In the back kitchen, the two large rice bins that used to store grain were now filled with gold and silver jewelry.
Ye Qingxue and Zhuang Xin each held a lantern, the light shining on the gold and silver jewelry, reflecting a dazzling light and making the entire kitchen "magnificent and dazzling."
Zhuang Xin's pupils contracted sharply, and he swallowed hard.
Dragon robes are easy to burn, and imperial seals are easy to smash, but how can so much gold and silver jewelry be made to disappear quickly?
The commotion in the front yard was getting louder and louder; Xuan Wang and Fan Tieshan would soon arrive with their men.
How were they able to remove so much gold and silver jewelry in such a short time without being discovered?
“Once these things are exposed, the prince will definitely be accused of ‘exploiting the people’s wealth,’ ‘buying people’s hearts,’ or ‘raising a private army.’” Zhuang Xin’s face was pale.
Ye Qingxue said, "The Emperor's guards have been stationed at Prince Jing's residence. Without their help or assistance, it would have been impossible for such a large amount of gold and silver to be delivered to the kitchen so easily."
Zhuang Xin's face had turned ashen: "So, the one who wants to kill our prince is the Emperor?"
Ye Qingxue replied, "That's one way to understand it. But guards can be bribed sometimes, so we can't be completely certain until the very last moment."
Zhuang Xin asked, "How can we destroy all this gold and silver jewelry and pour it into the secret passage?"
Ye Qingxue pursed her lips; this was one solution.
But that's not a good approach.
Since the other party sent so much gold and silver jewelry, they must be determined to find the "stolen goods" before they are satisfied. If these things disappear in a short time, the other party will definitely think of the existence of the secret passage.
Yesterday, when the Empress and Yun Chi forced the emperor to abdicate, Prince Xuan left through a secret passage, which shows that the royal family has now thoroughly mastered the art of using secret passages.
If they don't find the secret passage, they absolutely cannot leave, and then the secret passage of Prince Jing's mansion will be exposed, and their crimes will be even more serious.
The best course of action now...
"Make them find this 'stolen goods'!" Ye Qingxue said in a deep voice, her eyes as cold as knives.
"What!" Zhuang Xin looked at her in disbelief.
Ye Qingxue said, "In the past, in order to bring down Empress Shen and Prince Ding, we collected many of their belongings. Now that they are dead—and they died from a coup—we can make the best use of them!"
Turning her gaze away from the gold and jewels, Ye Qingxue turned to Zhuang Xin and said, "Now do as I say, like this... then like this... and let them search! Not only should they find it, but they should also taste the bitter fruit of their actions!"
After hearing this, Zhuang Xin breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, his anger surged. He felt that the person behind this was too vicious and was making it impossible for his prince to survive.
Miss Ye is absolutely right, they must be made to suffer the consequences!
Ye Qingxue then instructed: "Search every possible hiding place in the kitchen, make sure nothing escapes the net, including water tanks, wine jars, vinegar jars, and don't overlook the woodpile!"
Zhuang Xin nodded solemnly and waved to his men to carry it out.
Before long, the kitchen was thoroughly searched, leaving no place untouched.
But Ye Qingxue always felt that things should not end there.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows...
What they found now were all easy to find and very obviously hidden—perhaps they were very confident that with their forces splitting into two groups, these "stolen goods" would have nowhere to hide and would easily put Yun Zhuo to death!
But, but, is that really all there is to it?
Ye Qingxue closed her eyes and imagined herself as the emperor, Prince Xuan, or any other prince vying for the throne.
Having been through so much, I should be very clear about Yun Zhuo's abilities; he is no ordinary person.
—A seemingly simple frame-up could potentially put him to death, but it's far too risky.
—A simple frame-up can be used to occupy his time and focus his attention, leaving him no time to do anything else.
If I can bring him down with these simple things, that would be great. But if these things don't bring him down, I have at least a third way. This third way must completely defeat him, leaving him no chance to recover!
—So what would be the third method? The Emperor said he had mobilized troops without authorization. Mobilizing troops without authorization could be for the Emperor's protection, or it could be for rebellion…
—Now, Xuanwang and Fan Tieshan are searching the Jingwang Mansion. On the surface, they are searching the Jingwang Mansion to confirm that Yunzhuo has no intention of rebelling. In reality, however, they are trying to confirm that Yunzhuo is indeed rebelling!
These "stolen goods" are solid evidence!
Ye Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes!
Zhuang Xin immediately became very nervous: "What's wrong with Miss Ye?"
Ye Qingxue didn't say anything, but instead leaped up and climbed onto the roof beam of the back kitchen, looking around, but found nothing.
Zhuang Xin said, "What is Miss Ye looking for? I'll look for it with you!"
Ye Qingxue remained silent. She jumped down from the roof beam and rushed to the stove.
Because it was the middle of the night, the fire in the stove had been out for a long time, leaving only cold ashes.
Ye Qingxue used a piece of firewood to rummage around inside, but still couldn't find anything.
Suddenly, she caught sight of the soup pot stove next to her and reached in without hesitation.
Zhuang Xin wanted to offer to do it himself, since it was very dirty, but before he could say it, Ye Qingxue took out an iron box from inside.
Zhuang Xin was horrified and immediately stepped forward: "What's inside?" It's truly impossible to guard against such a thing.
From counterfeit dragon robes and jade seals to a large amount of gold and silver jewelry that cannot be transported in a short time, there are even boxes inside!
When their attention was entirely focused on the gold and silver jewelry, who would have thought that something was hidden inside the soup pot and stove!
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