Chapter 289 Digging a Hole
Besides, Xie Guimo and Prince Yu rode forward and arrived at a place with fewer people. Prince Yu couldn't help but ask, "Xuzhou and Changzhou are suffering from drought. What trap has the King of Qi dug for me?"
Xie Guimo did not answer. Chen Qi rode over and said, "Master, I have done what you asked me to do."
Xie Guimo looked at Prince Yu and said, "I'll take you to see the pit that Prince Qi has dug for you."
Prince Yu, "..."
Can I still take him to see this?
Xie Guimo rode forward, and Prince Yu twitched his lips and said, "You're not really taking me to see a pit, are you?"
He rode after them.
After crossing two streets, they arrived at a small courtyard with three entrances, and Xie Guimo and Prince Yu walked in.
There was no main hall, but a woodshed instead.
The door of the woodshed opened and when I walked in, I saw a man tied to a pillar, his eyes covered with a black cloth and a cloth strip stuffed in his mouth.
The person who was tied up was none other than Prince Yu's cousin-in-law, Marquis Yongcheng's son-in-law, Young Master Qian.
When he saw Young Master Qian, Prince Yu frowned deeply.
Why did Prince Jingyang kidnap Young Master Qian?
Sensing someone coming in, Young Master Qian began to struggle, but the ropes were too tight for him to get free. With a rag stuffed in his mouth, he could only make grunting sounds.
Xie Guimo walked in and pulled the rag out of Young Master Qian's mouth. Young Master Qian yelled, "How dare you kidnap me?!"
"Do you know who I am?!"
"My father-in-law is the Marquis of Yongcheng! The uncle of the current Prince of Yu!"
Xie Guimo chuckled, "If you weren't related to Prince Yu, I wouldn't be willing to tie you up."
Young Master Qian was already flustered when he heard this and immediately asked, "Are you the King of Qi's man?!"
Xie Guimo said, "Your good father-in-law gave up the disaster relief mission to Xuzhou and Changzhou during the morning court session, so the previous plan is no longer valid."
Young Master Qian said anxiously, "This matter has nothing to do with me! As agreed before, I will help you and write off the previous accounts."
Xie Guimo said, "Now the plan has changed. Either I pay off the debt, or..."
Young Master Qian's voice trembled, "What?"
Xie Guimo said, "Here is a packet of poison. Either you poison the Marquis of Yongcheng or the Prince of Yu. You choose one."
Young Master Qian turned pale, "Can I not choose?"
Before he could finish his words, he was punched in the stomach.
Chen Qi called.
After being hit by a punch, Young Master Qian curled up, his forehead trembling with pain, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
Xie Guimo asked, "Have you thought about it now?"
Young Master Qian said, "You guys are plotting against me!"
Another punch.
This time the pain lasted longer.
Young Master Qian's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. "He hasn't made his choice yet, so keep beating him until he makes his choice."
Chen Qi threw two more punches.
Young Master Qian said anxiously, "I choose! I choose!"
Xie Guimo asked, "Who to choose?"
"Marquis Yongcheng."
Prince Yu stood there, his face livid.
Xie Guimo glanced at Prince Yu, curled his lips and said, "Why not send Prince Yu on his way?"
Young Master Qian said, "Poisoning Prince Yu is a capital crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of his clan. Without the support of Marquis Yongcheng, Prince Yu is definitely no match for Prince Qi. Promise me that after the deed is accomplished, all previous accounts will be written off."
Xie Guimo said, "I want to be absolutely sure this time."
Young Master Qian said, "I am the son-in-law of Marquis Yongcheng. If I poison him, he won't be on guard. Isn't that why you chose me?"
"I promised to help you, please let me go!"
Xie Guimo said, "He who knows the current situation is a hero, let him go."
Chen Qi stepped forward and pulled off the black cloth on Young Master Qian's face.
Seeing Xie Guimo, Young Master Qian was stunned, "Why is it you? You are indeed the Prince of Qi's man, you are deliberately getting close to the Prince of Yu..."
Before he could finish his words, Young Master Qian's face was filled with horror because he saw Prince Yu.
Almost at the moment he saw Prince Yu, Young Master Qian felt the blood in his body run cold.
"Yu... Prince Yu..."
Young Master Qian's voice was trembling like a sieve. He wanted to kneel down, but he was tied to a pillar and his knees were as soft as cotton. He couldn't kneel down. He struggled desperately, "Prince Jingyang is plotting against me. I am loyal to you and Marquis Yongcheng!"
Prince Yu was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, and the guards felt a chill down their spines.
This time when Xuzhou and Changzhou suffered from drought, it was originally planned that Marquis Yongcheng would go to provide disaster relief and bring Young Master Qian along. If Prince Yu had not chosen to listen to Prince Jingyang, this task would definitely fall on Marquis Yongcheng. Young Master Qian was Marquis Yongcheng's son-in-law, and Marquis Yongcheng wanted to promote him and was completely unprepared for him. No matter what Young Master Qian did, Marquis Yongcheng would really go there but not come back alive.
Xie Guimo looked at Prince Yu and said, "The rest are your family affairs. I can't interfere."
Prince Yu said, "I will remember today's favor."
Prince Yu glanced at the guard, and the guard took a sackcloth and put it in Young Master Qian. Young Master Qian struggled, and the guard was so angry that he kicked him, and Young Master Qian became obedient.
After leaving the courtyard, they parted ways. Xie Guimo returned to Prince Jingyang's Mansion, while Prince Yu took Young Master Qian to Marquis Yongcheng's Mansion.
The servant of the Yongcheng Marquis's mansion saw Prince Yu carrying a sack in and was curious about what was in the sack. It looked like a person, but why was the person brought into the mansion put in a sack?
Prince Yu went directly to the study to find Marquis Yongcheng, who asked, "Can you tell me what trap the Prince of Qi has set for disaster relief?"
Prince Yu said, "I brought the pit to my uncle."
The guard threw the sack heavily to the ground.
After opening the sack, Young Master Qian knelt down at the feet of Marquis Yongcheng and said, "Father-in-law, I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again..."
Yongcheng Hou was unable to react and looked at Prince Yu, "What's going on?"
Prince Yu suppressed his anger and said, "He was forced into a gambling house by Prince Qi's men and lost all the money of the Qian family. Prince Qi used the IOU to ask him to plot against my uncle in the matter of disaster relief. As for how he plotted, you can ask your uncle yourself."
After Prince Yu finished speaking, the guard could not help but add, "The disaster relief task fell on the head of the third master of the Changping Marquisate. Prince Jingyang pretended to be the Prince of Qi's man, tied him up, gave him a packet of poison, and asked him to choose between the Marquis and the Prince. He chose to poison you, the Marquis."
Originally, when Prince Yu said that, Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he wanted to kick Young Master Qian, such a good-for-nothing, to death. When he heard what the guard said, Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he almost choked.
Young Master Qian grabbed Marquis Yongcheng's robe and begged for mercy, but was kicked over by the angry Marquis Yongcheng.
Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he couldn't breathe. Prince Yu was worried that Marquis Yongcheng would do something bad. Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he saw black waves in front of his eyes. "Tell me everything from the beginning about how Prince Qi asked you to plot against me, otherwise you will never leave the Marquis Yongcheng's mansion alive today!"
Young Master Qian argued, "Give me some courage, I don't dare to really help the King of Qi to plot against you. I just wanted to get away. I was afraid of being beaten to death by the people of Prince Jingyang, so I just followed his words. I am innocent."
Prince Yu laughed angrily.
The Prince of Jingyang did beat him, and he saw it clearly, but if it was the Prince of Qi, the attack would be ten times more brutal.
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