Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 546 Benefits
"What about the road in the middle?"

"Don't chase."

Everyone didn't know how the fourth prince made the judgment, but seeing him in a rage, even Wu Qimai didn't dare to ask any more questions, and immediately split up into two groups and chased after him.

Jin Wushu took the lead, walking to the left, a stream of blood rushed straight to his forehead, King Qin could kill two birds with one stone, extremely venomous.Not only can he get a large amount of silver, but he can also stir up disputes between Song and Jin.He is not Hua Rong, he is not afraid of blood flowing into rivers, and he doesn't care about the casualties of both sides, as long as he can make chestnuts out of the fire, he is happy, and he doesn't care whether it is Song's death or Jin's death.Since the peace talks between Song and Jin, the ideal attitude of the Kingdom of Jin is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and want Song to fight domestically instead of going out to waste.Now, once the tribute silver is lost, it will inevitably involve the struggle between the two countries, which is also a situation that Jin Wushu does not want to see.

He chased anxiously, and went twenty miles further, but completely lost the traces of the mules and horses, because at this moment, the sky suddenly began to rain, getting bigger and bigger, and everyone was so drenched that they couldn't open their eyes.The heavy rain in summer came and went quickly, and when the rain cleared, everyone realized that the road ahead was muddy, except for their own footprints, King Qin and his party had disappeared out of thin air.

Jin Wushu was hit by this, and even the heavens were against him.

"Fourth prince, how do we chase after him?"

"Keep going, King Qin, I don't believe that you can escape with your wings."

dusk.

The fourth prince's mansion was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.Even the sunset, which has always been considered beautiful, has lost its charm and looks like it is about to bleed.

Hua Rong dismounted, and two guards impatiently came up with their sabers: "Hurry up, no one else is allowed to come near."

"I'm looking for the fourth prince."

"Who are you? Why are you looking for the fourth prince?"

The guards looked at Miansheng, Hua Rong said flatly: "You said Hua Rong was looking for him."

"The fourth prince is not at home."

Hua Rong glanced around, not knowing whether what the guard said was true or not.When the commotion was raging, the butler rushed over upon hearing the news. He was still the old butler back then. Seeing that it was Hua Rong, he was overjoyed: "Quick, please come in." Then he gave the two guards a blank look, "You don't have eyes Even my wife doesn't know how to greet..."

Ma'am, which ma'am?
The guards looked at each other, and the butler didn't know how to address him, so he just called "Madam" ambiguously. No matter if it was Madam Yue or Madam Jin, it was up to him to understand.Although he didn't go to the grassland for vacation, the family members who came back heard that the fourth prince had given Princess Hua Rong the golden book and jade belt, and Hua Rong ran away with the little prince.He couldn't figure out such a relationship, and he didn't know if it was the princess, anyway, Hua Rong came to the door by himself, if the fourth prince found out, wouldn't he be extremely happy?
"Madam, please come in, please come in..."

"Is the fourth prince here?"

The housekeeper wondered: "The fourth prince sent troops and hasn't come back yet."

Jin Wushu sent troops?How can there be any big rounds for him recently?
"Oh? Since he's not at home, I won't go in."

"How can this be done? It's hard to come here..."

Hua Rong turned around and left, the housekeeper hurriedly wanted to keep her, and hurriedly chased her out, but heard a rush of horseshoes, it was the fourth prince who returned with a team of guards.

"The fourth prince is back..." the housekeeper was overjoyed, and went up to greet him. Hua Rong also stopped, looking in surprise at Jin Wushu who had returned in a hurry.

Jin Wushu reined in his horse, and was very surprised to see Hua Rong at first, with a hint of joy in his eyes: "Why are you here?"

Hua Rong hadn't answered yet, when he finished speaking, he suddenly put his hand on his chest, frowned, and spat out a mouthful of blood.Everyone was shocked, Hua Rong was also taken aback, after a closer look, he found that Jin Wushu's face was disgraced, his face was very ugly, and he didn't look like he was injured, this mouthful of blood was obviously accumulated inside and outside, and he was already sick to the bone.

Everyone immediately gathered around: "Fourth Prince, what's wrong with you?"

"Quickly pass on the witch doctor..."

"Come in..."

Jin Wushu stopped the crowd with a wave of his hand, and only stared at Hua Rong. This was the first time Hua Rong came to the door on his own initiative, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.This trace of worry was like a panacea, and he cheered up a little, very happy, jumped off his horse, and strode towards her.

"Fourth Prince, what are you?"

"I'm fine, let's go, let's talk if we have something to say."

A group of servants followed immediately, and the old butler was even more attentive. Soon, the hall was filled with various refreshments.This is Hua Rong stepping into this place again. It is neither the full Sinicization when he first came to Yanjing Palace, nor the half Liaoization and half Sinicization when Yelu Guanyin was in charge. Now, it is completely full of the characteristics of Jin Wushu—— In order to escape the heat, the floor is all made of marble, which is so smooth that it can almost see people's shadows.The layout of the room still maintains the old style, and there are still various decorations from the court of the Song Dynasty.

Hua Rong glanced casually, and Jin Wushu sat down opposite her, happily said: "Hua Rong, you have something to eat first..."

"Thank you, Fourth Prince, I'm not hungry."

The old housekeeper, Hou, asked cautiously, "Fourth prince, do you want to invite a witch doctor?"

Jin Wushu was a little impatient, and waved his hands: "You all go down, I will call you when necessary."

