Chapter 60 Chapter 60 It's getting more interesting
The cold in the north is bone-chilling, and the first snow of the year fell on the winter solstice.
Now that Chen Rang is not around, Yuan Susu is not interested in the snow.
Susu and the maids who accompanied her this time gathered around the enamel stove, waiting for the dumplings made by Aunt Jin.
Cuicui put on the new clothes that Susu had prepared for her when she was in Beijing. Today, she looked like a painted doll.
She was chatting and laughing with a few maids when she saw His Highness staring blankly at the crackling stove.
"Why is Your Highness so depressed?" Cuicui asked.
Several young maids covered their mouths and giggled, "Are you thinking about your husband?"
Only the now friendly prince dared to joke with them, but the prince who used to be so decisive and never had a good face felt suffocated even when he approached them.
Su Su curled her lips and retorted, "You guys have learned bad habits from Cuicui. You even dare to tease me!?"
She felt inexplicably uneasy today.
Whether it was the fight between Tiger Eagle or Shen Rang, she was not completely sure, but the desire that burst out from her body when approaching power was what Susu looked forward to very much.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the tent.
The tent became quiet for a while, and soon Aunt Jin came in with a bowl of steaming dumplings.
But her face was solemn and panicked. She placed the dumplings on the table and whispered, "Your Highness, the accountant... Accountant Liu is dead!"
Accountant, dead?
Yuan Susu couldn't help but sigh: "This Li Chongshan is even more ruthless than I thought."
She narrowed her eyes slightly and curled her red lips, and things started to become interesting.
"Come on, follow me and join in the fun." She wrinkled her nose slightly and then suddenly curved her lips, inserting the golden agate hairpin diagonally into her temples. The beauty's brightness and charm temporarily overshadowed the dazzling hairpin.
When they just left the tent, the sky was still clear and fine snow fell on Susu's cheeks.
It makes the brightness seem to add a bit of coolness and nobility.
Outside the king's tent, there was a stretcher covered with a white cloth, and Deputy General Xiong was guarding outside the tent.
He spotted the eldest princess from afar, surrounded by a group of people holding umbrellas. He held the sword at his waist and went to greet her, saying, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
He tactfully turned around and took a few steps, pretending to accidentally trip over the already too long white cloth with his foot.
The man's face was bruised and there was an obvious arrow wound on his chest.
This kind of frame-up is really too obvious!
Yuan Susu could all imagine that if Li Chongshan really took power, the Liangzhou Guard would be disbanded sooner or later.
She glanced at him quickly, then understood and pretended to cover her nose with her handkerchief, saying angrily, "Why are you so careless?"
Aunt Jin also took up the challenge and protected Susu: "General, why don't you cover yourself up? Don't frighten His Highness."
The deputy general knelt down and said, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Susu stepped into the king's tent, still covering her nose with a handkerchief, looking frightened.
"Why did this good person die?"
After everyone saluted, Li Chongshan said, "Today, when my subordinates came to retrieve the account books, they found Mr. Liu, the accountant, dead in his tent. His chest..."
He paused, raised his hand to stroke his graying beard, and said, "What a coincidence! The arrow in my chest was shot by Eagle Division Special Agent."
"Li Chongshan!!" Alejiang struggled to his feet with a ferocious look on his face. "You're just framing me! If I really wanted to kill someone, would I use an arrow? If I really wanted to kill him, would I use my own arrows!?"
Someone sarcastically said, "I heard that the Eagle Division's special forces never leave their arrows. I wonder how others can get them?"
"Yes, they say that even if Alejiang's arrow is stuck in the enemy's chest, it must be pulled out and cleaned before use."
"Cloud-breaking arrows are expensive to make, more than double the cost of ordinary arrows," Li Chongshan said, changing the subject. "I don't know where the money came from."
With just a few words, he was able to arouse people's wild imaginations and lead them by the nose. Even the Eagle Masters looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
Yuan Susu watched the farce with his chin tilted.
I had underestimated Li Chongshan before.
Shen Rang had told her before that Li Chongshan had been the study companion and playmate of Prince Anyang since he was still a prince.
After Yuan Chan was crowned king, he was given military power and stationed in the Shuobei Liangzhou area.
But after Yuan Chan fought on the battlefield for many years, he was still no match for Hesheli, a young man who came out of nowhere.
There was always a strong desire in his heart, and he confronted the dragon and snake everywhere.
Now, he is crushing Alejiang to death, just to use a legitimate excuse to cut off Hesheli's support and annex the Eagle Division.
"Your Highness, what do you think?" Li Chongshan turned his head suddenly, his eyes showing neither smile nor respect, which were extremely fake.
Yuan Susu's thoughts had already wandered far away. She raised her hand and rubbed her temples with her slender white fingers: "I've been too tired recently..."
"Yes, Your Highness, rest is most important." Li Chongshan was very good at judging the situation. He would not offend the princess at this time. "I mean, because Alejiang was exposed for embezzling military funds, I had to kill him to silence him. I took the opportunity to destroy the account books. Is that true..."
"The account book? The account book is gone?" Yuan Susu never thought that things would turn out to this point. She was a little stunned.
Why burn the account books for no reason?
The wolf division's special agent said, "The account book was damaged and burned last night. If it wasn't because Alejiang was guilty of something, what else could it be?"
Ledger damaged?
Quite interesting.
Only with the account book could Li Chongshan use it as the most powerful evidence to deal with the "Prince" and Hesheli in the future.
