Chapter 177 Who stole 20,000 weapons?
Tao Xue covered her head and let out a long sigh.
"As expected of Her Royal Highness the Princess, this way we won't be afraid of them making things difficult for us."
Xiangying asked Taoxue to call Lin Lingxiang from the next room over: "Let's eat first, it's almost time for lunch anyway."
After Lin Lingxiang came over, Xiangying divided the food among them.
Each person gets a piece of braised beef, two vegetable pies, and a water bag.
I put some chili in the braised beef, which made it taste fragrant and delicious. The three little ones kept slurping it up.
Xiangying noticed from the corner of his eye that Lin Lingxiang didn't eat much, but kept looking outside.
"Lingxiang, don't worry. They are deliberately trying to starve us and will not arrange anyone to come." Xiangying said.
Lin Lingxiang lowered her head and said, "Well... I was just wondering, if they used this method to embarrass the eldest princess, would they also embarrass the Crown Prince in the same way? I wonder if the Crown Prince has water to drink or food to eat."
The more she spoke, the darker her face became.
Xiangying thought for a moment and said, "When it gets dark, I'll go bring some food to my brother."
Lin Lingxiang was shocked: "How can that be possible? If we are caught by the Sixth Prince's men, we can make trouble for them."
"Why should I be afraid of him? My country has been destroyed. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes."
What's more, Xiangying is confident in his skills.
After hearing Xiangying say this, Lin Lingxiang finally felt a little hungry.
At this time, Xiang Qianqian next door was holding her stomach and pacing back and forth in the yard.
The seventh princess Xiang Rongrong was assigned to live in the same courtyard with her. She was already feeling upset and wanted to take a nap, but Xiang Qianqian kept pacing back and forth in the courtyard, muttering to herself.
Xiang Rongrong could no longer bear it, so she sat up, pushed the window open and yelled outside, "Fifth sister, if you feel like the floor is too hot to stand on, go back inside!"
"What are you wandering around for? Didn't they just tell us that we can't get out? Are you annoying me?"
Xiang Qianqian turned her head. In the sunlight, her pale face had a pair of eyes that were like embedded black pools, and her gaze was filled with resentment.
"Seventh sister, it's fine if you're not anxious, but how can you not understand me? I'm anxious for the two of us. Didn't you notice that the maid just now only left us water and no food at all?"
"We must have been implicated by our elder sister. The Sixth Prince suddenly asked her to stay. There must be something wrong. Now we have to starve with our elder sister. It's really bad."
The more she spoke, the more sweat began to drip down her forehead, and the hot weather made her mouth dry.
It's already the end of summer, but it's still so hot. It's all because of the natural disaster!
Xiang Rongrong leaned against the window and sneered: "Now you say that you were implicated by your elder sister? Why didn't you say that when you asked her for food before?"
"Besides, if you didn't want to, why didn't you refuse just now? I saw you happily following me in and you looked very happy at that time."
Xiang Qianqian's face changed: "I'm too lazy to argue with you! If you can't eat by then, just don't cry."
She turned and went back to her room, slamming the door.
"Tsk, I have an older sister, who's afraid of you." Xiang Rongrong rolled her eyes, closed the window and went back to sleep.
at this time.
The Sixth Prince was leading his men on their way to the cave where weapons were stored.
The journey was too hot, so he and his guards stopped to get water from a stream by the roadside to drink.
The staff member next to him wiped his sweat and said, "I would like to congratulate Your Highness in advance. With those weapons, we can pin the crime of treason on Jie Chen. If we get rid of Jie Chen, all the worries of Your Highness will be gone. It's time to make great plans."
The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes and looked at a dry and cracked field.
There was a dark and gloomy look in his narrow eyes, and he smiled grimly: "It's too early to be happy. Although Xie Chen has been lurking in the Western Zhou Dynasty for many years, father feels a little guilty about him. If he is not convicted of the crime of joining forces with the remnants of the Western Zhou Dynasty, father will definitely help him investigate thoroughly."
"So, in addition to those weapons that can prove that Xie Chen looted them from the Western Zhou Dynasty, we also need a key and strong evidence."
The staff thought: "Is your Highness talking about..."
"I heard that Xiangying and Jiechen have a close relationship. They have been getting along like a couple during this journey. If your father knew that Xiangying gave the imperial seal to Jiechen, do you think your father, with his imperial mentality, would be suspicious of Jiechen?"
The Sixth Prince laughed as he spoke, his eyes showing confidence: "No matter how much guilt one feels, it cannot compare to the suspicion of an emperor."
This time he must make sure that Jie Chen is executed by the emperor himself!
The staff and others bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise! Among the Emperor's dozen princes, only you are capable of taking on this important task."
The Sixth Prince smiled and jumped on his horse: "Let's go!"
They galloped all the way and came to the bottom of the cave.
However, the Sixth Prince, who was full of excitement and joy, was dumbfounded when he saw the empty cave.
"Where are the weapons?!" The Sixth Prince grabbed the aide's collar, "Where are the 20,000 weapons I asked you to prepare here!?"
The staff trembled and waved their hands in panic: "Your Highness, calm down. They were still there when I came to check last time. It's impossible for them to disappear all of a sudden!"
The guard next to him wondered: "Could it have been stolen?"
"Impossible," the staff rejected, "Only Cao Ming and I know the location of this place."
The Sixth Prince's eyes suddenly turned cold. He pushed the aide to the ground and drew his sword to point at him.
"That means you betrayed your own people and lost your weapon."
Seeing the murderous intent in the Sixth Prince's eyes, the aide shook his head hastily: "No, it's not me! Your Highness, I am loyal to you, how could I possibly betray you?"
When he was panicked, he thought of a clever idea.
"It must have been Jie Chen who stole it! He saw through our plan in advance."
The Sixth Prince paused with his sword and said, "Tell me about it."
The staff member analyzed with cold sweat on his forehead, his voice trembling: "During this journey, all the chess pieces we arranged around Jie Chen were removed one by one by him. Maybe he already knew about your highness's plan."
"Besides, when Xie Chen's exile team came, they also passed this road and took a short rest here. He must have taken the weapons with him!"
The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes and said, "You know, that's 20,000 weapons. Even if he wants to hide them, he needs a place!"
"I'll give you three days. If you can't find out the whereabouts of these weapons, you won't be able to return to the capital alive."
After saying this, the Sixth Prince angrily led his men away. The aide escaped death and fell to the ground exhausted.
It would take time to move so many weapons. If someone really did that, it would definitely not be hidden from the Sixth Prince.
But who can take it away without anyone noticing?
Just as Xiangying had expected, the little maid did not come to bring even a drop of water or a grain of rice that day.
Fortunately, Xiangying had space at hand, otherwise he and the children would have gone hungry.
Xie Chen was busy with some trivial matters and did not show up.
As the sky darkened, the prefectural government office fell into silence.
After Xiangying coaxed the three little ones to sleep, she turned off the lights and prepared to start her action.
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