Tang Zong and Tang Qingzheng stood side by side at the door. When they saw Qin Zhen coming, they hurriedly greeted her.
"Wei Chen has met the princess."
Qin Zhen stretched out her hand to help the two of them up, and said: "You two don't need to be polite. I came uninvited today and caused a lot of trouble. Please don't blame me."
Tang Zong said quickly: "When the princess comes to the humble abode, the flowers are shining brightly, how can she be blamed?"
Qin Zhen smiled and said directly: "I don't mince words, I just say some things directly."
"I came here today because I actually have something to ask for." Qin Zhen looked at Tang Zong and said softly, "I want to ask Master Tang about something."
Tang Zong saw that her expression was solemn and she didn't look like she was joking, so he knew that this matter was probably not a trivial matter.
He turned to look at his son and whispered: "Go out and guard the door. Don't let anyone get close."
After saying that, he turned to Qin Zhen and said: "Princess, please come inside."
The two of them entered the house and the door was closed from the outside.
Tang Zong asked: "What does the princess want to ask?"
"Food and grass," Qin Zhen stared at Tang Zong closely and said word by word, "The war in southern Xinjiang is stalemate, but the soldiers have no rice to cook and are hungry to fight on the battlefield. Mr. Tang, as a householder
Minister, don’t you have any idea about this matter?"
When Qin Zhen said the first two words, Tang Zong's face suddenly changed. By the time he finished the second half of the sentence, Tang Zong's face had turned the color of pig liver.
He looked at Qin Zhen in horror: "You, where did you learn about this?"
Qin Zhen's face darkened and she said, "It seems like this is really happening."
Qin Zhen felt extremely angry for a moment, and her tone became a bit colder: "Master Tang, you are scorning human life. Not only that, you are still betraying the country. Do you know that if the defenses of southern Xinjiang are breached and the enemy invades,
At that time, the country will be destroyed, the family will be destroyed, and the people will be displaced?"
Tang Zong's face turned blue and white as she spoke, and after a while he said: "Princess, this matter is not as simple as you think."
"Although I can't be called a good and upright official, I can clearly understand the priorities of things and would never dare to joke about this matter."
Tang Zong lowered his voice and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for the food and grass matters, and it has also passed through my hands... But, Princess, you must understand that the people who escort the food and grass are not from my Ministry of Household Affairs."
Qin Zhen was shocked: "What do you mean?"
Tang Zong glanced at her and said, "The person who escorted the grain and fodder is named Liu."
Qin Zhen: "..."
His surname is Liu, from the Ministry of War.
Tang Zongyou felt that it was not ordinary enough and continued: "The person in southern Xinjiang who asked the reinforcements to stand by is also named Liu."
Qin Zhen's eyes flashed with evil intent.
Cutting off Lou Yan's food and leaving Lou Yan's army trapped alone, this is a determined attempt to kill Lou Yan.
Tang Zong looked at Qin Zhen's face and said softly: "Although I don't know why the princess is so concerned about the war in southern Xinjiang... But I would like to advise the princess that the water here is too deep, so you should not mess with her at will.
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"Nowadays, the crown prince and the fourth prince are fighting, and no one can tell what the final outcome will be. But no matter what, it is not a wise move for you to confront the Liu family."
Qin Zhen closed her eyes for a while before saying, "Thank you, Mr. Tang."
Qin Zhen knew in her heart that if she had been someone else today, she would never be able to say these words to her.
Tang Zong's words can be considered as a profound exchange of words.
Tang Zong smiled and said, "If the princess hadn't spoken out at the palace gate, our Tang family might have broken up long ago."
He always remembered this kindness in his heart.
Qin Zhen looked at Tang Zong and said, "It's a trivial matter, Master Tang, don't take it to heart."
After a pause, he added: "I will pretend that I have never heard of what happened today. No matter what happens, I will never bring trouble to the Tang family."
Tang Zong was stunned for a moment, then sighed in his heart, thinking that this princess was really a good person. If he could really marry his son... forget it, his son was not worthy of the princess.
Qin Zhen achieved her goal and did not stay any longer. She got up and left the Tang Mansion.
As soon as she left, Tang Qingzheng couldn't help but ask Tang Zong: "What's the matter with the princess?"
Tang Zong glanced at him: "What do you do if you know so much?"
Tang Qingzheng: "...I'm just a little curious."
"Curiosity killed the cat. Don't be curious if nothing happens." Tang Zong paused and said meaningfully, "In the future, you should hang out less with the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince. If nothing matters, you can get closer to the Third Prince."
Tang Qingzheng: "...Why?"
At the beginning, his father said that the third prince was a commoner with no background and should not get too close to him.
Tang Zong thought for a while and then said: "Intuition."
After saying that, Shi Shiran left regardless of Tang Qingzheng's expression.
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Qin Zhen came out of Tang's house and went directly to Lou Yan's mansion instead of going back to Qin's house.
The Third Prince's Mansion became the Third Prince's Mansion, but his door was still open to Qin Zhen. As long as Qin Zhen wanted to, she could go there anytime and anywhere.
When Linglong saw her coming, she couldn't help but smile. She only asked softly: "Why is the princess here?"
Qin Zhen looked cold and asked directly: "How much food and grass are we missing?"
Linglong was stunned for a moment, and then whispered: "This... is simply a bottomless pit."
What people outside are saying is right. The Wangfu family has very little financial resources. Even if they sell out all the things they can sell, it will still be a drop in the bucket.
It is not a family that has to be fed, but all the soldiers in southern Xinjiang. The wealth that the common people think is amazing, but after being converted into food, it still seems a bit insufficient.
Qin Zhen rubbed her eyebrows and stretched out her hand towards Manman.
Manman quickly took off the small cloth bag he had been carrying and handed it over.
Qin Zhen took it, raised her hand and threw it to Linglong, saying softly: "You take these first, collect some of the food and send it to southern Xinjiang, and I will think of something else for the rest."
Linglong was stunned for a moment, then she opened the small cloth bag and saw a large pile of banknotes lying inside, several thick piles.
She was surprised: "So many?"
Manman glanced at Qin Zhen and said in a low voice: "The princess emptied all the items in her private treasury to collect these banknotes."
"How can this be done? I can't have this bank note." Linglong said in a deep voice, "If the prince knew about it, he would definitely not agree to it."
She has been with Lou Yan for so long and still knows him well.
Anyone's money can be taken, but Qin Zhen's cannot be touched.
Qin Zhen's face suddenly darkened: "He has to live first before he can agree or disagree. People are dead, what's the point of agreeing or disagreeing?"
"You are afraid of his blaming, I know. When he comes back safely, let him come to me, and I will bear the responsibility."
Linglong: "No, Prince, he..."
"Or are you afraid of his blame, but not afraid of his death?" Qin Zhen stared at Linglong with her eyes tightly, asking, "Are you going to watch him die?"
Linglong was speechless for a moment.
Qin Zhen pushed the banknote forward and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and do it, the sooner the better. You have to understand that if you are slow for a moment, he will be in more danger."