Xie Ruzhuo didn't know these things. She galloped all the way, changed several horses, and stayed awake for three days before finally reaching the outskirts of the royal hunting ground.
There were many guards blocking the perimeter, so Xie Ruzhuo naturally couldn't get in. She was extremely anxious, but she couldn't force her way in. She turned her eyebrows a few times, walked up to the guard who was blocking the way, and said, "I am from Mr. Xie's residence. Mr. Xie is concerned about his granddaughter, so he specially ordered me to come and take a look. , this is the Xie family’s token.”
Now, as long as Mr. Qiao sees her personal token, he will definitely come to pick her up, and it will be much easier to get in then.
When the guard heard that she was from the Xie family and saw that she looked extraordinary, he did not dare to neglect her and immediately went in to deliver the message.
Not long after, I saw Mrs. Qiao personally coming out, her eyes still red. After seeing her, Mrs. Qiao immediately opened her eyes wide. She and Bizhi quickly helped her off the horse, saying in a trembling voice, "My son, why are you here?"
Xie Ruzhuo had not eaten well for three days and had not slept. At this time, he could not hold on any longer. His body went limp and he fell into Mrs. Qiao's arms. He only managed to hold on for a breath and said, "Mom, how is sister?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Qiao couldn't hold back her tears for a moment. However, she looked at the situation and ordered Bizhi to give rewards to the guards on the left and right, and then hurriedly asked the accompanying maid to help Xie Ruzhuo to her small courtyard.
In this palace, each family member has his or her own small courtyard according to their rank. Because it was daytime, all the family members had already gone hunting, and there were not many people left. So I didn't see anyone along the way.
After arriving at the courtyard, Xie Ruzhuo supported his weak body and knocked on Xie Ruyue first.
Unexpectedly, he met an unexpected person in the house - Xiao Junhe, the crown prince of Dingnan.
His eyes were the same greenish-black as Xie Ruzhuo's, which was obviously due to lack of sleep. Looking at Xie Ruyue, she was still in a coma, but looking at her face, she seemed to be getting better.
Seeing this, Xie Ruzhuo just relaxed and bowed to Xiao Junhe first, and then softly asked Pearl beside him, "How is the second sister?"
The maid Zhenzhu had been so surprised when she saw Xie Ruzhuo that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear. Now that she heard the question, she hurriedly replied, "The imperial doctor just came to see me in the morning and said that the young lady's danger has passed. As long as she spends today safely, , we can turn the crisis around." She saw Xie Ruzhuo's eyes looking at Xiao Junhe intentionally or unintentionally, and added, "Thanks to the prince, he first saved the young lady, and also took care of the young lady without taking off her clothes."
Xie Ruzhuo nodded, regardless of his dizziness, he forced himself to salute Xiao Jun and said, "Zhuo'er is deeply grateful for your kindness."
Xiao Junhe's hand was held tightly by Xie Ruyue, so he had to raise one hand and said, "It's just a small matter." As he said that, he saw Xie Ruzhuo's expression was tired and his eyes were wandering, so he knew that the woman was very tired, and said , "Miss Xie thinks she has been running all the way, so she might as well go and rest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Ruzhuo leaned back and fell down.
Suddenly there was another commotion in the house, and Mrs. Qiao hurriedly ordered people to arrange Xie Ruzhuo in her house. Fortunately, Bizhi had gone to make ginseng soup and other things just now, and it happened to be served at this moment. Several people hurriedly fed her and changed Xie Ruzhuo into clean clothes.
When the imperial doctor came to check his pulse, he said, "It's okay, I'm just overworked. I'll be fine after practicing for a while." Then Ms. Qiao felt relieved and recited with red eyes, "Amitabha, I am really blessed by the Bodhisattva!"
When Xie Ruzhuo woke up again, it was already dusk.
She only felt that all the limbs were broken and it was extremely painful to even move her fingers.
His throat was extremely dry, so Xie Ruzhuo whispered softly, "Water." Someone stood up immediately, carefully poured water, and fed it to Xie Ruzhuo.
After drinking a glass of water, Xie Ruzhuo finally came to his senses. When he saw that the person taking care of him was Mrs. Qiao, he immediately smiled and said, "Mother."
Mrs. Qiao put the water glass back and whispered, "Good girl, why are you here at this time?"
When he mentioned this, Xie Ruzhuo's face suddenly darkened and he said, "I came here after receiving the news that the second sister was injured. Yes, mother, why is the second sister injured so badly!"
She was injured by an arrow last year, and she investigated the matter in detail afterwards. However, although there were signs that Shen Jingci was responsible, she suppressed the matter due to the lack of evidence.
It's just that what happened last year, Shen Jingci's target was Xiao Junxi, she just suffered the disaster of Chiyu. Why was Xie Ruyue injured this year
Apparently Qiao had asked about this matter many times, and now she just sighed and said, "Speaking of which, your sister was also implicated this time. A few days ago, a young lady from an aristocratic family suggested that women also want to compete. After the emperor agreed, he said that whoever can come out on top will be rewarded. So these ladies from the aristocratic families rushed to hunt together. But who knows, not long after, your sister was covered in blood and was killed by Prince Dingnan. He was carried out, followed by a group of ladies from aristocratic families who looked frightened."
As she said that, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "When I asked about it later, I said that it was the young lady from the Zhang family who accidentally missed the arrow, and that's how you accidentally injured your sister. At that time, a group of female relatives were frightened. No one knew what to do. Fortunately, Prince Dingnan was hunting not far away and rushed over when he heard the sound, and then sent your sister back. Speaking of which, this prince is also kind and righteous, and your sister is unconscious , holding his hand and not letting go, the prince actually took care of him for two days, fully clothed."
