I originally thought we would go into the Mu'an Mansion, but Xie Yuancheng took me to a tower very close to the mansion, from which we could see the general layout of the mansion.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
I think the people here are all from the Eastern Qin Kingdom, even though they are dressed in plain clothes.
"Don't worry, Lingwu has made all the arrangements."
It's Lingwu again!
As darkness fell, some carriages appeared at Mu'an Mansion, from which stepped the Crown Prince, wearing a fake beard, and a group of scantily clad courtesans.
After they went inside, they heard pleasant music.
Meng Anshi hung upside down from the tower, his feet touching the ground, and spoke right in Xie Yuancheng's ear.
I began to think that Meng Anshi was no ordinary person; the things he did were not things that ordinary people could do.
"Ying'er, wait for us here."
Xie Yuancheng and Meng Anshi went down, touching the bamboo poles beside them, half flying and half jumping.
These two are truly worthy of being master and servant; their teamwork is so excellent.
I stayed up there for half an hour, doing nothing, wanting to go down but worried about being swept away by the people below.
At that moment, the sounds of fighting rang out from Mu'an Mansion. I looked closely and saw some smoke drifting out.
The guards who were standing guard outside all rushed in. Did they think they could just take the person by force if they couldn't save them?
However, given the Crown Prince's style, he is capable of doing such a thing.
Just as I was getting worried, there was a noise outside. A person came in, took off the cloak covering her, and I noticed that this girl looked a bit like Anxiang, but was a little older than her.
"Madam, the Marquis has asked me to take you out."
"Hidden Fragrance?"
"yes."
Before I could finish speaking, she pulled me outside. There was no one outside, so going downstairs went smoothly.
Anxiang handed me a small dagger, saying it was for self-defense.
After I put it away, I saw Dongqin's elite soldiers, about a dozen of them, surround me. Anxiang waved out many small silver needles and knocked down the people in front of her.
Arrows flew down from above. Anxiang led me to the side, dodging the attack of the elite soldiers and their arrows. Then, using the stone lions outside, we jumped onto the wall.
When I landed, I found that the mansion was in complete chaos, with girls screaming and the sounds of weapons clashing everywhere.
Anxiang led me all the way to the backyard. Along the way, we saw many innocent servants lying in pools of blood, victims of this war.
"The Prince Consort".
Anxiang and I met Li Zhaole at the corner. She was wearing clothes from the Dongqin Kingdom and her face was full of disbelief.
Fortunately, Anxiang was wearing a mask, otherwise Li Zhaole would have seen through her disguise.
"It really is you. I thought I would never see you again."
Li Zhaole's voice was choked with sobs as she lunged at me.
"Your Highness, Princess, have you not seen the Crown Prince?"
"Don't say anything yet, let's hide."
Li Zhaole grabbed my arm and led me to the other side, with Anxiang following behind.
After entering a room, Li Zhaole opened the stone wall and led us inside.
Every room in Mu'an Mansion is a hidden mechanism; whoever built this house must have an incredibly promising future.
After passing through a secret passage, we arrived at Mu'an's artificial mountain pass.
There were sounds of fighting outside. As soon as we peeked out, we saw the Crown Prince.
"Brother Crown Prince."
Li Zhaole pulled me to his side. The Crown Prince, unlike his usual gentle self, had a sinister look on his face.
"Le'er is here. You are a great hero for catching Lin Yu off guard this time."
"This is what Le'er should do."
Li Zhaole is the kind of person who would be happy to count the money even after being sold out. The Crown Prince was clearly using her as bait, yet she could still be so happy.
"Le'er!" It was Lin Yu's voice. He had indeed abandoned Li Zhaole once, but this time she had betrayed him.
Lin Yu looked over; he was injured, and I could clearly feel Li Zhaole's hand tighten slightly.
"You, you actually dared to betray me."
Lin Yu spoke with a sorrowful tone, his eyes red as he looked at Li Zhaole.
“I am the princess of the Great Zhao Kingdom. You went back on your word back then, so I am just retaliating in kind.”
If these two families were ordinary people, they might have been very happy, but in the end, they both became victims of politics.
The crown prince waved his hand, and the archers beside him all fired arrows at Lin Yu.
At first he was able to dodge them, but then a continuous stream of arrows came flying at him, and he couldn't defend himself anymore.
"Your Highness, the Emperor of Dongqin cannot die. If he dies, he will lose his usefulness."
I saw the nervous look on Li Zhaole's face. She didn't want him to die, but she just wouldn't tell anyone.
"I didn't expect the Prince Consort to be here as well. What do you think we should do?"
“Let him withdraw his troops. Dongqin is already close to Dazhao. If we kill him, Dongqin will definitely launch a major attack. Rather than that, it would be better to take away his tiger tally and make him a puppet emperor. This would not only suppress the dissent in Dongqin, but also bring peace to the border of Dazhao.”
The Crown Prince stood up and ordered the archers to stop. I pushed Li Zhaole's hand away, made her stand to the side, and walked to the Crown Prince.
"There's another advantage to releasing him."
"What?"
“Dongqin is close to the Western Regions, which have many rare treasures. Every year, Dongqin can offer the latest spices and all kinds of good things.”
Lin Yu glared at me fiercely. Please, I'm saving you, okay? If it weren't for the fact that he still has some feelings for Li Zhaole, I wouldn't care.
“What the prince consort says is absolutely right.”
Lin Yu laughed loudly beside him, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"You incompetent and foolish crown prince, if you have the guts, then kill me."
“If I don’t kill you, Dongqin will be of great benefit to Dazhao. If I kill you, we will only have another enemy.”
"You think I will give in?"
"Of course it will. The Marquis has already attacked your backyard, and the Tiger Tally should be in his hands soon. As for your allies, they have already returned."
Lin Yu was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood, and Li Zhaole clenched his fists.
The archers dragged Lin Yu over. It was truly lamentable that an emperor would receive such treatment.
"Your Majesty, please issue the decree immediately."
Lin Yu threw down the pen in his hand. Although he was the loser, he still had an arrogant look on his face: "I want someone. If you agree, I'll write it. If you don't agree, kill me now."
"Our Great Zhao is a land of outstanding people and abundant resources. Let alone one person, Your Majesty could easily have thousands of people."
“I’m afraid you can’t afford it.” Lin Yu pointed at Li Zhaole: “I want the princess of Da Zhao to break off the engagement and return to Dongqin with me. If you agree, Dongqin will become a vassal state of Da Zhao.”
Li Zhaole ran over and slapped him: "You beast, I don't want to go back with you. Don't think I don't know, you've already laid a trap for me."
Lin Yu's face was slapped to the side. I don't know what Dong Qin is like, but Lin Yu has now suffered a defeat. If he takes Li Zhaole back, he will definitely not let her off easily.
"Le'er, you mustn't be rude."
"Brother Crown Prince."
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