I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Chen Guo.

Guangning City.

At this moment, outside the county government office, people from Yan and Chen were guarding outside.

Right inside the county government office, the second round of peace talks between the two countries began.

Compared to their first meeting, the emotions between Zheng Mingxu and Jiang Zuo calmed down a little this time.

The two sides "communicated with each other" for a long time before finally signing a prisoner exchange agreement.

These captives were from the former Yan and Chen countries.

Some of the captives were important generals from both sides, otherwise there would be no need for the envoys to come in person for talks.

"During this peace talk, both sides will retreat ten miles each and cease fire for one month."

Zheng Mingxu said.

Jiang Zuo remained silent.

This armistice agreement is exactly what Yan State needs.

But it can also be seen that the State of Chen had no intention of fighting any further.

In terms of national strength, the State of Chen, which was located in a corner, naturally could not compare with the State of Yan, which occupied the Central Plains.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll go take care of business first."

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

"Ok?"

Zheng Mingxu looked puzzled, and after a moment's pause, he said, "If you want to leave, go ahead."

Jiang Zuo ignored him and turned away.

"What business did this person just say he was busy with?"

Zheng Mingxu was just confused, thinking, isn't Jiang Zuo an envoy from the State of Yan?

"Jiang Zuo's behavior is strange, and I cannot understand it. An envoy from Yan State is trying to please the people of Chen State, which is also a disgrace to Yan State."

Pan Hou said with a somewhat mocking tone.

Jiangzuo's various actions not only puzzled the people of Yan, but also confused the local officials headed by Pan Hou.

"Prefect Pan, don't you forget that you still have an important mission in hand?"

Zheng Mingxu reminded.

Pan Hou was startled, and quickly leaned forward and said, "Please give us some more time, Lord Zheng. We will never let the remnants of the Qin family appear in Guangning City again."

He said so, hoping that the remnants of the Qin family would leave Guangning City as soon as possible.

Within the three-day deadline given by Zheng Mingxu, Pan Hou still could not find any members of the Qin family even after searching the entire Guangning City.

Not only that, the remnants of the Qin family are even more rampant, spreading rumors from time to time.

Nowadays, there are many voices among the people discussing the Qin family's affairs, and dissatisfaction with the court is increasing.

……

The residence of the Yan State envoys.

After inspecting the store, Jiang Zuo returned to the mansion.

As soon as I walked into the door, I met Master Guo.

When Master Guo was about to go out, he saw Jiang Zuo and said, "Sir, you are back. A messenger just came to ask when you will reply. He is about to return to the capital."

"Answer? What letter?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't remember it for a moment.

"A letter from Miss Chen from Guanzhong."

Master Guo reminded.

"Siyue's letter?" Jiang Zuo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Has she sent any letter recently?"

Master Guo also looked puzzled and said, "It was delivered a few days ago. I specially ordered someone to deliver the letter to your room. Didn't you see it?"

Jiang Zuo said: "Where is the letter in my room? Maybe it was sent to the wrong place."

Master Guo patted his thigh and whispered, "Oh no! It might have been sent to that girl's room."

Jiang Zuo frowned and understood.

"Then I'll go ask."

He walked straight towards the room.

When he arrived at the door, Jiang Zuo hesitated a little.

The girl Qin in the room usually stays in the room. She seems to be very introverted and doesn't communicate much with Jiang Zuo at all. She only leaves the room occasionally at night.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Zuo knocked on the door.

Qin Yu was very alert and did not open the door immediately.

Jiang Zuo looked around and confirmed that there was no one around before he said, "It's me."

After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard.

The door opened, but no one was visible.

"Come in."

I only heard the woman in the room say.

Jiang Zuo walked into the room and closed the door.

Qin Yu hid behind the door again and asked, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Zuo scratched his head: "Uh, it's like this, someone sent a letter to this room by mistake before."

Qin Yu thought for a moment before saying, "Yes, but I didn't open the door, and the man stuffed the letter into the crack of the door."

"Where is the letter?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

Qin Yu turned around, took out the letter from the cabinet beside the bed and handed it to Jiang Zuo.

"I definitely didn't peek. I just accidentally saw the words on the envelope."

Qin Yu bit her thin lips lightly.

"It doesn't matter."

Jiang Zuo took the letter.

"Is this a letter from your lover?"

Qin Yu asked in a low voice, with a complex thought flashing in his eyes.

"Yes."

Jiang Zuo nodded.

"So you already have a family."

Qin Yu said in a low voice.

"not yet."

Jiang Zuo shook his head and focused his attention on the letter.

"Is it."

Qin Yu's face was calm.

Jiang Zuo opened the letter and was stunned for a moment. He looked up and found Qin Yu staring at his face with a strange look.

"What, what's wrong..."

Jiang Zuo took her gaze.

Qin Yu quickly turned aside and said softly, "Nothing, I just wanted to ask if you have any news about my brother?"

"Not yet, but it will be soon, don't worry."

After Jiang Zuo finished speaking, he left the room.

Back in the study, he continued to read Siyue's letter.

"Jiang Zuo, there are rumors everywhere in the capital now, saying that you, as an envoy of the State of Yan, have betrayed the court and are preparing to defect to the State of Chen. Is this true? Didn't you promise me that as long as you completed your mission as an envoy to the State of Chen, you would come to the capital to find me? I want to know what you are doing in the State of Chen, and why you have been reluctant to write to me for a long time..."

From this letter, one can see Chen Qingyun's anxious heart.

"It turns out that someone is spreading rumors."

Jiang Zuo said silently.

No wonder the empress suddenly sent the Thousand Cavalry Division here, it must be for this matter.

If even Siyue received the news, then everyone inside and outside the court would be talking about it like crazy.

Jiang Zuo doesn't want to be labeled a traitor.

"I should write a letter to explain to Siyue, and also to appease the empress at the same time."

After thinking about it, I picked up the pen.

……

Five days later.

The cool letters that Jiang Zuo sent to "Chen Siyue" and the empress were delivered to the empress's desk at the same time.

"To Siyue, I have no intention of joining the Kingdom of Chen. You don't need to pay attention to those rumors. However, I will stay in the Kingdom of Chen for about one or two months. I hope you can wait for me until the New Year next year. Maybe I can come to the capital to find you."

After seeing this scribbled reply, Chen Qingyun finally felt relieved after being worried for many days.

As expected, Siyue’s words are effective...

Opening the letter to Your Majesty, the content is almost the same.

Now that he has to deal with Jiang Zuo with two identities, Chen Qingyun already feels a little tired.

Once the hidden danger of the State of Chen is resolved, it will be time to reveal my identity.

It was only a matter of time anyway, but Chen Qingyun just wanted to talk it out with Jiang Zuo in person.

If I said what was said in the letter, I'm afraid Jiang Zuo would be angry and stay in Chen State and never come back.

This is what Chen Qingyun is most worried about.

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