The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 853: One hundred secrets and one sparse
Chapter 853: A Loophole
Except for a few people who were protecting the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess and the little grandson, all the other soldiers died in the battle.
King Liang kicked his horse’s belly, and Gao Ma stepped on the corpses and blood on the ground. He walked until his face was covered with blood… and protected his wife and children in front of the prince behind him.
He looked down at the prince: “Even if Bai Jinxiu left the city… do you think she could deliver the message to Bai Qingyan in time and let Bai Qingyan come back to save you? My brother the prince…”
The prince’s throat tightened with fear, and he looked at King Liang without saying a word: “The villain is successful!”
“Or do you think that Bai Jinxiu can rely on the prestige of the Bai family to invite reinforcements for you? You are now… a rebellious son according to your father’s decree!” King Liang curled his lips and smiled.
The prince gritted his teeth, knowing that he could not tell King Liang about the imperial edict, otherwise… he was afraid that King Liang would send people to hunt down Bai Jinxiu, and then his only hope, the Yuanping Army, would not be able to come, and he… might really become the rebellious prince in the history of Jin who could not wait to ascend the throne and harmed his own father.
“Madam Qin, we will definitely invite the Princess back! Then all of you traitors will die!”
Seeing the anger in the prince’s eyes, King Liang chuckled and said, “Come here, take the prince and the princess… oh and the little grandson, and put them in the prison and wait for your majesty’s decision!”
The little grandson in the Crown Princess’s arms kept crying. The Crown Princess held the child and looked at the Crown Prince, her voice choking with sobs: “Your Highness!”
“Don’t be afraid! I will protect you and the child!”
Although the prince himself was also very scared, he still raised his hand, embraced the princess in his arms, and whispered to comfort her.
“By the way, once you enter the Heavenly Prison, you will have the opportunity to meet your most trusted strategist, Mr. Fang. I hope you can still recognize Mr. Fang!” King Liang said with a smile.
Now Old Fang has been tortured by King Liang to the point where he is no longer recognizable. Even if the prince saw him, he would probably not be able to recognize him.
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Bai Jinxiu and his group didn’t know how long they had been galloping until the sky brightened. The horses under their crotches were already exhausted and panting, and their speed slowed down. Bai Jinxiu then reined in the horses and ordered the men to rest.
After Bai Jinxiu dismounted, she looked at Ren Shijie, who was still in good spirits after running all night. Her eyes fell on the sword on Ren Shijie’s waist and she said, “I didn’t expect Mr. Ren to know swordsmanship.”
Ren Shijie hurriedly bowed to Bai Jinxiu and said, “You showed off in front of Madam Qin.”
“I wonder if Mr. Ren could lend me the sword to take a look?” Bai Jinxiu asked.
Ren Shijie tightened his grip on the sword, and after a moment’s hesitation, he untied the sword from his waist and handed it to Bai Jinxiu with both hands: “If Madam Qin wants to see it, of course it’s okay!”
Bai Jinxiu took the sword, pulled it out and looked at it. It was shining coldly. She asked Ren Shijie, “I wonder if Mr. Ren has informed Hongmei that we will leave from the north gate tonight and asked her to wait at the north gate?”
Ren Shijie guessed that Bai Jinxiu was suspicious because of the ambush set by Prince Liang and Fan Yuhuai at the South Gate, so he said: “This matter… is all Ren’s fault! Because Hongmei is the prince’s favorite concubine, and the prince trusts Hongmei very much, and Hongmei did not do anything unusual after entering the prince’s mansion, Ren thought that Madam Qin was too cautious, so… according to the instructions of His Royal Highness the Prince, I informed Hongmei that we were going to leave from the South Gate and asked her to prepare!”
“That’s strange. Why did Mr. Ren inform Hongmei that she would leave from the south gate, but he didn’t see Hongmei at the south gate?” Bai Jinxiu put the sword back into the scabbard. “I wonder if Mr. Ren has any clues?”
Ren Shijie quickly calculated in his mind. Bai Jinxiu clearly knew that Hongmei was a member of Prince Liang and Fan Yuhuai’s person. He had already told Bai Jinxiu… He was talking about the South Gate with Hongmei, so why did Bai Jinxiu ask him back?
Ren Shijie didn’t think Bai Jinxiu was stupid enough to not think that it was Hongmei who betrayed the news to King Liang and Fan Yuhuai, so what did she mean by asking him this? Was she testing him?
Could it be that he had revealed himself somewhere?
Ren Shijie’s eyes fell on the sword in Bai Jinxiu’s hand. This sword was made after he came to Jin State. It did not have any emblem of Yan State. The moves he just used were mostly ordinary sword techniques, so his identity should not be exposed.
Ren Shijie pursed his lips and analyzed with Bai Jinxiu in a serious tone: “Either, there is a traitor at the South Gate. Hongmei has arrived, but when she saw King Liang besieging the prince, she hid! Or… Hongmei is King Liang’s man, just as Madam Qin expected.”
“Bai Jinxiu has another question. Since Mr. Ren is the Crown Prince’s adviser and has such great skills, why doesn’t he stay with the Crown Prince? Instead, he follows me out of the city and abandons the Crown Prince?” Bai Jinxiu asked impolitely, with murderous intent clearly in her eyes.
Ren Shijie’s sword was in Bai Jinxiu’s hand, so he could only smile and say, “Madam Qin has an imperial edict in her arms that concerns the prince’s survival. As the prince’s adviser, I should naturally accompany Madam Qin to escort the imperial edict!”
“Good! Mr. Ren can finally justify himself!” Bai Jinxiu casually threw the sword to the Bai family guard and said coldly, “Tie up Ren Shijie for me! Tie him to the horse’s back and let him go with us. If he makes any unusual movements… kill him!”
The Bai family guards responded and arrested Ren Shijie.
The royal guards around the prince looked at each other and stood still.
“Madam Qin! I am the prince’s adviser. You should look at the owner before beating a dog. Madam Qin is disrespectful to the prince!” Ren Shijie’s face changed drastically. “Even if I was wrong to tell Hongmei about this out of consideration for the prince, it was an unintentional mistake. At this time… the prince needs someone, why is Madam Qin grumbling here with me?”
“Besides me, Mr. Ren is the only one who knows that the prince will leave from the south gate… Hongmei knows. Even General Wang at the south gate only found out about the prince’s leaving from the south gate after he saw me! Since I have already told Mr. Ren that Hongmei might be Fan Yuhuai or King Liang’s man, why did Mr. Ren bother to tell her which gate she will leave from? Why not just send someone to take Hongmei away? Can’t you take her away without telling her which gate she will leave from?”
Bai Jinxiu looked at Ren Shijie with a pair of sharp eyes. “After all, Mr. Ren can become the prince’s counselor, so he must be mentally sound. It doesn’t make sense… for him to be so stupid! In this case, it can only be Mr. Ren… who deliberately told Hongmei and asked Hongmei to tell King Liang or Fan Yuhuai!”
Ren Shijie’s heart sank for a moment. As expected… he had indeed left a loophole.
But such a small loophole was still discovered by Bai Jinxiu.
“Mr. Ren, you have nothing to say?” Bai Jinxiu said in a cold voice.
“Ren is a loyal prince! There was indeed a mistake this time, but Madam Qin cannot doubt Ren’s loyalty because of this!” Ren Shijie said loudly.
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