Zhou Huaiqian paused for a moment, then his heart changed and he wrote a few eloquent lines on the rice paper.
"Someone is coming."
After writing the letter, Zhou Huaiqian called out to the study door, and soon a guard walked in.
"What are your orders, general?"
"Send this letter to the palace."
The guard was stunned for a moment, then took two steps forward and took the envelope from Zhou Huaiqian's hand, clasping his hands and saying, "Yes!"
When the official letter was delivered to the palace, Song Wenjing was dining with Jiang Jingyu, and a young father-in-law hurried to Fengyi Palace with the envelope.
"This servant is here to see your majesty and the queen. This is the official letter sent by General Zhou."
Song Wenjing paused slightly while wiping the corners of Jiang Jingyu's mouth, and subconsciously observed Jiang Jingyu's expression.
Jiang Jingyu was slightly surprised, but then returned to normal. He picked up the chopsticks and put some vegetables into Song Wenjing's bowl as if nothing had happened.
Song Wenjing raised his eyebrows. He took back the handkerchief and raised his eyes to look at the little father-in-law who came to report.
Eunuch Su, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to take the official letter and handed it to Song Wenjing.
Song Wenjing opened the envelope without changing her expression, glanced at Jiang Jingyu twice, and threw the letter aside casually.
He picked up the bowls and chopsticks to eat with Jiang Jingyu again, always looking at Jiang Jingyu with a vague gaze.
Jiang Jingyu lowered her eyes, not interested in the content of the letter at all.
There was another thing on her mind. There was still no news about the secret guard she sent to Qichi Pier. Could it be that something happened in the middle?
The secret guard who was talked about by Jiang Jingyu had been guarding Qichi Pier for three full days, and finally waited for the caravan Jiang Jingyu mentioned.
"Who is the shopkeeper Tong?"
The secret guard went directly to the merchant ship and grabbed a boy to ask.
The boy who was grabbed by the collar turned his head in displeasure. He wanted to scold the person, but when he saw the scar on the secret guard's face that went from the corner of his eye to his chin, he swallowed his words instantly. go back.
He smiled angrily: "Okay, good man, don't be impulsive! Shopkeeper Tong is counting the goods in the cabin!"
The secret guard let go of the boy's collar and strode toward the cabin.
"Where is Shopkeeper Tong?"
The secret guard's voice clearly reached the ears of everyone in the cabin, and everyone followed the sound. After seeing the ferocious scar on the secret guard's face, they gasped and stepped back unconsciously. He made a way.
The secret guard had an unimpeded journey and reached the inside of the cabin effortlessly.
"Who's looking for me?"
Shopkeeper Tong, who was counting the goods at the back, heard the sound and walked out. He was startled when he saw the secret guard coming towards him. Just as he was about to call someone, the secret guard took out a letter from his arms.
"Are you Shopkeeper Tong? My master wants to do a business with you."
Shopkeeper Tong was ashamed. Are you sure you came to do business with him?
This posture is clearly like coming to silence him! !
It wasn't until he opened the letter and saw the contents in front of his eyes that shopkeeper Tong finally believed that the person coming was indeed looking for him to do business.
The secret guard who had been guarding the dock for three whole days and nights was now very angry. He looked at Shopkeeper Tong expressionlessly, waiting for him to read the letter.
The moment Shopkeeper Tong took his eyes away from the letter, the secret guard said in a deep voice: "How?"
Shopkeeper Tong tightened his fingers on the letter and struggled a little between his brows.
He knew that it would be unreasonable to suddenly regret the delivery, but the letter stated that he would buy the goods at five times the price!
One side is money, the other side is conscience.
Shopkeeper Tong was hard to make a decision for a while.
The secret guard didn't have time to wait for him to think, and asked coldly: "Do you want to do this deal?"
"this……"
"Um?"
The long sword in the secret guard's hand was slightly unsheathed, emitting a sharp sword light.
Shopkeeper Tong quickly changed his mind: "Come on, hero, put your sword away first. Isn't it okay for me to do this business?"
The secret guard looked at him expressionlessly: "In that case, follow the master's instructions and take the merchant ship out of the imperial city immediately!"
"Yes, yes, I will ask them to turn the merchant ship around!"
Shopkeeper Tong agreed simply and immediately ordered the helmsman to return the same way.
Faced with five times the amount of money, the shopkeeper finally chose to have a bad conscience.
He had already made up his mind the moment he saw the letter. The reason why he pretended to be hesitant was because he didn't want to bear the reputation of a ruthless merchant.
The secret guard's actions gave him the opportunity to follow his heart and choose to destroy the agreement with Zhou Huaiqian.
Compared with life and conscience, the former is naturally more important.
The secret guard left the dock only after watching the merchant ship return.
As soon as the merchant ship and secret guards left, the people sent by Zhou Huaiqian to meet them rushed over.
The man looked at the empty lake with some doubts, and muttered: "It's already the appointed time, why haven't you come yet? Could it be that you were delayed on the way?"
Thinking of this, the boy from the General's Mansion squatted at the dock waiting for the merchant ship.
However, he kept watch from early morning to noon, but never saw any caravan coming.
In desperation, he had no choice but to ask the workers on the dock. He learned from the workers that a caravan had just arrived and had returned the same way for some unknown reason. The boy suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
The boy didn't care so much and hurried back to the general's mansion to tell Zhou Huaiqian about the matter.
boom--
Zhou Huaiqian's fist slammed onto the table, and his sinister eyes seemed to spit out fire!
"What? Gone?!"
The boy trembled and said bravely: "Yes, yes! The workers on the dock said they saw a merchant ship. Later, for some reason, the merchant ship returned. It should, it should be the one the general mentioned..."
"Get out! Get out of here!!"
Zhou Huaiqian was so angry that he overturned the table in front of him!
The servants and maids in the room were so frightened that they pushed me out of the room.
Zhou Huaiqian overturned the table and was still not satisfied. He stood up and smashed everything in the room!
He originally thought that this business was foolproof, and he could turn around with this business even if he resigned from the official position, but who knew that damn shopkeeper Tong actually regretted letting him go! !
Now he can be said to have lost both his wife and his army. Not only has his official position been lost, but his business has also been ruined!
If word spread, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud?
How could he, Zhou Huaiqian, hold his head high and behave in the imperial city in the future? ?
Zhou Huaiqian's face turned red with anger, and the veins on his forehead rioted. He had already suffered internal injuries and his injuries worsened due to his excessive emotions, and he spurted out a mouthful of old blood!
He staggered, holding on to the shelf beside him, and raised his hand to wipe away the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Huaiqian suppressed the sweetness in his throat, his bloodshot eyes were like ghosts, his palms propped up on the pillar were clenched into fists, and his knuckles creaked.
After a moment of relief, Zhou Huaiqian turned his head and looked out the door.
"Ready your horse!"
