My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 231: It's easy to hide the spear, but it's hard to guard against the arrow

Not far away, Qin He lowered his head and was concentrating on feeding the horse fodder. In fact, he was doing two things at once, and he could clearly hear the thoughts of Princess Yumin in the carriage.

Since the day he left Beijing, Qin He accidentally overheard that the princess had "ultimate intentions" towards him, and Qin He would "get close" to the other party's carriage from time to time. It seemed to be to protect the safety of Princess Yumin, but in fact it was to facilitate spying. secret.

Today, he finally figured out the truth behind Beiyu's desire to get married to Dayong, and unexpectedly learned the origin of the rumor.

It turns out that Princess Yumin was behind everything.

She wanted to break up the relationship between herself and Shen Yuan, so she could take advantage of it, and it turned out to be a good plan.

Qin He sneered, lowered his eyes to hide the sharpness in his eyes, and buried the murderous intention deep in his heart.

It seems that this trip to the Northern Territory is full of dangers, and I need to be more careful to avoid being plotted.

Of course, Qin He would not be so arrogant, thinking that Princess Yumin would really like him, a married man.

It is not so much that Princess Yumin has a favorable view of herself as the heir apparent of the Hou family, but rather that the Northern Territory Royal Court is determined to obtain the secrets behind the Qin family.

There is Wei Qionghua in the front and Princess Yumin in the back. The endless honey traps are really off-putting.

Qin He took out the map in his arms and studied it carefully. This place was still four to five hundred miles away from "Najin" City, the capital of the Northern Territory.If the whole team is on the road during the day and rests at night, it will take six or seven days at the fastest, and about ten days at the slowest.

If we go from "Najin" city to the northern border, it will take two or three days to ride the official road on horseback. It takes too much time to go back and forth, and it will only delay the investigation.

If something unexpected happens midway, it would be even more inappropriate to miss the main business.

With a plan in mind, after entering the town, Qin He immediately called his deputy Lin Cheng and ordered him to take 50 people to the border to investigate secretly after dark, waiting for him to go and meet.

Early the next morning, Princess Yumin woke up in the inn. Before setting off, she found that Dayong's escort team was missing dozens of people, and she couldn't help but have doubts in her heart.

"Master Qin, how come you have fewer guards after one night? Did they encounter any accident outside? Master Qin, do you want to wait a moment or send someone to look for them?"

Princess Yumin approached Qin He with a harmless smile and asked tentatively.

Qin He replied with a cold expression: "They have official business, so it is not convenient to reveal it to the princess. It's getting late, princess, we should set off."

Hearing this, Princess Yumin was furious, but facing Qin He's cold words, she had no choice but to hold back her anger and get on the carriage.As soon as the sedan curtain was lowered, Princess Yumin's charming and flowery smile immediately turned gloomy.

"Laisang, go and send a message to Lord Hamu and ask him to send more people to track those 'disappeared' Yong soldiers to see where they have gone and what mischief they are doing secretly."

We will arrive at the royal capital soon, and Princess Yumin does not want to cause any further complications.

"This slave knows, go find Master Hamu now."

With excitement on his face, Laisang hurriedly lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, jumped out of the carriage, and went off happily to spread the message.

Qin He turned a blind eye and continued to load the car and drive on his way.

With the pace of Lin Cheng and the others, they rode all night and were already hundreds of miles away. Moreover, Xiao Yiwei was not only good at tracking, but also good at hiding. Princess Yumin's people wanted to catch up with Lin Cheng and the others. It was simply a fantasy.

The following days were as calm as water. With Princess Yumin's identity token to open the way, the journey was smooth after leaving the customs, and they arrived at "Najin" City, the royal capital of the Northern Territory, two days earlier than originally planned.

After entering the city, Qin He and his entourage went straight to the Beiye Prince's Mansion. After delivering Princess Yumin safely, they entered the palace without stopping to pay homage to the Great Khan of the Northern Territory.

The king of this generation of the Northern Territory was nicknamed "Mohan Khan". He had been in power for more than 50 years and was on par with Emperor Qianyuan. He still looked old and strong even in his [-]s.

Mohan Khan personally received Qin He, the Yong envoy, with a warm attitude and kind words. He arranged for him to stay in the palace temporarily and gave him the highest courtesy.

Late at night, a chamberlain who served Mohan Khan sneaked into the Kitano Palace and sat and talked with Prince Kitano and Princess Yumin for nearly two hours before returning to the inner palace.

In the morning court the next day, Mohan Khan announced to his ministers that he would hold a special reception banquet for Dayong's envoys in the imperial garden of the palace in two days to show his friendship as a landowner.

After learning the news, Qin He went to pay homage to Mohan Khan in person. He repeatedly tried to shirk the offer, but was finally unable to resist the other party's kind invitation and could only nod in agreement.

After turning around and leaving the imperial study, the smile on Qin He's face disappeared.

This time the temptation was fruitful. Now that we knew the other party's plan, we just let them return without success.

After returning to the guest room and giving some instructions secretly, Qin He asked his subordinates to be fully prepared and go to the Hongmen Banquet calmly.

(End of this chapter)