Everyone retreated, and the room fell silent immediately.

There were only two people left, and the atmosphere was weird. Jin Wushu let out a long breath, leaned on the large chair, looked very tired, and only stared at the woman across from her. She was dressed in ordinary clothes, but her complexion was much better. The depression and haggardness after the war that day.Hua Rong came to the door, of course it would not be for no reason, but at this moment, he has no intention of guessing any of her motives, he just thinks that it's fine if she comes, and it's fine if she can show up.

It seems that there is a huge improvement between the two, even if they don't speak, they just sit together like this.

Hua Rong avoided his scorching and joyful eyes, but saw that his face was covered with gray, and his brows were also slightly frowned.She couldn't help asking: "Are you sick? Why don't you seek medical attention?"

"It's okay, it's just a small problem." He understated it, obviously it's not the first time, "Besides, the witch doctor can't see anything."

"Fourth prince, you don't have to hide your illness and avoid medical treatment. I heard that in the past two years, there has been a doctor in Jin Kingdom who is very good, and he practices Chinese medicine..."

"Hua Rong, you look like this, don't you think everything is good for you Han people?"

"I don't dare to say anything else, at least medical skills, right? It's better than your dancing masters."

Jin Wushu was speechless, suddenly sensed the concern in her words, became happy again, and looked at her suspiciously: "Why didn't Wenlong come back?"

Hua Rong avoided answering, but asked: "Fourth Prince, I heard that you are going to war?"

Jin Wushu's face turned from gray to angry: "Hua Rong, I won't hide it from you, I will definitely kill King Qin in this life. It's not that I don't want to let him go, it's that this pirate is too deceitful and detestable." ..."

So he went to fight King Qin again?Hua Rong was taken aback, and wanted to ask King Qin what was going on, but seeing the fourth prince's expression, it was obvious that he had suffered a big loss.

"This thief stole a large amount of our silver..."

The fourth prince's family property is tens of thousands, and he can say the word "a large number". How huge should it be?Hua Rong thought for a moment: "A large number? Is it 25 taels?"

Jin Wushu let out a snort from his nose.Every year, the tribute from the Song Kingdom is sent at the turn of spring and summer. She is familiar with this practice, and this year it is a little late.Otherwise, why would the Kingdom of Jin lose a large amount of silver inexplicably?How could Jin Wushu easily dispatch an army to pursue him?

She asked in surprise: "King Qin really took that batch of tribute silver?"

"It's not taking, it's robbery, a robber who is more hateful than a robber."

Hua Rong laughed, as if a gold ingot suddenly fell from the sky and hit her foot.Seeing her eyes shining brightly, Jin Wushu didn't hide his joy at all, and couldn't help but said angrily, "Are you gloating?"

"Fourth prince, it's obviously something from the Song Kingdom. The difference is that you are the first-hand robbers, and King Qin is the second-hand. Why should I gloat?"

"Hua Rong, you, you actually turned towards that fellow, that pirate who did all kinds of evil..."

Hua Rong said seriously: "I'm not facing him, even if it's not King Qin, no matter who I change, I'm very happy to hijack this batch of silver taels. Heh, fourth prince, no wonder you vomit blood because of that. It's a pity, a pity, Don’t the big gold nobles have to save a little on eating, drinking and having fun this year? I guess the palace of the joint assassination can’t be built so magnificently?”

She talked and laughed, her expression was sweet and pure, as if old friends were chatting, not hostile.Jin Wushu was full of anger, but he couldn't refute it, but this kind of anger was not a real depression in his heart, but a kind of inexplicable relaxation, even if he was ridiculed like this, it was still a great comfort.

The first time Hua Rong saw him, he was actually able to withstand the irony, so he was able to hold his breath, and was surprised. He wanted to say a few more words of irony, but he stopped. He just felt that he had never been so happy in the past few months. Thinking, what a huge sum, 25 taels of silk is almost equivalent to the annual GDP of the Kingdom of Jin (hehe, I don’t know how to express it, let’s borrow modern terms), no wonder the fourth prince is so furious.King Qin, how much can he expand his army?Regarding this batch of tribute silver, it is not that she has not made up her mind since last year, but her own strength is so weak that it is simply unrealistic. She did not expect that King Qin would actually succeed in hijacking.

The smile was in his eyes, and he couldn't even hide it. Of course, Jin Wushu couldn't see it, but he sneered, "King Qin can't escape, the prince has already sent an army to pursue him, so I don't believe that he can fly into the sky!" .”

Hua Rong thought of the mysterious land across the grasslands and mountains.In these border areas, there are too many places to hide. Countless small tribes come and go, and even maintain their original form for hundreds of thousands of years. She still doesn't believe that there is no way to hide a King Qin.

Such a smile made Jin Wushu jealous and hated. After pursuing these days, he gradually discovered that King Qin is by no means an idle person, and judging from the specifications and behavior style of dispatching troops, he was not used by Yelu at all. Instigated, but his private action.Therefore, he adopted a new strategy after his pursuit failed.What kind of medicine is sold in King Qin's gourd?Jin Wushu seemed to be talking to himself: "King Qin spared no effort to spare his life for his father-in-law."

So what?

"Hua Rong, don't get too excited, the silver tael is in the hands of Yelu Dayong, and it's just a refusal of the wolf and a welcome of the tiger. What good will it do you Song?"

"That's better than being in the hands of Daikin."

(End of this chapter)