Or perhaps the events occurred even earlier. The Meng Dynasty royal family, knowing they were being sidelined by powerful ministers and their dynasty was in danger, made two preparations. They sent trusted confidants with royal blood to lie low among the common people, waiting for a change in the world before rising up in rebellion to reclaim the throne under the banner of the legitimate Meng Dynasty. Unfortunately, the powerful ministers were too influential and saw through their plan beforehand, sending skilled assassins to hunt them down. Although they managed to escape with their men, they themselves were also ambushed...

The chief priest had close ties with the previous dynasty's royal family, so he naturally knew all of this. In fact, it was with his help that he was able to escape back then.

Now that I'm back in the capital, he recognized me, which is why he deliberately helped me before.

The reason they haven't acknowledged each other is probably because the timing isn't right, or he has a bigger plan to make.

Thinking of this, Zu'an felt a chill run down his spine. He realized that he had unknowingly become a pawn in someone else's game.

"I just want to be a rich man or a gigolo living off women. I don't want to be burdened with national and personal vendettas," Zu An lamented inwardly. The usually optimistic man was now incredibly heavy-hearted.

If his identity is exposed, the emperor will not let him go, which is fine, since the two are destined to be enemies.

The key issue is that none of the remaining royal families, noble families, or even the civil officials would let him go. After all, the Meng Dynasty has been extinct for so many years, and Zhao Hao's prestige is at its peak due to his great victory over the demon race. Who would still miss the previous dynasty now?

After leaving the embroidered tower, Zu An kept telling himself not to worry about his status, that he didn't care at all about being a prince or grandson of the emperor.

However, his mood grew heavier and heavier, because even if he wanted to abandon the past, others wouldn't let him, such as the chief priest, and even a group of forces loyal to the Meng Dynasty that had gone from open to covert operations...

Then he couldn't help but imagine some things that happened during the change of dynasties. The thought of the orphan and widow being bullied and having their power usurped by powerful officials made him feel angry.

Thinking of Zhao Hao, both old and new grudges surged into my heart.

Suddenly he stopped and realized that he had unknowingly passed by an ancient well, which was the secret passage connecting to the East Palace.

After confirming that no one was around, he jumped in and opened the mechanism using the method he had seen before. He then changed out of the Embroidered-Robed Envoy's clothes after entering the secret passage and headed straight into the depths.

I don't know how long I walked, but suddenly a beautiful figure came into view in the distance.

Perhaps because it was nighttime in the palace, Bi Linglong was wearing a loose-fitting dress, but the details of the dress were still gorgeous and exquisite. Under the illumination of the lighting stones on the walls of the secret passage, her figure appeared even more graceful.

She was pacing back and forth near the exit, looking as if she was struggling with something.

Hearing a noise, she looked up and saw it was Zu An. A hint of joy flashed in her eyes, but then she suddenly realized something, her face flushed, and she hurriedly said, "Don't misunderstand, I just came to check if the secret passage is intact, I wasn't waiting for you..."

She was met with a heavy hug. She wanted to say something, but her lips were roughly covered, and at the same time, she heard the sound of tearing silk.

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The school called late last night to announce the suspension of classes. It's really too difficult to take care of the child at home without school. His grandmother missed the days when he was in school normally.

During the day, all residents in several streets were required to undergo nucleic acid testing. The key issue was that the queues were extremely long. Perhaps due to a lack of prior experience, various problems caused the testing to start several hours later than the notified time, resulting in several more hours of queuing.

However, my friend said that this is normal. At first, everyone is flustered and inexperienced, but they will become faster as they get more skilled.

In the evening, a nearby residential area was designated as a medium-risk area. The worst part is that I had eaten at a restaurant just a few days ago across the street from that residential area. Damn it!