Chapter 217: The Princess Consort Was Shot Dead at the Bottom of the Cliff
Chapter 217: Chapter 217: The Princess Consort Was Shot Dead at the Bottom of the Cliff
As soon as Rong Ling appeared, someone rushed over with concern and asked, "Prince, are you alright?"
"Are you injured anywhere?"
Today’s events have caused many present to believe that Rong Ling is divinely protected, and that the Emperor’s difficulty toward Rong Ling is in fact destroying Dayan.
Of course, this is the result Rong Ling wanted, but having achieved this result, he feels nothing but unease; instead, his mood is rather poor, cold and solemn.
Just thinking about Feng Qing falling off the cliff makes him feel distressed, as if all the strength in his body has been drained.
At this moment, nothing could make him happy; he just wants to see that woman well, to stay by his side safely.
Rong Ling’s somber and lonely, solemn demeanor led many present to believe his mood was due to the assassination attempt.
Everyone approached him to console him: "Prince, as long as you’re not hurt, everything will be fine."
"Yes, the Prince is divinely protected, whether it’s poison or assassination, you’ll be alright."
While everyone was consoling Rong Ling, Nan Feng from Prince Yong Mansion approached with several subordinates, holding captured assassins, and quickly reported to the Prince: "Prince, after interrogating these assassins, one confessed that today’s order to assassinate the Prince came from the Emperor."
As Nan Feng’s words fell, the surroundings instantly fell silent, although earlier due to the matter of divine retribution, many suspected that the assassination attempt was ordered by the Little Emperor.
But that was merely speculation without concrete evidence, and now Nan Feng’s words nailed the Emperor with implication and guilt.
The Emperor indeed sent assassins to kill Prince Yong; perhaps the previous poisonings and attempted murders were orchestrated by the Emperor.
How could the Emperor do such a thing, disregarding Rong Ling being his uncle, given his great services to Dayan, the Emperor shouldn’t do this; without Rong Ling, who knows where the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would be now, let alone holding their positions firmly, these two are heartless.
Within moments, courtiers fell on their knees with their foreheads touching the ground, crying to the heavens: "Heaven wishes to destroy my Dayan."
"Oh heavens, how could Dayan allow such a reckless person to ascend the throne, no, we must have the Emperor abdicate, we cannot let him ruin Dayan."
The courtiers became agitated, particularly those newly appointed by the Little Emperor, dared not say much; in this situation, whoever protects the Little Emperor is doomed.
The courtiers rose excitedly and hurried outside, some even turning to greet Rong Ling.
"Prince, we will certainly seek justice for you; you are a meritorious minister of Dayan and shouldn’t be mistreated like this."
"Right, we will stand up for the Prince."
As they spoke, they started out, just at this moment, hoofbeats rang in the hunting ground.
Many instinctively turned to see guards from Prince Yong Mansion riding over, the leading person quickly dismounted and rolled to Rong Ling’s feet to report.
"Prince, we’ve discovered the whereabouts of the Princess Consort; she was shot dead at the foot of the cliff."
As the guard’s words fell, Rong Ling’s face changed drastically, a chilling aura spread around him, he slowly turned and stared at the reporting guard.
The guard was startled by his grim gaze: "Prince."
Rong Ling’s sullen voice sounded: "You say the Princess Consort was shot dead."
"Yes, yes, Nan Xuan Guard led people down the cliff and found the deceased Princess Consort, instructed me to immediately report to the Prince."