Jiang Fan seemed to be listening to a story when he suddenly thought of the hole in the empress' sword. Could it be that it was originally the place where the so-called Chaos Stone was embedded?
"Long Ao is a strange beast in the world. I didn't want to kill it. I just cut off a section of its horn and tried to drive it away. However, it seemed to want to die... I had no choice but to help it."
Jiang Fan was so confused that he took out the three-foot-long dragon horn tip from his back: "Well... take a look, is it this thing?"
The empress was stunned, then took it and looked at it: "This is this thing. It fell into the Canglan River. How did it end up in your hands?"
Jiang Fan laughed dryly and explained the origin.
"Tell me, is there a possibility..." Jiang Fan asked tentatively: "The one you killed back then was his mother - or his father?"
The empress was also stunned, and after a while she said uncertainly: "I can't rule it out..."
Jiang Fan sighed and shook his head: "It's no wonder that people are hostile to you. The co-author has deep hatred..."
The empress frowned: "I have no choice."
Jiang Fan said: "Maybe it knows, otherwise it wouldn't be barking at you."
The empress thought about it: "If that's true, I can't help it."
Jiang Fan smiled bitterly and said: "It's all speculation, the truth is unknown."
The empress shook her head: "I just saw the iron chain hanging from the ceiling of the cave, and a piece of it was stuck in the mouth of the dying dragon."
Jiang Fan was stunned: "...If you say so, it was Long Ao and his parents who bit off the chain?"
I really can't rule out this possibility.
Jiang Fan asked curiously: "How did you deal with Long Ao after his death?"
The empress hesitated for a moment: "The strange beasts of the mountains and seas cannot be wasted..."
Jiang Fan was speechless, okay, he didn't run away. If your guess is correct, and assuming Long Ao is wise, people may know that you killed their elders, but they also know that the elders wanted to die. I didn't intend to blame you too much, but then you didn't even return the body to them, which is a bit... It makes no sense...
Of course, this was just his conjecture. It was hard to say whether the strange beasts could be so wise. It was most likely that the empress had killed her elders and was contaminated with the bloody scent of Dragon Ao.
But the empress said with some interest: "It's not too much. Most of them sank into the Canglan River. After all, it took away my Chaos Stone. I only took the inner elixir and scales. Nothing else was moved..."
Why do I think you are just explaining?
Mr. Jiang was speechless.
In short, I have to say that this wife is really lucky. If I were a time traveler, this woman would probably be the real son of the plane.
A mouthful of Dragon Ao's essence and blood changed her so much. The empress had an entire adult Dragon Ao back then. This luck may not have anything to do with her being so powerful.
While guessing, Jiang Qi hurried over. She was startled by the inexplicable vibration and thought something happened to the two of them down there.
"Sister, how are you preparing the ingredients for dinner? I'm really hungry." Jiang Fan didn't want to say more about Long Ao, so he asked Jiang Qi with a smile.
"Everything is ready, just wait for brother to take charge." Jiang Qi was no longer submissive. After all, she understood that the girl in front of her would have to call her sister-in-law sooner or later. As a younger sister, you don't have to worry too much.
"Okay, let's go eat!"
Jiang Qi was flattered to be able to eat at the same table as the empress. She had heard rumors that even in the Qin Palace, no one could reach ten steps in front of the emperor without great merit.
And when the three of them were toasting, Jiang Qi discovered something horrifying. The empress had no palace sand on her wrist.
My heart trembled, and I almost threw away my wine glass.
Who else could have done this? The only possibility is his godbrother.
It's really... awesome...
Jiang Qi didn't even know how to describe it.
The empress clearly noticed the strange look in Jiang Qi's eyes, but she didn't say anything.
Eating delicious fish head puff pastry and drinking roasted knives, the atmosphere among the three gradually became lively.
During the dinner, Jiang Qi talked about the current situation of the Black Sail Gang. Overall, everything was normal. Since the last purge of the gang, there has been no second voice. In addition, Jiang Qi has promoted the welfare policy, and now it can be said that everyone is united. .
The development is naturally very rapid. With the preparation of the Qin State, the support of the second prince of Wei and the Princess Protector, and the behind-the-scenes assistance of Jiang Fan, today's Black Sail Gang has long been different from what it used to be, and has completely suppressed the other two major forces. It almost monopolizes all transportation trade along the river, and even occupies 70% of the docks along the river.
The Black Sail Gang is no longer the third-rate force that relies on robbery to make a living. Now, in addition to water transportation and dock business, the Black Sail Gang also takes over the business of escorting people on the river. It has jumped from an evil force to a major security player. This is quite surprising. Jiang Fan didn't expect it.
I couldn't help but admire her greatly, the girl is still very business-minded.
The empress was also relatively satisfied with this. After all, Canglan had a large presence in the Qin State. As an emperor, she did not want water bandits to cause trouble. The secret transportation route of the Black Sail Gang also plays a certain role in the Empress' cause. Because some things still cannot be brought to the table and can only be done secretly.
Jiang Qi also said something about the second prince whom he had been dealing with for a long time. It seemed that he no longer competed for power in the court, and put a lot of energy into business, and he turned out to be the richest man in Wei.
Although many famous figures in the literary world expressed great dissatisfaction with the talented second prince who abandoned literature and went into business, the second prince still went his own way and his business flourished. Especially in the area of finished clothing and accessories, it has almost a monopoly. Once the finished clothing is launched, it is very popular because of its novel styles, complete models, and lower prices caused by mass production. Now let me ask you, who doesn’t have a few pieces of clothing in the Jian brand?
Nowadays, in addition to cooperating with the Black Sail Gang, Cao Laoer has also established a long-term cooperative relationship with the Yuwen family's caravan. The business spread throughout Wei and Qin, and even began to expand to Jin and Xia.
Of course, there is one thing that only Jiang Fan knows. Cao Laoer also has a huge and stable customer, Paradise City.
Everything is moving in the right direction, but Jiang Qi still raises a hidden danger.
Under the pressure of the Black Sail Gang, all the forces on the river, large and small, were almost wiped out. Only the other two strong rivals from the beginning still exist. After all, they also have strong backends behind them.
Although they were unable to compete with the Black Sail Gang and had no choice but to be cowardly, they probably thought about killing Jiang Qi all the time. And those small and medium-sized forces that were dispersed by Jiang Qi also joined these two families.
Especially recently, the two families have been doing a lot of strange things. Jiang Qi always feels that something is going to happen, but she can't see any clues yet.
From Jiang Fan's point of view, these are inevitable. Last time, Jiang Qi was asked to eliminate the hostile forces as soon as possible, and she had already done a good job. But these two are quite special. One of them is the Cao Gang. There is definitely someone behind this force, but the main reason why Jiang Qi can't justly take action is because this company is operating legal water transportation.
