Chapter 107 The closer she got to the truth, the more terrifying it became for her.
"Your Highness Prince Xiao!"
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law!"
Qin Ye had just uttered two words when the sounds of the Golden Guards searching for him echoed from the cliff.
They arrived so quickly.
He hadn't spent enough time with her yet.
“Yun Si”.
Qin Ye looked at her with reluctance, not having time to explain in detail, and said in a deep voice, "Give me some more time and cooperate with me."
Upon hearing the shouts, Yun Si understood that once the Jinwu Guards reached the edge of the cliff, they would immediately discover them at the bottom.
Although she still had some doubts, she nodded solemnly: "Okay."
Qin Ye kissed her again, with deep affection.
Only when the footsteps reached the edge of the cliff did he reluctantly let go of her.
"Qin Ye, I will help you develop an antidote."
Yun Si hurriedly said, "Also, I heard that the Ministry of War's research on new weapons is not going well. I'll give you a blueprint later, which may be able to help you."
Qin Ye nodded, his gaze fixed on her face, unwilling to look away even for a moment.
"Fourth Brother!"
The next moment, the voice of Prince Jing, Qin Mu, came from above: "Stay put, I'll come down and save you right away."
The two looked at each other, both seemingly somewhat helpless.
Fifteen minutes later, Qin Mu successfully rescued the two.
Qin Ye's aura calmed down, and he returned to his indifferent state.
Yun Si tried her best to keep a straight face and not utter a word.
Qin Mu could tell that the atmosphere between the two was not right. He had only recently taken over the Jinwu Guard and had been busy reorganizing the team. The team had been led by Di Long before, and many malignant elements remained.
After taking over, he punished those who deserved punishment, executed those who deserved execution, and dismissed those who deserved dismissal, swiftly wiping out the entire Jinwu Guard with ruthless methods.
During this time, he learned that Yun Si had been assassinated and went to Prince Xiao's residence to check on her. Later, after hearing that she was out of danger, he focused on his own affairs and stopped paying attention to them.
I wonder what happened between them, they don't seem very happy at all?
Could it be that Fourth Sister-in-law is throwing a tantrum at Fourth Brother because he agreed to take a concubine?
Qin Mu made this guess, but he didn't have time to care about it.
"Fourth brother, Father was attacked and injured. Second brother was also injured while protecting Father. There were twelve assassins in total, all of whom were hidden in the hunting grounds beforehand. Eight died, two escaped, and two others were captured and have been taken into custody by me. They are waiting for Father to interrogate them personally."
Qin Mu quickly told Qin Ye what had happened, and then asked, "Fourth Brother, who do you think sent the assassins this time?"
Qin Ye pondered for a moment, a sharp glint flashing in his deep black eyes.
“A few people just came over and took Jiang Wanning away. Although they tried their best to imitate the Qin accent when they spoke, I could still hear a trace of the unique tone of the Northern Yan people.”
"People from Northern Yan?"
Qin Mu frowned in confusion: "We haven't had any war with Northern Yan in recent years, so why would they risk so much to assassinate Father, and for real? Father's injuries..."
As he spoke, he suddenly lowered his voice and whispered the rest of the message into Qin Ye's ear.
The sound was very soft, and Yun Si couldn't hear it.
However, Qin Mu's expression showed that he was very serious.
Have the people of Northern Yan gone mad?
Previously, they had secretly colluded with Prince Lin. Now, they suddenly attempted to assassinate the emperor. What are they after?
Was it instigated by the King of Lin?
Probably not.
This hunt was the first time Prince Lin had officially accepted a task assigned to him by His Majesty. Even if he had any ulterior motives, he wouldn't have chosen to act at this time.
Otherwise, the situation wouldn't just be injury, but... a successful assassination.
Prince Lin would not be injured again while trying to save the emperor.
From this perspective, it's more likely that he fell out with the Northern Yan people, and they deliberately tried to trip him up, hoping to cause him to lose favor with the Emperor.
Yun Si thought this way, and Qin Ye and Qin Mu's guesses were roughly the same as hers.
