Chapter 185 Her Corpse
"Your Highness, the reinforcements have already dealt with the assassins, leaving a number of them alive. Please rest assured, Your Highness."
He Zhiyu swung the sword in his hand, and the blood on the sword was wiped off.
However, there was no response from He Zhiyu. He just quickly rushed to where Qiao Wanyan was. He Yanli had already gone back before him.
Jiang Qiyun dealt with the last assassin just in time to see He Yanli coming back. Before he could say anything, He Yanli grabbed his collar and asked, "Where is she?!"
Jiang Qiyun didn't care about anything else, "He was taken away by Chen Che! There were too many assassins just now, I..."
Before he could finish his words, He Yanli shouted coldly, "Go find it!"
Mo Xiao immediately nodded in agreement, raised his hand, and saw all the guards in the palace scattered to look for someone.
Jiang Qiyun also followed. Lu Jinye had just gone to look for someone. It would have been fine if Chen Che could protect Qiao Wanyan well, but he was afraid that he hadn't noticed that there was an assassin chasing after them and the two of them would be killed.
I don’t know who these assassins are targeting, why there are so many of them.
The prince is currently in full control of Shanglin Paddock, and he is afraid that today's incident will bring him great misfortune.
If anything happened to Prince Xiling and Qiao Wanyan, it would be difficult to explain to both Xiling and Minister Qiao.
He Zhiyu's face was as gloomy as frost, "Jingyuan, immediately summon all the imperial guards to go into the forest to search for him!"
Jing Yuan immediately responded, gave the token in his hand to one of the guards, and followed He Zhiyu to look for someone.
In the huge forest farm, the sound of searching for people can be heard one after another, and the lingering sound echoes.
But the two people who had fainted could not hear anything, and they were difficult to spot after falling into the dense and messy bushes.
That's how people missed it.
Lu Jinye looked solemn. Seeing the Crown Prince and King Jing, he spoke without hesitation, "She should have fainted at this moment."
Not long ago, he felt a sense of dizziness for no apparent reason. It was not himself but Qiao Wanyan, the mother-child Gu.
He Yanli didn't ask him how he was so sure, he knew that there was a poison between the two of them that would tie their lives together.
He Zhiyu did not doubt it any more, as there was no need for him to lie at the moment.
"I have ordered all the entrances and exits of the forest farm to be heavily guarded. Wanyan will not be taken out of the forest farm. If she fainted, she must be hidden. We need to check behind the bushes. But if..."
Lu Jinye said seriously: "She is not dead."
Just three short words, and then he continued to look for the person without any more words.
He was talking to these annoying-looking people because they had a common goal. With more people, they could find the person faster. Right now, he had to find her as soon as possible to prevent the escaped assassin from finding her first.
The entrance to the forest farm has been under martial law, and Qiao Yihuan is standing in the distance, feeling extremely curious.
With so many imperial guards here, something must have happened in the forest farm!
Xiaoying ran back in a hurry, "Miss, there is an assassin inside."
Qiao Yihuan's pupils widened, "Assassin? Then Your Highness..."
She looked uneasily in the direction of the forest farm entrance, feeling extremely worried.
The most distinguished person who entered the forest was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Were the assassins targeting His Royal Highness?
Minister Qiao also knew about this matter immediately. Outside the tent, he solemnly warned, "Don't tell Madam about this matter. If Madam knows even a word, I will kill you!"
It is still unknown what exactly happened in the forest farm. The assassin was targeting the prince, and Wan Yan, as an innocent person, should not have anything happened to her.
However, the lady would be worried and would impulsively want to go to the forest farm to look for her daughter.
Seeing that he hadn't gone in yet, Jin came out and asked, "What happened?"
Minister Qiao shook his head. "Grand Tutor Zhou asked me to go see him later. He said the emperor has summoned me to go with him."
Jin didn't doubt it, "So that's how it is. The weather is good today, and I don't know when Yanyan will come out. That child is good at archery, and this time entering the forest farm should be fruitful. After all, our daughter is the best."
Whenever Jin mentioned Qiao Wanyan, her face was always filled with pride and joy. She had just peeled some lotus seeds with her own hands and was thinking of asking someone to make a bowl of lotus seed soup for her to drink when she came out.
"Mother."
Jin looked in the direction of the sound, and the smile on her face just now gradually dimmed.
Why is she here?
"Yihuan paid her respects to her father and mother. I wonder if they are standing here instead of resting inside. Do they also know that Wanyan is in trouble?"
Minister Qiao scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't I tell you to stay at home and dress up as a maid and follow the Marquis of Jing'an to Shanglin Paddock? Is this how you disobey your father's words?!"
Qiao Yihuan said calmly, "Father is right, but Yihuan just wanted to see what this Spring Search Conference is like, so I followed secretly."
Jin's tone was heavy, and her eyebrows were furrowed tightly. "What did you just say? What happened to Yanyan?"
Minister Qiao immediately put his arm around her shoulders and soothed her softly, "Don't take this rebellious girl's nonsense to heart. I'll go back with you to rest. Yanyan will be back soon. Didn't you peel the lotus seeds yourself? I'll peel them with you and wait for her to come out to drink the lotus seed soup."
Qiao Yihuan had no intention of shutting up. "Father, I'm not talking nonsense. There is an assassin in the forest farm, and my sister will definitely be in danger if she follows the prince. I was just worried, so I wanted to tell father and mother, wondering if there is any way to enter the forest farm to find my sister."
"Snap." A crisp sound was heard.
Minister Qiao angrily shouted, "Rebellious girl! Pin her down and send her back to the capital and lock her up in Yongde Manor immediately. Don't let her leave without my permission!"
On the other side, in the forest
A guard ran over in a hurry and reported in a panic: "Your Highness, something happened."
He Zhiyu frowned and said, "Speak."
The guard immediately said, "The assassins who were captured and kept alive all died of poison on the way to the dungeon. Not a single one survived. I have already sent people to check one by one, and there is no poison in their mouths. I guess they must have taken the poison in advance and had no intention of returning alive after the action."
They are just a group of assassins, but the fact that they could arrange such a large number of assassins to assassinate in Shanglin Paddock in advance shows how powerful the force behind them is!
The air pressure around He Zhiyu suddenly dropped, and his eyes were as deep as an unbottomed cold pond.
The guard said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing. The body of Princess Xiling was found in the forest, and all the guards who accompanied her were also killed. It should be, it should be those assassins who killed her."
He Yanli had already walked far away, but still heard these words.
He looked back at He Zhiyu and then withdrew his gaze without saying a word.
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