The knife in Chu Heyi's hand stopped on Tong Xiling's face.

After a long silence, Chu Heyi said in a cold voice: "Do you know? Xie Lin started taking medicine when he was still in his infancy. He survived countless cold winters before he came out of the bitter water. Doctor Gan Sui nursed him back to health day and night. I didn't even dare to hug him too hard, but you actually poisoned him."

Tong Xiling was so scared that she started to cry. In addition, the pain was unbearable, so she sobbed but refused to admit her mistake.

Chu Heyi played with the dagger in his hand and said, "By the way, you told me before that you knew where the child of Prince Ling and Lord Wen was. Now tell me the answer."

Chu Heyi's voice was indifferent and cold, "As long as you tell the truth, I will let you go for now."

Tong Xiling cried even louder: "I don't know, I just wanted to seize the opportunity to be with the prince. I saw you coming, and I was afraid that you would ruin my good thing, so I lied to you and said that I knew their whereabouts. I just wanted to lead you away.

"You have to know that I was in the palace when they were abducted. How could I really know?"

"Oh, I thought you really knew that you could make up for your crime by making amends for it." Chu Heyi said.

Tong Xiling was horrified and forgot to cry: "You have already scratched me, what else do you want to do! I am the prince's sweetheart, if you dare to hurt me again, he will never let you go, you will die ugly-Ah!!!"

Tong Xiling's screams pierced the sky. Her left ear was cut off. Her shoulders were covered in blood. She wanted to cover it with her hands, but her hands and feet were tied, so she could only roll on the ground.

Chu Heyi looked at her coldly: "Then you can wait until His Royal Highness wakes up and come to me to settle the score, and see whether he will stand on your side or mine.

"I just gave you a small punishment. If you dare to hurt the prince again next time, it won't just be your ears that will be cut off, but your head. Do you understand?"

Chu Heyi said coldly, "Baihua, ask someone to send her back to Yuelin Palace."

Tong Xiling said bitterly: "Chu Heyi, I will never let you go, and neither will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!"

Chu Heyi sneered: "Okay, I'll wait."

After Tong Xiling was taken away, Chu Heyi returned to Qianqiu Palace to visit Xie Lin by his bed, who was still sleeping.

Chu Heyi held his hand and said, "Rest assured, I will personally investigate where Prince Ling and Lord Wen's child is."

After saying that, Chu Heyi put his hand into the quilt, tucked him in, looked at him deeply, called Wangshan, turned around and walked out.

"Arrange people to guard Qianqiu Palace, and no one you don't trust is allowed to approach." Chu Heyi said, "Go and call all the people who have had contact with Lord Wen and Prince Ling's children. I'll wait for them in the imperial study."

Wangshan nodded: "I will do it right away."

Chu Heyi asked Nanny Rui and Xianyue to stay in Qianqiu Palace to look after Xie Lin, while she took Baihua towards the imperial study.

When they arrived at the door of the imperial study, Princess Ling and Madam Wen had already entered the palace. The two mothers' eyes were red and swollen from crying, and their faces were pale and haggard. They were even shaky when they saluted Chu Heyi, and there was even a nasal tone of crying in their voices.

"Aunt Ling Wang and Madam Wen, there's no need to be so polite." Chu Heyi stepped forward and supported them both.

"I have heard about the accident of the Crown Prince and Master Wen. The Crown Prince and I will do our best to find the two children. Now, please tell me how the children were lost."

Princess Ling said, "Early this morning, Madam Wen came to visit with her children. When I was walking down the stairs, I accidentally sprained my ankle. Madam Wen helped me back to the house to apply medicine.

"The two children were playing in the yard. They were accompanied by a wet nurse, a nanny, a maid, and two guards. But after I applied the medicine, I noticed that the yard was very quiet. Madam Wen also felt something was wrong. When we arrived in the yard, we found that everyone had fainted on the ground, and the two children were gone."

As she spoke, Princess Ling couldn't control her tears again.

"We searched the entire Lingwang Mansion, but still could not find any trace of the children. The children's father immediately ordered people to guard the city gates and also sent people to search everywhere, but there was still no news of the two children."

Chu Heyi sat on the chair, lost in thought. It was really unbelievable that the children were abducted in Prince Ling's Mansion, and the yard was full of people taking care of them at that time.

"They are taking two children with them. They have to avoid everyone and they can't run far in a short time." Chu Heyi said.

"And Prince Ling informed the city gate guards immediately, so it would be difficult for them to escape from Shengjing City. Maybe the two children are still in Shengjing City at this time. I just don't know what their purpose is in kidnapping the two children. Maybe they will send someone to negotiate soon?"

Princess Ling said: "What the child's father has done recently has offended too many powerful people. Some people have been trying to assassinate him. I am really worried that they will harm the child..."

Mrs. Wen had only this one child, and she was sobbing and leaning completely on the nanny.

Princess Ling staggered forward, grabbed Chu Heyi's hand, and cried, "Crown Princess, please ask the Crown Prince to dismiss Prince Ling from his official position. He just needs to be an idle prince."

Chu Heyi felt a pain in his heart, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief himself, then stood up and hugged Princess Ling into his arms, comforting her: "Aunt Ling, I can understand your feelings, but this matter is of great importance, and Daqi needs people like Uncle Ling.

"However, if Uncle Ling and Aunt Ling have the same idea, we will ask Uncle Ling to go to the Crown Prince and tell him. But the most important thing right now is to find the Crown Prince and Master Wen. No matter what, the Crown Prince and I will give you two families an explanation."

After comforting Princess Ling, Chu Heyi walked to Madam Wen, took her hand and held it tightly.

Madam Wen looked at her, and Chu Heyi said firmly: "Lord Wen is the pillar of Daqi. Madam Wen, please believe me and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We will not let you down."

Madam Wen nodded while crying: "Princess, I only have this one child. If anything happens to him, I won't be able to survive."

"Nothing will happen to him." Chu Heyi held her hand tighter: "We have to believe in the children. They must want to return to their mother at this moment. We have to find them and bring them home."

Mrs. Wen cried even harder, but she also felt a little strength in her heart. Yes, the child was still waiting for them to find him, still waiting to go home. She couldn't fall down. She had to find the child and then bring him home.

Chu Heyi asked, "Aunt Ling, have you interrogated all the people who were serving in the courtyard at the time of the incident?"

Princess Ling said, "We have interrogated them all. Everyone was knocked unconscious at the time, and no one saw who took the two children away."

"So, everyone who was present at the time can be cleared of their grievances because they were knocked unconscious." A sneer flashed in Chu Heyi's eyes, and she called in Xue Jinfei who was guarding outside the imperial study.

"Master Xue, notify the Dali Temple and arrest all those people and lock them up there. I will make the decision myself."

After Xue Jinfei took the order and left, Chu Heyi also prepared to leave the palace and go to the Dali Temple in person.

As soon as she left, Princess Pingyang and the Queen learned that Xie Lin was injured and poisoned.

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