Chapter 379: The centipede is still alive even after death
Chen Che walked down the stairs. The sound of his black boots stepping on the wooden boards was dull and powerful. The cold outline of his brow was tinged with snow, and half of his face was hidden in the shadows, so it was unclear what was dark in his eyes.
Chen Che walked to the door step by step, looking at Qiao Wanyan being held in his arms with one hand holding the back of her head, giving her enough sense of security.
Shen Che sneered, and his gaze slowly moved from the man's face to Qiao Wanyan's profile.
"Leaving the capital without permission is a serious crime." His tone was very calm.
He Zhiyu lowered his eyes and looked at Qiao Wanyan in his arms. Even though she was poisoned by the love poison and only He Yanli was in her heart, at this moment she still felt that it was safest for her to stay by his side.
He Zhiyu knew that she liked him, but he never thought that the love poison could not suppress the love in her deepest heart.
Qiao Wanyan glanced at the people brought by He Zhiyu and found that they were the private soldiers of the Eastern Palace.
She had heard about He Zhiyu being deposed and imprisoned in the Eastern Palace from someone in the National Temple. The few words that Chen Che had just said made her more certain that what she had heard before was not just gossip.
He was leaving the capital at this moment, definitely not just for himself, but to catch the escaped Chen Che and redeem himself for his crime.
He Zhiyu's action was a fight with his back to the wall.
But no matter what, as long as he comes, he will have hope of returning to Beijing. Who cares whether he will be punished by the emperor in the end?
Qiao Wanyan guessed it, and Chen Che naturally guessed it too.
At midnight, the long street was empty and the damp ground was damp, looking eerie and scary.
Chen Che glanced at the group of people behind He Zhiyu, and it seemed that they came prepared.
Since entering Chengping County, he has been sending people to secretly observe whether there are any unusual movements in the city, and whether there are any suspicious people coming in through the city gate. But there has been no news, and now it seems that He Zhiyu has arrived in Chengping before him, waiting for him to fall into the trap.
Chen Che: “Give her back to me.”
He Zhiyu said in a deep voice: "You are not qualified to say that. It is her own choice as to where she wants to go."
He lowered his eyes and said in a gentler tone, "Wanyan, do you want to go to Xiling with him?"
Qiao Wanyan shook her head and said, "I want to go home."
Chen Che said coldly: "What ability do you have to bring her back to the capital? With your status as a commoner?"
He Zhiyu didn't answer him, but just picked up Qiao Wanyan and walked towards the carriage not far away.
Su Fei shot an arrow to avoid the two men who tried to stop him, but was cut down by Jing Yuan's sword.
"Don't be afraid, Wanyan. Wait in the carriage now. I will take you home."
Qiao Wanyan nodded slightly and got on the carriage.
He opened the window a little and looked towards the door of the inn, but because the distance was too far, he couldn't hear what they were saying. He just watched He Zhiyu and his men enter the inn.
She withdrew her gaze. Now, while the two were not paying attention to her, the safest way was to sneak away and find someone to save her.
She remembered that there was also a Jin's Trading Company in Chengping County. If she found the Jin's Trading Company, she would be able to return home smoothly without being implicated by anyone or anything.
but.........
Qiao Wanyan frowned. It was midnight now. If she walked around the street, she would be easily found. In addition, she had never been to Chengping County before and was not familiar with the routes here. It would be difficult for her to find Jin's Company easily.
If you encounter any bad guys, you will be unarmed and have no way to deal with them. Instead, you will be out of the tiger's blood and into the wolf's den.
In addition, if there are Chen Che's men in the dark, if they catch him, all his efforts will be in vain.
The first floor of the inn was bustling despite being late at night.
He Zhiyu and Shen Che sat opposite each other, with their respective men behind them.
The air was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly if one listened carefully.
"I disappeared in the capital. The fact that you showed up here so quickly proves that you didn't send anyone to search for me. You were sure that I would escape from the capital and be captured in Chengping in advance. This is really difficult for you."
He Zhiyu rubbed the ring on his fingertips, "How do you think you can escape from the capital?"
The capital city is heavily guarded like an iron barrel. It is difficult for even one person to sneak out of the city, let alone a group of people.
Although He Zhiyu was deposed and imprisoned in the Eastern Palace, he did not become a real commoner overnight.
A centipede is still alive even after death.
He Zhiyu sneered contemptuously, "Chengping is not too far from the border. Letting you escape back to Xiling would be a great humiliation to Dayu. If I can catch you at this critical moment and bring you back to the capital, I will be able to turn the tables and atone for my crime."
Chen Che said in a calm tone: “Besides calculating this and that, can you think of anything else?”
He Zhiyu looked calm and unhurried, "Heavenly bloodline, if I don't plot, I will die like the other brothers without a burial place."
My father had nine sons. My mother gave birth to my eldest brother and myself, and Concubine Hui gave birth to He Yanli.
Except for the emperor's elder brother who died in infancy, which of the other princes did not die an unnatural death?
As a legitimate child, he was a thorn in everyone's side. Add to that the fact that his father did not like him, and it was an even more hopeless situation.
Chen Che is of Xiling royal blood, so he can naturally understand, but understanding does not mean that he can empathize.
Chen Che's position as the crown prince was something that no one in the Xiling royal family could match, so the emperor directly ordered him to be appointed as the heir to the throne of the next generation without any effort.
He Zhiyu was appointed as the crown prince the year when all his brothers died and He Yanli went to the National Temple to practice.
Chen Che: "With just these few people like you, there is no way you can take me back to the capital."
He Zhiyu absolutely did not dare to cooperate with the government. It would be a serious crime for him to return to Beijing secretly, so he would not let the government know at all.
He Zhiyu poured a cup of tea and took a sip before saying, "Isn't that right? The people I brought are not the ones you see."
Su Fei frowned as if he had thought of something, and immediately went to the second floor. He saw a person who had his neck slit and was dead on the floor of the corridor. He opened the window and saw a group of strange masked men.
Su Fei was stunned for a moment when he saw the man coming out of the room. Seeing that the long sword in his hand was still dripping with blood, he did not intend to engage in a head-on fight with him. Instead, he immediately went downstairs and walked quickly to Shen Che and whispered to him.
Shen Che’s expression changed slightly.
He Zhiyu: "From the day you stepped into the Great You Land, I have been thinking about what to do if this thing fails, what if my father is so partial to me that he asks me to give up my position, how can I turn the situation around."
"Every plan in the world has the possibility of failure. How could I not leave a way out for myself?"
On the second floor stairs, a middle-aged man walked down while putting his sword into the scabbard.
The man was none other than the owner of this inn.
He walked to He Zhiyu's side, nodded slightly and said respectfully: "The secret guards have been dealt with."
Chen Che remained calm, "When did you become his?"
The shopkeeper said, "Your Highness, please don't blame me. I could do nothing to save my life. The day after Your Highness left Chengping as an envoy, people from His Highness the Great Prince of You came to find us."
By using poison to restrain him, he might not be reluctant to sacrifice his life for the sake of loyalty.
But his wife, daughter and mother were all in the hands of the prince.
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