She then looked at He Jingyan beside her: "Now that we've found a chance to escape, what should we do next?"
Song Xizhi was actually a little worried at this moment: "Zhao Qingshu is such a cautious person. He separated the restaurant from the inner palace and only invited the Tibetan prince. He is like a cunning rabbit with three burrows. The place where he secretly conducts power and sex transactions may not even be in this inner palace."
He Jingyan remained calm and composed, his dark eyes filled with certainty: "The next step is to wait."
"Wait?" Song Xizhi turned to look at him.
He Jingyan nodded: "Once Zhao Qingshu confirms that there was an assassination attempt, he will not only worry about the safety of the Tibetan prince and himself, but also about whether his secret will be exposed."
"Of course, if there really is a power-for-sex deal in his restaurant, he would definitely send a lot of people to guard that place, since those who can make a deal with him are either rich or powerful."
"If those people were to get injured or have their identities exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi finally understood why He Jingyan had brought him to wait on the treetop:
"So all we need to do is wait from a high vantage point and observe where Zhao Qingshu's men are guarding most tightly to determine where the problem lies?"
He Jingyan raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled at her: "That's right. Zhao Qingshu is cautious and careful in everything he does. Even the inner quarters of the Zhao family are guarded by him as if they were impregnable. So let's turn the tables and use his caution to achieve our own goals."
The man's voice was low, carrying boundless mystery and an undeniable rationality in the quiet night.
Song Xizhi looked up at He Jingyan's profile, his hands gripping the branch tightly.
Perhaps it was because the branch was so high, but her heart was pounding loudly.
Sure enough, when Zhao Qingshu was weakly carried out of the outhouse by two guards, his vision was completely white.
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