eurekapd Chapter 215 Kidnapping
Chapter 215 Kidnapping
Zhou Chang got off the carriage and Qin Shou followed behind.
Before his feet touched the ground, a carriage that looked identical to Qin Shou's drove over from the opposite direction and also gradually stopped.
A young man got off the carriage, he looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a cheerful smile on his face.
The moment he saw Qin Shou, he put on a stern face, walked up quickly, and bowed: "Father, you are back."
"Ah, Lan'er, why do you come back at this time? Come and meet His Royal Highness Prince Yi." Qin Shouxian introduced Zhou Chang.
The young man half lowered his head and turned to Zhou Chang, bowing deeply: "Student Qin Zhi, I pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Yi."
"Is this your son?" Zhou Chang stood with his hands behind his back and took the opportunity to take a look at him.
Qin Zhi had tadpole eyes similar to Qin Shouda's, but because of his broad forehead, high nose and solemn expression, he looked even more handsome. His body was like a willow branch, unreasonably slender, probably because he was still growing up, but his gestures were steady and incompatible with his age, which was really a complex of contradictions.
Qin Shou had a proud smile on his face: "It's my son."
"My son, are you studying, but are you inheriting the family tradition?" Zhou Chang asked.
Qin Shou couldn't help but boast: "My son passed the examination for a scholar this year. I think he will be able to take part in the next imperial examination. As for studying medicine, my father would teach him a little bit, but he only knows the basics."
Zhou Chang followed up with a compliment: "It is really rare that your son can pass the examination to become a scholar at the age of only thirteen or fourteen. It is really amazing that young people are to be feared."
"Your Highness Prince Yi, thank you for your kind words. My son has just turned fourteen this year. There are some students who pass the imperial examination at this age, but there are indeed not many." Qin Shou glanced at the timid people in the carriage and puffed out his chest.
Qin Zhi kept his head slightly lowered, expressionless, as if what Qin Shou said had nothing to do with him.
"You are in the prime of your life, and you have a profound family background. You are truly blessed and enviable. Unfortunately, this happened suddenly, and I don't have a decent gift to give you..." Zhou Chang said as he searched for the decorations on his body.
Naturally, there was nothing valuable to be found on Prince Yi.
"Your Highness Prince Yi is too polite. It's my fault that I showed up so unexpectedly today," Qin Shou said politely. He then asked Qin Zhi, "You should have been in the academy at this time. Why are you back?"
"My lord father, the teachers in the school received a notice saying that there was a sudden epidemic in the city, and classes were temporarily suspended for a few days to wait and see how the situation develops, so they sent us all away." Qin Zhi replied without even looking at Qin Shou.
"That's unfortunate. It's like giving all of you students a holiday." Zhou Chang took the opportunity to interrupt, "Would you like to take this opportunity to visit my palace? My palace is different from other princes' palaces."
Qin Zhi's tone of voice and actions were all very mature, but he was only thirteen or fourteen years old after all, and his mind was always lively. It was inevitable that he was moved, but he did not dare to speak rashly. Finally, he looked up and glanced at Qin Shou.
"Look at what your father is doing. I am the most powerful person here now." Zhou Chang said as he came up to pull Qin Zhi. "I was very happy when I saw you. I can see that you are also interested. So don't hesitate."
Qin Shou was still wondering in his heart, how come he didn’t know about the sudden seriousness of the epidemic?
What's more, the school Qin Zhi attended was also in East City, not far from the Qin Mansion. Why did his studies suddenly stop?
I didn't pay attention to Qin Zhi.
Qin Zhi had been put on Zhou Chang's shoulders: "I should have given you a gift, but unfortunately I have nothing, so I can only invite you to the palace to play."
"Hey, Your Highness Prince Yi, how can this be done? Don't you want to..." Qin Shoucai came up to stop him, "Your Highness Prince Yi, don't we have something important to discuss?"
"Business? Ah, we've almost finished discussing it. Now it depends on what Lord Qin decides." As Zhou Chang spoke, he took Qin Zhi in his arms and walked to his carriage.
Shouhou and Gao Yuan had already gotten off the carriage and were waiting there.
Zhou Chang pushed the man forward, and the skinny man stepped forward, invited and dragged Qin Zhi to the carriage.
Zhou Chang turned back and said, "Oh, Lord Qin, why don't you go take a look too, and think about it carefully while you're at it."
"Your Highness Prince Yi..." Qin Shou always felt that something was wrong.
Zhou Chang saw Qin Zhi's servant standing beside his carriage. "Oh, yes, there is also a servant. How about this, Lord Qin, I will take your carriage so that we can continue to discuss business on the way. Let your son and his servant take my carriage so that there won't be too many people and it will be inconvenient to talk."
Qin Zhi had been put into Zhou Chang's carriage.
Qin Shou looked puzzled but could only tell him: "Lan'er, it is your blessing to be able to ride in His Royal Highness Prince Yi's carriage. Go ahead. Your father and His Royal Highness Prince Yi will ride in this carriage and go with you."
"Yes." Qin Zhi finally smiled slightly.
Afterwards, the skinny monkey also brought Qin Zhi's servant onto the carriage.
Zhou Chang also pulled Qin Shou and got on the carriage that had just gotten off.
The group turned around in front of the Qin Mansion's gate and headed to Prince Yi's Mansion.
Along the way, Zhou Chang didn't say another word.
Qin Shou, on the other hand, was conflicted, and a big drama of entanglement was playing out in his heart.
Until they arrived at the gate of Prince Yi's mansion and it was time to get off the carriage.
Zhou Chang, however, stopped Qin Shou in the carriage with one hand, and turned to Qin Zhi who had already gotten off the carriage and said, "Mr. Qin, please go in and take a look first. I just remembered that I have something important to do with your father. I will be back soon."
"Your Highness Prince Yi, is there anything else important?" Qin Shou had a feeling something was wrong and stuck half of his head out.
Zhou Chang ignored him and told the people who had been waiting outside the palace gate: "Wei Ning, you should entertain Mr. Qin well. The front hall, middle hall and back hall of our palace each have their own 'scenery'. Let Mr. Qin have a good look at them all."
"Yes." Wei Ning agreed and stepped forward and made a big "please" gesture to Qin Zhi.
Wei Ning is from Yidanxing, and previously he mainly assisted Manager Fu in the Siwei Medicine Shop. Today, he really needs a good hand, so he has no choice but to transfer him over temporarily.
Qin Zhi looked up at Qin Shou in the carriage.
Qin Shou's heart was beating fast, but he couldn't force Prince Yi openly, so he could only nod reluctantly: "Lan'er, go ahead. This is your first visit to Prince Yi's mansion, so you have to know the rules."
"Yes." Qin Zhi said only one word, then took his servant and followed Wei Ning into Prince Yi's mansion.
"Uncle Qiu, go back and drink less." Zhou Chang glanced at Uncle Qiu who was holding a wine pot on the steps, and said to Zhong Yu who had been waiting on the side, "Mr. Zhong, go ride with Gao Yuan, follow me."
Zhong Yu didn't say much and got on the carriage of the skinny monkey in front.
Zhou Chang sat back in the carriage and told Qin Shou's driver, "Just follow my carriage."
Qin Shou couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness Prince Yi, where are we going?"
"Master Qin, can't you even do the most basic thing?" Zhou Chang's eyes turned cold and his tone was stern, "Since the court has appointed you and me to deal with this epidemic, we must go to the epidemic area to take a look, otherwise how can we explain it?"