The plan was flawed.
This shouldn't be the case.
They shouldn't have ended up in such a dire situation.
It was his fault; he was still... too soft-hearted and too timid.
However, Su Wanyan was taken aback by these words. What was there to regret?
Do you regret bringing her along?
Did she cause him trouble or something?
Before she could think it through, she felt herself being lifted into the air.
With the sound of clashing swords, Su Wanyan was almost thrown off balance by Xiao Bu.
Without giving her a chance to think further, she could only hold tightly to Xiaobu's shoulders.
Meanwhile, inside the imperial tent.
At this moment, Emperor Yuanhe was sitting on a Luohan bed, surrounded by imperial physicians. His shoulder was wrapped in bandages, and bright red bloodstains were faintly visible under the bandages.
In addition to his shoulder, his arm was also injured.
Empress Xia Yunshang watched with a worried expression, while two imperial concubines waited outside the tent.
Outside the tent, civil and military officials were gathered in large numbers.
After Emperor Yuanhe finished bandaging himself and came to the outer tent, Consort Xian immediately rushed forward: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, how are you?"
Emperor Yuanhe, with a serious expression, ignored Consort Xian's words and walked straight out of the imperial tent.
The area outside the tent was packed with people. When Emperor Yuanhe emerged from the imperial tent, everyone knelt down in fear and said, "Your subjects pay their respects to Your Majesty!"
Emperor Yuanhe's face showed both anger and worry, his brows furrowed: "How is it? Has Prince Gong been found?"
Liu Rencai hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, it's not yet..."
Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Yuanhe roared, "What's going on? Why haven't we found them yet after all this time? Are you all just good for nothing? The entire hunting ground is so small, yet you can't even find a single person. What use are you to me?"
Emperor Yuanhe was both anxious and unhurried.
The entire hunting grounds are now under his control, and he is not worried that Yu Nanqing can escape from his control.
But he had just clearly heard an explosion in the hunting grounds.
He had heard a similar explosion during the last assassination attempt in the capital, which gave him a bad feeling. So he was eager for the results, but he also felt that even if Yu Nanqing had extraordinary abilities, it was impossible for him to survive.
Emperor Yuanhe was furious, and all the civil and military officials in the hall knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Eunuch Liu also knelt down with a "plop": "Your Majesty! Commander Wei has already sent people to look for him."
Commander Wei is the commander of the Imperial Guards.
"Where is the assassin?" Emperor Yuanhe asked angrily. "Has the assassin's identity been ascertained?"
"This...this..." Liu Rencai hesitated and couldn't say anything.
"And what about the explosion that just came from the hunting grounds? Send men to investigate immediately. If they can't find out, they'll have to answer to me with their heads!"
Not everyone in the area was blindfolded; there were troops patrolling the entire hunting grounds, and troops were also stationed inside the hunting grounds.
Such a momentous event as the assassination of Emperor Yuanhe could not have happened quietly.
Furthermore, the time between the assassination attempt and Emperor Yuanhe's discovery was far too long. The hunting grounds were filled with the sons of high-ranking officials, and to protect their safety, the entire hunting grounds were under tight security. Yet, such a huge loophole still occurred.
Intelligent people could already vaguely guess the conspiracy behind the assassination attempt, but now that Emperor Yuanhe was also injured, even if they could think of it, they dared not make any bold guesses.
"And another thing!" Emperor Yuanhe sighed and asked, "Has the Eldest Princess been found?"
Upon hearing this question, Eunuch Liu truly began to tremble.
He knew Yu Nanqing; Emperor Yuanhe had no expectation that he would return alive. But the Eldest Princess was a different story…
He replied hesitantly, "Your Majesty, it's...it's not yet..."
"What!" Emperor Yuanhe frowned, his head throbbing with annoyance.
Has Yu Tingyi not returned yet?
"Keep searching!" Emperor Yuanhe ordered in a deep voice.
Emperor Yuanhe was annoyed. Yu Tingyi should have returned before him, but when he was 'rescued' and brought back to his tent, Yu Tingyi had not yet returned.
What on earth is she doing?!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Suddenly, Marquis Yuanning rushed out from the crowd, knelt on the ground, and said anxiously, "Your Majesty! My daughter... my daughter has also gone missing! Your Majesty..."
A servant just reported that Su Muqing is missing. Upon investigation, it was discovered that Su Muqing entered the hunting grounds during the day and has not returned since.
She didn't bring any of her maids or servants with her.
Given the relationship between Marquis Yuanning and Emperor Yuanhe, he had long suspected that the assassination attempt was orchestrated by Emperor Yuanhe.
If we speak to Emperor Yuanhe now, he will surely find a way to send someone to find Su Muqing and bring her back.
However, Emperor Yuanhe frowned deeply upon hearing this.
These two are troublesome and will only cause him trouble!
"Send people to search immediately!" Emperor Yuanhe ordered in a cold voice.
The hunting grounds were already filled with his men, and there were also siege crossbows that had been set up in advance. Swords and blades have no eyes, and even he could not escape them, let alone a young lady from a marquis's mansion.
Emperor Yuanhe ignored it, but he had to put on a show of it.
"ah--"
Suddenly, screams erupted outside the camp.
Emperor Yuanhe felt a sudden tightness in his chest: "What's going on?"
"Report—"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a soldier rushed in to report: "Your Majesty! Prince Gong... Prince Gong has returned!"
Emperor Yuanhe's heart sank, and his hand gripping the dragon throne tightened involuntarily, his face filled with anger: "What did you say?"
These four words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
How could Yu Nanqing possibly come back!
The hunting grounds were filled with his men, both inside and out. He had secretly given orders to the army that was searching the hunting grounds. How could Yu Nanqing possibly be able to come back?
He personally led Yu Nanqing into the trap; how could Yu Nanqing possibly come back?
How did he get back?
Emperor Yuanhe almost blurted out those words, but reason pulled him back to his senses. He gritted his teeth and said, "Where is the person? Where was the person found? Quickly bring the person up!"
With a loud "thud," a soldier covered in blood was suddenly thrown to the front of the hall.
"ah--"
The entire audience held their breath, and some of the more timid women even screamed.
"Your Majesty," came Yu Nanqing's gloomy, mocking voice, "how badly are you injured?"
Looking up, Emperor Yuanhe's pupils suddenly contracted, and he leaped to his feet.
How could that be!
Yu Nanqing, holding a long sword, walked forward step by step with a gloomy and ruthless face stained with blood. Even the coiled dragon under his robe looked extremely ferocious.
It was as if they had returned from the realm of demons to the human world.
Emperor Yuanhe stared wide-eyed, trembling uncontrollably, not from fear, but from boundless rage.
Why was Yu Nanqing able to stand up?
Even everyone in the room stared in disbelief at what they were seeing.
Wasn't Prince Gong paralyzed?
He was in a wheelchair this morning, so how come he can stand up now?
In an instant, Emperor Yuanhe's eyes turned fiercely to the swords of the guards in the arena!
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