Yun Duoduo stared blankly at the departing figures of the servants from the Guan residence.

Yesterday, Yun Duoduo practiced horseback riding and archery at the archery range all day. After the afternoon session, she was exhausted. After saying goodbye to Guan Guan, she took a carriage back to the palace with Jin Zhuangzhuang and Sun Huohuo.

At that time, the people and carriages that came to pick up the gatekeeper...

Yun Duoduo squinted, recalling the events of last night; the servants and the carriage seemed completely unfamiliar…

"Duo'er, what's wrong? What happened?"

Sun Huohuo's lips were turning blue. Every time he spoke, his lips would ache from the pulling motion. He dared not open his mouth wide, and his speech was slurred.

"That son of a bitch..."

She remembered the carriage that had picked up Guan Guan yesterday, which had been waiting outside the archery range; both horses had completely white hooves.

Ji Nan had told her that the Nanyang Code had strict regulations on the use of horses. Horses used by the royal family had to be entirely white, black, or brown, without any other color.

The horses used by kings, nobles, and high-ranking officials had all four hooves white to signify their nobility.

The horses used by ordinary courtiers had completely white hooves.

Ordinary people, no matter how wealthy, could only afford horses with mixed black and white coats or mixed blue and black coats.

Therefore, the person who took Guan Yu away must have been one of the kings, nobles, generals, or ministers.

Prince Jin, Yun Mohan, that scoundrel has been exiled to the northern frontier, his influence can't reach that far, it couldn't be him.

Yun Duoduo shook her head, continuing to ponder who else might it be.

The Left Chancellor, Xue Guangjin, is a good old man, loyal to the emperor and patriotic. It can't be him.

Marquis of Chi Nan, Tan Biao...

That's him!

He must have discovered that the leaflets came from Guan Ge Lao's bookstore, so he arrested Guan Guan and took revenge.

"That son of a bitch..." Yun Duoduo muttered again.

"Dog? Where's the dog?" Sun Huohuo was confused. She looked around but didn't see any dog.

Yun Duoduo handed the note she was holding to Sun Huohuo, saying, "Take a look."

Sun Huohuo opened the crumpled note and, after reading the words on it, asked in confusion, "Duo'er, is Guan Guan living in the palace?"

"Why can't I see her?"

"Erhuo, are you stupid? Guan Guan has been kidnapped!"

Sun Huohuo then realized, "You mean, last night, Guan Guan didn't return to the Guan residence, but was kidnapped?"

Yun Duoduo nodded.

"Oh no! What should we do?" Sun Huohuo was so anxious that his face turned red as he paced back and forth at the palace gate.

"Erhuo, stop beating around the bush, I'm getting dizzy."

"Sister Duo!"

Jin Zhuangzhuang stood panting in front of the two of them.

"Zhuangzhuang, your sister has been kidnapped."

"What? Bad guys! Bad guys, they've kidnapped Sister Guan!"

"Sister Duo, here~"

Jin Zhuangzhuang pulled a bottle out of his pocket. "Here, poison. Sister Duo, let's go save Sister Guan."

Yun Duoduo nodded.

Guan Guan was arrested by Tan Biao because of me; I have to go rescue her.

"Duo'er, but we can't leave the palace!" Sun Huohuo said helplessly.

The group turned around and saw the guards at the palace gate staring at them menacingly.

"I'll count to three, two, one, and then we'll start running."

Don't look back.

"Did you understand?"

Sun Huohuo and Jin Zhuangzhuang nodded.

"three……"

As soon as they counted to three, Sun Huohuo and Jin Zhuangzhuang shot off like arrows.

"you!"

What a fake sisterhood.

Just as Yun Duoduo was about to run, she suddenly felt light, her feet left the ground, and she was picked up.

Oh no, we can't escape!

"Ninth Princess, please forgive me."

"Your subordinate is responsible for protecting the safety of the Ninth Princess. Without His Majesty's decree, the Ninth Princess is not allowed to leave the palace without permission, and she doesn't even have an adult by her side."

【My lord? I, the princess, am my lord!】

[Waaaaah, I... I really do want to tie up Q!]

Sun Huohuo and Jin Zhuangzhuang, who had only run a few steps, were also caught and brought back.

Jin Zhuangzhuang stared dejectedly at the ground, while Sun Huohuo, covered in injuries, had no strength to resist.

"Alright, alright, put me down. This princess will go back by herself."

“Yes, let’s go to Jijifei!” Jin Zhuangzhuang waved his little arms and legs.

The guards gently placed Yun Duoduo and Jin Zhuangzhuang on the ground.

"Princess, I shall take my leave."

The guards returned to their posts expressionlessly, watching the group walk into the palace.

"Honestly, why don't you guys listen to orders?!"

Yun Duoduo kicked at the pebbles on the road, looking very unhappy.

With her small hands behind her back, the three of them walked side by side toward the school.

"Sister Duo, there's a dog hole here."

Jin Zhuangzhuang led the two of them to a secluded palace path, pointing to a corner.

There were piles of dead branches in that corner, clearly indicating that no one had cleaned it up.

"A dog hole?"

"Zhuang'er, you're something else! You even know about this place?!" Sun Huohuo's eyes lit up. He quickly walked to the corner, cleared away the dead branches, and sure enough, he saw a round dog hole with a gap in its teeth.

With nothing else to do, Jin Zhuangzhuang would catch insects all over the palace to make poison. Over time, she visited all the big and small places in the palace, so she was very familiar with the terrain.

"Keep your voice down."

"Don't let anyone see us." Yun Duoduo made a shushing gesture and looked around warily.

After confirming that there were no palace maids or eunuchs, nor any soldiers patrolling back and forth, Yun Duoduo waved to the two of them.

"Walk!"

Yun Duoduo lay on the ground, preparing to crawl out, when suddenly she stopped, as if she had suddenly thought of something.

"Wait a moment."

If she just leaves like this, her father will definitely worry about her safety. If he can't find her, the palace maids and eunuchs in Fushuang Palace and the school will be in deep trouble.

She can't let more people get involved.

Yun Duoduo squatted down on the ground, picked up a stone, and began to write on the ground.

“I, Huo, Zhuang, have urgent business to attend to and am leaving the palace. Do not worry, Yun Duoduo wrote this.”

After writing a few large characters, Yun Duoduo took the small golden flower hairpin from her hair bun, placed it in the grass, and weighed it down with a stone.

"Duo'er? If you write this here, will Uncle Emperor be able to see it?"

Sun Huohuo looked around. This place was very remote and rarely visited.

"Don't worry, there are so many people in the palace, they'll definitely find out."

"Let's go!"

...

Yun Duoduo lay on the ground and crawled out through the dog hole.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Zhuangzhuang climbed out, and Sun Huohuo was at the bottom.

"Wow, the air is so fresh!"

Yun Duoduo took a deep breath of the air outside the palace.

"Duo'er, where are we going?"

"We need to sneak into the Tan residence quietly and bring Guan Guan back."

"Duo'er, how did you know Guan Guan was at the Tan residence?" Sun Huohuo asked, her little eyes filled with confusion.