That evening, the Fourteenth Prince's residence was as peaceful as usual. After the two shifts of imperial guards changed shifts, everyone else went back to their rooms to rest, leaving only two people on patrol.

After Wanyan finished washing up with Biyu's help, it was already dark. Biyu made up the bed for Wanyan and gently called out, "Princess Consort, please rest early..."

Wanyan had slept all afternoon and was now wide awake, sitting at the round table in a daze. The oppressive atmosphere in the palace and the constant surveillance made Wanyan feel suffocated. She stood up, walked to the window, and opened it. A cool breeze blew in, and she felt a little less suffocated.

Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound outside and then looked around in surprise, only to find that everything was as before.

Wanyan turned to her maid Hongxia and exclaimed in surprise, "Did you hear any strange noises just now?"

Hongxia was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Your Highness is probably overthinking it. I didn't hear anything!"

Wanyan gave a bitter laugh and said self-deprecatingly, "I'm just scaring myself. The Emperor has already turned the Prince's residence into a living prison. Who would dare to come in?"

After saying that, he closed the window and, with Hongxia's help, returned to bed, half-lying down and forcing himself to fall asleep.

As night fell, several dark figures stood outside a secluded courtyard wall of the Fourteenth Prince's residence, nodding to signal the start of their operation.

The five men in the lead untied the wall-climbing hooks wrapped around their waists, swung them forcefully towards the top of the wall, hooked them firmly, and then nimbly climbed over the courtyard wall in two groups.

They were all masked, and it was clear that they possessed extraordinary skills; each of them was highly skilled in martial arts. They walked on the wall as if it were flat ground, and in a flash, a figure leaped over the wall and silently infiltrated the Fourteenth Mansion.

The masked leader gathered everyone together before whispering instructions: "Be careful, check every room thoroughly, and don't alert them. Report immediately if you spot the target..."

After demonstrating the hand gestures several times, the ten people instantly dispersed to every corner of the Prince's Mansion.

The two imperial guards on patrol did not spot them. After a casual and easy search, they hid in a corner and took out a hidden wine jug from their robes.

Just as he was about to pour the wine, he suddenly heard some noises on the roof and immediately stood up to look around. The guard who stored the wine casually pulled one of the guards aside, laughing, "Don't make a fuss. Nobody's come here yet. Even the Fourteenth Prince isn't here; it's just a widow and her child... Don't worry... it's probably just some stray cat or dog..."

Sure enough, the man in black on the rooftop immediately imitated a few cat meows, and the two guards relaxed, taking turns drinking and chatting.

Without patrolling guards, the masked man moved swiftly across the rooftops, lifting a few tiles at each location before lighting a tinderbox to check inside.

At this moment, Wanyan was half asleep and half awake, and was so dazed that she did not notice that the roof had already been lifted. Two masked men, after confirming that it was indeed Wanyan, exchanged glances, flipped down, and groped their way to the front of Wanyan's house.

Just as a masked man was about to push open the door, his companion stopped him and whispered, "Should we notify the gang leader first?"

“It’s probably too late. If we’re discovered, our plan will fail… Let’s move out of here…” The masked man refused outright. The two nodded and pushed the door open, only to find it locked from the inside.

"what to do?"

After thinking for a moment, his companion noticed a crack in the window ahead. It turned out that Wanyan had not closed the window properly after opening it earlier, so he beckoned to him to sneak to the window.