Just when Zhao Xiu was anxious, Lin Yixuan came.

"What, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down?" This is the first time that Zhao Xiu doesn't want to see Lin Yixuan because he came to see her, but there is no way, Zhao Xiu can't help but see Lin Yixuan, so he can only ask people to invite him to the flower hall.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Xiu came, obviously dressed up. A refreshing bamboo-blue long skirt, pearl earrings swaying and shining, snow skin is moist, but the face is slightly pale. Lin Yixuan suddenly got up and greeted him, and asked, "Xiu'er, why did you get out of bed, are you better?" ”

Hearing such caring and considerate words, Zhao Xiu was still happy after all, and said with a shallow smile: "Thank you for your concern, Xiu'er is much better, the medicine prescribed by Dr. Ma is very good, and he is indeed a good doctor." When the tired prince returned to the palace to see the queen's mother, help me thank the mother. ”

"Then the palace will be relieved." Lin Yixuan said with a smile: "There are many opportunities for the queen mother, when you are well, the palace can accompany you to see the queen mother." ”

Zhao Xiu was overjoyed and a little shy: "Okay, Xiu'er made an appointment with His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After chatting for a few words, Lin Yixuan suddenly said: "By the way, Xiu'er, do you know what happened in the capital recently?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is saying that babies are frequently missing in the capital, and it is suspected that someone has stolen the child and abducted it?" Zhao Xiu's heart jumped, but he pretended to be casual and said: "This matter is so big, I heard that Jingzhao Yin Yamen has been notified door-to-door, and suspicious people have been searched and arrested, Xiu'er naturally heard about it." ”

In order to prove that she heard it from the outside, she also deliberately said: "Right, Mingyue, didn't you see something with your own eyes when you went out to buy something for me last time?" ”

As soon as she heard the words of the county lord, Mingyue immediately reacted: "It's the county lord, back to His Royal Highness the Prince, when the slave maid went to the street, he also saw Jing Zhaoyin's servants arresting some Jiangyang thieves, all of whom were caught in this search." But ......"

She looked at Zhao Xiu's face and said cautiously, "His Royal Highness the Prince, what is going on?" ”

Zhao Xiu also wanted to inquire about the situation, and couldn't help but look at Lin Yixuan.

"It's a long story, Xiu'er is unwell, and this palace still won't talk about it, so as not to scare you." Lin Yixuan said very considerately, and then changed his words: "By the way, Xiu'er, last time I came to the palace, it seems that there is a woman holding a baby in the backyard. ”

He had never heard of a newborn baby in the Wuyang Palace, so he naturally thought that the woman was a relative of the palace.

Unexpectedly, the nurse was actually holding the child and was seen by Lin Yixuan, Zhao Xiu was angry and anxious, for fear that Lin Yixuan would find out, so he forcibly covered it up and said: "Oh, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the backyard is that...... The woman was, was ......."

In a hurry, Zhao Xiu blurted out: "That's a distant cousin-in-law of mine, who came to defect a few days ago, I heard that her father-in-law died, she was alone, and her mother's family didn't want to see her, my mother knew that she was pitiful, so she let her take the child to live in the backyard of the palace temporarily." ”

"I see."

Lin Yixuan was also a little strange: "It's your cousin-in-law, but it's from the second brother of the princess's mother, Bo Changhou?" But the palace doesn't seem to have much of an impression, and I don't know if there is a son on Bochanghou's side who has passed away......"

I didn't expect Lin Yixuan to know so much about the relatives of the palace, if it was before, Zhao Xiu would definitely feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was interested in her because of this, but now she was a little panicked: "I, I don't know very well, I rarely walk around with my uncle's house, because my uncle's house is not in the capital, it is far away, and I only walk around once in several years......"

Seeing that Zhao Xiu was a little panicked, Lin Yixuan didn't care, and comforted: "It's okay, this palace just asked casually, just to let Xiu'er remind your cousin-in-law, there have been thieves who have entered the house to steal babies recently, and there are already seven or eight babies missing in the capital, so let your cousin-in-law be careful, and you must be careful when you go out." ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't worry, it's good not to go out." Mingyue hurriedly said: "Can't thieves still sneak into the palace." ”

Lin Yixuan said with a serious face: "This can be said, if it weren't so serious, my father would not have ordered the whole city to be searched." Such a hard work shows that the situation is serious, although it is only a distant relative of your family, but after all, it is a relative. If something happens to the child, it's too late, so it's better to be careful. ”

The secret way is not good, Zhao Xiu scolded at Mingyue: "You girl, His Royal Highness the Prince's reminder is kind, don't be negligent, did you hear it." After speaking, his face became gentle again, and he said in a low voice: "Xiu'er remember, I will tell my mother later, and let my mother send two more girls to take care of my cousin-in-law, if there is really something, I will take care of it." ”

"Well, this palace is just a reminder, and it's nothing."

At this moment, a girl's voice sounded outside, looking very eager: "Oh no, the slave wants to see the county lord, what about the county lord?" ”

"Presumptuous, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down, and the county lord is talking to the prince inside, you dead girl, you are so noisy and shouting, you can eat the guilt of the prince? Don't drag her down for me! ”

When Zhao Xiu heard this, he immediately sneered: "Don't mind, prince, this girl is spoiled by me and doesn't understand the rules." ”

Hearing that the girl was struggling outside, the voice gradually faded away, as if she was about to be dragged away, Lin Yixuan shook her head with a smile and said, "It's okay, since this girl came in a hurry, I want to come and have something important, Xiu'er still let her come in and make it clear." ”

Zhao Xiuyi made a look: "I heard the prince's words, why don't you go?" ”

"Yes, County Lord."

