At the same time, as the Fourth Prince's horse fell down with a painful neigh, Ye Zhe flew out, held the Fourth Prince tightly in his arms, and rolled out.
Seeing that the person had been rescued, everyone rushed over to check on the Fourth Prince's condition.
Today's horse race was hosted by Prince Aoqi, and his face looked extremely ugly at that time.
Everyone's attention was on the Fourth Prince, but they didn't notice that the guards of the Third Prince Enhe Jin bent slightly and stopped for a moment when passing by the horse ridden by the Fourth Prince.
"Brother, Jing'er, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere? Let me take a look!"
Ye Jun knelt on the ground without caring about his image and moved closer to them.
Ye Zhe was fine, but the Fourth Prince’s face was as pale as paper, his eyes were empty and distracted, and his whole body seemed numb and dull.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm fine. Please ask the imperial physician to check on the Fourth Prince." Ye Zhe waved his hand.
As he spoke, he held the child in his arms against his chest.
Ning Chen's face was gloomy, and he waved to the servants to carry the stretcher to send the fourth prince back.
"Your Majesty, I once told Jing'er not to try to ride a fast horse. He has always been obedient and would not do anything rash. I want to take a look at that horse." Ye Jun calmed down and spoke immediately.
This is a suspicion that someone has tampered with it.
Ao Qi immediately agreed, "Your Majesty, the horse that the Fourth Prince is riding is a fine breed horse from the Liao Kingdom. It has a gentle temperament and should not be so frightened and out of control all of a sudden."
He has a clear conscience and has not done anything shady, so it could be someone else who did it.
If the reason is not found out, the emperor and the imperial concubine will inevitably vent their anger on him, and he will be made a scapegoat for nothing.
Ning Chen's eyes were cold and he waved, "Lu Qingyun, go check if there is anything wrong with the horse."
"Yes." The commander of the imperial guards, Lu Qingyun, stepped out and went there immediately.
He is Ning Chen's confidant, and he does things in the safest and most reassuring way.
A moment later, Lu Qingyun came back.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the horse. Apart from being injured by General Ye's sword, there is nothing abnormal elsewhere."
Ye Jun frowned slightly.
Suddenly, without saying a word, he went to the horse himself, took a closer look, and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with it.
The horse had calmed down by now, and lay on the ground in agony because of its hind leg injury.
Unable to see anything from the outside, Ye Jun's eyes shifted to the horse's belly.
He turned and said to Ning Chen.
"Your Majesty, some drugs can cause horses to go crazy. I beg you to induce vomiting in this horse to find out if it has eaten anything unclean."
Her suspicion was not without reason, and Ning Chen agreed, so he called the imperial physician to prescribe medicine to induce vomiting.
In addition, Lu Qingyun was asked to check the horse feed and the servants who fed the horses today.
When Lu Qingyun came back, he said that everything was normal, and similarly, the imperial physician did not find any medicine in the horse's stomach.
At this time, a low voice came from the crowd.
"I, I saw His Highness the Fourth Prince pulling the reins and squeezing the horse's belly. This is... an action to speed up the horse. After His Highness the Fourth Prince whipped the horse, it got frightened and lost control."
When everyone turned to look, they saw a young Zasak boy timidly clenching his fists, looking very much at a loss.
This young man was none other than the third prince's illegitimate son, Angqin, who happened to be beside the fourth prince when his horse lost control.
Before anyone could say anything, Honger stepped out and stood in front of him.
"It's all my fault. I was excited and told His Highness that I would go ahead. I guess it was because of what I said that His Highness got anxious and wanted to speed up to catch up, which caused the horse to be startled. I hope Your Majesty will punish me!"
After he said this, the third prince also stood up and lowered his head.
"Father, I am also wrong. I did not protect my younger brother well. My fourth brother never admits defeat, but I told him to ride slower and I would give him the first prize. I think this made my younger brother unhappy."
The two of them were talking back and forth, and suddenly it seemed that the Fourth Prince was anxious and whipped the horse hard to make it go faster, which caused the horse to be startled.
Ye Jun was furious, but it was a fact that the Fourth Prince accelerated and the horse did not show any abnormalities. All signs indicated that it must be the Fourth Prince's own fault.
However, she was concerned about the Fourth Prince's situation at the moment, and was too lazy to argue with the two children. She had to suppress all the doubts and anger in her heart and returned to the tent.
When I came back, the Fourth Prince was already asleep.
To be exact, he was in a coma, somewhat frightened.
The imperial physician is examining the injuries.
"How is the Fourth Prince? Does he have any broken bones or something?" Ye Jun frowned.
In this day and age, a broken bone is a serious matter and it is very likely to ruin your life.
Fortunately, nothing so terrible happened.
The imperial physician bowed and said, "Your Highness, the injury is only external, and the bones are not injured. However, the arm is twisted. Fortunately, it is the left arm, so the impact is not serious. Just take good care of it. Remember not to lift heavy objects. The other injuries are just abrasions, and there is nothing serious."
Ye Jun breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
He immediately said, "Please ask the imperial physician to take a look at my brother. Please take the good medicine I have. Don't be polite."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll go right away." The imperial physician bowed and went out with the medicine box.
The moment the imperial physician walked out of the tent, Ye Jun's legs went weak and he almost fell down.
Fortunately, Ning Chen strode over and hugged the person.
"Be careful!"
Finally, he helped the man sit down beside the couch and said, "Don't worry, Qingqing. Jing'er will be fine. The imperial physician also said that it was just an external injury. I have asked Yuan Jiu to get some medicine, and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has also sent some."
Ye Jun nodded slightly, her eyes still full of worry as she looked at the child.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Today's incident was caused by my over-suspicion. I have caused trouble to Your Majesty and the ministers for nothing."
Ning Chen knew she was talking about the horse inspection just now.
He patted Ye Jun's shoulder soothingly.
"You and I are husband and wife, so it's strange to say these things. You are just scared by the intrigues and schemes in the palace. I am the same. If I had no doubts in my heart, I would not cooperate with you in this investigation. Jing'er is your and my child, and I love him the same as you do."
After hearing these words, Ye Jun felt soothed and leaned gently against Ning Chen.
Ning Chen couldn't stay for long, as he had to meet the princes and appease the ministers. He stayed for a while and then left.
After she left, Ye Jun also stood up and prepared to go see his brother.
When passing by Concubine Yi's tent, he heard a low voice coming from inside.
"Oh, Han'er always said that the Fourth Prince was a good archer, but now it seems that he can only shoot dead targets. He can't even catch up with Han'er's horse when he is on a horse. Now he is so competitive that he frightened his horse and fell off. It's ok for the Imperial Concubine to be shameless, but she actually thinks that someone else harmed her son. Tsk tsk tsk, she is so embarrassed this time!"
Every word fell into Ye Jun's ears, and his face immediately turned dark.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yi is too..."
Before Huiyue could finish her words, Ye Jun opened the tent and strode in.
Before Concubine Yi could recover from her shock, a cup of tea was poured on her face, followed by two loud slaps in the face.