Chapter 341: Spy

Yiyun left the house and easily found a bookstore according to the map given by the Queen's people.

She looked around to make sure there was no one around, then walked to the outer wall to the left of the bookstore's entrance and felt around with her hand.

Soon, a hole was found at a height of one person. The edge of the hole was smooth and clean, and it was obviously made by humans.

She pulled out the wooden hairpin on her head and stuffed it in without hesitation. She was still a little scared and her hands were shaking.

Then she checked carefully again, making sure that only by standing on tiptoe and looking carefully could she see what was inside. Then she turned around and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed her, she immediately turned around and left.

When she reached the door of the bookstore, she suddenly stopped and took a look inside.

After thinking for a while, I walked in and looked around.

The waiter came up to her and asked, "What book do you want, young lady?"

"I want to see if there are any interesting stories about Juzhou and Dali Kingdom, and...are there any maps?"

"Yes, yes, please wait a moment."

The waiter went to look for it with a smile and quickly brought her a book and a hand-drawn map.

Yiyun flipped it open and looked, "How much?"

"Twenty cents."

Yiyun gave him twenty cents, put the thing in his arms and left.

As she walked out of the door, a man in his thirties walked out of the bookstore.

"Shopkeeper." The waiter smiled attentively.

"What did the woman buy?"

"It's just a collection of miscellanies and maps."

The shopkeeper nodded: "Her accent sounds like someone from Gongzhou."

The waiter was stunned, and the shopkeeper winked at him: "Go outside and take a look."

The waiter immediately ran out to the outer wall and stood on tiptoe to take a look. He hurried back to the store and nodded to the shopkeeper: "It's her."

The shopkeeper frowned: "No one in Prince Yong's Mansion has made any move yet, why was she sent here?"

Waiter: "Maybe it's because they can't contact the people in the mansion? After all, they are just temporary gardeners, so it shouldn't be of much use."

The shopkeeper frowned: "Map? Are you trying to escape?"

He thought for a moment and said, "Go get the stuff out tonight."

"yes."

What was happening in the bookstore had long been seen clearly by someone secretly.

Yiyun returned to the palace in a panic. She didn't dare to go directly to find the princess, so she went back to her own courtyard first.

When Yin Tao saw her come back, she hurriedly followed her.

"What's wrong?"

"I saw him, and he gave me a map and a book so that I could understand the situation first. But if we want to go out and live in seclusion in another country, we need a fake name card and customs documents, which require time and money."

Yiyun took out the things and gave them to Yin Tao.

Yin Tao was overjoyed and took it and flipped through it: "But the Queen must have someone watching us, how can we make them let down their guard?"

Evian: "We have to make the Queen feel that we are working for her."

"But……"

Yiyun stood up and said, "It just so happens that I have returned from leaving the house. I should report to the princess so that she will think we are obedient and no longer be on guard against us."

Yin Tao agreed: "Good idea. Go quickly."

Yiyun met Gu Huan smoothly.

She was a little anxious: "Princess, I wonder if anyone from the palace is following us? I just looked around and didn't see anyone. I went there and found it was a bookstore."

Gu Huan nodded: "Yes, you also bought a book of miscellaneous talks and a map."

Yiyun was startled: "How did you know?"

I quickly realized that someone must have seen it.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "Then we can catch them, right?"

Gu Huan smiled and said, "Let's wait for the wooden hairpin to appear again, and then you can see what's inside."

Sure enough, someone took action soon.

Yiyun was holding a book and asked in surprise, "Looking for me?"

The maid who came to deliver the message nodded: "The princess asked you to go quickly."

Yiyun quickly put down the book and followed the maid.

When she arrived at the main room, Yiyun saw the waiter from the bookstore at a glance and was shocked.

Could it be that the people in the bookstore are the Queen’s people?

It’s over. She bought a map from him. Will he suspect that she is trying to escape?

She pretended to be calm and walked over, bowing to Gu Huan: "This servant greets the princess."

Gu Huan smiled and said, "It just so happened that their bookstore found the books I was looking for. When they sent them to me, they also said that you also had a book you were looking for, so they sent it to you as well."

The waiter smiled and handed over a book wrapped in cloth. "Girl, you said the other day that you wanted to find the most complete recipe book in Southern Xinjiang, and the shopkeeper finally found it for you."

