The old servant in the outer courtyard had already asked the butler to come over.

Living in the mountains all year round, the news is not so well-informed.

He also heard it from the man who delivered the food, and was about to send someone down the mountain to find out the truth, when he heard that the fourth highness had come down.

His Royal Highness was still in grief, and his words were not clear.

Shen Wenjiang simply said it on his behalf.

Of course, only what needs to be said is said.

"Those few people, please stay here, and the old slave will go and prepare food." After the butler finished speaking, he bowed and retired.

Hualuo rushed back at dinner, and he didn't even drink saliva, so he first told the news he had inquired about.

It turned out that the prince only stayed in Huangxian for one night, and the next day he set off and returned to Beijing along the way he came.

However, while crossing the Sky Maiden Bridge, it was attacked again.

This time, the other party was even more ruthless, not only ambushing people in the vicinity in advance, but also breaking the railing of the bridge earlier.

As soon as the prince and his party reached the middle of the bridge, a group of men in black emerged from the water below.

The guards were caught off guard, and the kung fu of the men in black was very high, and they were beaten to the ground when they landed.

Most of the accompanying officials fell and kept throwing themselves in the water and shouting "help".

The prince was escorted by the guards to flee back, who knew that there were black-clothed people waiting for him at the head and end of the bridge, and the entire bridge deck was poured with fire oil.

It was nearly dark and the place was a little remote.

There was such a big commotion, and it took a while for people nearby to hear the news and rush to help save people and put out the fire.

But at this time, the man in black had already fled.

Several charred corpses were left at the scene, one of which was similar to the crown prince's body and wore the jade wrench that the prince usually wore on his right thumb.

The rescued official stepped forward to check, and at that time he was sure that it was not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have been kidnapped by the men in black.

The officials discussed all night and decided to conceal it for the time being, and only secretly sent people around to find out the whereabouts of the prince.

But somehow, the news still leaked, and it was still spread like that.

One can imagine how sad and angry the emperor was.

After Hua Luo finished speaking, he poured a large mouthful of water.

It's not easy to find out this.

Fortunately, with the token given by the girl, she was able to find Pingguo's potential spies in Beijing and get these news.

It should be mostly true.

Shen Wenjiang secretly thought in his heart, which also showed that this matter was not done by King Yi.

Could it be the same group of people who attacked them at the Tongfu Inn?

Shen Wenjiang was a little big for a while.

She would not worry about the life and death of the crown prince, but this matter has already implicated the four princes, the prince, and herself.

Your Majesty is not a benevolent master.

If they are not careful, they will all suffer, and they may even lose their lives.

Therefore, the murderer must be found, and the prince must be brought back to the capital safe and sound.

Then I had to take a trip to the Tiannu Bridge.

At the same time, Ji Nancheng, who was far away in Youzhou, also got the news, and in addition to being shocked, there were countless worries and worries.

The news is not very detailed, and I don't know what happened to Ziyu and Miss Shen.

He was so anxious that he set off that night.

Here, Shen Wenjiang left Yanqiu, and Shen Yu also took the initiative to stay, but the fourth prince refused.

I didn't persuade me to say anything, so I had to take it with me.

In order to hurry, this time they all chose to ride horses.

Fortunately, the injury on the shoulder of the fourth prince was no longer a big problem, but it did not hold her back.

……

Five days later, the three appeared in the territory of Qizhou.

Tiannu Bridge is located at the junction of Qingzhou and Qizhou, and is separated by a Tiannu River of more than 30 zhang on both sides.

This is the only way back to Beijing.

Shen Wenjiang was not in a hurry to explore the Tiannu Bridge, but first settled in Qizhou City.

Although so many days have passed, and the government has strictly ordered that it should not be spread in private, how can it control the mouths of the people, and the streets and alleys are still spreading.

The content of the transmission varies.

After collecting a lot of news, Shen Wenjiang sat at the table and carefully checked it, thinking of the major events that had happened in Daqian in recent years, and she finally found the hidden line.

Therefore, the assassination of the Tongfu Inn is just a side dish, and the real highlight is here.

If the prince had not been frightened and continued to cross Mawang Mountain, then their ambush at the Tiannu Bridge would have failed.

It can also be inferred from this that the group had already done an ambush near the Tiannu Bridge, but they didn't expect the prince and his party to choose to go to Mawang Mountain in order to hurry, and it happened that Tongfu Inn had their accomplices, although the number was smaller, they also fought with all their might.

The prince finally turned back and walked back to his original path, and their ambush was ultimately unsuccessful.

If things are really as she guessed, then the prince is not unjust.

Without him, because he is the crown prince, his identity and position are destined to be watered by the blood of many unrelated people.

For example, the second prince, the mother family of the second prince, the Guo family of Qizhou.

His Majesty's harem is very lively today.

In addition to the first and fourth concubines, there are nine concubines and Jieyu beauties, etc., and there are countless of them.

In addition to the queen, there are also Concubine Li Hui, Liu Zhaoyi, and Guo Chongrong.

Guo Chongrong's ancestral home is Qizhou, and his father Guo Yuan was originally just a wealthy businessman.

Later, Guo Chongrong became the concubine of the emperor who was only a prince at that time because of his beauty, and his father also attached himself to him wholeheartedly and provided him with wealth and goods.

Guo Chongrong was also very competitive, and soon after following the emperor, he gave birth to a son, the second prince Zhao Yunlin, who was only one year younger than the prince.

After the emperor succeeded to the throne smoothly, Guo Chongrong's mother was promoted to Concubine Xian by virtue of her son, and her position was still above Concubine Hui.

The second prince was smart since he was a child, enlightened at the age of three, and was able to memorize the "Four Books and Five Classics" at the age of four, and was able to make good poems at the age of five, so he was loved by the emperor.

But the Guo family did not enjoy wealth and glory because of this.

In the first year of Jingyou, there was a huge military case of embezzlement of ink in Daqian.

The Guo family originally relied on the relationship of the virtuous concubine to sit in the position of the first emperor merchant of Daqian, and won the fat gap of the imperial court's military supply in one fell swoop.

However, in a certain period of military supplies, it was found that they were shoddy, lied and concealed, etc., which eventually led to the Guo family being raided, the head of the family Guo Yuan was executed, and the rest of the family members were exiled to the army, and the women were demoted to slaves and maids.

The emperor remembered that Concubine Xian had followed him for many years, and did not embarrass their mother and son, but only demoted her concubine.

At the end of the same year, the second prince, who had always been in good health, fell down on the way to Taimiao to worship his ancestors.

He fell lame and never recovered.

After that, the second prince moved to the royal palace in Lingshan, and almost never went down the mountain on weekdays, except for the New Year's holidays.

His mother, Guo Chongrong, has also painted the ground as a prison in the harem since then, and has been accompanied by green lanterns and wooden fish every day. Except for the grandmother and maidservant who had been following her, she saw no one, including the emperor.

Over time, the mother and son were almost forgotten.

Shen Wenjiang only remembered so quickly that it was because after the accident of the previous prince, someone broke the matter.

This has also become one of the most powerful incriminating evidence to bring down the crown prince.

It's just that I didn't expect this life to explode so soon.

Who is behind this?