lcionline Chapter 479: Fainted with Joy
Chapter 479: Fainted with Joy
Hu Chen, the governor of Dan'er County on the south bank of Haizhou Island, was lying on a lounge chair basking in the sun. He had received documents from the court in advance and knew that Xia Su would come with a guard of honor.
Ever since Jiang Lili came back, he, the slacking county magistrate, has become happier and happier. Not only is he able to win easily with the help of Marquis Zhaoping's family, but he can also eat delicious food every day.
He was looking forward to Jiang Lili feeding him some delicious food that he had never eaten before.
Seeing the guard of honor coming in a grand procession, Hu Chen hurriedly took two clerks to greet them warmly.
He was wearing a pair of flip-flops hidden under his long official robe, and he walked so fast that he almost dropped his shoes into the sand.
The first thing Hu Chen said when he saw Xia Su was, "Master Xia, great joy!"
Xia Su was helped off the boat by two followers. He looked at the color of Hu Chen's official robe and asked, "Are you Hu Chen, the governor of Dan'er County?"
Hu Chen nodded: "It's me~"
Xia Su felt that Hu Chen's first sentence was a little puzzling, and couldn't help but ask, "What's the happy event?"
Hu Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you deeply saddened and filled with remorse over the death of Marquis Zhaoping and his son?"
Xia Su was even more confused after hearing this. Wasn't this meant for outsiders to hear? Why was he talking about this now?
But he still had to act as he should, he sighed: "Yes, it's all because of the traitor who slandered Zhao Pinghou, he was too cunning, he arranged all this perfectly."
"Your Majesty was deceived. Now that things have turned out this way, Your Majesty feels guilty, so you sent us such a luxurious guard of honor to try your best to make amends to the widow of King Zhao."
Hu Chen chuckled when he heard this and excitedly held Xia Su's hand tightly: "This is the happy event I want to talk about!"
"Zhao Pinghou and his sons have come back to life!"
--"What?"
Xia Su was already feeling dizzy after getting off the boat, and upon hearing that, his eyes went dark and he fell to the ground.
"Master Xia?"
"Master Xia?"
Hu Chen pushed Xia Su on the ground, grabbed his shoulders and shook him several times, then pinched his Ren Zhong.
"Someone come! Master Xia fainted from joy~~~"
Xia Su was carried to the Dan'er County Government Office.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Hu Chen's beaming face came up to him: "Master Xia, you must have a very good relationship with Marquis Zhaoping, no, King Zhao, right?"
"Otherwise I wouldn't have fainted from joy after hearing this good news."
Xia Su closed his eyes and pinched his thigh with his fingers.
I didn't dare open my eyes, hoping it was just his hallucination.
"Yes, as a fellow military commander, I also admire King Zhao's family very much."
"I was so excited to hear this good news!"
Xia Su almost said this while gritting his teeth.
After all, their Xia family was also involved in the incident at Marquis Zhaoping’s Mansion.
The Xia family used to be on good terms with the Zhaoping Marquis' Mansion, but at the critical moment they stabbed the Zhaoping Marquis' Mansion in the back to gain power.
When Zhaoping Hou's sister, Concubine Ying, was in the cold palace, Xia Su's sister, Concubine Rou, gave Concubine Ying a lot of good things to eat.
Originally, he thought that all the men in Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion were dead. He was the leader of the guard of honor this time, and he was able to handle the three weak and helpless women with ease. He didn't expect that he would be given such a big surprise right at the beginning. How should he face it?
Xia Su smiled bitterly: "I am too happy. I am sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Hu!"
Hu Chen had a happy face, and looked like he deserved a beating: "No, no, I can understand such a big happy event. I'm sure His Majesty will be very pleased after hearing it!"
When Xia Su heard this, his eyes darkened again. He couldn't imagine what His Majesty would do when he heard the news. He might even blow the roof of the Golden Palace off.
"Master Hu, what on earth is going on? Didn't they say that the bodies of Prince Zhao and his sons have been found? And the features on the bodies match those of the three of them. How could such a coincidence happen?"
Xia Su's brain was working rapidly. He had to find a reason. Even if King Zhao and his two sons were dead, this fake thing had to be made true!
"Are the people who have come back from the dead the real Zhao Wang and his son? Or are they spies sent by the enemy country?"
"Go and bring these three suspects here now. I want to interrogate them thoroughly."
In the blink of an eye, the resurrected King Zhao and his two sons have become suspects in Xia Su's mouth.
Hu Chen thought to himself that Xia Su was indeed an old fox: "Oh, seriously, how dare I neglect such an important matter."
“This is what happened.”
"When the King Zhao and his sons went out to sea, they encountered pirates. These pirates turned out to be the Japanese pirates they had repelled before, and they were stranded near Haizhou Island."
"These pirates wanted to take revenge on King Zhao and his son, but they were afraid that the Great Sheng court would discover their whereabouts, so they disguised three fake corpses to look like King Zhao and his son, and actually imprisoned them on the island as slaves to humiliate them and vent their anger."
Hu Chen spoke in detail, "But our King Zhao and his son are not pushovers. They endured humiliation for half a year and not only killed the pirates, but also took down the island they occupied and erected a stone tablet marking the territory of Dasheng."
"The fishermen who had been harassed by these pirates for a long time learned that the Xin family not only survived, but also killed the pirates who often harassed them. They held a bonfire party for three days and three nights to celebrate, praising the achievements of King Zhao and his sons to everyone they met!
"As expected of the father and son of King Zhao, even if they were exiled to a deserted island, they could still protect the people and bring glory to Dasheng!"
"Now the good news that King Zhao and his son have returned from the dead has spread to Lingnan. The people should be very happy to hear it!"
Hu Chen's words were a disguised way of telling Xia Su that soon the people of Da Sheng would know that Prince Zhao and his son were not dead, and that they had made contributions to Da Sheng again.
Don't try to use any tricks that will arouse public anger and suspicion.
"By the way, may God bless Prince Zhao's family. Prince Zhao's grievances have been cleared. This time when I return to the capital, I also plan to present the geographical map of the island to Your Majesty."
Hu Chen lowered his voice when he said this: "I heard that the island covers an area of hundreds of acres and contains gold and silver mines."
He chuckled and said, it’s not that good at all, it’s just a trick to deceive the dog emperor.
Xia Su felt like his head was about to explode. He was now helpless and could only follow the opponent's rhythm.
What's more, the other party is going to offer a treasure island of considerable size and hidden gold and silver mines. This matter is of great importance and it is no longer something he can decide.
"I wonder if Lord Hu could find me some paper and pen?"
Xia Su was forced to put on a joyful smile: "This good news is really a surprise. I have to report it to His Majesty immediately so that His Majesty can also be happy in advance."
"Okay, okay, I'll find it for you right away."
Hu Chen found paper and pen for Xia Su: "When will Lord Xia announce the decree?"
"Prince Zhao and his family are now living in a small wooden house at the entrance of our village. It's very close. I guess you can't wait to meet up with your old friends and reminisce about the past, right?