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Xue Ronghua glanced at Little Zhui who was sweating profusely at the door and asked: "What, you haven't found Zhu Tong yet?"

"I asked the servant at the gate. He said that Zhu Tong entered the palace three days ago."

Xue Ronghua frowned suspiciously, "Three days ago? I didn't see her at all from the Xinyang Hall. "

Little Zhui said worriedly: "That girl Zhu Tong likes to play around, maybe she went to another palace."

Xue Ronghua thought for a moment, but still shook her head, "I don't think it's possible, although Zhu Tong is a bit mischievous she still knows the rules, and she would tell us once she enters the palace."

"Then does Miss want the prince to send people to the palace to search?"

"You have to find a reliable person to enter the palace and ask the Prince Duan to search for someone in the palace, and then find a few people to search the entire capital." Zhu Tong had an important role to play in many things, so she could not afford to let anything happen to her.

Little Zhui nodded and quickly left.

Xue Ronghua sat for a moment in the room, her mind blank. Zhu Tong was a personal attendant that Chu Zongge had given her. However, ever since she had poisoned the Ye Clan with a backhand attack, she rarely appeared in front of them and had always run off into the distance to play.

She slowly walked to the courtyard where the servant girls were resting. Because Zhu Tong and Little Zhui had a close relationship with her, after she became the young miss of Prime Minister's Mansion, she created a room for them to rest in.

Zhu Tong had very few things, and on the dressing table, there was only a jewelry box. There was nothing in the drawer. It was as empty as if she had gone on a long journey.

Xue Ronghua took a deep breath. If Zhu Tong had returned at this moment, wouldn't the things she had touched cause her to suspect her servant? Zhu Tong would definitely be disappointed that she didn't believe him, and Chu Zongge would think that she suspected the servant girl she gave her.

Xue Ronghua sat on the side of the bed, not knowing whether she should continue the search or stop and leave. She carelessly raised her head to look at the sky …

She was stunned for a moment before she slowly got up and touched a beam. There was something faintly discernible in the place where the beam met. She forcefully pulled out a handkerchief with her finger.

No one would put an ordinary silk handkerchief here. Xue Ronghua unfurled the handkerchief, which was covered in blood.

"Kang Family …" Xue Ronghua frowned, wasn't the final signature of the blood letter Noble Consort Kang? If it was something that was written by Noble Consort Kang, then why would it be hidden in the Prime Minister's Mansion servant girl's room.

She silently recited the blood on the handkerchief in her heart. Her eyes suddenly widened, as the Noble Consort Kang was like a gust of east wind blowing towards Chu Zongge.

She joyfully gripped the silk handkerchief tightly. Scenes of the past rushed into her mind, as if she had found a clue.

"Little Zhui," Xue Ronghua hurriedly ran out of the room with an anxious expression on her face, "We will immediately enter the palace to look for Prince Duan."

Little Zhui asked doubtfully: "Weren't we just released from the palace? Why did we go back?"

"I found something very important," Xue Ronghua said as she looked at her steadily. "We must find the Prince Duan immediately and give this to him."

Little Zhui was startled, and asked: "Then what about Zhu Tong?"

Xue Ronghua hesitated and replied: "We will enter the palace first."

"Crown Prince, what's wrong?" Ming Zhu carefully held the Crown Prince's arm.

"I don't know what's going on recently, but I always feel light-headed and weak. I've invited the imperial physician to come over and say that I smelled too much of the bad aroma, so I can temporarily stay away from rouge and cosmetic powder." The Crown Prince forced a smile on his pale face and reached out to pinch her cheek.

Ming Zhu unhappily pouted, "That imperial physician is not very skilled, and is unable to cure the crown prince's illness. On the contrary, I am not, so how can such a person remain in the Royal Hospital?"

The Crown Prince smiled lightly and held the coquettish beauty in his arms, "He just said to stay away from rouge and powder, and didn't mention you by name."

Mingzhu gave a charming snort and used her fingers to indistinctly roll his hair, "The rouge and cosmetic powder around the crown prince only has one servant, so of course I'm talking about this servant. Could it be that the crown prince still has other cosmetic powder around him?"

The Crown Prince was amused by her, and his lips curled up into a happy smile, "You're the only one by my side, how could I have the share of others?"

Ming Zhu smiled sweetly as her red lips moved closer to the crown prince's face, "Crown Prince, please take a break for now."

The Crown Prince heaved a long sigh. Although his body wasn't comfortable, how could he hold a beauty in his arms? He slightly nodded his head, wanting to kiss her, but the rich fragrance from the pearl stimulated him to the point that he frowned.

This fragrance really made him dizzy, "Ming Zhu, what kind of fragrance are you using? I don't feel comfortable smelling it."

Ming Zhu doubtfully sniffed the scent on her clothes, "The fragrance I used was given to me by the crown prince when we first met. Didn't he like it a lot?"

"I have indeed given you some spices," the Crown Prince lowered his head to sniff again, but he still felt a strong fragrance rush into his nose, "Is this really what I gave you? I would like such a pungent smell."

