Chapter 106 Dark Night and Dark White are Discovered

One afternoon, Yun Li was tending to the flowers and plants in the yard. She was waiting for Zhao Momo and Strawberry to arrive. She had sent someone to Qingya Village to pick them up in the morning. When they arrived, she was thinking about what to eat when Ye Er's voice came from behind her.

"Master, the Night Guard received a piece of unexpected news."

Yun Li asked nonchalantly, "Oh, what news? Is it about me?"

"That's not the case! It's about food!"

He stopped cutting flowers, turned around and asked in surprise: "Food?"

Ye Er nodded: "Master, Prince Duan was desperate and colluded with the people of Sangyou Country to tamper with the grain sent to the northwest!"

"Tampering with the food and fodder sent to the battlefield? Prince Duan thinks he's lived too long, right?"

Yun Li's eyes turned cold, and the aura emanating from her body made people shudder.

From ancient times to the present, no one in history has dared to interfere with the rations of soldiers fighting on the battlefield for the sake of their own selfish desires.

He is determined to become a sinner in history.

The Northwest Army has 300,000 people. If there is a problem with food and grass, the consequences are unimaginable. This is a disaster that will destroy the country.

What's more, there is a war going on now, the fighting is fierce on the front line, the soldiers are sacrificing their lives and blood, but later on their own people poison their food. How heartbroken should they be?

"It was the Crown Prince's people who were trying to sow discord. Prince Duan is now on edge. He doesn't have much brains to begin with, and this time he's been completely exploited by the Crown Prince."

Yun Li asked again: "Do you know where the food is now? And what have they done with it?"

Ye Er shook his head: "Whether it was poisoned or something else, I haven't investigated it in detail yet. I just confirmed that there was something wrong with the grain sent to the northwest this time. I heard that the grain was transported from Jiangnan for 500,000 dan, and the other 500,000 dan was escorted from the capital, collected along the way from various cities, and then sent to the northwest.

They only made some moves, and now we don’t know whether the problem lies with the 500,000 dan of grain in Jiangnan, or with the grain collected from the cities along the way…”

"That's one million dan of grain. How long can that amount of grain feed three hundred thousand people in the northwest?"

Ye Er calculated and replied, "I don't know much about the military situation, but a rough estimate is that an army of 100,000 soldiers would need 300,000 dan of grain per month! An army of 300,000 soldiers in the northwest would probably need at least 900,000 dan of grain per month, not counting the war horses."

Yun Li couldn't help but smack her lips. This army really had to be supported by the country. Ordinary people really couldn't afford it...

After pondering for a moment, Yun Li said to Ye Er: "Ye Er, take a few people and immediately keep an eye on the Crown Prince and Prince Duan, and find out who is responsible for escorting the grain and grass this time, and which grain merchants the Jiangnan grain and grass comes from!

Also, please draw me a copy of the route map for transporting grain from Jiangnan and from the capital."

"Yes, Master! I will do it immediately!"

…

"Pah!" The tiles on the roof suddenly fell down

Yun Li looked up at the place where the tile fell with cold eyes and said, "Who is it? Get down here!"

In broad daylight, someone was eavesdropping on her roof. Didn't someone hear everything she had just said to Ye Er for such a long time?

An Bai on the roof covered his mouth and said, "Oh no! The princess has discovered us..."

An Ye glanced at him and said, "It's all because of you! You were lying there quietly, why were you moving around?"

"I heard there was a problem with the food, and I got so excited that I moved my arm and forgot I was lying on the roof... What should I do? Should I get down? Or should we run? Anyway, the princess doesn't have the Qinggong to get up to the roof."

An Ye nodded: "Let's go back to Prince Yu's Mansion and find a way to send a letter to the prince!"

When the two stood up and were about to retreat, four secret guards flew onto the roof and attacked them.

Yunli was standing in the yard, looking towards the roof.

An Ye and An Bai were harassed by the dead men of the Night Mei Guard and could not get away for a while. An Ye was very anxious. He was worried about the food and grass. He had to hurry and pass the news to his prince before the food and grass were delivered to the northwest border, otherwise he would be doomed!

In a moment of distraction, one of the Night Guards raised the white powder in his hand and sprinkled it on An Ye and An Bai.

In an instant, the two men dropped their swords, their bodies felt weak and powerless, and they could not use any martial arts.

The four Night Guards grabbed An Ye and An Bai by the arms and flew down with Qing Gong.

"Master, the man has been caught!"

"Well, that's good! Let's go down!"

"yes!"

Yun Li leaned back in her chair, picked up the teacup on the small table beside her, took a sip of tea, and nonchalantly looked at the An Ye and An Bai lying on the ground and asked:

"Tell me, who sent you? What's your purpose?"

The two looked at each other and lowered their heads.

Yun Li stared at An Bai. She felt that this person looked very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where for a moment...

Wait... this was the person who followed her on the street last time she came out of the Princess's Mansion!

Yun Li blurted out, "Did you follow me on the street last time?"

An Bai knew that he was being asked, so he raised his head guiltily, not daring to meet Yun Li's gaze, and turned his head to the side.

Yun Li stared at him for a long time, then said quietly: "If you don't say anything, I wouldn't mind giving you some more of the medicine I gave you last time."

"Princess, it was me! I know I was wrong! Please forgive me, Princess!"

Princess? No... no... She must have heard correctly... Did this guy recognize the wrong person? Who was he calling Princess?

"Are you running a fever? Or did you mistake me for someone else? Or are you just playing dumb with me?"

An Bai shook his head and glanced at An Ye who had his eyes closed beside him, looking ready to die. As if he had made up his mind, he said, "Princess! You are our prince's princess! It's absolutely true! The emperor has granted us a marriage! However, the prince has ordered that this be kept secret from you because he is going to the northwest to lead troops in battle. The prince said that he will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to convey the order after his triumphant return."

Yun Li was stunned with shock. Not... Princess Yu? She became Princess Yu?

Who is she? Where is she? How come she, as someone involved, doesn't know anything?

And she remembered that she had changed her appearance this morning. How did these two people know that she was Yun Li? Could it be that they had been following her for several days?

She'd been watched since she arrived in the capital? Why hadn't anyone around her noticed? Not even she...

Yun Li felt a chill under her feet, and she felt extremely terrified when she thought about it.

"Since when did you start following me?"

An Bai swallowed hard and said, "Princess, we have been following you since you were in Qingya Village! The prince told us to swear to protect your safety even at the cost of our lives!"

"Bang" the water cup in my hand fell to the ground

Yun Li felt her head buzzing at this moment. They had been following her since they were in Qingya Village. Didn't that mean they also knew about the two children...