The Regent's Tender Darling

"Is this true?" Xuemei was also shocked by what Chen Qian said, her pupils dilated a bit, and then asked: "Miss Cousin, have you sued the government?"

"No, I have no evidence, I just have suspicion." Chen Qian spread his hands.

As the saying goes, it's better to do less than to do more. It's best not to provoke people with unknown forces, as it can easily lead to anger.

Although the Chen family is a wealthy family, in the final analysis it is just a merchant.

Just like some official ladies in Hangzhou, they both envied her and arrogantly belittled her, which was really annoying.

Six quarters past noon.

Cousin Chen Qian was leaving after having lunch at the Prince Regent's Mansion, saying that she would bring her cousin to visit next time.

Although Lin Jiaojiao was reluctant to let him go, she didn't try to hold him back. She had doubts in her heart and couldn't figure it out.

Because Yan Sihan was busy with work again, she called Eleven to the house after sending Chen Qian away.

Otherwise, she would ask Yan Sihan directly.

"Eleven, do you know that Yao'er Country is rich in iron ore?" After she said this, she paid close attention to Eleven's face, trying to see something from it.

However, Eleven wore a mask and covered his face so tightly that he couldn't see anything except his eyes.

There was just a hint of doubt in Eleven's eyes, and he replied: "I don't know."

Don’t know? Is it possible that the Department of Internal Health also doesn’t know? Maybe it's really a rumor.

But to be on the safe side, she still said: "Go to the Foundry Department of the Ministry of Industry to cross-examine and see if this is true."

Most of the iron ore in Danan will go to the Foundry Department of the Ministry of Industry, and the Foundry Department must be the source of the iron ore.

If there were no iron mines in Yao'er Country, then what her cousin said would be just rumors and speculation, but she was afraid it was true.

Regarding this order, Eleven did not hesitate and took action immediately.

Eleven's work efficiency is always fast, and he came back to report to her after an hour.

"Princess, this is indeed the case."

Lin Jiaojiao's heart tightened when she heard Eleven say: "Some people in the Casting Department of the Southern Ministry of Industry are from the Yaoer Kingdom. Ordinary people only know that the Yaoer Country is rich in jade, but they don't know that the Yaoer Country is also rich in military armor. It's just that Bingjia is an extremely strictly controlled weapon, and neither the Danan Imperial Court nor the Yaoer Kingdom will reveal it to the outside world.”

The Yaoer Kingdom existed during the ancient Shu period. The Yaoer Kingdom was backed by the Tianshan Mountains. The land was barren and there were very few places where food could be grown. People starved to death all year round.

When the prime minister heard that Yaoer had beautiful jade, he sent envoys to Yaoer to find a birthday gift for the Shu emperor.

But after the envoy arrived, he discovered that this country not only had beautiful jade, but also iron ore!

At that time, the Yaoer Kingdom was extremely short of food, but the iron ore and jade could not be eaten. Because the country was weak, it could not be sold to the south. The king of Yaoer wanted to exchange the iron ore and jade for food.

When the envoy came back, he informed the emperor of the matter. From then on, Danan has been exchanging grain for iron ore and armor.

After hearing what Eleven said, Lin Jiaojiao immediately thought of some past events. When King Duan in his previous life rebelled, hundreds of thousands of troops descended from the sky. These troops entered Danan and the capital without anyone noticing.

That's why she paid so much attention to what Chen Qian said. After hearing the news from Eleven, her heart became even more clogged.

Is it possible that someone really transported soldiers and armor from the Yaoer Kingdom to Danan?

Lin Jiaojiao immediately said: "A caravan has entered the capital with a batch of mysterious goods. Go to the city gate to check the records and secretly check the suspicious caravan. Don't alert the enemy."

Thinking of what Chen Qian said, she added: "Especially the caravan without flags."

It's not that she's suspicious, it's that she has to guard against things like this.