Peach Blossom.

Tao Ye was very desperate. She thought of Si Yu. She wondered if he was as desperate as she was now at the moment when Si Yu was killed?

Countless chicken feather arrows were shot out from the bowstring and flew towards the peach leaves.

A figure flashed out quickly and stood in front of Tao Ye. He waved his cane and blocked many arrows, but two arrows still hit him.

Tao Ye looked up, her eyes shining. It was not her imagination. That person was really the Wang Jing she had been thinking about!

After Wang Jing was refused to see Si Yu, he realized that something unusual had happened in the palace. Therefore, he not only persuaded his eldest brother Wang Dun, who was about to go to court, to go back, but also prevented his third brother Wang Ao from entering the palace to take Si Yu's pulse.

Wang Ao was ordered by his elder brother to go to the mansions of the officials to investigate. He came back at noon and told his elder brothers: "It turned out to be just as you expected. All the ministers who went to court today were kept in the palace for unknown reasons. Several family members went to the palace gate to inquire, but even the gate was closed. No one in the palace was allowed to go out!"

After hearing this, Wang Jing said to Wang Dun and Wang Ao, "I guess something big must have happened in the palace, and it's probably the emperor's fault."

Wang Ao was terrified when he heard this: "Governor...what happened to the governor?"

Wang Dun paced in the room and analyzed, "The emperor has always been diligent and used to getting up early since he was young. Even if he was sick, he would not sleep until noon, let alone be affectionate with any concubine! Although my second brother came to the palace to ask for an audience early, it was already time for him to go to court. How could the emperor stay in the room of Zhang Shuyuan, who he does not favor on weekdays?"

Wang Jing nodded: "That's why I said that something big must have happened to the government."

"Big thing?" Wang Ao's eyes rolled around a few times. He had already imagined the biggest thing. Suddenly, his heart was shocked: "Then...why didn't Zhang Shuyuan say anything? Is she afraid of being questioned and is trying to find an excuse?"

Wang Dun shook his head: "When my second brother entered the palace, he might not have made it public, but now even the palace gates are closed! The only one who can order the palace gates to be closed is the emperor or the queen mother!"

Listening to the discussion between Wang Dun and Wang Ao, Wang Jing gradually came up with an idea: if something happened to the emperor, the person who ordered the palace gates to be closed could only be the empress dowager; Zhang Shuyuan was afraid of being questioned, so she would most likely push the charges away before informing the empress dowager; and the person in Fangle Palace who might be used as a scapegoat must be someone who the palace people thought had the potential to harm the emperor! So this scapegoat should be...

"I want to go into the palace to save someone!" Wang Jing hurriedly took the cane and prepared to go out.

Wang Ao was startled and hurried over to stop him: "Brother, your legs are like this, even if you need to rescue someone, it should be me!"

"No! I'm the only one who can enter and exit that palace gate now. You may not be able to escape safely even if you go in!" Wang Jing pushed Wang Ao away and walked out with his cane.

Wang Ao wanted to follow him out, but was stopped by Wang Dun.

Wang Dun advised, "Don't follow him! He is right. Don't forget that Princess Si Yao is in the palace! Although my second brother is unwilling to admit it, he is the most distinguished consort in everyone's eyes. Of course, he can go in and out."

Wang Jing rode a fast horse and arrived at the palace gate.

The gatekeepers received the Queen Mother's decree that "all people in the palace are prohibited from going out", not that people outside the palace were not allowed to enter. Moreover, Wang Jing was the prince consort and Princess Si Yao was in the palace, so it was easy to let him in.

After Wang Jing entered the palace, he abandoned his horse and walked. Wherever he went, he saw palace maids splashing dog blood, which made him more certain that Tao Ye was in danger. Later, he saw countless guards carrying bows and arrows and palace maids shouting, and he knew Tao Ye was there!

When he saw Tao Ye, it was too late to stop the guards from shooting arrows. He could only endure the pain in his feet and run quickly to Tao Ye.

He thought that the guards would stop shooting arrows when they saw him.

When the guards realized that Wang Jing was coming, they did not dare to shoot any more arrows, but the arrows that had already been shot could not be controlled.

In the end, he was shot by two arrows, one in the left shoulder and the other in the waist.

"Second brother! Why is it you?" Tao Ye stood up and stood opposite Wang Jing, feeling surprised and distressed.

"I'm here to save you." Wang Jing smiled slightly. He placed his cane on the ground, with some difficulty.

Tao Ye supported Wang Jing, and suddenly she was overwhelmed with emotions. She couldn't explain how touched she was, and couldn't help but burst into tears: "But... the emperor is dead... he still has many great dreams that have not been realized..."

"Shh——" Wang Jing signaled Tao Ye to stop talking.

Tao Ye realized that there was someone there. She turned around and saw Princess Si Yao running towards her.

When Si Yao saw the two arrows on Wang Jing's body, he was furious and yelled at the guards: "You bastards! Who told you to shoot arrows at the prince consort? Go to hell!"

Soon, Empress Dowager Meng, Concubine Zhou and others also rushed over, but Tao Ye did not see Zhang Xiaowan.

Si Yao hurriedly grabbed Empress Dowager Meng's arm and shouted impatiently, "Mother! Don't lock up the palace gates yet, send someone to call the imperial physician immediately!"

Queen Mother Meng glanced at Wang Jing and Tao Ye and smiled coldly: "He was injured while saving another woman. Are you sure you still want to summon the imperial physician?"

Wang Jing's eyes and tone were as cold as the Queen Mother's: "No need to find a doctor, my third brother is the doctor, I can go home to treat my injuries. Please allow me to take Tao Ye away from here."

Queen Mother Meng smiled coldly again and looked at Si Yao.

