in2ebook Chapter 146 You Wait
Chapter 146 You Wait
"You?" Jia Kuizhuo stared at Tang Yuwei with an interrogative look, "I can give you the letter from your second princess, but you have to ensure the safety of my niece! Otherwise..."
"Okay, okay! General Jia has spoken, and we must keep our word!" Prince Yuwen Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, filled the glass with wine and drank it alone in a big gulp.
After getting the letter and walking out of the post station, Tang Yuwei and Yuwen Jin quickly mounted their horses and said, "Jiang Chi, Your Highness and I will go straight to Jingwei. You should hurry to Tong County and make sure to bring Miss Xue to Mobei safely!"
"Don't worry, General!" Jiang Chi did not dare to delay. It would take three days to get to Tong County by galloping, and it would take at least four days to get to Jingwei!
However, Gao Shangshu's concern for Xigu Wharf in Tong County was much greater than Yangyang had expected.
In order to avoid Lord Guan's surveillance, Qin Haoran has been hiding with Yangyang in a fisherman's house for the past two days. It was because of these few days that Yangyang truly felt what it meant that the court was cruel and the people had a hard time!
At this moment, the two were hiding on the roof of the backyard of Jiang Zhiang's government office, thinking that if Shangshu Gao came, he would go directly to Jiang Zhiang first.
They hid on the roof with perfect visibility and easy escape!
"This Xigu Wharf is controlled by Jiang Zhiang, and the local people have a hard time making a living!"
Qin Haoran was used to all this. "Humph! Even those scattered fishermen are taxed. Jiang is really crazy!"
"Take it!" Yangyang handed Qin Haoran the handkerchief she had just embroidered.
Qin Haoran sneered, "Is this a token of love for me?" The young man's high-spirited look made it seem as if it was impossible to tell what he had been through.
If Qin Haoran had teased her like this a few days ago, Yangyang would definitely be angry.
But in the past few days, after seeing how Qin Haoran got along with every poor person, his kindness and justice made Yangyang spontaneously feel that it was a great blessing to have such a person in Tong County.
"Don't talk nonsense. I asked someone to embroider the pattern on it based on Jiang's old handkerchief! According to the time, Minister Gao will be here soon. Find a way to put it in his clothes!"
"Okay! It's a piece of cake!" Qin Haoran put the handkerchief into his clothes and patted his chest. "When will you give me one too? Okay!"
"Okay!" Yangyang smiled calculatingly and walked closer to Qin Haoran, "Unless you tell me, who are you?"
When it comes to this topic, Qin Haoran was obviously very secretive. His eyes, which had just been bright, instantly sank into the depths. He stuffed the straw in his hand into his mouth again and started chewing it.
Yangyang guessed correctly. Although Qin Haoran looked careless, he was actually very methodical in doing things. It seemed that every step was planned out!
Yangyang lamented, "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. Anyway, I'm going to leave after the chaos in Tong County."
"Go to Mobei!" Qin Haoran spat out the straw in his mouth, "And stay in Mobei with your general? For the rest of your life?"
This! A lifetime? Yangyang really didn't think that far ahead. Yes! What if she went to Mobei? Where is her home? There is no home in modern times, and it seems that there is no home here either!
A solemn thought appeared on Yangyang's face, causing Qin Haoran to reach out and press the frown between Yangyang's brows, "What's the matter? Are you unhappy about being with that guy for the rest of your life?"
Yangyang came to her senses and pushed his hand away. Just as she was about to warn him with her eyes, Qin Haoran smiled and said, "If you really don't like it, I can do it instead!"
"If it were you, humph! Thank you, Great Village Chief!"
"Hush!" Qin Haoran stretched his neck from a high angle and saw the carriage outside stopped at the door of Jiang's house. Looking at the shape of the carriage, he said, "Here they are. Don't move here. The village master will be back soon!"
Qin Haoran jumped off the roof in a flash.
When Yangyang saw the master and servant being led into the backyard by the county government officials, Qin Haoran finally returned to the roof.
"Okay! Just wait and see!" He raised his eyebrows at Yangyang, proudly asking for praise.
Yangyang held back her smile and gave a thumbs up, "Great!"
In the courtyard, the master and servant were about to be led into the room when the door was suddenly opened by Jiang Zhiang from the inside.
Jiang Zhiang had a vicious look on his face. He blocked the two men outside the door and said, "Master Gao, you came just in time!"
The master and servant were indeed Shangshu Gao and his servant. Shangshu Gao, who was in the lead, saw that Jiang Zhiang's behavior today was different from usual and couldn't help but frowned, "Jiang Zhiang, what are you doing this time? The time you sent it is wrong, and the quantity is wrong!"
"Not right?" Jiang Zhiang was already angry, and now he was even more irritated by Gao Shangshu who came to question him. He pulled the door behind him, pushed past Gao Shangshu and stood in the yard.
Gao Shangshu had never been so angry before, and he shook his sleeves and said, "Jiang Zhiang, don't forget that your wife and daughter are still in the Jingwei Villa. The people of Jinglinwei have been monitoring them. If it weren't for my mediation, you would never see them again!"
Maybe he swung his sleeves too hard, and the handkerchief that Qin Haoran had just quietly stuffed into Gao Shangshu's clothes fell to the ground.
Jiang Zhiang turned around and saw the handkerchief on the ground with bloodshot eyes. Unable to bear it any longer, he grabbed Gao Shangshu by the collar and said, "How dare you threaten me? Have you forgotten that I used to be a bandit?"
The two of them were talking too loudly, and because they were in an empty courtyard, when Yangyang heard the word "bandit", she couldn't help but look at Qin Haoran, "No wonder!"
"Yeah, after all this time we are still in the same business!" Qin Haoran snorted.
Gao Shangshu in the court was originally a civil servant, and he was very familiar with making plans in the court, but it was the first time for him to be scolded like this. The servants who followed him were so scared that they dared not speak.
"Let me go, Jiang Zhiang! What are you crazy about? Don't forget who you are now!"
"What's your current identity?" Jiang Zhiang seemed to be angry and humiliated. "What's your identity? Are you a lackey who helps you to exchange government silver or a corrupt official who is in cahoots with you?"
"You!" Gao Shangshu was so pressed by Jiang Zhiang that he couldn't find any words to refute. "Don't be crazy. I keep my word. If you continue to be so unreasonable, I will immediately report to the person in the palace, and let your wife and daughter go to see the King of Hell first!"
"Send them to see the King of Hell? Do you have the heart to do that? Don't lie to me, you've deceived me enough over the years!"
"I'm telling you, Mr. Gao, from now on, I will pay half of the revenue from Xigu Wharf to you and I will pay the other half to you. No one else can interfere! That person in the palace is nothing!"
Jiang Zhiang said this with gritted teeth, showing no intention of letting Gao Shangshu go.
"You are absolutely crazy. Do you know that you are almost losing your head? How dare you say such treasonous words? Are you crazy?"
"You're crazy!" Jiang Zhiang couldn't bear it any longer and punched Gao Shangshu hard on the bridge of his nose.
Gao Shangshu fell backwards on the spot, his face covered in blood. He was so frightened that he almost fainted. When he still had some strength left,
"Jiang Zhiang, you're done! I'll file a complaint with the palace right away, just wait!"