bookcurios Chapter 263 Half of the Antidote
Chapter 263 Half of the Antidote
Su Jixue looked lazy and nonchalant, as if she didn't care about the result.
Her expression also made the ministers present gasp.
Everyone says that Su Jian is good at cultivating qi, but his daughter's skills are even better.
Who is Zong Kui? Why was he controlled by Su Jixue?
Zong Kui stared at Su Jixue deeply. Although he knew that she must have some ulterior motive, she said this in public, which made Zong Kui feel uneasy. He felt that she was going to ask for too much.
"What does Miss Su want?" Zong Kui spoke cautiously.
After all, no one knows Nan Qing and him better than Su Jixue.
"My master has ordered me not to rescue anyone, but I was blind before and saved the son of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery." Su Jixue openly brought up the incident with Lu Jing. "I'm afraid my master will blame me, and I'll have to apologize to him when the time comes."
Su Jixue looked at Zong Kui innocently: "The Regent is knowledgeable and experienced, do you have any good suggestions?"
She kicked the ball back to Zong Kui.
Master?!
Bei Su cursed in his heart, how dare Ji Xue, how could Su Jixue have such superb medical skills, even the legendary one-handed ghost doctor might not be better than Ji Xue's medical skills, now she really can use a big banner to deceive others!
"I have some treasures passed down from the six kingdoms. I wonder what Miss Su's master likes?" Zong Kui asked tentatively.
In fact, before collecting each of the so-called rare treasures from his place, he had shown them to Ji Xue. He only kept the ones that Ji Xue didn't like, and usually gave the ones that Ji Xue liked directly to her.
Zong Kui said this because he wanted Ji Xue to remember some of his good points.
"My master, Xianyunyehe, doesn't like those things." Su Jixue raised her peach blossom eyes slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up slowly: "It's just that he once stayed in Nanqing and Subei for a while, and he liked it there very much..."
Su Jixue said this and refused to say the rest, but the smile on the corner of her lips was somewhat meaningful.
The ruler and his ministers of Dongchu looked at Zongkui with some curiosity, because Zongkui, who had remained expressionless just now, had changed his expression, and Beisu behind him was so angry that he pointed at Su Jixue, but finally let go.
"I wonder which town in northern Jiangsu Miss Su's master likes?" Zong Kui took a deep breath, his fingers tightly clasped around the armrests of the wheelchair.
"The Regent is underestimating my master. How could he only stay in one town?" Su Jixue smiled warmly, and seemed to think that Zong Kui had a narrow vision.
The officials of Dongchu were somewhat confused. Why could a town in Nanqing and northern Jiangsu make Zongkui's face change so drastically? They didn't know what allusion or strangeness was behind this.
"What does Miss Su mean?" Zong Kui finally understood what Su Jixue meant. She actually had her eyes on the important town in northern Jiangsu.
"The matter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, plus the matter of saving the Regent, is a mistake upon a mistake. If I don't have something to apologize for my sin, I won't dare to see Master again." Su Jixue shrugged. "If Master takes back my medical skills because of this, I will suffer a great loss."
Su Jixue spread her hands and looked at Zong Kui even more innocently.
This is to let Zongkui make the first offer.
"There are eight counties in Nanqing and northern Jiangsu. What does Miss Su mean?" Zong Kui actually already knew what Su Jixue wanted, but he still said it vaguely first.
"This lady wants the three counties of Nanxun in northern Jiangsu. This request is not too much, right?" Su Jixue raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes curved, and she looked like she was joking, but the coldness in her eyes made people know that she was not joking.
The War King's eyes flickered slightly. The three Nanxun counties of Nanqing, nestled between mountains and the sea, were unremarkable among the eight counties of northern Jiangsu, but their geographical location was excellent. They were a hub for Nanqing's maritime transport, but in terms of wealth, they were far inferior to the other five counties.
Should be able to get it.
Although the War King did not understand Su Jixue's intention, he had already begun to help her calculate the chances of success in this matter.
The three counties of Nanxun?
Some of the Dongchu court officials had heard of this place for the first time and did not quite understand Su Jixue's intention.
If there were any old ministers from Nanqing here at this moment, they would definitely say that this was ridiculous.
How could a rich girl from another country ask for three counties?
Even the three most remote counties cannot be easily granted to anyone.
"Miss Su has such a big appetite!"
Zong Kui did not reply, but Bei Su had already frowned. You know, the eight counties in northern Jiangsu are the rich land of Nanqing. On the surface, other counties are richer, but the three counties in Nanxun are more special, and this specialness was discovered by Ji Xue's men.
Therefore, Ji Xue was very clear about the value of these three counties.
"That depends on how valuable the life of your regent is." Su Jixue put away the smile on her face and said, "Lord Beisu, if you say one more word, I will see if I dare to add another county!"
Beisu, she really gave him face, didn’t she!
The three counties of Nanxun are actually not very impressive, but they have mineral deposits, and not just one.
This news was suppressed by the Liudao Pavilion, and even the court officials of Nanqing were unaware of it, thinking it was just an ordinary county. However, the first thing Zongkui did after learning about it was to give the fiefdom to these three counties. Therefore, the ownership of these three counties was actually decided by Zongkui.
"Miss Su, the three counties have a huge territory. Can we negotiate?" Zong Kui's face looked very ugly.
"You can discuss it with the Regent. After all, there will be no room for negotiation after daybreak." Su Jixue said with a smile. Another reason why she wanted the three counties of Nanxun was that most of the people who mined the minerals in the three counties were her people.
This was the retreat that Ji Xue had found for Zong Kui and the others.
Use the mineral deposits, guard the harbor, and be able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating.
It could be used as a fallback.
Today, it is still possible.
Su Jixue didn't know how many of her people were still alive, but she had to find a safe haven for them.
This is a clear threat.
Because after dawn, it will be the seventh day, and Zong Kui actually doesn’t have much time left.
Zong Kui was about to say something, but a sudden burning pain in his heart caused his brows to furrow, and his gaze, which had been fixed on Su Jixue, dropped. But after a moment, Zong Kui raised his eyes, having already made up his mind: "Miss Su, as long as you are not afraid of the long road ahead and cannot fulfill your promise, then even if I agree, it doesn't matter."
He agreed.
"So this lady needs letters from both countries, as well as an imperial decree from Nanqing." Su Jixue knew that Zongkui would definitely agree, so she had already thought of all the subsequent matters. Moreover, she brought it up in the Golden Palace in order to make the Emperor of Dongchu admit that this was Su Jixue's personal behavior and had nothing to do with state affairs.
"No problem, but, Miss Su, I've already demonstrated my sincerity, so I think it's worthwhile for you to demonstrate yours as well." Zong Kui said, coughing again. "When we make the appointment, I hope to see half of the antidote."