Ming Zhu smiled and nodded, "That's right, it's really because the Crown Prince likes it. I use this kind of spice every day."

The Crown Prince blankly looked at her. Perhaps it was because he had been busy with work recently, but he had been immersed in those dry and tasteless books all day, and he could only smell the light, dry paper smell.

Ming Zhu leaned into his embrace, her soft and snow-white arms wrapped around his neck as she smiled coquettishly: "Crown Prince, sniff more at this servant and you'll get used to it immediately."

The Crown Prince's eyes became hazy. He hugged the beautiful girl who looked like a willow branch and gently kissed her fair cheek, "I am still happier with you. Those moldy books are really annoying. When I ascend to the throne, I will definitely burn the library."

Mingzhu shyly cast him a glance, lowered her head, bit his belt and slowly pulled it back. "The crown prince will ascend to the throne in the future. Then, what should I do?"

His mouth was parched as he stared into her bright eyes and said softly, "If I become the Emperor, you will be the Noble Consort. I will build a house made of gold, and I will raise you inside the house, just like I did with A-Jiao. I will hide you by my side, and no one is allowed to come near you."

Ming Zhu was somewhat unhappy, and she said with displeasure, "Those were the actions of the predecessors, can't the Crown Prince come up with a new idea?"

He couldn't even fool a dancer, "If I don't raise you in a gold house, then it's just Weiyang Palace. Since Weiyang Palace is the place where the Noble Consort lives, then it's definitely not as simple as a gold house."

Ming Zhu curled her lips, "Noble Consort Kang passed away from sickness in the Weiyang Palace, I feel that it's really too unlucky, can't the crown prince give me the title of wife?"

The crown prince revealed a troubled expression, "I'm afraid that's a little difficult. Ever since Mrs. Heyi, Royal Father has ordered that we are not to pass on the title of 'Madam' for generations to come. I can't overturn the rules set by Royal Father right?"

Ming Zhu looked at him with a wronged expression, "Then I better behave, and let the Crown Prince decide everything."

"Noble Consort is also very good. Since the founding of the Great Qin Empire, there has never been a woman who was born to dance, not to mention the Noble Consort."

"I know that my status is low and I don't care about my title. I just wanted to test my place in the Crown Prince's heart."

"No one can compare to you in my heart. No matter if it's the future Queen or the Noble Consort, you will forever be my cinnabar mole."

Ming Zhu looked at the crown prince's slightly dazed appearance, her lips curling up into a smile with an unknown meaning. "Crown Prince, what's wrong with you? It seems like your dizziness has started acting up again."

After the crown prince left her lips, he only felt his entire body ache. It was as if a thousand jin worth of weight had been poured into his head. He kept falling down. "My body isn't feeling too well. Can you call the imperial physician?"

Ming Zhu stayed in place with her arms crossed and said calmly, "Crown Prince, if Yu Zhu is still around, what rank will you give her after you become the emperor?"

The Crown Prince raised his head, his eyes filled with mist, "Why did you bring up Yu Zhu, you know him?"

"Yu Zhu is the elder sister that raised me, how could I not know her?" Ming Zhu's eyes shone with a cold light, "Crown Prince, Yu Zhu was your concubine back then, how much do you think she was worth?"

"Yu Zhu, you said Yu Zhu..." The Crown Prince was terrified by her cold words. He wanted to get up and leave, but he felt his body getting heavier and heavier on the bed. "She …" "She's just a dancer like you. How could I leave her here …"

"That's right," Mingzhu's smile was incomparably cold and humble, "We are only dancers, it is already our honor to be able to serve by the crown prince's side. How could we be delusional enough to obtain your love? It's just a temporary plaything, not to mention being a palace concubine."

The Crown Prince propped himself up, his eyes filled with anger, "What do you mean by that? How dare you speak to me like that?"

Mingzhu smiled and pulled out a dagger from her sleeve. The blade's edge was so cold that it pierced the eyes. The Crown Prince took a step back and stared at her in fear as he thought, "Not good!"

"What are you going to do with a knife?" He swallowed his saliva in panic, "Who sent you to assassinate me, is it Prince Duan?"

"No one sent me. It was I who sent me," Ming Zhu said like a wild wolf who had been waiting for a long time. Her fingertips gently caressed her blade, "Do you still remember how Big Sister Yu Zhu died?"

The Crown Prince suddenly realized that the reason she had entered the palace to come to his side was to avenge Yu Zhu, "How would I know … She killed herself... What does it have to do with me? " He trembled unsteadily and retreated fearfully.

"If you hadn't forcefully taken her to the palace to sully her, how could she have committed suicide out of shame after you abandoned her?" Ming Zhu's eyes flashed as she rushed at him with full hatred, "Today, I will make you, the crown prince, repay my sister's life with the respect of tens of thousands of people, and let you experience the pain she endured all those years ago."

Normally, the Crown Prince would have been able to forcefully suppress this weak girl. Unfortunately, he couldn't use any strength in his body today. He could only hide and avoid the dagger in her hand.