readytorunbook Chapter 130 The Princess Carried the Corpse
Chapter 130 The Princess Carried the Corpse
Longshou Mountain at night is like a silent giant beast, deep and quiet.
In the hunting grounds, everyone returned to their tents to rest, leaving only the guards diligently patrolling around the camp.
After Xuanming and Chiyan carried the body back, they took advantage of the cover of night and quietly went to Murong Che's tent to report.
Because it rained heavily in the afternoon, when they heard the fighting and rushed to the bottom of the hillside, there were only five bodies left.
After reporting the situation, Xuan Ming continued, "Your Majesty, Chi Yan brought back a body. We may be able to use the body as a clue to find out who ordered these men in black."
Murong Che replied calmly, "That's not necessary. Princess Qinghe has captured a man alive. He is now in the hands of Deng Qing from the Criminal Justice Department. Whether we can pry his mouth open or not, we can still find some clues."
When Chi Yan heard Murong Che mention that Chu Xinyue had captured a murderer alive, his eyes widened in disbelief. "Your Majesty, you said that Princess Qinghe dealt with those men in black hiding in the woods?"
Murong Che nodded slightly, "That's right."
Xuan Ming recalled the fatal wounds inflicted on the men in black and couldn't help but admire them, "Princess Qinghe is incredibly skilled. She's truly a heroine."
Chi Yan looked at him, then turned his head and cast his gaze towards Murong Che, "Your Majesty, so the body is useless?"
"Well, find a place to dispose of the body."
"Yes!" Chi Yan answered bluntly, but he was devastated in his heart.
God knows how much sacrifice he made in order to bring the body back. He even carried the body in his arms like a princess.
Murong Che looked at his expression, which was about to break, and said soothingly, "The fact that you two were able to find the bodies of these assassins in time is also a great achievement."
Chi Yan, "..."
Is finding a body a great achievement?
Your Majesty, you really know how to comfort people.
"I'm worried that the people behind these men in black have other tricks up their sleeves. Tomorrow, Xuanming will continue to lurk in the woods. If you spot anyone suspicious, capture them alive if possible. Otherwise, execute them on the spot."
Xuan Ming bowed his head and accepted the order, "Yes!"
Seeing that the man didn't mention his name, Chi Yan pointed at his nose and said, "Your Majesty, what about me? Don't I need to go with you?"
Murong Che met his questioning gaze and curled his lips slightly, "Tomorrow I will give you a more important task."
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The next day, it was dawn.
In the tent, Xue Qingyao, who was lying on the couch, heard the slight noise of the patrol guards changing shifts outside and immediately opened her eyes.
She hardly slept that night.
Whenever she thought about drugging Xue Youli's horse, she couldn't suppress her excitement.
She lifted the quilt, walked to the door, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside.
In order not to alert the guards, she didn't even call Biyu to help her wash and dress. She changed her clothes, put on her cloak, wrapped herself tightly from head to toe, and immediately walked out of the tent and sneaked to the stable.
The horses of the concubines in the harem and Murong Che's horse were tied in the same stable.
It made things easier for her.
When Xue Qingyao was choosing a horse yesterday, she silently memorized the appearance characteristics of Xue Youli's horse one by one.
Murong Ye asked her to mix the medicine into the fodder of Murong Che and Xue Youli's horses, but Xue Qingyao did not intend to act according to his idea.
She just planned to sprinkle the entire packet of poison into the fodder of Xue Youli's horse.
Until this moment, she still believed that as long as Xue Youli was gone, everything would return to normal.
Murong Che would also believe in her like he did in his previous life and help her become the queen.
After she completely gains Murong Che's trust, the next person she will deal with will be Murong Ye!
Thinking of this, Xue Qingyao looked around a few times. Seeing that there was no one around, she quickly poured all the poison into the trough in front of Xue Youli's horse.
After finishing everything, she pulled the hood on her head down and walked quickly towards her tent.
She had just walked out of the stable when two slender figures emerged from behind the pillars of the stable on the other side.
Chu Xinyue stared at the direction where Xue Qingyao disappeared and smacked her lips, "This woman is so brave! She actually came all alone to poison your horse!"
Xue Youli knew what she and Murong Ye were planning, and curled her lips. "Murong Ye told her to drug both my horse and the emperor's horse, but she ended up pretending to obey Murong Ye but secretly disobeying him, and only gave my horse a double dose of poison."
Chu Xinyue was amused by her plaintive tone and teased, "Ali, could it be that Xue Qingyao has suddenly fallen in love with Murong Che?"
He does not mean that.
Xue Youli was enlightened by her words. "Yes! In the original novel, Xue Qingyao was completely obsessed with Murong Ye. Not only did she obey his every word, but she also silently eliminated all threats for him. Why did she change her personality this time?"
After she said this, Chu Xinyue suddenly felt something was wrong. "Could it be that there was a conflict between her and Murong Ye?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Given Xue Qingyao's situation in the harem, she should be well aware that Murong Ye is her only support. She's not stupid, and it's impossible for her to turn against Murong Ye at this time."
Chu Xinyue touched her chin, a thoughtful expression on her face. "What's going on?"
Xue Youli pondered for a long time and shook his head gently, "I don't know either. Maybe Xue Qingyao felt that placing all her bets on Murong Ye was unsafe and wanted to leave herself an extra way out."
Chu Xinyue nodded thoughtfully. "I understand. Xue Qingyao didn't want to kill Murong Che at this time because she was Murong Che's concubine. With such a status, there was no way she could be with Murong Ye openly! After all, in my novel, Murong Ye had been deceiving her that he would help her son ascend the throne and that he would only be the regent."
Xue Youli agreed with her speculation, "Your analysis makes sense, but we still have to keep a close eye on Xue Qingyao's every move and find a way to alienate her from Murong Ye."
Chu Xinyue's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Ali, do you have a solution?"
Xue Youli nodded at her, then pulled out a paper bag from her waist that was exactly the same as Xue Qingyao's. "I plan to use Xue Qingyao to make Murong Ye suffer the consequences!"
Chu Xinyue knew that she had switched Xue Qingyao's poison yesterday. She tutted softly, a look of anticipation on her face. "I wonder what kind of surprise Murong Ye's horse will bring us?"
Xue Youli opened the paper bag and mixed the powder inside into the trough of Murong Ye's horse. "Let's wait and see."
After the two men poisoned the horses' fodder, they slipped back to their respective tents to take a nap.
By noon, everyone had gotten up. Xue Qingyao was in a very good mood after leaving the tent.
She asked for leave from Murong Che today on the grounds of catching a cold, and planned to stay in the tent all day.
"Biyu, the camp is so quiet. Did the Emperor take Concubine Xue and the others out hunting again?"
Biyu quickly replied, "Master, Concubine Xue, like you, was also unable to go to the hunting grounds due to illness. I heard that she received the Emperor's permission and returned to the palace to meet her family!"
Xue Qingyao lost her composure after hearing the first half of the sentence. "What did you say? Concubine Xue didn't ride a horse? Didn't she go hunting?"
If Xue Youli didn't ride a horse, then what was the point of her going to great lengths to avoid the guards and feed poison to the horse early in the morning?
If a horse suddenly goes crazy in the woods, it can be explained as being frightened.
However, the sudden madness of the horse in the stable was bound to arouse the suspicion of Murong Che and Xue Youli.
What if they find out about me? What should I do then?