The emperor did not expect that his son would take the initiative to come to him to plead guilty, and he was talking about such a big thing.

"How can you hide it until now, third child, you can't have anything else in mind!"

The most taboo thing for him is the matter of sibling disputes, which is not uncommon in the palace, but every generation of emperors hopes that their children can live in peace, so the emperor canonized the prince early.

In fact, in all fairness, even if the crown prince's talent and strategy are not as good as his third son, as long as he does not make any mistakes in principle, the emperor will not abolish the crown prince.

So at this moment, he suspected that Bai Lichen had the intention of rebellion, and the expression on his face was naturally not much better.

"Back to my father's words, the sons are indeed a little selfish."

Bai Lichen admitted that he was very refreshing, and he didn't mean to drag mud and water at all, "Erchen is worried that if he doesn't have conclusive evidence, if he tells his father, his father will think that Erchen is making a big fuss." ”

This is also true, originally Bai Lichen thought that if he could find some evidence that the prince did it this time, it would be a disaster for the prince.

So Bailichen wanted to wait, but he didn't expect that the prince didn't know why, this time the plan was very thorough, and Bailichen's people searched for a long time, but they didn't find any clues.

"But the people sent to investigate are all loyal to the country of Baili, and it is impossible for the sons to lie to their fathers, so they feel that they should still tell their fathers about this matter, if it is true, they can take measures as soon as possible, if it is false, it is that the sons and sons have not investigated thoroughly."

Bai Lichen said this with a little apprehension, although he now has a bit of strength, but the emperor's attitude towards him is very important.

If the emperor is disgusted with him, let alone anything else, I am afraid that even the position of the future prince will not be kept.

So when he came to tell the emperor about this matter, he actually took a very big risk.

"I know, third child, you still have too many concerns, your temperament is too similar to your mother's when she was young."

The emperor sighed slightly, every time he saw this son of his, he always thought of the deceased empress.

She can be regarded as the emperor's wife, and she followed the emperor when he was still an unknown prince.

Who knows that it has not been many years since she enjoyed the status of the queen, and she died, leaving only a half-old child, and her body was so weak that she became ill for several years after adulthood.

When it came to the empress, the emperor's face towards Bai Lichen became more and more kind, the third child was the only child left by him and his original partner, and the emperor's attitude towards Bai Lichen was much better than that of others.

"Just let go and investigate, even if something happens, I'll just support you later, don't worry, am I the kind of emperor who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong? Even if this matter is nothing, but it is the third child you are vigilant, which is not a bad thing. ”

The emperor smiled, stroked his beard, and had a rare little more kind smile on his face that belonged to his father.

Bai Lichen couldn't help but carry three points of ridicule in his heart.

If the emperor knew that the person who killed his most beloved woman was the person who was now sitting in the position of the empress, I don't know how he would feel in his heart.

However, this is a big deal, Bailichen will not show up without definite evidence, once this hole card is taken out, the two sides will inevitably have a final confrontation.

And Bailichen has been dormant for the past few years, and now it has not broken the ground, it is not the best time, and it is still necessary to wait slowly for future opportunities.

After the emperor said these words, he let Bai Lichen leave, but he didn't want to talk to his father about his mother today, to put it bluntly, he just came to ask for permission.

As long as he can let go of his hands and feet to investigate the people in the town, it is good news for him, after all, in order not to let people find out, Bai Lichen's secret guards need to pay attention to the movements around him all the time, and the efficiency of doing things is naturally a little lower, but now that he has let go of his hands and feet, he naturally doesn't care about so many people.

After telling the emperor about this, Bai Lichen returned home and began to prepare for the next investigation, and those in the town who were infected with the plague were hidden by the crown prince.

Moreover, Bai Lichen suspected that he had the prince's spies by his side, otherwise it would not be possible that every time his men arrived at the place where those infected with the plague were hidden, those people would mysteriously disappear, and two days later they would be found in another dilapidated house.

But now obviously there is no time for Bai Lichen to slowly push who is the one who leaked the news around him, so he can only increase his efforts and simply search the town blatantly.

However, for the time being, the town and the capital did not suspect Bai Lichen's purpose in doing this, because the matter of the so-called wanted criminal before had already made the people of the capital worried.

