I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 832 - Chapter 832 Messenger

Chapter 832: Messenger Chapter 832: Messenger Editor: Atlas Studios Second Master Qin was so angry that his face turned green.

He glared at Fan Zijin with bloodshot eyes.

After all, there was no one who didn’t like fame.

Also, who liked to be scolded by the entire world?

Second Master Qin gritted his teeth and did not speak.

Fan Zijin did not believe that he had such a backbone.

If he was really not afraid of death, he would not have sought refuge with West Xia.

Hence, he waved his hand and got Yanmo to interrogate him before leaving.

Second Master Qin was indeed afraid of death and even more afraid of pain.

However, his wife, children, and family were all in West Xia.

Thus, there were some things that he admitted, but there were also some things that he would rather die than say.

For example, the spy his father had left in Great Qi.

Yanmo nearly tortured him to death, but still, he gritted his teeth and refused to say anything about that.

This made Qi Haoran think slightly more highly of him.

He turned to Fan Zijin and said, “He’s similar to his father in this aspect.

It’s a pity that he didn’t inherit his father’s brain.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come to Lingnan to cause trouble with just a few of his men.” Fan Zijin said, “We’ve removed more than half of the people Qin Fang left in Si County, but there are still many people secretly loyal to him in the capital and Jiangnan.

We can’t let our guard down.

Even if Qin Er refuses to speak now, it doesn’t mean that we can’t pry his mouth open in the future.

Didn’t he bring a few guards with him?

I’ll get someone to interrogate them all.” Qi Haoran rolled his eyes and said, “Only two of Qin Fang’s sons escaped and one of them is about to die.

Let Qin San exchange something for his second brother.” “What do you want?” “The whereabouts of the treasury’s silver.” Qi Haoran said, “In any case, we can’t even find the silver after digging three feet into the ground at Qin Fang’s residence.

From this, we can deduce that the items must still be in the capital.

Since they can’t transport the silver anyway, they might be willing to exchange the information for Qin Er.” Anyway, he glanced at him and said, “Would you be willing if it were you?” Qi Haoran nodded affirmatively.

“If you and Big Brother are caught, I’ll definitely be willing.

Anyway, it’s not like I can take that sum of money away.

In that case, why not exchange it for family?” Fan Zijin had always thought the worst of others, so he snorted and said, “I’m afraid Qin Er and Qin San don’t have such a deep brotherhood.” Though Qin San and Qin Er were brothers from the same family, they indeed didn’t have that deep of a relationship.

But now, they were the only two from the Qin family still alive, and were struggling to survive under the oppression of the West Xia royal family and various nobles.

If he knew the whereabouts of the silver in the treasury, he was willing to exchange it for his older brother’s return.

The key, however, was that he didn’t know.

Not only did he not know, but Qin Er also did not know.

Even their mother did not know.

When the war broke out, they were sent out of Great Zhou and straight to West Xia by their father.

As soon as they arrived in West Xia, they heard that their father and the Second Prince had forced Emperor Jingyan to death and usurped the throne.

Before they could catch their breath, the Second Prince was forced out of the capital by Qi Xiuyuan and his men.

Until his father died at the border between Great Zhou and West Xia, they had not received any information about the gold and silver from the treasury.

If not for the fact that Great Qi had issued a speech and even Qin Fang’s subordinates were certain that the silver in the Great Zhou’s treasury was indeed taken by Qin Fang, they would have suspected that Great Qi had framed them.

However, they really did not know where the silver in the treasury was.

Even Qin Fang’s subordinates did not know.

Therefore, Qin San had no choice but to beg the West Xia royal family to save his brother when they sent someone to negotiate with Qi Haoran.

He was willing to give them gold, silver, and treasures if he could afford it.

At this moment, the people of West Xia thought that Qin Er had been captured in Great Qi’s territory.

Seeing that Qin San was willing to give them gold, silver, and treasures, they were happy to pass the message on their behalf.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the guardhouse who had taken in Qin Er were all dead.

