latelenovela Chapter 452: Hot Potato, Smashed in Hands
Chapter 452: Hot Potato, Smashed in Hands
Given Xiao Yanan's condition, it was not advisable to travel in a hurry, as their journey would inevitably be slowed down.
The Magistrate of Qutan County and Lord Jing want to kill Xiao Yan'an, and they have plenty of opportunities!
He already knew who wanted to kill Xiao Yanan.
These two people were also arranged by my father.
He tricked the Qutan County Magistrate out of the position.
He wanted to use the Qutan County Magistrate to take the blame, and the Qutan County Magistrate immediately told him about this.
As for Lord Jing, he went to ask directly.
To make his position clear, he was only protecting Xiao Yanan on the surface.
Lord Jing was also straightforward and directly admitted that he came to take Xiao Yan'an's life.
He wished that Xiao Yan'an died at the hands of others so that he could just sit back and watch the fire and gain the greatest benefit.
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From that day on, Ji Chuhe would set aside an hour every day to distribute porridge outside.
The location of the porridge distribution is different each time.
But it was no surprise that I would always run into Shen Chengjing at the porridge distribution area.
Shen Chengjing would always find opportunities to talk to Ji Chuhe.
He was like a hunter, staring at his prey.
Judging from Ji Chuhe's reaction, he had no guard against him at all. On the contrary, because of these meetings, their relationship became much closer.
Ji Chuhe is a person who doesn't trust others easily, and Shen Chengjing is very happy that he can gain her trust in such a short time.
He must control his emotions now and must not let her see any clues, otherwise all his efforts will be wasted.
So every time Shen Chengjing didn't dare to stay with Ji Chuhe for long.
On this day, he brought people with him and pretended to pass by the place where porridge was distributed.
"Lord Jing!" Ji Chuhe suddenly called out to him.
Shen Chengjing felt secretly delighted.
She has already called him!
He immediately dismounted and walked towards Ji Chuhe.
Ji Chuhe handed the porridge-distributing job to Mianzhu, "Master Jing, please excuse me for a moment."
Shen Chengjing followed her to a nearby tree and asked, "Madam, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"I heard from the Third Prince that the corruption case is almost over and we should be able to leave for the capital soon. However, the prince is not in a good condition to travel long distances, and we cannot stay here. We can only return to the capital with the Third Prince. So, I want to rebuild a carriage for the prince. I am embarrassed to trouble the Third Prince for such a small matter. I am not very familiar with other people, so I can only ask Lord Jing for help. I wonder if Lord Jing has time?"
Shen Chengjing's heart was filled with joy again.
Ji Chuhe actually took the initiative to ask him for help!
You should know that Ji Chuhe’s favorite saying in his previous life was: Never ask for help from others casually, and don’t owe favors to anyone!
She could always calculate so clearly.
That's why he was so excited when Ji Chuhe asked him for help.
"I have time. Madam, just tell me how you want to be transformed and I will ask someone to arrange it." Shen Chengjing agreed immediately.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Jing. I'll have someone send the carriage to you later and tell you how to make the changes."
"Okay." Shen Chengjing responded.
"Thank you, Lord Jing." Ji Chuhe thanked him excitedly.
"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. The weather is very hot today. Madam, please go back early after distributing porridge."
"Okay, okay." Ji Chuhe nodded with a somewhat unnatural expression.
Shen Chengjing was almost going crazy with joy.
He felt it!
She actually treated him with the coquettish attitude that only a little girl could have!
Shen Chengjing rode away on his horse, with Ji Chuhe's shadow all in his mind.
She said that appearance is not important, what is most important is the inner qualities. She said that he has amazing talent and she must admire his talent very much.
So, even if she saw me in my current state, she should be able to accept it.
Thinking of this, Shen Chengjing let out a long sigh.
It's still his life!
Finally getting back on track!
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The third prince was writing a memorial in the study of the Funing County Magistrate's Mansion when he suddenly heard a sound of hurried footsteps outside.
It was his guards who came with the governor of Funing County.
"what happen?"
"Third Prince, some refugees have suddenly poured into Funing County! I just went to find out, they all came from Qutan, and they insisted on seeing your Highness."
"Did you explain why you wanted to see me?"
"I asked, but they refused to speak. They just said they had been wronged. I dared not make a decision on my own, so I came here immediately to report to the Third Prince."
"Bring them to me."
This is a good opportunity to win the hearts of the people. Since the people have come to him, he will not ignore it.
After an incense stick of time, several people were brought before the third prince.
"Your humble servants pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Third Prince!" Several people knelt down and saluted.
"Get up, why do you want to see me?"
"Your Highness, please redress our grievances! We want to sue the governor of Qutan County for oppressing the people, for forcibly seizing women, for plundering the people's wealth, and for secretly increasing taxes to put the money into his own pocket!"
The third prince's expression suddenly changed.
He somewhat regretted meeting these people.
Any one of the words these people said is enough to sentence the Magistrate of Qutan County to death!
"Especially during this flood, the governor of Qutan County did not care about the lives of the people. In order to protect his few plots of fertile land, he flooded more than a dozen villages! Originally, those villagers had the opportunity to evacuate, but because of what the governor of Qutan County did, dozens of innocent people were drowned!"
"Your Highness, the governor of Qutan County is extremely evil and has committed countless crimes! Please investigate this matter and give justice to the people!"
"I already know about this matter, and I will definitely not sit idly by. Governor of Funing County, you should first settle these people."
"Yes!" The Funing County Magistrate immediately took these people away.
The third prince paced back and forth in the room.
"In addition to these people, how many people from Qutan are there outside the city?" he asked the guard.
"Your Highness, there are at least a thousand people."
"More than a thousand? Why so many?"
The third prince was surprised.
If there were only thirty or fifty people, it would be fine to deal with them without anyone knowing. After all, he had promised the governor of Qutan County to save his life.
If he breaks with the Magistrate of Qutan County again at this time, those who have just approached him will definitely question him!
The people's hearts that were won over with great difficulty will also be dispersed because of this incident.
He couldn't possibly let these thousand people disappear without anyone noticing! If the news leaked out, the consequences would be disastrous!
Why do these people seem to have come on time? He is about to return to the imperial capital, and now he has such a hot potato to deal with!
Xiao Yan'an listened to Tianxi's report and chuckled.
If the Third Prince does not investigate, then the evidence of the Qutan County Magistrate's guilt will be presented to the Emperor!
All the plans of the Third Prince on this trip were in vain!