Si Yao was once again furious and yelled at Wang Jing: "You bastard! She is not your first wife, not your daughter's mother, and she has nothing to do with you! You actually want to protect her! Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

"Whether to kill me or not is your choice, whether to save her or not is my choice." Wang Jing leaned on his cane and turned to leave.

Tao Ye took Wang Jing's arm and walked forward a few steps with him.

Si Yao yelled, "Stop them!"

The guards drew their swords and stood in front of Wang Jing and Tao Ye.

Wang Jing turned around and looked at Queen Mother Meng: "I would like to ask you, Queen Mother, are you trying to catch a demon or the murderer who harmed the emperor?"

Queen Mother Meng did not answer. She could tell that Wang Jing's question contained two things: first, he already knew that the emperor had been murdered; second, even if Tao Ye was a demon, it did not mean that Tao Ye was the murderer who killed the emperor.

Wang Jing looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Since I dared to enter the palace to save people, I must have made preparations long ago. We, the Wang family, have nothing, but we have many people. Although there are only three brothers in my family, my father has more than ten brothers and sisters, and my cousins ​​and nephews are all over the country. If the Queen Mother is willing, I can immediately invite the official's elder brother, Prince Yongchang, to Beijing to attend the funeral. I think Prince Yongchang will be heartbroken once he learns about this!"

"How dare you!" Queen Mother Meng's expression changed immediately. She pointed at Wang Jing and shouted angrily, "How dare you threaten me!"

"I dare not!" Wang Jing was on crutches, so it was inconvenient for him to kneel down, so he could only bow his head to greet the Queen Mother: "I know that the Queen Mother and the Emperor had a deep love for each other. Now that the Emperor has passed away suddenly, the Queen Mother must be the one who is most heartbroken. But Tao Ye cannot be the murderer. She is a simple girl. Even if her origins are a little strange, she has no bad intentions. She was just used by someone. I beg the Queen Mother to allow her to live!"

Queen Mother Meng took a deep breath and said nothing.

"I guarantee with my life and property that we will never reveal a word to the outside world once we leave this palace. The Queen Mother and Concubine Zhou can still draft the edict of succession with the ministers before announcing the funeral. The Wang family will continue to serve the Great Qi Kingdom as always!" Wang Jing bowed deeply to the Queen Mother Meng again.

Tao Ye also knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother.

Queen Mother Meng was too lazy to look at Wang Jing and Tao Ye again and just waved to the guards.

The guards put away their swords and made way for them.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your support!" Wang Jing bowed to the Queen Mother again.

Tao Ye stood up, supported Wang Jing, and they walked out together.

Si Yao looked at the two's backs, stamped his feet in anger, grabbed the queen mother's sleeve, and muttered: "Mother..."

Queen Mother Meng pushed Si Yao away in annoyance and glanced at Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou understood and hurried over to support the empress dowager, and walked towards the court together.

Tao Ye supported Wang Jing and not far out of the palace gate, they met Wang Dun and Wang Ao.

Wang Dun and Wang Ao were worried about Wang Jing and had been wandering outside the palace gate for a long time. Finally, they saw Wang Jing come out.

When Wang Ao saw the arrow stuck in Wang Jing's back, he immediately rebuked Wang Dun: "I said that my second brother might be in danger, but you insisted that he was fine. Do you think he is fine?"

Wang Jing hurriedly stopped Wang Ao, signaling him not to shout loudly, and said to Wang Dun: "Brother, you have come at the right time. Break the arrow to avoid attracting attention."

Wang Dun stood behind Wang Jing and broke both arrows, but blood was already oozing from both wounds.

Wang Dun shook his head: "No, this wound is not shallow, we can't delay, we have to deal with it quickly!"

Tao Ye immediately handed Wang Jing over to the brothers Wang Dun and Wang Ao after hearing this and said, "I can't ride a horse, so I won't waste your time. You can take him back to see his wounds!"

Wang Ao went to get the horse.

Wang Jing did not get on the horse immediately, but asked Tao Ye: "Where are you going?"

"I don't know, but I definitely can't go to your house. It's not appropriate for me to go now..." Tao Ye lowered her head. She knew that she had nowhere to go again. She actually hoped that Wang Jing could give a reason to keep her.

However, Wang Jing didn't seem to care whether Tao Ye stayed or left. His reaction was far beyond Tao Ye's expectations: "In this case, before we part, I must ask you one more time, was there another person by your side when you buried Ah Jiao?"

Tao Ye's mind suddenly went blank, and all the emotions she had just felt disappeared without a trace: "You...you saved me just to investigate her murder..."

"I have inquired about many families within a ten-mile radius of the ferry on the other side of Ghost Mountain. Someone told me that when it was dark, he saw with his own eyes a man and a woman rowing over from Ghost Mountain. There was also a female corpse on the boat. He was so scared that he ran away. What he described... was very similar to the way you looked when you dressed up as Gillian. The female corpse... should be Shuangshuang..." Wang Jing spoke every word very carefully.

Wang Dun and Wang Ao were listening attentively. The three brothers were waiting for Tao Ye to announce the identity of the man.

Tao Ye was very sad. She couldn't help but get angry at Wang Jing: "If it wasn't for investigating her murder, would you not have saved me? If I can't answer your questions, will you regret saving me?"

"That's not what I meant..." Wang Jing's tone softened when he saw Tao Ye's tear-stained face.

In the distance, a voice called out, "Tao Ye!"

Tao Ye turned around and saw a man dressed like a waiter in a restaurant. He looked a little familiar.

The man ran over excitedly and approached Tao Ye: "Is it really you?"

Tao Ye looked at him for a while and was shocked. She felt that this man seemed to be her colleague when she was delivering takeout in modern times... Yes, it was the one who caused her to faint in the men's restroom - Li You!