Concubine Lu was reprimanded by the emperor in public, and angrily walked out of the imperial tent, and returned to her own tent with the third prince.
Not long after, Lu Guogong also came quietly.
Concubine Lu finally couldn't help it, and said angrily: "What's going on? How could a plan that was obviously foolproof turn into this?"
She gritted her teeth and was so angry that her voice was shaking when she spoke!
Recently, everything has been going really wrong, and everything has gone wrong. The previous attempt to take the opportunity to promote an engagement with the Prime Minister was thrown into disarray by Qiao Mo who appeared out of nowhere.
The plan tonight was to make the emperor feel sorry for Jiang Huaiyan and drive a wedge between the prince and the emperor. However, Jiang Huailu suddenly became the emperor's pet peeve.
The third prince was also very angry. He had been stabbed in vain and gained nothing in the end. Just now he saw his father's distressed expression on Jiang Huailu, and almost vomited a mouthful of blood.
The emperor's love was originally the most important bargaining chip in his fight with Jiang Huailu.
He thought about Jiang Huailu's appearance last night, and the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong: "Everything is so coincidental. The prince knows our actions well."
Concubine Lu was alert: "Huaiyan, what do you mean? Are you saying there is a traitor here?"
Concubine Lu looked at Duke Lu: "Who has been in contact with the princelings in the past few days?"
Lu Guogong's expression froze. Apart from Lu Jinzhi, who else had the most contact with the princelings. Lu Jinzhi has been running to Qiao Yin every day these days.
"Jin Zhi wouldn't be so imprudent." Lu Guo explained openly.
Concubine Lu snorted coldly, feeling resentful in her heart: "What else can he not do? He dares to point an arrow at his own neck and kill you, what else can he not dare for that Qiao Yin? Now, as long as Qiao Yin hooks her hand at him, he will run over wagging his tail, does he still have the overall situation in his mind?"
Concubine Lu's blatant accusation made Duke Lu feel very uncomfortable.
He didn't believe that his son would be so stupid as to reveal their secrets, unless he even risked his own life. But when he thought of Lu Jinzhi pointing an arrow at him, he was a little shaken.
Is it possible that this evildoer was really deceived by that woman?
The more Duke Lu thought about it, the more he wavered, but he did not want to lose his son's identity in public.
"Let's put aside the matter of catching wind and shadow for the moment. We need to act quickly now. The prince is so bold that he even arranged for assassins to assassinate the Holy Lord. There will definitely be clues in such a large-scale battle. As long as we catch evidence of his crime, we will definitely put him beyond redemption!"
Jiang Huaiyan had this intention and immediately said: "I will interrogate those assassins in the name of the Criminal Department now."
As soon as Jiang Huaiyan finished speaking, there was a noise outside, and the commander of the Imperial Guard broke in with his troops.
"Your Highness, the identity of the assassin tonight has been identified. The assassin is a prisoner who escaped from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. It is related to the negligence of the Ministry of Punishment. Please come with us quickly, Your Highness!"
"What?"
Jiang Huaiyan staggered. How could he be a prisoner of the Criminal Department?
When did Jiang Huairu reach out to the Criminal Department? !
Jiang Huaiyan's face was earth-colored, and he turned to look at Duke Lu. Duke Lu was also in a state of turmoil, and he calmed down before he could calm down and said comfortingly:
"Your Majesty, please go over there. Your Majesty is wise and will definitely find out the truth."
Jiang Huaiyan was taken away, and Concubine Lu Guifei was so confused that she almost fainted again.
"Brother, what should I do now? Will Huaiyan be okay?"
"Don't worry, even if someone escapes from the Prison Department, the responsibility lies with the Prison Department and has nothing to do with His Highness. The Emperor has always loved the Third Prince. At most, he can just give him a few words of reprimand and everything will be fine."
Duke Lu Guo was comforting like this, but he was unsure in his heart. He left Concubine Lu's tent and dragged Lu Jinzhi back to his room.
"Lu Jinzhi, let me ask you, have you disclosed our plan to Qiao Yin?"
Duke Lu Guo asked coldly with a dark face.
A quarter of an hour ago, he believed in Lu Jinzhi.
But when he heard the identities of those assassins, he had to admit that their plan had indeed been leaked.
The prince was targeting them tonight, and he deliberately wanted to take action only after the third prince was stabbed.
The time is so accurate, someone must have leaked the secret!
"I wanted to talk to Qiao Yin, but she didn't listen at all."
