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"Heir, I give you three days to send these treasures to my restaurant! With so many disaster victims watching, even the Langya Prince can't escape this responsibility! Of course, you could try to wriggle out of it; go ahead and test your luck!"
Jiang Han chuckled as he sized up Che Chengming, saying with a smile, "In comparison to Che Chengyun, you're far from his equal. Well, I won't say much more. I'll give you some space to think it over. If you end up losing and can't move forward, I can let you off the hook."
Upon hearing this, Che Chengming let out a couple of anguished cries and clasped his fists, saying, "No need for that, Shopkeeper Jiang. I see through your scheme!"
"You have a way of turning decay into magic. You're willing to spend so much on these disaster victims just to buy them instant noodles! I admit my defeat; I truly deserve it! But this instant noodle..."
As he spoke, he nearly burst into tears. "Those Ten Treasures... While they won't completely drain the resources of Langya Wangfu, such a large sum could certainly be recorded in history. I should really think about how to explain this to the prince."
Jiang Han paid no mind to Che Chengming; he knew that this fellow couldn't escape responsibility. He had his own means to ensure that Langya Wangfu would produce these items. He and Ling Xue, along with some attendants, began directing the disaster victims away.
Seeing enough instant noodles in sight, the victims naturally calmed down and obediently moved along, waiting for their daily supply of noodles.
After a while, only Che Chengming, Wang Lao, and the generals from Wangfu remained in the courtyard. Jiang Han wasn't worried about what they might do in the courtyard; even if they tried to steal some noodles, how much could they possibly take?
"Wang Lao! Wang Lao!" came the shouts from Jiang Jiang behind them.
Che Chengming turned around and was shocked to see that Wang Lao had hanged himself from a crooked tree nearby.
"Wang Lao! Why did you take your own life? What am I supposed to do now? We were supposed to gamble together; why did you have to die first?"
Che Chengming was bewildered. "If you're dead, I'll have to face the prince's wrath alone!" He hurried over and noticed a silk handkerchief in Wang Lao's hand with words written on it.
Upon closer inspection, he read that Wang Lao felt guilty towards the prince and the Heir. At such a critical moment in their gamble, he should have done everything possible to advise against it instead of encouraging it blindly. Now that things had come to this point, he could only apologize with his death and plead for the prince's forgiveness for his family.
"Wang Lao! What am I supposed to do now?"
Che Chengming looked up at the sky and howled in despair. The few Jiang Jiang by his side couldn't help but sigh at this scene.
Langya Wangfu might not be unable to produce these treasures, but they certainly couldn't afford such losses.
Che Chengming had just ascended to the position of Heir when this incident occurred.
"What should we do, Heir?" Jiang Jiang inquired anxiously.
What should they do? They had to go to the royal palace!
Che Chengming walked forward in despair, feeling as if each step weighed a thousand pounds.
In the palace, within the imperial study, Su Qianxue received the news. She looked astonished as she listened to the report from Yan Dong. "Is it true? Shopkeeper Jiang really bought a massive amount of instant noodles and stored them all just for disaster relief?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yan Dong clasped his fists and replied. "If Che Chengming loses the Ten Treasures, we are all worried that the Langya Prince will refuse to pay up due to the sheer number of treasures."
"He dares!" Su Qianxue's face darkened with anger. If it were indeed the Langya Prince, he would not dare to default on his debts. She would not let him off easily!
The Royal Guard could easily make a mistake and eliminate two or three of the Langya Prince's children; such incidents were not impossible. In broad daylight, in front of tens of thousands of disaster victims, how could the Langya Wang Heir set up a bet and then think to go back on it?
There was no way she would give him that opportunity!
"Let’s go to Jiang Han Tavern tonight! It’s been two days since I last saw Jiang Han!" Su Qianxue stated, eager for a small hot pot meal there. She still savored the taste of those beef meatballs from three days ago.
"Your Majesty! A major event has occurred!" A Personal Eunuch rushed in to report. "The Xia Guo Jiu Gong army has halted their advance!"
"They have stopped besieging the city?" Su Qianxue asked sharply.
"Yes, Your Majesty! Prime Minister Mu is about to personally lead a peace delegation to Our Dynasty!"
Before departing, Prime Minister Mu declared that he intended to resolve all conflicts between Xia Kingdom and our Great Zhou. If he could not achieve this...
"The peace delegation will be an army bent on annihilation!"
After speaking, he handed a battle report to Su Qianxue.
She opened the report and examined it closely. The Jiu Gong army had captured several cities and received an edict from the Xia Country Emperor!
They were ordered to halt their advance and immediately camp in place while waiting for Prime Minister Mu's peace delegation to arrive.
Prime Minister Mu was none other than Mu Jinkun himself! At this moment, Mu Jinkun was still imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison of the capital.
This was an attempt to subdue them without battle!
In the Xia Kingdom, preparations for a significant battle were underway, and Su Qianxue couldn't help but worry about the possibility of a multi-front war. She quickly deduced the thoughts of the Xia Country Emperor upon seeing the number of troops sent for peace negotiations, feeling a wave of dread wash over her.
Among the two hundred thousand troops sent for negotiations, there were one hundred thousand Maple Forest Iron Cavalry. Adding to that were ten thousand from Jiu Gong, making a total of two hundred thousand at the border. Four hundred thousand troops were pressing in, seeking to discuss peace with her, and it was clear their intentions were not benign. With this troubling thought in mind, she hurried towards the Jiang Han Tavern.
Inside Langya Wangfu, Langya Prince stared in shock at Che Chengming. He swallowed hard and asked incredulously, "You mean to say that for the disaster relief efforts, you offered up twenty treasures? That's two hundred thousand taels of gold! Chengming, tell me this is a lie. It has to be a lie!"
He desperately wished it were false. The prince truly did not want to part with such an enormous amount of treasure.
"This matter is true!" Che Chengming replied, forcing himself to speak. "I offered up two ten treasures!"
"What about Wang Lao? Did he not stop you?" Langya Prince shouted in outrage. "Where is Wang Lao? Bring him to me!"
"You two went out and in just one day managed to part with two hundred thousand taels of gold!" He felt an overwhelming urge to scream in frustration but restrained himself due to his status as a prince.
"Wang Lao is extremely ashamed; he hanged himself." Che Chengming continued somberly. "Before he died, he left this silk scarf." He handed over the silk scarf to Langya Prince, which bore a message expressing his guilt towards the prince and the Wangfu, hoping that his death would atone for his sins and pleading for mercy for his family.
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