Chapter 937 - 939: King Qin Returns to the Capital (6)
"Stop, White Tiger!"
Caiwei halted the White Tiger and recounted the matter of the Sun Family brothers to Nangong Yi in complete detail. Of course, she did not forget to mention where the grain ultimately went!
Nangong Yi loved Caiwei dearly. Not only would he help those Caiwei wanted to aid—be it an innocent commoner who ended up in prison because of their cause—even if she wished to help an unrelated person, he would assist without hesitation.
Caiwei had some reservations. She said, "Nangong Yi, in the middle of the night like this, for us to just go and knock on the magistrate’s door, is it really okay?"
Nangong Yi, unconcerned, replied, "What’s the problem with that? If there wasn’t something important, even if he invited me, this king wouldn’t be keen to visit his mansion anyway!"
As they approached the mansion of Lin’an Prefecture’s prefect, Caiwei stored the White Tiger in space and followed Nangong Yi to knock on the door of Prefect Han Zhicai.
Upon hearing that someone claiming to be King Qin was at the entrance, Prefect Han immediately rolled out of bed, dressed, and ran to the entrance to welcome him.
Since King Qin had been victorious in Lingbei and was expected back at the capital these days, when the servants reported that King Qin was at the door wanting to see him, he believed them without hesitation!
In fact, Prefect Han could claim a distant familial connection with King Qin, as Prefect Han’s eldest son had married a daughter from the Duke Li Guo’s Mansion. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Prefect Han should be considered one of King Qin’s supporters!
Upon seeing King Qin, Lord Han naturally performed the kneeling ritual of a subject to his sovereign, respectfully ushering King Qin into the Flower Hall and ordering tea and fruit to be served.