After finally getting rid of Zhao Er, the plague god, Mrs. Qiu stopped looking at the gift list and just told her subordinates, "There must be no mistakes with these gifts. If there are any mistakes, watch out for your own heads!"
Then she slowly returned to her room. She didn't have the heart to care about these things today.
Her trusted steward saw that she was a little absent-minded and couldn't help asking her, "What's wrong with you?"
Why did you become absent-minded after meeting Zhao Er
Mrs. Qiu frowned, rubbed her temple and asked, "Is the master back?"
She didn't want to answer, which meant that it was not something she could know. The trusted steward immediately stopped asking questions and just said softly, "The eldest master went out early in the morning. Today, the palace is moving to a new house, and it's a lively event. All the officials with a bit of face have gone. Our eldest master must go, but I'm afraid it will be a little late tonight."
The palace was built with the money and effort of Master Qiu, so of course he had to go there.
Mrs. Qiu was confused by what Zhao Er said just now, and she didn't think about it for a while. Now that she remembered it, she nodded slowly and told her: "As soon as the master comes back, ask him to come to see me immediately!"
We waited until midnight, which was indeed very late.
Mrs. Qiu had been thinking hard all day and could not bear it any longer at night. She tossed and turned in bed and finally felt a little sleepy. When she heard that Master Qiu had returned, she quickly got up again.
Master Qiu reeked of alcohol, but he was still sober. He took off his clothes and handed them to the maid, then asked her curiously, "Why are you still awake so late?"
There was a tacit understanding between the couple. Mrs. Qiu pinched her nose and asked him, "Why do you drink so much?"
"How could I have drunk too much?" Master Qiu laughed, "Am I stupid? What if I drink too much and make things difficult? It all fell into my sleeves, so I smell so much alcohol."
He normally doesn't drink at all and never gets caught up in work due to drinking too much.
Mrs. Qiu also remembered and said, "Zhao Er came here today. You didn't know that he actually told me..." She told Zhao Er what he said, and it was a little unbelievable: "How dare Princess Min let us do such a thing so easily? Isn't she afraid that we will report her?"
Master Qiu was also a little shocked. It took him a while to react and he sneered, "Why would she be afraid? Think about it, how many gifts have we given to the palace, and how many connections have we made? We gave them money to spend, and we had to kneel down to hold the money up. In this way, they naturally think that we are just their dogs. How dare we not obey them when they say something?"
He narrowed his eyes and pulled the corners of his mouth sarcastically: "The adults don't care whether we little people are willing or not. She naturally thinks that as long as she makes a request, we will help her satisfy it."
You know, he has more than 300,000 taels of silver in his hand, which he has to hand over to King Min this quarter.
Princess Min must have thought that the interests of both parties were so deeply intertwined that they were sure that they would not report him and could only work together with him.
Madam Qiu was silent for a moment. "She was really bold. She asked us to contact the head of the Qin family. I didn't dare to agree. I just said I had to discuss it with you and sent Zhao Er away. Zhao Er also took out a jade pendant to prove that it was really the intention of Princess Min. There was another important thing. He said that Zhou Zhengshan, the general of Zhoushan, was a confidant of the princess and could provide convenience..."
At first, Master Qiu thought that Princess Min was daydreaming. However, when he heard that Princess Min did not just let them act as thugs, but actually had a trusted confidant serving as the general in Zhoushan, he immediately became interested.
He vaguely realized that the opportunity he had been waiting for to sow discord between King Min and the Crown Prince had come. There was no better opportunity than this!
He couldn't fall asleep anymore, so he hurriedly said to Mrs. Qiu: "I'm going to go out for a while, you can rest first, you don't have to wait for me."
Mrs. Qiu didn't expect him to react so strongly. She was a little surprised for a moment: "Now? It's so late. Where are you going?"
"Go to the Chi family. Don't ask so many questions for now. I'll tell you if there is any news when I come back." Master Qiu couldn't wait any longer. He got up in a hurry, changed his clothes, and rushed out at night.
Mrs. Qiu was stunned: "But you, it will take you two days to get back to Fuzhou!"
Her words were in vain because Master Qiu had already left overnight.
Fortunately, the water route from Zhangzhou to Fuzhou is direct. The Qiu family has a boat, and Mr. Qiu has a high status. Whenever he wants to use a boat, there is always a boat. Soon, he gave the order, and after waiting for more than an hour, he was already sitting in the cabin.
After returning to Fuzhou, Master Qiu didn't say a word and, without caring about the fatigue from the long journey and even without having eaten, he ordered the carriage to go directly to the Chi family.
The Chi family's old house was heavily guarded. Even Master Qiu, without a post, had to wait outside for nearly half an hour before he could enter. By the time he saw Xiao Yuan, it was almost evening. Master Qiu was so angry that he felt his chest sticking to his back.
Xiao Yuan glanced at him calmly: "Why are you back at this time? What's wrong with things over there?"
Master Qiu wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was so cold, but he was sweating from exhaustion. He exhaled and shook his head, "No, Your Highness, nothing happened. Not only nothing happened, but on the contrary, I have something really good to tell you!"
Xiao Yuan's camellias had been moved to the greenhouse, but even though they were taken care of by a gardener and moved to the greenhouse, they still didn't survive. He was in a bad mood and hummed coldly, "What news?"
Master Qiu couldn't wait to tell the story of Princess Min's visit, and said excitedly: "Your Highness, tell me, if we really kill the Crown Princess..."
Then this is a great thing.
As long as Su Yao died, it would be a huge blow to Xiao Heng. The assassination of the Crown Princess in Zhejiang would also have a huge impact on the morale of the army. By then, who would still have the heart to talk about the navy
Not to mention the navy, it is even unclear whether Pang Qingping can keep his position.
And if Zhejiang lost Pang Qingping, wouldn't it be left to sink into the sea
Besides, if it fails... this would be a huge handle in Xiao Yuan's hands.
From now on, no matter how powerful King Min is, he will not be able to turn the tables.
Xiao Yuan didn't say anything at first, but after a while, he suddenly couldn't help laughing.
It was so funny. Before he listened to what Master Qiu said, he really had no idea that such a funny thing could happen.