Chapter 130 The Princess Carried the Corpse

Longshou Mountain at night is like a silent giant beast, deep and quiet.

In the hunting ground, everyone went back to their tents to rest, and only the guards were patrolling around the camp dutifully.

After Xuan Ming and Chi Yan carried the body back, they took advantage of the cover of night and quietly went to Murong Che's tent to report.

Because it rained heavily in the afternoon, when they heard the fighting and rushed down the hillside, there were only five bodies left.

After reporting the situation, Xuan Ming said, "Your Majesty, Chi Yan brought back a corpse. We may be able to find out who ordered these men in black by using the corpse as a clue."

Murong Che replied calmly, "No need. Princess Qinghe has captured a man alive. He is now in the hands of Deng Qing from the Criminal Department. Whether we can pry his mouth open or not, we can find some clues."

When Chi Yan heard Murong Che mention that Chu Xinyue had captured a assassin alive, his eyes widened in disbelief, "Your Majesty, you said that Princess Qinghe dealt with the group of black-clothed men hiding in the forest?"

Murong Che nodded slightly, "That's right."

Xuan Ming recalled the fatal wounds on the black-clothed men and could not help but admire them, "Princess Qinghe is very skilled. She is truly a heroine."

Chi Yan looked at him, then turned his head and cast his gaze towards Murong Che, "Your Majesty, so the corpse is useless?"

"Well, find a place to dispose of the body."

"Yes!" Chi Yan replied crisply, but he was devastated in his heart.

God knows how much he sacrificed to bring the body back. He even carried the body in his arms like a princess.

Murong Che looked at his expression that was about to break, and soothed him, "You two were able to find the bodies of these assassins in time, which is also a great achievement."

Chi Yan, "..."

Is finding a body a great achievement?

Your Majesty, you really know how to comfort people.

"I am worried that the people behind this group of black-clothed men have other tricks up their sleeves. Tomorrow, Xuanming will continue to lurk in the woods. If we find any suspicious people, we will capture them alive if we can, otherwise we will kill them on the spot."

Xuan Ming bowed his head and accepted the order, "Yes!"

Seeing that the man did not mention his name, Chi Yan pointed at his nose and said, "Your Majesty, what about me? Don't I need to go with you?"

Murong Che met his questioning eyes and curled his lips slightly, "Tomorrow I will give you a more important task."

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The next day, it was just dawn.

In the tent, Xue Qingyao, who was lying on the couch, heard the slight movement of the patrol guards changing shifts outside and immediately opened his eyes.

She had hardly slept that night.

Whenever she thought about drugging Xue Youli's horse, she couldn't suppress her excitement.

She threw back the quilt, walked to the door, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside.

In order not to alert the guards, she did not even call Biyu to help her wash and dress. She changed her clothes and put on her cloak, wrapped herself tightly from head to toe, then immediately walked out of the tent and sneaked to the stable.

The horses of the concubines in the harem and Murong Che's horse were tied in a stable.

It made things easier for her.

When Xue Qingyao was choosing the horse yesterday, he silently memorized the appearance characteristics of Xue Youli's horse one by one.

Murong Ye asked her to mix the medicine into the fodder of Murong Che and Xue Youli's horses, but Xue Qingyao did not intend to act according to his idea.

She only planned to sprinkle the entire packet of poison into the hay of Xue Youli's horse.

Until this moment, she still believed that as long as Xue Youli was gone, everything would return to normal.

Murong Che would also trust her like he did in his previous life and help her become the empress.

After she completely gains Murong Che's trust, the next person she will deal with will be Murong Ye!

Thinking of this, Xue Qingyao looked around a few times, and seeing that there was no one around, she quickly poured all the poison into the trough in front of Xue Youli's horse.

After finishing everything, she pulled the hood of her hood down and walked quickly towards her tent.

She had just walked out of the stable when two slender figures emerged from behind the pillars of the stable on the other side.

Chu Xinyue stared at the direction where Xue Qingyao disappeared and smacked her lips, "This woman is so courageous that she came alone to poison your horse!"

Xue Youli knew her plan with Murong Ye and curled her lips, "Murong Ye asked her to drug both my horse and the emperor's horse, but she turned out to be obedient to Murong Ye and only gave my horse a double dose of poison."

Chu Xinyue was amused by her plaintive tone and teased, "Ah Li, could it be that Xue Qingyao has suddenly fallen in love with Murong Che?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.

Xue Youli was enlightened by her words, "Yes! In the original novel, Xue Qingyao was obsessed with Murong Ye to the extreme. Not only did she obey Murong Ye's words, but she also silently cleared all threats for him. Why did she change her personality this time?"

After she said this, Chu Xinyue immediately felt something was wrong, "Could it be that there was a conflict between her and Murong Ye?"

"That shouldn't be the case. With Xue Qingyao's situation in the harem, she should know that Murong Ye is her only support. She is not a fool. It is impossible for her to turn against Murong Ye at this time."

Chu Xinyue touched her chin, looking thoughtful, "What's going on?"

Xue Youli pondered for a long time and shook his head gently, "I don't know either. Maybe Xue Qingyao felt that it was not safe to place all his bets on Murong Ye, so he wanted to leave himself an extra way out."

Chu Xinyue nodded thoughtfully, "I understand. Xue Qingyao didn't want to kill Murong Che at this time because she was Murong Che's concubine. With such a status, she couldn't be with Murong Ye openly! After all, my novel says that Murong Ye had been deceiving her, saying that he would help her son ascend the throne and he would only be a regent."

Xue Youli agreed with her speculation, "Your analysis makes sense, but we still have to pay close attention to Xue Qingyao's every move and find a way to distance her from Murong Ye."

Chu Xinyue's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Ali, do you have a solution?"

Xue Youli nodded at her, then took out a paper bag from his waist that was exactly the same as Xue Qingyao's, "I plan to use Xue Qingyao's hand to make Murong Ye suffer the consequences of his actions!"

Chu Xinyue knew that she had switched Xue Qingyao's poison yesterday. She sighed softly and showed an expression of watching a show on her face, "I wonder what kind of surprise Murong Ye's horse will bring us?"

Xue Youli opened the paper bag and mixed the powder inside into the trough of Murong Ye's horse. "Let's wait and see."

After the two of them poisoned the horses' fodder, they slipped back to their respective tents and went back to sleep.

By noon, everyone had gotten up. Xue Qingyao was in a very good mood after leaving the tent.

She asked for leave from Murong Che today on the grounds of catching a cold, and planned to stay in the tent all day.

"Biyu, the camp is so quiet, is it because the emperor is taking Concubine Xue and the others out hunting again?"

Biyu quickly replied, "Master, Concubine Xue was just like you. She didn't go to the hunting ground because she was not feeling well. I heard that she got the emperor's permission and went back to the palace to meet her family!"

Xue Qingyao lost his composure after hearing the first half of the sentence. "What did you say? Concubine Xue didn't ride a horse? Didn't she go hunting?"

If Xue Youli didn't ride the horse, then what was the point of her going to great lengths to avoid the guards and feed poison to the horse early in the morning?

A horse that suddenly went crazy in the woods could be explained away as being frightened.

However, the sudden madness of the horse in the stable was bound to arouse the suspicion of Murong Che and Xue Youli.

What if they find out about me?