If it was Zheng Mingxuan and An Yu who had attempted to steal the secret order of the Yanling Army and brutally killed Baiji, the four of them would be willing to guarantee with their lives that if the princess's plan was carried out, she would be the one to die!
So the princess risked her life to lure the four of them into action just to let the palace guards and the entire Yanling Army see their true colors and give everyone a convincing result because she couldn't produce any evidence to prove that the four of them had already betrayed her and were no longer members of the palace?
By then, we will definitely be able to catch her red-handed and with solid evidence, but who can guarantee that she will still be alive?
Knowing that those four people had bad intentions, he still dared to put his life in their hands. Isn't this seeking death?
She's so embarrassed that she doesn't dare to let the prince know. If the prince knew, he might beat her up!
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Wu Gang and the others were in a heavy mood, and were thinking about whether they should go to the prince in advance to inform him and expose the princess's self-destructive behavior.
But if the princess's plan is ruined this time, when will we be able to get rid of Zheng Mingxuan and the other four scums with justification?
Qi Mo was scratching his head anxiously, and looking at the other three people who remained silent, he was furious. "Wu Gang! Aren't you usually very opinionated and likes to give orders? Why don't you say something!"
Wu Yu said, "It's obvious that this is the princess's plan to lure the enemy. Although dangerous, it is indeed very clever."
Qi Mo, "Hey, you think we're marching and fighting? Who knows when the four of them will reveal their true colors? What if they kill the princess right after they capture her? What do you think we'll do? If we die as an apology, will the princess come back?"
Wu Gang's face was solemn, and he was obviously still struggling between telling the prince and not telling him. "In fact, the princess knew from the beginning that An Yu and Zheng Mingxuan were the murderers of Miss Baiji."
"She sent us to the Yanling Army to look for evidence, but we found nothing except that we could prove that the two of them had the time to commit the crime."
When Qi Mo was mentioned, he got as angry as a toad. From the beginning to the end, it was all about Wu Gang and Wu Cheng. He and Wu Yu were kept in the dark like fools!
"So I think the princess had probably already thought of this plan a long time ago, but she just never had the right opportunity to invite Miss Lin to go on a trip with her!"
"It just so happened that this time, the prince was assassinated and Qin Bandu was injured. It was the perfect opportunity for the two of them to go up the mountain together to pray for blessings. If they missed it, they wouldn't know when the next opportunity would come."
"Although it is indeed dangerous, if we don't get rid of those four people, and let them come and go freely in the palace all day long to keep an eye on the princess, the princess and Miss Baizhi have to be very cautious when speaking in the palace. Isn't it uncomfortable for you to see this?"
Qi Mo rolled his eyes. How could he not feel uncomfortable? He was gloating at first. The princess had driven the four of them away and left four boring wooden lumps around her. Now thinking about it, it was really a sin!
"The princess must have planned everything long ago, and that's why she asked the four of us to secretly keep an eye on Zheng Mingxuan and the others. She believes that we are more capable than them, and that we can not only protect her, but also catch those four people red-handed!"
After Wu Gang finished speaking, the room fell silent. Qi Mo stopped mumbling and just felt a little moved and wanted to cry. What was going on?
He thought the princess drove them away because she thought they were incompetent, or because she was angry about Baiji's death. He thought the princess thought Zheng Mingxuan and others were more reliable, and he was still resentful in his heart.
It turns out that the princess has always trusted them so much that she would even entrust her life to them!
Wu Cheng, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke up. "So, you've decided to let the princess take this risk without telling the prince?"
"At least not yet. Wait until you catch those four and then come back to apologize. This time, success is the only option!"
Qi Mo clenched his fists with excitement, "Leave that annoying Zheng Mingxuan to me when the time comes! I told you, sooner or later I'll have to settle the score with him!"
They helped the princess hide such a big thing from the prince, and they would definitely be punished afterwards.
But as long as they protect the princess well and complete the tasks assigned by her, the princess will definitely plead for them. At most, they will be scolded or dragged out by Commander Zhao for a few training sessions. It won't hurt them.
On July 13, Qin Qingyao took Bai Zhi to find Dugu Yu, "Hubby, Bai Zhi wants to go back to her hometown to pay respects to her parents, and also tell them about Bai Ji's situation."
Dugu Yu asked Bai Zhi, "Where is your hometown?"
"Your Highness, my hometown is Ninghe County, Huanglin Province."
"Ninghe County? It's not far away."
"Yes, if we hurry up, it will only take four or five days to go there and back."
Dugu Yu nodded and said, "Then go ahead. Before you leave, go to the accounting office and withdraw one hundred taels of silver to buy more offerings for your parents."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Qin Qingyao walked over to Dugu Yu and took his hand. "Hubby, bad things have been happening lately. I'm worried about Bai Zhi going out alone. Can I let my four guards escort her?"
"Two people are enough, why do we need four?"
"The four of us are safe, otherwise I won't feel at ease!"
