The soldiers' uniforms varied in size; some fit perfectly, while others were cumbersome and felt like wearing a sack.

Zhang Xiu is already quite large, so if she chooses the largest size of the outfit, the length will inevitably be a bit ill-fitting.

Because men's and women's sizes are always somewhat different, the length of the largest piece of clothing cannot be controlled, so when Zhang Xiue wore it, part of it dragged on the ground.

Li Qiang's wife couldn't stand it anymore and directly ripped the clothes off Zhang Xiu'e's body.

"what you do?"

"Of course it needs to be altered. Look at how ill-fitting your clothes are. Even if the soldiers don't have individual portraits to refer to, if you appear in front of others looking so strange, who wouldn't notice you?"

Zhang Xiue looked at her awkwardly, "Are you saying I'm fat?"

Li Qiang's wife quickly explained, "I wasn't saying you're fat, I was just stating a fact. I'm doing this for your own good!"

"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll just trim it."

Zhang Xiue wasn't one to meddle. She knew Li Qiang's wife was straightforward and that what she said made sense. As long as it was for everyone's good, she had no reason to be angry.

As she thought about it, Zhang Xiue cut her own clothes.

Seeing her clumsy movements, Qin Xiaoniang became anxious and snatched the clothes away, personally trimming them for her.

"Alright, alright, I'll help you with the clothes. Go over there and change the children into lighter clothes, because the boxes aren't well-ventilated and the children might feel stuffy. Also, we can't shake them too much when we lift them to prevent them from feeling nauseous and vomiting."

Qin Xiaoniang was always meticulous, and Zhang Xiue couldn't help but admire her after hearing this.

"You're right, we'll listen to you."

Qin Xiaoniang smiled, said nothing, lowered her head, and continued with her work.

After a while, she suddenly thought of a problem and hurriedly asked, "What if those soldiers see us and insist on checking our boxes?"

Song He'er handed a waist token to Qin Xiaoniang, saying, "With this, Mother, you don't need to worry."

"This is?"

"This is my waist token from Yangyue Palace. Show it to the soldiers, and they will let you out."

Qin Xiaoniang frowned. "If we leave, and those soldiers tell His Highness, won't you be in danger?"

Song He'er breathed a sigh of relief and patted Qin Xiaoniang's hand. "Mother, you can leave without worry. Don't worry about those useless things. It's better for me to stay alone than for a whole group of people to stay!"

After saying that, Song He'er gave her a wink.

Qin Xiaoniang instantly understood Song He'er's meaning, and then followed her gaze to look at Su Yu's wife.

"Mother knows, don't worry."

Song He'er smiled with satisfaction.

Her purpose in doing this was also to avoid Su Yu's wife, since her emotions were currently unstable, and if she were to betray them, wouldn't it be too late to regret it?

Furthermore, if we forcefully take her away now, there's no guarantee she won't cause trouble on the way. Rather than that, it's better to leave her here for now. Once everyone is safe, she won't cause any trouble!

But if she really doesn't want to leave in the future, then let her go. As long as it doesn't affect everyone, Song He'er won't bother with her.

As darkness fell, people packed up their belongings and dressed neatly.

Song He'er led them steadily toward the secret passage...

It was unusually quiet tonight; there were few patrolling soldiers on the palace corridors.

Song He'er never imagined that the plan would proceed so smoothly; it had exceeded her expectations.

Where to?

A voice behind her startled Song He'er.

"Oh, I'm from Yangyue Palace. Her Highness asked me to send out a batch of things." Song He'er took out her waist token.

Upon closer inspection, the soldier quickly and respectfully replied, "So this is Miss Song from His Highness's side. We apologize for our rudeness. Please make yourself at home. However, we need to check the contents of this box."

Song Heren calmly raised her head and said, "Inspect? What's there to inspect? His Highness's things are not something you can just look at as you please."

"I'm sorry, young lady, we're just doing our job. We hope you understand." With that, the soldier reached out and touched the box.

"Alright! Look all you want, but don't blame me for not warning you. His Highness specifically instructed me to smuggle these things out discreetly. This shows how much he values ​​them. If any fool dares to pry into his privacy, who knows what the consequences will be..."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers hesitated, for no one dared to provoke the living devil. If they didn't want to look, they didn't.

Thinking of this, the soldier waved his hand, letting them enter the secret passage.

Song He'er escorted Qin Xiaoniang and the others inside, and then gave her the waist token she had in her hand.

"Mother, you must remain calm at all times. No matter who asks you, you must say that the young prince sent you out to deliver something. Don't panic, or you'll really be exposed!"

Qin Xiaoniang broke out in a cold sweat, then nodded, took Song He'er's waist token, and headed towards the deepest part of the secret passage...

Watching their figures grow smaller and smaller in the distance, Song He'er breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

As soon as Ke Ren emerged from the secret passage, Xiang Xiu hurriedly ran out of Yangyue Palace.

Song He'er thought something had happened and was afraid that she would go to the post station, so she quickly stopped her.

"Xiangxiu, what's wrong? What happened that made you run so fast?"

"So you've been here. His Highness is furious and has been looking for you..."

Song He'er felt a little flustered. "What happened?"

"I don't know either. It's the middle of the night and it's scared me half to death. You'd better come with me right away. Oh... by the way, what are you doing here?"

Song He'er pulled her aside and whispered, "It's nothing, I just came out for a stroll tonight. It's my fault for not being on night duty tonight! Let's go! Didn't you say His Highness was looking for me?"

"Ah...yes!"

Song He'er followed Xiangxiu back to Yangyue Palace. As soon as she entered the main hall, all the maids inside turned their gazes to her, as if she were an alien.

"Stop looking, everyone go outside and keep watch!"

"yes."

After the group of maids left, Xiang Xiucai said calmly, "Go in, His Highness is waiting for you inside."

"Could you tell me what it's about first?"

Xiangxiu hesitated for a long time before stammering, "It seems that two women who were locked up in the prison escaped, and there's some... information about you. As for the details, I really don't know..."

"escape???"