flstandardbreds Chapter 178: Can't Kill
Chapter 178: Can't Kill
Su Xiaoman's eyes lit up, "My parents didn't pay me so much!"
She was moved.
But she looked at the expressionless adult.
I can’t bear to part with it!
Su Xiaoman's smile was uglier than crying: "Thank you, Prime Minister. I'd better serve my master!"
Xia Bitu looked very disappointed: "You can go anytime you want."
Ok?
Su Xiaoman suddenly noticed that the adults were winking at her.
Su Xiaoman understood immediately: "Prime Minister, how about this, I serve my master while I serve you, how about that?"
"Cough cough cough..." Xia Bitu had just taken a piece of fragrant braised pork in his mouth when he was choked by Su Xiaoman's words.
Qin Zheng said, "Xiao Man, my lord, I have both hands and feet and can be independent. You should just take good care of the Prime Minister. He is old and has lost the ability to be independent!"
Xia Bitu: “…”
Everyone: "..."
Seeing Qin Zheng and Su Xiaoman working together, Xia Bitu was sure that this was a trap.
I quickly said, "Forget it. How can I take away someone's love?"
Qin Zheng smiled and asked Su Xiaoman, "Xiaoman, there's a wealthy businessman in Hongtong County who once promised you to be his maid, but he later broke his promise and went back on his word. How are you doing now?"
Su Xiaoman couldn't help laughing. "Sir, no one dares to play tricks on me, Su Xiaoman. I slander him and ruin his reputation whenever I meet someone. Now, no one wants to do business with him. He has to beg on the streets. It's so miserable!"
Xia Bitu shuddered.
He quickly took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Su Xiaoman, no, Su Xiaotan, with a flattering smile.
"Xiao Man, this is a reward from the adults. Buy some rouge and powder!" Xia Bitu said in a very kind tone.
Su Xiaoman took it and took a look. Oh my god, another five hundred taels.
Immediately, he smiled brightly: "Thank you, Prime Minister. I will begin to serve you from now on."
This scared Xia Bitu.
She waved her hands repeatedly: "Xiao Man, sir, I was just joking just now. I have a maid in my house."
Su Xiaoman's pretty face was tangled. She said, "Then, how can I accept your money?"
As he said this, he quickly put the banknote into his sleeve.
Xia Bitu: “…”
I secretly felt lucky that I was smart enough to settle the matter with some money.
Otherwise, how could he dare to keep Su Xiaotan, who was obviously a scumbag, by his side?
Only Qin Zheng, this scoundrel, can subdue the scoundrel maid. He can't do it!
After dinner, Qin Zheng really arranged for people to demolish the courtyard wall.
After all, it was already his own yard.
In the study, Su Xiaoman poured tea for Qin Zheng while saying, "Sir, am I being kind enough? Once, an annual salary of over a thousand taels was placed in front of me, and I, Su Xiaoman, disdained it!"
Qin Zheng rubbed Su Xiaoman's head with satisfaction and praised: "My Xiaoman is the best!"
Being praised, Su Xiaoman smiled so much that her eyes curved.
The sadness of rejecting so much money suddenly disappeared.
Qin Zheng took out a few sheets of paper and handed them to Su Xiaoman: "This is the sequel to Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Send this back by carrier pigeon."
He was afraid that those literati would cause trouble again because they couldn't see the sequel to Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio!
Su Xiaoman suddenly remembered: "Sir, the Prime Minister is here, so the carrier pigeon will be exposed, right?"
Qin Zheng nodded: "Be careful, don't let him see it."
"Yes!" Su Xiaoman left happily.
What a great harvest today! Not only did I get a lot of money, but I also got to watch the sequel to Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio first.
"Master, Master!" Just as Su Xiaoman left, Xia Mo Ning came bounding in: "My sister asked me to write a plan. Master, please write it for me quickly."
"..." Qin Zheng was speechless: "Is what I wrote still yours? You can't always let your teacher do it for you? If so, when will you be able to be independent?"
Xia Mo Ning's pretty face flushed slightly: "Master, but I don't know how to do it!"
Qin Zheng said, "Follow the suggestions I gave you before and write a feasible plan for improving the sanitation environment in the imperial capital. Write it however you want.
I will guide you if there are any mistakes. After I have reviewed it and it is approved, you can give it to your sister. What are you worried about?"
