Luan and Phoenix Tribulation: A Concubine Becomes a Phoenix

421 - An old man
The winter hunt ended in an avalanche.Many courtiers and female relatives who went hunting were killed or injured, so it is impossible to count them for the time being.

The team is temporarily settling at the foot of the mountain.

It was a good hunt, but I didn't expect the result to be like this.The emperor's face was extremely gloomy.

The corpses of those "assassins" were carried down from the mountain and arranged neatly one by one. Only 36 of them were found, not to mention the remaining ones on the mountain who were buried in snow and could not be found.

Their bodies were already cold and stiff.The blood flowing out of the body has also solidified, dyeing the white snow into a bright red.

They were wearing ordinary clothes, their hair was randomly scattered on the ground, and the remaining arrows were still stuck in their bodies.It doesn't look like an assassin at all.

If it is an assassin, how can there be a woman, how can there be an old man!

Snowflakes began to float in the sky again.Goose feather heavy snow.

The snowflakes fell slowly and fell on the human hair like feathers.It fell on this land, covering up the original ugliness and blood.

Su Guyan put the fox fur cloak on Feng Shijin's body, half hugged her, and half hugged her. She kept her eyes lowered and fixedly looked at the corpses on the ground, as if she wanted to remember them One last look on his face.

Wearing armor, Liu Yunchu was upright, kneeling in front of the emperor, clenched his cheeks to suppress his anger, and said, "My Majesty, I have already searched them. These people don't have any weapons on them, and they don't have the strength to restrain chickens. They are not assassins at all. , more like ordinary people! The people of His Royal Highness said that their assassins will kill them all!"

The emperor was accumulating anger, looked up at Su Yinli, and said, "What do you have to say?"

Su Yinli lowered his head and said: "Father, at that time the line of sight in the forest was obstructed, someone came out suddenly, the son subconsciously thought it was an assassin, and was worried about the safety of Father, so he aimed the arrow at them. If you knew in advance that they were not assassins, you would definitely not do this, and please ask your father to investigate clearly!"

Liu Yunchu said: "This is the royal hunting ground, why are there so many innocent people? The place was cleared by His Royal Highness, and His Highness should give an explanation!"

The emperor asked casually: "How do you explain this?"

The proposal of winter hunting was put forward by the crown prince, and the crown prince asked Ying to clean up the place on his own initiative.

Those who help with the work are the people of Rong Guohou.At that time, Marquis Rong Guo took a step forward and reported: "My Majesty, the old minister did not find any suspicious people when cleaning the hunting ground. Presumably these people are the wild people who sneaked into the hunting ground to steal the emperor's prey. The old minister heard that There are a lot of new hunters around here, but they are unlucky and did not expect to encounter the emperor hunting as soon as they entered the mountain today, and it is God's will to be regarded as assassins."

Feng Shijin suddenly said coldly: "From what Rong Guohou said, they are hunters in this area. Since they are hunters, why don't they even carry their bows. In the eyes of Rong Guohou, it was caused by mistakes. It is only God's will that so many lives are lost."

At this time, someone hurriedly came to report: "Report to the emperor, there is still one alive!"

The emperor said: "Bring people up!"

Feng Shijin squinted her eyes and raised her head, her eyes were as cold as icy wind and snow, as if her black and white pupils were frozen.She turned her head to face the cold wind and saw two officers and soldiers leading a white-haired old man walking step by step.

Snow fell on her hair, adding a touch of white.

She was dressed very thinly, how could she adapt to the cold in Beijing.He trembled as he walked.

Feng Shijin looked up at the sky, his eyes were reddish from the cold.

The elder who always had a kind and smiling face, the old aunt who was always used to touching her brow bone and calling her "daughter", was right in front of Feng Shijin.

The face of the old man still carried the serenity of being indifferent to the world and the wind and rain.She was held down by the soldiers and knelt in front of the emperor, a handful of old bones were frozen in the snow.

Before the emperor could open his mouth to ask, the crown prince Su Yinli couldn't wait to ask: "Who are you and where are you from? Why are you here? As long as you do it honestly, the emperor will punish you leniently!"

Seeing that the old man didn't answer, he lost his patience. He raised his head and glanced at Feng Shijin, and said again: "As long as you tell everything you know, you will be spared! This is your last chance!"

The old man lowered his head slowly.

Su Yinli waited for a while, and wanted to threaten and lure again.At this time, the soldier checked her breath and found that she was dead.

Until the last person of the Yexuan clan died, Su Yinli did not achieve the desired effect.

He failed to find a capable person in the Yexuan Clan who could help him accomplish his great cause. These people in the Yexuan Clan didn't know good from bad, and they didn't want to go on the road of prosperity, but they were going to die!And he couldn't exchange Feng Shijin for anything strange with the deaths of these people.

He originally thought that Feng Shijin would go crazy when she was present, and would do anything to protect Jun Qianji's people. In this way, once her identity was exposed, and the second and fourth princes shielded her as a criminal, they would all be dragged into the water.

But none of these.

The bamboo basket was empty.

Except for the cold wind blowing, no one spoke aloud.

Feng Shizhao finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, these people are actually..."

Su Yinli interrupted her with a deep roar: "Shut up!"

How can you admit that they are Yexuan people?If he admitted it, he went to the East China Sea behind his back, violated the contract between Dajin and Yexuan and arrested them, how would he deal with himself in front of so many people?

And he knew who they were, lured the emperor to come here for winter hunting, but privately put them into the royal hunting ground to be hunted by assassins, what was his intention?
If admitted, more problems will be involved one after another.So it cannot be admitted.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Crown Princess, tell me, who are these people?"

Feng Shizhao's body trembled imperceptibly, and his mind became a little flustered for a moment, and he forced himself to calm down and said, "The emperor's dragon body is not in good health, the prince is thinking about the emperor's health, thinking that the emperor can come out to relax, so he started preparing for this event very early. I just didn’t expect these people to jump out suddenly, it’s impossible to guard against, about, about...they are indeed hunters around here, your majesty, His Royal Highness, the sun and the moon are so painstaking, please be aware of the emperor!"

The emperor glanced at Feng Shizhao, flicked his sleeves coldly, turned around and left with a cold snort, and said in frustration: "Show me back to the palace!"

In the end, the team did not stay too much in this snowy day.All the hunting prey was left on the mountain, and the dozens of corpses were hastily buried at the foot of the mountain by the soldiers, and the team returned in a mighty manner.

Su Guyan helped the cold Feng Shijin into the carriage, and sat in the carriage with Feng Shijin.Mu'er was still sleeping. He didn't know that this sudden change was not so much an accident as a disaster.

He was lying in the corner, covered with a thick blanket, looking peacefully asleep.

Su Guyan held Feng Shijin's hands with one hand, and wrapped her shoulders with the other, hugging her into his arms, stroking her wet hair with his chin, and didn't say anything except to give her a hug and support.

(End of this chapter)