Chapter 59: Return to Luan
This year's spring hunt was undoubtedly not smooth, the emperor fell from his horse and was injured, and the news of Situ Yizheng's death spread throughout the camp...... The originally mighty team was already shrouded in a thick and solemn aura on the surface.
Two small and small events occurred in succession, and today no one went into the woods to hunt, and everyone remained in the camp, and there was no banquet or free movement. For the emperor's injury, everyone showed sincere fear while being concerned; But everyone has a different attitude towards Situ Yizheng's death, at least in their own tents, many people have begun to applaud.
Unlike the cautious tension in Situ's tent, Xi Yan's tent was filled with a sense of relaxation throughout. A hare was already roasted on the charcoal fire, and the amber cup on the table was filled with grape wine from the Western Regions.
After flipping through a few pages of the idle book he brought, Xi Yan threw the book aside and lay down on the soft floor covered with fox skins...... If it weren't for the inconvenience, he would also want to meet An Ruofei and bring her here to enjoy it.
Just when he was in a drowsy sleep, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Xi Yun saw that he had his eyes closed, so he crept in.
"Coming back?" Xi Yan said in a very nasal voice, half-opened his eyes and asked, "But what's the news?" ”
"You didn't sleep?"
"Wake up, how's it going?" Looking up at the tent, it was already dark, and I thought that things should have progressed.
Xi Yun nodded, raised the tea on the table to his lips and drank it all, and after wiping the water stains from the corners of his mouth, he pouted and said, "Situ Yizheng's corpse was still found, and when he brought it back this afternoon, the corpse scared everyone." I said Gongzi, you are too ruthless, Situ Yizheng's death, that is called an ugly ......"
Xi Yan bowed his head slightly, motioning for Xi Yun to continue.
"Also, the servant invited by the Situ family from Chongdu has just arrived at the paddock, and now he is estimated to be conducting an autopsy...... By the way, when the Situ family came out of the forest, they also brought back a tree branch. ”
"Twigs?" Xi Yan raised his eyebrows, "Have you seen clearly?" ”
Xi Yun frowned and shook his head: "The people of the Situ family are tightly covered, I don't dare to be too obvious." The branches...... It can't be that, right? ”
"It must be," Xi Yan's tone was very determined, and then he made a self-examination, "It's really my carelessness here, but ...... The Situ family found the branches, but to no avail. ”
"That's good," Xi Yun's heart that suddenly hung up just fell, and he asked again, "Does Your Majesty know about this?" ”
"Not yet, Concubine Yuan has been taking care of her in the imperial tent, and the imperial doctor has also been there, and Concubine Yuan has also ordered that no peripheral matters should be disturbed His Majesty, so this matter has not yet reached the heavens."
"This time my aunt came with me, but it became a big help for me," Xi Yan pinched his chin and thought, "But in any case, Situ He will definitely ask His Majesty to let the internal guards investigate this matter, and His Majesty will definitely agree to Situ He's request...... Just check it, you can't find it on my head anyway. ”
"The ability of the royal internal guard is still not to be underestimated......" Xi Yun glanced at him with a little worry, "Besides, if you do it in the spring hunt, it is obvious that you don't put the majesty of the Son of Heaven in your eyes...... I'm just afraid we're not prepared. ”
"I've done my best...... Xi Yan's eyes were calm, "If this arrangement is still revealed, it can only be that the sky will kill me." Besides, I think...... His Majesty is also happy to watch the Situ family, otherwise, what would he do to support the Jing family? I am such an empathetic person, so naturally I want to share my worries for Your Majesty~"
For such a master, Xi Yun could only pout his lips in secret, and continued: "The Situ family has already started to investigate by themselves, but with little success...... If two things happen in a row, the holy car will return to Luang within three to five days. ”
There was no need to wait for three or five days, and early the next morning, the emperor issued an order to prepare to return to Luan. When he came, the huge spring hunt ended miserably, and everyone's hearts were clouded with a faint shadow, and Si Tianjian even began to stargazing all night long.
Late spring is just around the corner when the rainy season is approaching...... That night, a heavy rain poured down, washing away all the clutter in the air.
The heaven and earth were wet, and it was already time to return to Luan, and only some of the Situ family members still asked to stay in the paddock. The emperor sympathized with Situ He's loss of his only son, and specially agreed to Situ He's request, asking the internal guards to leave some people to thoroughly investigate the case of Situ Yizheng being shot and killed.
When the holy car returned to Luan, the procession was still the same as the day it came, exuding an inoffensive heavenly might. It's just that the people of the Situ family hung at the end of the line from afar, and the faces of the group showed a sad and gloomy look. Since this was a royal procession, the people of the Situ family did not dare to exceed the rules, so Situ Yizheng's body was not buried in a coffin, but only wrapped in white silk and placed in Situ He's carriage.
Qi An saw that the people of the Situ family looked depressed, so he drove his horse to Xi Yan's side, and looked at him locally, "The Situ family is really hurt this time...... After all, it is the only son of the head of the family who returns to Jiuquan. It's just that...... As soon as Situ Yizheng dies, how many days will this Zhao No. 1 clan be brilliant? When he said the words "the first scholar clan of Da Zhao", Qi An's tone was quite disdainful.
Xi Yan glanced at Qi An, and said casually: "I don't know if this Great Zhao No. 1 clan can be brilliant for a few more days, but I look at you, but I look at you, but I look like a gloating." ”
"It's not time to congratulate," Qi An lowered his voice and looked at him with a smile, "but I have a heart...... How does it feel? ”
"The mood is comfortable, the prosperity is peaceful, and the years are quiet...... Is this answer satisfactory? ”
Qi An laughed loudly, "Situ Yizheng has always been mean and unkind, and extremely vicious...... Although everyone doesn't say it on the surface, I'm afraid that some people are already laughing from ear to ear in their hearts......"
"You said yourself?"
"Me?" Qi An raised his eyebrows in a sneer, "I've always been the one who laughs the fastest...... Now that there is a big lack of strong enemies, I naturally want to laugh out loud. ”
"You," Xi Yan glanced at her lightly, "so rampant, sooner or later you will be killed by thunder......"
"My son doesn't care......" Qi An's tone was leisurely, and he rode his horse past Xi Yan, the so-called fresh clothes and angry horses, nothing more than that.
It's just a spring hunt, and once it comes and goes, the situation is very different. Xi Yan kept thinking in his heart, three days have passed since Situ Yizheng was killed...... I think that the cleaning of Situ Yizheng's subordinates in Chongdu City has also been completed. It's just that there is one more thing in his heart that he can't let go, and Situ Yizheng has one of the most powerful and knows everything by his side...... I wonder if this person's life is already in hand?