Yang Ning knew that the pills inside must be poison, so she smiled lightly and asked: "It seems that I have no choice. But there are still some things I don't understand. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"
"What do you want to ask, Your Majesty?" Zhao Yuan knew that everything was under control and was not in a hurry.
Yang Ning asked: "The 40% tax charged by the food court is certainly not fake. The account books that the third lady saw are naturally forged."
Zhao Yuan said: "Yes, it doesn't take much effort to make fake accounts." He smiled slightly and said, "Those accounts are just to welcome you. I know that Gu Qinghan will definitely check the accounts, and I have made preparations in advance."
"To welcome us?" Yang Ning's heart sank, "Did you already know that we would come?"
Zhao Yuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why don't you think about it? I have never stopped sending tax money to you for several years in a row. Why did you choose this time? Your return to Jiangling was originally part of our plan to forge the account books. Naturally, I have already prepared it."
Yang Ning frowned: "Are you so confident that we will come back?"
Zhao Yuan said leisurely: "There is no doubt that the Jinyihou Mansion is short of money, the tax money has been delayed and unable to be delivered, and the people sent out have not been able to report back. You will come over after all."
Yang Ning felt cold in his heart. He secretly thought that the tax money from the Hou Mansion had not arrived. He sent people from the house to inquire about the news, but none of them went back to report. Only then did the Hou Mansion feel that something was strange. Everyone who comes is attracted by you...?"
"The prince asked knowingly." Zhao Yuan said with a smile: "They died on the way before they reached the old house. Of course they can't go back to report."
"You mean that you also have eyes and ears in the Hou Mansion and know their whereabouts well?" Yang Ning asked: "Have you planned it all from the beginning?"
Zhao Yuan chuckled and said, "When the prince takes the pill, many things will become clear to him."
Yang Ning held the bottle and asked: "I want to know, what exactly do you want me to do with you? You are deliberately planning to make me come under your control. I should know what I need to do?"
"Actually, the prince does not need to do anything." Zhao Yuan said: "Originally, if you and Gu Qinghan violated human relations, with this scandal, I am afraid that you will not have the face to inherit the title of Marquis of Jinyi...!"
Yang Ning suddenly understood something and said sternly: "Is it Qi Yu? Are you Qi Yu's people?" He suddenly thought that Qi Yu, a concubine, was eyeing the title of Marquis of Jinyi. The mother and son had been secretly trying to acquire the title of Marquis of Jinyi. With the seizure in hand, Zhao Yuan seems to be forcing himself to give up the title of Marquis of Jinyi. Once he is unable to inherit the position of Marquis of Jinyi, the only person next in line will be Qi Yu. Could it be that these people are actually Qi Yu's people
Zhao Yuan said "Oh" and said disdainfully: "Is the Qi Yu you are talking about the concubine from Jinyihou Mansion? You are too fond of him. We are not his people, but he is someone we can control." chess piece."
Yang Ning was shocked, secretly thinking that these people were actually involved with Qi Yu, but Zhao Yuan's tone clearly did not take Qi Yu seriously. Yang Ning also believed that with Qi Yu's ability, he would not be able to set up such a trap. It was a trap. Zhao Yuan said that Qi Yu was just a pawn in their hands, which should be true.
This group of people occupied the old house, wanted to create a rape incident and kidnap the prince, intending to put Qi Yu in power, and use Qi Yu as a chess piece. They did everything step by step and were not in a hurry to achieve success. It is really hard to imagine the ultimate goal of this group of people. For what exactly.
Yang Ning knew that if he swallowed this pill, his life and death would be in the hands of the other party. His legs were tense, but he was thinking about the carefree walking method.
Lu Wangcun has already taken action. The two big men behind him have mediocre martial arts and are easy to deal with. The most important thing is that Zhao Yuan is holding a crossbow in his hand.
He also had some knowledge of this kind of weapon and knew that the rate of fire was extremely fast. At this time, the two of them were only a few steps away. Once the other party triggered the mechanism and the crossbow arrows were shot out, it would be difficult for him to dodge. However, once he could dodge the other party's crossbow arrows, he would be able to dodge them. There may not be an opportunity to change from passive to active.
Xiaoyao Xing's footwork is mysterious and unpredictable, but there are old dead vines and old trees here, making it difficult to use it.
He was just thinking about whether to take a gamble when he heard Zhao Yuan say: "Your Majesty, there is still a long time. You take the pill first, and I will tell you what you want to know later without you asking."
Yang Ning opened the cork of the bottle, and a fishy smell hit her face. Just smelling this smell, she knew that the pills inside were not good things.
Zhao Yuan held the crossbow and pointed it at Yang Ning, as if he was also wary of what tricks Yang Ning would play.
At this moment, something suddenly flew down from mid-air and instantly wrapped around Zhao Yuan's wrist. Zhao Yuan only felt that the thing was cold and slippery. As soon as it wrapped around his wrist, it began to squirm. Zhao Yuan was shocked and moved his arm back. Shrinking, he saw that what was wrapped around his wrist was a green and red snake, which was extremely terrifying.
Zhao Yuan's face changed color, he let go of his hand and shook hard, trying to shake off the injured snake. Unexpectedly, the snake was wrapped so tightly that it seemed to have become one with the arm, and it could not be shaken off no matter what.