But it just burned?
unless……
There are other secrets hidden in this account book.
It is a secret that can directly affect Li Chongshan's life and death.
Unexpectedly, her humble suggestion actually helped her catch a big fish.
"So, all the evidence points to Alejiang," Li Chongshan said, his patience clearly gone. His tone was a little cold. "Your Highness, what do you think should be done with Alejiang?"
Yuan Susu looked at the person who was detained and held on the ground with empty and unwilling eyes.
But how can the fight for power be without bloodshed?
Yuan Susu's eyes narrowed slightly, her expression cold and indifferent. "Even though the evidence is irrefutable, the account book is gone now. We can't convict him directly. We'll have to put him in jail and await his fate."
Li Chongshan scolded coldly in his heart: Womanly kindness!
If we delay until Hesheli finds out, I'm afraid it will be too late to undo what has been done!!
Just as he was about to offer some words of advice, Su Su suddenly stood up and glanced at everyone: "I am tired, and I will leave the rest of the trivial matters to you."
When Li Chongshan wanted to continue speaking with a dark face, Su Su glanced at him coldly, and several Jinwu Guards blocked Li Chongshan to the side.
Faced with the decisiveness and deterrence of such absolute power, even the battle-hardened Li Chongshan would hesitate.
There was a fearless guy who took advantage of his drunkenness to stop Su Su and asked her to explain herself.
Su Su sneered and raised her hand for a moment.
Suddenly, the man's face and neck were covered with many bloody but life-threatening sword wounds.
The guard's move was quick and decisive, and the sword was sheathed so quickly that it was almost invisible.
"Blocking my way," Yuan Susu raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Are you worthy enough?"
After Yuan Susu left, the room became dead silent.
The injured person rolled on the ground in pain.
Someone saw the sword wound clearly and couldn't help but sigh, "This kind of injury, which appears to be only a flesh wound but actually cuts the internal meridians, was a notorious punishment in the previous dynasty."
"The Princess's Jinwu Guards are truly a gathering of experts. On the surface, there are only a hundred or so of them, but I feel like the Liangzhou Guards are being subtly monitored everywhere."
Li Chongshan gritted his teeth secretly and said, "Don't offend her easily. Just send this big Buddha away as soon as possible."
Back in the tent, Yuan Susu instructed a special investigation team in the Jinwu Guards, "Check the military pay, and then find out what other secrets Li Chongshan is hiding."
Those Jinwu Guards were hiding in the dark and knew the relationship between the Liangzhou Guards very well. It must be very easy for them to find out the truth of this matter.
"By the way," Susu called out to them, "Who was it that burned the account books last night?"
"Li Chongshan."
It’s true.
Su Su chuckled, her smile bright and dazzling:
"Tomorrow night I will meet with Alejiang. Please do everything you can to keep the prison safe for me. I don't want anyone else to know that I have met him."
"yes."
…
It was late at night, and the Jinwu Guards quietly escorted Yuan Susu to the prison.
Several soldiers guarding the prison were already fast asleep, unaware of the darkness. Yuan Susu stepped into the dark prison. The pungent smell of blood mixed with a foul odor filled the air.
Alejiang was imprisoned in one of the cells. He leaned against the wall with one knee bent and his head lowered.
The long curly hair was not as neatly groomed as usual, but rather unkempt and decadent.
He noticed the movement and raised his eyes slightly to look at the exquisite and expensive cloak and the rosewood box in the man's hand.
"The last meal?" Alejiang sneered, "But it's worth it for His Highness to send me off."
"Is the life of a special agent so worthless?"
Alejiang looked up at her beautiful and flawless face without saying a word.
"Don't be wronged," Yuan Susu handed a piece of gold-painted letter paper to Alejiang, "Take a look."
Alejiang was obviously touched for a moment, and a desire for life appeared in his eyes.
After scanning the paper, his voice trembled with excitement: "This is the proof of my innocence!!"
"But..." Yuan Susu's voice was pleasant, but between the lines revealed a coldness, "I can't let you go. I have to go along with it and watch Li Chongshan and the others kill you personally."
"Why! Why!" Alejiang was hysterical. He wanted to strangle Yuan Susu's neck, but his hands were suddenly restrained by a thin whip.
As long as the Jinwu Guards are here, the princess can't be hurt at all.
Su Su stood up and glanced at him.
"If you don't die," Susu hooked Alejiang's chin with the tip of her dust-free shoe, "the ones who will die are Hesheli and the prince."
"Do you think Li Chongshan will just let this go? If he can perjure himself and kill someone today, he could do something even more outrageous tomorrow."
"But if you die, let Li Chongshan be happy for a while. After Hesheli and Uncle Wang return to the camp, his death will come."
"But if you don't die," Yuan Susu paused, "if someone as loyal and righteous as Hesheli is coerced by Li Chongshan..."
Alejiang's lips were pale, and he trembled in pain: "Okay..."
"Today is not your last meal," Su Su squatted down to look him in the eye, raised her hand and hooked his chin, "You have a pretty face, Special Forces, but I can't bear to poison you myself."
She smiled and turned to leave, and the letter fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, here's the letter." Alejiang picked up the letter.
Yuan Susu turned her head meaningfully and looked at Alejiang, and then a hawk's cry passed by.
…
The hawk roared at high speed through the mountains and finally landed outside the city of Pingjin, two hundred miles away from Shangjing.
The man opened the letter and scolded: "Li Chongshan!!"
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