"It's not what you think, Daddy. It's Mom who wants you to go to the Koi Pond. She's waiting for you there." Bai Jinjin explained quickly.
Bai Juncheng practically jumped up from his dragon throne when he heard this, "Are you telling the truth?"
Although Bai Juncheng was very happy, he didn't quite believe it.
"Of course it's true." Bai Jinjin responded confidently.
Seeing that her expression did not seem fake, Bai Juncheng immediately put on his cloak and took the sachet from Bai Jinjin's hand.
"Jinjin, then daddy will go."
"Okay." Bai Jinjin said with a chuckle behind Bai Juncheng.
Li Ji waited outside the door for Bai Juncheng to come out. "Your Majesty, do you need an old servant to accompany you?"
"No, no, you can just stay in Longqing Palace." Bai Juncheng responded with a smile. Li Ji then walked out with a lantern.
This appearance startled Li Ji. Seeing Bai Jinjin calmly walk out, Li Ji leaned over and asked, "Your Highness the Ninth Princess, is this done?"
"That's right, I'm worth two people at my disposal." Bai Jinjin said, patting his chest.
As he said this, he was about to follow.
"Wait, Your Highness Princess, where are you going?" Li Ji stood in front of Bai Jinjin and asked.
Bai Jinjin gave him a puzzled look and said, "Of course I want to go to the Koi Pond to see how Daddy and Mommy reconcile."
"Then, can I go with you?" Li Ji said embarrassedly.
The girl thought it was something serious and waved her hand generously, "Then come with me. I'll take responsibility if Dad finds out."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Ji looked at Bai Jinjin with surprise and bowed.
The two of them followed stealthily. Bai Juncheng always felt that someone was following him and he turned his head to see something.
When Bai Juncheng turned around, Bai Jinjin and Li Ji squatted beside the tripod. Seeing Bai Juncheng turn around, Bai Jinjin and Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
"Daddy was too vigilant. We almost got discovered." Bai Jinjin whispered to Li Ji.
Li Ji had been with Bai Juncheng for decades, so naturally, he knew how to do it until Bai Juncheng learned Kung Fu. "Your Highness, do we still want to go?"
"Go, why not?" Bai Jinjin said in a slightly loud voice.
Then Bai Jinjin covered her mouth, glanced at Bai Juncheng who was walking forward, and breathed a sigh of relief, "We should follow Daddy after he's walked away, otherwise the risk is too great, right?"
Li Ji nodded in agreement, "Then Your Highness, should we wait and follow them?"
The girl looked at the disappeared figure of Bai Juncheng and nodded, "Then wait a little longer. The koi pond is not close at all anyway."
"Your Highness the Ninth Princess, what are you doing here so late at night?" A gentle voice mixed with teasing came from behind Bai Jinjin.
Bai Jinjin turned her head and saw that it was Concubine Rou. "Empress Rou asked me, so why don't I ask you? You should abide by the palace restrictions at this time. How did you get out?"
Concubine Rou smiled softly, "I just want to go see the emperor. After all, I have been with the emperor for the past half month."
She glanced and saw Li Ji behind Bai Jinjin. She looked at him in surprise, "Eunuch Li, why are you following the Ninth Princess when you're not in Longqing Palace at this time?"
Li Ji bowed and said, "The Emperor has asked me to take the Ninth Princess to the Brocade Palace to get something."
"This direction is not the way to Jinhua Palace." Concubine Rou said.
Bai Jinjin tutted her words. This woman was so annoying, yet she still dared to show off to her. "This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Rou, so please don't meddle in it."
"Your Highness, how can I be considered nosy? The palace at night is no different from the daytime, as many creatures will wander around. Princess Nine should be more careful." Concubine Rou paced back and forth.
Bai Jinjin placed her hand on Li Ji's raised arm. "I didn't expect that Empress Rou, such a gentle and virtuous person, would actually believe in ghosts?"
"You can disbelieve in various things but you must respect them." Concubine Rou said solemnly to Bai Jinjin.
Bai Jinjin's eyes turned pale when he heard this and he looked at Concubine Rou, "I believe it now."
Concubine Rou felt a pang of anxiety when she did this.
"Empress Roufei, I think it's better for you to leave your position." Bai Jinjin slowly took a few steps back and said with her eyes wide open.
"Ninth Princess, please don't scare me." Concubine Rou responded to Bai Jinjin with a trembling voice. Perhaps Bai Jinjin's acting skills were too good, and Jixiang, who was beside Concubine Rou, actually felt a chill down his spine.
"Your Majesty, why don't we move forward? You are standing in the wind." Jixiang tremblingly made an excuse for Concubine Rou. Seeing this, Concubine Rou cooperated and took a few steps forward. However, Bai Jinjin and Li Ji took a few steps back.
"Your Highness the Ninth Princess, there's no point in keeping on joking." Concubine Rou looked at Bai Jinjin with a pale face and scolded her.
Bai Jinjin rolled her eyes at her. "I just took a few steps back. How could Concubine Rou say I was joking?"
Then his eyes seemed to be fixed on Concubine Rou, and he slowly smiled, "Why are you here?"
"Li Ji, look, isn't this the palace maid who helped me find the way that night?" Bai Jinjin said to Li Ji, pointing to an empty place.
Li Ji looked in the direction of Bai Jinjin, but there was clearly no one there. Li Ji slowly turned his head to look at Bai Jinjin, and when he saw the cunning in her eyes, Li Ji reacted.
He nodded hurriedly, "Your Highness, this is indeed the little maid from that day."
"What's your name?" Bai Jinjin asked with interest.
Concubine Rou moved to the other side in a panic, "Ninth Princess, who are you talking to?"
"So your name is Luju." Bai Jinjin nodded in understanding, but Concubine Rou seemed to be frightened and stuck to the palace gate.
Bai Jinjin and Li Ji looked at each other in bewilderment. Bai Jinjin looked at Concubine Rou jokingly, "Empress Rou, what's wrong with you?"
When Concubine Rou saw the teasing in her eyes, she knew she was being played by Bai Jinjin. "Ninth Princess, you're really going too far!"
"How could this princess go too far? If you weren't guilty, why would you be so scared? Do you know that Lu Ju?" Bai Jinjin said to Concubine Rou with a deep gaze.
Li Ji stepped forward and bowed, "Empress Rou, if there is nothing else, then I will escort the Ninth Princess back to the palace."
"What are you going to say to her, Li Ji? Let's go quickly." Bai Jinjin has been delayed for a long time, and she doesn't know if it's too late to go to the koi pond now!
Concubine Rou calmed down and looked at the direction the two people left. She always felt that something was wrong, "Jixiang, let's follow them."
"Your Majesty, I'm a little scared. Do we really have to follow them?" Jixiang said tremblingly.
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