Xie Ruzhuo slowly chewed on Qiao's words, and after a while he said coldly, "What an accident. Her accident couldn't hurt anyone else, but she only hurt my second sister!"
With Zhang Xiuyan's virtue, she didn't believe that the other party was unintentional! Besides, it doesn't matter if it's unintentional, if it's hurt, it's hurt!
Hearing this, Ms. Qiao sighed and said, "After this happened, Concubine Xian rushed over as soon as possible. She first comforted her and then said that her little daughter's family was not serious. If she got into trouble this time, she would fix it when she went back. Punish her well. Right now Yue'er's life and death are still uncertain, and I don't have the heart to care about anything else, so I just put this matter down."
"Then does the emperor know?"
Hearing Xie Ruzhuo's mindless question, Qiao shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."
Xie Ruzhuo nodded and said, "Mother, you have worked hard these days. I will go see my sister first." After saying that, she got up and got out of bed, took her coat and put it on.
Mrs. Qiao was previously worried about her impulsiveness, but now she could not help but feel relieved when she saw the calmness on her face. She said with red eyes, "What's wrong with me? I regard you sisters as my own. It's just that this matter, I can wait until Yue'er gets better." When the time comes, I will definitely ask for an explanation from her! After all, it is a matter of life and death, and now Miss Zhang..." At this point, Mrs. Qiao felt that this should not be said to a child, so she stopped. He just said, "That's all, go see your sister. I think it will be better if you talk to her."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo patted Mr. Qiao's hand with his backhand and said, "Mom, please take care of yourself. I'll go first."
After saying that, Xie Ruzhuo stopped talking and turned around and went to Xie Ruyue's house.
Xiao Junhe was still guarding here. Because his right hand was tightly held by Xie Ruyue, he only used his left hand to eat, with a peaceful look on his face.
Xie Ruzhuo was grateful in his heart. He also remembered that Xiao Junhe had saved Xie Ruyue before, and his good impression of him became even stronger. He solemnly saluted and said, "Zhuo'er thanks the prince Gaoyi."
Xiao Junhe nodded slightly and said, "No need."
Seeing that the other party was eating, Xie Ruzhuo didn't bother him much. He just checked Xie Ruyue's condition. Seeing that she was not in danger, he withdrew. Before going out, he called out Zhenzhu.
Qiao was not present and did not know the details, so it was better to ask Pearl about this matter.
Hearing Xie Ruzhuo's question, Pearl didn't hide anything. She immediately knelt down and said bitterly, "Fourth Miss, Miss Rizhang clearly did it on purpose. The Second Miss was only a few bushes away from her, and there was no wild beast behind her." , but Zhang Xiuyan had to insist that there was a beast behind the second young lady, so she shot the arrow! That's all. After the young lady was injured, she never visited her once, and she even had to apologize. Instead, she moved directly to the palace of the Concubine Xian. Li, said she was scared! Bah, even if she was scared, she was doing something wrong!"
Pearl said angrily, and at the end, she stamped her feet and swore, "Fourth Miss, everything I said is true. If there is a lie, I will be struck by lightning!"
Xie Ruzhuo was so busy that he covered her mouth and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Even if the sky strikes lightning, it won't hit you."
After saying that, she asked again, "Is Zhang Xiuyan in the Xianfei Palace now?"
"Isn't that right? She moved there that day, and her attitude was very arrogant. All the other ladies came to see the second young lady out of face, but she was the only one who never came. I heard from the other young ladies that Zhang Xiuyan let go She just doesn’t apologize because she didn’t mean it!”
After Xie Ruzhuo listened to Pearl's words calmly, he slowly smiled with a bloodthirsty smile and said slowly, "Very good, very good."
After asking about the location of Concubine Xian's palace, Xie Ruzhuo said, "Good job taking care of Second Miss." and walked out. Pearl was stunned for a moment, and then murmured worriedly, "Fourth Miss, you must be very careful." Don't be impulsive!"
Xie Ruzhuo's attitude was really not impulsive. She even kept a smile on her lips.
Concubine Xian was having a meal in her room, and she was still a little dazed when she heard the palace official announcing, "Miss Xie is here." Then isn't Xie Ruyue lying on the bed? Why is Miss Xie here
However, when she saw that the person coming was Xie Ruzhuo, she suddenly became even more confused.
This girl is famous for her bad temper. Although she has calmed down these days, her lawless behavior in the past two years caused a storm in the city.
As soon as she saw her, Concubine Xian immediately felt a little unreasonable, but when she thought of Zhang Xiuyan's words, she suddenly became hardened again, put down the white jade bowl in her hand, and said, "Isn't Miss Xie unwell in Beijing? Why? here we go again?"
The smile on Xie Ruzhuo's lips did not reach his eyes, and he only said, "My sister is injured like this. If I don't come and take a look, wouldn't it be too inhumane?"
As she said that, she looked around again, trying to find Zhang Xiuyan's figure. Unfortunately, she looked around and couldn't see him.
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo looking around, Concubine Xian immediately laughed a little and said, "That matter was indeed a misunderstanding. Yan'er, a child with poor eyesight, hurt the second lady of the Xie family. She has been very scared these past two days."
"Really?" Xie Ruzhuo raised a smile, and the expression on his face softened a little, and said, "Actually, I also think it is a misunderstanding. To be honest, Concubine Xian, I am here today just to explain the misunderstanding. of."