The guard picked up the basin of green pine and was about to leave. Chu Yunxi called him back again.
"Wait a minute, don't throw it away. Find an empty room and keep it for a closer look. Be careful, don't get tricked."
She also wanted to know what trick Concubine Rong wanted to use to deal with the prince. In this life, she would protect Jun Lingyun.
"Yes. I understand." The guard followed the order.
Chu Wenzhong looked at the man in front of him who looked exactly like Jun Lingyun, and still felt a little unreal.
"Does Concubine Rong really have the courage to persecute His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Chu Yunxi also felt a little sad in her heart, sad that people are unpredictable, and sad that she had another enemy. If she was an enemy of Concubine Rong, it probably meant that she was an enemy of the third prince.
"Brother, how courageous a person is depends on how big the benefits are."
Several people present nodded, feeling that what Chu Yunxi said made sense.
But for what benefit did Concubine Rong take such a risky move? Could it be that she had the intention to let her son compete for the throne?
As soon as Xiao Guogong came down from court, he saw a young eunuch looking at him. He took a step behind and winked at the young eunuch.
The little eunuch hurried forward and whispered:
"My lord, Concubine Rong asked me to tell you, it's done."
Xiao Guogong waved the young eunuch away and sneered triumphantly. Once people's hearts become big and they start to dream about things that don't belong to them, it's the best time to control them.
He waited patiently for a few more days, until the Yunxiao Kingdom lost its crown prince, and until his grandson Jun Hongyan came back from Li City.
At this time, Jun Hongyan, who was far away in Licheng, was living a life like a local emperor, and he didn't want to miss Shu.
The emperor was disgusted with the Xiao family. Duke Xiao was busy with party disputes and was afraid that Jun Hongyan would get the news. He lost his sense of proportion. No one informed Jun Hongyan of the death of Concubine Xiao. As a result, he did not shy away from drinking and drinking.
"My lord, when you return to Beijing, will you really take the slave family with you?"
A voluptuous and beautiful woman, wearing a thin dress, leaned into Jun Hongyan's arms like a boneless woman, and brought a glass of wine to his mouth.
Jun Hongyan took a sip. The spicy taste made him feel relaxed physically and mentally. He reached out and pinched the woman's face.
"That's natural. You are my heartthrob. How can I be willing to leave you behind?"
"Then when will the prince return to the capital? My family is so old, and I have never been to the capital. I heard that the capital is very prosperous, and any woman is as beautiful as a flower."
The woman's face was full of yearning, and she squeezed Jun Hongyan's leg flatteringly.
Jun Hongyan leaned back on the chair with satisfaction.
"No matter how beautiful the women in the capital are, they are not as beautiful as you."
It made the woman giggle.
Jun Hongyan thought of his two concubines. They were both beautiful and boring. There were no other women outside who could be so delicate, sweet, and considerate.
If he hadn't been thinking about that position, he wouldn't have wanted to return to the capital. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. In this city, he is the king's law and the sky, and he can do whatever he wants.
Thinking of this, he grabbed the woman and wanted to do something pleasant.
"Prince An, Prince An is not well." The guard suddenly shouted and barged in.
Jun Hongyan raised his hand and threw the wine glass out. Fortunately, the guard was quick enough to prevent his head from being broken and bloody.
"This king is very good!"
The guard quickly knelt down and said:
"Prince An, please calm down. The children we imprisoned were kidnapped."
"What did you say?"
Was it kidnapped in broad daylight? Or was it Zie's child? With so many half-grown children, how could he escape from the city under his jurisdiction?
Jun Hongyan stood up with a start and knocked the woman on top of him to the ground.
"Oh, my lord, it hurts so much."
"Get out!"
The woman wanted to act coquettishly, but Jun Hongyan roared angrily. She was so frightened that she quickly got up and ran out in despair.
"You haven't sent anyone to chase him yet!"
Jun Hongyan's heart was pounding. He had been living too comfortably these days. He couldn't think of anyone who would be so bold as to kidnap the children he imprisoned, let alone someone who had the ability.
Could it be that Jun Lingyun, who is far away in the capital, has reached out to Li City?
He hurriedly put on his outer robe and decided to go and investigate in person. If he was really Jun Lingyun and felt uncomfortable coming all the way to see him, don't blame him for being rude.
When he arrived at the compound where the children were being guarded, there were originally about ten children detained there, but before he had time to move them, they all disappeared?
"Where are the people?" He glared angrily at the few defeated soldiers in the yard.
"King Hui'an, the capital was all robbed."
The guards who were guarding knew that they were in big trouble, so they covered their painful arms and legs and knelt on the ground, terrified.
"Who did this?"
Jun Hongyan's mind was racing. He wasn't robbing money and sex, but why was he robbing unwanted orphans? Jun Lingyun was the only one who could do such a thing.
"Prince An, please forgive me. You guys really don't know. The four of them all wear masks and have great martial arts skills. We are no match for them."
Jun Hongyan looked at the injured guard and became furious.
"Only four people? There are so many of you, but you let them take their children and run away without even landing? Where did they go?"
"Prince An, they ran towards the dark woods."
The guard who had just gone to report the news quickly reported back.
"The dark woods are rumored to be haunted?"
Jun Hongyan turned around and walked out of the yard. If you dare to provoke him, you must be prepared to die.
"Sign up thirty people, bring a few dogs, and follow me to chase them! Send another thirty people to outflank them from the other side. They can't run fast with those children, so search them carefully for me!"
"Yes! Your Majesty." The guard took the order and went to make arrangements.
Jun Hongyan was filled with excitement when he thought about how to deal with Jun Lingyun's people. He personally led his people to chase him into the dark forest. There was only a trodden path in the forest. But the dogs they brought sniffed everywhere and went straight to the densest forest.
barking everywhere.
It had just rained last night and the ground was full of mud. Jun Hongyan could only lead people into the forest one foot deep and one foot shallow.
No wonder it is called the Black Forest. As soon as you enter the forest, even in the daytime, there is an eerie and terrifying atmosphere. The canopy of trees is dense, blocking out the sky and the sun.
Not to mention those irregular branches, just look at the potholes on the ground. If an ordinary person wants to ride through them on horseback, it will probably be a narrow escape.
Jun Hongyan cherished his life very much and naturally would not take such a risk. The group abandoned their horses and searched on foot.
The officers and soldiers gradually lined up in a line, using their swords to chop the vegetation around them, and searched forward.
Following the direction pointed by the three dogs, they opened a path and marched through half of the forest, but did not find a single person.
Jun Hongyan had never been so tired before, and looked coldly at the guard who reported the news.
"Did you really see them entering the dark woods?"
"Prince An, the guards saw it with their own eyes. They chased him into the dark forest and lost him."
The guards were also one of the top two. God knows how someone could dare to go against the government in broad daylight and still escape smoothly.
"Where's that guy?"
Jun Hongyan asked angrily as his feet hurt from walking.
"Maybe, maybe it went deeper."
The official slandered him, he didn't know why the people were missing.
He was still guessing whether they had never taken this road at all, but looking at Jun Hongyan's unhappy look, how could he dare to say it? He had no choice but to tell nonsense.