Fufeng's brother was grateful, and after kneeling on the ground with Fufeng and thanking him, he left Muqing's bedroom with Fufeng.

But Mu Qing's brows were still tightly furrowed, she felt that this matter was not as simple as Fufeng and her brother said.

Concealing the plague and not reporting it to the capital, if this is known, it is a big crime to kill the head, but the county official still did it even though he knew it, could it be that someone behind it was instigated.

What is this instructor trying to do, the people in the capital are infected with the plague, how can she think that it is not good for anyone?

After thinking about it for a while, but he didn't know the essentials in his heart, Mu Qing had no choice but to shake his head, barely suppressing his uneasy thoughts.

After waiting for a few hours in a restless manner, a maid came in outside to report that the Third Highness had returned from the palace, and Mu Qing hurriedly took the maid beside him to find Bailichen.

"Listen to Danqing, is there something you are looking for me this morning?"

Bai Lichen was a little secretly happy in his heart, Mu Qing always avoided him on weekdays, and the two of them had very little time to communicate.

If it wasn't for something, Mu Qing rarely took the initiative to look for him, he always looked indifferent, but this time he took the initiative to come to him.

It's just that when he looked up and saw Mu Qing's solemn face, he knew that this matter was not very simple, and he couldn't help but pay a little attention to it.

"I don't know if you've heard rumors that there are many people infected with the plague in the small town outside the capital, and many of them have fled to the capital."

Hearing this, Bai Lichen frowned, he had heard this rumor, but he also sent someone to check that town, and there was no plague.

So he just listened to it as a joke and passed it, after all, there are many people in this capital, and the rumors are difficult to distinguish between true and false.

"Where did you hear this, I've sent someone to check it before, and the town is safe and sound, and nothing has happened to the plague."

Hearing Bai Lichen's words, Mu Qing's face was also stunned for a moment, she knew Fufeng, and like her brother, she was an honest person.

There is no need to deceive yourself by making up such a big lie, and it will not get any benefit.

But Bai Lichen in front of him said that he had already sent someone to investigate, what is going on, which side is true and which side is fake?

Thinking of this, Mu Qing simply told Bai Lichen everything about Fufeng and his brother.

"There is a maid in my room, an honest girl, her brother has escaped from the town today, and has come to report to her sister, saying that she should not go out recently, and many of the people who have been infected with the plague have already come to the capital."

At this point she paused.

"I thought that this didn't seem like a lie, even if she lied to me, she wouldn't get any benefit from me, but made me unhappy, and was sold for nothing."

Hearing this, Bai Lichen's face was already full of smiles.

Mu Qing is right, this maid and her brother really don't need to deceive her.

The biggest possibility is that the person he sent to investigate was deceived, and in fact there are still oddities in that town.

Now the people in the capital are in turmoil, and the assassination between the officials before has made many people panic, and if there is another plague now, I am afraid that there will be a big change in the capital.

"I'm also worried about this, but you also know that I'm just the daughter of a fourth-grade petty official, and I can't do anything, so I'll come to you to discuss it after I get the news, it's safer."

Mu Qing's words were full of trust in Bailichen, which made him feel a little moved in his heart.

Thinking of the fact that a few days ago, Mu Qing was injured because of his own arrangement mistakes, and he estimated that he was not well yet, so he felt even more pity.

"I will continue to send someone to investigate this matter carefully, don't go out these days, recuperate at home with peace of mind, if it is true that the people in the town conceal it and do not report it, I will definitely inform my father of this matter."

Mu Qing nodded, didn't say much, and left with someone.

Danqing over there was still a little worried after seeing Mu Qing leave.

"The people sent by His Highness are all our confidants, and they will not betray His Highness."

Bai Lichen naturally knew this, how could the guards he had trained for so many years do something to deceive the superiors and subordinates, the only possibility was that they were all deceived by the people in the town.

"You send a few more people, this time you must investigate carefully, if something really happens......"

Bai Lichen closed his eyes a little reluctantly, the capital has been in turmoil recently.

Although the previous incident was man-made, it was also the result of the struggle for power between princes.

And this concealment of the plague doesn't look like the county magistrate of that town did it himself, maybe there are also princes and his gang behind it.

If this is the case, I don't know how the situation will change after that.

