Chapter 58: Cover

The azure and bright yellow imperial tent was the most eye-catching one in the entire camp, and before he reached the camp, Xi Yan could see the dragon flag on the top of the tent fluttering in the wind.

Riding the horse forward, Xi Yan found that something seemed to be going on in the camp, several eunuchs led a imperial doctor to hurry to the center, Xi Yan turned his head and glanced at Xi Yun, both of them showed some suspicion in their eyes.

After dismounting, he inquired, and it turned out that the emperor accidentally fell off his horse while chasing a deer in the forest, and all the imperial doctors accompanying him were invited to the tent. The imperial tent has long been closely guarded by the Praetorian Guard, and among the concubines who came with her, only the Yuan Concubine had the highest position, and she was also accompanying the emperor every step of the way at this moment, and the ministers were not allowed to see the emperor at leisure.

Although a group of ministers knelt around outside the tent, they could only find out a thing or two from the eunuch's words.

"Your Majesty has always been good at riding and shooting...... How could it be that you fall from a horse and get injured? Xi Yan frowned tightly and turned to Xi Yundao, "You can find a way to find the female history next to your aunt and ask your aunt what is going on." ”

Xi Yun did not hesitate to turn around and carry it out, leaving Xi Yan alone in the tent to ponder.

Although he was traveling, the incense was still burning in the smoked balls in the tent. In this familiar atmosphere, Xi Yan can analyze and think more clearly.

The emperor's injury at this time was undoubtedly a good thing for himself, and compared to the body of the sovereign, Situ Yizheng's disappearance seemed less important...... At least when the emperor was still unconscious, the Situ family could only rely on their few people to find it.

Seeing that it was getting late, in the huge dense forest, even Xi Yan himself didn't dare to say that he could find the deep forest where he shot Situ Yizheng, let alone the guards of the Situ family...... Even if I can find it, it will be after today.

As soon as he lifted the tea in his hand and took a sip, Xi Yun lifted the curtain and entered.

"How?"

"The imperial tent is very tight, but listening to the female history next to Niangniang, His Majesty has woken up. Although there was no major problem, the imperial doctor said that he wanted to recuperate, so Concubine Yuan Niangniang dismissed a cadre of ministers outside the imperial tent, and ordered not to disturb His Majesty's rest. ”

"Oh......" Xi Yan showed a slightly knowing expression, and then asked, "Is there any movement on the Situ family's side?" ”

"As early as half an hour ago, the attendants around Situ Yizheng all returned, and they were already separated in the forest, until the last person came back, only to find that Situ Yizheng was missing. The Situ family has already sent several groups of people to look for them, but there is no news yet. Besides, now His Majesty is still sick, and no one above is in charge of the Situ family, and the Situ family does not dare to speak out. ”

Xi Yan looked at the gradually rising moon outside, and said leisurely: "It's dark early in the forest, and it's not easy to find him. But although Situ Yizheng has been eliminated, his men still have a lot of news that is unfavorable to us, let the pigeons go back...... Let the people of Chongdu pull out the people that Situ Yizheng cultivated privately. ”

"It's been sent back, you can ...... relieved"

The night had passed, and the Emperor's injuries had eased a little. However, when Situ He first recovered from a serious illness, his face was full of sadness, and his son was not heard from in the vast jungle. It's been almost a day, and I'm afraid it's more than lucky.

Situ Yizheng, as Situ He's only son, is of great significance to the Situ family. If Situ Yizheng has really suffered misfortune, then his appeal in the Situ family and the status of the Situ family in the court will inevitably be reduced.

Situ He didn't want to think about it anymore, he only had one thought in his heart now, that is: Situ Yizheng must live!

It's a pity that the wishes of the head of the Situ family are destined to come to naught. The person who came back from the search looked at Situ He's gloomy face and said cautiously: "The head of the family, the body of the son, has been found. By the end, his voice was almost inaudible.

Situ He was not unprepared, but when he really heard about this bad news, the heart-rending pain still made his eyes dark...... The feeling of the world spinning came from his head, and Situ He had almost lost his breath, he grabbed the armrest of the chair and supported his body hard to prevent himself from falling down.

After a while, Situ He held his head with his hand and said weakly, "Did the person carry it back?" ”

"Just outside the ......"

Situ He closed his eyes in pain, got up tremblingly and walked out of the tent. The guards outside the tent had never seen the head of the house walk so heavily, and all the guards all lowered their eyes in unison, and even held their breath as much as possible.

Situ He's eagle-like gaze swept over the entourage that had originally followed Situ Yizheng, and finally, his gaze was fixed on Situ Yizheng.

Situ Yizheng's eyes were still round and open, and his skin was a deathly blue-gray. In the middle of his throat, a dried blood trail wound down from the terrible blood hole, and the placket of his chest had already been stained dark red by the blood oozing out.

Seeing the tragic death of his only son, Situ He's eyes were already bloodshot with anger, and the old hand caressed his cold round eyes...... Situ He could no longer look at this cold body, and waved his hand weakly, signaling his subordinates to carry Situ Yizheng's body down......

Situ He hoarsely voiced and roared in a low voice, "Who is the murderer?" What the hell is going on? ”

Seeing the head of the family like this, a group of subordinates looked at each other, and no one dared to take the lead in speaking. Situ He trembled and pointed to the leader, "You are the head of the guard, you come here." ”

The man stepped forward and recounted the events of the previous day in the woods...... I don't know if he forgot that when he made the announcement, the chief of the guard missed why Situ Yizheng entered the depths of the forest......

Situ He took a deep breath and asked, "Then did you find anything?" ”

"Yes, yes." The chief of the guard hurriedly picked up a bloodstained branch, "The subordinates and others seem to have found the murder weapon not far from where they found the son." As he spoke, the chief guard hurriedly presented an arrow cut from a tree branch.

"What is this?" Situ He asked.

The chief of the guard hurriedly replied: "This arrow is cut from the branches of a birch tree, and there are many birch trees in the forest, and the birch trees are very hard. But if you want to use this as a murder weapon, you think that this person's archery skills must be very clever and powerful. ”

Situ He clenched his fists tightly, "Who did you meet after entering the forest?" ”

The head of the guard lowered his head and thought for a while before replying: "There are few people in the direction we are going, and we have only met the prince of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, the third prince of the Xi family, the prince of Jingguo and the little grandfather of Jing, and His Royal Highness the King of Liao...... But after going to the depths of the forest, I never met anyone else. ”

Situ He sighed, "Go down, Your Majesty is still recuperating at the moment, after Your Majesty recovers, I must go and ask Your Majesty to let the royal internal guard investigate this case!" ”