Chapter 175: Chapter 175

After the Crown Prince arrived at the inn, he explicitly stated that he wanted to see the envoy from Bei Xia, but the guards informed him that the envoy was not there.

How could they not be there?

Given the current situation in the Imperial City, no one dares to wander around, fearing contracting the epidemic, with no medicine to cure it, and carelessly losing their life!

Yet these envoys dare to run around?

Connecting this to Jun Ning’s dream, the Crown Prince suddenly thought that these envoys might inherently be carriers of the epidemic, and their wandering might not be out of boredom, but have ulterior motives.

If their intentions were malign, deliberately spreading their epidemic, leading to the entire Imperial City being ravaged by it...

Upon thinking of this possibility, the Crown Prince felt a tightness in his heart and quickly dispatched people to search for these envoys.

Once found, do not report back, but directly bring them back to the inn under the pretense of protecting them from the widespread epidemic in the Imperial City.

But the search lasted for three days, and no one was found.

The envoys seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The Crown Prince could only continue sending people to search.

If they couldn’t be found openly, then send people to search secretly, investigate their whereabouts in secret, and surely, they would find them eventually.

Unless they were dead!

Jun Ning, on her side, was constantly keeping an eye on the Crown Prince’s search for people, watching how he was faring.

Jing Shu came over to play with Jun Ning, but Jun Ning didn’t play, looking uninterested, always resting her chin, as if lost in thought.

Seeing this, Jing Shu regretted coming over to accompany Jun Ning. Had she known, she wouldn’t have come. At least, if she stayed in the Eastern Palace, she would have had her brother to play with.

"Jing Shu, go and see if your father has returned?"

Jun Ning, bored from waiting, decided to send Jing Shu to check the situation.

Actually, she thought that even though she was sick and somewhat weak, she could go and look herself.

However, the Imperial Physician did not think so.

The Imperial Physician said that she was inherently weak, and now that she was sick, if she did not take good care of herself, it would be problematic if she could grow up well in the future.

Therefore, those physicians forbade her from going outside, not eating, cooling herself by placing an ice tray in the room, and various other prohibitions...

Jun Ning could only comply for her own safety.

If she wanted to know about the Crown Prince’s situation, she had Jing Shu inquire.

Jing Shu puffed her cheeks, "If you’re not going to play with me, I’m not going."

Jun Ning initially thought Jing Shu would ignore her, get mad at her for tricking her out of the palace. But the little girl showed no intention of blaming her when she saw her, as if she had forgotten that incident.

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Not being able to play with her, she would sulk.

Though sulking was alright, Jun Ning wanted to know the Crown Prince’s situation, wanted her to go check, but she wouldn’t go.

Instead, she took the opportunity to make trouble.

Jun Ning sighed, and could only say, "Then let’s play rock-paper-scissors, if you lose, you’ll go."

Jing Shu’s goal was achieved, she said, "Alright, alright, let’s play rock-paper-scissors." She smiled with her eyes curved, "If I lose, I’ll go."

Jing Shu’s favorite game was this, but adults found it childish, and servants were not daring enough to play with her. She wanted to play but had no one to play with. Only Jun Ning occasionally agreed.

As long as Jun Ning played this game with her, she would do anything.

Jun Ning was used to it; this little girl kept losing despite fighting repeatedly.

Each time Jun Ning wanted to know about the Crown Prince’s news and wanted her to check, this little girl insisted on playing this game with her and always lost.

But she enjoyed it nonetheless and became more determined.

"Rock-paper-scissors, start!"

The little girl cheerfully said and started playing.

Jun Ning didn’t need to think; she leisurely chose a rock with her eyes closed.

As expected, the little girl picked scissors again, just like they did before.

The little girl lost.

"...Why do you always choose rock?" Jing Shu could not understand why Jun Ning always chose rock, couldn’t she change it?

If Jun Ning changed it, she would definitely win. Even if she didn’t win, she wouldn’t lose.

"I can’t understand either, why do you always choose scissors? Can’t you change it? You’ve lost so many times." Jun Ning lazily teased, then said, "Okay, okay, you lost, go and help me check if your father has returned?"

"I...I..." Jing Shu hesitated for a while, then sulkily went to check for Jun Ning. As soon as she went out, she said, "Hmph, I don’t believe you can always choose rock. As long as I keep picking scissors, I will win one day."

If Jun Ning knew the little girl’s refreshing and unconventional thought process, she would be speechless.

After a while, Jing Shu came back with the Crown Prince, not only had they returned, but the Crown Prince also brought back some news.

"According to what was found out secretly by Brother, those envoys are indeed infected with the epidemic, but they do not hold back and maliciously delivered a memorial to Father Emperor, requesting an audience."

This aligned perfectly with Jun Ning’s dream.

The Crown Prince added, "The frightening thing is, Father Emperor actually agreed to meet them."

"Why doesn’t Brother let the Imperial Physician expose the fact that the envoys have the epidemic? This way, Father Emperor wouldn’t meet them!" Jun Ning pinpointed the issue.

The Crown Prince replied, "I brought the Imperial Physician to check, but they couldn’t find out that the envoys had the epidemic. Ming Yue, after several secret investigations, found out that they took a special medicine to hide the symptoms of the epidemic, making it invisible to the Imperial Physician."

Ming Yue personally conducted a secret investigation and heard the envoys were ill and using medicine to cover it.

This caused him a massive shock, negating all his previous beliefs, and he has yet to recover.

"Since you heard it personally, why not expose them directly?" Jun Ning raised another question.

"Since they can use medicine to disguise their sickness..." Despite Jun Ning raising the issue, Ming Yue explained to the Crown Prince, "What would be the use of exposing them then? If the Imperial Physician fails to find anything, they will surely accuse me of slander. At that point, they’ll be alerted, and it would be difficult for Your Highness to handle the matter later."

The Crown Prince nodded, indeed that was the case.

Ming Yue had considered everything thoroughly.

"Your Highness, three days later, these envoys are scheduled to enter the palace to meet the Emperor." Ming Yue stated, "They can take medicine to conceal their symptoms of being infected, but they can’t hide the fact that they are carriers of the epidemic. If the Emperor gets infected, it would be disastrous."

"We must quickly come up with a solution, or else everything will unfold as the Princess’s nightmare, and our Bei Xia will fall."

"I haven’t even married or had children yet, I definitely don’t want to become a prisoner of a fallen nation."

"Stop, stop, stop, no more lamenting..." The Crown Prince said, "I remember you didn’t believe the Princess’s dream before, and now, why are you willing to believe it?"