The sacrifice to heaven was completed smoothly.

The weather is good and the sun is shining all the time.

When Yu Yuanzheng was offering sacrifices to heaven, he paid special attention to the Third Prince, but did not notice anything different about him.

Like everyone else, he bowed solemnly and earnestly to the ancestor of the Heavenly God Sect.

You can't really tell from the facial expression.

He is indeed much more mature and steady than he was a few months ago. He knows how to restrain his mind and does not show his emotions on his face.

But it’s a good thing that he didn’t cause any trouble.

Come to think of it, he probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble during such a solemn and sacred sacrificial ceremony.

In front of the gods and ancestors, he must be afraid of being punished by heaven.

Today's rainbow vision is like divine help, making all conspiracies dare not be exposed to the sun.

After offering sacrifices to heaven, the emperor announced that everyone could only play around the palace and was not allowed to leave the area within three miles.

The prince has always been by the emperor's side.

"Hongyi, have you noticed any unusual movements?"

"Your Majesty, not yet."

"Did we miscalculate? The Third Brother had no intention of taking action here."

"It's hard to say." The prince was not sure.

They are just fishing. Whether the fish will take the bait or not depends on the fish's willingness.

"Then we will stay in Yuntai Mountain for two more days and return to the palace after three days. It is rare for me to leave the palace, so I will enjoy the scenery here. I came here eight days ago."

"If the emperor wants to see it, then take a good look. I don't know when the next offering of sacrifice to heaven will be. The scenery here is really nice.

If the weather is good, you can stand on the top of Yunfeng and see the sunrise over the sea. This place is only a thousand miles away from the sea, so the mountain is relatively high. "

"Well, you are right. It is rare for me to see such a magnificent sight. Tomorrow morning, you will accompany me to see it."

"I accept your order." The prince thought for a moment and then said, "But I suggest you take the queen with you, and find a reason to bring Wanpin with you as well."

The emperor narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

Of course he knew what the prince meant.

To lure the snake out of its hole, you have to lure it out.

If the third brother really wants to take action, then bringing Concubine Wan along would give them more opportunities.

On the spot, the emperor arranged for Hai Xixi to ask the concubines who came with him which ones were willing to watch the sunrise.

"You really don't want your sister anymore?" the emperor teased.

"She was taught wrongly by her parents, and she is not worthy of being the daughter of the Shangguan family.

She went against the teachings of her ancestors.

The princess of our ancestor once left behind ancestral teachings.

Girls from the Shangguan family should not enter the palace unless necessary. This is the only way to ensure the brotherhood between our Shangguan family and the royal family.

Once she enters the harem, she will inevitably be involved in the dispute among the princes, which will be detrimental to the Shangguan family, the royal family, and the Wei Dynasty."

"You are right. The royal Cao family and the Shangguan family have been brothers supporting each other for five generations.

The Shangguan family indeed had no daughter who served as a concubine in the imperial palace, and therefore no daughter who gave birth to a prince and became involved in the royal family dispute.

Of course, it was my fault. She was determined to enter the palace, so she deliberately created opportunities for physical intimacy with me and even begged me for mercy by using her reputation as a woman.

I allowed her to enter the palace for the sake of you and your father, and because we grew up together, which is why she has the ambition she has today.

If the old prince had arranged a marriage for her early on and had married her off, perhaps you, her sister, could have lived a peaceful and stable life.

The relationship between you siblings wouldn't be as strained as it is today.

Alas, this person just can't resist greed." The emperor sighed.

"She had that kind of life experience, and she was destined to have the result she has today." The prince saw through it very clearly.

Of the four royal children of his generation, all had turned away from him, and one was even a spy from an enemy country.

He had long been numb.

I’ll just pretend that I never had any brothers or sisters in this life.

The two were chatting idly.

At this time, Hai Xixi came forward.

"Your Highness, Your Highness. I am sending a message to all the ladies. I am willing to watch the sunrise with you tomorrow morning. In addition to the Queen, there are also Concubine Wan, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Bao."

