Although King Zhou kept things secret in the Jiangnan area, it did not mean that the old emperor knew nothing about it. The old emperor knew the distribution of power between King Zhao and King Zhou clearly, but he had no chance to clean it up.
Now Qin Jiyan brought Jiangnan salt merchants to the old emperor. Of course, the old emperor understood Qin Jiyan's plan, and he was willing to cooperate.
The Meng family of the Northern Qi Dynasty who had taken refuge in Da Qin, or rather Qin Jiyan, was in the south of the Yangtze River. It was only natural that Qin Jiyan would be eyeing the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River at this time, and the old emperor was also willing to let Qin Jiyan get a share of the Jiangnan pie.
Previously, the fifth prince picked Qin Jiyan's peach. The old emperor wanted to compensate Qin Jiyan, and at the same time he also wanted to break the dominance of the King Zhou family in Jiangnan. After learning about this, he used many methods in the court to pressure King Zhou, forcing him to
The King of Zhou had to give in and handed over the salt and shipping business in the hands of Liu Yanshang to Qin Jiyan.
Of course, on the surface, these were Liu Yanshang's compensation for the Gu family's losses, but the Gu family's losses were all the property left to Gu Qiancheng by the Wu family. If Liu Yanshang wanted to compensate, of course he would have to pay it to Gu Qiancheng.
It's not that the Gu family didn't have the idea to steal it, but Uncle Gu and Second Master Gu were really afraid of Gu Qiancheng, and with Old Mrs. Gu sitting in charge of the Gu family, Uncle Gu and Second Master really didn't dare to mess around.
When they saw Liu Yanshang's case being tried in a style they couldn't understand, Uncle Gu and Erye Gu knew that Gu Qiancheng's methods, or rather the superb methods of His Highness the King of Qin behind Gu Qiancheng, were definitely beyond their reach.
of.
Yes, everyone, including the old emperor, believed that the squabbling lawsuit between the Gu family and Liu Yanshang, as well as all the coincidences at the flower viewing banquet, were all Qin Jiyan's work. No one thought that this matter was
Gu Qiancheng planned it all, they only regarded Gu Qiancheng as a pawn in Qin Jiyan's hands, and Qin Jiyan was the one who took the blame.
It was night. Gu Qiancheng and Qin Jiyan, who had been busy for several days, finally had the opportunity to meet. In other words, Qin Jiyan finally found the opportunity to visit the boudoir at night.
Gu Qiancheng had moved back home at this time, and she still lived in her original courtyard, but the people inside had been replaced by subordinates arranged by Qin Jiyan for her. In this way, both in terms of service and safety,
Guaranteed.
When Qin Jiyan came in, Gu Qiancheng was sitting on a low couch reading a book, with a rare sense of relaxation and comfort in his eyes.
"What are you so happy about?" Qin Jiyan was quite dissatisfied that Gu Qiancheng only read books instead of looking at his own behavior.
Isn't he more interesting than the book?
"I saw an interesting story." Gu Qiancheng smiled, his eyebrows curved, and his eyes were filled with the shadow of Qin Jiyan.
Of course she was happy to see Qin Jiyan coming over, but she just didn't show it clearly.
"What story is so interesting? Let me read it too." Qin Jiyan lifted up his robe and sat down next to Gu Qiancheng. He leaned his head on her shoulder. After taking a look, he found that Gu Qiancheng was reading "Historical Records"
, he didn’t dare to look away with interest, his eyes just fell on Gu Qiancheng’s chest...
It looks like it’s big!
Qin Jiyan would never admit that he was distracted. He just hadn't seen Gu Qiancheng for too long. It must be like this!
Although Qin Jiyan's eyes were not burning, but...
Being looked at so directly, how could he not know unless Gu Qiancheng was dead?
Gu Qiancheng rolled his eyes at Qin Jiyan, bumped Qin Jiyan's head with his head, and muttered: "Where are you looking?"
Qin Jiyan still didn't move, his head resting on Gu Qiancheng's shoulder, and he said seriously: "It hurts..."
His serious tone made people laugh. Gu Qiancheng casually put his hand to his side, turned his head and blew on Qin Jiyan's forehead, "It hurts and he flew away."
"You are coaxing the child." Qin Jiyan's face showed little expression, but the smile in his eyes betrayed his good mood.
"Aren't you just a child?" Gu Qiancheng turned his face, his lips just facing Qin Jiyan's ear, and breathed out hot air. Qin Jiyan felt that his body was suddenly very hot, and he wanted to stay away from Gu Qiancheng.
, and want to get closer.
"Ahem...speak normally and stop provoking me." Qin Jiyan was reluctant to leave in the end, imitating a ferret and nuzzling Gu Qiancheng's shoulder, "I just took a big blame for you, Yu Qing
Yu Li, you should also be more polite to me."
"What a scapegoat. It's not just you who took the blame." Gu Qiancheng turned away and stopped playing with fire.
She knew that Qin Jiyan had high self-control, but that didn't mean that Qin Jiyan wasn't uncomfortable.
"The benefits come with the dangers, and King Zhou will not give in." Qin Jiyan motioned to Gu Qiancheng to move to the short couch, and he took off his shoes and sat on it.
It was really... quite crowded for two people to squeeze into a small low couch. Gu Qiancheng was squeezed into a corner by Qin Jiyan and could only stick to him. Fortunately, it was early spring and the weather was not hot, otherwise...
With the two of them leaning together like this, there might be some sparks.
"It feels better to hold you. I should be able to have a peaceful sleep tonight." Qin Jiyan put his arms around Gu Qiancheng and closed his eyes with a satisfied look on his face.
"Have you not slept well recently?" Gu Qiancheng said distressedly as he looked at Qin Jiyan's eyes.
"Six Gates is a mess. There wasn't a single case in the little half a year we left. When we came back, one case after another, they were all vicious murders. The local government said they couldn't handle it, and they only recently sent it to the capital, so
Hand them all over to the six doors." Qin Jiyan was not angry, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.
The method is so direct and rough, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but...it is in line with the rules.
"The rules for accepting cases at the Six Doors need to be changed. You can't accept the cases submitted by the people below and when they are submitted. We have to come up with a charter. We can't do everything by ourselves." Qin Jiyan was thinning while covering his fingers.
The cheeks are gently traced along the contours of the cheeks, and the movements are gently rubbed, making people relax involuntarily.
His Highness Qin murmured softly and stopped talking. He hugged Gu Qiancheng and rested his head on her. Not long after, Qin Jiyan's steady and regular breathing could be heard.
"You fell asleep now?"
Someone who is sleeping: "Asleep."
Gu Qiancheng couldn't help but laugh, "It'll be cold if you sleep like this. I'll get you a quilt."
"Yes." Qin Jiyan agreed, but hugged him tighter and refused to let Gu Qiancheng move at all.
"Your Highness..." Gu Qiancheng tried to call out softly, and Qin Jiyan responded, but he didn't move, and even pressed his legs directly on Gu Qiancheng's body, which looked... quite rogue.
Forget it, just sleep like this.
Gu Qiancheng turned his face and planted a kiss on Qin Jiyan's forehead: "Sleep peacefully, everything will be fine."
Whether it's Jiangnan's salt administration or the examiners of this imperial examination, they will do what they want.
Closing her eyes, Gu Qiancheng snuggled next to Qin Jiyan and quickly fell asleep. However, she was asleep and didn't know that the man next to her who should have fallen asleep long ago opened her eyes and quietly
Looking at her, her eyes were full of affection that was about to overflow...
This woman made his heart change and his heart soften!