Emperor Wu of Zhou continued to review the memorial, as if he didn't care about the Ninth Prince's horse going crazy.
After a while, Concubine Rong asked to see her outside the imperial study room.
Emperor Wu of Zhou was not surprised at all by the arrival of Concubine Rong.
As soon as Concubine Rong saw Emperor Zhou Wu, she cried and complained that the Ninth Prince was frightened. She also cried and said that someone wanted to kill the Ninth Prince and asked Emperor Zhou Wu to investigate strictly.
What she meant implicitly was that Queen Xie and the Seventh Prince drugged the Ninth Prince's horse.
Just as Concubine Rong was crying, Queen Xie also came.
Queen Xie came to the imperial study to express to Emperor Wu of Zhou that the seventh prince had nothing to do with the ninth prince's horse being drugged.
Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Liang also came to the Imperial Study Room and begged Emperor Zhou Wu to make decisions about their sons.
Emperor Wu of Zhou said that he had sent people to investigate the matter carefully and asked Queen Xie and others to go back first.
Seeing that Emperor Zhou Wu was still busy, Queen Xie and Concubine Rong did not dare to delay Emperor Zhou Wu in handling political affairs in the imperial study, so they retreated obediently.
As soon as she walked out of the imperial study, Concubine Rong sneered at Queen Xie: "Empress, I never thought you would use such despicable means."
Queen Xie said with a cold face: "Concubine Rong, watch your words."
Concubine Rong did not take Empress Xie seriously at all, "Empress, as the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, you did such a vicious and despicable thing. It really opened my eyes. It seems that the Xie family's tutoring Nothing more than that.”
"Presumptuous!" Queen Xie scolded angrily.
Concubine Rong was not afraid of the angry Queen Xie and said coldly: "Queen, I will never let this matter go!"
Queen Xie looked at Concubine Rong's leaving figure with a gloomy face.
Concubine Shu said: "It's a pity that my son was innocently implicated and frightened. I hope the emperor can find out the mastermind as soon as possible."
"This person is really brave to kill the prince." Concubine De said, "I hope the emperor can find out the mastermind as soon as possible, otherwise we don't know what will happen."
"This person dared to poison the Ninth Prince's horse today, and I'm afraid he will poison the princes directly tomorrow." Concubine Liang hated this kind of dark villain the most, and said with a very ugly face, "When the Emperor finds out who is behind the scenes, we must Severe punishment will never be spared.”
Queen Xie glanced at Concubine De and the three of them coldly, then held the maid's hand and left.
Concubine Shu walked to Concubine De, looked at Queen Xie's leaving figure, and asked Concubine De: "Do you think the Queen did it?"
Concubine De said: "The queen is not that stupid, but the seventh prince is not necessarily so."
Concubine Shu was surprised: "Do you think the seventh prince did it?"
"The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince have not dealt with each other, and he was humiliated by the Ninth Prince before. It is not impossible to want to harm the Ninth Prince out of anger." Concubine De added, "Of course, this matter may not be simple."
Liang Fei said: "No matter who did it, it was too vicious. Fortunately, Xiaoliu and the others are fine."
Concubine De said: "The emperor will find out who is behind the scenes, so we don't have to worry about it."
Concubine Shu thought of the tense situation between Concubine Rong and Queen Xie, and smiled meaningfully: "No matter who did it, Concubine Rong will believe that it was the Queen who did it."
Concubine De understood what Concubine Shu meant, and she raised her lips and smiled: "Didn't Concubine Rong just say that she won't let it go, let's just wait and see the good show."
In Kunde Hall, Liang Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her son was safe.
They just heard that something happened at the racecourse. Liang Zhaoyi and Yu Meiren were very worried about Zhao Yao, thinking that something happened to Zhao Yao too. Now that they saw that Zhao Yao was intact, they felt relieved.
Zhao Yao told Liang Zhaoyi and the others what happened at the racecourse, "Fortunately, Brother Bago took me to the corner to practice riding horses, otherwise I would have been unlucky too."
"Why did the Ninth Prince's horse go crazy?" Poppy asked.
"It must have been drugged." Zhao Yao said, "Father has already sent someone to investigate."
"Being drugged?" Poppy asked in shock, "Who is so bold as to drug the Ninth Prince's horse?"
Pan Cairen guessed: "It can't be the seventh prince, right?"
Liang Zhaoyi looked at her son and asked, "Is it only the Ninth Prince's horse that was drugged?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Well, only Brother Jiu's horse was drugged."
"Could it really be the Queen and the Seventh Prince?"
Liang Zhaoyi shook her head slightly: "What the Queen and the Seventh Prince did has nothing to do with us."
Mei Yu and Pan Cairen understood what Liang Zhaoyi meant, and they nodded in unison and said nothing more about the matter.
"Concubine, I have to send some apples to Liehuo to eat."
"Go ahead."
Zhao Yao took some apples to the racecourse to "repay" Li Huo for his help just now.
