After Xue Yan saw those beggars, he went back to the palace directly.

Before His Royal Highness left, he handed over the palace and the East Palace to him to take care of, and now that everything is normal in the palace, he should also go back to the East Palace to take a look.

All the way back to the East Palace, as soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw several eunuchs and palace maids talking mysteriously together.

Xue Yan lightened his steps and walked lightly behind those people, listening to their conversation.

"You say, what's wrong with Your Highness? Why haven't you returned to the palace for so many days? ”

"Didn't you hear that Your Highness is sick? Moreover, it is still a disease that cannot see the wind, and it is not suitable to move, so His Royal Highness stayed in the prince's mansion to recuperate. His Royal Highness's illness is a big deal, and even the prince stays in the house to take care of His Highness. ”

"Having said that, how did I hear some different statements, some people say that His Royal Highness deliberately pretended to be sick and hid in the prince's mansion and refused to go to the Tai Academy."

"What nonsense? How could His Highness pretend to be sick and not go to the Tai Academy? In the past half a year, His Royal Highness has not reported to the Tai Academy on time except for the delay in business. A little eunuch said, turning his head to look at the people around him, "Did you say?" ”

However, after seeing the people around him clearly, the little eunuch instantly showed a panicked look.

Xue ...... Xue Guard, you ...... Why didn't you make a sound? The little eunuch smirked and spoke.

The others also looked at him with a look of surprise, and they screamed in their hearts.

Xue Yan looked at them with a grim face: "Your Highness is not here, you dare to chew the root of your tongue behind your back?" Forgot about Xiao Dezi a few days ago? ”

After he said this, everyone instantly rang out what happened that day, and at that moment, everyone couldn't help but tremble.

"Guard Xue, we ...... We don't dare to talk about Your Highness behind our backs. The little eunuch explained, "We also heard that His Highness was sick, and we were worried, so we couldn't help but talk a few words, and asked Guard Xue not to inform His Highness about this." ”

Xue Yan glanced at them and said, "I'll let you go this time, if you dare to chew your tongue again, I will definitely report to Your Highness, and when the time comes, Your Highness will blame you, don't blame me for not reminding you!" ”

"We've all remembered, thank you Guard Xue."

"Let's all work, during the absence of His Highness, don't think about being lazy!"

"Yes."

After sending away this group of palace maids and eunuchs, Xue Yan walked up the steps and walked towards the main hall.

But when I just walked up to the corridor outside the main hall, I saw Huan Chun coming from the corner on the left, carrying a bucket in her hand.

"Brother Xue." Seeing Xue Yan, Huan Chun greeted him with a smile, "Are you back?" ”

Huan Chun has been in the East Palace for a few days, and she gets along well with everyone on weekdays, so Xue Yan has a good impression of her.

Seeing that she was struggling to carry the bucket, Xue Yan stepped forward quickly and took the bucket from her hand.

"What are you doing here?"

"Although His Royal Highness is not in the palace, what should be cleaned still has to be cleaned, right?" Huan Chun smiled, "So I fetched a bucket of water and prepared to clean the main hall." ”

Looking at her red little face, with a sincere smile, Xue Yan was stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to his senses.

"I'll carry it in for you."

"Thank you, Brother Xue."

After the two entered the main hall, Xue Yan watched Huanchun clean up, and the two of them talked with each other.

"Why didn't you see Junko?"

Huanchun wiped the chair and said, "Xiao Shunzi heard that His Highness is sick, and he has been very worried these days, and he is chanting and praying for His Highness in the room every day." ”

"This little Shunzi ......" Xue Yan smiled dumbly.

"Actually, it's not just Xiao Shunzi, all of us are very worried after learning that His Highness is sick." Huan Chun said, put down the veil, and stood up straight to look at Xue Yan.

"Brother Xue, how could His Highness suddenly fall ill? Is His Highness's condition serious? What exactly did the Imperial Physician say? ”

Listening to Huanchun's questioning, Xue Yan didn't know how to answer for a while.

His Royal Highness has explained that he is not allowed to tell the truth.

However, Huanchun was brought back by His Highness personally, and he has always been very conscientious by His Highness's side.

Presumably, if you tell her the truth, she probably won't tell it, right?

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Yan said, "Your Highness is actually not sick, but poisoned." ”

"What?!" Huan Chun's eyes widened in surprise, "Medium...... Poisoning? What's going on here? ”

"The matter has not yet been investigated." Xue Yan sighed and said, "You must not tell the story of His Highness's poisoning, so as not to startle the snake and let the murderer who framed His Highness escape." ”

Xue Yan only selectively told her some truths, as for Shen Yiqing being captured by Miaoyin Palace, and Shen Changge taking someone to save him, even in the face of Huanchun, he would never say a word.

After listening to Xue Yan's words, Huan Chun immediately nodded like pounding garlic: "Brother Xue, don't worry, I will definitely keep my mouth shut, and I will never reveal half a word." Brother Xue, you must help His Highness to catch the murderer as soon as possible! ”

"Don't worry, you won't let the murderer go unpunished!"

Since His Highness has entrusted this matter to him, then he must not let His Highness down!

……

In a blink of an eye, Shen Changge and the others had been on the road for two days in a row.

However, in the past two days, they haven't even seen the slightest trace of Shen Yiqing.

In the evening, they arrived at a small county town.

And this small county town is the small city that Bai Zhi passed by with Shen Yiqing two days ago.

The two-day rush made everyone a little tired, so Shen Changge decided to stay in the city for the night tonight and leave early tomorrow morning.

After entering the city, they first found an inn to settle down in, and after settling down, they had dinner in the lobby on the first floor.

Shen Changge, Mo Chu, Bai Luo and Qing Dai sat at the same table.

Waiting for the food to be served, Shen Changge looked at the street outside with empty eyes, looking at the people coming and going on the street, but his heart was a little low.

I don't know where Uncle Huang is now?

Hopefully, they can bring Uncle Huang back before he is taken to Miaoyin Palace.

"Prince." Bai Luo saw that her expression was a little sluggish, so he said loudly, "You don't have to worry too much, we should be able to catch up with the prince and them before we arrive at Miaoyin Palace." ”

Retracting his gaze to look at him, Shen Changge sighed and muttered, "However, we have been on the road for two days, but we haven't even seen any traces. Could it be that we didn't go the same way as them, so we didn't meet them? ”

As soon as her words fell, I saw the shopkeeper coming with the dishes, and I happened to hear her words.

"How many guest officers are looking for someone? There are a lot of people coming and going in our inn on weekdays, maybe the small ones can help. ”

When Shen Changge heard this, he didn't have much expectations in his heart, but he still asked casually: "Then I don't know if the second brother has ever seen a group of women come with a good-looking man?" ”