Chapter 185 No One Can Leave
"Do you think Xiao Yuan hasn't thought of this by now?"
"Did he tell you to take me back?"
Li Huaiyan choked up in his throat and shook his head slightly.
"The situation in Beijing may be much more serious than here. If I go back, I may just cause trouble for him and become his weak spot for others to take advantage of."
In fact, she has always been the emperor's weak spot in holding Xiao Yuan, but she is too selfish and only cares about the death of the Shen family and her grandmother.
Then he was restrained by someone and walked step by step into the quagmire.
Li Huaiyan stood there, at a loss for a moment.
"Li Huaiyan." Shen Anan looked up at him, "You are loyal to him, right?"
"Of course, for his great cause, I can sacrifice my life."
Shen Anan never doubted this, because in his previous life, Li Huaiyan had already proved his words with facts.
"Since that person has planned it, someone has to uncover it all. If it's not me, then there will be someone else. But if it's someone else, they will never care about Xiao Yuan like I do."
If it were someone else, they would just want to kill Xiao Yuan immediately, but Shen Anan would take it into consideration.
"I know everything, but if anything happens to you, I can't take the responsibility." Li Huaiyan sat back with a bitter face.
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On the third day, Shen Anan was discussing Lord Cao with Li Huaiyan when Chen Tian ran in excitedly.
"Girl, I saw Gu Tan."
Shen Anan raised her cold almond eyes and looked at Chen Tian, "Where is it?"
"I saw him being welcomed in at the gate of the government office. There was a mole on his cheek. I was definitely not mistaken."
"Well," Shen Anan nodded, "If that's the case, then we can act. You've worked hard these past two days, go back and have a rest."
Chen Tian did not leave, and said hesitantly, "Can you take me with you on the day of the operation? I want to kill Gu Tan myself."
"He still needs to be escorted back to Beijing. He cannot be killed."
"Then I will catch him myself." Chen Tian's eyes were full of fire. "Don't worry, young lady. I won't cause any trouble for you. I will just stay with Qingfeng."
Shen Anan stared at him for a few breaths, nodded slowly and said okay, then Chen Tian bowed and retreated.
Shen Anan retracted her gaze and looked at Li Huaiyan, "Are all the people here?"
"Everything is ready."
"That's good."
That night, Qingfeng brought back news, "County Magistrate Li held a banquet at the government office to welcome County Magistrate Cao, and Gu Tan, who was identified by Chen Tian, was also there."
Li Huaiyan asked solemnly, "Is the news reliable?"
"That's what the bribed jailer said."
The three of them looked at each other and fell into a brief silence.
"Otherwise, just leave it to me and Qingfeng. You take your men and leave Tianshui City overnight and wait for news from us." He said to Shen Anan.
"Since you're here specifically for me, what good will it do you to stay?" Shen An'an said coldly, "In that case, let's do it tonight."
"Princess," Qingfeng frowned, "You know very well that the jailer is..."
"Now that I think about it, everything we have done has been planned long ago." She interrupted Qingfeng calmly and waved her hand, "Don't worry, go ahead and make the arrangements."
Chen Tian was very excited when he learned that he was going to arrest someone at the banquet. He followed Qingfeng closely with his big knife in his arms.
The night enveloped the entire sky, and the streets and everywhere were unusually quiet.
"Miss, shall we just rush in?" Chen Tian stared at the gate of the government office, with flames dancing in his eyes.
Shen Anan tilted her head to look at him, suddenly curled her lips and nodded, "Of course."
Chen Tian was about to rush in with a knife in hand, but there was silence behind him. He turned around and found that no one moved except him.
"Why don't you leave?"
"Chen Tian, when did he die?" Shen Anan suddenly asked.
Chen Tian seemed stunned for a moment, "What did the girl say? Why don't I understand?"
"Don't you understand?" Shen Anan walked up the steps and stood in front of Chen Tian. Her eyes coldly swept over the big knife in his hand, "Then I'll say something you can understand."
"Is that person inside really Gu Tan? Whose orders did you take to lure me here tonight?"
Chen Tian's clear eyes gradually became calm. The sword in his hand was just raised when it was taken away by Qingfeng who suddenly arrived.
The knife fell to the ground with a sharp sound.
Chen Tian was held by Qing Feng, but he smiled at Shen An'an, "Miss, why are you so anxious? How could I possibly do anything to you?"
His smile was so cold and creepy.
"That day on the street, the girl paid out of her own pocket to help me out."
"So this is your way of repaying a favor?" Shen Anan looked at him coldly.
Chen Tian didn't care. "Even if it wasn't me, someone else would come. Some secrets are destined to be made public. Don't you want to know and avenge your grandmother?"
Her cold almond eyes were devoid of any warmth. "You are right. That is why I was led here step by step by you. I am also very curious about what kind of trap the emperor has set for me and how he will deal with his own son."
"When did you doubt me?" Chen Tian's eyes narrowed slightly. At this moment, there was no trace of the impulsiveness and clarity of a teenager.
"Qingfeng, keep an eye on him. He may be the key to whether we can escape alive."
