The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 240 Trump card?

"Mother, I'm going back now."

Li Huaijiang composed herself and got up to leave.

The guards who escorted Li Sheng back were on their way quickly; they should be able to see him in a few days.

Li Huaijiang felt nervous and needed to calm down.

Everyone was waiting for Li Sheng to return, and Li Jing also received the news, which made him somewhat irritable.

The last time he confronted Li Sheng was during the Lizhou incident, and he thought Li Sheng would never come back.

Although Li Sheng was demoted to a commoner, he was surrounded by people arranged by Li Jiangui, so it wouldn't be easy for him to die there.

Li Jing's eyes flickered as he saw Zhao Jiahe about to leave.

Zhao Jiahe smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'll head over now."

"Go."

Li Jing watched her leave, hoping that Zhao Jiahe could play a role. Before Li Sheng returned, Jiang Fengxiao had to die.

The Cining Palace has been quite lively lately. The Empress Dowager was furious when she saw Princess Yongning approaching her.

When they were about to arrange a marriage for her, Yongning ran away faster than anyone else, but now he's changed his tune and is keeping a close eye on her.

"Your Majesty, Consort Zhao from the Eastern Palace has arrived."

"Consort Zhao?"

The Empress Dowager then remembered that Li Jing had recently taken in a daughter from the Zhao family, whose name seemed to be Zhao Jiahe. What was she doing here at this time?

She was sent by Li Jing, but the Empress Dowager still let her in.

Princess Yongning turned her head and saw Zhao Jiahe.

What exactly does the Crown Prince want to do?

With Zhao Yu under house arrest and Li Jing avoiding leaving the Eastern Palace to avoid suspicion, Zhao Jiahe's appearance at this time was quite eye-catching.

Princess Yongning wasn't on Li Huaijiang and Li Sheng's side; she just didn't want the Empress Dowager to ruin her hard work, which is why she came.

But things were far more complicated than she had imagined.

Zhao Jiahe walked up to the Empress Dowager and bowed.

"His Highness sent me to deliver some things to the Empress, all of which are the Empress's favorite foods. His Highness also said that the Crown Prince's Palace does not need my service, and since he saw that I had nothing to do, he sent me here."

The Empress Dowager remained silent. In the past two days, she had been receiving all sorts of people, from Yongning to Zhao Jiahe. What kind of play was Li Jing putting on?

Zhao Jiahe smiled gently. Although she couldn't be with Li Jing, pleasing the Empress Dowager was still a good deal for her.

It was only a matter of time before Zhao Yu was deposed as the Crown Princess, and she had the best chance of it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiahe's displeasure vanished.

"You are interested."

The Empress Dowager still kept him there to see what Li Jing wanted to do.

She couldn't keep her promise to Zhao Wanfu for the time being, as Yongning was watching over her and was simply too busy to spare any more manpower.

The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes. Who exactly sent Princess Yongning?

Upon hearing the news that Zhao Jiahe had gone to Cining Palace, Zhao Wanfu turned to his servants and ordered, "Make the commotion even bigger."

Only if things get out of hand will their attention be drawn to it. Li Sheng will return to Chang'an in less than three days. Li Jiangui already suspected that the Lizhou incident had nothing to do with Li Sheng, so he will definitely investigate what Li Sheng said. Then Jiang Fengxiao will reveal some more information.

They've been planning this for so many years, and now it's all gone.

Zhao Wanfu clenched his fist; he wouldn't be at ease until he eliminated this person.

Zhao Jiahe went to Cining Palace alone, and even Li Huaijiang heard about it.

Yu Qi made a special trip to the princess's residence.

"I'm afraid their target is still Jiang Fengxiao or the First Prince, and Consort Zhao is just a decoy."

"It's just a facade, someone who knows nothing and gets fooled."

Li Huaijiang held a peach blossom note in her hand. This note was given to Zhao Yu by Li Jing when the Duke of Yongning hosted a banquet.

The handwriting on the paper was indeed from Zhao Yu's hand.

Yu Qi also saw the above content.

Why would the Crown Princess suddenly help us?

"Who knows?"

The note was disposed of by Li Huaijiang. She simply had a palace maid and Zhao Yu tell her about Li Jing's actions, and the note ended up in her hands.

Zhao Yu must have seen through Li Jing's true colors, but Li Huaijiang wouldn't believe her so easily.

The current challenge is to determine whether they will target Jiang Fengxiao or Li Sheng.

"The Crown Prince has the Emperor's personal guards on his side, so he shouldn't risk going there to take action."

Li Huaijiang thought for a moment, "Li Jing didn't become the crown prince for nothing; he must have some trump cards up his sleeve."

They need to be wary of both sides, but the situation is different now.

Li Huaijiang stood up: "I'm going to the palace to see my father."

Yu Qi didn't stop him and let Li Huaijiang go.

As it turned out, Li Huaijiang was right; Li Jing did indeed have more cards up his sleeve.

As night fell, the Dali Temple was completely silent. Jiang Fengxiao lay on the simple bed when he suddenly heard a rustling sound.

He opened his eyes with a jolt; after so many years on the run, he was most sensitive to such faint sounds.

In the darkness, Jiang Fengxiao quietly got up and hid in a corner.

The shadows outside the prison stretched long; Jiang Fengxiao counted, and there were about four people.

Come to kill him?

Jiang Fengxiao knew he was in danger, but after so many peaceful days, he thought Li Jing and Zhao Wanfu wouldn't send anyone else.

Are you worried because you heard that Li Sheng is coming back?

Jiang Fengxiao dared not move, for fear that his chains would make a sound.

He looked around, picked up a piece of wood, and accurately threw it at the other side.

The person opposite him got hit by the piece of wood and muttered, "What is that?"

The shadow stopped, and Jiang Fengxiao, holding the broken piece of wood in her hand, threw it again in the darkness.

The person opposite woke up, sat up and cursed loudly. When he looked up, he saw several people standing outside, dark and frightening.

"Who are you?"

It can't be a jailer in the middle of the night, can it?

Jiang Fengxiao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the guy was awake. He had a loud voice, so the jailer must have heard him.

Just as he thought that, the shadows moved. One of them went to the opposite cell with practiced ease, while the remaining three appeared in front of Jiang Fengxiao.

As soon as these men approached, Jiang Fengxiao smelled a strong stench of blood. They were dressed as prison guards, and the prisoners noticed them and began to shout.

There were no footsteps outside. Jiang Fengxiao swallowed hard, watching as the cell door was about to be opened.

Just then, the torchlight shone through, and Yu Qi shouted, "Take him down!"

A person suddenly emerged from the weeds next to Jiang Fengxiao and surrounded the four people.

Jiang Fengxiao was startled and sat down on the ground with a thud.

The prison cell brightened up, and Yu Qi appeared at Jiang Fengxiao's cell door.

Jiang Fengxiao quickly said, "I really don't know what they're doing, and I didn't run away."

Yu Qi ignored him, and simply ordered people to clean up the corpses outside, and then lock up the four people they had captured to prevent them from dying.

Knowing they were going to make a move, Yu Qi had prepared in advance, and luckily he made it in time.

Yu Qi looked at the four men, who were all dressed as prison guards, clothes that had been taken from the corpses. Their true identities still needed to be investigated.