Mu Ange suddenly turned to the side, staring into the distance, her brows furrowed as she put her mask back on.

Immediately afterwards, he released Anning's hand: "I have some urgent business to attend to. I'll take you back to the palace."

After saying that, he left!

An Ning stood there stunned, her face pale: What's going on?

"Hey, why did you leave?"

The people inside the house came out chattering, equally confused.

"Why did Your Highness leave?"

An Ning suddenly noticed so many people, and her face belatedly turned red.

"You all heard that?"

Several people nodded in unison: "Yeah, yeah, hey Ningzi, you're not really a girl, are you?"

An Ning rubbed her face and went into the house in a muffled voice, then nodded.

Everyone gasped in surprise.

An Ning quickly instructed, "Keep it a secret."

"Okay, okay, don't worry, we will definitely keep this secret for you."

“My affairs are not important. Right now, Mu Anyu has suffered a loss and will definitely find a way to retaliate. Sister Xiaohua's personal safety is also in danger, and we don’t know what kind of punishment the other sisters in the palace will receive. As for me, if I go back to the palace, I don’t know what kind of heinous crime Mu Anyu will accuse me of.”

Su Yunyan nodded: "Yes, Xiao Hua needs to be hidden somewhere he won't expect. The ladies in the palace are not ordinary concubines. Even if they are punished severely, no one will die. But Xiao Ningzi is probably in big trouble."

Lanxi looked at him and said, "Since Xiao Ningzi has come out, why doesn't he just not go back to the palace?"

Yan Mufeng shook his head: "That's not a good idea. If he disappears so suddenly, the emperor will definitely investigate, and he might even find out about Sister Xiaohua as well."

Su Yunyan looked at An Ning: "Xiao Ning, where do you think we should hide Xiao Hua?"

Honeysuckle spoke up: "I won't hide it!"

Several people looked at her and shook their heads: "Xiao Hua, now is not the time to be angry."

A serious glint flashed in Jin Yinhua's eyes: "Sister, it's not that I'm being stubborn. If Mu Anyu continues to rise in rank, our lives will only become more and more difficult. If he really inherits the throne, will we still have a place to live? So, let's just cut off his supply lines from the ground!"

An Ning nodded, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Xiao Hua: "That's a great idea!"

"Isn't he in business? Well then, I'll show him what it really means to be in business."

"Exactly, Xiaohua wouldn't even look at his petty tricks."

Lanxi hooked her arm around Xiaohua's and spoke with a fawning expression.

"Even if we bring down Mu Anyu, it will take time. During this period, everyone must be careful and cautious, and be careful not to be hurt by Mu Anyu's underhanded tactics."

The group nodded.

Anning looked at Yunyan: "Sister Yunyan, you've been showing your face in public today. Whether it's Lord Li or Mu Anyu, they'll hold a grudge against you. Be careful of thugs on your way home and to the shop."

"Yunyan, I'll escort you back to your residence while Mu Anyu is still on horseback these past few days."

Yan Mufeng waved the sword in his hand.

Su Yunyan looked at him: "Mu Feng? Won't that be too much trouble for you?"

Yan Mufeng glared at her and said, "What are you saying? If you keep talking like that, I'll get angry!"

Su Yunyan smiled: "Angry? What's wrong? Are you going to smash up my shop?"

After he finished speaking, there was a loud cracking sound.

The shop door was hit hard by a large rock, and the wooden door immediately cracked open!

The group jumped to their feet, exclaiming in surprise, "What happened?"