12dz Chapter 272 The Female Lead Runs Away
Chapter 272 The Female Lead Runs Away
All eyes of the courtiers fell on the Emperor.
Everyone tensed up, wondering what was about to happen next.
“A few days ago, we investigated the industries in Yunming Prefecture. After a detailed investigation, we found that these industries were involved in tax evasion, murder, human trafficking, buying and selling contraband, smuggling, and monopolistic practices.”
"After verification, the actual controller of these industries is War King Xiao Dongqian."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the hall fell silent once more.
Few people knew that the properties in Yunming Prefecture belonged to the War King; only his trusted ministers knew.
The courtiers were also quite surprised when they heard the news.
"In addition, I also have evidence that the War King is secretly colluding with Dongyuan."
"Dongyuan is an enemy state of Dayao, yet the War King has colluded with the enemy state!" Qin Xingyuan said at the opportune moment.
“A few days ago, His Majesty summoned the War King back to the capital, and Dongyuan sent troops to harass him. Could it be that the War King did not want to return to the capital and deliberately sent Dongyuan to harass him?” the British said openly.
"That's exactly right," the Emperor said. "My good son has actually allied with an enemy country to plot against my throne!"
"We beg Your Majesty to send troops to punish the War King!" Qin Yezhong was the first to speak.
It's impossible to get the War King to obediently return to the capital for trial; the matter must be resolved through war.
"Such a treacherous minister deserves to be punished by military force. I urge Your Majesty to send troops!" General Han also spoke up.
"Your Majesty, please send troops to punish the War King!" the ministers said in unison.
"Very well, I will send troops to punish the War King!" the Emperor finally declared.
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That same day, the Yan residence was ransacked.
When the soldiers arrived at the Yan residence, everyone was dumbfounded.
Today was fine; Yan Danyang went to court as usual, but then his home was ransacked.
Dozens of people from the Yan family were taken away for investigation.
For them, the best outcome was exile.
Madam Yan gritted her teeth and glared at the soldiers who came to arrest them, shouting, "Who dares to touch me! My father is the Imperial Censor!"
The leader spoke up: "You should rest. The Imperial Censor has been found to have had inappropriate dealings with the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat and has been imprisoned!"
Madam Yan could not believe her ears and felt a chill run through her body.
Her husband and her father both fell from power on the same day.
Chen Ling Shuang was also stunned when she saw the person who barged in.
She almost cried when she learned that she was going to be taken away too.
Her father was convicted of a crime, but she escaped punishment by marrying into the Yan family.
Now, something has actually happened to the Yan family?
Chen Ling Shuang, heavily pregnant, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
A stream of warm blood flowed down his thigh, dripping onto the ground.
Chen Ling Shuang bent over and shouted loudly.
Her baby... seems like it's going to die...
Yan Yuelan was still in her boudoir when she heard the commotion outside.
A man who looked like a guard entered.
"Miss, something terrible has happened! The Minister of the Imperial Secretariat and the Censor-in-Chief have both been imprisoned for their crimes, and now they're going to take the people from the Yan family away and detain them as well!"
The teacup in Yan Yuelan's hand crashed to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Zexi, what did you say?" Yan Yuelan asked in disbelief.
"Miss, I will escort you out of the city quickly and go to the Eastern Frontier to seek refuge with the War King. As long as we're alive, we can always make a comeback!" Ze Xi said urgently.
Yan Yuelan forced herself to calm down, grabbed a bag from under the bed, and left.
She had prepared this bag in advance; it was full of valuables so that if something happened, she wouldn't need to pack her things first, she could just grab the bag and leave.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard footsteps outside the door.
“They’re already at the door, let’s jump out the window!” Zexi said.
Yan Yuelan opened the window and nimbly leaped out, with Zexi following closely behind.
The search team kicked the door open and saw that the window was wide open, so they knew that the person had escaped through the window and quickly sent people to chase after them.
Zexi was one of the best in the world. He took Yan Yuelan and shook off the pursuers. They quickly left the city.
Yan Yuelan looked at Zexi and thought to herself that it was fortunate that Zexi was by her side and had saved her life.
No wonder he can train someone to create shadows.
The Emperor's actions against her father and maternal grandfather indicate that he is openly waging war against Dongqian.
Only by escaping to Xiao Dongqian's side could he be temporarily safe.
She and Zexi disguised themselves at a small inn on the outskirts of the city and continued their journey.
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When Xiao Jiye returned to the Crown Prince's residence, Qin Wanying rushed over and asked how things had gone that day.
"Father exposed the War King's crimes in court, and the matter of punishing the War King has also received the support of the ministers," Xiao Jiye replied.
"The Minister of the Imperial Secretariat was arrested in the court, and the Imperial Censor was implicated and also arrested."
Qin Wanying breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that today's events had gone quite smoothly.
“However…” Xiao Jiye frowned slightly.
"But what?" Qin Wanying became nervous.
"The Yan family residence was raided, and one person was missing; it seems he has vanished," Xiao Jiye continued.
Qin Wanying had a bad feeling.
"Who?"
“Yan Yuelan,” Xiao Jiye replied.
Qin Wanying's expression also turned serious.
Yan Yuelan, that's the female lead.
She ran away; this is really difficult to handle.
Her protagonist aura must still be there, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to escape it.
“When the people who raided her house arrived, she must have just escaped through the window. They haven’t caught her yet,” Xiao Jiye replied.
“She definitely didn’t leave alone; she must have had someone with high martial arts skills protecting her,” Qin Wanying said.
"By the way, that Shadow Organization that I destroyed and then His Majesty bestowed upon the Marquis's residence, didn't it have a master? It could be this person," Qin Wanying guessed.
Xiao Jiye nodded.
Qin Wanying felt uneasy. The female lead had run away, and she felt that something bad was about to happen.
Yan Yuelan is clearly the female lead in the book, but since she transmigrated here, the female lead's presence has become very weak. Since the last time the Shadow assassin was sent to kill her, she has hardly been present and hasn't done anything significant.
This made her feel that something was wrong.
Could it be that they've been keeping a low profile for so long, only to unleash a major surprise at the end?
It would be better to send someone to catch him as soon as possible.
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When the Imperial Censor stepped down, the Emperor immediately appointed a new one.
It was Lin Chuan, Gu Yiwen's maternal grandfather.
Lin Chuan is an upright and incorruptible person who is not afraid of offending people, making him a perfect candidate for the position of Imperial Censor.
After taking office, the emperor gave him a task: to thoroughly investigate the faction of the War King.
The list and evidence were mostly provided by Qin Wanying.
With the evidence provided by Qin Wanying, the investigations were almost always successful, and the main henchmen of the War King were all purged.
Only in this way can we fight with peace of mind.
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Gu Yiwen came to the Crown Prince's residence to find Qin Wanying.
The guards at the gate, seeing that it was Gu Yiwen, politely let her in.
This wasn't Gu Yiwen's first visit to the Crown Prince's residence, and the guards knew that Gu Yiwen and the Crown Princess were on good terms.