Chapter 853, Assassin
The emperor was injured and unconscious, which made all the people who came with the hunting unable to sleep. Everyone was silently paying attention to the situation in the dragon tent.
The next day, when the sky was bright, several imperial doctors entered the dragon tent again.
The eldest prince and several others also wanted to go in to see how the emperor was doing, but unfortunately they were stopped outside by the imperial guards.
The eldest prince and several others were very dissatisfied with this.
But the Imperial Guards were directly under the command of the Emperor, so they did not dare to confront them and could only return to their tents in anger.
Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye another day had passed.
Seeing that there was still no news of the emperor waking up from the dragon tent, the eldest prince and the officials behind him gradually became restless.
As soon as it got dark, the in-laws and relatives of the adult princes gathered in their tents, discussing in low voices the "big things" that would affect the future.
"If the Emperor really has something to worry about, I'm afraid we'll have to prepare."
Outside the Fourth Prince's tent, the Fourth Prince's wife smiled and sent her family away. She turned back into the tent, looked at her husband who was sitting under the lamp, thinking about something, and silently went to make the bed.
The third prince watched the actions of his brothers, and when it was late at night, he put on a cloak and quietly went to the Jiang family's tent.
As soon as he entered, he looked anxiously at Lord Cheng'en: "Is my father really dying?"
Duke Cheng'en glanced at the Third Prince and confirmed, "The Emperor was indeed seriously injured and fell unconscious while hunting."
The third prince still couldn't believe it.
Duke Cheng'en knew that the Third Prince was still undecided about what to do next, so he could only say, "I sent people to the hunting site. There was blood everywhere. It was extremely tragic. It couldn't be faked."
"And there are people of mine in the Jinling Guard. Not long ago, Xue Xiangchen secretly sent the Jinling Guard back to the capital to mobilize the capital's guards."
"Think about it yourself. If the emperor wasn't seriously injured, would it be necessary to mobilize the guards?"
The third prince looked struggling.
Duke Cheng'en continued, "Third Prince, opportunity waits for no one. The forces behind the eldest prince and his followers are no weaker than yours. If you can't take them down this time despite your advance preparations, you may never have another chance in the future."
The Third Prince clenched his fists and hesitated for a moment before his expression became firm. He looked at Duke Cheng'en and said, "Okay, I agree. When do we start?"
A hint of triumph flashed across Duke Cheng'en's eyes. "We must take control of the camp before the guards arrive. But before that, you must work with the eldest prince and the others to do something."
The Third Prince: "What's the matter?"
Duke Cheng'en still couldn't let go of Prince Jiang's death. In his opinion, if Xiao Yeyang hadn't been chasing him relentlessly, his son wouldn't have died at all: "The reason for arresting Xiao Yeyang is that he failed to protect the emperor. If we don't arrest Xiao Yeyang, our future will not go smoothly."
The third prince was silent for a moment, then turned and left the tent to look for the eldest prince and his companions.
At the same time, in Daohua and Xiao Yeyang's tent, Daohua looked at Gu Jian who suddenly appeared with a look of surprise: "Master, why are you here?"
Dong Li: "The old man heard that the emperor was injured in the enclosure and insisted on coming to see him. I couldn't stop him, so I could only bring him here quietly."
Gu Jian looked at Daohua with anxiety in his eyes: "How is the emperor's injury?"
Daohua lowered her voice and said, "The Emperor should be fine, Master, don't worry."
Gu Jian frowned and said, "What do you mean it should be fine?" He paused and said, "Call Ye Yang back to me. Since I'm here, I have to see the emperor."
Daohua had no say in the matter, so she could only send Wang Maner to call for help: "Remember, don't alarm anyone else."
Soon, Xiao Yeyang came back.
Gu Jian glanced at Xiao Yeyang's expression, and his tense heart suddenly relaxed.
He was also afraid of the Jiang family. When the Jiang family members went crazy, they could really do anything. He was worried that the emperor would not be able to prevent the Jiang family from getting into trouble.
Xiao Yeyang quietly told Gu Jian about the emperor's situation.
Gu Jian heard that the emperor's head had indeed hit the rock. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'd better go and take a look. I'm not very confident in the people in the Imperial Hospital."
