Chapter 1108: Lure the snake out of its hole

Ji Pei has been under a lot of pressure recently and is extremely irritable. It can be said that he cannot eat well or sleep well, and he looks much older than before.

And all of this was caused by Wu Fan.

Ji Pei discovered that ever since Wu Fan appeared in Qingyuan County as a viscount, his life had never been comfortable.

Wu Fan first arrested his grandson, and then his son. It was useless to exert pressure based on his identity, and it was equally useless to use his personal connections. Wu Fan was just like a stupid young man who couldn't get enough of salt and oil. .

In fact, Wu Fan is indeed not much older than his grandson. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a young man.

Faced with such a clueless young man, Ji Pei found that he was helpless. There was nothing he could do against Wu Fan, not to mention rescuing his son and grandson. Even he himself seemed to be targeted by Wu Fan. There is a possibility of getting trapped.

At this time, Ji Pei received a secret letter from the third prince, asking him to assassinate Princess Qi Zhao Qi. Originally, with the help of his cheap son-in-law, this matter was not too difficult. After all, Zhao Qi secretly came from the palace. Those who escaped from the inside had limited guards around them.

As a result, Wu Fan ruined his good deeds again. Not only did he get rid of his cheap son-in-law, he even threatened himself openly and secretly.

Ji Pei was not afraid of Wu Fan's threat. With his status in Qingyuan County, Wu Fan did not dare to do anything to him without enough evidence.

However, Wu Fan did not dare to do anything to himself, but it was different with the third prince. Once he failed to complete what the third prince told him, the third prince would not let him go.

Ji Pei knew what kind of person the third prince was when he was still in the imperial capital. He was not a kind person. Of course, a kind person would not do anything to his sister, so Ji Pei would definitely not let him go. Pass him.

What's more, Ji Pei still wants to rely on the third prince to stand up. If he can't complete what the third prince has told him, everything will be in vain.

It was precisely because of these unfavorable conditions that Ji Pei was in an extremely bad mood recently.

Just when Ji Pei was walking around the house boredly, the servant he sent to monitor the Wu Mansion came back and brought him good news.

"What? You said the seventh princess left alone through the back door of the Wu Mansion?" Ji Pei looked at the servant in shock and asked.

"Sir, it's like this." The servant replied.

"Are you sure you saw it correctly? Is that really the seventh princess?" Ji Pei asked.

"My servants can clearly see that it is indeed the Seventh Princess."

"Is there really no one following the seventh princess?" Ji Pei asked worriedly.

"Except for her personal maid, there was no one else following her. I saw that the Seventh Princess was sneaking around when she went out. She must have sneaked out." The servant replied.

Ji Pei said nothing more, but frowned and walked back and forth in the living room, thinking about this matter in his mind.

Ji Pei is in a lot of trouble now. He knows that he is being monitored by Wu Fan, and there is invisible pressure from the third prince. He wants to get out of the predicament in front of him, which can be difficult or simple.

As long as he can complete what the third prince told him and assassinate the seventh princess, then the predicament in front of him will be solved. With the help of the third prince, his son and grandson can be saved, and he will be transferred to the imperial capital. The family can regain its glory.

However, assassinating the Seventh Princess is not an easy task. The failure of other assassinations by Dai Liang obviously aroused the vigilance of the Seventh Princess and Wu Fan. During this period, the Seventh Princess has always stayed in the Wu Mansion and never left the house. To assassinate the Seventh Princess in the Wu Mansion would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

But just at this moment, the seventh princess secretly left the Wu Mansion, which gave him an opportunity.

"Why did it happen at this time? Moreover, the seventh princess still left alone. Is this a coincidence or a trap?" Ji Pei thought in his mind.

Ji Pei had also heard some of the news that the old emperor asked the seventh princess to return to the palace as soon as possible. This decree came together with Wu Fan being appointed as the magistrate of Qingyuan County. Ji Pei did not agree with the old emperor's order. Unexpectedly, the world is not peaceful after all. The seventh princess is the old emperor's favorite princess. It is normal for the old emperor to worry about her being outside.

The seventh princess was able to sneak out of the imperial capital before, which also shows that she is not a peaceful master. When the old emperor urged her to return to the palace, it was not impossible for her to choose to escape again.

However, this timing was too much of a coincidence, which made Ji Pei undecided.

After thinking for a long time, Ji Pei still wasn't sure whether this incident was a coincidence.

However, there is not much time left for him, and the opportunity is rare, so he must take a risk.

"Let Zhao Huyuan come to see me." Ji Pei said to the servant.

Ta-ta-ta!

At dusk and under the setting sun, a carriage walked leisurely on the official road, surrounded by jagged trees and bushes.

Just when the carriage reached an area with dense bushes, more than ten people suddenly rushed out of the bushes beside the road. The sudden appearance of the crowd frightened the horses, and the man driving the horses hurriedly reined them in. The reins in his hands control the horse.

"You...who are you?!" the guy driving the carriage asked with a look of panic on his face.

The people who came were all wearing fancy clothes and black scarves on their faces, making it difficult for people to see their faces. After hearing what the old man said, they didn't say anything and went straight towards the carriage.

The coachman seemed very scared. He jumped off the carriage and hid behind it.

One of the ambushed people rushed to the coachman, and the others rushed to the carriage. The two fastest people came to the side of the carriage, jumped lightly, and then wanted to rush into the carriage.

Bang!

The two people who rushed into the carriage were kicked out before they could see the situation inside the carriage, and flew back at a faster speed.

The rest of the people looked at each other with a little solemnity in their eyes. The leader said in a deep voice: "We have fallen into the trap, retreat!"

It must be said that the leader was very decisive. After finding that the situation on the scene did not match the intelligence he had learned, he immediately issued an order to retreat without any hesitation.

However, his order was still a step late.

When the leader just gave the order, several figures jumped out of the carriage.

Among them, the one standing in the front was Wu Fan.

Niu Er, Peng Jun and others were also among them.

"Isn't it too late to think of retreating now?" Wu Fan said with a smile as he looked at the men in tight clothes.

"Wu Fan?!" The leader looked at Wu Fan with surprise in his tone.

"It seems that you know me? That's great, stay and let's have a good chat."

After saying that, Wu Fan rushed over first.