Chapter 664 A Dream of Youth 196
The middle-aged man who had come with Prince Duan did not leave with them. Instead, he stared intently at the stewards and warned them, "His Highness is willing to spare your lives. If anyone has secretly accepted anything or let in people who shouldn't be there, confess honestly, or it won't just be one person who dies."
After all, there are many people who want to serve Prince Duan.
The color drained from the face of one of the managers instantly. He dared not speak, only lowered his head deeply. With so many people around, it wasn't necessarily him who would die.
The outside was brightly lit, and there was a high platform set up in the venue. Dancers had been invited to perform, but this unexpected incident occurred.
On the viewing platform, all the guests who came today were detained and checked one by one. Chen Wanniang stared intently into the distance, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xie Ning and Xie Qi.
Heaven knows that when she heard the guards say that Xie Ning and the others had gone to rescue the emperor, everything went black before her eyes. Her two children were so young, how could they have gone so far as to approach the assassins?
What if I get injured?
Madam Xu was also very worried, so when she saw her daughter return unharmed, she rushed over to her. When she saw Xu Hongying's injured arm, she was so angry that she wanted to hit her, but she was afraid of hurting the child, so she just kept crying.
Through my teary eyes, it seemed as if I had returned to that day when the sky was filled with blood.
"Mom, I'm fine."
Xu Hongying was most afraid of her mother crying, but the more she tried to persuade her, the more Madam Xu couldn't control her tears. She was scared; she only had this one biological daughter.
Xie Ning was the same, but Chen Wanniang didn't cry. Instead, she took a riding whip and chased after Xie Qi, whipping his buttocks.
Chen Yuncheng, standing to the side, scrunched up his round little face and silently looked away. His father also liked to whip his bottom with a horsewhip. He never expected that even his older cousin, who was so old, couldn't escape it.
"Bao'er is still young, how can you be so immature? There are so many assassins, are they a joke?"
Chen Wanniang didn't dare to speak loudly, after all, the princess was still not far away, she just pulled Xie Qi's ear and scolded him in a low voice.
Snowball circled around Xie Ning, then whimpered in one direction. Xie Ning looked in that direction and saw a group of soldiers on horseback, accompanied by hunting dogs. Behind the horses was a group of people—the fleeing assassins.
"Good plan." Using hunting dogs to find people is a good idea, but this is a hunting ground, so the presence of hunting dogs is normal.
Not only were hunting grounds kept with hunting dogs for hunting, but the Great Zhou army also kept a large number of hunting dogs for use on the battlefield.
By the firelight, it was clear that most of those people had their jaws dislocated and had been dragged along, suffering considerable injuries.
"Now that the assassin has been captured, Your Majesty, please release the guests at the horse farm." Princess De'an looked at the assassin being dragged back, her eyes narrowing slightly.
"Your Majesty, what if there are assassins working within the horse farm?" Prince Duan felt somewhat reassured seeing that Princess De'an was unharmed.
“If they are guests, even if we release them now, they can’t escape. If they are not, if we don’t release them, we will inevitably provoke their resentment, which would be a loss for us.”
Although they are royalty, they still have to be reasonable. Some of the guests who can come to the racecourse come from families with considerable backgrounds. If these powerful and wealthy people are released, the rest of the people will not need to be restrained, and everyone will have a good reputation.
"OK."
Prince Duan, aware of the gravity of the situation, glanced at the sedan chair and asked with concern, "How is the prince consort's injury?"
"With Young Master Xie here, the Prince Consort is not in any danger." After all, he is a military general, and he tried his best to avoid vital points when facing the enemy. His current unconsciousness is just due to excessive blood loss.
In fact, if it weren't for protecting her, the prince consort wouldn't have been injured. Princess De'an looked expressionlessly at the assassin kneeling on the ground. She wanted to see who wanted to kill her.
When Xie Ning was mentioned, Prince Duan looked around and searched for a long time before finally spotting Xie Ning's white wolf among the group of women. As for Xie Ning himself, he was already surrounded by them.
These people came with Qiu Yu's mother, Madam Qiu, mainly to find out what had happened.
Xie Ning, of course, wouldn't speak carelessly. He simply changed the subject and pointed to the prey brought back by the guards.
"We have hunted quite a lot of game today. Since I started practicing medicine, I have relied on the care of you ladies. So I will give these game to you ladies. I hope you will not find them offensive."
Starting with Qiu Yu, she frequently entered the inner quarters to treat people's illnesses. Although treating people's illnesses was considered a favor, the ladies and young women were willing to accept her treatment and helped her gain fame, which also broadened her path.
It's simply a matter of mutual benefit.
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