Otherwise, West Xia would definitely be suspicious.

West Xia sent a team of messengers to Great Qi.

The pro-peace faction felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make peace, so they sent a strong lineup, with the Crown Prince of West Xia personally leading the way.

On the other hand, the pro-war faction feared that they would give up too many benefits due to a soft stance, so they forcefully stuffed a few of their guys in.

Even if their men had injured Qi Haoran first, Qi Haoran had also killed many of their people.

Now that they were even, they could forget about asking for too much as compensation.

Knowing that Qi Haoran had a bad temper, they bypassed the southwest border and directly crossed from Tongchuan Prefecture to the capital to seek an audience with the Emperor.

Qi Xiuyuan thought for a moment and sent a pigeon to Fan Zijin, asking him to return to the capital immediately to preside over the diplomatic negotiations.

Qi Xiuyuan conveyed a message to Fan Zijin, “When it comes to selecting civil officials, it’s always been the case that only those who pass the Imperial Exam enter the Hanlin Academy, and only those from the Hanlin Academy can become prime ministers.

Although you passed the exam, you didn’t take the palace examination to become a junior compiler, nor did you enter the Hanlin Academy.

The first generation of prime ministers could be appointed based on merit, but by the second generation, that won’t be enough.

You hold a high rank and are still youngaEUR”many in the court likely won’t accept it.

So this time, when you come back, I want you to start handling the internal affairs of the country and hand over business matters to your stewards.

I will send someone else to take over the logistics for Haoran.” Since Fan Zijin had been earning money for the national treasury, logically speaking, the officials should be grateful and impressed by him.

However, in the eyes of the scholars, doing business was ultimately a trifling skill.

Other than exclaiming at Fan Zijin’s selflessness and painstaking efforts and praising his loyalty to the Emperor and the close relationship between the three cousins, very few people really praised him from the bottom of their hearts.

However, Qi Xiuyuan wanted Fan Zijin to be his prime minister.

If he couldn’t convince the officials, how could he manage the officials?

This year, the various regions was starting to collect taxes, so the deficit in the national treasury could be eased to a certain extent.

Thus, there was naturally no need for Fan Zijin to handle the businesses by himself anymore.

Qi Xiuyuan felt the need to plan for him.

This visit from the West Xia diplomatic mission was an opportunity.

Since Zijin wanted West Xia to compensate them with a piece of land, Qi Xiuyuan felt that he might as well let him negotiate.

Hence, Fan Zijin set off for the capital with the gold that had just arrived in Qiannan.

As the weather was gradually getting hot, he did not let Little Madam Xia and Little An follow him.

He said, “Stay in Qiannan for now.

You can set off after I get someone to pick you up.” Little Madam Xia agreed as she packed his luggage.

Fan Zijin thought for a moment and said, “Let Concubine Su, who is locked up in the side courtyard, go.” Little Madam Xia stiffened and asked, “You want her to follow you back to the capital?” Fan Zijin shook his head.

“Go and tell her that I don’t fancy her.

It’s fine if she wants to continue staying in the residence since it’s not like our Fan family can’t afford to feed her.

Or, she can cultivate in the temple or do whatever she wants.

But if she doesn’t want to stay, I can write her a divorce letter and prepare a dowry for her so that she can remarry.” It wasn’t that Fan Zijin was keeping his chastity for Little Madam Xia, but whenever he thought about how Fan Siwen had sent this person over, he didn’t want to see her.

It had been more than two years, but he still didn’t think he could tolerate it.

In that case, he might as well let her go .

Little Madam Xia hurriedly agreed.

After some hesitation, she said, “Master, since there’s no one to serve you on the way to the capital this time, I’ll arrange for two people to serve you.” Fan Zijin nodded nonchalantly.

“You can make the decision.” Little Madam Xia couldn’t help but feel a little bitter.

Although she was the one who took the initiative to arrange handmaids for him, she’d still hoped that he would reject the suggestion.

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