After saying that, he took Li Huaiyan directly into the government office. No one stopped them along the way, and they went to the banquet in the backyard without any hindrance.
Three people were toasting each other, in a life of luxury and decadence, while a dancer was dancing in the center, half holding a pipa.
The man in the upper position saw Shen Anan rushing in, his eyes narrowed, and asked the flattering middle-aged man beside him, "What's going on?"
The middle-aged man looked at the few people and frowned immediately, "Who dares to break into the government office? Come here, arrest him for me."
"You're pretending to be so convincing." Li Huaiyan sneered.
Shen Anan said nothing, and looked at the man below the two men, the one Chen Tian pointed out, Gu Tan.
He had a mole on his face, and he looked ferocious, with a bit of the aura of a bandit.
But Shen Anan knew that he was not Gu Tan, or in other words, Gu Tan might have never existed.
"Next, should I cooperate with the two adults and say that I am the Fourth Prince's consort who came from the capital to capture Gu Tan, and that you are colluding with bandits. What crime should you be charged with?"
Cao County Magistrate frowned, his eyes flashing, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could the Fourth Prince's wife come to such a place? Who are you? Do you know what crime it is to impersonate a royal family member?"
Shen An watched him perform quietly.
"You're done?"
County Magistrate Cao frowned, and a solemn look gradually appeared in his eyes.
"The development is not what Lord Cao imagined, so Lord Cao doesn't know how to develop it next?"
Shen Anan held Chen Tian's knife in his hand, pushed away the dancers, and walked forward, "My lord, why don't you think about it carefully and see what the emperor has told you. We can save ourselves the trouble and get straight to the point."
“…”
“My Lord, this…” County Magistrate Li took a few steps back, swallowed, and looked at County Magistrate Cao in horror.
That "Gu Tan" also stood up and said, "It was her. She was one of the people who killed my brothers that day. Today I will avenge my brothers."
He was about to rush towards Shen Anan with a knife in hand, but Qingfeng was faster and blocked him directly. The two of them exchanged a few quick moves, and the man was obviously no match for the battle-hardened Qingfeng.
Cao Junshou coughed lightly, staring at Shen Anan with sinister eyes, "Gu Chen, stop it."
Gu Chen, not Gu Tan.
"The Fourth Prince's wife has arrived at the perfect time. I have just received a report that the Fourth Prince's wife has brought a large amount of gold and silver to the border with the intention of joining forces with General Qi to raise troops and rebel. As an official appointed by the court, I cannot stand idly by and watch the country change."
"However, the Fourth Prince's wife is a woman who would not do such a thing. If there are other people involved, then you can only go back to the capital with me to be interrogated by the Emperor."
Shen Anan thought that the emperor would deal with Xiao Yuan, but she never thought he would be so cruel.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Huaiyan said angrily, "We only have one carriage along the way. We didn't bring anything with us, so where did the gold and silver come from?"
"The Fourth Prince's wife is not a fool. How could she carry evidence of the crime with her? You must have split up into two groups and then reunited by water. Otherwise, why would you team up with Shen Yunbai to kill the people? It's obvious that the people noticed something was wrong, so you killed them to silence them!"
The prefect of Cao spoke with great conviction, and it was obvious that he had prepared his words long ago.
"The accomplice you are talking about is Shen Yunbai?" Shen Anan asked calmly.
The governor of Cao County nodded and said, "Yes, I have verified that the goods he euphemistically called them are gold and silver treasures."
"You're full of shit." Li Huaiyan pulled the knife from Qingfeng's hand and was about to chop at the governor of Cao.
Suddenly, countless soldiers rushed in from all directions and surrounded them.
"The Fourth Prince's Consort, Duke Li, and Shen Yunbai have already confessed. You should stop struggling and follow me back to the capital to face the emperor and accept his judgment."
"What if I don't?" Shen Anan sneered.
"Then don't blame me for being rude." The governor of Cao County waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers immediately moved forward.
"The emperor only told you to take me back to restrain Xiao Yuan, but did he tell you about the grudge between him and my Shen family?" Shen Anan's voice was cold without a trace of warmth.
Magistrate Cao frowned slightly.
She continued, "He really has a good plan. He used Xiao Yuan to get rid of Xiao Ze, and then used this to trick me into getting rid of Xiao Yuan. In this way, his son who doesn't want to see the light of day will be the crown prince and hold great power as soon as he returns."
Cao County Magistrate's face changed, and his pupils shrank suddenly. "I don't understand what the Fourth Prince's wife is saying. The Emperor's thoughts cannot be arbitrarily arranged."
Shen Anan smiled coldly, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, it’s enough for me to understand what it means.”
She glanced at everyone present one by one, and said in a cold voice, "Since I understand, then I'm sorry, today, none of you can leave alive."
Upon hearing this, the Magistrate of Cao chuckled mockingly. The Emperor asked him to personally take action to deal with such a naive and foolish woman. This was simply an overkill!
"What are you all still standing there for? Why don't you invite the Fourth Prince's wife back to the city?"
Along with his voice, there was the creaking sound of countless footsteps on bricks and tiles, and shadows were reflected in the courtyard, casting overlapping shadows.
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