Du Zhe did not listen to Shen Qingyang's advice, but instead showed favor to Mei Xue even more blatantly.

Mei Xue finally noticed the difference between Du Zhe and her, and even went to the guest house next door to find Shen Qingyang and said:

"Although I didn't get the formula for the poison, the prince's condition has been significantly reduced, which shows that the antidote is symptomatic.

I'm going to connect with the medical officers of the palace, and when they can take over the treatment of the prince, I'll go back to the capital first. ”

Shen Qingyang was busy running between various camps outside the city every day, and only returned to the palace for several days.

At this moment, he had just come back, and after listening to Mei Xue's words, he sank his face and said:

"There may not be a real fight with the Huns, but Du Zhe must go to the army for training. There are many things that I have to teach him how to deal with them in order to be reassured.

His leg injury is almost healed, and I will take him to the camp tomorrow and will not let him come back.

As for the prince's body, I still hope that you can take care of it for a while longer, he is old, if he has an emergency after you leave, I am afraid that the medical officer of the palace will not be able to deal with it. ”

Mei Xue also felt that Shen Qingyang's arrangement was more reasonable, so she nodded and agreed, and when she left, she said to Shen Qingyang:

"The county lord knows that you are busy, so she never looks for you, but in fact she is very worried, and often tosses and turns and does not sleep well. You're back today, just go and see the county lord, I'm going to the prince now. ”

Shen Qingyang didn't speak, only nodded, and Mei Xue walked out of his courtyard and went directly to the main courtyard of the palace.

Du Zhe was coming out of the courtyard, he usually smiled when he saw Mei Xue, and walked around Mei Xue back and forth, but today he turned directly onto the path to avoid it.

But Mei Xue still noticed Du Zhe's abnormality, his eyes were red, he had obviously just cried, and there were obvious fingerprints on his face.

In this palace, and even in the entire northern border, the only ones who dared to beat him were the old prince and Shen Qingyang.

And now, Shen Qingyang has not met Du Zhe, so Du Zhe must have been beaten by the old prince.

Old Lord Yan is much better, although it is still difficult to move, but he can eat and sleep normally.

Mei Xue began to clean her hands after doing acupuncture for the old prince, and when the maid left with the copper basin, the old prince pointed to the brocade stool in front of the bed and asked Mei Xue to sit, and waved his hand to let the rest of the subordinates withdraw, and then said to Mei Xue:

"Miss Mei, I know Zhe'er's thoughts very well, but you are the life-saving benefactor of our ancestors and grandchildren, and I can't let you be wronged.

Don't worry, I've already discussed with a few staff, and Zhe'er's marriage will be decided soon. ”

Although he didn't say it explicitly, the old prince did this, which was tantamount to giving Mei Xue a promise.

Mei Xue nodded, but felt that she had nothing to say.

In her heart, Mei Xue just treats Du Zhe as a child, and it can even be said that she sees Du Zhe as peaceful.

It's like a younger brother.

But she was powerless to stop Du Zhe from having a different kind of affection for her.

Mei Xue only thought that Shen Qingyang would take Du Zhe to the barracks, and even teach him a lesson and forcibly take him away.

Unexpectedly, Du Zhe preemptively gave all of them a problem: he ran directly from the palace without telling anyone where he was going.

Shen Qingyang was so angry that he dropped the cup, and the county lord of Changle was also very dissatisfied, and said in a low voice:

"The border war is about to break out, and the prince's body can no longer be stimulated, and the second prince is really too willful."

Mei Xue sighed in her heart and said to Shen Qingyang:

"The second son grew up in Yanzhou since he was a child, and he knows kung fu, so he won't worry about his life for a while.

It's just that military affairs can't be delayed, so let's do it, Lord Shen, you go back to the camp first, and I will tell the old prince that you take the second son away together, so as not to worry him.

In private, Zheng Long and I will go to find the second son together, and we will definitely do it as soon as possible. ”

Shen Qingyang had no other way but to do what Mei Xue said.

In order not to make Old Prince Yan suspicious, there are not too many people in the palace.

Mei Xue got up early every day to visit the old prince, and then asked the county lord of Changle and Jiu'er to stay in the mansion, and went to sit in front of the old prince every day, and she and Zheng Long led people out of the mansion to find Du Zhe.

