As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 599 Incident in Minzhou
The next day, when Xie Zhaozhao woke up, Yun Qi had already gone to the Ministry of Household Affairs to work.

On the bed, the place where Yun Qi slept was already cold.

Xie Zhaozhao sat by the bed, wondering whether he slept so deeply last night?

He didn't even know when Yun Qi got up in the morning.

While washing, she asked Nanny Li.

Not surprisingly, it was very early and I was out the door before midnight.

Xie Zhaozhao frowned, eager to help. Coincidentally, the sun had just risen, and Hongxiu came, and reported something to Xie Zhaozhao with a solemn expression.

"That day, the princess frightened the horse at the racecourse. My subordinates carefully checked the horse slaves who took care of the horses, the horse materials prepared, etc., and traced it all the way. They found that the frightened horse was selected and sent from Minzhou Racecourse."

Xie Zhaozhao's black and white eyes narrowed slightly: "Minzhou?"

"It's Minzhou!"

Hong Xiu quickly replied: "This horse has been very docile since it was delivered to the capital, so I chose it to ride for the princess. The horse suddenly frightened that day because it couldn't stand the fragrance of gardenia..."

"It's the kind of smell that the princess often smells on her clothes."

"When this horse was at the Minzhou Racecourse, the horse slave who took care of it kept beating it with wattle sticks dipped in gardenia juice, and the beating was very fierce."

"Over time, this horse has become very sensitive to the fragrance of gardenia."

"The princess often smelled the fragrance of gardenia. That day when she was riding on horseback, the horse smelled the scent, so it suddenly started running around and bumping into each other."

Originally, Hong Xiu and Xuan Jing were tracking the horse together, but there was no news after a long time.

When I was feeling dizzy, I heard a couple arguing.

The couple grew a lot of chili peppers and made a living by making and selling hot sauce. Sometimes the couple got angry and quarreled, so they would beat the donkey with a hemp rope tied to the millstone to vent their anger.

The millstone has been tied up with hemp rope for a long time, dipped in a lot of chili powder, and occasionally soaked in chili sauce.

The donkey's skin and flesh were ripped open, and the chili sauce and chili powder were stained on the wound. The pain was unbearable. After a few times, the donkey kept howling whenever it got close to the millstone.

Hongxiu also captured some information from the content of the couple's quarrel.

Then he tried it with the horse one by one based on Xie Zhaozhao's characteristics, and finally determined that the scent of gardenia could make the horse suddenly go crazy.

But this horse has never been exposed to gardenias since it was sent to the capital.

So I traced the horse's origin and found it in Minzhou.

In order to make sure that nothing went wrong, Hongxiu and Xuan Jing personally went to Minzhou and secretly explored the horse farm where the horses were sent, and then found out the real reason.

Hongxiu added: "The racecourse in Minzhou is under the control of the Minzhou government. My subordinates feel that the matter may be very complicated and are afraid of in-depth investigation and alerting the enemy, so they come back quickly to report to the princess."

"Please ask the princess for instructions on how to proceed next."

Previously, while tracking down Sha Lan, four sisters died due to carelessness when they entered the realm of Anyang.

Hong Xiu took a warning this time and took every step very carefully.

Xie Zhaozhao nodded and praised: "You are very cautious, very good... This matter is definitely not that simple. Don't leave the capital for the time being, just stay in the middle of the capital. Someone else has gone to Minzhou, I will let him His Highness sent a message to him and asked him to check it carefully."

"Who's gone?" Hongxiu thought for a moment and asked, "Is it General Xuanming?"

"Ah."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded: "Xuan Ming has been in the army for many years. He is a general in His Highness's hands and knows all the states very well."

And he also has some friendship with Shen Wanwan.

Shen Wanwan has done business all over the world, and his spies are all over the world. There must be a contact point in Minzhou.

Xuan Ming's investigation was obviously safer and safer than Hong Xiu's investigation.

Hong Xiu roughly understood Xuan Ming's abilities and breathed a sigh of relief. "Go ahead."

Xie Zhaozhao raised his hand: "Thank you for your hard work this time. The news is very useful. You go to rest first. You have been staying at home recently."

"I understand." Hong Xiu bowed her hands and looked at Xie Zhaozhao's bulging belly with concern, "Princess, are you feeling well?"

"good."

Xie Zhaozhao smiled: "I'm just a little heavier and a little lazy, but there's nothing else. Go and have a rest and have a good rest for two days."

"it is good……"

Hong Xiu didn't say anything more, bent over and left.

Xuan Jing stood in front of the courtyard door with his arms folded and his sword in his arms, waiting. When he saw her coming out, he looked over and asked silently.

Hongxiu walked forward: "The princess said she wants us to rest. General Xuanming went to investigate the matter over there."

Xuan Jing said "Oh", stood up and walked forward.

He was tall and had long legs, so he quickly walked in front of Hongxiu.

Hong Xiu stopped and watched him walking steadily, and couldn't help but frown.

When they were investigating at the Minzhou Racecourse, the two of them were almost discovered. In order to avoid the search, they had to hide in the back hill of the racecourse for most of the night.

The back mountain was damp, cold and dark without a moon.

Hongxiu stepped on a stone and slipped under her feet. Fortunately, Xuan Jing pulled her and blocked the stone with his thigh, so that the stone did not fall and make a sound, attracting the search of those people.

It was pitch dark at the time, but Hong Xiu knew that he had seen blood and was breathing heavily, so the injury must be serious.

Has he recovered so quickly now?

What is this man made of?

Although Hongxiu's previous injury in Anyang has healed now, the scars are still there, and Hongxiu feels that recovery is quite slow.

Injuries always take time.

With this thought in mind, she returned to her yard all the way, dug out the wound medicine prepared by Xie Zhaozhao, kept one for herself, and called the guard at the door to send the other to Xuan Jing.

In general, the two of them have shared weal and woe several times, and it is appropriate to use medicine for injuries together.

……

Xie Zhaozhao spent the whole day thinking about the relationship between Beijing Zhongshi and Minzhou.

That sleeping King of Zhou is probably the mastermind behind many of the recent unsafe things.

She wanted to discuss it with Yun Qi, but Yun Qi would not be back until very late due to his busy schedule.

Xie Zhaozhao had no choice but to be patient, and while waiting, he sorted out the information he had received on the paper one by one, and thought about what to do next.

The sun was about to set, and Yun Qi finally returned home.

After a long day of work, he looked a little tired, and his face looked a little haggard.

Seeing that Xie Zhaozhao felt distressed, he quickly ordered someone to prepare the bathing soup and stepped forward to undress him personally: "Let's change clothes first. The food has been prepared and kept warm. We will eat when the bathing is over and go to bed early in the evening."

"Ah."

Yun Qi responded lazily, looking down at Xie Zhaozhao as he took off his outer garments, leaving only his soft and thin inner garments.

Yun Qi suddenly stretched out his hands and gently hugged Xie Zhaozhao: "Zhaozhao."

"I'm here, I'm here." Xie Zhaozhao struggled, broke away from his arms, led Yun Qi to the pool in the clean room at the back, and urged him to get into the water, "Hurry in, I'll give you a squeeze on your shoulders to soothe Soothes muscles and bones.”

(End of this chapter)