novelzi Chapter 63.2
Chapter 63.2
This defeat was a major setback. If Xue Yan were alive, he would definitely have revealed the fact that Chu Chengji was ordered to stay in Qingzhou against his will.
That’s why Shen Yanzhi killed Xue Yan.
Lin Yao and the others were unaware of the feud between Chu Chengji and the Shen family. To handle these clandestine matters, they needed someone who knew the inside story.
Before Chu Chengji returned, he had sent someone to investigate Shen Yanzhi, and that person was Lu Ze. The Eldest son of the Main Branch in Lu Family.
He received Lu Ze in his study, and Lu Ze reported everything he had found out: “Indeed, as Your Highness suspected, Shen Yanzhi did not go south with the army from the beginning but stayed secretly in Qingzhou.
The person who died tonight shielding him from the arrow was Shen Yanzhi’s close bodyguard.
He was quite a figure, the martial champion of the sixth year of Jinghe. Later, he was involved in a corruption case, his family was confiscated, and he was exiled.
The Shen family saved him and also bought his family members who were sold to the brothel.
Since then, he has been wholeheartedly serving the Shen family.”
Chu Chengji said, “He was a righteous man. Give him a proper burial.”
Lu Ze bowed, “Your Highness is kind and benevolent, and his actions are in line with the people’s expectations.”
Chu Chengji was a bit tired and didn’t want to hear more compliments. “Continue searching for Shen Yanzhi along the Yuan River. Withdraw if there are no developments.”
Lu Ze considered, “Indeed, there is one more matter that requires Your Highness’s consideration.”
Chu Chengji looked up, indicating for him to continue.
“Lu Familt from the capital will be arriving in Qingzhou tomorrow. My grandfather was always wholeheartedly supportive of Your Highness.
Now that he’s gone, the Lu Family in the capital seems like a floating duckweed without roots.
I hope Your Highness can show them compassion and personally welcome the Lu Family people into the city tomorrow?”
As he finished speaking, cold sweat dripped from Lu Ze’s forehead.
This was a test to see how far Chu Chengji could go for the favor and interests of the Lu Family.
If he truly went out to welcome the Lu Family people, then the Lu Family in Qingzhou could do nothing and still stand tall.
After all, the people under him would act according to his attitude.
Chu Chengji’s gaze swept lightly over Lu Ze, intimidating without anger. “I am always grateful for the righteousness of my grandfather and Duke Qin.
The Princess is still besieged at Liangyan Mountain. If I take Qingzhou City but fail to lift the siege at Liangyan Mountain, wouldn’t it be a joke?
Tomorrow, I will lead the troops to Liangyan Mountain, and Lord Song will go to meet my uncle’s family on my behalf.”
Lu Ze’s heart pounded as he was looked at by Chu Chengji in that manner.
When he bowed, even his fingertips were cold. “Your Highness’s considerations are thorough.”
Qin Zheng got up early in the morning and heard that there was a fight below the dam and on the back mountain.
She immediately went to find Lin Zhao.
She didn’t even bother to look out the window to see if there were any carrier pigeons.
She knew it must be Chu Chengji and the others coming back.
Since they had all returned, Qin Zheng naturally didn’t think that Chu Chengji had written a letter to her last night.
She was a bit embarrassed with Lin Zhao.
For a while, she didn’t know whether to go to the back mountain to watch the battle or to the dam.
Thinking about the defense arrangements that Chu Chengji had taught her for the back mountain, she knew she wouldn’t be of much help at the dam.
Many of the defensive works on the back mountain were done by her recently, and she would need to guide them when they retrieved the cableway, so she said to Lin Zhao, “A Zhao, you go to the dam to support them, and I’ll go to the back mountain to take a look.”
Lin Zhao had no objections and went to the dam with his men, while Qin Zheng also took a dozen people to the back mountain.
When she arrived, Lin Yao had already taken the opposite cliff, and the people in the village were shouting cheerfully across the two banks.
Originally, they thought they would be away from the village for only a few days, but who would have thought it would be more than half a month.
On the back mountain, a protective wall extending to the entire mountainside had been repaired.
The high wall that had been destroyed by the officials and soldiers with rolling stones was slowly being rebuilt over the past few days, looking quite imposing.
The people leaving the village were amazed to see it.
Qin Zheng ordered the iron cables to be pulled up and reattached to the stone pillars.
Only then did the people on the opposite side use iron cages to transport themselves over.
She pretended to be calm and stood on the side, scanning the people on the opposite cliff one by one, but she never saw Chu Chengji.
Qin Zheng’s heart skipped a beat.
Although she also guessed that Chu Chengji might be on the other side of the dam, she couldn’t help but worry.
After Lin Yao came over, he praised the protective wall on the back mountain.
Qin Zheng waited and waited, but seeing that he couldn’t finish his praise for a while, she had to interrupt him, “Um... why didn’t my husband return with the chief?”
Lin Yao said confidently, “His Highness went to attack the officials and soldiers below the dam.”
Qin Zheng: “...Oh.”
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At the same time, on the dam side, after Chu Chengji went up in the basket and took a look around the dam, his gaze finally fell on Lin Zhao, “Where is my wife?”