Chapter 150: Assassination at the Hunting Ground

It was almost dark, and a bonfire was lit in the center of the Baishan grassland. Everyone sat around the fire drinking and eating meat.

The princes came out of the forest one after another, but the crown prince Li Jincheng, Li Yanchang and Li Jifeng were nowhere to be seen.

Some people said during the conversation: "It seems that the hunting grounds have abundant prey this year, and the princes are having fun and don't want to go back to their hometowns."

But some people were getting more and more anxious, including Emperor Tongxu and Xuanping Hou and his son.

Another half an hour later, Li Jifeng and Xie Tingzhou came out of the northern forest.

Li Jifeng couldn't stand steadily when he landed. Two guards held one of his arms and listened to his cries.

Emperor Tongxu looked at Li Jifeng who had returned and asked solemnly: "What happened? Jifeng was injured?"

Li Jifeng was so old and still acted like a spoiled child, "Father, I am injured."

"Hiss - slow down." Li Jifeng was helped to sit down.

Emperor Tongxu was stunned, "How did you get hurt? Where is it?"

"My thigh is broken. I was so tired from riding a horse for too long."

When Li Jifeng said this, everyone burst into laughter. Some people also echoed and praised him, saying that the Ninth Prince was diligent and heroic.

Emperor Tongxu was speechless.

"Father, I hunted a deer. It's just right for you to roast the deer." Li Jifeng waved and asked someone to bring the deer up.

Xie Tingzhou turned his back to the hustle and bustle and strode towards the tent.

The guards at the door of the tent lifted the curtain, but Xie Tingzhou didn't go in. "Shi Yu hasn't come back yet?"

The guards said: "No."

Xie Tingzhou's face became darker.

The Baishan Forest Farm is very large. It takes half a day to go in and out of the forest. I didn't catch up with her. I thought she came back by herself, but I didn't expect that she hasn't returned yet.

"Xifeng, gather people and go back into the mountain with me." Xie Tingzhou jumped on the horse.

Suddenly, there was a noise from the other side of the grassland.

"Prince, His Royal Highness is injured! Hurry!"

"Imperial Physician——"

Xie Tingzhou frowned, there was indeed something wrong in the south.

The prince was injured in the hunting ground. I am afraid that no one who entered the hunting ground in the south today can escape. It depends on how they clear the suspicion.

But what he is most worried about now is Shen Yu. She is now in the deep mountains and it is even more dangerous at night.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard Li Jifeng shouting: "It's Shiyu, Shiyu is back with us."

Xie Tingzhou immediately rode his horse and arrived in a blink of an eye. He turned over and saw Li Jincheng being surrounded by a group of people into the tent, while she followed alone behind, covered in blood, and the whole person was embarrassed.

Xie Tingzhou did not move, watching from a distance, only felt that her breathing was about to stop.

As if she suddenly remembered something, she raised her eyes to look for it in the crowd, and finally fixed her eyes on him for a long time.

Xie Tingzhou finally raised her feet and stepped forward, but did not speak.

"I'm fine." Shen Yu said tiredly, "It's all other people's blood."

The worry in Xie Tingzhou's eyes was swept away, and his cold eyes were calm, "You went to the South Hunting Ground."

Shen Yu didn't say anything.

Xie Tingzhou said again: "You led me to the North Hunting Ground, but you went to the South Hunting Ground yourself, why?"

Shen Yu hadn't thought about how to answer yet.

A eunuch announced from a distance: "Announce-Shi Yu to see you."

Shen Yu glanced at Xie Tingzhou, she walked towards him, and when she passed by, she quickly squeezed his hand.

She whispered: "Believe me."

Shen Yu followed the eunuch into the imperial tent. There were so many people in the tent that Shen Yu didn't dare to look closely, and knelt on the ground with her head bowed.

The tent was silent, as if everyone was holding their breath.

Shen Yu knelt for a long time before she heard the voice of Emperor Tongxu: "Your name is Shi Yu?"

This is the name that Emperor Tongxu knew from Li Jincheng.

