mtlumby2d Chapter 289 Digging a hole
Chapter 289 Digging a hole
Xie Guimo and Prince Yu rode forward and when they reached a less crowded area, Prince Yu couldn't help but ask, "Xuzhou and Changzhou are suffering from drought. What trap has Prince Qi dug for me?"
Xie Guimo didn't answer. Chen Qi rode over and said, "Master, I've done what you asked me to do."
Xie Guimo looked at Prince Yu and said, "Let me take you to see the pit that Prince Qi has dug for you."
Prince Yu, “…”
Can I still take him to see this?
Xie Guimo rode forward, and Prince Yu twitched his lips and said, "You're not really taking me to see a pit, are you?"
He rode up to catch up.
After crossing two streets, they arrived at a small courtyard with three entrances, and Xie Guimo and Prince Yu walked in.
There was no main hall, but a woodshed.
The door of the woodshed opened and when I walked in, I saw a man tied to a pillar, his eyes covered with a black cloth and his mouth stuffed with a cloth strip.
The person who was tied up was none other than Prince Yu's cousin-in-law, Marquis Yongcheng's son-in-law, Young Master Qian.
When he saw Young Master Qian, Prince Yu frowned deeply.
Why did Prince Jingyang kidnap Young Master Qian?
Sensing someone coming in, Young Master Qian began to struggle, but the ropes were tied too tightly for him to break free. With a rag stuffed in his mouth, he could only make grunting sounds.
Xie Guimo walked in and ripped the rag from Young Master Qian's mouth. Young Master Qian yelled, "How dare you kidnap me?!"
"Do you know who I am?!"
"My father-in-law is the Marquis of Yongcheng! The uncle of the current Prince of Yu!"
Xie Guimo chuckled, "If you weren't related to Prince Yu, I wouldn't be willing to tie you up."
Young Master Qian's face was already in a state of panic. Upon hearing this, he immediately asked, "Are you the King of Qi's man?!"
Xie Guimo said, "Your good father-in-law gave up the plan to go to Xuzhou and Changzhou for disaster relief during the morning court session. The previous plan is no longer valid."
Young Master Qian said anxiously, "This matter has nothing to do with me! We agreed before that I would help you and cancel all previous accounts."
Xie Guimo said, "Now the plan has changed. Either I pay off the debt, or..."
Young Master Qian's voice trembled, "Or what?"
Xie Guimo said, "Here is a packet of poison. Either it will kill the Marquis of Yongcheng or the Prince of Yu. You choose one."
Young Master Qian's face turned pale. "Can I not choose?"
Before he could finish his words, he was punched in the stomach.
Chen Qi called.
After being hit by a punch, Young Master Qian curled up, his forehead trembling with pain, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
Xie Guimo asked, "Have you thought about it now?"
Young Master Qian said, "You are plotting against me!"
Another punch.
This time the pain lasted longer.
Young Master Qian's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. "If he hasn't made his choice yet, keep beating him until he makes one."
Chen Qi threw two more punches.
Young Master Qian said anxiously, "I choose! I choose!"
Xie Guimo asked, "Who to choose?"
"Marquis Yongcheng."
Prince Yu stood there with a sullen face.
Xie Guimo glanced at Prince Yu and asked with a smirk, "Why not send Prince Yu on his way?"
Young Master Qian said, "Poisoning Prince Yu is a capital crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of his clan. Without the support of Marquis Yongcheng, Prince Yu is no match for Prince Qi. Promise me that after this is accomplished, all previous accounts will be written off."
Xie Guimo said, "I want to be absolutely sure this time."
Young Master Qian said, "I am the son-in-law of Marquis Yongcheng. If I poison him, he won't be on guard. Isn't that why you chose me?"
"I promised to help you, can you let me go?"
Xie Guimo said, "He who knows the current situation is a hero. Let him go."
Chen Qi stepped forward and pulled off the black cloth on Young Master Qian's face.