Lu Jinzhi's face was blank and his eyes were empty, as if he was hungover.
Lu Guogong hated that iron could not be transformed into steel. He was so angry that he slapped Lu Jinzhi on the face, "Wake up, do you know what happened tonight? Your aunt, your cousin, and our Lu family may all be wiped out tonight!" "
Lu Jinzhi received a slap, but he still looked like he was dying.
Duke Lu Guo was furious, but he had no time to deal with him, so he turned around and called Lu Yizhi.
"The matter has been exposed. Go quickly and deal with the hunter who sent the black bear and the whereabouts of those people. We must clean up before dawn!"
"Yes, son, go do it now and make sure the cooking is clean."
Lu Yizhi raised his eyes and looked at the anxious look on Lu Guogong's face, and responded loudly.
……
The night dew rose and the cold wind blew. Everyone stood silently outside the imperial tent, praying that the prince would be safe.
"Is it cold? Stand inside."
Xie Yuan turned sideways and blocked the wind for Qiao Yin, and his tall figure enveloped Qiao Yin.
Qiao Yin shook his head, his face full of worry: "It's been so long, is there any news inside? Will His Highness be okay?"
Xie Yu'an shook her hand and pointedly said: "He has a sense of proportion."
Qiao Yin looked at him with wide eyes and understood immediately.
So tonight's assassins were all arranged by Xie Yu'an and the prince?
Qiao Yin asked for confirmation: "Are the assassins in the forest also from that place?"
Xie Yuan nodded.
Qiao Yin pursed her lips and said nothing. She had vaguely guessed that the Lu family would target her, but she didn't expect that the Lu family was so hostile to her and wanted to kill her.
"Don't worry, this won't happen again." Xie Yuan's voice was gentle and full of power.
Qiao Yin nodded, looked around Western Zhou Dynasty, and found that Xie Qingxuan was nowhere to be seen: "Where is Xiaojiu?"
Xie Yuan: "Sleeping."
Qiao Yin: "???"
"She was drunk. The prince was afraid of scaring her, so he deliberately got her drunk." Xie Yu'an explained.
I see.
Just now she went in and took a look. Jiang Huairu was covered in blood, which was really scary.
……
Time passed little by little, and soon the sky turned white, and good news finally came from the imperial tent.
"His Royal Highness is out of danger, but there is not enough medicine in the paddock. His Royal Highness must return to the palace immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the prince being carried out of the camp by the guards and onto the emperor's carriage.
The emperor and Uncle Xie followed closely and got into the carriage.
The prince was in a coma and the emperor was gone, so the hunting was naturally over. Not only that, but there was an unspeakable tension lingering in the entire paddock.
"Ayin..."
What Xie Yuan wanted to say, Qiao Yin knew what this turmoil meant.
"You go get down to business first, don't worry about me."
Qiao Yin looked at him and said seriously: "Be safe and don't get hurt."
Why is his little girl so good!
"Okay, I'll go find you as soon as I'm done."
Xie Yu'an took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, secretly asked for a kiss, then got on his horse and took the lead.
Qiao Yin couldn't help but laugh, Xie Yu'an was becoming more and more bold now.
After watching Xie Yuan leave, Qiao Yin turned around and went back to pack things with Bizhu.
Qiao Mo appeared out of nowhere and said at a loss: "What's wrong with this? I haven't hit the rabbit yet!"
Qiao Yin also remembered this. Yesterday, Xie Yuan caught one, but something happened later and they didn't pick it up.
"Brother, you go back and put away your things first. After I get home, I'll go back and choose a few hairpins to give to Wanran." Qiao Yin said.
"All right."
Qiao Mo agreed with his mouth, but he didn't think so in his heart.
There are jewelry hairpins all over the street, nothing special at all, so I have to give you something special anyway.
Qiao Mo felt that since he put on the clothes given by Xue Wanran, his overall popularity and luck had improved. He had only been out for a few days, and he had been promoted to the third level and became famous in the capital.
Why don't you thank them properly?
All it takes is a special thank you gift.
While thinking about it, Qiao Mo returned to his tent and looked up to see the black bear skin hanging on the wall.
The people in the palace were very skilled in craftsmanship. The black bear skin was completely skinned, and two agate stones were added to the eyeballs that were shot through. At first glance, it looked like it was alive.
Isn't this better than rabbit fur gloves?
Qiao Mo chuckled and already had an idea in his mind.
