The next day.
Zhou You said goodbye to Ji Xingzhi. Xiaotong had already sneaked into the city last night. After all, Xiaotong was a general in the Wuzhou Gate, so it was more than enough for him to hide from the guards at the city gate.
Although her identity was impersonated by someone else, Ji Xingzhi was not in a hurry at all. She still ate and drank well and did not treat herself badly at all, which made Zhou Zheng once again refresh his understanding of Ji Xingzhi.
Looking at Ji Xingzhi, who was sitting in a chair in the room playing with her fingernails as if nothing had happened, Zhou Zheng, standing beside her, couldn't help but suggest, "Your Majesty, how about I go into the city to look for Wu Fang and the others in the sect?"
Ji Xingzhi seemed not to hear anything. She looked at her hands and said to herself, "It's time to cut my nails."
Zhou Zheng: “…”
"Your Majesty, aren't you anxious at all?" Zhou Zheng asked in confusion.
Hearing that someone was impersonating the emperor and abusing his power in the palace, he was extremely anxious and wanted to do something immediately, but he didn't know what to do. However, the person in question seemed to be doing nothing and not caring at all...
Ji Xingzhi smiled faintly and said, "What's the rush?"
"Your Majesty..." Zhou Zheng tried to say something, but he had always been tongue-tied and didn't know what to say. This was where he would always be inferior to Wu Fang.
Ji Xingzhi sighed, stood up, patted Zhou Zheng's sturdy shoulder and said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."
Hearing this, Zhou Zheng's mouth twitched slightly. The king of a country was stopped outside his own imperial city, his identity was impersonated, the imperial city was sealed off, and Wu Fang and the people from the Five States Gate couldn't be contacted. How could he not be alright?
Seeing Zhou Zheng still looking worried, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but hold her forehead and said, "Zhou Zheng, didn't you notice that the emperor's uncle is not at the inn? Besides, aren't there a lot fewer people in the inn?"
Hearing this, Zhou Zheng walked out of the room and looked around, and indeed found that there were at least half fewer people than yesterday.
Seeing this, Zhou Zheng's expression froze and he strode towards Xiao Moyan's room. When he pushed the door open, he saw that the room was indeed empty.
When Zhou Zheng was puzzled, Ji Xingzhi had come up behind him without him noticing. She said calmly, "Last night, I made an agreement with the Imperial Uncle. He will go to the nearest town to mobilize troops before dawn today."
Although Ji Xingzhi also wanted to go, Xiao Moyan said that there was a fake "Ji Xingzhi" in the palace, and it was inconvenient for her to show up now, so she had to stay.
"Mobilize troops? Are the emperor and the prince preparing to surround the imperial city?" Zhou Zheng asked.
Ji Xingzhi smiled and shook his head, "Have you forgotten where the Wuzhou Gate was built?"
Zhou Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Underground. But what does this have to do with mobilizing troops?"
Ji Xingzhi was speechless. Was it her illusion? Why did she feel that Zhou Zheng had suddenly become dull after being away for a while?
After thinking about it, Ji Xingzhi held his forehead and said, "You... just think about it slowly..."
As he spoke, Ji Xingzhi patted Zhou Zheng's shoulder as if to comfort him, then turned around and went back to his room, leaving Zhou Zheng confused.
A few days later, Lizhou Palace.
"Ji Xingzhi", who had been entangled with Xue Huoqi all day, or... was the one who was discussing matters, finally discovered a problem because Xue Huoqi did not enter the palace today.
Ji Wenshui hadn't delivered the cakes that he was supposed to deliver every day for many days. Ji Xingzhi didn't like cakes, and he hadn't noticed before. But now he was puzzled. Why didn't Ji Wenshui send cakes to Shaohua Palace?
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