Mu Xue and the Third Prince were also upset when they were accused of being affectionate.
The two of them only exchanged a few words, but Qian Jue interpreted it as them being affectionate.
"He's jealous," Yu Yiluo said when everyone fell silent, "Even though he let go, after all, he once loved someone, so he won't let go so quickly..."
Yu Yiluo wanted to say something, but Qian Jue covered her mouth and changed the subject.
"Let's get down to business."
Qian Jue released the hand that was covering Yu Yiluo's mouth. "Those big men knew your whereabouts. There must be something fishy going on. We have to investigate when we get back. Otherwise, it will be very bad for Tianqi."
"Mr. Qian is right," the Third Prince said sternly, "If there really is such a traitor, then something bad will probably happen in the capital as well."
The Crown Prince and General Jin are not in the capital, and he has come to Xiangshan again. So now the only ones in the capital are Li Yunhe and the second and fourth princes.
Those people knew that he was not in the capital, so how could they not know that General Jin had left the capital? If the time came, they would defeat the Crown Prince and General Jin one by one, and then the capital would be in danger.
"A few big men said that these people want to train a special force. If they want to train a special force and cause trouble, they must need money."
When Yu Yiluo said this, the third prince frowned.
"To support an army and its people, the amount of silver required is not a small amount. The only way to get a large amount of silver in a short period of time is the Yueqing Gold Mine."
"Yueqing Gold Mine."
Yu Yiluo stared at the third prince and blurted out the words almost at the same time as him.
"Third brother, if something really happens at the Yueqing gold mine, the only person Daddy can send there right now is Li Yunhe."
"Lin Qi, speed up."
The third prince lifted the curtain of the carriage and gave instructions to comfort Yu Yiluo.
"It's all just speculation right now."
…
After the Crown Prince and Empress Xian separated from Yu Yiluo and Qian Jue, they traveled day and night and returned to the capital in less than half a month.
When the emperor heard Eunuch Cao report that the prince had returned, he hurriedly stood up and went to the palace gate to meet the prince.
When they reached the palace gate, the emperor looked back and didn't see Yu Yiluo, and looked puzzled.
"Where's Luo'er?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, Luo'er has gone to Xiangshan to look for my third brother. Is everything alright in the palace?"
"Why are you going to Xiangshan again? What if something happens?"
The emperor frowned and ordered his men to take Prince Duan and Yuan Can away and lock them up. Then he lowered his voice and said, "There's been an accident at the Yueqing gold mine. I've sent Li Yunhe to see what's going on."
The prince's expression changed. "Isn't the gold mine in Yueqing under the charge of General Jin's confidant and the Yueqing prefect? Does General Jin know about this?"
"General Jin has not returned from Qiang Country yet."
The emperor called Concubine Xian and took the prince to the imperial study.
Empress Xian asked anxiously as she entered the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, has General Jin replied? What did he say?"
The emperor took out the latest letter and gave it to Empress Xian. After reading the contents, Empress Xian breathed a sigh of relief and thought that she might have been too suspicious.
My brother is brave and good at fighting, and he leads a team of people, so how could anything go wrong?
The letter also said that my brother was about to return to Beijing.
"Li Yunhe and I suspect the Yueqing gold mine incident was caused by vagrants from the border."
"Father, I am interrogating Prince Duan now. He should know something."
"Let's go together."
…
Prince Duan and Yuan Can had just been imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison. Before they could even sit down, they heard respectful greetings coming from outside.
He snorted coldly, still closing his eyes and resting, sitting against the wall.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, those two are imprisoned here."
"You should step back first."
"yes."
Lord Qin retreated, and the emperor walked to the prison door and looked at Prince Duan inside.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here."
Yuan Can poked Prince Duan, walked quickly to the prison door and saluted respectfully.
Prince Duan slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the prince at the door.
"Your Highness, what else do you want to ask?"
The prince chuckled, "What you know is probably related to those uncontrolled vagrants on the border."
Prince Duan was surprised for a moment when he heard this, but then he returned to normal and said calmly, "I don't know what your Highness is talking about."
"No, you know."
The prince stared at him. "That's what you wanted to talk about last time, right? You said that even if we resolve the internal strife between the two countries, we can't rest on our laurels. So there must be another force."
"And you have complete confidence in this force, believing it can destroy the three countries."
Prince Duan stood up, walked to the prison door, and praised: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is very clever. This force has been plotting in secret for a long time. It's probably too late for you to know now."
A few months ago, he went out for a trip with Feng Qingqing and accidentally heard that the vagrants on the border were organized by a capable man, and that this man planned to train an immortal army.
Once these special forces are trained, we can destroy the three current countries in one fell swoop.
In fact, he didn't take it seriously at the time. He told it in Li Country just to make them unhappy. He was not sure whether it was true or not.
But now that the prince had just arrived at the palace, he couldn't wait to bring the emperor over to interrogate him. I guess something had happened that made them think of him.
It seems that this is true.
"It seems you don't know much."
The prince looked calm, but he felt in his heart that the Yueqing gold mine was probably just the beginning.
"It's not much," Prince Duan did not deny, looking at the emperor, "It's enough for you to know that your end will be worse than mine."
The emperor sneered, "No matter how miserable it is, you won't be able to wait for that day to come."
The three of them left the Ministry of Justice with a wave of their sleeves. Concubine Xian said with some worry, "I don't know how Luo'er is doing."
…
After separating from the Emperor and Concubine Xian, the Crown Prince went straight back to the Eastern Palace.
When Nanny Chang knew he was back, she immediately ordered someone to prepare food.
Seeing that he was alone and Feng Hongyu did not follow him back, Nanny Chang asked in confusion.
"Your Highness, the concubine hasn't returned yet?"
The prince explained with a smile, "I have made it clear with the Queen of Li Country and left her in Li Country."
"Is that so?" Nanny Chang poured the prince a cup of tea and said softly, "The Emperor has granted you and Miss Shi a marriage and intends to complete it upon your return."
"Get married as soon as you return home?"
The prince was surprised and wondered why his father had not mentioned this matter just now.
Nanny Chang put down the teapot and sighed, "The Eastern Palace has been empty for so many years. It's time for a proper mistress. The Emperor is also worried about you."
At this time, a guard came in from the door carrying a birdcage.
"This subordinate pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince looked at the bird in the cage he had locked up, stood up, walked to the cage and opened it, "Did you find anything on it?"
The guard took out the note in surprise.
"Your Highness, you are truly amazing. I don't know what happened to this bird. It has been hovering around your bedroom all day. I finally caught it. I didn't expect it to have a note on it."
The prince quickly opened the note and read its contents, thinking something was not right.
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