vrcanaries Chapter 166: No matter how I look at it, General Qin is guilty
Chapter 166: No matter how I look at it, General Qin is guilty
When the emperor heard that his son was going on a long journey, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at him coldly, and asked him expressionlessly: "Why, your wounds have just healed, but your skin is itchy again?"
Although he was in the palace all day, his son's behavior did not escape his eyes. He was beaten up by someone not long ago, and just felt a little better, but now he was running around for that woman's affairs. He didn't understand: was a dead woman worth all this trouble?
Jiang Dichen said to his father with an embarrassed look on his face: "Father, this is what I owe her."
The emperor glared at his son and scolded him, "You useless thing."
After he finished speaking, he paused and said to Jiang Dichen sternly, "The New Year is coming in a few days, you can't be absent. There is also news from Yicheng that Yan State has been very restless recently, and people often provoke the people of our Beiming, intending to provoke a war between the two countries. You must stay in the capital and be on standby at any time."
The emperor's words made Jiang Dichen frown. On one side was the state affairs, and on the other side was his woman. After thinking it over again and again, he replied to the emperor: "Yes, I know."
The emperor's face looked better when he saw that his son had stopped making a fuss and went out. He looked at him and thought for a moment before saying, "Later, I will ask the queen to find you a virtuous princess and we will get married on a chosen date."
After the emperor finished speaking, he felt that his idea was a good one. Otherwise, he would be thinking about a dead woman all day long, which would give him a headache.
When Jiang Dichen heard that his father wanted to arrange a marriage for him, he quickly refused and said, "Father, you must not do that. There is no rush for me to get married."
Jiang Dichen said this, worried that his father would force the woman on him. He looked at him with a serious face and warned him, "Father, I mean no. If you force the woman on me, don't blame me for not giving you face and killing her."
After saying this, he didn't want to continue this topic, and quickly bowed to his father and said, "Father, I have something else to do, so I will take my leave first."
After Jiang Dichen finished speaking, he left the imperial study without looking back.
The emperor was so angry at Jiang Dichen's words that he fell backwards, but he did not insist on helping him find a wife, because he knew his son's temper too well and did not dare to go against his wishes.
Jiang Dichen came out of the palace and happened to meet Qin Zhen who was returning from the military camp. He didn't want to pay attention to him, but when he thought about how Jing Yun had been in Cangling City for so long and hadn't sent any news, he hesitated for a moment and shouted to Qin Zhen: "General Qin."
Qin Zhen didn't want to pay attention to Jiang Dichen. When he was about to take a detour, he heard Jiang Dichen calling him. There was nothing he could do. The other person had already spoken, and he was pretending to be dead, so that was wrong for him. He walked towards Jiang Dichen with a smile, bowed and said, "This humble general greets His Majesty."
Qin Zhen's smiling face made Jiang Dichen feel uncomfortable, but he still patiently invited him, "There is a teahouse in front, let's go over and have a cup of tea together."
When Qin Zhen heard that Jiang Dichen wanted to invite him for tea, he quickly declined politely, "Your Majesty, maybe next time. I have something else to do at home, so I'll go first."
After Qin Zhen finished speaking, he ran away in a flash.
It’s not that he was afraid of Jiang Dichen, but Jiang Dichen was scheming and cunning. He was worried that he would fall into his trap and tell everyone about Shen Ruolan.
The more Qin Zhen hid, the more Jiang Dichen felt that there was something fishy going on in Cangling City. He quickly flew over to stop him and said, "General Qin, you are in such a hurry to leave. Are you feeling guilty?"
Qin Zhen was blocked from moving forward, but he didn't care. After hearing Jiang Dichen say that he was guilty, he snorted at him and said, "I am sitting upright. If the King of Han has any doubts about me, just send someone to investigate."
Jiang Dichen looked him up and down, said "Oh" to him, and asked, "Is that so? But no matter how I look at it, it seems that General Qin is guilty and doesn't even dare to drink a cup of tea with me?"
After hearing what Jiang Dichen said, Qin Zhen said unconvincedly: "Who said I don't dare? Isn't it just drinking tea?"
After Qin Zhen finished speaking, he walked in front and said, "Let's go. Since King Han is so kind, I will put aside my chores today and drink with King Han for a day."
Soon, the two arrived at the teahouse. As soon as Qin Zhen sat down, he instructed the waiter, "Come here, bring ten pots of your fine tea to me."
When the waiter heard someone wanted ten pots of the best tea, he ran over and said to Qin Zhen respectfully, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will make tea for you right away."
After the waiter finished speaking, he trotted away.
Jiang Dichen sat aside in silence until the waiter came over to bring tea. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for the two of them. Then he asked Qin Zhen, "General Qin, I heard that you got five million kilograms of grain in Cangling City?"
Qin Zhen took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and asked Jiang Dichen instead of answering, "Why, King Han is also interested in the five million kilograms of grain?"
After saying this, he leaned back in his chair and lazily said to Jiang Dichen, "It's a pity that Your Highness said it too late. I have already distributed the five million kilograms of grain. Even if Your Highness wants it now, there is no more."
Jiang Dichen looked at Qin Zhen who was pretending to be confused and said, "You know, this is not what I meant."
Qin Zhen looked at Jiang Dichen and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What does the prince mean?"
Jiang Dichen saw that Qin Zhen was still playing dumb, he looked at him with an unhappy face and said: "Stop playing dumb for me, Xia Hongmiao is not a fool, he will not give you 5 million kilograms of food for no reason, I want to know what kind of deal you have with him."
"Transaction?" Qin Zhen looked at Jiang Dichen speechlessly and said, "Your Highness, that Xia guy wants to eat me now. What kind of transaction can I make with him? As for food..."
Qin Zhen paused for a moment and said to him half-truthfully, "Regarding the matter of grain, it was a coincidence that I met a doctor from Beiming that day. She discovered at a glance that Xia was faking his death and tricking his people into causing trouble. Then she first subdued him and then poisoned Xia.
Moreover, the poison had a very short lifespan and only she could cure it, so Xia had no choice but to agree to the compensation conditions.
To express my gratitude, I will give her 300,000 catties of grain, 100,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 sets of farm tools. However, these farm tools were added by her, so I will give them all to her."
After Qin Zhen finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Dichen and asked, "Your Majesty, this is what happened to the five million kilograms of grain. Do you have any other questions now?"
Qin Zhen did not dare to lie when it came to the matter of food, because no matter whether it was the emperor or Jiang Dichen, as long as they wanted to know the truth, they could just send someone to check.
All he could do was not mention a word about Shen Ruolan's identity. Even if the emperor asked about her, he would make excuses with other reasons.
Jiang Dichen heard this and frowned as he replied, "Is it that simple?"