I don't know how long it has passed, the sky is completely dark, and at night in Dole Mountain, even with a torch, it is impossible to see how clearly the road is illuminated. There are many rare and exotic beasts on the mountain. If one is not careful, he might get lost in the forest and never get out again.
Originally, Du Zihuan wanted to continue looking for him, but because of the weather, he had to give up. He could only return to the palace temporarily to see what happened to the others.
"Emperor, what happened?" Du Zihuan returned to the palace and saw the emperor sitting in a chair with a bad look, and he knew something was wrong.
"Lin'er is poisoned. It was the hands of those who chased and killed Yueqin." The emperor's face was uncertain, and it seemed that he was suppressing his anger.
"His Royal Highness, the second prince, has also been poisoned? So, has His Royal Highness been back?" Du Zihuan was stunned when he heard the emperor's words, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen after he went to Ji Yueqin.
"Yu'er is fine, I have also caught a few assassins, but looking at their identities, they are all from Daliang!" The emperor placed the teacup heavily on the table.
Du Zihuan frowned. Originally, he thought this matter was a bit strange. Seeing that the assassins did not hide their identity as Daliang, although Dayu and Daliang have broken off diplomatic relations, they have not completely torn their face, but those people blatantly entered the scene. Not to mention Da Yu's country, the purpose is just to target Ji Yueqin, I am afraid it is somewhat unreasonable.
"I'm afraid you've already thought of something that's not right. I think that Da Liang is really involved, but it's very likely that someone will put it together." The emperor said coldly.
"Why does the emperor think so? But if I want to destroy my Da Yu first, it should be aimed at the emperor. How can I attack Princess Anning alone?" Du Zihuan expressed his thoughts.
The emperor sneered: "I have always known about Daliang's meticulous work in my court, but he doesn't kill me now, but he has made it clear that he wants to take Yueqin's life. This is not the style of the Daliang royal family."
When Du Zihuan heard it, he also understood a bit, "Could it be that the emperor thinks that it was a meticulous act by the court?"
"I don't know if it was meticulously done. But I can't say that Da Liang has nothing to do with this matter. I am afraid that the people in my court colluded with Da Liang, which led to this result. Moreover, this person colluded with Da Liang. , I'm afraid the identity is quite difficult." The emperor said coldly.
Du Zihuan immediately thought of a candidate, "Your Majesty, there is something I don't know if I should say it or not."
The emperor glanced at him, and his tone softened, "Zihuan, don't you and I sometimes have to follow the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, haven't we always been best friends before?"
Du Zihuan was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to think in his heart, but finally he breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about who will benefit in the end of this matter?"
The emperor listened to Du Zihuan's words, but fell silent. It's not that the emperor doesn't know what Du Zihuan means, but that he understands it too well, but he can't say anything else.
"Duan Xue." The emperor just spit out two words abruptly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Du Zihuan lowered his head and said nothing.
"I really don't know." The emperor let out a long sigh, "Rouer told me to take good care of Duan Xue, in fact, besides love, I can give her a lot of things. She is in this harem. For so many years, I have seen it in my eyes, she is like this now, what should I do?"
The emperor no longer calls himself Zhen, and sometimes, he can only change back to his original self only in the presence of Du Zihuan.
"It's not easy for the emperor these years. I know you have to deal with too many things every day. The queen is no longer Duan Xue, who has followed Rou'er and called her sister." Du Zihuan's voice also softened, faintly the way.
"Zihuan, do you know, if Duan Xue doesn't deal with Yueqin, I'm afraid I won't want to abolish her." The emperor's eyes became sharp, "I originally thought that she would take the Duan family to the top, The power of the family is flamboyant and magnificent, but who knows that she actually colluded with Xueyingge, and I don't know how much she has done in private."
"However, Your Majesty, you can't be too sure that the Empress's concubine colluded with Daliang. This is just a guess of a minister." Du Zihuan was silent for a while, but still said to the Emperor.
"I'm afraid it's not far from the tenth. Now we are limited. Duan Xue is really covering the sky with one hand, and he doesn't care about me at all." The emperor sneered.
Du Zihuan wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words again, "Tomorrow morning, I will bring someone to find Yueqin. The emperor might as well take His Royal Highness the second prince back to the palace."
Up to now, there are still people who have the heart to hunt. Two county masters in a row have had an accident. In addition, the whereabouts of the emperor's favorite Anning county master are also unknown. Everyone is panicking, and they also understand in their hearts that this day will change. .
The emperor nodded, it wasn't that he didn't want to stay to find Yueqin, it was just that as an emperor, he had a last resort.
"I'll leave half of my staff for you tomorrow." He patted Du Zihuan on the shoulder, "You go to rest first, after a day of searching, we will continue tomorrow."
Du Zihuan nodded, "Then Wei Chen will go first."
After speaking, he bowed to the emperor and exited the emperor's room.
The emperor supported his head with his hands. He really felt so tired and helpless. He didn't even know what to do.
"Father, have you rested?" Nan Xuanyu's voice sounded outside the house.
"It's Yu'er. Come in." The emperor's voice was a little tired, but he still let Nan Xuanyu in.
"Royal father, my son is here this time because he wants to ask his royal father something." Nan Xuanyu hesitated a bit, but still said it.
"Just tell me if you have anything." The emperor did not look at Nan Xuanyu, and leaned back on the chair with his eyes closed.
Nan Xuanyu was still a little hesitant in his heart, but in the end he gritted his teeth and asked, "Father, is this related to the mother?"
I saw the emperor's brows furrowed, and then fell silent.
When Nan Xuanyu saw the emperor's appearance, he immediately understood, and he didn't say anything, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Don't think about it, you will leave for the palace tomorrow. After all, your second emperor's brother is also injured. If you are free, go see him." The emperor's voice was full of exhaustion, and he did not answer Nan Xuan. Yu's question, just opened his eyes and looked at Nan Xuanyu's expression.
Nan Xuanyu lowered his head, not knowing what was on his mind, but it was always the emperor's son, and the emperor could guess what he was thinking, "Okay, if you have nothing to do, go to rest early, pack up and go back to the palace tomorrow. already."