Chapter 377 Preparing to Return Gifts
Chapter 377 Preparing to Return Gifts
Li Yuncheng did not respond to Su Qingwan's words, but started to think, if the emperor took out the tiger talisman again next time, should he accept it or not?
Seeing him like this, Su Qingwan didn't urge him. Since he had the ambition to rule the world, but didn't even have the courage to risk his life, he should just be an idle prince!
I think no matter who inherits the throne, he will not be removed from his position.
"Mr. Yang, the Minister of Revenue, believes that I have a close relationship with Mr. Li, the Minister of War, because I helped the Ministry of War to make suggestions to the emperor regarding the early delivery of supplies to the northern border."
Li Yuncheng brought up this matter, and after that, some censors had contact with Tutor Yang, but for some reason, no censor has impeached him until today.
"They have no substantial evidence. At most, they are just talking about it in private. It won't have any impact on you. If I were you, I would ask the emperor to appoint a supervising official to accompany you in transporting the supplies."
"What do you mean?" Li Yuncheng asked.
"Of course, it is to ensure that the supplies are safely transported to the North!"
Su Qingwan smiled slightly. Although Taifu Yang was not a member of the prince's party, he had a lot of private contacts with Prime Minister Dong. According to her guess, these two old guys just wanted to get on each other's boat.
What a pity that both ships will sink!
Li Yuncheng reacted immediately and looked at Su Qingwan in disbelief, "Is someone planning to steal these supplies?"
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be, and I'm afraid many people will be interested."
Now the Crown Prince is weak and looks like he is not far from death. No matter how much the Emperor likes him, he would have been prepared. He has now confined both of his sons to the palace. This seems to prevent the two most promising princes from fighting each other, but isn't it also a test? He is just trying to keep the surface calm, but under the surface the supporters of both sides have been fighting for it.
"In fact, there is a best candidate for the supervisory officer, and that is Prince An." Su Qingwan said.
"No! If he goes, what if something happens..."
Li Yuncheng frowned. He never thought of putting Prince An in danger.
"It's not up to you to decide. Once you propose the appointment of a supervisor to the emperor, he will think of Prince An himself."
Naturally, the emperor wanted to give his silly son such a good opportunity to achieve great things. Moreover, in the emperor's eyes, this mission did not seem difficult. He only needed to deliver the things and come back. Moreover, if he was worried about Prince An's safety, he could just send more people to escort him.
"The emperor has already drafted an edict to marry Han Yue, the daughter of Han Daxueshi, to Prince An." Li Yuncheng said. This was the third great gift he had given her.
And this thing?
Su Qingwan's expression changed. She remembered that Han Yue often mentioned Prince An before, and he seemed to like him very much. So she should be happy to be granted marriage.
But if that’s the case, then Prince An can’t make this trip, otherwise Sister Yue’er will be worried.
"Then you go there yourself!" Su Qingwan readily changed the candidate.
If Li Yuncheng had volunteered when the proposal was made, the emperor might not have thought of Prince An.
Just at this moment, the chief guard came in hurriedly, saluted Li Yuncheng, and said:
"Sir, the Prince of Qi has entered the palace and asked the Emperor to escort the supplies to the northern border."
Li Yuncheng frowned, he didn't expect that King Qi would take action.
Su Qingwan sighed, it seemed that Prince An was destined to make a trip to the northern border.
"Why is the fourth young lady sighing?"
Su Qingwan ignored him and looked at the chief guard calmly and asked, "Has the emperor agreed?"
The chief guard hurriedly continued, "The emperor did not agree. He just reprimanded him and sent him back to Prince Qi's mansion. But then he summoned Prince An to the palace."
Li Yuncheng could no longer sit still, and immediately stood up and asked, "Has Prince An come out of the palace?"
"When the message was sent, Prince An was still in the palace."
"Fourth Miss, I have to go to the palace." Li Yuncheng looked at her apologetically. He originally wanted to take her to have some fun in Luming Garden, but now he had no time.
Su Qingwan shook her head: "It's too late for you to enter the palace now. The emperor summoned Prince An to the palace, and he must want to give this matter to him. But if he does this, Prince An will be in danger."
If the person who proposed this matter was Li Yuncheng, and the emperor arranged for Prince An to travel, then in the eyes of others, it would mean that Prince Qi and Prince Rui were both under house arrest, and the emperor had no choice but to let Prince An make this trip.
But now the emperor has rejected Prince Qi's request and instead handed the matter over to Prince An. Does that mean that the emperor prefers Prince An to succeed the position of crown prince?
This is not a good signal. King Qi and King Rui will definitely not let King An go, so King An will definitely die if he goes to the northern border town.
What Su Qingwan thought of was naturally what Li Yuncheng thought of, so he was in a hurry to go to the palace to meet the emperor.
But after hearing what Su Qingwan said, he could only ask, "What else can we do now?"
"It is inconvenient for you to intervene in this matter. Let me arrange it."
Prince An is destined to make this trip, so I can just use him. Maybe I can take the life of Prince Rui or Prince Qi.
"how do you want to do it?"
Li Yuncheng saw that Su Qingwan had stood up, so he hurriedly asked.
Su Qingwan stood in front of him, curling her lips and smiling: "Your Highness has presented three great gifts, and I naturally received your sincerity, so I should also present you with a return gift."
After she finished speaking, she did not say goodbye, but walked out directly. Pearl, who had been waiting outside, saw her master coming out and immediately put a cloak on her.
Li Yuncheng watched her leave without saying anything for a long time.
"My Lord, what does the Fourth Young Lady want to do?"
"I do not know either."
Li Yuncheng murmured, but the tense string in his heart relaxed a little. The meaning of Su Qingwan's last sentence just now should be that she is willing to cooperate with him.
After leaving Luming Garden, Su Qingwan stepped onto the carriage. When she lifted the curtain, she saw a person sitting in the carriage, looking at her without a smile.
Su Qingwan didn't say anything, but walked straight in.
"Why are you here?" Su Qingwan asked after sitting down.
Xiao Lin looked lazy and said calmly, "Song Xiangzhi is dead. She had sores all over her body and was thrown to a mass grave by the brothel owner to die. But before she died, I did as you asked and showed her the letter that Wen Yiman wrote before he went to the capital."
"And then? How did she react?"
Of course she knew that Song Xiangzhi was ill, but she didn't expect that the madam didn't even find a doctor for her and let her die of exhaustion.
"Of course, I scolded Wen Yiman for being an unfaithful man. Oh! Your father too! He also scolded you and the wife, and then the madam of Lichunyuan. But it didn't take long before she was eaten by the wild dogs roaming in the mass grave."
When Xiao Lin said this, his expression did not change and he looked calm and composed.
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