At this time, it is already dark and time to go to bed.

But the group of people in the Chang'an Palace, led by Eunuch An, were obviously not in the mood to sleep.

It has been more than four days since Gu Mingheng went to the imperial mausoleum.

They had not had a good night's sleep in the past four days. For no reason, the prince went to the imperial mausoleum, and there was no news from the outside. They still don't understand why.

If His Majesty had not been willing to give in and allowed the palace servants to pass on the message and also allowed them to send people to take care of the prince, they would have almost thought that the prince had committed some unforgivable crime.

But I don't know what's going on, and I'm not at peace.

Your Majesty rarely gets so angry with the prince, let alone sending him to the imperial mausoleum to reflect on his mistakes.

What on earth did the prince do to make His Majesty so angry?

What's more, two days ago, Wu Ji suddenly rushed over from the imperial mausoleum and said that the prince had caught a fever after being caught in the rain, and the doctors at the imperial mausoleum were unable to cure him. Now it has been two days since he left, and no one knows how the prince is doing.

Fever can be mild or severe.

No one can guarantee what will happen.

They were very worried.

If the prince had not sent Wu Ji to reply and forbid them to go, they would have wanted to run directly to the imperial mausoleum.

"This is not the case. There is no news from Wu Ji, and we don't know how the prince is doing now." Zhuo Qian is usually very calm, but at this moment he could no longer sit still.

He paced around the room.

Qing Xin said nothing and stood aside with a stern face.

Eunuch An was sitting nearby. He had been worrying about Gu Mingheng for the past few days and had cried so much that his eyes were almost blinded.

"no!"

"The prince has such a stubborn temper that he cannot be allowed to stay in the imperial mausoleum any longer. How can he recuperate there? You must harness the carriage for me tomorrow. Even if I lose my life, I will go to His Majesty to plead for the prince!" Eunuch An said while crying.

"Father-in-law..."

Just as Zhuo Qian was about to persuade him, someone came in from outside to pass on a message. After hearing the servant's report, Zhuo Qian was startled and seemed to be unable to believe it: "Who did you say came?"

"In reply to Master Zhuo, it was Princess Changle. The princess said she wanted to meet the prince." The servant replied.

If it were any other time, the three of them would have gone out to invite someone in.

But today's situation -

Thinking of Wu Ji's previous warnings, the three of them did not dare to disobey their prince and involve the princess.

"Father-in-law, what do you think?"

Zhuo Qian asked Eunuch An what he meant.

When the prince is not around, Eunuch An is the one who can make the most decisions among them.

It was just that Ming Jin was involved, and Eunuch An didn't know what to do for a moment. He could lose his life and beg for mercy from the prince and His Majesty, but Princess Changle...

She had nothing to do with it.

Besides, they didn't know what exactly happened, and they didn't know whether His Majesty would continue to be angry, so they naturally didn't dare to rashly involve anyone.

"Go and report to the princess that the prince has been out of town on business for the past few days and is not in the mansion." Eunuch An instructed the servant who was going to report.

The servant was about to respond and leave.

Qing Xin suddenly pursed her lips and said, "Now I'm afraid only the princess can persuade the prince."

The servant was startled.

For a moment I hesitated whether to leave.

Eunuch An and Zhuo Qian also fell silent.

Zhuo Qian was also moved.

If His Majesty doesn't work, we can only go and persuade the prince.

After all, the prince and His Majesty are brothers, and His Majesty has looked after the prince as he grew up. As long as the prince is willing to bow his head, this matter will not be difficult to handle... But the prince has a stubborn temper, and there are really few people who can persuade him.

If the princess came forward, she might be able to...

"Father-in-law..."

Zhuo Qian looked at Eunuch An.

How could Eunuch An not be tempted? But thinking of the prince's instructions and the days that the princess finally had to live in peace, Eunuch An gritted his teeth and shook his head: "We don't know what's going on yet. If His Majesty knew, no one can guarantee that he wouldn't be angry."

"The prince and he are brothers. His Majesty will not take any real action against the prince, but it is not certain about others."

"Or... don't bother the princess."

Eunuch An sighed and waved to the servant who had stopped walking: "Go back as I said before."

The servant took his leave in response.

Mingjin sat in the carriage but his eyes were always looking outside.

Seeing the servant who replied came out of the house, Ming Jin's expression changed slightly. Before he and Hua Sui replied, she shouted in the car: "Hua Sui, bring the person here."

"Yes!"

Hua Sui quickly agreed.

Seeing Hua Sui leading the servant over, Ming Jin asked him directly: "What did the prince say?"

"The prince is not in the mansion. He has been out for some business these days." The servant replied with his head down, following Eunuch An's instructions.

Mingjin hasn't spoken yet.

Hua Sui frowned first and asked the servant: "Why didn't you say it before?"

"This... small, small..."

He stammered and was obviously unable to answer.

Seeing him like this, Mingjin became even more certain that something had happened to Gu Mingheng.

Her heart sank, and her hand holding the handkerchief tightened, with a myriad of thoughts running through her mind.

At this moment, Mingjin thought about many things.

In his previous life, Gu Mingheng had always been trusted by Emperor Zhenguang. It could be said that compared to Emperor Zhenguang’s sons, the one that Emperor Zhenguang trusted and loved the most was actually his younger brother.

The Crown Prince and the Third Prince fought so fiercely that Emperor Zhenguang was exhausted and his health deteriorated.

