Dongling Yuanyong, who had planned to go to Yizhou to join Ximen Yourong to rescue the people, immediately learned that Ximen Yourong was facing more troubles. Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered him to come to Yizhou in person, and
Almost as soon as I said go!
In this way, the emperor and the empress all went to Yizhou, and the imperial city seemed to have no backbone. Especially the imperial palace, people instantly felt a lot empty.
On the contrary, Yizhou is becoming more "lively" day by day! People who should go and people who shouldn't go are all gathered together!
As soon as Dongling Yuanyong arrived at Yizhou with his front legs, another man also came in a hurry with his hind legs.
This person is a bit unexpected, she is Dong Lingyan! She has only one purpose in coming to Yizhou, and that is to find Chu Hengye.
It's just that when Dong Lingyan arrives, it's a time when the sky is falling!
But she didn't know what big thing had happened, so when she came to Chu Hengye's camp excitedly, it was just when Chu Hengye was about to leave in a hurry.
When he saw Dong Lingyan, he was shocked for a moment, and then he said stiffly before she could say a word:
"Princess, please take care of yourself first, I have urgent matters to deal with!"
"Wait a minute!" Dongling Yanjiao scolded and stopped Chu Hengye from mounting the horse. She looked at him dissatisfied:
"I came to you non-stop, but what do you mean by just saying "it's your own convenience"?"
The two of them had made an engagement long ago. If nothing happened to Yizhou and he was sent to protect Ximen Yourong, they would have become an official couple by now.
In other words, she was his wife. She hurried slowly, and as long as she thought about seeing him along the way, she was so excited that she was tireless.
But as for him, his first words when he saw her were to tell her to "make her own arrangements", and even his tone was stiff and distant, as if they had nothing to do with each other.
Chu Hengye didn't know whether he was really in a hurry or felt that Dong Lingyan was hindering him. In short, his brows subconsciously frowned, but he saluted again and said hastily:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really don't have any extra time to explain to you now. I will apologize to the Princess when I come back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Hengye didn't give Dong Lingyan another chance to speak. He had already pushed her away from his horse, and then he jumped up and galloped away with several guards.
As the sound of the horse's hooves running quickly disappeared, Dong Lingyan was so wronged that she almost shed tears. But she blinked to hide the moisture in her eyes!
Although she was heartbroken that Dong Lingyan was treated casually by Chu Hengye, she could still force herself to bear it.
However, when she learned the reason why Chu Hengye neglected her without hesitation, she felt bad! Even if the reason was that Ximen Yourong was missing and his life and death were unknown!
It is indeed a big deal that Ximen Yourong's life and death are unknown. If Chu Hengye, as a minister, is concerned about Ximen Yourong's disappearance and has to ignore her existence, she can completely understand!
But if Chu Hengye despised and abandoned her from afar because the woman he loved was missing, she would have a hard time letting go...!
Dong Lingyan encountered a heart-wrenching reality on the first day she came to Yizhou.
But there is someone who is more worried than her, and that is Dongling Yuanyong. He is not afraid of how chaotic Yizhou is now, nor how deep the people's complaints against Ximen Yourong are, because he is confident that he can reverse the situation!
However, Ximen Yourong seemed to have gone missing somewhere in search of the truth.
As more and more people die, Yizhou indeed becomes more chaotic, and the people become more restless and desperate!
Wuhen, who was supposed to follow her closely, was ordered by her to perform other tasks. There was also Chu Hengye, who was also unable to do anything due to the lack of cooperation from the people everywhere, so he had to split up with Ximen Yourong.
Ximen Yourong herself was not idle. She did not become discouraged or give up because of the people's anger and dissatisfaction with her.
On the contrary, she didn't care at all or care about the people's dissatisfaction and complaints against her. She was completely focused on doing everything possible to save the people.
Therefore, all unfriendly rumors from the outside world cannot reach Ximen Yourong's ears.
However, Ximen Yourong's disregard for the sake of the people was enough to make Dongling Yuanyong feel distressed.
He didn't expect that after coming to Yizhou and waiting for two days, he didn't wait for Ximen Yourong to come back, but he waited for the consequences of her being attacked and missing.
Arriving deep in the jungle where Ximen Yourong disappeared, Dongling Yuanyong saw obvious signs of a fight, including a lot of bloodstains everywhere.
Dongling Yuanyong was frightened when he saw it, especially when he picked up a piece of bloody dark-white cloth left on the ground and saw the colorful butterfly pattern embroidered on the cloth, his heart began to throb violently.
The fabric he was holding was cut off from Ximen Yourong's body with a sharp blade. In other words, she was probably injured... But where is she? She is still alive... No, she can't die, she must
Stay alive!
Dongling Yuanyong, who had reached the limit of his forbearance, finally turned around and became furious at Wuhen:
"I asked you to stay by the queen's side. Who allowed you to leave her even half a step?"
At first, he was reluctant to let Ximen Yourong come to Yizhou because he was afraid that she would be in danger. It was not that he had not thought about the possibility of her being harmed. But being missing and having her life or death unknown was beyond the scope of what he could accept.
Wuhen knelt down and waited for more anger from Dongling Yuanyong. Even if Dongling Yuanyong immediately drew his sword and killed him, he had nothing to say!
