'm not comfortable, and you don't think you can have an easy time either. You're just a dog running errands."
A little bird outside the window tilted its head and heard everything. Seeing that Jing Xiuxiu didn't move, it flapped its wings and disappeared into the sky.
"Knock knock knock." There were crisp knocking sounds on the glass window.
Si Jinchen and Juanjuan were taking a nap in bed. When they heard the sound, they opened their eyes drowsily.
Juanjuan rubbed his eyes and yawned loudly. His expression was still a little silly, as if he had not woken up yet.
Si Jinchen heard knocking sounds outside the window, jumped out of bed, walked to the window in his slippers and opened it. A beautiful little bird was jumping around on the windowsill.
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