Chapter 1349 Catching the Big Fish
Li Qingyuan came to a remote courtyard.
As soon as she entered, the door of the woodshed in the corner opened and several people walked out of the woodshed.
This was the person who spoke to Li Qingyuan today.
The person in charge was the chief steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The butler was the first to come over after seeing Li Qingyuan.
"Wumian, you owe me an explanation. Why is Crown Prince Li Qingyuan still alive? This is different from what we agreed on before."
Li Qingyuan was very angry when he saw the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion talking about his life and death so lightly.
I almost wanted to question the butler on the spot why he did this.
But when she thought of Zhang Tuohai's plan, she suppressed her dissatisfaction.
"How dare you ask me this? The information you provided does not match the real situation. The prince's strength does not match what you reported. If I had not seen the opportunity quickly, I would have been exposed and died on the spot."
"I'm lucky enough that I didn't argue with you. How dare you come to me and ask for punishment? Pah!"
"I was blind to seek cooperation with you."
"How did I believe your lies and want to cooperate with you?"
Li Qingyuan followed Zhang Tuohai's instruction and took the initiative to turn the tables and pushed the problem onto the butler.
Anyway, the cooperation between these two groups is just a dog-eat-dog fight. Whoever speaks louder is right at this time.
Sure enough, after Li Qingyuan's retort, the butler couldn't help feeling guilty.
"Well, it is true that the intelligence we investigated earlier was problematic, but he is the crown prince, and he is under strict protection, so some mistakes are inevitable."
"However, now that things have come to this, you can't think of getting away on your own. We are all in this together. The only way we can survive is to work together and kill the prince."
The butler said in a deep voice.
"So what do you say we should do now? The original plan is definitely not going to work."
Li Qingyuan asked back.
"Well, I have some medicine powder . You put it in the wine that the prince often drinks. I guarantee that after one glass of it, he will fall asleep for a whole day. Then, you can do whatever you want with it, right?"
"Anything else?"
Li Qingyuan took the powder bag and asked.
"After killing the prince, peel off his skin as planned, continue to pretend to be the prince, and give us news. Follow-up matters will be carried out according to the previous plan."
"By the way, why did the Qin Palace suddenly start a war today and kill so many guards? Did something happen?"
The butler asked the question that concerned him most.
The actions of the Prince Qin's Mansion today were really abnormal, and all of their behaviors had exceeded all their expectations.
This makes them feel uneasy.
The plan is almost coming to an end, and they are afraid of unexpected changes, so they want to find out the cause even if it is just the slightest bit.
Otherwise they can't sleep well.
This is also the reason why the butler is in a hurry to meet tonight.
"Well..."
Li Qingyuan hesitated, because these were not included in the words Zhang Tuohai taught her.
Just as Li Qingyuan was thinking about how to make up an excuse, Zhang Tuohai's voice came from behind him.
"You will know about this matter soon."
"Who?" The butler's heart trembled when he heard someone.
Everyone quickly looked in the direction of the voice.
I found that there was an extra person on the roof, and I didn't know when.
The man was wearing a four-clawed dragon robe. He was none other than the owner of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, the current crown prince, Zhang Tuohai, dressed as Li Qingyuan.
When they saw it was Crown Prince Li Qingyuan, everyone's heart trembled.
Even though they kept talking about planning to kill Li Qingyuan, all they thought about every day was how to kill Li Qingyuan.
But that was all in private.
No matter how you put it, this is also a matter of losing your head.
If you are discovered, there is only one outcome, and that is death.
Now that I have been caught by the real culprit, it would be a lie to say that I am not afraid.
However, the butler quickly regained his composure.
"Your Highness, I hope you are well. It is really presumptuous to meet you so late at night."
The butler took a deep breath, talked trash, and thought about how to deal with the situation in front of him.
As he spoke, he winked at Li Qingyuan, who was dressed as the Crown Princess, hoping that Li Qingyuan could come forward to help negotiate a few things.
After all, they are allies, and if the butler fails, she will not be in a good situation either.
Li Qingyuan's face turned green with anger.
The butler had just conspired with her on how to kill her, and now he wanted her to help him deal with it. Was he treating her like a fool?
No matter how well-mannered Li Qingyuan was, he couldn't suppress his anger at this moment.
She reached for her waist with one hand, and a soft sword suddenly appeared in her hand.
brush!
The soft sword swept towards the butler's neck like a nimble snake.
The sudden attack caught the butler off guard. He was in a panic and twisted his body to barely avoid the fatal blow, but the clothes on his chest were still cut by the tip of the soft sword.
The inner armor was revealed .
"You are crazy. Even if I die, you can't clear yourself from the blame. We are in the same boat now!"
The butler's face suddenly changed and he shouted angrily.
However, at this moment, a strong wind blew.
The butler felt the murderous intent, but it was too late to take any action.
A stream of energy went straight through his shoulder, almost cutting off half of his shoulder.
His entire right arm was completely disabled.
"Who?" The butler gritted his teeth, held up his right arm, and looked in the direction of the attack.
Zhang Tuohai, who was standing on the roof, spoke slowly: "Are you too arrogant? There are so many people but no one looks at me straight in the eye. In this case, I can only use my own method to attract your attention."
Zhang Tuohai said this and pointed at the butler with one hand.
The sense of crisis that pierced his heart once again enveloped the butler.
Although the butler was prepared this time, he still didn't have time to react.
When he was about to take action, he found that his thigh had been shot through.
With a thud, the butler sat on the ground, having lost the ability to move.
Seeing that Zhang Tuohai crippled the butler with just one move, the people behind the butler were shocked.
The butler was the most skilled martial artist among them, but he was defeated without even a chance to fight back. If they didn't run away now, when would they run?
A group of people turned around and fled in all directions.
Zhang Tuohai would never give them a chance and kept clicking his fingers.
The energy streams shot directly through their hands and feet, making them lose the ability to escape.
"Someone come!"
Zhang Tuohai shouted loudly.
"Your Highness!" Chunxue came with a team of guards.
"Take them away and interrogate them separately. Those who give inconsistent testimonies or give the least will be beheaded!"
"Yes, sir!" Chunxue led his men and pulled everyone away for interrogation separately.
After interrogating the guards in the first half of the night, these people had become skilled workers and knew very well what to do.
