Chang'an, the Hall of Qinzheng.

It had just been a heavy rain, and the entire palace was wet, and the sky was as gloomy as if it was a black pot.

Empress Zhou brought the soup she cooked herself to bring warmth to Emperor Zhaokang.

I never thought that she stepped into Qinzheng Hall, and the emergency letter from Luoyang was delivered to Emperor Zhaokang's desk.

Emperor Zhaokang pushed the soup handed over by Empress Zhou aside and took the letter from Luoyang first.

The letter was just a few concise sentences, but it was like a bolt from the blue, which shocked Emperor Zhaokang to his heart-breaking heart-

The prince was assassinated, and the princess sacrificed his life to save him. The two fell into the Luo River together, and their lives and deaths were uncertain.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Empress Zhou hadn't seen Emperor Zhao Kang's gloomy and solemn appearance for many years. The last time she saw him was when Gu Yuan died...

Could it be—

Queen Zhou's heart suddenly jumped. What happened to the prince in Luoyang?

Emperor Zhao Kang sat on the dragon throne with a tense face. Although he was no longer young, his face was still handsome and had a deep outline. His handsome eyebrows and eyes were filled with the charm of a mature man, and his whole body exuded the majesty that the emperor was beyond reach.

He didn't know what he was thinking. After recovering from his consciousness, his narrow black eyes narrowed, turned his face and looked at Queen Zhou beside him, and a sinister and fierce light burst out from his eyes.

Queen Zhou felt a chill behind her back, but she still held on her face, "Your Majesty?"

Emperor Zhaokang opened his thin lips lightly, "The prince was assassinated in Luoyang, and his whereabouts are unknown..."

Although I guessed something, when I heard Emperor Zhaokang say it with my own ear, Empress Zhou was inevitably shocked, her face turned a little pale, and she frowned and said worriedly, "How could this happen? How could there be an assassin in such a good fortune? What are the soldiers and generals of Luoyang Palace for food? Your Majesty, don't be too worried. The prince's auspicious person has his own appearance, so there will be no trouble."

Emperor Zhao Kang glanced at her, "I feel very comforted to see the queen worrying about the safety of the prince."

The meaning of this is unclear. Empress Zhou felt a stern and said softly, "I am the queen, and the crown prince is the crown prince. If this happens, I must be worried about him."

If it were an ordinary stepmother, she would definitely say something like "Although he is not my biological child, I regard him as my own"-

But Empress Zhou did not dare.

Many years ago, she once said this, in return for Emperor Zhao Kang's ridicule, "The prince was born by Yuanyuan, what does it have to do with you?"

This sentence was like a poisonous sting, deeply piercing her heart, and every time she thought of it, she felt a stinging pain.

In his eyes, Gu Yuan is good everywhere, how can she compare with her?

Queen Zhou thought hatefully, yes, Gu Yuan is good everywhere, but she doesn’t love you yet. She doesn’t even want to take a look at you with your heart in front of her. You, a powerful emperor, aren’t you a poor person who longs for love in front of her?

Thinking of this, she felt relieved and... uncomfortable.

After such a thing happened, Emperor Zhao Kang was naturally not in the mood to drink some soup, so he sat at the desk and started writing an imperial edict.

Queen Zhou also knew the tactfulness and took the initiative to retreat.

This rain, which had just arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, had just rested for a while, fell again, and the Thunder God rumbling, and a shiny and terrifying lightning shone in the air.

Queen Zhou narrowed her eyes and sighed, "It's summer and there will be more rain."

The great palace maid held her an umbrella and asked in a low voice, "Empress, Prince..."

Queen Zhou's face suddenly became dark, her two delicate eyebrows tightly frowned, and her breathing became slower.

Who caused the assassination of the prince?

Could it be the brother? No, the brother has always been meticulous and would never take such a dangerous move.

Could it be... Cheung Chau?

As soon as this thought came out, Queen Zhou felt more and more uneasy when she thought about it. Under her gorgeous phoenix robe, her jade fingers dyed with bright red elixir gradually tightened.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Go, go and call the third prince to my palace."

Before the great palace maid could agree, she suddenly changed her words, "No, no, now I'm calling, it seems that I feel guilty..."

At this time, you cannot act rashly.

It was night, the sky was pitch black, and there were no stars or moon.

In the Yongwei Hou Mansion, Zhang Huang, who had always been dignified and steady, ran to the study in a daze, and pushed the door open without caring about the obstruction of his servants.

Yongwei Hou was burning something when he suddenly saw Zhang breaking in, his expression changed, "Madam, why are you here?"

Zhang couldn't hide his worries between his eyebrows and eyes, "I heard that something happened to the prince, and we Ati, she also had something happened to her. Is this true?"

Yongweihou was stunned and pursed his lips.

Zhang was anxious and went up to pull him, "Talk!"

Yongwei Hou had a bright face and said in a deep voice, "That's the case."

Zhang's body shook. If he hadn't held the desk in time, he would have fallen into it.

"How could this happen? How could this happen... Who dared to attack the prince after taking the courage of Xiong Xin and Leopard?" Zhang fell on the chair and murmured in distractedness.

"Oh, I'm hiding it from you, just because I'm afraid you will be worried... I didn't expect you to know it." Yongweihou shook his head and sighed.

Zhang stayed for a long time, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind. Finally, she stood up and said, "I have to go find her!"

Yongwei Hou thought he had heard it wrong, but saw Zhang looking serious, "I have to go find Atti... I have a close friend of mine, Alu, whose husband is the governor of Bianzhou, and Bianzhou is close to Luoyang. I will go to find her to see if her husband can send some soldiers to find..."

"Nonsense!" said Yongwei, "The whole city of Luoyang is looking for them, and hundreds of guards who are companions are also looking for them. If you want to use the troops from Bianzhou, your Majesty will definitely issue an order. Where can you run?"

Zhang's eyes were filled with tears and blamed himself, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault... If I hadn't married her, this wouldn't have happened... I didn't meet her before she left Chang'an, and she was afraid that she was still blaming me..."

When Zhang thought that his daughter's life and death were uncertain, and that he had been angry with her before, Zhang felt ache in his heart.

After a while, Yongwei Hou was still silent, but he still couldn't bear it. He stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, comforting her a few words.

Zhang sobbed for a while, looked at Yongweihou with tears in his eyes, and whispered, "Tell me the truth, is this assassination a tragedy?"

Yongweihou's expression froze, "How do I know?"

"Don't think I don't know what you and the second wife think. My daughter married the prince, but you secretly moved closer to the Zhou family and supported the third prince!"

"You... don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense? Are you planning to marry Si Niang to the Saburo of the Zhou family so that she can get married to the Zhou family?" Zhang snorted coldly, "Tao Bosong, you are so cruel. You have decided to retreat so quickly... Yes, Ati is a daughter, and she has never been favored by you. If you have so many children, how could you consider her?"

Yongwei Hou took a step back and said coldly, "Why are you talking about these things again? It's really unreasonable!"

Zhang smiled, "It's unreasonable that you realize that I'm unreasonable! I was blind and I married you."

The two of them quarreled back and forth.

The night pearl was also grinded into fish eyes by more than 20 years, and the relationship became increasingly dull.

In the end, the argument broke out, and no one got it well and parted in disagreement.

Zhang left the study angrily and wiped his tears along the way. She usually valued dignity, and then left it behind.

She knelt in front of the small Buddhist temple and prayed devoutly, "Please ask the Bodhisattva to bless the two children of Ati and Yan'er, and believers are willing to use their lives to exchange for their safe return."
Chapter completed!