Drunk Bamboo

Hua Qinming only said: "I have arranged for someone to pick up the silver from Jiangbei County. If the silver is lost again, it will be lost in Loushan. Lord Han, do you think my father will blame my third brother?"

Han Jian gave a sly smile, "Not only will the Crown Prince's dam project not be completed on schedule, but King Feng will also be punished by His Majesty. Your Majesty, are you killing two birds with one stone?"

Suddenly, Hua Qinming started coughing: "Cough cough..."

Han Jian stood up quickly: "Is your Highness feeling unwell?"

Xia'er took the first step to support Hua Qinming's shoulders.

Han Jian wisely returned to his original position.

Hua Qinming endured the dryness and itchiness in his throat and said, "Master Han, do your job well."

"Yes... I will take my leave."

As soon as Han Jian left the room, a violent coughing sound suddenly broke out.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough..."

Xia Er immediately took out the medicine bottle from her bosom and poured out two pills: "My Lord, your old illness has come back, take a pill!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"My Lord, water!"

Hua Qinming swallowed the pill with water and coughed a few times before gradually calming down.

"Is the prince feeling better?" Xia'er poured another cup of warm water and handed it to him.

"No problem."

Hua Qinming's face turned pale and his eyes were tired.

In stark contrast to the cold and domineering appearance just now, he now looked like a sickly and thin young man who would fall down at the slightest breeze.

Xia'er couldn't bear it. She knew she shouldn't say too much, but she couldn't help but ask with concern: "Your Majesty, you have to be on duty at the Ministry of Personnel during the day, and worry about the Crown Prince and Prince Feng at night. When can you have a good rest? Nothing is more important than your health. Even if you overthrow the Crown Prince and Prince Feng, there is still His Majesty. To be honest, His Majesty is in good health..."

Hua Qinming stopped him in a stern voice: "Xia'er, stop talking!"

"Yes, Xia'er said something wrong." Xia'er didn't dare to talk back.

I could only mutter quietly: "If the Imperial Concubine saw this, she would be heartbroken too."

After hearing this, Hua Qinming's long eyelashes trembled.

His bony hands clasped on the table: "Mother...will her heart ache?"

Qingshan Town, Jiangbei County.

In the villa where Hua Qinfeng was, there were roars of anger.

The sound spread throughout the yard, and everyone who heard it couldn't help but tremble.

When the Wind King gets angry, even the house shakes three times.

Hua Qinfeng: "Still nothing?!"

Chaoyang: "Your Highness, calm down. We have searched almost the entire Jiangbei County, but still can't find any trace of the bandits. Perhaps the bandits have already fled Jiangbei County with the 100,000 taels of silver?"

"How did they escape? One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. Were they not checked at the checkpoints? The county magistrate had already issued a document on the day the case was revealed, and the news had already reached Zhongdu the next day. Did the bandits grow wings or can they become invisible? How did they escape? They must still be in Jiangbei County!"

"Yes, I'll look for it again!"

"Go away, don't come back if you can't find it!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

As he said this, Chaoyang, who had been scolded badly, walked out of the house with a gloomy face.

Without even looking around, he rode away on horseback with the guards waiting outside the courtyard.

Inside the house, the roaring continued.

Hua Qinfeng: "Search! Search! We've been searching for more than ten days, but we haven't found even a trace of the bandits or the official silver. They are all a bunch of rubbish!"

Zhang Xinghe: "Your Highness, this is too strange. You can't blame Chaoyang. You let Chaoyang go out with his guards every day to search like a headless fly. It is a waste of manpower and material resources. It is of no practical use. We still need to plan first and find clues from the previous case files."

"You're still pleading for others. Aren't you an expert in solving cases in the Ministry of Justice? Zhang Xinghe, you've been lying in bed for more than ten days. Have you solved the case? Have you found any clues? Have you read the files again and again, and found any connections? You just talk big and don't go out to look for it. Do you think you should lie sick all day like you do?"

"Your Highness, I have been suffering from the unfamiliar climate for a few days, but I have not been lying in bed all day as Your Highness said. I have been to the battlefield before and I am in good health. Your Highness, why do you have to target me with your words?"

"Targeting you? Zhang Xinghe, you are too proud of yourself. I don't have time to target anyone! If the case is not solved, the bandits are not eliminated, and the money is not paid, I will scold everyone I see!"

"Your Majesty..."

"Alright, the official silver from Zhongdu will arrive at Loushan in two days, and I have to prepare to receive it. You can continue to read these useless files here!"

"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. Let's discuss it together. Perhaps the bandits will rob this batch..."

"What a joke! Who would dare to hijack someone while I'm here? Now that they're here, I can catch them all in one fell swoop!"

"Your Highness cannot do this by himself. We should let Chaoyang come back in a couple of days to help Your Highness."

"How dare the bandits hijack the government silver again? Your mission is to find the bandits and the government silver. My mission is to provide support. Don't worry about it. I will handle it myself."

"Your Majesty..."

The only thing heard at the end was Zhang Xinghe's long sigh.

Hua Qinfeng suddenly opened the door and walked out angrily.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Wang Qingming was waiting outside the door and saluted Hua Qinfeng.

"County Magistrate Wang, I have something to discuss with you." Hua Qinfeng glanced at him.

"Your Highness, please tell us that the whole Jiangbei County will do its utmost to cooperate." Wang Qingming lowered his eyebrows, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

"Borrow a few people from the government office in a few days to help me receive the silver sent from Zhongdu." Hua Qinfeng said in an imperative tone.

"Yes, I will make arrangements and send the most elite people in the yamen to Your Highness." Wang Qingming cooperated very well and agreed immediately.

"That's great." Seeing that he didn't leave, Hua Qinfeng asked, "What does County Magistrate Wang want to do here?"

Wang Qingming raised his head with a faint smile on his face: "Qingshan County is located in a remote area, and there is nothing good to eat. I ordered people to prepare fresh food and wine and send them here specially."

Hua Qinfeng glanced at the strangers in the yard and the baskets of things, and said casually, "Just put the things in the yard."

Wang Qingming nodded: "Yes."

It was rare that he didn't say anything more, but just left.

"Now that the things have been delivered, I will not disturb Your Majesty. I still have some matters to deal with in the government office, so I will go back first."

Hua Qinfeng had no smile on his face: "In the future, for small matters like delivering things, I can just send someone to deliver them. You don't have to come in person."

Wang Qingming said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I dare not neglect your honorable position."

She waved her hands, unwilling to talk to him: "Okay, if you want to send it, go ahead."

"I am resigning."

After turning around, Wang Qingming straightened his back, raised his eyebrows, and a sly and complacent smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

After a while, Zhang Xinghe walked out of the house.

"He heard everything we said, right?"

Hua Qinfeng snorted coldly: "You speak so loudly that only a deaf person can't hear it."

The two of them didn't look like they had just had an argument. Instead, they were looking in the same direction with tacit understanding.

Zhang Xinghe saw the yard full of things and said, "County Magistrate Wang sent a lot of things."

Hua Qinfeng turned around and said, "Just eat it if it's delivered. Food can't be wasted."

He smiled faintly: "Your Majesty is right."