Lie Huo enjoyed Zhao Yao's feeding very much. After eating the apple, it said with some disgust: "It's not sweet enough." 】
"This is the best apple in Kunde Palace." Zhao Yao said, "They all like to eat the money."
Liehuo said proudly: [It's not as delicious as the apples I usually eat. 】
As the beloved horse of Emperor Wu of Zhou, the food it eats are always excellent. Whether it is grain, grass or apples, they are all extremely fresh.
"If you dislike it, I won't give you apples to eat in the future."
【I don’t mind it. 】 Liehuo said hurriedly, 【You must always give me apples to eat in the future. 】
"Okay." Zhao Yao thought of the Ninth Prince's horse and asked Lie Huo, "Who drugged my Ninth Brother's horse?"
Liehuo said: [A eunuch. 】
"Do you know a eunuch?" Zhao Yao asked again, "Who is it?"
[A young eunuch responsible for feeding the horses. 】
"Then do you know who made him do it?"
【have no idea. Liehuo said again, "I've never seen that person come to the racecourse." 】
"What about the little eunuch who feeds the horses?"
[Being taken away. 】
"Your food isn't drugged, right?"
Lie Huo glanced sideways at Zhao Yao and said: "Who dares to put medicine in my food? Don't you want to live?" 】
"That's true. No one dares to put drugs in your food."
Although Lie Huo is just a horse, his status is very high, and people in the racecourse raise him like an ancestor. If something happens to it, no one in the racecourse will be able to bear it.
[You and Ling Yun are good friends, right? 】 Lie Huo suddenly asked.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
[Ling Yun and I are also good friends. 】
"So, you want to be friends with me?"
[For Ling Yun’s sake, I will reluctantly be friends with you. 】 Liehuo and Lingyun stayed with Emperor Zhou Wu for many years. Both of them had saved Emperor Wu of Zhou on the battlefield.
"Okay, then from today on, you are my good friend."
[Since you and I are good friends, you have to come and play with me often in the future. 】 Liehuo said, 【I reluctantly let you ride. 】
Seeing Li Huo's "You have to be grateful" look, Zhao Yao said with a smile: "I don't dare to ride you."
【I let you ride. 】
"If you let me ride, I won't dare to ride you."
Liehuo was a little unhappy: [Why? 】
"Because you are my father's horse. No one dares to ride you except my father." Of course Zhao Yao also wanted to ride Liehuo. After all, it was a famous war horse. "Second brother wanted to ride you before, but you threw him off. If I successfully ride you, wouldn't I be better than second brother? I can't be better than second brother."
Lie Huo hummed softly and said: [Not everyone can ride me, so don't be ungrateful. 】
"I will ride you secretly from now on without being discovered by others." Zhao Yao thought for a while and then said, "By the way, I can only visit you secretly in the future."
【Why is this? 】Look at it, why is it sneaking around? Can’t it see people?
"Because I don't want to be discovered that you are close to me." Zhao Yao suddenly thought of what Black Yu said before, and changed the subject and asked Li Huo, "Hei Yu said that you have been to Yangzhou and know about Yangzhou, right?"
[I have taken the emperor to many places before, of course I have been to Yangzhou. ] Liehuo said with some pride, [The emperor has fought in Yangzhou before. What do you want to know about Yangzhou? 】
"What's the situation with the rebels in Yangzhou?"
[When I accompanied the emperor to fight in Yangzhou, there were many rebels. They were all remnants of the previous dynasty. However, the emperor soon beat them away...]
When talking about the things that put an end to the chaos back then, Liehuo became eloquent and his tone was filled with pride.
Zhao Yao did not interrupt Liehuo and listened to it patiently.
"You and your father drove the remnants of the previous dynasty out of Yangzhou, so why are there rebels in Yangzhou now?"
[Back then, a remnant of the previous dynasty escaped, but the emperor did not pursue him. 】
Zhao Yao looked thoughtful. Could it be that the people causing trouble in Yangzhou now are the remnants of the previous dynasty who escaped back then?
【What else do you want to know? 】
"Do you know the current situation of rebels in Yangzhou?" In the past few years, Yangzhou has always been peaceful, but at the end of last year, many rebels suddenly appeared.
【have no idea. 】
"Then do you know any friends in Yangzhou?"
[There was before, but not now. 】
"Forget it." As he thought, Liehuo had no idea about the current situation in Yangzhou. It seems that we can only wait for the friends who come to celebrate. "I'm leaving. I'll see you again when I have time."
[Keep your word, remember to come and play with me. 】
"Forget it." Zhao Yao rubbed Li Huo's face with his, "I'm leaving."
Liehuo was very helpful to Zhao Yao's closeness. He stretched out his tongue and licked Zhao Yao's face.
"Your Highness, you are so powerful." Tong Xi was shocked when he saw Li Huo getting close to Zhao Yao. "Even the emperor's horse likes you."
Speaking of which, His Highness has always been liked by animals. Whether they are flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water, they are all close to His Highness.
