Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 937 - 939: King Qin Returns to the Capital (6)

Chapter 937: Chapter 939: King Qin Returns to the Capital (6)

"Stop, White Tiger!"

Caiwei halted the White Tiger and recounted the matter of the Sun Family brothers to Nangong Yi in complete detail. Of course, she did not forget to mention where the grain ultimately went!

Nangong Yi loved Caiwei dearly. Not only would he help those Caiwei wanted to aid—be it an innocent commoner who ended up in prison because of their cause—even if she wished to help an unrelated person, he would assist without hesitation.

Caiwei had some reservations. She said, "Nangong Yi, in the middle of the night like this, for us to just go and knock on the magistrate’s door, is it really okay?"

Nangong Yi, unconcerned, replied, "What’s the problem with that? If there wasn’t something important, even if he invited me, this king wouldn’t be keen to visit his mansion anyway!"

As they approached the mansion of Lin’an Prefecture’s prefect, Caiwei stored the White Tiger in space and followed Nangong Yi to knock on the door of Prefect Han Zhicai.

Upon hearing that someone claiming to be King Qin was at the entrance, Prefect Han immediately rolled out of bed, dressed, and ran to the entrance to welcome him.

Since King Qin had been victorious in Lingbei and was expected back at the capital these days, when the servants reported that King Qin was at the door wanting to see him, he believed them without hesitation!

In fact, Prefect Han could claim a distant familial connection with King Qin, as Prefect Han’s eldest son had married a daughter from the Duke Li Guo’s Mansion. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Prefect Han should be considered one of King Qin’s supporters!

Upon seeing King Qin, Lord Han naturally performed the kneeling ritual of a subject to his sovereign, respectfully ushering King Qin into the Flower Hall and ordering tea and fruit to be served.

Nangong Yi, in a hurry to continue on his way, couldn’t bother with pleasantries. After exchanging a few words, he commanded that Sun Long be released from prison to be properly looked after and sent home.

Lord Han did not dare to question the reasons. Whatever King Qin said, he simply did—the echo of his agreement resounding as he immediately ordered his subordinates to release the prisoner.

Nangong Yi achieved his desire and thus did not delay any further, bidding farewell to Lord Han and preparing to leave.

Prefect Han initially wanted to personally see King Qin and the Wife of King Qin out, but King Qin sharply refused him. Not daring to contradict, he abandoned the idea and respectfully bowed his hands as he saw King Qin and the Wife of King Qin off.

After King Qin left, Lady Han emerged from behind the screen, sighing, "Hehe, no wonder Young Master Huo’s proposal to Miss Mu was declined. It turns out she favored King Qin. Indeed, King Qin is more handsome than Young Master Huo and holds a much higher status..."

"What do you know? If she had married Young Master Huo, she would have been his openly and honorably married official wife. Though not as glamorous as King Qin’s woman, she would live freely and magnanimously. But marrying King Qin, given her background, she could at best be a side consort, which plainly means a concubine. How can that compare to living openly as an official wife? Ah, the young people nowadays!"

"Shh, we mustn’t talk recklessly about this in front of others, especially our daughter-in-law, who is actually King Qin’s cousin. If it reached her ears, who knows, it might then reach King Qin’s."

"Do I even need to say that? I’ve been an official for decades; if I didn’t even have this bit of tact, I would have been sent back home to farm ginseng long ago..."

The husband and wife lamented Caiwei’s choice, chattering away until dawn was nearly breaking, and then they finally embraced and went to sleep...

As dawn was breaking, Nangong Yi and Caiwei returned to the capital. Nangong Yi dropped Caiwei off at the manor near Anzhao Temple and then left on his own.

Caiwei was worried about him being alone. She had wanted to stay with him, but Nangong Yi insisted she shouldn’t. He said, though he wouldn’t be in the capital, he always had the situation there under control. He was confident he could handle the Prince and also had a good chance of turning the tables.