On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1867: Hidden Line Pulled Out

After capturing Li Fangshan, Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe felt relieved.

But in reality, I wasn’t too happy.

The reason for Li Fangshan's treason is so simple, yet so heavy.

Huo Changhe tossed and turned in bed.

Yan Ruyu hugged him from behind, put her face on his back, and comforted him silently.

Huo Changhe held her hand, and they were both speechless.

It was almost dawn when Yan Ruyu fell into a light sleep.

In the early morning, I was woken up by the sound of rain.

Humid air drifted in from the half-open window, and fine raindrops were like fog and gauze.

Yan Ruyu opened her eyes and saw Huo Changhe closing the window.

"Keep it open," she said softly.

Huo Changhe turned around: "Did I wake you up?"

"Not really. It's time to get up. We still have a lot to do today."

Although the people have been caught, there is still a lot of work to be done afterward.

After getting up and having breakfast in the Grand Madam's courtyard, Yan Ruyu learned that the abbot had already gone to Xicheng District and Governor Cao was also there.

Something happened yesterday. Although it was a counter-attack, the people were unaware of it and were inevitably in a panic.

The abbot went there early today and gave a simple explanation. It was the princess who wanted to catch the thief, and the "poisoning" did not happen. Those people were also arranged by the princess. This would also reassure the people. As for the other things, there is no need to mention them again.

Li Chengshi also arrived early. After counting the remaining people, he was unable to see Li Fangshan. The reason was unclear.

Yan Ruyu was just about to ask Li Fangshan again when Song Ping came quickly to report.

"Your Majesty, Princess, Li Fangshan... committed suicide."

"What?" Yan Ruyu was stunned.

When we arrived at the place where Li Fangshan was imprisoned, the yard was quiet and there was a smell of blood in the air.

Li Fangshan lay quietly on the ground, with a deep and thin mark on his neck. Blood gushed out, soaking the ground beneath him.

It was a tragic death, but his expression was peaceful and there was no sign of struggle, which showed that he was determined to die.

Song Ping blamed himself, "He used a special tough silk, which was extremely thin. It should have been hidden in the armor and was not detected."

Yan Ruyu looked carefully and found that the door of the room was open. There were a few lines of words written on the wall, which were written with some charcoal sticks scattered in the corner of the wall.

There's an address written on it.

Yan Ruyu asked: "Where is this?"

Song Ping replied, "My princess, it's a street in the east of the city. You have to go there to see the details."

Huo Changhe ordered: "Let Yinding take someone to check it out. Be careful."

"Yes."

In addition to the address, there are also several names.

"Could these people be from the army?" Yan Ruyu asked, "We'll have to ask Envoy Li."

Huo Changhe pointed at one of the names and said, "This is him. I remember him when I was treating the epidemic in the military camp last time."

"Could it be that Li Fangshan had planted these people?"

The more Yan Ruyu thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. Li Fangshan had to retreat because he had no choice. If he had not sensed the danger, now would not have been the time for him to leave.

Even if you want to leave, you can't just leave like that. You must leave some hidden lines, unexposed, and lie dormant for the time being so that you can contact them in the future and then activate them again.

"I will send someone to invite Li Chengshi immediately." Huo Changhe said.

"Alright, we need to discuss the matter of the city defense army with him," Yan Ruyu looked at the names, "I guess he must be feeling very uncomfortable right now."

When Li Chengshi heard that Huo Changhe was looking for him, his upset heart was relieved.

He quickly arrived at the palace and knelt down when he saw Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu in the front hall.

"Greetings, my lord and princess. I have failed in my duties and I voluntarily resign from the position of city protector!"

Huo Changhe was silent for a moment: "Envoy Li, stand up and speak."

Li Chengshi bowed his head and said: "I have no face to see the prince and princess, let alone to face the prince and princess."

Huo Changhe stood up, walked towards him and helped him up.

"City Envoy Li," Huo Changhe said, "this incident in the city has nothing to do with you."

"This is a strategy that the king and the princess decided to use to counter the opponent's strategy."

Huo Changhe briefly recounted what had happened.

Li Chengshi felt a little relieved, but not much happier.

"Your Highness, Princess," he said with a bitter smile, "If we investigate, it was my fault for failing to notice it first. If I had discovered Li Fangshan's abnormality earlier, I should have solved the matter in the military camp instead of letting the situation develop into the city."

"Envoy Li," Yan Ruyu said, "Now is not the time to hold people accountable. There are other things that need to be done."

"How to manage the city defense army in the future? It won't be too late for you to ask the prince for advice after this matter is over."

Li Chengshi bowed and said, "Princess, if there is anything you need me to do, just tell me."

Yan Ruyu gave him the list left by Li Fangshan: "Take a look and see if you know these people."

In the past few days, Li Chengshi has often dealt with the roster in the military camp, especially those related to Li Fangshan, and he has memorized them all.

As soon as he saw the list, he was immediately certain: "Princess, these people are all from the military camp."

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe looked at each other.

"Are they still there now?"

"Yes, two of them followed me into the city."

"Very good, don't make it public, call them all to the palace."

"Yes."

Those people were quickly called over and told that they had important tasks to do. According to Yan Ruyu's instructions, different people were sent to convey orders to them, and there was no communication between them.

After I arrived, I realized that I was not the only one there.

Huo Changhe didn't beat around the bush and just asked a few simple questions to find out the relationship between them and Li Fangshan.

They also quickly admitted that it was Li Fangshan who laid the clues.

Before leaving, Li Fangshan had already made everything clear to them, asking them to wait patiently for news, and also gave each of them a sum of money.

These people were handed over to Li Chengshi for disposal, and the money remained with the public.

At this time, Yinding also came back with his men, carrying back several large boxes, which were filled with Li Fangshan’s belongings, account books, etc.

There was also a small locked box containing several secret letters.

Huo Changhe opened it and saw that it was a letter between Li Fangshan and the Regent of Dacheng.

"He has taken refuge with the Regent of Dacheng."

Yan Ruyu frowned slightly: "He, Erya and Lu Peng are all from Dacheng, Liu Cheng and Mr. Bai are from Mr. Mo."

"The relationship is complex and intertwined, which shows that the relationship between Dacheng and Mr. Mo is also extraordinary."

He Changhe's expression was icy: "Not only them, but also that Saint Girl."

"Yu'er, I'll put the things away, and leave this matter to me."

This incident involving Li Fangshan brought some shock to Huo Changhe.

There is no trivial matter in the military. Some hidden concerns must be resolved, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

Yan Ruyu took the things back to the yard to study them, and Huo Changhe went to see Li Yinfeng.

Li Yinfeng's life or death depends on whether he knows that Li Fangshan is going to surrender to the enemy and whether he knows the truth.

In addition, Huo Changhe promised Li Fangshan that he would avenge him.

This matter also needs to be arranged.

And that Dacheng was involved in it one after another.

In that case, don't blame him for taking action and teach him a lesson.

Yan Ruyu took out everything except the valuables from the box and placed them on the table one by one.