Chapter 303 Tuoba Ruoli was fooled
Chu Huaixu's carriage sped all the way and arrived at the Royal Post Station in the shortest time.
After entering the post station, we went directly to where the Xiliang delegation was staying.
As soon as I reached the gate of the yard, I was stopped.
The guards who stopped him naturally knew Chu Huaixu, but their attitude remained neither humble nor arrogant.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has come here in such a hurry, what are you doing here?"
"To see your Crown Princess." Chu Huaixu said coldly.
The guard was not afraid. "Even if His Royal Highness wants to see the Crown Princess, he has to wait until I go down and inform His Royal Highness to see if it is convenient for him. Your Royal Highness, please wait here for a moment."
After saying that, the guard entered the yard.
But after he entered the yard, several guards came out from the door and stood in a row, blocking Yu Youning and the other two.
Looking at the row of guards blocking their way, Huo Qingchen snorted, "Do you think you can stop us with just these people?"
Although he said this, Huo Qingchen did not rush to take action, but looked at Chu Huaixu and Yu Youning.
He was waiting for what they both meant.
As long as the two of them said they could charge, he would rush forward without hesitation and knock all these people away!
But Huo Qingchen was disappointed.
Both Chu Huaixu and Yu Youning stood there quietly, with no intention of taking action.
Although Huo Qingchen was a little confused, he suppressed his curiosity and asked nothing. He just stood there quietly like the other two of them.
Yu Youning was not really willing to wait any longer, but was silently calculating the time in his heart.
As long as the guard hasn't returned by the time she has scheduled, she will definitely break in!
...
Tuoba Ruoli was sitting there leisurely playing the piano when the guards came hurriedly.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Dayong, Yu Youning, and the Second Young Master of the Zhenbei Marquisate are here together. Would Your Highness like to see them?"
Tuoba Ruoli paused playing the piano, glanced at the guard, but said nothing.
The guards didn't know what Tuoba Ruoli meant, and didn't dare to urge her, so they could only stand there quietly.
Time passed little by little until the song ended. Tuoba Ruoli then slowly spoke, "How are the three of them... feeling?"
The guard was stunned by the question, "This..."
He didn't notice!
After thinking about it carefully, there doesn’t seem to be anything special.
After careful consideration, and seeing that Tuoba Ruoli was still waiting for his answer, the guard finally said, "I'm not entirely sure, but it seems... a little angry."
"Angry?" Tuoba Ruoli frowned, "Besides being angry, is there anything else?"
Zhu Xuezhen values the three of them so much and has such a good relationship with them.
If Zhu Xuezhen was really dead, the three of them would definitely not just be a little angry.
It seems that Zhu Xuezhen is not dead.
He must have been saved by Yu Youning!
It’s true...I’m lucky!
I just don’t know how many times Zhu Xuezhen can have such good luck.
I was lucky this time, but will I be so lucky next time?
Tuoba Ruoli sneered, "Go, invite them in! I'm also very curious about what they want to see me about."
"yes!"
The guard agreed and quickly turned and left.
...
Yu Youning was already getting a little impatient waiting.
Just when she was about to take action, the guard came back in a hurry.
"Our Highness has said that you are invited to come in."
Yu Youning didn't say anything and walked straight into the courtyard gate.
The three of them walked in side by side and soon arrived at where Tuoba Ruoli was.
She was sitting in a waterside pavilion, with a guqin in front of her and incense burning beside her. On the table beside her were the best tea, fresh fruits and delicious snacks.
Tuoba Ruoli's entire appearance exudes the feeling of contentment.
Seeing Tuoba Ruoli like this, Yu Youning felt angry.
"Did you send someone to cause Zhu Xuezheng's injury?"
Tuoba Ruoli was surprised. "Zhu Xuezheng was injured? How was he injured? When was he injured? Is it serious?"
Although Zhu Xuezheng wasn't very kind to me before, and he didn't teach me for very long, I've called him Xuezheng for a while, so we have some friendship. He's injured, so I can't just ignore him. I have some excellent medicinal herbs here, and I'll have someone find them for you guys to take away!"
"Do you think we came to you to ask for medicinal herbs?" Yu Youning asked again with a frown.
Tuoba Ruoli's brows were furrowed even more than Yu Youning's, and her face was filled with more doubts. "Then why did you come to see me? Could it be that you want me to go see Zhu Xuezheng? That's not impossible. Anyway, I have nothing to do, and I respect my teacher--"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yu Youning interrupted Tuoba Ruoli. "This morning, when Zhu Xuezheng was going to the Imperial College, a man on horseback bumped into his carriage, startling the horse. Was that man sent by you?"