Seeing Xie Guimo, Young Master Qian was stunned. "Why is it you? You are indeed the Prince of Qi's man. Are you deliberately getting close to the Prince of Yu..."
Before he could finish his words, Young Master Qian's face was filled with horror because he saw Prince Yu.
Almost the moment he saw Prince Yu, Young Master Qian felt the blood in his body run cold.
"Yu... Prince Yu..."
Young Master Qian's voice was trembling like a sieve. He wanted to kneel down, but he was tied to the pillar and his knees were as soft as cotton. He couldn't kneel down. He struggled desperately, "Prince Jingyang is plotting against me. I am loyal to you and Marquis Yongcheng!"
Prince Yu was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, and the guards felt a chill down their spines.
This time, when Xuzhou and Changzhou suffered from drought, Marquis Yongcheng was originally planning to go to provide disaster relief and take Young Master Qian with him. If Prince Yu had not chosen to listen to Prince Jingyang, this task would definitely fall on Marquis Yongcheng. Young Master Qian was Marquis Yongcheng's son-in-law, and Marquis Yongcheng wanted to promote him and had no defenses against him. No matter what Young Master Qian did, Marquis Yongcheng would really go there with his life but not return.
Xie Guimo looked at Prince Yu and said, "The rest are your family affairs. I can't interfere."
Prince Yu said, "I will remember this favor today."
Prince Yu glanced at the guard, and the guard took a sackcloth and put it on Young Master Qian. Young Master Qian struggled, and the guard was so angry that he kicked him, and Young Master Qian became obedient.
After leaving the courtyard, they parted ways. Xie Guimo returned to Prince Jingyang's Mansion, while Prince Yu took Young Master Qian to Marquis Yongcheng's Mansion.
The servant of the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion saw Prince Yu carrying a sack in and was curious about what was in the sack. It looked like a person, but why was the person brought into the mansion put in a sack?
Prince Yu went straight to the study to find Marquis Yongcheng, who asked, "Can you tell me what trap the Prince of Qi has set regarding disaster relief?"
Prince Yu said, "I brought the pit to my uncle."
The guard threw the sack heavily to the ground.
After opening the sack, Young Master Qian knelt down at the feet of Marquis Yongcheng and said, "Father-in-law, I was wrong. I will never do it again..."
Marquis Yongcheng was unable to react and looked at Prince Yu, "What's going on?"
Prince Yu suppressed his anger and said, "He was forced into a gambling den by Prince Qi's men and lost all the Qian family's wealth. Prince Qi used the IOU to ask him to plot against my uncle over the disaster relief. As for how he plotted, my uncle can ask for his own advice."
After Prince Yu finished speaking, the guard couldn't help but add, "The task of disaster relief fell on the Third Master of the Changping Marquisate. Prince Jingyang, pretending to be one of Prince Qi's men, kidnapped him, gave him a packet of poison, and asked him to choose between the Marquis and the Prince. He chose to poison you, the Marquis."
When Prince Yu said this, Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he wanted to kick Young Master Qian, the good-for-nothing, to death. When he heard what the guard said, Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.
Young Master Qian grabbed Marquis Yongcheng's robe and begged for mercy, but was kicked over by the angry Marquis Yongcheng.
Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he couldn't breathe. Prince Yu was worried that he would do something bad to him. Marquis Yongcheng was so angry that he could see black. "What did Prince Qi ask you to do to me? Confess everything from the beginning, or you will never leave the Marquis Yongcheng's mansion alive today!"
Young Master Qian argued cunningly, "Even if I had a bit of courage, I wouldn't dare to really help the King of Qi plot against you. I just wanted to get away. I was afraid of being beaten to death by the Prince of Jingyang's men, so I just followed his words. I am innocent."
Prince Yu laughed angrily.
The Prince of Jingyang did hit him, and he saw it clearly, but if it was the Prince of Qi, the attack would be ten times more cruel.