amaotonovel Chapter 708: There is only one way back
Chapter 708: There is only one way back
Xiao Yue sat on the ground, staring blankly at Jiang Suining, trying hard to digest it all in her heart.
Therefore, Beiyang knew from the beginning that even if Xilin started a war with the defense map, nothing would happen to Beiyang...
"You guys really made it so hard for me to keep this secret!" Xiao Yue's voice was filled with resentment. "Do you know how hard it has been for me these past few days? How nervous I have been? And just now, I almost fell off the cliff in order to report the news. I..."
"The princess should know clearly whether she chose to escape to report the news or to save her own life." Shen Yanxi interrupted Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue choked and felt guilty, but she quickly gritted her teeth and spoke again.
"Even if I choose to run away to save my own life, what's wrong with that? And as long as I am out of Murong Yu's control, I will naturally report the news. After all, I am from Beiyang, the princess of Beiyang. Can I just watch my country fall and do nothing?"
Although this was said with confidence, Xiao Yue could not hide the guilty look in her eyes.
Since Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi knew everything from beginning to end and had sent people to watch secretly, would they also know about the conversation between me and Murong Yu?
Even if he didn't hear the conversation clearly, he must have seen himself and Murong Yu talking privately!
If I report this news to Emperor Xiao, will I be charged with treason and treason?
No, that's not right! He didn't really cooperate with Murong Yu. As for the previous private conversation, it could be said that it was just to paralyze the other party.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi again.
"No matter what, since I have escaped now, you should take me back to Beiyang immediately."
Even if the defense map is fake, once the war starts, I will be dead in Xilin!
And if Xilin was defeated, he might get so angry that he would make her die even more miserably!
Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi saw all of Xiao Yue's thoughts clearly.
Shen Yanxi said, "Fifth Princess, you can't return to Beiyang now."
"Why?" Xiao Yue asked subconsciously.
Jiang Suining replied: "If you return to Beiyang, then the troop deployment map that we spent so much effort to get Xilin to hand over will be completely useless."
"But if I go back to Xilin's team, I will die. You can't disregard my life like this!" Xiao Yue said anxiously.
If she had not run away, she could have saved her life temporarily in the name of cooperation, but now she has run away, and Murong Yu might have already discovered her. If she goes back now, the other party will definitely not believe her anymore.
"The emperor means that no matter what, we must ensure that the plan goes smoothly this time. And the emperor has been acting for so long in front of the Xilin envoys. If the plan fails because of the fifth princess, I'm afraid the fifth princess will be punished even if she returns to Beiyang."
Shen Yanxi's words made Xiao Yue's heart, which had finally calmed down, beat like a drum again.
Yes, she spent so much effort to set up the plan, but in the end it was ruined by her own hands. Emperor Xiao will definitely not let her off!
However, she had finally escaped, did she really have to return to Xilin's team? And she didn't want to die!
"Jiang Suining, I beg you, please save me. I really didn't know that all this was your plan. If I knew, I would never deliberately destroy it. If I go back now, it will only lead to my death!"
Jiang Suining sighed softly at Xiao Yue's pleading expression, then turned to Shen Yanxi and said, "The Fifth Princess did nothing wrong in this matter. The plan should be implemented, but she shouldn't lose her life for it. And looking at the current situation, if we really send her back, if the Fifth Princess accidentally reveals something, it may not be beneficial to our plan."
"That's right, that's right, I really can't go back!" Xiao Yue said hurriedly.
"That being said, Murong Yu might have already started looking for someone. If he can't find the Fifth Princess..."
Shen Yanxi didn't continue speaking.
Jiang Suining thought for a moment and his eyes fell on the cliff next to him.
"Why not let Murong Yu think that the fifth princess has fallen off the cliff and died, and find a corpse to destroy her appearance and replace her with the fifth princess."
"Although this is a method, it will affect the marriage and add more trouble to the whole thing." Shen Yanxi thought and said, "The best way is to let the Xilin people find the fifth princess, and the fifth princess pretends to know nothing and returns to the team."
Xiao Yue was afraid that Shen Yanxi would really do this, so she quickly said, "No, my acting skills are not good enough. Now I know everything. If I go back, I might be exposed by accident!"
After saying that, she turned around and said to Jiang Suining, "Let's find a corpse to replace it, so that they will think that I am dead. This way, there will be no need to worry about any news leaking out. I can hide until Beiyang's plan succeeds, and I will never let Xilin know that I am still alive."
Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi looked at Xiao Yue's appearance and knew that sending her back was not a good option at the moment, so they finally decided on this method.
All other traces on the cliff were wiped out, leaving only the mark left by Xiao Yue's slip and fall.
On the way here, any traces that Jiang Suining and the others might have left were cleaned up.
After doing all this, the most crucial point left was to find a body and place it at the bottom of the cliff before Murong Yu and the others came.
But time was too tight, and there was no corpse to be found nearby. If one wanted to use a death row prisoner, it would take at least until tomorrow noon to go back and forth to the nearest government jail. Add in the time it would take to forge a corpse, and it might not be in enough time.
"Do we have to find a corpse? If not, I can throw my dress down the cliff. If that doesn't work, I can create some bloodstains around. Then Murong Yu and the others might think I was eaten by a wild beast."
Jiang Suining shook her head. "Murong Yu will never be fooled so easily. Besides, you are the Princess of Beiyang after all. If something happens, how can they not find your body? Not only must they find it, but they must find a body that looks exactly like you, so that it can be mistaken for the real thing."
"But how can I find it in such a short time!" Xiao Yue's face was almost wrinkled.
At this moment, one of the secret guards who were standing aside waiting for orders came out.