Chapter 497: A Dark Guard with a Strong Mind but Not Many
There is never 100% certainty in plotting treason. As the saying goes, the bold will die of overeating, while the timid will die of starvation. Smart people will never make random moves when there is no certainty on the chessboard.
Qiao Jibai took all the people from the Imperial Envoy Office away, and the huge team that had left the capital now only had one carriage and three people.
Lu Jinye drove the carriage towards Qiwu City and entered the city gate before sunset.
As soon as he entered the city, Lu Jinye clearly felt that someone was following him.
Qiwu City seemed to be completely unaware of the turmoil in the capital, and it was still bustling, peaceful and smooth. The carriage also arrived at the silver shop on Yunan Street without any obstruction.
"Miss, you must have traveled all this way. The room and food have been prepared. Please come this way."
Qiao Wanyan went upstairs and found a room that was not too big but extremely elegant.
Soon, someone brought the food up, and the table was full of her favorite dishes.
Zi Yuan served her the food while Lu Jinye stood by the window.
"There are indeed people watching this side from the dark, but I can't determine their location right now. Should I just ignore them or should I pay close attention and take care of them?"
Qiao Wanyan took a bite of the fish but didn't mean to speak any more. Her eyes were half closed as if she was thinking about something.
After a long while, he slowly spoke.
"You have good kung fu, so it won't be difficult to find them. Catching someone secretly watching will make them more vigilant, so that they won't suspect that we are keeping them here on purpose."
Lu Jinye said calmly: "I understand."
Qiao Wanyan didn't say anything else. Since her father wanted Prince Jing to take her away, she would be forced to leave Qiwu City.
Now that all the spies that the prince left in Qiwu City have been dealt with, how could the news that he was forcibly taken away by King Jing reach the prince's ears?
If none of the spies in the dark were discovered, then Lu Jinye was too incompetent. Lu Jinye was not such an incompetent person, and everyone knew it.
Qiao Wanyan stayed here peacefully for two days, never going out and just staying in her room. Only the servant of the silver shop would buy a few books and send them to her room to entertain her.
It was not until the third day that Lu Jinye walked out of the silver shop and got rid of the people who were following him secretly on the way.
He disappeared for a whole day and suddenly appeared at nightfall in the warehouse on the second floor of a cloth shop opposite the silver shop, which had been doing poorly for years and was about to close down.
The secret guard who was secretly guarding Qiao Wanyan was stunned for a moment when he saw Lu Jinye suddenly kicking open the door and playing with a dagger. Just as he was about to escape through the window, he was stabbed in the calf by the dagger and failed to escape.
Lu Jinye walked towards him slowly and stepped on his leg. "Why are you running? I want to make friends with you, but I'm a little unhappy that you don't give me face."
The secret guard was sweating coldly from the pain.
Lu Jinye said: "How about this, you tell me who your master is, and I will send you to death."
The secret guard gritted his teeth, "I need you to deliver it?!"
The poison hidden in the tooth root was crushed, and the poison-killing secret guard fell to the ground with blood flowing from his mouth.
Lu Jinye was silent for a moment before pulling out the dagger from his leg, wiping it clean with his clothes and putting it back.
After walking a few steps, Lu Jinye felt a little aggrieved, so he went back and kicked the guy hard twice before leaving.
There was more than one secret guard guarding in secret. It was not until Lu Jinye left the cloth shop that someone appeared and carried the dead secret guard out and buried him on the spot.
"The guards around Princess Duanhua are too vigilant. You must be more cautious when watching in secret. If you are discovered again, you must commit suicide like him without revealing any information."
"yes!"
At that time, Qiao Wanyan was reading in the room, and Ziyuan was making calming tea in the kitchen.
A colorless, odorless, and non-toxic incense was inserted into the window, but Qiao Wanyan fainted after a moment.
A man in a black cloak pushed the door open slowly, blew out the candles in the room, then walked to the chair and stopped.
The man put the book in her hand aside, held her legs with one hand, put his other hand around her back and picked her up, then left quietly through the back door.
Zi Yuan, who was still in the kitchen making soothing tea at that time, wondered in her heart, the young lady should have been taken away by now? She had been here for such a long time.
"Miss Ziyuan, is the calming tea ready? If it's not ready yet, I can help you. Can you go and serve the princess first?"
A man dressed as a servant came over. Zi Yuan said impatiently without even turning his head, "I don't need you. Go and get busy."
As soon as she finished speaking, a knife chopped her on the back of the neck.
Just as she was waiting for the person to faint and take him away, Zi Yuan turned around and almost in an instant pulled out the hairpin in her hair and attacked the other person.
The servant quickly retreated backwards, and a stone from the dark was thrown towards Ziyuan's acupoint. Ziyuan immediately closed her eyes and fainted.
The servant patted his chest.
Mo Xiao came out wearing a black cloak, "Didn't you eat? You almost messed up your plan."
The servant was not surprised to see the other party coming out. He said a little aggrievedly: "I used my strength and didn't hit the wrong place. This girl is too thick-skinned!"
Mo Xiao said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, take the person away quickly, don't mess up the plan."
The servant secretly complained in his heart, if he wanted to take Princess Duanhua out of Qiwu City, why should he waste time bringing a maid with him?
The moment that girl turned around just now, he was so scared that his heart almost stopped.
Lu Jinye killed the secret guards arranged by He Zhiyu. While Lu Jinye had not returned yet and the secret guards were gathered together without paying attention to the silver building, Qiao Wanyan was taken away from Qiwu City.
The secret guards realized something was wrong when many people suddenly went out of the silver building the next morning and began to search for people in a low-key manner. Only then did a secret guard bravely climb in through the window, but did not see any sign of Qiao Wanyan, so he quickly left Qiwu City and returned to Beijing to report.
He Zhiyu has not yet attacked the city, but the rebels have already taken control of the imperial city. If he rushes in rashly, the emperor's life will be threatened. As a filial son, he naturally will not attack the city rashly.
Therefore, the Cavalry Battalion is now temporarily preparing in the Grand Council Camp. The fire in the Grand Council Camp has been put out. The fire burned more than half of the food and grass.
The soldiers drank the poisoned water and the situation was really bad.
Inside the tent, He Zhiyu heard the reply from the secret guard who was supposed to be in Qiwu City, and angrily shouted, "Useless! Send some people to investigate, and track them down along the way!"
Is it Chen Che?
Or is it the Heyan ceremony?
Or a third party?
Qiao Jibai heard the angry scolding from inside the tent when he was outside, and realized that Qiao Wanyan was no longer in Qiwu City.
A guard entered the tent and said, "Your Highness, the Imperial Envoy Xiao Qiao is here."
He Zhiyu calmed down and said, "Get out and let him in."
Qiao Jibai looked at a young man passing by, covered in dust, then looked away and walked in.
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