If he can plot a murder once, he can plot a second time; but this time, he intends to target the palace directly.

An Ning was stunned: "Rebellion?"

Mu Ange glanced at her, wishing she could crack open his skull to see what was inside: "Do you want to speak louder?"

An Ning quickly covered her mouth and asked apologetically in a low voice, "Wasn't that a bit too harsh?"

Mu Ange remained expressionless: "It's time to settle the score between me and the Emperor."

An Ning immediately became interested: "What grudge do you have?"

Mu Ange stared straight ahead, a chilling look in her eyes: "You are not worthy to know."

An Ning rolled her eyes at him: "I'll let it go since you're in such a sorry state today."

"The emperor ascended the throne using my mother's influence. My mother died shortly after my birth. After inquiring from various sources, it seems that the emperor did it intentionally. Fortunately, my aunt was always by my side, otherwise I would have died a violent death in the street. My maternal grandfather's family died even more suspiciously. Do you think I would tell you these things so easily?" Mu Ange thought to himself.

"What? He actually has such a tragic past?" An Ning stared at Mu Ange in disbelief, unable to recover for a long time.

"The hatred for killing my mother should be avenged." An Ning murmured to herself, feeling even more sorry for Mu Ange's tragic life. No wonder he cared so much about his aunt.

"What did you say?" Mu Ange looked at her.

An Ning panicked instantly: "I said, I said, when are you going to rebel? I'm afraid Sister Yun will be arranged to serve you tonight."

Mu Ange was concerned about Meng Yun, so she didn't bother to investigate what Meng Yun had been muttering earlier.

"My military strength in the capital is limited. It may take some time to mobilize troops from other places."

An Ning quickly said, "Don't worry, I'll stall the Emperor to buy you some time."

"At Hai hour (9-11 PM), I will definitely lead my troops into the palace," Mu Ange said solemnly, his expression towards An Ning becoming more serious.

An Ning remembered that Mu Ange had never looked at her like that before. He always looked at her with disdain and disgust, or with endless suspicion. But at this moment, because of the person they both cared about, she actually had a slight illusion of being his advisor. It was an illusion of mutual trust.

However, this illusion was actually quite good, An Ning thought to herself.

Having arrived at the Prince's residence, Anning's journey ends here. As they part, they exchange a glance, their unwavering gazes lingering in each other's eyes until they turn and leave.

In the Yangju Palace, the Emperor looked displeased at the people kneeling below, his disappointment barely concealed: "Why hasn't that eunuch been killed yet?"

Today he saw clearly that Xiao Ningzi was kneeling outside the palace, crying and begging Meng Yun not to enter the palace. Mu Ange's grief was understandable, but why was he doing this? It was obvious that this eunuch had become Mu Ange's man, so he absolutely could not be allowed to stay.

Hei Feng felt a chill run down his spine, his gaze involuntarily falling on the wrist guard on his right hand. His usually well-hidden emotions cracked inch by inch at this moment, but the next second, he switched to his professionally cold-blooded demeanor: "I beg Your Majesty to give this humble servant one last chance."

The Emperor stared intently at him, not missing a single subtle expression: "Fine, this is the last time. If you fail to complete the mission, I can send both of you to hell together."

"yes."

At noon, the emperor took a nap in the Yangju Hall, and Anning stood guard outside the hall, never leaving his side.

At 1-3 PM, the emperor had been reading memorials for two hours and had no time to see the empress and concubines. An Ning breathed a sigh of relief and continued to wait outside the palace.

At dusk, He Shuhong, the Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, suddenly came to see Anning. Anning stood at the door and heard He Shuhong berate Mu Ange for a full hour.

"What beasts, what utterly depraved, what heartless and cruel, what shameless!" An Ning began to shake her head at the end.

"It's so dirty, so dirty, the insults are so filthy."

After seeing Lord He off, the emperor began his dinner. Anning clasped her hands together, looked up at the sky, and said, "Heaven has eyes. If the emperor could choke to death in an instant, I would be willing to be a vegetarian for the rest of my life."

At the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), the emperor began reading memorials again, and Anning was quite satisfied: This dog emperor is really quite diligent.

Time passed little by little, and the sky was filled with stars.

The emperor suddenly opened the palace gates, summoned his palanquin, and headed towards the Liuyun Palace.

An Ning lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly. In the candlelight, her smile was sinister and terrifying, like that of a demon: "You dog emperor, I don't believe you can ride this carriage a hundred meters away."

That's right, An Ning took all the pranks she couldn't pull off with Mu An Ge and put them on the Emperor, and even went further.

"Let's depart for Liuyun Palace."

At Eunuch Wu's command, the carriage began to sway and wobble as it moved forward.

An Ning crossed her arms and smiled sinisterly, counting in her mind: One, two, three, throw!

"Oh dear, Your Majesty, are you alright? How did you fall off the palanquin out of nowhere? How did you manage to carry that palanquin? All of you, get out there and receive your punishment."

Eunuch Wu angrily lectured them.

The emperor, still looking shaken, exclaimed, "A bunch of idiots! They can't even carry a sedan chair?"

One of them, feeling somewhat aggrieved, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the beam suddenly broke, and we servants really didn't have time to react. We beg Your Majesty's forgiveness, and we will go to receive our punishment immediately."

The emperor looked at the broken section of the beam and sensed something was wrong: "It's broken? How could it break out of nowhere? Could it be that some villain deliberately sabotaged it?"

The man said, "Judging from the cross-section, it doesn't look like that. It seems to have been neglected for many years and was damaged by dampness, which is why it couldn't bear the weight."

The emperor's doubts dissipated, but he was still in a bad mood.

An Ning raised an eyebrow, quite smug: What a joke! I, your grandma, have studied mortise and tenon joinery. How to break it is entirely up to me, grandma.

Seeing the Emperor's displeasure, Wu Heng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry, this servant will summon the imperial carriage again."

The emperor was somewhat impatient: "Alright."

An Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "We can hold out for as long as we can. There's still less than an hour until Hai Shi (9-11 PM)."

Perhaps growing impatient, the emperor suddenly took a step and said, "I'll walk."

Wu Heng was quite surprised, but still followed: "Hehe, His Majesty really dotes on Consort Meng."

An Ning felt a little flustered and hurriedly followed, quietly following behind Eunuch Wu.

As she walked, she racked her brains, trying to figure out how to buy herself some more time. If the emperor were to enter Liuyun Palace now, Yun-jie's innocence might be in jeopardy.

"What should I do? What should I do?" An Ning was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and her forehead was covered in sweat.

We were about to pass through the Imperial Garden, and once we passed through it, we would be only 500 meters away from the Liuyun Palace.

Anning's eyes darted around, searching for something useful. Suddenly, she saw a pond—the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden.

An Ning walked silently to the edge of the pool, took a deep breath, but still didn't have the courage to jump in. It wasn't that she was afraid of being punished for causing such a scene, but she was a complete landlubber and couldn't swim at all. If she jumped in and wasn't rescued in time, she might lose her life!

After much deliberation, An Ning clenched her fists and said in a deep voice, "Never mind, I'll risk it all. Saving Sister Yun is the most important thing."

After saying that, she closed her eyes and plunged headfirst into the lotus pond.