256. Transaction and Persuasion
Queen Helan visited the day after Ren Qining dispatched his troops. Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao had already moved from the inn to an ordinary small courtyard in the city. Although several sons of influential nobles had disappeared, and no one knew how Tan Jizhi had managed it, all these prominent families had, with one accord, chosen not to report this highly suspicious matter to Ren Qining. Consequently, Ren Qining remained oblivious to the clandestine changes unfolding in his royal city and confidently led his great army to attack Zijing Pass.
