Chapter 698 - Chapter 698: Chapter 698: No Chance for the Grand Event (1/2)

chapter 698: chapter 698: no chance for the grand event

the horses in the territory of macheng county were no more than average in terms of endurance, and the prices were quite ordinary as well. most of them could be bought for just a few dozen taels of silver.

such a price tag of several hundred or even a thousand taels of silver for a single horse was truly excessive.

nan tianzong nodded: “it’s a sun family from shangrao county, said to have only one male heir for three generations. although their family lineage may be thin, they are indeed rich, and it’s not an exaggeration to say they could rival a country.”

“the sun family from shangrao county? this…” di yelei hesitated, it couldn’t be that much of a coincidence, could it?

“have you also heard of the sun family in shangrao county?”

it was nan tianzong’s turn to be surprised.

“i don’t know if it’s the same sun family i know.”

di yelei thought for a while and told the story of what happened a few days ago.

“sisi has a stubborn yet soft heart and can’t stand to see people she knows suffer. when she heard that di wei would either spend her entire life as a widow or be buried alive after marrying into the sun family, how could she let it go? although the two families have now dissolved the marriage contract, given the way mrs. sun left back then, it’s difficult if it’s that sun family.”

nan tianzong touched his chin, his face full of entanglement: “this is far too coincidental! do you know why his majesty didn’t just go to the sun family to requisition horses, but instead went around in circles and gave me this errand?”

“why? is it just because the sun family is rich enough to rival a nation?”

di yelei asked curiously.

“of course not, you’re oversimplifying the matter.”

nan tianzong shook his head and stood up, walking over to the window and looking out at the full moon hanging high in the sky, with the sparse shadows of the trees scattered by the moonlight.

“although the sun family’s ancestral home is in shangrao county, their pasture for raising horses is actually located further up tianshan mountain. this pasture happens to be in the area of no man’s land between xixia country, liao kingdom, and the great zhao, and the horses raised there are all strong and fat, as well as good at running and fearless of death. therefore, his majesty has no choice but to send me on this journey.”

“what to do now?” di yelei became anxious. “is it possible that they don’t know the relationship between you and us? in that case…”

“it’s too late now. from the moment you married sisi, you’ve tied yourself to us, sharing honor and disgrace. this horse trading business is like licking blood off a blade’s edge, risking one’s life in the process. how could they not have investigated thoroughly before doing business with us?”

nan tianzong lightly tapped the table: “i’m afraid from the moment we entered the di residence, they knew everything clearly. or perhaps they had known for a long time, which was why they let go so easily in the first place, for the sake of waiting in this particular location?”

di yelei thought for a while: “if that’s the case, maybe we should try another way…”

throughout the night, the two of them mulled over their options. in the end, they decided to visit shangrao county in the next few days. as the timing signal of drums rang out three times outside, the two finally separated and returned to their rooms.

“why are you back so late tonight?”

under the lamp, liu sisi was writing lesson plans by the lamplight.

the teacher of the liu family had already moved into the academy to start enrollment, but liu sisi decided to write the lesson plans according to her own habits from her previous life and then test them in one class to see how well the locals could adapt.

seeing di yelei come in exhausted, she quickly called out to him.

“why aren’t you sleeping yet? don’t tire yourself out, this body is your own, and what if you ruin it?”

di yelei leaned on liu sisi’s shoulder, gently massaging her.

“stop, don’t knead! it’s making my arm tired…”