The Prodigal Son

With Huang Dengxing's death in battle, Yu Wu no longer held much significance in Qin Yu's hands.

Qin Yu handed Yu Wu over to Xu Wan and Nan Que'er for interrogation, and ordered someone to send the seventh princess of Chu to Yuechi to be handed over to Xue Lie.

Qin Yu was very trustworthy.

After all, the two countries will later build official markets outside Yuwang Pass, so there must be some basic bottom lines.

"You just sent her away like that?"

At the entrance, Lü Si and Qin Yu stood together, watching the Seventh Princess being sent away.

Qin Yu glanced sideways at Lü Si and said mischievously, "What, you think she's pretty and regret not buying her from me?"

"fart!"

Lu Si curled his lip and snorted, "I mean, you should at least have someone check if she's pregnant. What if she's carrying Yu Wu's son? Who knows, she might use the banner of restoring the kingdom to cause trouble in the future!"

Holy crap?

Qin Yu looked at Lü Si in astonishment, as if he had seen a ghost.

When did this guy become so smart?

They even thought of that?

Can harsh real-life beatings really boost a person's IQ?

"What kind of look is that?"

Lu Si looked at Qin Yu with displeasure, "Am I wrong?"

"Did you really think of this?"

Curious, Qin Yu asked Lü Si with the intention of conducting an interview, "Or did someone else tell you this?"

"Whom do you look down on?"

Lu Si looked displeased. "My father is the Minister of Justice. He's handled countless messy cases. I may not have eaten pork, but I've certainly seen pigs run."

In the years when Daning was beset by internal and external troubles, all sorts of demons and monsters came out.

Some even took advantage of the situation by claiming to be the posthumous son of the emperor of a small country that was destroyed by Emperor Xiaowu.

Although those people didn't cause much of a stir, there were still some people who foolishly followed them because of an unverifiable identity.

It was precisely because he knew these things that he had this worry.

"Looks like I really did laugh at you before!"

Qin Yu smiled and gave Lü Si a thumbs up. "But you know those people's identities are impossible to verify, so why worry about it? This princess from Chu can go back, marry someone, get pregnant, and say it's Yu Wu's posthumous child, or just have any child and say it's Yu Wu's. Is that not allowed?"

"..."

Lu Si hesitated for a moment, then scoffed, "Showing off your cleverness!"

That son of a bitch!

He even gave himself a thumbs up?

They're clearly laughing at themselves for being so clever!

His face is so damn awful!

Seeing Lü Si's embarrassed expression, Qin Yu burst into laughter.

Just as the two were talking, Ruan Zhi came over.

Qin Yu nudged Lü Si with his elbow and whispered, "I guess she's here to see you."

"fart!"

Lu Si curled his lip. "What does she want with me? It's definitely you! How about we bet a thousand taels of silver?"

"never mind!"

Qin Yu grinned, "I don't fight battles I'm not sure I can win! Money is a small matter; losing to you is a big deal!"

"Coward!"

Lu Si snorted and cast a disdainful glance at Qin Yu.

As the two were talking, Ruan Zhi came up to them, smiled, and said to Qin Yu, "Now that the negotiations are settled, we should return to the capital to report to His Majesty!"

"What's your rush!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Si immediately became displeased. "You've been in the capital for so many years, don't you get tired of it? I reckon His Majesty's decree ordering Qin Yu to return to the capital should arrive soon. Wouldn't it be great if we went back to the capital with Qin Yu and the others then!"

"You're fine, but Lord Song and I still have a lot of things to discuss!" Ruan Zhi instantly changed his expression like a Sichuan opera performer, looking at Lü Si with a cold face.

"You can go back if you want, I'll go back with Qin Yu!"

Lu Si didn't give Ruan Zhi a friendly look either, feeling quite annoyed.

Who is she trying to impress with that long face?

Does she think I'm Shangguan Youyi?

She is someone close to His Majesty, and he is also the Empress Dowager's nephew!

She made fun of me first. I was already being nice by not giving her a hard time, and she still gave me a hard time?

