Gu Jiangli looked around and indeed there was no one around.

She didn't speak to Lotus, but simply gestured with her eyes for her to continue.

Then Lotus took out a small wooden stick from her pocket, went to the next room, poked a small hole, and inserted the stick into the room about half a finger's length.

With a gentle breeze, the lotus flower began to exhale, and the smoke began to spread throughout the room.

Not long after, Lotus returned with her errands finished.

"Does this thing really work?" Gu Jiangli asked.

Lotus patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I secretly had someone test it. They sleep like the dead. The effects of the medicine will wear off a bit after an incense stick has burned, and then they'll be just like normal sleepers. They'll wake up at the slightest noise. We need to get started quickly."

Gu Jiangli put his hand on Hehua's shoulder. "Hehua, thank goodness you're here. You'll have to work hard later!"

Lotus grinned and said, "Hehe, what are you saying, Your Highness? I'm overjoyed to be able to do things for you! Just thinking about how I can make that little princess suffer makes me so happy I can't sleep. You just wait here and see how strong my little arms are!"

After saying that, without waiting for Gu Jiangli's reply, she put on a white face mask and ran into the smoke-filled room.

Four or five men were lying sprawled on the ground.

A man in his forties was also lying on the bed.

Without saying a word, Lotus grabbed the man from the bed, carried him on her back, and rushed to the next room at lightning speed, then put him on the bed.

Then, she pulled Xu Zhuo up from the ground and pushed him onto the bed.

After finishing all this, Lotus patted the dust off her hands with satisfaction, and then ran happily to Gu Jiangli's side.

"Your Highness, it's ready! Wasn't that quick!"

Gu Jiangli didn't hold back his praise, "Lotus, you're absolutely amazing! Without you, I definitely wouldn't have been able to complete this plan!"

Today the plan will be successful, and all her planning over the past long period of time will not have been in vain.

She had been secretly inquiring about the time the emperor entered and left the palace. According to her calculations, the emperor went to the mine almost every other day.

When he wasn't there, he was always inside processing memorials.

Today is the day for processing memorials.

However, what she didn't expect was that Lan Shuang was quite good at making arrangements, allowing Xu Zhuo to secretly enter the mansion and then letting her meet with Xu Zhuo.

Finally, if the mistress or the prince is brought in, a "caught in the act" scene can be staged.

Sigh, she's already done all that.

Fortunately, there was Lotus, who secretly made many inquiries, including finding out about Xu Zhuo's entry into the mansion.

This is what will allow her plan to succeed.

Lotus put her hands on her hips, quite satisfied with her performance today, and chuckled three times.

"Your Highness, let's hurry, we haven't dealt with those letters yet!"