"Just the four of them?" The emperor was a little surprised. Why were there so few people? He thought they all wanted to go with him.

"Your Majesty, the ladies said that they are all over the age of 100 and can neither get up so early nor climb such a high mountain." Hai Xixi answered respectfully.

Among the four imperial concubines, only Wanpin was a little older, and the others were indeed younger. The queen was only thirty-four years old.

"Four is fine." The emperor didn't care, as long as Concubine Wan was there.

That night, Concubine Xian and Concubine Bao both had diarrhea and sent palace maids to apologize to the emperor.

Of course, Shangguan Ziqi had sent someone to do this. There were so many women, and if something happened to them, and he failed to protect them, the emperor would have to blame him.

His duty is to guard the concubines in the palace.

The night was quiet and nothing happened until the early hours of the morning.

However, in the middle of the night, Yu Yuanzheng quietly left the palace.

Dressed in black, he quietly went to the top of Yunfeng Mountain with several guards.

It was the first ten days of the month, and the moon had already set in the west. It would be pitch dark without seeing one’s hand in front of one’s face.

"Princess Yu Zi, I'm sorry." Chun Lei apologized and jumped off the cliff with Yu Yuanzheng.

Zhuyue was waiting at the cave entrance.

Enter the cave.

There was candlelight inside.

Zhuiyun and Zhuyue arrived early.

Bring in all the things Yu Yuanzheng had prepared.

"Princess, it's still early, you should take a rest first. We'll help you if there's anything else." Chun Lei said.

He asked Zhuiyun to set up a small tent in the cave and spread bedding inside.

"Okay. You guys be careful and make sure to guard the entrance to the cave." Yu Yuanzheng hadn't gotten up in the middle of the night like this for a long time.

Very uncomfortable.

Soon she fell asleep with her clothes on again.

The one in charge of guarding the cave entrance was Xia Yu, who quietly stood there.

It is the beginning of the morning (one o'clock) and the moon is completely hidden.

He listened to the mountain breeze blowing through the cave entrance.

But as a martial artist, his five senses are sharp.

From time to time he could hear the sound of metal colliding with the cliff. It was very small, but he couldn't be mistaken.

Quietly return to the cave.

"Captain, I feel someone coming up from the bottom of the cliff." Xia Yu reported his guess.

Chunlei was stunned. Is the third prince really going to cause trouble?

Chunlei came to the cave entrance to check.

Remove the disguised branch, stick your head directly out of the hole and listen.

Indeed, from time to time there was the sound of metal hitting the stone wall.

But it was too dark to see anything, and they could not light torches.

The two turned back immediately.

"Princess Ou Zi, Princess Ou Zi." Chun Lei called out twice outside the tent.

Yu Yuanzheng had just fallen asleep for less than an hour when she woke up immediately.

"What's wrong?" Yu Yuanzheng immediately woke up, thinking that the emperor had arrived.

"Princess Oko, we found someone climbing up from the bottom of the cliff."

"What?" Yu Yuanzheng was startled.

I haven't seen anyone enter Yuntai Mountain. It turns out that they didn't come at all, but chose to come down from the cliff on the back mountain at this time.

How do they climb up such a high cliff?

Yu Yuanzheng wants to go and see it in person.

Chunlei wanted to stop it, but was interrupted by Yu Yuanzheng.

"I just want to hear if it's as you said."

The two of them had no choice but to bring Yu Yuanzheng to the cave entrance.

As soon as they arrived and before they moved the branches away, they heard a clear sound of metal hitting stone.

Then it quickly disappears.

Yu Yuanzheng understood.

No need to go out, just go back into the cave.

"Chun Lei, I think those people have iron claws on their hands or feet to facilitate them to climb up from the bottom.

"The sound just now was made by them clinging to the cliff with their iron claws."

"That's what I guessed as well." Xia Yu said.

"Princess Yu Zi, should we take action now? We'll take as many as we can." Qiu Feng felt a little itchy.

He felt very accomplished in dealing with the Canglan thieves and was a little impatient.

"No, we can't act rashly." Yu Yuanzheng denied.

"Why?"