That's so insidious!
Ye Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she found it. If she hadn't found it, she would have been even more panicked!
However, when she tried to open the iron box, she found that the mechanism was very cleverly designed and difficult to open.
Ye Qingxue frowned.
She stopped.
Even without opening the metal box, she could basically guess what was inside.
Destroying this thing only proves that Yun Zhuo did not rebel. After all their efforts, once the matter is over, he will still be the prince with the crime of "unauthorized troop deployment," still confined to the Jingwang Mansion, and without salary for three consecutive years.
This is such a huge loss!!
"Can't open it? Miss Ye, let me try." Zhuang Xin stretched out his hand to Ye Qingxue:
“When we traveled with the prince before, we found a box that looked similar. The mechanism was very clever, but our prince opened it. I also learned a little bit of how to open it from the prince.”
Ye Qingxue asked, "Do you still have the box you found?"
"Yes, because the workmanship and mechanisms are so exquisite, the prince loved it so much that he brought it back when he returned to the capital. Not only the iron box, but the prince has also collected many other treasures over the past ten years."
Ye Qingxue said urgently, "Have the rest of you keep busy here. Once you're done, leave quickly and pretend you didn't discover these things. Take me to that iron box, quick!"
The sounds of fighting outside were getting closer and closer.
Perhaps by now, Xuanwang or Fan Tieshan have already received a signal that the "stolen goods" in the backyard have been arranged and they are sparing no effort to collect them.
They don't have much time left.
Zhuang Xin nodded hurriedly.
Not long after, they returned to the study, and Zhuang Xin retrieved the iron box and handed it to Ye Qingxue.
Ye Qingxue compared the two iron boxes and, to her surprise, they were remarkably similar, as if they had been made by the same skilled craftsman.
She took the one out of the stove and handed it to Zhuang Xin: "Keep this on your person, in a place where it won't fall out no matter how you move around."
Zhuang Xin's face turned slightly red, probably thinking of something indescribable.
He quickly took a deep breath and voiced his concerns: "Since they hid this, they will definitely not be satisfied until they find it. What if they search them if they can't find it?"
Ye Qingxue waved the item in her hand: "Once they find this, they won't look any further. So, this is the safest thing for you to keep on your person."
Zhuang Xin took the box, went around to the back of the screen, and hid it.
Even after hiding it, he was still a little uneasy. He punched himself twice on the spot and even jumped around a few times to warm up before he felt at ease.
Ye Qingxue said, "You should go out now and protect your prince. Do everything you can to stop them from coming in."
"As Prince Jing's trusted bodyguard, you've been staying in the backyard long enough. Now that you're going out to stop them, they'll definitely think that their plan has succeeded and that you've discovered it, which is why you're desperately trying to stop them!"
"The more desperately you fight, the more they will believe you are doomed. Only by making them lower their guard can your prince turn the tide."
Turn defeat into victory?
Zhuang Xin looked at Ye Qingxue with suspicion. In tonight's situation, it would be good enough if she could escape this disaster, let alone turn the tide.
He wouldn't have dared to even consider this possibility if Ye Qingxue hadn't mentioned it.
Of course, even if she said it, Zhuang Xin still didn't have much hope, but he still solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Zhuang Xin is leaving now, I'll leave the rest to you, Miss!"
Dressed in black, Ye Qingxue moved very quickly, and apart from the men who initially followed Zhuang Xin, no one else noticed her presence.
After she finished her business, she jumped onto the roof to hide. Just as she was hiding, Xuan Wang and Fan Tieshan led a large number of men into the backyard.
Yun Zhuo and Zhuang Xin were wounded and were retreating steadily. Seeing that they could not win, Yun Zhuo raised his hand to tell everyone to stop, and looked at Yun Xun and Fan Tieshan with a cold smile.
"You just want to search the Prince Jing's residence? Even if I don't allow you to search, you've still come all this way. In that case, I'll grant your wish, just don't harm innocent people!" Yun Zhuo said.
Yun Xun remained silent, his expression hardening in the darkness.
Fan Tieshan sneered, "If Prince Jing had been so pragmatic earlier, why would he have suffered so many injuries? Look at all the blood and wounds under his command, it's truly heartbreaking!"
Yun Xun cupped his hands in greeting: "Brother Prince Jing, please forgive me! Everyone, listen to my command and search Prince Jing's residence immediately. Do not overlook any part of it! You must prove His Highness Prince Jing's innocence!"
The guards behind him split up like a tide and surged to various places. Even Fan Tieshan couldn't hold back and went to search for them himself.
Only Yun Xun stood still, hands behind his back, waiting.
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