The second prince was startled, and a bad premonition came to his mind.

Concubine Li couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what do you mean? What do you mean it's gone?"

The old man sat down and talked about what happened in the past two days in detail. "After he went to the prison that night, there was no news at all. It was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth."

"We asked people to inquire, but we couldn't find out anything."

He expressed his guess, "I suspect he was caught!"

"What?"

Concubine Li was so surprised that she stood up.

"how so?"

The second prince was also panicked.

If you were caught, why were you caught?

Who caught you?

The old man was not sure either, so he shook his head and guessed, "Either he was captured by our mortal enemy, or he was captured by the emperor."

"!"

Concubine Li staggered and collapsed to the ground.

The second prince felt his head buzzing, "What should I do now?"

If he was caught by his mortal enemy, then... the prince is dead, most likely it was the Third Prince's men... it couldn't be Princess Zhaoyang who did it, right?

unreasonable.

If he was caught by his father...

He couldn't even think about it.

"There has to be a reason, right? Could it be that the assassin confessed and said that it was us who did it?"

The Second Prince pondered over this matter and felt that there was something fishy going on. "If I had confessed so early, why didn't my father arrest my mother and I and bring us to the palace?"

Concubine Li nodded repeatedly, "It shouldn't be because of this."

"After all, the person who died was the prince."

The old man nodded, "We think so too. If this matter is exposed, not only the two of you will suffer, but also the Shangshu Mansion will suffer. Even if you don't want to die, at least your property will be confiscated and you will be exiled."

“But now, I can’t see through it.”

“…”

The Second Prince and Concubine Li were both confused.

The old man said, "I came here to discuss with you and come up with an idea."

Finally, Concubine Li had no choice but to give him her token. "Father, please send someone to the palace to inquire. This is my token. It will be more convenient for me to enter and exit."

The second prince thought for a moment and said, "If someone can find a way to lure Eunuch Yang away, I would like to go out and take a look myself."

"Well, I'll figure it out when I get back."

The old man nodded. He had no choice but to take the token and leave.

…

At this time, Gu Qingyun saw Fang Yizhou who was about to get into the car to leave outside the gate of Dali Temple.

"Master Fang, please stay!"

He hurriedly chased after it and stopped in front of the car.

"Second Master Gu?"

Fang Yizhou raised the corners of his mouth, turned his head to look at him and smiled.

"Sir Fang, have you seen my father in the past two days?" Gu Qingyun asked hurriedly.

“No.”

Fang Yizhou looked surprised, "It seems that he didn't attend the morning court these two days? I thought he took a leave."

"Why, is he missing?"

He asked even though he knew the answer, and there was no truth in his question.

Gu Qingyun was stunned.

Isn't it just gone?

However, since Fang Yizhou has never seen him, it proves that he was not arrested by the Dali Temple and may be in the palace.

Or, after leaving the palace, he was captured by someone else.

It seems that I can only go to the Xiao family to inquire this afternoon.

He also couldn't tell Fang Yizhou that Minister Gu went to the Dali Temple Prison and never came back.

So, I had to smile dryly and lie, "No, I just wanted to see him for something... I wasn't home for the past two days, and when I came back I found that he wasn't at home."

"Is that so? Then you can ask again. Maybe he went to visit relatives."

Fang Yizhou arrested the man, but his expression was as kind as that of Gu's eldest cousin. "It's also possible that he went to your cemetery."

"After all, Minister Gu is still in mourning."

“…”

Gu Qingyun didn't know what to say when he looked at his expression.

Fang Yizhou looked like he really knew nothing.

Fang Yizhou got in the car.

Then the curtains were lowered.

He snorted softly inside, "Go to the Xiao family."

But Gu Qingyun didn't see this expression.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon.

The Xiao family's family recognition banquet began, and guests gathered. Minister Xiao had already gone to entertain them and set up dozens of banquet tables in the hall.

However, because the prince had been assassinated, the mansion was not decorated at all and was surrounded by white.

Everyone wore mourning on their arms.

The atmosphere was not very warm because everything happening outside seemed too heavy and dangerous.

"I heard that the emperor will also come today."

The guests talked in low voices, "The prince was assassinated, and the emperor left the palace today to attend Ziwei Fuxing's family recognition banquet. This shows that he has high hopes for her."

Even those who look down on Ruyi have to be cautious at this moment.

Ruyi hasn't come yet.

She was in the backyard and saw Rong Yan who had arrived earlier. She was extremely happy.

"Brother, didn't you go to the front yard?"

Ruyi pushed him into the house, her voice slightly jumping.

"There's nothing to see about the people in the front yard," Rong Yan smiled, "I prepared a gift for you, but I don't want to give it to you in front of everyone, as that would make me a target."

He spoke much more casually than before, which made people feel comfortable.

As he spoke, he handed her a manual.

Ruyi opened it and asked in surprise, "Senior brother's training record?"

Rong Yan's handwriting is not as elegant as he appears to be. Instead, it has a vigorous edge that can be seen through the paper, like a swimming dragon or a startled phoenix, with the bearing of a king.

Ruyi was overjoyed, "How should I thank my brother?"

Because many of the things written above are what she has been pondering and thinking about in the past few days.

With the comparison and correction of Rong Yan's notes, it will be more perfect.

Rong Yan liked to see her smile, which was so lively, just like the scorching sun in spring, bright but not dazzling, and full of prosperity.

He smiled, his face showing an extreme sweetness, as if pampering was overflowing from his smile, and his tone was also sweet and gentle, "I'm glad I can help. Your liking is the greatest gratitude to me."

Ruyi's heart beat fast, and she spoke frankly, "I not only like the notebook, but I like my brother even more."

“How brave.”

Rong Yan raised his hand and tapped her nose lightly.

Ruyi's face turned a little red, but she was not shy, but because of the love itself and the throbbing in her heart.

After a moment, she said, "I miss my brother very much, even though I can see him every few days."

“Same here.”

Rong Yan held her hand and said, "The time we spend together is always too short, but it doesn't matter. Let's take a break from our busy schedule and talk here for a while."

"After a while, it will be time for socializing again."

We also need to avoid suspicion.

There is no other way, they have to put in enough effort to pretend, otherwise someone will impeach them in the court, stir up trouble in the harem, and create obstacles for them.

Ruyi said seriously, talking about the third prince.

After talking about what happened in the Xiao family today, he looked at Rong Yan and asked, "Brother, do you have any news from the palace? I don't know much about the palace, and I don't know how they would send the explosives in."

In times of crisis, even time for intimacy is rare.

There is still the final matter to be discussed.

"Don't worry," Rong Yan heard this, with a rare chill in his eyes, "On New Year's Eve, my relatives, ministers in the court, and students taking the palace examination will all celebrate in the palace."

He raised his eyes and looked at her, "And you."