Murong Zhi carried Jin Manyue, who was shot by an arrow, and rode back to the tent at full speed. He immediately reported to the emperor and asked the imperial physician to treat her.
When the emperor arrived with the envoys from the Jinyang Kingdom, Murong Zhi stood at the entrance of the tent, covered in blood, anxiously waiting. Seeing the emperor approach, he quickly saluted.
"Father."
"Prince Dongli, what happened? How could my sister be shot by an arrow?" Jinyang Kingdom's Second Prince, Jin Nanchen, asked worriedly. "Please give me a reasonable explanation!"
"Prince, what's going on?" The emperor frowned and looked at Murong Zhi.
"Third Princess, you blocked the arrow for me." Murong Zhi sighed softly, "I encountered an assassin in the hunting grounds. While I was dealing with him, I was ambushed. The Third Princess appeared and blocked the arrow for me."
"What?" Jin Nanchen looked at Murong Zhi in disbelief.
Jin Manyue took the initiative to block the sword for Murong Zhi? Why was he so unconvinced?
"The Third Princess saved my life, and Murong Zhi will never forget it." Murong Zhi coughed lightly and spoke weakly, "The imperial physician is already doing his best to treat her. The princess will be fine."
"Prince, you should go down and treat your wound." The emperor ordered someone to take Murong Zhi down first. He was covered in blood and looked unpresentable.
Murong Zhi returned to the tent. Shen Jing was worried. When she saw Murong Zhi coming back, she immediately ran over and hugged him.
"Your Highness!"
Murong Zhi patted Shen Jing's back tiredly and gently pushed her away: "I'm fine."
"Your Highness, what happened to you?" Shen Jing was terrified when she saw the blood on Murong Zhi's body. Tears immediately fell down in a string. "Why is there so much blood?"
Murong Zhi glanced down at his bloodstained clothes, remembering Jin Manyue's pale face. His injuries were minor, but the fatal wound was on Jin Manyue.
Unexpectedly, she risked her life to save him.
"It's okay." Murong Zhi shook his head, helped Shen Jing walk to the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"What did Rong Xuan and Rong Qing do? How did His Highness get hurt..."
Murong Zhi grabbed Shen Jing's hand and looked up at her.
"Why did Rong Qing appear in the hunting grounds?"
"I was worried that something might happen to Your Highness, so I asked Rong Qing to go in and help you. I didn't expect him to get injured anyway."
"How did you know something would happen to me?"
"Because, because..." Shen Jing's eyes dodged for a moment, "My intuition tells me that His Highness is in danger..."
"Intuition?" Murong Zhi's eyes flashed. "Do you know that when I found Rong Qing in the hunting grounds, he was only breathing his last breath?"
If she had not let Rong Qing enter the hunting ground, Rong Qing would not have been seriously injured, Rong Xuan would not have left his side, and now Jin Manyue would not have come to block the arrow for him, leading to the current situation.
"I, I was worried about you, so I asked Rong Qing to help you!" Shen Jing didn't understand. How could it be wrong for her to do good for him?
As for Rong Qing being seriously injured, he was just a guard.
All this seemed to be deliberately arranged by someone, who transferred people away from him and then sent assassins to kill him.
The plan just missed one point, which was that Jin Manyue would come out to save him.
And the beginning of all this is silence.
It was she who allowed Rong Qing to enter the hunting ground.
Could it be her?
Murong Zhi looked at Shen Jing with cold eyes, and the latter was a little at a loss.
"Your Highness, I didn't know Rong Qing would be injured. I was just worried that something might happen to you..."
"Someone come!" Murong Zhi shouted outside, and two guards came in with swords in hand. "Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Take Chen Jing back to the tent. Without my order, she is not allowed to step out of the tent."
"yes."
Shen Jing widened her eyes, her gaze full of disbelief, and stared straight at Murong Zhi, her body trembling slightly with extreme shock and anger.
"Why?" She screamed hysterically, her voice filled with deep despair and confusion, "Just because Rong Qing was injured, you want to lock me up?"
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. However, Murong Zhi just waved his hand and had her taken away.
Not long after Shen Jing left, Rong Xuan came. When he heard that Murong Zhi was injured, he immediately came over from Rong Qing's side.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
"It's okay. How's Rong Qing?" Murong Zhi rubbed his eyebrows and asked tiredly.
"Three ribs were broken, and his left leg was also fractured. Although the tendons in his hand were reconnected, he won't be able to hold a sword anymore. At least, he's still alive." Rong Xuan clenched his fists. "And, he said it was a woman who hurt him."
"woman?"
When it comes to women with good martial arts skills, the first person Murong Zhi thinks of is Shen Qing.
Could it be Shen Qing? But how did she know that Rong Qing followed Shen Jing's arrangement and entered the hunting ground?
Could it be that Shen Jing and Shen Qing worked together to frame him?
Murong Zhi coughed violently twice.
"Your Highness, how are you?"
"No problem. Send someone to keep an eye on Jin Manyue and report any situation immediately."
"Yes, I'll help you apply the medicine first."
Murong Zhi nodded.
When Jiang Zhuo returned with a pile of prey, the tent seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds, and the atmosphere was depressing.
Everyone sat at the table in silence, their expressions solemn, and the atmosphere was so depressing that it seemed frozen.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely be the first..."
Jiang Zhuo's originally brisk steps paused, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared. He didn't understand what had happened to make the atmosphere here so heavy and weird.
He reflexively glanced at Shen Qing, who seemed fine, and his eyes signaled him to look at the emperor.
"Jiang Zhuo is back." The emperor greeted him lightly. He really didn't have the heart to tease Jiang Zhuo anymore.
"Your Majesty."
"Please sit down first."
Jiang Zhuo didn't say much and quietly returned to his seat and sat down.
He signaled Changfeng with his eyes to check what happened. After learning the truth, he understood why the atmosphere was like this.
The third princess of Jinyang Kingdom was seriously injured while trying to save Murong Zhi at the Dongli Hunting Ground. Now her life or death is uncertain, which is really worrying.
But who sent the assassin to kill Murong Zhi?
Jiang Zhuo looked at Chen Qing, then shook his head.
Impossible, if Shen Qing had done such an important thing as assassinating Murong Zhi, she would definitely have discussed it with him!
After a while, the imperial physician arrived.
"Your Majesty, the Third Princess's injuries have been controlled and she is not in danger of death."
When these words were spoken, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes." The emperor waved his hand to let the imperial physician leave. He turned to look at Jin Nanchen, "The Second Prince can rest assured."
"Your Majesty, we have come to Dongli to pray for good harvests, seeking Dongli's protection, but my sister was seriously injured in the hunting grounds. I beg Your Majesty to give us an explanation."
"Prince, this matter is your responsibility. You have seven days to find out who did this."
"Your son obeys your order."
He turned to look at Shen Qing, and she didn't have any unusual expression.
Eating fruit like an outsider.
Shen Qing...
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