kvmb Chapter 449 Leaking Whereabouts
Chapter 449 Leaking Whereabouts
The royal guards hid in a secluded corner, their eyes fixed on the mansion with dark glints, wondering who else in Yongqing County was actually going against Feng Zhihuan and siding with Zhao Yi.
In addition, the opponent is quite strong, and his men are well-trained and highly skilled.
This was not good news for the Northern Qi emperor.
This means that Zhao Yi is more difficult to deal with than imagined.
He planned to sneak into the mansion to find out what was going on, but after a slight movement, he retreated, keenly sensing that there were other people lurking around the mansion.
The royal guards dared not make any further moves and remained hidden in place, concealing their figures even more secretly.
The person who entered the mansion stood inside the door, glanced knowingly at the hiding place of the royal guards, and made a hand gesture towards the shadows.
He saw the people in the shadows and went to investigate the location of the royal guards before heading to the study to report to Prince Yu: "Your Highness, I have successfully completed my mission."
Prince Yu lowered his eyes to look at the secret letter in his hand. The letter stated that Emperor Jing'an planned to appoint his third son as the crown prince after he returned to the Great Zhou to welcome his bride.
He crumpled the letter into a ball before looking up at his subordinate: "How is the situation with Zhao Yi?"
The subordinate replied, "We took care of the man before the Prince of Guangling's men could." After a brief pause, he continued, "Given the Prince of Guangling's shrewdness, he will surely seize the opportunity to capture Feng Zhihuan and take control of Yongqing County."
Prince Yu gave a noncommittal twitch of his lips and tossed a crumpled piece of paper into the stove.
He eliminated Zhao Yi's worries, leaving no one with any leverage against him. If Zhao Yi still couldn't seize the opportunity, then it wasn't worth his continued effort.
Just then, a carrier pigeon landed on the window.
Prince Yu extended his hand.
The carrier pigeon landed in his palm.
Prince Yu removed the bamboo tube from the carrier pigeon's leg and took out a slip of paper. Inside was written a sentence: "The Prince of Guangling has brought the situation under control."
He instructed, "We will set off for Great Zhou tomorrow."
"Yes." The subordinate remembered something: "When I returned to report to you, it seemed like I was being followed. I've already sent people to investigate."
Prince Yu frowned slightly, raised his hand to press down the corner of the Xuan paper that had been blown up by the wind, and pondered who might be following him.
If they were Feng Zhihuan's men, after the person who bumped into him killed the person Feng Zhihuan had arranged to disguise as a mob, their immediate priority should be to inform Feng Zhihuan, not to have the person who was following him come to his residence.
If he's not one of Feng Zhihuan's men, then whose men are they?
Prince Yu listed Zhao Yi's adversaries in his mind. Besides the Northern Qi emperor, only Prince Xian's faction possessed such power.
The Northern Qi emperor dispatched Zhao Yi to Yongqing County to handle the case of the rioters, intending to distract Zhao Yi and appoint the Prince Xian as crown prince. By the time Zhao Yi returned to the capital, the die was cast.
The wise king is in a hurry to rush from his fiefdom to the capital, where he will be pursued by Zhao Yi's forces. He has no time to send someone to Yongqing County to keep an eye on Zhao Yi.
Thinking of this, Prince Yu suspected that it was the Emperor of Northern Qi.
After all, the Northern Qi emperor was suspicious by nature and did not want Zhao Yi to complete his mission smoothly, so he sent people to keep an eye on Zhao Yi in order to come up with a countermeasure.
Prince Yu suspected that the Northern Qi emperor's men were those who had been following Zhao Yi, and that they had just witnessed his men committing the crime and followed him all the way here.
If it's someone from the Northern Qi emperor's faction, then that's troublesome.
He said in a deep voice, "We will leave the city when the city gates are closed today."
The subordinate understood immediately and said worriedly, "Our team is too large and attracts too much attention."
Prince Yu fell silent. From the moment he decided to leave the city today, he had no intention of taking Princess Guangning with him. Instead, he planned to leave Princess Guangning in Yongqing County to avoid suspicion and facilitate his smooth escape back to the Great Zhou, and then arrange for someone to come to Yongqing County to pick up Princess Guangning.
At this moment, the person who went to investigate returned: "Your Highness, I investigated and found no suspicious persons."
Prince Yu nodded slightly and instructed them to make preparations.
The subordinates accepted the order and left.
Prince Yu sat quietly in his study for a moment before rising and leaving. Suddenly, he stopped and looked at Princess Guangning, who was walking towards him.