Chapter 181 The Net is Falling
The gong announcing the battle rang for more than half an hour, and the entire Shengjing woke up.
In Prince Long's mansion, only one lamp was lit in the study.
Prince Long sat in a large armchair, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring intently at the opposite side.
The desk was separated from the other side, and it was dark and unclear.
It was not until the figure leaned forward a little that its outline and a pair of sinister and cold eyes were revealed.
"The battle report from Changdu Pass has arrived. My uncle has already rushed to Yanzhou to assemble the troops. The arrow is on the string and must be released. Prince Long, do you still want to consider it?"
"Your Highness, are you threatening me?" Prince Long's aura was terrifying, like a vicious tiger ready to attack at any time.
The Second Prince, however, showed no fear. He lazily placed his hand on the desk, resting his chin on his palm, and said with a cynical smile, "Prince Long, what are you talking about? I have admired you, the Divine Weapon General, since I was a child."
The four words "divine soldier general" now sound particularly harsh in Prince Long's ears.
It is a blatant irony.
How could he still deserve these four words now?
But he had no regrets. Nothing was more important than making the Tang family the number one aristocratic family in Da Zhao, not even the dreams he had when he was young and frivolous.
"What a pity! Who would have thought that Prince Long, who served his country and his people so well, would rely on those methods to guard the border. Is it because you're old, Prince Long, or is it..."
The second prince didn't continue speaking, but his face was full of sarcasm.
Of course, everything is for the Tang family.
But these things cannot be exposed to the world.
In fact, Prince Long had never thought about the Second Prince, no, he had never thought that the Lin family would know so clearly and could grasp his lifeblood with one blow.
Only now did Prince Long realize that he was ultimately no match for these sinister officials who played with their brains. Each of them was like a turtle in the same pond. Even if they were given evidence, they would remain silent for years, waiting for the most appropriate opportunity.
But even after he realized it, Prince Long knew that he had already boarded the pirate ship and there was no way out.
Finally, I had to nod.
The Second Prince left the study in a good mood. The attendant stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, the lights in Miss Tang's courtyard have been turned off."
The second prince raised his eyebrows, turned around and said nonchalantly, "Then go and take a look."
In Prince Long's mansion, the second prince entered the inner courtyard easily as if he were in an empty place, and walked to Tang Yuli's courtyard.
"Your Highness, my lady has gone to bed." Liuli walked quickly to the courtyard and stopped the second prince.
The Second Prince looked at the lighted and closed door and said nonchalantly, "I just came to take a look. Since she's asleep, I'll go back."
After saying this, the Second Prince turned around and left without any delay, as if he really came just to take a look as he said. However, as he walked back, his peripheral vision was always on the slightly opened window.
Seeing the slight movement behind the window made me feel better.
He is different from his cruel and bloody elder brother, who is too rude.
He likes to drive people crazy step by step, especially those who are stubborn but unable to resist.
And, that Su Rui.
"Let others do the rest as instructed."
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Yun Ji rushed back to Yanzhou overnight, assembled 30,000 soldiers, and rushed to Changdu Pass without stopping for a moment.
The Rong and Di people were used to fighting back and forth. When Yun Ji's army arrived, they retreated all the way to Changdu Pass without even fighting, leaving only two cities that were looted.
Yun Ji did not chase after them. The tactic of retreating when the enemy advances and attacking when the enemy is tired was not suitable for them who had just arrived. They needed to regroup, reorganize the two armies, and rescue the people first.
Such news can be successfully transmitted back to Shengjing, but it will be a few days later than the front line.
Fortunately, the Yue family also has business at the border, so news comes faster. The latest news is that they have already fought a war with the Rongdi.
Led by the Marquis of Yong'an, with Wei Chu as the vanguard camp, they surrounded the advance troops of the Rongdi people at the Jing River in three days, forcing the Rongdi people to retreat 300 miles.
This victory news was not heard in Shengjing until six days later, becoming the first victory of the new year. Both the court and the people were extremely happy. Empress Lin even issued a general amnesty with a stroke of her pen.
