Back in the East Palace, without waiting for Shen Changge to speak, Mo Chu knelt down in front of her with a thud.

"Your Highness, your subordinates have failed to do their work well and have betrayed Your Highness's trust, and please punish Your Highness!"

Shen Changge and Shen Yiqing sat on the top seat together, looking at Mo Chu who was full of self-blame, Shen Changge said, "Get up and talk about it." ”

"Your Highness."

After Mo Chu got up, Shen Changge spoke again: "Think about it, what suspicious things have happened since the palace handed over the painting to you, otherwise, how could the good painting be gone?" ”

Mo Chu frowned and thought carefully: "On that day, after His Highness handed over the painting to his subordinates, the subordinates carefully placed it in their own rooms. During this period, there was nothing suspicious. But before the banquet, according to His Royal Highness's instructions, his subordinates planned to take the painting to Zhaoyang Palace to wait for His Highness's orders, but found that the painting was missing. ”

When Shen Changge heard this, a touch of solemnity appeared on his pretty face, and his lips were also tightly pursed into a line.

After a while, she spoke: "Obviously, this matter was deliberately framed by the main palace, and the painting must have been taken away by the person who framed the main palace." It's just that the person who took the painting was from the East Palace, or someone from outside? ”

She didn't want to believe that it was her traitor in the East Palace who helped outsiders frame her.

But if you are not from the East Palace, how can you sneak into the East Palace without attracting the attention of others, and steal the painting she deliberately gave to Mo Chu for safekeeping?

The most important thing is, how did she know that she handed over the flowers dedicated to her father as a birthday gift to Mo Chu for safekeeping?

In this way, it is the most likely that there is a traitor in the East Palace.

If she can think of this, Shen Yiqing can naturally think of it too.

Therefore, he never spoke, and suddenly said: "The prince's East Palace should also be cleaned up." ”

His words made Shen Changge's face even more gloomy and ugly, and his tone of voice became a little colder: "It's time to clean up." ”

While the two were talking, Mo Chu had been thinking about various details, and suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Your Highness, I thought of it." He looked up at Shen Changge abruptly, and said urgently, "Huanchun." On that day, His Royal Highness handed over the painting to his subordinates, and when his subordinates left, they met Huanchun, and she specially asked me what I was holding in my hand. ”

"Huanchun?" Shen Changge was a little surprised, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?" ”

"The subordinates remember it very well, and there will never be a mistake."

"Is it Huanchun?" Shen Changge didn't want to believe it.

Shen Yiqing turned her head to look at her and said, "Or call Huanchun to ask in person." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Changge immediately ordered: "Xiao Shunzi, you go and find Huanchun immediately." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Seeing Xiao Shunzi walk out of the hall quickly, Shen Changge's heart was difficult to calm down.

Will this be done by Huanchun?

However, if it is really Huanchun, what is her purpose?

"Prince, let's wait for Huanchun to come, let's ask clearly." Shen Yiqing saw her solemn face and comforted her.

Shen Changge turned his head to meet his concerned gaze, feeling a little better, so he nodded lightly.

Unable to help but think about herself, she changed the topic and asked, "Uncle Huang, who is that King of Huaiyang?" Why does everyone smell him differently? ”

"King Huaiyang is the brother of the first emperor, after the first emperor ascended the throne, the king of Huaiyang tried to seek power and usurp the throne, and was finally given death by the first emperor. After that, the first emperor decreed that no one should mention anything related to the king of Huaiyang. Today's saints have always been filial, and they should follow the will of the previous emperor. ”

After listening to his story, Shen Changge understood: "I see, no wonder everyone is so taboo about King Huaiyang." But how come I've never heard of this guy? ”

"When the King of Huaiyang was given to die, the current saint was still young, and the first emperor strictly forbade everything related to the King of Huaiyang, and the prince had never been interested in court affairs before, so it is not surprising that he did not know this person."

When Shen Changge heard this, he pulled the corners of his mouth in embarrassment: "I really don't know anything about this person." ”

"It's just a few decades ago, so it's okay not to know."

"That's what Uncle Huang said."

While the two were talking, Xiao Shunzi walked in with Huanchun.

"Slaves and maids see Your Highness, see the prince." Huan Chun stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Shen Changge didn't call her up, his eyes fixed on her, and asked in a deep voice: "Huanchun, you have been with this palace for some days, in your opinion, how does this palace treat you?" ”

Huanchun didn't understand why she could ask this question, and because her gaze was too sharp, she felt deeply stressed.

With his head bowed, Huan Chun said: "His Royal Highness is the life-saving benefactor of the slave maid, if it wasn't for His Royal Highness to save him, the slave and maid would have died long ago. ”

"Is this what you mean?"

Huan Chun quietly looked up at her, and when he met her serious gaze, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then quickly lowered his head.

"Everything the slave said came from the bottom of my heart. His Royal Highness not only saved the slave and maid, but also let the slave and maid enter the palace to serve His Highness, giving the slave and maid a stable life. ”

"Look up at Hongu."

Huan Chun didn't know why, but he still slowly raised his head according to his words and looked at the handsome and handsome face in front of him.

She always knew that His Highness was extremely good-looking, but she never dared to look at His Highness more, for fear of blaspheming His Highness.

Now looking at His Highness like this, it actually made her a little trance.

Especially His Royal Highness and the prince sat side by side, both of them were so stunning, at a glance, they looked like the master's paintings were as exquisite.

When Huan Chun secretly wandered to himself, Shen Changge said in a deep voice: "Do you know why this palace summoned you? ”

"The slave doesn't know."

"This palace asked you, did you know that day Mo Chu took a painting from this palace?"

Huan Chun thought for a while and replied honestly: "A few days ago, the slave did see Mo Chu walking out of His Highness's palace with a scroll. The slave asked curiously, but Mo Chu didn't tell the slave what it was. ”

"Hongu told you what it was." Shen Changge's face could not see the slightest emotional fluctuation, which made it impossible to guess her thoughts, "It was a painting by Master Yixin, and it was a birthday gift that the palace planned to dedicate to my father, but today, that painting is gone." ”

Huan Chun's delicate little face showed a look of surprise, and a pair of dark eyes looked directly at Shen Changge.

Although she didn't know who Master Yixin was, since it was a birthday gift that His Royal Highness was going to give to the emperor, it was definitely not an ordinary thing.

The birthday gift is gone, and this is not a trivial matter.

At this moment, Huanchun suddenly understood, and looked at Shen Changge with a little surprise in his eyes.

"Your Highness, are you suspicious of slaves?"