"Although it was Second Brother's negligence that prevented him from discovering someone hiding in the hunting grounds beforehand, which led to Father's injury, he has rendered meritorious service in saving the Emperor. Today, he took another blow for Father. I think Father won't blame him too much."
Qin Mu and Qin Ye walked ahead, with Yun Si following beside Qin Ye.
Behind him stood a group of Imperial Guards.
"What about Father's Shadow Guards? They withdrew in time when the assassins appeared, so how could Father still be injured?" Qin Ye asked.
Evacuate in time?
Yun Si concealed her doubts.
Shouldn't the emperor's bodyguards be by his side at all times?
withdraw?
From where were they evacuated?
"I don't know."
Qin Mu seemed to have missed the question as well, and asked in confusion, "The Phantom Guards are elusive; I've never seen them before. But shouldn't they always be by Father's side?"
Qin Ye glanced at Yun Si out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing her indifferent expression, I wondered what she was thinking.
He looked away, his voice devoid of emotion, and said, "Maybe so, I didn't spot them either."
Yun Si listened quietly.
She was certain that Qin Ye wasn't telling the truth.
This man, I have no idea what he's up to.
He must have seen the Phantom Guard, which is why he said "retreat in time".
So, the Phantom Guard was with him... and them at that time?
Yun Si had already guessed most of it.
The closer she got to the truth, the more terrifying it became for her.
I was shocked.
It's unbelievable.
As they spoke, the group returned to the hunting grounds.
Qin Ye and Qin Mu entered Emperor Jiaqing's tent, and Yun Si followed them in.
Emperor Jiaqing sat on a wooden chair, with two imperial physicians kneeling in front of him, bandaging the wound on his leg.
Prince Lin, on the other hand, was lying on a bamboo couch nearby, and appeared to be much more seriously injured than Emperor Jiaqing.
Emperor Jiaqing was only injured in the calf, while Prince Lin suffered a knife wound to the abdomen and an arm. The wounds had already been treated by the imperial physicians, and he was lying on the couch, looking somewhat uneasy.
After all, it was his dereliction of duty.
On the surface, that's how he should react.
Princess Lin stood behind him, her face full of worry and tension, with a hint of complexity in her eyes.
Later, Yun Si asked Lan Xin and learned that Prince Lin had been stabbed twice. One stab was taken for Emperor Jiaqing, and the other was inflicted while saving Princess Lin.
"Your Majesty, although your leg is not seriously injured, the blade has been coated with a small amount of cold poison. You need to wash it with a detoxifying decoction every day, and also have acupuncture to dispel the cold. Otherwise, you may develop a serious illness after a hundred days."
The head imperial physician wrapped bandages around his neck while reporting in a low voice, his forehead beaded with sweat.
"Is there any sign of poisoning in Prince Lin's wound?"
The Jiaqing Emperor's expression was inscrutable, and his voice betrayed no emotion: "He has been stabbed twice, so we need to be even more careful."
"Your Majesty, only the knife wound on your arm was found to contain the same cold poison as your wound. Fortunately, the knife wound on your abdomen was not found. After washing it with antidote medicine for a few days, it will be fine."
The imperial physician answered with trepidation.
"Um."
Emperor Jiaqing responded and waved for the imperial physicians to leave. His gaze swept over everyone in the tent before finally settling on Qin Ye.
"I heard that you and the princess went missing. Where did you go?"
His voice was flat, as if he were just asking casually.
Before Qin Ye could answer, Qin Mu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I found my fourth brother and the others on a small stone slab halfway up the cliff. They were being chased by assassins and jumped off the cliff to escape."
"oh?"
The Jiaqing Emperor's expression was somber, revealing neither his belief nor disbelief: "Was he injured?"
"Your Majesty, I am very fortunate to have survived; I only suffered minor injuries," Qin Ye replied.
Emperor Jiaqing's gaze fell on Yun Si again, and he suddenly smiled, but the smile was only on the surface and did not reach his eyes at all.
"Your princess is quite lucky; it seems she didn't suffer any superficial injuries."
As he spoke, he looked toward Prince Lin, his gaze sweeping across the face of Princess Lin.
His eyes were deep and unfathomable, as if he were displeased.
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