"Yifang?" Liu Heng called, but Yifang was already weak, and he lost so much blood at this time, he really couldn't support it and fainted.

It was already a little far away from the place where the kite was flown just now, Teng Ling picked up the kite and came back, and saw what was going on from a distance, and his heart was anxious, and the kite was still in his hand, so he hurriedly ran over. But as soon as he got closer, he saw Liu Heng's figure, as well as many eunuchs and guards around. She had to stop first, trying to put the kite away.

"Tengling, come over and help your beauty." Liu Heng saw Tengling's figure with sharp eyes, and he didn't think to ask why she wasn't by Yifang's side for a while, so he hurriedly called her over.

Teng Ling hesitated for a moment, hid the kite behind him, and slowly walked that way. After walking a few steps, he saw that Liu Heng's eyes returned to Yifang, so he hurriedly ran under a tree, hid the kite in the fallen leaves, and then ran over quickly. She did all this in a hurry, and other people's eyes fell on Yifang and Zhiyao, but Ziqian noticed Tengling's unusual behavior.

"Your Majesty, send the beauty back to see a doctor first!" Teng Ling looked at the wounds on Yifang's body, and his heart was also full of mixed feelings.

"Where is Wu Xiangyuan?" Liu Heng called.

"The subordinates are here."

"It's up to you to take someone to escort Su Meiren back, and you must ensure her safety." The hunting competition is still going on, and Liu Heng will definitely not be able to leave at this time, so he can only be sent back to Yifang for treatment by others first.

"No."

The day's competition was finally over, and Liu Heng had been worried about Yifang's injury, so as soon as he left the hunting ground, he went straight to her residence. At this time, the doctors have dispersed, although the wound is deeper, but it is not a big problem, and it will gradually heal after a few days of rest. It's just that Yifang lost blood, his face was pale, and even his lips were not half bloody.

When Liu Heng arrived, he saw the Queen Mother sitting on the edge of the bed in Yifang, which surprised him. He knew that the Queen Mother had always disliked Yifang, and although the last jade wine made the Queen Mother no longer embarrassed her, her attitude was still light. Today is an anomaly, and I took the initiative to come to see her.

"The son visits the queen mother." Liu Heng softly saluted to Empress Dowager Bo.

"Heng'er, hurry up." Empress Dowager Bo helped him weakly, saw his doubts at a glance, and explained, "The mourning family used to have a bad impression of Su Meiren, but she was delicate and filial to the mourning family. ”

Liu Heng was overjoyed: "Is the queen mother's words true?" ”

"What the mourning family said personally, will there be any falsehood?"

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Liu Heng was excited for a while, his voice became louder, Yifang frowned, and he woke up after tossing and turning.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother?" As soon as Yifang woke up, he saw them, and he was about to stand up and salute, but he was blocked by the Queen Mother.

"Now that you're injured, just lie down and rest, and don't need to be polite." The Queen Mother's voice is rarely so gentle.

"Yes, Yifang, you saved Zhiyao this time, it is a great achievement, you don't have to think about anything else, just take care of your injuries." Liu Heng looked at her with a smile.

The Queen Mother also smiled and nodded: "Since Heng'er is here, the mourning family will not bother you, you can talk well!" ”

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, she ......" Yifang wanted to speak and stopped.

Liu Heng knew what she wanted to ask, so he simply said bluntly: "The Queen Mother has approved of you." ”

"Really?"

"Is this still fake? She is so grateful to you for saving her precious grandson! ”

"Great." Yi Fang smiled back at him, and suddenly remembered another thing, so he hurriedly asked, "What about Zhiyao?" Is Zhiyao okay? ”

"Don't worry, he's fine, nothing happened, and thanks to you protecting him all the time, he can be safe and sound." Liu Heng was full of gratitude when he talked about it.

The two talked for a while, and Zhiyao actually ran over, he knew that Yifang was injured, so he wanted to come over and take a look. Because of today's incident, the queen also wanted to express her gratitude to Yifang, so she happened to come with the child.

Zhiyao is still as well-behaved as ever, but today he was frightened, a little sullen, and his words became less. Yifang teased him for a while before he became lively and cheerful again.

"Your Majesty, those people have been caught." While the room was talking happily, Wu Ping suddenly broke in and whispered to Liu Heng.

"This king still has something to do, queen, you can accompany Yifang to talk for a while, she has been lying down for a while, and she is also bored."

"No."

As soon as Liu Heng went out, he went straight to the palace prison. What Wu Ping said was the people who hit Zhiyao's horse with an arrow today, and originally thought that there was only one, but he didn't expect to catch many people.

