I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty

Chapter 82: The Imperial Family

“Not seeing me, huh?” Xia Sigou looked at Ling Yan with a calm face and then sneered, “May I ask, since when did the affairs within the royal family require the Grand Marshal of the empire to worry about?”

“It was His Majesty himself who decided to let the young master act on your behalf. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell His Majesty. I will not stop you.” Ling Yan made a “please” gesture.

However, both Xia Sigou and Ling Yan, who was instructed by Qin Ji, knew that this was impossible. In this matter, the Fifth Prince had already committed a great mistake, a crime enough for him to die many times. At this time, Xia Sigou had no right to apply to Xia Yuxiao to remove Qin Ji.

At this point, even if it were to be retracted, it wouldn’t make much difference, because Qin Ji has already completed all the tasks that Xia Yuxiao needed him to do in the position of Zongzheng. All the obstacles that needed to be dealt with have been resolved. The only thing left is for Qin Ji to complete the handover with Xia Sigou in the next period of time and discard the related proxy affairs.

Of course, there are other possibilities, such as Qin Ji not wanting to let go of the position of Zongzheng.

“Sometimes I wonder,” Xia Sigou looked at Ling Yan, his expression full of anger, “You two master and servant are really well-matched.”

“Thank you for your compliment.”

Ling Yan bowed slightly to express her appreciation for such a compliment.

What are you thanking for?! Can’t you tell I’m being sarcastic?!

Seeing that the other party was not only not angry but also thanking him for the compliment, Xia Sigou couldn’t help but wonder if there was something wrong with this girl’s ears, to be able to say such things.

“In short, you can’t see the young master yet. If you insist on seeing him, it would be better to wait until His Highness Rongsheng’s matter is settled before meeting again.”

Ling Yan still maintained that expression, saying the words Qin Ji had arranged for her long ago. These words made Xia Sigou even more annoyed—wait until the matter is settled? He came here for this matter, what is the point of waiting until it’s settled? Wait until the person is dead to save them? Ridiculous?

“Isn’t the Grand Marshal too busy to even have time for a meeting?”

“I can’t let you meet him, this is my young master’s order. I’m sorry, I’m only responsible for conveying and executing orders, not handling your related matters. If you still want to meet the young master, I suggest you wait for his response. I will convey your request to my young master, but whether he agrees or not is not something I can determine.”

Ling Yan could naturally answer such questions very smoothly. After all, it’s about passing the buck, whoever is not present gets the blame, and everyone is happy.

“No need!” Xia Sigou finally couldn’t hold back and angrily rejected the proposal, “Since the Grand Marshal never intended to talk to me, then we won’t talk. I will use my own way to stop your young master’s crazy actions.”

To be honest, it is indeed quite crazy. Although this Grand Marshal holds great power, he is not afraid of collective resistance from the royal family…

Thinking of this, Xia Sigou couldn’t help but feel a burst of frustration.

Damn it, how did the royal family of Daxia fall to this state? If only this generation of princes and princesses could be a bit more promising and help Xia Yuxiao restrain Qin Ji, Daxia wouldn’t be like this. Now, the internal affairs of the Daxia royal family still need to be handled by the Grand Marshal himself.

What a disgrace!

Of course, Qin Ji knew nothing of Xia Sigou’s thoughts. He was still admiring the masterpiece of the Fifth Prince.

After the two finished reading the work, Qin Ji sat down.

“I came today mainly for one thing,” Qin Ji sat down, “His Majesty has already decided, your outcome will be determined soon. I hope that before then, you can cooperate well and don’t cause any more trouble. The lives of the people in the city, the buildings in the city, and even the soldiers guarding Tai’an City are not blown by the wind, they shouldn’t be wasted on meaningless internal strife.”

“So you are advising me to give up resistance and wait for death?”

He smiled bitterly and asked Qin Ji.

However, this did not surprise him. The fact is, Daxia should not engage in meaningless internal strife now. How can this internal strife be completely stopped?

Only by his death.

This is the only way, whether it is Qin Ji, Xia Yuxiao, or himself, no one can come up with a better solution. Now, Xia Yun has completely exhausted the country’s trust in him. After initiating the rebellion, the nature of this matter has changed.

“Your Highness Rongsheng, you are very clear-headed, but you are also very confused,” Qin Ji took a sip of fragrant tea, “Your Highness, in your ideal world, you believe that such a utopia will definitely be realized. However, I have said before, a utopian society is still a fantasy of sages.”

“You want a utopia, but what you are doing touches the most deep-rooted and solid fortress of this country. That is the current prosperity of Daxia—this prosperity has brought richer conditions to Daxia, but at the same time, it has also become an obstacle on the road to your ideal. This obstacle is still very large, you are too impatient.”

Qin Ji sighed.

In fact, at the beginning, Qin Ji also thought about making some corresponding reforms, bringing his so-called “advanced ideas” to this world. But this world is not that friendly, and most policies were very difficult to implement, so in the end, he recognized the reality.

As for the Fifth Prince, he is indeed quite a unique character. As a member of the royal family, he should be more aware of this reality than Qin Ji, but he still resolutely threw himself on such a path, ultimately crashing and burning.

“I am anxious, but it doesn’t matter anymore. To me now, it’s just a matter of dying. If possible, I think you can find something useful in my mansion,” Xia Yun took a sip of tea, but frowned as if he had drunk a cup of strong liquor, “By the way, before I die, I have a request. Can you see if you can tell His Majesty?”

“Yes, please go ahead. I will report it to His Majesty truthfully.”

Qin Ji nodded.

“When the day comes that I have to die, I hope His Majesty can come, at least to be by my side.”

He expressed this wish in a very calm tone. This wish made Qin Ji feel a bit incredible. After all, it was Xia Yuxiao who was preparing to kill him, and it was also her who temporarily replaced Xia Sigou with Qin Ji.

In the end, this prince actually requested to be with Xia Yuxiao before his death. The relationship between this brother and sister is really lamentable…

There’s no way, this is the imperial family.