"It's troublesome."

Ruyi followed him into the house.

On the iron shelf in the center, she saw more than a dozen large boxes, all sealed tightly.

"Can it be opened?" Ruyi glanced at the person in charge.

The manager was a little hesitant, but still nodded, "You can take a look. It would be good to check it out when you get there."

"right."

Ruyi agreed, “We must ensure everything is safe.”

The manager opened the wax and lock on top, revealing a dozen neatly packed boxes of explosives, and introduced them, "It is said that these are genuine goods obtained from the Ministry of War."

"With so much explosives, we just need to wait for the tunnel to be opened and then release them. When they are detonated on New Year's Eve, the entire state banquet hall will be blown to ashes. Not to mention humans, even gods will die!"

The princess clenched her fists upon hearing this.

Although she and the third prince are not born of the same mother, they have the same father.

But now, she clearly felt how strong the royal family's ties were and what those princes vying for the throne would sacrifice for power.

In order to seize the throne, the third prince exterminated his own clan!

Not only will the entire clan be exterminated, but all the civil and military officials in the court will also be taken with them!

That cruel reality made her feel as if she was at the center of a storm, in the midst of blood and gore.

Only at this moment did I deeply realize how much malice was contained in the Queen Mother's whitewashing words in such an environment.

Staying stupid when surrounded by wolves will only make you a sitting duck.

This is the love her royal grandmother has given her over the years.

Love so deeply.

It made her feel heartbroken.

So it was not only the second prince and the third prince who killed the crown prince, but also their grandmother.

The princess closed her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "There are only thirteen days until the New Year."

The palace examination will begin tomorrow.

The palace examination ended seven days later, followed by intensive review of the papers and then the New Year celebrations.

It should have been a happy day.

Now that her brother is dead, the third prince wants to blow up her house.

"Yes, Chinese New Year is coming soon!"

The same sentence can have different meanings in different people's minds.

The head of the company was filled with excitement, "After New Year's Eve, the world will change!"

Li Xiangyi will also die.

Because by then, the fact that the explosives entered from here will be exposed to the world, and Li Xiangyi will be implicated as the real murderer of the emperor, and he will change his appearance and try to get the position of the high priest!

He couldn't help but get excited.

The eldest princess pursed her lips tightly.

After Ruyi checked the explosives, he said, "Seal it up."

The explosives were sealed again, and even the gaps in the wood of the boxes were sealed with wax, mainly to prevent moisture from underground from entering.

Several people came out of the room.

Ruyi looked at the man who was digging and asked, "What is the place above our heads now?"

The manager took out a map, pointed at it for a while, and said, "We are now at the location of the cold palace. There is no one up there, so we can still start digging. But we can't dig further ahead."

"There are Imperial Guards activities ahead. Once there is any sound, it will be easily detected, so we need an opportunity."

Ruyi looked at the map, imprinted it in her mind, and nodded: "Yes, either there is no one up there, or there is a lot of noise up there, so as to cover up the sound of digging the hole."

She said, looking at the man, "Well, wait for my news."

"There are too many things going on outside recently. Lord Cao will be very busy and will not be able to take care of it. I will hand over the next matters to you, and we will meet often."

"good!"

The head nodded and couldn't help asking, "What's going on outside recently? I didn't dare to go down the mountain for fear of attracting attention. I really don't know what's going on down there."

Ruyi sighed, "The Third Prince's plan to poison the Emperor failed. Although it has not been exposed yet, it is still very dangerous. We have to shoot the arrow on the string."

"Lord Cao has to be busy with the palace examination, so he has to keep some useful talents. He can't wait until after New Year's Eve to blow them all up. If he does, there will be no one in the court, and it will be troublesome if there is no one to use after the Third Prince ascends the throne."

"Besides, if poisoning the emperor fails, someone has to take care of the mess."

"He'll be very busy anyway."

Ruyi looked at him and said, "Don't go up there recently. The secret passage will be temporarily sealed from the outside, and no one will come down except me."

"Don't try to go up, and don't make any noise."

“…”

The person in charge looked horrified.

He was very excited before and was just waiting to enjoy the fruits of victory after success on New Year's Eve.

But now it feels like a thorn in my back.

"We really don't know anything about what's going on outside," he sighed, "Lord Cao didn't tell me when he came down, I thought everything was going well, thanks to you for bringing me the news, brother."

Ruyi nodded. "That's why I asked if there is any way out. It's better to be safe than sorry."

“No wonder.”

The head nodded, surprisingly resonating with Ruyi, "You are right. No matter how confident you are, you can't have no way out."

"Let's put it this way. I'll leave the news outside to you, brother. Regardless of whether this succeeds or not, we'll be life-long friends from now on. We'll keep each other informed and advance and retreat together!"

He patted Ruyi's shoulder.

Ruyi nodded, "That's inevitable."

"Whether things succeed or fail, we always need to take care of each other in the future, and we can't just rely on others."

Her tone, expression, everything about her made it seem as if she was really Yan Heidou.

The eldest princess: “…”

She really underestimated Ruyi.

In short, the few of them successfully explored the secret passage and left it openly. When they left, there was actually a look of loyalty in the eyes of the person in charge.

It's really outrageous.

Only after reaching the priest's hall and sealing the exit again did Ruyi reveal his original face, "Catch all these people, change them into imperial guards, and have them guard some of them here."

Mu Rushuang stepped forward and asked, "How about next?"

Ruyi briefly explained, and after the two of them exchanged ideas, Mu Rushuang's expression was solemn, "The Imperial Guards must have in-depth exchanges with the people they are playing and understand each other, so as not to reveal any flaws."

She glanced at the sack beside her and said, "Cao Ru has been arrested. We also need to send a message to Cao Zhizhang about this matter, otherwise he will be suspicious."

"Also, Cao Zhizhang might come here in person."

"If he comes, I will deal with him."

Ruyi pressed her eyebrows and looked at Jing San, "Go and inform Langya and the others to keep an eye on Cao Zhizhang, and stop other things for the time being."

"As for where Cao Ru went, we have to wait until after the interrogation to know how to send a message to Cao Zhizhang."

"Also, check what Cao Ru has been doing recently and what he plans to do." This way, it will be easier to make a prediction.

Jing San nodded and looked towards the dense forest ahead.

Then he went down the mountain and left.

The snow shadow hiding in the dark followed but did not show up.

"If I hadn't seen you disguised yourself with my own eyes, I would have suspected that you were Yan Heidou himself."

The eldest princess couldn't help but glance at Ruyi.

"You can't reveal any flaws. You have to act whether you can or not." Ruyi was calmer than her. She looked ahead and asked Mu Rushuang, "Have you dug out anything in front?"