Qin Zhidao was slightly startled: "What does Nan'er mean by this?"
Qin Nan looked at him dissatisfied: "Does father want to help Mr. Su hide it from me at this time?"
Qin Zhidao's face turned red and he hurriedly defended: "Nan'er can't accuse my father unjustly. When did my father ever deceive you?"
Qin Nan looked directly at him and said slowly: "Father, father dares to say that he did not know about Mr. Su's house arrest in advance?"
Qin Zhidao's eyes seemed to be wandering at this time, and he said with a guilty conscience: "I really didn't know about Su Shi being placed under house arrest by His Majesty."
Qin Nan sighed softly: "Why did father still lie to me? On the day Mr. Su was put under house arrest, everyone else was shocked, and those who were close to Mr. Su were even more anxious and worried. Even though his father seemed surprised and confused when he returned to the house, But he is not worried, he must have known the inside story for a long time."
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Qin Zhidao had to say: "I really don't know the inside story about this matter. I just sent a letter to His Majesty on behalf of Su Shi. And Su Shi also clearly told me that he had a plan and needed Your Majesty's support, so at that time I reacted like this when I learned that Su Shi was under house arrest by His Majesty."
Qin Nan remained silent after hearing this, just staring at the candlelight in a daze. Qin Zhidao thought she still didn't believe it, so he continued: "I really don't know what Su Shi's plan is. I didn't peek at that letter."
At this time, Qin Nan sighed: "Master Su just wants to kill three birds with one stone."
"Kill three eagles with one stone?"
Qin Nan nodded and said quietly: "Actually, as Qianqiu's business expands, Mr. Su's situation will become more and more dangerous. General Su Nian has a hundred thousand elite troops, and Brother Su Zhou is also good at conquering. People, coupled with Mr. Su’s superb methods of amassing money, will definitely arouse the suspicion of others."
"I have been worried about this matter before, but now it seems that Mr. Su has already thought of this and has already thought of a way out."
"Instead of asking others to write to Your Majesty and arouse Your Majesty's suspicion, Mr. Su informed Your Majesty earlier and chose to retreat bravely, firstly to dispel His Majesty's worries."
"What about the second one?"
Qin Nan was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "Young Master Su also knows that Qianqiu Trading Company can play its greatest role in the hands of Her Royal Highness the Princess. And at this time, it was reported that Your Majesty intends to marry Hu Ting. At this time, Young Master Su took the sword of Qianqiu Trading Company Handing it to the princess also means protecting her."
"Compared to King Qi and King Zhao, Princess Pingle should win the Sacred Heart the most, and Your Majesty will feel most at ease when entrusting the Qianqiu Company to her, and she will be able to check and balance King Qi and King Zhao."
"The third thing is that Mr. Su also wants to take this opportunity to retreat behind the scenes. If he stays in front of the curtain, his every move will inevitably attract attention, and it will be difficult to use his fists. Retreating behind the scenes will not only make the opponent take it lightly, but also make it easier to control the overall situation. Brake with stillness.”
After Qin Zhidao thought about it carefully, he felt that Qin Nan's words were unreasonable. When he was about to speak, Qin Nan frowned: "But there is one thing I can't figure out."
"whats the matter?"
Qin Nan wondered: "If you want to achieve Mr. Su's goal of losing his sacred heart, His Majesty only needs to issue an edict to reprimand him, and then hand over Qianqiu Trading Company to Princess Pingle. There is no need to put him under house arrest at all."
"Now is the critical moment. His Majesty's placing Mr. Su under house arrest is like trapping a dragon in the shallows. Now that Mr. Su is trapped in the general's mansion and the world is unknown, how can he see the overall situation and make plans? If this plan was proposed by Mr. Su, why would he? Bind yourself?"
After hearing Qin Nan's analysis, Qin Zhidao was also puzzled, but after much thought, he still couldn't figure it out, so he could only shake his head slowly.
"Su Shi acts unpredictable. He certainly has his reasons for doing so. It's not too late to ask him the next time I see him."
At this moment, a servant came to report that Chen Xiaolan came to visit Miss Qin Nan.
Qin Nan was slightly stunned and couldn't figure out why Chen Xiaolan came to visit at this time, but he knew that something important must have happened, so he hurriedly said: "Please come quickly."
After a while, the servant led Chen Xiaolan to Qin Nan's boudoir. Chen Xiaolan had met Qin Zhidao once. When he saw Qin Zhidao, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Xiaolan has met Mr. Qin."
Qin Zhidao smiled and said: "Miss Xiaolan, you don't have to be polite. If you want to make friends with Nan'er, just call her uncle. You don't have to be restrained in the house, just treat it as your own home."
"Thank you, Uncle Qin." Chen Xiaolan replied calmly and generously.
During this period of time, I have met many young masters from aristocratic families and high-ranking officials, so I am no longer as cautious as before when facing Qin Zhidao.
Qin Nan and Chen Xiaolan were already familiar with each other, so they avoided many polite words and asked directly: "My sister is here at this time. Did something happen?"
Chen Xiaolan immediately nodded and said, "Master Su invites Sister Nan to a Qiku gathering tomorrow to discuss important matters."
Qin Zhidao and Qin Nan were startled at the same time and looked at her in disbelief. Qin Zhidao hurriedly asked: "When did Mr. Su send you the message?"
Chen Xiaolan hurriedly told them everything about today's events. Qin Zhidao and Qin Nan looked very surprised after hearing this.
Qin Zhidao couldn't help but ask: "Su Shi left the general's mansion today?"
Chen Xiaolan lowered his head and replied, "Yes. According to Mr. Su, His Majesty went to the General's Mansion last night, and he got His Majesty's permission to leave the Mansion in disguise to do business."
"Why did Your Majesty go to the General's Mansion?"
Chen Xiaolan shook his head and said, "Master Su didn't say anything."
Although Qin Zhidao was confused, he did not ask any further, because since it was related to His Majesty, Su Shi would not leak it easily, and it was natural that Chen Xiaolan did not know about it.
Qin Nan remained silent after hearing this, and then asked quietly: "Princess Pingle also went to the General's Mansion last night?"
Chen Xiaolan's face became extremely unnatural, and she lowered her head and said, "Yes." But then he hurriedly explained: "Although Mr. Su did not say why Her Royal Highness went to the General's Mansion, I once heard him mention accidentally that it was Mr. Su who remembered It’s an important matter, so I’m anxious to discuss it with Her Highness the Princess.”
"Is it something important?" Qin Zhidao couldn't help but ask, ignoring Qin Nan's petty thoughts: "What important matter did Su Shi mention?"
Chen Xiaolan shook his head gently, and Qin Zhidao's face couldn't help but become a little disappointed.
However, when he said this, Qin Nan also knew that now was not the time to be willful. He sighed secretly and finally calmed down his thoughts.
Since Su Shi was anxious to convene everyone for discussion, he must have encountered something major and difficult.
However, Qin Nan couldn't figure out what was so important about the Chenxiang Hall incident. Even if it was a scam, as Chen Xiaolan speculated, it was nothing more than a trivial matter compared with what they were facing now.
But when he thought about meeting Su Shi tomorrow, Qin Nan felt both hopeful and resentful. He really didn't know how to face him.
But in the end she nodded slightly: "Thank you for this trip, sister, I will be here on time tomorrow."
