The princess's bedroom was guarded by several maids. The candles in the room had not been blown out, and the things inside were neatly arranged and had not been searched.

"Do you like to be in the spotlight so much?"

When Gu Yunru heard these words coming out of Rong Zhen's mouth, she felt goosebumps all over her body.

"I'm just trying to help out of kindness. Besides, the whole palace is in a state of panic right now. Shouldn't we find the assassin as soon as possible?"

"You know this is not something you can mess around with."

Rong Zhen's facial expression was extremely serious, and he looked like he couldn't bear to scold Gu Yunru, which in her eyes seemed like he was looking down on her.

"I'm not kidding, I just really want to help. Besides, the princess going missing is not a good thing for me."

Gu Yunru clapped her hands as she spoke and looked at the furnishings in the room. The princess' bedroom was not very large, but it was very comfortable and refreshing to live in. There was also a faint scent of orchids in the room.

"Which of you will serve the princess closely?"

Gu Yunru looked at the palace maids standing in a row and spoke loudly.

"My name is Red Heart, and I serve the princess. But I disappeared after the princess finished bathing..."

"So what were you doing while the princess was bathing?"

Gu Yunru looked up and down at the palace maid named Hongxin. She was wearing a light pink palace dress and her hair was combed into a flying fairy bun. She looked petite and had pretty facial features.

"I was waiting at the door, but there was no sound from inside. I felt suspicious and came in, but I didn't expect that except for the princess's clothes, the whole person was gone..."

"The princess's clothes? Are you saying the princess has no clothes on?"

Rong Zhen listened at the side and covered his lips with his hand and coughed lightly. It would be better not to ask about such things in detail. It would be terrible if others heard it and spread rumors, damaging the reputation of the princess.

"Never mind, let me ask you another question. What does the princess do before bathing and changing clothes?"

Hongxin thought about it carefully, then lowered her head and told the story.

"The princess has been unhappy for several days and has locked herself in her room every day. After returning from Jiangcheng, the princess has hardly changed at all."

The princess returned to the palace from Jiangcheng, but was taken away before she could see the queen mother. Gu Yunru could only get this much information for the time being, and seeing Hongxin's expression, she seemed to be clueless, and it seemed that she didn't mention what the princess was hiding.

Rong Zhen sat aside drinking tea, looking relaxed and at ease.

Gu Yunru felt dry in the mouth and was about to go over to drink some tea to moisten her throat, but she found that the teapot was still hot, which meant that someone had just had tea here.

"What's wrong?" Rong Zhen looked at her expression and suddenly paused, as if he had discovered something.

A touch of the teapot revealed that it was boiling hot, indicating that the princess had been drinking tea here not long ago.

"Heart, what were you doing when you realized the princess was missing?"

Gu Yunru moved his eyes to Hongyu's face. Hongyu frowned and stammered. Gu Yunru found that she showed a panic expression on her face, and knew that she must be hiding something.

"If you don't speak up, I will hand you over to the emperor." Rong Zhen threatened. Just one sentence was much more effective than Gu Yunru saying a hundred sentences.

Hong Xin couldn't hold it anymore, she fell to her knees with a plop, frowning and said, "In fact, I fainted early in the morning, and someone lit aphrodisiac in the room. When I woke up, the princess was gone."

"Then why didn't you say it just now?"

"I am afraid that the prince will blame me, so..."

"You are so brave." Rong Zhen said this slowly, and Hong Xin was so scared that her voice was shaking.

"Please spare my life, my lord. I didn't mean to deceive you."

Hong Xin looked at Rong Zhen nervously. Gu Yunru looked thoughtful, walked forward and slowly helped Hong Yu up, patted her arm and said, "Don't be afraid, he won't hurt you. The princess must have met someone before this, right?"

This boiling hot teapot was replaced by a servant. Hongxin must have fainted after the princess left. This girl must know something but just doesn't want to say it.

Hongxin bit her lips tightly and looked away guiltily.

"Now that things have come to this, don't you want to confess anything?" Gu Yunru frowned. Rong Zhen raised the teacup with one hand and gently closed his hands, and the teacup was crushed to pieces by him. Hong Xin was frightened when she saw this.

"Please spare my life, my lord. I only saw a little bit at the door. A man in black broke into the princess' room and said a few words to her. Then I lost consciousness. I really don't know anything..."

Hong Xin was so scared that she started to cry, but this time it seemed like she was really expressing her feelings. Gu Yunru patted her shoulder and helped her up again. "Don't be afraid, we're just asking a few questions, why are you so scared?"

"I think it's better to have less trouble than more. Besides, the princess is going to marry outside the Great Wall soon. If I see another man in the princess's room, it will definitely damage the princess's reputation. The emperor will not forgive me then."

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This girl Hongxin is very thoughtful.

"You don't have to blame yourself. You are also considering your master. Did you see what the man looked like?" Gu Yunru continued to ask.

Hong Xin gritted her teeth and thought carefully, but her mind was a mess and she was too frightened just now, so she had forgotten everything.

"I really didn't see anything. I only saw the man's back was very broad, and he looked very similar to the prince."

Gu Yunru moved his eyes to Rong Zhen's face. He looked like this guy from behind. Could this guy have been to the princess's boudoir? "Don't look at me. I've always been near Chuxiu Palace."

Rong Zhen knew the meaning of Gu Yunru's eyes and quickly distanced himself from the matter.

"Red Heart, think about it carefully. Did you really not see what the man looked like?"

Redheart frowned and shook his head with tears in his eyes.

"I really can't remember anything."

"Forget it. If you can't remember, don't worry about it."

Gu Yunru asked Hong Xin to leave first, then turned around and sat down in front of Rong Zhen.

"What do you think about this matter?"

Gu Yunru raised her eyebrows, Rong Zhen lowered his eyes. His long and thick eyelashes trembled, and his face was as cold as a carving axe.

"The princess doesn't want to marry outside the Great Wall. This is something that everyone in the palace knows."

"It seems that you also know some inside information. Why don't you provide some clues?"

Gu Yunru put one hand on the table and looked at him curiously. It was really busy tonight.

"Why do you care so much?"