Yan Ran and Zhen Zhen were startled by the woman who suddenly ran out of the forest.

The guards were even more like a great enemy, surrounding the two of them and waiting for them.

The woman originally wanted to ask for help, but when she saw this battle, she was too frightened to speak.

Yan Ran said to Xian Luo: "Get her a piece of clothing and ask what happened." ”

"Yes."

When she had answered, she took a garment and put it on the woman, and asked, "Who are you and why are you here?" ”

Before the woman could reply, there was a sound of horses' hoofs.

When Zhen Yu saw the man in charge, he whispered: "His Royal Highness the Prince?!" ”

When people approached, Zhen Yu hurriedly pulled Yan Ran forward to salute: "The courtiers have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The prince's face was full of anger, and he didn't pay much attention to Zhen Yu, only nodded perfunctorily, and said to the attendants: "Arrest this cheap maid back to the palace and interrogate her strictly!" ”

The woman got up and threw herself in front of Zhen Yu, hugged her legs and begged: "Girl, please save the slave maid, the slave maid doesn't want to die!" ”

Zhen Yu couldn't stand the woman's pleading, and was a little embarrassed, so she looked at Yan Ran for help: "This ......"

The prince was a little impatient, but he still patiently explained to Zhen Yu: "Sister Yu'er, this cheap maid has collided with the palace, and it is not an exaggeration to take it back from the palace to deal with it, right?" ”

Yan Ran quietly squeezed Zhen Zhen's hand and signaled her not to meddle in her affairs, she intuitively felt that this matter was not so simple.

Zhen Yu didn't speak again, and the prince's entourage stepped forward and dragged the woman away.

At this time, Xiao Zun suddenly appeared from the other side.

"Yo, what's going on? I heard crying from afar. Brother Huang, the girl's family is delicate, you have to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade! ”

Xiao Zun's tone was teasing, which made the prince's face even darker.

When the woman saw Xiao Zun, as if she had seen a life-saving straw, she struggled to break free from the guards' clamps, and shouted: "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, help!" The prince wanted to be a light slave, but the slave swore to death, and the prince was angry and angry, so he wanted to kill the slave and the maid! ”

The prince's angry face turned pale: "You cheap, dare to slander the palace?" ”

The prince's attendant received the order, but was stopped by Xiao Zun's men.

Xiao Zun looked at the woman, and his tone was slightly reproachful: "This is your fault, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the dragon and phoenix among people, he can take a fancy to you, that's your blessing, what are you arguing about?" ”

The prince didn't want to spend more time with Xiao Zun, so he directly ordered: "Come on, this will be punished on the spot!" ”

Xiao Zun stopped again: "Oh, Brother Huang, there is no need to be like this. If you really take a fancy to this servant, you will take it and kill it. However, I didn't expect that the royal brother would be so interested in this mountain and forest...... Hehe, it's quite wild! ”

The prince listened to Xiao Zun's seemingly ridiculous but sarcastic words, and looked at him coldly: "Presumably, the second emperor's brother has a lot of connections with this woman, otherwise, why only believe her one-sided words?" ”

Yan Ran saw that the two of them were tense, but they didn't want to stay as targets, so they glanced at Zhen Yu.

Zhen Yu didn't react to Yan Ran's meaning, only to hear Yan Ran suddenly shout in a panic: "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?" But it's uncomfortable, is it wheezing again? ”

"Girl, how are you? Get the girl's medicine! ”

"Come, prepare the horses, and send the girl back to the camp!"

Hearing that Zhen Yu was sick, everyone hurriedly escorted her back.

The crown prince and Xiao Zun both knew that Zhen Yu had a chronic illness, and they also knew that she was the pearl of Qingguo Gong's palm, so they couldn't be negligent.

But now that the two are facing each other, neither of them wants the woman to fall into the hands of the other party, so they don't have the heart to care about Zhen Zhen.

Yan Ran helped Zhen Yu to leave, and whispered to Xuan Qing: "Stay and check the situation." ”

Xuan Qing nodded, blended in with the guards, and hid in the bushes next to him while people were not looking.

After Yan Ran and Zhen Yu went back, they didn't take the initiative to mention it, they only said that they were tired from playing, so they went back to rest for a while.

Not long after, Xuan Qing then came to report: "Girl, the prince shot the woman on the spot." ”

Zhen Yu covered his mouth and his eyes widened in horror.

Yan Ran's eyes were gloomy, and she was not surprised by such a result.

Thinking of the previous incident that Xiao Zun's bow and arrow were problematic, it is not difficult to see the shadow of the prince from it.

So if you want to come to this light maid, it is Xiao Zun's "return gift" to the prince.

After all, the crown prince is not a person who is in a hurry.

Besides, even if he was unscrupulous, it was impossible for him to do such a self-destructive thing under the nose of Emperor Sheng and by the side of foreign envoys.

The prince killed the woman because there was no proof for her death and did not give Xiao Zun a chance to frame him.

However, with Yan Ran's understanding of Xiao Zun, she faintly felt that this matter was not over.

Soon, as the sun waned, the hunting team gradually returned.

The crown prince and Xiao Zun also came back one after another and handed over their prey, looking as usual, as if what had just happened had not happened.

Everyone has gained a lot, the morale is high, and Emperor Sheng is also very happy.

The chief chamberlain commanded the little eunuchs to record the prey one by one as the basis for the final evaluation of the leader.

At this time, Prince Amuas of the Great Yue Kingdom suddenly hurried over and said to Emperor Sheng: "Your Majesty the Emperor, my sister Aina's maidservant has disappeared in the forest, and I ask His Majesty the Emperor to send someone to help find it!" ”

Although the missing person was only a servant girl, it was a person from the Great Yue Kingdom, and Emperor Sheng immediately ordered the hussar general to lead his troops into the mountains to find someone.

