On the way back to the capital, the people from Xiao Wangfu encountered an ambush, while the crown prince and others were also attacked by a crazy black bear, so they didn't see the signal for help sent by Xiao Wangfu.
In the end, the big black bear was killed by Prince Wen and his guards. Although the crown prince and others were not injured, they were extremely terrified. They didn't dare to stay any longer and wanted to leave. However, when they wanted to leave, they found out that they could not find the master of the mansion, Princess Fushou Zhang!
At this moment, a loud *bang* suddenly sounded from the south yard… …
"Imperial Aunt?" The Crown Prince's face was very ugly. He seemed to be thinking something bad happened. He ran towards the Anning Courtyard like crazy.
Did something happen?
Xiao Zian and Prince Wen looked at each other, and then they quickly followed behind the crown prince, regardless of whether they looked embarrassing or not.
The Crown Prince was very familiar with the south yard, he arrived at Anning Courtyard after walking a few steps. And when he saw the scene in the Anning Courtyard, he was shocked.
"How could this happen?" Xiao Zian and Prince Wen came over a little late and then stood on the Crown Prince's side while looking at the courtyard that fell into ruins.
In the end, they were fortunate. They cannot deceive themselves in this matter.
"Is Imperial Aunt inside?" Prince Wen pointed his finger to the pile of ruins, tentatively.
"No!" The Crown Prince reacted, then turned and shouted: "Someone come, come here, dig out…"
The Crown Prince said it was impossible, but he didn't think so inside his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't let people dig the ruins.
The guards hurried over and saw the collapsed Anning Courtyard. Their faces turned pale in fright: "This, this is… …"
"Its the bear. I've seen bear blood and bear footprints. The big black bear came in here." The smart guard came forward and found the traces near the Anning Courtyard, and pushed all the blame on the violent big black bear.
No one can blame him. The situation was really bad now. If something bad happens to Princess Fushou Zhang and they can't find the reason, they will be miserable.
"Hurry up and dig! You, you, and you go and look for the eldest princess." The Crown Prince's lips trembled as he spoke. At any rate, he was able to stabilize his emotion and didn't make any inappropriate actions.
"Imperial Brother, Zian and I are going to look for people." Now that things became like this, Prince Wen and Xiao Zian cannot have the heart to leave.
A group of people looked for the whereabouts of Princess Fushou Zhang like crazy. Xiao Zian was worried about Lin Chujiu's safety and quietly ordered people to investigate Lin Chujiu's whereabouts.
The south yard was very large, and most of the people were digging the ruins. Prince Wen and Xiao Zian led people to search separately. After searching for the hours, they still didn't see even Princess Fushou Zhang's shadow.
The two returned to the Anning Courtyard without success. From a distance, they heard the crown prince's angry and frightened voice: "Imperial Aunt, this is impossible, impossible, this can't be Imperial Aunt… …"
The two didn't need to ask to know that Princess Fushou Zhang died in the Anning Courtyard.
"Things have become troublesome." Xiao Zian and Prince Wen ran into the Anning Courtyard. In there, they saw the Crown Prince half-kneeling beside a woman in red, with her face down. But judging from her figure and dress, she was undoubtedly Princess Fushou Zhang.
"What happened? Imperial Aunt is dead?" Prince Wen came in and took a glance. His eyes fell on the female corpse.
"Is this Imperial Aunt? Turn it over and take a look." Although the figure and the dress were very similar, to make things sure, Prince Wen asked the guards to turn over the corpse to reveal the appearance.
However, the guards haven't moved, the Crown Prince yelled: "No, no, don't turn it over…" While speaking, the Crown Prince grabbed his chest and threw up on the side. As if he was extremely terrified.
"What's going on?" Prince Wen slightly frowned, but the guards didn't dare to move due to the Crown Prince's order. Prince Wen didn't say another word. He walked close and kicked the corpse lightly, which turned over the body… …
"Oh…" Seeing the front side of the corpse, even Prince Wen, who fought on the battlefield for years, his face became very ugly.
The front side of the corpse could no longer be distinguished. The chest was torn off by the bear claws, and the face was pressed by a heavy object and flatten it. It looked so horrible.
"Is this Imperial Aunt?" Xiao Zian looked weak, but at this time, he was the calmest. He slightly frowned when he saw the female corpse on the ground.
It's not that he was doubting it. It's just, he felt that this imperial aunt of him wouldn't die so easily.
This… is incredible.
"Yes, it's Imperial Aunt. The maidservant has checked it, she said it's her." After the Crown Prince vomited, his complexion slightly became better. However, he still didn't dare to look at the squashed corpse.
"How did the Anning Courtyard collapse? How did Imperial Aunt get squashed inside?" Xiao Zian's eyebrows tightly frowned. His intuition was telling him that today's things were not as easy as it seems, but…
This matter doesn't seem easy to investigate.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Zian, it was the big black bear who ran crazy and killed the princess. The guards outside the courtyard also suffered from it. As for why the Anning Courtyard collapsed, this subordinate doesn't know why." A guard stepped forward and answered with a face full of fright.
They wanted to say that the Anning Courtyard was crushed by a big black bear, but this was obviously impossible. Because when the Anning Courtyard collapsed, the big black bear was already dead.
"Check it, let people find out what's going on right away. In addition, send someone to the capital to report this incident to the emperor." Xiao Zian took a glanced at the pale and frightened Crown Prince, and unceremoniously made arrangements.
If they wait for him to think of the overall situation, they don't know what year and month will it be.
The guards on the mansion knew the seriousness of the matter and took a glance at the Crown Prince. Seeing that the Crown Prince had no objections, they immediately split up… …
Xiao Zian handled the matter. He said to the Crown Prince, Prince Wen, and the soldiers to seal up the other courtyard and count the people present. No one was allowed to get in or out.
At this time, everyone was a suspect.
The Crown Prince remained unconcern. He only let people arranged a place for him to rest… …
The news that Princess Fushou Zhang died in her mansion soon reached the imperial palace. It was one step earlier than the news that Lin Chujiu encountered an ambushed outside the capital. Although she wasn't injured, she was extremely frightened and fell ill.
When the emperor received the news about Lin Chujiu, he knew that Princess Fushou Zhang didn't succeed, so he sneered and sent Imperial Doctor Qin to Xiao Wangfu to treat Lin Chujiu.
He knew that Princess Fushou Zhang was useless!
The Emperor thought that after this matter was over, Princess Fushou Zhang will learn her lesson. However, he didn't expect that after he turned blind eyes, she will die!
"How could the eldest princess die?" The Emperor was furious. Although he didn't wait to see Princess Fushou Zhang. In the end, she was his imperial sister. He had been taking care of her for so many years. Then suddenly, he heard that she died in an accident. So how could the emperor not be angry?
Who is so courageous to kill an imperial princess?
"Answering back his majesty, the eldest princess was killed by a bear." The guard, who came to report the incident, trembled while narrating to the emperor of what happened.
The big black bear that killed the eldest princess was caught by Princess Fushou Zhang, herself… …