Chapter 59: King Huainan Blocks Qingzhou Prefecture

Chapter 59: King Huainan Blocks Qingzhou Prefecture

In the study, Zhan Xiao sat in front of a large rosewood desk with a gloomy face.

Just received a tip-off that the King of Huainan ordered the blockade of the entire Qingzhou Prefecture and dispatched 100,000 elite soldiers to surround the entire Qingzhou Prefecture, with no one allowed to enter or leave. Even the noble families and dignitaries who came to celebrate the birthday of the Princess of Huainan were trapped in the city. What's more, these people were placed under house arrest in their respective places of residence, without the freedom to go out.

Is the King of Huainan planning to burn his boats? According to the laws of the Great Xiao Dynasty, each prince was only allowed to raise 500 personal soldiers. The King of Huainan had no military power and no orders, so where did he get 100,000 elite soldiers?

Fortunately, the steward of Jihetang had handed over the note secretly left by the maid in the morning. Before leaving, Zhan Xiao had told Qin Zhi to go to Jihetang if he had any business. It was his private property and few people knew about it. Seeing the short four words on the note - Seventeen are all safe, he finally felt relieved. Next, it was time for him to recuperate, because he might have to fight a tough battle soon.

Qin Zhi didn't rush to sleep after returning to her room. She flashed into the space. The computer screen showed that she had saved 18 lives and was rewarded with 180,000 points.

Eighteen lives? Wasn't it seventeen? Oh, and I saved Zhu Mingyue last time. Qin Zhi looked at these points and felt better. One hundred and eighty thousand points could buy a lot of things.

"Ding Dong", a message prompt sound appeared on the screen. Qin Zhi clicked on the screen and a line of words appeared: The Japanese pirates will invade in the near future. Completing the task will reward you with a top-level laxative to deal with the Japanese pirates.

Completed the task? There was no task written on it. Qin Zhi scratched his head, wondering if he was going to do good deeds again like before. Without thinking about it, Qin Zhi went to the fields to harvest the crops. The warehouse was already full.

Qin Zhi picked two more baskets of plums in the space and took them to the basement tomorrow to feed the heroes inside.

After doing all this, Qin Zhi was sweating profusely, so he jumped into the stream to take a bath. Soon, Qin Zhi found that the scratches on his arm when he rescued his sister had disappeared. Qin Zhi then remembered that it was the work of Lingquan. Oh, how could he forget such an important panacea as Lingquan.

Qin Zhi left the space and secretly added some spiritual spring water to the water tank in the kitchen. He didn't dare to add all of it, fearing that the effect would be too great. This water is very good for the injuries of my sister and father. It is even more beneficial for my pregnant aunt. Not only can it keep the fetus safe, but it can also strengthen the body and is also very beneficial for the later delivery. Tomorrow, I will also add some spiritual spring water to the water tank in the basement.

Early in the morning, Qin Zhi went to the basement and used diluted spiritual spring water to cook a large pot of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and steamed a basket of white flour buns, more than 50 of which were white and plump. He estimated that he would not be able to return at noon, so he made more. If he was hungry at noon, he could heat it up and eat it. Before leaving, he left two baskets of plums for them, telling them that he picked them in the mountains.

Qin Zhi actually underestimated their appetite. After these rough men gradually recovered, their appetite also increased, and they could finish fifty steamed buns in one meal.

After Qin Zhi packed up, he went to the village head's house. The village head had already processed Qin Zhi's land deed and written Qin Zhen's name according to Qin Zhi's request. There were a total of five acres of dry land, and two taels of silver per acre. The money had been given to the village head yesterday.

Zhou fried some sugar-coated cakes in the morning, and when she saw Qin Zhi coming, she wrapped a few in oil paper and gave them to her to take back. Qin Zhi was not shy, and happily thanked her and accepted them.

Zhou pulled Qin Zhi aside and said mysteriously, "Yesterday, your uncle's daughter Xiaohong had a difficult birth and was pregnant with two babies. The girl survived, but the boy stayed in the belly for too long. When he came out, his whole body was purple and he was dead."

"Ah! There are actually two?" Qin Zhi had seen this woman before. She was so thin and her belly was not big, but she was pregnant with twins.

"Yes, there was still hope. The midwife said that the woman was too tired and had no strength to give birth. She asked your grandmother to cook some brown sugar and eggs for her to eat so that she would have the strength to continue giving birth. Your grandmother was reluctant to give up the brown sugar and eggs. Xiao Hong took a long time to give birth to her second child, but it turned out to be a boy. What a sin! Xiao Hong was also injured and it is estimated that she will never have children again." Zhou really looked down on Liu. She herself had gone through this step, so why should women make things difficult for other women?

"The Qin family's roots are already rotten. Qin Dahai was indifferent when he saw his woman having a difficult childbirth. If he had been tougher and asked his mother to listen to the midwife, this wouldn't have been the outcome." Qin Zhi said.

"The Qin family's family tradition is not right, but your father is a good man." Except for being dissatisfied with Qin Erzhu's cowardice, Zhou was optimistic about him in other aspects.

"Bad bamboo produces good bamboo shoots," Qin Zhi said with a smile.

"By the way, your grandfather the head of the village said that for some reason, everyone in the city was in a hurry yesterday. There was a bailiff in the county government who had some friendship with your grandfather the head of the village, and he secretly told him that someone from higher up had blocked Qingzhou Prefecture, making it impossible for people to enter or leave. Your uncle was supposed to leave for his place of exile today, but he can't go for the time being. You should stay at home now, and don't go to the town unless necessary." Zhou frowned as she spoke. Her heart was pounding, and she always felt that something bad was going to happen.

Qin Zhi understood that it must be the King of Huainan who had taken some action.

Qin Zhi thought of the spy that Zhan Xiao mentioned. It was time to make things difficult for Prince Huainan.

After returning home, Qin Zhi used the spiritual spring water to make a pot of pheasant soup for his aunt. After drinking it, Ah Si exclaimed that it was delicious and that it made his stomach warm and comfortable.

Qin Zhi took her pulse and said the baby was healthy and asked her not to worry.

After lunch, Qin Zhi went back to his room and took a nap to get some rest, as he had important things to do in the evening.

Qin Zhi didn't wake up until the sun was setting. She quickly took out a large piece of meat from the space and went into the basement. The seventeen warriors were already starving, and when they saw Qin Zhi coming with the meat, they were like hungry wolves seeing their prey.

Qin Zhi made them a big pot of hand-rolled noodles with shredded pork, and made oil-dregs cakes for them with the lard residue from refining oil. The smell was so delicious that everyone was drooling.

After everyone finished dinner, Qin Zhi told them about the King of Huainan sending troops to blockade Qingzhou Prefecture.

"Bah," the man who looked like Li Kui was called Lu Chong, and his face was full of anger. "The old fox King Huainan doesn't even want to pretend anymore. If I wasn't injured now, I really want to rush over and kill him with my own hands."

"The Prince of Huainan is a big traitor who has done many things to frame loyal and honest people," one person echoed.

"Don't worry, someone will take care of him sooner or later. You should heal your wounds here first and don't be exposed." Qin Zhi comforted them.

Qin Zhi asked Mr. Sun to cook for them for two days, as she would be away for two days. She would send some more food down later.

The seventeen people all looked at Mr. Sun with deep resentment. With Mr. Sun's cooking skills, even dogs wouldn't eat them.

The food Qin Zhi sent over later were all frozen foods that could be eaten directly after heating. There were dumplings, buns, steamed buns, flower rolls, etc. The weather was cool now, so it wouldn't be a problem to keep them for two or three days.