Hearing the word maid, Zhen Yu subconsciously looked at Yan Ran, and said worriedly: "Sister Yan, could it be that the maid just now is ......?"

Yan Ran was also unsure, so she could only make an analysis based on what she had seen: "That maid is wearing the costumes of the Shengguo and is fluent in language, not like a person from the Great Yue Kingdom. ”

Zhen Yu felt that what Yan Ran said was reasonable, and nodded, feeling a little relieved.

Otherwise, the prince of Sheng Guo intended to be light and shot the maidservant of the princess of Da Yueguo, it is difficult for this kind of festival not to cause a diplomatic incident, right?

The disappearance of the maidservant did not affect the lively atmosphere in which the winners of the hunt were judged.

Yan Ran was still secretly thinking about the maidservant, when she suddenly heard someone shouting Wen Rong'an's name.

She was excited, immediately raised her eyes to look, and asked Zhen Yu, "What happened?" ”

Zhen Yu said excitedly: "Sister Yan, Master Wen has hunted the most prey, and he is the first in today's hunting!" ”

Yan Ran was stunned, her face stunned.

She didn't expect Wen Rong'an, who had always been weak, to become a leader in hunting, and she didn't expect Wen Rong'an to be no longer dormant and show her strength early.

After Yan Ran's short period of glory and honor, deep worries surged in her heart.

In this way, Wen Rong'an is sharp, and he is no longer the forgotten little transparent in the Dingguo Mansion.

If he wants to stand in front of others, he will inevitably be suppressed by Minyang and Wen Chengyan, and even suffer tremendous pressure and persecution.

Yan Ran had mixed feelings in her heart, and when she looked around, she searched for Wen Rong'an's figure in the crowd.

Wen Rongan seemed to have a sense in his heart, and looked at Yan Ran's gaze.

Although there was only a brief moment of staring at each other, the gentleness and firmness in Wen Rong'an's eyes swept away the worries and gloom in Yan Ran's heart, which made her extremely reassured.

Wen Rong'an stepped forward to receive the reward, and Emperor Sheng saw that he was like a pine and cypress, and he was upright, and his eyes showed appreciation: "Okay, he is worthy of being the son of Wen Qinghan, a victorious general, and a tiger father has no dog!" ”

Emperor Sheng's impression of Wen Rong'an was only frail and sickly in Minyang's mouth.

Now, when he saw Wen Rong'an with his own eyes, he couldn't help but see some shadows of his father from his body, recalling the past of Si people, and feeling a little nostalgic.

He didn't know Minyang's attitude towards Wen Rong'an, so he didn't feel embarrassed and gave him a very rich gold, silver, pearl and jade as a reward.

Minyang agreed to bring Wen Rongan to come in order to toss him, but he didn't expect him to steal Wen Chengyan's limelight!

Minyang was furious in his heart, but in order to maintain his bearing, he could only force a smile.

Wen Chengyan maintained his usual gentleness and elegance, and sincerely congratulated Wen Rong'an, but in fact, a huge wave of hatred had already risen in his heart.

Mu Changfeng's number of prey was second only to Wen Rong'an, and he was also rewarded and rewarded by Emperor Sheng.

Xiao Zun ranked third, although it did not meet Emperor Sheng's expectations, but because the first place belonged to the Sheng country, Emperor Sheng did not reprimand, and also gave a reward happily.

Yan Ran guessed that Xiao Zun was busy framing the prince, otherwise how could he give up this opportunity to be in the limelight to others?

And the people of Dayue Kingdom were in a hurry to find people everywhere because of the disappearance of the princess's maidservant, and they had no intention of hunting, but they fell behind.

After counting all the prey, Emperor Sheng had the prey distributed and sent it to the various tents for dinner, which was intended to make everyone happy.

The camp was very lively, with grills set up in various tents, hot water boiled, ingredients processed, and bonfires held together.

However, Princess Aina, who had lost her handmaiden, did not have the heart to participate in this feast.

She took up her bow and arrows and decided to take people into the mountains to find the maid herself.

As soon as she walked out of the camp, she collided with the oncoming Jinluan County Lord.

Lord Jinluan wanted to speak and stopped: "Aina, your handmaid has been found, but it's just ......"

Aina's brows furrowed again: "Just what?" Take me to her! ”

On the other side, Zhen Yu also got the news and hurriedly found Yan Ran.

"Sister Yan, I heard that General Mu found Princess Aina's maidservant, but it was a corpse. I'm worried...... Can you accompany me to see it? ”

Zhen Yu was still not at ease in the end, and wanted to confirm whether Princess Aina's maid and the maidservant who was shot by the prince were the same person.

Yan Ran nodded in agreement.

The two of them came to the camp of the Da Yue people together, and heard Ayina's grief and angry roar from a distance.

"Ah Zhu, my Ah Zhu! Who was so cruel to kill you? You have a spirit in heaven, you must bless me to avenge you! ”

Yan Ran and Zhen Yu moved forward, but because the sky was dark and they were far away, they couldn't see the handmaid's face clearly, so they had to give up.

The two were about to leave, when they suddenly heard someone ask, "Princess, is this really Ah Zhu?" How did she wear the clothes of a woman in the prime of life? ”

Zhen Zhen chuckled in his heart, and nervously clenched Yan Ran's hand: "Sure enough, it's her." ”

Yan Ran secretly said that it was not good.

She forgot one thing, that the robe that the handmaid was covered with should be hers.