bayedsolid Chapter 571 Winning over
Chapter 571 Winning over
Zhao Shan's pupils shrank instantly, and he pinched his left hand under his sleeve to prevent himself from acting too strangely. He was not Cui Yi, who could solve many problems with force. He had to and could only use his brain - of course, using money was impossible, and using money was almost the same as taking his life.
Who did Zhao Ji turn to?
What exactly does Cui Yi have in his hand that he wants?
As for why he was arrested and why he knew about his relationship with Li Xueyan, Zhao Shan didn't think about it at all. He knew with his ass that he was arrested because Zhao Ji knew about his relationship with Cui Yi.
As for Li Xueyan...
As a prince, it is not difficult to find out about this.
Zhao Shan suddenly felt that he might be unlucky recently. His marriage was not going well, and he was even kidnapped when he went out to relax.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhao Ji suddenly said, "You are an official in the court, so I think you should see things more clearly than me. The prince is becoming more and more unruly. He makes trouble in the East Palace all day long, and all the important officials in the court are quite dissatisfied..."
"Oh?"
Is this going to be made clear?
Zhao Shan put his hands in his sleeves, looked down at the chessboard, and said casually, "I wonder which prince Uncle Ji is optimistic about?"
"Empress Wende is both virtuous and virtuous, and a model for the nation. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been somewhat unruly in recent years, his second son, Prince Wei, is different, and bears a strong resemblance to Your Majesty. Your Majesty and Empress Wende share a deep affection, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is always proud of this. If Your Highness knew which young lady you share a close bond with..."
He paused, and said meaningfully, "Maybe I can personally act as a matchmaker for you and help you find a good marriage."
It is very clear at this point that he has defected to the King of Wei.
With the King of Wei's favor and power, if he took action, Li Xueyan would probably not have to go through the marriage process anymore.
Zhao Shan made a decision almost instantly: "Uncle Ji, please tell me in detail."
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Meanwhile, Jiang Shangxian was studying hard, filled with deep resentment. Yingzi, who was forced to share his suffering, was also dazed. "My dear, maybe this boat is too bumpy. Why do I feel sleepier the more I look at it?"
This is really annoying. Learning characters is hard enough, and now I have to learn something even harder.
Why didn't anyone tell her that she had to learn two kinds of characters to be a maid?
Jiang Shangxian's eyes were fixed on the scroll, as if if he looked away, he would forget all the inscriptions he had just memorized. "Have you forgotten what I told you? If you don't die from studying, you must study until you die!"
She wasn't sure if Xiao Cui could do this. If he couldn't, then she would have to work harder. Otherwise, even if they really got to Zhao Tuo's tomb, if Zhao Tuo had the ingenuity to use this kind of characters on the medicine labels, then neither of the couple would know how to do it. Wouldn't they be completely in the dark and not even know what they were looking for?
Yingzi pretended to glance outside and said, "How long will the boat take us? It hasn't stopped since we left last night."
"Our ship is big and we don't carry any cargo. With just the few of us and the horses, if we don't stop to buy supplies on the way, we will be there in a few days." Jiang Shangxian counted on his fingers.
She is anxious too!
(In fact, the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties started from Zhuojun in the north, which is now Beijing, and ended in Hangzhou in the south, with a total length of about 2700 kilometers. Normally, it takes at least 1700 days to travel the kilometers from Luoyang to Hangzhou by water. Here, the time is shortened to speed up the journey. If you travel through it, you will be very lucky.)
Chang'an City, Zhao Mansion.
"Sir, several of my subordinates have been guarding the Jinwu Guards and Wang Hui's residence for several days, but we haven't seen anything unusual. I wonder where Wang Hui has hidden our Seventeenth Son."
Seeing that their master was not in a hurry, the guards naturally became anxious too.
It's one thing not to be anxious, but it's a bit frustrating to keep an eye on it every day and not get any results.
"Yeah, this kid from the Wang family is really capable of holding back. He spends the entire day on duty in the Jinwu Guards, and there's nothing unusual happening at all."
Zhao Wei swallowed the fruit in his mouth, sucked on the morsel and pushed the plate aside. "The fruit in Chang'an tastes better than ours. Let's try both."
"Sir, where do you think he hid the person?" The guards were not polite to him. They were all rough guys and would eat whatever their master gave them.
They were just purely curious. To be honest, they all sneaked into Wang Mingqian's house and took a look around, but they couldn't find their own young master. Don't you think this is strange?
"Could it be that this kid from the Wang family built some secret passages or hidden rooms at home?" I've heard that these big clans are cunning and afraid of death, and they like to build secret passages and hidden rooms at home.
Zhao Wei patted his lips, which were covered in powdered sugar, and sneered, "Building a secret room in Chang'an City is a bit too much."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly changed the subject: "Didn't you say that Cui Yi didn't return to Chang'an with his new bride? Has he returned now?"
"No. When I went to Cui's house to inquire about it that day, I heard that not only did he not come back, but even his wife had gone with my aunt to the city to burn incense and pray for blessings. She said she would stay for a month or so."
Otherwise, why do people say that these nobles have free time?
Having nothing better to do than go to a temple and eat vegetarian food for a month, isn't that a disease?
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei sat up straight after hearing this: "When did they go?"
The guard was about to stuff a piece of fruit into his mouth when he saw this and nearly choked to death. His face flushed and his neck thickened, he managed to force the fruit down with great effort. He said hoarsely, "It was the morning after Shiqilang was abducted. I heard he left the city early that morning. What's wrong, my dear? Is there something wrong?"
Zhao Wei was almost moved to tears by this guy's stupidity. She glared at him and said, "Do you think there are such coincidences in the world? Someone was missing from our family the night before, and they left the city early the next morning?"
It’s not the first day of the New Year, so you have to get up early!
"Then, my dear, what should we do now?" The guard was dumbfounded. Who would have thought that even though the troublemaker of the Cui family was not around, his wife would still cause trouble?
Zhao Wei slammed the table and cursed, "Do I need to teach you this? Go check which temple they went to!"
Whether to catch him or not is one thing, but we still need to confirm where our son is.
The next morning, the guards who had been out of the city all night came back trembling with fear. Facing their master who was leisurely eating breakfast, they pushed each other and no one dared to step forward to give a work report.
Seeing these tall, dark, and burly men acting like this, Zhao Wei suddenly lost his appetite. Always disliked by his son for being rude, he took up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, imitating the manner of a scholar. The more he wiped, the more uncomfortable he became. He threw the handkerchief to the ground and said, "You're dawdling, waiting for me to treat you? Hurry up and tell me!"
Who would have thought that those people who used to behave themselves as soon as I glared at them would become as if they had taken some wrong medicine today, acting timidly and shyly, you hit me and I kick you.