Emperor Tongxu's voice was a little tired, but no one dared to despise it. Perhaps this was the majesty of a person who had been in power for a long time.

Shen Yu: "Your Majesty, yes."

"Who are you?" Emperor Tongxu asked.

"I know." Li Jifeng interrupted and said, "He is the guard of the boat."

Emperor Tongxu said, "Since he is the guard of the Beilin Prince, he should follow Xie Yun. Why is he with the prince?"

Li Jifeng: "I know--"

"Shut up." Emperor Tongxu interrupted, looking at Shen Yu and said, "Tell me the whole story in detail."

"Yes." Shen Yu said, "I suddenly felt unwell on the way, so I found a place to go to the toilet, and then I got separated from the Ninth Prince and the Prince. I remember that before entering the mountain, the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince said that we were going to the hunting ground in the south, so I chased them to the south, but I couldn't find the two princes. Instead, I met the Prince who was besieged by assassins."

"At that time, more than half of the guards of the Prince had been killed or injured. It was not the assassins. I was no match for the assassins, so I joined the battle, but there were too many of them, and the guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were gradually reduced in the fight. I had no choice but to leave the others behind and take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince alone to avoid the assassins' pursuit. "

Emperor Tongxu was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked Li Jifeng: "I remember you came out from the north, you were originally going to go south, why did you change your mind at the last minute?"

Shen Yu was nervous, raised her head slightly, and saw Li Jifeng swept away his previous dissolute look, and said with a serious expression.

He said: "The forest in the hunting ground in the south is too dense, and Tingzhou's Saker Falcon can't get down, how can we find prey for us, we can only go north, fortunately, fortunately we didn't go to the south."

Li Jifeng looked like he was still in fear, but it seemed that he couldn't completely dispel Emperor Tongxu's doubts.

"Let Xie Yun come in." Emperor Tongxu said.

Xie Tingzhou entered the imperial tent, and Emperor Tongxu gave him a seat, but did not ask Shen Yu to stand up.

Shen Yu raised her eyes and met Xie Tingzhou, who was sitting next to Li Jifeng.

She glanced at him quickly and said, "Your Highness."

Xie Tingzhou said lightly "Yeah" and stopped looking at her.

Only then did Shen Yu see that there were many people sitting in the tent, including Pei Chunli, Marquis Xuanping, Jiang Lianzhi, and other princes. Except for Jiang Yuanqing, all the important ministers in the cabinet were there.

Emperor Tongxu said: "The prince was assassinated in the hunting ground. I have ordered the mountains to be closed and the boats to be stopped."

Xie Tingzhou said: "I'm here."

"Why did you suddenly change your route and go to the north?" Emperor Tongxu asked the same question again.

Emperor Tongxu himself took this position amidst the fighting among the princes. The title of Ninth Five Supreme Being is too tempting. The royal family can believe in interests, but the most unbelievable thing is brotherhood.

Xie Tingzhou's tone was calm, "There are wild beasts in the hunting ground in the south. I have a sick man, and if I take the Ninth Prince with me, there is no guarantee that I will escape unscathed. It would be safer to go to the north."

Emperor Tongxu nodded slowly, as if this reason was more convincing to him.

Xie Tingzhou asked: "How is His Royal Highness doing now?"

Emperor Tongxu raised his hand and pointed, "The imperial doctor is treating you inside."

The emperor's palace occupied a large area, and the imperial tent was divided into several compartments. The prince was in the room where the emperor slept.

Xie Tingzhou glanced around the tent, tapped his fingertips on his knees and said, "Why don't you see the Seventh Prince?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone reacted. They were so confused because the prince was injured that they actually forgot that there was another prince who had not returned.

Emperor Tongxu frowned, "Come here, send people into the mountain to look for him. We will definitely bring Lao Qi back."

Everyone in the royal tent had different expressions and thoughts.

Shen Yu didn't dare to look at Xie Tingzhou, but found a pair of eyes staring at her.

She looked back, and it was the Fourth Prince Li Zhaonian who was looking at her.

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