"Yu Youning!" Tuoba's expression turned extremely serious. "You can eat as much as you want, but you can't say anything you want! Do you have any evidence?"
"Zhu Xuezheng's driver said that the man on horseback had large earlobes with pierced ears. Only men from Xiliang would pierce their ears and wear earrings to enlarge their earlobes."
Tuoba Ruoli's eyes were wide open, staring at Yu Youning without blinking. After a long time, she slowly spoke, "Such a thing actually happened! No wonder you doubted me. According to what you said, I also began to doubt my subordinates.
In that case, I will call all the men in the delegation here and ask you to identify them one by one to see if there is that person. If there is, I will definitely not cover up for him!
Her frank attitude made Huo Qingchen feel confused.
Could it really not be Tuoba Ruoli who did it?
Otherwise, how could she be so calm?
Yu Youning and Chu Huaixu did not have the same idea as Huo Qingchen.
On the contrary, both of them felt a little heavier.
The reason why Tuoba Ruoli was so calm was probably that he had already dealt with the tail issue.
Because the aftermath has been handled, and I am absolutely confident that no one will be caught, I am so calm.
Although I already had a bad feeling in my heart, since things have come to this point, I have to check it out first.
Chu Huaixu said, "Then you should have someone prepare it! I'll have someone go back and bring the driver."
Three quarters of an hour later.
The driver was brought over.
Tuoba Ruoli also asked all the men in the Xiliang delegation to stand in the yard and wait for the coachman to identify them.
The men in Xiliang tend to have larger frames, so even those who are very thin give off a strong and sturdy look.
At this time, they stood upright in the yard, giving people the feeling that they were not easy to mess with.
Looking at these people, Chu Huaixu felt a little heavy in his heart.
These are just ordinary guards and servants.
What would a trained soldier look like?
Marshal Wen was able to win consecutive victories before, it was as if he had divine help!
But if Xiliang is allowed to prepare and go to war again, it may not necessarily win.
The more he thought about this, the heavier Chu Huaixu felt in his heart.
However, there was no expression on his face, and he remained calm.
That's all in the future. The most important thing right now is to find out who harmed Zhu Xuezhen.
The driver also knew that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to take it lightly.
Because he was too nervous, his face looked a little strange.
But fortunately, Yu Youning and the other two were watching him, so even though he was nervous, he could still do what he was supposed to do.
He and Liuyun walked past the people from Xiliang one by one.
Every time I walk up to someone, I stare at that person carefully again and again, then slowly shake my head before walking to the next person.
As he passed more and more people, the options became fewer and fewer.
Tuoba Ruoli sat there quietly, with a faint smile on her face and pride in her eyes.
This driver will get nothing!
After a while, the driver looked at the last person and shook his head again.
Before Yu Youning and the other two could say anything, the driver's face changed and cold sweat ran down his cheeks.
He actually didn't find the person from this morning at all!
What's going on?
Seeing this, Tuoba Ruoli could hardly suppress her smile and asked in a puzzled manner, "What's wrong? Didn't you find it? Didn't you see it clearly? Do you want to look again?"
Although he was asking, his brows were already full of pride.
Looking at Tuoba Ruoli like this, Huo Qingchen became even more certain that it was definitely Tuoba Ruoli who did it.
only......
Chu Huaixu also looked at Tuoba Ruoli, not disappointed or angry, but said calmly, "The Xiliang delegation has a total of 350 people this time, 300 of whom are men. Thirty-eight guards died in the gold mine before, so there should be 262 people left, but there are only 262 people here. Where is the other person?"
After hearing Chu Huaixu's words, Tuoba Ruoli's smile froze on her face instantly.
These people were standing in a disorganized manner, and Chu Huaixu didn't count them carefully. How did he know how many people were here?
The panic in her heart was only for a moment, and Tuoba Ruoli quickly calmed herself down, "Your Highness, has your Highness counted? How can you be so sure that one person is missing?"
"Since you think there's nothing missing, count it again now!"
Tuoba Ruoli's heart skipped a beat, and she knew she had been fooled.
If I had refused to admit it just now, there would still be room for maneuver.
But now, it is too late to back down.
If you don't agree to a headcount, then you have something to hide.
But if we really count the number of people, then the one person missing...
Seeing that Tuoba Ruoli didn't say anything, Chu Huaixu spoke again, "What? Are you afraid?"
Tuoba Ruoli gritted his teeth and said, "What are you afraid of? Let's count the number of people now!"
After a thorough count, there were indeed 271 people, one missing.
Tuoba Ruoli smiled wryly, "Even if one is missing, how can we be sure that he is the one from this morning?"
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