Yiyun looked at him, and they both understood each other tacitly. Yiyun took the book but did not open it.

"Thank you, so the money?"

Gu Huan: "The government gave it to me."

Yiyun said hurriedly: "How can this be possible? If I buy books myself, I will naturally pay for it."

"You are the prince's man, so naturally the palace will pay for anything you want to buy."

Yiyun was stunned for a moment, and the next moment her eyes turned slightly red. Gu Huan was helping her.

She quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess. I'll take my leave now."

Gu Hua nodded: "Yeah."

Yiyun quickly returned to the courtyard with the book, and Yin Tao followed. They opened the cloth bag to reveal a book inside. When they opened it, they found that it was hollow and the wooden hairpin was lying inside.

Yin Tao eagerly grabbed the wooden hairpin, opened it and saw a small roll of paper.

Pull it out and unfold it, there are five words inside: Mu Junyan's whereabouts.

Yiyun's eyebrows twitched.

Yin Tao frowned: "Are you asking for the whereabouts of Prince Yong?"

Yiyun was at a loss: "We can't even see King Yong, how can we find out his whereabouts?"

"Prince Yong can't see it, but the princess can."

Yin Tao said slowly: "The prince loves this princess so much, and she is pregnant with her third child. If her whereabouts are revealed to the queen, wouldn't it be valuable?"

Evian glanced at her quickly.

Yin Tao looked at her fiercely: "The princess has been very nice to you recently."

Yiyun was a little flustered and lowered her eyes: "She is also testing us. Isn't it the same for you?"

Yin Tao tilted her head and looked at her: "Didn't you say you were going to find someone you know? It turns out that the Queen has someone else outside! What else are you hiding from me?"

"I'm not hiding it from you. The Queen has given instructions. She said that if the spies in the palace can't get in touch, they can go to another place in the city. But the Queen forbids me to tell anyone casually. How dare I disobey the Queen's order?"

Yin Tao stood up angrily and approached Yiyun: "What? We are in the same boat, and you are treating me like a ladder?"

Yiyun stepped back in fear: "You, you, I didn't. I dare not disobey the Queen's order."

Yin Tao approached her: "You are trying to please the princess while contacting the outside world. Do you want to kick me out?"

Yiyun shook her head vigorously: "No, no, I don't know anyone here. My sister is the only one who came with me. We must help each other."

Yin Tao grabbed Yiyun by the collar and glared at her fiercely: "I'm telling you, if you dare to do anything behind my back, I'll make you live a life worse than death!"

Yiyun asked tremblingly: "I dare not, absolutely not. But, sister, what should I do now?"

Yin Tao let her go: "Take me to see the person who gave you the book."

Yiyun thought for a moment and said, "We have to ask the princess to allow us to go out."

"Go find a way to get the princess to allow us to go out together."

Yiyun said aggrievedly: "Okay, then I'll try."

She walked out of the courtyard, her sad expression disappeared, and she quickened her pace to the main courtyard.

After hearing what she said, Gu Huan asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I can pass on false information. I will pass on whatever the princess wants me to pass on."

Gu Huan nodded and thought for a moment, "I'll ask the prince first, and then tell you. As for Yin Tao, just take her with you when you leave the house."

Yiyun was overjoyed and bowed quickly: "Yes. Then I'll take my leave."

"Wait a minute, I have something to show you."

Gu Huan handed her a letter and said, "Take a look. Time is tight and I can't write too much."

Yiyun unfolded the letter and saw only six words: Yun'er, be safe, don't worry.

Her eyes suddenly filled with tears: "It's my father's handwriting. It's my father's handwriting."

She raised her head suddenly: "Princess, this..."

Gu Huan said softly, "Our people have seen him yesterday, and you and your daughter will be reunited soon."

Yiyun knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily, and cried, "My Lady Princess, I am willing to be your slave and do whatever you want."

"Du Yun, I can't save your father by myself, and you don't have to be a slave for me. We are doing this for the people of the world. You should go back first. Don't let Yin Tao get suspicious. She is an ambitious woman."

Gu Huan signaled Sui'er to help her up.

Yiyun walked on the road crying, thinking about what Gu Huan said. Suddenly, she felt that her desire to save her father was so insignificant.

She seemed to understand.

She wiped away her tears, raised her head and let the wind blow on her face, letting her eyes gradually recover from crying, then she walked back to the courtyard.