The prince said in a cold voice: "If it really comes to that, I can only ask the Song family to give an explanation to the East Palace."
Shen Zhixiu nodded, "Your Highness is right. Whoever did this must give an explanation to the East Palace."
When the prince heard what Shen Zhixiu said, he felt he had received a satisfactory answer.
With his hands behind his back, he said to Mu Shan in a deep voice, "Why don't you go in and tell Song Hongshen to come out? Are Lord Shen and I still going to have to wait for him to finish his work?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a man's unhappy voice behind Mu Shan, "What happened? I was sleeping soundly and was woken up."
After crossing the Mu Mountain, Song Hongshen finally saw the person coming and bowed. "So it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't know you were coming here, so I didn't go out to greet you. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
The prince stood there in a daze. How come he was okay?
"Where is Honglian?" the prince asked.
Song Hongshen looked puzzled. "Miss Honglian stayed for a while and then left. I don't know where she went."
The prince ordered Yan Da, the commander of the guards beside him, "Go in and look for her. She has a habit of fainting. Don't let her collapse somewhere without anyone knowing."
Song Hongshen stepped aside and did not say anything to stop him.
Not long after, Yan Da came out to report, "Your Highness, Miss Honglian has not been found."
The prince was startled. He looked around and saw that Rong Yi was not there. Suddenly he remembered something.
But before he could open his mouth, a guard walked up to Shen Zhixiu and wanted to report in a low voice.
The prince said, "What can't you say to our faces?"
Shen Zhixiu signaled to the guard to speak directly if he had anything to say.
The guard reported in a deep voice, "Your Highness, a young woman suddenly ran out of Prince Rong's courtyard. She was in a dishevel and was shouting for help."
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