books44 Chapter 209 1 Thoughts of the Pass 12
Chapter 209 1 Thoughts of the Pass 12
Wow--
The delegation was in an uproar.
To everyone's surprise, at this moment, Yang Ying, the Prince of Li, actually stood up and publicly denounced the crimes of the Prince of Danyang.
They were all terrified when they saw someone ambushing them on the way.
Although they knew this mission was fraught with danger, they never expected to be ambushed before even leaving the territory of Wu Kingdom, and that the attackers would be the men of King Danyang.
Despite Zhou Jian's mysterious death and the scattering of his followers, the delegation did not suffer any major damage, but everyone was still shaken.
After the fear in my heart gradually subsided, what followed was a surge of anger.
They risked their lives to go to Anguo for the sake of the country, the emperor, and the royal family, making a mess of things.
As a result, in order to satisfy his own lust for power, the King of Danyang actually sent troops to ambush and kill them!
They're worse than animals!
However, just when everyone was almost unable to suppress their anger, His Highness Prince Li spoke up for them.
According to normal procedure, in order to restore the royal family's new image in the eyes of the people, shouldn't His Highness Prince Li have remained silent, or simply lied and distanced himself from the matter, and then kicked out a scapegoat to give the world an explanation?
Why is His Highness Prince Li not playing by the rules?
Emperor Wu, as the emperor, was forced to flee north, while Prince Danyang ambushed and killed the envoy.
We were even planning to take our anger out on you, who are also royalty, but you've actually joined forces with us!
How are we supposed to curse now?
Yang Ying seemed oblivious to the shift in everyone's emotions, angrily pointing in the direction of Wudu, and continued her tirade:
"To save the Emperor and bring him back to the country, the members of the mission risked their lives to travel to Anguo. However, the Prince of Danyang, for his own selfish reasons, disregarded the duty between the emperor and his subjects and the bond between brothers, and secretly mobilized troops to ambush and kill the mission halfway."
"How can such a heartless, shameless person have the face to stand in the temple and wield the divine weapon!"
After he finished speaking, everyone was silent for a moment, and then tears streamed down their faces.
Waaaaah! His Highness Prince Li's scolding was so pleasant to hear!
If you're so good at cursing, then curse even more!
Let us vent our anger!
Yang Ying did not disappoint them. Not only did she give a scathing scolding in front of everyone, she also waved her hand and said, "Someone! Bring me paper and pen! I, the King, want to submit a memorial to the court, denouncing my brother, the Prince of Danyang, for his inhumane and unjust actions!"
The eunuch prepared paper and pen as instructed. Yang Ying picked up the pen and wrote several pages, thoroughly denouncing the Prince of Danyang.
She did know in advance that Zhou Jian planned to ambush and kill the delegation, but the other members of the entourage did not!
Regardless of whether Zhou Jian was sent by the Prince of Danyang to ambush the delegation, or by someone else, Yang Ying is now determined to pin this accusation on him.
Now that we have this opportunity, why not seize it and win people's hearts, and smear the King of Danyang?
Seeing her writing flow so smoothly, Ning Yuanzhou and the others curiously turned to take a look, only to instantly feel that their eyes had been tainted!
Your Highness's words were extremely vulgar!
After quickly finishing writing the letter, Yang Ying tossed it to Ding Hui, instructing him to have someone deliver it back to Wudu as fast as possible.
Leaving aside the great shock this letter caused after it was delivered to Wudu, and how the Empress and the Prince of Danyang parted on bad terms after their meeting, let's just say that Qian Zhao, along with Sun Lang and Yu Shisan, finally made their move against Ren Ruyi.
Knowing Ren Ruyi's shrewdness, Qian Zhao and the others carefully prepared a trap to ensure everything went smoothly.
As evening approached, just as Yang Ying was about to summon Ning Yuanzhou, Du Changshi, and Ding Hui to discuss the mission's route, Qian Zhao sent men to lure Ren Ruyi into the trap.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, Ren Ruyi was caught off guard and almost fell into the trap.
Under the combined attack of Qian Zhao, Sun Lang, and Yu Shisan, Ren Ruyi was severely injured and on the verge of death...
……
Yang Ying, who was discussing matters inside the hall, suddenly looked pained and couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temples.
The other three felt a pang of anxiety and quickly asked, "Is Your Highness feeling unwell?"
Yang Ying frowned, her voice slightly tired: "For some reason, I suddenly feel a terrible headache! Let's stop here for today and continue our discussion tomorrow."
"Yes!" the three replied in unison.
Du Changshi and Ding Hui withdrew as ordered, while Ning Yuanzhou hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Highness is unwell. Would you like Qian Zhao to come and take your pulse?"
Yang Ying nodded in agreement, and Ning Yuanzhou, having received a response, hurriedly went out to find someone.
After Ning Yuanzhou left, Yang Ying's expression immediately changed, and the pain she had just shown was nowhere to be seen.
She watched Ning Yuanzhou's departing figure and sighed, "If only Ren Ruyi weren't a member of the Zhu Yiwei! What a pity!"
……
Ning Yuanzhou planned to find Qian Zhao to take Yang Ying's pulse, but he couldn't find him anywhere. Not only Qian Zhao, but Sun Lang and Yu Shisan were also nowhere to be found.
A sense of unease rose in Ning Yuanzhou's heart, and he pulled Yuanlu aside to ask, "Have you seen Qian Zhao and the others?"
Yuanlu scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "I think I just saw them go to the back mountain with Sister Ruyi."
Qian Zhao, Sun Lang? Ren Ruyi?
Ning Yuanzhou's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Oh no! This is bad!"
Ning Yuanzhou shouted and quickly gathered his strength, his figure shooting towards the back mountain like an arrow.
Seeing his urgency, Yuanlu knew something must have happened, so he quickly followed.
The two sped along and soon arrived at the back of the mountain.
The scene before them took them by surprise. The four people who had been so friendly during the day were now engaged in a fierce battle, each covered in blood and injured to varying degrees.
Ren Ruyi first fell into a trap, and then was surrounded and attacked by Qian Zhao, Sun Lang and Yu Shisan.
Despite Yu Shisan's leniency during the battle, Ren Ruyi was still seriously injured. At this moment, she was at her limit and could only rely on instinct to fight her opponent.
Ning Yuanzhou was caught off guard by this scene and immediately shouted, "Everyone, stop!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Ning Yuanzhou. Yu Shisan breathed a sigh of relief and stopped and stood aside.
Seeing that the other three were still fighting, Ning Yuanzhou quickly jumped into the fray, drew his Reincarnation Blade, and blocked the attacks from both sides.
When Qian Zhao saw that he had stopped him from stabbing Ren Ruyi, he assumed that Ren Ruyi was still unaware of her identity and quickly said loudly, "I saw Ren Ruyi meeting with the Zhu Yiwei with my own eyes. She is a spy sent into the mission by the Zhu Yiwei."
Ning Yuanzhou was extremely anxious. He hadn't told everyone Ren Ruyi's identity before to avoid this situation, but he didn't expect Qian Zhao to find out anyway.
"Ruyi didn't intend to hide her identity; I asked her to do it."
Qian Zhao and Sun Lang paused, their faces showing disbelief: "So, you know she's a member of the Zhuyiwei?"