Ruan Zhixiu raised an eyebrow. "What, are you afraid I, the Holy Envoy, will teach you a lesson on the way back?"

"You think I'm afraid of you?"

Lu Si scoffed, "Don't try to intimidate me with your status as a holy envoy. The imperial edict has already been delivered; do you still think you're a holy envoy?"

Ruan Zhi was enraged upon hearing this and gritted his teeth, saying, "As long as I haven't returned to the capital to report to His Majesty, I am still a holy envoy!"

Seeing the two locked in a fierce confrontation, Qin Yu remained silent, simply crossing his arms and watching the spectacle with a smile.

Based on his experience watching countless melodramatic dramas in his previous life, given their current situation, they will either become lovers or enemies!

But one of them was the Empress Dowager's nephew, and the other was a close attendant of the female demon.

As long as the Empress Dowager and the female demon don't fight each other, the probability of them becoming enemies is not high.

Therefore, they will most likely become lovers.

"Return the envoy to his original position?"

Lu Si scoffed, "I think you're more like a pile of shit!"

"Lu Si!"

Ruan Zhi suddenly raised his voice and shouted sharply, "How dare you insult the imperial envoy?"

"You're going to bite me?"

Lu Si raised an eyebrow and confidently moved closer to Ruan Zhi's cheek.

I absolutely cannot back down in front of Qin Yu!

Otherwise, wouldn't Qin Yu laugh him to death?

Besides, I have absolutely no reason to be afraid of Ruan Zhi!

The Empress Dowager is my aunt. As long as I don't do anything like colluding with the enemy, betraying the country, or rebelling, His Majesty won't do anything to me, let alone me, a royal envoy who delivers imperial edicts.

"you……"

Ruan Zhi gritted her teeth in anger, glaring at Lü Si with eyes blazing with fury.

Lu Si approached again, glaring back at Ruan Zhi without any politeness.

Their faces were almost touching.

Seeing the two of them like this, Qin Yu couldn't help but chuckle teasingly: "The distance between you two means you're either going to fight or kiss!"

As Qin Yu spoke, the two suddenly realized that they were too close to each other.

Ruan Zhi suddenly stepped back, a blush rising on her face, and glared angrily at Lü Si.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Lu Si warned Qin Yu, then looked at Ruan Zhi with an arrogant expression, "I'll say it again, you can go back if you want, I'm not going to!"

"what ever!"

Ruan Zhi left with a dark expression, turned and walked away, secretly determined to find an opportunity to teach this bastard a lesson!

"etc!"

Qin Yu called out to Ruan Zhi.

Ruan Zhi stopped and turned to look at Qin Yu. "Is there anything else, Doctor Qin?"

Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile. "Do you want me to help you?"

"Um?"

Ruan Zhi was taken aback, then joked, "Is Doctor Qin going to beat up Lü Si for me?"

"No!" Qin Yu shook his head and smiled. "Do you believe I can send him away with just a word?"

"I don't believe it!"

Before Ruan Zhi could speak, Lü Si spoke first.

"Shall we make a bet?"

Qin Yu looked at Lü Si with a smile.

"OK!"

Lu Si raised an eyebrow at Qin Yu, "You can bet however you want! But we need to make a gentleman's agreement, just one sentence, and you can't use your imperial gold medal!"

You have legs, they're your own body!

He refused to believe that Qin Yu could dismiss him with just a word without needing an imperial gold medal.

"Alright! I promise I won't use the imperial decree, and I won't force you!"

Qin Yu readily agreed, "Let's bet the two hundred taels of gold you have!"

Ok?

Looking at the confident Qin Yu, Lü Si couldn't help but feel suspicious.

What trick is this bastard up to now?

Lu Si thought for a moment, then stubbornly said, "I'll bet one hundred taels of gold! I need to save some gold for my mother and the Empress Dowager to make jewelry!"

"Alright, seeing as you're so filial, I won't drain you dry!"

Qin Yu laughed and immediately leaned close to Lü Si's ear to whisper something.

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Lü Si's face twitched.

After a long while, Lü Sicai looked at Qin Yu with deep resentment.

"You bastard! You win!"