Seeing this situation, Yang Ning secretly called God to help me. He took the opportunity to roll to the ground and had already grabbed the cold blade. He knew that to capture the thief first, he captured the king, so he rolled towards Zhao Yuan on the spot.
Zhao Yuan's reaction was quite astute. His arm was wrapped around him and he couldn't touch the crossbow. Seeing that Yang Ning had rolled towards him, he immediately pushed back, approached a big tree, and smashed the arm that was wrapped around the snake. On the big tree, this move was indeed effective. He hit it hard and smashed the middle section of the snake to pieces, and the snake's body became loose.
The two big men had also come to their senses at this moment. They both roared and slashed at Yang Ning with their swords.
After only two steps, one person already exclaimed: "Snake... snake...!" He didn't dare to go any further, but he saw more than ten snakes falling from the air, like rain.
Yang Ning wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to catch Zhao Yuan, but he also felt snakes falling on him from the air. He ignored Zhao Yuan for a moment and waved the cold blade in his hand, instantly cutting the two fallen snakes into two pieces.
These snakes came out of nowhere, so Yang Ning no longer approached Zhao Yuan, but quickly dodged to the side.
Zhao Yuan smashed a snake to death, but who knew that more than ten snakes fell from the air? Immediately, three or four snakes fell on him, and they all wrapped around him quickly. Some were wrapped around his arms, and some were already wrapped around him. On his neck.
The two big men already looked horrified and did not dare to step forward. Suddenly they saw one of them jump up like an electric shock, dropped the big knife in his hand, reached for his collar, and touched his vest, jumping around with his feet. , shouted in shock: "No, there's a snake on me, please help me catch it."
His companions didn't dare to help him. Instead, he stepped back, suddenly screamed, turned around and ran away. He only took two steps, but saw a burly figure blocking him. Then he saw a man holding a three-pronged fork, walking towards him. come over.
The man was a little surprised, but he didn't stop. He raised the knife in his hand and slashed at the man. However, the man raised the three-pronged fork in his hand and stabbed straight at the big man. He was very fast and struck first. The big man was about to cut open the three-pronged fork, but he saw the three-pronged fork rotate and wrap around his wrist. Then he lifted it up and plunged into his wrist. The big man felt a sharp pain in his heart and the big knife fell from his hand.
But the other party easily swung the three-pronged fork, used the three-pronged fork to pull the big man to the edge of a big tree, then lifted it up, raised the big man's arm above his head, and then plunged it into the trunk of the tree, pinning the big man's arm. One arm was nailed to the tree, and the big man screamed in agony, which could be heard everywhere.
Yang Ning knew that something was strange and wanted to dodge to the side. After only running a few steps, a figure appeared in front of him. He was thick and burly. Yang Ning only took one look and recognized that the man's attire was exactly the same as the snake catcher he had seen before. , he knew that this man was ruthless and would show no mercy. When he saw the other person stabbing him with three prongs, he did not dodge. The cold blade in his hand passed by, and he only heard a "ding, ding, ding" sound, and all three prongs were stabbed in an instant. All cut off.
The snake catcher was startled, and suddenly there was a "roar" sound like a wild beast in his mouth. He swung the three-pronged fork without the thorns and hit Yang Ning.
The opponent's strength was extremely strong, and the three-pronged fork came down. The strong wind was sharp. Looking at the opponent's height, Yang Ning could only reach his chest at most and was unable to fight. He took two steps back to avoid the three-pronged fork, and suddenly felt a tightness on his arm. , a snake had fallen from the air on his arm. Yang Ning reacted very quickly. The snake was not slow, as if it had been trained. It quickly wrapped around Yang Ning's arm. Yang Ning did not hesitate, and the cold blade passed through , the sword flashed, and the head of the snake on his arm was chopped off.
He originally thought that the snake catcher would take the opportunity to pounce on him, but unexpectedly, the snake catcher took a few steps back. Yang Ning was just wondering when he heard a "buzzing" sound coming from behind, and his heart dropped. Turning around, I saw a swarm of flying insects flying around. From the sound, they were obviously bees.
It's easier to kill a snake than to drive away a bee. More than a dozen poisonous bees rushed toward her. Yang Ning couldn't cut off her clothes and cover her head. She felt a pain in her neck as she had been stung by a poisonous bee.
At this moment, seven or eight snakes were wrapped around Zhao Yuan's body. Zhao Yuan struggled hard, but to no avail. Another big man was already rolling on the ground with three or four venomous snakes wrapped around his body.
Suddenly there was a clear sound, like the sound of playing bamboo strips, and all the poisonous bees flying around suddenly flew into the air. Yang Ning looked in the direction in which the poisonous bees flew, and saw a big tree sticking out a On the branch of a tree, there was obviously a person sitting on it. His legs were moving, and he was holding a bamboo tube in his hand. The poisonous bees were burrowing into the bamboo tube.
Yang Ning took a closer look and saw that the person sitting on the branch of the tree was a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. Although it was at night, her legs were dazzlingly white and most of her arms were exposed. Sai Xue, I heard the girl say in a crisp voice: "These trashes are really useless, I can't even watch the show, I deserve to die!" She said the sound of Shu.