Unexpectedly, when Mingyue came in with the girl, her face changed a little, and Zhao Xiu stared at the little girl without knowing what to do: "Which garden are you from, there are no rules, what is the matter?" If you can't say it, the lord of this county will have to punish you well, and others will laugh at the rules of the palace if the province spreads. ”

The little girl was obviously panicked, and knelt down with a plop: "County Lord, it's not good, that little baby suddenly has diarrhea." I can't stop crying......"

"Shut up!" Mingyue was startled, shouted, and then glanced at Zhao Xiu anxiously.

Zhao Xiu was also stunned, she didn't expect this little girl to come to talk about this in a hurry!

Indeed, she had already explained to the nurse and the two girls who took care of the baby, telling them to be conscientious, and the children could not make any mistakes, otherwise they would be sold. This was originally because of Han Xun's explanation, so that Zhao Xiu could not have an accident after watching the child, but Zhao Xiu himself had no mind to care, so he could only explain.

Who knows, the girl didn't know what to do, but she ran to scream for diarrhea, and was heard by His Royal Highness the Prince!

Qiang Zi stabilized his mind, Zhao Xiu said coldly: "You girl, it's normal for children to have diarrhea, just ask a doctor, you need to make such a fuss?" My cousin-in-law too, why didn't my own children carelessly, and they actually got diarrhea. Don't say that our royal palace harsh her and let the child eat something unclean. ”

The girl doesn't understand what her cousin means at all, how can there be any cousin of the county lord in the backyard? But she naturally didn't dare to refute, bowed her head and didn't dare to say a word.

"Okay, don't you see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to do with the county lord, why don't you go down quickly!" Mingyue scolded.

The little girl quickly got up, and was just about to retreat, when she walked to the door and asked again: "That...... Did the slave go to the doctor? ”

It's just blind, can't you still understand it? Zhao Xiu shouted angrily at the girl: "Get out!" This little thing still needs to be asked to the lord of this county? Mingyue, drive her away! Any more nonsense, drag it down and get ten lashes! ”

After a while, Zhao Xiucai calmed down, only to feel that there was no sound beside him, and his heart almost jumped out when he turned his head. Lin Yixuan looked at her strangely, as if he felt inappropriate because of what had just happened.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you ...... Why do you think so much of Xiu'er? Zhao Xiu panicked: "What happened just now...... Xiu'er is so angry, don't you mind, Xiu'er didn't mean to lose her temper. ”

Mingyue also hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, our county lord is also in a hurry, that girl didn't take care of Miss Cousin's child, and she didn't know how to ask a doctor when the child was sick, and she had to ask the county lord, it was just too stupid, and our county lord was also anxious." ”

It was indeed because of Zhao Xiu's attitude just now that Lin Yixuan had some strange feelings.

Zhao Xiu in his impression has always been gentle and kind, even if she occasionally makes a little petty, it is harmless, and it makes people think she is cute and coquettish. But just now, it was obviously her cousin-in-law's child who had diarrhea. , but he doesn't care about it, he only cares that the girl doesn't understand the rules, which is really a bit of putting the cart before the horse.

But Lin Yixuan also knows that every family has scriptures that are difficult to read, maybe Zhao Xiu doesn't like this cousin-in-law very much, so her attitude is naturally a little worse, and it is normal.

It's just that when leaving the Wuyang Palace, Lin Yixuan asked the housekeeper casually: "By the way, has there been a distant relative in the palace recently, that is, a daughter-in-law from the second brother of the princess's mother, Bo Changhou, with a baby less than a month old?" ”

I don't know why the prince asked this, the housekeeper touched his head, and didn't think about when the palace came to the relatives for a long time: "This ...... I don't know who His Royal Highness the Crown Prince listened to, the villain doesn't seem to have heard of any guests coming to the palace? ”

Lin Yixuan originally asked casually, but he didn't expect to be more confused this time: "How could it not be, isn't it just living in the backyard?" ”

"Backyard?" The housekeeper laughed even more: "His Royal Highness the Prince, although the villain is only the steward of the outer courtyard, if there is any guest in the palace, he will definitely be sent through the villain's hand." The villain never knew what guests were staying in the backyard. And the backyard is very remote, and the environment is not very good, even if there are really guests coming, how can you live in the backyard? ”

"yes, maybe Hongu was mistaken."

Lin Yixuan got on the horse expressionlessly, but he felt more and more that something was wrong.

The whole city was searched, the baby was missing, the son of Princess Chu was missing, but there was suddenly another baby of unknown origin in the Wuyang Palace, and Zhao Xiu was still hiding it, is this really all a coincidence?

Letting the horse walk slowly, Lin Yixuan's doubts became bigger and bigger, and finally he couldn't rest assured and decided to go back and ask for clarification. He pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, and returned to the Wuyang Palace.

When the porter saw it, he hurriedly greeted him: "Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back again, but there is something urgent?" ”