"Your Highness! Your Highness!" the housekeeper of the palace shouted all the way, running towards Xia Yanzhi out of breath.

"What's the matter?" The housekeeper was always steady, and it was rare for him to be so panic-stricken, which made Xia Yanzhi's sense of ominousness intensify.

"Miaozhen... Mr. Miaozhen, you are at the gate of the mansion covered in blood!" The housekeeper finally replied smoothly.

Xia Yanzhi hurriedly ran to the gate of the mansion, and sure enough, he saw Miaozhen was covered in blood, being supported by servants, his face and lips were all pale, and he was about to faint.Seeing Xia Yanzhi, Miaozhen struggled and walked towards him, and murmured: "Your Highness... Hurry up and save the princess." Then she passed out.Xia Yanzhi stretched out his arms to embrace him, turned his head and shouted at the housekeeper: "What are you doing in a daze, go and get the doctor!" Then he called Liu Qing and said: "Carefully follow the road from the Wangfu to the Yibaotang. try to find."

"Yes." Liu Qing understood, and went with a few soldiers.

The wounds on Miaozhen's body were all knife wounds caused by daggers. Fortunately, although she bled a lot, most of the wounds were not deep.After the doctor bandaged him to stop the bleeding, he withdrew.Xia Yanzhi's heart was in a state of confusion, but right now Miaozhen lost too much blood and was still unconscious, so he had to stay by the bed and wait for Miaozhen to wake up before asking.

After about an hour, Liu Qing came back.

He walked up to Xia Yanzhi's ear and whispered a few words.Xia Yanzhi stood up abruptly and asked, "What did you say?!"

Liu Qing had no choice but to repeat it again: "Just now, the body of the princess was found in the dark alley. Moreover, news came from the Yibao Hall that Prince Duan had left Fengdeng and disappeared."

When Xia Yanzhi walked into the hall, his whole body was trembling slightly.His Royal Highness, King Xian, had also killed people on the battlefield, and had been chased and cornered, but never once had he trembled so uncontrollably.He suddenly remembered what Miaozhen said before she fainted.But what he didn't expect was that when he found Su Pingting, he could only face her cold body.

Looking at the body covered by the white cloth on the ground, Xia Yanzhi thought for a long time and finally couldn't bear to take a look at it. He had to admit that at this moment he was actually scared, afraid of facing Su Pingting's death.Su Pingting has been married to him for more than three years. Although they are not husband and wife, they are always the people he trusts the most.Su Pingting, who has a straightforward personality, is also vigorous and resolute in her actions. Under her leadership, Yuwei seldom made Xia Yanzhi worry about them these years.Plus she is from the Su family and Princess Heyi's lover. . . . . .Xia Yanzhi didn't know how he would explain to He Yi, he had promised their future.In the face of this temperatureless body, it is all empty talk.That innocent little princess is still in the palace, looking forward to the day when she and her lover can stay away from the palace and travel far away.

"The news of the princess's death is not allowed to spread, and anyone who violates it will be shot to death." Xia Yanzhi conveyed the order with a cold tone.

At this moment, a servant came to say that Miaozhen had woken up.

"Your Highness..." Miaozhen's voice was very weak.

"What's going on?" Xia Yanzhi looked at him without any expression on his face.

"Miaozhen, dare not say."

"But it's okay, the king will never blame you." Xia Yanzhi felt extremely tired. Su Pingting's death seemed to drain his energy all of a sudden, and Su Yin's whereabouts are still unknown. He didn't know what else would happen. Things are too much for him to bear.

"I just came back from outside and passed the alley near the Yibao Hall, and saw the princess and Su Yin arguing in the alley." Miaozhen said slowly, "The princess was very angry and slapped Mr. Su severely. "

Xia Yanzhi looked up at him, beckoning him to continue.

"I was curious for a moment, so I went closer to look, just in time to see Su Yin pick up the dagger and stab the princess, Miaozhen couldn't help shouting out of fear, and then...then he grabbed her... Miao Zhen struggled desperately, and then escaped."

After listening to Miaozhen's words, Xia Yanzhi did not respond for a long time.

He did not believe that Su Yin would betray him.However, all kinds of clues and the vague sense of unease seemed to make this possibility more and more likely.His brain was running fast: Su Yin's whereabouts were unknown, King Duan also left Beijing quietly, and Su Pingting died of a stab wound in his chest.Xiu'er also said that Su Yin was indeed going to see Su Pingting in Yibaotang.Xia Yanzhi knew that Su Pingting's martial arts were not inferior, if it wasn't someone close to her, it would be very difficult to kill her head-on, plus Miaozhen's words.However, Su Pingting is Su Yin's older sister, it doesn't make sense!But it is true that Su Yin and Duan Wang disappeared at the same time.Xia Yanzhi also thought about whether Su Yin was captured by King Duan's men, but then remembered Xia Zeduan's seemingly ambiguous feelings towards Su Yin in the paddock, and couldn't help being confused.

Miaozhen looked at Xia Yanzhi's uncertain face, and asked cautiously, "Your Highness? Are you alright?"

Xia Yanzhi calmed down from his thoughts, and said to Miaozhen: "Heal your wounds well, the king will come to see you someday."

Miaozhen looked at Xia Yanzhi's leaving back, a strange smile appeared on her face.

Prime Minister Su couldn't help crying when he heard the news of Su Pingting's death.He knew that Su Pingting was working for the virtuous king, and there might be an accident sooner or later, but when that day really came, it was still so unbearable.Xia Yanzhi looked at Su Huai's newly white hair overnight, and for a moment didn't know how to comfort him.In addition, Su Pingting's death was so sudden, in order not to startle the snake, the funeral had to be kept simple.There was just one more tombstone quietly added to the Su family's cemetery.

Su Yin stayed in the carriage for two days, during which Xia Zeduan fed him water and food several times.The hands tied behind him were already a little numb, and the rough hemp rope rubbed against the delicate skin, which was extremely red and swollen.But Su Yin was so full of thoughts about Su Pingting's death that he didn't feel any pain at all.On the contrary, Xia Zeduan loosened the rope for him as if he had found out his conscience.Through the gap of the car window, Su Yin saw the road passing by, the woods were getting less and less, and there were large areas of shrubs and grasslands gradually increasing.He thought to himself that he was heading south, and he felt a little confused.To the south is his elder brother Su Gui's domain, how could Xia Zeduan be so stupid as to throw himself into a trap?After walking for another day, he was pulled out of the carriage, and his arms were changed from behind to tied in front.

"We're approaching the southern border. In order to deceive others, we're going to abandon the cart and ride on horseback." Xia Zeduan put him on his horse, "Hold on to me, you don't want to fall to your death, do you?"

Su Yin reluctantly grabbed the corner of Xia Zeduan's clothes, but he was calculating in his heart how likely he would be to survive if he jumped off the galloping horse.

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