allonlinenovel Chapter 193 I'm not late, am I?
Chapter 193 I'm not late, am I?
After several more days of investigation, Ye Churan discovered that the maids' bodies, which appeared to have been sent out of the city, were actually there to cover up the whereabouts of these Northern Rong people; the maids were not dead at all.
It was a trusted confidant sent by Tuoba Yanran, who was in charge of this private ironwork transaction and wanted to take the opportunity to secretly transport these things to Beirong.
That courtyard outside the city was where they made their transaction.
While shocked, Ye Churan was already thinking about how to use this incident to wipe out the Prime Minister's mansion.
Ye Churan's plan began to take shape...
Not long after, Zheng Luoqi and Tuoba Yanran both received news that the transaction had gone wrong, and they arranged to meet at the transaction location in the suburbs to discuss the matter.
Zheng Luoqi's reaction upon receiving the message was calm: "They took the bait. They're not stupid; they know to catch them red-handed!"
Zheng Luoqi looked at the letter that Ye Churan had sent, disguised as Tuoba Yanran, and said with a cold smile, "It's time to close the net!"
Having said that, he immediately summoned Boyu and instructed him, "Boyu, I need you to do a few things..."
Boyu nodded after hearing this, indicating that he understood, and then turned around to do it immediately.
Meanwhile, when Tuoba Yanran received the message, her face instantly turned gloomy. She thought that Zheng Luoqi didn't want to cooperate anymore and had suddenly changed her mind, which made Tuoba Yanran furious.
Tuoba Yanran gritted her teeth and cursed, "That damned Zheng Luoqi, how dare he play me! I must teach him a lesson and let him know that I, Tuoba Yanran, am not someone to be trifled with!"
A few days later, at the time agreed upon in the letter, the two used the pretext of going out of the city for a trip, but in reality, they went to a courtyard in the suburbs to discuss important matters.
At the same time, Ye Churan received news that Zheng Luoqi and Tuoba Yanran had already set off. A sinister glint flashed in his eyes, and he secretly gloated, "Zheng Luoqi, you can't escape this time."
Ye Churan immediately ordered his men to prepare manpower for a trip out of the city, intending to catch the culprit red-handed.
In the courtyard in the suburbs
Ye Churan had been lying in ambush outside the courtyard for a long time. He kept a close eye on the courtyard gate. Soon, Ye Churan saw Zheng Luoqi's subordinate, Bo Yu, leading a group of people into the courtyard. Not long after, Tuoba Yanran also hurriedly arrived at the courtyard.
Tuoba Yanran jumped off the carriage with a furious expression. The guards at the gate immediately made way for her.
The person next to Ye Churan asked in a low voice, "Sir, should we make a move now?"
Ye Churan shook her head slightly and calmly replied, "Wait a moment, let's observe the situation first."
Having said that, he gestured to stop his men from acting. He wondered to himself: Why hasn't Zheng Luoqi appeared yet? Could it be that he's already suspected someone might be lying in ambush here, and has only sent his men? That way, if things go wrong, he can shift the blame to his men and absolve himself of responsibility.
In the courtyard
Tuoba Yanran stormed into the courtyard and immediately saw Boyu waiting there. Her face was icy as she demanded, "Where is your master?"
Boyu replied expressionlessly, "My master has important matters to attend to and is unable to come at the moment. He instructed his subordinates to inform the princess that the cooperation is hereby terminated!"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yanran's face immediately darkened: "You actually dare to play tricks on this princess, you have some serious nerve."
"Since that's the case, then use your dog lives to atone for your sins against this princess!" With a command from Tuoba Yanran, her men immediately rushed forward and began fighting with the men brought by Boyu.
In an instant, the courtyard descended into chaos, with flashing swords and shouts of battle echoing everywhere.
Bo Yu and Tuoba Yanran were already clashing in the courtyard, and the sound of their weapons clashing could be heard clearly even outside the courtyard.
Ye Churan was startled: Had they broken up and started fighting? There was no time to lose; if everyone died, they could say whatever they wanted.
Ye Churan made a quick decision and gave the order: "Go, surround the yard."
The guards acted swiftly, completely surrounding the courtyard.
Tuoba Yanran and Boyu were still fighting fiercely when they suddenly heard a series of footsteps outside.
Tuoba Yanran's heart sank, and she cried out inwardly: "Oh no, we're surrounded."
She glared at Boyu, her eyes blazing with anger, and demanded furiously, "You arranged this? You deserve to die!"
Boyu smiled slightly, revealing a sly smile: "Princess, if you think that way, you're mistaken!"
Just as Boyu finished speaking, Ye Churan pushed open the door and came in, surrounding all the people that Boyu and Tuoba Yanran had brought.
"Lord Ye? It's you?" Tuoba Yanran looked at Ye Churan in surprise, wondering when Ye Churan knew about these things and how he knew about this place.
"Guards! The Prime Minister's residence and the Beirong people are engaging in unauthorized iron trade, intending to betray the country. Seize them all!" Ye Churan shouted loudly.
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yanran's face immediately turned extremely ugly, while Boyu, standing to the side, appeared unusually calm.
Bo Yu looked at Ye Churan provocatively and said, "Lord Ye, you've just come up here and you've already put such a big accusation on our Prime Minister's Mansion. Do you have any evidence?"
Ye Churan pointed to the courtyard behind her and said, "The evidence is that everyone saw you making a deal today, and the ironware in this courtyard is your stolen goods!"
Bo Yu sneered and continued to ask unhurriedly, "Oh, may I ask where the stolen goods are?"
Ye Churan's heart sank, and she immediately waved for her men to enter the courtyard to search. However, when the guards carried out and opened the boxes stored in the courtyard one by one, everyone was stunned.
The boxes that should have been full of weapons had been replaced with gravel of equal weight.
To better conceal the weight, Zheng Luoqi specially designed a hidden compartment in the box, so that the stones only needed to fill the top half to achieve the weight of a box of weapons.
In this way, as long as the box is not opened to check, and it is locked and sealed, it is enough to fool people into thinking it is real.
Tuoba Yanran never expected that none of the many maids she sent out would notice that the box had been switched.
At this moment, Tuoba Yanran understood everything; she and Ye Churan had both been tricked by Zheng Luoqi.
Ye Churan looked at the boxes indifferently. As long as all these people died here today, that was enough. After all, evidence could be forged.
Thinking of this, Ye Churan ordered without hesitation, "Kill them!"
At Ye Churan's command, a large number of guards rushed forward.
In an instant, the three groups were engulfed in a fierce melee. Swords clashed, shouts rose and fell, and the entire scene became extremely chaotic.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the door, and a group of armored soldiers surged in like a tide, while many archers appeared on the walls around the courtyard.
"Am I late?" a voice came from the doorway. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a large group of people outside the door, led by Zheng Luoqi.
Zheng Luoqi's sharp gaze fell directly on Ye Churan, her eyes carrying a clear sense of provocation.