No one expected that at that moment, Lord Zhang would raise the steel knife of the guard beside him and kill him on the spot.
Lord Yue covered Yue Qi's head with his hand, while Baiji and Baishao turned their heads away at the same time.
Only Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao were looking at the corpse on the ground expressionlessly.
"Lord Zhang, what a neat move. You've completely retained your demeanor of fighting on the battlefield."
Long Tianhao said. Although it was a compliment, it sounded a little wrong.
"I was just angry at the moment. How dare he offend Princess Yu. He deserves to die."
His words were meant for Lin Mengya, as well as the rest of the people present.
Cold sweat dripped down from the foreheads of the men.
They looked at each other and gritted their teeth.
They were all people with families and businesses. It was not a big deal if they died, but they had to leave a way out for their families.
Seeing that everyone had quietened down, Lord Zhang's face was no longer so tense.
"I wonder if Her Highness is satisfied with this."
The officials around him all chose to remain silent at this moment.
In fact, Lin Mengya had called them here just to be onlookers.
Now that the mission was completed, they had no room to speak.
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
In front of everyone, she was just a delicate victim.
Long Tianhao had the right to make the decision.
Long Tianhao frowned, as if he was still not satisfied.
"Forget it, let's do as Lord Zhang says."
Everyone was relieved. They were really afraid that Prince Yu would not let it go. If that happened, it would be more troublesome.
"Alright, then this old subject will take his leave first. Men, take these people away."
Lord Zhang left Lin Mengya's tent. At this moment, he was full of regret.
Not only did he not get any useful information, but he had lost a dozen imperial guards. What made him more uneasy was that Princess Yu had something on him.
It seemed that he had to report to the Crown Prince as soon as possible.
Seeing that the officials had left one by one, Lin Mengya's expression returned to normal.
Lord Yue had set up a separate tent for his two daughters not far from Princess Yu's tent.
Prince Yu had specially sent a lot of people to protect them, so there was no need to worry about their safety.
All the outsiders had left, leaving only Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao in the tent. Both of them sat on the chairs in silence.
"I'm afraid the assassination this time won't be simple."
Lin Mengya said softly. She felt that she had solved the crisis too easily, which was not the Crown Prince's usual style.
"We've all been deceived. The Crown Prince has used a scheme of covert infiltration. Those female killers of the Peach Blossom Dock have disappeared."
When Long Tianhao came back, he went to check on the important criminals.
He did not expect to see the guards of the Prince's Mansion lying on the ground outside the tent.
Lifting the curtain, he saw that the woodshed was empty.
Although King Ming was already considering working with him, if something went wrong at this moment …
"Hmph, so what if they took them away? They won't be able to say anything against us."
Lin Mengya was not flustered at all. Instead, there was a cold sneer on her face.
Could it be that all of this was part of her plan?
"Before Qinghu left, he fed them half a Desperate Elixir. I'm afraid they're already in a daze."
In fact, from the beginning, Lin Mengya did not intend to let them live.
The Crown Prince would find out sooner or later, and those people would fall into the hands of the Crown Prince. She just needed to sit back and watch the fight.
"What do you mean …"
Long Tianhao immediately realized what Lin Mengya meant and asked for confirmation.
"The Crown Prince is a man who loves grandiose achievements. He will either kill the suspects and kill them to prove their innocence. Or he will throw them out to confront us. "
It was obviously not a wise choice to let a few fools confront him.
Therefore, after confirming that those people were useless, the Crown Prince would kill them all.
"If the Crown Prince happened to be seen by King Ming's men when he killed them, then the Crown Prince would kill them to cover up his crime."
Lin Mengya nodded. She realized that she and Long Tianhao were becoming more and more connected.
"Alright, I'll do it now."
She did not expect the Crown Prince's meticulous plan to be seen through by Lin Mengya.
If the imperial guards found evidence in the tent, Lin Mengya would only be a suspect at most.
Moreover, anyone could be an assassin, not necessarily Lin Mengya.
Only by being the murderer of Hu Lunan's death, could he seize the opportunity to put Lin Mengya to death.
Outside the tent, the noise gradually died down.
Lin Mengya sat in the tent, reading the history book in her hands.
It had been six hours since Long Tianhao left the tent.
After a night of noise, the sky had brightened.
Fortunately, she did not feel tired after staying up all night. Baizhi, the simple-minded girl, was sleeping soundly on the bed.
