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4.17

The General's Dishonesty (Seventeen): One Arrow Shoots a Hundred Miles Away (Page 1/3)

"Three days later, Xiong Tingfei will set out for the Western Regions. The time is ripe. Send someone to spy on him. Once the army reaches the Western Regions, immediately notify the army outside the capital to march forward secretly. They must reach thirty miles outside the city within ten days. If they are discovered, they will be killed without mercy."

The Crown Prince Li Chen said coldly in the East Palace. The man standing in front of him was the military marshal sent by the Queen's family.

"Xiong Tingfei has left the capital. Should we also take action?" In the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Li Yao narrowed his eyes in thought when facing his ninth brother's question. His handsome features also had a bit of murderous intent at this time.

"Don't underestimate father. He dared to let Xiong Tingfei leave the capital. I'm afraid he has arranged a lot of people in the capital. His actions at this time are no less than self-destruction. Maybe... there are still people waiting for us. How about this, you send people to continue to keep an eye on the prince. Once he makes a move, we can follow the trend."

"Okay."

"By the way," after talking about business, the ninth prince Li Ren suddenly asked: "Seventh brother, why don't you ask about Murong Liuli's 'waiting to get married' in my house? She has transferred a group of people from Wushuang Pavilion recently. It seems that they are making weapons. I still underestimated her."

Li Yao frowned: "She is not an ordinary woman. Regarding the marriage with that prince... Liuli has clearly stated that she is unwilling, and she must have considered the back-up plan. However... this Jinnan prince actually injured her seriously. I'm afraid... she is not as harmless as she seems."

"I have sent people to investigate, but the prince of Marquis Jinnan has rarely gone out in the past decade. The rumors about him are nothing more than that he is weak and short-lived, cowardly and polite. If Marquis Jinnan had not introduced him to father at the New Year's Eve banquet, I'm afraid he would have lived a mediocre life."

"The less conspicuous a person is... the deeper he hides. Yesterday, father summoned him." A cold light flashed across Li Yao's eyes, "Moreover, it is said that he can enter and leave the palace on his own in the future."

"What?!" Li Ren was shocked.

"The reason why the prince of Jinnan Marquis was summoned is because he is good friends with Xiong Tingfei... You and I have tried to test Xiong Tingfei's character many times but failed, but he caught his eye. Secondly, you also know the relationship between Xu Maocai, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, and the prince... He is also Xu Weiran's second uncle."

"There are already two people in the Jinnan Marquis's Mansion who have contact with the imperial power. Father has always been most averse to forming cliques for personal gain... However, when the prince of Jinnan Marquis entered the palace at this time, father not only did not blame him, but allowed him to come to the palace often to accompany him in the future. It is difficult for us to see father, but he can do it easily. Don't you think it's strange?"

Li Yao's tone became colder and colder.

"Tell Liuli to be careful, the young Marquis of Jinnan... can't be underestimated."

On the other hand, the marriage of the young Marquis Xu and the daughter of Minister Murong was scheduled for two months later.

This year, the harvests on several farms in the Jinnan Marquis's mansion were good. They just happened to come to check the income and expenditure these days. The servants counted what they should count and purchased what they should purchase. The outside was filled with conversations and footsteps.