Chapter 390: No One Is More Suitable Than Me
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Yulun was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly. “What… what are you trying to do? Are you going to rebel? Let me warn you. If 1 die, none of you will know where the original blueprints are!”
Su Ying wasn’t afraid of his threat at all. She grabbed his collar in one move and pulled him over to her.
“Su Ying, you’re crazy! What are you doing to Father?”
Su Yulun felt a sharp pain in his neck, and the next moment, Su Ying let go of him.
“Su Ying, you’re too arrogant, you… Ugh!” Before Su Yulun could finish his sentence, he felt his neck stiffen. Following that, a sense of pain gradually spread from his neck to his brain.
This kind of pain was different from the earlier pain in his body. This kind of pain seemed to be able to invade his bone marrow as if it wanted to strip his three souls and seven spirits from his flesh and blood.
Su Yulun curled up on the bed in pain. His eyes were bulging out and his entire body was stiff. Even his face had turned red.
He gritted his teeth and opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Su Yuyan was so frightened by this scene that her entire body trembled. She turned around and wanted to flee.
Su Ying couldn’t be bothered to deal with the people outside. As Su Yuyan ran past her, she suddenly reached out and grabbed her before knocking her down.
After settling the matter of Su Yuyan, Su Ying slowly turned to look at Su Yulun, who was lying on the bed like a dying dog. She calmly pulled a stool and sat down in front of his bed.
Su Yulun didn’t believe that Su Ying would dare to take his life. As long as he could endure it, no matter how painful it was, Su Ying wouldn’t be able to do anything to him!
However, he had grossly underestimated Su Ying’s methods. After the splitting headache, he felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing his neck viciously, making it difficult for him to breathe. Yet, Su Ying was clearly sitting at the side and doing nothing.
Su Yulun only felt his vision darken in stages. The fear of impending death instantly made him afraid.
He looked at Su Ying with a pleading expression and begged her to let him off the hook.
However, Su Ying acted as if she hadn’t seen him. The corners of her lips were still curled into an icy smile as if she was mocking him for being too smart for his own good.
Gradually, Su Yulun’s vision became increasingly darker and he was about to lose consciousness.
Just as he thought he was going to die in Su Ying’s hands, he suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Su Ying in horror and disbelief.
“Prime Minister Su, let me ask you again. Where are the original blueprints?”
Su Yulun sat up on the bed and glared at Su Ying with venomous hatred. He said through gritted his teeth, “I’ll bring them out for you!”
He got up from the bed and walked to a bookshelf not far away. After gently turning a small ornament on the bookshelf, a mechanism popped out from behind the bookshelf.
Behind the mechanism was a small secret compartment, and there was a stack of blueprints inside.
The blueprints of the dam were confidential. Other than Su Yulun, only two of the main project’s craftsmen had seen the original blueprints. For the rest of the people, they split the drawings into many small parts and handed them to different people in charge. When a section was completed, the original blueprints that were distributed to them had to be destroyed.
“The original blueprints are all here.”
Su Ying picked up the thick stack of blueprints and looked at them carefully.
Every sheet was drawn in great detail. They did not appear to be fake.
“If there’s anything wrong with this stack of blueprints, I’ll take the lives of your entire Su family!”
Su Yulun’s heart was filled with immense hatred. He didn’t plan to hide the blueprints. He hadn’t reached the peak of his prime minister career yet, so he didn’t want to hand over the blueprints so easily. He just wanted to exchange them for some benefits. Who knew that Su Ying would be so decisive! What harm would it do Su Ying if Su Yuyan entered the palace? They had to bring people into the Imperial harem anyway, so why couldn’t she trust her own family more than outsiders?
She was simply stupid!
Su Ying returned to the palace after getting the blueprints. The first thing she did after entering the palace was to go to the Imperial study and hand the blueprints to Xiao Jin.
“Can anyone verify the authenticity of these blueprints?” Even though Su Ying felt that Su Yulun wouldn’t disregard his own career and commit such a foolish act of forging the blueprints, it was still safer to verify them just in case.
Xiao Jin nodded slightly and asked Zhang Shuming to get someone to verify the blueprints.
Su Ying looked at the stack of blueprints and then glanced at Xiao Jin’s tightly furrowed brows. “More news has arrived from Jing Prefecture?”
Xiao Jin nodded. “Mm-hmm. The situation isn’t too good.”
“Then who do you plan to assign to send these blueprints?”
This set of blueprints was extremely important. The messenger had to ensure that it arrived at Jing Prefecture quickly while also ensuring the safety of the blueprints.
If they wanted to be fast, they couldn’t send a big group there. If they wanted to be safe, how could a person on horseback guarantee the safe delivery of the blueprints if he went alone?
Xiao Jin was also pondering this question.
“I will choose a capable general.”
“I’ll go,” Su Ying suddenly said.
Xiao Jin raised his head abruptly and was about to refuse without a second thought.
However, Su Ying interrupted him first. “Xiao Jin, you’re now the ruler of a country. When you are dealing with state affairs, you must first consider your subjects. You can’t let any personal feelings get in the way. I’ll go. Whether in terms of safety or speed, 1 can guarantee that for you. You have no reason to reject my offer.”
Xiao Jin clenched his fists. “You are the mother of the whole state and also my wife. How can 1 idly watch you put yourself in danger?” If the people of the Nan State were to find out about this matter, would those people who were dying to see his downfall not do something to stop this?
“If something really happens to the Jing Prefecture because this set of blueprints was not delivered in time, you as the Emperor will only be in more trouble. Don’t hesitate. Trust me.”
Xiao Jin believed in Su Ying, but he was reluctant and couldn’t bear to part with her. However, when he thought of the current crisis in Jing Prefecture, he eventually agreed.
After those people confirmed that there was no problem with the blueprints, Su Ying would set off immediately.
As she would be leaving the capital at any time, Su Ying was most worried about her two children.
At noon, the two children returned home with peace of mind. Like little birds returning to their nest, they threw themselves into Su Ying’s arms and chattered to her about the interesting things that happened during school today.
Su Ying listened to their childish voices and felt a wave of warm sensation in her heart.
“Ji, Ling, Mother has something to tell you two.”
When the two little fellows saw Su Ying’s solemn expression, the smiles on their faces vanished.
“Mother, what’s wrong? Tell us. We’re listening.”
“It won’t be long before Mother leaves the palace to deal with some matters. I don’t know when 1 will return. Do you know what the most important thing is when Mother is not in the palace?”
When the two little fellows heard that she was going to leave the palace, their tiny faces sank but they still forced themselves to say, “We… we have to study hard and practice martial arts diligently.”
Su Ying shook her head as she held onto their tiny hands. “No. To Mother, the most important thing you two have to do is protect yourself. You two have to understand that there are many, many bad people in this world, so no matter what you do, don’t trust others easily. And definitely never act alone. You have to tell Grandma Zhao wherever you go, okay?”
“We know, Mother. We will be good and not run around.” Ji promised solemnly with a tiny frown, but his eyes looking at Su Ying were filled with reluctance.
Ling, however, simply started crying. “I don’t want. I don’t want Mother to leave. Sob, sob, sob, sob…”
Su Ying also couldn’t bear to part with her children, but there were still some things she had to do.
However, she would never have thought that when she left this time, she almost could not make it back..