Dongling Yuanyong may have been so angry that he really drew his sword and pointed it at Wuhen, seeing that Wuhen was about to suffer disaster...
"Brother Emperor, calm down!" Dongling Yuanhao stopped Dongling Yuanyong's impulsiveness in time: "Wuhen cannot be entirely blamed for this. It was the emperor's sister-in-law who ordered Wuhen to go elsewhere to do things..."
"Go away! Do you think Wuhen will be punished by death? The same goes for you. If Rong'er is harmed in the slightest, I will punish you as well!"
For the first time, Dongling Yuanyong's rage was so real that he vented his anger on his most beloved imperial brother.
Although Dongling Yuanhao can understand his brother's anxiety at this time, he also knows that Dongling Yuanyong's suppressed anger is by no means ordinary. But it is really beyond the control of Dongling Yuanyong, who can deal with it calmly and calmly at all times, to lose control like this.
his imagination.
But Dongling Yuanyong cared more about Ximen Yourong, and Dongling Yuanhao thought that now was not the time for him to lose his mind, so he also raised his voice to persuade:
"Brother Imperial, it's useless to get angry at anyone now. We accept the crime you want to punish us. But the top priority now is not to punish anyone, but to find the emperor's sister-in-law as soon as possible!"
It was only strange that none of them were with her when Ximen Yourong left the city, which led to the dilemma that none of them knew where Ximen Yourong was now.
Dongling Yuanyong actually did not lose his mind, he just burst out in anger for a moment.
Without Dongling Yuanhao's reminder, he knew that there was nothing more important than finding Ximen Yourong at this time.
His anger boiled over, the rise and fall of Dongling Yuanyong's chest gradually stabilized, and his thoughts returned to clarity.
After a while, his eyes that were still red just now were filled with domineering light. He took a moment and then looked at Dongling Yuanhao and ordered:
"You immediately return to the city to investigate the cause of the sudden dissatisfaction of the people. You must find the person who framed the queen."
"I have already arranged this matter. The imperial doctor of Prince Xiahou has personally verified the imperial sister-in-law's prescription. He is sure that the sudden death of some people was not caused by the imperial sister-in-law's prescription. As for the reason, the doctors are still unsure.
I know, the emperor’s sister-in-law also wanted to find out more about this matter and that’s why the incident happened.”
Two days ago, that is, before Dongling Yuanyong arrived, Ximen Yourong might have known something. She didn't wait for Wuhen and the others to come back, so she left the city with a few guards regardless.
After Dongling Yuanhao and the others came back, they found out that she only left a message saying that she would be back soon.
However, her "soon" was to disappear directly for everyone to see, which is why everyone was in chaos.
Dongling Yuanyong no longer wanted to hear the reason for Ximen Yourong's accident. He only knew that what he had to do now was to solve the problem.
He asked Chu Hengye to lead his troops to carefully search the mountains and forests in this area, while he and Wuhen followed the traces of the fight.
However, those traces did not lead them to find anything useful in the end.
Especially since there had been a heavy rain before this, I am afraid that the original traces have been washed away by the rain.
However, when he came to a high slope, Wuhen stopped and looked around, then closed his eyes and listened to something.
When he opened his eyes again, he suddenly jumped to the top of a big tree and looked out. Not long after, he flew back to Dongling Yuanyong, knelt down and reported:
"Your Majesty, I think of a place where the Queen is most likely to go."
"where?"
Dongling Yuanyong asked urgently. One of the reasons why they were unable to find Ximen Yourong was that Ximen Yourong did not clearly explain where she was going when she went out.
Wuhen stood up and pointed to a mountain not far across the way and said:
"I was ordered by the Queen to find the source of the Yizhou water source. There is a natural deep pool opposite, and that deep pool is the main water source of Yizhou City. I guess that the Queen must have been with that deep pool when she appeared nearby.
It is related to the pond. I think it is necessary to go there and have a look."
Dongling Yuanyong had just arrived in Yizhou, and he didn't know many details. So he didn't question Wuhen's guess, but listened to Wuhen's suggestion and went to the deep pool immediately!
However, after arriving at the deep pool, Dongling Yuanyong felt disappointed again because it looked like no one had disturbed this place.
However, he saw a piece of navy blue cloth stuck in the crevice at the innermost edge of the deep pool, which proved that someone had stayed here.
When he jumped up and got the cloth, he saw that it was a handkerchief that he was very familiar with, because it was Ximen Yourong's favorite to carry it with him.
Ximen Yourong doesn't like fancy clothes, so many of her clothes are monotonous and plain, with some simple patterns and embroideries at most.
This navy blue handkerchief is even more plain, with no embroidery at all.
Dongling Yuanyong knelt down and reached out to touch the clear jade-green water in the deep pool. The coldness of the water made him frown and hurt his heart!
The water overflowed from the depths and then flowed downstream, but the handkerchief got stuck in the deepest part of the pool. Did she fall into the water? If she fell into the water, the water is so cold, and her cold poison must be very likely to cause it.
Stimulated to the point of attack.
She was in such a wilderness and had no precautions, so she must have brought no medicine with her... No, once her cold poison attacks, there is no medicine at all!
Dongling Yuanyong's heart became more and more painful, and he became more and more frightened. He couldn't imagine how painful Ximen Yourong would be if she got poisonous?!