After two days of driving, Su Ruoxi and his party returned to the capital smoothly.

Mu Zihan told her that they needed to live in the palace for a while, and then return to Pingyang City after the emperor's condition recovered.

So, the carriage drove directly into the palace.

After settling in the palace, it was already dark.

Mu Zihan asked her to rest for one night first, and then go to meet the emperor early in the morning.

And where Mu Lingshan was settled, Su Ruoxi didn't know, but she didn't worry about it, anyway, she had come to this point, and she was not afraid that Mu Lingshan would play tricks again.

The way back was not very hurried, so Su Ruoxi didn't feel very tired.

After settling in the dormitory, she flipped through the medication record book sent by the Tai Hospital and the diet book in the imperial dining room.

In these two booklets, it is clearly recorded what medicine the emperor used at what time every day, and at what time and what he ate.

The old emperor had been ill for nearly half a month, and the two booklets were already densely recorded.

Just when Su Ruoxi was concentrating, Xiangxiang suddenly knocked on the door and reported: "Princess, have you rested?" The four princes and Lord Hou ask to meet! ”

"Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun? What are the two of them doing coming to me so late? ”

As soon as she heard that it was Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun, Su Ruoxi guessed that there must be something important when these two people came to her in such a hurry.

So, Su Ruoxi said to Xiangxiang: "Let them wait in the palace!" ”

"Yes!"

After Xiangxiang received the order, she retreated, and after Su Ruoxi changed her clothes, she went to the palace to meet the two.

When she walked into the hall, Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun were still discussing something, and when they saw Su Ruoxi walking in, the two of them immediately got up and saluted: "See the third princess!" ”

I haven't seen these two people for a long time, Su Ruoxi didn't show too politeness, and responded with a smile: "The fourth prince and Lord Hou don't have to be formal, I don't know if the two of you came to me so late, what's the matter?" ”

Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun glanced at each other, and finally Mu Chengfeng stepped forward and took the initiative to say: "Don't hide it from the third sister-in-law, the fourth brother, I haven't seen my father for half a month, I heard that the third brother and the third sister-in-law have returned to Beijing and are going to meet their father tomorrow, so I want to ask the third sister-in-law to bring the fourth brother to meet my father together." ”

When Mu Chengfeng spoke, there was a worried look on his face that could not be concealed.

Just hearing him say this, Su Ruoxi felt a little strange in her heart.

"What do you say? You haven't seen the emperor for half a month? ”

Mu Chengfeng nodded heavily and responded, "Hmm! Since my father was ill and no longer went to court, I have never seen my father again. ”

"Every time I went to my father's bedroom to ask to see me, I was stopped outside the door of the palace."

Su Ruoxi thought for a while and asked puzzledly: "Who ordered you not to meet the emperor?" ”

"It's the Prince!" Mu Chengfeng replied without hesitation.

At this time, Hou Qingyun also said: "Third princess, since you and the third prince left the capital not long after, the emperor began to be sick in bed. And during this period, it has always been the crown prince who is in power. Not only the four princes, but almost all the ministers in the court have never seen the emperor again. ”

"Why didn't you say something so important earlier!"

Su Ruoxi frowned, and the bad premonition in her heart became stronger and stronger.

"Third sister-in-law, I have been trying to contact you and the third brother by letter, and even sent someone to find you, but I don't know why, all those letters are gone, and the guards sent out to deliver the letter have never returned."

Mu Chengfeng anxiously explained, if it wasn't for this, how could he be in such a hurry to find her so late.

"What about the prince? Does he know about it? ”

"Hmmm! The third brother knew that the third brother went to meet his father just now, but he was also stopped outside the palace. And the third brother was not in a hurry or doubted, so he turned around and left. Lord Hou and I thought about it for a long time, this is such a presumptuous late night to disturb the third sister-in-law. ”

Hearing that Mu Zihan was also stopped, Su Ruoxi roughly guessed some situations.

Presumably, the crown prince has taken advantage of the time they are away to control some of the power in the court.

The emperor's illness came too suddenly and too suspiciously, if she didn't guess wrong, this matter must also be related to the prince.

Even Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun suspected that the crown prince wanted to murder the emperor.

It's just that they don't dare to say such things.

"What do you want me to do? Even the prince was stopped, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the emperor. ”

Su Ruoxi deliberately said deflating words, she was speculating in her heart at the moment about Mu Zihan's thoughts and plans.

She can't spoil Mu Zihan's big thing because of her recklessness.

"Nope! Third princess, now in the entire capital, I'm afraid you are the only one who can see the emperor! ”

Hou Qingyun said excitedly, seeing Su Ruo's puzzled look, he continued to explain: "Third princess, you have excellent medical skills, you can go to meet the emperor on the grounds that the emperor is curing the disease." ”

"And even if that doesn't work, we can think of other ways to get you in. The important thing is that after you go in, you can know the emperor's current situation! ”

"I understand! Do you want me to go and find out if the emperor is really sick, or has he been held hostage or drugged? ”

"It's just that we can't be too reckless in this matter, at least we have to discuss it with the prince first!"

Su Ruoxi paced back and forth in front of Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun, and said what she thought.

But Hou Qingyun shook his head and said, "Of course we have thought about this question. It's just that on the way back, we proposed this to the third prince, but the third prince did not agree. So we ......"

"That's why you came to me privately and wanted me to help?"

Su Ruoxi completed Hou Qingyun's unfinished words, and Mu Chengfeng on the side also nodded heavily.

At this time, Su Ruoxi suddenly felt that things were a little difficult to do.

"The prince does not agree to do this, there must be his thoughts and intentions. If we act privately and cause more trouble to the prince, things will only get worse and worse. ”

Su Ruoxi Mans analyzed methodically, Mu Chengfeng looked at Su Ruoxi in surprise, as if he didn't expect Su Ruoxi to think about Mu Zihan.

"So be it! You go back tonight and have a good rest, I'll think about it first, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow. ”

Su Ruoxi snapped her fingers and terminated the topic.

Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun had no choice but to look at each other and leave with a heavy sigh.

"That's good! Let's go back and wait for news from the princess! ”

After the two saluted, they took their leave.

As soon as Mu Chengfeng and Hou Qingyun left, Su Ruoxi called Xiangxiang in and asked, "Xiangxiang!" What about the prince! ”

"In the Emperor's Imperial Study!"

Xiangxiang replied without hesitation, this was the prince who ordered someone to inform her, saying that the princess asked about him, so she told her in the imperial study.