They all thought that Bai Lichen was to catch the accomplices of the previous batch of murderers, so they would take the guards of their own mansion to walk around the capital.

This has provided a lot of convenience for Bailichen.

"Your Highness has heard that you have gone to that town outside the capital with your subordinates every day, and the slave is really a little worried, if Your Highness is unfortunately infected with the plague in that town, what should I do?"

As a maid who has served Mu Qing for so long, Xin'er has always been straightforward and fast-talking, and she blurts out something directly when she thinks of something.

This is not very annoying, but Mu Qing doesn't like the kind of person who is two-faced and three-faced, some maids are respectful to you on the surface, but behind the scenes, they don't know how to arrange her master with others.

"But it's the same, I don't know what the situation is like outside, if there are already many people in that town who have been infected with the plague, it won't be easy for His Highness to go at this time......"

Speaking of this, Mu Qing didn't continue, she hurriedly snorted a few times, feeling that her words were very unlucky, but with a bit of truth.

Indeed, the current situation in the town cannot be predetermined, and if there are really many people infected with the plague, the consequences will be unimaginable.

She felt that she couldn't do nothing at this time, just stay at home and not go out of the door, more like a captive kitten, her ambition was never here.

"Xin'er, you prepare a man's clothes for me, and when I see His Highness going to that town in a few days, I will sneak over."

Hearing this, Xin'er took two steps back, with a little horror and pleading advice on his face.

"Niangniang must not do this, if His Royal Highness knows, he will definitely be against it, how can you go to such a place where the plague is raging?"

Since there was an accident before, the young lady who woke up can be said to have changed her temperament greatly, so she didn't say anything, her temper was indeed getting more and more stubborn, and she couldn't coax her back a word.

"You don't need to say any more, I've already decided to go, after all, to put myself at ease, and to let him have a companion in the town alone, don't worry, I'm just going to go and see the situation, and I won't come into contact with those who have been infected with the plague."

In order to reassure Xin'er, she almost pretended to be relaxed and said this sentence.

But in fact, no matter how big the odds are, when it comes to going to the town outside the capital, Mu Qing is also a little apprehensive in his heart.

She is not the kind of person who is not afraid of death, on the contrary, she is particularly afraid of death, she knows what it is like to die, and finally got a chance to live again, how can Mu Qing be willing to die again?

"Niangniang, then you must pay attention to your body, the slave knows that she can't persuade you, I just hope you can see His Royal Highness the Third Prince safely."

Xin'er knew that she couldn't persuade the young lady in front of her, so she could only say a few words.

After instructing the maid to prepare her clothes, two days passed.

It happened that early one morning, Bai Lichen was about to leave the mansion and go to the town outside with his guards.

Mu Qing secretly changed into it, and mixed into the team of Bailichen's guards with the men's clothes he had prepared before, and no one noticed it for the first time, after all, everyone knew that although the road was close this time, there was a long way to go.

Almost all the soldiers around had serious expressions on their faces, so that Mu Qing had to put on a very serious face, and followed the carriage in front of him to the town outside.

Even Bai Lichen didn't know at first, or he didn't expect that Mu Qing would choose to disguise himself as a man and follow him, just to confirm that he was not safe now.

When he found Mu Qing at night, he was half blaming the other half but he was a little moved.

The two have only known each other for a few months, but Mu Qing has such a friendship for himself.

Maybe she doesn't like herself, but she cares about her own safety, and even so, it's good.

"Why are you here, you'd better give me an explanation."

Although Bai Lichen's tone was very calm, Mu Qing felt that there was a bit of anger in his voice.

She couldn't help but chuckle in her heart, she thought to herself that Bai Lichen must have felt very angry because she had rashly followed, and she spoke a little softer.

"I'm just a little worried about you, don't worry, although I'm a woman, if there's something, I can help."

Although her body is still Mu Qing of this era, she is not inside, she has never liked to cook for white rice, but she really has nothing to do in the house.

Seeing Mu Qing's categorical appearance, Bai Lichen didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to sigh helplessly.

Every time he met such a stubborn Mu Qing, he didn't know what to do.

He is also really worried that a weak person like Mu Qing will stay in the town, and the plague will infect, and the first to suffer must be someone with bad bones.

"It's okay for you to stay in town, but it's up to me."