Chapter 177 Who stole 20,000 weapons?
Taoxue covered her head and let out a long sigh of relief.
"As expected of the eldest princess, this way we won't be afraid of them making things difficult."
Xiangying asked Taoxue to call Lin Lingxiang from the next door room: "Let's eat something first. It's almost lunch time anyway."
After Lin Lingxiang came over, Xiangying shared the food.
Each person has a piece of braised beef, two vegetable pies, and a water bladder.
When the beef was braised, some chili peppers were added, which made it delicious. The three little ones were so spicy that they couldn't stop eating.
From the corner of her eye, Xiangying saw that Lin Lingxiang didn't take a few bites, but kept looking outside.
"Lingxiang, don't worry, they are deliberately starving us and won't arrange for anyone to come over," Xiangying said.
Lin Lingxiang lowered her head: "Well... I was just wondering, if they used this method to embarrass the eldest princess, will they also embarrass His Highness the Crown Prince? I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince has water to drink and whether he has anything to eat. ”
The more she spoke, the darker her face became.
Xiangying thought for a moment: "When it gets dark, I'll go bring some food to my brother."
Lin Lingxiang was shocked: "How can we do that? If we are caught by the Sixth Prince's people, there will be something to do."
"I'm afraid that whatever he does, I will be subjugated. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes."
What's more, Xiangying has confidence in his own skills.
Hearing what Xiangying said, Lin Lingxiang gained a little appetite.
At this time, Xiang Qianqian next door was already holding her stomach and pacing back and forth in the yard.
The seventh princess, Xiang Rongrong, was assigned to live in the same courtyard as her. She was already upset and wanted to take a nap, but Xiang Qianqian kept wandering back and forth in the courtyard, mumbling something.
Xiang Rongrong couldn't bear it anymore. She sat up and pushed the window and cursed outside: "Fifth sister, if you feel that this place is too hot to stand on, go back to the house!"
"Why are you hanging around here? Didn't they just say that we can't get out! Are you annoyed?"
Xiang Qianqian turned around. Under the sunlight, her pale face had a pair of eyes like a black pool embedded in it, with a bit of resentment in her eyes.
"Seventh sister, it's fine if you're not in a hurry, but how can you not understand me? I'm worried because of the two of us. Didn't you notice that the maid just left us only water and no food at all?"< br>
"We must have been involved by the eldest sister. The sixth prince suddenly asked her to stay. There must be something wrong. Now we have to starve with the eldest sister. It's really bad."
The more she talked, the more sweat formed on her forehead, and the hot weather made her mouth dry.
It's already late summer, but it's still so hot. It's all because of a natural disaster!
Xiang Rongrong leaned against the window and sneered: "Now you are saying that you are implicated by your eldest sister? Why didn't you say it when you asked her to give you food?"
"Besides, if you weren't willing, why didn't you refuse just now? I saw you moved in with all your heart, and I was very happy at the time."
Xiang Qianqian's expression changed: "I'm too lazy to argue with you! If you can't eat by then, just don't cry."
She turned back to her room and slammed the door.
"Tch, I have a big sister, who is afraid of you." Xiang Rongrong rolled her eyes, closed the window and fell asleep again.
at this time.
The Sixth Prince was leading his men on their way to the cave where weapons were stored.
It was too hot on the way, so he and his guards stopped to drink water from a stream on the roadside.
The staff member next to him wiped his sweat and said: "I congratulate Your Highness in advance for your humble position. If you get those weapons, you can pin the charge of rebellion and conspiracy on Jie Chen. If you remove Jie Chen, all the troubles that are in your Highness's heart will be gone. Yes." It’s time to show off your ambitions.”
The sixth prince squinted and looked at a dry field. There was a dark look in his narrow eyes, and he smiled grimly: "It's too early to be happy. Although Jie Chen has been lurking in the Western Zhou Dynasty for many years, my father feels a little guilty about him. If he is not convicted of uniting with the remaining forces of the Western Zhou Dynasty, , Father will definitely help him investigate thoroughly.”
"So, in addition to the weapons that can be proven to be collected by Jie Chen from the Western Zhou Dynasty, we also need a key and powerful evidence."
The staff thought: "Could it be that what His Highness said..."
"I heard that Xiangying and Xie Chen have a close relationship. They have gotten along like a couple along the way. If my father knew that Xiangying gave the jade seal to Xie Chen, do you think my father would be suspicious of Jie Chen because of his imperial scheming? ?”
The sixth prince said and laughed, with a winning look in his eyes: "No amount of guilt can compare to the suspicion of an emperor."
This time he must make Xie Chen die by the emperor's own hands!
The staff and others handed over their hands: "Your Highness is wise! Among the dozen or so princes of the Emperor, you are the only one who is worthy of such a great responsibility."
The Sixth Prince smiled, got on his horse and said, "Let's go!"
They galloped all the way to the cave.
However, the Sixth Prince, who was full of excitement and joy, was dumbfounded when he saw the empty cave.
"Where are the weapons?!" The Sixth Prince grabbed the collar of his staff, "Where are the 20,000 weapons I asked you to prepare here!?"
The staff trembled and waved their hands in panic: "Your Highness, calm down, I was still here when I came to check last time. It is impossible for them all to disappear suddenly!"
The guard next to him wondered: "Could it have been stolen?"
"Impossible," the staff objected. "Only Cao Ming and I know the location of this place."
The sixth prince's eyes suddenly turned cold. He pushed the staff member to the ground and drew his sword against him.
"Then you cheated and lost your weapon."
Seeing the murderous intent in the eyes of the sixth prince, the staff hurriedly shook his head: "No, not me! Your Highness, I am loyal to you in this humble position, how could I betray you?"
When he was frightened, he became wise in his haste.
"It must have been stolen by Jie Chen! He knew our plan in advance."
The Sixth Prince's long sword paused slightly: "Tell me and listen."
The staff analyzed in a cold sweat, with a trembling voice: "On the way, the chess pieces we arranged around Jie Chen were all removed by him one by one. Maybe he already knew His Highness's plan."
"What's more, when Jie Chen's exile team came, they also passed this road and took a short rest here. He must have led someone to take away the weapons!"
The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes: "Did you know that those are 20,000 weapons? Even if he hides them, he still needs a place!"
"I'll give you three days. If you can't investigate the whereabouts of these weapons, don't return to the capital alive."
After that, the Sixth Prince angrily led the people away, and the staff escaped death and fell to the ground exhausted.
With so many weapons, it would take time to move them away. If someone really did this, they would definitely not be able to hide it from the eyes and ears of the Sixth Prince.
But who can take it away without anyone noticing?
Just as Xiangying expected, the little maid never came to deliver a drop of water or a grain of rice that day.
Fortunately, Xiangying had some space on hand, otherwise the children would have gone hungry.
Jie Chen was caught up in some trivial matter and didn't show up.
It was getting dark, and the prefect's mansion fell into silence.
Xiangying coaxed the three little ones to sleep, turned off the lights, and prepared to start her operation.
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