activa-t Chapter 429 Who is Who's Prey 4
Chapter 429 Who is Who's Prey 4
Looking at the hundreds of corpses lying on the ground, Emperor Fu almost took a few steps back.
He looked at Fu Jinyuan in shock, panic, and disbelief.
Fu Jinyi was wrapped in a quilt, his face pale, obviously extremely frightened.
"You, encountered an assassin in the woods?" Emperor Fu heard his own voice hoarse.
"We also encountered a fierce tiger." Fu Jinyi cried out, "My elder brother and I were almost eaten by the tiger. Its mouth was so big that it could swallow me in one bite."
Emperor Fu turned his gaze away stiffly and saw a mountain of tiger corpses not far away.
"Yes...you killed the tiger?" He looked at Fu Jinyuan and asked.
Fu Jinyuan's body was covered in blood, and he looked like a demon from hell.
"You, who do you say he is?" Emperor Fu found that he didn't dare to look directly at Fu Jinyuan, and pointed at the man on the ground who looked obviously different from the assassin.
"His name is Lu Heng. He was a fugitive from the Yong Dynasty. Somehow he entered the Imperial College and was recommended by Prime Minister He to serve as an aide to the Second Prince." Fu Jinyuan said.
Emperor Fu shouted, "Yu'er couldn't have asked him to assassinate you. He must have a grudge against you. What did you say his last name was, Lu? What was your relationship with him?"
He remembered that this man was called Lu Yingzhen.
He entered the Imperial College with the first place. When he saw Lu Yingzhen's article, he was very impressed and believed that he would definitely be able to grow up in the Imperial College and become the right-hand man of the second prince in the future.
I didn't expect that he would die in the hunting ground today.
"You said they wanted to assassinate you, but they are all dead. Where is the evidence?" asked Emperor Fu.
Fu Jinyuan was not surprised at all that Emperor Fu would come to the defense of Fu Yuxuan.
"There are still more than a dozen survivors. Your Majesty can have them interrogated." Fu Jinyuan said.
Emperor Fu took a deep breath, he was afraid that the interrogation would reveal that Fu Yuxuan was involved in the assassination.
How will he save face for Yu'er then?
"Yu'er..."
Emperor Fu was still racking his brains to think of how to separate Fu Yuxuan from the matter when Concubine Liu's heart-wrenching voice was heard from the tent.
"What's wrong with Yu'er? What's wrong?" Emperor Fu's face suddenly changed and he hurriedly turned around and went back to the tent.
Concubine Liu threw herself on the side of the couch, crying her heart out.
The three imperial doctors knelt before Emperor Fu and kowtowed to apologize.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince's kneecaps are all broken. Even if...even if he is cured, I'm afraid he will still have difficulty in moving in the future."
Fu Di's eyes went dark and he staggered back two steps.
Have trouble moving around?
Isn't that a cripple?
How could a cripple inherit his throne?
"How can it not be cured? It must be cured." Concubine Liu screamed.
Her son is a rare talent, how could he become a cripple?
"He's just lame. I'm glad he's back alive." Queen Ruan stood at the door, looking at Emperor Fu and said softly.
Emperor Fu was shocked and looked at Queen Ruan in a daze.
Queen Ruan did not look at him, "Your Majesty, the princes and ministers are still in the hunting grounds. With the tiger and assassin incident today, I think no one dares to go into the mountains to hunt again. Why not let everyone go?"
"Is it you!" Emperor Fu stared at Queen Ruan, his eyes full of hatred.
Queen Ruan finally turned her cold and indifferent gaze towards him.
"Your Majesty, you should know that if I take action, you will not be able to come back."
Emperor Fu's lips moved, remembering that it was the Queen who saved him from the wolf's mouth today.
He was filled with grief, anger and pain, and was unwilling to admit that Yu'er had reaped the fruits of his own action.
It is impossible for Lu Heng, a foreign fugitive, to plant so many assassins in the forest. There must be someone helping him behind the scenes.
Emperor Fu couldn't think of anyone else except Fu Yuxuan.
"Empress, please let Yu'er go. We won't fight anymore. We won't fight anymore." Concubine Liu knelt in front of Empress Ruan, crying until her voice was hoarse.
Queen Ruan glanced at her and asked, "Isn't your Yu'er still alive?"
When Emperor Fu heard this, it was like a wake-up call.
He remembered that when Ruan Xiuyuan came back with serious leg injuries, Queen Ruan was heartbroken and knelt in the Qianqing Palace, asking him to thoroughly investigate the border affairs.
That was how he responded to her at that time.
——Didn't Ruan Xiuyuan come back alive? He's just lame, but it's good that he's still alive.
So Queen Ruan now returned this sentence to him.
"Your Majesty!" Su Zhongcheng exclaimed and hurriedly supported the fallen Emperor Fu.
The imperial physician also began to panic.
Empress Ruan's face was cold, "Help the emperor to the bed, and the imperial physician will treat the emperor well."
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Next, Queen Nguyen took control of the hunting grounds and ordered the bodies to be transported away and buried first.
"Lu Heng was a member of the Yong Dynasty. We cannot bury him casually. We need to transport him back to the city first and wait until his identity is verified."
"Prince, you were frightened today, go back and rest first." Queen Ruan took out a handkerchief and wiped the ashes off Fu Jinyi's face.
"Your elder brother and I are here, don't worry."
Fu Jinyi was indeed frightened and tired today, and his face looked a little bad.
This is the first time I have seen a ferocious tiger in my life, and the first time I have seen one kill so many people.
Queen Ruan took Fu Jinyuan to appease the ministers. They learned that it was the fugitives from the Yong Dynasty who caused the rebellion, and that Lu Heng had actually entered the Imperial College. Everyone then understood what was going on.
Although the Queen did not say it explicitly, everyone knew that those poor students in the Imperial College were all promoted by He Zhiyuan.
Today's assassin is the Second Prince, who wants to kill the Crown Prince and Prince Chen.
Queen Ruan handed over all the aftermath matters to Fu Jinyuan, and she also had to appease the women of the aristocratic families.
Upon learning that assassins and tigers had appeared in the woods, Shen Sui'an had all the female family members gathered together, and had Zheng Wuqing and his men guard all the exits to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.
At first, the princess and others were very unhappy with her behavior. Shen Sui'an listened to their questioning and scolding, sitting quietly on the platform, unmoved.
She was thinking at the time that she must not act rashly without any news about the Queen and Fu Jinyuan.
We can't let these people influence us.
It was not until the roar of a tiger was heard that everyone quieted down.
When Shen Sui'an was feeling anxious, he finally saw the dashing figure of Queen Ruan appear in his sight.
When she met Queen Ruan's eyes, she knew that everyone she cared about was safe.
"Mother." Shen Sui'an's legs felt a little weak, and he walked forward holding Qingsu's hand.
Everyone knelt down and saluted.
"Sui Sui, you did a good job." Queen Ruan held her hand and praised her alertness.
The timely dispatch of so many Tiqi from the Zhenfu Division not only protected herself, but also ensured the safety of the camp.
"Menghu has been killed by Prince Chen, and the assassins have also been executed. You don't have to worry. You can go back to the tent and rest now." Queen Ruan said in a deep voice.
The eldest princess frowned, "Your Majesty, what about the Emperor?"
"The emperor was frightened and has rested. If the princess wants to see him, she might as well wait until tomorrow," said Queen Ruan.
"Okay." The eldest princess had no choice but to agree when she heard what the queen said.
Shen Sui'an's heart sank. Has the emperor returned safely?
Is your life so great?