Chapter Eighty-Six: Negotiation
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At this time, her gentle wife came up and whispered care.
"Something has happened recently, and I'm afraid there will be changes in the DPRK and China." Governor Qin sighed, he looked at his wife, and said slowly: "Fortunately, I am now in the Jiangnan officialdom, and there are not so many people to bother me." ā
Governor Qin's wife is from a Jiangnan family, but she has no power, just a decent scholarly family. It is precisely because of this that Governor Qin likes his wife very much, because she is very smart and will never ask more about things that should not be taken care of.
While rubbing his shoulders for her husband, she said softly, "What about Ya'er?" I think she is very close to the crown princess now, will it have any impact. ā
Governor Qin shook his head, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, but he didn't let his wife see it.
"If you get close, you can get close, as long as you haven't become a family."
She naturally knew the meaning of Governor Qin's words, but there were some things related to her daughter's life, and she would always worry about Zhongzhong.
"Master, the crown princess is here." The housekeeper of the Qin Mansion walked in.
Say Cao Cao Cao is here?
Governor Qin was stunned for a moment, and then looked back at his wife, "Is Ya'er at home today?" ā
"There is something going on in the book club, and I am not in the house."
Governor Qin nodded, "Then go and tell the crown princess that the young lady is not in the mansion today." ā
"Yes, sir." The old butler answered, and was about to go out.
Shen Qiwu actually walked in at this time, and said apologetically: "Qiwu came uninvited, a little presumptuous." ā
Governor Qin glanced at the old butler, a little heavy. However, in front of Shen Qiwu, Governor Qin naturally didn't want to open his mouth to blame, after all, there was a difference between monarchs and ministers.
"The princess is coming, and the old man is far away. Ya'er hasn't returned from the book club today, I'm afraid the princess will have to run for nothing. Waved off the old butler, Governor Qin said with a smile. His virtuous wife stood beside him and poured tea for the two, looking at Shen Qiwu with a smile.
Shen Qiwu laughed lightly, and the corners of his mouth slightly hooked up a wonderful arc.
"Qiwu is here today, not to find Miss Ya'er, but to discuss something with the Governor."
"Oh?" Governor Qin looked at Shen Qiwu with interest and asked, "I don't know what the crown princess has to do, only the old man can do it, so he will naturally not shirk." ā
Shen Qiwu knew that this was an old fox, and he must not be careless. She organized the language in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "It's about the marriage of the prince and Miss Qin!" ā
The words were amazing, and the teacup in Mrs. Qin's hand fell off from it. Fell to the ground and splashed some debris.
"I'm sorry, I missed first." Mrs. Qin confessed her guilt and left.
Shen Qiwu silently looked at the departing Mrs. Qin, while Governor Qin was looking at Shen Qiwu seriously.
"I know that Ya'er and the crown princess are now best friends, but the old man has never heard of this marriage."
Shen Qiwu thought for a while and said seriously: "I told His Highness about this matter, Miss Ya'er is a brilliant learner, and she is a strange woman in the world. Your Highness is fascinated, so I want to facilitate this marriage. ā
Governor Qin smiled inexplicably and asked, "Does Ya'er know about this?" ā
Shen Qiwu replied: "There is a mention." ā
Governor Qin snorted lightly, "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness and the Crown Princess's intention is not this marriage." ā
The old fox is the old fox, and he sees it very clearly. However, Shen Qiwu never thought of hiding it, and when talking to smart people, he had to use smart people's methods.
"To put it simply, I want to form an alliance with Governor Qin! In other words, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to form an alliance with you! ā
"Alliance?" Governor Qin smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't help but look down on the old man too much, the old man is just the governor of Jiangnan, so he can't help much." ā
Shen Qiwu knew that he was pretending to be garlic, and he didn't want to debunk him, some things were just known secretly, and it didn't make sense to say them clearly.
Shen Qiwu just said very calmly: "Whether you can help or not, Your Highness needs the Governor." ā
"Why didn't Your Highness come in person?" Governor Qin suddenly asked.
"It's just to avoid suspicion."
Governor Qin smiled disappreciatively and scoffed at this. Now that Zhao Mu is guarding the sky, what is the matter of contacting some local officials?
This avoidance of suspicion is too far-fetched.
"If it is an alliance, what does the old man need to pay?" Governor Qin asked. With his shrewd personality, how can he easily stand in line if he doesn't see the pros and cons clearly.
"News! We want to know the news of the capital as soon as possible! Shen Qiwu said very seriously.
For her and Zhao Mu, the most important thing is the news in the capital. If it only relied on Zhao Mu's strength, the news would have come to Jiangnan a few days later, and even if something happened in the palace, he could only sigh in vain.
Governor Qin nodded, this was not too difficult for him. After all, he is a native of Beijing, and his father is the founding hero of the Great Zhou, and his family is also ranked first in Beijing when it comes to the power of intelligence.
"What does the old man get?"
"Imperial concubine? Grandpa Guo? Shen Qiwu opened his mouth tentatively, his eyes looked at Governor Qin, and he didn't want to let go of any change in emotion.
However, it was a pity that Governor Qin only shook his head after hearing the news from Shen Qiwu, and his expression did not change in the slightest.
Shen Qiwu frowned, thought about it and said, "Imperial Concubine, Grandpa Guo, Prince?" ā
Hearing the word prince, a glimmer of light flashed in Governor Qin's eyes, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye, he squinted his eyes and smiled: "Why did the crown princess say this?" ā
Shen Qiwu knew that this old fox was tempted, it seemed that it was indeed nothing more than to win over this old fox, she thought for a while before saying: "Although His Royal Highness and I are husband and wife, we will not have children." ā
"Oh?" Governor Qin was stunned and asked, "Why is this?" ā
"Because, I'm sick. Can't give birth! ā
Instead of telling the truth about her and Zhao Mu, it is better to tell a big lie.
Governor Qin smiled between his eyebrows, but quickly hid it, "How can the old man believe the words of the crown princess?" ā
"What I say is also what Your Highness says. The Governor may not believe me, but I will only say it once. Shen Qiwu knew that it was not easy to hide from the old fox, so he simply began to want to capture him.
Given the old fox such a big bargaining chip, he had no reason to refuse.
Governor Qin bypassed the previous topic and continued to ask, "Your Highness also agrees?" ā
This was a big gamble in life, and Governor Qin didn't dare to jump to conclusions. He must know Zhao Mu's thoughts, otherwise he will still choose not to jump into this fire pit.
"Agreed." Shen Qiwu's voice lengthened, "But the Governor has gained such a big benefit, if there is a change in the future, you still need to take action." ā
Hearing this, Governor Qin nodded in acquiescence. (To be continued.) )