Gu Lingchen used his light-footed skill to fly onto Gu Lingyun's horse.
Don't worry, brother. I've already dealt with the man in black. I'll take you back to the palace to find the imperial physician right away.
Gu Lingyun's servant, Adi, was extremely anxious when his master did not return for a long time. Although the assassins he had arranged were not meant to kill his master, he knew his master's appearance very well and was really afraid that something had happened to him.
In contrast, Ah Sheng and his guards remained calm, as they were all aware of their Second Prince's current strength.
They soon heard the sound of horses' hooves, and Adi heard his master's screams.
"Quickly, go back to the palace and summon the imperial physician! Hurry, I'm about to die."
Gu Lingyun had only suffered some superficial injuries and bled a little, but he screamed in agony.
"Brother, don't worry, we'll go back right away. Don't talk, or the wound will start bleeding again."
Gu Lingchen said, looking very concerned about Gu Lingyun.
Adi was speechless. He knew his master was up to something again, and now he'd gotten himself injured.
"Oh no, oh no, the Empress is going to kill me now!"
After thinking it over, Adi was relieved that he had been quick-witted enough to prepare a carriage in advance.
"Quickly lift His Highness into the carriage."
He instructed the guards to lift Gu Lingyun onto the carriage.
Gu Lingchen glanced behind him, then rode back to the palace.
After everyone had left, another man in black emerged from the woods and headed towards the palace.
Inside the Crown Prince's palace, Imperial Physician Gong was covered in sweat.
He heard from the person who invited him that the two princes had been assassinated outside the palace and that the eldest prince was seriously injured, so he carried his medicine chest and ran all the way here.
He quickly went over to check Gu Lingyun's wound. When he lifted her clothes, he saw that there was some blood flowing from her left abdomen and a small cut.
"Seriously injured?"
Despite his doubts, he calmly applied medicine to Gu Lingyun's wound, bandaged it, and explained the precautions.
Gu Lingchen waited outside Gu Lingyun's palace. When he saw that Imperial Physician Gong had gone out, he immediately went up to ask.
"Doctor Gong, is my elder brother alright?" His eyes were full of concern and anxiety.
"It's nothing, His Highness has only suffered some superficial injuries. He'll be fine after a few days of rest," Physician Gong replied.
Ah Sheng was somewhat impressed by Gu Lingchen. His master's acting skills were truly impressive, and he even felt that his master was genuinely worried about the Crown Prince's injury.
"My Yun'er, what's wrong? Her Majesty the Empress has rushed over in a flurry."
Gu Lingchen immediately bowed. When she saw that Gu Lingchen was unharmed, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she glared at Gu Lingchen fiercely.
After leaving Gu Lingyun's palace, Gu Lingchen went to Emperor Yong'an and knelt down directly.
"Father, please forgive us. We didn't manage to hunt a red fox for you; we only managed to hunt two rabbits, and my elder brother was injured."
Emperor Yong'an was reviewing memorials without even raising his head. He only spoke slowly after Gu Lingchen had been kneeling for a quarter of an hour.
"Your older brother is injured. Who did it?"
Gu Lingchen pondered for a long time.
"Your subject admits that it was your subject who did it, but the Empress Dowager and my elder brother already wanted my life. I just wanted to teach my elder brother a small lesson."
"If Father Emperor believes that I am guilty, then I accept the punishment."
Emperor Yong'an remained silent for a while before speaking.
"Get up! You're quite clever; you know you should be honest with your father."
Gu Lingchen's heart slowly calmed down. He had made the right bet; his father had indeed sent people to follow them.
"Thank you, Father. I am absolutely honest with you, so you can rest assured."
Gu Lingchen's eyes were firm, without the slightest hint of evasion.
"Go down! Go see your mother," Emperor Yong'an said.
"yes."
In fact, when Gu Lingyun suggested going to the hunting grounds, Emperor Yong'an had already secretly sent people to follow his two sons.
He wanted to see what they were up to this time. The Empress and her son were not hiding their actions, and his men found out easily.
On the contrary, Gu Lingchen's side did not make any moves on the surface, and finally only sent people to accompany them on the day of the hunt.
Emperor Yong'an's secret guards have already reported to him everything that happened today.
If Gu Lingchen lies to him, then he will have to re-evaluate his son, Gu Lingchen.
That's why they say the royal family is ruthless and the emperor is extremely suspicious! Emperor Yong'an was also afraid that his son was of bad character and might be suspected of patricide and usurping the throne.
Gu Lingchen has passed the test.
In Consort Hui's palace.
The palace maid Xiao Fu knelt on the ground, slapping herself repeatedly while muttering something.
"Your Highness Consort Hui, I was wrong, Your Highness Consort Hui, I was wrong."
Her face was already swollen quite a bit, but she still didn't dare to stop.
Yesterday, when Gu Lingchen came to pay his respects to Consort Hui, he had already told her about the Empress's plans for today.
Please advise Consort Hui to pay close attention to her diet today.
Everything was under Gu Lingchen's control.
All the food that Consort Hui ate today has been tested with a silver needle, and there are no problems.
It wasn't until Xiao Fu brought out a bunch of grapes and said that they had been tested for poison, so Consort Hui could eat them without worry.
Xiao Fu has been serving Consort Hui for several years now. Although she is not her personal attendant, she still serves in the palace.
Her actions immediately alerted Qiu'er, the personal maid of Consort Hui, to something amiss.
Qiu'er took the silver needles and tested them on a few fruits; sure enough, the silver needles all turned black.
Consort Hui was so angry she laughed.
The Empress has been playing palace intrigue with her for so many years, yet her methods are still so naive. Instead of poisoning the food, she's switched to fruit?
"They just delivered it over so brazenly. Did they think I wouldn't be wary just because they thought I was one of their people?"
When Xiao Fu realized he had been exposed, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Your Highness, I don't know what's going on. It really wasn't me."
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