Looking After a Battle God With Hundreds of Billions in Supplies

Chapter 278: Capital City, They’re Back

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The place they were staying at tonight was a courier station near Prince Ma City.

The officials at the courier station knew that Prince Qi was going to stop by and had already made preparations very early.

When they were traveling these few days, in order to shorten the journey, they did not rest at noon and sat in the horse carriage for the entire day. Su Ying’s bones had almost fallen apart from the jolting.

After Su Ying arrived at the assigned room in the courier station, she immediately lay down on the bed.

The children’s bones were soft, and they could lie down in the carriage, so they were not that tired. Instead, they became much more energetic after getting off the carriage.

Su Ying casually ate some food, washed up, and handed the children over to Aunt Zhao and the others before going to bed.

After Su Ying woke up, she heard Jiang Yang’s voice coming from outer room.

“Your Highness, Prince Ma has arrived. He said he was passing by the courier station and found out that Your Highness was here and came to pay a visit.”

“Please invite him in.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Su Ying had gone to bed early last night, and now, she had woken up early and was more energetic. She put the children to bed and covered them well with blankets. After washing up with cold water, she went downstairs.

There was a dining hall on the first floor. It was not big and was located inside a house.

Prince Ma looked at Xiao Jin with an unclear expression. There was more hostility on his face than before and a profound look flashed across his eyes.

“When I first heard that something had happened to Prince Qi, I was extremely shocked. Who doesn’t know that Prince Qi risked his neck and shed his blood for the Chu State? However, the generals who risked their lives outside somehow cannot be compared to those civil officials of the court with glib tongues. His Majesty believed their nonsense and wrongly accused His Highness. It is indeed disheartening,” Prince Ma lamented ruefully.

Xiao Jin only drank the tea in his hand with an indifferent expression. After Prince Ma finished speaking, Xiao Jin slowly said, “Does Prince Ma think that His Majesty can’t differentiate right from wrong?”

Prince Ma got a shock inwardly. His words were meant to sow discord, so how did they get interpreted to mean he didn’t think well of Emperor Kangze?

Although it was one thing to think about it inwardly, who would say it out loud?

“Prince Qi, you’ve misunderstood. 1 am just feeling it was a great injustice for you.”

Xiao Jin put down the teacup in his hand.” His Majesty will exonerate me.”

Having witnessed Xiao Jin’s power move, Prince Ma then chose to go with the flow and added, “Prince Qi, you are right. Then I must congratulate you first on having a gross injustice redressed. With great authority in your hands and the military power of 300,000 troops, even if someone wants to harm Your Highness, they will have to think twice.”

“I still need to return to the capital as soon as possible, so 1 won’t send you off, Prince Ma.” Xiao Jin stood up, making his intention to send his guest off extremely obvious.

The smile on Prince Ma’s face did not change. “If it wasn’t for the fact that Prince Qi is in a hurry, I would definitely have invited you to Prince Ma City for a chat. Then I will take my leave now.”

“I won’t send you off.”

Jiang Yang personally sent Prince Ma out of the courier station. When he returned, his face sank.

“This Prince Ma has more tricks up his sleeve than hair. He came here and said a few words, but not a single one of them wasn’t to test Your Highness.”

Jiang Yang turned around and saw Xiao Jin looking at him. He thought there was something on his face and reached out to rub his face.

“Your Highness, why are you looking at me?”

Xiao Jin asked, somewhat surprised, “You can actually tell that he was testing me?”

Jiang Yang choked. He seriously suspected that His Highness was looking down on him!

“Your Highness only has the military power of Jin City in your hands. Where did he get the figure of 300,000? He just wants to know if Your Highness will hand over the tiger tally of Yan City’s Western Pass to His Majesty. So what if he knows? Don’t me he wants to fight with Your Highness…” Before Jiang Yang finished his sentence, he realized that something was wrong and quickly shut his mouth tactfully.