Upon hearing Zhang Wanyun's words, Chen Ziying flew into a rage, jumped up, and slapped Zhang Wanyun's swollen face across the face: "Get out! Get back to where you are right now! Don't let me see you again, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"

This time, the ship of friendship has not only capsized, it has practically run aground and sunk to the bottom.

However, due to Chen Ziying's family background and status, Zhang Wanyun, despite her deep hatred for Chen Ziying, dared not contradict her to her face.

Ji Fengyao and Xi Que were too lazy to care about the dogfight between the two girls.

When the two came out, they saw many guards searching and picking through the various rooms of the Duke's mansion.

Xi Que was stunned for a moment, then excitedly pulled Ji Fengyao to join in: "Miss, Miss, come on, let's go too!"

Ji Fengyao: "..."

At this moment, Wuhen and Shang Xiye also came out.

"Little wife," Shang Xiye called to Ji Fengyao and came over to take her hand.

Wuhen also sidled up to Xique, wanting to follow suit.

The magpie happily ran ahead, turned back and waved to the three of them: "Then hurry up, or these guys will take it all!"

The nearby guards: "..."

Wuhen: "..."

The group ransacked the private treasury of the Duke of Chen's mansion again, leaving them only three boxes of silver to sustain their livelihoods. Then they set off for the secret vault.

The secret treasury of the Duke of Chen's mansion was not located in the capital city, but in the ancestral hall of the Chen family's old residence. It was said to contain war spoils hidden by the Chen family ancestors during their conquests over several generations, as well as wealth amassed by successive heads of the family, which was only taken in and never given out.

In preparation for important events, or in preparation for unforeseen needs.

Apart from the successive heads of the Chen family, no one knows how much is inside.

This incident happened a few years ago when a popular young lady at Cuihonglou received a descendant of the Chen family who was in charge of guarding the ancestral hall. She heard him mention it while he was drunk and boasting.

Later, Wu Zhong led a group to investigate and found that what the man said was true, but they did not alert the enemy at the time. If they had not discovered that the Chen family and the Crown Prince had ulterior motives, Shang Xiye would not have had the idea of ​​targeting the Chen family's secret treasury.

The winter night was dark and cold.

Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao, along with a group of four secret guards, quietly left the capital city and made their way to Chen Family Village on the outskirts of the capital.

Wu Zhong's men had already prepared horses for everyone in the woods outside the city.

"My little wife, you know how to..."

Just as Shang Xiye was about to ask Ji Fengyao if she could ride a horse, the little female bandit beside him nimbly flipped over and mounted a tall, dark horse.

Her clean and efficient movements made her appear exceptionally heroic and spirited.

Seeing Shang Xiye staring at her in a daze, Ji Fengyao asked, puzzled, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Are you not used to Ghost Mask not being here?"

"Nothing to worry about," Shang Xiye said, and with a light leap, he mounted his horse.

He spurred his horse to the young female bandit's side, riding alongside her, his mood and tone both very pleasant: "Let's go."

The magpie also climbed onto the horse, but it was wobbling a bit.

Wuhen wanted to ride with her, but she shooed him away with a look of disgust: "Two people riding one horse is too slow, we have to finish this quickly!"

"Then be careful," Wuhen knew she was skilled in martial arts and wouldn't get hurt even if she fell, so he didn't force her.

Chenjiazhuang, as the name suggests.

The entire village was inhabited by members of the collateral branches of the Chen family.

To avoid alerting the Chen family members with the sound of their hooves, Shang Xiye, Ji Fengyi, and their group dismounted at the foot of the mountain near Chen Family Village, leaving their horses tied in the woods, and chose to sneak in on foot.