Chapter 99: Emptying Prince An's Mansion
Ye Chutang watched the excitement for a while and prepared to leave to do business.
At this time, Princess An came hurriedly.
"Everyone, please forgive me for the poor hospitality today. I have prepared a small gift as a token of my appreciation. I will come to apologize another day."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zheng shouted, "Such a big thing happened today. No one is allowed to leave until the investigation is complete!"
He knew that the destruction of the guest house had nothing to do with the officials and their families.
But keeping them here would put pressure on Prince An and speed up the investigation.
Ye Jingchuan said: "Prime Minister Qin, why do you have to vent your anger on me..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qin Zheng with a sneer.
"Minister Ye, Miss Ye is missing, alive or dead, are you happy?"
Ye Jingchuan was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and his fur immediately stood up.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I am also concerned about Chu'er's safety, but I just don't want to vent my anger on others."
"Finding the truth is just taking out your anger? Have you read all the books Lord Ye has read? Or do you know who did it and want to take advantage of the situation and let the person escape?"
As soon as the provocation came out, Ye Jingchuan angrily changed his words.
"Check, check, check. No one can leave until we find out the truth!"
Prince An did not want to be an enemy of the Qin family, so he said, "The weather is hot, please go to the main hall and the garden to rest first. I will inform you as soon as the results are found."
Princess An and the Crown Prince immediately asked the guests to leave the guest house, and only Qin Zheng and Ye Jingchuan stayed.
Ye Chutang was the first to leave, and went underground to the backyard.
Most of the servants and guards in Prince An's mansion were digging for people in the ruins of the guest courtyard, while the maids were serving the guests in the main hall and the backyard.
Except for Princess Anping's room, the backyard was almost empty.
After Ye Chutang figured out the layout of the backyard, he first went to the main courtyard where Prince An lived.
The main courtyard is the most important part of the palace and it is also the only guarded place in the backyard.
She crawled out from under the wooden floor of the bedroom and put everything into the space.
When leaving, she poured gasoline and lit it directly.
The light was too strong during the day, and the security guards didn't realize there was a fire until black smoke came out of the bedroom.
At this time, Ye Chutang had already swept away all the books and letters in the study.
She also found the secret room and emptied out everything inside.
As she left the study, she heard the security guard's shouting.
"The bedroom is flooded, go and inform the prince and princess!"
As the words fell, the burning match ignited the study room filled with the smell of gasoline.
Ye Chutang then went to the warehouse opposite the study.
She didn't know when Prince An would come.
But she knew when Prince An’s Mansion would become a ruin. It was today!
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The main house was just behind the front yard. The guests chatting on the veranda noticed thick smoke rising and hurried to find Zhao Qingshu.
"Sir, is there a fire in the backyard of the palace?"
Just as Zhao Qingshu was about to check, the guard guarding the main courtyard ran over with a dirty face.
"Prince..."
"Stop talking. I'll go to the backyard first."
When Zhao Qingshu arrived at the backyard, Ye Chutang had already emptied the warehouse and set it on fire.
The huge main courtyard was filled with smoke, the wood was burning with crackling sounds, and the heat was scorching.
"Why is there a flood?"
The guard's lips trembled as he recalled the scene he saw when he pushed open the bedroom door.
"My Lord, it was the 'ghost thief'. Everything in the prince's bedroom is gone!"
"And the study room was also emptied."
Zhao Qingshu immediately looked towards the warehouse with a gloomy expression.
“Go and have a look!”
The warehouse was locked, but the security guard, who was skilled in martial arts, kicked it open with one kick.
The raging flames mixed with thick smoke rushed towards him, burning the guard's hair.
Zhao Qingshu took a deep breath and ordered, "Hurry up and call someone to put out the fire!"
As a result, the fire in the main courtyard had not been put out yet, and fires broke out in the small courtyards one after another.
Ye Chutang left the Flower Courtyard where Princess Anping lived for last.
As soon as she entered the yard, she heard roars.
"How did father do things? Why didn't Brother Yan jump into the water to save me?"
"I will chop those two scoundrels into pieces and turn their bones into ashes!"
"I will not let you cowardly fools go!"
“Bang!”
The cups fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"Get out and kneel for two hours!"
Two personal maids came out of Princess Anping's boudoir and knelt under the shade of a tree in the yard, pretending to obey.
Ye Chutang took the opportunity to slip into Princess Anping's boudoir.
Princess Anping was very angry. She closed her eyes tightly and didn't want to see anyone.
Suddenly, she felt a shadow falling and her neck felt cold.
She opened her eyes hastily.
A strange man appeared in front of her, with a sharp dagger against her neck.
Princess Anping was so frightened that she wanted to scream for help, but the dagger scratched her neck.
Ye Chutang said in a male voice: "Don't move, don't shout, don't let me rape you first and then kill you!"
Princess Anping was so frightened that she trembled and cried for mercy.
"Brave man, I'm obedient, don't kill me."
"Please call me 'Ghost Thief'."
As soon as the word "ghost thief" came out, Princess Anping thought of the "Eighteen Levels of Hell" in Dengtian Tower.
Eighteen young women died miserably. Would she be the nineteenth?
She was shaking violently, her face was ashen, "You...you..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he fainted from fright.
Ye Chutang was somewhat speechless, "He is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong."
After she put away the dagger, she threw Princess Anping to the floor and emptied her boudoir.
Then he slapped her face hard to wake her up.
"I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer truthfully, I'll let you go."
Princess Anping looked at her empty boudoir and her body trembled even more violently.
"Okay, I will tell you the truth."
"Why does the Emperor insist that Prince Chen marry Ye Chutang?"
Princess Anping thought that the "ghost thief" would ask where the gold, silver and jewelry in the palace were hidden, but his question was beyond her expectations.
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head.
"I don't know. I only know that the emperor asked my father to plot against Prince Chen and Ye Chutang so that they could have physical contact and then be granted marriage legitimately."
Ye Chutang curled his lips and sneered, "People without value don't deserve to live!"
Princess Anping was so frightened that she burst into tears.
"I really don't know. I didn't lie to you. If I did, I'd rather die!"
"Don't you like money? I'll tell you where the money in the palace is."
Like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, she told all the places where Prince An's Mansion could get money.
After hearing this, Ye Chutang curled his lips and smiled, "You are quite good at hiding it."
There were two unexpected hiding places that she didn't find.
She kicked Princess Anping to the door, and her head hit the door, causing her to faint.
The two maids in the yard heard the noise but ignored it.
At this time, Prince Zhao Qingshu came quickly.
"Why are you kneeling in the yard? Where is the princess?"
When he discovered that the places on fire were all his master's courtyards, he immediately went to the only courtyard that was not burned, the Flower Courtyard.
The maid said quickly, "We have made the princess angry, so we are punished to kneel here. The princess should rest in her boudoir."
Although Zhao Qingshu is Princess Anping's biological brother, it is not appropriate for him to just break into her boudoir.
"Go and see if the princess is okay."
"Yes, Prince."
The maid stood up, walked quickly to the boudoir and pushed the door open.
But he didn't push it open.
"Sir, this door cannot be opened. It seems to be bolted from the inside."
Zhao Qingshu realized that something might have happened to his sister, so he rushed forward and kicked the door open.
Princess Anping, who was blocking the door with her body, was kicked away and rolled into the newly ignited gasoline.
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