In the Taiyi Palace, the second prince Zhou Jin sat casually on the top chair, with a face as clear as jade and a faint smile. He looked at Wen Tingfang with gentle eyes.
"Did the emperor leave the palace early in the morning?"
Although Wen Tingfang was skinny, his demeanor was calm. He raised the fly whisk in his hand, lowered his head slightly, and replied, "I'm afraid that King Qi has already arrived at Cuiyun County Yamen."
Zhou Jin stared out the window and said disapprovingly: "Just let the people below handle such a small matter. Why does the emperor need to be so nervous and have to do it himself?"
Wen Tingfang said seriously: "This is by no means a trivial matter, and it is worthy of King Qi's personal action."
Zhou Jin snorted, looked away from the distance, looked at Wen Tingfang, and asked with great interest: "What does Eunuch Wen mean by this?"
"This time the dispute between Dongyuan and Qianqiu's two warehouses is not just a business dispute. I believe it was King Qi who saw this and took action personally."
"Father?"
"Yes, it's your Majesty." Wen Tingfang said: "Your Majesty clearly knew that Su Shi wanted to deal with Dongyuan Zhiku, but he was still willing to take advantage of him. His intentions are intriguing."
Zhou Jin also looked thoughtful, and asked slowly: "Mr. Wen, do you think your father is doing this to beat your brother? Or is there another deeper meaning?"
"The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and I don't dare to make rash guesses." Wen Tingfang said, "But it's not just about beating King Qi."
Zhou Jin's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but said: "Could it be..."
Wen Tingfang interrupted him calmly: "Before there is any evidence, King Zhao cannot make guesses or make rash judgments to avoid misjudgment of the situation."
Zhou Jin immediately lowered his expression and said, "What Eunuch Wen said is absolutely true. I have learned a lesson."
Wen Tingfang was silent for a while and continued: "I'm afraid that even King Qi didn't guess what His Majesty meant, and what kind of chess piece does Su Shi belong to in His Majesty's eyes? The reason why King Qi took action personally was probably because he wanted to find out these things."
When he mentioned Su, Zhou Jin's eyes changed again and became extremely interesting. He smiled and said: "Who would have thought that an ignorant and ignorant playboy would now transform into a poet, and now he is playing tricks in the capital. Storm."
As he spoke, he asked curiously: "Eunuch Wen, can you see this person clearly?"
Wen Tingfang shook his head gently: "I can't see through this."
Zhou Jin asked again: "Is Su Shi's deal with Dongyuan Zhiku a personal grudge or someone else's instigation? If it is really a personal grudge, is it really because of the three brothel girls? If it was someone's instigation, who was the person who instigated him behind the scenes? ?”
Wen Tingfang did not answer him, but suddenly asked something: "I heard that Eunuch Hu went to the General's Mansion one night?"
Zhou Jin nodded slightly and said, "That's right. But many days have passed since I heard about it."
Wen Tingfang said lightly: "I wonder why Eunuch Hu paid a night visit to the General's Mansion?"
"I don't know." Zhou Jin sighed: "No matter what method I use, I can't find out."
"I wonder who else was in the General's Mansion that night?"
"In addition to Eunuch Hu, there were also Princess Pingle and Qin Zhidao and his son who came in and out of the general's mansion that night."
Wen Tingfang said slowly: "Now Princess Pingle and the Qin Mansion seem to be on Su Shi's side."
Although Wen Tingfang's meaning had been expressed very clearly, Zhou Jin's brows slowly furrowed and he thought deeply: "Did they really discuss this matter that night? Why did they use Dongyuan Zhiku for surgery?"
Then he shook his head and said to himself: "No, absolutely not."
Wen Tingfang asked: "Why did Your Highness come up with this inference?"
Zhou Jin said slowly: "Why did my father trust Su Shi? Although he already had some talents and reputation at the time, how could my father trust such a major matter in Su Shi's hands?"
"Don't forget Princess Pingle." Wen Tingfang reminded: "Maybe Su Shi just charged into the battle, and Princess Pingle was the one controlling the situation behind the scenes."
Zhou Jin smiled and said: "It's impossible. Based on my understanding of Pingle, she doesn't have the ability or the courage to move the Dongyuan Quality Library. The only thing she can do is to carefully maintain the current balanced situation."
After laughing, he continued his analysis: "Su Yijie Wufu and Qin Zhidao, although Mr. Qin is knowledgeable in local politics, he is not good at business affairs and he does not bother to do it. Therefore, we must be the ones in charge of Qianqiu Zhiku." Su Shi can't even see clearly."
"but……"
Wen Tingfang asked: "But what?"
"The reason why my father wanted to support Su Shi must be related to what happened that day."
Wen Tingfang asked: "Your Highness is referring to Su Shi's disappearance?"
"That's right." Zhou Jin nodded slightly: "Su Shi disappeared at noon and was found only at noon. And it is said that Su Shi slept for three full hours after returning home."
"Why did Su Shi disappear? What happened to him during this period? Why did Eunuch Hu show up at the General's Mansion? Perhaps only by thinking about these things clearly can we know what Su Shi's real purpose is, and why his father So supportive of him.”
Wen Tingfang nodded slowly, but then sighed: "Although there are many people who know what happened that day, not many can make them speak."
Zhou Jin suddenly said: "How about Qin Yue? It may not be easy to get others to speak, but it shouldn't be difficult to get Qin Yue to speak."
Wen Tingfang said: "Qin Yue has left the capital. It is said that he is going on a trip and will not return to the capital in half a year."
Zhou Jin smiled slightly after hearing this and said: "Qin Zhidao is indeed an old fox. He knew that Qin Yue was not deeply involved in the matter and could easily leak information, so he simply hid him."
But suddenly he wondered: "After half a year? Why did you come back after half a year?"
Wen Tingfang sighed: "I can't understand why. Su Shi and Qin Nan's wedding will be in half a year. There's no way Qin Yue could come back so close to his sister's wedding."
Zhou Jin fell into deep thought again. After a long time, he said slowly: "It seems that in the past six months, Su Shi is only afraid of causing a huge wave. And Qin Zhidao asked Qin Yue to leave the capital. First, In order to prevent him from leaking the news, but more importantly, I want to keep him away from the right and wrong in the capital."
A trace of surprise suddenly flashed across Wen Tingfang's originally calm face: "Is Su Shi's attack on the Dongyuan Quality Library just the beginning?"
Zhou Jin smiled and said: "I'm afraid that the emperor has also thought of this, so he came to Cuiyun County in person, because there is no room for failure in this opening battle."
Then he looked at Wen Tingfang and asked: "Look at this opening battle, who will win between Dongyuan Zhiku and Qianqiu Zhiku?"
Wen Tingfang thought about it over and over in his mind, and after a long time he answered: "If I were asked to place a bet, I would bet on Dongyuan Quality Library."
Zhou Jin smiled and said: "Then I will pledge money to Qianqiu."
