Chapter 83: Eliminating the Roots
Qin Mingzhu suddenly laughed when she heard her words.
"Your Highness the Princess has met all of us today, right?"
Princess Su stopped struggling.
She was extremely frightened in the bag at this moment, and her eyes kept trembling in the dark bag.
"I...I couldn't see clearly. It was too dark outside. I don't know who you are!"
She thought that she could shock everyone just by her identity.
Even if the other party is a minister of the Southern Yan Kingdom.
In the border wars between the Northern Frontier Kingdom and the Southern Yan Kingdom, their side has always had the upper hand.
Therefore, the Southern Yan Kingdom would never dare to offend the Northern Frontier.
Back then, the Southern Yan Kingdom and the Western Desert fought fiercely, and eventually the Western Desert Kingdom was completely destroyed, but the Southern Yan Kingdom also suffered heavy losses.
The once powerful Southern Yan Kingdom had been recuperating in recent years due to the empty treasury and heavy losses of troops caused by years of war, and did not dare to engage in a head-on war with the Northern Frontier.
The Northern Frontier Kingdom also did not want the Southern Yan Kingdom to recover, so it frequently sent troops to attack on the border. Its purpose was to gradually drag down the national strength of the Southern Yan Kingdom. As a result, the Northern Frontier Kingdom would have more battle-hardened elite soldiers and generals, while the military strength and morale of the Southern Yan Kingdom would decline.
But I never expected that I would run into a group of crazy people today!
"Your Highness is lying."
Qin Mingzhu's voice was neither hurried nor slow, and the bloodshot in her eyes was gradually increasing.
At some point, she had walked to Princess Su's side. In her sleeve, she had hidden a hairpin with a very sharp tip.
If Princess Su is not killed today, given her status, she may never have such a good opportunity again.
If you want to kill, kill cleanly and quickly, leaving no trouble behind.
Qin Mingzhu turned around and looked at the people around her.
"Since you've all gotten involved today, it's probably going to be difficult to escape unscathed. If Her Royal Highness escapes, none of us will have a good ending. However... I can offer you a choice. If you stab Her Royal Highness with a sword, I'll give each of you one thousand taels of silver."
When everyone around heard Qin Mingzhu's words, they showed horror on their faces.
"Mrs. Yan, this... this is not good..."
"Commander!"
Some people showed hesitation on their faces.
Whether it was the people in the Governor's Mansion or the servants in the General's Mansion, they were all entangled and nervous.
Yan Fengxiao instantly understood what Qin Mingzhu meant.
One thousand taels of silver per person is enough for everyone present to live the rest of their lives in peace and prosperity within the territory of Southern Yan.
As long as they don't spend money lavishly or indulge in extravagance, this money will allow their whole family to have no worries about food and clothing in the future.
Seeing everyone's hesitation, Qin Mingzhu smiled and said, "After all, it was the governor and I who dragged you into this. If anyone is unwilling, you don't have to make a move. Just pretend I never said anything before. Of course, if everyone agrees, I can give everyone two thousand taels."
There were a total of forty-eight people present.
Two thousand taels per person, that’s ninety-six thousand taels!
She looked natural and easily raised the stakes again.
The kind and weak Qin Mingzhu in her previous life had long been dead. She was an evil ghost that crawled out of hell. In order to achieve her goals, she could... use any means necessary!
As long as these people take action, we will all be tied to the same rope and die together.
Taking the money is equivalent to getting hush money. If anyone reveals a word, everyone will have the same fate.
As for the subsequent retaliation from the northern border...
If she didn't kill Princess Su and Yan Qinghao, would they not retaliate against her?
She will no longer be as naive as before.
As soon as they heard the price of two thousand taels, some people started to have ideas.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. At the general's mansion, a group of people walked forward and saluted Qin Mingzhu.
"Madam, please give your orders. I and others will follow your instructions."
Qin Mingzhu smiled and nodded.
"Where are the people from the Governor's Office?"
The people behind Yan Fengxiao suddenly knelt on the ground in unison.
These people are all loyal to Yan Fengxiao, and they are willing to give it their all at this time.
"I'll do whatever the governor orders me to do!"
Qin Mingzhu said, "Everyone, this is what you agreed to. I will have someone deliver the money to each of you tomorrow, and I will not give you a penny less."
Everyone lowered their heads and didn't speak again.
Because they thought clearly that even if they didn't take the silver, they would not be able to get away.
The person who was arrested was the Princess of Northern Frontier!
Either don’t offend them from the beginning, or if you do offend them, you have to cut the roots!
The people present were not fools and quickly saw the current situation.
The so-called non-participation...if I really make this choice, no one else will agree!
There was a dark glint in Yan Fengxiao's eyes as he met Qin Mingzhu's gaze.
He originally wanted to take on everything on his own.
But it seems that someone doesn't want him to bear it alone...
He even spent a lot of money just to make his situation safer.
Yan Fengxiao couldn't help but curl his lips: "In that case, I'll go first."
His heart felt slightly warm, and he felt that all the difficulties and obstacles were nothing now...
Because he was also someone who felt sorry for him...
Qin Mingzhu took the lead and took action.
She was standing behind the bag containing Princess Su. She suddenly raised her wrist, and the hairpin gleamed with a cold luster under the moonlight.
In just a blink of an eye, she had aimed at the bag and stabbed it.
I don't know where it got stuck, but I can clearly feel the hairpin digging into my flesh.
“Ahhhh!”
Princess Su in the bag let out a scream.
The bag rolled over and blood began to flow out from one place. Princess Su's inhuman wails came from inside. She rolled on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Have mercy, please forgive me, let me out, help me, my royal brother, please save me, I was wrong, I shouldn't have run out without permission, wuwuwu..."
Yan Qinghao was not blindfolded, he was tied aside.
Seeing the blood dripping from the hairpin in Qin Mingzhu's hand, and even the fact that she was the first to attack Princess Su, his eyes were bloodshot.
Some even couldn't believe what they saw.
"Qin Mingzhu, you...you are crazy!"
Qin Mingzhu slowly glanced sideways at Yan Qinghao, the smile on her lips still gentle.
"It's your turn next."
She didn't care whether Princess Su was dead or not.
After all, there were still many people who were going to take action next. If she was stabbed to death in one go, her death would be too easy.
Qin Mingzhu walked around the black bag regardless and came in front of Yan Qinghao.
She stood and he sat on the ground, their eyes meeting.
"Mingzhu, do you understand the consequences of doing this? Princess Su is the Northern Frontier Emperor's favorite sister. If they knew she died in Southern Yan, Northern Frontier would definitely take this opportunity to launch a massive attack on the Southern Yan border. Many people would die!"
Qin Mingzhu listened to him struggling and begging for mercy, but still walked closer without saying a word.
Yan Qinghao kept moving his body, rubbing backwards like a bug.
"I've met the Northern Frontier Emperor. He's extremely cruel. Once he learns of this, he'll definitely retaliate against you. By then, both you and Yan Fengxiao will be dead. It's better to stop now before things get too far. Please, stop!"
Qin Mingzhu remained silent.
Yan Qinghao spoke very quickly, adding a paragraph almost every time she took a step closer: "Qin Mingzhu, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your parents and your newborn child. If the murder of the Northern Frontier Princess is exposed, can your Qin family afford the consequences?"
A faint voice came into Yan Qinghao's ears.
"The Qin family can't afford it, but I can."
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