The spies only said that the Prime Minister referred to the mysterious figure as "Mr. Liu," and that his specific identity was still under investigation, but that results should be available soon.

Ye Qingxue immediately recalled the Liu Qinghe she had seen at the back gate of the emperor's bedroom when she left the palace late last night.

So, could the person the Prime Minister was secretly meeting be Liu Qinghe? Even more terrifying, Ye Qingxue had a hunch that if that person was Liu Qinghe, then the disappearance of the children was related to Liu Qinghe and the Prime Minister!

She was an expectant mother about to give birth and was particularly sensitive to this kind of thing. If this issue wasn't resolved, the living conditions for her baby after birth would be terrible.

Ye Qingxue gave them clues about Liu Qinghe, saying, "We must find out as soon as possible, and inform me immediately of any news!"

"Yes!" the spy replied, and quickly retreated, disappearing without a trace.

Ye Qingxue was disturbed by this matter and didn't sleep well that night. To her surprise, good news came early the next morning.

Zhan Shuang, who had been leading the search for Dong Bai, returned and said, "Your Highness, it seems we have news about Miss Dong Bai!"

Ye Qingxue froze, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her throat. After a long pause, she finally managed to utter, "You mean you've found Dongbai? But what do you mean by 'seems'? What does 'seems' mean?"

Zhan Shuang said, "Previously, we followed the river where Miss Dongbai disappeared to search for her whereabouts, and even searched repeatedly without any results. So we started to search downstream, but after more than a month, we still have no results."

"Our subordinates gathered together to discuss the matter and felt that continuing the search aimlessly was meaningless. So we arranged for some of our men to return to the location where Miss Dongbai had her accident and start searching again."

"Unexpectedly, our men spotted Miss Dongbai at the market near that section of the river... But when our men tried to catch up, Miss Dongbai had vanished. That's why I said we seem to have news about Miss Dongbai!"

After listening, Ye Qingxue realized that her hands and feet were stiff, and her palms were even slightly sweaty: "Have you checked that market? Or is someone else checking it, and you came back to deliver the message?"

Zhan Shuang pursed her lips and said, "We've searched the market, but we haven't found Dong Bai's whereabouts. However, that market is a place that people from all around come to, and we haven't searched the villages below yet."

"Moreover, several people saw Dongbai's figure at the time, not just one person."

That's why he came back to tell Ye Qingxue whether they should intensify their search again.

Suddenly, Qiu Shen spoke up: "If the person you saw was really Dong Bai, and she even appeared at the market, why didn't she come back?"

Zhan Shuang replied, "We have also discussed this issue. Some people suggested that Dong Bai might have been seriously injured at the time, perhaps hitting her head, and therefore not remembering the past? But this is just our speculation. Only when we actually find Dong Bai can we be sure."

Qiu Shen had already started to get nervous when she heard about Dong Bai's news.

Hearing that she might have lost her memory has made me even more anxious.

At the time, their people did search along the river and looked through all the nearby villages, but they did not use the river as a central point to expand their search outwards.

Or rather, the circle hasn't spread very widely.

If Dongbai loses her memory and falls into such a poor and desolate place, forced to have children with men... Qiu Shen felt her scalp tingle just thinking about it, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on Ye Qingxue's hand.

"Your Highness, we must find her. We must intensify our search for her and not let her wander outside and suffer all kinds of bullying."

Ye Qingxue glanced at Qiu Shen, knowing that Qiu Shen was somewhat out of sorts, but she knew that her own condition was not much better than Qiu Shen's.

Moreover, she had also considered the situations that Qiu Shen had thought of.

"Zhan Shuang, leave fifty men to guard the Crown Prince's residence. Take the rest of the guards out and search outwards from that market as the center."

"Wherever they go, they will post Dongbai's portrait. As long as they can safely bring Dongbai here, they will not only receive a reward, but will also be considered benefactors of the Crown Prince's Palace."

Zhan Shuang said, "Yes, I will make the arrangements immediately!"

Previously, in order to find Dongbai, Ye Qingxue asked the painter to paint many portraits of her, and there were still some left unused, so Zhanshuang asked the painter to add many more.

Since most of the guards in the manor had to be sent out, Ye Qingxue and Qiu Shen discussed it briefly and decided to go to the market with Zhan Shuang as well.

They couldn't sit still at home; they felt like ants were crawling on their hearts and knives were slowly tearing them apart.

Having finally received news of Dongbai, Ye Qingxue felt she couldn't breathe if she couldn't see Dongbai and confirm that she was still alive for even one more day.

Granny Xing understood her feelings and did not stop her. She immediately made the best arrangements, assigning four nannies, two midwives, and eight maids to accompany and serve her.

There were also countless medicines, clothes, food, and so on, as if they were moving house.

Having learned from her previous experience, Ye Qingxue did not ride in the carriage that was exclusively for her and the Crown Prince this time. Instead, she left the carriage empty and had the guards change into nanny clothes and follow along, creating the illusion that she was inside.

In fact, she and Granny Xing were sitting in the simple carriage behind. Apart from the luxurious carriage, there were three simple carriages, which was indeed quite impressive.

But Ye Qingxue had no choice. She was due to give birth next month, and since she was going to travel, she could only prepare everything she could in case of any unexpected events.

To accommodate her pregnancy, the carriage didn't travel very fast, so Zhan Shuang and the others took a portion of the group to the market first in order to save time.

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