Power ministers always make things difficult for me

Chapter 166 Chapter 166, Shang Wan

Jinjiang is located in a remote area and is not prosperous compared to other places. However, it is to such a place that many noble people come.

The luxurious carriage was inlaid with gold-plated totems and engraved with Cangqi's unique auspicious cloud logo. The neat team of people entered the Jinjiang territory in an orderly manner, which made people guess the identity of the owner.

They stopped at the most luxurious restaurant in Jinjiang. Before they could make any move, Duan Qianjun came out dragging a loose robe and signaled the servants beside him to kneel in front of the car and wait for the owner of the car to get out.

"I heard that the princess is visiting Jinjiang today. I have been waiting here for a long time. Princess, please."

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the carriage in front of him was opened from the inside, and the first person to step down was a heroic and unrestrained maid. She jumped out of the carriage swiftly and stretched out her hand to the door.

The next second, a slender hand stretched out from inside and rested on the maid's hand. The woman in gorgeous clothes poked her head out from inside. She lowered her eyes to glance at the people present, then curled her lips politely and got off the carriage with the help of the maid.

She stood in front of Duan Qianjun and nodded slightly. Her posture and manners were all full of dignity engraved in her bones.

However, she had no intention of having any friendship with Duan Qianjun.

"The Left Prime Minister of Dasheng, I have long admired you."

"Before I came here, I had never heard that the Left Prime Minister would be in Jinjiang." She looked up at the plaque of the restaurant and said with a smile, "Could it be that the food in the capital of Dasheng is not tasty enough, so the Left Prime Minister came to this remote restaurant to look for food."

Duan Qianjun remained calm, not caring about the hidden meaning in her words: "The desire for food and drink is not worth my trip all the way here. It's just some important matters. On the contrary, it's you, Princess, who came to Jinjiang..."

"Looking for someone."

Princess Qinzheng uttered these two words lightly. She did not intend to cover it up like Duan Qianjun did, but rather revealed her purpose openly: "I would like to trouble the Left Prime Minister to help me block the entire Jinjiang River. I am only here to find someone. As for the Left Prime Minister's matter, I will not bother you once I have found the person."

What she meant was that if she couldn't find the person, she would make Duan Qianjun restless.

Duan Qianjun gritted his teeth secretly and had to invite the person in first: "Princess, don't worry, I will do my best to help you."

In the distance, Rong Qin and Pei Qi were sitting outside a simple teahouse. They had long since changed their fancy clothes into ordinary cloth clothes and were hiding in an inconspicuous corner.

Rong Qin stared at Princess Qinzheng's back with great interest: "Interesting, why did Shang Wan, this woman, come to this shabby place like Jinjiang instead of staying in Cangqi?"

"Could it be that Duan Qianjun's Gu-refining is related to her?"

Pei Qi lowered his eyes, thought of Yun Zhichen whom he had met before, and guessed a general idea.

She touched the brocade bag in her sleeve and said slowly: "Shang Wan has been in power for many years, and Cangqi's national strength has become more prosperous. She is not like Duan Qianjun who treats human life as worthless."

"She may have come here just to... look for someone. Coincidentally, we are here too."

"Looking for someone?" Rong Qin raised his eyebrows and turned his gaze to Pei Qi: "You seem to know something."

Pei Qi nodded: "That day Rongli fell ill, we stopped on the road, and I met Yun Zhichen."

"Yun Zhichen..." Rong Qin played with the teacup and repeated the name several times: "You mean, Cangqi, the director of the Imperial Observatory who can predict destiny?"

"I remember that Shang Wan studied under Yun Zhichen for five years before returning to the palace to govern. The relationship between the two is subtle. If he was in Jinjiang, it would make sense for Shang Wan to come here."

"Hmm." Pei Qi hesitated for a while, then took out the brocade bag and put it on the table: "He also told me a fortune and said that if I insist on coming to Jinjiang, I will not have a good ending."

"This is the magic bag he left behind. He said it would save my life."

Rong Qin took the brocade bag and looked at it from left to right: "Did you believe his lies?"

It's not that he hasn't heard of Yun Zhichen's name. According to the rumors, he has reached the point where he has supernatural powers, and everything the hexagrams show is true.

It's a pity that he doesn't believe in these things. "What's in this?" Rong Qin shook the brocade bag and was actually a little curious.

"I don't know." Pei Qi shook his head: "If you are curious, you can open it and take a look."

Even she wanted to know how that feather-light sachet could save her life.

Pei Qi had already spoken, so Rong Qin no longer hesitated. He opened the brocade bag with his hands and poured out the contents.

It was an ordinary piece of sawdust, not even as big as a fingernail. It floated in the air for a few times before landing on the table. If one breathed a little harder, it would have been blown away.

However, the wood chips exuded a strange fragrance that Pei Qi had never smelled before.

Rong Qin picked up the wood chip and put it to his nose to sniff it: "Such a small piece of wood chip can save your life? What kind of medicine is Yun Zhichen selling in his gourd?"

Pei Qi also didn't understand what the sawdust was used for, but Yun Zhichen was a mysterious person, so he couldn't use this thing to tease her.

Besides, it’s not that troublesome to carry such a small thing with you.

"Oh, right." Pei Qi put away the brocade bag and thought of something else: "Bai Li Qing Ming arrived at Jin Jiang before us, why didn't we see him?"

Logically speaking, they have been in Jinjiang for so long, there should be no news from Baili Qingming.

Hearing this, Rong Qin pulled the corner of his mouth, somewhat helplessly: "Master and Chengying have already competed several times on the waterfall outside the city. It is not that easy to determine the winner. That is not something we should worry about."

"However, since he is willing to compete with others, it means that Master's Wife is still fine. Instead of paying attention to them, you might as well..."

"Let's go to the restaurant and have a meal first."

Have a meal?

Pei Qi raised his eyebrows. Rong Qin’s intention should not just be a simple meal.

They sneaked into Jinjiang secretly, and Duan Qianjun hasn't noticed it yet. Well, before he finds out, they try to find out as much as possible about him.

Pei Qi pursed his lips, thought for a moment, then took out the antidote from his arms. He raised his head and swallowed it, then looked in the direction of the restaurant and exchanged a glance with Rong Qin.

"I have sent Xu Chi to investigate the location where Duan Qianjun is refining Gu. Before we get the news, we should also act with caution."

"Let's go. After we deal with Jinjiang, there are still a lot of troubles waiting for us in the imperial capital."

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Da Sheng, the imperial palace.

As soon as Jiang Mingcang came back from court, before he had time to return to Yanlong Palace, he was taken into the study by Eunuch Wanshun, who said that Qi Qianhe had been brought back from Cangqi.

In the study, the petite girl was tied up and thrown on the ground, with a rag stuffed in her mouth. Perhaps she was exhausted from the hassle of riding a horse all the way, and now she fell to the ground, and even her whimpering sound was pitifully small.

There was also a bag lying beside her, which was filled with various medicine bottles that the Jinyiwei had looted from her.

He is indeed a drug addict.

After Jiang Mingcang washed his hands, he slowly walked up to Qi Qianhe, raised his hand and tore the rag out of her mouth, looking down at the girl in front of him who was looking at him with resentment.

He pinched Qi Qianhe's chin and forced her to look at him: "Why, you don't like the treasure I sent you?"