All the death row prisoners who committed heinous crimes were released thanks to Yun Ji. Everyone in Da Zhao praised Yun Ji as the reincarnation of a god who wanted to save Da Zhao from disaster.
Some radicals even began to kneel down and pray outside Prince Yong's Mansion, treating the gate of Prince Yong's Mansion as a temple.
But Su Rui didn't care about anything, just closed the door and lived her own life.
But she also knew that behind all this was a web carefully woven by someone, and it would fall down sooner or later.
But under the flood, all she can do is wait for a better day, one day at a time. After all, this is a double-edged sword. When Yun Ji's wealth rises, others dare not touch her life easily. It also gives her a reason to stay in the house and take care of her pregnancy.
Wait until the net falls, and then we can fight back when the enemy comes and cover the water with earth.
But even though she understood, she was still very nervous.
I don’t know if it’s because of the boredom during pregnancy or because of that night.
She always remembered Yun Ji's eyes before he left, like a wounded big dog.
But I couldn't write a letter to explain, so I could only write a letter and put it in the box, and show it to Yun Ji when he came back. It was a sign of sincerity.
But once I started writing, I couldn’t stop.
Perhaps he was bored staying at home, or perhaps he had everything stuck in his heart and couldn't express it, so he wrote a letter to Yun Ji as an outlet.
Everything, big or small, was written in the letter and kept in the secret compartment.
As I was writing, another month passed. Su Rui's belly was already five months old. Because she was pregnant with twins, her belly was much bigger than a normal five-month-old belly.
After spring came, she took off her thick fox fur coat, and her belly became harder to hide. Su Rui could only wear loose clothes and stayed in the room as long as she could.
Luo'e and Xiaoru were in charge of the affairs of the mansion, Fengyun Tower was handed over to Yue Heyun, and the affairs outside were handed over to Zhuiyue and the others.
It also gave Zhuiyue and the other three secret guards who were unable to go to Changdu Pass something to do, so that they wouldn't be so depressed and drink to drown their sorrows when they heard the news from the border.
Several people took turns in two shifts, two people went out and two people guarded the house.
But this time, Su Rui hadn't seen Zhuiyue for seven or eight days.
It can be seen that the clue has been found.
Su Rui waited patiently until mid-February, when Zhuiyue finally returned, all covered in dirt.
"Are you sure?"
Zhuiyue nodded affirmatively, "There's no doubt about it. Even though he hid it very well, years of habit inevitably reveal themselves. I've etched that step of his in my mind."
Zhuiyue was upset about his last failure for several months, and he wanted to avenge his previous shame. As long as the man was male, he would take a few more glances. In the past few months, he had slept with all the men in Shengjing City.
After failing to follow Yun Ji to Changdu Pass, he devoted himself to this matter, and finally caught a glimpse of someone that day.
He watched for more than half a month and was sure that the man was Lin Chuan.
"How did he get close to the Second Prince?"
Zhuiyue shook her head. "There's no way to know. The people around the Second Prince were brought back from the southwest. That area is chaotic, making it difficult to investigate and it's easy to alert the enemy."
Su Rui didn't have to expose the truth. After all, the Second Prince's thoughts were hard to figure out. Since the Lin family had employed him, it would be even harder for them to find out anything. If they did, it would only arouse suspicion from the Second Prince and the Lin family.
Although I don't know how Lin Chuan managed to sneak in, but according to Zhuiyue, he changed his appearance, so he was not in his original identity, so the Second Prince should not know him.
But why would he lurk beside the Second Prince?
Instead of going to Liang or Prince Long's Mansion.
It was hard to guess what Lin Chuan was thinking, but it was impossible to ask the Second Prince for someone, especially at this time.
Unable to think of a way to capture Lin Chuan silently, Su Rui could only ask Zhuiyue to continue watching his every move from a distance.
It was not until a few days later that the second prince came in person.
Su Rui knew that the net was about to fall.
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