Princess Tianxiang panicked, she had no intention of letting anything happen to Tong Xiaoye.
Moreover, if something happens to Tong Xiaoye, such as falling off a horse or going missing, she will not be able to explain it to her father. Although his father loves her, he will not offend the ministers of the court, General Tong, because of her.
She is the pillar of the imperial court. The Tong family is in charge of the military power of the entire Wumeng Kingdom. Princess Tianxiang cannot compete with her.
At this thought, Princess Tianxiang's face changed a little, and suddenly she felt that the sky was a little dark, well, it seemed like it was going to rain.
"Princess." Xiao Cui also rode up behind her. When the black horse was frightened, she felt a little uneasy. She didn't see the two horses coming back for most of the day, and she was even more frightened. She hurriedly rode up to catch up, and only saw Princess Tianxiang.
There was no shadow of Tong Xiaoye in the front sight at all.
Princess Tianxiang suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and whispered, "Have someone look for her immediately!"
Xiaocui didn't say much, turned his horse's head and went back, ordering people to look for Tong Xiaoye everywhere.
The hunting ground is very large, but it is not without boundaries. Several groups of people searched in four directions. Princess Tianxiang, accompanied by Xiaocui, waited anxiously for the news.
I kept looking until dusk, when the sky was a little dark, but there was still no news of Tong Xiaoye. She seemed to have disappeared. Not only that, there was no trace of the dark horse.
Princess Tianxiang began to wonder if she had used too much force with the riding crop before. The black horse had never encountered such punishment before, so it ran in a panic and went out of the hunting ground?!
However, in this situation, she could no longer be deceived. Princess Tianxiang returned to the palace uneasily and asked the slaves at the hunting ground to continue searching, not to disturb the Xuanfu and Tongfu, and to inform her immediately as soon as there was any news.
The emperor and the empress were having a meal. Princess Tianxiang's mother, Lady Xu, was sitting beside her and respectfully accompanying her. The empress was a kind-hearted person who didn't like to talk much. She was mostly obedient to the emperor's words and deeds. They ate very quietly.
"Your Majesty, Princess Tianxiang is here." Eunuch Xi, the eunuch next to the Emperor, lowered his head and said softly to the Emperor's side, "Looking at her face, I'm afraid something is wrong."
The emperor hummed and said slowly: "Let her come in."
Princess Tianxiang came in with Eunuch Xi, with all kinds of reluctance. If there was really no news about Tong Xiaoye, she would not come to cause this bad luck. You can guess how angry her father would be when he knew about it. The punishment was to stop avoiding Tong Xiaoye.
Can't.
"Tianxiang has met his father, the queen, and his mother." Tianxiang obediently bowed.
The emperor frowned. As long as Princess Tianxiang is so respectful, it must be because something has happened, and the matter is very difficult. "You are the only one here, where is Tong Xiaoye?"
Princess Tianxiang pursed her lips and said hesitantly: "Daughter, I don't know where she is? Uh, maybe, maybe -"
The emperor was stunned, coughed a few times, and asked in confusion: "What did you say?!"
Princess Tianxiang was heartbroken and said quickly: "My daughter and Tong Xiaoye went to the hunting ground to ride horses together. The horse Tong Xiaoye was riding disappeared to unknown places. My daughter has not been found yet."
The emperor didn't speak for a long time, staring at Princess Tianxiang, as if he suspected that he heard wrongly.
Xu's face changed immediately, she stared at her daughter and blurted out, "How could this happen?"