Just at that time, Emperor Zhenguang suddenly summoned Gu Mingheng back to Beijing.

At that time, there were rumors that Emperor Zhenguang wanted to give the throne to his younger brother, but Gu Mingheng died on the way back. The soldiers who reported back said that Gu Mingheng had a chronic illness contracted during those years on the battlefield, and caught a cold when he was urgently recalled to the capital. He was plagued by the disease and did not survive.

When Emperor Zhenguang heard the news, his already poor health deteriorated further.

Afterwards, the prince was executed for treason, and Gu Changxuan became the new crown prince. But from beginning to end, Emperor Zhenguang was not satisfied. He still liked the former prince the most, and...Gu Mingheng.

Gu Changxuan once told her.

If Gu Mingheng were still alive, he would never have been able to take this position.

That's why Gu Changxuan was so excited when he learned the news of Gu Mingheng's death.

The "accident" that happened to Gu Mingheng now was something that had never happened in his previous life. Ming Jin also didn't understand why these two good brothers had such bad relationships that Gu Mingheng didn't even come back from the Qianqiu Banquet, and the people in the palace were hiding this from her.

Where did Gu Mingheng go? What are the people in the palace hiding?

Mingjin didn't know.

But she knew that her face must look very bad at this moment.

The servants are afraid of saying too much and making more mistakes.

Just when he was trembling with fear, worried that Princess Changle would see through him and ask him again, Ming Jin suddenly withdrew his gaze.

"so."

"Then I will come to visit the prince again later." Ming Jin already knew that the people in the palace were hiding things from her, and she also knew that it was impossible for her to learn about Gu Mingheng from them, so naturally she would not continue to waste time here.

She just pretended not to know what was wrong between Gu Mingheng and the Chang'an Palace.

"Hua Sui, let's go."

She called Hua Sui and closed the car window.

Ming Jin could clearly feel that the servant breathed a sigh of relief, but he lowered his eyes and did not show it.

Hua Sui felt something was strange and was about to speak as soon as he got on the carriage, but Ming Jin looked at him and he shut up.

It was not until the carriage drove back to the Princess's Mansion that Ming Jin ordered, "Go back to the mansion and send a smart person to watch here. Report any disturbance immediately."

Hua Sui and Chun Yu looked at each other and finally asked, "Master, is there something wrong with the prince?"

Ming Jin pursed his lips: "I don't know."

"I hope nothing happens to him." She was still looking out the window.

The windows of the carriage were covered with tulle.

In fact, it is difficult to see things outside clearly, especially since it is already late at night.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it," she lied to herself.

……

Wait until you get back to the mansion.

Chunyu sent someone to prepare hot water and helped Mingjin take a bath and wash up.

Mingjin finished his bath but still couldn't fall asleep.

Hua Sui lit some calming incense in the room, but she was still restless.

"I'll go to the palace to find out."

Ying Ge had also learned about this from Hua Sui and Chun Yu. Seeing Ming Jin looking uneasy, she took the initiative to speak.

Ming Jin looked at Ying Ge. Her heart moved, but when she thought of the deployment of the palace and the martial arts of Qing Xin and others, she shook her head: "The palace is not like other places. It is not easy for you to get in. It is not good to be discovered."

"I've sent someone to watch outside, and news will be passed on."

In fact, Mingjin was also hesitant.

Everyone in the palace would hide the whereabouts and news of Gu Mingheng from her, either because Gu Mingheng had given the order, or because the matter was too big to be known to her.

Whatever it was, she shouldn't care.

Moreover, according to the trajectory of the previous life, nothing would happen to Gu Mingheng now. Also, with Emperor Zhenguang's love for Gu Mingheng, it is impossible for Gu Mingheng to get into trouble.

Otherwise, His Majesty and the Queen would not have such expressions.

But she just couldn't let go.

"Let's wait and see tomorrow," she said.

It was late at night, and she didn't want them to delay their rest because of her, so she said to them: "You go down and rest, I will sleep soon."

"Let me stay with you." Hua Sui was worried about her being alone.

Ming Jin smiled and didn't let her stay. She didn't want anyone around her today.

The three men had no choice but to close the window for her and then said goodbye to her and left.

After Ming Jin waited for them to leave, she did not go to bed, but went to the treasure cabinet, where the sleeve arrows that Gu Mingheng gave her and the set of southern red agate were placed.

She practiced with the sleeve arrow every day, and it already had obvious signs of being used.

However, because the set of southern red agate was precious, she put it aside and never took it out to admire it.

Ming Jin didn't know what happened today, she suddenly wanted to take a look at this set of agate, this rare thing that he gave her for two lifetimes.

She took it carefully from the shelf, then sat down on the couch.

Just opened the box.

Before she could see the set of southern red agate clearly, she saw a note.

"Why is there a note here?" Ming Jin wondered.

She had never seen it before.

With doubt in his heart, Ming Jin opened the note and saw a sentence written on it -

"I hope you will be happy every year."

Ming Jin read the contents of the note, but there was confusion in his eyes: "Isn't this sent by the Fifth Prince?"

"This Hua Sui is still so careless in doing things." Ming Jin said as he closed the note helplessly. But at the moment when he was about to close the note, he suddenly opened his eyes wide as if a blessing had come to his mind.

She opened the note again and stared at the words on it.

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