Wuhen, who had been dozing off under the eaves, silently looked up.

The next second.

Wuhen on the wall above the stone table said, "Que'er, look, aren't the stars bright tonight? After the prince and princess rest, would you like to come up and look at the stars for a while?"

Ji Fengyao: "..."

Your Highness, look at what kind of nonsense these people around you have learned.

Shang Xiye: "..."

I don't know, I'm innocent, it has nothing to do with me.

The nearby guards crouching in the bushes: "..."

It seems it's time for them to find wives.

Otherwise, they could have buried all the dog food in this mansion!

Xi Que blushed, stomped her foot, and pulled Bai Lu away, muttering, "Who wants to watch the stars with you in the middle of the night? You're just like those lecherous playboys."

Wuhen: "!"

Why is it that when Black Hawk climbs over the wall it's considered incredibly cool, but when he does it he's labeled a lecherous playboy?!

Little sparrow, you're not being fair to me!

Meanwhile, Lin Shuang waited for several days, and the clothing shop finally made a set of clothes for the head maid of Ningxi Hall's inner courtyard according to her requirements.

Early that morning, just as dawn was breaking;

Lin Shuang couldn't wait to put on her clothes, put on makeup to disguise herself, and then hurriedly went to the Ninth Prince's mansion with the waist token given to her by Liu Yunzhao.

We arrived at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.

Lin Shuang hesitated several times, but finally went there with a heavy heart.

She thought that there were so many maids in Consort Xiao's courtyard, and most of them didn't go out often, so she might not know all of the guards at the gate.

"Who goes there? Stop!" The guards on duty at the door stopped Lin Shuang as expected, and looked her up and down with a wary and suspicious look.

But Lin Shuang's makeup was too heavy; the powder on her face looked like it was painted on a wall.

Even her own mother probably wouldn't recognize her, let alone these straight male guards; they would just think she looked somewhat familiar.

Lin Shuang didn't dare to speak rashly, trying her best to act like a proud peacock, coldly showing off the waist token that Liu Yunzhao had given her, and flashing it in front of the guards.

The guards: "!!!"

They all reached for the swords at their waists, but then quickly put them down again.

Because Lin Shuang had to hold her head high and act arrogant, she didn't pay attention to the guards' subtle movements. When she saw them back away, she assumed that the waist tag had worked.

She entered the palace with the arrogance of a peacock displaying its plumage.

Completely unaware

The guards behind him looked at him like he was an idiot.

I watched her until she reached the end of the road behind the door.

Black Owl tossed the peanuts around with a hint of boredom, then turned out from one side of the gate, his gaze slowly returning to the end of the road.

The guards at the gate greeted him respectfully with clasped hands, saying, "Lord Black Owl."

"Hmm," Black Owl replied casually to the guards, maintaining his usual demeanor. He waved his hand in a rather irreverent manner and then chased after Lin Shuang inside.

A guard behind him asked curiously, "Lord Black Owl, Consort Xiao has been dead for several days now, but her death has not been announced yet; however, the servants of Ningxi Hall have indeed been dismissed, and it was Uncle Fu who personally found them a place. This girl looks suspicious. Why did you let us let her in instead of arresting her directly?"

“I have a grudge against her, do you understand?” Black Owl turned around and winked his left eye at the guards in a rather frivolous manner.

Having said that, he walked away nonchalantly, ignoring the guards' reactions.

The guards suddenly realized: So that's how it is.

Immediately, they all showed expressions of sympathy.