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Jiang Yue then took a sip and added: "Indeed, it's not bad. In terms of fragrance, it's even better than the Spring Jade that I spent a lot to get from the capital. I never thought that there would be such a good tea in Border Town, it's truly surprising."

After saying this, the room quieted down. The two of them slowly sipped their tea, waiting for the other party to speak first.

Jiang Yue waited for a good while, but still did not hear a word Dong Fang Su said. In the end, he could not help but ask: "Prince, how do you know this official loves Jade Spring?"

Jiang Yue lowered his eyes and said: "Prince only needs to ask, this official will definitely speak his mind."

"Alright." Dong Fang Su rubbed the light shining on the teacup and raised his eyebrows. "What do Lord Jiang think about this king's guards?"

The light in Jiang Yue's eyes jumped, and he calmly asked: "Did Prince talk about Shi Wu and the others?"

After Dong Fang Su nodded his head, Jiang Yue considered his words: "Shi Wu and the rest are extremely skilled, they are courageous and warlike, and are extremely loyal to the Prince. On this journey, if we do not have their protection, even if the Princess has a thousand schemes, I am afraid it would be difficult for us to escape."

"That's all?"

Jiang Yue raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "What do you think there is?"

Dong Fang Su stared at him for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "This king has always thought that Lord Jiang was an upright and honest person, but I never thought that there would be such a time where he could be so honest."

Jiang Yue cleared his throat and looked away uncomfortably, "Forgive this official's stupidity, I don't understand Prince's meaning."

"Did you guess their identities?" Dong Fang Su suddenly asked out of the blue.

"They are the guards of the Prince. Their identities are simple and clear, there is no need to guess." Sunlight shone through the empty square window on the street, shining on the tensed muscles under Jiang Yue's skin.

"Since Lord Jiang is unwilling to say, this king will not force you. I only request Lord Jiang to agree to one thing."

"Please speak, Prince."

"Before entering the Jinling, other than Shi Jiu, everyone else will leave, and I hope that the Lord Jiang does not mention them to anyone else. I've never seen it before. "

"Even Your Majesty cannot do it?"

He had indeed guessed the identity of Shi Wu and the others, but he had not been able to understand why they would follow Dong Fang Su and sneak into the West Chu to save him. It had always belonged solely to the emperor.

If they had wanted to break into the palace to save someone, why would they send him to the West Chu? There was no need to send him out to save someone.

Now, he seemed to understand, but … Is it possible that the Camping is in Dong Fang Su's hands?

But if that was not the case, why did Dong Fang Su ask him to hide it?

And the late emperor, why did he pass the Camping down to a concubine prince that he did not love?

He wanted to ask a few times, but he did not know where to start. Just as he was about to ask, Dong Fang Su's voice sounded beside his ears, "After saying so much, this king has still not answered Lord Jiang's previous questions, I really shouldn't. Does Lord Jiang want to hear it now?"

Jiang Yue calmed his chaotic thoughts with much difficulty, then bowed and said: "This official is willing to listen to more."

"Jiang Yue, well-worded. Although his family is poor, his intelligence is outstanding, and he has studied hard for ten years in the cold. At the age of sixteen, he was promoted to the middle rank, and at the age of eighteen, he became an official of the Board of Justice. Although he does not have any background, due to his outstanding ability, he familiarized himself with the rules of the punishment.

"Just when his future is bright, he unintentionally discovered that the President of the Board of Justice, Zheng Quan, had used beggars or orphans on the streets to replace those who had committed mortal crimes, reaping profits from this. Every time those people were brought to the execution platform, Zheng Quan would arrange for the guards to drink some aphrodisiac in advance so that they would not be able to speak a single word. As for the two officials in charge of inspecting the main body, they are also Zheng Quan's men.

"Those who have the ability to bribe Zheng Quan, are all officials and nobles in the imperial court, once this matter is exposed, it will not only shake more than just the Board of Justice, but he will also be in danger, being treated as a thorn in the side by countless people's eyes. On the contrary, as long as he does not speak of this matter, countless gold and silver will be delivered to him, it is inexhaustible, but he still decides to uncover the secret, why?"

"I know that the people are in trouble, but I do not care. I have read the Book of Virtue for nothing." Jiang Yue's voice trembled slightly as his thoughts were brought back to two years ago.

"That's right, other than the Ministry of Justice, there were also four officials of third rank and above, and more than ten officials of third rank and below. This king still remembers the sharp words you said two years ago in the imperial court, which rendered those people speechless and ashamed."

Jiang Yue laughed bitterly: "How could the crime of killing an innocent commoner be offset by exile? It's clear that the Your Majesty intended to pass judgement lightly; to put it bluntly, it's because Zheng Quan has a daughter who is a concubine in the palace."

Dong Fang Su remained silent. He had heard the matriarch mention this before, that in order to protect Zheng Quan's life, the Zheng Fei had washed his face with tears everyday and even hanged himself in his chambers. Fortunately, the palace maid discovered this in time, otherwise, he would have passed away.

For this matter, Jiang Yue had consecutively sent a few paper clips requesting for Zheng Quan's death sentence. Unfortunately, Dong Fang Hui's heart was set, and those paper clips fell into the ocean without a trace.

"Ever since that time, this king had secretly invited Lord Jiang as a close friend, and had the honor of seeing Lord Jiang's eloquent speech at the Tea King's Debate held by the White Deer Institute, to the point where his opponent was rendered speechless. It was at that time that this king found out that Lord Jiang's favorite tea leaves were the spring tea in the palace."

"It is precisely because I have seen the talent of Jiang Da that when I was pondering over the choice to use the West Chu, the first thing I thought of was the Lord Jiang."

Jiang Yue was startled: "So that means, the matter of me sending out the West Chu, was something that the Prince brought up to the Your Majesty?"

"That's right, royal brother didn't agree. This King had to persuade several times before reluctantly agreeing." After he finished speaking, Dong Fang Su's expression looked a little uncomfortable.

The corner of Jiang Yue's eyes twitched. After calming himself, he said: "Since Prince recommended me, then why did you personally come to West Chu?"

After pouring tea for each of them, Dong Fang Su held the warm porcelain cup and said: "To be honest, Lord Jiang, this king had originally thought that since Xiao Ruo Ao was pressured by Northern Week, he would eventually hand over the Princess; it wasn't until I had a long discussion with Brother Mu that I realized how naive this idea is."

"Why do you say that?"