Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 149 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west

late at night.

County Palace.

There was silence all around, but in this silence, there was a hint of crisis.

The guards in the entire princess's mansion were on high alert and on high alert.

Mu Qingli slept particularly soundly today because there was some sleep-inducing incense in the incense burner in the room.

Outside the house, Wanyue stood at the door with a sword in her arms, looking vigilant.

The night was dark and quiet. She looked up at the moon obscured by dark clouds, still worried in her heart.

Although most of the guards in the mansion were carefully selected by Jiang Ci and their martial arts skills were naturally good, there were also some secret guards from the secret guard camp lurking in the dark.

But the one who took action today was Prime Minister Wu Chen.

Wu Chen is extremely powerful, and he has many dead servants and secret guards he keeps, both openly and secretly. Moreover, his intelligence and strategy are beyond the reach of the eldest prince Jiang Xian.

Now that the Imperial Noble Consort was imprisoned in the cold palace and the eldest prince was under house arrest, the Prime Minister, who had never taken any action, finally couldn't hold back and took action.

Now he is even trying to strike at the snake's most vulnerable part, directly seizing Jiang Ci's weak spot, and actually wants to secretly send someone to the Princess's Mansion to kidnap Mu Qingli.

Fortunately, Jiang Ci got the news early in the morning and sent people over to protect him secretly. He also sent most of the people around him here.

According to the information they received, Wu Chen's men will take action tonight.

So at this time the entire Princess Mansion was on high alert.

During the recent game between Jiang Ci and the eldest prince's faction, Wu Chen directly found Jiang Ci's hidden stronghold in the capital.

This stronghold is very important to Jiang Ci. Once it is destroyed, it will not only be very unfavorable to the current situation, but will also inevitably deal a severe blow to him.

Jiang Ci was afraid that Wu Chen would make a feint to the east and attack in the west, but at the same time he was more worried about the Princess's Mansion.

Therefore, he had to transfer most of the manpower to the Princess Mansion to protect Mu Qingli's safety, while he took a team of less than ten people to the stronghold.

Time passed little by little, and it was already past the hour of Yin, but there was no movement at all.

The long period of high mental tension made everyone in the Princess's Mansion feel extremely tired, but they still dared not relax their vigilance for a moment.

Thinking that it would be dawn in less than two hours, Jiu Yue, who was sent to hide in the princess's mansion, became even more worried about Jiang Ci.

He guessed: Could it be that Wu Chen's real purpose was, as his master guessed, to take over their stronghold, so he used a tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west?

If this is really the case, then His Highness will be in danger.

Although they had made all the preparations, Wu Chen was a cunning old fox. After all, His Highness was young, and if he fell into his trap, his life would be in danger.

So after thinking it over for a while, Jiu Yue pulled out twenty people who were hidden in the Princess Mansion and asked them to go to the stronghold for support as soon as possible. He, on the other hand, followed Jiang Ci's orders and continued to stay in the Princess Mansion.

However, things turned out just as Jiu Yue had expected. Wu Chen's real target was Jiang Ci's secret base in Beijing.

Jiang Ci only had a team of ten people, while Wu Chen sent out no less than a hundred people, and they were all Deadpools.

Therefore, it was very difficult for them to cope with being entangled by these desperate Deadpools.

At this time, except for him, the other ten people he brought with him were all injured, either lightly or seriously.

But their goal is not to kill all these Deadpools, just to delay them is enough.

So when he saw that Jiang Ci's response was becoming increasingly weak, Wu Chen felt that Jiang Ci's situation was hopeless.

He is leading the team personally today and is currently hiding in Deadpool's team.

When he saw that Jiang Ci's men had been surrounded by the Deadpool he brought with him, he relaxed his vigilance.

Then he came directly to a place less than ten meters away from Jiang Ci and waved his hand to ask his men to stop.

When Jiang Ci saw him, he felt relieved. He was afraid that this old fox would not show up today because of his caution. It seemed that he really could not hold back anymore.

But as long as people come, it's fine.

Judging from the time now, Wen Muchuan should have succeeded.

Seeing that Jiang Ci was not as panicked as he had expected, Wu Chen felt something was wrong.

Now that Jiang Ci's situation is hopeless, he shouldn't have such a confident expression.

But now his own people have surrounded the people he brought with him, and most of his men are in the Princess's Mansion, so no matter how capable he is, he is probably just pretending to be calm at this time.

When he thought about it this way, he felt that he was just overthinking it.

The two looked at each other from afar.

Wu Chen pulled down the mask on his face and looked at Jiang Ci opposite him.

"The Sixth Prince looks a little embarrassed. I wonder if you are satisfied with today's gift?"

Jiang Ci retracted the bloody sword in his hand and smiled.

"Thank you, Lord Prime Minister, for your trouble. I must say that you are truly shrewd and calculating. Your tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west today has truly impressed this prince."

Wu Chen sneered a few times in a low voice.

"Is that so? But it seems to me that the Sixth Prince hasn't realized the situation even now. If he knows what's best for him, he can just end his life. I can then be kind and spare his body. But if the Sixth Prince can't see the reality, then don't blame me for being ruthless. The position of crown prince is not something a prince like you, with no foundation, can sit on."

"hehe."

Jiang Ci sneered a few times.

"The Prime Minister is still as ruthless as ever, but the position of Crown Prince was originally mine. Back then, you secretly colluded with the Qi envoys and replaced Jiang Xian, who was originally going to be held hostage in Qi, with me. Did the Prime Minister think that you did it so perfectly that no one would know?"

Jiang Ci's words still made Wu Chen look a little surprised.

He didn't expect Jiang Ci to know the truth about being a hostage in Qi State.

But it’s a little late to realize it now.

"So what if it was me who did it? Did you really think you could escape today? I have to admit you're quite capable, having escaped Qi and made it this far, but this is the end. Today is your death. If you're to blame, it's your ignorance of the times, your unrealistic dreams, your wishful thinking, your vain attempts to gain a position you simply couldn't possibly claim. Now, you've perished here, and your journey has come to an end."

After saying that, he took a step back and waved his hand to signal his men to kill Jiang Ci directly.

However, Jiang Ci's voice came through the crowd.

"I wonder if the Prime Minister has sent additional personnel to the other courtyards in the capital today?"

Wu Chen stopped moving, and his waving hand froze in mid-air. His expression was extremely ugly, and there was a deep sense of uneasiness in it.

"What did you say? Say it again?"

Jiang Ci was not at all flustered, and spoke word by word:

"I'm asking, has the Prime Minister sent any additional personnel to the other courtyards in the capital today?"

At this point, Wu Chen's face was gloomier than ever before, staring fiercely at Jiang Ci who had a sneer on his face.