Xia Daohua sat in the same carriage with Lao Wei and Xiao Douzi. The other carriage was empty. It was used to carry rewards when they came, and it was empty when they went back.

The four guards were still riding on their horses, escorting the two carriages.

Old Wei's carriage wasn't luxurious, and Xia Daohua didn't know the rules, so she was a bit surprised by how comfortable it was. It seemed like there was something special going on inside this carriage.

Old Wei personally brewed tea for Xia Daohua. The small teapot was firmly fixed to the floor of the carriage. The aroma of tea curled up, and the light smoke and mist lingered, blurring the faces of Old Wei and Xiao Douzi.

Xia Daohua reached into her sleeve, but actually reached into the space supermarket and took out a bottle of refreshing mint ointment - if there was any problem in the carriage, as long as she could stay awake, she could return to the space supermarket at any time.

But the mint ointment was ready, but it was not used.

As Lao Wei began to speak, the momentary blur quickly faded, as if he had just been dazzled.

Old Wei might really be old, and he had received confirmation from the emperor that he could leave the palace to retire, so the expression on his face when he looked at Xia Daohua was as loving as if he was looking at his own granddaughter.

Xia Daohua couldn't help but shiver.

However, if you think about it carefully, if Old Wei really left the palace to retire, he would most likely go to Wei Shiqi, right?

Since Wei Shiqi is Lihua's husband, he is also her brother-in-law. Since they are such real relatives, it is reasonable for Old Wei to look at her like this.

Only after relaxing did Xia Daohua feel in the mood to listen to Lao Wei's chatter.

After all, he was an old man. He was old and had suffered so much torture before that he almost lost his life. Fortunately, the new emperor regent (Gu Mingzhen), his uncle, was a man who sympathized with the elderly and the weak, and graciously allowed him to leave the palace to retire.

After experiencing great ups and downs in his life and mood, Old Wei is now just like an ordinary old man. He talks a lot and every smile on his face reveals kindness and peace.

Xiaodouzi sat obediently in the back, listening to Lao Wei's mumbling without saying a word.

After entering the palace, Xia Daohua discovered that great changes had taken place in the palace.

At least it was much different than the night she discovered the troublemaking brothers.

Many doors on the palace wall were tightly sealed, and some were even bricked up. The top of the palace wall was raised several feet and inlaid with many sharp broken tiles and metal spikes, which sparkled in the sun.

The number of patrolling golden-armored warriors has almost doubled.

The inspection before entering the palace was also very detailed.

Not only did they check the people for any hidden items, they even searched the bottoms of the two carriages, top to bottom, inside and out.

Seeing this posture of facing a formidable enemy, Xia Daohua couldn't help laughing even though she knew the situation might be serious.

Was Gu Mingzhen frightened by his ability to come and go freely in the palace at night? Or was he prepared to rely on the palace to resist until the last moment if the capital fell?

Walking on the long corridor in the palace, everyone kept their heads down, so Xia Daohua naturally had to follow the local customs, but she secretly took out a miniature camera from the space supermarket.

As they were walking in unison, they were suddenly blocked by a group of people - no one knew how Xiaodouzi led them, but they actually met Prince Xin head-on.

Prince Xin happened to be about to leave the palace - he was about to go to his fiefdom to be established, and this trip was to bid farewell to the new emperor - for some reason, he ended up on the same road as Xia Daohua and the others.

In theory, neither Xiaodouzi nor Lao Wei, nor the palace maid who led Prince Xin, should have made such a low-level mistake.

Xia Daohua's eyes gently swept across the faces of several people present, finally stopping at Prince Xin's face: "Take care."

Prince Xin bowed, his voice slightly etched with age, yet faintly revealing a sense of relief: "Take care."