No matter how impatient he was, the Northern Barbarian Chanyu still called the accompanying doctor to take Princess Changning's pulse.
The doctor frowned and thought for a while, then used his other hand to take the patient's pulse, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
"How is it?" Chanyu asked coldly.
The doctor said with a bitter face, "I am not a skilled practitioner, so I cannot tell what Princess Changning's illness is. However, her pulse is very weak, and she is already a bit exhausted. I'm afraid it's an accumulation of old illnesses. This time she was stung by a poisonous scorpion, and all the old illnesses in her body were triggered by the scorpion venom."
"How long can I live?"
The doctor dared not say that he did not know either, so he could only reply: "If the treatment is appropriate, perhaps he can live another year or two."
If the treatment is not appropriate, it is possible that he will die within the next two days.
Although the doctor did not dare to say this openly, how could the Chanyu not hear it?
With a cold face, he ordered, "Spread the news and recruit doctors or talented people who are good at treating insect poisons to enter the palace. Don't mention Princess Changning, just say that you are treating Zuo Gu Du Hou who was poisoned and unconscious."
In Shenghua Palace, there was panic, and everyone was afraid of bringing bad luck upon Chanyu at this time.
The atmosphere was also heavy on the side of Prince Helian and Princess Helian.
It was originally thought that the eldest prince left without permission in order to search for the murderer and report his achievement to the Chanyu, but the guards searched everywhere for a long time and could not find his whereabouts.
"I hope nothing unexpected happens to Hu Yun..." King Helian was worried.
"Why is the king only worried about Hu Yun and not Hu Lin?"
Princess Helian was also worried, as she was concerned about the whereabouts of the second prince.
Her son, who only cares about his beloved, wouldn't be so foolish as to run to Si Le Yuan!
The fire in the Sile Garden has not been put out yet. According to the report from the guards who just came over, two unrecognizable corpses have been dragged out from inside, and no one has escaped alive so far. If Hu Lin really entered the Sile Garden, he would probably be in great danger...
King Helian originally suspected that the disappearance of the eldest prince was partly due to the princess's handiwork, but seeing that the princess looked like she was about to faint and the second prince's whereabouts were unknown, his doubts were dispelled.
The princess knew what was important. Today's dinner was for the Shanyu, so she would never stir up trouble at this time. Moreover, Hu Lin was involved. The princess loved her son as much as her life, so she would never bear to see Hu Lin in danger...
Just when Prince Helian and Princess Helian were at a loss, two guards hurried in carrying a roll of something wrapped in a straw mat.
"Your Majesty, Princess..." The guard put down the straw mat and did not dare to look up at King Helian's expression.
"What is this?" Prince Helian and Princess Helian's hearts skipped a beat at the same time.
A bad premonition arose spontaneously.
"Your Majesty, Princess... This, this was carried out from the east hall of Jingyang Palace..." The guard reported with his head lowered.
King Helian took a deep breath, pointed at the rolled straw mat, and said in a trembling voice, "Open it."
The guard did as he was told and opened the straw mat, revealing a charred corpse.
Looking closely, one can see that the head and body are separated. The lonely head is covered with carbon ash, but one can still vaguely recognize that the facial features are undoubtedly those of the eldest prince Helian Huyun.
"Oh yes!" King Helian's eyes were red with anger.
He had many daughters but only two sons. He could not accept that his eldest son, who was still alive more than an hour ago, turned into an unrecognizable corpse in the blink of an eye.
Princess Helian also looked at the corpse in a trance. Surprisingly, she did not feel much gloating in her heart. Instead, she became more and more worried about Helian Hulin who was also missing.
"Who is it? Who killed Hu Yun?" King Helian's eyes were fierce, "I want him to pay with his life!"
"Your Majesty, the one who attacked the eldest prince was Shag, a guard beside him."
The man below answered cautiously, "His body was found together with the eldest prince. Judging from the wound on his chest, it was caused by the scimitar in the eldest prince's hand."
The attendant beside King Helian stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, according to investigation, Shag had a fiancée named Sangzhu. When she came to the royal court to visit Shag a month ago, the eldest prince took a fancy to her and wanted to favor her, but she resisted and was accidentally killed by the eldest prince."
Therefore, the eldest prince did not die from the mastermind behind today's incident in the palace.
The eldest prince was killed at this critical moment when there was chaos in Jingyang Palace.
It was Shag's deliberate revenge.
A deep feeling of powerlessness surged into King Helian's heart. He seemed to have nowhere to vent his anger. He could only slam the table hard and shouted, "After this incident, how dare you keep this person by the side of the eldest prince?"
The people below lowered their heads, unable to bear this anger.
At this time, another guard trotted into the palace, "Your Majesty, Princess, Second Prince..."
Before she finished her words, Princess Helian stood up abruptly, then her eyes blurred, her legs went weak, and she leaned back and was about to fall backwards.
"Princess." Prince Helian reached out and helped her, feeling equally anxious.
The eldest prince died, leaving him with only the second prince as his only child.
But please don't let any more bad news come!
Princess Helian sat up straight, took a deep breath, and then asked, "Tell me, what happened to the second prince?"
"The second prince has been found!"
"The Second Prince fainted in the flowers to the east of the Music Garden. There were bruises on the back of his neck. Judging from the marks left on the ground, the person who knocked the Second Prince unconscious wanted to drag him into the Music Garden and burn him to death. For some reason, they gave up halfway and left the Second Prince behind."
Upon hearing that he had simply fainted and not been found dead, Prince Helian and Princess Helian both breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s okay to faint, the best news is that the person is still alive!
Hearing that the place where he was found was near Si Le Garden, and the second prince who almost fainted was about to be dragged into the fire, Princess Helian covered her chest with fear and said, "Fortunately, fortunately, Hu Linfu is lucky."
She said that her Hu Lin was a man with good fortunes. Now that Helian Hu Yun was dead, there was only one prince left in the Helian tribe. Even if Hu Lin had no ambitions, the throne of the Helian tribe would definitely fall on his head.
It would be best if the Dayong woman who disturbed Lin's thoughts also died in the fire...
All her worries were resolved in this incident. So, she should thank the person behind this incident!
Thinking of this, Princess Helian asked, "What's the situation at Si Le Yuan? Is the fire out?"
"My princess, the fire has been put out, but the main building of Si Le Yuan was burned down by the fire. Only a small part has been cleared out now."
"What about the people in Sileyuan?" Princess Helian had a glimmer of anticipation in her eyes.
Then, the guard replied, "No one survived. We have found nearly ten bodies from the ruins. Although they were burned beyond recognition, most of them were petite in stature. They are undoubtedly the stature of women from Dayong."
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