"Master Li, there is definitely no one in this inner room!" a guard shouted.
"Are there any signs that anyone came in?" asked Manager Li while standing at the door.
The guard replied, "From what I can see now, no. Or perhaps that person was experienced and had been there before, but erased all traces."
Manager Li walked into the courtyard and reported the situation to the little emperor one by one.
The little emperor waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Just strengthen the inspections from now on."
After hearing the report, Xia Miaoyuan finally felt relieved. [Oh my god, that was a close call. Luckily, Yue Haoyun acted quickly.]
At this moment, four or five young eunuchs hurried into the courtyard of the Yangxin Palace.
As soon as the leading eunuch saw the little emperor, he slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh, your majesty, you are here! We had such a hard time finding you!"
"The Empress Dowager is waiting impatiently. Please return to your seat. The palace banquet should be over in half an hour."
The little emperor looked displeased, but since things had come to this, he couldn't just run away, so he walked towards the Bihua Palace with a pout.
Xia Miaoyuan and Sang Qi followed silently, but along the way, the master and servant were always searching for Yue Haoyun's figure.
When they arrived at the palace road outside the Bihua Palace, they saw a tall attendant standing by the road looking around.
Xia Miaoyuan and his servant took a look and saw that it was Yue Haoyun.
"Young Prince, the Second Prince has not seen you return to the table for a long time and is getting anxious, so he has sent me here to guard you." Yue Haoyun bowed.
"Oh, this princess just followed His Majesty for a walk, and it took a while." Xia Miaoyuan answered lightly, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
The palace banquet lasted for nearly half an hour, and the guests left one after another.
The second prince and his entourage also stood up, saluted the little emperor and the empress dowager, and prepared to go back.
When the little emperor saw Xia Miaoyuan was about to leave, he hurriedly picked up his robe with one hand and walked over quickly.
"Sister Miaoyuan, I originally wanted to stay with you for a while longer, but it's a pity today." The little emperor's eyes were full of reluctance and a hint of apology.
Xia Miaoyuan originally had no feelings for the little emperor, but when she saw his expression, she thought of her brothers, and her heart softened. She blinked her big eyes and said softly, "It's okay. My brother and I aren't leaving Dayue tomorrow anyway. We'll be here for a while. We can meet again."
The little emperor finally smiled. "I originally asked the imperial chef to prepare some snacks for you, but you didn't have time to eat them. I had them packed and sent to your carriage."
"Take it back and eat it slowly. See which one you like and I'll ask the imperial chef to make it for you."
When Xia Miaoyuan heard this, he felt touched. This little emperor didn't look very smart, but he was unexpectedly quite thoughtful.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." The little emperor of the Xia Miaoyuan Dynasty bowed.
The second prince and Han Qingbo exchanged a few more words with the little emperor before they left the palace.
After returning to the Chang Mansion where they lived, the Second Prince, Han Qingbo, and Yue Haoyun couldn't wait to go into the inner room to review today's palace banquet.
Out of curiosity, Xia Miaoyuan followed in.
As soon as Yue Haoyun entered, he sat down in front of the second prince's dressing table and carefully tore off the human skin mask on his face.
The Second Prince asked impatiently, "How was your exploration of the palace tonight? Did you gain anything?"
Yue Haoyun had already torn off the human skin mask and rubbed his face, which was stiff from being glued, and said, "Yes!"
After saying that, he stood up, found paper and pen on the desk, wrote a word, and handed it to the Second Prince and Han Qingbo.
Seeing this, Xia Miaoyuan also went over to join in the fun.
There was only one word "Chi" written on the paper.
"What does this mean?" The second prince was puzzled.
"I found this word on my father's bed rail. It must have been carved on the bed rail by someone using a hairpin or something like that." Yue Haoyun explained in a low voice.
"Also, judging by the position of the characters and the strokes, I suspect someone must have painstakingly carved them into the bed, and to avoid being seen, they deliberately carved them on the lower side of the bed rail."
"If I hadn't hidden under the bed to avoid the patrolling eunuchs, I wouldn't have been discovered."
Han Qingbo's eyes turned and he said, "So, this character is most likely left behind by your father when he was seriously ill?"
Yue Haoyun nodded: "It should be."
"I think it must be at the end of my father's life. He may have discovered something and wanted to leave a clue, so he carved it on the bed rail."
"This character is carved very sloppily, and the last two strokes are not complete."
Xia Miaoyuan stood on tiptoe and looked at the character "魑". [Strange, why is it a character "魑"?]
What does this mean?
The Second Prince stroked his chin, "Then what does he mean by carving this word?"
Han Qingbo stared at the word in a trance. "Chimei Wangliang, Chi means ghosts and monsters. But the late emperor couldn't have meant that, right?"
The Second Prince and Yue Haoyun nodded after hearing this.
Han Qingbo looked at Yue Haoyun and asked, "I read in 'Yiwenlu' before that there was a very strange ethnic group in Dai Viet called the Chi tribe. Is this true?"
"There is indeed a Chi tribe." Yue Haoyun replied.
"Could this be what Father meant?"
Xia Miaoyuan held his chin. [Chibu? Why don't I have any impression of them?]
[Oh, this idiot author is really stupid. He spends so little time on Dai Viet.]
Thinking of this, Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but ask, "Why is this Chi tribe so weird?"
Han Qingbo said, "Then I don't know. It's not written in the "Yiwenlu"."
Everyone turned their eyes to Yue Haoyun.
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