"Your Majesty, these people have very tight mouths, and they have already used torture, but they can't ask anything." Wu Ping followed Liu Heng quickly, and while pleading, he had a feeling of incompetence in his heart.

"Are those people in the same group?" Liu Heng's face sank, "Their target is Yifang?" Or Zhiyao? ”

Wu Ping wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead: "Even if you don't even ask about this, no matter how those people are punished, they won't say a word." ”

"It's still a bit backbone. Then the king went to see if he could pry open their mouths. ”

It's a pity that those people didn't give Liu Heng this chance at all, just when he arrived at the door, a guard hurriedly ran out and almost bumped into him head-on.

"I'm in such a hurry to be reincarnated! Didn't you see the king here? Wu Ping reprimanded him, and the guard quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"The emperor forgives his sins, but his subordinates really have important things to report, so he left in a hurry."

"Say, what's the matter?" Liu Heng faintly felt in his heart that the matter he was about to say might be related to those people.

"The people who shot the second prince's horse today have all committed suicide by swallowing gold."

"What? Didn't leave a single one? Wu Ping was even more shocked than Liu Heng.

The guard nodded in confirmation: "None were left." ”

"Let's go, let's see."

Those people seemed to have just died, black blood was flowing from the corners of their mouths, and there were traces of whips on their bodies, proving that they had been punished before they died. It's just that this matter is still a little strange, since these people were ready to die early on, why did they not swallow gold and commit suicide when they were arrested, but did not do such a thing after receiving such a tragic punishment? Besides, they don't die sooner or later, but they died when Liu Heng came in a hurry, isn't it a bit too much of a coincidence?

Liu Heng carefully inspected the corpses of these people, the calluses on their hands were very heavy, they should have been practiced by holding swords all year round, these were not ordinary hunters, but dead soldiers who had been trained for a long time. It's just that it stands to reason that sending one person to such a simple task is enough, so why do so many people need to work together?

"Wu Ping, did you search them before?"

"I searched and found that these people had nothing on them except the bows and arrows they were carrying."

"If there is nothing, why would they commit suicide by swallowing gold, and where did the gold come from?"

"Back to the king, as soon as these people are handed over to the prison, we will tie them up, and they will not be able to move their hands and feet." One of the prison wardens spoke, "Let's guess that the gold must have been hidden in their mouths for a long time, and if something special happened, they would immediately grit their teeth and swallow the gold to ensure that its master's secret would not be discovered." ”

"If these people are really committing suicide, then that's the only way to do it." Liu Heng turned his gaze to the torture rack that bound them, "But if they didn't commit suicide, then the matter would be a little complicated. ”

"What does the king mean...... Someone broke into the cell in such a short time, killed these people, and then escaped without incident? The prison head looked at Liu Heng suspiciously.

"Such a short period of time? What do you mean? Liu Heng was keenly aware of the point of his words.

The jailer replied truthfully: "We will change shifts at dinner time, and there will be about half an hour of unsupervised work." ”

"If someone breaks in in half an hour, it seems that it is impossible to kill so many people and then escape smoothly." Liu Heng thought to himself, coming in from the cell, whether it was through the gate or from other entrances, if he wanted to get here and then go out, it would take a quarter of an hour to say the least. What's more, when all these people are killed, half an hour is far from enough.

The prison boss replied: "The subordinates also think the same way, if people from outside come in and kill people, it is still impossible. ”

"Look around the bodies of these people and take a closer look. In addition, send a few servants to conduct an autopsy, and be sure to find out who is behind these people. Remember, you have to investigate quietly, this matter is very important, and you must not be sloppy. ”

"No."

When he came out of the cell, there was a gust of evening breeze coming towards him, and Liu Heng actually felt a trace of cold on this hot day. As for it, Zhiyao was killed repeatedly, and he always felt that it was not a good sign. And these dead people who committed suicide by swallowing gold, it seems that it is difficult to find out anything from them. It's just that he can't give up the entire investigation because it may be in vain, but Liu Heng vaguely feels in his heart that if he investigates along this line, it seems that he can't find anything.

Back at the residence in the palace, Liu Heng didn't have the slightest idea of falling asleep, he sat silently at the table, and after a while, Wu Ping came in again to spread the word.

"Your Majesty, Lord Ouyang is here."

"Why did Ziqian come over at this time?" Liu Heng felt strange and waved his hand at Wu Ping, "Let him come in!" ”

Ziqian came a little differently this time, he looked serious, but he was holding a kite in his hand. It's like a kite for a girl to play with, and when you look at it with his current expression, it's very funny.

"Ziqian, if you come to invite this king to go out to fly a kite at this time, this king is not in the mood." Liu Heng made a rare joke.