The Forbidden City.

Entrusted by the Fourth Prince, the Prefect of the Capital has been secretly investigating the assassination of the Fourteenth Prince's Mansion. After many twists and turns, he finally discovered a very strange shop in the capital.

This shop is located in the most bustling area of ​​the capital, yet it's unclear what goods it sells. After observing it for several days, all I saw were people coming and going, but I had no idea what kind of transactions were taking place. Even the shop assistants rarely showed up, let alone the other staff.

The Prefect of the Capital City dared not alert the enemy, so he could only send men to surround the entire area and keep a secret watch.

Sure enough, within a few days, the Prefect of the Capital obtained an important clue and rushed back to the palace to report to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince privately received the Prefect of the Capital in the Imperial Garden.

The Fourth Prince walked ahead, followed by the Prefect of the Capital, with Su Peisheng keeping watch at a distance to prevent others from getting close. As they walked, the Fourth Prince asked, "Have you discovered any clues?"

The Prefect of the Capital, bowing slightly, replied, "Your Majesty, I have discovered a shop in the capital that I find highly suspicious, and I have now dispatched men to completely surround it."

The Fourth Prince paused, then glanced sideways and said in a deep voice, "Is it related to the assassination attempt at the Fourteenth Prince's residence?"

The Prefect of the Capital said, "Your Majesty, I have always suspected that the assassins who attacked the Prince's residence were women. Although I have no concrete evidence, I have been secretly investigating and visiting various places in the capital based on this clue. Sure enough, as expected, I discovered that the assassins who carried out the assassination that night had lingered in this shop..."

Fourth Master asked in surprise, "The assassin left from this shop?"

The Prefect of the Capital nodded cautiously and said, "This shop is very close to the Fourteenth Prince's residence, making it convenient for retreat. So when the Imperial Guards chased after them that day, they found that there was no trace of the assassin on the street. Unfortunately, the assassin was injured that day, and his blood accidentally stained the nearby stone slabs. Because there is a shortcut from the Fourteenth Prince's residence to the shop, which is usually deserted, the bloodstains have not disappeared..."

The Fourth Master's lips twitched slightly with anger as he said in a low voice, "Are you sure?"

The Prefect of the Capital immediately said solemnly, "Not only that, I have just discovered that the transactions of this shop are of dubious origin, the goods are of unknown origin, and even the identities of the people in the shop are unknown... What's even stranger is that, based on the conversations of people nearby, I have found that there are only women in this shop, and not a single man!"

Fourth Master paused, staring at the artificial hill in the distance, and pondered, "You mean this shop might be a contact point or branch of the White Lotus Sect?"

The Prefect of the Capital glanced cautiously at the Fourth Prince and said softly, "This humble subject is not entirely certain, but it should be correct..."

The Fourth Prince had a gloomy face and remained silent for a long time, so the Prefect of the Capital had no choice but to wait patiently to the side.

After a long silence, the Fourth Prince slowly asked with suspicion, "I did not expect that the White Lotus Sect had infiltrated the Qing Dynasty so severely! A group of cult women dared to assassinate a prince's residence. What is their relationship with the Fourteenth Prince?"

The Prefect of the Capital broke out in a cold sweat, unsure how to answer. Fortunately, the Fourth Prince did not allow him to speak, but instead muttered to himself, "Since their target is the Fourteenth Prince, but they have already rescued him! Why don't they spare the other family members of the Fourteenth Prince's residence?"

The Prefect of the Capital silently shook his head. The doubts in the Fourth Prince's mind grew increasingly complex. Thinking of the Seventeenth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, who were far away in Songjiang Prefecture, about to besiege the White Lotus Sect's stronghold, he couldn't help but pray inwardly. If they could live up to expectations, wipe out the White Lotus Sect, and bring the Fourteenth Prince to justice, perhaps all these doubts could be resolved.