Dugu Yu thought for a moment, "If that's the case, you won't have any maids or guards around you. Coincidentally, there are two women in the Yanling Army who are both highly skilled in martial arts and loyal. I'll transfer them to your side and they'll follow you from now on. How do you think?"
Two girls with great martial arts skills? Sounds good.
"Okay, no problem, you can do whatever you want!"
Bai Zhi went to the palace's accounting office to collect the silver. In fact, she was not short of money at all, and one hundred taels of silver was really too much. Even if she bought two big fat pigs as sacrifices, it would not cost her more than ten taels of silver!
The prince is so good to her. Wouldn't it be bad if she kept her plans as a princess secret from him?
But it seemed even worse to tell the prince about it without the princess's knowledge.
If we don't tell them, what if Wu Gang and the other four fail? What if Zheng Mingxuan and the other four find help? Or what if something goes wrong and Wu Gang and the others don't make it? Wouldn't that be the end of it?
It’s not that she doesn’t trust Wu Gang and the other three, it’s just that the princess is powerless and she is worried!
Bai Zhi received the silver and packed her bag. Finally, she came up with a solution that would satisfy both parties. She wrote a small note, put it in a small purse, and gave it to Zhao Jinghan.
Zhao Jinghan looked at the pink embroidered purse used by a girl, which looked like it was newly made, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"Miss Baizhi, what is this?"
"This... don't worry about it. Anyway, you are not allowed to open it now, you are not allowed to look at it! Wait until I leave... wait two days before looking at it!"
Zhao Jinghan looked helpless, "But how can I just accept things from a girl, this..."
"Commander Zhao, what are you thinking? It's not like that!" Bai Zhi's face flushed red, and her little face was filled with shame and anger, which made her look even more like that.
"Not like what?"
"Just take it and remember to open it in two days!"
Bai Zhi forcefully stuffed the purse into Zhao Jinghan's hand, then turned around and ran away.
It's like a young girl who's just fallen in love giving a gift to her sweetheart, but is afraid that he won't accept it, so she shyly runs away...
Bai Zhi was indeed anxious to escape, but not because she was shy, but because she was afraid that Zheng Mingxuan and the other four would get impatient and come looking for her. She was afraid that if they saw her with Zhao Jinghan, they would think too much and ruin the princess's plan.
Zhao Jinghan looked at the pink purse in his hand with mixed feelings. He squeezed it, but nothing came out. It was clearly empty.
Bai Zhi, Zheng Mingxuan and the other two went out together. They were nervous all the way and their palms were sweaty.
Ninghe County is located in the south of Yulin City. Qin Qingyao is going to the temple to worship Buddha with Lin Xiafeng, so they are heading west.
After the five of them rode south at full speed for a day, Zheng Mingxuan and the other three left Bai Zhi behind and turned northwest to disguise themselves as bandits and ambush Qin Qingyao and Lin Xiafeng.
According to the original plan, Bai Zhi was not to participate in this operation. Her mediocre skills were not enough to fight against a master.
She will continue to head south and return to her hometown to pay homage to her parents. After Zheng Mingxuan and the other three are done, they will rush to Ninghe County to meet up with Bai Zhi.
Such an ambush and assassination could be done without anyone noticing. As long as the four of them didn't leave a token or something at the scene, even gods wouldn't be able to guess that it was these four who did it. Perfect!
After Bai Zhi and the others left, Qin Qingyao sent someone to the Lin family to deliver a letter, inviting Lin Xiafeng to go with her to Baolin Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.
She was right in her guess. Lin Xiafeng would not refuse her, especially since Zheng Mingxuan and the others had probably already told her about Qin Qingyao's plan. She was waiting to take advantage of the situation, so how could she not go?
It was not until the evening of July 14th that Qin Qingyao told Dugu Yu about her travel plans.
"Hubby, I'm going to Baolin Temple to burn incense tomorrow to thank the Buddha for saving my second brother's life. I left early this morning, so I won't wait for you to come back for dinner."
"Going to the temple to burn incense? I'm not very busy tomorrow. I'll go with you after I get back from court."
"No need, I have something to say to the Buddha in private, so I won't tell you!"
Dugu Yu looked at Qin Qingyao's serious expression, smiled and pinched her nose, "Do you have anything to tell the Buddha?"
"If I tell you, is that still a whisper? I have to travel tomorrow and I need my energy. Don't bother me today. Go to sleep!"
After Qin Qingyao finished speaking, she rolled herself up in the quilt and leaned against the wall. Dugu Yu pulled her over with the quilt, but he did not force her to perform her marital duties. He just bit her face twice to vent his anger, and then went to sleep.
Early in the morning on July 15th, Qin Qingyao had just opened her eyes when two beautiful women pushed the door open and came in.
"Princess, you are awake. We were worried you might miss the appointment, so we came to call you."
"Who are you?"
"Your Highness, my maidservant's name is Liu Shuang and my maidservant's name is Fei Xue. We were specially transferred from the Yanling Army by the prince to serve you."
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