Xiao Yeyang did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Daohua was a little surprised: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled faintly and said, "Now, I'm afraid they won't move. You should also follow the old man to the emperor's uncle. I'm worried about you staying here."
Then, Xiao Yeyang took Gu Jian and Daohua to the dragon tent.
After seeing this, the people who stayed behind from all parties quickly informed their masters behind them of the news.
Inside the dragon tent, the emperor was sitting on the bed with a thick white cloth tied on his head. When he saw Gu Jian coming in, he hurriedly wanted to get up from the bed.
Gu Jian walked over quickly, held the emperor down, then with a stern face, he removed the white cloth on the emperor's head and carefully examined the wound.
The few imperial doctors who were left in the tent gasped when they saw Gu Jian being so bold. Seeing that the emperor and Xiao Yeyang did not stop him, they all secretly guessed the identity of the visitor.
Gu Jian confirmed that the emperor was indeed fine, then he said sternly, "There are plenty of ways to deal with those people. Why do you have to hurt yourself?"
The emperor touched his nose awkwardly and said, "Uncle, this was truly an accident. How could I do such a foolish thing as hurting myself?"
Hearing the emperor's address, the faces of several imperial doctors changed and their hearts began to pound.
The emperor looked at Gu Jian and said, "Uncle, I will deal with the Jiang family in an upright manner and not give anyone else any grounds to talk. Just wait, it won't be long before I can clear the name of your mother and you."
Gu Jian said calmly, "It doesn't matter whether it's justified or not, as long as you don't put yourself in danger again in the future."
At this moment, several imperial doctors wished they were deaf. Would they be silenced if they heard such a secret?
Just then, there was a commotion outside the tent, followed by the voices of the guards.
"First Prince, Second Prince, Third Prince, Fifth Prince, the Emperor is resting. Why are you bringing so many people here?"
The voice of the third prince sounded.
"Just now, a guard discovered that an assassin had sneaked into the camp. We were worried about the safety of our father, so we rushed here immediately."
The emperor looked at Gu Jian and Dong Li and laughed, "My sons really hope that something bad will happen to me."
Gu Jian snorted, "You really didn't teach your sons well."
emperor:"."
Xiao Yeyang: "Uncle Emperor, I'll go out and take a look."
The emperor nodded.
Outside the tent, as the eldest prince and several others gathered outside the dragon tent, the accompanying officials also rushed over after hearing the noise.
When Xiao Yeyang lifted the curtain and walked out, he happened to hear the eldest prince telling the guards that he wanted to go into the tent to see the emperor.
As soon as he came out, the eldest prince and others fell silent.
Xiao Yeyang glanced at everyone expressionlessly, and finally his gaze fell on the eldest prince and his companions: "Uncle Emperor is resting, what are you doing making noise outside?"
The eldest prince frowned and looked at Xiao Yeyang: "Xiao Yeyang, how is father's injury?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Didn't the imperial doctors all say that the emperor's uncle is fine and just needs to rest."
The Third Prince took over and said, "Since Father is alright, we would like to go in and pay our respects."
Xiao Yeyang frowned and looked at the Third Prince: "I said, the Emperor needs to rest."
The Third Prince: "We won't make any noise, we'll just quietly kowtow to Father and come out."
The eldest prince nodded quickly: "Yes, we will go in to see the emperor. We won't disturb his rest."
Xiao Yeyang's face was gloomy and full of reluctance: "The emperor is resting and he said that no one is allowed to disturb him. If you want to pay your respects and kowtow, please wait until we return to the palace."
Seeing that there was no response from inside the tent despite their loud noises, the Third Prince became even more certain that the Emperor was seriously injured and had not yet recovered. He immediately asked, "Xiao Yeyang, why are you allowed in while we, his own sons, are not?"
The Second and Fifth Princes followed suit, saying, "That's right."
The Third Prince continued, "Xiao Yeyang, you won't let us into the tent to see our father. Are you hiding something from us?"
Just then, a team of patrolling soldiers ran over.
The captain saluted to the eldest prince and his men and said, "My princes, we have searched other places and found no trace of the assassin. Now there is only..." As he spoke, he glanced at the dragon tent.
The way he was, what he hadn't said was self-evident.
(End of this chapter)
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