"My third sister, she brought this upon herself, she deserves it."
"Since you dare to ruin my plans..."
Before Xiao Yuanche could figure out how to deal with Xiao Yuanshuang or how to become the Imperial Physician, the imperial physician who was changing his medicine arrived.
Then another round of wailing and howling erupted from the Imperial Hospital.
"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts!"
"Waaaaah—"
Before his medicine could be changed, Lord Pi, the envoy from Yue, rushed in with his men, looking anxious.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
"Ouch—that hurts! What's wrong?"
"Your Highness, the grain we were using to trade with the Qing Kingdom was robbed by bandits in Luozhou."
"Huh? What happened?"
Xiao Yuanche winced in pain and quickly pressed for an answer.
This grain was the key to the deal; if the grain was lost, the deal would be lost.
They won't be able to bring back any silver from this mission.
"Luozhou is within the territory of the Qing Kingdom. What does the Qing Kingdom say?"
"Your Highness, the Qing Kingdom has dispatched General Huo Cheng with troops to pursue and capture them. They also believe that it is extremely shameful for grain to be hijacked within Qing Kingdom's territory."
"Lord Murong Anle almost fainted from anger in front of me."
With someone chasing after him and Qingguo willing to take responsibility, Xiao Yuanche felt relieved.
It seems that the Qing Kingdom is still willing to continue the transaction.
He rolled his eyes, dismissed the imperial physician who was changing the dressing, and whispered to Lord Pi, "Here's what you'll do: secretly arrange for some people to help the robbers at a crucial moment."
"Hmm? What does Your Highness mean?"
"Are you stupid? It seems that the Qing Kingdom is still willing to trade. First, the Third Princess and I were injured, and now our grain has been stolen. What if we can't get the grain back?"
"Wouldn't that leave the Qing Kingdom with even less of a stance?"
"At that time... I would like to ask Lord Pi for help in becoming the Imperial Minister. I will repay you handsomely."
Oh, so that's what they were planning.
That's fine.
The two whispered for a while before Pi Da left.
The person in charge of listening immediately informed Qi Yuan and Murong Anle of the conversation.
Qi Yuan chuckled, "What a brilliant plan..."
"What does Lord Murong think?"
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