Chapter 403 Caught Off Guard, Fourth Brother Becomes Fourth Sister

Seemingly sensing someone's gaze, Wanqiu turned her head to look at the alley entrance.

The alleyway was deserted.

She tapped softly on the car window.

A woman in a cloak jumped down from the carriage; it was Chen Jiaying.

Wanqiu said in a low voice, "Young Master has made all the arrangements. You can go directly to Prince Rui's room and wait after you go in."

Chen Jiaying blushed with nervousness and lowered her voice, asking, "Are you sure everything is foolproof?"

Wanqiu nodded, "Don't worry, someone will meet you when you go in. Go in quickly."

Chen Jiaying took a deep breath and clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

Since her father and the Empress Dowager couldn't help her, she had to rely on her own methods.

She didn't want to break off her engagement with Pei Yuan.

She fell deeply in love with Pei Yuan the moment she first saw him.

After waiting for the downfall of Chief Minister Feng and the entry of her father into the cabinet, His Majesty finally agreed to bestow a marriage upon her and Pei Yuan.

Princess Rui can only be Chen Jiaying.

Chen Jiaying tugged at her cloak, lowered her head, and walked into the meeting hall.

Just then, Hongxiu couldn't resist the itch in her nose and sneezed.

Although she covered her nose in time, she still made a slight noise.

Wanqiu looked around and quickly walked towards the alleyway where Chen Chu was hiding.

Who's there?

Chen Chu and Hong Xiu exchanged a glance.

Hongxiu covered her mouth, looking dejected, and pointed to the side.

It means she ran out to distract Wanqiu.

Shen Chu shook her head at her.

I was a bit far away just now, so I didn't hear Wanqiu and Chen Jiaying's words clearly.

I only vaguely heard words like "Prince Rui" and "room".

But this was enough to alert her; it was clear they were plotting something.

The target of their conspiracy was Pei Yuan.

If Hongxiu runs out now and alerts Wanqiu, Pei Yuan will be in a more passive position if they change their plans at the last minute.

Hearing Wanqiu's footsteps getting closer, she rubbed her fingers together, made a quick decision, and pulled Hongxiu back quickly.

Not far away, there was a small red-painted door, which should be the door of a family's house.

Shen Chu gave Hongxiu a wink.

Hongxiu grabbed her arm, and with a light touch of her toes, they climbed over the wall.

As soon as she landed, Wanqiu's figure appeared at the alley entrance.

Looking at the empty alley, Wanqiu frowned.

Did he mishear me?

A little spotted dog darted out from behind her and stuck its tongue out at Wanqiu.

"Fugui, come back."

Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun, dressed like wealthy young men, appeared behind Wanqiu.

Li Chengxuan was still holding the dog leash.

Wanqiu frowned, then turned and left.

Li Chengxuan tugged at the little dog and pointed to the small mahogany door not far away.

Is this the place?

Zhou Jun nodded, "Yes, I inquired about it a while ago and rented the house two days in advance."

Li Chengxuan stepped forward and pushed open the small mahogany door.

Looking up, she came face to face with Hongxiu and Shen Chu, who were about to come out.

Li Chengxuan looked on in astonishment at the two women wearing veils who had suddenly appeared.

"Who are you? What are you doing in our rented house?"

Zhou Jun was startled and looked wary. "Could it be that a thief has broken in?"

Shen Chu never expected to run into Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun here.

However, she had originally planned to go find them in a couple of days, but since she had run into them here...

Then let's do it today, since there's no time like the present.

Seeing that Li Chengxuan looked wary, he was about to unleash the dogs.

She quickly grabbed Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun.

"Come inside with me."

Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun were dragged into this situation with completely bewildered expressions.

Li Chengxuan was still making a ruckus.

"Who are you? Breaking into a private residence in broad daylight, be careful or you'll be sent to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Chu pulled off the veil on her head.

“Brother Chengxuan, Ah Jun, it’s me.”

Thump, thump.

"Ouch, my foot."

"Woof woof woof".

The word "official" that Li Chengxuan was about to say got stuck in his throat, and he was so shocked that he took a step back.

He stepped on Zhou Jun's foot.

Zhou Jun was so frightened that he sat down on the ground with a thud.

The little spotted dog, Fugui, was almost crushed under his buttocks. He reacted quickly, rolled over, and darted forward while barking.

He darted too fast and tripped up Li Chengxuan, who was still dumbfounded.

Li Chengxuan fell flat on his back.

For a moment, the people inside were startled, the dogs were barking, and it was quite a scene.

Li Chengxuan quickly covered the still barking puppy, saying, "Fugui, stop barking, I'm hallucinating."

Ah Jun, the woman in front of me looks a lot like Ah Chu.

Zhou Jun stared blankly at Shen Chu, then reached out and closed his wide-open mouth, muttering to himself.

"I think I saw it too."

Shen Chu chuckled, “It’s not a hallucination, it really is me. I’m not a man, I’m a woman.”

I'm sorry, I kept it from you before.

Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun looked at each other in bewilderment.

It took them a while to realize what was happening, and the two of them got up from the ground hand in hand.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Chen Chu was still filled with shock.

Zhou Jun murmured, "I never expected that A Chu was actually a woman."

Li Chengxuan: "So the fourth brother is the fourth sister. Ah Chu, why did you dress up as a man?"

By the way, how did you end up here? You....."

Shen Chu interrupted him, "I'll talk about my business later. Right now, I have an urgent matter that I need your help with."

Li Chengxuan's expression hardened. "What is it? Tell me."

Shen Chu recounted the conversation she had just overheard between Wanqiu and Chen Jiaying.

"...Although I don't know what they're up to, their target is definitely His Highness Prince Rui. I suspect Chen Jiaying is likely cooperating with Luo Heng."

They'll probably resort to underhanded tactics, like drugging her, to force Chen Jiaying and His Highness into a fait accompli.

The tongues that Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun had finally managed to find were almost blown away again.

Zhou Jun, in particular, looked completely incredulous.

"Why would my brother collaborate with Chen Jiaying? What exactly is he planning to do?"

Li Chengxuan, however, thought about it more deeply.

"Has my brother gone mad? Today is the welcoming banquet for the Southern Yue delegation, and he's drugging Prince Rui on such an occasion."

Are we going to let the Southern Yue delegation make a fool of our entire Great Wei? Are we going to make Great Wei unable to hold its head up in front of Southern Yue?

Why did he do this? Why did he want to harm Prince Rui?

Li Chengxuan simply couldn't believe that Luo Heng would do such a thing.

Shen Chu sighed, her heart heavy.

She remembered what Luo Heng had said when he helped her find Lu Zhong. At that time, she really tried to forget the unpleasantness from before and start treating Luo Heng as her sworn brother again.

But when she saw Wanqiu and Chen Jiaying together just now, she was disappointed once again.

"Let's not talk about Luo Heng for now; the most urgent thing right now is to prevent His Highness from falling into their trap."

The Huitong Hall was heavily guarded, and Prince Heng must have placed many of his own people inside. Given my circumstances, it was not convenient for me to sneak into the Huitong Hall.

Right now, you're the only people I trust most, so I have two favors to ask of you.

Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.

“Achu, you trust us, and we will never betray you.”

"That's right, Ah Chu, don't worry, we will definitely keep your secret. Just tell us what you need us to do."

Shen Chu said, "With the status of Young Master Chengxuan, no one will stop him from entering the Huitong Hall."

Once you're inside, immediately find a way to inform Prince Rui and tell him to be careful about anything that might be ingested.

And Ah Jun, you... there's no time to lose, you guys need to be quick."