"Your Majesty, this woman's origins are unknown. Should we...?"
The palace maid asked in a low voice.
"Don't be too obvious for now. Send someone to find out what's really going on with this woman!"
Consort Shu concealed the fierceness in her eyes, raised her right hand to look at her slender hand, quite satisfied, and spoke disdainfully.
"yes!"
The palace maid accepted the order and left.
The palace of Consort Zhen was much more lively.
"What did you say? There are women in the Emperor's palace? How is that possible?"
Consort Zhen questioned the kneeling palace maid with a shocked and incredulous expression.
"Your Majesty, I only heard about it from outside. That woman's origins are unknown, yet she is allowed to live in the Emperor's palace, and the Emperor's illness this time is also because of her!"
The palace maid respectfully recounted the rumors circulating in the palace over the past two days.
"A woman? I'd like to see what kind of vixen dares to seduce the Emperor and even harm his health?"
Consort Zhen gripped the handkerchief in her hand, the veins on her hands bulging, then she stood up abruptly and strode towards Lin Yuxin.
The palace servants behind him were so frightened that they hurriedly followed, but dared not speak to stop them.
The other concubines were also inquiring about and discussing Lin Yuxin and the Emperor, and soon Lin Yuxin's name became well-known in the Zhao Kingdom's harem.
Qiu Jingfan soon received the news that an unknown woman had suddenly appeared in the palace, and his first thought was of Lin Yuxin.
"It really is that madman Qiu Qiyi!"
Qiu Jingfan's gaze sharpened as he spoke angrily.
Qiu Jingfan thought for a moment and decided to go and tell Li Xiaochen first, but Li Xiaochen was not there. He had no choice but to send his secret agents in the palace to find out about the mysterious woman's current situation.
He also felt that he should go and see his younger brother.
So Qiu Jingfan also turned and headed towards the palace.
When Li Xiaochen arrived at Fuqing Temple, he waited until nightfall and, sure enough, saw Master Tianxuan sneaking alone towards the main hall of Maitreya Buddha late at night.
Li Xiaochen, along with Wang Yu and Lie Yan, quietly followed them. However, when they reached the outside of the main hall, Li Xiaochen stopped warily and hid in a place.
Even Wang Yu and his group noticed that something was wrong.
"Your Highness, there are actually experts guarding inside! Why weren't they there during the day?"
Wang Yu also saw the person hiding in the shadows, frowned and said in a low voice.
"There are too many people coming to burn incense during the day, so they won't send too many people to guard them, making it easy to be exposed. It's different at night. I counted, there should be four people. They are quite skilled and are probably secret guards, and very likely royal secret guards!"
Li Xiaochen watched Tianxuan enter the main hall, sensed the surrounding atmosphere, and then spoke in a deep voice.
There are four people here, but I don't know about the other places. There might be other people guarding here.
Moreover, he roughly guessed that Tianxuan was very likely related to Qiu Qiyi.
"Your Highness, shall we still go in?"
Wang Yu could no longer see Tian Xuan's figure, nor could he hear any movement inside. Fearing that Tian Xuan had really lost him, he asked worriedly.
If we lose track of them, tonight's trip will have been for nothing!
"Take out what the princess gave you!"
Li Xiaochen glanced at him sideways, not in a hurry at all, and then spoke calmly.
"What is that?"
Wang Yu was a little confused by the question and couldn't remember what it was for a moment.
Lie Yan looked at Wang Yu with a puzzled expression. What had the princess given them? Why hadn't she given them anything?
What do you think?
Li Xiaochen looked at him expressionlessly.
Wang Yu felt a chill run down his spine as the prince looked at him, and he remembered that the prince was referring to the smoke bomb that the princess had given them!
In the end, Wang Yu reluctantly took out his share and handed it to the prince.
She couldn't help but pout, muttering to herself: "You're unwilling to use your own money, but you're using the money from your subordinates. Your Highness has such a thick skin!"
"What is that thing? It's all black?"
Lie Yan couldn't resist and leaned close to Wang Yu's ear to ask.
You'll find out in a moment.
Wang Yu did not answer, but instead spoke with a profound and inscrutable expression.
Lie Yan's hands were itching to see this; if the prince hadn't been there, she would have slapped him on the head.
Li Xiaochen twirled the smoke bomb in his hand twice and said calmly:
"Let's go! Let's test the power of Xin Xin's treasure."
Li Xiaochen held his breath and headed towards the main hall, carefully avoiding Qiu Qiyi's guards along the way, while Wang Yu and the others quickly followed.
Once the three of them reached the rooftop, Wang Yu, without waiting for the prince's instructions, quietly lifted a few tiles and saw four guards standing around the Maitreya Buddha.
The others, whom we don't know about, are probably also hidden in the shadows, and Tianxuan has already disappeared, which means that the Buddha statue has a hidden door.
Li Xiaochen now clearly sensed that there were other people below.
Li Xiaochen wanted to finish the fight quickly, otherwise Tianxuan would come out soon. So he picked up the smoke bomb in his hand, thinking of the method Xin Xin had taught him, and pulled off the buckle. Smoke instantly billowed out.
Although he was mentally prepared and immediately held the cigarette further away after pulling the tab, he still underestimated the power of the smoke, which instantly drifted away in the wind.
Because Li Xiaochen was a beat too slow in throwing, Wang Yu and Lie Yan, who were going against the wind, were immediately blinded by the sudden smoke.
Wang Yu and Lie Yan burst into tears, unable to open their eyes.
"Your Highness!"
Wang Yu was almost ready to lodge a complaint, but he knew the circumstances wouldn't allow it, so he could only let out a soft, aggrieved shout. But that one shout alerted the guards below.
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