"Have someone check what kind of medicine he has in his mouth," Yi Zexuan said, squatting down again to remove his mask.
"Judging from their appearance, they are not from here; they look more like people from the Central Plains."
The guard explained, "He has a brand on his neck, which should be Deadpool. It shouldn't be difficult to find out the group behind him by looking at the brand on his neck. As for where he is from, that remains to be verified."
Upon hearing this, Yi Zexuan parted his head and saw the brand on the left side of his neck.
“How dare someone be so arrogant as to commit violence here! Yuan Ruo, take some men to investigate.”
"yes."
"By the way, I sensed from their commotion that there was more than one person. Why was he the only one there?"
“When the incident was discovered, his accomplices had all fled. When we arrived, he was the only one still firing arrows. His subordinates were negligent; they not only failed to block the arrows, but also failed to capture the others.”
“This is not your fault. The most urgent thing is to find out about their group and the mastermind behind it. You two should help Yuan Ruo investigate.”
"Yes," the two replied in unison.
And at this moment...
The lord returned laden with spoils, overjoyed. But when he came out, he couldn't see the others, so he asked, "Haven't the Regent and the others come out yet?"
The eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! You must go and see!"
The lord frowned: "What happened?"
"I don't know why, but I saw the Regent carrying the princess running through the bushes, and both of them were hit by arrows."
"Oh? How could such a thing happen!" The Lord was shocked. In fact, the Lord would not feel sorry for him after this happened, since Yi Zexuan was indeed his opponent.
"So what's the situation now?" the lord asked again.
The eunuch shook his head: "They're all waiting for you outside, and we don't know what the situation is yet."
Upon hearing this, the lord dismounted and asked, "Where are they now? I need to go and check on them quickly. Tell everyone else to stay put and not move around."
"yes."
No sooner had the lord left than the empress emerged, and seeing the crowd gossiping, she couldn't help but smile smugly.
When someone noticed her coming out, the Empress immediately stopped smiling.
"Where has everyone gone? I got lost inside and just came out. Isn't it time? Why haven't I seen anyone yet?"
So someone explained it to her again, and she dismounted and hurried over at a leisurely pace. Meanwhile, Lady Yue, who was still standing on the high platform, seemed to have noticed something. She looked at the Empress's departing figure and couldn't help but sneer.
Before their lord arrived, Yi Zexuan and his men had already hidden the assassin and were preparing to check him again.
Yi Zexuan went back inside to rest. Looking at the unconscious Su Lixia, he couldn't help but feel a little foolish, because when she blocked the first arrow, he still thought that Su Lixia might have deliberately set a trap.
At this moment, the lord had already arrived.
Yi Zexuan stood up and bowed.
The lord looked at the bandage on his arm and quickly asked, "I heard you were injured outside. What happened?"
Yi Zexuan shook his head: "I don't know where the assassin came from, but he injured both me and the princess."
Upon hearing this, the lord looked at Su Lixia and said, "It seems she is seriously injured."
Yi Zexuan nodded and said, "He took two arrows for me, otherwise I would be the one lying there right now."
"It seems the rumors are true. The princess is truly deeply in love with you. How is she now? Has she gotten better?"
"The situation is under control now, and we're just waiting for him to wake up."
"That's good, that's good. If His Majesty finds out that the princess is injured, it will be difficult for us to explain. Let the servants take good care of her and make sure nothing else goes wrong."
Yi Zexuan nodded: "Of course."
"By the way, the imperial physician said that the princess still needs to rest. It is estimated that the Empress will come after she hears about this. Please ask Your Majesty to go back and tell the Empress that she does not need to come. We can talk about it when the princess is feeling better."
Furthermore, this place is not suitable for recuperation, but the autumn hunt cannot be abruptly ended, so I intend to take the princess back to the palace to heal.
Upon hearing this, the lord frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Alright then, let's leave tomorrow. Let's not create the impression that the princess is about to die and cause panic among everyone."
"That's natural."
"Alright, then I'll head back now. There are still a lot of people waiting outside for me to take charge."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please take care."
Sure enough, the empress arrived as soon as the lord stepped out.
Upon seeing him come out, the Empress did not go inside.
"How are the prince and princess? Your Majesty?" the empress asked.
"They all suffered only minor injuries, but the princess has not yet woken up, while Yi Zexuan is basically fine."
The Empress nodded: "I hope the princess is alright, otherwise this matter will cause a huge uproar if word gets out. The princess's safety is of utmost importance."
The lord chuckled: "You mean it doesn't matter if the Regent doesn't wake up? I suspect you orchestrated this. Otherwise, how could an assassin suddenly appear in such a heavily guarded place?"
The Empress's lips twitched: "Your Majesty has misunderstood me. In this situation, it's understandable that I would be more concerned about the princess."
"If you did it, there's nothing to be afraid of. The main thing is that there's absolutely no harm done. The person who did this is too stupid. Not only did they fail to achieve their goal, but they also aroused the other party's vigilance."
The Empress smiled awkwardly. Although she knew that the Lord had always been at odds with Yi Zexuan, and that he was even somewhat pleased by this incident, she always appeared gentle and kind in front of him. Therefore, she naturally dared not and did not want to admit to such a shady matter.
Besides, those people were actually hired by her, not trained by her, so saying that would be even more inappropriate.
The lord walked back to the high platform. By this time, the people below were all exhausted and slumped on the ground. They only slowly got up when they saw him return.
The lord did not pursue the matter further, saying that the two had been injured by accident. Everyone discussed it, clearly not believing it, and Qimuge, who was listening from below the stage, scoffed at it.
"The banquet is about to begin, everyone please hurry up and get ready to start the banquet."
After saying this, the lord withdrew.
Lady Yue followed closely behind him, seized the opportunity to hug his arm, and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, you have no idea how frightening they looked when they came out. How could they be so careless? They scared us to death."
"Haha." The lord was pleased to hear this soft voice. He patted the back of her hand with his other hand and laughed, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Everything is fine now. Let's go change our clothes and then hurry to the banquet."
"Yes, but speaking of which, this is the first time Yue'er has seen His Majesty ride a horse. His Majesty is so handsome."
The lord was delighted by the sweet words.
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