The prince is more stable

Chapter 89 Late Night Warning
The script had been arranged long ago, but as the performance went on, it turned into a suspense drama.

Zhao Xiaoqian was shocked for more than half a year.

"The horse went crazy? It went crazy right on the edge of the cliff?" Zhao Xiaoqian felt like he was going crazy.

"Brother Li Yan, do you believe this was an accident?"

Wei Jie smiled bitterly and said, "To outsiders, it does look like an accident, but I don't believe it. Anything in the world that is too coincidental must be man-made."

Zhao Xiaoqian nodded. "So, who was the person who caused this accident? Can the Imperial City Bureau find out?"

Wei Jie sighed, "Prince, you think too highly of the Imperial City Administration..."

Zhao Xiaoqian also sighed: "I am a person who listens to advice. Okay, from now on I will look down on the Imperial City Division."

"There's no need to be so extreme... After the incident, our people went down to the bottom of the cliff and examined the bodies of the Cao family father and daughter. They confirmed that they were both dead and could not be more dead. We also tested the shattered horse for wounds and poison in its blood, but found no clues."

Zhao Xiaoqian sighed, "So this means this case will forever remain unsolved?"

Wei Jie hesitated for a moment and said helplessly, "Yes, it has become an unsolved case. Even gods cannot find out the truth."

"Perhaps it was the work of the Cao family's father and daughter's former enemies?"

"For now, we have no choice but to conclude so. However, it is almost impossible to find out who the enemy is. After all, Cao Anzhen was once a censor and has offended too many people over the years."

Zhao Xiaoqian scratched his head vigorously and sighed, "Let's just leave it at that. Perhaps... it was really an accident."

The important thing is that Zhao Xiaoqian has no interest in investigating the case. He is not the reincarnation of Bao Gong, and his mind is not that meticulous, so he cannot do this job.

Since it has been changed into a suspense script, let's just keep it suspenseful. Will an accidental fall off a cliff delay your eating, sleeping and playing Doudou?

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It was summer now and the weather was getting hotter, so hot that it made people feel depressed.

The depressed mood came from the palace. As soon as Zhao Xiaoqian got up, he heard a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue.

He was fined his salary for half a year. I heard that it was Zhao Xu who issued the order personally.

Zhao Xiaoqian had specifically inquired about how much the half-year salary was. Nowadays, the salaries of officials in the Song Dynasty were quite high. For example, top court officials such as the Shangshu Pushe and the Privy Councilor received a monthly salary of about 300 strings of cash.

Although Zhao Xiaoqian's rank is not high, he has a lot of it.

He was a Jiedushi, a Qingche Duwei, and was in charge of official business. His combined monthly salary was at least one or two hundred strings of cash. If his salary was fined for half a year, Zhao Xiaoqian would have lost more than a thousand strings of cash for no reason.

For Zhao Xiaoqian, who is still struggling on the poverty line, this is indeed bad news that is like a bolt from the blue.

But Zhao Xiaoqian couldn't say a word.

Because he knew that this was Zhao Xu's warning to him.

In the matter of the father and daughter of the Cao family, Zhao Xiaoqian's methods were not only against the rules, but also a bit too harsh in his revenge. Zhao Xu was warning him to be more honest in the future and to follow the rules in everything.

Fortunately, the snow salt business has been growing bigger and bigger, and the profits are getting higher and higher.

Nowadays, most of the powerful families in Bianjing City have become customers of snow salt. They consume snow salt every day, and even the imperial palace has special supplies.

The powerful people of the Song Dynasty were quite tolerant of emerging products, but they were also inevitably jealous.

As snow salt gradually gained fame, many powerful people began to inquire about the businessman behind it, implying that they wanted to get involved. As the actual person in charge of the snow salt business, Zhao Hao neither spoke out against the inquiries nor tried to stop them from digging deeper. When some people spoke harshly or even threatened him, Zhao Hao simply smiled and didn't bother.

Later, the behind-the-scenes shareholders of Snow Salt were finally discovered, and then all the powerful men and women in the city were silent and in tears.

The Minister of Zongzheng Temple, the King of Chu, and several other relatives, dukes of counties and kingdoms, let’s not talk about them. What’s important is that there is a major shareholder with a controlling stake, named Zhao Xu, the current emperor.

If you dare to snatch meat from the official's mouth, it means you are not only asking for death, but you will also shake the bones of eighteen generations of ancestors in the ancestral tomb into pieces.

The real major shareholder surfaced, and all the powerful people who wanted to intervene withdrew their hands. Then the sales of snow salt showed an explosive growth, and the customers were all those powerful people who had wanted to intervene.

Maybe they want to express their apologies to the big guys behind the scenes in this simple way.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and July is almost here.

Zhao Xiaoqian has been feeling uneasy these past few days, but he can't explain why.

So he began to reflect on his recent actions, whether he had left any handles that would cause trouble in the future, or whether he had accidentally offended any villain.

After thinking about it, I found that everything I have done recently is simply flawless.

Because he owed Di Ying a favor, Zhao Xiaoqian took the initiative these days and frequently asked Di Ying out and treated her to food and drinks.

Di Ying was not polite to him at all. Not only did she eat and take things with him, she also took him shopping.

Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, had a developed business and was a paradise for women who loved shopping. There were all kinds of sachet shops, tile alleys, brothels, temples, Taoist temples, post stations, and carriage houses.

The biggest gain for Zhao Xiaoqian, who was almost exhausted, in the past few days was that he was finally completely familiar with the streets and alleys of Bianjing City. If technology could keep up, he would be able to drive a motorcycle in Bianjing City.

——This woman even dragged him into the pharmacy for a walk around. Can you believe it?
If he wasn't afraid of the pain, Zhao Xiaoqian would have wanted to commit suicide in front of her. I've given you my life, isn't that enough to repay your kindness? If you drag me shopping again, I'll die on the spot. I'll die.

Fortunately, after spending these few days together, the relationship between Zhao Xiaoqian and Di Ying has warmed up.

Zhao Xiaoqian had no idea what Di Ying was thinking, but he often found her secretly looking at him. When their eyes met, she would look away like lightning, and then her face would turn red and her heart would beat unnaturally.

Zhao Xiaoqian was not so innocent and romantic. He just thought it would be nice to have someone by his side while eating and drinking. If that person happened to be a stunning beauty, it would be even better.

After entering July, the weather has become a bit too hot.

The weather this year is a bit strange. The rainy season is too long, and after the rainy season, the weather is abnormally hot.

The wealthy and powerful had made preparations in advance and had taken out the ice cubes they had saved last year and placed them in the four corners of the house to cool off.

Ordinary people have a hard time. Not only are they busy making a living during the day, but they are also too hot to sleep at night. They lie shirtless outside and would rather endure mosquito bites than go into the house because it is too stuffy.

Early July, midnight.

Zhao Xiaoqian had already fallen asleep, and the palace was pitch black inside and outside. Only the imperial guards on duty were still patrolling.

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence and headed straight for the palace.

The imperial guards on duty outside the gate immediately grasped the hilts of their swords at their waists, but the newcomer paid no attention and shouted as he ran, "Quickly wake up His Highness and the Crown Prince, and quickly evacuate the city!"

"The Yellow River has burst its banks, and the water is overflowing the land, heading straight for the city of Bianjing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were sudden bursts of gong warning sounds from all over the city, and the entire capital of the Song Dynasty was instantly in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)