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In the court, few dared to mention matters in front of Su Qianxue and Langya Prince. The death of Feng Yi, who had served Langya Prince for a long time, was a significant blow to him. At that moment, he was at home, furious. How could that useless Feng Yi leak so much information? Didn’t he know to handle things more thoroughly? It was so close! If Su Qianxue had pressed further, who knows how much intelligence she could have extracted from Feng Yi!
Damn it, why hadn’t the envoy from Xia Kingdom arrived yet?!
Faced with Langya Prince's wrath, everyone in the manor dared not breathe a word. Even Che Chengyun refrained from speaking loudly. News from Xia Kingdom indicated that the envoy was on the way; his son calculated the time and estimated they would arrive in a few days.
Hearing this news, Langya Prince felt somewhat relieved. Once the envoy arrived, the king would not let Su Qianxue off the hook! After being emperor for a few days, she truly thought herself invincible; after all, it was merely an inherited throne—she wasn’t even born when the king managed the court!
If he wanted to completely eliminate the king, he would show her who truly held power in Da Zhou!
He was so enraged that he nearly choked on his breath. Without Feng Yi as his right-hand man, he felt a deep sense of loss. He hadn’t expected Su Qianxue to hold back such a powerful move just to strike him down!
Che Chengyun comforted him from the side, urging his father to take care of himself. Surely Su Qianxue would be the one to perish first; once the envoy from Xia Kingdom arrived, even if Su Qianxue had some guts, she wouldn’t dare openly challenge Xia Kingdom! They were well aware of Da Zhou’s military strength. Moreover, with Lin Qingyue standing on their side now, there was no need to worry about Su Qianxue rising up against Xia Kingdom! She would only seek to appease them.
Meanwhile, in the palace, Luo Yuhua trembled with fear. This investigation should not have been her responsibility, but as she delved deeper, she found herself entangled with Feng Yi’s affairs. She thought she could protect herself by staying out of it, but Da Zhou's stability was more important.
No matter how scared she was, she had to inform Su Qianxue about these matters. At that moment, they were locked in a tense stare-off. Luo Yuhua feared that if her counterpart became displeased, her head might roll. The bloodshed during Feng Yi’s death had nearly scared her soul away.
Su Qianxue seemed to have suppressed her anger.
“Luo Ai Qing, what are your thoughts on this matter?”
Luo Yuhua quickly knelt on the ground. “I am guilty, Your Majesty. I should not have ignored the suffering of the people of Da Zhou, nor should I have feared the power of Langya Wangfu! First and foremost, I am a citizen of Da Zhou, then a subject of Your Majesty, and only lastly am I Luo Yuhua himself.”
Su Qianxue was quite pleased with this response. At least Luo Yuhua was genuinely useful. The power of the Ministry of Justice was firmly in her hands, and it seemed necessary to put some pressure on the Dali Temple as well.
She nodded at Luo Yuhua. “Then let’s see how Luo Ai Qing performs next.”
While it sounded like she was observing Luo Yuhua’s performance, the truth was that there were some issues on Jiang Han’s side. After Langya Wangfu had thoroughly smashed Jiang Han’s shop, today marked the final deadline. However, it was unclear whether Langya Wangfu was simply furious, had completely forgotten about it, or never intended to offer any compensation at all; in any case, Jiang Han had yet to receive any so-called apology gifts.
When Yan Dong relayed this matter to Su Qianxue, she pondered for a moment before saying, “Since Shopkeeper Jiang has been a bit busy lately, you should go to Langya Wangfu in his stead and ask when they plan to repay the debt.” She emphasized the words “repay the debt” heavily.
Yan Dong couldn’t personally show up at Langya Wangfu; just because Langya Prince Che Chengyun was blind didn’t mean that old fox at Langya Prince was also blind. Yan Dong was a Shadow Guard raised by Su Qianxue herself. Aside from her, no one knew about this Shadow Guard’s existence—except for Jiang Han, of course.
Since her master had spoken, Yan Dong smiled brightly as she accepted the order. “Should I go directly? Do I need to inform Shopkeeper Jiang?”
“No need,” Su Qianxue replied. “I will speak with him personally.”
In the capital city’s Jiang family shop, Jiang Han had not opened for several days; after all, he wasn’t short on money at the moment. He busied himself contemplating how to develop his business while counting down the days for news from Zhuo Zishi and Langya Wangfu.
The news from Zhuo Zishi was something Jiang Han had specifically sent to Lin Qingyue. He simply wanted to see Lin Qingyue’s exasperated expression. After Zhuo Zishi had relocated his mother, he approached Lin Qingyue directly.
“General Lin, that place is difficult to describe; how about I take you there myself?”
This statement struck deep in Lin Qingyue's heart. If she had worried that Zhuo Zishi would run off after giving her the address, she no longer had to. Once they arrived at the location, if things seemed off, she could simply kill Zhuo Zishi. A mere errand boy like him wouldn’t be missed by anyone.
With this thought in mind, she felt pleased and said, "Let’s go, lead the way!"
Along the way, Zhuo Zishi flattered her incessantly, which only brightened Lin Qingyue's mood further, causing her to cast a glance at him. However, upon reaching their destination, her expression shifted.
"Are you sure Jiang Han got his supplies from this desolate place?"
Zhuo Zishi nodded vigorously. "I wouldn’t dare deceive you!"
How bad could this remote area be? Looking around, all she saw was a dilapidated little temple. It was impossible for it to hold enough supplies for over twenty Wan Dajun. Moreover, wild dogs lurked nearby, eyeing them hungrily.
Suppressing his own fear, Zhuo Zishi forced a smile and said, "If I were lying to you, I’d die right here. You should come with me to take a look."
Though Lin Qingyue felt some doubt, she reasoned that he lacked martial skills and she had over ten members of the Lin Family Army with her; there was nothing to fear. With that thought in mind, she led her people into the temple following Zhuo Zishi.
The temple was indeed in ruins; even someone desperate wouldn’t come here looking for food.
Zhuo Zishi chattered on about how Shopkeeper Jiang had said that such places were safer because no one would dare steal from him here. In such a desolate area, anyone who came would have to consider whether they might be haunted by evil spirits.
Once they reached the door of a room, Zhuo Zishi finally stopped. "In here, I ask General Lin to come in alone with me for a look."
Lin Qingyue sensed something was amiss. She let out a cold laugh and instructed the Lin Family Army behind her, "Search inside!"
Zhuo Zishi's mouth twitched; it was exactly as Jiang Han had predicted—getting Lin Qingyue alone was proving to be exceedingly difficult!
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