But after searching for two days in a row, I searched all over Yanzhou City, and I didn't find the slightest trace of Du Zhe.

Zheng Long was worried, Mei Xue thought about it and said to him:

"It's very likely that the second prince will go out of the city directly after leaving the house, we have to think about where he is most likely to go."

Zheng Long had a clue, and hurriedly went to the steward of the palace and made a list of all the relatives and friends who were related to the Yan Palace.

Everyone went separately to look for it, and Mei Xue was followed by a second-class guard named Qiu Cheng, and the two of them were going to go to the house of the master who had taught Du Zhe kung fu since childhood.

However, just after leaving the city gate, Mei Xue's heart suddenly moved, and she hurriedly grabbed the reins and asked Qiu Cheng:

"Do you know where the ancestral tomb of the palace is?"

Mei Xue had heard that within two years of Du Zhe's father's death, his mother also died of depression.

Du Zhe may just feel wronged and sad, so he went to his parents to tell him about his grievances.

Qiu Cheng was stunned for a moment before replying:

"The ancestral tomb of the palace is in the Snow Ridge, and you can reach it by walking more than 120 miles to the north. But there are guards there all the year round, and if the second son goes, no one will come back to report the news. ”

Mei Xue was still suspicious, so she asked Qiu Cheng to return to the palace and talk to the county lord of Changle first, so as not to find her when Zheng Long arrived at the time of convergence.

And she herself galloped directly to the snow ridge.

Faintly, Mei Xue felt that it was the most likely to find Du Zhe in Xueling.

Du Zhe, who is still like a child, has nowhere to tell if he has been wronged, and he will definitely miss his own father and mother.

Approaching the end of the year, Yanzhou has reached the coldest time of the year.

About halfway through, it began to snow, and it wasn't long before the ground was white.

Mei Xue urged the horse to gallop all the way, and finally arrived at Xueling when it was dark, but did not find even a single tomb keeper in the ancestral tomb of the palace.

This made Mei Xue feel very strange, approaching the end of the year, the palace will definitely come to worship the ancestors, even if the tomb keeper is bold, he will not dare to be lazy at this time.

Unless it is allowed or even ordered by someone, such as Du Zhe.

With such a speculation, Mei Xue's spirit suddenly lifted. She took out a piece of cold and hard dough and hurriedly ate it, and hurried out to find Du Zhe.

The ancestral tomb of the royal palace covers a vast area, and the snow-covered ground is very difficult to walk. Mei Xue was in a hurry, desperately walking faster, but she was tired and sweating profusely in the snowy night.

Fortunately, she still found Du Zhe in the end, in front of the tomb of the second old man and his wife, Du Zhe was sitting half against the tombstone, and the person had fallen into a semi-comatose situation.

Mei Xue pinched Du Zhe's middle man hard, and when he finally opened his eyes, he hurriedly said:

"You wait for me first, I'll take the horse and take you home."

Although Du Zhe is young, he is also tall, and Mei Xue can't drag him at all.

Du Zhe grabbed Mei Xue's wrist and cried, he didn't speak, just watched Mei Xue cry.

The wind and snow were howling, and Du Zhe, who had obviously lost a lot of weight, cried like a lost child.

Mei Xue sighed in her heart, broke free from Du Zhe's hand, took off her cloak and covered him, and hurried to the place where the grave keeper lived.

She felt sorry for the white horse, which had been with her for a long time, and had not eaten or drunk for a day, so she left it in the house to eat the hay that the grave keeper used to make the fire.

However, when Mei Xue rode back to the tombstone of the second old man and his wife, she found that Du Zhe was no longer here.

In such a cold and snowy night, Du Zhe had to try his best to avoid her. It seems that he really doesn't plan to live anymore.

Mei Xue was so anxious that she gritted her teeth fiercely, urging the horse to chase all the way along the marks on the snow.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and soon the marks left by Du Zhe on the snow were obscured.

Mei Xue became nervous, and as she walked forward, she shouted Du Zhe's name loudly.

The only thing that could respond to her was the increasingly violent sound of wind and snow.