Chapter 43 Analysis
Ju Nanyi turned and walked toward the main gate of the Traveling Palace with steady steps, neither hurried nor slow.
"Scholar Ju," Eunuch Ho Sheng said, filled with hope.
"Steward Ho, I have seen Princess Chao Ren, and she said that she does not recognize the Fourth Prince," Ju Nanyi reported truthfully.
Eunuch Ho Sheng’s body suddenly sagged, supported just in time by a Little Eunuch, as another guard returned at this moment.
"My lord, I have not found the Second Prince, and his quarters are empty, with no trace of the Fourth Prince either," the guard’s words made Eunuch Ho Sheng completely collapse.
"What... what should we do?" Eunuch Ho Sheng trembled, thinking about the Fourth Prince and what it might entail...
"Steward, steward, you must hang in there. The servants are all relying on you," the Little Eunuch was on the verge of tears, trying to pull Eunuch Ho Sheng up as several Little Eunuchs cried together.
"Steward Ho, regarding the disappearance of the Fourth Prince, I have some thoughts," Ju Nanyi said, realizing that even if he did not want to get involved, he was already in the middle of it, unable to remain an onlooker any longer.
Eunuch Ho Sheng glanced at Ju Nanyi; having thoughts was of no use, finding the Fourth Prince was what mattered.
"The Fourth Prince currently has three possibilities: the first is that he left the Imperial Palace but got delayed on the road and has not yet arrived at the Traveling Palace; the second is that he has already arrived at the Traveling Palace but does not wish to be found by anyone, fearing punishment from Noble Consort or perhaps hiding somewhere secretly; the last possibility is that the Fourth Prince encountered something on the way here."
Upon hearing the word "danger," Eunuch Ho Sheng looked up in alarm, his fingers trembling—how could he not understand?