Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage-Chapter 936 - _1
Chapter 936: Chapter 936_1
Jiang Yi contemplated, “Even if we have to kill our way back, we must consider who to take with us.”
“Of course, it won’t suffice to take only our own people. It won’t be convincing enough. Besides, we in the Jiang family can’t be the ones to take the lead.”
“What do you suggest?”
“We need to demonstrate to the emperor irrefutably. The best would be to have both scholars from the Imperial Censorate and warriors, such as the Prince of Wutong. He still owes me a favor.”
“What’s our justification? We don’t have the power to mobilize them. Even the Prince of Wutong might need a strong enough reason to lead troops out of the city.”
Jiang Ning laughed, “How many soldiers do we need to deal with a few monks? Aren’t a few dozen of the house guards from the Prince of Wutong’s household enough?”
“Don’t underestimate those monks.”
“Yes, I know. They have their martial monks, who can fight. But we’re not waging a battle against them, are we? We only need to catch them in the act. I believe that the Prince of Wutong is capable enough to do this.”
Jiang Yi laughed, “Even if he is capable, how can you persuade him to help us, merely based on that small favor he owes you? It’s not guaranteed.”
“Hey, are you suggesting telling them directly that we want their help to catch someone in the act? Wouldn’t that be foolish? They wouldn’t step into this messy business.” Jiang Ning touched his chin, “The Imperial Court has been too quiet lately. Have the Imperial Censors completed their KPIs? Let’s give them some performance to present. In this way, brother, we can split our forces. You go to the Imperial Censorate, and I’ll go to the Prince of Wutong’s residence.”
Jiang Yi agreed, jumped off the carriage and asked again, “If I ask He Tang for help, you wouldn’t mind, would you?”
“…Don’t seek him out.”
“Why?” Jiang Yi asked with an ambiguous smile, “You two used to get along quite well. You don’t still hold feelings for him… do you?”
“Stop talking nonsense. At the very least, He Tang and I are friends. I can’t harm him.”
“Exposing the true face of the old monks, how can this be harming him?”
“Just don’t meddle with this. Also, don’t involve He Tang. You have enough understanding of the Imperial Censors. Find the one who’s the most gossipy, the most annoying, who loves to show off the most, and yet becomes the biggest hypocrite.”
Jiang Yi laughed, “With your description, I can accurately match one person to it. Speaking of which, this censor, they have confronted our father several times before.”
“Then what are you waiting for? Go deliver his merit!”
“Alright!”
Watching Jiang Yi ride off, Jiang Ning directed the coachman to the Prince of Wutong’s residence.
When the Prince of Wutong heard that the Princess Consort had arrived, he was so scared that his formal hat almost fell to the ground. He immediately ordered his maidservant to invite the Princess to come greet her.
On hearing that Jiang Ning was looking for him, he was even more astounded, and hurriedly invited Jiang Ning to his study with great discretion.
Jiang Ning removed her hood, revealing her face and straightforwardly said with a smile, “Prince, I won’t mince words. This time I have come, there’s something I need your help with.”
“Please, Princess Consort, tell me.”
“Recently, the war situation at the front is getting tense, and all sorts of supplies are urgently needed. You must be aware of this.”
“Yes, indeed, the Imperial Court is quite troubled by this.”
“As you know, my maternal grandfather’s family are royal merchants. They might not have much else, but they do have quite a lot of grain. I specially had my mother with my grandfather’s family transport twenty boatloads of grain and one boatload of silver. Yet, that silver was unexpectedly robbed.”
“Oh? Who was so daring?”
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The Prince of Wutong was amazed.
Jiang Ning expressed her concern, “That silver was the soldiers’ lifeblood. Prince, you, as a general who loves the people as if they were your children, must surely be able to empathize with my feelings.”
“Princess Consort, just tell me what you need me to do.”
“I have already investigated. The ones who robbed the boat were water bandits. They have hidden all the silver in… the Lingshan Temple.”
