Ren Yaoqi took the Lei family's carriage to the Yanbei Palace. It was already dark at this time. The Lei family's coachman knew the situation was urgent and drove the carriage very fast. Fortunately, there were almost no pedestrians on the road at this time. Ren Yaoqi felt a little shaking while sitting in the carriage, but she did not say anything. She was also anxious, fearing that she would not be able to catch up in the end.

The carriage soon arrived at the Yanbei Palace, but after nightfall, the guards at the Yanbei Palace were even stricter than usual. When the Lei family's carriage arrived in front of the palace gate, it was stopped by the guards.

Ren Yaoqi quickly got off the carriage and told Pingguo to find a familiar doorman to report to Xiao Jinglin or the princess. Although she did not go to the Yanbei Palace very often, the doormen in the palace almost all knew her maids, so it was not difficult to find someone to report.

Just as Pingguo received the order and left, a carriage drove out of the palace and happened to stop in front of Ren Yaoqi. When the curtain was lifted, it was Zhao Yingqiu who was sitting in the carriage.

Ren Yaoqi was anxious and didn't plan to exchange pleasantries with Zhao Yingqiu. She just nodded. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yingqiu asked, "Miss Ren, do you need to go to the palace on urgent business? I heard that the princess is not at the palace today. Miss Ren, can you ask someone to report to the princess?"

Ren Yaoqi thanked Zhao Yingqiu and was about to say a few more words when Pingguo came hurriedly over with a man who looked like a guard. The guard had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his face was dark, and he looked somewhat familiar.

"Miss Ren, do you want to enter the mansion? Your carriage can enter." After the guard saluted, he grinned, revealing a row of big white teeth.

Ren Yaoqi was stunned for a moment: "Don't you need to inform me?"

The dark-faced guard smiled innocently, "Others have to report it, you don't need to." He paused and added, "Oh, this is the master's order, please."

At this point, Ren Yaoqi was no longer polite. She thanked him, nodded to Zhao Yingqiu in the carriage beside her, and then got on her own carriage. The black-faced guard greeted the guards at the palace gate, and the Lei family's carriage entered the palace gate.

Because everyone in the Yanbei Palace knew Ren Yaoqi, his entry into the palace's inner hall was smooth. As he reached the Nine Suns Palace, he remembered the dark-faced guard. His name seemed to be Mu Hu. But wasn't Lieutenant General Mu a city gate guard? When did he start guarding the gates of the Yanbei Palace?

Ren Yaoqi naturally didn't know that Mu Hu had been unable to find Nan Xing these days, so whenever he had time or days off, he would come to the Yanbei Palace to guard the gate. The dark-faced man was convinced that no matter where Nan Xing went on business, he would eventually return to the Yanbei Palace. His master, Xiao Jingxi, turned a blind eye to his desperate behavior, and naturally let everyone else do as he pleased.

Ren Yaoqi entered the Jiuyang Palace smoothly and met the princess. As luck would have it, the King of Yanbei was actually in the palace. When Ren Yaoqi entered, the king and the princess were sitting together drinking tea and talking.

Although Ren Yaoqi had a lot of contact with the princess, he had never spoken to the King of Yanbei and had only seen him a few times.

Knowing that she had disturbed the prince and princess, Ren Yaoqi felt very sorry, but the matter was urgent, so she quickly stated her purpose after paying her respects.

"Is it a difficult birth?" The princess was a little surprised when she heard that.

Ren Yaoqi originally thought she was just borrowing a midwife. It shouldn't be a difficult task, but because her eyes were fixed on the princess's face, she didn't mistake the fleeting hesitation on her face.