Chapter 135 Broken Knee

The entire polo field was in chaos, with screams and cries mixed together, deafening.

When Emperor Qi Yuan rushed to the scene in panic, Xiao Ye's blood had already dyed a large area of ​​grass red. His face was twisted wildly, and cold sweat and tears kept sliding down.

"Father, Father! Someone wants to harm me!"

"What's going on?" Emperor Qi Yuan glared at Xiao Qi angrily.

Xiao Qi was already terrified, "Father, this is none of your fault. It's the Crown Prince's horse that's gone crazy!"

"horse……"

When Emperor Qi Yuan looked over, the horse had already foamed at the mouth and had a broken neck and died.

Xiao Yuheng stepped forward at the right moment, squatted in front of the horse's corpse, examined it, and said:

"The horse was poisoned, Your Majesty. Someone is deliberately trying to harm the Crown Prince. This requires a thorough investigation."

Emperor Qi Yuan was so angry that he felt dizzy.

"Check, check for me!"

A group of Jinwu Guards rushed up, and several of them hurriedly carried the prince away, while the rest captured all the grooms on the field.

After this incident, everyone at the scene quickly moved to the palace in the villa.

After investigation, it was found that the horse had been poisoned. The dosage of the poison was calculated very precisely. It was not noticeable at first, but after the horse ran vigorously for a period of time, the poison would be quickly released, causing the horse to struggle in pain and then die suddenly.

During the struggle, the horse will lose its mind and will not recognize even its closest owner. That is why it will trample on the prince without mercy.

"Who? Who did it?"

Emperor Qi Yuan's eyes were furious and he slammed the table hard, shaking everyone in the room.

"How dare you do this right under my nose? How audacious!"

The grooms were so scared that they almost wet their pants and begged for mercy.

The leading groom said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know who did this. Your Highness's horses use special fodder, and we dare not feed them randomly."

Another person seemed to recall something, "Your Majesty, I just saw the Eighth Prince go to the Crown Prince's stables. I don't know what he did specifically!"

"nonsense!"

There was visible panic on Xiao Qi's face. In a rage, he drew out the Jinwu Guard's sword and wanted to chop the groom.

"Old Eight!"

Emperor Qi Yuan shouted in a deep voice: "You killed me in front of me. Do you think I'm dead?"

“…I dare not!” Xiao Qi knelt on the ground in panic.

"I did go to the prince's stable, but I only fed it some grass and didn't give it any poison!"

Emperor Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then tell me, why did you go to the prince's stable?"

Xiao Qi pressed his lips into a straight line, "Because... because I want to see the blazing fire and touch it."

"During last year's autumn hunt, Father, you gave Fiery Flame to the Crown Prince. But have you forgotten that I am the one who loves Fiery Flame the most? Now I don't want to get it back, I just want to look at it and feed it. Isn't that okay?"

Shen Yue, who was standing in the last row, moved closer behind Xiao Yuheng and muttered softly:

"You're amazing! Even though we're thousands of miles apart, you still know who my favorite horse is."

Xiao Yuheng secretly curled his lips, "That's it."

After saying that, he secretly put his big hands behind his back and held Shen Yue's fingertips to play with them.

Emperor Qi Yuan became even more furious:

"You just took a look and the horse was poisoned? Do you think I believe it?"

"Seventeen, what do you think?"

Our prince was concentrating on playing with his wife's little hands when he was suddenly called out.

Releasing his hand, he remained calm as a dog: "Your Majesty, although the fodder in the stables is exclusively provided by the royal family, no one knows how many hands it has passed through. In my opinion, this matter cannot be verified."

Shen Yue behind him raised her eyebrows. The words "cannot be verified" were used very cleverly.

Emperor Qi Yuan also said the same thing when Xiao Yuheng was wrongly accused of poisoning the prince a few days ago, but there is no way to verify it.

Now it’s his own son’s turn to be framed. Let’s see what he says.

Emperor Qi Yuan smacked his lips and said, "Well... we still have to investigate."

"Of course." Xiao Yuheng smiled and bowed his head. "The most urgent thing is to heal the prince's injuries."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of accompanying imperial physicians came in panicked and knelt down.

"How is the prince?" Emperor Qi Yuan asked anxiously.

The leading physician wiped his sweat with his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's patella... is broken."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qi Yuan clenched his big hands covering the dragon throne.

A broken knee means he can never walk like a normal person again?

If so, then the position of Crown Prince...

The princes below had obviously thought of this as well. Some looked worried, while others smiled secretly.

In short, the expression was very interesting.

Seeing this, the imperial physician wiped more and more sweat from his forehead and said, "If you recuperate for a period of time, there may be a turn for the better."

Emperor Qi Yuan nodded and said, "There is no time to lose. Return to the palace immediately."

"Your Majesty, this is impossible!" The imperial physician bowed his head. "Your Highness the Crown Prince has just been injured and should not be moved. In my opinion, it would be better for him to return to the palace tomorrow."

"Well, let's stay in the villa tonight. We can discuss other matters tomorrow when we return to the palace. Eighth Brother, go back and reflect on your mistakes. Don't show up in front of me until the matter is thoroughly investigated!"

"yes."

Xiao Qi's teeth were almost broken.

After this incident, Emperor Qi Yuan's good impression of him was probably gone. If he wanted to turn things around, he could only rely on Cao Songyi.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked at Cao Songyi meaningfully.

Cao Songyi's eyes flickered, and he raised his hand to touch Emperor Qi Yuan's arm, "Your Majesty, you are tired today, why don't you rest first."

"Alright." Emperor Qi Yuan sighed irritably, "Did you bring my elixir?"

Cao Songyi's face was embarrassed. The elixir that Emperor Qi Yuan mentioned was something that could help in sex, so why did he ask about it so frivolously in front of everyone?

"I brought it."

"Well, let's go back."

Looking at Cao Songyi's pretty face, he finally smiled slightly.

None of them give him peace of mind, and only Concubine Yi is the best and most obedient.

"My dear, do you want to come with us?" he asked Wan Mei again.

Wan Mei is also well-behaved, but she is a little older than Concubine Yi and her mouth is not as sweet as Concubine Yi.

Wan Mei smiled, "Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell today..."

"Then forget it."

As Emperor Qi Yuan left the stage, everyone dispersed.

As it grew darker, Wan Mei returned to her room, changed into eunuch's clothes, and sneaked into Xiao Ye's room.

Xiao Ye's face turned pale. The first thing he did when he saw Wan Mei was to slap her in the face.

"The old man summoned you, why didn't you go and serve? Are you going to rebel?!"

Wan Mei knelt on the ground, covering half of her red face. She lowered her head and remained silent for a while before saying, "Your Highness, I just wanted to come and see you."

"Come and see me? Haha!"

Xiao Ye lay on the bed, laughing with his head tilted back, stretching his knees so much that they hurt.

"If you see me, will my leg be healed? Huh?"

"Your Highness, your leg will get better. Even if it doesn't, I will not abandon you!"

Wan Mei swore solemnly, but Xiao Ye didn't care at all.

"Whether you abandon me or not is of no consequence to me."

He endured the pain, pulled her in front of him, bit her lips hard, and made a vague sound.

"Why don't you have a baby?"