Chapter 305: Speculation

Chen Fenghe looked at her and said word by word, "The person you are waiting for is Qu Wenmin."

As soon as the name was spoken, a dark light flashed in the masked man's eyes for a moment, and then returned to normal.

He clapped his hands in admiration and said with a smile, "The Crown Princess is so perceptive, it's truly admirable! Yes, I am indeed waiting for your General Qu from Dayu. He and I have some matters to settle."

Shen Fenghe could guess it, so it didn't take too much effort.

Chen Fenghe took the opportunity to continue asking, "So, just now we were in the cave, and we were actually attacked from both sides. I wonder if those Northern Rong soldiers who broke into the cave were also sent by you? Or were they... colluding with General Qu?"

The man laughed a few times, then said calmly, "If my Beirong soldiers were just as cowardly, how could we fight Dayu on equal terms, or even make Dayu tremble in fear at the mere mention of Beirong?"

"So, you mean we're not in the same group?"

The man did not answer the question again, probably out of disdain.

Chen Fenghe let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

It looked like it was pretty much as she expected.

Although the people who attacked the cave earlier were dressed as Beirong soldiers, they were probably what she suspected at the beginning, that they were actually Qu Wenmin's men in disguise.

As for why Qu Wenmin's men disguised themselves as Beirong soldiers, it must be... to avoid leaving any evidence in the future.

If any of the exiles managed to escape and survive and reach Youzhou, the report would only say that they were attacked by the Northern Rong soldiers on the way, which is why most of them died. Qu Wenmin would never be implicated.

As for the reason why Qu Wenmin insisted on attacking the exile team, Chen Fenghe could guess that there were two possibilities.

A relatively simple and crude one is that Qu Wenmin came for Qin Mengyue again, and this time he came to take Qin Mengyue away.

Another possibility is that the attack on the exile group was just a deception, designed to… confuse the man in front of him and conceal his true intentions…

After they escaped from other ways in the cave, the masked man and his men they encountered were real Beirong people.

The man clearly knew Qu Wenmin, but they did not join forces to attack the exile team from the front and back. Naturally, it was because there were some grudges and conflicts, and they each acted on their own.

He captured her and the Ninth Prince Qin Mengyue. On the one hand, it was for the purpose she had mentioned before, which was to threaten and bribe the border generals who were close to the prince. Another purpose was probably to capture Qin Mengyue and use her as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Qu Wenmin.

Of course, whether it is useful or not is another matter.

In any case, the man admitted that they were waiting for Qu Wenmin to settle something.

I guess Qin Mengyue will also be one of the bargaining chips by then, right?

As he was speaking, someone outside the tent reported, "Master, General Qu's men are here."

The masked man responded, glanced at Chen Fenghe and Qin Mengyue, and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

After the man left, Qin Mengyue asked hesitantly, "Feng He, what were you talking about with that man just now? How did you know he was waiting for Qu Wenmin? Moreover, he is from Beirong, how could Qu Wenmin know him? And why did you send someone to see him? What on earth is going on here?"