In a short while, Lin Kui appeared in Lin Mengya's tent.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince said that the assassin did not hurt the Crown Prince, so there's no need to involve so many people. All the imperial guards have done is to step up their patrols. "
Lin Mengya nodded. What assassin? It was all a smokescreen thrown out by the Crown Prince.
With the death of more than a dozen Imperial Guards, the so-called assassins also vanished into thin air.
"Alright, I got it. How's King Ming?"
Although Long Tianhao did not say anything, he had planted his own spy around the Crown Prince.
Usually, this spy was only in charge of passing on information, so the Crown Prince trusted him.
Long Tianhao had already found out where the assassins were kept.
The drugs on their bodies were too strong, so the Crown Prince could only wait patiently for them to wake up.
"Go to the Eldest Prince of the western vassal state and pass on the news. Remember, if anyone asks, tell them that you're following the Prince's orders. Do you understand?"
Lin Kui nodded immediately. He had borrowed Long Tianhao's name because there was Princess Ming Yue in the western vassal state.
If he were to be stopped by this person now, things would go south.
Lin Kui left in a hurry, and Baiji and Baishao entered the tent with warm water and a towel.
"Master, it's time to freshen up."
Although Lin Mengya had not slept for the whole night, she still looked radiant and did not look hurried or sloppy.
"Hmm, comb my hair into a simple bun today. I'm afraid we'll be watching a good show in a while! "
The two maidservants nodded and Lin Mengya closed her book. A cold look flashed across her eyes.
How dare you plot against me, the Crown Prince! Pay the price!
At this moment, in the Crown Prince's tent, the three women, who were tied up tightly, were slowly waking up.
The Crown Prince was sitting on the main seat, surrounded by his trusted aides.
The Crown Prince's face was dark because of the news that his men had been killed last night.
"Your Highness, the situation last night was really …"
Lord Zhang was about to explain, but the Crown Prince stopped him.
"Hmm, I know the situation was critical at that time. I don't blame you."
Lord Zhang was a little frightened. In the eyes of the Crown Prince, everyone was a tool.
If a tool was useless, it would be time to abandon it, even if his daughter was his concubine.
"Let's see how Lin Mengya can escape with these three men around."
At first, it was just a desire for beautiful women, but it had turned into an ambition to conquer his prey.
Even Princess Ming Yue of the western vassal state had greeted him with a smile.
However, he was not interested at all.
He would not kill Lin Mengya. He had become very familiar with replacing her with a fake one over the years.
By that time, he would imprison Lin Mengya in his mansion and make her his exclusive property!
The mere thought of that scene made his blood boil.
"Greetings to Her Highness."
Dressed in a lavender brocade, vice Princess Dugu walked gracefully into the Crown Prince's tent.
The people around her immediately bowed to greet her. There was a gentle smile on vice Princess Dugu's face, and she did not look arrogant at all.
"Greetings to the Crown Prince."
She bowed slightly. Although the two of them were affectionate last night, once they got off the bed, she would always remember that he was the high and mighty Crown Prince.
"Get up."
There was no change in the Crown Prince's expression when he saw his beautiful vice Princess.
A look of indignation flashed across the vice Princess Dugu's eyes.
It was said that the Crown Prince doted on her the most. However, no one knew that the Crown Prince had no one in his heart.
"Are these the assassins?"
There were some things that the Crown Prince had not told her. She stood beside the Crown Prince and poured him a cup of tea.
"No, they are not the assassins who tried to kill me. These people are Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao's death."
It was an indisputable fact that Hu Lunan was injured by Lin Mengya.
These three unknown women must be the scapegoats that Long Tianhao had found.
Unfortunately, they were in his hands now.
Fortunately, he had come up with an ingenious plan. Otherwise, the two women would have escaped easily.
"Oh? In that case, this concubine is rather curious. "
She looked at the Crown Prince's eyes with jealousy when he mentioned Lin Mengya.
Why was it that the Crown Prince doted on only that bitch?
Why was it not that bitch who was raped by Hu Lunan?
She hid the jealousy that was surging in her heart well.
She continued to stand beside the Crown Prince obediently, playing her usual role.
"Hmm …" The three women on the ground began to move, and their bodies began to wriggle.
Although their hair was disheveled, one could still tell that they were once beautiful.
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