Xia Mo Ning's eyebrows immediately danced with joy: "Hahaha, brilliant! Even if my writing is a mess, after my master's polishing, it will definitely impress my sister!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
Qin Zheng shook his head: "The princess's temperament is still not calm enough, she needs to be taught for a while."
The palace!
Royal study room.
"Your Majesty!" Li Qiuhan walked in. "Xia Bitu moved in next door to Qin Zheng and even demolished the courtyard wall."
Xia Mochu was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "This old fox is trying to sow discord between me and Qin Zheng!"
Xia Mochu didn't take it seriously at all.
Asked: "What's going on with Cao Caidie?"
Li Qiuhan replied: "The princess said that she seems to trust Qin Zheng!"
Xia Mochu frowned and said worriedly, "That means Qin Zheng is going to handle this case! I'm just afraid Qin Zheng will take it seriously!"
Asked: "Uncle An, are you back?"
Li Qiuhan shook his head: "Not yet."
Xia Mochu sighed: "Qin Zheng will definitely misunderstand that we killed Xiang Rong!"
She had already asked An Dehai.
An Dehai had no idea about this and had already gone to investigate.
"Your Majesty!" Just then, An Dehai came back exhausted.
"How is it?" Xia Mochu asked anxiously.
An Dehai reported: "It has been determined that it was the work of Beichen spies. After Xiang Rong was discovered in Beichen, he was pursued all the way to the imperial capital and was only captured last night. These Beichen spies have been executed on the spot."
"What did Beichen do?" Xia Mochu was shocked. "Xiang Rong was able to dodge assassinations all the way back to the imperial capital? What a powerful skill!"
An Dehai was moved: "After all, he is the son of the General of Cavalry!"
"Have you found the evidence in Xiang Rong's hands?" Xia Mochu asked anxiously.
Her main concern was the evidence.
An Dehai shook his head. "We've interrogated them, but we couldn't find the spies. They didn't know what Xiang Rong was doing, otherwise Cao Caidie would be dead too."
Li Qiuhan speculated: "Could it be that the evidence is with Cao Caidie?"
An Dehai said, "Xiang Rong did meet Cao Caidie, but he went empty-handed. If it's evidence, it can't be just a few pieces of paper."
Xia Mochu nodded: "It shouldn't be in Cao Caidie's hands, but she must know."
An Dehai said sternly, "I'll go and force her to hand over the evidence, and then... put an end to this trouble forever!"
Xia Mochu shook his head: "She is in the impenetrable Shao Shi Mansion, how could you attack her? Besides, I can't bear it!"
An Dehai said anxiously, "Your Majesty shouldn't be so indecisive. Back then, when Cao Qingzhi died of illness in Beichen, I suggested that the late emperor kill Cao Caidie, his only son. The late emperor couldn't bear it..."
Xia Mochu said quietly, "We can't kill her now. Qin Zheng has become suspicious, otherwise he wouldn't have brought Cao Caidie back to the Shao Shi Mansion for protection."
Li Qiuhan angrily asked, "Who does Qin Zheng belong to?"
Xia Mochuxin said, if Qin Zheng was not upright, how could she have forgiven him at the beginning?
Of course, it is also because this guy is talented and useful to Daqian.
Now, she is even more dependent on Qin Zheng.
Xia Mochu said, "Tell him the cause of Xiang Rong's death, otherwise the misunderstanding will only deepen."
An Dehai nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I passed by the Shao Shi Mansion and saw Xia Bitu moved in next door and even demolished the courtyard wall."
Xia Mochu: "I already know."
Seeing that the empress didn't take it to heart, An Dehai warned, "Your Majesty, Qin Zheng and Xia Bitu are too close. Not only are there many people gossiping about them, but what if..."
Xia Mochu frowned slightly: "Yeah, I'm still a little worried. I'll find a chance and give him a good beating!"
Suddenly he asked, "Do you still want to kill Cao Caidie?"
An Dehai did not deny: "If this woman is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles!"
In fact, they all knew that this was a wrongful case.
Xia Mochu's father also knew about it at the time.
But Cao Qingzhi was arrogant, and his achievements surpassed his master's, so he had to be eliminated!
This is the emperor's mind and methods!
"What are you going to do?" Although Xia Mochu didn't have the heart to do it, she had no choice but to do it for the sake of the Great Qian Empire, the royal family, the late emperor, and the national prestige.
An Dehai said, "It's impossible for her to stay indoors. I will make it look like she's missing to avoid angering Qin Zheng!"
Xia Mochu sighed: "Do it more cleanly, but don't do it yourself!"
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