Lan Yun smiled and shook her head: "After being punished by Consort Yu twice, she stopped hitting me so often. I am now considered one of her confidantes. However, the lower-ranking palace maids are always the ones who get pinched."
Qian Shengyan frowned slightly. She really didn't understand this kind of behavior of taking her temper out on others: "Take care of yourself. If you need anything, come to me. If you don't have time, you can also go to Consort Yu."
"Yes, I remember." Lan Yun happily replied. Seeing that Qian Shengyan had no other instructions, she took the food that Qian Shengyan had someone fetch and went back.
"His Majesty's birthday..." Qian Shengyan tapped the table lightly and chuckled, "Alright, then I'll see what she's up to."
"Your Majesty, what do those other words mean?" Qingxue asked curiously.
Qian Shengyan also shook her head: "It should be Mongolian. My Mongolian is not good. I'll ask Hongli later."
"Your Majesty?" Geng's voice rang out from outside the door. Qian Shengyan smiled and said, "Come in."
Madam Geng was very tactful. She had gone elsewhere to listen when Lan Yun was talking, and she didn't ask about it now. She just smiled and said, "Would Your Majesty like to have lunch with me here?"
Qian Shengyan was about to reply with a smile when she heard a commotion outside. A moment later, Su Peisheng came in and said, "My lady, your servant has finally found you!"
"What's wrong?" Qian Shengyan asked curiously as she got up. She heard Su Peisheng sigh and say, "Please come with me, my lady. I'll explain everything to you on the way."
As a result, Madam Geng dared not keep Qian Shengyan for a meal.
Qian Shengyan followed Su Peisheng out of Jingyang Palace, and after walking a few steps, she realized why he had come to find her—Hongshan had skipped school.
We don't know where he's hiding. We've searched the Imperial Study and the Southern Three Palaces, but neither Fuerguochun nor Hongli could find him. The whole morning, we can't find this kid anywhere.
“His Majesty had important business to attend to today. After court, he has been discussing it with the Thirteenth Prince and Lord Zhang. He was unable to leave, so he sent me to find Your Highness.” Su Peisheng gasped as if he had a toothache. “I have checked all the guards at the palace gates, and they have not seen the Sixth Prince go out.”
Hongxuan is still in the palace, but we don't know where he went.
Qian Shengyan's heart tightened, and she asked first, "Has Changchun Palace been questioned?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we have already inquired, and no one has seen the Sixth Prince," Su Peisheng replied.
Qian Shengyan felt slightly relieved, but as soon as she thought about the various ponds, artificial hills, and dry wells in the harem, her heart jumped again, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth and curse, "That little brat!"
Su Peisheng: ...
Cough, he didn't hear anything, really, he really didn't hear the Imperial Noble Consort say anything about the Emperor being a little rabbit or anything like that...
"Go back to serve the Emperor. I will take people to look for him." Qian Shengyan said this, but then Su Peisheng said, "This servant was ordered by the Emperor to stay by Your Highness's side until we found the Sixth Prince."
Upon hearing this, Qian Shengyan said nothing more; finding Hongshan was the priority. She hurriedly left Jingyang Palace, searching along the way to the South Three Palaces, having her eunuchs search every available room.
When they arrived at the South Third Palace, there were many houses, so they had to search one by one. Fortunately, Yinzhen had given instructions beforehand, and guards were already searching every inch of the place without any carelessness. Foerguochun was also there, and Qian Shengyan even saw Erong'an. The two of them were anxiously calling Hongshan's name and did not notice the commotion of their group approaching.
“People in the outer court are also looking for him. Your Majesty, please think about where the Sixth Prince usually likes to go for fun.” Su Peisheng was also wiping away his sweat.
Qian Shengyan thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Have you searched Yongshou Palace?"
“Ah, this…” Su Peisheng was stunned.
They really searched the entire palace, from the top of the sky to the bottom of the earth, except for the palaces of a few people who lived there. They didn't search Yongshou Palace or Yangxin Hall.
Without needing his answer, Qian Shengyan guessed from his expression and hurried back without saying a word. However, they were currently at the southernmost part of the Western Six Palaces, and it would be quite a distance to walk to the Eastern Six Palaces if they went around through the Imperial Garden in the north.
"Please follow me, Your Highness!" Su Peisheng didn't care anymore. He figured there shouldn't be many people in the imperial court at this hour, so he simply led Qian Shengyan past the Qianqing Palace and then through the Yangxin Hall back to the Yongshou Palace.
This was the shortest route. Qian Shengyan was also anxiously searching for her son, and she didn't care about the imperial court or the inner palace anymore. Following Su Peisheng, the group hurriedly bypassed the Qianqing Palace and quickly returned to the Yongshou Palace through the alley next to the Yangxin Hall.
Without saying a word, Qian Shengyan went inside and headed towards the west side hall where Hongshan used to live. The two younger ones, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba, now live in the east side hall, while the west side hall is still reserved for Hongshan.
Without even entering, she saw that the lock that should have been hanging on the west side of the hall had been opened, and the lock was still haphazardly hung on the door, indicating that someone had gone in.
"That brat!" Qian Shengyan cursed through gritted teeth, pushed open the door, and went in to see Hongshan lying on the bed frame that hadn't been made up yet, his arms and legs outstretched, snoring softly.
"Oh my god, thank goodness, Amitabha Buddha, we've finally found the Sixth Prince!" Su Peisheng hurriedly clasped his hands together and bowed repeatedly. Even the group of eunuchs and palace maids who had followed him along the way were relieved to hear that the Sixth Prince had been found.
Qian Shengyan rubbed her temples helplessly and said to Su Peisheng, "Go and tell the Emperor that he doesn't need to worry. Then call back all the people who went to search for him."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go right away!" Su Peisheng was truly relieved. He simply couldn't bear to think that if something happened to the prince in the palace, even if he, the chief eunuch, gave his head, he wouldn't be able to get it back.
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