"Oh no, Miss hasn't returned yet!"
Xue Qing's face turned pale, and she bit her lip, looking helplessly at Yuan Zhao, "What should we do?"
The young lady had told her yesterday that if she hadn't returned by this morning, something must have happened.
Yuan Zhao's expression was solemn as he looked down at the sign in his hand: "I'm going out for a bit."
Before Yuan Zhao even arrived at the Yi Luan Division, he encountered Shen Ci.
Shen Ci and Chu Mingyu were discussing canceling today's morning court session. His Majesty has always been diligent since taking office, so this situation is very rare.
Everyone couldn't help but speculate whether there was something wrong with His Majesty's health.
In addition, they had heard about what happened in the palace last night, so they couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Shen Ci was taken aback when he suddenly saw Yuan Zhao. He turned around, greeted Chu Mingyu, and quickly stepped forward, asking in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
Seeing Yuan Zhao in such a hurry, he instinctively had a bad feeling.
Upon seeing him again, Yuan Zhao was slightly surprised. He gestured for Shen Ci to go to a secluded place and whispered, "Something may have happened to your sister."
Shen Ci's face immediately darkened: "What did you say? What exactly happened?"
Yuan Zhao briefly explained what had happened.
Shen Ci understood, and his expression grew even more unpleasant: "So, my elder sister didn't leave the palace at all yesterday?"
He didn't know Consort Rou's background, but subconsciously felt that keeping her sister behind wouldn't be a good thing, especially given what had happened in the palace last night...
He suppressed his anxiety and quickly calmed down: "What did she tell you?"
Yuan Zhao: "My master said that if she didn't come out this morning, something must have happened in the palace. She told me to take a token to the Yi Luan Si (a government office), and also to contact His Highness the Crown Prince."
Shen Ci said in a calm voice, "But His Highness the Crown Prince has just been ordered by His Majesty to be confined to his quarters."
"What?" Yuan Zhao was unaware of this news and was taken aback upon hearing it, thinking to himself, "Hasn't he already been released from confinement?"
Shen Ci didn't offer much explanation, his brows furrowed tightly, and an unavoidable fierceness emanated from the corners of his eyes and brows: "Going to the Yi Luan Division now is useless. The palace gates are sealed off, and no unauthorized personnel can enter."
Yuan Zhao was speechless, not expecting this situation: "...Then what do we do?"
Shen Ci calmed down and thought about it carefully. He felt that all of this was too coincidental. How could something happen in the palace one day and his cousin be confined to his quarters the next?
He had a strange intuition that things might not be so simple.
Although it is dangerous for my elder sister to stay in the palace, with her quick wit and the help of her aunt inside, she should be fine for the time being.
What we need to figure out now is what exactly happened in the palace.
Shen Ci quickly got the answer to this question from Yan Huai.
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"If His Majesty is truly being controlled, then everyone in the palace is on the other side's side, and we have no chance of winning if we force our way in."
Late at night, Yan Huai, who had been under house arrest, appeared at Shen Ci's house without anyone noticing.
Because Shen Chang was corrupt and accepted bribes, his original residence had been confiscated. Shen Ci now lives in a house bestowed by His Majesty, which is no larger than his original place.
Yan Huai's expression was cold, his eyes filled with icy light: "My cousin had someone warn me before the palace banquet, but I really didn't expect the other party to be so bold!"
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