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Chapter 57 Something is wrong!
When we left the palace, it was long past noon and it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

If there hadn't been a special person to lead the way, Song Shen felt that it might have taken him even longer to leave the palace. After all, not everyone has the privilege of leaving in a sedan chair.

When approaching the palace gate, the eunuch beside him said with a smile:

"Mr. Song, we are almost here. What are your plans? Do you want me to help you make arrangements?"

Does this need to be arranged?
Song Shen was a little confused. When he came here, he had no trouble and everything went smoothly. Would it be more troublesome to leave than to enter the palace?
The eunuch seemed to see his confusion and took the initiative to explain:

"The palace is not peaceful today. Everyone is in a panic. I heard that the Yiluansi is investigating the case. You have to pass through the imperial city when you leave the palace. You may be stopped by some people with unclear minds."

"If you need it, I will take you to the city gate."

Now I understand.

Song Shen wanted to ask something, but considering that he couldn't see his surroundings, he swallowed his question and nodded:
"Well, I'll trouble you, sir, and you can get in the carriage with me."

The eunuchs responded repeatedly.

Where Song Shen couldn't see, the smile on the eunuch's face became more genuine, and his eyes and eyebrows seemed to be blooming.

You must know that the status of eunuchs in this dynasty is not generally low. His Majesty the Emperor has strictly prohibited eunuchs from interfering in politics. Even if these eunuchs have become eunuchs serving the emperor, they are always looked down upon when facing regular court officials.

In the past, it was difficult to even say thank you for doing a good job for him, but today, this Young Master Song Shen not only called him "your" all the time, but also took the initiative to invite him to get in the carriage and go with him.

If just now he was just thinking about being a good person and seeing the Buddha off to the west, his thoughts in his mind had taken a turn now.

The carriage was moving at a steady speed.

Song Shen sat in the car and thought for a moment before speaking:

"I haven't asked for your name yet, sir?"

The eunuch was so frightened that he waved his hands. Then, remembering that Song Shen was blind, he changed his words:
"Mr. Song, you are really embarrassing me. A eunuch doesn't have a proper surname or name. My original name was Lou Goudan, but later when I served His Majesty, he thought the name was too embarrassing, so he asked me to change it to Lou Chang."

Lou Chang had always called himself a "miscellaneous person" before, but when he heard Song Shen's question, he was so scared that he called himself a slave. This shows how strict the palace rules of the Hongwu Dynasty were.

Song Shen smiled and said:

"Then I'll call you Eunuch Lou."

"Eunuch Lou, you just said that the palace is not peaceful today and the Yiluansi is investigating a case. What do you mean by that?"

"I have been in Kunning Palace for so long this afternoon, how come I haven't heard anything?"

Lou Chang suddenly realized:

"So you haven't heard of it! That's right, the people in Kunning Palace have always been tight-lipped. The Empress taught them well, and with you there, I'm afraid there won't even be any gossip."

"Hey, I'm just telling you this, just listen to it, don't tell anyone else."

Song Shen smiled knowingly and whispered:
"I'm tight-lipped, too. Besides, now that I'm no longer an official, and I've moved out of my home to live in peace and quiet, where can I gossip?"

"Don't worry, let's just chat when we have nothing to do. I don't go out much on weekdays, so it's good to hear more new things."

His words were like a promise. Even the Song family didn't say anything, let alone others? As he spoke, Song Shen took out a purse from his waist and slowly placed it next to Lou Chang - this was the emergency money Lan Yun prepared for him.

"I've listened to your story for nothing. Take these and make some good tea to moisten your throat."

No one could withstand Song Shen's combination of punches.

No one in the carriage could hear what they said, no one saw them giving money, and even the talk of offering benefits sounded very comfortable, and Lou Chang couldn't refuse anyway.

He didn't hesitate, took the purse and went to Song Shen and whispered:

"The one who got into trouble today was the Crown Prince's concubine in the East Palace."

"That woman has been pregnant for seven or eight months and is due to give birth by the end of the year. She usually acts arrogantly in front of the servants in the palace, but who would have thought that she would fall in her own yard at noon today and lose the baby in her belly!"

"This is a big deal. I don't know what the Crown Prince is busy with and he hasn't returned yet. That girl is going to make a scene. The child who died has already taken human form. The Imperial Hospital checked and said it was a boy. When she heard that, she was even more upset and insisted that the Crown Prince seek justice for her."

"Look, she just fell down in her own yard. How can anyone give her justice? She wasn't murdered by anyone!"

"But there is nothing we can do. After all, he is a grandson of the emperor from the Eastern Palace. The Yiluansi has received the order from His Majesty, so they can only investigate first. As for whether they can find out the truth or not, no one knows."

"Mr. Song, you are obviously a kind-hearted person. You must not go to the East Palace at this critical moment, seriously."

Song Shen was stunned.

Because of shock, his eyebrows were raised high, and his unfocused eyes widened a lot.

After a while, Song Shen seemed to have found his voice again, and said with a dry throat:
"Your news is really timely... Today, the Queen said that after my eyesight recovers, I will go and teach the grandson of the Emperor in the East Palace."

"Which concubine is the one who got into trouble? Please give me some advice. If she is really so unreasonable, I will try to stay away from her if I run into her in the future."

When Lou Chang heard this, he slapped his thigh.

Although he had only spent a short time with Young Master Song, he had never seen someone so approachable despite being of noble birth in all his years of service in the palace. He naturally did not want Song Shen to be tainted with his reputation, so he lowered his voice as low as possible and said anxiously:

"The Crown Prince was originally devoted to studying, and later he went to Wenhua Palace every day. How could he have so many concubines?"

"There is only one Crown Princess Chang and one Concubine Lu in the Eastern Palace now, and there are very few other maids in the same room. The Crown Princess is easy to get along with, but the Concubine Lu, if you meet her in the future, remember to stay away from her."

"Even though these servants in my family are not well-received, and even though she is very kind to the gentlemen, it is really unacceptable to have someone like this get close to her!"

Song Shen agreed, indicating that he understood, and then said nothing more and fell into deep thought.

Lou Chang didn't disturb him from thinking.

Anyone who almost jumped into the fire pit and almost taught the son of such a person would be more or less worried. Moreover, he had also heard about Song Shen's affairs. It was really a case of God envy of talented people.

But what Song Shen thought was completely different from what Lou Chang expected.

He felt something was wrong.

Could this matter be related to what I revealed to Queen Ma today?
(End of this chapter)