Chapter 148 Decision
The mission given to the powerful force in the mountains was to kill Rong Que.
If Zhao Bingchun also knew about this mission, then when she and Rong Que arrived in the county town this time, Zhao Bingchun would not have made so many attempts.
There was absolutely no need for him to test it.
Just pretend to be nice and then look for an opportunity to take action.
After the words fell, Su Qingqing immediately revised her judgment, "Or rather, he knew part of it. Those people used some means to make Zhao Bingchun mistakenly believe that they were bandits, and they maintained some kind of contact with Zhao Bingchun."
Rong Que swallowed the rice in his mouth and took a sip of soup.
"Before this riot, Zhao Bingchun definitely didn't know about their existence, but during the famine riot, Zhao Bingchun got in touch with them."
Rong Que gave his analysis and put a shrimp into Su Qingqing's bowl.
Su Qingqing nodded in agreement, "Since those people were tasked with killing you, then this riot was artificially designed."
The purpose of designing this famine riot was to send Rong Que here and then kill him.
As for how to kill...
The method was simple. Rong Que was killed by the bandits while suppressing them. Even if the emperor wanted to blame someone, at most he would reprimand Zhao Bingchun for his incompetence, but he could not blame anyone else.
"But now, their plans have been disrupted."
Rong Que looked at Su Qingqing with appreciation and love, "You have disrupted the county government and completely confused Zhao Bingchun. Now, Zhao Bingchun has clung to the Hu family to protect himself, which is equivalent to clinging to the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion.
Now that he has become Marquis Rong'an's man, how could the Duke of Zhenguo ever work with him again? Even if the Duke of Zhenguo can see through the scheme, those people in the mountains may not be able to do so.
Even if they see through the situation, they would not dare to act on their own and contact Zhao Bingchun when things have come to this point.
That buys me time.”
The purpose of the Duke of Zhenguo is to bury Rong Que here. What if Rong Que disappears in the bandit suppression before the Duke of Zhenguo's men take action?
There is no sign of death or alive, the Duke of Zhenguo must be worried to death!
Besides, the Duke of Zhenguo himself is guilty and he has people hiding here.
He would definitely speculate more about what Rong Que's disappearance meant, and his uneasiness and guilty conscience would reveal his true colors.
The two of them didn't even need to express their thoughts explicitly. Just a casual glance at each other enabled them to know that the other's guess was consistent with their own thoughts.
Rong Que couldn't help but feel emotional, so he reached out and pinched Su Qingqing's cheek, "Why are you so nice?"
With the previous entanglement, Su Qingqing was happy to be close to Rong Que in such an occasion, "Because you deserve my kindness."
Rong Que was stunned, looking at Su Qingqing in astonishment and throbbing, and was silent for a long time, "You... have begun to accept me, right?"
The questioning voice was so soft and trembling that his whole heart was filled and then suspended.
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "If it hadn't already started, how could I have made an appointment with you for this case?"
When Rong Que mentioned the powerful army in the mountains, Su Qingqing suddenly realized why Rong Que had such strong feelings when he came back this time.
Facing such a powerful force, Rong Que was not completely confident and felt uneasy and anxious.
Su Qingqing reached out and gently stroked Rong Que's cheek, "Don't worry, we can make our wishes come true."
Rong Que placed his hand on the back of Su Qingqing's hand, with his palm against the back of her hand, and brought the fair and slender fingers to his lips, "I look forward to returning to Beijing."
The kiss was hot.
After the meal, Rong Que told Su Qingqing in detail everything he had discovered about the powerful army during his ambush in the mountains over the past few days.
Su Qingqing is a general with rich combat experience, so in matters like this, Su Qingqing's advice would be more useful.
He admired this person, was willing to believe in all her talents, and was even more willing to give her a broad stage.
Su Qingqing didn't think much about it. She simply thought that Rong Que was discussing with her. In order not to expose her identity, she did not directly give a corresponding plan, but revealed some key points at the right time during the discussion with Rong Que.
Rong Que didn't reveal it either.
He enjoys watching the little schemes of his beloved one, and feels that he loves this person to death no matter what he does.
The two of them, one playing guessing riddles and the other guessing riddles, used two hours to complete a battle plan to deal with that powerful force.
Su Qingqing killed Zhao Bingchun's wife, and now she has arrested the madam of Qiuxiangyuan and the wives and daughters of several wealthy families in the county. The entire county is in turmoil.
Qiuxiangyuan has the support of the second son of the prefect of the county or state. When the second son got the news, he immediately sent people to Nanchong County to ask for the person.
Since Su Qingqing avoided him , this person could only go to Zhao Bingchun and put pressure on him.
Zhao Bingchun hated Su Qingqing so much that he wanted to poison the well immediately and kill her to avenge his wife and vent his anger.
Plus, now there is the second son of the state to put pressure on us...
But he can't do anything now.
He had to wait for news from Rong'an Marquis' Mansion.
The food problem and the bandit problem are his two most serious problems now. He must first know whether the Rong'an Marquis Mansion is willing to protect him. At the same time, he must also find out the whereabouts of the food.
"Sir, the grain we use for disaster relief was never placed in the government office's open granary . It was placed in the granary we built privately. How did those bandits know about it?" The white-robed strategist was puzzled by this.
The black-robed counselor said with certainty, "There is a traitor."
However, there were only a few people in the entire government office who knew the location of the granary, and these people were all reliable people who would never reveal a single detail, so the white-robed strategist disagreed with the idea of an insider.
Zhao Bingchun was extremely worried.
Previously, he had been distracted by Su Qingqing's five hundred thousand taels and had no time to think about disaster relief. Now, he had to resist the pressure from the second son of the prefecture, the pressure from the people of the city who questioned him why the government had so much grain, and the pressure from the crown prince who was about to cause trouble at any time...
Under such heavy pressure, he had to find the food as soon as possible.
"If it really doesn't work, we can capture the maidservant serving the Crown Princess and interrogate her. Since the Crown Princess did it, she must know about it.
The Crown Princess made us suffer a loss, but we can retaliate.
We have arrested her people, but as long as we don't have evidence, she won't be able to get rid of them even if she knows the truth."
The black-robed aides offered suggestions.
The white-robed aide immediately said, "That maid is very skilled in martial arts. How can we catch her just like that?"
The black-robed aide looked at Zhao Bingchun, "Among those people who interacted with you before, wasn't there one with great martial arts skills? Since we were cooperating before, it doesn't make sense that they would be intact while we are in trouble now."
Zhao Bingchun slapped his thigh.
He had been so worried these days that he couldn't sleep, so how could he have forgotten about this?