What is this prince trying to bring the epidemic to the capital?

"Prepare the carriage, I want to go into the palace again to see the ninth brother and Chen Guifei."

The Nine Emperors have not yet been crowned kings, and they are still living in the palace of the princes.

And Chen Guifei is very favored by the emperor, and she can see her two children all the time.

Although he looked at this Bailichen on his face and was a little silent, he was really filial to his own intentions.

Seeing him enter the palace in such a hurry, he didn't even have time to report it, and he knew that this matter was not simple.

Not only did Mama wave away the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs, but only a confidant and her two sons were left in the house.

"Third child, you are in such a hurry to come to the palace, is there something going on outside? Or is there something on the prince's side? ”

Chen Guifei asked in a low voice.

"Yes, third brother, why didn't you come here without a word of announcement this time."

Bai Lihong is also a little curious, why is the third brother not as stable as in the past.

Bai Lichen's face sank.

"I heard Mu Qing say that the plague in the town I went to investigate before was actually real, but it was concealed, and now there are many people infected with the plague in the capital, if this plague breaks out, the result is unimaginable."

"I don't know if the concubine Niangniang and the ninth brother heard anything in the palace."

As Bai Lichen expected, after he asked this sentence, the two people in front of him shook their heads, obviously not knowing about this matter.

Chen Guifei boasted that she believed in the palace, and there were many subordinates arranged by herself inside and outside the palace, but she really didn't hear any rumors.

The Nine Emperors are even more so.

He has always liked to recite poems and play around, and there are countless fox friends and dog friends in and out of the palace.

If there was news, he would have known it a long time ago, but at this time, the eyes of the two people were indeed full of shock, presumably the slightest rumor did not reach the palace.

"There is such a thing, third brother! I didn't know that some time ago I was drinking with Li Gongzi, who claimed to be the most well-informed in the capital, and several other sons, but they didn't seem to know about the news. ”

Bai Lihong said a little annoyed, what is the most well-informed information, it is a lie at all!

"Yes, the third child, the palace has also placed a lot of subordinates in the palace, if there is any movement on the queen's side, the palace will also notice it."

The meaning of this is that this matter may not be the queen's instigation, but Bai Lichen feels that this matter is inseparable from the prince.

After all, the prince is old, and it is impossible to follow the queen's will in everything, maybe this is a big move for him.

"I think that although the queen may not know about this matter, it has nothing to do with the prince, Chen Guifei Niangniang and Lao Jiu, you two are in the palace, you must be careful, I can't see through the layout of the prince this time, I don't understand what he wants to do, if I get the news, I will send someone to the palace."

Now it is imperative to investigate the affairs of this town.

Bai Lichen didn't say much, and after saying this, he hurriedly returned to his mansion from the palace, and he rarely had such a panicked time.

But it is precisely because he understands that once the plague breaks out, it will not only be a matter of power and profit between princes, but also the entire capital.

Moreover, the capital is the foundation of the country, and if people from outside, such as Fanbang, who has long been disobedient, if Fanguo knows the news that the capital is infected with the plague, there will definitely be some turmoil.

When the time comes, internal and external troubles will be ...... It can be said that the situation in the capital is not optimistic.

Fortunately, Bai Lichen's subordinates were all guards who had been trained for many years, but they brought back the news in two days, and they knelt respectfully on the ground.

"Master, this town is indeed a bit strange, I heard that the merchants who came and went have disappeared one after another in the past month, and many of them don't know where to go, and they have not been found."

"But the county magistrate didn't mean to intervene, as if he didn't know anything about it, and said that he was investigating, but in fact he didn't act at all, just watching those businessmen disappear."

"Have you found out where these people are? Is it missing, dead, or locked up? ”

Bai Lichen's words were a little unhappy, this county official was the important person in this matter, and he revealed a strange feeling all over his body, as if he was manipulated by someone behind his back.

"Back to the master, some of these merchants died and were buried in the mass graves in the back mountains, but the strange thing is that the bodies were all burned by fire, and they were buried very deeply, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't find them at all...... The rest of the living were kept in a secluded house, as if they were trying to hide their eyes. ”

These words have confirmed the plague.

"The subordinates and others didn't dare to check closely, for fear of bringing illness to the master."