in the Royal Palace.

King Ning sat at the bottom of the pavilion eating tea, beside him were palace maids and eunuchs coming and going, but no one stopped and took the initiative to come forward to talk, everyone lowered their heads and walked briskly through this area.

King Ning was not annoyed, holding the teacup in one hand and leaning on the back of the chair leisurely, quite leisurely.

Today's King Ning is a big man on the cusp of the storm, and he took a group of courtiers to participate in the affairs of Shen Xiaowang in the court, and those who knew the truth back then still felt powerless, and the new ministers who didn't know were completely led by the nose.

A small servant hurriedly pushed away the two palace maids who were blocking the way and ran over, panting and pouting in front of King Ning, and said, "Whew...... Lord Wang, the little ones have inquired everywhere, and there is no trace of the little prince of Yan at all! ”

"What?" Hearing this, King Ning's always cynical face was a little more hesitant, he frowned, and glanced at the little guy, "You really checked everywhere clearly?" ”

The little servant nodded heavily, "Don't say that the dungeon in the palace, the dormitory for Shen Xiaowangye, the palaces of the ladies of the palaces, and even the cold palace and the small ones of the Zongren Mansion have been there one by one, and they are not stingy with the silver that should be given...... Unless all the people in the palace are people who take money and refuse to do things! ”

The soft lines on King Ning's body slowly hardened, and his complexion was not as soothing and warm as Fang Cai, but gradually became stern and iron-blue, and the little servant stood aside and saw that his heart was raised to his throat, and he breathed a sigh of nervousness.

"The people in the palace still chase fame and fortune a lot, and they refuse to do things after taking money...... Also look at how many heads you have around your neck. ”

In short, the people in the palace explain that there is a person with a name, a surname and a record of the deed, that is, no matter how inconspicuous it is, it will attract people's attention clearly, because of this, the slaves in the palace almost never do the thing of 'taking the money and not doing anything', after all, when the time is a little investigated, there is nothing to hide, there are only two possibilities - one is that he received greater benefits, and the other is that he does not want to live.

King Ning decisively ruled out the first one. There are many people in the palace, and if you do it, it will not be possible for everyone to be full. And he took out a lot of silver, and the little servant also asked a lot of people.

Can...... Can't ask about the trace of Shen Shu?

The little guy paused, suddenly swallowed his saliva, and said, "That's right! Some people say that yesterday when he saw the little prince Yan go down to the court, he went to the emperor's heart palace, and then the person didn't know how he left...... Except for the few people who happened to pass by on the road, no one paid attention to the trace of Yan Xiaowangye. ”

"That's weird." King Ning said softly, "There is no trace in the palace, and there is nothing outside the palace, can this person evaporate out of thin air?" ”

The palace has been searched up and down, no one has seen Shen Shu at all, but there is also news from the Yan Palace: Princess Yan has not returned because of the prince's distress, and she is exhausted, and she invited Lang Zhong at ten o'clock today.

Shen Shu didn't go home, where can he go?

King Ning exhaled, got up silently, and suddenly there was a cold breath around him, only to see his slender fingers carrying the teacup from above and gently placing it on the small table in front of him, and said to the little guy with a sneer: "Go and talk to the people over there, since Shen Shu is not here, we can't waste this good opportunity!" ”

The little guy pursed his lips, lowered his head and said, "Yes, the little one will do it......"

……

It was late in the evening, and it was getting dark.

The medicine bag given by Shu Ziping was very useful, Shi Qingqian pressed it under the pillow, and slept extremely peacefully, except for some fragmentary scenes that were difficult to describe in words.

After waking up, he learned that Shen Shu still hadn't returned, and his appetite was still not high, so Shi Qingqian only forced himself to pour a bowl of fresh fish soup and couldn't eat it anymore. Now there is no news, and she sent someone to ask the people in the palace but did not ask why, so she could only wait.

"Walk the water, walk the water! Nanyuan's little kitchen is burning! ”

There was a sudden noise outside, Shi Qingqian frowned, and just as he was about to get up and go out to have a look, Xue Ying hurriedly flashed in: "Princess, Nanyuan is out of water!" ”

"Why did you suddenly run out of water?" Shi Qingqian felt faintly uneasy in his heart, looked out, and sure enough, he saw that the sky in the distance was fiery red. Fortunately, the area of Yanwang's Mansion is very large, and Nanyuan is still a long distance away from the Hidden Moon Residence, and the fire is not easy to burn for a while.

Xue was so anxious that she jumped to her feet, and after the blanket was gently draped over Shi Qingqian, she was about to push her inside: "Princess, the third master has already brought someone over, don't run out to see it just after you wake up." ”

"Yes, I heard that it was just a few subordinates who used Nanyuan's small kitchen, so they accidentally burned it." Xiaolian also stepped forward and said, the two of you persuaded Shi Qingqian word by word, I am afraid that she will be a little more uneasy in her heart at this juncture, "Princess, although the fire looks terrifying, but there is the third master of the Fan, thinking that the inspector in the capital is also going to see it, and he will come soon." ”

In fact, these of them who are subordinates also feel angry, why are the subordinates in the palace so useless, and they want to make a mistake at such an important juncture, and those who don't know think that they don't want to make Shi Qingqian feel better.

That is, the place where the fire caught fire was very far away from the Hidden Moon Residence, and a few people were a little more calm.

Shi Qingqian could see the worry in the eyes of the two, she was naturally not the kind of woman who was extremely willful, and she knew not to make the people around her tired to worry about herself, so she nodded silently twice, "There are a few people living in Nanyuan, cut to tell the third master of the fan to save people, and when the fire is extinguished, I have to give me a list in a hurry, find out who is so-called secondary, and the people in our palace have to be saved." ”

The two nodded softly. At this time, no matter whether Shi Qingqian is indifferent or rational, they always feel that she is holding on in their hearts, and it is clear that their bodies are about to be unable to eat, but they still have to take care of the dignity of others and the entire palace.

Xiaolian's tears were shallow, and after silently wiping a handful of tears, she and Xue Ying sent people in.

Shi Qingqian said that he still wanted to stay for a while, and the two had to pour a pot of warm water again before retreating, but they didn't dare to go very far, standing outside the door and watching the fire in the distance anxiously.

I don't know how long it has been, the fire over there seems to have weakened slightly, and suddenly a person came out of the quiet darkness in front of them, and the two of them raised their eyes to see Qiaocui with an anxious face.

"Two sisters, is the princess okay?" Qiaocui raised her head, frowned and went out, only to see her holding a cloth bag in her hand.

Xue Ying nodded suspiciously, "The body is still complete, what are you going to do?" ”

Qiaocui knelt down and cried: "The slave maid saw the fire in the south, for fear that the princess would be exhausted and restless, and she just wanted to come to see how the princess was, by the way...... Shane. ”