RPAGF Chapter 194 Game within a game
Chapter 194 Game within a game
"What is Lord Ye doing?" Zheng Luoqi asked, feigning confusion as she looked at Ye Churan's angry expression, her tone laced with sarcasm.
Tuoba Yanran watched Zheng Luoqi's slowly approaching figure, her heart filled with anger. She felt as if she had been completely kept in the dark, having no idea what had happened. She questioned Zheng Luoqi, "What exactly is going on? Zheng Luoqi, explain yourself to this princess!"
Zheng Luoqi, however, was not in a hurry to answer Tuoba Yanran's question. Instead, she smiled slightly and said, "Please be patient, Princess. Isn't there still one extra person? Let's deal with him first." After saying that, Zheng Luoqi's eyes turned cold, and she drew her long sword without hesitation, rushing towards Ye Churan.
Ye Churan was terrified when she saw Zheng Luoqi suddenly rushing over, and hurriedly drew her sword to defend herself. Zheng Luoqi's swordsmanship was too ruthless, and every move was aimed at Ye Churan's fatal weaknesses, making Ye Churan feel unprecedented pressure.
As Zheng Luoqi attacked, he provocatively asked Ye Churan, "Lord Ye, you have so many experts in your mansion, yet you couldn't kill me in the hunting grounds. Isn't that a pity?" His voice was laced with sarcasm, as if he was extremely disdainful of Ye Churan's failed plan.
While frantically defending himself, Ye Churan gritted his teeth and replied, "You knew all along!" He hadn't expected that Zheng Luoqi had already made arrangements, just waiting for him to fall into the trap.
At first, Ye Churan was able to barely exchange a few blows with Zheng Luoqi, but as Zheng Luoqi's attacks became more and more ferocious, he gradually realized that he was simply unable to withstand Zheng Luoqi's onslaught.
Ye Churan's swordsmanship became increasingly chaotic and full of flaws, while Zheng Luoqi took the opportunity to launch continuous attacks, forcing Ye Churan to retreat step by step.
Ye Churan was extremely anxious. He knew that if things continued like this, he would probably be defeated very soon. He felt that if he was distracted even for a moment, Zheng Luoqi's sword would mercilessly slice through his throat and head roll off the table.
"Lord Ye, does the Emperor know that you have feelings for the Imperial Concubine?" Zheng Luoqi suddenly asked provocatively.
As expected, Ye Churan was distracted by Zheng Luoqi's words and panicked, revealing a flaw. Zheng Luoqi took the opportunity to kill Ye Churan with a sword to the throat.
Before Ye Churan could speak, her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Zheng Luoqi. She clutched her slit throat, trying to stop the bleeding, but to no avail. Blood gushed from between her fingers, splattering onto the ground and forming patches of crimson.
Ye Churan's eyes were filled with hatred and resentment. He was unwilling to die like this. He still had many things to do, and Xianlin needed him. But the victor is king and the loser is villain. He could only die with resentment in his heart.
After Ye Churan died, those people she brought were also killed by Zheng Luoqi's and Tuoba Yanran's people.
After the fight ended, Tuoba Yanran glared angrily at Zheng Luoqi, her eyes flashing with fury, and asked in an icy voice, "Lord Zheng, what exactly happened? I expect you to give this princess a reasonable explanation!"
As soon as Tuoba Yanran finished speaking, Zheng Luoqi sneered, her laughter revealing a hint of mockery and disdain.
"Ha! Princess, what kind of explanation do you want to hear?" Zheng Luoqi sneered.
"You say that because I had an affair with the princess's maid, the princess wanted to take revenge on me. Unexpectedly, Lord Ye stepped in to help me, which led to the princess mistakenly killing Lord Ye. What do you think of this explanation?" Zheng Luoqi said sinisterly, a sly glint in her eyes.
Tuoba Yanran was taken aback by Zheng Luoqi's move. Her eyes widened, and she panicked for a moment before trembling with rage. She shouted, "How dare you? How dare you slander this princess? Don't you know the consequences? If you dare kill this princess, our two countries will go to war. Can you bear that responsibility?"
"Why would the princess assassinate an official of my Great Xia Kingdom? I was merely avenging the people of my Great Xia Kingdom!" Zheng Luoqi said to Tuoba Yanran.
"Kill them!" Zheng Luoqi gave the order, and soon, a second round of fighting broke out in the courtyard.
Finally, Tuoba Yanran escaped under the escort of her subordinates. Boyu wanted to chase after her, but Zheng Luoqi stopped him: "No need to chase her. We have to keep her alive, otherwise how can we pin this blame on her!"
Zheng Luoqi had planned this all along. He first told Tuoba Yanran about his plan, deliberately putting on a sincere act, expressing his willingness to cooperate with her, and revealing his ambition to usurp the throne.
Next, Zheng Luoqi proposed to Tuoba Yanran that they use ironware as a bargaining chip to gain the support of the Northern Rong people.
This was just Zheng Luoqi's first move. Then, Zheng Luoqi revealed to Ye Churan that she and Tuoba Yanran were plotting to usurp the throne.
Ye Churan is a suspicious person by nature, and he would definitely not let go of such an important clue easily. Therefore, Zheng Luoqi was certain that Ye Churan would definitely investigate the authenticity of his cooperation with Tuoba Yanran.
Of course, when Ye Churan found out from the beginning that Zheng Luoqi and Tuoba Yanran were indeed cooperating, he wouldn't believe it so easily. After all, in Ye Churan's opinion, Zheng Luoqi didn't seem like a stupid person who would do such a dangerous thing.
However, Zheng Luoqi had anticipated this, so he opportunely proposed a marriage alliance with Tuoba Yanran. This move further confirmed the collusion between Zheng Luoqi and the Northern Rong people, and also convinced Ye Churan that their conspiracy was very likely real.
Ye Churan would definitely continue her investigation, and sure enough, she received information that Zheng Luoqi had been secretly trading ironware with the Bei Rong people.
Ye Churan will definitely not let this opportunity to bring down the Prime Minister's Mansion pass away, so she will definitely use a scheme to catch Zheng Luoqi red-handed and leave her with no way to deny it.
Unfortunately, all of this was within Zheng Luoqi's calculations. Almost every step Ye Churan took was in accordance with Zheng Luoqi's ideas.
From Tuoba Yanran's perspective, however, it was all just Zheng Luoqi's attempt to usurp the throne and his collaboration with her. Then, the deal went wrong, leading to Ye Churan coming to her door.
In other words, from the very beginning, Zheng Luoqi was using Tuoba Yanran to get rid of Ye Churan, and then blaming Tuoba Yanran for Ye Churan's death.
Judging from Yunze's situation, Zheng Luoqi guessed that Tuoba Yanran's purpose in coming to Daxia was definitely not as simple as negotiating peace; she was not innocent from the beginning.
Before Tuoba Yanran even arrived, spies had already infiltrated the Prime Minister's residence.
This shows that the Northern Rong people were ambitious. Their so-called peace talks were just a pretext; in reality, they were trying to spy on the enemy's military situation.
Therefore, the war with Beirong was bound to break out sooner or later, and Zheng Luoqi just accelerated the process.